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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBudget/Finance Committee Minutes 07.11.2023Minutes of City of Laurel Budget/Finance Committee Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Members Present: Richard Klose, Emelie Eaton, Heidi Sparks, Michelle Mize Others Present: Kelly Strecker, Mayor David Waggoner The meeting was called to order by the Committee Chair at 5:30 pin. Public Input: There was no public comment. General Items — 1. Review and approved June 27, 2023, Budget and Finance Committee meeting minutes. Emelie Eaton moved to approve the minutes of June 27, 2023. Heidi. Sparks seconded the motion, all in favor, motion passed 4-0. 2. Review and approve purchase requisitions. There were none. 3. Review and recommend approval to Council; claims entered through July 7, 2023. Richard Klose moved to approve the claims and check the register for claims entered through July 7, 2023. Heidi Sparks seconded the motion, all in favor, motion passed 4-0. 4. Review and approve the June 2023 Utility Billing Adjustments, Emelie Eaton moved to approve the June 2023 Utility Billing Adjustments. Michelle Mize seconded the motion, all in favor, motion passed 4-0. 5. Review and approve Payroll Register for the pay period ending June 25, 2023, totaling $186,247.55. Heidi Sparks motioned to approve the payroll register for the pay period ending June 25, 2023, totaling $186,247.55. Emelie Eaton seconded the motion, all in favor, motion passed 4-0. New Business —None Old Business — Richard Klose was able to get a quote in the amount of $325.00 from Dynamic Design, for the new sign on the kiosk at the cemetery. Richard Klose stated that the sign would be a large map of the cemetery. Other Items — 1. Review Comp/OT reports for the pay period ending June 25, 2023. 2. Mayor Update — The Mayor stated that there would be a council workshop, followed by a council meeting tonight. Mayor said that he and Matt are going to meet with MRL on Wednesday July 12th to determine how much more space MRL would need at Riverside Park. He stated that MRL needs a little more space than anticipated for the storage of their garbage cans. There will be an additional charge for the extra space. Mayor said that the train derailment project will probably take a little longer than what was anticipated to begin with. Mayor also explained that there will be a discussion about the fireworks on the 4th of July. There seems to be a few liability issues. City Attorney Michele is working on getting a committee together to discuss prior to next year. 3. Clerk/Treasurer Financial Update -Kelly stated that she has been working on the FY23/24 budget. She stated that she will have a conference call with Clear Gov. to get the new budget program up and running. Kelly said that union 316 negotiations have been completed and are waiting for the union to ratify, and it will soon be coming to council for approval. Announcements — 4. The next Budget and Finance Committee meeting will be held on July 25, 2023, at 5:30 pm. 5. Heidi Sparks is scheduled to review claims for the next meeting. Meeting Adjourned at 6:14 p.m. Resp ctfully submitted, el Str e es Clerk Tre surer NOTE: This meeting is open to the public. This meeting is for information and discussion of the Council for the listed workshop agenda items.