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BUDGET FINANCE COMMITTEE
Date April 16, 1991 Time 4:30 p.m.
Place of Meeting City Hall
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman - Donna Kilpatrick
L.D. Collins Bob Gauthier
Don Hackmann Bruce Teeters
Norman Orr
OTHER'S PRESENT:
Dave Michael Jim Worthington
Sharon Herman
A quorum (3 or more) present, the following action was taken by
the Committee:
Don reported that bids will be opened at the May 7th Council
meeting for the 1990-91 audit. Letters were sent to Patricia
Guenthner, CPA, Vernon D. Keepers, CPA, Jackson, Potter & Co.,
and Steven K. Cosner, CPA.
Discussion regarding the need for new portable radios
ID for the Police Department. The old radios are not working
properly and a very dangerous situation exists.
The new garbage truck should be here next month. A down
payment of $24,117 will be made and the balance of $50,000
will be financed for 3 years, with a local bank.
Discussion regarding the purchase of manhole rings & covers,
manhole cones, etc., from Billings Precast. They appear to
be lower in cost, with the quality being as good as Elk River
Concrete. Dave will check into this.
Discussion regarding a request
to turn on the ballfield lights for
The Mayor doesn't want these turned
a monthly demand charge of $278. T
to turn on the lights providing the
$278 demand charge.
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by the. Laurel Little League
a game on April 22nd.
on until May 1st due to
!ie Committee recommended
Little League paid the
Discussion regarding the O'Rourke house at Riverside Park.
They have been without heat. The gas was turned off because
the chimney is bad and the flue to the hot water heater is
plugged. Jim Worthington will check on this.
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Budget/Finance meeting of April 16, 1991
Bob Gauthier reported that the 1991-92 General Fund Budget
will be very difficult to balance. After taking out all Capital
expenditures, except for a Police car, the ra•serve shortfall
is about $140,000. VW-Va -9-
Purchase requisitions were approved as follows:
General Fund
Repair motor & pump at swimming pool $ 600.00
Driver education workshop for Ambulance
drivers Dan Koch and Sharon Herman 200.00
Balance due on LMC Codification 11,607.83
Sewer Fund
Annual WPCA-AWWA Convention in Missoula
for Dave Michael 337.00
Garbaqe Fund
40
Concrete for transfer site building 7,000.00
Transfer site building 23,000.00
Gas Tax Fund
Curb & gutter, west side of First Avenue
South from Town Pump to Taco John's 15,000.00
The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Don Hackmann
City Clerk
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