HomeMy WebLinkAboutBudget/Finance Committee Minutes 04.08.2025Minutes of City of Laurel
Budget/Finance Committee
Tuesday, April 08, 2025
Members' Present: Richard Klose, Heidi Sparks, Michelle Mize, Casey Wheeler
Others Present: Mayor Dave Waggoner, Kelly Strecker
The meeting was called to order by the Committee Chair at 5:30 pm.
Public Input: There was no public comment.
General Items —
1. Review and approve March 25, 2025, Budget and Finance Committee meeting minutes. Michelle Mize
moved to approve the minutes of March 25, 2025. Heidi Sparks seconded the motion. With no objection,
the minutes of March 25, 2025, were approved. There was no public comment or committee discussion.
2. Review and approve purchase requisitions. There were none.
3. Review and recommend approval to Council; claims entered through April 4, 2025. Casey Wheeler
moved to approve the claims and check register for claims entered through April 4, 2025. Heidi Sparks
seconded the motion. With no objection, the claims and check register of April 4, 2025, were approved.
There was no public comment.
4. Review and approve Payroll Register for the pay period ending March 30, 2025, totaling $267,566.04.
Michelle Mize motioned to approve the payroll register for the pay period ending March 30, 2025, totaling
$267,566.04. Heidi Sparks seconded the motion. With no objection, the payroll register for March 30,
2025, was approved. There was no public comment.
5. Review and approve the 2025 March Utility Billing Adjustments, Heidi Sparks moved to approve the
2025 March Utility Billing Adjustments. Michelle Mize seconded the motion. With no objection, the 2025
March Utility Billing Adjustments were approved. There was no public comment or Committee
discussion.
New Business —None
Old Business — None
Other Items —
1. Review Comp/OT reports for the pay period ending March 30, 2025.
2. Mayor Update — The mayor stated that the city lost one of our employees to an accident over the weekend.
He clarified that the accident did not happen when working for the city. He was employed by another business
when the accident occurred. He stated that we are all saddened by the tragic loss and our thoughts and prayers
go out to the family. The mayor spoke briefly about AFFF Product Liability Litigation and stated that it would
be on the next Council workshop.
3. Clerk/Treasurer Financial Update -Kelly stated she has completed the first quarter quarterly reports for the
city and is working on the quarterly reports for the Transit System. Kelly said that she was going to be gone
for 3 days next week, and she has used up all her accrued vacation time, that needed to be used by the end of
March, according to state law. Kelly briefly talked about the funding for the fire truck.
Announcements —
1. The next Budget and Finance Committee meeting will be held on April 22, 2025, at 5:30 pm.
2. Michelle Mize is scheduled to review the claims for the next meeting.
Meeting Adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
elly �St r r
NOTE: This meeting is open to the public. This meeting is for information and discussion of the Council
for the listed workshop agenda items.