HomeMy WebLinkAboutBudget/Finance Committee Minutes 05.27.2025 Minutes of City of Laurel
Budget/Finance Committee
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Members' Present: Richard Klose,Heidi Sparks,Michelle Mize, Casey Wheeler
Others Present: Mayor Dave Waggoner, Kelly Strecker,Kelly Gauslow
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 May 13, 2025, Budget and Finance Committee meeting minutes. Michelle Mize
moved to approve the minutes of May 13, 2025. Heidi Sparks seconded the motion. With no objection,
the minutes of May 13, 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 May 23, 2025. Heidi Sparks moved
to approve the claims and check register for claims entered through May 23, 2025. Casey Wheeler
seconded the motion. With no objection,the claims and check register of May 23, 2025, were approved.
There was no public comment.
4. Review and approve Payroll Register for the pay period ending May 16, 2025,totaling $250,726.52. Heidi
Sparks motioned to approve the payroll register for the pay period ending May 16, 2025, totaling
$250,726.52. Michelle Mize seconded the motion. With no objection, the payroll register for May 16,
2025, was approved. There was no public comment.
5. Review and approve April 2025 monthly financial statement. Heidi Sparks moved to approve the April
2025 monthly financial statement. Michelle Mize seconded the motion. With no objection, the April 2025
monthly financial statement was approved. There was no public comment.
New Business—Richard Klose briefly talked about the committee members for each board or committee that
Kurt talked about at the last council meeting. Richard Klose thinks it is a good idea to have one council member
per ward on each committee, as we do on the Budget Finance Committee.
Old Business—There was a brief discussion regarding the City Court financials and Riverside Park revenue.
Other Items—
1. Review Comp/OT reports for the pay period ending May 16, 2025.
2. Mayor Update—The mayor spoke briefly about the City of Miles City shutting down the splash park and
the public swimming pool for this year due to lack of funding. He also stated that the Miles City police and
fire departments may be affected as well.
3. Clerk/Treasurer Financial Update-Kelly stated that she continues to work on the budget. She gave a brief
update on the funding of the new fire truck. We briefly discussed the fire district contracts. There were several
questions that would be raised in the council meeting later that night for clarification.
Announcements—
1. The next Budget and Finance Committee meeting will be held on June 10, 2025, at 5:30 pm.
2. Casey Wheeler is scheduled to review the claims for the next meeting.
Meeting Adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
elly Str er
NOTE: This meeting is open to the public. This meeting is for information and discussion of the Council
for the listed workshop agenda items.