HomeMy WebLinkAboutBudget/Finance Committee Minutes 07.25.2000MEMBERS PRESENT:
MINUTES
BUDGET/FINANCE COMMITTEE
JULY 25, 2000 7:00 P.M.
DPW OFFICE
Chairman Bud Johnson
Chuck Rodgers
Gay Easton
OTHERS PRESENT Larry McCann
Mary presented revisions to the General,
Mark Mace
Ken Olson
Mary Embleton
Street Maintenance, Sweeping, Gas Tax, and
Enterprise Funds. For the General Fund, she took out any request that was over last year's
expenditure, bringing the total appropriation requests to $2,448,107 which leaves a $517,060
cash reserve (21%).
Lengthy discussion followed regarding the various projects, future projects and goals,
possible rate increases, capital projects, reserves, wages, etc. At one point, Bud asked what
the General Fund revenues vs. expenditures from last year totaled. Mary calculated them to
be $111,942.00 ($2,447,176 revenues - $2,335,774 expenditures).
Bud then identified the following issues to he considered for the next meeting:
1. Use part of the excess revenues ($112,000) for Capital Projects and/or reserves.
2. Should the $100,000 General Fund Equipment reserve be included as cash available
for this year?
3. Review the salaries for non-union employees.
4. Research municipal leasing of engineering equipment requested by building
department.
5. Consider municipal leasing of the vehicle requested by the building department.
6. Review the Animal Control Department.
Reconsider the need for tree pruning in parks and cemetery.
8. Consider ways tO set aside $30,000 for the soccer field project (water and sewer line).
Ken reported that a joint meeting with School District 7 is scheduled for August 22nd
to formalize the projects and each side's commitments.
Larry questioned whether the city should proceed with the space study or any other project
until the revenues and rate increases are in place first.
Mark raised the issue of the poor conditions of many sidewalks in town, and referenced LMC
12.04. He suggested that the city look into setting up a program similar to the one that
Billings uses where the city does the repair/replacement work and then places the charges on
the property owner's taxes over a three-year period. Bonds and revolving funds were also
mentioned as options. Larry was directed to research the matter.
The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m. The next Budget/Finance work session will be
Wednesday, July 26th, at 7:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Clerk-Treasurer