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HomeMy Public PortalAbout20110908 budget work sessionCOUNCIL WORK SESSION SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 1 (BUDGET COMMITTEE) CALL TO ORDER The Council Budget Committee Work Session meeting of September 8, 2011, was convened at 5:30 P.M. by Councilman Rich Koon, Finance Committee Chairman. ATTENDANCE The following Council Members were present: Present: Bray, Carroll (arrived at 5:45 P.M), Griffith, Harvey, Koon, Luebbert, Pope, Schulte, Scrivner, and Weber Absent: *Mayor Eric Struemph A quorum was present. DISCUSSION Parking Lot Items: 1. Sidewalks (Streets) Proposed Eastland Drive to Southwest Blvd. Connector - Councilman Bob Scrivner moved, seconded by Councilman Bryan Pope, to put this item on the Parking Lot. Motion was approved. 2. Transit System, Additional Route / Expansion - Councilman Bryan Pope made a motion that was seconded by Councilwoman Carrie Carroll to place this item on the parking lot. Motion was approved. 3. Parking Lot Finalization - A motion was made by Councilman Mike Harvey, seconded by Councilman Bryan Pope, as follows: Put #9 (Chamber Funding for $50,000), #14 (Transit Funding at $0), and #15 (Transit system budget balance at $0 - decrease to $15,000) all back in the budget, and then approve the budget with those final amendments. Councilwoman Carrie Carroll made a motion to amend Councilman Harvey's motion to change #4 to 2% + 1% salary increases, and move #12 (Conference Center Funding) to expenditure column in the amount of $500,000. Councilman Bob Weber seconded the motion for discussion. Councilman Rich Koon moved to split Councilwoman Carrie Carroll's motion in two, seconded by Councilman Bob Scrivner, and approved. *Mayor Eric Struemph arrived at this point in the meeting (7:00 P.M.) COUNCIL WORK SESSION SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 2 (BUDGET COMMITTEE) First part of split motion - Item #4 (salary increases) was then defeated Second part of split motion - Item #12 (Conference Center funding) was then defeated. Councilman Rich Koon then moved to split the original motion in two, seconded by Councilman Mike Harvey, and approved. First part of split (original) motion - Remove #12, Chamber Funding, from budget, was approved. Councilman Bob Scrivner then moved, seconded by Councilman Mike Harvey, to further split the remaining parts of the original motion into two parts: voting on Transit items, then voting to approve the budget, as amended. Motion to split was approved. *First part of further split motion pertaining to removal of Items #14 and #15 (Transit Issues) from budget was then approved. Original motion to approve budget, as amended, was on the floor. A motion was made by Councilman Bob Scrivner, seconded by Councilman Bryan Pope, to remove the 1% + 1% and make it $210,184 instead. Motion was defeated. Councilwoman Carrie Carroll then made a motion to amend by making #4 (raises) 1`)/0 + 2 %. Motion died for lack of a second. Councilman Mike Harvey made a motion to call the question, seconded by Councilman Dave Griffith, and approved. *Second part of further split motion, approval of budget as amended, was then approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion was made by Councilman Mike Harvey for adjournment, seconded by Councilman Dave Griffith, and approved unanimously at 7:22 P.M.