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Public Safety Budget Sub-Committee
TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2004
MINUTES
OFFICIALS STAFF
Councilman Kevin Brown Rich Mays, City Administrator
Councilman Roy Viessman Steve Schlueter, Director of Finance
Councilman Johnathan Schnitzler Bob Rennick, Fire Chief
Councilman Brian Crane Jim Johnsen,
Mike
Liisa Vandelicht,
Jeff Strubberg, Information Systems Coordinator
Roger Schroeder, Police Chief
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 P.M. by Chairman Kevin Brown.
The Sub-Committee Chairman Kevin Brown made a few opening remarks and then turned the meeting over to
Rich Mays, City Administrator. Mr. Mays began by briefly describing the Revenue and Expense portion of the
General Fund Budget as well as the overall City-wide budget.
Mr. Mays then turned the meeting over to Roger Schroeder, Police Chief, to present an overview of the
operating structure of the Police Department as well as some of the budget highlights. Additional discussion
took place concerning the Traffic Division and some stats associated with it’s operation. Finance Director Steve
Schlueter and Information Systems Coordinator Jeff Strubberg jointly explained priority #1 in the Finance
Department’s budget which is a request for a new I-Series Computer System designed to support both the Police
Departments needs as well as the rest of the City’s operating system needs. There were numerous questions
asked regarding the current operating system and how the new I-Series would support the total City needs.
The Fire Department was the next department reviewed and Chief Rennick presented an overview of the
department, staffing and various other aspects of the operation. There were a number of questions asked
regarding the staffing required, overtime as well as a number of the pink sheet requests, both funded and
unfunded.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:04 P.M.