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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2017-08-17 minutes1 MINUTES OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING AUGUST 17, 2017 CALL TO ORDER The Budget Committee Meeting of August 17, 2017, was convened at 5:30 P.M. by Councilman Rick Mihalevich, Finance Committee Chairman. ATTENDANCE The following Council Members were present when the meeting convened: Present: Fitzwater, Graham, Henry, Hussey, Kemna, Mihalevich, Prather, Schreiber, Ward, and Wiseman Absent: None A quorum was present. COMMITTEE DISCUSSION OF BUDGET “PARKING LOT ITEMS:” JeffTran Ridership Item Councilwoman Wiseman asked Matt Morasch and Mark Mehmert questions about JeffTran ridership. Mr. Mehmert stated that the lowest ridership is usually in October or November, and he would recommend any campaign to increase ridership for either of those months. MOTION #1: At the conclusion of discussion about various ways to fund such a ridership campaign, Councilwoman Wiseman made a motion to withdraw the JeffTran ridership issue from the “Parking Lot”, seconded by Councilman Schreiber. The motion to withdraw was approved unanimously by voice vote. MOTION #2: Councilwoman Ward made a motion to add the Planner I position at a cost of $48,000 + $2,000 for office expense, and to offset it by deleting the two Planning & Protective Services vehicles at a cost of $50,000 + the remainder from vacancy savings. The 2 MINUTES OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING AUGUST 17, 2017 motion was seconded by Councilwoman Wiseman. Following discussion, the motion was approved by the following roll-call vote: Aye: Graham, Henry, Hussey, Kemna, Mihalevich, Schreiber, Ward, and Wiseman Nay: Fitzwater and Prather Storm Water Parking Lot Issue: Councilman Prather mentioned that Bill 2017-65 on the August 21 City Council agenda just distributed earlier in the day would approve a supplemental appropriation from Fund Balance in the amount of $750,000 for storm water improvements, and that he wo uld request the rules be suspended at that meeting so it would be voted on and allow the issue to move forward. MOTION #3: Councilman Hussey made a motion that, in the light of Councilman Prather’s intentions to approve a supplemental appropriation ordina nce at the August 21 meeting, the $750,000 storm water improvement issue be removed from the parking lot. The motion was seconded by Councilman Henry, and approved unanimously by the following roll - call vote: Aye: Fitzwater, Graham, Henry, Hussey, Kemna, Mihalevich, Prather, Schreiber, Ward, and Wiseman Nay: None MOTION #4: Councilwoman Hussey made a motion to move the budget forward to the full Council. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Wiseman, and approved unanimously by a voice vote. ADJOURNMENT As no further business was brought forward, a motion for adjournment was made by Councilman Henry, seconded by Councilwoman Wiseman, and approved unanimously at 6:22 P.M.