MINUTES
FINANCE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
PRESENT: Chairman John VanderLeest,
Ald. Tony Theisen, Ald. Steven Deneys, and Ald. Tom Weber
MEMBERS EXCUSED: None
OTHERS PRESENT: Doug Daul, Linda Dupuis, and Others
1. Roll Call.
Chairman
John VanderLeest called the meeting to order at 5:34 p.m.; all members were
present.
2. Approval of the Agenda.
A motion was made by Ald. Deneys, seconded by Ald. Theisen and carried
to approve the Agenda.
3. Approval of the minutes of the Finance
Committee meeting of January 22, 2008.
A motion was made by Ald. Weber,
seconded by Ald. Deneys and carried to approve the minutes of the Finance
Committee meeting of January 22, 2008.
4. Request by the Finance Director, on behalf
of the City Assessor, to cancel certain real and personal property taxes.
Finance
Director Daul explained that three tax bills needed adjusting. The taxes on parcel 1-659 need to be reduced
by $618.90. The reduction was approved
by the BOR, but the correction was never entered into the computer system. Of the two personal property accounts, one
was a duplicate billing and the other account was not in business on 1/1/07.
A motion
was made by Ald. Theisen and seconded by Ald. Deneys to reduce taxes on parcel
1-659 by $618.90, refund taxes on personal property account 19435 in the amount
of $111.70, and cancel personal property taxes for account 18796 by
$44.70. A vote was taken and the motion
carried.
5. Request by Ald. VanderLeest that the City
Clerk have two voter registration drives, one in spring and one in summer.
Ald.
VanderLeest asked that the City conduct voter registration efforts before the
November election. General discussion
followed regarding voter registration, and it was decided to engage the media
through requests for public service announcements and to try to get coverage in
the Green Bay Press Gazette. These
efforts will be made in late summer and early fall.
A motion
was made by Ald. Theisen and seconded by Ald. Deneys to refer to staff the
request by Ald. VanderLeest that the City Clerk have two voter drives, one in
spring and one in summer. The motion
carried.
6. Report of the Purchasing Agent:
a. One pickup truck for Parks Dept. from Ewald Automotive for $19,782.
A motion
was made by Ald. Theisen, seconded by Ald. Deneys, and carried to approve
a. One pickup truck for Parks Dept.
from Ewald Automotive for $19,782.
b. Computer equipment for IT from State
contract for $22,185.
A motion was
made by Ald. Deneys, seconded by Ald. Theisen, and carried to approve b. Computer equipment for IT from State
contract for $22,185.
c. Carpet replacement at Wildlife Sanctuary to
lowest acceptable bidder at an amount not to exceed $14,000.
A motion
was made by Ald. Weber, seconded by Ald. Deneys, and carried to approve c. Carpet replacement at Wildlife Sanctuary to
lowest acceptable bidder at an amount not to exceed $14,000.
9. Report of the Finance Director:
a. Update on State Trust Fund borrowings.
Mr. Daul
explained that the City has approved three borrowings from the State Trust Fund
during December and January. The City
has not made a draw request on these loans and the State loan rate has
dropped. They offered to redo the loans
at a one-quarter percent savings. Mr.
Daul told the Committee that the savings would be just short of $300,000, so
they will see three new resolutions before Council on 2/18 to approve the
borrowings at the new interest rates.
A motion
was made, seconded, and carried to receive and place on file the update on
State Trust Fund borrowings.
A motion
to adjourn was made by Ald. Weber, seconded by Ald. Deneys, and carried. The meeting was adjourned at 5:50 p.m.
2007 CONTINGENCY FUND
$189,700.00
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attend who, because of a disability, requires special accommodation should
contact the Mayor’s office at 448-3005 at least 24 hours before the scheduled
meeting time so that arrangements can be made.
Please take notice that it is possible that additional members of the Council may attend this committee meeting, resulting in a majority or quorum of the Common Council. This may constitute a meeting of the Common Council for purposes of discussion and information gathering relative to this agenda.