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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Minutes - 9/24/2019 Unapproved CITY OF MUSKEGO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES September 24, 2019 5:00 PM City Hall, W182 S8200 Racine Avenue CALL TO ORDER Mayor Chiaverotti called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Alderpersons Wolfe, Hammel, Borgman, Kapusta, Engelhardt, Kubacki and Madden. Also present: City Attorney Warchol, Police Chief Rens, Finance and Administration Director Mueller, Finance and Administration Assistant Director Mustapich, Library Director Larson and Deputy Clerk Blenski. STATEMENT OF PUBLIC NOTICE The Deputy Clerk stated the meeting was noticed in accordance with the open meeting law. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – September 10, 2019 Alderperson Kubacki made a motion to approve. Alderperson Kapusta seconded; motion carried. NEW BUSINESS Resolution #080-2019 - Resolution to Determine the City of Muskego and Little Muskego Lake District Roles and Responsibilities with Regard to Lake Management, Drawdowns, Dredging Projects, and Equitable Lake District Fee Payments (Discussion) Mayor Chiaverotti gave a brief update. The City is proposing to pay the Little Muskego Lake District (LMLD) for the 28 parcels it owns and an additional $10,000.00 for 2020. Alderperson Borgman moved to amend Resolution #080-2019 to reflect that the City will pay 15% of the total annual LMLD budget not to exceed a cap determined by taking the average of the last five year total annual Lake District budgets. Alderperson Wolfe seconded. Discussion took place with Alderperson Kubacki expressing his objection to the proposed amendment. The City has three lakes. He cannot justify paying $40,000 to one Lake District and nothing to the other two at the expense of all City taxpayers. All the lakes provide certain economic benefits. Alderperson Borgman: You cannot compare the lakes because they are so different. Alderperson Engelhardt: The Lake District contributes to the City’s tax base, which provides a financial benefit. The City should continue to support the LMLD as it has in the past. 2 September 24, 2019 Alderperson Wolfe: He supports Alderperson Borgman’s proposed amendment. He suggests having more meetings with the LMLD for further discussion regarding the City’s future contributions. Leave the 2020 City payment as it has been. In response to a suggestion that landfill funds be utilized, Director Mueller stated research would have to be done to determine if that was possible. Alderperson Kubacki: The property owners on Lake Denoon formed a Lake District to improve the quality of the lake. It has improved; however, the residents on the lake shouldered the cost. How can the City contribute to one lake and ignore the other two? There is no parody. Yes, the lakes are different, but they all represent an economic boost to the City through taxation. Alderperson Kapusta: He would like to see better communication among all parties involved regarding future budgets. He supports the proposed amendment to the Resolution. Motion carried 5 in favor and Alderpersons Kubacki and Madden voting no. Continued Discussion Regarding Muskego Senior Taxi The Mayor stated that $5,000.00 is currently in the proposed operating budget. Alderperson Wolfe moved to include a total of $15,000.00 in the 2020 operating budget for the Muskego Senior Taxi Service. Alderperson Kapusta seconded. Alderperson Kubacki: The City contributed $10,000.00 in 2008 to provide assistance to the taxi service, which was supposed to be self-sufficient by 2010. It is still not self-sufficient. The Mayor established an Ad Hoc Committee to review the service and funding sources. Mukwonago runs a profitable program. The Director of that program provided input to the Ad Hoc Committee. This was an effort to assist the Muskego Taxi Service to become self-sufficient. The City requested specific information from the organization that was never provided. He believes the service is necessary and will support the $5,000 for another year, but cannot go beyond that. Alderperson Borgman: Distributed salary information. Staff have increased since 2014 because the rides increased. He objects to the report that was presented from the Ad Hoc Committee. He was on the Committee and did not have any input regarding the report. He also believes Muskego’s program should not be compared to Mukwonago’s. Alderperson Madden: The organization came to the City for financial support, but has refused to be transparent. Mayor Chiaverotti: Believes there are discrepancies regarding the salary information distributed by Alderperson Borgman. While some information was provided by the Muskego Senior Taxi, the full detail was not. Alderperson Engelhardt: Believes the information disclosed meets the requirements of the IRS. The current director was hired to put the program in order. It has prospered and meets the needs of the community. He would like the City to continue its financial sponsorship of the taxi service. 3 September 24, 2019 Alderperson Hammel: Does not like the lack of transparency. If funding is requested from the City, information should be provided. He would like to continue discussion in the future. Motion carried 5 in favor and Alderpersons Kubacki and Madden voting no. Elected Official Salary Discussion Alderperson Kubacki: Acknowledged the comparison salary information provided by the Finance & Administration Department. He supports the Judge’s salary being increased to $18,000.00. The salary for the Mayor is low and should be increased to a range of $72,000.00 - $75,000.00 Alderperson Wolfe: Stated it is unfair to only raise the salaries of certain elected officials. The salary for Alderperson has not increased since 2002. Alderperson Madden: Agrees that the Mayor’s salary should be increased. Alderperson Engelhardt: Stated he is comfortable with the salary for Alderpersons. Alderperson Kubacki moved to raise the Mayor’s annual salary to $72,000.00 and the Judge’s annual salary to $17,500.00. Alderperson Hammel seconded. Motion carried with 4 in favor and Alderpersons Wolfe, Borgman and Kapusta voting no. Continued Discussion of Mayor’s Proposed 2020 Operating Budget In response to the proposed changes recommended tonight, Director Mueller stated that the estimated State Transportation Aids should be received shortly. She will provide funding options at the October 8, 2019 COW meeting. ADJOURNMENT Alderperson Madden made a motion to adjourn at 6:21 p.m. Alderperson Engelhardt seconded; motion carried. Minutes taken and transcribed by Jill Blenski, Deputy Clerk.