COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - MINUTES - 8/21/19950 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - CITY OF MUSKEG0
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD AUGUST 21, 1995
PRESENT: Mayor.De Angelis, Ald. Patterson, Rasmussen,
Salentine, Sanders, Suhr and Misko (arr. 7:32 PM) and City Clerk
Marenda.
ABSENT: Ald. D'Acquisto
The meeting was called to order by Chairman De Angelis at 7:11
PM. The Clerk reported the meeting was noticed in accordance
with the Open Meetings Law.
Topics on the agenda were selected for discussion on the basis
of interest.
No. 6: A 3-month City Calendar was requested. Committees will
select a standard date to meet each month. Public Hearings,
additional meetings, etc. will be added to the Calendar monthly.
day of meeting being aired; placing Calendar on Cable; posting
Public awareness was discussed - placing agendas on Cable the
City Calendar on grocery store bulletin boards and on computer
bulletin board. Joe Sommers requested to research an audio
system - a phone no. for each calendar item so citizens could
call in to hear items on agenda for each meeting. 0 No. 2 a) : Agendas on Cable addressed above.
No. 2 b) : Round table on Cable TV - a lot of work to coordinate
and lack of volunteer Cable Club members to shoot and edit.
individual hours so an Open Meeting doesn't occur. Combining
"Office Hours" for Aldermen reviewed. Suggested Aldermen set up
meetings to allow time for Aldermen to have more individual
Committees was discussed to reduce or consolidate number of
citizen contact and follow-up. Suggestion to eliminate Rules,
Laws and Ordinance Committee and combine Public Welfare and
Public Safety Committees. Patterson and Misko opposed. Clerk
requested to research if Committees can have four members, and
prepare ordinance for debate on eliminating Rules, Laws and
Ordinance Committee and combining Public Safety and Welfare
Committees. Streamlining Finance Committee reviews of Operators
discussed. Consider presenting Test to applicant by Clerk. If
police record, no interview required. A separate
test passed, certification of completion of class and clean
License/Personnel Committee also considered. To be reviewed
further by Finance Committee.
No. 2 c): Newsletter in conjunction with school. Interest
shown. Could share postage and printing costs of quarterly
mailing. Mayor to contact school for costs to budget for 1996,
along with staff time.
No. 1: Committee selection process and appointments. Mayor to
provide a short bio of appointments to
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0 appointment on agenda. Council Committee and Board
Boards/Commissions/Citizen Committees prior to placing
by Council preferred by Sanders and Suhr. Council President
appointments: Present practice of Mayor appointments confirmed
appointments preferred by Patterson. Mayor appointments
confirmed by Council with suggested list of appointments
submitted to Mayor by Council President preferred by Misko,
Salentine and Rasmussen.
Water projects. Utilities Committee listed existing policy in
No. 3: Hardship Policies - based on economics for Sewer and
8/17/95 minutes. Suggested the list be prepared as a handout.
All wished to continue pursuing hardship policy.
NO. 7: Budget process and goal setting. Privitizing services
reviewed. Concentrate on Parks Dept. for 1996 - all Parks lawn
All departments should research privitizing selected services in
care - ballfield maintenance, parks and municipal properties.
the future.
No. 16: Senior Housing. The goal is to pursue the current
proposed project plus others to increase senior housing, and to
pursue Industrial development as well.
Remainder of topics as well as others will be discussed at a
future meeting.
Suhr moved to adjourn at 10:17 P.M. Salentine seconded, motion
carried.
Respectfully submitted,
ty Clerk/Comptroller
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jm
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Aldermen
' Deputy Clerk
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