COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - MINUTES - 10/6/1997
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - CITY OF MUSKEGO
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1997
The meeting was called to order at 7:20 P.M. by Chairman De Angelis. Also present were
Aldermen Pionek, Slocomb, Woodard, Salentine, Patterson and Sanders and Finance
Director Dawn Gunderson. Ald. D’Acquisto was excused. Other department heads in
attendance were Planning Director Matt Sadowski, Information Systems Director Joe
Sommers, Clerk-Treasurer Jean Marenda and Police Chief John Johnson. Also attending
was Lake Projects Coordinator Kristy Rogers.
Mayor De Angelis reported that the meeting was noticed in accordance with the Open
Meeting law.
The minutes of the previous meeting were reviewed and no changes were made.
Lake Projects Coordinator Kristy Rogers and Plan Director Matt Sadowski appeared
before the committee to present the 1998 Priority Lakes Grant Special Revenue Fund
budget. Kristy reviewed each project planned for 1998 and responded to questions raised
by the committee. Finance Director Gunderson explained how the revenue projections
were derived and advised that if all proceeded as planned at this time the fund balance for
the end of 1998 would be $7,982.
The Mayor advised that because of the relationship between the Special Revenue Funds
and the Operating Budget and Capital Budget, it was his recommendation the committee
review and approve items in the Capital Budget and then make a determination on the
funding. The Mayor began review of each item listed in the Capital Budget as reviewed
and recommended by the Capital Budget Committee followed by the action of each item.
City Hall - Ald. Salentine moved to approve $5,000 for the facility plan review of City
Hall following the move of the Library. Ald. Slocomb seconded, carried 6-0.
Clerk-Treasurer - Ald. Slocomb moved to approve $2,250 for a plain paper fax machine
for the Clerk-Treasurer Department. Ald. Woodard seconded, carried 5-0-1 with Ald.
Patterson abstaining.
Assessor - Ald. Salentine moved to approve $107,000 for the 1998 revaluation for the
Assessor’s Office. Ald. Sanders seconded, carried 6-0.
Information Systems - Ald. Sanders moved to approve $72,054 for Information Systems
including $10,000 for a Voter Registration system (Based upon new information from Joe
Sommers), $7,954 for two GIS workstations, $4,000 for 4 printers ($2,500 for Police
Printer, $1,500 for 3 printers in Mayor & Assessors Office), $46,900 to bring in CAMA in
house for the Assessor and $3,200 for furniture and a computer for the Computer
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specialist. $6,600 also approved for 3 PCs for the Library to be moved to operating. Ald.
Salentine seconded, carried 6-0.
Police - Police Chief John Johnson presented modified drawings for the proposed
expansion of the Police facility which will provide a more effective use of space and
provide more security to staff while improving the system for detaining prisoners. The
modifications will add an additional $100,000 to the cost of the project. Ald. Salentine
moved to approve $1,609,000 for the Police Department including $1,600,000 for the
expansion of the Police Facility (an increase from 1,500,000), $500 for a laminator,
$3,600 for 5 Handie-Talkie radios, $900 for two SWAT radio headsets and $4,000 for
gasoline tank removal for central fueling station. Ald. Woodard seconded, carried 5-1
with Ald. Patterson voting against.
Tess Corners Volunteer Fire Department - Ald. Slocomb moved for approval of $25,480
for the Tess Corners Fire Dept. including $12,500 for a Fire Hose, $3,630 for a floor
cleaner and $9,350 for Station #2, Phase 2 repairs. Ald. Patterson seconded. Question
was raised during discussion as to the impact on the discussion with the annual contract.
The Mayor advised that just because the funds are budgeted, they don’t have to be spent.
Motion carried 5-1 with Ald. Salentine voting against.
Muskego Volunteer Fire Department - Ald. Patterson moved to remove $13,400 from the
departments capital budget to raise the jump cab on a 1992 Mach Pumper. The motion
died due to lack of a second.
Ald. Sanders moved to approve $20,000 for Muskego Volunteer Fire Department which
includes $13,400 for raising the jump cab and other modifications and repairs on the 1992
Mach Pumper. Ald. Slocomb seconded, carried 5-1 with Ald. Patterson voting against.
Transportation, Public Works - Ald. Pionek moved to approve $210,000 which includes
$7,000 for a roadside mower, $17,000 for a 1/2 Ton Pick-up, $26,000 for a 1 Ton dump
truck and $160,000 for Fuel tank removal & replacement (125,000 was budgeted and
borrowed for in 1997). Ald. Salentine seconded, carried 6-0.
Cable Club - Ald. Slocomb moved for approval of $4,160 which includes $1,800 for 2
JVC cameras, $1,200 for a Time Base corrector, $500 for microphones, $160 for software
upgrade and $500 for a switching system. Ald. Salentine seconded, carried 5-1 with Ald.
Patterson voting against.
Library - Ald. Slocomb moved to carryover $32,400 for the Library planning. Ald.
Salentine seconded, carried 6-0.
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Parks - Ald. Salentine moved for approval of $43,640 for the Parks Department which
includes $3,400 for a 50” 2-stage snow thrower, $28,000 for a 1 ton 4x4 dump truck
(reduced from $30,405 for a trade-in allowance), $3,895 for a 9’2” snow plow, $3,495 for
a 72” side-discharge mower deck and $4,850 for a 20’ Trailer. Ald. Woodard seconded,
carried 6-0.
Park Dedication - Ald. Slocomb moved to approve $252,040 for Park Dedication capital
projects. This includes $215,290 in project costs carried over from 1997. Ald. Salentine
seconded, carried 6-0.
Mayor De Angelis temporarily adjourned the meeting for a short recess at 8:42 P.M.
The meeting reconvened at 8:55 P.M.
Ald. Slocomb moved that $115,660 of the capital budget be funded by a transfer from the
Landfill Special Revenue Fund. The items to be included in this: $107,000 for the
Assessor’s revaluation, $4,000 for printers, $500 for a laminator and $4,160 for the Cable
Club. $2,100 for two radios and two radio headsets to be financed by Federal Forfeiture
funds and the remaining $1,980,824 to be financed through a borrowing. Ald. Sanders
seconded, carried 6-0.
Mayor De Angelis presented the Cable TV Special Revenue Fund with a transfer for
$60,000 to the general fund for the operating budget. Ald. Patterson moved to transfer an
additional $10,000 to operating and amend the Cable TV fund budget to reflect a total
transfer of $70,000. Ald. Woodard seconded, carried 6-0.
Mayor De Angelis presented the Landfill Special Revenue Fund budget with a transfer of
$600,000 to the General Fund. Ald. Slocomb moved to amend the landfill fund budget to
reflect a $515,000 transfer to the General Fund for operating and a $115,660 transfer to
the Capital budget. Ald. Salentine seconded, carried 6-0.
The Mayor reviewed with the committee the Tax Increment District Funds budget, the
Park Funds budget, the Sewer Utility Special Debt Service Fund budget, the Special
Assessment Fund budget, the Recycling Fund budget, the Revolving Loan Fund budget,
the Lake Denoon Projects Fund budget, the EPI Standing Committee Fund budget and
the EPI Drainage Fund budget. Ald Sanders moved that the Special Revenue fund
budgets be approved as presented and discussed with the appropriate changes in the
Landfill budget and the Cable TV budget. Ald. Slocomb seconded, carried 6-0.
The Committee then moved back to their discussion on the Operating Budget. The Mayor
presented a memo from Cathie Anderson recapping a survey for information on salaries
and expenses for Aldermen in other Communities.
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Ald. Sanders moved to change the name of the account from Auto allowance to Auto and
expense allowance and increase the amount from $800 to $1,200. Ald. Salentine
seconded, motion failed 2-4 with Ald. Sanders and Salentine voting in favor.
Ald. Pionek moved to change the name of the account from Auto allowance to Auto and
expense allowance and increase the amount from $800 to $1,600. Ald. Slocomb
seconded, motion carried 4-2 with Ald. Sanders and Ald. Patterson voting against.
Ald. Slocomb moved to increase the Mayor’s auto allowance from $2,000 to $3,500.
Ald. Pionek seconded, carried 5-1 with Ald. Patterson voting against.
The committee requested that the Mayor provide them with information on the wage rates
for the Administrative Assistant positions at the City and the Deputy Clerk position.
Mayor De Angelis temporarily adjourned the meeting for a short recess at 11:00 P.M. in
order to retrieve this requested information.
The meeting reconvened at 11:12 P.M.
The Mayor advised that the Deputy Clerk position will be paid $15.70 per hour beginning
January 1, 1998, the Mayor’s Administrative Assistant position will be paid $14.75 and
the Police Department Administrative Assistant position will be paid $14.37.
Ald. Salentine explained that last year during budget time the Mayor’s Secretary position
title was changed to Administrative Assistant, but it was too late in the process to change
her rate of compensation. Therefore, she moved to approve a 95 cent increase in the
Mayor’s Administrative Assistant wage up to $15.70 per hour, along with increases in the
corresponding steps to maintain the appropriate step difference between steps, beginning
January 1, 1998. Ald. Woodard seconded. Discussion centered around the equity of
various positions and the timing of this change since the Wage study has not yet been
implemented. The Mayor suggested that perhaps they wait until that process was
complete. Motion carried 5-1 with Ald Patterson voting against.
Ald. Salentine moved to send the operating budget in the amount of $12,428,272 with a
tax rate of $5.37 to public hearing. Ald. Sanders seconded, carried 5-1 with Ald.
Patterson voting against.
Ald. Slocomb moved to adjourn. Ald. Sanders seconded, carried 6-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Dawn R. Gunderson, Finance Director