COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - MINUTES - 10/15/1998
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - CITY OF MUSKEGO (Approved 11/11/98)
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1998
The meeting was called to order at 7:07 P.M. by Chairman De Angelis. Also present were
Aldermen Slocomb, Pionek, Woodard, Chiaverotti, Salentine, Sanders and Ald. Patterson
and Finance Director Gunderson.
Mayor De Angelis reported that the meeting was noticed in accordance with the Open
Meeting law.
The minutes of the October 8, 1998 meeting were reviewed and accepted to be placed on
file.
The Capital budget items for the Police Department were reviewed by the Committee.
Ald. Pionek moved to reduce the Water Patrol Boat and Motor from $10,000 to $8,000
based upon new information on costs, and to approve the Capital items for the Police
Department in the amount of $45,720. Seconded by Ald. Salentine, and carried 7-0.
The Committee reviewed the Capital items for the Clerk Treasurer’s Department. Ald.
Pionek moved to approve the items for a total of $7,636. Seconded by Ald. Salentine and
carried 7-0.
The Capital budget item for the Assessor’s Office was reviewed by the Committee. Ald.
Patterson removed himself during the discussion of this item. The Mayor advised that the
Copy machine will be shared with the Mayor’s Office. Ald. Sanders moved for approval
of $4,806 in Capital expenses for the Assessor. Seconded by Ald. Woodard and carried 6-
0.
The Capital budget items for the Information Systems Department were reviewed. Ald.
Salentine moved to amend the amount committed in the proposed 1999 Capital Budget
for the Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal System to $6,260, based upon information
received from Waukesha County, and approve the total Capital items for Information
Systems in the amount of $74,790. ($46,900 for CAMA project was funded in 1998.)
Seconded by Ald. Slocomb, motion carried 7-0.
The Committee reviewed the Capital request for the Planning Department. Ald. Pionek
moved to approve $100,000 for matching funds to Waukesha County to update
topographical maps. Seconded by Ald. Slocomb and carried 7-0
The Capital Budget request for the Tess Corners Volunteer Fire Department was
reviewed. Ald. Slocomb moved to approve in the amount of $23,000. Seconded by Ald.
Pionek and carried 7-0.
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The Muskego Volunteer Fire Department Capital Budget requests were reviewed. Ald.
Pionek moved to add $30,000 for the purchase of a F-350 Crew Cab Pick-up to the
Capital Budget and remove it from the department’s operating request. The motion was
seconded by Ald. Woodard. The request had previously been denied as a capital
purchase by the Capital Budget Committee and placed in the Operating Budget. The
motion carried 7-0. Ald. Salentine moved to approve the Muskego Volunteer Fire
Department Capital Budget in the amount of $74,000. Seconded by Ald. Patterson and
carried 7-0.
The Public Works Department Capital Budget requests were reviewed by the Committee.
Ald. Slocomb moved to approve the budget in the amount of $81,250. Ald. Salentine
seconded and the motion carried 7-0.
The Committee reviewed the Cable Club’s Capital Budget requests. Ald. Pionek moved
to approve the $10,400. Seconded by Ald. Woodard and carried 7-0.
The Capital Budget requests from the Park & Recreation Department were reviewed by
the Committee. The Mayor advised that new information was available on the cost of the
hook-up for the Parks building to municipal water. Due to additional routing of the lines,
the cost is estimated at $10,000 instead of the original estimate of $3,500. Ald. Salentine
moved to increase this budget to $10,000. Ald. Woodard seconded the motion.
Discussion took place for a much higher cost installation of a water main instead of just a
lateral. Motion carried 7-0. Ald. Salentine moved to approve the total Parks &
Recreation Capital Budget in the amount of $89,800. Seconded by Ald. Patterson and
carried 7-0.
Ald. Salentine moved to approve the 1999 Capital Budget in the amount of $511,402 with
$250,000 of the financing coming from the Landfill Special Revenue Fund and the
remaining $261,402 being financed by an advance from the Sewer Utility fund to be paid
back the next time the City has a public borrowing. Seconded by Ald. Slocomb and
carried 7-0.
The Committee continued with review of the Operating Budget. Finance Director
Gunderson reported that based upon the Committee’s request to review the utility costs
for the new library building, she had contacted the architect for the project since the
Library Director was on vacation and found that the figures were reasonable and not too
high.
The Committee revisited the Muskego Volunteer Fire Department request which was
$37,700 higher than 1998 after the debt for the purchase of a cab pick-up was removed.
Finance Director Gunderson reported that $28,500 of this increase was for one time
expenses and the net increase above the 1998 budget was $9,200 and only $200 above
their 1997 actual expenses. The Committee requested that staff obtain additional
information on the cost figure of $9,500 for architectural fees for the station house review
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and a breakdown on the costs and items for their new computer which is planned for
purchase in 1999.
Ald. Salentine moved to publish the operating budget in the amount of $13,481,514 as
presented. Seconded by Ald. Chiaverotti and carried 7-0.
The Mayor and Finance Director presented to the Committee each of the Special Revenue
Fund Budgets. Planning Director Matt Sadowski and Project Lakes Coordinator Tom
Zagar appeared before the committee to discuss the proposed projects for the Priority
Lakes Special Revenue Fund. Ald. Salentine moved to use Priority Lakes Fund balance
to fund the local cost share for the grants available to finance the proposed projects.
Seconded by Ald. Woodard and carried 7-0.
Ald. Salentine recommended to publish the Special Revenue funds as presented. Ald.
Slocomb seconded and the motion carried 7-0.
Mayor De Angelis reported that Highway 36 would be closed beginning at 7:00 a.m.
Friday morning and that the goal was to be completed with the work and be back open by
9:00 p.m.
Ald. Slocomb moved to adjourn at 9:43 p.m.. Seconded by Ald Pionek and carried 7-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Dawn R. Gunderson
Finance Director