FCM199704020 FINANCE COMMITTEE - CITY OF MUSKEGO
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1997
The meeting was called to order at 7:lO P.M. by Chairman De
Angelis. Also present were committee members D'Acquisto,
Sanders and Suhr, Finance Director Dawn R. Gunderson, and those
per the attached list.
The committee noted that the meeting was posted on March 28,
1997, in compliance with the open meeting law.
The committee further discussed status of liquor license for B. J. Mack's, Inc. (J. C. Hammer's Pub) as it relates to parking
issues. Ald. D'Acquisto requested that correspondence be sent
to owner to request their appearance at the April 16, 1997
Finance Committee to discuss parking issues when they have live
entertainment.
The committee reviewed request to amend premise description for
Fill-Ups Pub & Grill to include a connecting dining room as part
of the licensed premise. It was noted that this area had been
licensed in the past before it was split off six or seven years
ago. Ald. D'Acquisto moved to approve. Seconded by Ald. Suhr,
motion carried 3-O.
0 The committee interviewed license applicants for Operator's License. Ald. Suhr moved to recommend approval of license for
Carol Alderton, Barbara Giganti and Pamela Zablock subject to
receipt of fees, verification of schooling and favorable police
reports. Seconded by Ald. Sanders, motion carried 3-O. Ald.
D'Acquisto moved to defer action on application for Brian
Schneidewent. Seconded by Ald. Sanders, motion carried 3-O.
Ald. Suhr moved to defer action on application for Karen
Moeller. Seconded by Ald. Sanders, motion carried 3-O.
The committee reviewed the minutes of the previous meeting and
placed on file.
Clerk-Treasurer Jean K. Marenda appeared before the committee to
further review her request for additional compensation for
Comptroller's duties. Ald. D'Acquisto advised that he and Ald.
Sanders had discussed several times trying to come up with a
type of compensation, but no creative solution was reached.
Mayor advised that there is no set vacation schedule for elected
officials, therefore, camp time would not be a viable solution
as an alternative to financial compensation. The committee
recommended that the proposed policy from Ald. D'Acquisto be refined and reviewed by legal counsel and presented to the
Council for adoption to address the question of precedent
setting. Clerk-Treasurer is asking for compensation at straight
time pay for 124 hours at Clerk-Treasurer rate for a total of
$2,518.00 for work done between August 22 and October 28, 1996, during nine month absence of Finance Director. Ald. Sanders
moved to draft a new resolution to be presented to Council and
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requested that a note be put in each aldermen's mail box on Thursday encouraging them to come up with something creative and
to bring these ideas to the Finance Committee preceding Council. Seconded by Ald. Suhr, motion carried 3-O.
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Lt. Paul Geiszler appeared before the committee to review a
memorandum from Chief Johnson, dated April 1, 1997, advising that Attorney Molter had indicated that it is his belief that
falsifying information on applications can be prosecuted by
946.32 Wisconsin Statutes as adopted by the City of Muskego as a
Class A misdemeanor. The application can contain specific
language as previously discussed and it is not necessary to have
the person raise his right hand and swear to the facts on the
application. Violators can be prosecuted under the
aforementioned statute as a Class A misdemeanor with a
forfeiture of $300.00, plus the surcharge for a total of $394.00
for a violation of this ordinance which adopts that statute.
The committee reviewed the revised application for operator's
license. The committee discussed language to be added to the
bottom of the application. Ald. D'Acquisto moved to request
that the following be added to the bottom of the application, "False information may result in prosecution for violation of
9.946.32 of Muskego Municipal Code". Seconded by Ald. Suhr,
motion carried 3-O. The committee also requested that Lt.
Geiszler confer with City Attorney on the questions brought up in regard to whoever notarizes application being involved in
testifying, or if the Clerk can act as claimant.
The committee also asked that the Clerk be instructed to add
language to the information sheet provided to applicants for operator's licenses, addressing alcohol or controlled substance
related offenses. The language should direct the applicant who
has had an alcohol or controlled substance offense to gather
information and evaluations on any programs that they were
required to attend and complete and have it available with them when they meet with the Finance Committee.
Assessor Laura Mecha appeared before the committee to further
discuss contract services for landfill assessment received from Arthur E. Liddicoat estimating cost of services for the three
landfills as follows: A detailed narrative appraisal of the
Emerald Park site at a cost of $20,000, plus pretrial
preparation, consultation and testimony to be charged at the
rate of $150.00 per hour. The committee discussed taking
another look at the assessments for 1998 for EPI to give more
equitable assessments than is currently on the property. Ald.
D'Acquisto moved to pursue contract agreement with Mr. Liddicoat for the 1998 Emerald Park Landfill assessment. Seconded by Ald.
Suhr, motion carried 3-O.
Plan Director Matt Sadowski appeared before the committee with
l representatives from Berg Construction, Inc. to review developer's agreement for the Racine Avenue/Lions Park
development. Discussion was held regarding the Racine Avenue
lighting requirements and it was determined that responsibility
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0 *CORRECTED of the lighting would be the developer's. The committee did
agree to placing engineering funds in Developer's Deposit and release procedures regarding Letter of Credits were discussed.
Ald. D'Acquisto moved to defer. Seconded by Ald. Suhr, motion carried 3-O.
Plan Director Matt Sadowski appeared before the committee to
review the following quotes received on lighting for the
Industrial Park:
Ruekert & Mielke $12,700 Kapur $15,534 Bonestroo $24,057
Ald. Sanders moved to approve quote received from Ruekert &
Mielke in the amount of $12,700. Seconded by Ald. Suhr
motion carried 3-O.
Mayor advised the committee that Mr. Clyde Schweitzer (North
Cape Road) has requested an appraisal of the portion of his
property that the City is pursuing an easement for sewer
purposes. Ald. Suhr moved to recommend authorizing hiring of an
appraiser. Seconded by Ald. Sanders, motion carried 3-O.
Mr. John Marenda, 576 W14056 McShane Drive, appeared before the
committee to discuss road vacation for an existing road right-of-way abutting his property on Freedom Avenue. The Plan
Commission, at their meeting held Tuesday, April 1, 1997,
recommend approval of road vacation. The Finance Committee
reviewed past practice as to charging for road vacations. Mayor
advised that one other time the City charged for vacating a road and felt that the committee should set a policy as to future
road vacations. Ald. D'Acquisto moved to continue with past
practice and to establish a policy whereby the petitioner is
liable for all costs incurred as a result of the vacation but
that the City would not impose any additional costs for final transfer of the property. Seconded by Ald. Sanders, motion
carried 3-O.
The committee reviewed the Letter of Understanding for the Public Works/Utilities departments on use of camp time which was
referred from the Public Works Committee meeting of March 24,
1997. Mayor advised that this issue was discussed during labor negotiations, but was not formally addressed in contract.
Public Utilities Supt. is in agreement with Letter of
Understanding, but the Public Works Supt. does have a concern about time off and the affect it has on operations in his
department. Ald. Sanders moved to defer to allow Mayor and Ald.
D'Acquisto to meet with Supt. Loughney and members of the
bargaining group to discuss. Seconded by Ald. Suhr, motion
carried 3-O.
The committee reviewed maintenance agreement for Gordon Flesch
Copy Machine (Main Office) for the Police Dept. Ald. D'Acquisto
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with vendor. Committee allowed request to abstain. Ald.
D'Acquisto left the room. Ald. Suhr moved to defer in order to
determine if this machine can be serviced by other vendors and to receive a price comparison from other vendors. Seconded by
Ald. Sanders, motion carried 2-O.
Ald. D'Acquisto returned to the meeting.
Ald. Suhr moved to adjourn at lo:07 P.M. Seconded by Ald.
Sanders, motion carried 3-O.
Respectfully submitted,
Dawn R. Gunderson
Finance Director
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