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FINANCE COMMITTEE - CITY OF MUSKEGO
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1998 Approved
The meeting was called to order at 7:04 PM by Mayor De Angelis. Committee
Members Slocomb, Salentine and Sanders were present. Also present were Aldermen
Woodard, Chiaverotti, Pionek (arr. 7:08 PM) and Patterson (arr. 7:11 PM), Finance
Director Gunderson, Planning Director Sadowski and Clerk-Treasurer Marenda.
Mayor announced the meeting was noticed in accordance with the Open Meeting Law.
Review of Minutes
Minutes of previous meeting were reviewed, with no additions or corrections noted.
License Approval
Mayor reported he had interviewed Cheryl Miracle for an Operator’s License due to her
inability to be present at a night meeting, and he recommended approval. Ald.
Salentine moved to approve an operator’s license for Cheryl Miracle. Ald. Sanders
seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
Mr. Engel was present to request an amendment to the premise description of the
Chesapeake Class B license for a diabetes benefit on August 23, 1998, and for an
outside dance permit. The amended premise description includes an adjacent grassy
area, for which Mr. Bennett provided written approval for its use. Ald. Salentine moved
for approval of the amendment to the Class B license for 8/23/98 for the Chesapeake.
Ald. Slocomb seconded. Motion carried 3-0. Ald. Slocomb moved for approval of a
special outside dance permit for the Chesapeake from 10:00 AM to 9:30 PM on
8/23/98. Ald. Salentine seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
New Business
A proposed agreement with Commonwealth Personnel Management Services (Bart
Gethmann) to develop a classification plan for represented employees was discussed.
Ald. Salentine moved to recommend approval of the agreement, including Option A.
Ald. Slocomb seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
A proposed agreement with Commonwealth Personnel Management Services (Bart
Gethmann) to develop a job content based performance management and evaluation
program for all non-represented employees was discussed. Mayor noted that his
contracted services account in the 1998 budget might be insufficient to cover the total
cost. Ald. Slocomb moved to recommend approval of the Agreement, without Option A,
in the amount of $6,560 with a transfer from Contingency to the Mayor’s Contracted
Services account if insufficient funds are available in his account. Ald. Salentine
seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
An Amendment to Cooperative Agreement and License Agreement between the City of
Muskego and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for Construction and Operation of a
Firearms Training Facility was discussed. Mayor noted the FBI recognizes funds may
not be sufficient to complete the project. This amendment allows us to start
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construction and continue until the money is gone. The project is over budget due to
higher grading costs than anticipated. Ald. Slocomb noted no costs would be cut on
the construction of the berm. Ald. Sanders moved to recommend approval of the
amendment to the agreement. Ald. Salentine seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
Voucher Approval
Ald. Sanders moved to recommend approval of General Vouchers in the amount of
$560,066.36; Tax checks for $2,734,212.14; and Utility Vouchers for $51,138.35. Ald.
Slocomb seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
Release of Funds
Matt Sadowski reported that the Foxboro Subdivisions’ developer has requested that
the total remaining in the letter of credits for Foxboro and Foxboro North be transferred
to the developer’s deposits. Ald. Sanders moved to approve the release of $7,000 from
the Foxboro subdivision letter of credit, and $17,000 from the Foxboro North
Subdivision letter of credit with said funds to be provided to the City by a cashier’s
check to be transferred into the respective developer’s deposit accounts. Ald.
Salentine seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
Finance Director’s Report
Dawn Gunderson advised the deadline to submit items for the 1999 Capital Budget is
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Wednesday, August 12. Ald. Salentine questioned the renovation costs for City Hall
once the Library moves. The Mayor indicated he anticipated budgeting for those costs
in 2000, and noted funds were in the 1998 budget for a space-needs consultant.
Ald. Slocomb moved to adjourn at 7:32 PM. Ald. Sanders seconded. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Jean K. Marenda, CMC
Clerk-Treasurer
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