Finance Committee

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Calendar Date:
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 8:30am

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A quorum of the Sauk County Executive & Legislative Committee will be present at this meeting due to three supervisors serving on both committees.

REASON FOR MEETING:                             SPECIAL

 

SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION:

Call to Order and Certify Compliance with Open Meeting Law.
Adopt Agenda.
Public Comment.
Communications.
Business Items.

Consideration of 2015 Budget recommendation to the County Board.

Public Comment.
Next Meeting.
Adjournment.

 

COPIES TO:

Bychinski              Fordham               Lombard               Czuprynko            Krueger                  County Clerk

Beghin                   Schauf                   Horkan             

 

           

PREPARED BY:                                                                                  Accounting Department

PDF icon finance_committee_minutes_10-01-14_budget.pdf (38 KB)

Members present:        Tommy Lee Bychinski, Wally Czuprynko, Joan Fordham, Marty Krueger and Andrea Lombard

 

Others present:             Kerry Beghin, Kim Gochanour, Lynn Horkan, Tom Kriegl, Amy Lee, Jessica Machovec, Chip Meister, David Moore, Keri Olson, Lee Roundy, Jeff Spencer, Tim Stieve, Jennifer Vosen, Cathy Warwick and Media.

 

The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Bychinski at 10:14 AM.  Certification of open meeting compliance was given.  Motion by Fordham, second by Lombard to allow supervisors and public to comment for 3 minutes after departmental presentations.  Motion carried.  Motion by Krueger, second by Lombard to adopt the agenda.  Motion carried.

 

Public Comment:  None

 

Communication:  Krueger distributed email from Trina Zielinski Anderson regarding Animal Advocates’ potential proposal.

 

Consideration of 2015 Budget recommendation to the County Board.

Beghin reviewed the legal levy limit amount.

 

Sheriff Meister commented on the concerns voiced regarding inmate revenue.  He noted the US Marshalls anticipate their levels to remain consistent.  He reviewed the complexity of jail classification requirements and county fluid inmate population.  Meister confirmed he is not comfortable to raising the revenues beyond the current oversight recommended budget.  Meister reflected the previous significant reduction in services resulting from the decline in bed rentals.  The Committee discussed the importance of a conservative budget and long term fiscal effects.

 

Supervisor Moore and Supervisor Kriegl commented on the budget.

 

Stieve reviewed landfill maintenance requirement and potential shortfall based on current investments and expense trends.  Committee discussed various scenarios to meet Department of Natural Resources (DNR) requirements.  Anticipate the expense of maintenance to decrease as the landfill ages.  Committee had consensus to work through options with DNR and address in 2016 budget and forward.

 

Committee reviewed other possible changes, including corporation counsel office chairs, voting equipment, class and compensation appeals, clean sweep & ag plastics, clock repair, meeting room remodel, and building services maintenance expense line.  Krueger commented on new request for $125,000 placemaking initiative passed at the Economic Development Committee.  Schauf noted the policy question of maximizing levy limits.

 

Motion by Czuprynko, second by Fordham to fund voting equipment through general fund balance, decrease sales tax estimate by $104,169, and add $125,000 placemaking initiative funded by $95,000 fund balance and $30,000 levy.  This brings the levy to its limit of $29,878,110.  Motion carried.

 

Public Comment:  None

 

Motion by Lombard, second by Fordham to adjourn the meeting at 11:30 am.  Motion carried.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Andrea Lombard

Finance Committee Secretary