City Council Minutes 08-09-2016 SpecialMINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING — MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
Monday, August 9, 2016 — 5:30 p.m.
Academy Room, Monticello Community Center
Present: Brian Stumpf, Charlotte Gabler, Lloyd Hilgart, Tom Perrault, Glen Posusta
Absent: None
Others: Jeff O'Neill, Wayne Oberg, City department heads: Angela Schumann, Shibani
Bisson, John Rued, Jim Thares, Carolyn Granger, Tracy Ergen, Rachel Leonard,
Tom Moores, Sarah Rathlisberger
1. Call to Order
Mayor Brian Stumpf called the special meeting to order at 5:15 p.m.
2. Purpose of Meeting: Overview of proposed 2016 budget
Wayne Oberg, Finance Director, introduced the budget discussion. He noted important
dates in regard to budget activity: September 12, 2016 — Council adopts preliminary HRA
levy; September 26, 2016 — Council adopts preliminary property tax levy; and December
12, 2016 — Council adopts 2017 budget and property tax levy. He also spoke specifically
on the debt levy. He presented a graph that demonstrated the debt levy including the
Fallon Improvements and with 2018 redemptions.
3. Workshop: Budget Overview
A. Carolyn Granger, DMV Manager, presented the budget overview for the DMV. She
highlighted that her overall budget would see an increase of 2.89% over 2016. She
revealed performance measures for the DMV along with measurable workload items
and statistics.
B. Jiro Thares, Economic Development Manager, gave a brief overview of the EDA's
role and budget. He noted that Economic Development consists of. downtown
development; industrial development in Otter Creek Business Park; commercial
development; and housing development and rehabilitation. For 2017 he proposed an
increase in the EDA budget of 11.06%. He then reviewed his performance measures
and goals for 2017.
C. John Rued, Chief Building Official, presented the Building Safety & Emergency
Management budget. This consists of new construction; addition/alterations; zoning
and code enforcement; and emergency management. There were two items
mentioned as an increase in budget: 1) $1,000 increase in repair and maintenance for
vehicles; and 2) personnel items — insurance, wages, etc. The total increase results in
3.25% increase over 2016. He reviewed the department's performance measures and
goals for 2017.
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4. Adjournment
By consensus the meeting was adjourned at 6:22 p.m.
Recorder: Jennifer Burrows Schreiber
Approved: 6
Attest:
Administrator
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