City Council Minutes 08-10-2020 SpecialMINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
Monday, August 10, 2020 — 4:30 p.m.
Mississippi Room, Monticello Community Center
Present: Bill Fair, Jim Davidson, Charlotte Gabler, Lloyd Hilgart
Absent: Brian Stumpf
Others: City staff. Jeff O'Neill, Angela Schumann, Ron Hackenmueller, Rachel Leonard,
Matt Leonard, Sarah Rathlisberger, and Ann Mosack
1. Call to Order
Acting Mayor Lloyd Hilgart called the special meeting to order at 4 p.m.
2. 4:30 p.m. 2021 Budget Workshop
Sarah Rathlisberger, Finance Director, gave a presentation on the current draft of the
2021 budget. The presentation included discussion on the tax levy, capital & debt, and
follow-up issues. These included animal revenue versus expenditures, swan feeding,
facilities maintenance position, Engineering Department structure, and CARES Act.
In regard to swan feeding, there was a meeting with US Fish & Wildlife and the DNR.
Feeding the swans is not recommended. The swans are not receiving full nutrition.
Facilities Maintenance was discussed which included a budget and department structure.
The Facilities Maintenance division will fall under the Public Works Director.
Mr. Rathlisberger presented a proposed upgrade plan for the Engineering Department
which included a change of the current Senior Engineering Technician to Project
Engineer. In addition, the department would hire an Engineering Technician. The idea
behind this structure is to do more work in-house and save on cost of contracted services.
There was some discussion among Council and staff. It was noted that if the position
could bill out 16-17 hours per week, the engineering technician position would be fully
funded. The Council directed staff to add the recommended changes to the budget and
bring back for review on August 24.
There was some discussion on CARES Act funding. Sarah Rathlisberger noted that
Wright County hired a consultant to help determine use of the funding. This consultant is
being made available to cities. There was the mention of further city CARES Act
spending on such items as computers/laptops, city website, AV, etc.
The final discussion was centered around the tax levy and current/future debt.
3. Adjournment
By consensus the meeting was adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
Recorder: Jennifer Schreiber
Approved:
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City Council Special Meeting Minutes — August 10, 2020