City Council Minutes 08-09-2021 SpecialMINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
Monday, August 9, 2021— 5 p.m.
North Mississippi Room, Monticello Community Center
Present: Lloyd Hilgart, Jim Davidson, Charlotte Gabler, and Brian Hudgins
Absent: Sam Murdoff
Others: Rachel Leonard, Sarah Rathlisberger, Angela Schumann, Matt Leonard, Ron
Hackenmueller, Tom Pawelk, Tracy Ergen, Mike Mossey, Jim Thares, and Jennifer
Schreiber
1. Call to Order
Mayor Hilgart called special meeting to order at 5 p.m.
2. Budget Review
Sarah Rathlisberger, Finance Director, gave a brief presentation. The presentation
included information on personnel, equipment, capital projects, proposed tax levy
increase, funding options, Chelsea Commons budget discussion, and material excavation
for the 1-94 project.
Council and staff discussed personnel additions for 2022. As part of the discussion, there
was consensus of the City Council that the City should review hiring a full-time person at
Hi -Way Liquors before the end of 2021.
At the current proposed tax levy increase, the general fund shows a deficit of $115,000.
Council did not communicate support for increasing the levy, so staff will review the
budget requests and scale back or reallocate items to balance the budget.
There was significant conversation on the Chelsea Commons project and possible
allocation of funds for the project in 2022. The Council also requested additional
information on bonding for the project in 2022, including projections for the base, the
good, and the great. Staff noted, as part of the Chelsea Commons project, there is the
opportunity to move materials from the land to be used for the 1-94 project. An
agreement would need to be negotiated. This will be reviewed further by staff.
3. Adjournment
By consensus, the meeting was adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
Recorder:
Approved:7- 1 -
Jennifer Schreiber
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City Council Special Meeting Minutes —August 9, 2021