FINANCE COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL

CITY HALL, 100 LOCKVILLE ROAD

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010

SPECIAL MEETING

7:00 P.M.

1. ROLL CALL. Mrs. Sanders called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M., with roll call as follows: Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, Mr. Sauer, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Barletta, and Mr. Wisniewski were present. No members were absent. Others present were Mayor O’Brien, Bill Vance, Lynda Yartin, Chris Schornack, Ed Drobina, Linda Fersch, and others.

2. SCHEDULED MATTERS:

A. Review and request for motion to approve draft ordinance adopting an Employee Pay Plan and Authorized Strength for 2011. Mr. Fix moved to approve and forward to Council; Mr. Blair seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Barletta, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Blair, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Fix, and Mrs. Sanders voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 7-0.

B. Review and request for motion to approve draft ordinance adopting a Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) for 2011-2015. Mr. Fix moved to approve and forward to Council; Mr. Blair seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Barletta, Mr. Blair, Mr. Fix, Mr. Sauer, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Wisniewski voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 7-0.

C. Review and request for motion to approve draft ordinance adopting the budget for the 2011 fiscal year beginning January 1, 2011. Mr. Wisniewski moved to approve and forward to Council; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Sauer, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Blair, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Barletta voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 7-0.

D. Review and request for motion to approve draft ordinance amending the 2010 appropriation, Ordinance 2009-91. Mr. Schornack stated he had included some end-of-year items on this ordinance. He stated these items included a sell back of unused vacation for the Municipal Clerk as she did not have help for nine months this year, and there is also an appropriation for $30,000 for legal services for employment law. Mr. Fix questioned if we were aware we would need the appropriation in this amount for those legal services, and Mr. Schornack stated Mr. Hartmann had informed Council when it was at $20,000 on the first of two cases and he had stated it would be continuing. Mr. Fix clarified there should not be any additional legal issues from the HR area right now. Mr. Schornack stated the remaining items on the draft ordinance are clean up items for the end of the year. Mr. Schornack stated he would point out that the appropriation for the TIF Cover Construction fund of $68,142.98 was approved at the last Finance Committee meeting, and rather than having two ordinances he had included these additional appropriations on that ordinance. Mr. Fix moved to approve and forward to Council; Mrs. Hammond seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Barletta, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Wisniewski, and Mrs. Sanders voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 7-0.

E. Review and request for motion to approve draft ordinance for repayment of advance funds in the 2010 budget, Ordinance 2009-91. Mr. Schornack stated this deals with the Diley Road widening. He stated when he finished our 2010 expenses he realized we had an additional $58,000 that could be advanced back to the General Fund. Mr. Fix moved to approve and forward to Council; Mr. Blair seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Barletta, and Mr. Wisniewski voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 7-0.

3. ADJOURNMENT. There being nothing further Mrs. Sanders moved to adjourn; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Blair, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Barletta, and Mrs. Hammond voted “Aye.” Motion carried, 7-0. The Special Finance Committee meeting adjourned at 7:10 P.M., November 16, 2010.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:

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Lynda D. Yartin, Municipal Clerk