HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991 10-28 FTFM• MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FINANCIAL TASK FORCE
OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER
OCTOBER 28, 1991
CITY HALL
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Kelly convened the meeting at 7:01 p.m. in the City Council
Chambers.
$QLL CALL
Chair Kelly, Members Escher, Boran, Kanatz and Christensen.
Members absent and excused were Peppin, Boyd and Pedlar.
Other presents were City Manager Splinter, Finance Director
Holmlund, Police Chief Lindsay and Captains Downer and Kline.
Finance Director Holmlund presented the 1992 City Manager's
proposed budget. He explained the preliminary proposed budget
which the Task Force received was out of balance by $450,000 and
the final City Manager's proposed budget made additional cuts in
expenditures additions in revenue amounting to $145,000 and
proposed to use approximately $307,000 out of fund balance to
balance the proposed 1992 budget. Finance Director Holmlund went
through a detailed presentation in which he described significant
losses of state aid funding in the area of 16% plus various other
losses in revenue from fines and fees and other sources which
coupled with no revenue flexibility in other areas result in a
budget which eliminates five full time positions, two with
incumbents in them. Member Boran and others expressed concern
about the use of fund balance to supplant operating revenue.
Manager Splinter stated he recommended the use of fund balance
because he believed favorable budget performance would provide that
amount of money in 1992 ($307,000) so as most all of the proposed
fund balance use would not be required. Member Boran and other
inquired as to the status of the drafting of the Financial Policy
and Finance Director Holmlund informed them the policy had been
drafted, was in the final stages of review by our financial
advisors and within the next two weeks would be available to the
Financial Task Force for review.
Police Chief Lindsay and Captains Downer and Kline completed the
presentation on Police Department structure and activity covering
the following areas: canine unit, domestic intervention program,
investigation function, clerical and administrative function and
crime statistics analysis.
Chair Kelly with concurrence of members present established the
next meeting of the Financial Task Force as November 12, 1991, at
7 p.m. Being no further business, Chair Kelly adjourned the
meeting at 9:49 p.m.
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