HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992 05-18 FTFM• MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FINANCIAL TASK FORCE
OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER
MAY 18, 1992
C BARN - EARLE BROWN HERITAGE CENTER
Chair Kelly opened the meeting at 7:10 p.m. in the C Barn on the
Earle Brown Heritage Center site.
Present at roll call were Chair Kelly, members Boyd, Boran, Kanatz,
Escher, Peppin and Christensen. Ex--officio member Pedlar had a
conflict with an EDA meeting. others present were city Manager
Splinter and Finance Director Holmlund.
Chair Kelly stated the Task Force had gone through all of the
priority one items on the summary by category portion of the
prioritization document except for the last item on page C30. He
suggested the Task Froce begin with that item and proceed through
priority two's, three's and four's. As in the previous session,
Chair Kelly suggested the membership review the priority items in
the department priority column and if the City Manager's priority
concurs with the department priority, and the amount is less than
$1,000, the Task Force approve those items without further
discussion.
• Members agreed they would make decisions on each item and then when
they have gone through all the priority items they will approve
with one motion all the priority decisions for the Task Force
recommendation column. After initial review they requested staff
to present them with materials documenting their decisions. The
Task Force would then finally approve the recommendations in the
Task Force recommendation column.
The Task Force then reviewed the priority number two items and item
13 on page C9 Franchise Fee was removed for special consideration
after they complete the initial reviw of all the other
prioritization items. They also stated at the time they review the
Franchise Fee item they will review the communications position and
the Hockey Booster funding issue.
On item 17 on page C9 there was disagreement among the membership
and Chair Kelly polled the membership with six ayes and one nay
they approved the prioritization recommended by the City Manager
for item 17 on page C9.
The membership discussed the suggestion by a City Council member,
item 1 on page C14, which related to a 5% voluntary reduction in
City Council salaries. Discussion centered around the upcoming
salary increase to be effective January 1, 1993. Task Force
members reviewed comparative salary data through an Association of
Metropolitan Municipalities survey and questioned whether the
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. salary increase was justified given the survey data. They deferred
this item for further consideration after completing the rest of
the prioritization review.
The Task Force completed their review of the priorities on this
evening at item 10 on page C19.
Chair Kelly stated he wanted to set tip future meetings for the Task
Force and after discussion the membership agreed the next mask
Force meeting would be May 28 at 7 p.m. and they would plan on
going later that evening to complete the prioritization work. The
next work session meeting for the Task Force would be June 3, 1992,
at 7 p.m. which would be the start of drafting the recommendation
report and finalizing the prioritization process. The Task Force
also requested the City Manager place on the agenda for
consideration at the June 8, 1992, the Financial Policies
recommendation by the Task Force and to tentatively place on the
agenda for the June 22, 1992, council meeting the Task Force
presentation of the prioritization process recommendations.
Chair Kelly adjourned the meeting at 9:24 p.m.
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