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MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
AND FINANCIAL COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER
MAY 1, 1997
CITY HALL, CONFERENCE ROOM B
CALL TO ORDER
The City Council and Financial Commission met in a joint meeting called to order by Mayor
Kragness at 7:00 P.M. in Conference Room B.
ROLL CALL
Present at roll call were Mayor Kragness, Councilmembers Kathleen Carmody, Kay Lasman, and
Robert Peppe, Financial Commission Chair Donn Escher, Commissioners Ned Storla, Jay Hruska,
Ron Christensen, Larry Peterson, and Jerry Blamey. Also present were City Manager Michael
McCauley, Assistant City Manager Jane Chambers and Finance Director Charlie Hansen.
Councilmember Debra Hilstrom arrived at 7:15 P.M. Commissioner Michael Weidner was
excused.
Presentation of nronosed revision to the Capital Imnrovements Fund Exnenditure Policy & Canital
Exnenditure Reserve Fund Policv
Donn Escher introduced the policies and explained some of the history behind its development.
Charlie Hansen was asked to summarize the changes from the previously adopted policy to the
proposed policy. Michael McCauley explained the reserve fund policy is intended only to be used
in catastrophic situations and its $1,000,000 initial balance was set based upon an analysis of
possible uninsured losses the City might suffer. Extensive discussion followed.
By consensus it was decided that one or more Finance Commissioners should appear at a City
Council meeting to present the policies so that the audience would receive an explanation of them
before the City Council had a vote on their adoption.
Discussion of the role of the Financial Commission in the 1998 budget process.
Donn Escher described how in some previous years the Financial Commission received budget
materials such as the budget calendar and was involved in the discussion of budget issues. He
noted there has been less involvement in recent years and asked the City Council to discuss and
decide what role it would like the Financial Commission to have. Michael McCauley
recommended a big picture role for the Financial Commission and described a possible order of
events. Extensive discussion followed. It was decided by consensus that the Financial
Commission would be invited to attend City Council budget work sessions and take part in those
discussions.
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Undate on Fire & Police building needs and bond issue nlanning,
Mike McCauley summarized the results of a survey of persons who attended open houses at the
fire and police stations during April. He outlined the three options for building plans and listed
possible sites if the choice were to build a separate police building at a new site. The issue of
presenting police and fire bonds as separate questions on the referendum election or as a single
question was discussed.
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be Thursday, May 22, 1997 at 7:00 P.M. and will be a joint meeting with
the City Council at its budget work session.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:17 P.M.
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