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MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FINANCIAL COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER
AUGUST 10, 1993
BROOKLYN CENTER CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Donn Escher called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. in the
City Hall Council Chambers.
ROLL CALL
Present at roll call were Chair Donn Escher, Commissioners, Ned
Storla, Ulyssess Boyd, and Pat Boran. Also present were Council
Liaison Dave Rosene, City Manager Gerald Splinter, and Finance
Director Charlie Hansen.
AnDroval of Minutes
A motion was made by Commissioner Ned Storla to approve the minutes
of the July 12, 1993 meeting. Commissioner Ulyssess Boyd seconded
the motion and it passed unanimously.
Criteria for evaluation of rea_uests for fundina by outside aaencies
or arouDs.
City Manager Gerald Splinter presented the application received
from the Human Rights Commission and described its use. Council
• Liaison Dave Rosene explained how the application questions
correlated to the rating points on the evaluation form.
Applications typically come from groups who contract with the City
to provide services to citizens. Requests may be received in time
for the normal budget cycle or after that year's budget is
approved. Commissioner Pat Boran reminded the group of the
criteria for use of the contingency account when considering its
use for such a request. Staff was directed to develop a draft
application based upon the Human Rights commission application and
report back at a future meeting.
Preliminarv 1994 Annual Budaet
Gerald Splinter introduced the preliminary 1994 budget and
explained that declining commercial property values are going to
cause a significant increase in the tax rates of a typical Brooklyn
Center home in spite of a small increase in General Fund spending.
This preliminary budget will be discussed more expensively at the
joint City Council/Financial Commission meeting on August 16, 1994.
Capital Expenditure Policv
Finance Director Charlie Hansen requested that discussion of the
Capital Expenditure Policy be deferred until the next regular
Financial Commission meeting. The staff has been unable to work on
the policy because of the need to devote time to the 1994 budget.
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• Oraanizational Evaluation Process
The Financial Commission's motion of July 12, 1994 has been
forwarded to the City Council as a discussion item at their August
9, 1993 meeting. A proposal has been received from the firm
Deloitte & Touche to do work on a consulting basis in area 3 of the
process. The proposal is costly and the staff will be evaluating
it to find ways to narrow the scope of the work to reduce costs.
An intern will begin work on August 16, 1993 to analyze staff
levels for area 2 of the process. Gerald Splinter will submit a
new organization chart as part of area 1 of the process at the next
meeting. The timetable for completion of the entire project was
discussed. It is expected to be two to three years for everything
to be finished, but there is pressure for quicker results in areas
1 & 2.
Commissioner Pat Boran
Donn Escher read a letter from Pat Boran in which he announced his
resignation from the Commission. He will be moving to another city
and expressed his enjoyment of his tenure on the Commission. Chair
Donn Escher, Council Liaison Dave Rosene, and City Manager Gerald
Splinter all expressed their thanks and appreciation for Pat
Boran's service on the Commission.
Next Meetina
The next meeting will be the joint City Council/Financial
commission meeting set for Monday, August 16, 1993 at 7:00 P.M. to
consider the Preliminary 1994 Annual Budget.
ADJOURNMENT
There was a motion by Commissioner Ned Storla and seconded by
Commissioner Ulyssess Boyd to adjourn the meeting. The motion
passed unanimously.
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