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(EEEFCM) MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FINANCIAL COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER
FEBRUARY 1, 1993
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Donn Escher called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. in the Brooklyn
Center Council Chambers.
ROLL CALL
Present at roll call were Chair Donn Escher, Commissioners Pat Boran,
Vi Kanatz, Denis Kelly, and Gregg Peppin. Also present were Director of
Finance Paul Holmlund and Assistant Director of Finance Charlie Hansen.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - JANUARY 4, 1993
There was a motion by Commissioner Kanatz and seconded by Commissioner
Peppin to approve the minutes of the January 4, 1993 Financial Commission as
submitted. The motion passed unanimously..
REVIEW OF FINANCIAL COMMISSION TERMS
The Director of Finance explained that he, in response to a question by the
Commission at the January 4, 1993 meeting, had verified that Commissioner
Kelly's term does not expire until December 31, 1995 rather than December 31,
1993 as shown in a recent listing of Commission terms.
ENABLING RESOLUTION DISCUSSION
Chair Escher questioned why the enabling resolution for the Commission
directed that due regard should be given in appointing Commission members which
will take into consideration geographical distribution within the City and the
representative nature of the Commission in terms of religion. It was his
opinion that neither geographical location or religion should enter into the
selection process. After discussion, the Commission requested that an inquiry
be made of the Council for the reasons for this inclusion.
CAPITAL SPENDING POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT
Commissioner Boran reported that he had met with the City's Director and
Assistant Director of Finance as a member of the Capital Spending Policy
Subcommittee to discuss the scope and objectives of a capital spending policy.
He then proceeded to present to the Commission an outline of what should be
considered when drafting the policy. After discussion, the matter was tabled
until the next Commission meeting.
CITY COUNCIL SALARY SETTING POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT
Chair Escher and Commissioner Peppin presented a working draft of policy and
procedures on Mayor and Council total compensation. The Chair explained that
40 the draft was developed using a policy established by the City of Burnsville
and making changes to it to reflect suggestions made by the Commission. Several
changes were made to the draft by the Commission and Staff was requested to
clarify dates contained in the draft. After further discussion, the matter was
tabled until the next Commission meeting.
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SURVEY OF SERVERANCE POLICIES FOR LAID-OFF EMPLOYEES
Chair Escher noted that a survey of various city's severance policies for
laid-off employees was included with the agenda. The survey revealed that only
one city surveyed currently had a policy. Chair Eshcer also stated that he is
awaiting additional survey information from Personnel Coordinator Geralyn Barone
concerning the City of Minnetonka and various school districts. The matter was
tabled until the next Commission meeting.
DESCRIPTION OF CITY FUNDS REPORT
The Director of Finance reviewed a description of all City Funds currently used.
A list of Funds had been requested by the Commission at the January 4, 1993
meeting.
ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS
After a brief discussion of organizational analysis and "benchmarking", the
matter was tabled until the next Commission meeting.
SETTING OF FUTURE MEETING DATES
Because of scheduling conflicts for several commissioners, the regular March
and April monthly meetings scheduled for the first Monday in each month were
rescheduled to Monday, March 8 and Monday, April 12. Since the City Council
chambers will not be available on those evenings, an alternate location will be
found.
ADJOURNMENT
There was a motion by Commissioner Kelly and seconded by Commissioner Boran to
adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at
9:10 P.M.
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