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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992 10-19 FCM• (EEEFCM) MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FINANCIAL COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER October 19, 1992 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER Chair Donn Escher called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. in the Brooklyn Center Council Chambers. ROLL CALL Present at roll call were Chair Donn Escher, Commissioners Pat Boran, Ulyssess Boyd, Denis Kelly, and Gregg Peppin. Also present were City Manager Gerald Splinter and Finance Director Paul Holmlund. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 21, 1992 There was a motion by Commissioner Kelly and seconded by Commissioner Boran to approve the minutes of the September 21, 1992 Financial Commission as submitted. The motion passed unanimously. 1993 ANNUAL CITY BUDGET REVIEW City Manager Splinter stated that his Proposed 1993 Annual City Budget had been forwarded to the City Council on October 16 and that a formal presentation will be made to the Council at a later date. Finance Director Holmlund distributed copies of the proposed budget to the Commission members and City Manager Splinter proceded to briefly review his budget message. Because City Manager Splinter had a prior committment to attend another City meeting, it was decided to table the remainder of the budget review until later in the evening so that he might be present for other matters of discussion. ESTABLISHING A CAPITAL SPENDING POLICY City Manager Splinter referred the Commission to a memorandum to the City Council by Councilman Cohen which addressed the establishment of a capital spending policy for the City. He also stated that the City Council had requested that the Financial Commission be asked if it wished to develop a capital spending policy for the Council's consideration. The Commission was unanimous that it should be involved in the development of the policy. Chair Escher said that he would not be able to attend the next Council meeting at which the matter would be discussed and Vice Chair Boran voluntered to represent the Commission at the meeting. SETTING COUNCIL SALARIES The Commission was presented information gathered by staff on the City Council review process, including the results of a municipal survey and policies developed by other cities. After considerable discussion, the consensus of the Commission was that there was a need for a policy, that the Commission favored the City of Burnsville policy which clearly expressed that service on the City Council is a civic obligation, an honor, and that the salaries shoud not encourage candidacies based on monetary rather than public service objectives, 10-19-92 -1- and that the Commission should serve as the salary reviewal board. The Director of Finance was requested to develop a rough draft of a policy based on that consensus for Commission discussion. Chair Escher also suggested that staff contact the State Compensation Council for criteria that it uses for determing salaries for elected state officials. 1993 ANNUAL CITY BUDGET REVIEW CONTINUATION Finance Director Holmlund continued with a brief reviewal of the budget summary and the results of the prioritization process. He stated that he would go into greater detail on the budget at a later meeting. After questions and discussion about the presentation, the Commission suggested that the prioritization report be included as a part of the adopted budget. ADJOURNMENT There was a motion by Commissioner Boran and seconded by Commissioner Peppin to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m. • 10-19-92 -2-