HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997 05-01 CCM Joint Session with Financial Commission MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
AND FINANCIAL COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER
IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN AND
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
JOINT SESSION
MAY 1, 1997
CITY HALL
CALL TO ORDER
The City Council and Financial Commission met in a joint meeting called to order by Mayor
Kragness at 7 p.m. in Conference Room B, City Hall.
ROLL CALL
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 Blarney. Also present were City Manager Michael J. McCauley, Assistant City
Manager Jane Chambers, and Finance Director Charlie Hansen. Councilmember Debra Hilstrom
arrived at 7:15 P.M. Commissioner Michael Weidner was absent and excused.
PRESENTATION OF PROPOSED REVISION TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND
EXPENDITURE POLICY & CAPITAL EXPENDITURE RESERVE FUND POLICY
Chair Escher introduced the policies and explained some of the history behind its development.
Finance Director Hansen was asked to summarize the changes from the previously adopted policy
to the proposed policy. City Manager 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 Financial 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.
Chair 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. City Manager McCauley recommended
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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 the initial City Council budget work session on May 22, 1997, for further discussions.
UPDATE ON FIRE & POLICE BUILDING NEEDS AND BOND ISSUE PLANNING
City Manager 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 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.
City Clerk Mayor
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