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08-22-88 Finance Comm MinutesFINANCE/PERS=M & POLICY/INSURANCE AUGUST 22, 1988, 4:00 PM The meeting was attended by Mayor Kennedy, Councilmen Nystul, Hopkins and Schindler, City Attorney Neier, Fire Chief Waggener, Clerk/Treasurer Halver and City Accountant Robertson. 1. AFSCME Contract The committee decided to ask the City's negotiator to meet with the council prior to the next council meeting to explain some of the items in the contract the committee is questioning. The committee will then recommend acting on the contract at the September 6, 1988. They recommend the pay raise be retroactive to July 1, and a Salary Ordinance be drafted for action at the same council meeting. 2. MMIA Resulutiom The committee, although concerned about the need to increase the size to 13, agreed to recommend passage of the requested resolution to increase MMIA Board membership from 9 to 13. 3. Proposed Ambulance Rates Proposed rates were reviewed and the committee recommended a new rate resolution be drafted for consideration at the September 6, 1988 committee and council meeting. The committee requested Chief Waggener to get rate schedules for the other ambulances in the valley and Missoula and Havre for review at the next committee meeting. • 4. Budget Resolutions The cammittee reviewed and reconnended approval of the following Resolutions: A. Budget Transfer Resolution. To make yearend transfers to balance the line itams in the budget. B. Light Maintenance Fund Emergency Budget. To cover a budget deficit for the 87-88 Fiscal Year which were from unforeseen costs. C. Airport Fund Fbergency Budget. To cover a budget deficit for the 87-88 Fiscal Year which were from unforeseen costs. D. Fire Truck Fund Amended Budget. To properly account for funds available and spent in the fund which were not budgeted. E. Hockaday Special Revenue Fund Amended Budget. To properly account for funds available and spent in the fund which were not budgeted. -1- FINANCE/PERSON[[, & POLICY/INSURANCE AUGUST 22, 1988, 4:00 PM to5. Woodland Park Well Pu[rp Chairman Nystul explained the situation with the well, the pump is failing. He recommended the committee request an emergency budget be done to fund the replacement of the punp with the hope cash reserves will cover the cost at the end of the fiscal year. If not the cost will have to be included in next year's general fund budget. The emergency budget amount is anticipated to be up to $5,000. The committee agreed to recommend this to the council. 6. Approve Pledged Securities The committee reviewed the list of pledged securities for the quarter and recommended approval by the council. 7. Health Insurance Halver reported there were same insurance agents preparing proposals an Health Insurance alternatives. The committee wondered if we should formally call for proposals. They requested the Mayor and Clerk/Treasurer try to find same in the Health Insurance industry who may be able to cane in and explain what is going on and what our options are. 8. Salary Matrix Ccmnittee Chairman Nystul asked if the members had reviewed the proposed plan. He said there needs to be agreement on how many steps should be in the plan. After lengthy discussion the committee agreed to distribute the plan to the council for review and act on it September 6. The proposed plan would be retroactive to July 1. The committee will meet and plug in the existing employees into the plan prior to September 6. - 2 -