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.
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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.
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