Departmental Budget Hearings
Regular MeetingBloomington, IN · September 1, 2022
Minutes
Meeting type: Budget Hearing Chair: Piedmont-Smith
Date: 09/01/2022
Call to Order: 6:00 PM
Adjourn: 11:26 PM
Rollo (Parliamentarian)
Rosenbarger Sgambelluri (VP) Sandberg (P) Piedmont-Smith
Motioner Volan Sims Flaherty Smith Total Time Notes
Attendance Y-N-P 6:03 PM Volan virtual, Rollo left 10:32pm, Sims left 10:35pm
Do-pass Planning & Transportation PP Y Y Y P P Y Y Y 6-0-3 7:07 PM
Do-pass Engineering P YY Y Y Y P N Y Y 6-1-2 8:00 PM
Do-pass Public Works, Administration P Y YY Y Y P Y Y Y 7-0-2 8:21 PM
Do-pass Public Works, Animal Control Facilities Y Y Y YY Y P Y Y Y 8-0-1 8:47 PM
Do-pass Public Works, Facilities N Y Y Y YY P N Y P 5-2-2 9:11 PM
Do-pass Public Works, Fleet Maintenance P Y Y Y P PP Y Y P 5-0-4 9:31 PM
Do-pass Public Works, Parking Services P P Y Y P P NN Y P 3-1-5 10:05 PM
Do-pass Public Works, Sanitation P P P P N YY Y 2-1-4 10:53 PM
Do-pass Public Works, Street and Traffic P Y Y P Y P YY 4-0-3 11:25 PM
Agenda
MEMORANDUM
Bloomington Common Council-Budget Hearings for 2023 City Budget
Bloomington City Hall, 401 N. Morton Street, Bloomington, Indiana
Thursday, September 01, 2022
NOTE: Formal minutes are not produced for budget hearings; the following summarizes actions taken at
the following meeting of the budget hearings.
Meeting called to order: 6:00 pm
Chair: Isabel Piedmont-Smith
Councilmembers present: Matt Flaherty, Isabel Piedmont-Smith, Dave Rollo (left at 10:32pm), Kate
Rosenbarger, Susan Sandberg, Sue Sgambelluri, Jim Sims (left at 10:35pm), Ron Smith
Councilmembers absent: none
Councilmembers present via Zoom: Stephen Volan
City staff and officials present: Scott Robinson, Andrew Cibor, Adam Wason, Virgil Sauder, Andrew
Krebbs, Jeff Underwood, Abbi Knipstine, Ash Kulak, Deputy Mayor Don Griffin, Chief Deputy Clerk Sofia
McDowell
City staff and officials present via Zoom: Jeff Underwood
Topics Discussed:
The Common Council met nightly from August 29-September 1, 2022 to discuss the 2023 Budget for the
City of Bloomington as proposed by Mayor John Hamilton. Each department presented its budget for
2023 and received a preliminary vote from the Common Council. Throughout the remainder of August
and September, the administration will work with the Common Council and various departments to
prepare a final version of the 2023 budget for the City of Bloomington. In October, the Common Council
hears the budget and makes a final vote. At that time, councilmembers may vote to reduce the budget but
may not increase the budget.
ACTION: Flaherty recused himself from the vote due to potential conflict of interest.
ACTION: Do Pass Recommendation for Planning and Transportation 2023 Budget: Ayes: 6, Nays: 0,
Abstain: 3 (Rosenbarger, Rollo, Sandberg).
ACTION: Do Pass Recommendation for Engineering 2023 Budget: Ayes: 6, Nays: 1 (Flaherty), Abstain: 2
(Rollo, Rosenbarger).
ACTION: Do Pass Recommendation for Public Works, Administration 2023 Budget: Ayes: 7, Nays: 0,
Abstain: 2 (Rollo, Rosenbarger).
ACTION: Do Pass Recommendation for Public Works, Animal Control Facilities 2023 Budget: Ayes: 8,
Nays: 0, Abstain: 1 (Rollo).
ACTION: Do Pass Recommendation for Public Works, Facilities 2023 Budget: Ayes: 5, Nays: 2 (Flaherty,
Rosenbarger), Abstain: 2 (Piedmont-Smith, Rollo).
ACTION: Do Pass Recommendation for Public Works, Fleet Maintenance 2023 Budget: Ayes: 5, Nays: 0,
Abstain: 4 (Piedmont-Smith, Rosenbarger, Rollo, Sandberg).
ACTION: Do Pass Recommendation for Public Works, Parking Services 2023 Budget: Ayes: 3 (Sims,
Sgambelluri, Smith), Nays: 1 (Flaherty), Abstain: 5.
ACTION: Do Pass Recommendation for Public Works, Sanitation 2023 Budget: Ayes: 2 (Piedmont-Smith,
Smith), Nays: 1 (Flaherty), Abstain: 4 (Rollo left at 10:32pm, Sims left 10:35pm).
CTION: Do Pass Recommendation for Public Works, Street and Traffic 2023 Budget: Ayes: 4, Nays: 0,
Abstain: 3 (Rosenbarger, Sandberg, Smith).
ACTION: Piedmont-Smith adjourned the meeting.
Meeting ended: 11:26pm
Memorandum prepared by:
Sofia McDowell, Chief Deputy Clerk
City of Bloomington
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