City Council

GENEVA CITY COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 11, 2016 (Special Meeting) CALL TO ORDER The April 11, 2016 special meeting of the Geneva City Council was called to order at 7:47 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall by Mayor Kevin Burns. Aldermen present: Tara Burghart, Don Cummings, Dean Kilburg, Craig Maladra, Richard Marks, Jim Radecki, Mary Seno, Tom Simonian, Ron Singer. Aldermen absent: Mike Bruno. Also attending: Asst. City Administrator/Dir. of Administrative Services Stephanie Dawkins, Public Works Director Richard Babica, Economic Development Director Cathleen Tymoszenko, Community Development Director David DeGroot, Fire Chief Steve Olson, Police Chief Mexin, Fire Dept. Battalion Chief Kevin Forest, Water Superintendent Bob VanGyseghem, Streets Superintendent Nate Landers, Police Commander Eric Passarelli, Electric Superintendent Hal Wright, City Engineer Brian Schiber, Building Commissioner Dustin Schultze, Police Commander Julie Nash, Finance Manager Rita Kruse. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ITEMS OF BUSINESS Recommend Resolution 2016-20 Adopting FY2016-17 General Fund, Electric, Water/Wastewater, Capital, Miscellaneous, Tri-Com Budgets; and Classification and Compensation Plan This item was continued from the April 4, 2016 City Council meeting. Discussion on how to bring the budget in balance began with aldermen looking at additional revenues, including instituting an impound/towing fee as well as updating/increasing the various parking fine amounts in the city code. Mayor Burns reminded the Council of the detailed list of potential revenue enhancers that staff brought forward at the February 29, 2016 Committee of the Whole meeting as a guide. Motion by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Maladra, to establish a $300 towing/impoundment fee in the Geneva City Code to fill $27,000 budget shortfall. Roll call: AYES: 9 (Ald. Burghart, Cummings, Kilburg, Maladra, Marks, Radecki, Seno, Simonian, Singer) NAYS: 0 MOTION CARRIED Motion by Ald. Kilburg, seconded by Ald. Seno, to amend the City Code by increasing the City’s parking fine structure to fill a $70,000 budget shortfall. Roll call: AYES: 8 (Ald. Cummings, Kilburg, Maladra, Marks, Radecki, Seno, Simonian, Singer) NAYS: 1 (Ald. Burghart) MOTION CARRIED Further discussion on reducing the budget for legal services was considered to fill the remaining budget gap. Ald. Radecki suggested reducing that line item for legal services from $100,000 to $78,000 for FY2016-17. Ald. Burghart cautioned the Council that additional legal services would be needed as a result of eliminating the assistant city administrator position in June. Roll call: AYES: 8 (Ald. Cummings, Kilburg, Maladra, Marks, Radecki, Seno, Simonian, Singer) NAYS: 1 (Ald. Burghart) MOTION CARRIED Geneva City Council Special Meeting April 11, 2016 1467 Based on the discussions and action, the Council moved forward with formal budget approval. The original motion by Ald. Marks, second by Ald. Bruno, at the April 4, 2016 City Council meeting was considered as amended: Roll call: AYES: 8 (Ald. Cummings, Kilburg, Maladra, Marks, Radecki, Seno, Simonian, Singer) NAYS: 1 (Ald. Burghart) MOTION CARRIED ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, moved by Ald. Simonian, seconded by Ald. Singer to adjourn the Geneva City Council meeting. Carried unanimously by voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. _____________________________ Jeanne Fornari, Recording Secretary Geneva City Council Special Meeting April 11, 2016 1468