City Council

CITY OF LACONIA ­ CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 4, 2018 7:00 P.M. City Hall ­ Armand A. Bolduc Chamber 6/4/2018 ­ Minutes 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Engler called the meeting to order at the above date and time. 2. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Councilor Bownes lead the Salute to the Flag. 3. RECORDING SECRETARY Cheryl Hebert, City Clerk 4. ROLL CALL City Clerk Hebert took the roll with the following Councilors in attendance: Bruce Cheney, David Bownes, Henry Lipman, Mark Haynes, and Andrew Hosmer. Not present: Bob Hamel Mayor Engler noted five (5) Councilors are in attendance and a quorum has been established. 5. STAFF IN ATTENDANCE Scott Myers, City Manager, and Donna Woodaman, Finance Director 6. Department Presentations 1. Department of Public Works ­ Wes Anderson, Director Director Anderson reviewed the proposed budget with the Council with a prepared presentation. Director Anderson spoke to the Town of Gilford and they plan on opening their own transfer station in 2019 which will reduce revenue. Topics of discussion were the recycling/solid waste collection, nation wide traffic signal standards, Capital projects, catch basin repairs, PFAS testing at the two landfills, parking kiosks, and equipment maintenance. Further discussion was had regarding bonds and road/street improvements. 2. Finance/Welfare/IT ­ Donna Woodaman, Director Finance Director Woodaman reviewed the budgets for the Finance, Welfare, and IT Departments. Topics of discussion were employee benefits, insurance,reimburseables, and finance principal and interest. The Welfare process was explained to the Council. 4. Administration/Capital Outlay ­ Scott Myers, City Manager City Manager Myers reviewed the budgets for the City Managers Department, Capital, various reserve accounts, and the Records Department. City Manager Myers submitted into the minutes a handout regarding additional recommendations. Discussion was had regarding the police department needing dispatch upgrades and the amount of no more than one million dollars to complete the upgrade. 7. Any other business that may come before the Council 8. ADJOURNMENT Councilor Hosmer moves to go into a non­public meeting at 9:22 pm per RSA 91­A:3, II c, seconded by Councilor Haynes; A roll call vote was taken: 1 Councilor Cheney ­ yes Councilor Bownes ­ yes Councilor Lipman ­ yes Councilor Haynes ­ yes Councilor Hamel joined the meeting via telephone. Councilor Hamel stated it was not practicable for him to be in attendance as he is traveling out of state and that he was alone in the room. the motion passed with all in favor. Councilor Haynes moves to exit non­public meeting at 9:34 pm, seconded by Councilor Hosmer; the motion passed with all in favor. Councilor Lipman moves to seal the non­public meeting minutes for (1) one year, seconded by Councilor Cheney; the motion passed with all in favor. Councilor Bownes moves to enter into a non­public per RSA 91­1 , seconded by Councilor Cheney; A roll call vote was taken: Councilor Cheney ­ yes Councilor Bownes ­ yes Councilor Lipman ­ yes Councilor Haynes ­ yes Councilor Hamel ­ yes Councilor Cheney ­ yes Councilor Cheney moves to exit the non­public meeting at 10:56 pm, seconded by Councilor Bownes; the motion passed with all in favor. Councilor Cheney motioned to seal the non­public minutes for (1) one year, seconded by Councilor Lipman; the motion passed with all in favor. With no further business to come before the Council and without objection, Mayor Engler adjourned the meeting at 10:58 pm. Respectfully submitted Cheryl Hebert, City Clerk MINUTES OF THIS MEETING WERE APPROVED BY COUNCIL ON JUNE 11, 2018 2