City Council Committee Agendas

Mount Vernon City Council Finance Committee Minutes October 28, 2015 Present: Councilmembers Fiedler, Molenaar, Lindquist, Quam, Hulst, Ragan, Mayor Boudreau Staff present: Finance Director Huschka, Police Chief Dodd, Parks and Recreation staff Brookings and Weppler, CED Director Hyde, IS Director Kleppe and staff Scott Worley, Candy Galindo and Keith Kingslien, Library Director Soneda and Deputy Library Director Holahan, General Facilities Manager Prosser, Human Resources Director Bartlett, Assistant Public Works Director Love 1. 2016 Preliminary Budget Discussion: • TV10, IS and Fiber: Kim Kleppe, Scott Worley and Keith Kingslien were available to answer question regarding these budgets. • The TV10 budget is up due to the transition of a part-time contract staff member to full time City employee. This employee will enable us to have new revenue contracts with other entities for providing Spanish services. • Information Services generates revenue by contracting with other entities to provide technical support services and fiber optic services. This budget is up 4.6% over last year mostly due to salary and benefits. • IS Capital – In 2016 $60,400 will be put in ER to purchase a new SAN server as well as laptops, work stations and servers. • Community Economic Development Department: Bob Hyde indicated that the senior planner will focus exclusively on the comp plan for the next four months. He will be working with staff to develop incentives for development, a parking facility and streamlining zoning and development codes and departmental processes. • General Facility Operating and Capital Projects budgets: Rick Prosser indicated that the overall cost of supplies for repair and facility maintenance has increased and is driving the increase in the Facilities operating budget. Alicia reviewed revenue that will be received during the county jail construction process and indicated that the associated sales tax revenue in 2016 of $200,000 is one-time revenue the preliminary budget has allocated $50,000 to the Parks Department for year 2 of the urban forestry program and $150,000 to the General Facilities capital project budget for a parking facility preliminary design. There are various projects requested that are mostly focused on repairs of aging and failing building components. • Library: Brian Soneda was on hand to answer questions regarding his budget. • Human Resources Department: Kandy Bartlett said that this budget has a $30,000 decrease which is due to changes in the high deductible health plan. Adjourned at 7:00 p.m. Submitted by Rebecca J. Wade