City Council

October 31, 2017 CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS Budget Workshop City Council Room 1:30 PM 1:30 PM CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL SALUTE TO FLAG PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD / 15 MINUTES PRESENTATIONS 1. Nothing at this time. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Nothing at this time. MAYOR’S DEPARTMENT 1. Nothing at this time. ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT 1. Nothing at this time. FINANCE DEPARTMENT 1. 2018 Budget Workshop: General Discussion PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 1. Nothing at this time. PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT 1. Nothing at this time. SUPERVISORS Matthew Veitch 1. Nothing at this time. Peter Martin 1. Nothing at this time. ADJOURN Budget Workshop 10/31/17 October 31, 2017 CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS City Council Meeting City Council Room 1:30 PM PRESENT: Joanne Yepsen, Mayor Michele Madigan, Commissioner of Finance John Franck, Commissioner of Accounts Anthony Scirocco, Commissioner of DPW Christian Mathiesen, Commissioner of DPS STAFF PRESENT: Meg Kelly, Deputy Mayor Mike Sharp, Deputy Commissioner, Finance Maire Masterson, Deputy Commissioner, Accounts Eileen Finneran, Deputy Commissioner, DPS Vincent DeLeonardis EXCUSED: Frank Coppola, Deputy Commissioner, DPW Matthew Veitch, Supervisor Peter Martin, Supervisor RECORDING OF PROCEEDING The proceedings of this meeting were taped for the benefit of the secretary. Because the minutes are not a verbatim record of the proceedings, the minutes are not a word-for-word transcript. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Yepsen called the meeting to order at 1:345 p.m. PUBLIC COMENT Mayor Yepsen reminded the public and Council that rules have been adopted regarding the public comment period. She reviewed these rules for all. Mayor Yepsen opened the public comment period at 1:35 p.m. No one spoke. Mayor Yepsen closed the public comment period at 1:35 p.m. FINANCE DEPARTMENT Commissioner Madigan advised this is the fourth workshop and will review departmental requests and a general update on the process. Page 2 of 3 Budget Workshop 10/31/17 Commissioner Madigan provided the Council with a print out of the requests by department (attached). She thanked each department for their timeliness and thought put into the budget. She is not able to confirm which requests will or will not make it in the version of the budget. It is her plan to bring a budget forward for vote at the November 21, 2017 City Council meeting. The Finance Department is due to receive additional data such as third quarter sales tax revenue and the final 2017 mortgage tax distribution. These figures will play a part in determining 2018 revenue estimates. Health care costs may move in either direction as employees may change plans during open enrollment. National Grid is proposing a rate increase and could have an impact on the utility lines not associated with the solar park. Commissioner Mathiesen advised the Public Safety Department has made some adjustments to accommodate the costs for the traffic control person and the software for the Tritech System and Axon service contract. Commissioner Scirocco advised they paired down requests to 3; one being the third dispatcher, the restoration of funding to the streets and highway vehicle maintenance line; and $1,000 for street signs. Commissioner Franck advised he is looking to upgrade the assessment clerk position, otherwise he would need to hire at least a part time person. He had a couple article 7’s cases come through that we did better than expected on and a couple others didn’t happen, so money was available in our budget. The upgrade will be a “wash”. Mayor Yepsen stated she submitted revenue increases and expense decreases to support a position upgrade for the parks and open space position, the communications clerk position upgrade, include $10,000 for the Center for the Family, and increase in management fees to satisfy the Convention and Tourism Bureau agreement. Commissioner Madigan stated the total next change is an additional $256,507. The second public hearing is scheduled for 6:55 p.m. on November 6, 2017 and will remain open until the budget is adopted. No additional budget workshop has been scheduled at this time. EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Yepsen moved and Commissioner Mathiesen seconded to go into executive session for discussion of pending litigation: Code Blue – Pringle vs. the City of Saratoga Springs, et. all and the Mouzon House at 1:52 p.m. Ayes – All Council returned at 2:16 p.m. Mayor Yepsen announced nothing was decided to report to the public. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Mayor Yepsen adjourned the meeting at 2:16 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Lisa Ribis Clerk Approved: 11/6/17 Vote: 5 - 0 Page 3 of 3