FINANCE COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingWaunakee, WI · August 21, 2023
Minutes
VILLAGE OF WAUNAKEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
500 West Main Street
August 21, 2023 5:00 PM
Meeting Minutes
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Joe Zitzelsberger called the meeting to order at 5:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Members present: Joe Zitzelsberger, Kristin Runge, Robert McPherson, Al Dassow, Sara
Whitley, Tom Wilson, Renee Meinholz, Todd Schmidt
Absent: Paul Cardarella
CONSENT AGENDA
Items under the consent agenda may be acted upon by one motion. If, in the judgment of any
Board Member, a consent agenda item needs discussion, the item may be moved to later on the
agenda for discussion and/or action.
1 Consider approval of minutes - July 25, 2023
Motion by Kristin Runge to approve the consent agenda (approval of minutes - July 25, 2023), seconded by Sara
Whitley.
Motion Pass. For: 5 - Joe Z, Kristin R, Robert M, Sara W, Al D. Against: 0. Abstain: 1 - Tom Wilson
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
NEW BUSINESS
Motion by Joe Zitzelsberger to reorder the agenda, seconded by Robert McPherson.
Motion Pass. For: 6 - Joe Z, Kristin R, Robert M, Al D, Sara W, Tom W, Against: 0.
2 Discuss and take action on potential creation of additional fund balance policy
related to use of unassigned fund balance in the general fund in excess of Village
policy
Discussion ensued regarding if there should be a policy or some type of guidelines regarding the
use of unassigned fund balance above the top end of our policy (25%). Ultimately, the
committee decided that they would like the Village Board to weigh in on this.
Motion by Tom Wilson to request the Village Board discuss potential changes to Village fund
balance policy and direct the Finance Committee if they want them to do more work on the
topic, seconded by Kristin Runge.
Motion Pass. For: 6 - Joe Z, Kristin R, Robert M, Al D, Tom W, Sara W, Against: 0.
1 Discuss and Take Action on Assessment Contract with Associated Appraisal
Motion by Tom Wilson to recommend to the Village Board to approve the option calling for
Annual Maintenance with two Interim Market Update Revaluations for the years 2024-2028 for
a total of $400,000 and also the optional website posting, seconded by Sara Whitley.
Motion Pass. For: 6 - Joe Z, Kristin R, Robert M, Al D, Tom W, Sara W, Against: 0.
ADJOURN
Motion by Kristin Runge to adjourn, seconded by Robert McPherson.
Motion Pass. For: 6 - Joe Z, Kristin R, Robert M, Al D, Tom W, Sara W, Against: 0.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Renee Meinholz, Finance Director
Agenda
VILLAGE OF WAUNAKEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
500 W. Main Street
August 21, 2023 5:00 PM
Agendas may change prior to the commencement of the meeting.
Please check the posting board at the Village Hall, 500 W. Main Street,
Waunakee, Wisconsin for the current agenda.
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
CONSENT AGENDA
Items under the consent agenda may be acted upon by one motion. If, in the judgment of any
Board Member, a consent agenda item needs discussion, the item may be moved to later on the
agenda for discussion and/or action.
1 Consider approval of minutes - July 25, 2023
PUBLIC COMMENT
NEW BUSINESS
1 Discuss and Take Action on Assessment Contract with Associated Appraisal
2 Discuss and take action on potential creation of additional fund balance policy related
to use of unassigned fund balance in the general fund in excess of Village policy
ADJOURN
Any person who has a qualifying disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities
Act that requires the meeting or materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or
format should contact the municipal clerk at (608) 850-8500, 500 West Main Street,
Waunakee, Wisconsin, at least twenty-four hours prior to the commencement of the
meeting so that any necessary arrangements can be made to accommodate each request.
VILLAGE OF WAUNAKEE
BOARD MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the Village Board may attend this meeting. No action will be taken by the Village
Board at this meeting.
Next scheduled meeting is October 16, 2023.
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