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VILLAGE OF LINDENHURST SPECIAL MEETING OF THE VILLAGE BOARD |
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CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Betustak called The Special Meeting of the Village Board to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: Roll call showed those present were: Mayor Betustak, Trustees: Czyzewicz, McCarthy, Messmer, Norlin, Wayne and Zerba. Also in attendance were Administrator / Budget Officer Jim Stevens, Treasurer Neubauer, Engineer Welsh and Clerk Bauschke. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: NEW BUSINESS: REVIEW: DRAFT BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2007 /2008 PRESENTATION – ADMINISTRATION – CINDY SPANGLER, OFFICE MANAGER – Cindy Spangler presented the Administration Budget to the Village Board. General discussion occurred. Trustee Zerba requested an increase to the Community Activity Account 01-10-9-917. She reported that Earth Day has received $1,000.00 since it’s inception and requested it be raised to $2,000.00 due to rising costs. The Village Board and Staff agreed. WATER / SEWER ADMINISTRATION – CINDY SPANGLER, OFFICE MANAGER; ROBERT GARCIA, SUPERINTENDENT – Both Office Manager Spangler and Superintendent Garcia at each of their scheduled times, expounded on the Water /Sewer Administration Budget. General discussion occurred. (Please refer to Administrator Stevens Executive Summary Memo dated 3-14-07, which is attached.) STREET DEPARTMENT – STEVE AUTH, SUPERINTENDENT – Superintendent Auth and Engineer Welsh discussed the Street Department Budget with the Village Board. General discussion occurred. (Please refer to Administrator Stevens Executive Summary Memo dated 3-14-07, which is attached.) MOTOR FUEL TAX – WES WELSH, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS – Engineer Welsh recounted the highlights in the Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) Budget. General discussion occurred. (Please refer to Administrator Stevens Executive Summary Memo dated 3-14-07, which is attached.) BUILDING & GROUNDS – WES WELSH, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS – Engineer Welsh, Superintendent Steve Auth and Administrator Stevens briefly reported the highlights in the Building and Grounds Budget. General discussion occurred. (Please refer to Administrator Stevens Executive Summary Memo dated 3-14-07, which is attached.) ENGINEERING & BUILDING – WES WELSH, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS – Engineer Welsh explained the highlights in the Engineering & Building Budget. General discussion occurred. (Please refer to Administrator Stevens Executive Summary Memo dated 3-14-07, which is attached.) WATER / SEWER DEPARTMENT – ROBERT GARCIA, SUPERINTENDENT; WES WELSH, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS – Superintendent Rob Garcia and Engineer Welsh both presented various items in the Water / Sewer Department Budget to the Village Board. General discussion occurred. (Please refer to Administrator Stevens Executive Summary Memo dated 3-14-07, which is attached.) Mayor Betustak called for a 5-minute recess at 7:50 p.m. RECONVENE: The Mayor reconvened the Special Village Board Draft Budget Review Meeting at 7:55 p.m. POLICE DEPARTMENT – JACK MCKEEVER, CHIEF OF POLICE – The Police Department Budget was explained by Chief McKeever. Mayor Betustak asked the Village Board if they support the proposed VIPS (Volunteers In Police Service) Program. The consensus of the Board was unanimously in favor of the program, which would consist of adult volunteers from our community. General discussion occurred. (Please refer to Administrator Stevens Executive Summary Memo dated 3-14-07, which is attached.) CORPORATE FUND REVENUES, UTILITY FUND REVENUES, MISC. ESCROW, AND SPECIAL SERVICE AREA #4 – JIM STEVENS, ADMINISTRATOR / BUDGET OFFICER – Budget Officer Stevens discussed the various Budget highlights in these accounts. General discussion occurred. (Please refer to Administrator Stevens Executive Summary Memo dated 3-14-07, which is attached.) DRAFT BALANCE SYNOPSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (TENTATIVE BUDGET) – JIM STEVENS, ADMINISTRATOR / BUDGET OFFICER – Budget Officer Stevens explained his Fiscal Year 07/08 Draft Budget conclusions and recommendations. General discussion occurred. (Please refer to Administrator Stevens Executive Summary Memo dated 3-14-07, which is attached.) After the entire draft budget of revenue / expenditures were reviewed and discussed the consensus of the Village Board was to have Budget Officer Stevens rework the draft to include all of the listed changes included on the four page attachment with tonight’s minutes. Administrator / Budget Officer Stevens reminded the Village Board that the FY 07/08 Budget could be revised during the course of the fiscal year if anything changed significantly. The Public Hearing has been advertised and is scheduled for April 9, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. during the Regular Village Board meeting. Mayor Betustak thanked everyone for their hard work. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: None ADJOURNMENT: A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Trustee Wayne and 2nd by Trustee McCarthy. Upon voice vote, the motion carried. Adjournment was at 8:50 p.m. |
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