11-19-90 Personnel & Finance and Utilities

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(lnmmlittrt 14ort JOINT MEETINGS OF THE PERSONNEL & FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE UTILITIES COMMITTEE can tilt Comm &until of tip of foontI rnh: The November 19, 1990 joint meeting of the Personnel & Finance Committee and the Utilities Committee was called to order by the Vice Chairperson of the Personnel & Finance Committee, Council Member John Voorde at 1: 05 p.m. in the Council Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Voorde, Niezgodski, Slavinskas, Luecke, and Coleman; Jack Dillon John Leszczynski, Don Porter, Bob Kruszynski, Katie Humphreys, John Leisenring, Carl Kopec, Ted Latkowski, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Council Member Voorde noted that the first item on the agenda was to review the Sewage Works General Budget and noted that it began on page 14 of the Preliminary Budget for Enterprise Funds. Anticipated revenue is projected at $12,059,582.00 with aniticipated expenses to be $12,320,263.00 resulting in a loss of $260, 681.00. Mr. Jack Dillon then reviewed the Sewage Works General Fund. He noted that the City is currently in the third year of a four year rate increase. The Operation Maintenance Reserve Fund will have $2,000,000. 00 within it pursuant to the law and the bond issue. A rate increase is not anticipated in 1991. The Ordinance in effect calls for a rate review in 1992. John Leszczynski noted that the revenues projected have been projected on the conservative side. Fuel oil and electric have been budgeted high in order to allow the City an option to change over to one or the other, depending on the cost. He believes that there will really not be a deficit since new accounts will be coming on board and in light of the over-budgeting in this area. It was also noted that two new positions are being added, one is temporary, being a Chief Operator. Four Chief Operators are needed, however five have been budgeted with the capacity to change a person to a salaried position for training purposes. In response to a question raised by Council Member Voorde, it was noted that there is a turnover beginning in the Chemist area. The City has lost at least one Chemist to Elkhart so far.