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QCommittu Z ort of tfx Vtroonn i an Irina= Commiat= <br /> The August 16, 1993 meeting of the Personnel and Finance <br /> Committee was called to order by its Chairperson, Councilmember Ann <br /> Puzzello at 3:05 p.m. in the Council Informal meeting room. <br /> Persons in attendance included Councilmembers: Coleman, Luecke, <br /> Puzzello, Ladewski, and Zakrewski; Mayor Joseph E. Kernan, Kevin <br /> Horton, Jeff Rinard, Joseph Kuhariak, William Eagan, Fire Chief Luther <br /> Taylor, Police Chief Ron Marciniak, Asst. Chief Rick Switalski, Asst. <br /> Chief Joel Wolvos, Don Pinkert, James Mooreland, Ed Talley, Don Porter <br /> and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. <br /> Councilmember Puzzello welcomed everyone in attendance and <br /> noted that over the next two weeks there will be tedious hours of daily <br /> meetings and numerous documents as the Personnel and Finance Committee <br /> and the Utilities Committee jointly review the proposed 1994 budgets for <br /> the Civil City budget as well as the enterprise funds. <br /> Mayor Kernan than presented the Budget Overview. He stressed the <br /> need for a firm and strong financial foundation for the City, and noted that <br /> the estimates regarding revenue and proposed expenditures are <br /> conservative. He acknowledged that there has been alot of sacrifice by <br /> employees which has resulted in better equipment. He also noted that <br /> sacrifice has positively resulted in saving over one-half million dollars <br /> through a bond refinancing and having the City's bond rating upgraded <br /> from a conditional "A"rating to an "A" rating. <br /> The Mayor noted that this is the first combined budget ever <br /> presented to the Council, and will also include the Economic Development <br /> budget. The Building Department will also be considered as an enterprise <br /> fund. Equipment Services will be an internal service fund with costs <br /> divided between each department reflecting their proportionate share. He <br /> noted that more and more general fund monies are being used for roads <br /> and streets in light of fewer federal and state dollars being allocated. <br /> Travel and training will be addressed in each department beginning next <br /> year. <br /> The most significant increase will be the Health Insurance Reserve which <br /> will require adding 1.2 million dollars to fully fund it properly. The <br /> budget also fully funds city-wide drug testing and continues funding for the <br />