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Minutes of the Meeting
October 21, 1998
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The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. Those present included Acting Chairman George Busse
and Commissioners John Engel, Vince Grochocinski, Newt Hallman, Jim Morrison, Tom Pekras, and
Ann Smilanic. Also present were Village Manager Michael Janonis, Community Development
Director Bill Cooney, Deputy Community Development Director Mike Blue, Building Coordinator
Bill George, Health Coordinator Bob Roels, Finance Director Douglas Ellsworth, and Deputy Finance
Director Carol Widmer. Finance Commission Chairman John Korn was absent.
II Discussion Regarding. Previous Budget Presentations
The Finance Commission discussed the presentations and proposed budgets of General Administration,
Finance and Human Services.
M. Review of the Prouosed 1999 Village Budget
(Community Development, Police and Fire Departments)
Community Development Department
Community Development Director Bill Cooney introduced the members of his staff who were present:
Mike Blue, Bob Roels, and Bill George. Each of the staff members present gave a brief description
of the accomplishments of the Building, Health and Planning Divisions for 1998. Bill George of the
Building Division outlined the "customer friendly" enhancements to the permitting and inspection
process. Bob Roels of the Environmental Health Division noted that the Village updated food
inspection procedures and received certification of the food program through the Cook County
Department of Health. Mike Blue gave a brief description of the organization of the Planning
Division and the responsibilities of the professional staff members. The 1999 Proposed Budget for
the Community Development Department totals $1,327,176, or $46,382 more than the 1998 budget.
The increase is mainly due to the addition of a Plans Examiner to the Building Division staff for 1999.
The request for a Plans Examiner was the result of a year long review in conjunction with Public
Works and the Fire Department. It is expected that position will enhance the development and
building approval process and serve the public more efficiently. Mr. Cooney noted that 86% of the
Community Development budget is spent on personal services and 10% is contractual services.
Questions from the members of the Finance Commission related to the new Plan Examiner position
and the qualifications necessary for the candidate. Mr. Cooney advised that the individual would need
to be certified by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International Organization (BOCA).
A question was raised regarding the reinspection fees for restaurants. Mr. Roels provided the answer
by stating that restaurants are charged 'k of the business license fee for each inspection over four each
year.
Police Department
Police Chief Ron Pavlock, Deputy Chief of Operations Tom Daley, and Deputy Chief of
Administration Ron Richardson presented the 1999 Proposed Budget for the Police Department. The
1999 Proposed Budget of $8,681,069 is 2.8% higher than the 1998 budget of $8,441,032. Included
in the budget is a request for an additional sergeant for the first watch, or 11:00 p.m. - 7:00 am shift.
Tom Daley explained that a combination of increased activity, level of experience of the patrol
officers, and hazardous nature of the calls necessitates the need to increase the supervision on that
shift. Currently, when taking into consideration vacations and days off, there is only one supervisor
on duty approximately half the nights of the year.
Other significant budget increases and decreases include an additional $12,050 in employment testing
to pay for the promotional process for police sergeants. Accreditation has been increased $9,000 to
pay for a reaccredidation on-site visit and conference expenses. The Seasonal Earnings account in
the crossing guards program has been reduced $10,840 due to a decrease from ten to six in _ the
number of school crossing, guards and, finally, the Police Department's share of the Northwest Central
Dispatch System's costs will decrease $25,704 due to the addition of Streamwood and Hoffman
Estates to the system. There were several questions by members of the Finance Commission relating
to the need for an additional sergeant.
Fire Doartment
The Fire Department's 1999 Proposed Budget was presented by Fire Chief Mike Figolah, Deputy Fire
Chief John Malcolm, Administrative Captain Tony Hueman, and Fire Prevention Coordinator Paul
Valentine. The total Fire Department budget for 1999 is $6,743,589 which represents a 1.6%
increase over the 1998 budget of $6,634,350. Employment testing will increase $17,000 in 1999 to
reflect new -hire recruitment and a captain promotion exam. Also, the Fire Department is required
to perform ladder testing and there is a new line item in the operations section for $1,030 for that
testing. The emergency preparedness program will increase from $9,171 in 1998 to $14,867 in 1999.
The increase is due to a request for clothing supplies, radio equipment, and emergency equipment.
After the presentation there was a discussion by members of the Finance Commission and Chief
Figolah regarding the Police and Fire training room equipment and the scheduled replacement of a
Fire Department pumper.
IV. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 10:10 p.m. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, October 29,
at 6:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Carol L. Widmer
Deputy Finance Director