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MINUTES
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
NOVEMBER 22, 2005
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:08 p.m., in the Village Board Room of Village Hall,
50 South Emerson Street, by Mayor Irvana Wilks. Present at the meeting were:
Trustees Timothy Corcoran, Paul Hoefert, John Korn, Richard Lohrstorfer, Michaele
Skowron and Michael Zadel. Staff members present included: Village Manager Michael
Janonis, Assistant Village Manager David Strahl, Finance Director David Erb, Police
Chief Richard Eddington, Public Works Director Glen Andler, Deputy Public Works
Director Sean Dorsey and Deputy Finance Director Carol Widmer.
II. MINUTES
Request to defer Minutes of November 8, 2005. Motion made by Trustee Zadel and
Seconded by Trustee Skowron to defer Minutes until December 13, 2005.
Request to defer Minutes of November 15, 2005. Motion made by Trustee Zadel and
Seconded by Trustee to defer the Minutes until December 13, 2005.
III. CONTINUATION OF VILLAGE BOARD 2006 BUDGET DELIBERATIONS
Finance Director Dave Erb provided a summary of the Budget considerations that were
discussed by the Village Board on November 15, 2005.
· The new staffing items that were approved were the addition of three (3) Police
Officers and one (1) Sergeant for Traffic Control Unit and the addition of three
Firefighters. The additional positions in Community Development and IT were
not approved.
· There was also direction to increase the fireworks contribution for the 4th of July
celebration from $3500 to $4500.
· Revenue enhancements included the expansion of ambulance billing to include
residential billing.
· Increase Motor Fuel Tax from 1 cent per gallon to 2 cents per gallon.
. Increase Property Tax Levy by 7.66%.
· Institute a direct charge for garbage in the amount of $75.00 per single-family
home annually and eliminate the Dog Licensing Program.
There was general discussion among Village Board members regarding the usage of the
proposed surplus for 2006. There was some discussion directing the surplus into the
General Fund while other discussions included directing any reserve over the standard
25% into Capital Improvement Fund.
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Village Manager Janonis stated that until the surplus actually materializes, it would be
possible to hold the discussion until the Mid-Year Budget Review and at that time, staff
would have a better idea on the amount of the actual surplus to be considered.
Finance Director David Erb stated the projected average Property Tax increase equated
to $54.00 from the previous year with this Property Tax increase proposal.
Dennis O'Meara, 105 Cathy, spoke. He questioned the detail of the revenue proposal
and the details regarding the ARC contract.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, the Committee of the Whole
adjourned at 7:49 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
The Closed Session was cancelled.
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DAVID STRAHL
Assistant Village Manager
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