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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/19/1978 FC MinutesMount Prospect Finance Commission Minutes of meeting January 19, 1978. Attending: Chairman Ronchetto, Commissioners Bachhuber, Beier, Clauser, V. C. Hasse, Commissioners Hiehle, Linkman & Miller. Ex Officio, Dick Jesse, Mt. Prospect Finance Director Chairman Ronchetto called the meeting to order at 8 p.m. The minutes of the meeting of 12/13/77 were amended to add the followi,4 subcommittee studies: Commr. Miller - Review of Legal Department Commr. Bachhuber - Building & Zoning Department Commr. Clauser - Health Services Department. The minutes were then approved as amended by vote of 8-0. Chairman Ronchetto reported to the Commission on the employee -trustee -commission member Christmas party noting he felt this was a low priority, non essential and possibly inappropriate expenditure in view of the continued higher t:-xes being levied on local taxpayers. The subcommittee recommended this expenditure be eliminated at a saving of $5,000.00. Commr. Bachhuber moved that the Commission be placed on record as recommending the Christmas party be discontinued and funds dropped from the budget. Motion seconded by Commr. Hasse. Passed 8-0. Commr. Bachhuber ga•ae a report on his study of the Building Department. His subcommittee recommended person y°l reductions of one assistant director and one building inspector amounting to $45,000.00 in savings of salaries, and related costs. This represents an approximate 25% reduction. This study came under discussion. Commr. Linkman suggested the possibility of hiring; outside inspectin., se ~vices during peak periods. He also noted that while the subcommittee had been told the Building Department was self-supporting, this did not appear to be the case, since the 1978 budget shows $181,000 expenditures and lists only $136,000 in fees. Vice Chairman Hasse moved that the subcommittee report on the Building Department recommending personnel reductions be approved by the full Commission and forwarded to the Mayor and Board of Trustees for consideration. Seconded by Commr. Clauser. Motion passed 8-0. Chairman Ronchetto's sube0flImIttee report on the Public Relations Department came under discussion. The report .recorwiended'iha t all personnel costs be eliminated and a review made of the content anti frt;quercy of Village Rowsletters with a view toward reducing the total to four a year or lc Hs, Sug( esatcd 1979 budget: $6,000.000 savings $17,509.00. Vice Chairman Hasse moved that the subcommittee report and recommendations on the Public Relations Departmeat be approved as amended and forwarded to the Mayor and Board of Trustees for their.. nonsiderat.ion. Motion passed 8-0. Attending Citizen:Ralpli Arthur -said he had written Mayor Krause on this subject and that he felt this expenditure and function were unnecessary in a Village our size. Chairman Ronchetto presented his subcommittee's report and recommendations on the proposed hiring freeze. Commr. Hiehle moved that the report and recommendations on a hiring free,z-, be approved by the full Commission and forwarded to the Mayor and Board of Trustees for consideration. Mount Prospect Finance Commission Minutes of meeting January 19, 1978 continued Seconded by Commr. Bachhuber. Passed 8-0. Commr. Miller presented his subcommittee's report an his review of the Legal, Department. This will be discussed further at the next meeting. The next meeting s set for January 31, 1978 at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Rochetto adjourned the meeting.