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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1374_001VILLAGE CLERK CAROL A. FIELDS Phone: 708 / 392-6000 Fax: 708 / 392-6022 To Budget Hearing Attendees: TDD: 708 / 392-6064 Thank you for taking the time to attend tonight's Budget discussions. Active community participation in our local decision-making process is the only method to keep municipal officials informed about your needs, desires and your opinions. Open and healthy debate regarding issues of community concern is the only way to keep Mount Prospect a vital and thriving community. Discussion regarding the 1994-1995 Village Budget will be considered as the main item of business on this evening's agenda. Each person or group that wishes to address the Village Board on the Budget (pro or con) will be given an opportunity to speak. Additional Budget Hearings are scheduled for Committee of the Whole meetings in March. The attached sheet shows when those Hearings are scheduled. Please note the 6:00 p.m. start time. In an effort to give everybody a fair opportunity to be heard, we ask that you observe the following guidelines: Please wait to be recognized by the Mayor. He will attempt to work his way systematically through the audience. You must speak at the Podium: All Village Board meetings are broadcast live over our local cable channel; in order to broadcast your comments, you must speak into the microphone at the Podium. ,9*0 You will be asked to state your name and address so that your comments can become a part of the official record of the meeting. Please keep your comments brief and to the point. If you are here as a group, we ask that you consider working through a spokesperson or a limited number of spokespersons to get your message out. If you have petitions or material you wish to present to the Board members, please have a separate individual present the item(s) to the Mayor while the spokesperson explains the nature of the presented material from the Podium. We ask that you refrain from spontaneous demonstrations of support or disapproval for individual comments; it only serves to slow down the meeting and disrupts the on-going discussion. Each speaker should be afforded the opportunity to make their point uninterrupted. Full, fair discussion and debate regarding the proposed Budget is extremely important. We ask that you afford interested individuals the opportunity to have their items heard without disruption. If you wish to converse with others, we ask that you do so outside of the main meeting room. Your cooperation is much appreciated. 01 MAYOR GERALD L. FARLEY TRUSTEES GEORGE A CLOWES TIMOTHY J CORCORAN RICHARD N. HENDRICKS PAUL WM. HOEFERT MICHAELE W SKOWRON 'Vi I I a g e o f MR oun t 12, r a s p e c t IRVANA K. WILKS V1tLA,GE MAKAGER, 100 South Emerson Street Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056 MICHAEL E, JANONIS VILLAGE CLERK CAROL A. FIELDS Phone: 708 / 392-6000 Fax: 708 / 392-6022 To Budget Hearing Attendees: TDD: 708 / 392-6064 Thank you for taking the time to attend tonight's Budget discussions. Active community participation in our local decision-making process is the only method to keep municipal officials informed about your needs, desires and your opinions. Open and healthy debate regarding issues of community concern is the only way to keep Mount Prospect a vital and thriving community. Discussion regarding the 1994-1995 Village Budget will be considered as the main item of business on this evening's agenda. Each person or group that wishes to address the Village Board on the Budget (pro or con) will be given an opportunity to speak. Additional Budget Hearings are scheduled for Committee of the Whole meetings in March. The attached sheet shows when those Hearings are scheduled. Please note the 6:00 p.m. start time. In an effort to give everybody a fair opportunity to be heard, we ask that you observe the following guidelines: Please wait to be recognized by the Mayor. He will attempt to work his way systematically through the audience. You must speak at the Podium: All Village Board meetings are broadcast live over our local cable channel; in order to broadcast your comments, you must speak into the microphone at the Podium. ,9*0 You will be asked to state your name and address so that your comments can become a part of the official record of the meeting. Please keep your comments brief and to the point. If you are here as a group, we ask that you consider working through a spokesperson or a limited number of spokespersons to get your message out. If you have petitions or material you wish to present to the Board members, please have a separate individual present the item(s) to the Mayor while the spokesperson explains the nature of the presented material from the Podium. We ask that you refrain from spontaneous demonstrations of support or disapproval for individual comments; it only serves to slow down the meeting and disrupts the on-going discussion. Each speaker should be afforded the opportunity to make their point uninterrupted. Full, fair discussion and debate regarding the proposed Budget is extremely important. We ask that you afford interested individuals the opportunity to have their items heard without disruption. If you wish to converse with others, we ask that you do so outside of the main meeting room. Your cooperation is much appreciated. MINUTES COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FEBRUARY 22, 1994 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Gerald Farley at approximately 6:00 p.m. Present at the meeting were.- Trustees George Clowes, Timothy Corcoran, Paul Hoefert, Michaele Skowron and Irvana Wilks. Absent from the meeting was: Trustee Richard Hendricks. Also present at the meeting were. Village Manager Michael Janonis, Assistant to the Village Manager David Strahl, Finance Director David Jepson, Assistant Finance Director Carol Widmer and Communications Administrator Cheryl Pasalic. 1114 MINUTES Acceptance of the Minutes of February 8, 1994. Motion made by Trustee Corcoran and Seconded by Trustee WWks to accept the Minutes. Minutes were approved unanimously. Trustee Skowron requested a minor change on page 8, Item Vill, relating to placement of Trustee Comments on the Agenda to correspond with Trustee Corcoranis comments. III. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD None. Ili 1 11 76, 1 =100 go 41f Mayor Farley detailed the Budget process and how the Hearings are structured and provided background material for citizens who may be watching on television and may be interested in providing input. I Trustee Wilks detailed how citizens can call in and offer questions and comments and listed the additional meeting dates of March 8 and March 22. M Mr. Jepson provided additional detail of Revenues and stated that the total Budget projected was $47,278,385. He also provided information relating to the Property Tax estimate of $8.2 million and showed the spread of Revenues of Mount Prospect whereby the amount of Property Tax as a percentage of the total Revenues is approximately 1 8%. All Property Tax Revenues go to Public Safety, Improvements Refuse Disposal and Public and not for general operations. Mayor Farley stated that he did not intend to ask the Village Board for specific decisions on individual, Departments and would like them to reserve judgment and look at the Budget as a whole. Manager Janonis provided an overview of the Admin 6stration Budget which 0 includes the Village Board, the Village Managers Office, the Village Clerk's ffice and the Communications Division. The Village Board Budget shows a decrease of approximately 10%. The decrease is related to the Northwest Municipal Conference Transportation Subsidy. Manager Janonis further detailed the Village Manager', office which shows a 2.3% 0 increase which is related to the full-time personnel costs for the Assistant to the Village Manager and all related benefits. Ernie Lassa, 805 South Elm, spoke. He questioned the number of personnel in the Village Manager's office compared to last year's budget to this year's budget. Manager Janonis stated that the Managers Office was authorized four positions in the previous Budget and now has three positions. Mr. Jepson stated that one should look at the dollar increase in the Budget for the Managers office and the cost of full-time employee increases. General discussion followed in which numerous Trustees and the Manager discussed various line items in the Manager's Office Budget. Mr, Janonis stated that the Communications Division shows a decrease of 1.4% and reminded the Board that the Division is a self-sustaining Division and is financed completely from Franchise Fees. One of the major expenditures upcoming for the Communications Division is the replacement of Capital Equipment since the current equipment is the original equipment that was purchased with the original Franchise Agreement. Cheryl Pasalic appeared and responded to miscellaneous questions from the Village Board members relating to miscellaneous line 'items in her budget and details of her operation. K Manager Janonis asked that Mr. Camp call the Police Department if any other occurrences like this happen in the future. Mr. Janonis also stated he would talk with the business owner about what Mr. Camp stated occurred and will remind the business owner to refrain from such activities. Mr. Janonis stated that a neighborhood meeting is scheduled in the future to attempt to resolve these outstanding issues. 0 Mr. Camp asked if the neighborhood meeting would.include the business owner. Mr. Janonis stated that it would. Manager Janonis stated that there is a summary of upcoming Bond Issues that have been provided to the Village Board would encourage anyone that would like some detailed information about the Village to review this information. He has found it quite useful. VI. ADJOURNMENT DS/rcc The Committee of the Whole meeting/Budget Hearing was adjourned at 10:01 p.m. Respectfully submitted, DAVID STRAHL Assistant to the Village Manager 9 VILLAGE OF "MOUNT Pit,OSPECT 199495 Budget Review Meetings Finance Village Commission Board Budget Overview Budget Revenues 2/17/94 Administration - Village Manager Coimnunications, Village Clerk Finance Department L� W - - ------ -- Public Works Department, Streets, Water, Parking, Refuse Disposal Police Department Planning Department Fire Department Inspection Services Department Hannan Services Department Non -Departmental: Co iativiunity & Civic Services,, Pensions,, Insurance, Debt Service, Co ci s ,Capital Improvements Final Wrap -Up (If Needed) 3/03/94 3/17/94 3/24/94 2/22/94 1 3/08/94 1 3/22/94 1 3/29/94 The Finance Commission is scheduled to meet at 7:00 p.m. in the Trustees Room at the Village Hall. The Village Board is led to meet at 6:00 p.m. on 2/22/94, 3/08/94 and 3/22/94 and at 7:30 p.m. for all subsequent meetings. The meetings will be at the Senior Center.