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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES
October 23, 2007
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:07 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, Arlene Juracek, John Korn and Richard Lohrstorfer. Staff present
was Village Manager Michael Janonis, Assistant Manager David Strahl, Human Services
Director Nancy Morgan, Deputy Director Jan Abernethy, Finance Director David Erb,
Deputy Director Carol Widmer, Community Development Deputy Director Ellen Divita,
Environmental Health Coordinator Bob Roels, Police Chief John Dahlberg, Deputy Chief
Semkiu, Deputy Chief Rzepecki, Crime Free Housing Coordinator Pat Lyons and
Commander Tim Janowick.
II. MINUTES
Approval of Minutes of Special Meeting of August 28, 2007. Motion made by Trustee
Korn and seconded by Trustee Juracek to approve minutes. Minutes were approved.
Approval of Minutes of September 25,2007. Minutes were deferred since there were not
enough Trustees present at this meeting that were not absent on September 25.
III. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
None
IV. 2008 BUDGET DISCUSSION
Finance Director David Erb provided an overview of the budget. He stated the total
Budget is approximately $87 million with a $56 million operating budget. He said the
overall budget is up 6.4% with the operating budget up 2.5%. The General Fund is
balanced as proposed. He also stated the Village Board has previously established a
permanent funding source for Capital Improvement Projects with a 0.25% sales tax
effective January 1, 2008. The Capital Improvement Budget is up 32.6% due to property
acquisition in the TIF area downtown. He stated investment income has increased by
25.3% due to favorable investments in the market and available funds to invest. He
stated the Village is benefiting from diverse revenue sources. He said the Property Tax
is slated to increase to 3.8% for 2008 with the majority of increase capturing the rising
accessed value. A projected budget surplus at the end of 2007 was projected at 29% of
the General Fund with a projected surplus at the end of 2008 at 26%. However, the
storm expenses from the event on August 23, 2007 is currently at $933,000 which
would significantly impact the surplus at the end of 2007 assuming there is no
reimbursement from the Federal Government for the storm expenses. If reimbursement
were to take place the Village has the potential to recapture approximately 75% of its
expenses.
Human Services Department Budget Overview
Nancy Morgan provided a summary of the budget for Human Services and the services
provided by the department. She stated the overall budget is up 4.16% with grant funds
increasing from $2,000 to $21,000 and the department assuming $65,000 in
reimbursement funds.
Community Development Budget Overview
Bill Cooney stated the budget is projected to increase 8.5% with the majority of the cost
associated with grant programs. He stated the overall budget increase of 3.25% is
exclusive of new programs. He also stated there is $60,000 in the budget for a process
improvement review consultant for 2008. He highlighted the Crime Free Housing
Program and the Sidewalk Inspection Program along with the increased number of
Administrative Adjudication cases. He stated to date his staff has performed windshield
surveys on approximately 80% of the properties in town and reviewed approximately
1047 deficiencies for 369 addresses leading to a total of 19 tickets issued. He stated
staff primarily focuses on compliance prior to any citations thereby the number of tickets
is quiet low because of this. He said the department has obtained grants equaling to
$200,000 for 2007 including First Time Home Buyers Grant, Community Trusts
Immigrant Integration Grant, RTA and STAR Line monies for development of new routes
and potential regional bike routes. He stated the staff completed a Comprehensive Land
Use Plan during the year and a Business Retention Program which included visits to
twenty-nine businesses plus thirteen businesses on the south side of the community. He
also provided an overview of the current development projects that are slated for 2008.
Police Department Budget Overview
Crime Free Housing Coordinator Pat Lyons spoke. He provided an overview of the
program in addition to the communication efforts in the outreach included within the
program.
Commander Tim Janowick spoke. He provided an overview of the traffic unit and its
activities since its inception in June of 2007. He also provided a summary of the
education efforts undertaken by the traffic unit officers.
Chief John Dahlberg provided an overview of the 2008 Police Budget along with a
summary of the 2007 activities and projected 2008 activities. He stated the budget
includes an increase of 4.4% which is primarily personnel cost which account of 87% of
its total budget.
V. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
None
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 9:16 p.m. Board members adjourned into Closed Session to
discuss Personnel instead of Land Acquisition.
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DAVID STRAHL
Assistant Village Manager
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