CITY COUNCIL BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
Meeting Minutes of July 1, 2015
Call to Order: 4:30 pm
Members Present: Mayor Halliday, Councilmembers Jones and Lamnin
Staff: Fran David, Kelly McAdoo, Michael Lawson, Tracy Vesely,
Dustin Claussen, Tom Baker, Eric Vollmer, Scott Anderson
Guests: Cheryl Penick (IFPTE Local 21)
1. Committee reviewed the revised meeting minutes for the June 3, 2015 City Council Budget & Finance Committee meeting. Action: unanimous approval
2. The Committee held a brief discussion on a debriefing of the FY 2016 budget process. No Action was taken. Committee members discussed the idea of going back to a two-year budget format for FY 2017 & FY 2018 and requested a future agenda item on this topic. The Committee also expressed a desire for a continued focus on performance metrics. The Committee appreciated the quality of the budget document and the updated budget policies - as well as expressing that the Saturday department budget presentations was a format they would like to repeat.
3. The Committee received a presentation from City staff on the City Purchasing Policies. No formal action was taken. Committee members spent considerable time reviewing each of the proposed purchasing policies. The Committee emphasized the need for Local Preference policies and requested that the policy document include an overarching “preamble” that states the policies of City Council regarding purchasing expectations and ethics. Staff stated that the next step would be a report to the full City Council.
4. The Committee received but did not comment on the FY 2016 meeting schedule. No action was taken.
Committee Members/Staff Announcements and Referrals: None.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 6:09 pm