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Meeting Name: Finance and Personnel Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/26/2009 5:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: City Hall, Room 301
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09-3625 A1.First quarter attendance report from the Belle City Senior Center.CommunicationSubject: Communication from Mayor Friedel presenting the first quarter attendance report from the Belle City Senior Center. Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 5-26-09: Item to be received and filed. Fiscal Note: N/A   Not available Not available
09-3600 A2.Communication from the Acting Public Health Administrator requesting the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized and directed to enter into an amended agreement to accept additional funding from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services for the WICCommunicationSubject: Communication from the Acting Public Health Administrator requesting the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized and directed to enter into an amended agreement to accept additional funding from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services for the WIC Program. (Grant Control #2006-049) (Res.09-1421) Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 5-26-09: The Mayor and City Clerk be authorized and directed to enter into an amended agreement to accept $27,879 additional funding from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services (Grant Control #2006-049). Fiscal Note: $2,298 for the Farmer's Market Program and $25,581 for the operation of the WIC Program.   Not available Not available
08-2877 A3.Alderman of the 1st District requesting that the Park and Recreation Department remove a fallen tree at 811 Eleventh Street.CommunicationSubject: Communication from the Alderman of the 1st District requesting that the Park and Recreation Department remove a fallen tree at 811 Eleventh Street. Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 11-10-08: Item to be deferred. Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 5-26-09: The Item to be received and filed as the tree has been removed. Fiscal Note: N/A   Not available Not available
08-2616 A4.Communication from Mayor Becker wishing to discuss the issue of exceeding the number of authorized sworn positions, in the Police Department in anticipation of retirements in 2009.CommunicationSubject: Communication from Mayor Becker wishing to discuss the issue of exceeding the number of authorized sworn positions, in the Police Department in anticipation of retirements in 2009. Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 09-08-08: The item be deferred so that the City Administrator and the Chief of Police be directed to develop a policy that will allow them to exceed the authorized sworn positions in anticipation of retirements in 2009. Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 5-26-09: Item to be received and filed. Fiscal Note: N/A   Not available Not available
09-3562 A5.Communication from the Director of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services requesting permission to waive certain fees to promote pre-sales of the new crypts and niches being constructed in Mound Cemetery. (Res.09-1422)CommunicationSubject: Communication from the Director of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services requesting permission to waive certain fees to promote pre-sales of the new crypts and niches being constructed in Mound Cemetery. (Res.09-1422) Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 5-26-09: Permission be granted to waive the fees for opening and closing the crypt entombment and niche inurnment cost up to December 31, 2009 to promote advance sales of crypts and niches. Fiscal Note: The waived fees will be as follows: crypt entombment resident $760, nonresident $990; niche inurnment resident $520 and nonresident $650.   Not available Not available
08-2907 A6.Communication from Alderman Robert Mozol requesting to appear before the Finance & Personnel Committee to discuss requiring a mandatory yearly physical for all city employees who operate city-owned vehicles. (Also refer to the Board of Health)CommunicationSubject: The 15th District Alderman requesting to appear before the Finance & Personnel Committee to discuss requiring a mandatory yearly physical for all city employees who operate city-owned vehicles. (Item also referred to the Board of Health) Recommendation to the Finance & Personnel Committee on 11-24-08: Defer the item. Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 12-08-08: The item be deferred. Recommendation of the Board of Health on 01-13-08: The item be deferred. Recommendation of the Board of Health on 02-10-08: The item be deferred. Recommendation of the Board of Health on 04-14-09: That the City of Racine require a mandatory yearly physical for all city employees who operate city-owned vehicles. Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 5-26-09: The item to be received and filed. Fiscal Note: N/A   Not available Not available
09-3626 A7.The Finance Director wishing to discuss amending the 2009 budget to add $365,214 to the Fire Protection Charge as approved by the Public Service Commission on March 25, 2009. (Res.09-1423)CommunicationSubject: The Finance Director wishing to discuss amending the 2009 budget to add $365,214 to the Fire Protection Charge as approved by the Public Service Commission on March 25, 2009. (Res.09-1423) Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 05-26-09: Permission be granted to amend the 2009 budget to add $365,214 to the Fire Protection Charge as approved by the Public Service Commission on March 25, 2009. Fiscal Note: Funds to be appropriated from the Unreserved Undesignated General fund balance.   Not available Not available
09-3639 A8.The Finance Director requesting that a resolution be adopted for audit purposes carrying forward the remaining 2007 Façade Grant Program funding in the amount of $87,649.68 from fiscal year 2007 to fiscal year 2008. (Res.09-1424)CommunicationSubject: The Finance Director requesting that a resolution be adopted for audit purposes carrying forward the remaining 2007 Façade Grant Program funding in the amount of $87,649.68 from fiscal year 2007 to fiscal year 2008. (Res.09-1424) Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 5-26-09: Carry forward the remaining 2007 Façade Grant Program funding in the amount of $87,649.68 from fiscal year 2007 to fiscal year 2008. Fiscal Note: The Façade Grant Program is in the Intergovernmental Revenue Sharing fund (919). Because this is a “budgeted” fund in the Capital Projects section of the adopted budget book, there must be formal action taken to carry forward any unencumbered balances at year end. This line item was not included in the Carry forward resolution in spring 2008. The retroactive carry forward from 2007 to 2008 is needed to comply with audit requirements.   Not available Not available