January 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM - Finance, Ways & Means Committee Meeting

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2 CALL MEETING TO ORDER - Finance Chair Bill Peterson
 

3 ROLL CALL
 

4 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
 

5 ADOPT AGENDA
 

6 PUBLIC COMMENT  (3 min limit per person)
 

7 BILLS TO PAY

7 ACTION ITEM #1: The Committee recommends to pay all bills as submitted.
 

8 COUNTY TREASURER MONTHLY REPORTS PRESENTATION

8 1) Monthly Reports

8 ACTION ITEM #2: The Committee recommends to receive and file the monthly Treasurer's Report for the month of December as presented.
 

8 2) Resolution #25-02 Waive Collection Fees of Senior Citizens

8 ACTION ITEM #3:  The Committee recommends approval to adopt Resolution #25-02 to Waive Collection Fees/Senior Citizens as presented.
 

9 Jesse Osmer, County Administrator

9 1) Plaza Pool - Revised Budget for 2025
 

10 BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS 

10 ACTION ITEM #4:  The Committee recommends approval of the Budget Adjustments as presented.
 

11 POLL VOTE ACTIONS - Informational

11 Home Improvement Poll from 12/23/2024

POLL VOTE ACTION ITEM #1:  Recommendation to transfer $56,842.43 from line item 276-703-830.000 to line 101-690-635.000 as presented.

Roll call vote was taken:  AYES:  Commissioners LaHaie, Ludlow, Bray, Peterson, Fournier, Francisco, Konarzewski, and Kozlowski.  NAYS:  None.  Motion carried.
 

11 POLL VOTE ACTION ITEM #2:  Recommendation to approve the County Treasurer complete the 2025 Budgeted Transfers as listed below and to pay the Motorola Solutions Invoice #33159 in the amount of $89,780.00 as presented.

Airport (295) to	Airport Debt Fund (381)	$106,153.00
General Fund (101-969) to	Child Care (292)	$200,000.00
Ambulance (210) to	Central Tower Debt (372)	$  75,000.00
Ambulance (210) to	E911 (261)	$  60,500.00
E911 (261) to	Central Tower Debt (372)	$  15,000.00
711 Bldg (245) to	General Fund (101-969)	$  15,000.00
District Health Dept Bldg (246) to	General Fund (101-969)	$  15,000.00
Self-Insurance Fund (677) to	E911 (261)	$    4,000.00
Self-Insurance Fund (677) to	General Fund (101-969)	$  76,000.00

Roll call vote was taken:  AYES:  Commissioners LaHaie, Ludlow, Bray, Britton, and Kozlowski.  Motino carried.

Votes needed from Commissioners Peterson, Fournier, and Konarzewski
 

12 MOTION TO RISE & REPORT
(closes committee meeting)
 

13 Board Chairman John Kozlowski

13 1)  CONSENT CALENDAR 

13 ACTION ITEM #4:  Motion to approve the Consent Calendar which includes actions as listed above and filing of all reports.
 

13 2) Equalization Memo - Maintenace Agreement

13 ACTION ITEM #5:  Recommendation to approve an increase to the Equalization Department Maintenance Agreement with the Townships beginning with the 2025 billing cycle from $1.85 per parcel to $2.00 per parcel due to the cost of supplies increasing for tax roll preparation, printing, folding, inserting tax bills and printing tax rolls as presented.
 

13 3) Attorney for Legal Representation Resignation - Denise Burke
 

13 4) Veterans Affairs Board Appointment

13 ACTION ITEM #6:  Recommendation to reappoint Max Lund to the Veterans Affairs Board for a term beginning immediately to December 31, 2026, as presented.
 

13 5) Letter of Support for 3rd Avenue
 

14 PUBLIC COMMENT  (3 min limit per person)
 

15 ADJOURNMENT