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ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Chairman Buck Malick
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Ralph Swenson, Chair
COMMITTEE TITLE: Finance Committee
DATE: Thursday, October 30, 2003 8:30 A.M.
LOCATION: Room 1281, Government Center, Hudson
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: November 13, 2003 8:30 A.M.
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Resolution for Illegal Taxes (Charged back to Municipalities)
2. Resolution Approving New Positions for 2004
3. Final Updates on 2004 Budget
CORRESPONDENCE:
ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
COPIES TO: County Board Office News Media/Notice Board
County Clerk County Board
County Departments
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OFFICIAL
MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY FINANCE COMMITTEE
Special Meeting October 30, 2003
Meeting called to order by Chair Swenson at 8:30 a.m. Present: Ralph Swenson, Clarence
Malick, Esther Wentz, Daryl Standafer and Stan Krueger. Staff present: Administrative
Coordinator Chuck Whiting, Finance Director Michelle Pietrick and County Clerk Cindy
Campbell.
Motion by Wentz, 2nd by Standafer to adopt the agenda. Carried unanimously. Date of next
meeting will be November 13, 2003 at 8:30 a.m.
New Business
1. Resolution for Illegal Taxes (Charged back to Municipalities). Pursuant to a
memorandum prepared by County Treasurer Cheryl Slind dated October 17, 2003, Slind
indicated annually the treasurer needs to prepare the Illegal Tax Resolution for Finance and
County Board approval. The resolution is for taxes that were incorrectly assessed and/or are
assessor errors to be charged back to the proper municipality. The term "illegal" comes directly
from State Statutes Chapter 70.74 (2). Motion to approve by Standafer, 2nd by Krueger. Carried
unanimously.
2. Resolution Approving New Positions for 2004. Swenson read the proposed resolution.
Discussion regarding Clerk of Court First Deputy position. Pietrick indicated on September 11,
2003 the Finance Committee approved adding the First Deputy position back into the Clerk of
Courts' budget and forwarding the request to the Personnel Committee. This matter was not
brought before the Personnel Committee and was never added into the budget. Swenson
suggested waiting on adding this position until a recommendation is received from the Personnel
Committee then take the funds from the Building Fund if approved. The total salary and fringes
for this position is $53,060. Motion by Malick, 2nd by Krueger to approve the resolution without
the Clerk of Court First Deputy position. Carried unanimously. The salary and fringes are
included in the 2004 budget approved by the Finance Committee.
3. Final Updates on 2004 Budget. Pietrick indicated it was necessary to make changes since
the October 9th Finance Committee meeting. Changes include $25,134 for final insurance
changes; $53,060 for the First Deputy position in the Clerk of Court office; and $173,459 for
error corrections related to the insurance funds, debt service revenue, Land Conservation,
Highway correction and Health and Human Services correction. After the changes, the amount
of the building fund reserve now totals $605,610 which leaves a balance in this fund of $73,896.
Motion by Malick, 2°d by Wentz to approve budget with the additional changes described by
Pietrick. Carried unanimously.
Supr. Chuck Mehls was present to highlight the need for an emergency communications backup
system. He proposed a Zetron Model 4010 12 Channel Desktop Console. Two Zetron units
would cost approximately $35,905 less $6,000 from the Emergency Communications capital
outlay plan for a total of $29,905.
Meeting adjourned at 8:58 a.m.