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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
DATE: Friday, October 4, 2002 8:30 A.M.
LOCATION: Room 1281, Government Center, Hudson
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: October 10, 2002 8:30 A.M.
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES: September 10, 2002
September 18 and 19, 2002
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Review of Vouchers
2. Review of 2003 Budget Status
a. County Board Budget Resolution
CORRESPONDENCE:
ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
Date: September 27, 2002
COPIES TO: County Board Office News Media/Notice Board
County Clerk County Board
County Departments
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MINUTES of the ST. CROIX COUNTY FINANCE COMMITTEE
Meeting of October 4, 2002
The meeting was called to order by Esther Wentz at 8:30 AM.
Roll call was taken with Wentz, Clarence Malick and Daryl Standafer in attendance, Ralph Swenson and Stan
Krueger excused. Also in attendance were Administrative Coordinator Chuck Whiting, Corporation Counsel
Greg Timmerman and Finance Director Rich Loney, who served as recording secretary.
It was noted that the next meeting is scheduled for 8:30 AM on Thursday, October 10th
A motion was made by Standafer, seconded by Malick, to adopt the agenda with the reference to voucher
review deleted and the note that item #2A referred to publication of the budget. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Malick, seconded by Standafer, to approve the minutes of the meetings of September
10"' and 17th as corrected as well as the budget review meetings of September 18th and 19th. Motion carried.
Whiting began discussion of the budget with an overall review. Loney discussed the overall levy of
$18,871,667 as compared to the levy for 2002 operations of $16,453,629, an increase of $2,418,038 or 14.7%.
He particularly noted the inclusion of $801,000 for the Building Fund, commenting that discussion had taken
place during the budget hearings of construction of a Huber facility as well as moving up the timetable for
communications center equipment acquisition.
Areas of potential litigation were discussed, as was the advisability of moving forward with the communications
center equipment project.
A motion was made by Malick, seconded by Standafer, to approve the budget at this point for publication,
noting that the budget remains open for review and adjustment through the next meeting scheduled for October
l01h, right up to the public hearing at the County Board meeting on October 29th. Motion carried.
In response to a question from Standafer, Whiting said that no contact has been made back from our bonding
company regarding the Treasurer's office. The Committee would very much like the newly elected treasurer to
begin the transition shortly after the November election.
A motion was made by Standafer, seconded by Malick, to adjourn at 9:45 AM. Motion carried.
Richard Loney
Recording Secretary