FINANCE COMMITTEE

Laura Stanek, Chairman                                     Larry Bargy                              Robert McLeod

Monday, December 05, 2005

 

The meeting came to order at 9:00 a.m. in the County Clerk's office

 

Present:             Robert McLeod, Larry Bargy

Absent:              Laura Stanek

Also present:    Laura Sexton, Jack White

1.                                                        It was moved by Bargy, seconded by McLeod it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the Claims and Accounts totaling $111,143.57 be approved and paid. All voted yes.

There was a request from the Commission on Aging for an advance of $20,000 from the General Fund to end the county's fiscal year.

 

2.                                              It was moved by Bargy, seconded by McLeod it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners $20,000 be transferred from the General Fund to Commission on Aging to be returned in February, 2006. All voted yes.

 

Peter Garwood requested changes to the Wetzel Lake and Cedar River N.A. budgets.

3.                                                        It was moved by Bargy, seconded by McLeod it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the 2006 operating expenses for Wetzel Lake ($5,000) and Cedar River Natural Area ($1,000) be moved to the General Fund, the Wetzel Lake Fund revenue and expenditures budget be amended to reflect only the possible grant proceeds, and the Cedar River Natural Area Fund be closed. All voted yes.

 

4.                                                        It was moved by Bargy, seconded by McLeod it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the following budget amendments be made in the 2006 Computer Cost Center of the General Fund:

 

 

Increase

Decrease

Services — internet access

 

1,300

Website

1,300

 

Information Technology Service

70,500

 

Computer — Equalization

 

25,000

Computer — Treasurer

 

30,000

Computer — Clerk

 

10,000

Contractual Services

 

2,000

Computer — Jury Board

 

1,500

Computer — Elections

 

1,000

 

Computer — Abstract

  500

 

Computer — Register of Deeds

All voted yes.

  500

 

John Strehl presented information on the 2006 funding project. There is a possibility of a $710,000 grant: $400,000 from federal and $310,000 from state. The local match requirement would be $40,000.

 

5.                      It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners $40,000 be budgeted in the Grant Match Fund (Fund #161) for Airport Grant match and that the remainder of $1,706.86 in the Airport Grant Match Fund (Fund #195) be transferred to the Grant Match Fund (Fund #161). All voted yes.

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 10.00 p.m.