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FINANCE COMMITTEE Tuesday October 6, 2026 5:00 pm at CITY HALL 405 Jewel Street MINUTES _________________________________________________ Finance Members: Bob Chapman, Mike Cypert and Troy Justmann Others Invited: Meagan Buchda and Mayor Jane Fude Also Present: Joe Ludtke, Dave Beal, Jim Ronge and Connie Schuett 1. The Meeting was called to order at 5:00 pm and roll call was taken. 2. M. Cypert / T. Justmann motioned to approve the agenda. Motion carried. 3. T. Justmann / M. Cypert motioned to approve September 1, 2026, minutes. Motion carried. 4. Public Comment: Jim Ronge expressed his concern with the 2027 debt service to reconstruct E. Center Street. This project is not currently on the list of street projects at this time. 5. Review, Discuss, and Possibly Approve Installing Outside Cameras at City Hall. Reviewed camera quotes and decided on purchasing 2 cameras from Javis for the front and back door of City Hall. All work is to be completed by Javis. There would be no recording of surrounding buildings. T. Justmann / M. Cypert motioned to approve City Hall cameras. Motion Carried 3-0. Forward to Council as a 2026 capital request. 6. Review, Discuss and Possibly Approve Election Inspectors/Chief Inspector’s wage increase. Clerk/Treasurer requested an increase for election workers due to being so short staffed for elections and the current wages being so low. B. Chapman / M. Cypert motioned to increase Election Inspectors to $13 per hour and Chief Inspectors to $15 per hour. Motion carried 3-0. Forward to Council. 7. Review, Discuss and Possibly Approve the 2027 City Fee Schedule. The City Fee schedule was discussed. There was an increase in black dirt, sand, gravel and clear stone due to an increase in costs to the city. The black dirt is shredded topsoil that DPW staff run through a shredded to remove items and debris. Delivery is a flat fee of $50. There was an increase in park rental fees due to the current rental fees not covering staff cleaning costs after rentals. T. Justmann / M. Cypert motioned to approve the 2027 City Fee Schedule. Motion Carried 3-0. Forward to Council. 8. Review, Discuss and Possibly Approve 2027 Capital Requests. Clerk/Treasurer noted there is $576,279.03 of unallocated 2024 debt service funds. There is an increase in these funds due to approved projects/purchases coming in under budget. All current approved 2024 Capital Requests have been fulfilled. Approved 2026 capital requests using 2024 debt service to be purchased and paid for by December 2026 is as follows: DPW salt truck - $276,186.24 DPW brush mower - $7,485.00 2 Fire attack nozzles - $6,850.00 24 – 1 ¾ in fire hose - $8,496.00 10 – 2 ½ in fire hose - $1,324.00 Fire – 30 helmets, 30 fronts and 30 gloves - $18,780.00 PD MDC - $3,564.00 Handgun/red dot site upgrade (6) - $4,679.64 Funds towards a police replacement vehicle - $7,000.00 City Hall lobby floor replacement - $3877.05 City Hall cameras - $2,093.03 The remainder of funds will be paid towards the already approved ambulance purchase. 2027 capital requests that were approved: Library parking lot seal coat - $4,668.00 Street reconstruction – N. Hyland/Midway/ East Street - $781,950.00 Mill and overlay – N. Hyland Street - $205,920.00 Remainder of ambulance payment Grant allocation for police - $10,000 Justin Fischer from Baird is planning a visit in February or March 2027. T. Justmann / M. Cypert motioned to approve this request. Motion carried 3-0. Forward to Council. 9. Review, Discuss and Possibly Approve 2027 Wage Scale. Finance members reviewed the wage scale. T. Justmann / M. Cypert motioned to approve the 2027 wage scale as presented. Motion carried 3-0. Forward to Council. 10. Review, Discuss and Possibly Approve 2027 EMS Wage Scale and Rate Increase Recommendations. The EMS Coordinator is requesting an increase in pay for current EMS base and hourly pay. They have not received an increase in pay since 2018. Also, documentation was provided to increase the EMS Fee Schedule. These services have also not been increased for many years. M. Cypert / T. Justmann motioned to approve the EMS wage scale and fee schedule. Motion carried 3-0. Forward to Council. 11. Review, Discuss and Possibly Approve the 2027 Health Insurance Contribution. Clerk/Treasurer noted that there was a slight increase of 4% in the Network Health State Plan which was significantly less than last year. T. Justmann / M. Cypert motioned to approve the 2027 health insurance contribution as presented. Motion carried 3-0. Forward to Council. 12. Review, Discuss and Possibly Approve Department Budgets submitted to the Clerk/Treasurer. Department budgets were reviewed. Clerk/Treasurer noted that the budget was balanced and almost ready to go. M. Cypert / T. Justmann motioned to approve the general fund budget as presented. Motion carried 3-0. 13. Future Agenda Items: Special Council Budget hearing the week of November 16th. TBD 14. Set Date and Time for Next Meeting: Finance – November 3, 2026, at 5:00 pm. 15. T. Justmann / M. Cypert motioned to Adjourn Meeting at 7:09 pm. Motion carried. Minutes Reported By: Bob Chapman