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Village of Fall Creek Special Board Meeting Minutes 11/25/19 Page 1 of 2 1. Call to Order: 6:05 p.m., Village Hall Meeting Room, 122 E. Lincoln Ave., Fall Creek 2. Pledge to Flag 3. Roll Call: Members Present: President Chester Goodman, Trustees Bob Jenkins, Matt Mattoon, Tim Raap, Karen Strasburg, Dane Zook. Members Arriving Later: Trustee Joyce Aldrich. Members Absent: None. Staff Present: Police Chief Chad Dachel, Public Works Director Bryan Kaatz, Clerk-Treasurer Renee Roemhild. Also Present: 3 citizens. 4. Certify Open Meeting Law Requirements Have Been Met: A notice of the meeting and an agenda was posted in the three public places and newspapers were notified, and a public hearing notice was published in the newspaper. 5. Adopt Agenda: ▪ MOTION (Mattoon/Strasburg) to adopt the agenda as printed. PASSED, without negative vote. 6. Public Hearing Regarding 2020 Budgets: President Chester Goodman opened the public hearing. Richard Ziemann thanked the staff and board for their efforts in keeping costs down and asked that they keep in mind the best interests of the Village and avoid the impulse to be influenced by special interests. Clerk-Treasurer Renee Roemhild highlighted changes since the last meeting and summarized key points regarding the proposed budgets, with additional discussion regarding ambulance services and a summary of the goal over the years to reduce the debt service costs. The public hearing was closed at 6:22 p.m. 7. Consider Adoption of 2020 Budgets: President Goodman noted at the last meeting Police Chief Dachel stated a step-raise was due for Tyler Geske according to the personnel policy. Two scenarios were reviewed: 25¢/hour increase and a 2% increase which equals 46¢/hr. Trustee Joyce Aldrich arrived at 6:30 p.m. ▪ MOTION (Jenkins/Raap) to approve a 2% or 46¢/hour raise with a total cost to the Village of approximately $1,150 and take it out of the capital budget. PASSED, roll call vote: Goodman-yes, Jenkins-yes, Mattoon-yes, Raap-yes, Strasburg-yes, Zook-yes, Aldrich-yes. ▪ MOTION (Mattoon/Jenkins) to adopt the 2020 budgets as follows: Village of Fall Creek Minutes of Public Hearing & Special Village Board Meeting November 25, 2019 General Fund Revenues Expenses Taxes 477,500 General Government 155,350 Intergovernmental Revenues 343,700 Public Safety 359,100 Licenses & Permits 7,500 Public Works 203,350 Fines, Forfeitures & Penalties 5,000 Culture, Recreation, Education 48,850 Public Charges for Services 3,350 Conservation & Development 1,700 Misc. Revenues 7,850 Capital Outlay 85,550 Other Financing Sources 9,000 Other Gen Fund Exp. 0 Total Revenues 853,900 Total Expenses 853,900 Special Revenue Funds Revenues 106,850 Expenses 106,150 Debt Service Funds Revenues 435,750 Expenses 435,750 Capital Projects Funds Revenues 940,350 Expenses 1,108,942 Enterprise Funds Revenues 639,900 Expenses 707,717 Village of Fall Creek Special Board Meeting Minutes 11/25/19 Page 2 of 2 PASSED, roll call vote: Jenkins-yes, Mattoon-yes, Raap-yes, Strasburg-yes, Zook-yes, Aldrich-yes, Goodman-yes. 8. Consider Adoption of Village Levy: ▪ MOTION (Zook/Mattoon) to set the 2020 levy (to be paid in 2021) for the Village of Fall Creek at $503,023 (not including the library county levy). This amount includes an adjustment of the allowable levy limit by $20,000 for debt service levy for general obligation debt authorized after July 1, 2005 (Section D,. Line E.). PASSED, roll call vote: Mattoon-yes, Raap-yes, Strasburg-yes, Zook-yes, Aldrich-yes, Goodman-yes, Jenkins-yes. 9. Adjourn: ▪ MOTION (Jenkins/Strasburg) @ 6:40 p.m. PASSED, without negative vote. Renee Roemhild, Clerk-Treasurer