HomeMy WebLinkAboutDecember 06, 1988 COW Committee of the Whole Meeting
December 6 , 1988
Mayor VanDeVoorde called the meeting to order at 4 :00
p.m. , in the Council Conference Room. Members present :
Councilmen Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Shales , Walters
and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Absent : None.
Budget Review
The City Manager stated that in order the balance the
1989 budget , the City Council can remove any capital
items which are proposed, but unfunded in the Captial
improvement fund and/or can provide for additional revenue.
Staff prepared the following tables containing the following
information:
Table I provides a comparison of tax and user fees charged
by other communities in the Chicago area.
Table II shows the additional revenue available from
those sources recommended by the Integrated Capital
Budget Steering Committee. This chart does not include
the sales tax recommendation due to the recent changes
in the state law.
Table III shows the impact on homehowners of several
alternative financing methods .
Table IV gives the cost for additional G.O. Bonds ranging
from $1,500.00 to $3 ,500 .00 .
The City Manager recommended that the Council decide
which additional revenue sources and/or expenditure
reductions will be used in order to obtain a balance
budget for 1989 .
Council proceeded to review the outstanding budget issues
as of the current date .
Councilman Fox made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman
Moylan to fund three additional policement for one-
half year, and three additional firemen for one-quarter
year. Yeas : Councilmen Fox, Moylan, and Popple. Nays:
Councilmen Gilliam, Shales , Walters and Mayor VanDeVoorde.
Councilman Walters made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman
Popple to fund three additional policement for one-
half year. Yeas: Councilmen Fox, Moylan, Popple and
Walters. Nays: Councilmen Gilliam, Shales and Mayor
VanDeVoorde.
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December 6 , 1989
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Councilwoman Popple made a motion, seconded by Councilman
Fox to retain the $6 ,000 appropriated for the Elgin
Heritage Commission Survey. Yeas : Councilmen Fox, Gilliam,
Moylan, Popple, Shales , Walters and Mayor VanDeVoorde.
Nays : None .
The following decisions by the Council were by oral
approval and not by motion:
Remove Westlaw Research System: Contractual Service
$10 , 380 and Personal Computer $4 , 600 .
Retain Elgin Image Advisory Commission Solar Lights
$600.00 and Awards $150. 00 .
Hold for further consideration Full-time Clerk Typist
in Planning Dept . $3 , 600 .00 .
Retain Northeastern Ill. Planning Commission request
$3 ,540 .00.
Hold for further consideration the Housing Authority
of Elgin request for $3 ,000.
Remove Horticultural Supplies-Parks Maintenance $11, 395 . 00 .
Councilman Gilliam made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman
Moylan to retain the Elgin Public Museum Employee Benefit
$2 , 600 . Yeas: Councilmen Fox, Gilliam, and Moylan.
Nays : Councilmen Popple , Shales , Walters and Mayor
VanDeVoorde.
Councilwoman Popple made a motion, seconded by Councilman
Fox to fund a full-time clark typist for the Planning
Dept . $3 , 600. Yeas: Councilmen Fox, Moylan, Popple and
Walters. Nays: Councilmen Gilliam, Shales and Mayor
VanDeVoorde.
Councilman Gilliam made a motion, seconded by Councilman
Fox to fund the Housing Authority of Elgin request for
$3 , 000 . Yeas : Councilmen Fox, Gilliam, Moylan Popple,
and Walters. Nays : Councilwoman Shales and Mayor VanDeVoorde.
Councilwoman Moylan made a motion, to approve a refuse
charge to cover the upfront project costs fo a solid
waste program. (This motion died for lack of a second)
Councilwoman Shales made a motion, seconded by Councilwomn
Moylan to provide for a $1. 00 per week refuse charge .
Yeas : Councilwoman Shales . Nays: Councilmen Fox, Gilliam,
Moylan, Popple , Walters and Mayor VanDeVoorde.
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December 6 , 1989
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Councilwoman Moylan made a motion to provide for a $2 . 00
per week refuse charge. This motion died for lack of
a second.
Adjournment
Councilman Fox made a motion, seconded by Councilman
Walters to adjourn the Committee of the Whole Meeting.
Yeas : Councilmen Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Shales ,
Walters and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays: None .
The meeting adjourned at 6 :45 p.m.
Marie YearmAb, City Clerk