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<br /> r1;';=-11-1:;;~ 1~"-" F~Ci'l H.: I'::. rE' 'EUJFt1E! iT TO :=t:: ::7:3:'~ F'.Ol <br /> _'. ._'.J.. <br /> , 'TO: T",-I~(l...'( (--10;', fRJM: c:.. A-J'{ L I <'VNIOG,. ~IS ;- DAlE: '3/II/'7'fS <br /> I fAA" c.. ~3 - /! 3'7 T"7'Nv7ES PACE; INC..lDNC !i <br /> T1ilS PAGe; ~ <br /> FAX f: '3 '/~ - "., s: 6. !'tOO: " '1 'I <a - 'I::J. =>. 'l ~ ~ <br /> . .. ---_.. --..--- ."- .--. .u_ . -- <br /> ARDEN HILLS FINANCE COMMITTEE <br /> February 24, 1994 DRAFT <br /> Minutes <br /> Call to Order: <br /> The meeting was called to order at 7:37 PM. The following members were present: Fran <br /> Holmes. Christine Leavitt, Chuck Mertensotto, Charlotte McNeish, Carl Rundquist and Tom <br /> Steele. Committee member Joe (;orpstem was absent. Also present were City Councrl member <br /> Paul Malone and City Accountant Terry Post. <br /> Minutes Approved: <br /> The minutes for the meeting of January 27, 1994 were approved. <br /> Sweanng In: <br /> Charlotte McNeish and Tom Steele were sworn in by Paul Malone. <br /> City AccountantFl reasurer's Keport: <br /> Terry Post reviewed the highlights of the monthly financial report included with the packets. <br /> H'rs report noted that the City Administrator has asked staff to request the committees to <br /> conslCler drafting a miSSion statement and summariZe 1994 goals. He briefly discussed We <br /> 1993 annual report for the investment program. Terry commented on the letter from a citizen <br /> . complaining about the minimum charge for water. The citizen complained that this minimum <br /> charge encouraged waste of water. <br /> Potential Projects for 1994: <br /> l he potential projects identified include - <br /> - City employee benefit plans <br /> - Service ~ees for non-profit units in the city <br /> - Senior Citizen breaks on utility rates <br /> . In house versus contracted city services <br /> - Upgrade of water metering system <br /> - Re engineering/efficiency review of city employees <br /> - Development of mission statement/goals for 1994 (submit to council) <br /> Paul Malone said that the cfty Administrator has referred the Senior Citizen Assessment <br /> Deferral Policy to the Finance Committee as a potential project. He distributed copies of the <br /> statute allowing deferrals and the Arden Hills resolution adopting the policy. <br /> Committee Mission Statement: <br /> The committee attempted to draft a missIon statement during the meeting. After wrestling with <br /> the language, it was decided that each committee member should draft a mission statement for <br /> the committee and submrt it to Terry Post at City Hall by March 21 st. Christine Leavitt <br /> suggested tMt a mission statement should be very brief. very brief mission statements are <br /> much easier to remember" She suggested an ideal length of eight words. <br /> Repol l~; <br /> . Fran Holmes reported on attending the Parks and Recreation Committee meeting. She reported <br /> that the Par1<s Committee is concerned about the best use for the parks development fund. This <br /> fund wh,ch was created from contributions uy t.lev"'ol"'f~ Ird~ sto~d growing because there Is <br />