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Finance Commission Minutes April 11, 2017 – Draft Minutes Page 2 of 6 Commissioner Hodder moved, Seconded by Commissioner McRoberts, to elect Commission 46 Zeller to serve as Vice-Chair of the Finance Commission. The motion carried unanimously. 47 48 Finance Director Miller stated Commissioner Bachhuber had served on the Ethics Commission 49 for 2016. 50 51 Commissioner Hodder stated he would be interested in representing the Finance Commission on 52 the Ethics Commission. 53 54 Commissioner Murray moved, Seconded by Commissioner Zeller, to elect Commissioner 55 Hodder to represent the Finance Commission on the Ethics Commission for 2017. The motion 56 carried unanimously. 57 58 59 Debriefing on Finance Commission Recommendations Received at the March 20, 2017 City 60 Council Meeting 61 62 Chair Schroeder stated members of the Commission had attended the City Council meeting to 63 explain why the Commission wanted to make the recommended changes to the Finance 64 Commission Charter and Capital Improvement Spend policy changes. These recommendations 65 were approved by the City Council at their April 10 meeting. She requested Finance Director 66 Miller provide the updated policy to each Commissioner. 67 68 69 Receive 2016 Police Forfeiture Activity Report 70 71 Finance Director Miller reviewed the memo from Police Chief Rick Mathwig and the legal 72 restrictions and guidelines for the Police Forfeiture fund. He stated these funds are held with the 73 City’s other funds but they are restricted in what they can be used for. The Police Department 74 does make the decisions on what the money is spent on. These funds reflect what Roseville 75 police officers had seized. The balances can fluctuate from ear to year and the funds are used to 76 purchase supplemental equipment. 77 78 Commissioner Murray asked if these funds could still be claimed. 79 80 Finance Director Miller clarified the City takes control of the funds once the investigation has 81 been completed and the case is cleared. 82 83 Chair Schroeder stated these funds were restricted to supplemental purchases and could not be 84 used towards the CIP. She asked if items not listed in the CIP would be considered 85 supplemental. 86 87 Finance Director Miller stated this would be a legal answer and he would not be able to answer 88 it. The Police Chief consults with the City Attorney regarding purchases to ensure they fall 89 under the guidelines prescribed by law. 90 Item 3: Attachment A