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• ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR JUNE 91 1"7 is ROLL The Council met on the above mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor Gabriel Jabbour, Council Members J. Diann Goetten, Charles Kelley, Barbara Peterson, and Richard Flint. Representing Staff were City Administrator Ron Moorse, City Attorney Tom Barrett, Assistant Planning and Zoning Administrator Michael Gaffron, Planner /Zoning Administrator Elizabeth Van Zomeren, Public Services Director Greg Gappa, City Engineer Tom Kellogg, and Recorder Sherry Frost. Mayor Jabbour called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. (#I) AUDIT REPORT DENNIS HOOGEVEEN, REPRESENTATIVE OF MALLOY, MONTAGUE, KARNOWSKI, RADOSEVICH & CO. Chris Miller, Assistant Finance Director, was present along with Dennis Hoogeveen, who represented Malloy, Montague, Karnowski, Radosevich & Co. Hoogeveen reported that the audit process went very smoothly and was completed one month earlier this year. The report consists of a letter from the City staff to the Council and the Management Report prepared by the auditor. Hoogeveen reported that the City has again obtained an unqualified or clean report which should qualify the City for the Certificate of Achievement. • Hoogeveen presented a general review of the report noting the favorable standing of the General Fund. He noted that the City took a proactive approach regarding water and sewer rates. The report was completed in an efficient manner. Jabbour inquired how the City compares to other cities audited by the company. Hoogeveen noted that the City follows a simplified fund structure allowing the reporting to be straight forward and easily understood. Hoogeveen said the City is well run from a financial standpoint, is meeting their debt commitments, and taking a proactive approach appropriate with costs. Goetten was informed that the City has received a Certificate of Achievement each year since 1988. Flint inquired if the recent legislative session resulted in any changes that would affect the City. Hoogeveen said there was not a great deal of summarization available from the session which just ended but did not believe there would be any major impacts on the City. Kelley noted the HACA funding has had an up and down track record. Hoogeveen said he believes the trend of the fund is going to continue down but noted that the City is less reliant on State revenue sources than many cities.