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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MINUTES FOR JULY S, 1996 <br />• ROLL <br />The Council met on the above mentioned date with the following members present: <br />Mayor Edward J. Callahan, Jr., Council Members J. Diann Goetten, Gabriel Jabbour, <br />Charles Kelley, and JoEllen Hurr, who arrived at 7:50 p.m. Representing Staff were City <br />Administrator Ron Moorse, City Attorney Tom Barrett, Public Works Director John <br />Gerhardson, Building and Zoning Administrator Jeanne Mabusth, Assistant Zoning and <br />Planning Administrator Michael Gaffron, City Engineer Glenn Cook, and Recorder <br />Sherry Frost. Mayor Callahan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br />(R #1) CONSENT AGENDA <br />Items #9 and 14 were added to the Consent Agenda. <br />Jabbour moved, Goetten seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. Vote: <br />Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br />( #2) REPRESENTATIVE TOM WORKMAN - DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATIVE <br />ISSUES <br />Staff had suggested to Representative Workman that, although the City is interested in <br />. keeping communication channels open, it was not necessary that he attend the Council <br />meeting. Representative Workman indicated he is available to work with the City on <br />legislative issues of concern to the City. <br />( #3) 1995 COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT - <br />PRESENTATION BY AUDITOR <br />Finance Director, Tom Kuehn, and Dennis Hoogeveen, representative from the City's <br />audit firm of Malloy, Montague, Kamowski, and Radosevich & Co., were present. <br />Hoogeveen brought attention to the auditor's opinion on page 16 of the 1995 <br />Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which gave the City a "clean" or unqualified <br />audit opinion. He then referred to the separate management report, commenting on the <br />analysis and legislative matters. The population class of the City and the per capita <br />revenues and expenditures were found to be within the state average of comparable <br />cities. The public safety costs were high, but this is due to providing police services to <br />surrounding cities and is offset by revenues generated from this service. Hoogeveen said <br />the financial trends found on page 6 for the City were good. He commented that having <br />a healthy fund balance in the general fund allows for ease of budget transition from one <br />year to the next, helps keep the cash flow stable, and is reflected in the bond rating. <br />40 <br />