City of LaSalle Finance Committee met July 11.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
Chairman Ptak called the Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chairman Ptak, Alderman Thompson, Lavieri, Herndon
Excused Absence: Alderman Jeppson
Others Present: Finance Director John Duncan, Deputy Clerk Brent Bader, Supt. Of Public Works Patrick Watson, Alderman Reynolds, Alderman Bacidore, Treasurer Virginia Kochanowski, Fire Chief Jerry Janick, City Engineer Brian Brown, Parks and Rec Director Linda Kasik, Alderman Crane (arrived at 6:11pm)
A quorum was present.
Moved by Alderman Thompson and seconded by Alderman Herndon to approve and place on file the minutes of the Finance Committee for June 27, 2022. Each and every alderman has a copy.
Voice vote, all ayes. Motion carried.
Aldermen Lavieri asked Finance Director Duncan and Supt. Watson how much a new well will cost. Watson believes it to be over $500,000. There will be a 40% forgiveness on that loan.
Finance Director Duncan and Parks and Rec Director Kasik spoke in regards to the need for the ABI Force z23slt Field Groomer. This will be coming out of the park fund. The Parks Dept. has been running with a 2000 Gator for about 22 years. The Gator has been repaired many times. The new Field Groomer will cost $24,797 but there will also be some additional costs for attachments. There will be no trade-in. This will be a one person piece of equipment, which will reduce some labor on the fields. There were two bids that were similar in price but this one had more attachments to purchase. This groomer has been allocated to the parks depts. It was budgeted with the pool liner. The parks dept. will go into the negative for a bit after the groomer and liner are purchased but these items are both warranted. The two attachments will be approx. $2,700, putting the total cost of the groomer at $28,297.
Moved by Alderman Ptak to accept and approve the recommendation from the finance committee regarding the purchase of an ABI Force z23slt Field Groomer for the parks department.
AYE: Chairman Ptak, Aldermen Thompson, Lavieri, Herndon
NAY: None
Absent: Alderman Jeppson Abstain: None
MOTION CARRIED: 4-0
Director Duncan did mention that there were a couple changes made to the preliminary budget. Alderman Crane made mention of an equipment purchase that will be beneficial to the city which was added under Fund 20. Duncan also mentioned two expense items had to be changed around. The auditor asked for them to be an interfund transfer. Duncan did put the budget into Ordinance Form electronically along with printing out a copy for every alderman. This will match with everything that was discussed. This will be voted on the next Finance meeting. There will be a public hearing for any residents to come and ask questions in regards to the budget. Duncan will not be present but will be available via phone if any questions at the time of the meeting.
There were no more questions or comments from the public.
Moved by Alderman Lavieri and seconded by Alderman Thompson to adjourn the meeting.
Voice vote, all ayes. Motion carried.
Chairman Ptak adjourned the meeting at 6:13 p.m.
https://www.lasalle-il.gov/sites/default/files/agendas-minutes/2022-08/7-11-22.pdf
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