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The Monona city council will take up the 2010 operating budget for a second reading. A number of minor amendments are proposed, including restoring $3000 funding for the youth center.
AGENDA 11/16/09
One significant amendment is a proposed agreement to share a building inspector with the Village of McFarland and to supplement that half-time position with contracting for specialized inspection services. The amendment would reduce the levy by $24,000. I like the concept, but it has not been reviewed by the Public Safety Commission and I'm not comfortable buying into the idea sight unseen. I'd hate to take the money out of the levy and then find out that we need it after all.
2010 Operating Budget Amendments
The council will also be taking up:
Resolution 09-11-1663 Amendment to Contract with Vierbicher Associates for 2009 Street & Utility Improvements Vierbicher underestimated the hours needed for construction inspection. they say the road contractor was too slow, but they completed the road work on time. They want an extra $28,746. The contract was 'not to exceed'. I'm willing to pay them something because they did do the work, but not the entire amount. A complicating factor is that Vierbicher did go to the Public Works Committee early on and got some sort of assurances they would be compensated - an assurance exceeding the power of the committee or the city engineer.
AGENDA 11/16/09
One significant amendment is a proposed agreement to share a building inspector with the Village of McFarland and to supplement that half-time position with contracting for specialized inspection services. The amendment would reduce the levy by $24,000. I like the concept, but it has not been reviewed by the Public Safety Commission and I'm not comfortable buying into the idea sight unseen. I'd hate to take the money out of the levy and then find out that we need it after all.
2010 Operating Budget Amendments
The council will also be taking up:
Resolution 09-11-1663 Amendment to Contract with Vierbicher Associates for 2009 Street & Utility Improvements Vierbicher underestimated the hours needed for construction inspection. they say the road contractor was too slow, but they completed the road work on time. They want an extra $28,746. The contract was 'not to exceed'. I'm willing to pay them something because they did do the work, but not the entire amount. A complicating factor is that Vierbicher did go to the Public Works Committee early on and got some sort of assurances they would be compensated - an assurance exceeding the power of the committee or the city engineer.
Resolution 09-10-1661 Eliminating the EMS Director Position and Transferring Duties to Fire Chief These two items relate to the consolidation of the Fire Chief and EMS Director/Fire Marshall into a full time position. Again, I support the general concept, but I'm not sure that we need to formalize the new arrangement yet by adopting an ordinance. I'd like to see a proposal from the mayor first.
Also on the agenda:
Resolution 09-11-1667 Participation in Membership with Multi Jurisdictional Public Safety Information System It sounds hopelessly arcane and it probably is, but this proposal would make dramatic improvements in the way information is handled in the police department.
Ordinance 11-09-609 Amending Code to Require Year-Round Permits for Monona Boat Launch Sites This would require boat launch fees to be paid year-round and would include canoes and kayaks.
Staff reports:
Also on the agenda:
Resolution 09-11-1667 Participation in Membership with Multi Jurisdictional Public Safety Information System It sounds hopelessly arcane and it probably is, but this proposal would make dramatic improvements in the way information is handled in the police department.
Ordinance 11-09-609 Amending Code to Require Year-Round Permits for Monona Boat Launch Sites This would require boat launch fees to be paid year-round and would include canoes and kayaks.
Staff reports:
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