City of Santa Fe Finance Committee met April 12.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
SPECIAL FINANCE COMMITTEE / BUDGET HEARINGS MEETING
1. CALL TO ORDER
Budget Hearings started at 1:03 pm.
2. ROLL CALL
Members Present:
Councilor Signe Lindell
Councilor Carol Romero-Wirth
Councilor Chris Rivera
Councilor Jamie Cassutt
Councilor Renee Villarreal
Members Excused:
None
Others Attending:
Carolynn Roibal, Attendee
Mary McCoy, Attendee
Bradley Fluetsch, Attendee
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: Councilor Lindell moved, seconded by Councilor Cassutt, to approve the agenda as presented.
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Councilor Lindell, Councilor Romero-Wirth, Councilor Rivera, Councilor Cassutt, Councilor Villarreal
Against: None
Abstain: None
4. CHAIR OPENING REMARKS
Councilor Romero-Wirth presented opening remarks.
5. DEPARTMENT REVIEWS
a. Overview
Finance Director Mary McCoy gave an overview of the FY 23 Budget. Dr. Reilly White with Erebor LLC., presented an Economic Outlook orientation for Santa Fe for 2022-2023.
Assistant Finance Director, Alexis Lotero and Brad Fluetsch, Cash and Investment Planning Officer, presented Revenue overview for FY22 and projected FY 2023.
Andy Hopkins, Budget Officer presented an Expenditures Overview. Mary McCoy, Finance Director presented FY 23 Budget Highlights.
b. Public Utilities
The Public Utilities presentation by Director Shannon Jones, Shirlene Sitton, Michael Dozier, Jesse Roach, Nancy Jiminez.
MOTION: Councilor Lindell moved, seconded by Councilor Cassutt, to approve the Public Utilities Budget as presented.
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Councilor Lindell, Councilor Romero-Wirth, Councilor Rivera, Councilor Cassutt, Councilor Villarreal
Against: None
Abstain: None
c. Unions
Mr. Trujillo representing the Santa Fe Police, Local 2059 (representing Fire Department union employees) and Therese Martinez and Louis Demella with AFSCME expressed their thanks for the salary increase for City employees forthcoming and further expressed additional Budgetary needs and concerns.
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Meeting adjourned 4:00 p.m.
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