10-22-18 Special MinutesOTSEGO CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
OTSEGO PRAIRIE CENTER
OCTOBER 22, 2018
*7:00 PM
Call to Order.
Mayor Stockamp called the meeting to order at 9:44 PM.
Roll Call: Mayor Jessica Stockamp; Councilmembers: Vern Heidner, Jason Warehime, Corey
Tanner and Tom Darkenwald. Staff: Adam Flaherty, City Administrator/Finance Director; Kurt
Neidermeier, Utility Manager and Tami Loff, City Clerk.
1. Public Utility Fund Budgets and CIP.
The meeting is to review the operating and capital budgets for the Public Utility funds. Utility
Manager Neidermeier reviewed the recommendation to increase the on call compensation for
the current Utility employees to 2 hour minimum for each call out and 7 hours straight time.
CM Darkenwald motioned to approve increasing the minimum for each call out while
on call to 2 hours paid at overtime pay rate and increasing the on call compensation
from 2 hours to 7 hours paid at normal pay rate for On Call Utility employees.
Seconded by CM Warehime. All in favor. Motion carried.
City Administrator/Finance Director Flaherty and Utility Manager Neidermeier presented the
Water Utility Fund. This included detail of the line items request. The City Council concurred as
presented and agreed with the recommended 3% rate increase. They further reviewed the
Sanitary Sewer Utility Fund and Stormwater Utility Fund. The City Council concurred as
presented and agreed with the recommended 8% rate increase for sewer. City
Administrator/Finance Director Flaherty noted that the rate increases will not be formally
approved until February 2019, so staff will continue to monitor the recommendations between
now and then.
The 2019 Utility Operating Budgets and the 2019-2028 Public Utility CIP will be adopted by the
City Council at the December 10th Truth -in -Taxation meeting.
2. Adjourn.
CM Darkenwald motioned to adjourn. Seconded by CM Warehime. All in favor.
Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 11:14 PM.
ATTEST:
Tami Loff, City Clerk
c44A(Vyor Jessica Stockamp
*Directly following the regular scheduled meeting at 7:00 PM.
10/22/18
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