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05/14/2007 - Budget Minutes TIGARD WATER DISTRICT BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING Serving the Unincorporated Area Tigard Public Library 13500 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard Monday,May 14,2007 6:30 p.m. Members Present: Beverly Froude,George Rhine,Janet Zeider, and Charles Radley (arrived 6:39 p.m.) Members Absent: None Citizen Members Present: Virginia Babcock,Ken Henschel,Isador Morgavi,Julie Russell, and Wynne Wakkila Citizen Members Absent: None Staff Present: Brian Rager,Roger Dawes, Greer Gaston,and Joy Koss 1. Call to Order,Roll Call and Introductions Budget Committee Officer,George Rhine,called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. All board members were in attendance. 2. Appointment of Budget Committee Members This topic was placed on the agenda in error. Members of the Budget Committee were appointed at the Tigard Water District (TWD) meeting held April 23,2007. No discussion occurred. 3. Budget Message and Proposed Budget The Budget Message and Proposed Budget was provided by Management Analyst,Michelle Wareing, and mailed to members of the Budget Committee prior to this meeting. 4. 2007/2008 Fiscal Year Budget Discussion Members of the Budget Committee and staff discussed the following topics: • Whether the TWD should appropriate all available funds and discussion as to whether the TWD should have expenditures that exceed annual revenues • Public Relations (goal carry over) • Consultant Services'<how the estimate was calculated and a suggestion to increase this line item to$12,000) • Meeting/Staff Support(with regard to IGA requirements,conflict of interest issues for City of Tigard staff,and a suggestion to decrease this line item to$10,000) • Financial Review(suggestion to allocate$5,000 for yearly audit) • Balanced budget concept(Budget Committee member,Isador Morgavi,handed csut a four page document providing historical review of revenue/expense compared to proposed budget to the committee. This document is on file in the TWD record.) • Miscellaneous (should this line item be reduced to cover specific anticipated expenditures) • Appropriations (should all TWD resources be appropriated) Tigzrd Water District 1 May 15, 2007 Budget Cmritt.rMeeting • Contingency(proposal to place $10,000 in this line item) • Ending Fund Balance (proposal to leave$41,000) Wynne Wakkila motioned to approve the proposed budget with the following modifications: leave $998 in Miscellaneous,move$10,000 to Contingency and place remaining$46,000 into Ending Fund balance. Ken Henschel seconded the motion,but amended the motion to move$5,000 to Financial Review,thereby leaving an Ending Fund Balance of$41,000. Eight members of the TWD Budget Committee voted in favor,with the exception of Isador Morgavi who abstained. 5. Public Hearing and Discussion See notes under Item 4 above. 6. Budget Recommendation and Approval See notes under Item 4 above. 7. Adjournment At 7:18 p.m. Julie Russell motioned to adjourn the meeting; Virginia Babcock seconded the motion. The motion was approved by unanimous vote. Joy Koss,TWD Recorder Date: �y7 � �-Lmoo -7 Tigard Water District 2 May 15,2007 Budget Cwraritur Mewing