Budget Committee

Agenda

1. 1. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT INCLUDING APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, AND FUNCTIONING OF THE GOVERNMENT AND ITS VARIOUS OFFICERS, DEPARTMENTS, COMMISSIONS, INSTITUTIONS, AGENCIES, AND OTHER METRO-SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES (AS AMENDED).
   Ordinance
   Action: recommended for approval Passed

   The following spoke to the amended Ordinance: - Chair Hollander - Committee Member Winkler - Committee Member Piagentini - Council President James - Vice Chair Kramer The following was discussed: - Some spending has been deferred and some proposed positions have been eliminated - The Administration has been encouraged to defer nonessential spending until December in order to confirm that the projections this budget is built on are correct - Those that assisted with working on the budget were thanked by Council Members - Investments in capital projects - Appreciation for public input in the budget process - Trimmed some spending in the Operating Budget and shifted those funds to the Capital Budget The motion to recommend for approval carried by the following vote and the amended Ordinance was sent to Old Business:

2. 2. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 CAPITAL BUDGET FOR THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT INCLUDING APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS OF FUNDS FOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FACILITIES AND ASSETS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY AND OTHER LOUISVILLE METRO-SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES (AS AMENDED).
   Ordinance
   Action: recommended for approval Passed

   Vice Chair Kramer spoke about the funds leftover from completed projects being identified, with the possibility of more funds still to be identified, and using those funds for deferred maintenance. The motion to recommend for approval carried by the following vote and the amended Ordinance was sent to Old Business:

3. Non-Committee Member(s)

   Council Member Angela Bowens (D-1), Council Member Donna Purvis (D-5), and Council President David James (D-6)

4. Support Staff

   LaTonya Bell, Metro Council Financial Analyst Beth Stenberg, Metro Council Financial Analyst Hollie Hopkins, Jefferson County Attorney's Office

5. Clerk(s)

   Lisa Franklin Gray, Assistant Clerk Sonya Harward, Clerk Marissa Brown, Assistant Clerk

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7. Call to Order

   Chair Hollander called the meeting to order at 3:06 p.m.

8. Roll Call

   Chair Hollander introduced the committee members and non-committee members present. A quorum was established. *NOTE: All committee members and non-committee members present attended in Chambers, except for Council Member Bowens, Committee Member Arthur, Council Member Purvis, Committee Member McCraney, and Committee Member Fowler, who attended virtually via WebEx.

9. Pending Legislation
10. 1. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT INCLUDING APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, AND FUNCTIONING OF THE GOVERNMENT AND ITS VARIOUS OFFICERS, DEPARTMENTS, COMMISSIONS, INSTITUTIONS, AGENCIES, AND OTHER METRO-SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES (AS AMENDED).
    Ordinance
    Action: amended

    A motion was made by Committee Member Winkler, seconded by Committee Member Arthur, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval. Beth Stenberg, Metro Council Financial Analyst; LaTonya Bell, Metro Council Financial Analyst; and Aaron Jackson, Office of Management and Budget, read the proposed amendments from the following documents attached hereto: - "PROPOSED CAM 062122 - Spreadsheet.pdf" - "PROPOSED CAM 062122 Council Member Controlled Spending FY23.pdf" - "PROPOSED CAM 062122 - FY23 Friendly Amendments to Operating and Capital Ordinances.pdf" - "O-198-22 PROPOSED CAM 062122 - FY23 Operating Budget.pdf" A motion was made by Committee Member Winkler, seconded by Committee Member Piagentini, that this Ordinance be amended as read into the record and shown in the documents named above. The motion to amend carried by a voice vote.

11. 2. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 CAPITAL BUDGET FOR THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT INCLUDING APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS OF FUNDS FOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FACILITIES AND ASSETS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY AND OTHER LOUISVILLE METRO-SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES (AS AMENDED).
    Ordinance
    Action: amended

    A motion was made by Committee Member Winkler, seconded by Committee Member Piagentini, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval. Chair Hollander stated that some of the amendments for this Ordinance were already read into the record as the Operating Budget Ordinance was considered from the documents titled "PROPOSED CAM 062122 - Spreadsheet.pdf" and "PROPOSED CAM 062122 Council Member Controlled Spending FY23.pdf." Aaron Jackson, Office of Management and Budget, and LaTonya Bell, Metro Council Financial Analyst, read the proposed amendments from the following documents attached hereto: - "PROPOSED CAM 062122 - FY23 Friendly Amendments to Operating and Capital Ordinances.pdf" - "PROPOSED CAM 062122 - FY23 Capital Budget.pdf" Chair Hollander read the following additional amendment to "PROPOSED CAM 062122 Council Member Controlled Spending FY23.pdf": - change "District 16 Sidewalk Repair $50,000" to "District 16 Sidewalk and Paving Projects $50,000" A motion was made by Committee Member Winkler, seconded by Committee Member Triplett, that this Ordinance be amended as read into the record and shown in the documents named above. The motion to amend carried by a voice vote.

12. Adjournment

    Without objection, Chair Hollander adjourned the meeting at 4:46 p.m. *NOTE: Items sent to the Consent Calendar or Old Business will be heard before the full Council at the Metro Council meeting on June 23, 2022.

13. Note: Agendas are followed at the discretion of the Chair. While an item may be listed, it does not mean all items will be heard and/or acted upon by the Committee.