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January 17, 2017
5:10 p.m.
Harold E. Getty Council Chambers
Members present: Vice Chairperson Jacobs, Powers, and Chairperson Welper.
Moved by Powers seconded by Jacobs that the Agenda, as proposed, be approved. Voice vote -
Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Powers seconded by Jacobs that the Minutes of January 9, 2017, as proposed, be
approved. Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Jacobs seconded by Powers that the request for the following travel requests, be
approved.
Travel Requests
Name & Title of Personnel
Class/Meeting
Destination
Date(s)
Amount
not to
Exceed
Abraham Funchess, Jr.,
Executive Director
2017 National
Community
Reinvestment Coalition
Annual Conference
Washington,
D.C.
March 27-
31, 2017
$3,645.00
Bryan Foster, Forestry
Specialist
Shade Tree Short Course
and INLA Tradeshow
Ames, IA
February
21-23, 2017
$270.00
Mr. Powers questioned the charges budgeted in Abraham Funchess's travel request.
Abraham Funchess, Executive Director of Waterloo Human Rights, provided an explanation of
the budgeted expenses in his travel request.
Michelle Weidner, Chief Financial Officer, explained the requested amount.
Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Powers seconded by Jacobs that the request for the following pre -authorizations to
expend over $1,000.00, be approved.
Pre -Authorizations to Expend over $1,000.00
Dept.
Amount + Est. S/H
Expenditure
Building
Inspections
$2,500.00
Fire alarm suppression system plans review - 360
Westfield Avenue Green ga, Tech Works.
Central Garage
$2,337.28
Hydraulic valve and components for Truck 301.
Engineering
$5,400.00
Iowa Stormwater Education Program (ISWEP)
annual membership dues.
Leisure Services
$22,000.00
55 trees to be supplied and planted along Airport
Blvd.
Police
$3,000.00 + $100
S/H
UFED Touch 2 mobile phone extraction computer.
Public Works
$2,420.00
Annual maintenance renewal for Web Help Desk
Work Request program.
Sanitation
$2,680.00
Postage for yard waste/recycling calendar mailing.
Traffic
Operations
$1,995.00 + $185
S/H
Aluminum sign blanks and black and green film.
Traffic
Operations
$1,157.50
Fifty (50) 30" x 30" stop sign faces.
Finance Committee
January 17, 2017
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Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Welper seconded by Jacobs that Bills Payment, as contained in Accounts Payable
Invoice Report, dated January 17, 2017, in the amount of $923,422.09, be received, placed on
file and approved and forwarded to the full council for approval. Voice vote - Ayes: Three.
Motion carried.
With no further business before the committee, it was moved by Powers seconded by Jacobs that
the meeting be adjourned at 5:17 p.m. Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Kelley Felch
City Clerk