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LRRWMO Meeting Minutes <br />January 21, 1993 <br />Page 4 <br />Weaver queried whether this organization is fiscally sound <br />overall. Knutson stated the board's cash balance will be <br />roughly $16,000. The LRRWMO will be approximately $8,000 <br />under budget for expenditures. <br />Schrantz reminded members that the LRRWMO will have to meet <br />with its attorney on many issues during the upcoming year, <br />which will quickly absorb its finances. <br />Jankowski stated Ramsey's Budget Committee requested a <br />considerably detailed explanation of the LRRWMO budget. Of <br />some concern was the fairly large reserve the LRRWMO has in <br />its 1992 budget while raising Ramsey's assessment $4,000 in <br />1993. Jankowski .provided the board a table showing the <br />budget for the last three years. He stated the bottom line <br />is the LRRWMO consistently spent approximately $10,000 over <br />these years. He went on to report that the Ramsey Budget <br />Committee concluded the LRRWMO proposed 1993 budget is not <br />realistic and directed him to go back to the LRRWMO board and <br />discuss reducing it. <br />Schrantz recalled where at the last LRRWMO meeting the board <br />decided this matter would be considered again before the <br />second half membership bills are sent out; he referred to <br />page three and four of the December 17, 1992, regular meeting <br />minutes. <br />Jankowski went on to state that Ramsey's Budget Committee <br />expressed that its major budget concern was .with the <br />engineering .services.. Since. 1991 when .the Consulting <br />Engineer was busy compiling the Water Management Plan, the <br />Consulting Engineer's role has been that of reviewing <br />projects which basically pay for his services through permit <br />fees. Jankowski stated he feels the board needs to-decide <br />whether the permit reviews will be the LRRWMO Consulting <br />Engineer's continued role and not attend the board's <br />meetings,. or if we want him to take amore active role in <br />this organization. If it is `this board's intention not 'to <br />have him attend meetings, Jankowski felt .that portion of the <br />budget should be zero. We need to focus on what we expect <br />and establish a realistic figure in the budget. <br />Schultz disagreed that .the engineering meeting attendance <br />budget figure should be zero. Knutson added that even the <br />$800 figure for administration is not enough. <br />Weaver stated the City of Ramsey is, and probably will <br />continue to be, the most impacted by the new regulations and <br />requirements related to surface and ground water quality, <br />apart from the City of Andover. Be added in his opinion with <br />