Administration Minutes 2019 08-21-19 Page 1 of 4
APPROVED 9/18/19
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE MEETING
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 6:00pm
City Hall Conference Room
Committee Members In Attendance:
Chairman Chris Funkhouser Alderman Joe Plocher
Alderman Daniel Transier Alderman Jason Peterson
Other City Officials In Attendance:
Assistant City Administrator Erin Willrett
City Finance Director Rob Fredrickson
Others in Attendance: None
The meeting was called to order at 6:01pm by Chairman Chris Funkhouser.
Citizen Comments: None
Minutes for Correction/Approval: June 19, 2019
The minutes were approved as presented.
New Business:
1. ADM 2019-36 Monthly Budget Report for June and July 2019
Mr. Fredrickson said all tax categories were up for both months and he gave specific
figures for all. Two $400,000 OSLAD grants are also expected from the state. This
report is for information.
2. ADM 2019-37 Monthly Treasurer's Report for June and July 2019
Finance Director Fredrickson reported the following revenues and this report moves to
City Council:
3. ADM 2019-38 Cash Statement for May and June 2019
This report is for information.
June 2019 July 2019
Beg. Fund Balance $13,124,363
YTD Revenues $7,402,937 $8,936,650
YTD Expenses $4,304,859 $6,500,584
Proj. End Fund Bal. $15,560,429
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4. ADM 2019-39 Monthly Website Report for June and July 2019
Ms. Willrett said the social media followers are growing with a large uptick in August
due to a Make-A-Wish post. The re-design process is in motion and will be discussed
later in the meeting. Alderman Peterson asked if baseball statistics are available and Ms.
Willrett said they were in the top 5 most viewed.
5. ADM 2019-40 4th Quarter Budget Review for Fiscal Year 2019
Mr. Fredrickson presented some of the highlights of the report including sales tax
receipts. Overall, the city exceeded the budgeted sales tax amount by $60,000. He also
reported on non-home rules taxes, gaming taxes which showed notable increases and
holiday receipts. Taxes from on-line sales were 22% higher than FY2018. Mr.
Fredrickson said on-line sales tax will rise, local use tax may plateau and that the state is
restructuring so that the city will receive non-home rule tax as well. He also reported on
revenue from building permits.
Regarding expenditures, most departments stayed under budget. Community
Development was over due to inspections as a result of robust building. He cited various
dollar figures and percentages regarding the various funds. This report is informational.
6. ADM 2019-41 Fiscal Year End 2019 Budget Report (Unaudited)
The auditors were at the city last week and no changes are expected to the numbers
provided in this report. The final report will be given in October. This is informational.
7. ADM 2019-42 Budget Amendment Ordinance for Fox Hill SSA
All city operating funds are under budget with the exception of the Fox Hill SSA which
was over budget by $618. The budget will be amended to avoid an audit comment and
this moves to the City Council.
8. ADM 2019-43 Illinois Trust – Investment Options
Mr. Fredrickson said Illinois Trust is an investment option managed by PFM Asset
Management LLC. Illinois Trust is a local government investment pool and has a AAA
rating. By joining, it would allow the city another access to brokered CD's which are
FDIC-insured up to $250,000. He suggested keeping a nominal amount in cash and said
investment earnings are becoming more relevant. The committee was agreeable to this
suggestion and thanked Mr. Fredrickson for judicious investments. This moves to City
Council.
9. ADM 2019-44 PMA I-Prime
PMA is also being used by the city for CD's and for collateralized accounts. A change
will occur in how money is moved in and out of the account and the city will need to
upgrade to PMA's system. BMO Harris is now used for moving money and the change
would use I-Prime (investment pool used by PMA) to move the money. Mr. Fredrickson
said he would still like to keep the accounts fully collateralized and they are insured by
United States Government securities. He said I-Prime is AAA rated. This moves to the
City Council.
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10. ADM 2019-45 Website Redesign Update
Ms. Willrett said Civic Plus has been the city's website provider since 2014 and the city is
eligible for a redesign every 48 months. The website will be more user friendly and
ADA compliant with a December target completion date expected. There was brief
discussion about the colors from the downtown rebranding being used. This will be
brought back to the next Administration meeting.
11. ADM 2019-46 2019 City Survey
Following Council approval, the city will be kicking off a resident survey by the end of
October. Each resident/household will receive the survey in their utility bill and have a
unique number. Renters will also receive surveys and social media will be used. The
questions will be similar to the last survey with a few updates and a comment area. The
last survey was in 2017/2018. The committee discussed ways to encourage residents to
fill out the survey and they suggested raffles and gift certificates from businesses. Staff
will look at this idea. This will go to the next City Council meeting for approval.
12. ADM 2019-47 Travel/Meal Policy
This was last discussed in 2017 after a new state policy was put in place that mandated
upfront approval for travel, etc. To update the process further, staff considered per diem
rates which would reduce the amount of time spent and allow for revising per diem rates
depending on travel location. This moves to City Council with committee approval.
13. ADM 2019-48 Clerk/Treasurer Stipend
These are no longer elected positions and staff proposed a $2,000 stipend for both
positions effective May 1, 2020. This goes to City Council.
Old Business:
1. ADM 2019-32 Nepotism Policy
This policy was revised regarding policy exceptions and approved June 25th by City
Council. The wording “case by case basis” was added. Staff has since looked at other
communities for any differences between part-time and full-time employees with none
found that were less restrictive. Chairman Funkhouser asked if the policy could reference
the number of hours worked by an employee. He cited a recent case where an Alderman's
relative wished to teach a class, but someone other than the relative was chosen to teach
the class due to the policy. He asked that the language be examined to allow for more
flexibility for the part-time classes. This will come back in September.
2. ADM 2019-34 Solicitor Registration and Regulations
This item was discussed at the last Administration meeting and additional language and
badge samples were requested. Alderman Funkhouser noted that after the recent
windstorm, there were many unregistered solicitiors. He said the city needs to be strict
with the company as well as the solicitors. Ms. Willrett said the solicitation times were
updated to read 8am to 7pm as well as revisions in the background check language.
There was brief discussion of age restrictions and high school students soliciting for
school activities. The committee decided on badge example #3b, bright yellow, include
city logo, name and company name in large print and the permit must be visible at all
times. The revisions will move forward to City Council.
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3. ADM 2019-35 Facilities Master Plan RFQ
This item was also discussed at the June meeting. Chairman Funkhouser noted that the
master plan is high on the city goal list, however, due to elections this year the study was
put on hold. There is money budgeted for this and interviews had been conducted with
some firms, but no one was selected. He said the Mayor feels the money could be spent
elsewhere and that the department heads could do this study. Mr. Funkhouser feels it is
not the best use of department heads' time and that most city buildings have needs. The
facilities master plan and another item have now been deferred due to an unexpected
expense for Public Works. The committee said they will move this forward to the City
Council and work with the Mayor in further discussions. Alderman Plocher suggested
delaying this discussion to allow the Mayor time to first complete meetings with all
department heads. This will come back to committee on September 18th and then move
to the September 24th Council meeting.
Additional Business: None
There was no further business and the meeting adjourned at 6:56pm.
Respectfully transcribed by
Marlys Young, Minute Taker