Muskego City finance committee approves routine fee changes, bond reduction and vouchers

Muskego City’s Finance Committee approved a set of administrative and financial items at its Nov. 11 meeting, including a bond reduction, an intermunicipal sewer-agreement extension, dog-license fee increases, a new rush fee for real property status requests, and multiple voucher and payroll approvals.

Among the votes: the committee approved a bond reduction for Russell Court LLC (Apple Hills) after a motion and second. The committee also approved an amendment to extend the intermunicipal agreement between the Town of Norway Sanitary District No. 1 and Muskego City for five years; as the chair noted, "it's just an extension" and "nothing's changed." Staff explained the agreement covers sewer service for the southwest part of the city where sewage is routed to Norway instead of MMSD.

The committee approved a resolution to increase dog-license fees. Staff (Speaker 6) said fees had been $10 for spayed/neutered dogs and $15 for unspayed/unneutered dogs and the proposal raises them to $15 and $20, respectively. Speaker 6 said the county raised its fees last year and the proposed adjustment includes the annual vendor fee the city pays to Haas.

The committee also approved a resolution creating a rush fee for real property status requests used by realtors and title companies. Staff explained the standard status fee is $35; the rush option would add $15 for a $50 total to address frequent last-minute requests that strain staff and sometimes require overtime.

On vouchers, the committee approved utility vouchers in the amount of $44,001.35 and $0.92, general fund vouchers of $388,527.18, and payroll/wire transfers totaling $425,096.84. Each item was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. The chair announced there was no finance director's report and the committee adjourned.

Provenance: multiple agenda votes from SEG 030 through SEG 229.