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Bloomington finance committee reviews draft budget, enters closed session on personnel
Summary
At a Sept. 30 meeting, the Village of Bloomington Finance & Purchase Committee heard a budget review led by Jay Bennett of Johnson Block on ways to reduce expenses to remain under Wisconsin’s expenditure restraint cap; the committee later held a closed session under Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(c) on personnel matters and then adjourned.
Village President Robert McLimans called the Village of Bloomington Finance & Purchase Committee to order at 4 p.m. on Sept. 30 and opened a review of the draft 2025 budget.
Jay Bennett of accounting firm Johnson Block led the committee through a detailed breakdown of proposed revenues and expenditures and advised reducing budgeted expenses to stay under the State’s expenditure restraint cap so the village could qualify for incentive aid. Committee members Dawn Drew, Al Mergen and Dennis Moris discussed where adjustments would be required and reviewed options for trimming costs.
The committee then announced it would move into a closed session under Wisconsin State Statute 19.85(1)(c), which covers consideration of employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee. Village President Robert McLimans moved to enter the closed session; Dawn Drew seconded, and the committee voted in favor.
After the closed session, McLimans moved and Dennis Moris seconded a motion to return to open session; that motion also passed. McLimans asked committee members for future agenda items; none were suggested. McLimans moved to adjourn and Moris seconded; the committee voted to adjourn. Clerk/Treasurer Shawna Atterbury recorded the meeting minutes.
No formal budget votes or dollar amounts were recorded in the public portion of the meeting; the discussion centered on options and staff recommendations to reduce expenditures so the village could meet statutory limits and qualify for incentive aid.
