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Administrative Services/Finance outlines facility, fleet and IT needs; lists $351,652 AC and $300,000 roof estimates
Summary
An Administrative Services/Finance presenter summarized operations across finance, facilities, fleet, courts and IT; highlights included a $405,000 equipment auction return, IT request for a six‑month specialist at ~$43,000, and capital estimates such as a $351,652 first‑floor AC replacement and a $300,000 annex roof replacement.
A staff member standing in for the vacant finance and administrative services director briefed council on the Administrative Services and Finance budget and operations. The presenter emphasized that the director position is vacant and that the leadership team—facilities and fleet superintendent Chris McAllister, the municipal court administrator, and the IT manager—has stepped up during the vacancy. The presenter said the department is continuing to move payments to wire transfers where appropriate, implemented online bidding to increase contractor bidders, and completed an equipment auction in 2024 that raised $405,000 for fleet replacements.
On municipal court, the presenter outlined staffing changes and said the budget includes a request to move a part‑time court clerk to full time at approximately $12,000. Fleet maintenance and facilities projects were discussed, including planned capital work: a first‑floor AC replacement estimated at $351,652 and an annex roof replacement estimated at $300,000. The presenter also outlined a likely bid for outside cleaning of the new rec center and asked council to consider a new public works service center estimated at $20,000,000 for a future bond offering. IT highlighted a request for a six‑month computer user support specialist—budgeted roughly $43,000—to prepare systems for the emergency operations center and the rec center.
Council members asked follow‑up questions about the departed finance director and about credit card fees; staff said the director left and the recruitment posting will be sent live this week using executive recruiting partner SGR. The presentation closed with a summary of the small personnel requests and capital projects to be considered during the budget cycle.
