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Trustees set committee assignments and debate $1,000 committee spending cap
Summary
Mayor Robert Morris announced committee assignments; Trustee Nelson proposed a $1,000 per-department spending cap to allow quick emergency purchases, drawing criticism from resident Steve Brown who preferred board approval for all spending.
Mayor Robert Morris announced committee appointments for Street/Water/Sewer, Police, Finance/Employee Relations, Park/Lakes, Zoning, Liquor and Ordinance. Trustee Nelson said committees exist to meet with staff monthly to monitor needs and proposed allowing committee chairs to authorize up to $1,000 in department spending without full board approval to address emergencies.
Resident Steve Brown objected, saying he preferred the full board to approve expenditures and called committee-level spending "foolish." Trustee Nelson said the cap would help in emergencies—"What happens when the police car gets stranded down the road and it's an emergency and we can't call and get the board members together"—and Trustee Gibson asked where the money would come from. Attorney Rahar said committees could aid internal control and oversight.
