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MINUTES OF THE LONG RANGE FINANCE COMMITTEE
October 3, 2018
ROOM 404
The Long Range Finance Committee meeting was held on Wednesday, October 3,2018, in Room 404, at
Oshkosh City Hall, 215 Church Avenue.
The meeting was called to order by Tom Pech Jr.at 5:15p.m.
Members Present:Karen Bowen, Harold Buchholz, Patrick Hackett, Jeff Herzig, Matt Lauritch,
Matt Mugerauer,and Tom Pech Jr.
Members Absent:Vicky Fitzgerald,Douglas Pearson
Staff Present:Trena Larson–Director of Finance
Mark Rohloff –City Manager
James Rabe –Director of Public Works
Paula Luther –Administrative Assistant-Finance
Citizens Present:Gary Gray
Tim Smith
John Casper
Wayne Youngwirth
Tom E. Kvall(Oshkosh Herald)
I.Citizen Input–(5:16-5:21)
Timothy Smith provided a typed letter and spoke in favor of the wheel tax.
II.Approval of September 5, 2018 Minutes
Motion to approve by Mugerauer, seconded by Bowen. Approved 7-0.
III.Discuss and/or Act on Recommendation of Wheel Tax into 2019 Budget/2019 Capital
Improvement Program –(5:23-6:44)
A.Director Rabe, Public Works, discussed the handout he provided. It covered the Special
Assessment Breakdown (Residential 1, Residential 2, and Other) and the Rate History
($/foot of frontage)for 2014-2020.
B.Director Larson explained the 4 approaches,again,including using the wheel tax to
replace special assessments.
Finance Director, Trena Larson
City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130
http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us
C.Other wheel tax discussion points included:
1.Having a surplus some years and other years spending more than
collection
2.Impact of businesses that with heavy traffic flow
3.Wheel tax is not the only solutionfor getting rid of special assessments
4.Time savings if special assessments were eliminated
5.Annual City Survey results
6.If wheeltax right was being utilized would City talkabout replacing with
special assessments?
7.The wheel tax rate would remain constant unless acted onitmake make’s
rounding upnecessary
D. Mugerauer makes a motion to institute a $35wheel tax to replace all special
assessments for roads. Seconded by Bowen.
-Further discussion took place regarding what rate the wheel tax should be
E. Herzig motionsto lower the wheel tax to $30to cover Res 1&2. Mugerauer accepts the
motion. Agreed byBowen.
F. City Manager Rohloff and Director Larson explain how the wheel tax would be
implemented
1. 2018 projects won’t get their bill until fall of 2019
2. Special assessments will still be collected from projectscompleted2018
3. 2019 projects would not receive a special assessment
4.Borrowing made by neededin the beginning
G.Motion is for the LRFC to advise the council to eliminate special assessments for street
reconstruction projects for Res 1 & 2 properties as defined in the City’s Special
Assessment Policy. Roll Call Vote. The motion passed with Bowen, Buchholz, Hackett,
Herzig, Lauritz, & Mugerauer voting in favor and Pech voting “present”
IV.Set Novembermeeting date and agenda items
Joint meeting with the City Council is set for November 7, 2018 following the Budget
Hearing at 5:00p.m.
V.Adjournment
Motion by Lauritch, seconded by Pech. Motion passed unanimously. Meeting adjournment
at 6:47p.m.