REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 4, 2017
A meeting of the Finance Committee was held on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in the Aldermanic
Chamber.
Mayor Jim Donchess, Chairman, presided.
Members of the Committee present: Alderman-at-Large Mark S. Cookson, Vice Chair
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Ken Siegel
Members not in Attendance: Alderman Benjamin M. Clemons
Also in Attendance: Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
PUBLIC COMMENT — None
COMMUNICATIONS
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Purchase of New Parking Maintenance Truck (Value: $35,796)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE
FROM MHQ IN THE AMOUNT OF $35,796. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN DEPARTMENT 183, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, PARKING DEPARTMENT; CERF
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Purchase of Holiday Decorations (Value: $11,276)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND APPROVE THE PURCHASE FROM
DOWNTOWN DECORATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,276. SOURCE OF FUNDING IS DEPARTMENT
109, CIVIC & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES; GENERAL FUND ($10,000) AND DEPARTMENT 183, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT; GENERAL FUND ($1,276)
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
We budgeted $10,000 for additional holiday decorations.
Paul Shea, Executive Director, Great American Downtown
The Mayor’s Office in crafting the budget budgeted $10,000 for holiday lighting for this year. Last year we
spent approximately $27,000, $25,000 of which was from the city and the Downtown Improvement Committee,
the remainder of which was raised by the public. The plan this year from the holiday lighting committee is to
double the garland products that are on the street lamp post up and down Main Street as well as there is a
review being done right now by an engineering firm to determine whether or not we would be able to use a
cross-street light product or what they refer to in the industry as street lines. This is going to take a review of
the wind load capability of the poles. The big banner pole over Main Street was designed specifically to take
on a massive wind load for a 4 x 40 foot area. We should have information on that product by the end of this
