Chair:  
Debbie Goettel, District 5  
COMMITTEE MINUTES  
ViceChair: Marion Greene, District 3  
Members:  
Jeff Lunde, District 1  
Irene Fernando, District 2  
Angela Conley, District 4  
Vacant, District 6  
ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS AND BUDGET  
COMMITTEE  
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2023  
12:00 PM  
Kevin Anderson, District 7  
Budget Working Session  
Commissioner Goettel, Chair, called the meeting of the Administration, Operations and  
Budget Committee for Wednesday, November 1, 2023 to order at 12:00 p.m.  
Debbie Goettel, Irene Fernando, Marion Greene, Angela Conley and Kevin  
Anderson  
Jeff Lunde  
Present:  
Absent:  
1.  
Open Forum Playback - Operations, Resident Services and Public Works  
There were no individuals who provided pre-recorded comment.  
2.  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
October 26, 2023 Budget Hearing Minutes - Operations, Resident Services and  
Public Works  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to approve the Minutes.  
Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Greene, Commissioner Conley and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
3.  
Presentations  
2024 Proposed Budget Presentation - Administrator amendments  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel provided a brief overview before turning the floor over to  
County Administrator David Hough who began with an overview of Administrator  
amendments 1 through 14.  
Commissioner Marion Greene moved to approve County Administrator amendments 1  
through 14, seconded by Commissioner Irene Fernando and approved - 5 Yeas 1  
Absent: Lunde  
County Administrator David Hough provided an overview of Administrator amendment  
15.  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved to approve County Administrator amendment 15,  
seconded by Commissioner Angela Conley and approved - 5 Yeas 1 Absent: Lunde  
County Administrator David Hough provided an overview of Administrator amendments  
16 through 23.  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved to approve County Administrator amendments 16  
through 23, seconded by Commissioner Angela Conley and approved - 5 Yeas 1  
Absent: Lunde  
County Administrator David Hough provided an overview of Administrator amendments  
24 and 25. Joe Mathews and Lindsey Wollschlager provided more context to the  
amendments.  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved to approve County Administrator amendments 24  
and 25, seconded by  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson and approved - 5 Yeas 1 Absent: Lunde  
County Administrator David Hough provided an overview of Administrator amendments  
26 and 27. Assistant County Administrator - Public Works Lisa Cerney provided more  
context to the amendments.  
Commissioner Marion Greene moved to approve County Administrator amendments 26  
and 27, seconded by  
Commissioner Irene Fernando and approved - 5 Yeas 1 Absent: Lunde  
County Administrator David Hough provided an overview of Administrator amendments  
28 through 31 including the R1 on Administrator amendment 30. Allen Rezac provided  
more context to the amendment 30 R1.  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved to approve County Administrator amendments 28  
through 31, seconded by Commissioner Debbie Goettel and approved - 5 Yeas 1  
Absent: Lunde  
County Administrator David Hough provided an overview of Administrator amendment  
32. Joe Mathews provided more context to the amendment.  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved to approve County Administrator amendment 32,  
seconded by Commissioner Angela Conley and approved - 5 Yeas 1 Absent: Lunde  
County Administrator David Hough provided an overview of Administrator amendment  
33.  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved to approve County Administrator amendment 33,  
seconded by Commissioner Kevin Anderson and approved - 5 Yeas 1 Absent: Lunde  
County Administrator David Hough provided an overview of Administrator amendments  
34 through 36.  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved to approve County Administrator amendments 34  
through 36, seconded by Commissioner Marion Greene and approved - 5 Yeas 1  
Absent: Lunde  
County Administrator David Hough provided an overview of Administrator amendment  
37.  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved to approve County Administrator amendment 37,  
seconded by Commissioner Angela Conley and approved - 5 Yeas 1 Absent: Lunde  
County Administrator David Hough provided an overview of Administrator amendment  
38.  
Commissioner Marion Greene moved to approve County Administrator amendment 38,  
seconded by Commissioner Irene Fernando and approved - 5 Yeas 1 Absent: Lunde  
County Administrator David Hough provided an overview of Administrator amendment  
39.  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved to approve County Administrator amendment 39,  
seconded by Commissioner Angela Conley and approved - 5 Yeas 1 Absent: Lunde  
County Administrator David Hough provided an overview of Administrator amendment  
40.  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved to approve County Administrator amendment 40,  
seconded by Commissioner Marion Greene and approved - 5 Yeas 1 Absent: Lunde  
The Board of Commissioners recessed for 5 minutes.  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel opened the floor for a discussion on potential  
Commissioner amendments that will be brought to the budget hearing on November 29,  
2023.  
4.  
Old Business  
2024 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets  
LAID OVER  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to lay over the Resolution to November 29, 2023.  
Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Greene, Commissioner Conley and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
5.  
Open Forum Budget  
Members of the public will be able to call in to record a comment that will be  
played for the board at the following budget hearing. The line will be open for  
four hours starting at the end of each budget hearing. Comments should be  
related to this specific hearing. Instructions to participate are available at  
hennepin.us.  
There being no further business, the Administration, Operations and Budget Committee for  
November 1, 2023 was declared recessed at 1:40 p.m. The 2024 Proposed Budget  
Presentation will reconvene November 29, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.  
Sheri A. Selton  
Deputy Clerk to the County Board