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  
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 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 Thursday, October 12, 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 - Disparity Reduction  
There were no individuals who provided pre-recorded comment.  
2.  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
October 2 Budget Hearing Minutes - Disparity Reduction  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela  
Conley, to approve the Minutes.  
Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner  
Greene, Commissioner Conley and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
3.  
Discussion  
2024 Proposed Budget Presentation - Human Services, Health & Public Health  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel gave a brief overview of the budget process before  
handing the floor to County Administrator David Hough who provided a short  
introduction. The 2024 Human Services, Health and Public Health proposed budgets  
were presented by following individuals:  
Jodi Wentland, Deputy County Administrator - Health and Human Services  
Stella Whitney-West, Chief Executive Officer - NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center  
Dr. Andrew Baker, MD - Chief Medical Examiner  
Anne Kanyusik Yoakum, Chief Executive Officer - Hennepin Health  
Dr. Susan Palchick, Director, Public Health  
Betsy David, Director, Financial Administration  
Reggie Wagner, Director, Economic Supports, Child Support and Well-Being  
Mike Herzing, Director, Access, Aging and Disabilities  
Mikkel Beckman, Senior Department Administrator, Housing Stability  
Danielle Werder, Area Manager, Office to End Homelessness  
Leah Kaiser, Director, Behavioral Health  
4.  
Old Business  
23-0349  
2024 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets  
LAID OVER  
Commissioner Marion Greene moved, seconded by Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson, to lay over the Resolution to October 16, 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 October 12, 2023 was declared recessed at 2:40 p.m. The 2024 Proposed Budget  
Presentation will reconvene October 16, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.  
Sheri A. Selton  
Deputy Clerk to the County Board