Chair:  
Debbie Goettel, District 5  
COMMITTEE MINUTES  
ViceChair: Heather Edelson, District 6  
Members: Jeff Lunde, District 1  
Irene Fernando, District 2  
ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS AND BUDGET  
COMMITTEE  
Marion Greene, District 3  
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2024  
12:00 PM  
Angela Conley, District 4  
Kevin Anderson, District 7  
Budget Working Session  
Commissioner Goettel, Chair, called the meeting of the Administration, Operations and Budget  
Committee for Wednesday, October 9, 2024 to order at 12:00 noon.  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Jeff Lunde, Irene Fernando, Marion Greene and  
Kevin Anderson  
Angela Conley and Heather Edelson  
Present:  
Absent:  
1.  
Open Forum Playback - Health and Human Services  
There were no individuals who provided pre-recorded comment.  
2.  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
October 7 Budget Hearing Minutes - Health and Human Services  
2.A.  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Marion Greene moved, seconded by Commissioner Irene  
Fernando, to approve the Minutes.  
Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner  
Fernando, Commissioner Greene and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley and Commissioner Edelson  
Absent:  
3.  
Discussion  
2025 Proposed Budget Presentation - Disparity Reduction and Public Works  
3.A.  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel gave a brief overview and handed the floor to Deputy  
County Administrator Jodi Wentland. Ms. Wentland introduced the 2025 proposed  
budget on behalf of Lisa Cerney, Assistant County Administrator of Public Works and  
Jodi Wentland, Interim Assistant County Administrator of Disparity Reduction. The 2025  
proposed budget was presented by following individuals:  
Alexandra Iverson, Budget and Finance manager  
Diana Chaman Salas, Director Climate & Resiliency  
Christa Mims, Director Education Support Services  
Phil Essington, Director Broadband & Digital Inclusion  
Ryan Marshall, Director Purchasing & Contract Services  
4.  
Old Business  
4.A.  
LAID OVER  
24-0373  
2025 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion  
Greene, to lay over until Wednesday October 23, 2024.  
Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner  
Fernando, Commissioner Greene and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Conley and Commissioner Edelson  
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 9, 2024 was declared recessed at 2:30 p.m. The 2025 Proposed Budget Presentation  
will reconvene October 23, 2024 at 12:00 noon.  
Sheri Selton  
Deputy Clerk to the County Board