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  
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 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 Monday, October 2, 2023 to order at 12:01 p.m.  
Debbie Goettel, Jeff Lunde, Irene Fernando, Angela Conley and Kevin Anderson  
Marion Greene  
Present:  
Absent:  
Discussion  
2024 Proposed Budget Presentation - Disparity Reduction  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel gave a brief overview and handed the floor to  
Administrator David Hough. Mr. Hough introduced the 2024 proposed budget on behalf  
of May Xiong, director of Disparity Reduction. The 2024 proposed budget was  
presented by following individuals:  
Ashely Hillyear, Disparity Reduction Budget Manager  
Phil Essington, Director, Office of Broadband and Digital Inclusion  
Nola Slagter, Director, Workforce Development  
Venona Boswell, Director, Outreach and Community Support  
Christa Mims, Director, Education Support Services  
Ryan Marshall, Director, Purchasing Contract Services  
2.  
Old Business  
23-0349  
2024 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets  
LAID OVER  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, to lay over until Monday, October 9, 2023.  
Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner  
Fernando, Commissioner Conley and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Greene  
Absent:  
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 2, 2023 was declared recessed at 2:48 p.m. The 2024 Proposed Budget  
Presentation will reconvene October 9, 2023 at 12:00.  
Karen L Keller  
Deputy Clerk to the County Board