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

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 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 Thursday, November 21, 2024 to order at 12:01 p.m.

Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Jeff Lunde, Irene Fernando, Marion Greene,

Angela Conley and Heather Edelson

Kevin Anderson

Present:

Absent:

Open Forum Playback - Administrator Amendments

There were no individuals who provided pre-recorded comment.

Minutes from Previous Meeting

2.A. November 13 Budget Hearing Minutes - Administrator Amendments

APPROVE

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Angela

Conley, to approve the Minutes.

Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner

Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley and

Commissioner Edelson

Aye:

Commissioner Anderson

Absent:

Discussion

3.A. 2025 Proposed Budget Presentation - Commissioner 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

amendment 30.

Commissioner Angela Conley moved to approve County Administrator amendment 30,

seconded by Commissioner Debbie Goettel and approved - 5 Yeas 1 Nays: Edelson 1

Absent: Anderson

County Administrator David Hough provided an overview of Administrator amendment

31.

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved to approve County Administrator amendment 31,

seconded by Commissioner Angela Conley and approved - 6 Yeas 1 Absent: Anderson

Commissioner Debbie Goettel provided a brief overview before opening the floor for

discussion on Commissioner Amendments.

Commissioner Angela Conley provided an overview of Commissioner Conley

Amendment 1.

Commissioner Angela Conley moved to approve Commissioner Conley Amendment 1,

seconded by Commissioner Irene Fernando and approved - 6 Yeas 1 Absent: Anderson

Commissioner Irene Fernando provided an overview of Commissioner Fernando

Amendment 1. County Administrator David Hough provided more context to the

amendment. Original amendment was pulled and a new amendment was proposed with

a reduced dollar amount.

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved to approve Commissioner Fernando Amendment

1, seconded by Commissioner Marion Greene and approved - 4 Yeas 1 Nays: Lunde 1

Abstained: Edelson 1 Absent: Anderson

Commissioner Irene Fernando provided an overview of Commissioner Fernando

Amendment 2.

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved to approve Commissioner Fernando Amendment

2, seconded by Commissioner Jeff Lunde and approved - 6 Yeas 1 Absent: Anderson

Commissioner Irene Fernando provided an overview of Commissioner Fernando

Amendment 3.

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved to approve Commissioner Fernando Amendment

3, seconded by Commissioner Angela Conley and approved - 6 Yeas 1 Absent:

Anderson

Commissioner Jeff Lunde provided an overview of Commissioner Lunde Amendment 1.

Commissioner Marion Greene was mentioned as a co-author.

Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved to approve Commissioner Lunde Amendment 1,

seconded by Commissioner Marion Greene and approved - 6 Yeas 1 Absent: Anderson

Commissioner Jeff Lunde provided an overview of Commissioner Lunde Amendment 2.

County Administrator David Hough provided more context to the amendment.

Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved to approve Commissioner Lunde Amendment 2,

seconded by Commissioner Debbie Goettel and approved - 6 Yeas 1 Absent: Anderson

Commissioner Jeff Lunde provided an overview of Commissioner Lunde Amendment 3.

Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved to approve Commissioner Lunde Amendment 3,

seconded by Commissioner Debbie Goettel and approved - 6 Yeas 1 Absent: Anderson

Commissioner Jeff Lunde provided an overview of Commissioner Lunde Amendment 4.

Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved to approve Commissioner Lunde Amendment 4,

seconded by Commissioner Irene Fernando and approved - 6 Yeas 1 Absent: Anderson

Commissioner Jeff Lunde provided an overview of Commissioner Lunde Amendment 5.

County Administrator David Hough provided more context to the amendment.

Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved to approve Commissioner Lunde Amendment 5,

seconded by Commissioner Debbie Goettel and approved - 4 Yeas 2 Nays: Greene and

Edelson 1 Absent: Anderson

Commissioner Jeff Lunde and Commissioner Irene Fernando provided an overview of

Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Fernando Amendment 1.

Commissioner Jeff Lunde moved to approve Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner

Fernando Amendment 1, seconded by Commissioner Irene Fernando and approved - 6

Yeas 1 Absent: Anderson

Old Business

4.A.

PROGRESS

24-0373

2025 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets

Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Marion

Greene, to progress to the next Board meeting on Thursday December 12,

2024.

Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Lunde, Commissioner

Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Conley and

Commissioner Edelson

Aye:

Commissioner Anderson

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

November 21, 2024 was declared adjourned at 1:50 p.m.

Sheri Selton

Deputy Clerk to the County Board