City Hall
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin
400 La Crosse Street
La Crosse, WI 54601
Meeting Agenda - Final
Budget Parameter Committee
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
2:00 PM
Council Chambers
The Budget Parameter Committee meeting is open for in-person attendance and viewable through video
clicking on the video link to the far right in the meeting list.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Committee Members: Mayor Mitch Reynolds and Council Members Barb Janssen, Doug
Happel, Larry Sleznikow, Erin Goggin, Mark Neumann, Rebecca Schwarz
Approval of Minutes
Minutes of June 28, 2022 meeting.
Agenda Items:
2024 Operating Budget Discussions.
I. 2024 Budget Estimates
a. Salary increases
b. WRS rates
c. Increase in operating expenses.
i. New position requests/position reclassifications
ii. Rising energy costs (volume and energy rates)
d. State shared revenue estimate
e. Increased debt service expense
II. Future Considerations
a. The use of one-time revenues to support increased operating expenditures
growing at a faster pace than revenues
b. Continued increase to debt service expenses with increased borrowing
c. Increasing health insurance rates
d. Continuation of pay increases per recommendation of pay/class study
III. Other items for discussion
a. Board of Estimate meeting dates - 2:00 p.m. Council Chambers:
i. September 7 & 8, 2023 (Sept. 8th if necessary)
ii. October 9 & 10, 2023 (Oct. 10th if necessary)
Adjournment