City Hall
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin
400 La Crosse Street
La Crosse, WI 54601
Meeting Agenda - Final
Budget Parameter Committee
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
2:00 PM
Council Chambers
La Crosse City Hall
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 (Chair) and Council Members Doug Happel,
Larry Sleznikow, Erin Goggin, Barb Janssen, Mark Neumann, Rebecca Schwarz
Approval of Minutes
Minutes of June 27, 2023 meeting.
Agenda Items:
2025 Operating Budget Discussion.
I. 2025 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 expenses
II. Future Considerations
a. The use of one-time revenues to support 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 Estimates meeting dates - 2:00 p.m. - Council Chambers
i. September 5 & 6, 2024 (Sept 6th if necessary)
ii. October 7 & 8, 2024 (Oct 8th if necessary)
Adjournment