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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />May 23, 2023 <br />Page 3 <br />1 <br />2 Councilmember Webster asked Cody how he got into this line of work. Mr. Cody Kutil stated he <br />3 went to Mankato to become a pilot. He later switched to GIS. With his interest in aviation and <br />4 GIS he was able to hit the ground running. <br />5 <br />6 Mayor Stille stated this is just another tool the City can use to take care of the infrastructure. The <br />7 City uses the best technology to protect its assets. <br />8 <br />9 VI.GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL. <br />10 <br />A.11 Finance Annual Report. <br />12 <br />13 Finance Director Shelly Rueckert presented a power point of the Finance Annual Report. The <br />14 Mission Statement is to Ensure that City resources and assets are managed effectively to provide <br />15 residents with the City services desired and to sustain the City’s infrastructure for current and <br />16 future residents. Ms. Rueckert noted 9 Council Meetings Attended, 9 Council Work Sessions <br />17 Attended, 63 Council Information Submissions were provided, 2 MWMO Board information <br />18 Submissions were provided, and 2 Birchwood Utility Committee Work Sessions were attended. <br />19 <br />20 A photograph of the Finance Staff was shown including Phuongmai Dang – License & Permit, <br />21 Utility Billing Specialist; Devin Willi – Payroll & Utility Billing Accountant; Shelly Rueckert – <br />22 Finance Director; Sandy Simon – Office Support, Accounts Payable Specialist; Trent Sax – <br />23 Accounting Technician; Angelo Salas – License & Permit Utility Billing Specialist; and Ka Vue <br />24 resigned in 2022 so the Asst to Finance Director position is open. <br />25 <br />26 Ms. Rueckert reviewed the Core Accounting Functions for the Finance Department. The Finance <br />27 activity unique to 2022 was reviewed and included Parks Commission Financial Overview; <br />28 redesigning MWMO’s Budget and Financial Reporting and Birchwood Village Activity. <br />29 <br />30 The technological advances were reviewed to improve workflows and financial reporting for <br />31 NineNorth. Ms. Rueckert reviewed the Long-Term Financial Management activities. The <br />32 Finance Department provides support staff to agencies both internal and external. <br />33 <br />34 Ms. Rueckert provided the Finance Brochure that has been created and noted the entire Finance <br />35 Department Annual Report can be found on the website at savmn.com/annualreports. <br />36 <br />37 Mayor Stille thanked Ms. Rueckert for her great presentation. <br />38 <br />39 Councilmember Webster thanked Ms. Rueckert for the financial overview and sharing her <br />40 expertise with NineNorth and others. <br />41 <br />42 Councilmember Jenson thanked Ms. Rueckert for her presentation and for showing what staff’s <br />43 responsibilities entail. He thanked Ms. Rueckert and her staff for all their work. <br />44