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4/18/2024 5 Finance Activity Unique to 2023 $163,000 Department Turnover and Restaffing After 18 years of service, Phuongmai Dang trained Angelo Salas to be her replacement as Utility Billing and Permit Technician. Angelo was well prepared to well prepared to take over for Phuongmai when she moved south Sandy Simon retired after 26 years of devoted service to the city. Chris Carroll was hired at the end of 2023 to replace Sandy and is doing a great job as our new Accounting Clerk Finance Activity Unique to 2023 $77,000 $163,000 $77,000 Department Turnover and Restaffing The most significant change in 2023 was the transition to retirement of Finance Director Shelly Rueckert after 12 years of service. Shelly’s leadership will be missed. Some of her many accomplishments include: •Fostered a culture of collaboration by establishing contracted financial services for MWMO, City of Birchwood Village, and Nine North, a large part of the City’s collaborations with other governed agencies, contributing to being awarded the City of Excellence award in 2019. •Expanded the use of technology in in the City’s accounting processes, allowing for more efficient workflow and online tools for the City’s residents and businesses. •Created a 15‐year capital budget program and successfully phased in levy support. •Partnered with City engineers to establish a long‐term street replacement program, aimed at mitigating the impact of street construction on the tax levy. As a result, the program has not affected the levy's growth for the past five years. •Participated in addressing the City's response to the discovery of 1.4 Dioxin in the aquifer, Negotiations with the Army resulted in a $10 million treatment plant expansion and securing over $500,000 for lost revenues and expenses. •Enjoyed serving on multiple Met Council Inflow and Infiltration (I&I) task forces. Outcomes shaped polices to mitigate the I&I impacts metro‐wide.