MINUTES COUNCIL FINANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES and CITIZEN APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE Monday, April 28, 2025 - 11:00am City Hall Council Chambers Members Present: Lauren Wise, Chair, Council Member Gary Daniel, Vice-Chair, Council Member Susan Miller, Citizen Member Staff Present: Dean Luebbe, Finance Director Kelley Craig, Human Resources Director Becky McCann, Communications Coordinator Selena Coffey, Assistant to the City Manager Guests: Dave Bradley, Transylvania Times A. Welcome & Call to Order Committee Chair Lauren Wise welcomed everyone and called the meeting to order at 11:0Zam. B. Certification of Quorum The quorum was certified by Assistant to the City Manager Selena Coffey. C. Approval of Agenda Ms. Coffey asked that Item G, Code of Ethics Follow-up, be removed from the agenda since Mr. Hooper was not in attendance for the meeting. Mr. Daniel made a motion to approve the agenda with this amendment. Ms. Miller seconded the motions to approve the agenda as adjusted. The motion carried unanimously. D. Approval of Minutes Motion by Ms. Miller and seconded by Mr. Daniel to approve the minutes of the March committee minutes as presented. The motion carried unanimously. E. Discussion of Property Tax Revaluation Process Mr. Luebbe introduced this agenda item stating that the manager had been in contact with Transylvania County's tax assessment department and a meeting has been scheduled this week to discuss discrepancies in tax values for residential versus commercial properties and the seemingly larger increase in property values for the previously lower valued homes within the community. It was noted that the County's Tax Assessor will be present at: a future council meeting to respond to council members' questions about the revaluation methodology and obvious disparities. F. Review of Committee Applications The committee thanked City Clerk Denise Hodsdon for her staff report on committee membership. Ms. Miller made a motion to recommend the reappointment of Parker Platt and new appointment of Dakota Chapman to the Downtown Master Plan Committee. This motion was seconded by Mr. Daniel and all voted in favor. Ms. Miller made a motion to recommend the reappointment ofJD Powers, Reba Osborne, and Howie Granat and the new appointments of) Jackson Tate and Daniel Jessee to the Parks, Trails, & Recreation Committee. Mr. Daniel seconded the motion and all voted in favor. Mr. Daniel made a motion to recommend the reappointment of Ella Jones and the new appointment ofl Morgan Monshaugen to the Rosenwald Community Advisory Board. Ms. Miller seconded the motion and all voted in favor. G. Code of Ethics Follow-up With Mr. Hooper unable to attend this meeting, the committee asked that this item be brought back to the next meeting. H. Public Comment No public comment. I. Set Date for Next Meeting The next meetingofthe committee was scheduled for May 28, 2025 at 11am. J. Adjourn With no further business, Mr. Daniel made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Ms. Miller. All voted in favor and the meeting adjourned at 11:31am Minutes Approved: May 28, 8025 Minutes--Finance & Human Resources Committee Meeting - April 28, 2025 Page 2 of3 X Lauren Wise, Chair, Council Member or Gary Daniel, Vice Chair, Council Member X lina a Selena D. Coffey Assistant to the City Manager Minutes--Finance & Human Resources Committee Meeting- - April 28, 2025 Page 3 of 3