April 14, 2025 Budget Committee
Appointment of Assistant Director of Labor Relations
Rollover of unspent 2024 appropriations to 2025 budget
Full Document Analysis
Votes (2)
Approval of Assistant Director of Labor Relations position
Moved by Aisha Chughtai · Seconded by Unspecified
Forward 2024-2025 rollover request without recommendation
Moved by Council President Payne · Seconded by Unspecified
Notable Quotes (3)
I'll remind my colleagues, we'll be using speaker management today.
90 plus percent of our employees are unionized, and we want to make sure that there is a cohesion and proper communication.
It feels as if we were given mixed information during the budget session around what resources were actually available.
People (6)
Aisha ChughtaiChair of the Budget CommitteeLeading the Budget Committee meeting and presiding over discussion items.
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Leading the Budget Committee meeting and presiding over discussion items.
“I will invite Brenda Miller from our human resources department to the come up and begin the presentation.”
Introducing the first agenda item.
Brenda MillerClassification and Compensation ManagerPresenting the new Assistant Director of Labor Relations position.
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Presenting the new Assistant Director of Labor Relations position.
“The position oversees the implementation of enterprise compensation strategy, positioning, maintaining align with the city's objectives and missions.”
Describing the scope of the new assistant director role.
Director OdomHuman Resources DirectorExplaining the restructuring of the HR department to include compensation under labor relations.
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Explaining the restructuring of the HR department to include compensation under labor relations.
“We have determined that the compensation team should probably be a part of the labor relations team.”
Justifying the department restructuring.
George HardgroveComptrollerExplaining the 2024-2025 budget rollover process.
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Explaining the 2024-2025 budget rollover process.
“It's they're an increase to the 2025 budget for items that were started in 2024 but weren't yet complete.”
Defining the purpose of budget rollovers.
Jane DiscenzaBudget DirectorClarifying Public Safety Aid appropriations.
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Clarifying Public Safety Aid appropriations.
“There was a portion in the '24 budget, there were two sections of public safety aid that were sitting in the finance department.”
Explaining the allocation of public safety funds.
Deb KruegerDirector of HR OperationsAddressing recruitment campaign media buy spending.
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Addressing recruitment campaign media buy spending.
“There's about $45,000 of that has been spent. There has been an additional of that rollover dollar.”
Clarifying spending on media buys.
Places Mentioned
Events & Meetings (1)
- Monday, April 14, 2025
Ordinances & Resolutions (2)
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances criteria for appointed positions.
Policy criteria regarding budget rollovers for city departments.