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[A. CALL TO ORDER-MAYOR]

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ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED. THE TIME IS 6:00.

MONDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 2026, AND I'LL DO MY ROLL CALL.

MS. DAVID-GRAVES. HERE. MS. TODD NOT HERE. MR. JOHNSON. HERE. MR. WASHINGTON. HERE. MR. RUTLEDGE.

HERE. MR. DEFFIBAUGH. HERE. MR. LONG. HERE. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THIS WILL TAKE US TO OUR WORK SESSION. 2026. WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO C.12 JUST TO GET THIS ONE DONE WITH QUICK 2026-188.

[C. WORK SESSION AGENDA]

DISCUSS FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO 2027 PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGET.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. KELLY WILSON, CFO FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

WELL, IT'S HERE WE'VE GOT YOUR PROPOSED 2026 2027 BUDGET BEFORE YOU JUST HAVING A WORK SESSION WITH COUNCIL TO GO OVER THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND LOOKING FOR ANY COMMENTS, FEEDBACK AS WE GO THROUGH THIS BUDGET, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STOP ME ALONG THE WAY WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

SO THE BUDGET PROCESS ITSELF, THIS CALENDAR STARTS HERE IN JULY, BUT I'LL TELL YOU, THE DIRECTORS, WE ALL STARTED IN APRIL. WE SAT DOWN AND DID A BUDGET KICKOFF WITH THEM IN APRIL, AND THEN IN MAY AND JUNE, THE CHIEF AND I MET WITH EVERY DIRECTOR TO LOOK AT THEIR STRATEGIC NEEDS, THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS, LOOKING FOR ANY EFFICIENCIES AS WELL AS THE STATED STAY WITHIN YOUR BUDGET.

SO HERE WE ARE. IN JULY, WE HAD OUR COUNCIL STRATEGIC AND PLANNING AND BUDGET RETREAT ON JULY 24TH.

IT SEEMS LIKE THAT WAS JUST YESTERDAY. RECEIVED THE CERTIFIED VALUES THAT VERY SAME DAY.

SO THAT ALLOWED ME TO FINALIZE THE BUDGET FOR THE REMAINDER OF JULY AND FILE THE PROPOSED BUDGET VERY QUICKLY BY JULY. LET'S SEE, JULY THE 29TH. WE FILED THE BUDGET WITH THE CITY SECRETARY AND POSTED IT ON THE WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC VIEW.

TONIGHT, WE ARE ASKING TO SET THE PROPERTY TAX RATE CEILING, AS WELL AS SCHEDULING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TAX RATE.

WE WILL ALSO BE CERTIFYING THE TAX ROLL TONIGHT, AND GOING THROUGH A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET TO ALLOW RESIDENTS TO SPEAK WITH COUNCIL ABOUT THAT. THEN WE HAVE A MEETING, A SPECIAL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THE 17TH TO ADDRESS THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TAX RATE, ADOPT THE BUDGET, ADOPT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE.

SO A LOT GOING ON IN THIS TIME FRAME. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THE BUDGET IS A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT AS WELL AS YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN.

THIS GIVES US THE ACTION PLAN AND THE TOOLS NEEDED TO MEET YOUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT WE HAVE OUTLINED HERE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT DURING THE BUDGET RETREAT.

HERE'S SOME CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE COMMUNITY AND YOU WILL SEE THE COMMON THEME IS GROWTH.

OUR INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS FOR THE COMMUNITY SUCH AS STREETS, PUBLIC SAFETY, THE PARKS, AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS. SO HERE'S A SNAPSHOT WE SHOWED AS WELL AT THE BUDGET RETREAT.

BUT THE THEN AND NOW A LOT HAS CHANGED IN THE 6 YEARS WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY.

BUT WE ARE SEEING A CERTIFIED TAX ROLL OF $5.05 BILLION, WITH A PROPOSED TAX RATE OF $0.549999.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE MAINTAINED WITHIN THE CITY.

YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ROADWAY FROM 6 YEARS AGO TO THE ROADWAY, NUMBER OF MILES HERE IN 2026.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION COGS POPULATION PROJECTION HERE IN PRINCETON OF 47,005 30.

AGAIN, THAT IS COGS PROJECTION USUALLY ABOUT A YEAR BEHIND.

SO WE'RE GROWING PRETTY QUICKLY HERE. THIS IS A DEMOGRAPHIC SNAPSHOT OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE IS 3.31.

THE MEDIAN AGE IS 32.9. AND THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $118,957.

ALSO, SOME GOOD INFORMATION ABOUT THE EDUCATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

91% HAVE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AND 31% HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE.

I FIND THIS SLIDE TO BE VERY INTERESTING WHEN IT COMES TO THE COMMUNITY'S PROFILE, WHEN IT COMES TO HOW THE COMMUNITY DOES REQUIRE TO LEAVE THIS

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COMMUNITY TO WORK. SO OVER 65% OF THE COMMUNITY ARE DRIVING ALONE TO GET TO WORK EVERY DAY.

SO THIS DOES IMPACT THE CITY STREETS, THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THEY'RE DRIVING ON.

IT IMPACTS PUBLIC SAFETY. ALL THE THINGS THAT GO ON WITH THIS COMMUTING GOING ON, AS WELL AS THE LEAKAGE THAT YOU WOULD SEE IN THE SALES TAX THEY'RE LEAVING TO GO TO WORK EVERY DAY. POPULATION HISTORY. YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT FROM 2020, THE 17,000 ALL THE WAY UP TO THE 47, 530, AS I MENTIONED. BUT HERE'S COGS PROJECTION IN ALMOST 25 YEARS FROM NOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT A POPULATION OF 63,449. SO LET'S GET INTO THE NUMBERS. HERE'S OUR FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT.

NOW THIS IS WITH ALL FUNDS. WITH THE REVENUE.

WHERE DOES THE REVENUE COME FROM. YOU CAN SEE THAT 63% COME FROM CHARGES FOR SERVICES AND AD VALOREM.

SO THE BIG PORTION OF THAT THOSE ARE YOUR UTILITY BILLS.

THAT'S WHAT'S COMING IN FOR REVENUE. YOUR WATER YOUR WASTEWATER UTILITY BILLS.

AND THEN THE AD VALOREM COMING IN AT 23%. ANOTHER AREA IS THE LICENSE PERMITS AND FEES.

THAT'S COMING IN AT 21%. THOSE ARE ONE TIME FEES.

SO AS A COMMUNITY GROWS AND GETS TO THAT POINT OF BUILD OUT, THAT REVENUE STREAM SHOULD BE SHRINKING, IT WILL BE SHRINKING. AND YOU REALLY NEED TO BE LOOKING AT OFFSETS WITHIN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF SALES TAX TO HELP OFFSET THAT.

SO WHERE DOES THE DOLLAR GO? WHERE ARE WE SPENDING THE DOLLARS? YOU'LL SEE THAT 67% MAKE UP PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

SO A BIG CHUNK OF THAT IS PUBLIC WORKS. THAT'S GOING TO BE THE BUYING YOUR WATER AND TREATING YOUR WASTEWATER.

THAT'S WHY THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT. AND THEN THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMING IN AT 20% AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

OUR DEBT SERVICE IS AT 12% AS WELL. SO LET'S DIVE INTO THE PROPERTY TAX.

THIS WAS THE HEADLINE WITH PRINCETON HERALD THAT WAS PUBLISHED JULY 30TH.

THEY EVEN WROTE ABOUT HOW THE AVERAGE HOME VALUES ARE DECLINING IN COLLIN COUNTY.

THEY NOTED THAT THE COLLIN COUNTY WIDE IS A 2.5% REDUCTION IN HOME VALUES THIS YEAR.

HERE IN PRINCETON, WE ARE SEEING WITH THE MEDIAN TAXABLE HOME VALUE SEEING A DECREASE OF 5.19.

SO THE TAXABLE HOME VALUE THIS YEAR OF A MEDIAN IS $307,881.

I ALSO WANT COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE RESIDENTS TO SEE YOUR TAX BILL IS NOT JUST THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

THE MAJORITY OF THAT IS GOING TO YOUR ISD A LITTLE OVER 60% GOES TO YOUR ISD.

THEN PRINCETON COMES IN AND THEN YOU HAVE YOUR COLLIN COUNTY AND THE COLLIN COLLEGE.

SO HERE'S A SNAPSHOT OF OUR PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX, AS WELL AS THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE AND THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE AND SO ON.

AGAIN, THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE THAT TO EXPLAIN VERY SIMPLE IS THE TAX ROLL THAT WAS ON THE ROLL.

ALL THE HOMES THAT WERE ON THE TAX ROLL THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

HOW CAN WE BRING IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TAX REVENUE.

NO INCREASES. WHAT WOULD THAT TAX RATE BE. THAT'S CALCULATING AT 445102.

WE EVEN BROKE IT DOWN ON THE M&O. NOW THE M&O IS THE ONE THAT I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE.

BUT THAT FUNDS YOUR GENERAL FUND. SO YOU CAN SEE THOSE RATES AS WELL.

THE DEBT SERVICE I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IN MY PRESENTATION.

BUT THIS IS THE MINIMUM TAX RATE ON OUR CURRENT OBLIGATIONS, NOT FUTURE OBLIGATIONS, JUST OUR CURRENT OBLIGATIONS COMING IN WITH A VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE BY ADDING UP THE M&O ON THE VAR AND THE DEBT RATE COMES YOU AT $0.441143.

AGAIN, THE BUDGET IS PRESENTING A PROPOSED TAX RATE OF $0.549999.

SO WHAT DOES THAT PROPERTY TAX RATE MEAN? AGAIN THE M&O IS GOING TO FUND THOSE BASIC OPERATIONAL SERVICES.

POLICE, FIRE, STREETS. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES IS WHAT COMES AND FUNDS FROM THE M&O SIDE OF YOUR TAX RATE.

THEN THERE'S YOUR INTEREST AND SINKING FUND, WHAT I LIKE TO CALL YOUR DEBT RATE, THAT IS FOR YOUR LONG TERM OBLIGATIONS TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE COMMUNITY. THOSE ARE GOING TO BE YOUR STREETS, THE PARKS, PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING THAT IS ALSO IN THE WORKS.

HERE'S A HISTORY OF THE LAST 4 YEARS OF THE PROPERTY TAX.

YOU CAN SEE IN 2023 WE HAD AN ADOPTED TAX RATE OF 0.5345.

THEN IN 24 WE DROPPED IT BY $0.09. THIS WAS DONE WHEN THE 2023 GEO BONDS WENT OUT TO THE RESIDENTS,

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WHICH WAS A RESOUNDING APPROVAL FROM THE RESIDENTS TO ISSUE THAT $109 MILLION.

SO 2 KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS, AGAIN, IS ANY CHANGE ON EITHER SIDE OF YOUR TAX RATE IS GOING TO AFFECT EITHER THE CITY'S FUNDING CAPACITY ON YOUR DEBT SIDE OR THE FUNDING CAPACITY FOR HANDLING THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES.

SO THE IMPACT OF A DECISION WANTED TO PROVIDE COUNCIL A LOT OF INFORMATION HERE WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THESE OPTIONS.

AGAIN, THE CERTIFIED APPRAISAL VALUE OF $5.05 BILLION FOR EVERY PENNY THAT BRINGS IN HALF A MILLION.

A LITTLE OVER HALF A MILLION. SO IF WE START WITH THE PROPOSED TAX RATE AT $0.549999, WE'RE LOOKING AT REVENUE OF $27.8 MILLION.

IF YOU LOOK AT OPTIONS 1, 2AND 3, DROPPING IT 2 PENNIES EVERY TIME YOU'RE SEEING THE REDUCTION, THAT COMPOUNDING REDUCTION, EVEN WITH OPTION 4, WOULD SHOW A REVENUE LOSS OF 4 MILLION.

THIS IS NOT THE SLIDE I WANTED TO SHOW. IT DID NOT COME ACROSS.

I DID SEND THIS TO YOU. I REALLY FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY USEFUL SLIDE.

I'M SORRY. I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT'S NOT IS COULD YOU PULL UP THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION INSTEAD OF THE PDF? I'M SORRY IF I DON'T MIND SWITCHING GEARS REAL QUICK, BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS A VERY POWERFUL SLIDE THAT I WOULD ALSO LIKE.

THE RESIDENTS KNOW IT WOULD BE ON THE STICK AND LET ME GET SOME WATER AS WELL.

ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR? THE SLIDE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PULLING UP IS THE PROPOSED TAX RATE ON A TYPICAL PRINCETON HOMEOWNER.

WHEN YOU'RE COMPARING, AGAIN, THE MEDIAN HOME VALUE THAT I HAD MENTIONED OF 307,881, WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT DOES THAT REVENUE LOOK LIKE ON THE PROPERTY TAX? THERE IT IS. LOVE IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THIS IS LOOKS LIKE WHEN YOU'RE DOING THE NO NEW REVENUE, IF WE KEPT IT AT THE 4451, THEY WOULD SEE AN INCREASE OF $122.96 ON THEIR TAX BILL.

IF WE WENT WITH THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF $54.99.

SO THAT IS A MONTHLY IMPACT OF $26.91. LET'S BREAK IT DOWN LESS THAN A DOLLAR A MONTH A DAY.

SO ON AVERAGE THIS WOULD BE A FAMILY OF 4 GOING OUT NEEDING A FAST FOOD.

BUT WHAT IT DOES DO IS PROVIDE THOSE ESSENTIAL SERVICES, THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE GROWTH FOR PRINCETON.

SO AGAIN, I WILL EMPHASIZE THE NO NEW REVENUE IS THE HIGHEST RATE THE CITY COULD ADOPT WITHOUT INCREASING ANY REVENUE FROM LAST YEAR.

ANOTHER IMPACT TO THIS COMMUNITY IS THE TIRZ.

SO YOU SEE THAT WE HAVE 5 ACTIVE TIRZ. I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE TIRZ OBLIGATIONS, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN DOLLARS AS WELL AS CERTIFIED VALUES.

THEY CAME IN A LITTLE OVER 1 BILLION IN THEIR CERTIFIED VALUES.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT 1.8 MILLION OF PROPERTY TAX THAT WILL GO TO THE TIRZ, WHICH AGAIN HELPS THOSE KIDS.

ASSESSMENTS BY BRINGING THEM DOWN. BUT THOSE TIRZ MAKE UP A LITTLE OVER 20% OF OUR TOTAL CERTIFIED TAX VALUE WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY.

I ALSO DON'T HAVE IT ON THE SLIDE, BUT I WANTED TO NOTE THAT NEW CONSTRUCTION, WE HAD 474 MILLION ADDED TO OUR TAX ROLL THIS YEAR.

40% OF THAT CAME FROM THE TIRZ. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF GROWTH IN THE COMMUNITY.

HERE'S SOME REGIONAL COMPARISONS. WHEN YOU'RE COMPARING WITH MELISSA ANNA CELINA PROSPER THERE'S THIS IS THEIR 2025 TAX RATE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING FOR THEIR TAX RATE.

THEY'RE ALL GOING THROUGH THE SAME TIMELINE AS WE ARE.

BUT THERE'S THIS IS LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE. YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY'RE EXCEEDING PRINCETON SIGNIFICANTLY IN THOSE AREAS.

AGAIN, 5.5 MILLION IF WE WERE TO GO TO THE VAR RATE, IS THE REVENUE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PROPOSED AND THE VAR RATE.

HERE'S SOME OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE REGIONAL COMPARISON TO LOOKING AT THEIR CERTIFIED VALUES.

CELINA IS AT 9.58 BILLION SO ALMOST DOUBLE THE SIZE OF PRINCETON IN THEIR CERTIFIED VALUES.

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PROSPER COMING IN AT 7.8 BILLION. SO MELISSA AND ANNA, THEY'RE COMING IN AT 4.

SO THEIR 4.6 THEY'RE VERY COMPARABLE TO US. BUT LOOK AT THEIR SALES TAX THEIR SALES TAX.

AND AGAIN THIS IS LAST YEAR'S SALES TAX. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE PROJECTING THEIR SALES TAX TO BE BUT I WOULD ASSUME IT IS GOING UP.

WE'RE SEEING WITH THE GROWTH THEY HAVE 11 MILLION IN MELISSA AS A BASELINE FOR THEIR LAST YEAR BUDGET FOR SALES TAX.

ALMOST 10 MILLION IN ANNA SAME COMPARABLE TO PRINCETON'S PROPOSED.

CELINA COMING IN AT 12.6. PROSPER COMING IN AT 13.2.

ANOTHER GOOD COMPARISON IS WHAT IS THE COMPOSITION OF THEIR TAX ROLL? WE TALK ABOUT BRINGING IN COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO HELP THE OFFSET OF GROWTH IN THIS AREA FOR THE COMMUNITY.

OURS IS AT 6%. ANNA, MELISSA THEY HAVE 10% OF THEIR TAX ROLLS.

COMMERCIAL BASED PROSPER IS 15, CELINA IS 6. BUT HERE ARE SOME OTHER TAKEAWAYS AS WELL.

THEIR MEDIAN HOME VALUES WITH PRINCETON COMING IN AT 307.

WE'RE SEEING IT CLIMB ALL THE WAY UP TO 685 IN THE CITY OF PROSPER, CELINA AND SO FORTH.

YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCALE ON THE LEFT, YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE PRINCETON MEDIAN HOME VALUE AND WHAT THAT HAS LOOKED LIKE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

SO AGAIN, AFFORDABILITY, THE TAX IMPACT AND THE SERVICE DEMAND ALTOGETHER GO HAND IN HAND WITH ALL OF THIS.

I ALSO WANT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO COUNCIL TOO. WE DO HAVE EXEMPTIONS.

WE HAVE THE DISABLED PERSON EXEMPTION OF 25,000.

WE HAVE 126 RESIDENTS THAT HAVE THAT EXEMPTION WITHIN THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

THAT BRINGS A VALUE OF 2.9 MILLION. THAT IS REMOVED FROM THE TAX ROLL OVER 65.

THAT'S 23.5 MILLION ALMOST IN VALUE. THAT IS REMOVED FROM THE TAX ROLL, AS WELL AS THE OVER 65 OF 275,000.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE TAX RATE BEFORE I JUMP INTO THE GENERAL FUND? OKAY. SO IF WE LOOK INTO THE GENERAL FUND, HERE'S THE REVENUE.

WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? AGAIN, 40% IS OUR PROPERTY TAX MENTIONED ABOUT THE LICENSE, PERMITS AND FEES.

THESE ARE ONE TIME FEES THAT'S MAKING UP 22%.

AND THEN THE SALES TAX COMES IN AT 11 AND THEN TRANSFERS IN FROM THE UTILITY FUND TO OFFSET INTERNAL SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED TO THE UTILITY FUND COMES IN AT 11%.

QUESTION THE TRANSFER IN AT 11%. WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL IN TERMS OF THE TRANSFER? ARE WE ABLE TO BREAK THAT DOWN ON A LIKE A MOLECULAR LEVEL TO DETERMINE WHAT'S IN THERE? THE TRANSFERRING. SO WHAT THAT MAKES UP IS FOR THE INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

IT, HR, FINANCE, FACILITIES. WE BREAK DOWN ALL OF THEIR SALARIES AND LOOK AT DRIVERS. WHAT IS THE DRIVERS THAT WOULD GO THROUGH THAT.

SO IN FINANCE, WE LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF PURCHASE ORDERS TO HELP.

WHAT IS THE OFFSET OF WHAT SIZE OF OUR ALLOCATION OF OUR STAFF THAT WE PROVIDE SERVICES OR THE NUMBER OF CHECKS? CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. WE'RE NOT ASKING THEM TO BREAK DOWN THEIR TIME, BUT WE DO BASE IT ON LIKE THEIR SIZE OF THEIR BUDGET.

IT NUMBER OF COMPUTERS. WE TAKE IT DOWN TO BEING SPECIFIC AS TO THE INTERNAL SERVICES.

THEN THERE'S ALSO THE FRANCHISE FEE THAT MAKES UP THAT AS WELL.

THAT'S A LITTLE OVER 2.1 MILLION ON FRANCHISE FEES.

THAT'S WHAT MOST UTILITIES HAVE TO PAY IN. WE DO RECEIVE FRANCHISE FEES FROM UTILITIES, SO WE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL.

AGAIN, THE UTILITY FUND IS INTENDED TO RUN LIKE A BUSINESS.

SO THAT IS WHAT IS MAKING UP THAT TRANSFER. SO IF WE NEEDED TO GET A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THOSE WERE BY THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, WE WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN THAT INFORMATION. YES.

TOTAL TRANSFER DOLLAR AMOUNT IS 4.5 MILLION. BUT I CAN GET YOU THE BREAKDOWN OF ALL OF THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. VERY TRANSPARENT. WE BREAK DOWN THAT EVERY YEAR.

IT'S NOT JUST A STANDARD NUMBER. WE LOOK AT THAT EVERY YEAR.

IT'S I'VE HAD THIS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES WHERE YOU ARE COST ALLOCATIONS TO DEPARTMENTS FOR YOUR SERVICES.

THE GENERAL FUND SHOULDN'T PAY FOR ALL OF THIS. THE UTILITY FUND SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THOSE INTERNAL SERVICES.

HERE'S THE EXPENDITURE SIDE OF THE GENERAL FUND, WHERE WE'RE COMING IN AT 53% PUBLIC SAFETY,

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GENERAL GOVERNMENT AT 18%, WHICH AGAIN IS OFFSET BY THOSE TRANSFERS, CULTURE AND REC AT 11%, DEVELOPMENT AT 10, AND PUBLIC WORKS. I HAVE A QUESTION.

YES. HOW WOULD THAT PERCENTAGE OR COULD THAT PERCENTAGE POTENTIALLY CHANGE IF WE PUT ON THE BALLOT? FOR THE SPECIAL DISTRICT FOR FUNDING FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A IF I UNDERSTAND YOU CORRECTLY, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A CRIME DISTRICT? YES. SO THAT WOULD REDUCE PUBLIC SAFETY BECAUSE THEN WE WOULD BE PUTTING THAT FUNDING SOURCE IN A RESTRICTED FUND THAT IS ONLY INTENDED TO BE USED FOR THAT INTENT. BUT THAT WOULD COME FROM THE PERCENTAGE THAT'S ALREADY BEING TAKEN AWAY.

SO HOW WOULD THAT BENEFIT OUR GENERAL FUND IF WE WERE TO PUT THAT ON THE BALLOT AND THE RESIDENTS APPROVED CREATING THE DISTRICT? WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THAT? IT DOES ALLEVIATE THE PRESSURE OF FUNDING PUBLIC SAFETY FROM PROPERTY TAX.

NOW WE'RE LOOKING SPECIFICALLY AT SALES TAX THAT WOULD BE EARMARKED FOR THAT SPECIFIC PURPOSE.

TAKING IT AT A HIGHER LEVEL AS WELL. LET'S LOOK AT THE CATEGORIES OF THE GENERAL FUND, WHERE YOU CAN SEE THAT 60% IS PERSONNEL.

OVER 2/3 OF THIS IS PERSONNEL. AGAIN, THIS IS A SERVICE INDUSTRY PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

CONTRACT SERVICES COMING IN AT 13%, CHARGES FOR SERVICES AT 11 AND THEN SUPPLIES.

IS THAT UP TO DATE? ACCORDING TO OUR NEW. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS YEAR? I'M SORRY, AS FAR AS OUR CHARGES FOR SERVICES, IS THAT UP TO DATE AS OF WHAT'S GOING INTO 26 AND 27, WITH THE ADDED FEES THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM THE COUNTY AND THINGS LIKE THAT? IS THAT IS THAT ACCOUNT FOR ALL OF THAT OKAY? YES, SIR. IT DOES ACCOUNT FOR ALL OF THOSE CHARGES THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM COLLIN COUNTY, AS WELL AS 3RD PARTY SERVICES, LEGAL SERVICES. ALL OF THAT IS ACCOUNTED FOR IN THOSE CATEGORIES.

SPECIFICALLY, DO WE HAVE A BREAKDOWN IN THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT? YEAH. IS IT IN THIS BINDER? YES IT IS. BUT I'D BE HAPPY.

CONTRACT SERVICES DOES COME AT 5.3 MILLION. CHARGES FOR SERVICES IS AT 4.2 MILLION.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO IF WE LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND INVESTMENTS, THE THINGS THE MAJOR THINGS THAT ARE IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET, AGAIN SALARIES AND BENEFITS, 23 POINT ALMOST 8 MILLION IS IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR SALARIES AND BENEFITS.

WE ALSO HAVE IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET STREET MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR AT 1.5.

I'LL DIVE INTO ALL OF THESE A LITTLE BIT MORE.

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, 3RD PARTY SERVICES, A LITTLE OVER A MILLION.

WE HAVE LEGAL SERVICES PROJECTED AT $600,00 IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

AND THEN THE MEDIAN MOWING CONTRACT AT $560,000.

THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN IS IN THERE AT $350,000.

AND THEN THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHERE WE'RE ASKING THE GENERAL FUND OF A 3RD OF THAT COST.

IT'S ACTUALLY A HALF A MILLION TO DO SUCH A PROJECT.

BUT WE ARE ASKING OTHER FUNDING SOURCES TO PAY FOR THAT.

SO COMBINED 4.2 MILLION OF THOSE MAJOR INVESTMENTS WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND.

SO LET'S GO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER INTO THE PUBLIC SAFETY.

WE ARE PROPOSING 6 NEW POSITIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY WITH THE PROPOSED TAX RATE.

THIS IS ALL HINDERING ON THE INCREASED PROPERTY TAX RATE.

SO 3 PATROL OFFICERS THAT COMES IN AT $577,170.

WE'RE LOOKING AT A TRAFFIC OFFICER WITH A MOTORCYCLE $293,890.

THAT IS INCLUDING THE 1 TIME COST OF A MOTORCYCLE OF 63,500.

A CID DETECTIVE OF $166,466, AND THEN AN ADMIN ASSISTANT OF $105,550.

THESE WERE THE THINGS THAT WAS PRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC SAFETY AT THE BUDGET RETREAT ON THE 24TH OF JULY.

THE THINGS THAT THEY REALLY WOULD LOOK TO AND NEED BASED ON THEIR STRATEGIC NEEDS.

THE STILL EVEN PUTS US BEHIND ON THAT STRATEGIC NEED REPORT THAT THEY HAD DONE SEVERAL YEARS BACK STILL PUTS US BEHIND.

WE'RE STILL TRYING TO CATCH UP. SO 6 NEW PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL COMES IN AT $1.14 MILLION.

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WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT 6 PATROL UNITS AND FINANCING THAT OVER 5 YEARS IS $183,000.

SO THE STREETS WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A BASELINE OF $500,000 FOR STREET MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS.

WE WERE ASKING IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO ADD ANOTHER MILLION.

AND THEN THE CDC BUDGET HAS HALF A MILLION. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A TOTAL OF $2 MILLION TO HELP WITH THE STREET REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET.

SO AGAIN, 1.5 MILLION COMES FROM THE GENERAL FUND.

PARKS AND REC. SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE HERE IS THE MOWING CONTRACT.

ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO NOTE IS THE EFFICIENCY THAT PARKS PRESENTED TO US IS LOOKING AT ABSORBING THE RIGHT OF WAY DIVISION, WHICH WAS IN THE GENERAL FUND AND TAKING THAT ON INTO A CONTRACT.

THERE WAS ECONOMIES OF SCALE, AND WE WERE ABLE TO SAVE OVER $300,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND BY DOING THAT.

SO I COMMEND THEM FOR PRESENTING THAT TO US. WE ARE ASKING FOR 2 PARK MAINTENANCE TECHS, WHICH WOULD BRING IN THAT WOULD COST $140,703. AND THE REASON THAT'S ADDED IS THE INCREASE IN PARKS THAT WE'RE ADDING WITH ALL OF THESE PARK BONDS, WE ARE INCREASING THAT. WANTED TO NOTE THE YOUTH SPORTS OPERATIONS IS $490,000.

COMMUNITY EVENTS $424,000. THIS IS JUST THE DIRECT COST.

THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE STAFFING TIME. THIS IS JUST THE DIRECT COST.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

WE ARE SEEING AN OFFSET REVENUE STREAM FROM CDC.

SO THIS IS A NET NEUTRAL TO THE GENERAL FUND WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTION OF $150,000.

WE DID ADD THAT TO THE MOWING CONTRACT FOR THOSE 3 PARKS THAT ARE AT THE CORE LAKE.

AND THEN HERE'S A MAINTENANCE BREAKDOWN OF THE PARKS FROM CALDWELL OF $100,000 JJ BOOK AND MUNICIPAL.

YOU CAN SEE THOSE NUMBERS THERE. KELLY, FOR THE PARKS, MAINTENANCE AND STAFF.

THIS IS NOT INCLUDING POTENTIAL STAFFING OF THE NEW REC CENTER.

RIGHT? NO, WE DON'T HAVE THAT PROGRAMED IN THE GENERAL FUND UNTIL 2028.

THAT IS GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT PROGRAMING THAT WE NEED TO BE CONSIDERING IS THE MAGNITUDE IT'S GOING TO TAKE OF BRINGING IN.

I LOOKED AT HIS THE STAFFING NEEDS. I BELIEVE YOU SAW THAT AS WELL AT THE RETREAT.

40 LIFEGUARDS, 26 STAFF AS WELL IN ALL PART TIME.

THIS IS ALL PART TIME, BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT TO THE GENERAL FUND.

SO IN THE MEANTIME, BEFORE WE CAN GET THE CHARGES FOR SERVICES, GET THE PEOPLE IN THERE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE LOOKING AT OFFSETTING THAT EXPENSE.

THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE DID YOU LOOK AT FEES THAT WILL BE CHARGING FOR THE MULTI GEN.

I GUESS WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT WHENEVER THAT TIME COMES. EXACTLY.

I KNOW THAT CHASE WILL DEFINITELY BE BRINGING FEES BEFORE YOU TO LOOK AT.

I HAVE A QUESTION. IT PAINED ME WHEN WE VOTED FOR THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, FOR HOW MUCH THOSE COST.

WHAT'S THE $150,000 GOING TOWARDS FOR ADDITIONAL CHRISTMAS DECOR? BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY DROPPED A LOT OF MONEY.

THE LIGHTS CAME HERE TO MUNICIPAL PARK. THEY WEREN'T AT THE ACTUAL HOLIDAY EVENTS, WHICH IS AT CALDWELL.

SO WHAT DOES THE $150,000 BRING TO US? I'M SO GLAD YOU ASKED THAT QUESTION.

THAT IS STORING THAT BIG STAR, SETTING IT UP STORAGE AND BREAKING IT DOWN.

ISN'T THAT CORRECT JACE. OH MY GOODNESS.

YES THAT IS CORRECT. BUT IT'S ALSO ALL ADDITIONAL EXPENSES.

SO ALL OF THE CHRISTMAS DECOR THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE THROUGHOUT THE CITY, EVERYTHING AROUND MUNICIPAL PARK, ALL OF THE GARLAND AROUND THE LIGHT POLES, THAT'S AN ANNUAL EXPENSE TO SET UP, TEAR DOWN AND STORE YEAR ROUND.

WE OWN THE EQUIPMENT, BUT THIS IS THE STORAGE AND AN ANNUAL ONGOING EXPENSE TO US TO PUT UP AND TAKE DOWN EACH YEAR. AND THIS IS VERY COMMON ALONG AMONGST ALL CITIES.

AND MOST OF THEM, I WILL NOTE ARE A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE THAN 150.

SO MY NEXT QUESTION. SO WE PAY SOMEONE TO PUT THEM UP FOR US OR OUR STAFF IS PUTTING THEM UP.

THIS IS THE COMPANY THAT WE PURCHASED. WE PURCHASED THROUGH A SOLE SOURCE.

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THE LIGHTS ON THE TREES, THEY GO AND PUT THAT ALL IN THERE AND EVERYTHING. YES, THAT'S A 3RD PARTY COMPANY.

COULD MAYBE THIS YEAR THEY PUT THEM IN THE TREES AND NOT JUST AROUND THE TRUNK, BECAUSE IT WOULD LOOK NICER IF THE LIGHTS WERE UP. THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DISCUSS AT THAT TIME.

YES. 1 QUESTION BEFORE YOU LEAVE. HOW MUCH MORE WOULD IT BE IF WE STORED THOSE IN HOUSE? HOW MUCH MORE COSTLY? SO THAT WAS UNDER DISCUSSION WHEN WE LOOKED AT THIS.

WE DON'T HAVE THE SPACE TO STORE THEM IN HOUSE.

I MEAN, FOR THE AREAS THAT IT TAKES TO STORE YEAR ROUND, NOT EVEN A CONTAINER OR A, A STORAGE UNIT WOULD HOUSE THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE ANNUALLY ON CHRISTMAS DECOR. SO WE WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE SOME TYPE OF STORAGE UNIT AND THEN ENSURE THAT IT'S CLIMATE CONTROLLED.

PLUS, THERE'S AN ONGOING OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT THAT THEY MAINTAIN AND MAKE SURE THAT IF LIGHTS AREN'T WORKING, THEY'RE DIAGNOSING THOSE ISSUES AS THEY INSTALL THEM MANUALLY.

THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AGAIN, THESE ARE SOME LONG RANGE GROWTH PLANNING FEE RECOVER DEVELOPMENT FEES THAT WE'RE HAVING TO INCUR IN THE BUDGET, BUT SHOULD BE OFFSET WITHIN THE FEES THAT WE CHARGE WHEN IT COMES TO THESE THIRD PARTY SERVICES.

THAT IS A BUDGET OF A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR PERMIT. REVIEW YOUR ENGINEERING SERVICES INSPECTIONS PLAN REVIEW COUNTY HEALTH.

WE ALSO HAVE IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET, $350,000 FOR THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN.

THE TIME WE PUT THAT IN THE BUDGET. BUT NOW I'M PRESENTING TO COUNCIL THAT WE CAN FUND THIS OUTSIDE OF THE GENERAL FUND.

SO I RECOMMEND THAT WE TAKE THAT OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND AND USE THE IMPACT FEES TO PAY FOR THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN.

SO A QUESTION ON THAT. WHEN YOU FOUND THAT AND MADE THAT RECOMMENDATION, WAS THIS A PART OF AN OVERALL GENERAL FUND REVIEW TO DETERMINE WHICH EXPENDITURES CAN BE MOVED AROUND AND LAWFULLY EXPENDED THIS WAY? YES, IT WAS IT WAS PRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR AS PART OF THE GENERAL FUND REQUEST.

WE MOVED FORWARD WITH IT, BUT THEN AFTER REVIEWING THE GENERAL FUND, FINDING OTHER REVENUE STREAMS, AND NOTING THAT THIS COULD BE FUNDED THROUGH THE IMPACT FEES.

BUT WAS IT JUST FOR THAT PARTICULAR ITEM OR WAS DID WE LOOK AT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL? OR WAS THIS LIKE ISOLATED FOR THE ROADWAY TO BE SPECIFIC? YOU'RE ASKING LIKE JUST THIS, BUT WE LOOKED AT THE GENERAL FUND OVERALL ON ALL EXPENSES.

IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN FUND THESE SORT OF THINGS? AND THERE HAVE BEEN THINGS THAT WE'VE PUSHED TO THE SPECIAL REVENUE, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES IS ONE OF THEM.

WE ALSO HAVE A COURT SECURITY FUND THAT CAN PAY FOR SERVICES IN THE COURT OFFICE.

SO THERE'S THINGS THAT WE LOOKED FOR ALL FUNDING SOURCES.

HOW CAN THAT HELP ALLEVIATE EXPENSES WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND? PERFECT. THANK YOU KELLY. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.

AGAIN, THAT'S HALF $1 MILLION. BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE SPLITTING THAT OUT WITH THE GENERAL FUND, THE UTILITY FUND, EDC AND CDC. AND THAT IS TO REWRITE OUR ORDINANCES.

WHAT ALL ARE WE GOING TO GET FOR THAT? I'LL LET SHY TALK ABOUT THAT.

SHE'S THE EXPERT AT THAT. BUT THAT'S THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT.

OH SORRY, THE $500,000 WOULD BE FOR THE CHAPTER 82, CHAPTER 35, CHAPTER 37.

SO ZONING, SUBDIVISION ENGINEERING, DESIGN STANDARDS FLOODPLAIN ORDINANCE SIGNS, LANDSCAPE, BASICALLY EVERY ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE THAT TOUCHES DEVELOPMENT.

OKAY. CAN YOU LIST OFF THOSE 82, 85,37. I. OH, OKAY.

YEAH, THAT'S WHY I SHIFTED WE, WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE SUBDIVISION ZONING.

THAT WILL ALSO INCLUDE LANDSCAPING AND SIGNAGE.

TREE PRESERVATION GOES INTO LANDSCAPING. IT WILL INCLUDE ENGINEERING DESIGN, MANUAL DRAINAGE.

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AND I FORGET IF WE HAVE A SEPARATE FLOODPLAIN ORDINANCE IN A SEPARATE ONE ON STORMWATER, BUT WE'RE GOING TO COMBINE ALL THAT INTO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE.

I THINK AT THIS POINT THOSE ARE THE ONES WE'RE LOOKING AT.

BUT IF WE NEED MORE ADDITIONS TO IT, SO DIFFERENT DISTRICTS WILL GO INTO ZONING ORDINANCE, BUT WE'LL COMBINE IT ALL INTO A UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.

OKAY. THEY ARE SEPARATE. SO OKAY. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THEM.

THE NEW ORDINANCES. ACTUALLY, WHAT'S THE TURNAROUND TIME ON THAT? HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WOULD TAKE? IF YOU WANT A GOOD PRODUCT, IT WILL TAKE 18 MONTHS.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT. WE'LL GO ALSO SOME OTHER GENERAL FUND INVESTMENTS, WHERE WE ARE LOOKING AT OPERATING AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

LIKE WITHIN THE LIBRARY, WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME STAFFING ADJUSTMENTS OF TAKING A PART TIME TECH TO A FULL TIME POSITION AND RECLASSIFYING A TECH TO A MANAGER.

AND THAT'S THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THERE, ALMOST 23,000 WITHIN IT.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME ALSO SOME OUTSIDE SUPPORT OF 36,000 EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE.

THERE'S A WORK SHIELD, WORKPLACE SUPPORT OF 8000 WITHIN MARKETING, A RESIDENTIAL ENGAGEMENT DASHBOARD OF 13,000.

SO TOTAL OPERATING INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING SOME OTHER TRAINING FOR FIRE, LITTLE THINGS LIKE THOSE SORT OF THINGS, IS WHAT WAS IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. ALSO, SOME THINGS THAT THE GENERAL FUND HAS TO CONSIDER EVERY YEAR IS OUR HEALTH INSURANCE THAT WE PROVIDE THE EMPLOYEES, AND WE'RE PROJECTING A 12% INCREASE. THERE'S ALSO THE TMRS RATE INCREASE AND THEN MID-YEAR STEP INCREASES.

SO ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY FIRE SIDE, WE DO HAVE FIRE FLSA OVER TIME BUDGETED AT $400,000.

WE HAVE THE AMBULANCE CONTRACT OF $500,000. AND I COMMEND THE FIRE CHIEF FOR LOOKING INTO THAT AND ALL THE WORK THAT WAS DONE IN NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT SAVINGS OF 190,000. THEN WE HAVE THE FIRE AND POLICE COUNTY DISPATCH OF $632,005 80.

SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT ARE FUNDED WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND.

QUESTION FOR YOU. SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN MORE ABOUT THIS.

THE FIRE FLSA OVERTIME. AND THAT 400,000 WAS WHAT THAT FUND IS FOR.

SO THAT'S THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT, AND IT'S REQUIRED BASED ON THE HOURS THAT THEY WORK FOR FIRE.

I WILL LET THE FIRE CHIEF TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT, THOUGH.

I THINK HE'S MORE OF AN EXPERT ON THE FLSA. I JUST KNOW THAT THAT IS A REQUIREMENT.

SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE BUILDING THAT APPROPRIATELY IN THE BUDGET.

MAYOR. COUNCIL. SO THE FLSA IS BASICALLY OUR OVERTIME.

WE WORK A TOTAL OF 212 HOURS IN A MONTHLY PAY PERIOD IN THE MONTH.

ANYTHING OVER 212 HOURS OF WORK GOES TOWARDS FLSA OVERTIME.

FIRE SERVICE IN GENERAL IS ONE OF THE ONLY PUBLIC SAFETY'S THAT ACTUALLY OBTAINS FLSA OVERTIME.

AND THAT'S FOR OVER 212 HOURS. THAT'S WORKED IN A IN ONE MONTH PERIOD.

AND IS THAT IS DID WE GET THIS NUMBER JUST BASED ON THE HISTORY THAT WE'VE BEEN SPENDING OVERTIME? OR HOW DO WE CALCULATE THIS NUMBER? SO I BASE THAT ON THE NUMBER OF HOURS AND THE YEAR.

SO THAT IS THE BASELINE. NOW IF THERE'S ANY OTHER OVERTIME THAT'S GOING TO BE AN ADDITION TO THIS $400,000.

IF THEY HAVE IF THEY HAVE PEOPLE ON LEAVE, IF THEY'RE ON FMLA LEAVE, THOSE SORT OF THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN.

BUT I KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO LOOK AT EFFICIENCIES SUCH AS THE FIRE STATION NUMBER 04, BY THE CLOSURE OF THAT, WE WERE ABLE TO ABSORB THOSE FIREFIGHTERS.

SOME OTHER THINGS THE FIRE CHIEF HAS DONE AS WELL, IS LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS ON AN ENGINE, TRYING TO LOOK AT HOW DO WE MAKE THOSE EFFICIENCIES SO THAT WE'RE NOT HAVING TO STAFF AS MUCH, BUT STILL PROVIDING THE SERVICE THAT IS NEEDED? DOES THIS INCLUDE WHEN WE USE THEM FOR EVENTS THE OVER TIME? SO THAT'S A THAT'S A SEPARATE CALL. NO, THAT WOULD BE A SEPARATE COST AS WELL.

THAT IS TRUE. WE'RE TRYING TO REDUCE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE ENGINE.

NOT REDUCED JUST. WE DIDN'T REDUCE IT. SORRY.

WE DIDN'T REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE, WE ACTUALLY ADDED 1 PERSON TO OUR TRUCK COMPANY, BUT WE REDUCED1 APPARATUS, THE APPARATUS THAT CAME FROM STATION 4, WE CONSOLIDATED THAT ENGINE.

THE 2 GUYS THAT WERE STOPPED AT THAT STATION, WE ADDED THEM TO ONE OF.

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TO ANOTHER APPARATUS. SO IT ACTUALLY HELPED OUR STAFFING.

IT BOLSTERED OUR STAFFING IN THE CITY. SO OUR EFFICIENCY IN THE CITY IS ACTUALLY BETTER.

BUT IT ALSO HELPS US WITH REDUCTION OF OVERTIME.

WE HAVE TO KEEP A MINIMUM STAFFING OF AT LEAST 11.

AND WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE OUT ON FMLA AND WORKER'S COMP, WE RUN INTO THAT ISSUE WHERE WE'RE HAVING TO CALL IN OVERTIME TO MEET OUR MINIMUM STAFFING. BUT BY DOING WHAT WE DID, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE TO CALL IN ON MANDATORY AND VOLUNTARY OVERTIME.

THANK YOU. SO LOOKING AT POLICY, THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO KEEP MY EYES ON THAT TARGET AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING THAT AT A 25% RESERVE.

AGAIN, THAT IS BEST PRACTICE. AND WE'RE FOLLOWING THE GFOA RECOMMENDED BEST PRACTICE.

SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR RESERVE OUR PROPOSED BUDGET HITS THAT MARK JUST BARELY OVER 25%.

WE ARE LOOKING IN 2026, WHEN I DID PRESENT YOU THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT, WE ARE LOOKING AT HAVING TO OFFSET THE REVENUE SHORTFALL THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING IN THE GENERAL FUND WITH SOME FEES.

AND I'M SHOWING YOU HERE THAT THAT LOOKS AT ABOUT $565,000 BASED ON PROJECTIONS THROUGH THE END OF THIS YEAR, SO THAT WE ARE ENSURING THAT WE KEEP THAT 25% RESERVE.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE ACTUAL BALANCES OF THOSE.

SO AT THE END OF 2025, AFTER THE AUDIT WAS DONE AND EVERYTHING WAS CLOSED OUT, WE WERE AT 32% OF RESERVE IN THE GENERAL FUND. OUR ADOPTED BUDGET HAD US AT 27%. BUT DUE TO THE REVENUE SHORTFALL THAT WE'RE SEEING, I WILL BE PUSHING SOME FEES INTO THERE TO MAKE SURE WE MAINTAIN THAT 25% RESERVE.

IS THAT A COMFORTABLE CUSHION THE 236 TO BE ABOVE THE REQUIRED RESERVE.

OR IS THAT LIKE WE'RE BLINKING RED BECAUSE OF THAT NUMBER? IT IS JUST HANGING RIGHT THERE ON THAT. I MEAN, RIGHT THERE ON THE EDGE.

AND YOU'RE JUST RIGHT THERE ON THE EDGE, RIGHT? AND IF I DO BUDGET CONSERVATIVELY ON THE REVENUE, BUT THINGS CAN CHANGE.

AND THAT'S WHY I MONITOR THAT VERY CLOSELY AND BRING THAT TO COUNCIL'S ATTENTION WITH THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORTS.

AND IF WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PAID FEES, WHAT SITUATION WOULD WE BE IN RIGHT NOW? WOULD WE? YEAH. IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THOSE FEES.

SO THEN I'D BE COMING TO COUNCIL, HAVING TO TALK ABOUT SOME CUTS.

WE'D HAVE TO LOOK AT SOME CUTS OR WE SAY TO THIS, THIS IS ACTUALLY WHAT I'D PROBABLY DO NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT THAT IS COME TO JUST LET'S JUST EAT INTO THE RESERVE A LITTLE BIT AND FIND A WAY TO GET US BACK OUT OF THAT OVER TIME.

YEAH. SO ONCE, I GUESS ONCE THE THE PET FEES ARE GONE, WE'RE KIND OF WILL BE IN THAT SITUATION.

CORRECT. SO THE 18 ITEMS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA THAT ARE FOR ALL THE KIDS, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GETTING THAT. NO.

LET ME EXPLAIN THE PID FEES. GREAT QUESTION. ESPECIALLY FOR THE RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND.

WHEN WE HAVE A BOND SALE FOR THE PIDS, WHEN THEY'RE SELLING BONDS, THERE IS A PID FEE ASSESSED OF 1800 PER HOUSEHOLD IN THAT PHASE. IT IS PRETTY MUCH IT IS LIKE AN IMPACT FEE.

SO WE GET THAT MONEY. THERE'S BEEN SOME DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WHERE THAT HAS BEEN VERY RESTRICTED IN ITS USE.

WE HAVE MANAGEMENT PRESENTED TO COUNCIL SOME CHANGES WITHIN THOSE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS TO TRY TO UNTANGLE THAT SO THAT IT CAN PROVIDE FOR GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES FOR THE CITY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND BEFORE I GO INTO THE UTILITY FUND? NO, I THINK SO. OKAY. THE UTILITY FUND, WE'RE LOOKING HERE AT REVENUES OF 44.2 MILLION.

AND THE MAJORITY OF THAT YOU WILL SEE IS WATER AND WASTEWATER SALES.

SO IN THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, YOU'LL SEE THE BREAKDOWN.

AGAIN, THE MAJORITY OF OUR COST IS IN THE WATER PURCHASE OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT, THE WATER DEPARTMENT JUST OPERATIONAL WISE AND THE SOLID WASTE CONTRACT AS WELL. AGAIN THIS IS INTENDED TO WORK LIKE A BUSINESS.

WE ALSO HAD NEW GEN PRESENT TO YOU AS WELL. THE RATE PLAN THAT THEY DID.

AND LOOKING AT THE RATE PLAN, THEY'RE RECOMMENDING THAT WE HOLD OFF AND FREEZE THE WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES.

SO NO INCREASES NEXT YEAR ON THOSE RATES TO THE TO THE RESIDENTS FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER.

IT IS STILL FUNDING $55 MILLION IN CAPITAL. WE'RE STILL MAINTAINING 120 DAYS OF WORKING RESERVE,

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AS WELL AS THE DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE OF 1.25.

ALL OF THOSE TARGETS WERE MET, BUT IF WE WERE TO LOOK IN THE LONG RANGE, WE WOULD POSSIBLY BE LOOKING AT A 4% INCREASE IN 2028.

THERE WAS AN OPTION AS WELL PRESENTED BY NEW GEN AT THE RETREAT AS WELL.

BUT THE BIGGEST THING I TOOK AWAY IS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE THIS RATE PLAN REVIEWED EVERY YEAR.

THERE ARE SO MANY ASSUMPTIONS. THERE'S SO MUCH GROWTH GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS WHAT WE'RE SERVICING OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY WITH WASTEWATER SERVICES, THAT IT'S BETTER TO LOOK AT THIS TO SEE IF WE REALLY NEED TO BE LOOKING AT A RATE INCREASE TO THE RESIDENTS EVERY YEAR.

YOU'LL ALSO SEE, I'VE NOTED HERE CULLEOKA THAT NEXT YEAR IS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN A RATE STUDY THAT IS IN THEIR CONTRACT EVERY 3 YEARS. SO THEY'LL PIGGYBACK. IT WOULD BE A GREAT TIME TO DO THAT AGAIN WITH THEM NEXT YEAR AS WELL.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE THEY PRESENTED AS TO THE RATES EXCUSE ME THE ON THE RATE STUDIES.

DO WE ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH MILLIGAN WATER SUPPLY.

AND ARE THEY INCLUDED IN THAT. DO THEY TO THE FOR THE RATE STUDY.

YES. MILLIGAN DOES PARTICIPATE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY AS WELL.

THEY DON'T PARTICIPATE IN THE RATE STUDY. CULLEOKA IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS COME TO THE TABLE.

THEY DO RECEIVE WASTEWATER SERVICES FROM US. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE RATES, YOU'LL SEE OUR CURRENT RATE STACKED UP AGAINST THE OTHER CITIES IN OUR SURROUNDING AREAS.

WE ARE REALLY LOW. WE ARE DOWN THERE. AS A MEMBER CITY, I THINK THAT HELPS A LOT AS WELL.

COMPARED TO THE CUSTOMER CITY SUCH AS SACHSE, FAYE, MURPHY AND SO ON.

THE C MEANS THAT THERE ARE CUSTOMER CITY CITIES.

WELL, WE ARE A MEMBER CITY. IF WE WERE TO LOOK AT OPTION, THE OTHER OPTION, OPTION 2, WHERE THEY WERE RECOMMENDING A 2.25% INCREASE FOR NEXT YEAR, WE'RE STILL LOOKING STACKED COMPARED IN THE LOWER DECK OF THOSE COMPARABLE CITIES.

I'M LOOKING FOR I RECOMMENDATION IF WE JUST FREEZE, THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL.

BUT I'M LOOKING FOR DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL HERE.

ARE YOU ASKING TO ABSORB THAT 2.3% NEXT NEXT YEAR AND LEAVE IT AS IT IS? DOES THE DOES THE BALANCE SUPPORT THAT? YES. ALL THE TARGETS ARE MET MAKING SURE OUR RESERVES ARE ADEQUATE.

WE'RE MAINTAINING OUR DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE AS WELL AS FUNDING THESE CAPITAL PROJECTS.

WE'RE KEEPING THAT ALL IN IN LINE AND WITH NO RATE INCREASES.

AND JUST AND THAT INCLUDES THE PAYOUT WE'RE GOING TO EXPERIENCE THIS YEAR AS WELL.

THE FROM THE AGREEMENT THAT WE'RE MAKING. DID THAT INCLUDE THAT? SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO UNDER WITH THAT EITHER. OKAY.

THAT IS FACTORED IN THE MODEL AS WELL. OKAY. THEN I WOULD AGREE WITH THE FREEZE.

YEAH. OKAY. GOT A THUMBS UP. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT.

HERE'S SOME OF THE COST THAT WE SEE IN THE UTILITY FUND NORTH TEXAS WATER PURCHASE.

THIS IS OUR TAKE OR PAY. WE ARE SEEING AN 8.7% RATE INCREASE FROM THEM, AS WELL AS A TAKE OR PAY INCREASE OF 1.67.

SO WE'RE LOOKING A LITTLE OVER 10 MILLION JUST TO BUY WATER FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND THOSE THAT WE SERVICE.

OUR WASTEWATER CONTRACT IS AT 7 MILLION. OUR SOLID WASTE CONTRACT COMES IN AT 5.2.

AND THEN SALARY BENEFITS 4.4 MILLION. TOTAL SHOWN HERE 26.7 MILLION.

AS OUR CONSUMPTION GROWS OVER TIME, I KNOW THAT OUR CCN IS PRETTY LARGE AND IT'S ABOUT TO GET BIGGER.

WOULD THAT NUMBER COME DOWN AS WE AS WE PURCHASE THROUGH THROUGH NORTH TEXAS OR KNOW THAT THAT PURCHASE WILL GO UP AS WE SERVICE THAT LARGER AREA. BUT ONE THING THAT WE DO WITH THOSE CCN AREAS, AND REALLY THAT'S THE WASTEWATER SIDE, IS WE CHARGE THEM 1.5 TIMES TO HELP OFFSET THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING TO THEM.

THAT IN MIND I KNOW THAT THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN PURCHASED IN THE ETJ FOR THE POTENTIAL DATA CENTER, BUT WE HAVE NOT GONE INTO CONTRACT WITH THEM TO PROVIDE WATER.

SO IF WE WERE FORCED INTO THAT POSITION HAVING TO PROVIDE A CCN TO THAT, HOW WILL THAT IMPACT OUR WATER SUPPLY AND THESE NUMBERS?

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SO I WAS I WILL SAY THIS REAL QUICK BEFORE YOU SPEAK ON THAT. THEY'RE NOT IN OUR CCN EITHER.

I THINK THERE'S 2 OR 3 OTHER WATER DISTRICTS THAT THEY CAN CONTRACT WITH.

WE'RE JUST ONE OF THEM. THEY'RE, THEY'RE ACTUALLY THE ONE SPOT THAT THEY'RE NOT IN OUR SEATS, CCN. RIGHT.

BUT IF THAT GOT BROUGHT TO US AND IT HAPPENED, I DON'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN.

I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF MAJOR WOULD BE A MAJOR IMPACT, MINOR IMPACT.

HOW WOULD SOMETHING LIKE THAT IMPACT US? BECAUSE THERE'S A POTENTIAL THAT WHAT IF THEY DID BUY LAND IN AN AREA THAT IS IN OUR CCN? SO JUST CURIOUS. I'M NOT WELL VERSED ON WHAT THE WATER IMPACT IS FOR A DATA CENTER.

I WOULD RELY ON EXPERTS, AND I WILL SAY THAT ABBOTT DID PUT A MORATORIUM ON THEM FOR NOW, I BELIEVE.

BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE THEIR OWN SOURCE OF OF.

THEY CAN'T IMPACT THE COMMUNITY IF THEY DO COME IN FROM AT LEAST FROM WHAT THEY'RE SAYING.

NOW, THAT'S NOT FINAL. BUT I KNOW THAT THE STATE IS WORKING ON, ON RESTRICTING THEM TO NOT IMPACT THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY'RE SURROUNDING.

SO BUT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION AT THIS TIME TO DETERMINE WHAT THAT WHAT THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE, WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD BE. BUT I KNOW THAT HOPEFULLY ABBOTT STICKS TO WHAT HE SAYS AND WE GET THAT FIXED. I HAD A QUESTION, KELLY.

SO WITH THAT 1.5, 1.5 TIMES RATE THAT WE ARE CHARGING FOR THE FOR THAT AREA, THAT'S, IS THAT A NET NEUTRAL FOR INFRASTRUCTURE OR DOES ANY OF THAT NUMBER HELP OFFSET WATER COSTS FOR OUR RESIDENTS? GREAT QUESTION.

IT DOES HELP OFFSET FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

GOTCHA. THANK YOU. AND WE ARE SEEING THAT NUMBER GROW.

I MEAN THAT'S THE CULLEOKA THAT'S THE MILIGAN AREA AS WELL AS THE OTHER SURROUNDING AREAS THAT WE SERVE.

THANKS. AND JUST TO REMIND COUNCIL TOO, WE STILL HAVE THE WATER WINTER QUARTERLY AVERAGING.

I HAVE THAT AS WELL IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. SO THAT HAS NOT CHANGED.

WE'RE STILL MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT. AND I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT IMPACTS THE WASTEWATER CHARGES TO OUR RESIDENTS.

THOSE IN THE CCN DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE WQA SOLID WASTE COLLECTIONS PER THEIR CONTRACT.

THEY COME TO US, THEY HAVE A CPI INDEX PLUS A FUEL COST AND ADMINISTRATIVE BILLING FEES THAT THEY SHOULD BE PRESENTING TO THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

BUT AT THE TIME THIS BUDGET WAS PRESENTED, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM CWD, BUT I EXPECT THAT TO BE COMING SOON.

SO WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION AS WELL.

SO THE UTILITY FUND RESERVES AGAIN, JUST TO REMIND THAT WE ARE HITTING A WORKING CAPITAL OF 159 DAYS.

SO VERY HEALTHY RESERVE BALANCE WITH OUR DEBT SERVICE RESERVES OF 5.9 TIMES.

AGAIN, A FUND BALANCE OF 18.6 MILLION IS IN THE PROPOSED PROJECTION OF THE 2027 BUDGET.

YOU CAN SEE EVEN THE HISTORY THAT HOW THAT HAS GROWN.

OUR ACTUAL FUND BALANCE IN 25 WAS 13.7. AFTER THE AUDIT AND THE BOOKS WERE ALL CLOSED, WE PROJECTED TO BE AT 12.6 AND WE'RE LOOKING AT 17.

THIS JUST SHOWS YOU THE MAGNITUDE OF PEOPLE COMING IN AS WELL AS IN OUR CCN.

SO THAT COVERS THE UTILITY FUND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.

LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR STAFFING. WE PRESENTED THIS SLIDE AT OUR RETREAT.

JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS BACK TO YOU AGAIN. WE HAVE 223 CURRENT FTES APPROVED IN OUR 2026 BUDGET, AS WELL AS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. AND WHAT DOES THAT SERVE? THAT SERVES 213 RESIDENTS FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE LOOKING AT OUR SURROUNDING AREAS.

OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE SERVICING A LOT MORE PER OUR FTE COUNT THAN THOSE SUCH AS ALLEN AND CELINA.

AND JUST JUST A BIT FTE IS IS FULL TIME EMPLOYEE, CORRECT? OKAY. YES. SORRY. JUST ANYBODY WONDERING. YEAH.

I'LL TRY TO GET AWAY FROM ACRONYMS. THANK YOU.

WE DID GET QUITE A BIT OF AN ASK ON THE STAFFING REQUEST FROM THE DEPARTMENTS.

WE HAD 18 FULL TIME REQUESTS OF POSITIONS LOOKING AT 3.2 MILLION.

SO A BIG NUMBER. AND WE ALL SAT DOWN AND LOOKED AT AND MET WITH EVERY DIRECTOR AND LOOKED AT THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL CHART, THEIR SUPERVISOR TO EMPLOYEE RATIO, MAKING SURE THAT THAT WAS IN LINE, LOOKING AT EFFICIENCIES, LOOKING AT THEIR STRATEGIC NEEDS. WITH THAT WAS DISCUSSED WITH THEM, THEY LOOKED AT, OKAY, IN REALITY, WE CAN CUT THESE REQUESTS. SO WOULD THEY HELD OFF ON SEVERAL OF THESE REQUESTS THAT CAME TO THE FINANCE OFFICE AND THEIR PROPOSED REQUESTS.

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I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE STAFFING REQUEST.

IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN POTENTIALLY GET A 3RD PARTY KIND OF AUDIT OF OUR STAFFING NEEDS JUST TO KIND OF HAVE SOMETHING TO, TO JUST KIND OF HARD PROOF THAT WE NEED THIS STUFF OR THAT WE ARE WORKING EFFICIENTLY, EFFICIENTLY.

SO MAYBE IT'S AN EFFICIENCY AUDIT OR SOMETHING PER DEPARTMENT.

SO MAYOR, WHENEVER WE DID A 3RD PARTY AUDIT LAST YEAR FOR THE CITY PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 3 MONTHS TO DO THAT.

SO DEPENDING UPON YOUR TIMELINE WITH ME, THE PROJECTION IS YES, GOING INTO THIS NEXT YEAR.

SO WITH THIS BUDGET, WE DO HAVE TO RUN A BASELINE 0.

AND THEN GOING INTO NEXT YEAR, YES, WE START RUNNING THOSE EFFICIENCY NEEDS, STRATEGIC NEEDS.

AND SO I WANT TO SAY THAT WE STARTED KIND OF BREAKING SOME OF THAT DOWN WITHIN THE BUDGET REQUEST.

AND SO I WANT TO SAY WE'RE KIND OF PROPOSING PROBABLY ABOUT $20,000 A DEPARTMENT, GIVE OR TAKE, ON DOING EACH DEPARTMENT, A STRATEGIC NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

AND THAT'S INSIDE OF THIS BUDGET. THAT THIS COMING UP.

YES, SIR. I WANT TO SAY WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT PROPOSAL.

SO POTENTIALLY 6 MONTHS. WE'LL HAVE THOSE NUMBERS.

IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT LONGER. OKAY. WE MIGHT HAVE TO GO OUT FOR AN RFP OR RFQ AND BRING THAT BACK TO YOU FOR APPROVAL.

WHERE WOULD THAT MONEY COME FROM IF IF IT'S NOT ALREADY PLANNED IN THE BUDGET? SO WE'D BE COMING BACK TO AMEND THE BUDGET. WHERE WOULD WE BE GETTING THIS MONEY FROM? THERE IS THAT THOROUGHFARE PLAN THAT I DISCUSSED THAT WE WOULD NOT BE FUNDING OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. THAT WOULD BE A RECOMMENDATION.

AGAIN, THERE'S A BIG ASK. I KNOW THIS IS A BIG PILL TO SWALLOW WITH REGARD TO AN INCREASE IN THE PROPERTY TAX RATE.

SO OBVIOUSLY GOING FORWARD PROPOSING THIS BASED ON YOUR DECISION, IF WE PRESENT THAT TO THE RESIDENTS FOR AN ELECTION AND WE MIGHT HAVE TO BE COMING BACK WITH A BUDGET AMENDMENT AS WELL.

CAN I CAN I JUST I KNOW THIS IS PROBABLY LAST MINUTE, BUT CAN I NOT BE ADDED TO THE BUDGET AS FAR AS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT DONE? BECAUSE I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE NEED JUST SO WE CAN ALL KIND OF FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT MAKING SOME OF THESE DECISIONS UP HERE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING, BECAUSE I DID SEE THE POLICE REPORT AND THEY KIND OF WAS VERY TELL THEM WHY THEY NEEDED IT.

AND I THINK EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY, WE WE PROBABLY ARE OVERDUE FOR THAT.

THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR TODAY. ANYTHING IS NOT TOO LATE WITH THE BUDGET AT ALL.

WE ARE NOT ADOPTING THE BUDGET TONIGHT. WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOUR FEEDBACK.

YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO BE HEARING FROM, YOU KNOW, THE RESIDENTS. EVERYTHING IS GREAT. THIS IS GREAT COMMUNICATION GETTING SOME IDEAS ON THE TABLE. WELL, HAPPY TO ADD THAT. I'VE GOT JUST A FEW QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

I NOTICED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS NOT INCLUDED IN HERE FOR REQUESTING PERSONNEL.

AND I DO KNOW THAT BECAUSE OF THE CLOSING DOWN STATION 4 AND MOVING PEOPLE AROUND, IT WOULD PROBABLY HELP QUITE A BIT, BUT I'M SURE THEY'RE STILL UNDERSTAFFED. BUT I ALSO SEE THAT THAT THE THE PD IS ASKED TO MARKET VALUE INCREASE IN SALARIES DOWN HERE.

IS THAT CORRECT? SO TO ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION ABOUT FIRE, WE DID A MID-YEAR BUDGET AMENDMENT THIS YEAR JUST TO REMIND YOU OF ADDING A TRAINING OFFICER. WE HAVE ALSO APPLIED FOR THE SAFER GRANT.

SO WITH THAT, IF EVERYTHING HAPPENS, WE SHOULD FIND OUT BEFORE THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR IN SEPTEMBER, WE SHOULD KNOW THAT COULD ADD 6 MORE FIREFIGHTERS AND THE CITY WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT FOR THE FIRST YEAR.

IT'S A GRADUATE SCALE DOWN WHERE IT'S THEN 75, 50 AND SO ON.

SO WE'RE REALLY HOPEFUL AND HOPE, BUT WE COULD NOT PUT THAT IN THE BUDGET.

WE'RE JUST HOPING THAT GRANT WILL HELP SUFFICE AND THE NEEDS.

WHAT WAS THE OTHER QUESTION? THE OTHER QUESTION ABOUT THE THE MARKET VALUE INCREASE FOR THE POLICE OFFICERS.

I KNOW THEY NEED TO MAKE ALL THEY CAN. YEAH. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD NOT PUSH INTO THE BUDGET.

YOU HAVE THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT IN YOUR BUDGET BOOK ITSELF, THE DETAIL OF THAT.

BUT THAT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT WE JUST IT WAS AN ASK, BUT WE JUST COULD NOT AFFORD IT WITH IT.

AT WHAT POINT IN TIME THAT, AND I KNOW THE BEING A FORMER COUNTY EMPLOYEE THAT PERIODICALLY OUR HR OR WHOEVER DID IT, THEY WOULD DO A MARKET STUDY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

DO WE DO THAT OR IS THAT IN THE PLANS? I'LL LET FALLON TALK ABOUT THAT.

SO WE DID A SURVEY SALARY IN 2025. AND WE DID ADJUST A LOT OF SALARIES BASED ON THAT SALARY SURVEY.

IT'S COMMON PRACTICE TO DO ONE EVERY 2 YEARS, ESPECIALLY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

BUT DUE TO BUDGET RESTRICTIONS, I DIDN'T WANT TO ACQUIRE INFORMATION AND NOT BE ABLE TO ACT ON IT.

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SO WE DID NOT DO THE STUDY.

SHOULD I PAUSE FOR THE MAYOR? YEAH, HE SHOULD BE BACK HERE IN A LITTLE BIT.

AND THEN ALSO, MR. DEFFIBAUGH JUST KIND OF TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE MARKET VALUE. I KNOW EVERY 2 YEARS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT COMES BACK WITH A MARKET VALUE.

JUST KIND OF LOOKING AT THE RACE THAT'S GOING ACROSS THE FIRST TIME WHENEVER I PRESENTED THIS I WAS TOLD BY THE MAYOR AT THE TIME TO BRING THIS BACK EVERY YEAR, WE DECIDED NOT TO BRING IT BACK EVERY YEAR. SO WE DO A KIND OF AN OFF YEAR EVERY SINGLE TIME.

AND SO THIS YEAR WOULD BE THAT OFF YEAR AS FAR AS LOOKING AT THAT MARKET INCREASE.

BUT EVEN WITH THAT, WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE JUST TO TRY TO HELP OUT WITH THE BUDGET AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE ESPECIALLY IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY AREA FOR POLICE AND FIRE, IT'S VERY COMPETITIVE. AND IF YOU WANT TO GET THE GOOD PEOPLE, YOU GOT TO PAY THE PRICE, SO TO SPEAK.

YES, SIR. AND THEN ALSO WITHIN WITH INSIDE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I KNOW WE'RE WAITING ON THE MAYOR, SO I DON'T MIND KIND OF FULFILLING A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. SO WE'RE ALSO PUTTING INTO TRAINING AS WELL.

AND THEN ALSO WE PUT A BIG PUSH THIS YEAR TO AS WELL START WORKING ON UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES AND GRADUATE DEGREES TO AS WELL.

SO WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, LOOKING AT BECOMING NOT ONLY THE MOST TRAINED ORGANIZATION OUT THERE AS FAR AS PD GOES, BUT ALSO THE MOST EDUCATED PD THAT'S OUT THERE TOO.

AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT MARKET VALUE KIND OF HITS RIGHT IN LINE WITH THOSE OFFICERS THAT'S GOING THROUGH THAT PROGRAM.

KELLY, ARE WE WAITING FOR THE MAYOR TO RETURN BACK? I DID THINK OF SOMETHING I WANTED TO GET YOUR INPUT ON.

IT IS RELATED TO EXPENDITURES. I KNOW I SENT YOU SOME INFORMATION ABOUT POTENTIAL LEGISLATION THAT IS COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE.

THAT'S GOING TO REDUCE THE CITY'S IT'S GOING TO CAP THE CITY'S EXPENDITURES.

CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THAT HAS AN IMPACT TO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW? SO CURRENTLY, RIGHT NOW WITH STATE LEGISLATION, SENATE BILL 2 THAT WAS ENACTED SEVERAL YEARS BACK, ONLY ALLOWS CITIES TO INCREASE THEIR TAX RATE BY 3.5%. THAT'S YOUR VOTER APPROVAL RATE. YOU GO ABOVE THAT.

YOU HAVE TO ASK YOUR RESIDENTS FOR AN ELECTION FOR A PROPOSED TAX RATE HIGHER THAN THAT 3.5% IS NOT VERY MUCH WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE CONSTRAINTS OF MARKET STUDIES, STAFFING NEEDS, CONTRACT SERVICES THAT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE.

IT'S A CHALLENGE EVERY YEAR. SO THAT IS ONE OF THEM.

I'M SURE THERE'S MORE OUT THERE THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE GOING BACK OUT ON THE CAPITOL HILL.

WE HEAR IT EVERY TIME WHEN THE LEGISLATION IS THERE, THEY'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS THE PROPERTY TAXES.

BUT FOR A GROWING CITY AS WE ARE, THIS REALLY IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS THAT A HOUSE IS BUILT WITHIN 4 MONTHS. THEY'RE NOT ON THE TAX ROLL TILL THE NEXT YEAR, BUT YET WE'RE PROVIDING SERVICES DAY ONE WHEN THEY ENTER THAT HOME.

POLICE, FIRE, THE STREETS ALL OF THOSE THINGS TAKES TIME BEFORE WE START SEEING EVEN NEW VALUES ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL.

SO A GROWING COMMUNITY WITH 3.5% THINKING ABOUT WHEN WE ACTUALLY RECOGNIZE THEIR VALUE OF THEIR HOME ON THE TAX ROLL, ALL OF THOSE THINGS TAKE INTO PLACE. THANK YOU.

SO IN THIS PROPOSED BUDGET, WE DO HAVE 9 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE REQUESTED, AGAIN, GOING THROUGH PUBLIC SAFETY. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE 6 PARKS.

WE ARE LOOKING AT. 2 PARK MAINTENANCE WITHIN THE WASTEWATER.

WE HAVE 1 PUMP AND MOTOR TECH LIBRARY. I MENTIONED THE RECLASSIFICATION AND THEN THE PART TIME TO FULL TIME AND THEN ALSO THE RIGHT OF WAY EMPLOYEES. THEY WERE ABSORBED INTO THE WATER AND WASTEWATER.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WE DID NOT ELIMINATE THOSE FTES.

WE JUST ABSORBED THEM INTO THE WATER WASTEWATER WHERE THEY ARE VERY MUCH NEEDED.

I'M SORRY. THAT WAS THE ADMIN FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES NOT ONE OF THE ONE OF THE REQUESTS? THAT WAS A REQUEST. AT THIS TIME WE'RE LOOKING FOR EFFICIENCIES.

I KNOW THAT THEY WENT THROUGH A REORG WITH JUST EVEN HOW THEY'RE PROCESSING PERMITS.

SO I WOULD I'M SORRY, I WOULD SAY THAT THAT IS A NECESSITY, A NECESSITY FOR THE EFFICIENCIES BECAUSE AS WAS DISCUSSED AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, IT'S CREATED A TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT WHERE NOT HAVING AN ADMIN STAFF IS CAUSING OTHER STAFF TO STEP OUT OF THEIR ROLE TO DO STUFF.

SO OUR PERMIT TECHS ARE STEPPING OVER THERE, AND THEN WHEN THE PERMIT TECHS AREN'T WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE,

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SOMEONE ELSE HAS TO STEP IN AND IT'S PUT US AT A BACKLOG IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

SO I WOULD THINK THAT THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO BE LOOKING AT, BECAUSE THE BUDGET THAT CAME BEFORE I GOT ELECTED TOOK LIKE $410,000 OUT OF DEVELOPMENT'S BUDGET, AND THEY DIDN'T NOW HAVE THE FUNDING TO GET THE STAFFING THEY NEED.

AND THEY'RE THE BACKBONE OF OUR GROWTH. AND IF WE DON'T MEET THOSE PERMITS AND THOSE THINGS WITH THE DEVELOPERS NOW, WE COULD BE LOOKING AT POTENTIAL LITIGATION WITH DEVELOPERS BECAUSE WE'RE NOT MEETING TIMELINES.

THAT IS A BIG RISK. YEAH. AND I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE WITH MOST OF THAT.

I THINK THAT THAT ALSO AFFECTS OUR FUNDING PERMIT STAFF.

I THINK THAT THEY CAN POTENTIALLY BE SELF-SUFFICIENT IN THEIR OWN ROLES.

JUST IF WE WE HAD THOSE THOSE ROLES HERE, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WHAT WE HAVE 400 PERMITS IN BACKLOG AT THIS TIME, AND THAT'S DUE TO STAFFING. SO I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT.

AND I MEAN, THAT'S 400 ALSO PERMIT FEES THAT WE'RE MISSING FROM THE CITY AS WELL.

SO WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO, TO GET THAT INCOME IN THAT WILL, THAT WILL HELP WITH OUR BUDGET AS WELL.

I MEAN, WE HAVE THE 350,000 FROM THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN.

CAN WE NOT TAKE SOME OF THAT TO GET THEM AN ADMINISTRATOR OVER THERE.

YEAH, I WOULD, I WOULD HAVE TO NOT TO BEAT A DEAD HORSE, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE.

I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS CLEAR IS COMMERCIAL GROWTH.

AND IT'S GOING TO, YOU KNOW, IF WE PUT OUR FOOT ON THE GAS, IT'S GOING TO PEAK UP AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED AS MANY HANDS TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT AS POSSIBLE. SO I WOULD DEFINITELY SUPPORT THAT.[APPLAUSE] AND I DO WANT TO AND KELLY, I WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL THE PROPOSALS THAT WE'RE ADDING THIS IS STILL BASED ON THE INCREASE IN OUR TAXES. SO IF WE DON'T INCREASE TAXES, THESE POSITIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

OKAY. THAT IS CORRECT. WE GO BACK TO JUST OUR 223 FTE THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN THE ORGANIZATION NO CHANGES MAINTAINING OUR INCREASED SERVICE LEVELS. BUT YES, NO ADDITIONAL STAFF. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK.

WE WILL ADD THAT. AND THEN WHEN WE PRESENT THE BUDGET THE NEXT WEEK.

SO WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, AGAIN, THIS IS YOUR CIP, YOUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH IS FUNDING YOUR MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE, SUPPORTING THE GROWTH, PRIORITIZING YOUR NEEDS AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, AS WELL AS OUR COMMITMENT TO LONG TERM BENEFITS.

SO HERE IN PARKS, WE HAVE 8 PROJECTS LISTED, ALL FUNDED WITH THE GO BONDS.

WE HAVE THESE TIMELINES AND LOOKING AT FINAL DELIVERY AND EXPECTED Q1 OF 2029.

YOU CAN SEE THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS FOR ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS AS WELL.

WE PRESENTED THAT DURING THE RETREAT IN DETAIL AS WELL WITH THOSE TIMELINES.

DOES THE INCREASE DOES THAT MOVE THESE DATES UP? OR DOES AS FAR AS SOME OF THESE PARKS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO? I KNOW THAT THE BOND IS KIND OF AFFECTED BY THE TAX RATE RIGHT NOW.

BUT DOES THE INCREASE SPEED UP ANY OF THESE THESE PROJECTS OR ARE THEY KIND OF STAY, STAY ON TIMELINE REGARDLESS OF AN INCREASE OR NOT? BELIEVE THERE WAS A PRESENTATION THAT CHASE DID.

BUT TO STAY ON THAT TIMELINE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE RECREATION CENTER, TO KIND OF MAKE SURE THAT THAT MIRRORS THE SAME TIME THAT THE PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY IS GOING UP. SO WHEN THEY'RE DOING THEIR CIVIL INSPECTION AND SITE WORK, AND THEN WHEN BECOMES VERTICAL, WHEN THE SAME TIME THE PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY IS GOING VERTICAL.

I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE SOME TRANSPARENCY ON THIS, BECAUSE WHAT WAS SAID AT THE BUDGET RETREAT WAS THAT WHEN THIS BOND WAS PRESENTED TO THE RESIDENTS, IT WAS BASED ON THE PREVIOUS TAX RATE THAT WE HAD.

AND BASED ON THAT PREVIOUS TAX RATE, WE COULD AFFORD THE $109 MILLION BOND TO BE ABLE TO BUILD THESE PARKS FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

THEN A MASSIVE TAX RATE DROP HAPPENED, AND THAT PUT US IN A POSITION WHERE NOW WE DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDING TO PUT TOWARDS THE BOND THAT OUR RESIDENTS VOTED FOR, BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS CALCULATED AROUND WHAT THE RATE WAS AT THAT TIME.

THEREFORE, THE CAUSE AND EFFECT HERE IS BECAUSE A SUDDEN DROP HAPPENED IN THE TAX RATE.

WE HAVE PUT OURSELVES IN A POSITION WHERE WE CANNOT AFFORD TO MEET THE PROMISES THAT WERE MADE TO OUR RESIDENTS REGARDING THE BOND THAT THEY VOTED FOR, WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO THEM.

IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT THE PRESENTATION THAT GOT PUT OUT THERE IN 2024 OF LIKE THIS CRAZY, AMAZING THINGS THAT WERE GOING TO BE OUT THERE IN THE, IN THE PARKS, LIKE WE ALREADY HAD TO TELL THEM THAT'S NOT HAPPENING.

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AND NOW WE'RE SITTING HERE SAYING, HEY, BY THE WAY YOU'RE ALSO NOT GETTING THIS.

AND I THINK WE NEED TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND THOSE DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE.

YEAH, I THINK THAT WHAT HAPPENED WAS THEY DROPPED THE TAX RATE $0.09.

AND I MEAN, WHEN YOU DO YOUR PROJECTIONS AND WE GO OUT FOR BOND, THEY DO IT BASED ON THE CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE CITY. SO UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S KIND OF IT'S A SUCKY SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN.

BUT I THINK THAT REGARDLESS OF A RATE INCREASE, IT JUST MOVED THE PROJECT A FEW YEARS OUT VERSUS IT JUST CANCELS IT.

AND THEN, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE STILL GOING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO HIRE 40 EMPLOYEES.

SO EVEN IF WE DO GET THE BUILDING BUILT, WE MIGHT NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO BE AFRAID. WE MIGHT NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO STAFF IT.

WHICH OTHER CITIES AROUND US, NOT TO MENTION THEIR NAMES, ARE GOING THROUGH THAT WITH SOME OF THEIR PROJECTS NOW WHERE THEY HAVE THESE BIG BUILDINGS AND THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO ACTUALLY STAFF THEM. SO MOVING ON TO THE STREETS PROJECTS, WE HAVE $20.8 MILLION. YOU SEE THE VARIOUS ROADWAY PROJECTS, PROJECTS THAT WILL COME FROM THE IMPACT FEES.

THOSE ARE FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE LISTED HERE. AND THEN THE 2 MILLION THAT I MENTIONED FOR JUST THE STREET REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.

THAT IS AN ONGOING THING. IN THE BUILDINGS. WE HAVE THE LIBRARY RENOVATION OF 1 MILLION FROM THE GO BONDS AND THEN THE PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY, WHERE WE ISSUED A 2024 CO AND A 2025 CO BOND.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE STREETS REAL QUICK.

GO BACK SLIDE. ANY NEW PROJECTS THAT WE DO. THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BOARD.

RIGHT. SO THESE ARE KIND OF WHAT WE HAVE BASED ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

THAT IS CORRECT. ANY ANY MORE. I GUESS MAJOR ROADWAYS WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT BOARD WHENEVER WE HAVE THAT.

AND THEN ALSO IMPACT FEES WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT AS WELL.

SO OKAY, LOTS OF THINGS THAT HAVE TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE WE CAN START WITH THESE PROJECTS.

YEAH. INCLUDING IT IN YOUR BUDGET. DID YOU ACCOUNT FOR THE AUDIT THAT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE CIP ACCOUNTS AND THESE PROJECTS BECAUSE EACH ONE WILL REQUIRE AN AUDIT TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE WE CAN USE THE MONEY.

SO I DON'T HAVE A DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR THAT, BUT I KNOW THE ROADWAY IMPACT FEE CAN PAY THAT AS WELL AS THOSE VARIOUS IMPACT FEE FUNDS.

AND I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE COST OF THAT.

THERE IS FUNDING IN THAT IN THOSE VARIOUS FUNDS ONCE I KNOW THE NUMBER.

OKAY. MY NEXT QUESTION IS FOR YOUR NEXT SLIDE REGARDING THE LIBRARY.

RENOVATION I KNOW THAT'S COMING FROM THE BOND.

HOWEVER, AGAIN, THE REPORT THAT I KEEP ASKING TO BE SHARED WITH THE REST OF COUNCIL SHOWED A LOT OF THINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO BEGIN WITH.

SO MY QUESTION IS, IS THE GENERAL FUND DOING THE THINGS LIKE THE ROOF? IT'S FAILED. SO GENERALLY THE GENERAL FUND WOULD BE PUTTING A NEW ROOF ON OUR BUILDING.

SO IS THAT HAPPENING OR ARE WE USING THE BOND MONEY TO COVER THAT? BECAUSE THAT'S TAKING MONEY AWAY FROM WHAT WE WERE PROMISING OF THESE NEW GREAT THINGS THAT ARE COMING AND COVERING COSTS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED THIS ENTIRE TIME FROM THE GENERAL FUND. I MEAN, THEY HAD HVAC PROBLEMS. I KNOW THEY'VE HAD FLOODING PROBLEMS. THEY'VE HAD A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON OVER THERE THAT HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THOSE REPAIRS. AND NOW IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE SUGARCOATING THIS SAYING, OH, WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS 1 MILLION BOND.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET THIS AMAZING LIBRARY, BUT REALLY, YOU'RE USING A 1 MILLION BOND TO MOSTLY PUT IN PLACE THE THINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, LIKE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.

IT'S NOT THERE. YEAH, I THINK, I THINK THAT THE 1 MILLION RENOVATION AND IT WAS ALWAYS SUPPOSED TO FIX EVERYTHING AS WELL. THE GENERAL FUND CAN'T AFFORD IT AT THIS TIME, SO BUT IT'S A RENOVATION PROJECT AND I'M PRETTY SURE NEW ROOFS, NEW HVAC, NEW, ALL OF THAT STUFF WAS ALREADY INCLUDED IN THAT.

UNLESS THERE'S SOME DOCUMENTS THAT SHOW OTHER.

I GET THAT. YEAH. IF IT WAS NORMALLY WE DIDN'T HAVE THE BOND, WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO SPEND IT OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. BUT I THINK THAT THIS 1 MILLION, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, WAS ALWAYS TO GO TO RENOVATE THAT LIBRARY TO FIX WHATEVER ISSUES THAT WERE FOUND DURING THAT TIME.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE NEGLECT TO THE LIBRARY. I MEAN, TO HAVE A FAILED ROOF RIGHT NOW MEANS THAT THIS ENTIRE TIME, AS THE ROOF WAS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE AND WORSE, IT WAS FAILED LAST YEAR, APRIL 1ST.

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW. IT'S FUNDING.

IT'S RELATED. YEAH. SO

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WASHINGTON. YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING TO REITERATE THAT THAT WAS THE INTENT ALL ALONG FOR THAT BUILDING IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE KNEW THAT THAT WOULD NOT BE THE EVENTUAL FUTURE LIBRARY FOR PRINCETON, BUT WE KNEW WHEN IT CAME TIME TO RENOVATE IT THAT WE WOULD NEED TO PUT SOMETHING TOWARDS IT. SO THAT WAS THE INTENT ALL ALONG.

SO DO WE KNOW THE COST OF A FIRE SUPPRESSANT SYSTEM? WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO INTO THAT RIGHT NOW. LET'S MOVE FORWARD KELLY.

WATER CIP. YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF PROJECTS. THE BIGGEST PROJECT HERE IS YOUR NORTH ELEVATED STORAGE TANK.

WE'RE LOOKING AT 21 MILLION FOR THAT. THAT IS COMING OUT OF YOUR GROWTH CAPACITY FUND.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CIP FUND TO FUND THAT AS WELL AS DEBT SERVICE.

SO IT'S A BLEND OF DEBT SERVICE AND CASH RESERVES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CIP FUND TO FUND THAT, AS WELL AS THE DOGWOOD PUMP STATION. SO THE MAJOR WASTEWATER CAPITAL PROJECTS COME IN AT 9.4 MILLION.

AND LIKE I MENTIONED, THE ELEVATED STORAGE TANK, BUT TOTAL IDENTIFIED UTILITY CIP IS 45.8.

HERE'S SOME WATER MAIN PROJECTS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED AS WELL.

WHERE WE CAN USE OUR WASTEWATER IMPACT FEES TO FUND THESE REPLACEMENT EVENTS INVESTMENTS.

WE HAVE 8 WASTEWATER 8 WATER LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS.

AND THEN HERE IS OUR WASTEWATER REPLACEMENT PROJECTS.

WE HAVE 7 OF THEM IDENTIFIED HERE, ALL BEING FUNDED FROM THE IMPACT FEES.

SO THIS IS THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN REGARDLESS OF TAX.

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TAX. THIS IS JUST YOUR YOUR PROPOSED PROJECTS COMING UP.

CORRECT. AND AGAIN IMPACT FEES CAN HELP OFFSET THESE COSTS AS WELL AS THE CIP.

AND THIS IS ALL UTILITY. THIS DOES NOT AFFECT THE GENERAL FUND OR YOUR PROPERTY TAX.

THIS IS FUNDED THROUGH IMPACT FEES AND OR RATES.

DOES THIS REFLECT IN THERE WITH THE SEWERS AND EVERYTHING, THE CONFLICT THAT'S ON TEAKWOOD, BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT'S EVER GOTTEN A CHANCE TO GO BEFORE THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, THAT WE HAVE A SEWER THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE THAT INFRINGES ON PROXIMITY OF A HOUSE.

SO IT IS WITHIN THE EASEMENT. SO IT'S EITHER REMOVE PART OF THIS HOUSE, REMOVE THE SEWER, OR WE GIVE THEM THE THE ZONING BOARD GETS TO SEE THE CASE AND IT HASN'T HAPPENED YET.

SO ARE WE ACCOUNTING FOR WHAT MAY HAVE TO HAPPEN TO THAT SEWER LINE.

NOT AT THIS TIME. HAVE I HAD THAT ON THE LIST.

THAT'S SOMETHING I'M SURE THE NEW PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR WILL BE DEALING WITH WHEN HE GETS ONLINE. SO OUR FINANCIAL STABILITY HERE'S THE DEBT SIDE. LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS AGAIN AS MISS TODD MENTIONED, THE PROPERTY TAX RATE REDUCTION.

AND WE WERE LOOKING AT WHEN THIS WAS FIRST PROPOSED BACK IN 2023, THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR NOTICED THAT OUR TAX RATE NEEDED TO BE AT 22 PENNIES, THE DEBT SERVICE TO PAY FOR THAT SECOND TRANCHE.

WE ARE SEEING THAT IF WE KEEP IT AT 20.5 CENTS DEBT RATE, WE CAN ISSUE THAT REMAINING PROPERTY PROJECTS FOR THE PARKS.

AGAIN, THIS IS ALL BASED ON COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF AN I&S TAX RATE OF THAT AMOUNT VERSUS OUR MINIMUM THAT I SHOWED YOU AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PRESENTATION OF $0.17. SO NEXT WEEK I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT SENATE BILL 1453 AND WHAT THAT GIVES COUNCIL THE AUTHORITY TO INCREASE THEIR PROPERTY. I MEAN, THEIR PROPERTY TAX.

YES. THE I&S SIDE OF THE PROPERTY TAX FOR FUTURE DEBT CAPACITY NEEDS SUCH AS THIS ONE, SO WE CAN GET THIS RIGHT SIZED.

IF WE WERE TO LOOK AT ANY FUTURE, WE'RE LOOKING AT POSSIBLY 23.7 CENTS DEBT TAX RATE.

BUT THERE'S A LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS IN THERE. SO THIS IS ASSUMING JUST A 4% GROWTH.

IT'S VERY CONSERVATIVE. WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMING ONLINE SUCH AS THE PRINCETON CENTER.

SO THAT CAN BRING SOME MORE VALUE PROPERTY VALUE TO THE TAX ROLL AND SO FORTH.

SO WE WILL KEEP OUR EYES ON THIS AND TALK ABOUT THAT IF THERE IS FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON, WHICH I KNOW THERE IS. IT'S JUST HOW CAN WE FUND IT? IT'S SCENARIO ONE, AND SCENARIO 2 IS BASED OFF OF DIFFERENT TAX RATES, OR THEY'RE THE SAME OF THE $0.54.

THIS IS THE 54 WITH THE $0.20. NOW THE SCENARIO 2 INCREASES YOUR I&S SIDE, WHICH THEN EITHER HAS TO REDUCE YOUR M AND O, BUT THAT'S JUST A BALANCE.

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WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT TIMING AND HOW WE CAN AFFORD THAT.

WHERE ARE WE NOW? RIGHT NOW, THE PROPOSED DEBT TAX RATE BASED ON OUR MINIMUM OBLIGATION IS AT $0.17.

SO WE DO NEED 3 MORE PENNIES TO ISSUE THAT SECOND TRANCHE.

AND THAT WILL BE COMING TO YOU NEXT WEEK AS WELL.

AND THEN THIS IS THE PROJECTION THAT OUR FINANCIAL ADVISERS PRESENTED TO YOU AS WELL.

I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF NUMBERS, BUT ON THE VERY, VERY FAR RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THAT 20.5 $0.20 THAT WE NEED FOR THAT SECOND TRANCHE.

BUT IF YOU WERE TO ISSUE THE THE SCENARIO 2, YOU'RE LOOKING AT $0.23 AND IT PRETTY MUCH STAYS AT $0.23 FOR SEVERAL, SEVERAL YEARS. AND HERE'S A SNAPSHOT OF OUR TOTAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS CITYWIDE, ALL THE WAY OUT TO 2052.

SO PRETTY LEVEL DEBT SERVICE FOR SEVERAL, SEVERAL YEARS.

SO FUND BALANCE OVERVIEW. THIS IS ALL FUNDS. I KNOW I FOCUSED ON THE GENERAL FUND, THE UTILITY FUND.

THOSE ARE THE MAJOR FUNDS. BUT THERE IS ALSO SOME OTHER FUNDS THAT WE LOOK AT.

THE DEBT SERVICE FUND IS ONE OF THEM. OUR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, THE PARKS AND ROADWAY IMPACT FEE FUNDS WHERE WE USE CAPITAL.

WE USE THOSE FUND BALANCES FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

THE UTILITY IMPACT, AGAIN, USING THOSE FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

THERE'S ALSO THE EDC AND THE CDC. THERE WILL BE A CHANGE ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE EDC.

THEY MET LAST THURSDAY, SO THEY'VE ASKED IT TO ADD ANOTHER LINE ITEM OF $1 MILLION FOR THE PURCHASE OF SOME LAND.

SO THAT WOULD GIVE THEM A LINE ITEM OF $2 MILLION IN THEIR PROPOSED BUDGET THAT WILL COME TO YOU NEXT WEEK.

SO THAT WILL BE A CHANGE THAT I KNOW OF. SO TO HIGHLIGHT, WE'RE SEEING THAT OUR FUND BALANCES WITHIN THESE OTHER FUNDS ARE IN LINE WITH WHAT THEY'RE INTENDED TO DO BY SPEND IT ON CAPITAL PROJECTS OR RESTRICTED FOR THEIR SERVICES AS TO THEIR USE.

SO LOOKING AHEAD, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S ALWAYS OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES.

HERE ARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES OF, AGAIN, EXPANDING OUR COMMERCIAL TAX BASE, LEVERAGING THAT CONTINUED POPULATION GROWTH TO BRING IN THAT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN ALWAYS CAPITALIZING, BEING STRATEGIC ON OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS, IMPLEMENTING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND THEN STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL. NOW HERE'S OUR CHALLENGES KEEPING PACE WITH THIS RAPID GROWTH.

BALANCING THOSE SERVICE EXPECTATIONS WITH OUR STAFFING CAPACITY.

MAINTAINING LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY IN OUR FINANCIAL OUTLOOK AND MEETING THE GROWTH OF PUBLIC NEEDS.

PRESERVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND OUR TAX RATE.

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR OPPORTUNITIES. WHY ARE WE NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE LITERALLY 380, THE TRAVEL ZONE? THAT WE HAVE AN AIRPORT NOW THEY HAVE THE INDUSTRIAL, WE HAVE A LOT OF TRAVEL TO GET, YOU KNOW, TO GET OUT OF THE STATE.

THEY'RE DRIVING THROUGH HERE. GETTING TRAVEL LIKE MONEY FROM TRAVELERS MEANS NOT GETTING MONEY FROM RESIDENTS.

SO THEY COME AND THEY GO, WHY ARE WE NOT LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES TO TO BENEFIT FROM THAT, FROM PEOPLE PASSING THROUGH SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A REVENUE SOURCE THAT ISN'T INCREASING OUR NUMBER OF RESIDENTS? SO I BELIEVE THAT'S A TASK FOR YOUR EDC AND CDC.

BOARD. NEXT STEPS. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING ON AUGUST THE 17TH. AGAIN, WE WILL BE CONSIDERING THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET.

AND BASED ON YOUR FEEDBACK, THOSE CHANGES THAT YOU PRESENTED TODAY WILL BE IN THOSE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE.

WE'LL HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

AGAIN TONIGHT THERE ARE STILL SOME THINGS THAT SETS THE STAGE FOR NEXT WEEK.

AND THAT IS SETTING YOUR PROPERTY TAX RATE TODAY.

THAT IS AN AGENDA ITEM. AGAIN, IT'S IT'S THE CEILING, CAN'T GO ABOVE IT ONCE YOU SET YOUR TAX RATE, BUT YOU CAN BRING IT DOWN IF YOU SO DO AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

SO SOME BIG DECISIONS ON COUNCIL TONIGHT AS WELL AS NEXT WEEK.

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SO I'M JUST GOING TO REITERATE THAT. SO IF WE APPROVE THIS TAX RATE TODAY AND WE HAVE OUR ACTUAL PUBLIC HEARING AND EVERYTHING NEXT WEEK ON THE 17TH, THAT IF WE DETERMINE THAT, HEY, WE DON'T WANT TO CHANGE ANYTHING, THAT WE STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. SO THE VOTE TODAY IS NOT, IT'S NOT MAKING THAT TAX RATE WHAT IT IS. SO THAT'LL BE ON THE 17TH, BUT WE'RE JUST APPROVING IT TO GO TO THE 17TH.

THAT IS CORRECT. YOU ARE JUST SETTING THE TAX RATE TONIGHT TELLING YOUR RESIDENTS WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING YOUR TAX RATE TO BE.

HERE'S SOME RESOURCES THAT YOU CAN HAVE AS WELL IN THE PRESENTATION.

JUST A HISTORY OF THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES.

OUR DEBT SCHEDULE, THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS OF WHAT WE HAVE ISSUED OVER THE SINCE 2021 AND WHAT THE TAX RATE WAS WHEN THOSE WERE ISSUED AND THE DEBT SERVICE TAX LEVY. AND THEN THIS IS A GREAT REPRESENTATION AGAIN, OF, YES, THE THE VALUES WITHIN PRINCETON HAVE INCREASED, BUT YOU'LL SEE THAT DROP OF NINE PENNIES FROM 2022 TO 2023.

AND THEN WE MAINTAIN THAT TAX RATE FOR 3 YEARS, KEEPING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE HAVE AND THE STRUGGLES THAT WE HAVE WITH GROWTH AND CONSTANT COST OF INCREASE IN SERVICES. HERE'S A HOUSING MARKET CHARACTERISTICS, SOME THINGS TO LOOK AT THERE.

I KNOW IT'S KIND OF HARD TO READ ON THE SCREEN, BUT IT'S IN YOUR PRESENTATION.

AND THEN HISTORICAL SALES TAX, AS WELL AS OUR PROJECTION OF OUR SALES TAX FOR NEXT YEAR, WHICH IS AT 9.6 MILLION OR 4.8, WOULD BE WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND AND 2.4 WOULD BE IN THE EDC AND 2.4 IN THE CDC FOR NEXT YEAR IS MY PROPOSED BUDGET. THEN THERE'S THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART.

I DON'T WANT TO GO TOO FAST OVER THAT. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

HERE TO ANSWER ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. I WANT TO SAY KELLY THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING THIS.

I THINK SOBERING. RIGHT. THAT'S A GREAT WORD TO DESCRIBE IT.

I THINK OBVIOUSLY THERE'S, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK THROUGH AS FAR AS POTENTIAL LEGISLATION CHANGES THAT COULD IMPACT THIS.

MY ONLY ASK, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THAT WE'VE KIND OF COVERED TODAY IS I APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE HAD THIS IN THIS FORMAT, THIS IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO REVIEW. IS THAT IF WE CAN, I KNOW I BROUGHT THIS UP IN THE BUDGET RETREAT, THAT ONE SLIDE YOU HAD WAS LIKE THE COST OF A FAMILY GOING TO, YOU KNOW, GRABBING A BURGER OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. AND LIKE SOMETHING ELSE THAT KIND OF SAYS, HEY, IF WE MAKE THESE CHANGES, THIS IS WHAT THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT, YOU'RE GOING TO GET THESE THINGS. THIS IS WHERE LIKE KIND OF VISUALLY SO RESONANCE.

AND THEN I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO BLAST THAT OUT.

WE HAVE TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE. YOU KNOW, THIS IS A LOT TO GO THROUGH.

BUT WE KNOW WHAT THE HIGH HIGH HITTERS ARE. AND I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR US TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE SENDING THAT OUT BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO CATCH THIS.

RIGHT. AND OTHERS MAY NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, LIVE STREAM IT.

SO EVERYWHERE WE CAN, I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO BE TRANSPARENT AND ENSURE OUR RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.

YEAH. I JUST AGREE WITH THAT. I THINK THAT BEFORE WE GO FOR A TAX INCREASE, THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GETTING FOR IT.

I THINK THAT THAT'S JUST THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO BUILD TRUST. AND WE HAVE TO STICK TO WHAT WE SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

SO BUT YEAH, I WANT TO SECOND THAT. I THIS PRESENTATION WAS AMAZING.

I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING HARD ON THIS FOR MONTHS. AND, AND I WANT TO JUST SAY IT'S A REALLY GOOD PRESENTATION.

I THINK THAT IT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING. BUT LIKE, YOU KNOW, COUNCILMAN SAID WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING ENOUGH TO MARKET THIS TO THE, THE RESIDENTS TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GETTING. AND WHAT THIS, WHAT THIS REALLY IS.

KELLY, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION.

JUST EVEN AT THE BUDGET RETREAT UNTIL NOW, IT'S BEEN VERY PLAIN, VERY CLEAR TO FOLLOW.

AND IT'S PLACED US IN A POSITION WHERE WE FULLY UNDERSTAND THE RESOURCES THAT ARE NEEDED TO PUT PRINCETON IN THE POSITION THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO ATTRACT THE ECONOMIC GROWTH THAT WE ACTUALLY NEED. WE NEED TO PUT THAT FOUNDATION IN PLACE, BECAUSE IF THAT'S NOT IN PLACE, WE'LL STILL BE JUST MUDDLING THROUGH WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE.

SO THIS IS REALLY A GOOD PATH FORWARD. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF.

I KNOW YOU NEED RESOURCES AND SHYI KNOW YOU ALSO NEED RESOURCES.

JUST FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. THANK YOU. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR STICKING AROUND BECAUSE YOU WALKED INTO A MESS AND IMMEDIATELY WERE CHANGING THE PROCEDURES AND THE POLICIES TO GET THINGS IN ORDER.

AND THIS PAST YEAR HAS NOT BEEN EASY FOR YOU HAVING TO FIGURE THIS ALL OUT AND THEN HAVING TO BE THE ONE WHO STANDS UP HERE AND SAYS

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WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID. SO I APPRECIATE THAT A LOT.

AND KELLY, I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROFESSIONALISM AND YOUR INTEGRITY FOR FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] YEAH. I ALSO WANTED TO THANK CHIEF WATERS AS WELL.

BECAUSE THAT OF COURSE, KELLY, WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING AND YOUR STAFF PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CHIEF. CHIEF, NOT ONLY DID YOU DID YOU STEP INTO THIS INTERIM ROLE YOU KNOW, DURING A TOUGH PERIOD, BUT YOU WERE ABLE TO, TO RALLY THE DEPARTMENTS AND REALLY PUT A LOT OF THINGS TOGETHER IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME KUDOS ON THAT.

ALL RIGHT. THIS IS GOING TO I'M GOING TO OPEN UP C.1 AND TALK ABOUT SOMETHING VERY SPECIFIC REAL QUICK.

C.1 2026-185. DISCUSSION REGARDING CITY COUNCIL THE QUORUM MEETING CONDUCT AND EXPECTATIONS FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO THE PRESENTATION TOO MUCH, BUT 1.1 PART OF THIS IS WHAT I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT IS THERE'S A PART OF THE BYLAW THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN FOLLOWING, AND THAT IS JUST HOW THE MEETING SHOULD FLOW.

AND I WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL EVERYBODY WAS HERE TO DISCUSS THIS.

AND I'M JUST GOING TO GO VERY, I'M JUST GOING TO GO INTO THE POINT OF IT.

SO WHEN, WHEN WE DEBATE ITEMS ON COUNCIL. WE SHOULD.

IT SHOULD BE A MOTION ON THE TABLE. AND THEN SECOND, BEFORE WE DEBATE.

SO I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO DEBATE BEFORE WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE BECAUSE THAT TAKES UP SO MUCH TIME.

AND THAT'S JUST OUT OF THE NORM. AND I WANT TO THANK BEN, BECAUSE BEN ALWAYS LOOKS AT ME EVERY TIME WE STEP OUT OF OUT OF THE FLOW.

HE GIVES ME THAT, THAT THAT EYE EVERY TIME. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SINCE WE HAVE A NEW COUNCIL HERE, A COUNCILMAN HERE, THAT WE JUST START WORKING THE BYLAWS THE WAY THAT WE'RE THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO.

AND SO WHAT I'M GOING TO ASK IS, RESPECTFULLY, THAT IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK TURN ON YOUR MIC, I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE YOU. BUT IF YOU SPEAK BEFORE YOU ARE ACKNOWLEDGED, I WILL MUTE YOUR MIC WHILE I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO MUTE YOUR MIC, BUT THEN I'LL MEET YOUR MIC MYSELF. BUT AT THIS TIME ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? WELL, I APPRECIATE LOOKING AT THE BYLAWS. I KNOW COUNCILMAN WASHINGTON AND I WORKED REALLY HARD WITH THE AD HOC COMMITTEE TO PUT THOSE TOGETHER. I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE PICKING AND CHOOSING WHICH BYLAWS WE FOLLOW.

WE SHOULD FOLLOW ALL OF THE BYLAWS, AND I HOPE THAT WHEN THIS TRAINING COMES BACK AROUND, IT WILL INCLUDE ALL OF THE BYLAWS, NOT JUST PICKING AND CHOOSING. YEAH. THAT WORKS.

ANYBODY? YEAH. I AM GRATEFUL THAT WE ARE AT THIS JUNCTURE EARLIER IN THE YEAR I TOWARDS LAST LAST YEAR, I SENT YOU, MR. MAYOR, A MEMO REGARDING AN ISSUE INVOLVING COUNCILWOMAN TODD, HOPING THAT IT WOULD HAVE INITIATED THIS DISCUSSION FOR THE QUORUM AND MEETING CONDUCT FOR US AS COUNCIL MEMBERS.

BUT IT MORPHED INTO SOMETHING THAT IT WAS NOT INTENDED TO BECOME.

SO I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE THIS HAPPENING. THAT WILL BE ON THE SAME PAGE.

WE'LL BE FOLLOWING OUR BYLAWS, AND WE'LL BE SETTING THE STANDARD THAT WE WOULD EXPECT OUR STAFF AND RESIDENTS TO FOLLOW.

YEAH. THANK YOU. AND I WISH I COULD MS. TODD AS WELL. I MEAN, I, WE, I THINK WE ALL HAVE NOT BEEN FOLLOWING THE BYLAWS.

AND I WILL DO MY BEST AND I HOPE, COUNCIL, EVERYBODY ELSE DOES DO THEIR BEST TO REVIEW THE BYLAWS AGAIN.

AND LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING THEM. AND THEN AT THIS TIME WE I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO SKIP ITEM D AND, AND WE WON'T BE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE. AND AT THIS TIME I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY NAYS? ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS 7:34, AND I WILL TAKE A TEN MINUTE RECESS AND WE'LL BE BACK IN.

WAS IT 8:44? I'M SORRY. 9:44.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.