[INAUDIBLE] 7, RIGHT? TODAY IS GOING TO BE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2026.
[A. CALL TO ORDER - MAYOR]
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THE TIME IS 6:47. THIS WILL TAKE US INTO OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.I'LL CALL TO ORDER WITH DAVID-GRAVES. HERE. MISS TODD.
HERE. MR. JOHNSON. HERE. MR. WASHINGTON. HERE.
MR. RUTLEDGE. HERE. MR. DEFFIBAUGH. HERE. MR. LONG. HERE. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A QUORUM, AND THIS WILL TAKE US TO INVOCATION BY STAN FIKE.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
YOU ARE THE LORD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH. YOU ARE A GOD OF ORDER AND A GOD OF LOVE.
AND WE JUST PRAY THAT WE WILL MODEL THAT AS WELL IN THIS COMMUNITY.
THAT, LORD, YOU WILL HELP US AS WE FACE ENORMOUS CHALLENGES OF GROWTH THAT YOU WILL GIVE THIS COUNCIL, THIS CITY GOVERNMENT, THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, THE STAFF, ESPECIALLY OUR FIRST RESPONDERS THAT YOU WILL GIVE THEM.
THEM WISDOM AS THEY NAVIGATE THROUGH THROUGH UNCHARTED WATERS.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING HERE BECAUSE, LORD, YOU'RE.
GROWING THIS COMMUNITY IN SUCH A WAY THAT THAT WE WILL GET TO SEE WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPEN.
AND LORD, WE HAVE SEEN THOSE THINGS AND, AND ALONG WITH THAT, THERE ARE PROBLEMS. BUT LORD, WE ASK YOUR GRACE TO THE PROBLEMS AND YOUR WISDOM FOR THE THE ROADS AHEAD.
LORD, BLESS THESE WHO GIVE UP THEIR TIME TO HELP GOVERN THE CITY.
JUST BLESS THEM BOTH WITH ENCOURAGEMENT AND COURAGE TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT.
LORD, HELP US TO BE KNOWN AS A CITY OF LOVE, A CITY OF FAITH, A CITY OF PEACE.
FOR IT'S. IN JESUS NAME I PRAY. AMEN.
[F. PUBLIC APPEARANCE]
ALL RIGHT. THIS WILL TAKE US TO ITEM F, PUBLIC APPEARANCE.MISS FALLON, TAKE IT FROM HERE. THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS SET ASIDE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM OF BUSINESS THAT IS NOT FORMALLY SCHEDULED ON THE AGENDA. AS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD COMPLETE A PUBLIC MEETING APPEARANCE CARD PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND PRESENT IT TO THE CITY SECRETARY.
SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED UP TO 5 MINUTES TO SPEAK.
THE CITY COUNCIL WAS UNABLE TO RESPOND TO OR DISCUSS ANY ISSUES THAT ARE BROUGHT UP DURING THIS PORTION THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA, OTHER THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS OF SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A SPEAKER'S INQUIRY, OR TO RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK SHALL ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTLY, NOT CITY STAFF OR OTHERWISE.
BE COURTEOUS, RESPECTFUL, RESPECTFUL AND CORDIAL, AND REFRAIN FROM MAKING PERSONAL, DEMEANING, INSULTING, THREATENING AND DISPARAGING COMMENTS REMARKS AS TO MAINTAIN DECORUM AND SUPPORT THE EFFICIENT AND ORDERLY FLOW OF THE MEETING.
ALL RIGHT. FIRST WILL BE KEN SELIGMAN.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. COUNCIL, EVERYBODY. HOW COME I ALWAYS GET PICKED FIRST? MARY EVERY TIME. A COUPLE EASY QUESTIONS FIRST. I'VE SEEN THE MOTORCYCLE OFFICER PRESENTED HERE A FEW TIMES. I'VE NEVER SEEN REALLY AN EXPLANATION WHY.
I'VE HAD A FEW PEOPLE ASKING AND TALKING ABOUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO.
IT SEEMS TO REQUIRE EXTRA RESOURCES TO HAVE A ROTATION OF MOTORCYCLE OFFICERS.
I'D JUST BE CURIOUS IF SOMEONE COULD SAY A FEW WORDS TO EXPLAIN WHY IT SEEM IT'S ON THE BUDGET LIST AT THE SAME COST AS A PATROL MOTOR VEHICLE PATROL, SO IT SEEMS LIKE IT REQUIRES MORE RESOURCES TO STAFF POLICE OFFICERS.
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BUT I'D LIKE TO HEAR THE EXTRA BUDGET MONEY THAT WAS MISS WILSON TALKED ABOUT IN HER PRESENTATION.1.2 MILLION, SOMETHING LIKE THAT FROM THE EDC.
WAS IT? NO, IT'S FROM THE ESD. SO THAT'S THAT'S FOR FOR FIRE PROTECTION.
IT WASN'T THE ADC. I MEAN, NOT ADC. ESD. ESD.
YES. OKAY. SO OKAY, SO I MISHEARD. I WAS LISTENING LISTENING ON THE APP.
OKAY. WELL, SO I HOPE YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS BREACH TONIGHT.
YOU KNOW, IT, IT FEELS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE THAT THE CITY.
IT WAS REPORTED BY A CITIZEN ON FACEBOOK, I THINK ON THE 17TH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND THEN LATER THAT DAY REPORTED WE AND GAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT SUPPOSEDLY WAS WAS BREACHED AND BEING HELD RANSOM. AND THEN LATER THAT DAY, WE GOT A NOTICE FROM THE CITY THAT SOMETHING HAD OCCURRED, A PUBLIC RELATIONS STYLE RELEASE THAT SAYS, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW IF ANY OF CUSTOMER ANYTHING CRITICAL WAS ACTUALLY OBTAINED.
WHEN IT'S YOU'RE SURE IF IF, IF THE NOTICE NOTICES THAT WERE SHOWN OR ANYWHERE CLOSE TO CORRECT.
THERE WAS A, A LOT OF CRITICAL INFORMATION. SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENT INFORMATION.
ALL YOUR ALL YOUR ALL THE STUFF THAT YOU DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO SEE.
COUNCIL IS A GOVERNING BODY, AND UNLESS THAT WAS HANDLED WITH LESS THAN $50,000, IT WAS IT DOES IT SEEMS A VIOLATION OF THE WHAT WHAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO. I KNOW THAT THE MANAGER IS ALLOWED TO SPEND UP TO $50,000 UNLESS IT'S A, A REAL EMERGENCY, LIKE A TORNADO OR SOMETHING.
THAT'S LIKE REALLY TIME OF, OF ESSENCE OF THE TIME, THAT ESSENCE, TIME ESSENCE.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING ELSE, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S ANXIOUS TO HEAR ABOUT HOW IT HAPPENED, WHY IT HAPPENED. ARE WE STILL ARE WE STILL AT RISK? WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR HOW? WHAT? WE STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE FIRST BREACH WHEN THE MONEY WAS STOLEN.
AND THEN THEY WERE SUPPOSEDLY LOOKING AT IT. WE NEVER GOT ANOTHER RESPONSE UNTIL FINALLY JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, THAT THEY FINALLY RELEASED IT AND FILLED THE REQUEST. SO WE'D JUST LIKE TO GET A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION.
THANK YOU GUYS. APPRECIATE, APPRECIATE THE HARD JOB YOU DO.
WHAT A BIG JOB IT IS. APPRECIATE YOU ALL. THANK YOU, BEN AND CAROLYN.
HEY, JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT. KEN ON YOUR REQUEST REGARDING THE MOTORCYCLE OFFICER? YES. I'D JUST RECOMMEND YOU TO EMAIL OVER TO CHIEF.
I KNOW THAT HE'D BE HAPPY TO GO OVER AND DETAIL.
I'M SURE OTHER PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. I MEAN, THAT'S, YOU KNOW, BUT I HEAR YOU.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I I'VE HEARD OTHER PLEASE, YOU KNOW, HAVE HAVE THEM COME UP AND MORE RAPID RESPONSE.
AND JUST I WANT TO JUST MAKE A STATEMENT OF FACT JUST FOR THE CYBER STUFF.
I ONCE AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK TOO MUCH ON IT, BUT AT THIS POINT, AS OF TODAY, THERE HAS BEEN NO EVIDENCE THAT ANYTHING POSTED ONLINE IS ACTUALLY ACCURATE. SO ABOUT A BREACH OR ANYTHING, BUT THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY ABOUT THAT. SHERROD.
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IMMEDIATE APPROACH TO THE $168,000 CURRENTLY EARMARKED FOR AN EFFICIENCY AUDIT REVENUE VERSUS EXPENSE GROWTH.SIDE PROPERTY TAXES MAKE UP 35% OF OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUE, AND ARE PROJECTED TO GROW AT ROUGHLY 8% YEAR OVER YEAR EXPENSE. SIDE PERSONNEL SALARIES AND BENEFITS ACCOUNT FOR 64% OF THE GENERAL FUND EXPENSES, GROWING AT AROUND 10% YEAR OVER YEAR WHEN FACTORING IN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SAFETY HIRES.
THAT EXPENDITURE GROWTH CLIMBS TO 14 TO 15% ANNUALLY WHEN OUR LARGEST REVENUE ENGINE GROWS IN SINGLE DIGITS, WHILE OUR LARGEST EXPENDITURE DRIVER GROWS IN DOUBLE DIGITS.
WE HAVE A STRUCTURAL REVENUE TO EXPENSE GAP. AN EFFICIENCY AUDIT EXAMINES OPERATIONAL WORKFLOWS.
IT ELIMINATES MINOR REDUNDANCIES, BUT IT CANNOT STRUCTURALLY BRIDGE A MULTI PERCENTAGE POINT WIDENING GAP BETWEEN FIXED REVENUE LIMITS AND EXPANDING PERSONNEL NEEDS. RATHER THAN SPENDING $168,000 TO CONFIRM THIS STRUCTURAL DELTA, WE CAN IMMEDIATELY REINVEST THOSE DOLLARS INTO CORE COMMUNITY SERVICE AND DIRECT URGENT RISK MITIGATION, RELIEVING OUR OVERBURDENED LIBRARY. HIRING A LIBRARY TECHNICIAN BUDGETED AT $10,100 PLUS A LIBRARY OPERATIONS SPECIALIST BUDGETED AT $12,700. OUR LIBRARY IS LITERALLY BURSTING AT THE SEAMS. FUNDING THESE TWO POSITIONS PROVIDES IMMEDIATE, TANGIBLE RELIEF TO A HIGH DEMAND PUBLIC SERVICE.
2. HARDENING OUR CYBER DEFENSES AND IT INFRASTRUCTURE.
IT NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR BUDGETED AT $119,000.
WE DO NOT HAVE TO LOOK FAR TO UNDERSTAND THIS THREAT.
THE RECENT CYBER ATTACK ON OUR SYSTEMS DEMONSTRATED HOW VULNERABLE OUR OUR OUR NETWORKS CAN BE IN AN ERA WHERE AI DRIVEN ATTACKS ARE RAPIDLY ADVANCING. BEEFING UP OUR IT INFRASTRUCTURE AND HIRING DEDICATED IT PERSONNEL IS AN URGENT NECESSITY.
THE $119,000 CURRENTLY SITTING ON THE STAFFS TASK LIST FOR AN IT NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR CAN AND SHOULD BE FUNDED TO PROTECT OUR SYSTEMS SYSTEMS, SAFEGUARD RESIDENT DATA, AND PREVENT COSTLY REMEDIATION DOWN THE ROAD.
I COMPLETELY RESPECT THE INTENT OF THOSE ON COUNCIL WHO ADVOCATE FOR AN EFFICIENCY AUDIT.
INSTEAD OF AN EXTERNAL AUDIT THIS YEAR, I URGE COUNCIL TO GIVE OUR CFO AND DEPARTMENT HEADS THE TIME TO FOCUS ON BUILDING A ROBUST 5 YEAR PLAN AND INITIATING OUR NEXT BUDGET CYCLE EARLIER IN THE YEAR. STARTING EARLY GIVES COUNCIL STAFF AND US RESIDENTS THE NECESSARY TRANSPARENT TIMELINE TO EXAMINE OUR LONG TERM STRUCTURAL NEEDS, INCLUDING A CLEAR, SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT PROPERTY TAX STRATEGIES AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS WILL BE REQUIRED TO KEEP PRINCETON FINANCIALLY SOUND, SECURE AND THRIVING.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU REALLOCATE THE $168,000 AUDIT FUNDS TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS OUR LIBRARY CAPACITY AND URGENT I.T. CYBER SECURITY NEEDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SAM.
GOOD EVENING. I DID I HAVE MY NOTES ACTUALLY WRITTEN DOWN THIS TIME.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SAM.
I'M A RESIDENT HERE IN PRINCETON. I'D LIKE TO RAISE A CONCERN REGARDING ACCESS TO CITY RECORDS.
I'VE RECENTLY SEEN 2 MEMBERS OF OUR CITY COUNCIL PUBLICLY REFERENCED THAT THEY HAVE REQUESTED RECORDS FROM THE CITY AND HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT DELAYS, OR THAT THEIR RECORDS REQUESTS HAVE YET TO BE RESOLVED OR THAT THEY'VE RECEIVED PARTIAL RESPONSES TO THEIR REQUEST.
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD CONCERNS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY RELATING TO RECORD REQUESTS, BUT IT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I SAW 2 MEMBERS OF OUR COUNCIL PUTTING THAT IN PUBLIC AND IN WRITING.
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I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHETHER THIS IS SOMETHING THE CITY COUNCIL CAN DISCUSS PUBLICLY.AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND WITH THE CITY MANAGER, NOT REGARDING ANY SUBSTANCE OF OF ANY OF THE REQUESTS, BUT JUST WHAT THE PROCESS IS FOR EXAMPLE, IS IT IS THE ISSUE OF STAFFING.
DO WE HAVE A STAFFING ISSUE? IS IT A PROCEDURAL ISSUE, TECHNOLOGY.
I BELIEVE RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT WHEN THEY REQUEST PUBLIC INFORMATION THAT THEIR GOVERNMENT FROM THEIR GOVERNMENT, THERE'S A CLEAR PROCESS FOR GETTING THAT INFORMATION AND THAT THE PROCESS IS WORKING AS IT SHOULD.
AND I BELIEVE THAT RESIDENTS ALSO CARE THAT OUR MAYOR AND OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO RECORDS THAT THEY NEED AS PERMITTED UNDER STATE LAW. AND I'M NOT HERE TO ASSUME ANY REASONS FOR THE DELAYS.
I'M SIMPLY ASKING WHETHER OUR CITY LEADERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, WHAT'S BEING DONE TO UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE AND WHETHER COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGER CAN WHAT YOU GUYS CAN DO TO IMPROVE THE PROCESS.
I DO THINK MY RECORD REQUEST WAS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
AND I KNOW THAT THAT DOES IMPACT, YOU KNOW HOW LONG THAT TAKES, BUT YOU KNOW, I, I DO KNOW I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY HAVE NOT HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE.
AND MY SECOND COMMENT WAS IN REGARDS TO THE APPARENT DATA BREACH THAT WAS REFERENCED EARLIER.
AND SO I WAS HOPING THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT BREACH WHEN IT OCCURRED AND WHAT HAPPENED AND WHO WAS IMPACTED AND WHAT PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED. IN RESPONSE TO THAT DATA BREACH.
HI, MY NAME IS ALLISON GUERRERO. I LIVE IN ARCADIA FARMS AND I AM COMING TO SPEAK TO YOU GUYS BECAUSE I RECENTLY WAS TALKING TO A FRIEND WHO'S A FELLOW DOG OWNER, AND SHE HAD TAKEN HER DOGS TO A VETERINARIAN, PRINCETON.
AND SHE WAS TELLING ME HOW THAT VET HAD LET HER KNOW THAT DUE TO THE LAWS IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON SHE WAS UNABLE TO GET A 3 YEAR RABIES VACCINE VACCINATION. AND I HAD TOLD HER THAT MY ASSUMPTION WOULD BE THAT IT WAS PROBABLY JUST AN OLD LAW AND THAT IT PROBABLY JUST HAS NEVER BEEN BROUGHT TO ANYONE'S ATTENTION.
AND SO I DID MY OWN RESEARCH, AND I FOUND FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, THAT THERE IS AN ORDINANCE.
145 AND IT DOES SAY THAT DOGS IN PRINCETON NEED TO BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY SECRETARY AND THAT SPECIFICALLY SECTION 11. ALL DOGS MAINTAINED OR HOUSED IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON WILL BE VACCINATED AGAINST RABIES ANNUALLY.
SO I DO THINK THAT IT JUST NEEDS TO BE UPDATED TO SAY THAT THEY NEED TO BE VACCINATED WITH RABIES, AND IT JUST NEEDS TO BE UP TO DATE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO I THINK THAT THIS JUST NEEDS TO BE UPDATED.
SO THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT MAYBE IS JUST AN OLD, THIS ORDINANCE SEEMED VERY OLD.
SO IF THIS IS THE RIGHT ONE IT WAS VERY, VERY OLD.
SO JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU.
ELLEN. MY NAME IS ELLEN. PLEASE CALL ME.
NO. PRONOUNS, PLEASE. 903 EGRET STREET, PRINCETON.
I WANT TO THANK THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR UPDATING THE HEALTH REPORTS.
THE PREVIOUS ONE WAS IN JANUARY, AND THE CURRENT ONE CAME IN SEPTEMBER.
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THERE WAS SOME DELAY, BUT THANKS FOR UPDATING.I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE DIRECTORS UPDATING VARIOUS DATA, SO I GOT IT FROM THE FINANCE DIRECTOR THAT CFO SOME, SOME OF THE FINANCIAL DETAILS, THE DETAILS ARE COMING IN PDF FORMAT, SO IF IT IS FORMATTED BETTER, I GET REPORTS FROM MULTIPLE. THERE ARE. THEY ARE UPLOADED TO THE WEBSITE LIKE THE PERMITS, THE CODE COMPLIANCE. SO VARIOUS DOCUMENTS ARE GOING IN PDF FORMAT.
IF IT IS IN CSV OR SOME OTHER FORMAT THAT CAN BE READABLE SO THAT I CAN LOOK AT MULTIPLE MONTHS.
THAT WOULD BE NICE. THE CZECH REGISTRY, IF I HAD REQUESTED MULTIPLE ELECTED, APPOINTED AND ALSO THE STAFF FOR CZECH REGISTRY, IT WAS THERE DURING THE PREVIOUS MAYOR'S DURATION.
RECENTLY IT HAS NOT BEEN THERE. CZECHS REGISTRY HAS NOT BEEN THERE IN THE WEBSITE.
SO I DID GET PERSONALLY WHEN I REQUESTED THROUGH THE FORMAT IS NOT EASY FOR IT TO BE PROCESSED THROUGH A LARGE VOLUME OF DATA CANNOT BE PROCESSED. SO IF IT IS FORMATTED BETTER, THAT WILL BE CONVENIENT.
THANKS FOR IN THE QUARTERLY REPORT. CITY MANAGER'S QUARTERLY REPORT.
THANKS FOR DATA BEING GIVEN. HOW MANY ARE OPEN AND HOW MANY ARE CLOSED? MAYBE FINER DETAILS LIKE HOW MANY MORE THAN 10 DAYS OLD? HOW MANY PREVIOUS YEARS ARE NOT SUBMITTED? I DID HEAR SOME MORE PEOPLE TELLING ABOUT PA NOT BEING FILLED OR THINGS OF THAT SORT.
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE I'M TECHNICALLY CHALLENGED, BUT I'M NOT ABLE TO READ THE FONT THAT IS THERE.
I'M NOT ABLE TO ZOOM IT WELL. SHE ALWAYS PUBLISHES THE PDF FORMAT.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL. I COME TO YOU WITH A COUPLE THINGS.
THIS IS THE 3RD TIME I'M MENTIONING THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
ON AUGUST THE 10TH, 2026. ITEM C.1.
2026-188. THE CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION-COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP 8.10.2026PPTX STILL IS NOT OPENING. SO ARE WE. AND I WOULD HIGHLY DOUBT THAT WE'RE HIDING SOMETHING.
BUT THIS HAS THE FIRST ORIGINAL BUDGET THAT WAS PRESENTED AND WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE WHEN I DID SEE IT HERE PRESENTED AT COUNCIL, DOLLARS WERE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THEY ARE NOW.
AND I BROUGHT THAT UP AT THE LAST MEETING. SO HOPEFULLY THAT AT SOME POINT GETS FIXED AND GETS PUT BACK TO WHAT THE ORIGINAL BUDGET WAS. TEXAS NIGHT OUT, ARCADIA FARMS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. WE WILL BE HOSTING IT AGAIN THIS YEAR ON THE ACTUAL TEXAS NIGHT OUT NIGHT.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH FROM 6 P.M. TO 9 P.M. YOU ALL ARE INVITED AND CITY STAFF, COUNCIL, MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, POLICE, FIRE AND DINNER IS ON US.
WE'LL HAVE JESSE'S TACO AND THE PEACH COBBLER.
SO COME ON BY. DINNER'S ON US. THEN THE ONE OTHER THING.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE FOR THE HACK.
UNDERSTAND? THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ONE. MIGHT HAVE BEEN ONE PREVIOUSLY.
WE KNOW OF A BREACH THAT OCCURRED DURING A HOME RULE CHARTER MEETING, HOPEFULLY WITH WHAT OCCURRED IN THE HOME RULE CHARTER MEETING. AND IF THERE WERE HACKS THAT SECURITY AND SYSTEMS ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO HELP
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PREVENT THIS IN THE FUTURE. 1 OF THE THINGS, THOUGH, TO ME THAT'S MORE ALARMING IS HOW THE CITY TAKES ON VENDORS.THE CITY NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR VENDORS ARE VETTED, THE.
THEY. JUST LIKE THOSE OF YOU THAT LIVE IN A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
YOU CAN'T JUST ASK SOMEBODY TO COME AND DO WORK FOR YOUR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
THEY'VE GOT TO HAVE PROPER CREDENTIALS. THEY'VE GOT TO HAVE A W-9.
THEY'VE GOT TO BE BONDED. THEY'VE GOT TO BE LICENSED, THEY'VE GOT TO BE INSURED.
AND THAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING FOR OUR CITY AS WELL.
WE SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWING JUST ANYBODY WALKING OFF THE STREET AND SAY, HERE'S AN INVOICE FOR $5,000.
PAY ME BECAUSE I DID THIS WORK. EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE VETTED.
AND POLICE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO THE AUDIT THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THIS WILL END OUR PUBLIC OPINION.
OH, YEAH. AND I MISS MR. JOHNSON WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING.
SO I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THINGS.
THE IF THE EFFICIENCY AUDIT THAT WAS MENTIONED HERE A MOMENT AGO ABOUT ITS INADEQUACY OR INADEQUACY THE EFFICIENCY AUDIT, IT IT'S BASICALLY DETERMINED ON THE SCOPE THAT YOU GIVE FOR THE AUDIT.
SO BASED ON THE SCOPE, YOU ARE ABLE TO FIND OR BE ABLE TO CAST A WIDER NET IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOME OF JUST THE COMPANY THAT WE USE PREVIOUSLY FOR AN AUDIT ON THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
JUST LOOKING AT THEIR WEBSITE, SOME OF THE THINGS ON IN SCOPE WOULD BE UNSUPPORTED OVERTIME AND PAYROLL COSTS, PURCHASES WITHOUT ADEQUATE DOCUMENTATION OR PROPER AUTHORIZATION, SPENDING OUTSIDE APPROVED PURPOSES OR BUDGETS, WASTEFUL PROCUREMENT PRACTICES AND CONTRACTS, DUPLICATE PAYMENTS, QUESTIONABLE REIMBURSEMENTS, CITY ASSETS, VEHICLES, AND ON AND ON AND ON. YOU CAN SCOPE IT OUT TO LOOK FOR EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEEDED TO LOOK FOR, TO SEE IF WE HAVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING THERE THAT CAN HELP FUND SOME OF THE MECHANISMS MENTIONED THERE.
SO I THINK THE EFFICIENCY AUDIT IS BASICALLY THE WAY TO GO.
IT'S DIFFERENT THAN A FORENSIC AUDIT BECAUSE IT'S VERY HYPER FOCUSED ON ONE THING.
IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION TO PROVIDE, THEN THERE'S NOTHING FOR US TO SPEAK ON.
THE BEST THING FOR SOMETHING THAT SERIOUS, AND THE BEST WAY FOR US TO HANDLE THAT RESPONSIBLY, IS FOR IT TO COME THROUGH ONE CHANNEL. AS FAR AS COMMUNICATION, AND THAT'S THROUGH THE CITY.
SO WHEN THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, WE ALL GET IT AT THE SAME TIME IN TERMS OF WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT'S GOING ON, I THINK IT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF US TO ACT OUTSIDE OF THAT, OUTSIDE OF THAT, TO PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT HAS NOT BEEN VETTED.
WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'S TRUE AND IT'S PURE SPECULATION.
SO WE'RE ASKING RESIDENTS TO PLEASE, PLEASE HAVE PATIENCE WITH THIS PROCESS.
LET THE PROFESSIONALS DO THE JOB THAT THEY NEED TO DO TO PROTECT US.
WE PAID A LOT OF GOOD MONEY FOR PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES TO TO DO THIS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE GET OUR MONEY'S WORTH BY MAKING SURE THE INFORMATION WE PROVIDE TO EVERYBODY IS ACCURATE INFORMATION.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THIS WILL TAKE US TO ITEM G, ITEM A COMMUNITY INTEREST.
[G. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]
AND THIS WILL BE MISS DAVID GRACE. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST FOR TODAY.SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2026. GARDEN GLOW UP. JOIN US EVERY SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH AS WE MAINTAIN AND SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY GARDEN AT JIM CALDWELL SENIOR COMMUNITY PARK.
WE'LL OFFER HANDS ON OPPORTUNITIES FOCUSED ON NATIVE AND DROUGHT TOLERANT GARDENING, COMPOSTING, WATER CONSERVATION AND GENERAL GARDEN MAINTENANCE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER, PLEASE EMAIL DVICKERS@PRINCETON.US.
SEPTEMBER IS LIBRARY CARD SIGN UP MONTH. STOP BY THE LOIS NELSON PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ENJOY ACCESS TO THOUSANDS OF TITLES, INCLUDING BOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, DVDS, AND MORE. YOU'LL ALSO GAIN ACCESS TO CLOUD LIBRARY, LIBBY TEST
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PREP MATERIALS, AND OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES. SIGN UP IN PERSON OR ONLINE AT THE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE.JOIN US ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1ST FROM 6 TO 8 P.M.
FOR PRINCETON PROMISE WALK ALONG THE JM CALDWELL SENIOR COMMUNITY PARK TRAIL.
THIS SPECIAL EVENING WALK IS DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS, SHOWING SUPPORT AND HONORING THOSE IMPACTED BY BREAST CANCER IN EVERY STEP. THERE IS A PROMISE TO FIGHT.
BRING YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND WALK IN SHOES AND TAKE STEPS TOWARDS HOPE AND HEALING TOGETHER.
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE ULTIMATE AUTUMN CELEBRATION AT PUMPKIN BELLEZZA.
JOIN US ON OCTOBER 17TH FROM 5 TO 8 P.M. AT JM CALDWELL SENIOR COMMUNITY PARK FOR A VIBRANT EVENING FILLED WITH FAMILY FRIENDLY FUN AND FESTIVE ACTIVITIES.
DON'T FORGET YOUR CLEAR BAGS AND COSTUMES FOR TRICK OR TREATING.
THE TURNING POINT RAPE CRISIS CENTER UNDER THEIR BUILDING STRONG FUTURES YOUNG WOMEN BUILDING STRONG FUTURES PROGRAM IS HOSTING A YOUNG WOMEN'S MENTORSHIP SERIES.
THESE WILL BE HELD AT THE BUSINESS CENTER. THERE.
FOR YOUNG WOMEN AGES 16 TO 24 IN PRINCETON. COME AND MEET OTHER YOUNG WOMEN AND WOMEN FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR CREATIVE JOURNALING, CONVERSATION AND SUPPORT AROUND THINGS LIKE WORK AND FUTURE GOALS, CONFIDENCE AND LEADERSHIP, RELATIONSHIPS, NAVIGATING ADULTHOOD. THIS IS A SPACE TO CONNECT, TO BE HEARD, AND TO BUILD A STRONG FUTURE. THE FIRST MEETING IS TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 22ND, FROM 6 TO 7:30 P.M.
AT THE BUILDING BUSINESS CENTER. PARTICIPATION IS FREE AND OPEN TO ANYONE MEETING THAT CRITERIA.
THESE ARE THE ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST FOR TODAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2026.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. ALVAREZ. ALL RIGHT.
THIS WILL WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY MOVE EXECUTIVE TO THE END OF THE MEETING.
AND THIS WILL TAKE US INTO ITEM J PUBLIC HEARING 2026-210.
[J1. 2026-213 Discussion, Presentation, and Public Hearing to receive testimony in relation to the City of Princeton's Proposed FY2026-2027 Budget.]
DISCUSSION, PRESENTATION AND PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE TESTIMONY RELATING TO THE CITY OF PRINCETON PROPOSED BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 BUDGET.THANK YOU. MAYOR COUNCIL AGAIN TONIGHT IS THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
BUT AGAIN, THE MAYOR WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. THIS WILL DO A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW AND THEN ALLOWS THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL AND THEN CLOSE SUCH PUBLIC HEARING. NO FORMAL ACTION WILL BE TAKEN TONIGHT ON THE BUDGET.
HERE'S THE COMBINED REVENUE OF 109.43. THIS IS ALL FUNDS, ALL CITY FUNDS, AS WELL AS ALL CITY EXPENDITURES OF $104.69 MILLION. YOU SEE, THE BREAKDOWN OF THE MAJOR FUNDS WILL MAKE SOME MODIFICATIONS WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR DEBT SERVICE AT $9.92 MILLION.
THE IMPACT FEE FUNDS AT $14.26, WHICH IS FUNDING CAPITAL PROJECTS.
THE UTILITY FUND AT $42.6 AND THE EDC AND CDC AT 6.81.
AGAIN, IN THE GENERAL FUND, THE $37.15 MILLION.
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WITH THEIR 3RD PARTY SERVICES, FIRE AND POLICE, DISPATCH SERVICES, LEGAL SERVICES, OUR MEDIUM MOWING AND THEN OUR STREET MAINTENANCE REPAIR.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. THE UTILITY TAKING A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW AS WELL.
YOU CAN SEE OBVIOUSLY THE MAJOR PURCHASES IS OF WATER.
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THAT'S AT 10 MILLION PROJECTED. OUR WATER CONTRACT OF MAIN OF THE SEWER IS AT 7 MILLION SHORTLY SLIGHTLY OVER 7 MILLION.HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE UTILITY FUND.
OKAY. AGAIN, THE BUDGET PRIORITIES IS ALWAYS MAINTAINING OUR CORE CORE SERVICES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, AS WELL AS JUST ESSENTIAL MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS, PROVIDING THE FINANCIAL STABILITY WITH KEEPING OUR RESERVES IN THE GENERAL FUND AT 25%. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR TARGETS WITHIN THE UTILITY FUND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, AS WELL AS EFFICIENCIES THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT.
HERE'S THE PROPOSED TAX RATE, WHICH BREAKS DOWN THE M&0 AT 0.2679 AND THE I&S RATE AT .205. JUST TO SEE THE TAX PAYER IMPACT. YOU HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE, BUT LOOKING AT PROPOSED TAX RATE ON AN AVERAGE MEDIAN HOME VALUE OF 307 881, YOU'RE LOOKING AT $26.53 MORE TO SUCH HOMEOWNER. SO TONIGHT AGAIN BUDGET WORK SESSION WE HAD EARLIER. AND THEN WE HAVE TONIGHT THE PUBLIC HEARING THE 28TH.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.
ALL RIGHT. ARE WE ARE WE READY TO OPEN. ALL RIGHT.
THE TIME IS 7:23. AND THIS WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING.
MAYOR. COUNCIL. I WANT TO RAISE 2 SPECIFIC FINANCIAL QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR RESERVES AND UTILITY ORDINANCES, FOLLOWED BY AN OBSERVATION REGARDING OUR CONTRACT SERVICE EXPENDITURES.
IN PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS, IT WAS INDICATED THAT THE CITY WOULD STILL NEED TO DRAW ROUGHLY $300,000 FROM THE FUND RESERVES TO SUPPORT THIS DEBT SERVICE AND FACILITATE THE BOND SALE. NOW THAT $1.2 MILLION IN EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT ESD REVENUE HAS BEEN FORMALLY INCORPORATED INTO THE BUDGET.
MY QUESTION IS, IS THAT 300 000 DRAW DOWN FROM THE RESERVES STILL REQUIRED? OR DOES THE ADDITIONAL $1.2 MILLION IN ESD REVENUE OFFSET THAT DRAW? AND KEEP THOSE RESERVES INTACT? 2. IT APPEARS COUNCIL IS ALIGNED ON APPROVING A RATE PAUSE FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER IN FISCAL 27. HOWEVER, ORDINANCE 2024-09-16-02 EXPLICITLY LAYS OUT A MULTI-YEAR RATES SCHEDULE THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2028. MY QUESTION HERE IS, WILL COUNCIL BE FORMALLY AMENDING ORDINANCE 2024-09-16-02 DURING THE BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS TO REFLECT THE FISCAL 27 RATE WAS.
3. FINALLY, A BRIEF OBSERVATION REGARDING OUR SPEND ON CONTRACT SERVICES.
DIRECT MOWING CHARGES ALONE ACCOUNT FOR $560,000.
NEARLY 12% OF OUR CITY'S CONTRACT SERVICES SPEND.
WHEN YOU ADD BROADER LAWN POND BED MAINTENANCE AND TOTAL GROUNDS CARE.
GROUNDS CARE. IT REACHES 692,500. ALMOST 15% OF OUR CONTRACT SERVICE IS PENDING.
TO PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE, CITY OF ANNA SPENDS APPROXIMATELY $84,000 ANNUALLY ON MOWING.
CITY OF PROSPER SPENDS ROUGHLY $20,000 ON RIGHTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY.
AN EASEMENT MOWING. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE IN-HOUSE CAPABILITIES THESE 2 CITIES HAVE, BUT STILL, BEFORE WE FINALIZE THESE CONTRACT SERVICE SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS, THE SPECIFIC.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DENISE, I JUST READ YOURS. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WAS. I MEAN, YOU CAN COME SPEAK, BUT YOU WAS PROBABLY FILL OUT THE WRONG ONE.
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IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THE PUBLIC APPEARANCE APPEARANCE, BUT I'LL LET YOU SPEAK NOW, THOUGH. HI.MY NAME IS DENISE. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE VOICE.
HERE. THANK YOU FOR THE COUNCIL MAYOR. WELL, MY HUSBAND AND I LIVE IN BRIDGEWATER.
WE ARE PART OF THIS GREAT COMMUNITY. WE LIVE IN PRINCETON, AND WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN OFFENSIVE CYBER SECURITY AND INCIDENT RESPONSE, AND WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT IN THAT OCCASION OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S JUST TO INFORM TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU TOO.
AND OBVIOUSLY, I HAVE 3 TRAINS, JUST TO BE BRIEF.
THAT IS STATUTORY REPORTING DEADLINES. MAKE SURE THESE AREN'T MISSED ABOUT THE ACTUAL CYBERSECURITY INCIDENT THAT UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 2054.603, THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES WITHIN 48 HOURS OF DISCOVERY. THAT CLOCK MAY ALREADY BE RUNNING.
WE DON'T KNOW IF THINGS OCCUR AND IS JUST TO KNOW.
UNDER BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE, WITH OVER 14000 RESIDENTS AFFECTED, THE CITY MUST NOTIFY THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL WITHIN 30 DAYS. AND BECAUSE IT'S OVER, MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE MUST ALSO NOTIFY THE MAJOR CREDIT BUREAUS.
RESIDENTS THEMSELVES MUST BE NOTIFIED WITHIN 60 DAYS.
IT'S JUST TO KEEP IN MIND CREDENTIAL ROTATION AND FORENSIC PRESERVATION IS.
THE SECOND POINT IS NOT THE ONLY POINT, BUT I TRY TO BE BRIEF.
IF ACTIVE CITY CREDENTIALS WERE EXPOSED, EVERY CREDENTIAL TIED TO THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE ROTATED IMMEDIATELY, ASSUMING ONGOING ACCESS, NOT JUST TRAINING. THESE ARE STOLEN DATA.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE CITY HAS AN INSURANCE POLICY ABOUT CYBER SECURITY.
SO EVIDENCE ISN'T COMPROMISED AND COVERAGE IS IN JEOPARDY ON THE RANSOM QUESTION.
IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT TEXAS IS IS A LIKELY FOR THE HACKERS TO PAY ATTENTION HERE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY ALL THE HACKERS ARE NOT FROM USA, ARE FROM OUTSIDE AND LOOKING THAT IT'S IN DOLLARS.
AND IF YOU ARE NOT REGULATED AND IT'S EASIER TO STOLEN YOUR CREDENTIALS, OBVIOUSLY I'M GOING TO YOU.
AND WELL, JUST TO SUMMARIZE, I GIVE YOU 30 MORE SECONDS TO FINISH UP.
YOU CAN FINISH UP. YOU CAN FINISH UP IN 30 MORE SECONDS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. KEN SELIGMAN KEN. SELIGMAN. ARCADIA FARMS. PRINCETON. THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO TELL US ABOUT THAT MOTORCYCLE OFFICER.
IF SOMEONE WOULD. 2ND. I WISH THAT GOING FORWARD, WE WOULD PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO HAVING MULTIPLE TOWN HALLS FOR, FOR THESE BUDGET, THE BUDGET PROCESS, AS SOON AS THE BUDGET PROCESS WAS PREPARED AND, AND READY TO BE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL.
I, I THINK THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN, IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE START ENGAGING WITH THE PUBLIC THEN WE HAD A RECENT TOWN HALL AND THE CITY AND MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS RESIDENTS WERE ALL DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION ABOUT THE TOWN HALL AND TALKING ABOUT IT.
AND I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LOT MORE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC.
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I THINK IT WOULD BENEFIT US ALL TO, TO HAVE THE PUBLIC MORE INVOLVED.I THINK WE SHOULD ASK OURSELVES, WHY AREN'T THEY INVOLVED? WHY AREN'T PEOPLE SHOWING UP AND PARTICIPATING AT THE BUDGET MEETING THAT MISS ELLIS WAS TALKING ABOUT, WHERE THE THAT FIRST ONE WHERE THE. ATTACHMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
I'M. THAT SHOULDN'T BE THAT WAY. THIS ROOM SHOULD BE FULL.
THERE SHOULD BE. SO. SO WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE? I MEAN, I THINK WE SHOULD PUT A LOT MORE ENERGY INTO ENGAGING THE PUBLIC AND IMPORTANT TOPICS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS A MATTER OF SPENDING OUR TAX MONEY.
THAT'S IT. I GUESS THAT'S AT THIS POINT AS FAR AS TOWN HERE, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
I MEAN, THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD KIND OF SOLVE THE ISSUE WITH THAT I HAVE WITH PUBLIC HEARINGS IS THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS IS, IS A PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENT. AND I HAVE YET IN ALL THE TIME THAT WE HAVE BEEN COMING TO TO THE CITY YET TO SEE ONE DECISION CHANGED IN PUBLIC HEARING, I PEOPLE COME AND THEY SPEAK AND THEY SPEAK AND THEY SPEAK.
AND I ACTUALLY MADE THE POINT OF CALLED IT FAKE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
AND EVERYBODY LAUGHED, INCLUDING THE CITY MANAGER AT THE TIME. SO MAYBE SOME TOWN HALLS PRIOR TO THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU.
HI. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, SHERROD. GREAT. GREAT POINT ABOUT THE OTHER CITIES IN THE MOWING.
EXCELLENT POINT. $692,500 IN MOWING FOR JUST A YEAR. OKAY. MEDIAN MOWING. A LOT OF OUR MEDIANS A. ARE TORN UP. B ARE ALL CEMENTED. I KNOW FOR A FACT THEY ARE NOT MOWING THE MEDIAN FROM 380 TO BROOKSIDE, BECAUSE THAT'S PART OF THE.
IN ORDER FOR US TO HAVE TREES. BECAUSE BROOKSIDE DOES NOT HAVE TREES.
IN ORDER TO HAVE TREES IN OUR MEDIAN, WE HAD TO AGREE TO MAINTAIN THE MEDIAN.
SO ARCADIA FARMS MAINTAINS OUR OWN MEDIANS THAT ARE THE CITY MEDIANS IN THEORY.
BUT WE PAY THE WATER BILL AND WE MAINTAIN THE SPRINKLERS.
BROOKSIDE CHOSE TO HAVE ALL THOSE TREES REMOVED, WHICH WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THOSE TREES WENT.
AND THE CITY MAINTAINS THAT MEDIA. OKAY, WE HAVE EQUIPMENT FOR MOWING LAWNS.
I REMEMBER BEING PART OF THE GOVERNMENT ACADEMY AND WATCHING PARKS BRING OUT THIS REALLY COOL ROBOTIC MOWER THAT WAS GOING TO DO A LOT OF OUR MOWING FOR US.
WHY ARE WE SPENDING $692,500 TO MOW? WHAT ARE WE REALLY MOWING? BEFORE YOU START APPROVING THE BUDGET, YOU REALLY NEED TO LOOK BECAUSE THAT NUMBER WAS ACTUALLY LOWER IN THE VERY FIRST PRESENTATION. THAT CONTRACT SERVICES WAS ONLY $450,000, AND NOW IT'S $932,000. IT'S JUST A LOT OF MONEY FOR MOWING GRASS. WHEN WE HAVE EMPLOYEES, WHAT ARE THE EMPLOYEES DOING IF THEY'RE NOT MOWING THE GRASS AND MAINTAINING. THANK YOU.
OKAY. THAT'S THE LAST PERSON FOR OUR PUBLIC HEARING.
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YEAH. LET ME CLOSE IT OUT REAL QUICK. ALL RIGHT.THE TIME IS 7:37. AND OUR PUBLIC HEARING, MR. WASHINGTON. YEAH, I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF THINGS.
ONE QUESTION THAT MR. SELIGMAN HAD ABOUT THE MOTORCYCLE OFFICER SO THAT THAT I CAN SPEAK TO IS THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN LOOKING AT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. BECAUSE AS WE GROW, THERE ARE 2 THINGS THAT ALSO GROW THAT'S TRAFFIC AND ACCIDENTS.
AND THOSE MOTORCYCLE OFFICERS CAN ATTEND TO THOSE THINGS WHILE THE PATROL OFFICERS, ATTEND TO.
SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY THE FOCUS ON THE MOTORCYCLE OFFICERS.
THE OTHER OH, I WAS GOING TO ASK KELLY A QUESTION, BUT SHE'S OUTSIDE.
SORRY, KELLY. KELLY, WOULD YOU MIND SPEAKING TO BECAUSE ALSO IT CAME UP ABOUT THE MOWING CONTRACTS AND THE CITY OF ANNA AND THE CITY OF PROSPER WERE MENTIONED.
BOTH OF THOSE CITIES, I BELIEVE THEY BOTH HAVE RIGHT OF WAY DEPARTMENTS.
WOULD YOU MIND SPEAKING A LITTLE BIT TO KIND OF WHAT WE DID AS FAR AS REALLOCATING SOME OF THOSE RESOURCES? SURE. SO IN OUR CURRENT BUDGET, 2026 BUDGET. WE HAD A RIGHT OF WAY DIVISION.
WE SAW SOME EFFICIENCIES OF MOVING THOSE PEOPLE TO THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SIDE, AND THEN CAPTURING ONLY A QUARTER OF THAT BUDGET TO MAINTAIN THE MOWING. SO THE GENERAL FUND OVERALL IS SEEING OVER A QUARTER OF A MILLION SAVINGS BY OUTSOURCING THE MOWING CONTRACT VERSUS HAVING THE STAFFING THAT WAS MAINTAINED IN THE PAST. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YES IT DOES.
ALSO, WITH REGARD TO THE RATES THAT WERE BROUGHT UP, WE WILL BE PRESENTING THAT ON THE 28TH.
THE CHANGE IN THE ORDINANCE FOR THE WATER AND SEWER.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO THERE'S NO.
THAT WAS JUST PRESENTATION INFORMATION THAT'LL TAKE US TO ITEM J.2.
[J2. ORD-2026-09-21 Discussion, Presentation, and Public Hearing to receive testimony in relation to Ordinance No. 2026-09-21 levying assessments for the costs of certain improvements to be provided in the Princeton180 Public Improvement District; fixing a charge and lien against all properties within Phase #1 of the district, and the owners thereof; providing for the manner and method of collection of such assessments; making a finding of special benefit to property in Phase #1 of the district; approving a service and assessment plan; providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date; and take appropriate action.]
ORDINANCE 2026 0921 DISCUSSION, PRESENTATION AND PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE TESTIMONY IN RELATION TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 0921.FIXING A CHANGE IN LIEN AGAINST ALL PROPERTIES WITHIN PHASE 1 OF THE DISTRICT AND THE OWNERS THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER AND METHOD OF COLLECTION OF SUCH ASSESSMENTS.
MAKING A FINDING OF SPECIAL BENEFIT TO PROPERTY IN PHASE 1 OF THE DISTRICT.
APPROVING A SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN. PROVIDING.
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL JEFF MCCALL PARKHURST.
WE ARE THE CITY'S BOND COUNCIL. SPEAK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE.
PASSED SEVERAL COUNCIL MEETINGS. THE BULK OF THE QUESTIONS HAVE COME TO THE DETAIL AND THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN, WHICH IS AS A REMINDER, IS A VERY VERY MEATY, VERY DETAILED DOCUMENT THAT GOES OVER ALL THE ASPECTS OF EVERY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. MANY, MANY DETAILS, MANY ANSWERS, MANY QUESTIONS ARE FOUND IN THERE.
IT'S A GREAT DOCUMENT. IT'S PREPARED BY MUNICAP.
WE ARE DEALING WITH PRINCETON 180, ALSO CALLED THE SERENITY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
THIS IS THE CITY'S NEWEST IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT CREATED LAST FEBRUARY.
PROJECTED INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 700 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
LIKE I SAID, THESE ARE ALL DESCRIBED IN DETAIL IN THE SERVICES AND ASSESSMENT PLAN, WHICH IS PREPARED BY ADMINISTRATOR MUNICAP DESCRIBES THE AMOUNTS, INCLUDING THE AUTHORIZED PROJECTS AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO GO TOWARDS THE PHASE 1 IMPROVEMENTS.
PHASE 1 IS ALL THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH THIS EVENING.
AND THAT DEALS WITH ROUGHLY 59, A LITTLE BIT OVER 59.5 ACRES.
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VALUE OF ABOUT $375,000. IF YOU ALL APPROVE THIS TONIGHT WE WILL OBVIOUSLY TURN AROUND AND BY MONDAY NEXT WEEK, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO RECORD THE ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE, THE REAL PROPERTY RECORDS LIKE I SAID, VERY THICK AND MEDIA DOCUMENT, BUT THIS IS KIND OF THE CRUX.AND THIS HAS BEEN A FOCUS OF THE COUNCIL IN THE PAST.
THESE ASSESSMENTS DO GET FIXED. WE'RE NOT SELLING BONDS TONIGHT.
IN FACT I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A BOND SCHEDULE UNTIL PERHAPS MAYBE LATER THIS YEAR OR EARLY 2027.
AND SO THESE DON'T FACTOR IN BOND INTEREST RATES.
ONCE WE PRICE BONDS, WE HAVE TO UPDATE THE SAP.
WE NEVER CAN GO ABOVE THIS ASSESSMENT. IDEALLY WE LIKE TO SEE THOSE COME DOWN.
BUT THAT'S SOMEWHAT OF A FACTOR OF INTEREST RATES AT THE TIME.
BUT EVEN IF INTEREST RATES ARE NOT FAVORABLE THESE ASSESSMENTS CANNOT GO UP.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON DETAIL, THE SAP ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. AT THE TIME IS 7:43.
THIS WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING. NOW, DID ANYBODY FILL OUT THE FORM FOR BOTH PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, OR WAS IT JUST J. BECAUSE NOBODY CLARIFIED? OKAY TIME IS 7:43.
ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS 7:44 AND THIS WILL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. I THERE'S NO QUESTIONS.
WE'LL I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME.
YEAH, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM J.2.
I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT, MR. LONG. SECOND. ALL RIGHT.
MOTION PASSES FIVE ONE. MISS TODD IS NOT HERE.
THIS WILL TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. THIS WILL START WITH K ONE, MISS FALLON. ITEM K.1.
AND THEN ALSO K.2 I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO PULL K.2.
BECAUSE THIS ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED BY OPERATION OF LAW AS OF SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2026.
[H. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THE TIME IS 7:45 AND THIS WILL TAKE US INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THE ON THE PROVISION OF CHAPTER 501 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.CITY COUNCIL MAY AND MAY CONVENE INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING MATTERS.
SECTION 551.071 INTO [INAUDIBLE] AND VERSUS CITY OF PRINCETON AND THEN SECTION 551.074. ALTERNATE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY.
THE TIME IS 7:45. THIS WILL TAKE US INTO EXECUTIVE.
DID YOU CLARIFY ITEM K.2. WHAT YOU HAD SAID? OH YEAH.
SO K.2. WAS ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED BY OPERATION OF LAW AS OF SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2026.
AS SUCH, THIS ITEM IS BEING WITHDRAWN FROM THE AGENDA.
SO IT WAS ALREADY APPROVED BECAUSE WE JUST BY, BY LAW, THE SHOT CLOCK.
[I. ACTION PERTAINING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THE TIME IS 8:26 AND THIS WILL TAKE US OUT OF EXECUTIVE.AND THERE IS ACTIONS PERTAINING TO EXECUTIVE MS. TODD. I WOULD OH, SORRY. BEFORE WE BEFORE WE GO INTO THAT, I WANT TO SAY WE DID.
I WANT TO PUT A NOTICE OUT THERE. WE DID SPEAK ABOUT ITEM K.2.
IN EXECUTIVE. I WANT TO JUST PUT THAT ON THE RECORD AS WELL. WHEN WE WAS IN THERE.
I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE AS A NOTICE.
NOW WE CAN GO INTO ACTIONS PERTAINING TO EXECUTIVE. I HAVE 2 MOTIONS.
FIRST MOTION IS I MOTION TO ROLL OVER CHIEF WATER OR.
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SORRY, FIRST I WANT TO SAY THAT CHIEF WATERS DID NOT ACCEPT ANY COMPENSATION FOR HIS TIME SERVING AS INTERIM CITY MANAGER. HE HAS DONE THIS DEVIL LIKE WORKING AND DOING ALL THE THINGS HE'S DONE WITHOUT ASKING OR ACCEPTING FROM US ANYTHING.AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR CITY.
THE WAY YOU'VE BROUGHT OUR STAFF TOGETHER IT'S APPRECIATED.
AND SO WITH THAT, I MOTION TO ROLL OVER CHIEF WATERS UNUSED LEAVE DAYS FOR THE NEXT 2 YEARS.
SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MISTER JOHNSON. SECOND. ALL RIGHT.
MOTION PASSES, 6-0. OH. 7-0. I APOLOGIZE. YOU CAN STILL MAKE COMMENTS.
9-21-26. AND TO REPLACE CHIEF WATERS AS INTERIM CITY MANAGER.
I JUST WANT TO JUST CLARIFY IT'S ALTERNATE CITY MANAGER.
SO IF WE CAN JUST AT LEAST IN OUR CHARTER, IT'S CALLED, IT'S CALLED THE ALTERNATE CITY MANAGER.
IF WE WANT TO JUST RESTATE THAT MOTION. THEN I MOTION TO NAME DAVID HALL AS ALTERNATE CITY MANAGER, EFFECTIVE 9-21-26, TO REPLACE CHIEF WATERS AS ALTERNATE CITY MANAGER.
I SECOND. ALL RIGHT, MISS DAVID GRAY SECOND. I MOTION PASSES 7-0.
I KNOW, MR. RUTLEDGE. YEAH. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU, CHIEF. I KNOW SOME MAY THINK THAT I JUST KIND OF JOINED COUNCIL, BUT I THINK WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, A HISTORY. BACK IN MY TIME ON TDC, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN A PERSON OF INTEGRITY AND CHARACTER.
WHEN WE NEEDED SOMEONE TO STAND IN THE GAP IN THIS CAPACITY WITHOUT QUESTION, WITHOUT ANY WHINING OR COMPLAINING AND KNOWING THAT YOU'RE STEPPING INTO A ROLE THAT YOU DID NOT, YOU KNOW, INTERVIEW OR APPLY FOR YOU TOOK NO COMPENSATION AS STATED.
AND PREVIOUSLY ON THE BOARD ON THE CDC, YOU HAVE EMBODIED THE EXPECTATIONS THAT WE WOULD HAVE FOR SOMEONE THAT IS ON STAFF HERE AT THE CITY OF PRINCETON BY STANDING IN THE GAP AND HOLDING DOWN BOTH TWO ROLES, BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH.
RIGHT. AND ENSURING THAT YOU'VE, YOU KNOW, WERE ABLE TO GET US INTO A CAPACITY TO WHERE THANKFULLY, WE, WE DO NOW HAVE SOMEONE ELSE THAT CAN STEP IN AND KIND OF GET YOU OUT OF THE LINE OF FIRE BECAUSE YOU'RE KIND OF GETTING HIT BY SHOTS HERE, LEFT AND RIGHT. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK, AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY. [APPLAUSE] MISS DAVID-GRAVES. YEAH, CHIEF. THIS IS COMING AFTER THE APPLAUSE.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT THE TIME THAT YOU SERVE AS INTERIM CITY MANAGER, IS THAT YOU TOOK SUCH A PRINCIPLED VIEW OF THE CITY, AND IT WAS AS IF YOU SAW IT AS AN EXTENSION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND YOU HAVE EACH DEPARTMENT DEVELOPED THEIR OWN MISSION VISION VALUES.
AND THAT TO ME WAS JUST SUCH AN AWESOME UNDERTAKING, SOMETHING TO DO TO GIVE EACH DEPARTMENT A POINT OF FOCUS, TO BRING CLARITY TO WHAT? TO THE WORK THAT THEY DID.
AND YOU, I'VE SEEN WHERE YOU AWARD SO MANY POLICE OFFICERS FOR RISING UP TO THE CORE VALUES OF RESPECT, INTEGRITY, SERVICE, AND EXCELLENCE.
AND THROUGHOUT THAT TIME, I SEE THAT YOU HAVE DONE EXACTLY THAT, AND I AM HOPING THAT WE CAN AWARD YOU WITH SOME TYPE OF WELL, WE COULD GIVE SOME AWARD TO YOU TO SHOW THAT YOU ROSE TO THAT YOU NOT ONLY AND CITY STAFF TO DO THAT. AND YOU NOT ONLY HOPE THAT YOUR OFFICERS WILL LIVE UP TO THAT, BUT YOU EMBODIED AND EXEMPLIFIED THAT THROUGHOUT THIS TIME. AND I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE SEEN THAT.
AND I BELIEVE THE REST OF COUNCIL ECHOES IN JUST REALLY TELLING YOU HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU HAVE NOT ONLY ASKED FOR THAT TO BE, BUT YOU HAVE LIVED IT AND YOU HAVE BEEN THE EXAMPLE OF RISE DURING THESE LAST 5 MONTHS.
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SO THANK YOU. AND I'M A THIS IS A DIFFICULT DAY FOR ME BECAUSE CHIEF AND CHIEF HAS BEEN THAT PERSON FOR ME SINCE I CAME HERE. FROM GETTING MY FIRST BADGE TO MY PHONE JUST HELPED ME THROUGH THIS PROCESS COMING OUT HERE.AND I HATE THAT HE'S LEAVING. I MEAN, HE'S WHAT WE WENT THROUGH 4 OR 3 OR 4.
AND OUT OF EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN THROUGH HERE, THAT'S BEEN THE ONLY GUY WHO'S BEEN BY MY SIDE.
AND I HATE I HATE THIS STATE. BUT THINK, THINK. THANK YOU CHIEF. [APPLAUSE] WELL WILD MAN WATERS. SORRY. WE'LL GO ON THAT STORY LATER.
BUT ANYWAY CHIEF, I CAN'T YOU KNOW, EVERYONE UP HERE IS HAS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I COULD SAY THAT THAT HADN'T ALREADY BEEN SAID.
BUT I TELL YOU A FEW THINGS THAT I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT I APPRECIATE.
I REALLY WASN'T SURPRISED BECAUSE THAT'S THE TYPE OF LEADER THAT YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT OUR TIME YOU KNOW, ON THE COUNCIL IS, YOU KNOW, JUST THESE MEETINGS TWICE A MONTH. BUT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING TO CHIEF AT 8 A.M.
OR 8 P.M., RIGHT? BUT HE ALWAYS ANSWERS THE PHONE.
AND IF HE DOESN'T, HE ALWAYS CALLS BACK. AND ONCE AGAIN, JUST, YOU KNOW, THE CULTURE THAT YOU BROUGHT TO THE BUILDING AND HAVING SO MANY PEOPLE SAYING THEY WISH YOU'D STAY IN THE ROLE, THAT MEANT A WHOLE LOT.
AND I JUST, I JUST WANT TO SAY, I APPRECIATE YOU.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST HAVE A FEW WORDS TO SAY ABOUT HIM, ABOUT CHIEF WATERS.
I'VE PROBABLY KNOWN HIM LONGER THAN PROBABLY MOST ANYONE IN HERE.
KNOW ANYONE EVER. HE WAS A CHILD. I KNEW HIM WHENEVER HE WAS IN CUB SCOUTS AND BOY SCOUTS, AND I KNOW HIS MOM AND DAD VERY WELL. AND THEY THEY'VE RAISED HIM VERY WELL.
THEY'VE GAVE HIM SOME SOME GUIDELINES SOMETHING HE'S GROWN INTO.
HE'S VERY RESPONSIBLE. AND HE'S GOT A SERVANT'S HEART.
IF YOU KNOW HIM, HE HE'LL DO IT. HE, YOU KNOW, HE'S A TOUGH PERSON.
IF YOU ASK HIM A QUESTION, HE'S GOING TO FIND OUT THE ANSWER.
AND THAT THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES. WHENEVER YOU HAVE A PERSON WHO HAS HIGH MORALS AND INTEGRITY THAT HE HAS, AND IT REFLECTS ON HIS DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW AND REFLECTS ON THE CITY.
SO THANK YOU. WOW. A LOT HAS BEEN SAID AND I ECHOED THOSE SENTIMENTS. I THINK THAT ONE WAY COUNCILWOMAN GRAVES STATED A WAY TO REWARD YOU IS I KNOW THAT YOU ARE CHAMPIONING WE'RE CREATING OR CHAMPIONING A NEW BUILDING, A PUBLIC SERVICE BUILDING.
AND ON THAT BUILDING WILL BE CREATING SOME ROADWAYS.
SO I THINK THAT'S ONE WAY THAT WE CAN, WE CAN DO THAT FOR 1 OF OUR LONGEST SERVING PUBLIC SERVICES.
[APPLAUSE] I WANT TO SAY WE NEEDED A LOT OF THINGS FOR THE CITY ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAME TO GETTING SOME STUFF IN ORDER.
THE LAWS AND THE RULES, REGULATIONS AND HAVING YOU THERE HAS REALLY HELPED WITH THAT.
NOT ONLY HAVE YOU BUILT THE CULTURE, BUT YOU'VE SET THE STANDARD AND THE EXPECTATIONS SO THAT WE CAN REBUILD THE CITY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND IN A WAY THAT PUTS THE, YOU KNOW, THE WELL-BEING FOR OUR RESIDENTS FIRST.
AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT.
JUST KIND OF PIGGYBACK ON WHAT EVERYBODY'S ALREADY SAID.
AND YOUR FRUIT IS DEFINITELY GOOD FRUIT IN THE CITY.
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IT SHOWS THE CITY IS EXTREMELY BLESSED TO HAVE SOMEONE LIKE YOU.YOUR TRUE GIFT TO THIS CITY. SO ALL THESE KIND WORDS THAT EVERYBODY HAS TO SAY ABOUT YOU, INCLUDING MR. DEFFIBAUGH, HAS KNOWN YOU SO LONG. IT JUST IT JUST STANDS.
STANDS TO SHOW THAT YOU'RE. YOU'RE A GOOD MAN.
AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY.
AND I'M, I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE STEPPING BACK TO THE CHIEF ROLE.
AND I'M WELCOME, MR. HALL, INTO THE THE TEMPORARY ROLE HERE.
AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU BOTH. THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] WELL, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, CHIEF, WE'RE GOING TO I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP FOR YOU, MAN.
AS YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY HARD FOR ME TO. EVER LEAVE A BLANK MIC, GO WITHOUT SPEAKING INTO.
YOU KNOW, I WAS I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE CITY.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S ONE OF THOSE DEALS.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO COME BACK AND HELP THE CITY THAT THAT RAISED ME.
RIGHT. AND THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE MOTTOS THAT ARE REALLY KIND OF TAKEN HEART.
AND SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT REALLY DON'T KNOW MY STORY. RIGHT. AND SO KIND OF GOING THROUGH SOME OF MY YOUNGER YEARS AND HIGH SCHOOL YEARS, AND YOU MENTIONED WILD MAN WATERS, RIGHT? THAT THAT GUY WAS A COUPLE LIFETIMES AGO, BUT I ACTUALLY HAD A PRINCETON POLICE OFFICER KIND OF HELP DIRECT ME ON THE RIGHT PATH.
AND SO THAT WAS THE REASON WHY, YOU KNOW, I STARTED KIND OF REALLY KIND OF GETTING IN. SO MY DAD, HE WAS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER HERE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
AND SO IT'S LEGACY CHANGING, LEGACY DIFFERENCES THAT'S MADE ME.
AND SO I ALWAYS WANTED TO COME BACK AND JUST KIND OF DO THAT.
AND SO NOT ONLY ARE WE SETTING UP, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE KIDS, BUT MAN, I MEAN, I JUST REALLY JUST REALLY STARTED JUST ENGROSSING MYSELF IN THE TOWN AND THEN WORKING WITH, WITH OUR OFFICERS DOWN THERE AND KIND OF WORKING THROUGH THE RANKS AND ALL THAT. AND THEN REALLY, WHENEVER I TOOK ON THIS ROLE OF CITY MANAGEMENT I JUST, IT'S JUST A GREAT, JUST A GREAT GROUP OF DIRECTORS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO WORK BESIDE.
AND I NEVER KNEW HOW BUSY CITY COUNCIL WAS UNTIL I STEPPED IN THAT CITY MANAGEMENT ROLE.
AND IT WAS JUST EVERYTHING THAT REALLY JUST KIND OF OPENED UP MY EYES.
AND I WILL TELL YOU THIS, FROM EVERYTHING THAT I'VE SEEN AND GOING BACK INTO THAT POLICE CHIEF, I THINK IT'S GOING TO MAKE ME ABOUT A HUNDRED TIMES BETTER AS THE CHIEF. AND THEN ALSO JUST, JUST AN ADDITIONAL LEADER, JUST WORKING SIDE BY SIDE WITH MR. HALL OR CITY COUNCIL OR WHOEVER, WHATEVER TASKS MAY NEED AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
I THINK HE JUST REALLY HAS OPENED MY EYES JUST TO MAKE ME TO BE ABLE TO HELP HELP THOSE PEOPLE OUT, AND NOT JUST THE PEOPLE UP HERE, NOT JUST THE DIRECTORS THERE, BUT THE KIDS.
HOW I GREW UP AND REALLY JUST I KNOW SOME DIFFERENT AVENUES NOW ON HOW WE CAN REALLY SEEK OUT THOSE YOUTH AT RISK OR, OR WHAT WE CAN DO FOR THE SCHOOLS OR THE STREETS OR JUST ANYTHING THAT'S OUT THERE.
SO WE'RE I APPRECIATE YOU, ALL RIGHT. AND ALL THE WORDS THAT Y'ALL GIVE ME AND ALL THAT, BUT Y'ALL REALLY HELPED ME OUT THROUGHOUT THIS TIME AND REALLY HELP EVEN RAISE ME UP ALL THAT MUCH FURTHER. SO THAT WAY I CAN JUST POUR ALL THAT MUCH MORE INTO THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO REALLY, IT'S, IT'S THANK YOU ALL FOR THANKING ME.
BUT REALLY, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR HELPING ME.
[K3. 2026-210 Consider approving a request for items to be placed on a future agenda and NOT for discussion of these requests.]
THAT, WE'LL GO TO ITEM K.3. 2026-210. CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FOR ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA AND NOT FOR DISCUSSION OF THESE REQUESTS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDA? YEAH. I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK INTO WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET THAT STREET NAMED AFTER CHIEF WATERS.SO I'D LIKE TO BRING THAT BACK FOR DISCUSSION IF POSSIBLE.
I WOULD LIKE AGAIN, A REVIEW OF OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST PROCESS.
JUST SOME CLARIFICATION. I KNOW THERE'S LINK PROBLEMS AND IT'S NOT JUST WITH OUR AGENDAS, OUR CURRENT AGENDAS, IT'S GOING BACK SEVERAL BECAUSE OF THE SWITCHOVER.
IF WE JUST HAVE SOME CLARITY PUT OUT THERE FOR COUNCIL AND FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
[01:15:06]
SORRY, I WAS TRYING TO GET LOGGED BACK INTO MY COMPUTER.SO WE HAVE BEEN ON PAUSE FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW, AND I THINK WE SHOULD CLOSE THAT OUT AND RELEASE THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN A PART OF THAT COMMITTEE AND AT LEAST FINALIZE THAT, THAT PROJECT.
THERE IS ONE MORE UPDATE. I'M SORRY. GIVE ME ONE SECOND.
I REMEMBER THERE WAS MENTIONED ABOUT THE LIBRARY BOARD.
IF POSSIBLE. I'D LIKE TO BRING THAT UP FOR DISCUSSION, SEE IF WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
AND THEN THAT WOULD BE IT FOR ME. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP THE ETHICS COMMITTEE THAT WAS ESTABLISHED WHEN WE ADOPTED THE BYLAWS. WE HAVE YET TO FORM THE ETHICS COMMITTEE.
1 LAST ONE. I'M SORRY, BRIAN. I'D LIKE TO HAVE AN ITEM LISTED FOR CONTINUED EDUCATION FOR OUR BOARDS TO HAVE A SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS SET FOR EDUCATION PAST THE, THE REQUIRED TOMA AND PIA MEETINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THAT WAY OUR BOARDS ARE FURTHER EDUCATED IN THE ROLES THAT THEY'RE IN. I WOULD SECOND THAT.
ON THE AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDA? THAT WILL TAKE US TO THE REPORT AGENDA. NEXT SPECIAL MEETING.
[L. REPORT AGENDA]
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2026 AT 6:30 P.M.. NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.OH, I'M SO SORRY. SORRY. I DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT, BUT I DO WANT TO GET SOME CLARITY. THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT MISS TODD'S MOTION ON THE ROLLOVER OF THE. THE LEAVE FOR 2 YEARS THIS YEAR.
NEXT YEAR? YEAH. THIS YEAR. NEXT YEAR. IS IT ALL OF THE LEAVE.
ALL UNUSED LEAVE. FOR THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR.
OKAY. AND THEN WHAT IS THE CIRCUMSTANCE IF CHIEF WERE TO RETIRE OR RESIGN.
WOULD YOU KEEP THE THE LEAVE. GIVE IT TO HIM.
HE WOULD KEEP IT. OKAY. BUT DON'T LEAVE US. NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2026 AT 6:30 P.M..
NEXT. REGULAR PARKS ADVISORY BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, 2026 AT 6:30 P.M.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 2026 AT 6:30 P.M.
NEXT REGULAR CDC MEETING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, 2026 AT 6:30 P.M..
NEXT SPECIAL LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22ND, 2026 AT 6:30 P.M..
WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN.
ALL RIGHT, MISS DAVID-GRAVES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY NAYS? HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.