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OH, NICE FISHING RECORD AND MANY SEASONS YOU GAVE YOUR BALLS. YOU PASS YOUR BOSS THAT INFORMATION TO ONE OF THE WHILE AGO ONE OF THE CHICKENS FOR ME? YEAH ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MADAM CURLER. SIX
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AND ONE. WE GOT ONE MINUTE. SO ONE, OKAY? SORRY. I LOST TRACK OF TIME. MAYOR CLARKE HERE, VICE MAYOR DARLING. HERE COUNCIL MEMBER GIVES THOMAS HERE COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ HERE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THE COUNCIL MEMBER STONE IS NOT PRESENT AT THIS TIME. THE INVITATION. LORD WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, FATHER. THANK YOU FOR HOW YOU'VE KEPT US. THANK YOU FOR THIS VILLAGE, GOD AND ALL THAT. HELL HERE. WELL, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR DIVINE PROTECTION AND EUROPEAN VISION. AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT THAT WE WERE HERE TONIGHT. I CONTINUE TO GIVE US THE STRENGTH TO DO YOUR BUSINESS HERE. WITH CLARITY AND UNDERSTANDING. MOST OF ALL, WE LOVE. IN JESUS' NAME, MY FRIEND. MY PLEASURE. RESIDENTS OF AMERICA PUBLIC ONE DEALERSHIP.INVINCIBLE AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, MADAM MAYOR. MR BROWN. THANK
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FY 2022-2023 Budget Workshop Presentation
]YOU, MADAM MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. STAFF. UM THE PUBLIC. UH HUH. AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE ARE HAPPY TO BE HERE THIS EVENING, AND THIS IS BUDGET WORKSHOP ONE UH, JULY 21ST 20 22 WE, UM UM WE'RE GOING TO HAVE. MR MIKE FLORIO COME FORWARD. AFTER I SAY A FEW WORDS HERE. IT'S SO IF YOU NOTICE THIS IS THE I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST BUDGET WORKSHOP WE'VE HAD, WHERE I WASN'T PRESENTING THE ITEM TO YOU. AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, SO THAT JUST SHOWS SOME THINGS THAT SHOWS THE ORGANIZATION IS MAKING SOME CHANGES AND TRYING TO DELEGATE MORE OF THESE THINGS TO THE APPROPRIATE STAFF. AND WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE MY FLOREAL HERE BECAUSE HE ACTUALLY HAS EXPERIENCE IN BUDGET AND FINANCE AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, SO HE'S GONNA COME UP AND WALK US THROUGH AND THEN YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS YOU CAN BRING THEM UP. THERE'S NO FORMAT DON'T HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE END OF THE MEETING. YOU CAN. YOU CAN INTERJECT AT ANY TIME AND IT'S VERY FREE FLOW WORKSHOP. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THESE SCHEDULES, UH AT THE COUNCIL WOULD SO CHOOSE OR WOULD LIKE TO, UH YOU KNOW, HAVE OTHER ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS . BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SET THOSE UP. UH BASED ON YOUR DIRECTION, SO, MIKE, IF YOU COULD COME UP DOWN TO GREAT QUESTION. UM THESE ARE NOT BEING STREAMED. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALWAYS LIVE NOW. OKAY? YES. MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, MR BROWN. GOOD EVENING. MIKE LOREAL, MY NAME'S DIRECTOR. TONIGHT AS MR BROWN SAID, WE WILL BE REVIEWING THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 23. AT ANY POINT IN TIME. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO JUMP IN. I'LL TRY TO ANSWER. UM I'M GONNA DO THE BEST JOB I CAN TO BE AS UH THOROUGH ON THIS. AS POSSIBLE. I. I THINK I'VE ANTICIPATED SOME QUESTIONS. UM AND HOPEFULLY, UM, ON POINT WITH THOSE OKAY? SO AS WE KNOW THE BUDGET HERE JUST WITH THE FRAMEWORK OF IT, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A BALANCED BUDGET. UM IT IS NOT SET IN STONE AT THIS TIME, BUT ALL THE PURPOSE OF THIS BUDGET IS TOO CERTAINLY TO ENLIST IT YOUR COMMENTARY AND FEEDBACK. I THINK I JUST WANTED TO SAY STARTING OUT I'VE SPOKEN WITH MR BROWN. ABOUT THE BUDGET AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND, UM AGAIN, IT'S GREAT, UM, VERY WELCOMING OF YOUR COMMENTARY AND INPUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, BUT YOU KNOW IT. I'M AM TYPICALLY USED TO THIS PROCESS STARTING EARLIER IN THE YEAR, I USUALLY AROUND FEBRUARY BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND APRIL, UM I'VE BEEN THROUGH MANY OF THOSE WORKSHOPS, AND I THINK I'M JUST KIND OF GETTING SOME IDEAS AND COUNCIL DIRECTION AND, UM POLICY AND DETERMINATION. I THINK THAT'S YOU KNOW, THIS IS A THIS IS A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT BUILDING A BUDGET AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO KIND OF HAVE SOME OF THAT STUFF GOING INTO THIS. SO AGAIN. I'VE I'VE BEEN WE'VE BEEN VERY CONSERVATIVE. AS THE FRAMEWORK SAYS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN CONSERVATIVE. IT IS NEEDS BASED. LET'S FOCUS ON THE[00:05:02]
VILLAGE, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO MAKE ASSUMPTIONS. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ALL THE POLICY MAKERS AND, UM I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THAT, MR BROWN, I THINK FULLY AGREES WITH THAT. AND WE WILL TAKE THAT APPROACH IN THE FUTURE, OKAY? YOU'RE THE EXPERT AND FINANCES.UM. SO ARE AGAIN AS I FIRST STARTED SAYING, OUR BUDGET IS BALANCED AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
WE STILL HAVE SOME THINGS THAT NEED. SOME ADJUSTMENTS WERE WAITING ON SOME FINALIZED REPORTING FROM THE STATE. AH TO COMPLETE THE PROCESS, BUT I DID WANT TO START OUT BY SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS BUDGET WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE. UH, THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR. NOW THAT THE ADVIL ARE, UM TAX VALUE FOR THE VILLAGES DECREASED. YOU KNOW, WE DO KNOW THAT THE LARGEST TAXPAYER IN THE VILLAGES , FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT THAT IS OVERWHELMINGLY TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY. WE DID HAVE AN INCREASE IN ADVIL ARM IN TERMS OF REAL PROPERTY, BUT DECREASE IN TPP, SO THE OVERALL DECREASE IN ADD WARM IS ABOUT 1.7% AS A SLIDE INDICATES. THERE IS, UH $53,000, A DECREASE IN THE GENERAL FUND PROJECTED. UM OVER PRIOR YEAR AND LAST YEAR WAS A DECREASE OF 82,000. SO THAT'S NOT A GOOD THAT'S NOT A GOOD TREND HERE. YOU KNOW FOR A VILLAGE THAT IS TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD AND MOVE THINGS INTO THE FUTURE. YOU KNOW, OUR NEEDS ARE GROWING IN OUR REVENUE STREAM ON ONE SIDE IS, UH, SLIDING SO AND AGAIN. WE'RE NOW ALSO, UM, HINDERED WITH THE ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES OF AN INFLATIONARY ENVIRONMENT LIKE WE HAVE NOT SEEN. IN DECADES. UM THAT'S BEEN A REAL CHALLENGE. I DO NOTICE THAT ON A WEEKLY BASIS WITH ACCOUNTS PAYABLE IN OTHER INVOICES THAT I AUDIT AND WE REVIEW UM, THINGS ARE ON THE UP AND UP. UM AND WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN AGAIN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS IN THIS BUDGET THAT IS NOT IN THE FISCAL YEAR 21 22 BUDGET IS THAT YOU KNOW ARE WE DO HAVE PLANS FOR PROJECTS AND IMPROVEMENTS, BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS AND JUDICIOUS ON ANYTHING THAT IS NOT 100% GRANT FUNDED. YOU KNOW, WE DO LOOK AT GRANTS, AND WE DO LOOK AT PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE US TO HAVE SOME SORT OF COST MATCH. UM AND WE DO HAVE SOME PLANS FOR THAT. AND MOST OF THAT MONEY THAT I THINK WE'RE GOING TO USE NEXT FISCAL YEAR FOR THE BUDGET WILL BE FUNDED BY AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN. UM BUT AS FAR AS ADVIL ORUM TAX REVENUE, YOU KNOW THAT'S A NORMAL THING THAT WE WOULD TYPICALLY DO. I THINK WE'RE VERY, VERY GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY, VERY CONSERVATIVE IN THAT REGARD AND LOOK AT EACH GRAND OPPORTUNITY ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, WE'RE COMMITTED TO WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED AND WHAT WERE IN THE PIPELINE WAITING FOR APPROVAL, BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE VERY CONSCIENTIOUS OF THAT. BECAUSE WE CAN'T OVEREXTEND OURSELVES. OKAY? AGAIN STAFFING SHORTAGES IS A IS AN ISSUE HERE. YOU KNOW, YOU HEARD OUR AUDITORS. LAST COUNCIL MEETING TALKED ABOUT SEGREGATION OF DUTIES AND OTHER OVERSIGHT AGAIN. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT, UM YOU AGAIN FROM OUR CONSERVATIVE STANDPOINT , UH, OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY IS A BIG DEAL. I THINK WE ALL AGREE WITH THAT. MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE, UM THE APPROPRIATE AND ENOUGH HANDS ON TASKS AND DUTIES. IS A BIG DEAL , AND WE'RE A LITTLE SHORT OF THAT RIGHT NOW OR SHORT OF THAT IN MY AREA FOR SURE, I THINK OTHER AREAS IN THE VILLAGE UM AND AGAIN WE WILL LOOK AT HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THAT. BUT AS WE'LL SEE HERE IN THE NEXT SLIDE OR TWO, AND WE DO HAVE NEEDS AND REQUESTS, BUT THOSE ARE NOT FUNDED AT THIS TIME. THEY'RE NOT FUNDED. OKAY? UM AND LASTLY ON THAT LAST BULLET POINT, THEY'RE GROWING REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.
I THINK SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF . YOU KNOW THIS PAST AUDIT THAT WAS JUST COMPLETED. WE DID NOT HAVE SOMETHING CALLED THE SINGLE AUDIT. THE SINGLE AUDIT IS RELATED TO GRANTS. SO WHEN YOU HAVE GRANT EXPENDITURES THAT ARE IN X THAT EXCEEDS $750,000, THAT IS THE THRESHOLD FOR THE STATE AND FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT ACT, WHICH REQUIRES A COMPLIANCE AND FINANCIAL AUDIT. WE WILL HAVE THAT IN FISCAL YEAR 22 THE YEAR THAT IS ABOUT TO END ON SEPTEMBER 30TH. WE WILL BE WELL IN EXCESS OF THAT ON SEVERAL PROJECTS, UM, THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONGOING. THAT'S GOING TO BRING IN A NEW REALM OF COMPLIANCE ISSUES THAT WILL BE AUDITED AND EVALUATED. UM AND THAT WILL LIKELY BE THE CASE. I THINK FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS AND PROBABLY BEYOND BECAUSE WE'RE GOING, WE'RE GOING. WE'RE MOVING INTO CONSTRUCTION PHASES WITH DRAINAGE, STREETS, WATER AND SEWER. OUR APPROPRIATION STATE APPROPRIATION THAT WE JUST WERE AWARDED. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT HERE THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD THAT WE WILL, WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE IN PLACE. IN, UM IN THE YEARS TO COME. AGAIN TOTAL REVENUE. HERE IS 10.2 MILLION FOR WATER AND
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SEWER FUND AS WELL AS GENERAL FUND OUR MILLAGE AT THE GATHERING POINT IN TIME. ONE OF THINGS I MENTIONED IS, UH, YOU KNOW, WE MADE THE ASSUMPTION OF A STATIC MILITARY RATE. 1.6304 THE ROLLBACK. IS 1.6892. THAT'S ABOUT 3.48. AH IF WE KEEP THE MILLAGE AT ITS CURRENT RATE AND AGAIN FOR AN OVERALL 1.7% DECREASE. AH ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN THE BUDGET, WHICH AGAIN IS I THINK UNIQUE TO US. HERE IS THE TANGIBLE PROPERTY TAX AGREEMENT. SO YOU KNOW NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THE DECLINING, AH, ADVIL OR, UM, ON TANGIBLE PROPERTY, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE REBATE. THAT WE HAVE TO PAY TO FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT. IT'S USUALLY DUE IN DECEMBER. AH BUT SINCE THE VALUATION IS DECLINING, I DON'T EXPECT THAT PAYMENT TO BE GREATER THAN THE DO NOT EXPECT IT TO BE GREATER. UM WE PAID. I THINK IT WAS 1,059,000 IN THE CURRENT YEAR SHOULD BE ABOUT THE SAME MAYBE A LITTLE LESS RIGHT NOW. THE BUDGET DOES HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT. UM IT'S BASED ON CERTAIN PARCELS THAT ARE VALUED AND I RIGHT NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE VALUES ARE. I HAVEN'T LOOKED THEM UP. BUT WE WILL GET THAT THAT AGAIN THAT WILL COME INTO FOCUS OVER THE NEXT YOU KNOW, MONTH OR TWO WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS, BUT IT'S NOT BASED ON THE TOTAL AMOUNT. IT'S BASED ON CERTAIN PARCELS IN TIMES OF MULTIPLIER, AND THEN WE THE REBATE IS PAID ON THAT, UM, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ANY CAPITAL PRIVILEGE GOING TO BE DOING THIS YEAR. UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. 23 WILL LIKELY BE ARBA AND OR YOU KNOW, 100% GRANT RELATED. ANY ADVIL ON REVENUE WOULD BE VERY LIMITED. I THINK WE HAVE PLENTY TO DO WITH RP FUNDS. WE'RE EXPECTING THE SECOND TRANCHE TO COME IN LATER THIS YEAR WE RECEIVED UM 1.796 MILLION LAST YEAR IN SEPTEMBER, AND I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE WHEN THE SECOND PORTION WILL COME IN. I THINK IT'S SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER. UM BUT AGAIN THAT BRINGS OUR TOTAL ARPAIO FUNDING WILL BE 3.5 MILLION. OKAY AND AGAIN, THAT IS REVENUE THAT IS JUST SIMPLE REVENUE REPLACEMENT AND IT CAN BE USED FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSES. OUR POSITION COUNT AT THIS POINT IN TIME IS 30.5 FT. ES UH, THE BUDGET THAT IS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT? DIPLOMACY BUDGET I DO HAVE IN THEIR A 2. COST OF LIVING, WHICH WAS WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PREVIOUS COUPLE OF YEARS, DID NOT WANT TO GO ABOVE THAT. BUT AGAIN, I THINK, CONSIDERING THE MARKET UM, AND INFLATION AND COST OF LIVING. YOU KNOW, WE THOUGHT THAT IF WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FUND UP TO 5% UM IMPACT IN 5% COST OF LIVING WITH 2.5% MERIT IN 2.5 COLA. UM BUT AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE, I THINK BASED ON ANY FEEDBACK AND RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU ALL WOULD HAVE ON THAT. NEXT SLIDE HERE GENERAL FUND. SO WE HAVE THE PIE CHART HERE. THIS SHOWS THE BREAKOUT IN TERMS OF WHAT THE TOTAL FUNDING SOURCES ARE, AND THEN WE HAVE THE TABLE. ON THE NEXT PAGE. I'LL JUST RUN THROUGH THESE HERE REAL QUICK AGAIN, AS ADD WARM AS WE TALKED ABOUT, WE KNOW THAT UM MOST OF OUR HAD WARM COMES FROM TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY WE HAVE. I THINK A TOTAL VALUATION IN THE VILLAGE OF ABOUT 1.994 0.7 OF IT IS TPP FROM FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT. THE REST IS REAL PROPERTY, UM, REAL ESTATE PROPERTY. AGAIN WE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE ROLLBACK RATE IS WHICH IS 1.6982. OTHER. GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL TAXES. MOST OF THAT IS RELATED TO LOCAL OPTION FUEL TAX AND THE COMMUNICATION SERVICES TAXES AGAIN. THOSE ARE SOURCES THAT COME FROM THE STATE. THAT'S A DISTRIBUTION MODEL. AH PERMITS, UM, AND FRANCHISE FEES. THOSE ARE AGAIN RELATED TO UM. APPLICATIONS NEW DEVELOPMENT COMING THROUGH COMMERCIAL AND THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES IS THE HALF CENT SALES TAX AND STATE REVENUE SHARING STATE REVENUE SHARING CONSISTS OF A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND AGAIN THAT IS ONE OF THE REVENUES THAT WERE WAITING FOR AN UPDATE ON FROM THE STATE TO FINALIZE OUR NUMBERS HERE. FINES AND FORFEITURES REALLY HAS TO DO WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT. IN THE WHOLE CHORD THAT THAT PROCESS THERE WITH SPECIAL MAGISTRATE AND FINDS THAT ARE LEVIED AND COLLECTED, PAID AND COLLECTED, UM THE CHARGES FOR SERVICES ARE RELATED TO USER FEES, UM OUT IN PARKS. FOR THE MOST PART, THERE'S NOT A LOT THAT WE WOULD COLLECT OUT THERE CERTAIN FIELD . SOME OF THAT MAY GO UP, BUT WE'RE BEING VERY CONSERVATIVE. IN THOSE ESTIMATES. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THAT'S PROBABLY AN UNDERESTIMATE, BUT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE CHARGES THAT WE WOULD COLLECT IN GENERAL FUND
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MISCELLANEOUS. REVENUES. IS RELATED TO, UH. TWO MAJOR ITEMS. THE FIRST IS A TRANSFER FROM THE UTILITY FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND AND INTEREST INCOME OF ABOUT $10,000. AH WE HAVEN'T DONE REAL WELL ON INTEREST INCOME, BUT I THINK WE WILL DO MUCH BETTER IN FISCAL YEAR 23. I HAVEN'T FINALIZED THE AGENDA ITEM, BUT I DO PLAN ON COMING BACK BEFORE THE COUNCIL IN THE NEXT MEETING OR TWO. TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION FOR US TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TWO GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOLS THAT ARE APPROVED UNDER OUR INVESTMENT POLICY, THE FLORIDA PRIME AND THE LEGAL CITIES INVESTMENT TRUST. SO THAT IS IN THE WORKS, AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH VILLAGE VILLAGE COUNCIL ON THAT. AND MR BROWN, OF COURSE. UM AND SO WE SHOULD HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF YOU IN THE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS OR LESS. TO JUST TO PARTICIPATE WITH THAT, TO AT LEAST GET US SOME SORT OF RETURN ON IT. WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT UP TO THIS POINT. UH OTHER SOURCES THAT IS OVERWHELMINGLY THE BALANCE OF THE UNSPENT TARP OF MONEY. THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE IN CURRENT YEAR REALLY HAS TO DO WITH COMMITMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY COUNCIL EXPENDITURES . UM, WE'VE HAD SOME CONSULTING SERVICES IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT THAT WERE FUNDED BY ARPA. BUT MOST OF IT IS, UM EQUIPMENT AND OTHER PURCHASES THAT ARE STILL PENDING. UM SOME OF THAT STARTING TO COME IN, ACTUALLY, AND AGAIN. THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT MANY OF THIS WOULD BE MANY. MANY OF THESE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT HAD BEEN ORDERED WILL BE RECEIVED BY SEPTEMBER. 30TH THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE POSSESSION OF THEM BY SEPTEMBER 30 FOR THEM TO BE AN EXPENSE IN THE CURRENT YEAR. OTHERWISE THEY WILL ROLL INTO THE FOLLOWING YEAR. SO THAT LAST LINE THERE ARE OTHER SOURCES MAY MOVE A LITTLE BIT, DEPENDING ON TIMING. BUT AGAIN, OUR TOTAL ARE BIG COMMITMENT IS 3.5 MILLION, AND WE SHOULD THAT'S THAT'S WHAT MAKES UP THAT. THAT LINE ITEM. HMM. OKAY. AGAIN THAT'S PIE CHART HERE FOR GENERAL FUND HERE . YOU CAN SEE HOW THE BREAKOUT IS THERE AND THEN THE TABLE. UM PERSONNEL SERVICES. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES IN PERSONNEL SERVICES AGAIN. I AM TALKING ABOUT THE POSITIONS HERE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS AS A SITUATION OF NEED, BUT THESE PERSONAL SERVICES ARE JUST BASED ON CHANGES IN COST RELATED TO PERSONNEL. WE'VE HIRED SOME SOME SOME STAFF, I THINK IT WOULD HAVE PASSED YEAR THAT WERE, UM THERE WERE SOME DIFFERENCES BASED ON WHAT THE BUDGET WAS. I THINK THE BUDGET IN SOME SOME AREAS WAS A LITTLE BIT LOW. UM WE'VE ALSO HAD INCREASES IN CERTAIN INSURANCE AND FLORA RETIREMENT SYSTEM PLAN, BUT OVERALL AND I HAVE SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS HERE TONIGHT WITH AS FAR AS WITH THAT. ITEMIZATION IS BUT UM, THAT THAT INCREASED THERE REALLY IS NOT RELATED TO NEW PERSONNEL. THAT IS ESSENTIALLY THE NEW PERSONAL THAT WE HAVE JUST HIRED AND WHAT THE COST. THE FULL COST FOR THEM WILL BE NEXT YEAR, FOR EXAMPLE, WE CONVERTED THREE POSITIONS IN APRIL FROM PART TIME TO FULL TIME. THAT'S 112,000 OF THAT. 3 70, OKAY? OPERATING EXPENSES. THERE'S. A LOT OF LINE ITEMS IN THE BUDGET RELATED TO OPERATING EXPENDITURES. UM THE TWO MAIN AREAS, WHICH AGAIN ARE ESSENTIALLY COST NEUTRAL. ONE IS , YOU KNOW, PLANNING RELATED FEES WHERE WE PAY, UH, PLANNING FIRMS FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW OR PRIMARY REVIEWS OF UPCOMING PROJECTS BELIEVE IN SPEAKING WITH OUR ECONOMIC DIRECTOR, ALFIO SHE HAS, SHE HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT THERE WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE MORE PROJECTS START TO GET OFF THE GROUND NEXT YEAR. AND AS A RESULT OF THAT THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN THE ACTIVITY THERE. WE DO HAVE SOME. I THINK ADDITIONAL WORK THAT WILL BE COMING UP IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR MASTER PLANNING. I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW, WE'VE WE'VE DISCUSSED AS WELL. SO THAT IS WHAT MAKES UP THAT AMOUNT. THEIR CAPITAL OUTLAY IS PROJECTED TO BE DOWN SOME OF THE EXPENDITURES THAT WE SAW IN FISCAL YEAR 22 ACTUALLY WAS VERY EARLY IN THE FISCAL YEAR. UM AND I HAD TO DO WITH, UM SOME OF THE FINAL PAYMENTS OF ITEMS THAT WERE PURCHASED FOR THIS BUILDING. I THINK I THINK WE STARTED MOVING INTO THIS BUILDING IN OCTOBER NOVEMBER OF 20. UM AND THEN THERE WAS SOME ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT WERE PURCHASED. I THINK IN THIS BUILDING AND THAT GO BACK TO THAT POINT IN TIME, BUT OVERALL , THERE'S JUST SOME MISCELLANEOUS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES IN THE IN THE GENERAL FUND. UM, FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR AND AGAIN THE GRANTS AND AIDS THAT LINE ITEM IS THE 530,000 OF IT IS THE TPP PAYMENT. BACK TO FP AND L AND 5000 IS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS THAT THE VILLAGE MAY USE FOR, UM, SPONSORING SOMETHING SUCH AS THE SWAMP OR SOMETHING ELSE LIKE THAT. THAT'S JUST ONE LINE ITEM[00:20:03]
AND WE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY IF WE NEEDED TO MAKE UP MORE THAN THAT TO DO IT, BUT THAT'S JUST WHAT WE PUT IN THE BUDGET FOR THAT TYPE OF EXPENDITURE, AND THE OTHER USES AGAIN REALLY COMES DOWN TO CONTINGENCY AND THE BUDGETING OF THE BALANCE OF THE RP FUNDS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE GENERAL FUND? AT THIS POINT IN TIME WHEN WE COME BACK TO ANY ANYTHING YOU WANT. OKAY STAFFING COMPLEMENT HERE AGAIN. THAT'S THE SNAPSHOT OF WHERE WE ARE NOW. 30.5 POSITIONS. UM WE ARE LOOKING AT , UH, REALLY, AT THIS POINT, A NEED FOR 5.5 MORE. UM WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO IT, BUT WE ARE. THIS IS THE NEED HERE AGAIN. THIS NEXT SLIDE HERE SHOWS WITH THE POSITIONS ARE UM, I'LL JUST RUN THROUGH THEM QUICKLY HERE, UTILITIES. SO YOU KNOW AGAIN, THAT IS, UH THAT IS AN OPERATION THAT IS GOING TO BE GROWING OVER TIME HERE, AND THERE'S A LOT OF NEED OUT THERE. I WILL SAY, YOU KNOW, AS SOMEONE WHO SPENT A LOT OF YEARS WORKING WITH OPERATIONS STAFF AND HAS A LOT OF BACKGROUND IN THE UTILITY BUSINESS. UM MOST BIGGER UTILITIES HAVE STAFF THAT DEAL WITH THE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SEPARATELY FROM THE COLLECTION SYSTEM, YOU HAVE, UM STAFF OUT THERE WHO ARE DEALING WHO ARE PLANT OPERATORS. YOU HAVE INSTRUMENTATION PEOPLE YOU HAVE. THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES ON A LOT THAT GOES ON AND ON.UTILITY IS A LOT OF FIELD OPERATIONS. OUR STAFF ARE SWISS ARMY KNIVES. THEY DO IT ALL.
THEY RUN THE PLANTS. THEY DO THE FIELD OPERATIONS. THEY READ THE METERS. THEY DEAL WITH THE LINE BREAKS. UM THEY'RE RUNNING THE PLANTS THEY'RE HAVING TO DO COVERAGE ON WEEKENDS. A LOT OF OUR STAFF ARE WORKING. SIX DAYS A WEEK, SOME OF THEM SEVEN WHILE THEM ARE PUTTING IN 15, SOMETIMES 20 PLUS HOURS A WEEK OF OVERTIME. UM IT'S A COST. YOU KNOW THERE IS A NEED THERE FOR COVERAGE. ANYONE GOES OUT SOMEONE'S SICK. YOU KNOW YOU YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A YOU HAVE A CHALLENGE THERE. UM AGAIN, I THINK WHEN ALL WHEN WE HAVE ALL HANDS YOU'RE IN. YOU'RE IN GOOD CONDITION. BUT AGAIN, THERE'S MORE. THAT'S COMING. YOU KNOW THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS COMING AND, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THE UTILITY SYSTEM IS IN NEED OF, YOU KNOW, ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS , AND THERE'S ALWAYS THE FACTOR OF THE UNKNOWN. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GONNA BREAK. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GONNA GO DOWN. UM AND YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT. AND I THINK I THINK OF YOU KNOW, 11, FTE AND UTILITY DEPARTMENT IS PRETTY REASONABLE . UM IT'S NOT FUNDED. AT THIS POINT, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FUND IT, BUT WE'LL WE'LL WORK. I JUST WANTED TO PUT IT OUT THERE TO EXPLAIN IT. UM AGAIN, UH, UTILITIES. I THINK PART OF ME THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AREA. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM I KNOW THAT COUNCILWOMAN HERNANDEZ HAS MENTIONED AND I THINK YOU GUYS KNOW AS YOU KNOW, WE BOUGHT THE UTILITY, BUT IT DIDN'T COME WITH ANY FINANCIAL HELP. SO UM YOU KNOW EVERYTHING WITH BUDGET AND PAYMENTS AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND SRF, AND IT'S A LOT THERE AND I REALLY DO NEED SOMEONE IN THAT DEPARTMENT WORKING WITH ME TO JUST PROCESS THE DAY TO DAY. UM YOU KNOW, I'M DOING IT ALL RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT EASY, BUT, UM IT IS A LOT THERE AND AGAIN SOME OF THE THINGS YOU'RE AGAIN WITH THE STAFF ACCOUNTANT AND THE OTHER, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT IN THE ORDERS WERE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THE NEED FOR SEPARATION OF DUTIES.
UM, AND MAKING SURE THAT UM YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE STAFF IN PLACE TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW MISTAKES ARE IDENTIFIED AND TIMELY CAUGHT AND CORRECTED. AND YOU KNOW, I LOOK AT THIS, YOU KNOW VERY CAREFULLY AND MR BROWN DOES AND REALLY AS AN ORGANIZATION WE DO YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE PEOPLE'S MONEY. THESE THIS IS THIS IS THE PEOPLE'S RECORDS, AND WE HAVE TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN AND PROTECT THAT. AND YOU KNOW, I'M AN HONEST PERSON. I'M A CONSCIENTIOUS PERSON. I CAN TELL YOU ALL THOSE THINGS. BUT YOU YOU SHOULDN'T NECESSARILY BELIEVE THAT WHAT YOU SHOULD BELIEVE IS, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN PUT THE SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE TO BETTER ASSURING, IF NOT GUARANTEE THAT I'LL COME CLOSER, GUARANTEEING THAT SO YEAH. SO YOU CAN'T DO IT BY YOURSELF. YOU CAN'T DO IT AND IT'S YOU KNOW, IT IS. IT IS A RISK FACTOR THAT THE AUDITORS LOOK AT TWO. YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY LOOK AT SOMEONE WHO'S GOT YOU KNOW THEIR FINGERPRINTS ON ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING FROM A TO Z. IT IS NOT. IT IS NOT A SITUATION THAT NO, THEY DEFINITELY DEFINITELY HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS WITH THAT, AS THEY SHOULD. AND THEN, AS ANYONE SHOULD SO. UM THE AGAINST SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE DOING IN FINANCE AGAIN IS PATROLLING THE GENERAL LEDGER LOOKING AT ITEMS THAT ARE POSTED MAKING SURE THINGS ARE PAID CORRECTLY. UM AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO, TOO IS EVALUATING WHETHER ALL THE INVOICES OR ENDED, WE PAY EVERYTHING. DID WE COLLECT EVERYTHING WE'RE SUPPOSED TO COLLECT? YOU KNOW WHAT'S CHANGED A LOT OF VARIANTS ANALYSIS.
THERE'S A LOT OF ANALYSTS THAT GOES INTO FINANCE. THAT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE DO WE CALL IT FUND ANALYSIS. AND FUND ANALYSIS IS A SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW. I STARTED DOING AS A YOUNG JUNIOR
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STAFF ACCOUNTANT, AND YOU REALLY GET TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. YOU UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESS ACTIVITY VILLAGE YOU KNOW WHEN THINGS ARE KIND OF AT A LINE AND YOU KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THEM. YOU KNOW AGAIN RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO COVER ALL BASES. AND AGAIN WE'RE ALSO IN FINANCING A VERY PAPER DRIVEN MODEL. UM, I'VE COMPLIMENTED. YOU KNOW OUR CLERK SUSAN OWENS AND MR BROWN ABOUT HONESTLY FROM THE CLERK SIDE OF THE HOUSE AND THE RECORDS MANAGEMENT. WE'RE ACTUALLY AHEAD OF A LOT OF MUNICIPALITIES AROUND HERE, UM, DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT HERE WITH LASER FISH, AND EVERYTHING WE DO IS EXEMPLARY. UM BUT WE'RE NOT THERE YET IN FINANCE, SO EVERYTHING I GET IS, YOU KNOW, PAPER. PAPER STACKS PAPER. THIS PAPER THAT PAPER CLIPS, YOU KNOW, PULLING PAPERCLIPS APART, TRYING TO MAKE SURE THINGS DON'T GET STUCK TOGETHER. THAT'S REALLY HARD. IT'S A HARD ENVIRONMENT TO WORK IN. UM AND REALLY, I THINK ONE OF THE HARDEST CHALLENGES DURING THE AUDIT WAS THE BEING ABLE TO ANALYTICS WITH PAPER, YOU KNOW, AND DO MULTIPLE DIFFERENT REPORTING, AND I HAVE TO REPORT PAYMENTS THAT ARE CAPITAL ASSETS THAT ARE GRANTS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, STATE REVOLVING FUND RELATED AND YOU KNOW HOW MANY COPIES DO I NEED TO MAKE? HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO BE? PULLING THINGS TOGETHER. IT'S VERY, VERY LABOR INTENSIVE. SO THAT'S WHY I HAVE THE PART TIME SCANNING CLERK IN THERE WE DO A GREAT JOB ON THE CLERK SIDE OF THE HOUSE. FINANCE. WE NEED TO KIND OF GET UP TO SPEED ON THAT. I HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE TO HELP PULL THAT TOGETHER AND GET THESE RECORDS DIGITIZED AND TO HAVE THEM SEARCHABLE AND RETRIEVABLE TO NOT JUST A STATIC DOCUMENTS. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE LASER FISH, WHICH IS AN OUTSTANDING DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT WE CAN PUT THINGS IN THEIR INDEX IT AND SEARCH INQUIRY AND DO REPORTS AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, ESPECIALLY AS WE GET MORE AND MORE FURTHER AND FURTHER, I SHOULD SAY DOWN THE ROAD WITH COMPLIANCE RELATED ISSUES FOR GRANTS, PROGRAMS AND SINGLE AUDIT AND EVERYTHING ELSE. IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT WE DO THOSE THINGS. UM PURCHASING AGAIN, UH. YOU KNOW, GUESS WHAT? THERE'S A LOT OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY. LOT OF THINGS HAVE TO BE ACQUIRED. A LOT OF GOODS AND MATERIALS HAVE TO BE SOURCED. WE HAVE TO HAVE CONTRACTS IN PLACE WHO WAS EVALUATING WHAT WE'RE PAYING CONTRACTS EXPIRE. WHAT'S THE WHAT KIND OF LOG DO YOU HAVE YOU GOT? YOU KNOW, I WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS. ORDERS ASKED ME.DO YOU HAVE A CONTRACT LOG? UM I'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. SO UM WE DEVELOPED SOME THINGS, BUT AGAIN, IT'S IT HAS TO BE, YOU KNOW, A LIVING ONGOING PROCESS AND YOU KNOW THE ABILITY AND FLEXIBLE. THERE'S A LOT OF MATERIALS. I MEAN, YOU KNOW ARE BUT WORKS DIRECTLY HERE. PAT NOLAN IS, UM PROBABLY OUR NUMBER ONE PROCUREMENT AGENT IN THE VILLAGE RIGHT NOW, I WOULD SAY I MEAN HE'S BUYING STUFF. HE'S BUYING CHEMICALS. HE'S BUYING MATERIALS, BUYING PARTS AND STUFF HE NEEDS FOR STAFF. THERE'S A LOT. THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES ON JUST TO SUSTAIN THE OPERATION. AND, UM, WE HAVE REQUIREMENTS FOR BIDS AND PROCUREMENT, R F CUES AND WE'RE ALL KIND OF SHARING IN THAT, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY, SUSAN OWENS IS DOING A LOT OF THAT. SHE'S BEEN DOING A LOT OF THAT. UM YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE WHO ARE UNDERTAKING HERCULEAN EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN THE OPERATION HERE, BUT IT'S NOT EASY AND IT'S IT DOES COME OUT OF COST. YOU KNOW TO US, YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY, I MEAN, WE'RE WE'RE HERE LONG HOURS AND LATE NIGHTS ALL THE TIME. SO AGAIN, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS YOU WANT IT RIGHT? AND YOU WANT THAT SEPARATION OF DUTY? YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW THINGS ARE IDENTIFIED AND TRACKED AND CAUGHT IN A TIMELY MANNER. SO AH , AGAIN IN HR RISK COORDINATED AGAIN. THERE'S A LOT THAT WE DEAL WITH ON INSURANCE. UM NOT ONLY FOR EMPLOYEES BUT FOR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, PROPERTY PURPOSES. UM DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THAT AND AGAIN. THE PERSONNEL FACTOR HERE IS, UM IT'S GROWING , AND THERE'S A LOT TO DO AND AGAIN. WE DIDN'T REALLY TALK ABOUT IT WHEN THE AUDITORS WERE HERE, BUT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME ONGOING CHALLENGES WITH PAYROLL AND PAYROLL IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON ON TOP OF. IT'S A BIG DEAL, AND HR IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THAT.
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT HR AND PAYROLL IS RIGHT. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO MESS AROUND WITH SO UM, SO THAT'S KIND OF MY SUMMARY OF THESE POSITIONS IN THE EXPLANATION FOR THEM AND JUSTIFICATIONS FOR THEM. UM AND I THINK THEY'RE NEEDED BUT AGAIN IN THE BUDGET, THEY'RE NOT. THEY'RE NOT FUNDED AT THIS POINT IN TIME, OKAY? NONE OF THEM ARE SO I JUST WANT TO BE BE FORTHRIGHT ON THAT. YOU KNOW, WATER AND SEWER FUND HERE , UM, MUCH SIMPLER. TRIAL BALANCE AT THIS POINT IN TIME, FINES AND FORFEITURES. MOST OF THAT IS CONSTITUTES LATE FEES FOR RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS. UM CHARGES FOR SERVICES INCLUDE REALLY THE MONTHLY FEES THAT RATEPAYERS INCUR. UM THEY'RE YOU KNOW, THEY'RE WHAT I CALL THE COMMODITY CHARGE THERE PER GALLON PER 1000 GALLON CHARGE FOR WATER AND SEWER. THEY ALSO HAVE A BASE FACILITY CHARGE FOR THEIR METERING AFTER THEIR BUILDING FUNCTION. UM ANY SORT OF CONNECTION CHARGES AND FEES THAT ALL GOES INTO THAT GENERAL LINE ITEM. UM AND THEN WE HAVE MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES, WHICH IS LARGELY THAT, UM IT'S ANY KIND OF INTEREST INCOME ANY KIND OF
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REBATE OR REFUND THAT WE WOULD HAVE, UM HAVE SOME OTHER DETAILS ON THAT. IT'S AGAINST A SMALL ONLINE ITEM, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME JUSTIFICATION FOR THAT FIRE SERVICE CHARGES AND GUARANTEED REVENUE GOING THAT LINE ITEM AS WELL. OKAY? UM. THE EXPENDITURE PART HERE, PERSONNEL. UM YOU KNOW, GENERALLY YOU SEE US A SMALLER PERCENTAGE OF PERSONNEL IN THE OPERATION OF UTILITY VERSUS THE GENERAL PLAN IN GENERAL IS MUCH HIGHER PERSONNEL DRIVEN, THEN YOU WILL SEE ANY IN THE WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT. OPERATING EXPENSES REALLY INCLUDE EVERYTHING. THAT THEY DO OUT THERE. UM FROM, UM YOU KNOW THE EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS NEEDED FOR STAFF TO THE CHEMICALS USED TO TREAT THE WATER AND WASTE WATER. UM POWER BILLS, EVERYTHING FOR FP AND L.EVERYTHING THAT WE DO OUT THERE. ISN'T OPERATING EXPENSE CAPITAL OUTLAY IMPROVEMENTS. WE ACTUALLY WILL HAVE MORE CAPITAL THAT WAY THAN THAT, BUT WE WILL CAPITALIZE THOSE THAT YOU'RE IN.
SO THOSE ARE THOSE ARE ITEMS THAT WE KNOW RIGHT NOW WILL ACTUALLY MEET THE FINANCIAL POLICY OF CAPITAL OUTLAY. BUT THERE'S DIFFERENT AGAIN. THERE'S DIFFERENT REPAIRS THAT WE WILL DO OVER THE YEAR THAT WE WILL ORIGINALLY RECORDED AN OPERATING EXPENSE, BUT THEN WE CLASSIFY IT AS CAPITAL. MAKE IT A CAPITAL ASSET. DEBT SERVICE IS WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY COMMITTED TO UNDER THE STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN. UM WE HAVE TWO PLANNING LOANS THAT WERE COMPLETED AND NOW AND REPAYMENT STATUS. WE MAKE TWO PAYMENTS A YEAR. ONE ON MAY 15 AND THE OTHER SECOND ONE ON NOVEMBER, 15 IS ABOUT 42,000 . OR SO THERE IT IS, UM AH BIANNUALLY. AND THEN OTHER USES HAS TO DEAL WITH THE TRANSFERS TO THE GENERAL FUND AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS COSTS THAT WE HAVE IN THERE, INCLUDING UM, I HAVE IT HERE. UM CONTINGENCY CONTINGENCY, OKAY? OKAY? SO JUST COMING DOWN TO SOME FINAL DATES HERE SO NEXT THURSDAY. AH WE WILL BE, UH, COUNCIL WILL BE SETTING THE TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATE. AH NOTIFYING THE PROPERTY APPRAISER ON AUGUST 4TH BY AUGUST 4TH OF THAT WE'LL PROBABLY DO IT BEFORE THEN. BUT THAT'S BY THE DEBT. THE DROP THAT DAY 35 DAYS AFTER NOTIFICATION OF THE, UH, EVALUATION. WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION DATES THERE. THE NEXT THE NEXT CURRENTLY SCHEDULED WORKSHOP IS AUGUST 18TH. UM AND THEN WE HAVE THE HEARINGS WHERE WE WILL PASS THE BUDGET BY RESOLUTION. IN SEPTEMBER TWO HEARING DATES. AND I THINK THAT IS ALL I HAVE YEAH, OKAY. VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. UM, UH, HEARING I WAS, UM WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT, UM THIS PRESENTATION IS ALSO BEING SEEN LIVE AS WELL, RIGHT? JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID, UM, LAST YEAR OR I THINK PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC OR RIGHT AROUND THAT TIME IS WE WENT OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. SO ARE ALL OF THESE, UM BUDGET HEARINGS ARE GOING TO BE HERE OR ARE WE GOING TO, UM GO OUT TO THE DIFFERENT PLACES THINK THAT'S REALLY UP TO YOU AS A COUNSELOR, MR BROWN, MR BROWN ANSWER THAT. IT'S REALLY UP TO THE COUNCIL. WE, UM WE THOUGHT THAT WE DO AT LEAST TWO PUBLIC BUDGET WORKSHOPS AND, UH YOU RECALL WE DID. WE DID A FEW PREVIOUS YEAR THREE. YEAH AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ATTENDANCE AT ONE OF THEM. AND SO AND THEN, LAST YEAR WE WERE GOING TO DO THREE AND ONE WAS STRUCK. I MATTER OF FACT, WE REQUESTED OR ASK ANY WOOD TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN US DOING A BUDGET WORKSHOP THERE. AND WE WERE TOLD NO GOTCHA. WE ENDED UP HAVING A BUDGET WORKSHOP BED, MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH. WE HAD ONE HERE AND THEN THE COUNCIL CANCELED THE THIRD WORKSHOP, SO IT'S UP TO THE COUNCIL ON THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS . WE CAN ASK INDIAN WOULD AGAIN IF YOU'D LIKE. OR WE COULD ASK MOUNT ZION IF YOU'D LIKE, BUT WE HAVE TIME TO PROGRAM. SOME MORE WORKSHOPS IN UM, BUT IT'S UP TO. IT'S UP TO THE COUNCIL. IF YOU'VE GOT A GOOD FEELING THAT WE SHOULD WE WILL. UM WHAT? WELL, THAT'S AND I GUESS I GUESS THAT'S WHY I ASKED BECAUSE I JUST I KNOW THAT WE DID HAVE SOME, UM, EVENTS WHERE THE PUBLIC DID NOT SHOW UP AND I KNOW IT'S A LOT TO HAUL ALL OF THE STUFF AND EVERYTHING. BUT, UM YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT WHAT DOES THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THINK ABOUT IT? OR WE CAN JUST KEEP THE CURRENT SCHEDULE HERE? UM AND BROADCASTED VIA ZOOM IF I MAY, MR RICE MAYOR IF WE HAVE ANY OF THESE WORKSHOPS OUTSIDE OF THESE CHAMBERS, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
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LIVE STREAM. OKAY, THAT MAKES SENSE. OKAY SO YEAH, MAYBE THE LIVE STREAM IS THE BEST OPTION.SO KEEPING KEEPING THEM ALL HERE AND MAYBE THEY CAN GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE LOOK AT IT. OKAY I THINK THAT'S THAT'S COOL. THANK YOU. AND ALSO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING WITH GETTING THE AUDIT DONE. AND ALL OF THAT. I MEAN, I KNOW YOU WORK YOUR HEINIE OFF. YEAH BUT BUT, YOU KNOW, AS WE ARE GETTING MORE SETTLED, AND, YOU KNOW, GETTING OURSELVES TOGETHER, I THINK IT'S GONNA, UM UM, REALLY BENEFIT US LONG RUN THAT ALL OF THIS WAS ABLE TO GET ACCOMPLISHED SO JUST KUDOS TO ABSOLUTELY I MEAN AGAIN . I'M I'M VERY HAPPY AND VERY PROUD TO BE HERE AND YOU KNOW SOMETHING I WE HAD TO HAVE YOU SOMETHING I ENJOY IS TRYING TO DO SOMETHING AND BEING PART OF SOMETHING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY. UM THEY DESERVE IT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HELPING DELIVER DELIVER THAT, UM AND I WANT TO DO IT IN THE BEST, MOST EFFICIENT, YOU KNOW, CONSERVATIVE WAY WE CAN DO IT. BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE CERTAIN RESOURCES IN PLACE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. AND UM, YOU KNOW AGAIN, WE'RE, UH, THE VILLAGE WILL BE FIVE RESULTS THIS DECEMBER AND UM, COME A LONG WAY IN FIVE YEARS AND YOU KNOW, I KIND OF FEEL LIKE FOR ANY IN TOWN HERE. WE'RE IN THE SPACEX. YOU KNOW, CAPSULE. YOU'RE GETTING READY TO TAKE OFF. WE HAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN, YOU KNOW, GRANT REVENUE HERE COMING IN. 18 MILLION IN STATE APPROPRIATION. UM THERE'S A LOT HERE TO DO. UH THERE'S A LOT THAT NEEDS TO BE MANAGED AND OVERSEEN. AND UM, WE REALLY CAN'T COMPROMISE ON MAKING SURE THAT THAT'S HANDLED IN AN INAPPROPRIATE AND EFFECTIVE MANNER AND UM, YOU KNOW, I'M CERTAINLY GONNA DO MY PART AND EVERYTHING WILL GIVE YOU EVERYTHING I HAVE TO ENSURE THAT BUT I'M STILL ONE PERSON.
THAT'S IT. YOU KNOW, I'M SURE YOU I'M SORRY, COUNCILWOMAN. GO, AND THEN YOU YEAH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR FLORIO BECAUSE ME WORKING IN THE ACCOUNTING, I KNOW HOW MUCH THIS AUDITING PROCESSES IS, YOU KNOW, PICKING THROUGH YOUR RECEIPTS, AND IT'S LIKE YOU'RE YOU'RE DOING DOUBLE WORK DURING THE AUDIT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DO YOUR REGULAR JOBS TO PAY THE BILLS DO PAYROLL AND ALL THAT, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO ATTEND THE AUDIT AND MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION AND THEN IF THEY COME AND DO LIKE A DOCUMENTARY, WHERE CAN YOU SHOW ME THE SUPPORT FOR THIS DOCUMENTATION WHILE YOU HAVE TO SHOW IT AND, UM AND ONE OF THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I ALWAYS SAY THAT THIS IS WHY I SUPPORT HAVING, UM, STAFF. BECAUSE. THE IMPORTANT OFFICE. I DON'T WANT TO MAKE EVERYONE EVERY OTHER DEPARTMENT. YOU KNOW , UPSET, BUT THE IMPORTANT OFFICE IS THE FINANCE BECAUSE WHO FUNDS WHO HELPS TO ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THEIR MONEY. THE OFFICE MANAGER HAS TO TALK ABOUT YOUR MONEY WASTING WATER. SO YOU BASICALLY TALK TO ALL THE DEPARTMENTS ABOUT THEIR MONEY. AND HOW IF THEY HAVE ANY MONEY MONEY LEFT IN THE BUDGET OR NOT, SO I THINK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS REPORT BECAUSE YOU LITERALLY DID HASHTAG FACTS LIKE YOU. YOU LITERALLY TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH BECAUSE IN REALITY, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS THE BEST THING, UM, WHERE WE NEED TO FOCUS ON. WE'VE I THINK THE RECORDS AND SUSAN OWENS DOES A GREAT JOB, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I KNOW HER VACATION WAS SO SHORT, BUT, YOU KNOW, UM, SHE DOES A GREAT JOB AND SHE'S DONE IT FROM THE GET GO. UM AND SO RIGHT NOW, THE FINANCE IS LIKE STRUGGLING BECAUSE YOU'RE A ONE MAN SHOW AND YOU YOU THEIR SEPARATION OF DUTIES THAT HAS TO HAPPEN AND ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT KEEP ON TELLING US YOU SHOULD DO INDEPENDENT WORK. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. BUT WAIT, WHO'S GOING TO CONTROL THESE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS? BECAUSE I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE DOING THEIR JOBS WHILE I'M PAYING THEM FROM OUR TAXPAYERS? UM FUNNY, SO I KNOW THAT IT'S A STRUGGLE. UM BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO BECAUSE, UH , YOU HIT IT ON THE DOT WE NEED MORE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY IN THAT FINANCE AMMERMAN UTILITY DEPARTMENT, ACTUALLY. I WAS TALKING TO SOMEONE TODAY. YOU KNOW, THE UTILITY DEPARTMENT. WE OPEN THAT KIND OF WORMS. ONCE WE BOUGHT IT, WE DIDN'T KNOW WE NEEDED MORE STAFF AND, UM, WITH THE CLERK UTILITIES, I IMAGINE HOW YOUR AND I SAW YOU, UM, HOW
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YOU HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION THERE? UM, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A STRUGGLE. WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE, BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS KNOW THAT. IT'S NOT EASY. WE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROTECTING THEIR MONEY AND WE HAVE TO HAVE STAFF AND IN ORDER TO HAVE THINGS STRAIGHT, WE HAVE TO HAVE STAFF. SO IN REALITY, THAT'S ALL I SAID. I CAN SAY THAT. THANK YOU. FOR EVERYTHING . BECAUSE THIS IS THIS IS LITERALLY WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT.WE NEED STAFF, ESPECIALLY IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE, UM SEPARATION OF DUTIES. I BELIEVE IN THAT. MR BROWN. SHOULD I GO? JUST WAIT FOR YOU. I'LL GO. I'LL GO. LAST I SAW WHO WAS NEXT IN LINE. DON'T MR BROWN. I REALLY WANTED TO CLARIFY SOME THINGS BECAUSE YOU KNOW, FOR THE BENEFIT OF YEAH, THE PUBLIC AND THE STAFF. YOU KNOW ALL OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, BUT IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT THIS DEPARTMENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE HE'S AT HE'S HE'S THERE PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL, SO THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT AND WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND. UNDERSTAND LOVE EVERYONE, PLEASE. WHAT'S UP? WELL AND WE LOVE YOU, TOO, JANET. OKAY SO, UM, SO ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WAS YOU KNOW WHEN I FIRST STARTED, WE, UM WE BROUGHT IN ORDER IN AND THAT AUDITOR KIND OF TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE IN THE FIRST YEAR. YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACK AND REFERENCE THAT AND THEY TALKED ABOUT THE SEPARATION OF DUTIES. AND THEN, AS WE GREW, WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT STAFFING LEVELS AND SO YOU REMEMBER WHEN, MR UM AH! I THINK HIS NAME WAS ANDERSON. DANIEL ANDERSON. HE WAS THE AUDITOR IN OUR FIRST YEAR HERE, HE TALKED ABOUT THAT. AND SO SINCE THAT TIME, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN VERY, UH VERY CONCERNED ABOUT NOT STARVING THE ORGANIZATION. UH AND TRY TO RIGHT SIZE AND THAT'S THAT'S A REAL TERM. WE USE THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONS CALLED RIGHTSIZING, AND SO WE ONLY ADD POSITIONS WHEN THERE'S A NEED NOT ADAM FOR THE SAKE OF ADDING THEM, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW IF YOU WERE GOING TO START A NEW MUNICIPALITY, YOU JUST SAY YOU KNOW WHAT HMM. THIS IT'S NINE SQUARE MILES. WE HAVE 6000 PEOPLE WE NEED 21 SWORN OFFICERS AND IN A DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULE, AND WE KNOW WHAT THE WORK KNOWING THAT ANALYSIS IS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT WE DID WE BUILT. WE STARTED BUILDING THE MUNICIPALITY AS WE WERE ACTUALLY. RUNNING IT. SO WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE THE SIM CITY SET UP LIKE YOU HAVE. AND YOU WOULD SAY THIS. HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU NEED FINANCES? NOT MANY PEOPLE YOU NEED AND WE KIND OF ORGANIZED IT IN A WAY, AND I THINK IN A VERY SMART WAY. I THINK THAT HIRING CONSULTANTS ARE GOOD, BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE, SOMEONE THERE FOR WHAT I CALL COMMAND AND CONTROL SOMEONE TO ACTUALLY MANAGE THE CONTRACTORS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE DOING THEIR JOB YOU'RE NOT GONNA KNOW. AND SO, AS YOU RECALL, WE HAD HIRED NUMBER OF ENGINEERING FIRMS WITH NO ENGINEER HERE TO SUPERVISE THEM, AND SO BAD THAT CREATED A HANDICAP FOR US, BECAUSE YOU KNOW THEY'RE NOT HERE EVERY DAY . AND YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THIS STUFF IS TELLING YOU'RE LOOKING AT INFLATIONARY COST. UH THAT ARE THAT ARE IMPACTING US. YOU KNOW, WE WHEN WE, UM STARTED ADVERTISING FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS SLASH PUBLIC UTILITIES DIRECTOR WE FOUND OUT UH UM, THAT ARE CURRENT. PUT WORKS DIRECTOR HE WANTED THEIR THEIR ORGANIZATION WANTED AN INCREASE. AND SO WE HAD TO AT THE LAST MINUTE. TRY TO ORGANIZE HOW THEY COULD CONTINUE TO HELP US WITHOUT SHUTTING THE VILLAGE DOWN, AND SO WE ENDED UP APPROVING THE CONTRACT FOR VILLAGE ENGINEER WHICH IS NECESSARY IN ORDER FOR US TO RUN THEM IN THIS PALETTE, E SO 56% INCREASE. 56% INCREASE. AND THAT WAS TO DO LESS WORK. AND SO, SO I GUESS THE POINT I'M TRYING TO MAKE IS AND HOPEFULLY I CAN CONVEY THIS THAT OUR CONTRACTS WILL OBLIGATIONS HAVE GONE UP WITH ALL OF OUR CONTRACTORS AND OUR IN OUR STAFFING AND PERSONNEL COMPLEMENT. YES EITHER STAYED THE SAME FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS OR GOING UP ONE OR TWO PEOPLE AND THEY ARE NOT MAKING MARKET IN SOME AREAS. THEY'RE NOT MAKING MARKET NOW WE ARE COMPETITIVE GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE. YES, YOU KNOW, WE DO OFFER THE FLOOR RETIREMENT SYSTEM, WHICH IS WHICH IS GOOD FOR RECRUITMENT PURPOSES. BUT THESE ARE THINGS WE NEED TO LOOK AT. AND WE NEEDED VERY STRONGLY CONSIDER AH, OR WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE FINDINGS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE AUDITOR TALKED ABOUT WAS THAT IF THOSE FINDINGS ARE NOT COMPLIED WITH WITHIN THREE YEARS. IT GETS REPORT TO THE AUDITOR GENERAL'S OFFICE NOW. I DON'T THINK IT IMPACTS US, BUT IN AN AUDIT IN THE ACTUAL AUDIT ITSELF, WE ACTUALLY GIVE OUR AUDIT TO OUR BANKERS. OKAY TO THE SRF PROGRAM , WHICH WE GET TO LAUNCH FROM, AND THEY MAKE A DETERMINATION IF
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WE'RE CREDITWORTHY, SO IF WE DON'T HAVE CREDIT CAPACITY COLLATERAL AND THAT IS BASED ON HOW STRONG OUR OPERATIONS ARE, UM, IT COULD IMPACT A NUMBER OF THINGS. IT JUST SO HAPPENS I'VE WORKED IN THE CITY THAT IT WAS IMPACTED BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR DUCKS IN A ROW. AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY WE'RE NOT THAT CITY. WE'RE IN A DIFFERENT SITUATION HERE IN ANY TOWN, AND WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT. AND SO WHAT YOU'RE HERE TODAY IS JUST A DISCUSSION THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ON JUST JUST THE OPERATIONS IN GENERAL. AND IF THE COUNCIL HAS THINGS TO OUR STRATEGY WE HAVE HAD WE DO HAVE A STRATEGY. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE SO MANY GRANT DOLLARS THAT NEED TO BE SPENT PROPERLY BY A CERTAIN TIME FRAME. THAT'S THE REASON WHY YOU SEE THIS PROCUREMENT COORDINATOR YOU SEE CERTAIN THINGS AND YOU KNOW WHAT MIGHT MENTIONED WHAT HE SHOULD HAVE REALLY TALKED A BIT MORE ABOUT WAS, UH, THE REASONS WHY, UM, UM UH, HE NEEDS SOMEONE TO HELP ORGANIZE WORKFLOW. WE'RE GONNA DO A COMPUTER UPDATE. SO AT OUR NEXT MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM, WHICH IS OUR COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR THE ENTIRE MUNICIPALITY. THIS THIS THIS WILL HELP US THAT THE CONSULTANT SAYS THAT WE CAN ONLY START WHERE WE CAN WE HAVE TO START IN FINANCE, OKAY? SO WE CAN'T IMPLEMENT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. UNLESS WE STARTING FINANCE. AND WE ONLY HAVE ONE PERSON THERE AND FINANCE SO WE HAVE TO HAVE ONE MORE PERSON IN AIRPORT. WE CAN START THAT PROCESS BECAUSE IT'S AS IMPORTANT WHAT JANET SAID. YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE TO DO THAT FIRST AND EVERY OTHER DEPARTMENT TIES IN THE SYSTEM NOW I KNOW I SAID, ER, P AND RESOURCE PLANNING AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, BUT THIS IS THE AUTOMATE OUR ENTIRE MUNICIPALITY. SO YOU KNOW WHERE RESIDENTS HAVE ISSUES OR MAKE A SERVICE REQUEST. THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME IN HERE. THEY CAN GO ON THEIR HAND. HILL OUT DIDN'T DOWNLOAD THE APP AND THEY CAN REQUEST CITY SERVICES THEY CAN PAY FOR BUILDING PERMITS.THEY CAN DO ALL THESE THINGS ONLINE, AND SO WE CAN'T START THAT PROCESS. UNTIL WE HAVE TO FINANCE DEPARTMENT IN PLACE, AND I'M SAYING WE NEED GEESE GET WE NEED TO AT LEAST GET A PERSON AND OR COMPANY TO HELP SET THAT UP AND FINANCE SO WE CAN GET ALL THE OTHER OPERATING DEPARTMENTS AND PLAYING SO IT'S A REAL STRATEGY TO THIS AND WE'RE ABOUT TO TURN A CORNER, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT AND I KNOW THAT MIKE IS UP HERE, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW THAT'S LIKE HE'S BEGGING. BUT YOU KNOW, HE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. BECAUSE WE WERE. WE'RE AT A POINT RIGHT NOW. WE'VE STARTED THE ORGANIZATION TO THE POINT WHERE THIS IS WHAT WE NEED AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING IT SO THANK THANK THANK YOU FOR THAT. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? MS GIBBS? THOMAS BEFORE I SPEAK I'LL WAIT AND GO LAST. GO AHEAD JUST TO, UM ECHO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE SAYS THANK YOU. APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK AND YOUR DEDICATION AND, UM IT'S PAID OFF. YEAH. WELL THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE I APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU AS COUNCIL MEMBERS. YOU GUYS GIVE A LOT. I DON'T THINK PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY HOW MUCH YOU GIVE, BUT IT'S MORE THAN JUST YOU KNOW, THE 2ND AND 4TH THURSDAY. UH OF EVERY MONTH . YOU'RE ON OTHER COMMITTEES AND YOU'RE TAKING CALLS, AND YOU'RE VISITING TALKING RESIDENTS WHO DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, AND IT'S A VERY CHALLENGING THING, AND I APPRECIATE IT AND AGAIN, YOU GUYS ARE GREAT STEWARDS FOR THE COMMUNITY. DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO LEAD US INTO THE NEXT THE NEXT PHASE OF SUCCESS. UM AND DELIVERING WHAT WE NEED FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THIS VILLAGE. BUT BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT. THOROUGH UM, PRESENTATION, BUT TO LAY IT OUT SO PEOPLE CAN SEE THAT YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT TALKING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT GOVERNMENT LIKE IS WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING. LIKE I SAID, I WORKED FOR THE GOVERNMENT ON BOTH SIDES. OF COURSE WE I WORK FOR F D O H BUT D O H 67 COUNTIES, BUT AT THE SAME TIME YOU'RE ONE PERSON I MET LITERALLY. HOW WOULD YOU EXPECT YOU TO KEEP GOING AT THIS RATE? I MEAN, I MEAN, IF SUSAN WAS DOING YOU PULLING EVERYBODY FROM ALREADY GOT JOBS TO HELP DO JOBS. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, I MEAN, THERE'S A PRICE COMING FROM WHATEVER YOU KNOW, I MEAN THAT WE ASKED FOR INCORPORATION.
THEY GOT IT. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, SOMETHING GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE YOU CAN'T LIVE OFF CONSULTANTS. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? BUT LIKE YOU SAID, THE MONEY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE. UH, BUT IF YOU DON'T GET TO HELP BUT THEN WE JUST BE STAGNATED. YEAH I APPRECIATE THAT. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING TO MR BROWN ABOUT THINGS IN GENERAL.
AND YOU KNOW, JUST THE YOU KNOW A LOT OF MY PHILOSOPHIES. I'M I'M ACCOUNTING FINANCE PERSON.
SO I'M NATURALLY PRETTY CONSERVATIVE AND HOW I THINK AND I DON'T LIKE TO SPEND MONEY AND I DON'T LIKE AND I YOU KNOW, I SEE BILLS AND INVOICES AND I KIND OF QUESTION THINGS AND UM AND YOU KNOW IT'S THAT'S JUST THAT'S WELL. JOB JOB. MATERIALITY THRESHOLD TO, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE, BUT BUT YOU KNOW THE THING THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT IN GENERAL WITH THE
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VILLAGE. IS IT BEING BEING CONSERVATIVE OF WHAT THE PEOPLE'S MONEY MEANS THAT YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER IT? CORRECTLY AND BEING ALLOCATED CORRECTLY AND YOU CAN'T BE AS I SAY, PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH. THAT'S IMPORTANT THING. YOU KNOW, I I'M PRETTY GOOD WITH, YOU KNOW, LIVING A, UH YOU KNOW, VERY HUMBLE EXISTENCE IN MY PROFESSION. I DON'T EXPECT A LOT REALLY DON'T BUT, UM, MISTAKES AND ERROR AND MISCALCULATIONS COMPUTATION. THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THAT THAT THAT CAN'T BE TOLERATED. THAT JUST CAN'T BE TOLERATED AND WE HAD TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT IN PLACE. RIGHT AND THE MORE PEOPLE WE GOT IN PLACE. I MEAN, YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE SET OF EYES ON IT. THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING IS EXACTLY TAKE PEOPLE. YEAH THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.THANK YOU. ALRIGHT THE NEXT BUDGET HEARING. ANY ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, MISS? UM SUSAN, MADAM MAYOR. OKAY, SO THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING IS ON JUDICIAL JULY 28TH. 28TH IS THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING REGULAR MEETING. PURPLE OUT OF THAT QUESTION, MADAM MAYOR. YES, UM. OH I, UM, SAW AN EMAIL TODAY FROM ONE OF THE STAFF MEMBERS ABOUT HAVING A STRATEGIC PLAN IN OCTOBER. UM, YES. SO, UM. LET ME JUST MAKE IT WANTS TO STATEMENTS. OUR NEXT MEETING ON THE BUDGET OR IS GOING TO BE NEXT WEEK WE'LL BE SETTING THE MILITARY AND ADVERTISE AND SETTING THE DATES FOR THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. SO THAT'S WHAT THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON JULY 28TH. NO, IT'S SIX O'CLOCK. JULY 28TH IS 21ST REGULAR COUNCIL 21ST 28 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 66 ITEM ON THE AGENDA. I'M SORRY. 66 36 30. IT'S 6 30. WE WILL HAVE THE BUDGET AND THEN WE'RE SETTING UP THE TENT OF MILITARY RAID AND SETTING THE TWO PUBLIC HEARING DATES. BUT IT WILL BE ON OUR REGULAR AGENDA. OKAY, OKAY. IF WE HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC BUDGET WORKSHOP, WHICH I DON'T THINK THERE'S LOOKING LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE. BUT IF WE HAVE ONE, IT WILL BE AT SIX O'CLOCK. IT WILL BE WHEREVER THE COUNCIL SO CHOOSES. AND UM I'M SORRY, VICE MAYOR YOU, YOU YOU. OH SO GM CARRIES AND YOU KNOW WE WERE TALKING ABOUT OUR NEXT STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING. HE'S AVAILABLE OCTOBER ONE. WHICH IS A SATURDAY AND I WANTED YOU GUYS TO CHECK YOUR SCHEDULE TO SEE ALREADY GOT A PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENT. OKAY OCTOBER CANNOT OCTOBER 15TH. I'M I'M AWAY. THROUGH THE 15 AM AWAY LIKE FOR, LIKE, TWO WEEKS, TWO WEEKS, OKAY? OKAY SO OCTOBER 1ST RODEO IS THAT DAY, BUT I THINK I GOT A BREAST WALKER ON THE 15TH OR PROBABLY THE WEEK AFTER WEEK AFTER OKAY. AFTER OKAY, AVAILABLE. OKAY IF I CAN ASK, IS IT? IS IT NECESSARY TO HAVE A STRATEGIC MEETING? OR IS THAT BECAUSE OF WELL YOU KNOW, AFTER THE ELECTION, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NEW MEMBERS. WE KEEP THERE AND GET THEM. TALK TO YOU EARLY. IT WILL BE OCTOBER, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AT THE END OF OCTOBER OR EARLY NOVEMBER. WE WILL CHECK EVERYBODY'S CALENDAR AND GO FROM THERE. MHM. THAT IT. NEXT REGULAR MEETINGS. JULY 28TH
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