CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING

>> Mayor >> Mayor Freaney: >> Mayor Freaney: GOOD >> Mayor Freaney: GOOD EVENING. >> Mayor Freaney: GOOD EVENING. WELCOME >> Mayor Freaney: GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO >> Mayor Freaney: GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE >> Mayor Freaney: GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE SEPTEMBER >> Mayor Freaney: GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE SEPTEMBER 23'd, WELCOME TO THE SEPTEMBER 23'd, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING. 2025 SPECIAL MEETING. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE SPECIAL I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER AND START BY MEETING TO ORDER AND START BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY OUR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY JEN. CITY ATTORNEY JEN. [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ] [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ] >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. DOES >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. DOES ANYONE >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. DOES ANYONE IN >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. DOES ANYONE IN THE >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM NOT ON THE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT? AGENDA TONIGHT? SEEING NO ONE, WE'LL CLOSE SEEING NO ONE, WE'LL CLOSE CITIZEN INPUT AND TWO TO NEW CITIZEN INPUT AND TWO TO NEW BUSINESS. BUSINESS. THIS IS ADOPTION OF FISCAL YEAR THIS IS ADOPTION OF FISCAL YEAR 2026 FINAL MILLAGE RATE AND 2026 2026 FINAL MILLAGE RATE AND 2026 FINAL BUDGET. FINAL BUDGET. THE FIRST IS REZ CUSHION 25-24 THE FIRST IS REZ CUSHION 25-24 WHICH ESTABLISHES THE FISCAL WHICH ESTABLISHES THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 FINAL MILLAGE RATE. YEAR 2026 FINAL MILLAGE RATE. JEN, PLEASE READ RESOLUTION JEN, PLEASE READ RESOLUTION 25-24 BY TITLE ONLY. 25-24 BY TITLE ONLY. [ READING RESOLUTION TITLE ] [ READING RESOLUTION TITLE ] >> Mayor Freaney: CAN I HAVE A >> Mayor Freaney: CAN I HAVE A >> Mayor Freaney: CAN I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> >> SECOND. >> Mayor >> SECOND. >> Mayor Freaney: >> SECOND. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. I'LL >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. I'LL GO >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. I'LL GO TO >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. I'LL GO TO STAFF >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. I'LL GO TO STAFF PRESENTATION. I'LL GO TO STAFF PRESENTATION. AND WE'LL START WITH THE CITY AND WE'LL START WITH THE CITY MANAGER, DO YOU HAVE SOME MANAGER, DO YOU HAVE SOME COMMENTS? COMMENTS? >> YES, I DO. >> YES, I DO. >> YES, I DO. THANK >> YES, I DO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. AND COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING, AS THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING, AS THE MAYOR SAID, OF THE CITY THE MAYOR SAID, OF THE CITY COMMISSION IN REGARDS TO THE COMMISSION IN REGARDS TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET. FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROCESS COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROCESS BECAUSE THIS EVENING IS BECAUSE THIS EVENING IS RELATIVELY A SHORT MEETING AND A RELATIVELY A SHORT MEETING AND A LOT OF WORK HAS GONE INTO THIS LOT OF WORK HAS GONE INTO THIS BUDGET. BUDGET. THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF ABOUT THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF ABOUT NINE MONTHS' WORTH OF WORK NINE MONTHS' WORTH OF WORK BEGINNING WITH STAFF REVIEWING BEGINNING WITH STAFF REVIEWING LINE ITEM BUDGET AND MAKING LINE ITEM BUDGET AND MAKING PROPOSAL TO THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSAL TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. OFFICE. AND THEN SOME BACK AND FORTH AND THEN SOME BACK AND FORTH WITH STAFF BETWEEN THE CITY WITH STAFF BETWEEN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND FINANCE MANAGER'S OFFICE AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND STAFF. DEPARTMENT AND STAFF. THEN WE PUT TOGETHER A DRAFT THEN WE PUT TOGETHER A DRAFT BUDGET AND WE SUBMIT THAT TO THE BUDGET AND WE SUBMIT THAT TO THE CITY COMMISSION. CITY COMMISSION. THAT WAS DONE IN JUNE, AND TO THAT WAS DONE IN JUNE, AND TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL. THE PUBLIC AS WELL. THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF WORKSHOPS REGARDING THE BUDGET. WORKSHOPS REGARDING THE BUDGET. AND THOSE ARE DAY-LONGS AND THOSE ARE DAY-LONGS WORKSHOPS, EIGHT-HOUR-LONG WORKSHOPS, EIGHT-HOUR-LONG WORKSHOPS. WORKSHOPS. AND THIS IS ALL PREDICATED UPON AND THIS IS ALL PREDICATED UPON THE WORK THAT WAS DONE BY THE THE WORK THAT WAS DONE BY THE BOARD OF FINANCE AS WELL. BOARD OF FINANCE AS WELL. THE BOARD OF FINANCE SAW THE THE BOARD OF FINANCE SAW THE BUDGET SEVERAL TIMES, THEY HEARD BUDGET SEVERAL TIMES, THEY HEARD FROM SEVERAL DEPARTMENT FROM SEVERAL DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS REGARDING THE BUDGET DIRECTORS REGARDING THE BUDGET AND SOME OF THE ITEMS WITHIN THE AND SOME OF THE ITEMS WITHIN THE BUDGET AND THEY MAKE THEIR BUDGET AND THEY MAKE THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION, WHICH THEY DID IN, I COMMISSION, WHICH THEY DID IN, I THINK IT WAS AUGUST. THINK IT WAS AUGUST. WAS THAT THE OUGHT MEETING? WAS THAT THE OUGHT MEETING? YEAH. YEAH. THAT WAS THAT FIRST BUDGET THAT WAS THAT FIRST BUDGET WORKSHOP AND THAT WAS AUGUST -- WORKSHOP AND THAT WAS AUGUST -- EXCUSE ME, THE FIRST BUDGET EXCUSE ME, THE FIRST BUDGET WORKSHOP WAS JULY 18th OF WORKSHOP WAS JULY 18th OF 2025. 2025. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL FOLLOW-UP THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL FOLLOW-UP IN REGARDS TO ALL OF YOUR IN REGARDS TO ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS IN THE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS IN THE FOLLOW-UP LETTER AND THAT IS OF FOLLOW-UP LETTER AND THAT IS OF RECORD IN THE CITY RECORD IN THE CITY COMMISSION'S -- EXCUSE ME, ON COMMISSION'S -- EXCUSE ME, ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. THE CITY'S WEBSITE. WE CONVENED AGAIN FOR A SECOND WE CONVENED AGAIN FOR A SECOND BUDGET WORK SH SHOP ON THE 6th F BUDGET WORK SH SHOP ON THE 6th F AUGUST TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOW-UP. AUGUST TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOW-UP. THERE WERE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THERE WERE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM THE CITY COMMISSION, WE SAW FROM THE CITY COMMISSION, WE SAW AID TO ORGANIZATIONS, YOU LOOKED AID TO ORGANIZATIONS, YOU LOOKED AT THE PAY PLAN AND SUPPORTED IT AT THE PAY PLAN AND SUPPORTED IT IN TERMS OF MERIT INCREASES, YOU IN TERMS OF MERIT INCREASES, YOU LOOKED AT PROPOSALS FOR LOOKED AT PROPOSALS FOR RECLASSES SO ON AND SO FORTH, RECLASSES SO ON AND SO FORTH, SUPPORTED THOSE AS WELL. SUPPORTED THOSE AS WELL. THERE WAS A FOLLOW-UP TO THAT THERE WAS A FOLLOW-UP TO THAT ONE AS WELL AND WE PROVIDED THAT ONE AS WELL AND WE PROVIDED THAT IN OUR PACKAGE FOR YOU. IN OUR PACKAGE FOR YOU. YOU HAD YOUR FIRST PUBLIC YOU HAD YOUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET AND THAT HEARING ON THE BUDGET AND THAT WAS SEPTEMBER 11 OF 2025 AND WAS SEPTEMBER 11 OF 2025 AND THEN THIS EVENING IS THE SECOND THEN THIS EVENING IS THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET. THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET. AS I SAID, IN THE INTERIM PERIOD AS I SAID, IN THE INTERIM PERIOD A LOT OF WORK HAS GONE INTO THIS A LOT OF WORK HAS GONE INTO THIS BUDGET. BUDGET. IT IS SUBMITTED TO YOU AS A IT IS SUBMITTED TO YOU AS A PROPOSED TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR PROPOSED TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR FISCALLIER 2026. FISCALLIER 2026. AND I KNOW LES HAS A VERY SHORT AND I KNOW LES HAS A VERY SHORT PRESENTATION FOR YOU THIS PRESENTATION FOR YOU THIS EVENING. EVENING. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> Mayor Freaney: I'LL TURN TO >> Mayor Freaney: I'LL TURN TO >> Mayor Freaney: I'LL TURN TO LES. LES. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE WITH JEAN, OUR BUDGET I'M HERE WITH JEAN, OUR BUDGET MANAGER. MANAGER. THIS HAS BEEN SET FORTH WITH OUR THIS HAS BEEN SET FORTH WITH OUR PRIORITIES. PRIORITIES. THE CITY HAS HAD SEVERALWORK THE CITY HAS HAD SEVERALWORK SHOPS. SHOPS. THE FISCAL YEAR'S 2026 BUDGET THE FISCAL YEAR'S 2026 BUDGET WAS DELIVERED TO THE BOARD OF WAS DELIVERED TO THE BOARD OF FINANCE ON JUNE 30th THIS FINANCE ON JUNE 30th THIS YEAR. YEAR. WE HAD TWO WORKSHOPS ON WE HAD TWO WORKSHOPS ON JULY 18th AND AUGUST 6th. JULY 18th AND AUGUST 6th. THE MILLAGE RATE IS 5.43% MORE THE MILLAGE RATE IS 5.43% MORE THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE. THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE. THE ROLLBACK RATE IS THE RATE THE ROLLBACK RATE IS THE RATE THAT WOULD GENERATE THE SAME THAT WOULD GENERATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAX REVENUES AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAX REVENUES AS APPROVED FOR THE PRIOR YEAR AS APPROVED FOR THE PRIOR YEAR LESS A FEW ALLOWANCES. LESS A FEW ALLOWANCES. WHEN THE TAX BASE INCREASES, THE WHEN THE TAX BASE INCREASES, THE ROLLBACK RATE IS LESS THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE IS LESS THAN THE PRIOR YEAR'S RATE. PRIOR YEAR'S RATE. THE CITY COMMISSION HELD A THE CITY COMMISSION HELD A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTED PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTED RESOLUTION 25-22 ESTABLISHING A RESOLUTION 25-22 ESTABLISHING A TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATE OF 4 TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATE OF 4 HADN'T 13451 MILLS FOR THE 2026 HADN'T 13451 MILLS FOR THE 2026 BUDGET ON SEPTEMBER 11th, BUDGET ON SEPTEMBER 11th, 2025. 2025. A MILLAGE 2025. A MILLATHIS IS THE SAME RATE THE A MILLATHIS IS THE SAME RATE THE CITY HAS HAD FOR THE PAST 11 CITY HAS HAD FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS. YEARS. THIS WILL GENERATE $1,135,000 THIS WILL GENERATE $1,135,000 FOR THE CITY'S PORTION OF THE FOR THE CITY'S PORTION OF THE CRA'S AD VALOREM AND TIF CRA'S AD VALOREM AND TIF REVENUES. REVENUES. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE MILLAGE RATE OF 4.1345. MILLAGE RATE OF 4.1345. >> Mayor Freaney: QUESTIONS FOR% >> Mayor Freaney: QUESTIONS FOR% >> Mayor Freaney: QUESTIONS FOR% STAFF? STAFF? >> NO QUESTION. >> NO QUESTION. >> NO QUESTION. >> >> NO QUESTION. >> Mayor >> NO QUESTION. >> Mayor Freaney: >> NO QUESTION. >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN. SANDBERGEN. >> THE RESOLUTION, PAGE 3, IT >> THE RESOLUTION, PAGE 3, IT >> THE RESOLUTION, PAGE 3, IT TALKS >> THE RESOLUTION, PAGE 3, IT TALKS ABOUT >> THE RESOLUTION, PAGE 3, IT TALKS ABOUT -- >> THE RESOLUTION, PAGE 3, IT TALKS ABOUT -- JUST >> THE RESOLUTION, PAGE 3, IT TALKS ABOUT -- JUST DID >> THE RESOLUTION, PAGE 3, IT TALKS ABOUT -- JUST DID IT >> THE RESOLUTION, PAGE 3, IT TALKS ABOUT -- JUST DID IT TO TALKS ABOUT -- JUST DID IT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND. MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND. GENERAL GOVERNMENT INCLUDES WH GENERAL GOVERNMENT INCLUDES WH WHAT? WHAT? >> ON PAGE 3 RESOLUTION 25-24? >> ON PAGE 3 RESOLUTION 25-24? >> ON PAGE 3 RESOLUTION 25-24? I'M >> ON PAGE 3 RESOLUTION 25-24? I'M TRYING >> ON PAGE 3 RESOLUTION 25-24? I'M TRYING TO >> ON PAGE 3 RESOLUTION 25-24? I'M TRYING TO TO >> ON PAGE 3 RESOLUTION 25-24? I'M TRYING TO TO FIND >> ON PAGE 3 RESOLUTION 25-24? I'M TRYING TO TO FIND -- I'M TRYING TO TO FIND -- >> Mayor Freaney: THERE IS NO >> Mayor Freaney: THERE IS NO >> Mayor Freaney: THERE IS NO PAGE >> Mayor Freaney: THERE IS NO PAGE 3. PAGE 3. I THINK IT'S THE BUDGET. I THINK IT'S THE BUDGET. >> THE BUDGET SUMMARY. >> THE BUDGET SUMMARY. >> THE BUDGET SUMMARY. >> >> THE BUDGET SUMMARY. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. THAT'S >> YEAH. THAT'S THE >> YEAH. THAT'S THE NEXT >> YEAH. THAT'S THE NEXT RESOLUTION. THAT'S THE NEXT RESOLUTION. BUT THIS IS REALLY THE SUMMARY BUT THIS IS REALLY THE SUMMARY OF ALL OF OUR FUNDS AND REVENUES OF ALL OF OUR FUNDS AND REVENUES AND EXPENSES ACROSS OUR FUNDS. AND EXPENSES ACROSS OUR FUNDS. >> AND THIS INCLUDES FIRE AND >> AND THIS INCLUDES FIRE AND >> AND THIS INCLUDES FIRE AND POLICE. POLICE. >> YES. >> YES. >> YES. >> >> YES. >> IF >> YES. >> IF YOU >> YES. >> IF YOU CAN >> YES. >> IF YOU CAN DEFINE >> IF YOU CAN DEFINE >> IF YOU CAN DEFINE CULTURAL/RECREATION, >> IF YOU CAN DEFINE CULTURAL/RECREATION, WHAT'S CULTURAL/RECREATION, WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THAT. INCLUDED IN THAT. >> THAT'S THE RECREATION >> THAT'S THE RECREATION >> THAT'S THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT, >> THAT'S THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT, MOST >> THAT'S THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT, MOST OF >> THAT'S THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT, MOST OF THAT >> THAT'S THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT, MOST OF THAT AND >> THAT'S THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT, MOST OF THAT AND THE DEPARTMENT, MOST OF THAT AND THE LIBRARY. LIBRARY. >> GOOD. >> GOOD. >> GOOD. THAT'S >> GOOD. THAT'S ALL >> GOOD. THAT'S ALL I >> GOOD. THAT'S ALL I NEEDED. THAT'S ALL I NEEDED. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER WALKER, >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER WALKER, ANY >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER WALKER, ANY QUESTIONS? WALKER, ANY QUESTIONS? >> NO QUESTIONS, MAYOR MINNESOTA >> NO QUESTIONS, MAYOR MINNESOTA >> NO QUESTIONS, MAYOR MINNESOTA COMMISSIONER >> NO QUESTIONS, MAYOR MINNESOTA COMMISSIONER DUE >> NO QUESTIONS, MAYOR MINNESOTA COMMISSIONER DUE GUARD? COMMISSIONER DUE GUARD? >> NO QUESTIONS. >> NO QUESTIONS. >> NO QUESTIONS. >> >> NO QUESTIONS. >> Mayor >> NO QUESTIONS. >> Mayor Freaney: >> NO QUESTIONS. >> Mayor Freaney: I >> NO QUESTIONS. >> Mayor Freaney: I DON'T >> NO QUESTIONS. >> Mayor Freaney: I DON'T HAVE >> Mayor Freaney: I DON'T HAVE >> Mayor Freaney: I DON'T HAVE ANY >> Mayor Freaney: I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS >> Mayor Freaney: I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS EITHER. ANY QUESTIONS EITHER. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO COME FORWARD? COME FORWARD? COME FORWARD, NAME AND ADDRESS COME FORWARD, NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND THREE FOR THE RECORD AND THREE MINUTES. MINUTES. >> CLIFFORD GROWL, 464 PAULA >> CLIFFORD GROWL, 464 PAULA >> CLIFFORD GROWL, 464 PAULA DRIVE >> CLIFFORD GROWL, 464 PAULA DRIVE NORTH >> CLIFFORD GROWL, 464 PAULA DRIVE NORTH , >> CLIFFORD GROWL, 464 PAULA DRIVE NORTH , DUNEDIN. DRIVE NORTH , DUNEDIN. >> THE NOTICE IN THE PAPER SAID >> THE NOTICE IN THE PAPER SAID >> THE NOTICE IN THE PAPER SAID THIS >> THE NOTICE IN THE PAPER SAID THIS YEAR'S >> THE NOTICE IN THE PAPER SAID THIS YEAR'S PROPOSED >> THE NOTICE IN THE PAPER SAID THIS YEAR'S PROPOSED TAX >> THE NOTICE IN THE PAPER SAID THIS YEAR'S PROPOSED TAX LEVEE THIS YEAR'S PROPOSED TAX LEVEE IS [INDISCERNIBLE]. IS [INDISCERNIBLE]. BUT WHEN I LOOK OVER AT THE BUT WHEN I LOOK OVER AT THE BUDGET I CAN'T FIND THAT NUMBER. BUDGET I CAN'T FIND THAT NUMBER. AM I SUPPOSED TO FIND THAT AM I SUPPOSED TO FIND THAT NUMBER? NUMBER? >> Mayor Freaney: IF YOU HAVE >> Mayor Freaney: IF YOU HAVE >> Mayor Freaney: IF YOU HAVE ANY >> Mayor Freaney: IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER >> Mayor Freaney: IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, >> Mayor Freaney: IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, TELL >> Mayor Freaney: IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, TELL THEM ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, TELL THEM AND THEN WE'LL ANSWER YOUR AND THEN WE'LL ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. QUESTION. >> THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION. >> THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION. >> THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION. >> >> THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION. >> LES, >> THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION. >> LES, JEAN? >> LES, JEAN? >> LES, JEAN? >> >> LES, JEAN? >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. THE >> YEAH. THE RECOMMENDATIONS >> YEAH. THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR >> YEAH. THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE T.R.I.M., THE $19 MILLION T.R.I.M., THE $19 MILLION NUMBER, THAT'S 100% OF OUR TAX NUMBER, THAT'S 100% OF OUR TAX LEVEE WE'RE ESTIMATED FOR 2026. LEVEE WE'RE ESTIMATED FOR 2026. WE BUDGET AT A 95% LEVEL OF WE BUDGET AT A 95% LEVEL OF THAT. THAT. IN OTHER WORDS, WE CAN BUDGET IN OTHER WORDS, WE CAN BUDGET 95% OR MORE BUT WE CAN'T BUDGET 95% OR MORE BUT WE CAN'T BUDGET MORE THAN THAT. MORE THAN THAT. AND WE'VE BEEN BUDGETS 95% -- AND WE'VE BEEN BUDGETS 95% -- >> WHICH IS STATE LAW. >> WHICH IS STATE LAW. >> WHICH IS STATE LAW. OUR >> WHICH IS STATE LAW. OUR ACTUAL >> WHICH IS STATE LAW. OUR ACTUAL REVENUE >> WHICH IS STATE LAW. OUR ACTUAL REVENUE IS >> WHICH IS STATE LAW. OUR ACTUAL REVENUE IS AT >> WHICH IS STATE LAW. OUR ACTUAL REVENUE IS AT 95% >> WHICH IS STATE LAW. OUR ACTUAL REVENUE IS AT 95% OF OUR ACTUAL REVENUE IS AT 95% OF THAT NUMBER AND THAT'S WHY YOU THAT NUMBER AND THAT'S WHY YOU WON'T BE TIED TO THAT NUMBER. WON'T BE TIED TO THAT NUMBER. THE REPUBLIC FOR THAT IS WE KNOW THE REPUBLIC FOR THAT IS WE KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE DELINKCIES. THERE'S GOING TO BE DELINKCIES. AND WE ALSO BUDGET EVERY NEAR AND WE ALSO BUDGET EVERY NEAR ABOUT $150,000 FOR DELINQUENCIES ABOUT $150,000 FOR DELINQUENCIES AND THOSE THOSE DELINQUENCIES AND THOSE THOSE DELINQUENCIES CAN TAKE A NUMBER OF YEARS FOR CAN TAKE A NUMBER OF YEARS FOR THEM TO COME THROUGH LATER. THEM TO COME THROUGH LATER. BUT THAT'S BASICALLY WHY. BUT THAT'S BASICALLY WHY. WE SET 95% KNOWING SOME ARE WE SET 95% KNOWING SOME ARE GOING TO BE DELINQUENT. GOING TO BE DELINQUENT. >> IF YOU GO OVER TO THE BUDGET >> IF YOU GO OVER TO THE BUDGET >> IF YOU GO OVER TO THE BUDGET SUMMARY. SUMMARY. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. THAT >> YEAH. THAT NUMBER >> YEAH. THAT NUMBER IS >> YEAH. THAT NUMBER IS THE >> YEAH. THAT NUMBER IS THE GENERAL >> YEAH. THAT NUMBER IS THE GENERAL FUND THAT NUMBER IS THE GENERAL FUND AMOUNT. AMOUNT. YOU SAID CRA, JUST TO CLARIFY? YOU SAID CRA, JUST TO CLARIFY? GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. >> SO WHAT IT IS, WE HAVE THIS >> SO WHAT IT IS, WE HAVE THIS >> SO WHAT IT IS, WE HAVE THIS 19,000 >> SO WHAT IT IS, WE HAVE THIS 19,000 THAT >> SO WHAT IT IS, WE HAVE THIS 19,000 THAT WE >> SO WHAT IT IS, WE HAVE THIS 19,000 THAT WE LIST >> SO WHAT IT IS, WE HAVE THIS 19,000 THAT WE LIST IS >> SO WHAT IT IS, WE HAVE THIS 19,000 THAT WE LIST IS WHAT >> SO WHAT IT IS, WE HAVE THIS 19,000 THAT WE LIST IS WHAT WE 19,000 THAT WE LIST IS WHAT WE ARE RECEIVING BASED ON OUR ARE RECEIVING BASED ON OUR TAXES. TAXES. THERE'S ALSO -- I DON'T HAVE THE THERE'S ALSO -- I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DOLLAR AMOUNT IN FRONT OF EXACT DOLLAR AMOUNT IN FRONT OF ME BUT ANOTHER MILLION OR SO ME BUT ANOTHER MILLION OR SO THAT WE RECEIVE WITH THE CRA. THAT WE RECEIVE WITH THE CRA. >> Mayor Freaney: THE CRA IS THE >> Mayor Freaney: THE CRA IS THE >> Mayor Freaney: THE CRA IS THE COMMUNITY >> Mayor Freaney: THE CRA IS THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT. >> AGENCY, YEAH. >> AGENCY, YEAH. >> AGENCY, YEAH. SO >> AGENCY, YEAH. SO ON >> AGENCY, YEAH. SO ON THAT >> AGENCY, YEAH. SO ON THAT -- >> AGENCY, YEAH. SO ON THAT -- IN >> AGENCY, YEAH. SO ON THAT -- IN THAT >> AGENCY, YEAH. SO ON THAT -- IN THAT BUDGET SO ON THAT -- IN THAT BUDGET SUMMARY YOU'LL SEE UNDER THE CRA SUMMARY YOU'LL SEE UNDER THE CRA IT'S ABOUT 2.2 MILLION. IT'S ABOUT 2.2 MILLION. SO THAT INCLUDES A MILLION OR SO SO THAT INCLUDES A MILLION OR SO FROM OUR REGULAR TAX BASE AS FROM OUR REGULAR TAX BASE AS WELL AS A MILLION OR SO WE WELL AS A MILLION OR SO WE RECEIVE FROM THE COUNTY. RECEIVE FROM THE COUNTY. SO WE BUDGET AT 95% BUT WE ALSO SO WE BUDGET AT 95% BUT WE ALSO GET ANOTHER MILLION OR SO BASED GET ANOTHER MILLION OR SO BASED ON OUR TAX -- BY OUR MILLAGE ON OUR TAX -- BY OUR MILLAGE RATE FROM THE COUNTY THAT RATE FROM THE COUNTY THAT INCREASES IT. INCREASES IT. THAT'S WHY IT'S VERY HARD TO TIE THAT'S WHY IT'S VERY HARD TO TIE EXACTLY TO THAT NUMBER. EXACTLY TO THAT NUMBER. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. BECAUSE >> YEAH. BECAUSE WE >> YEAH. BECAUSE WE BUDGET >> YEAH. BECAUSE WE BUDGET FOR >> YEAH. BECAUSE WE BUDGET FOR THE BECAUSE WE BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY'S PORTION TOO. COUNTY'S PORTION TOO. SO WE -- THAT $19 MILLION NUMBER SO WE -- THAT $19 MILLION NUMBER IS THE CITY PORTION BUT WE DO IS THE CITY PORTION BUT WE DO ALSO, AS JEAN MENTIONED, ABOUT ALSO, AS JEAN MENTIONED, ABOUT HALF OF THAT 2.2 IS FROM THE HALF OF THAT 2.2 IS FROM THE COUNTY AND WE BUDGET THAT AS A COUNTY AND WE BUDGET THAT AS A REVENUE COMING IN BUT IT'S NOT REVENUE COMING IN BUT IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE NUMBER YOU'RE INCLUDED IN THE NUMBER YOU'RE LOOKING AT BECAUSE IT'S NOT CITY LOOKING AT BECAUSE IT'S NOT CITY AV IT'S COUNTY AV. AV IT'S COUNTY AV. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. >> >> OKAY. >> Mayor >> OKAY. >> Mayor Freaney: >> OKAY. >> Mayor Freaney: WELL, >> OKAY. >> Mayor Freaney: WELL, THANK >> Mayor Freaney: WELL, THANK >> Mayor Freaney: WELL, THANK YOU >> Mayor Freaney: WELL, THANK YOU FOR >> Mayor Freaney: WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING >> Mayor Freaney: WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING INTERESTED. YOU FOR BEING INTERESTED. I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE. I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE. USUALLY WE DON'T HAVE YOU USUALLY WE DON'T HAVE YOU TALKING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE TALKING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE STAFF BUT YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE STAFF BUT YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT TOOK THE TIME TO BE HERE SO THAT TOOK THE TIME TO BE HERE SO I WAS NOT SHUTTING THAT DOWN. I WAS NOT SHUTTING THAT DOWN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Mayor >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Mayor Freaney: >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Mayor Freaney: THANK >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Mayor Freaney: THANK YOU. >> Mayor Freaney: THANK YOU. >> Mayor Freaney: THANK YOU. APPRECIATE >> Mayor Freaney: THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE IT. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO. >> >> GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO. >> Mayor >> GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO. >> Mayor Freaney: >> GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO. >> Mayor Freaney: I >> GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO. >> Mayor Freaney: I WILL >> GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO. >> Mayor Freaney: I WILL SAY >> GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO. >> Mayor Freaney: I WILL SAY TOO >> Mayor Freaney: I WILL SAY TOO >> Mayor Freaney: I WILL SAY TOO I >> Mayor Freaney: I WILL SAY TOO I THINK >> Mayor Freaney: I WILL SAY TOO I THINK AT >> Mayor Freaney: I WILL SAY TOO I THINK AT ANY >> Mayor Freaney: I WILL SAY TOO I THINK AT ANY TIME >> Mayor Freaney: I WILL SAY TOO I THINK AT ANY TIME YOU >> Mayor Freaney: I WILL SAY TOO I THINK AT ANY TIME YOU WANT >> Mayor Freaney: I WILL SAY TOO I THINK AT ANY TIME YOU WANT TO I THINK AT ANY TIME YOU WANT TO MEET WITH FINANCE, THEY WOULD BE MEET WITH FINANCE, THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO GO THROUGH A LOT MORE HAPPY TO GO THROUGH A LOT MORE DETAIL. DETAIL. OKAY. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO COME FORWARD ANYONE ELSE WISH TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THE BUDGET? AND SPEAK ON THE BUDGET? OKAY. OKAY. SEEING NO ONE WE WILL GO TO SEEING NO ONE WE WILL GO TO FINAL COMMENTS STARTING WITH THE FINAL COMMENTS STARTING WITH THE MAKER OF THE MOTION, MAKER OF THE MOTION, COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN. COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN. >> I SPENT SOME TIME READING >> I SPENT SOME TIME READING >> I SPENT SOME TIME READING THROUGH >> I SPENT SOME TIME READING THROUGH IT >> I SPENT SOME TIME READING THROUGH IT AGAIN >> I SPENT SOME TIME READING THROUGH IT AGAIN TODAY >> I SPENT SOME TIME READING THROUGH IT AGAIN TODAY PIPET >> I SPENT SOME TIME READING THROUGH IT AGAIN TODAY PIPET WAS THROUGH IT AGAIN TODAY PIPET WAS ENCOURAGING TO SEE A PRETTY ENCOURAGING TO SEE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WATER, SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WATER, WASTEWATER, STORMWATER, YOU WASTEWATER, STORMWATER, YOU KNOW, SOLID WASTE. KNOW, SOLID WASTE. IT SHOWS A REAL COMMITMENT TO IT SHOWS A REAL COMMITMENT TO THE CITIZENS AND WHAT THEY'VE THE CITIZENS AND WHAT THEY'VE ASKED FOR. ASKED FOR. I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK AND I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK AND EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY. EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY. I KNOW EVERYONE GAVE UP THEIR I KNOW EVERYONE GAVE UP THEIR TIME AND EVERYONE GAVE UP TIME AND EVERYONE GAVE UP SOMETHING I'M SURE TO GET US TO SOMETHING I'M SURE TO GET US TO WHERE WE ARE. WHERE WE ARE. THANK YOU TO YOU TWO FOR ALL OF THANK YOU TO YOU TWO FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK. YOUR HARD WORK. >> Mayor Freaney: SECONDER OF >> Mayor Freaney: SECONDER OF >> Mayor Freaney: SECONDER OF THE >> Mayor Freaney: SECONDER OF THE MOTION, >> Mayor Freaney: SECONDER OF THE MOTION, COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Freaney: SECONDER OF THE MOTION, COMMISSIONER WALKER. THE MOTION, COMMISSIONER WALKER. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. YEAH, >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. YEAH, YOU >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. YEAH, YOU DEFINITELY, >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. YEAH, YOU DEFINITELY, THROUGH YEAH, YOU DEFINITELY, THROUGH ALL OF THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS THAT ALL OF THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS THAT WE DID AND LITERALLY 360-DEGREE WE DID AND LITERALLY 360-DEGREE ANALYSIS THAT YOU DID ON ALL OF ANALYSIS THAT YOU DID ON ALL OF THE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS I THINK THE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS I THINK IS REALLY ALLOWING US TO FEEL IS REALLY ALLOWING US TO FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH WHERE WE'RE AT COMFORTABLE WITH WHERE WE'RE AT WITH REGARDS TO THE MILLAGE, WITH REGARDS TO THE MILLAGE, OBVIOUSLY. OBVIOUSLY. AND IT'S GREAT THAT OUR MILLAGE AND IT'S GREAT THAT OUR MILLAGE HAS BEEN EXACTLY THE SAME SINCE HAS BEEN EXACTLY THE SAME SINCE 2016. 2016. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK, AGAIN, AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK, AGAIN, THE LEVEL OF DILIGENCE THAT GOES THE LEVEL OF DILIGENCE THAT GOES INTO THIS IS REALLY NOTEWORTHY. INTO THIS IS REALLY NOTEWORTHY. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE HARD THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK. WORK. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. COMMISSIONER DUGARD. COMMISSIONER DUGARD. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS HAS >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS HAS BEEN >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS HAS BEEN A >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS HAS BEEN A LOT >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF HARD >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF HARD WORK THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF HARD WORK 37 THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF HARD WORK WORK. WORK. BUT IT'S BEEN HARD WORK DOUBLED BUT IT'S BEEN HARD WORK DOUBLED BECAUSE OF THE COMPLICATIONS OF BECAUSE OF THE COMPLICATIONS OF A YEAR THAT WAS EXTRAORDINARILY A YEAR THAT WAS EXTRAORDINARILY CHALLENGING. CHALLENGING. KEEPING THE MILLAGE RATE WHAT IT KEEPING THE MILLAGE RATE WHAT IT WAS IS AN ACCOMPLISHMENT, ONE WAS IS AN ACCOMPLISHMENT, ONE THAT WE WILL BE CHALLENGED TO DO THAT WE WILL BE CHALLENGED TO DO IN THE FUTURE. IN THE FUTURE. BUT I WISH TO COMPLIMENT THE BUT I WISH TO COMPLIMENT THE STAFF ON AN EXCELLENT JOB, A STAFF ON AN EXCELLENT JOB, A GREAT PROCESS. GREAT PROCESS. AND I HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO GO AND I HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO GO FORWARD. FORWARD. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. AND >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. AND VICE >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. AND VICE MAYOR. AND VICE MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE LAST >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE LAST COUPLE >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE LAST COUPLE OF >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THERE'S THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THERE'S BEEN CONVERSATION ABOUT BEEN CONVERSATION ABOUT ROLLBACKS AND RESIDENTS WERE ROLLBACKS AND RESIDENTS WERE HURTING AND WHAT WE COULD GOTO HURTING AND WHAT WE COULD GOTO TO HELP THEM. TO HELP THEM. AND THAT WAS NECESSARY. AND THAT WAS NECESSARY. THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THE THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THE CITIZENS WERE HURTING, THEY CITIZENS WERE HURTING, THEY STILL ARE. STILL ARE. AND SO ARE CITIES. AND SO ARE CITIES. IT WAS NICE OVER THE LAST COUPLE IT WAS NICE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AS CITY GOVERNMENT, TO OF YEARS, AS CITY GOVERNMENT, TO REALLY TAKE THE APPROACH THAT REALLY TAKE THE APPROACH THAT THE MORE STABLE THAT WE CAN MAKE THE MORE STABLE THAT WE CAN MAKE THE CITY AND OUR FINANCES, THE THE CITY AND OUR FINANCES, THE BETTER OFF THE RESIDENTS WILL BETTER OFF THE RESIDENTS WILL BE. BE. AND I BELIEVE THAT TO BE SO. AND I BELIEVE THAT TO BE SO. AND SO IT'S BEEN GREAT THAT WE AND SO IT'S BEEN GREAT THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD TO ADJUST OR HAVEN'T HAD TO ADJUST OR INCREASE OUR MILLAGE SINCE 2016. INCREASE OUR MILLAGE SINCE 2016. AND THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE AND THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT THIS YEAR IS JUST TO DO IT THIS YEAR IS JUST WONDERFUL. WONDERFUL. OUR RESERVE HAS MAINTAINED. OUR RESERVE HAS MAINTAINED. WE DON'T HAVE AN AN EXORBIDANT WE DON'T HAVE AN AN EXORBIDANT RESERVE. RESERVE. AT 13%, THAT'S A THIN MARGIN. AT 13%, THAT'S A THIN MARGIN. I'M HAPPY WITH THE MILLAGE RATE I'M HAPPY WITH THE MILLAGE RATE AND I DO SUPPORT IT. AND I DO SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Freaney: MY COMMENTS >> Mayor Freaney: MY COMMENTS >> Mayor Freaney: MY COMMENTS WOULD >> Mayor Freaney: MY COMMENTS WOULD BE >> Mayor Freaney: MY COMMENTS WOULD BE SIMILAR. WOULD BE SIMILAR. I MEAN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE I MEAN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE ROLLBACK RATE FOR A COUPLE OF ROLLBACK RATE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND I THINK WE ALL KNEW YEARS AND I THINK WE ALL KNEW WHEN THE STORMS HIT, THANK WHEN THE STORMS HIT, THANK GOODNESS WE DIDN'T DO IT. GOODNESS WE DIDN'T DO IT. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SMALL IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY BACK INTO AMOUNT OF MONEY BACK INTO PEOPLE'S POCKETS BUT A VERY HUGE PEOPLE'S POCKETS BUT A VERY HUGE IMPACT IN OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND IMPACT IN OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND TO EVERYTHING WE HAD TO RESPOND TO EVERYTHING WE HAD TO RESPOND TO WITH THE STORM. TO WITH THE STORM. AND WE STILL ARE OBVIOUSLY VERY AND WE STILL ARE OBVIOUSLY VERY CHALLENGED AS WE LOOK TO THE CHALLENGED AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE BECAUSE OF THE STORMS AND FUTURE BECAUSE OF THE STORMS AND SOME OF THE OTHER PRESSURES SOME OF THE OTHER PRESSURES LIKE, YOU KNOW, INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE, YOU KNOW, INFRASTRUCTURE AND LABOR MARKET AND INFLATION, AND LABOR MARKET AND INFLATION, ET CETERA. ET CETERA. SO I THINK, AGAIN, I THINK SO I THINK, AGAIN, I THINK HAVING THAT MILLAGE AT THAT SAME HAVING THAT MILLAGE AT THAT SAME RATE, AS I LIKE TO SAY, SLOW, RATE, AS I LIKE TO SAY, SLOW, STEADY, STABLE. STEADY, STABLE. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE. HERE. BE SMART WITH PEOPLE'S MONEY AND BE SMART WITH PEOPLE'S MONEY AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME FUTURE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME FUTURE CHALLENGES AND WE'RE GOING TO BE CHALLENGES AND WE'RE GOING TO BE STARTING ON THAT AS SOON AS STARTING ON THAT AS SOON AS WE'RE DONE WITH THIS. WE'RE DONE WITH THIS. BUT ANYWAY, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE BUT ANYWAY, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. OF THIS. AND WE'LL GO TO ROLL CALL VOTE. AND WE'LL GO TO ROLL CALL VOTE. >> VICE MAYOR GOW. >> VICE MAYOR GOW. >> VICE MAYOR GOW. >> >> VICE MAYOR GOW. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER DUGARD. >> COMMISSIONER DUGARD. >> COMMISSIONER DUGARD. >> >> COMMISSIONER DUGARD. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER WALKER. >> COMMISSIONER WALKER. >> COMMISSIONER WALKER. >> >> COMMISSIONER WALKER. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN. >> COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN. >> COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN. >> >> COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> >> AYE. >> AND >> AYE. >> AND MAYOR >> AYE. >> AND MAYOR FREANEY. >> AND MAYOR FREANEY. >> AND MAYOR FREANEY. >> >> AND MAYOR FREANEY. >> Mayor >> AND MAYOR FREANEY. >> Mayor Freaney: >> AND MAYOR FREANEY. >> Mayor Freaney: AYE. >> Mayor Freaney: AYE. >> Mayor Freaney: AYE. THAT >> Mayor Freaney: AYE. THAT MOTION >> Mayor Freaney: AYE. THAT MOTION PASSES >> Mayor Freaney: AYE. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. OKAY. WE WILL GO TO RESOLUTION 25-25, WE WILL GO TO RESOLUTION 25-25, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE FISCAL WHICH ESTABLISHES THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 FINAL OPERATING AND YEAR 2026 FINAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET. CAPITAL BUDGET. JEN, CAN YOU PLEASE REZ JEN, CAN YOU PLEASE REZ RESOLUTION 20-25 BY TITLE ONLY. RESOLUTION 20-25 BY TITLE ONLY. >> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY >> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY >> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION >> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF >> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE >> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY >> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN FLORIDA ADOPTING THE DUNEDIN FLORIDA ADOPTING THE FINAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL FINAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF DUNEDIN, BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF DUNEDIN, FLORIDA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR FLORIDA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1st, 2025 COMMENCING OCTOBER 1st, 2025 AND ENDING IN SEPTEMBER 30th, AND ENDING IN SEPTEMBER 30th, 2026 AND PROVIDING FOR AN 2026 AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DAY BY TITLE ONLY. EFFECTIVE DAY BY TITLE ONLY. >> Mayor Freaney: CAN I HAVE A >> Mayor Freaney: CAN I HAVE A >> Mayor Freaney: CAN I HAVE A MOTION. MOTION. >> MOTION. >> MOTION. >> MOTION. >> >> MOTION. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> >> SECOND. >> Mayor >> SECOND. >> Mayor Freaney: >> SECOND. >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER WALKER. WALKER. OKAY. OKAY. CUSTOMER DUG ARD. CUSTOMER DUG ARD. WE'LL GO TO STAFF PRESENTATION. WE'LL GO TO STAFF PRESENTATION. ARE WE STARTING WITH THE MANAGER ARE WE STARTING WITH THE MANAGER AGAIN? AGAIN? >> I'M DONE. >> I'M DONE. >> I'M DONE. >> >> I'M DONE. >> Mayor >> I'M DONE. >> Mayor Freaney: >> I'M DONE. >> Mayor Freaney: SOMEHOW >> I'M DONE. >> Mayor Freaney: SOMEHOW I'M >> Mayor Freaney: SOMEHOW I'M >> Mayor Freaney: SOMEHOW I'M NOT >> Mayor Freaney: SOMEHOW I'M NOT SURE >> Mayor Freaney: SOMEHOW I'M NOT SURE YOU'RE >> Mayor Freaney: SOMEHOW I'M NOT SURE YOU'RE TOTALLY >> Mayor Freaney: SOMEHOW I'M NOT SURE YOU'RE TOTALLY DONE. NOT SURE YOU'RE TOTALLY DONE. WE'LL TURN IT TO LES AND JEAN. WE'LL TURN IT TO LES AND JEAN. >> ON SEPTEMBER 11th, 2025, >> ON SEPTEMBER 11th, 2025, >> ON SEPTEMBER 11th, 2025, THE >> ON SEPTEMBER 11th, 2025, THE CITY >> ON SEPTEMBER 11th, 2025, THE CITY ADOPTED >> ON SEPTEMBER 11th, 2025, THE CITY ADOPTED RESOLUTION THE CITY ADOPTED RESOLUTION 25-23 ESTABLISHING THE FISCAL 25-23 ESTABLISHING THE FISCAL YEAR 26 TENTATIVE OPERATING AND YEAR 26 TENTATIVE OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET OF $156,210,946 CAPITAL BUDGET OF $156,210,946 IN ALL FUNDS. IN ALL FUNDS. NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE TENTATIVE BUDGET AS PASSED BY TENTATIVE BUDGET AS PASSED BY COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 11, COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2025. 2025. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE 2026 OPERATING CAPITAL BUDGET. 2026 OPERATING CAPITAL BUDGET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. ANY >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? I WILL GO TO COMMISSIONER I WILL GO TO COMMISSIONER WALKER. WALKER. >> NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. >> NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. >> NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. >> >> NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. >> Mayor >> NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. >> Mayor Freaney: >> NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER DUGARD. DUGARD. >> I DO HAVE ONE. >> I DO HAVE ONE. >> I DO HAVE ONE. I >> I DO HAVE ONE. I CONTACTED >> I DO HAVE ONE. I CONTACTED LES >> I DO HAVE ONE. I CONTACTED LES A >> I DO HAVE ONE. I CONTACTED LES A LITTLE >> I DO HAVE ONE. I CONTACTED LES A LITTLE EARLIER I CONTACTED LES A LITTLE EARLIER TODAY AND I JUST WANT TO BE SURE TODAY AND I JUST WANT TO BE SURE I UNDERSTAND THIS PROPERLY. I UNDERSTAND THIS PROPERLY. ON PAGE 14 OF THE BUDGET IT ON PAGE 14 OF THE BUDGET IT REEDS HIGH LANDER TENNIS COURTS REEDS HIGH LANDER TENNIS COURTS REFURBISHMENT DECREASED BY REFURBISHMENT DECREASED BY $515,000 IN FY26 COMPARED TO '25 $515,000 IN FY26 COMPARED TO '25 SINCE THE PROJECT WAS BUDGETED SINCE THE PROJECT WAS BUDGETED FOR '25 AND NOT FY26. FOR '25 AND NOT FY26. WOULD YOU REPEAT WHAT YOU DID TO WOULD YOU REPEAT WHAT YOU DID TO ME EARLIER? ME EARLIER? I WANT TO HAVE IT FOR THE I WANT TO HAVE IT FOR THE RECORD. RECORD. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. THAT >> YEAH. THAT PROJECT >> YEAH. THAT PROJECT IS >> YEAH. THAT PROJECT IS IN >> YEAH. THAT PROJECT IS IN THE >> YEAH. THAT PROJECT IS IN THE '25 THAT PROJECT IS IN THE '25 BUDGET AND NOT '26. BUDGET AND NOT '26. THAT WAS THE REFERENCE FOR THAT. THAT WAS THE REFERENCE FOR THAT. THAT PROJECT WENT OUT TO BID. THAT PROJECT WENT OUT TO BID. THE BIDS CAME IN HIGHER THAN THE THE BIDS CAME IN HIGHER THAN THE ESTIMATES AND IT WILL BE GOING ESTIMATES AND IT WILL BE GOING OUT TO BID AGAIN AND THAT OUT TO BID AGAIN AND THAT PROJECT WILL BE ROLLED OVER INTO PROJECT WILL BE ROLLED OVER INTO THE '26 BUDGET AND THEN THE '26 BUDGET AND THEN COMPLETED LIKELY IN 2026. COMPLETED LIKELY IN 2026. >> I HAVE 16 FRIENDS THAT MADE >> I HAVE 16 FRIENDS THAT MADE >> I HAVE 16 FRIENDS THAT MADE ME >> I HAVE 16 FRIENDS THAT MADE ME DO >> I HAVE 16 FRIENDS THAT MADE ME DO THAT. ME DO THAT. I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, TONY. I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, TONY. THANK YOU, LES. THANK YOU, LES. >> Mayor Freaney: GOT TO MAKE >> Mayor Freaney: GOT TO MAKE >> Mayor Freaney: GOT TO MAKE SURE >> Mayor Freaney: GOT TO MAKE SURE TONY >> Mayor Freaney: GOT TO MAKE SURE TONY KNOWS. SURE TONY KNOWS. >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. >> >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. >> Mayor >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. >> Mayor Freaney: >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. >> Mayor Freaney: QUESTIONS, >> Mayor Freaney: QUESTIONS, >> Mayor Freaney: QUESTIONS, VICE >> Mayor Freaney: QUESTIONS, VICE MAYOR. VICE MAYOR. >> NO QUESTIONS. >> NO QUESTIONS. >> NO QUESTIONS. >> >> NO QUESTIONS. >> Mayor >> NO QUESTIONS. >> Mayor Freaney: >> NO QUESTIONS. >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN. SANDBERGEN. >> NO. >> NO. >> NO. I >> NO. I JUMPED >> NO. I JUMPED AHEAD >> NO. I JUMPED AHEAD AND >> NO. I JUMPED AHEAD AND A >> NO. I JUMPED AHEAD AND A HAD >> NO. I JUMPED AHEAD AND A HAD ALL >> NO. I JUMPED AHEAD AND A HAD ALL OF I JUMPED AHEAD AND A HAD ALL OF MINE DONE. MINE DONE. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. SOUNDS >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. SOUNDS GOOD. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT FOR WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT FOR PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC HEARING. ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE? ISSUE? SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC HEARING. GO TO COMMENTS BY THE COMMISSION GO TO COMMENTS BY THE COMMISSION STARTING WITH MAKER OF THE STARTING WITH MAKER OF THE MOTION, COMMISSIONER WALKER. MOTION, COMMISSIONER WALKER. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST SAME >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST SAME COMMENTS >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST SAME COMMENTS AS >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST SAME COMMENTS AS THE JUST SAME COMMENTS AS THE MILLAGE RESOLUTION. MILLAGE RESOLUTION. VERY, VERY GOOD JOB. VERY, VERY GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Freaney: SECONDER OF >> Mayor Freaney: SECONDER OF >> Mayor Freaney: SECONDER OF THE >> Mayor Freaney: SECONDER OF THE MOTION, >> Mayor Freaney: SECONDER OF THE MOTION, COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Freaney: SECONDER OF THE MOTION, COMMISSIONER DUGARD. THE MOTION, COMMISSIONER DUGARD. >> I WANT TO THANK FINANCE, >> I WANT TO THANK FINANCE, >> I WANT TO THANK FINANCE, PARTICULARLY >> I WANT TO THANK FINANCE, PARTICULARLY FOR >> I WANT TO THANK FINANCE, PARTICULARLY FOR GOING >> I WANT TO THANK FINANCE, PARTICULARLY FOR GOING THROUGH PARTICULARLY FOR GOING THROUGH THE EXTRA STEPS THIS YEAR OF THE EXTRA STEPS THIS YEAR OF SEGREGATING THE OPERATING FROM SEGREGATING THE OPERATING FROM THE CAPITAL BUDGET SO WE COULD THE CAPITAL BUDGET SO WE COULD HAVE LINE OF SIGHT ON WHERE THE HAVE LINE OF SIGHT ON WHERE THE INCREASES WERE. INCREASES WERE. THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL TO ME AS A THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL TO ME AS A FIRST-TIME COMMISSION BUDGETER. FIRST-TIME COMMISSION BUDGETER. I FOUND THE PROCESS TO BE SOUND. I FOUND THE PROCESS TO BE SOUND. I FOUND IT TO BE HELPFUL AND I FOUND IT TO BE HELPFUL AND WITH NO WASTE. WITH NO WASTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. FINAL >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. FINAL COMMENTS. FINAL COMMENTS. VICE MAYOR. VICE MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND, >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND, YOU >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND, YOU KNOW, >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND, YOU KNOW, THIS >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE FASTEST MEETING IN THE WORLD. FASTEST MEETING IN THE WORLD. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF MONEY. MONEY. BUT IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN BUT IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR NINE MONTHS TALKING ABOUT IT FOR NINE MONTHS AND WE'VE HAD ALL-DAY MEETINGS AND WE'VE HAD ALL-DAY MEETINGS OVER THIS. OVER THIS. NONE OF THE INFORMATION IS NEW. NONE OF THE INFORMATION IS NEW. I DO HAVE TO ECHO THE COMMENTS I DO HAVE TO ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUE, COMMISSIONER OF MY COLLEAGUE, COMMISSIONER DUGARD REGARDING THE SEPARATION DUGARD REGARDING THE SEPARATION OF THE OPERATING AND THE A OF THE OPERATING AND THE A CAPITAL THAT REALLY OPENED UP CAPITAL THAT REALLY OPENED UP SOME EYES AND GAVE ME A MUCH SOME EYES AND GAVE ME A MUCH BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THE INCREASES WERE, AS HE HAD THE INCREASES WERE, AS HE HAD MENTIONED. MENTIONED. AND ALL OF THAT WILL LEAD TO AND ALL OF THAT WILL LEAD TO GOOD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IT GOOD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IT COMING IN THE NEXT YEAR. COMING IN THE NEXT YEAR. BUT THIS IS -- IT'S A GOOD BUT THIS IS -- IT'S A GOOD BUDGET. BUDGET. IT'S SOUND. IT'S SOUND. IT'S TIGHT. IT'S TIGHT. AND KNOWING THAT IT'S ONLY GOING AND KNOWING THAT IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET TIGHTER NEXT YEAR IS TO GET TIGHTER NEXT YEAR IS GOING TO BE AT LEAST A GREAT GOING TO BE AT LEAST A GREAT PLACE TO START. PLACE TO START. IF WE'RE ALWAYS MANAGING IT, IF WE'RE ALWAYS MANAGING IT, IT'S A LOT EASIER TO MANAGE. IT'S A LOT EASIER TO MANAGE. SO THANK YOU, CONTINUED THANK SO THANK YOU, CONTINUED THANK YOU FOR THE JOB THAT YOU ALL DO YOU FOR THE JOB THAT YOU ALL DO ON MANAGING OUR MONEY AND ON MANAGING OUR MONEY AND PUTTING IT TOGETHER. PUTTING IT TOGETHER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL, MAYOR. THAT'S ALL, MAYOR. >> Mayor Freaney: GREAT. >> Mayor Freaney: GREAT. >> Mayor Freaney: GREAT. THANK >> Mayor Freaney: GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'LL JUST REITERATE. I'LL JUST REITERATE. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD BUDGET. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD BUDGET. WE WORKED HARD ON IT. WE WORKED HARD ON IT. THE IMPACT OF THE STORMS WAS THE IMPACT OF THE STORMS WAS HUGE. HUGE. THE IMPORTANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE THE IMPORTANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE IS HUGE. IS HUGE. AND IT'S REFLECTED IN THIS AND IT'S REFLECTED IN THIS BUDGET. BUDGET. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BACKBONE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BACKBONE OF OUR CITY WITH 60% OF OUR OF OUR CITY WITH 60% OF OUR BUDGET IS LABOR IS REFLECTED IN BUDGET IS LABOR IS REFLECTED IN THIS BUDGET AND WE'VE GOT TO THIS BUDGET AND WE'VE GOT TO KEEP GOOD PEOPLE. KEEP GOOD PEOPLE. IT'S HIGHLY COMPETITIVE. IT'S HIGHLY COMPETITIVE. AND OF COURSE THE INFLATIONARY AND OF COURSE THE INFLATIONARY FACTORS. FACTORS. SO I SUPPORT THE BUDGET. SO I SUPPORT THE BUDGET. I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK AHEAD, THOUGH, SO THAT WHEN WE AHEAD, THOUGH, SO THAT WHEN WE LOOK THROUGH THE OUTYEARS, YOU LOOK THROUGH THE OUTYEARS, YOU KNOW, YOUR JOB IS AHEAD. KNOW, YOUR JOB IS AHEAD. YOU KNOW THAT. YOU KNOW THAT. I DON'T HAVE TO REPEAT IT. I DON'T HAVE TO REPEAT IT. WE'LL BE STARTIG ON THAT RIGHT WE'LL BE STARTIG ON THAT RIGHT AWAY. AWAY. I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE BOARD I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE BOARD OF FINANCE FOR ALL OF THEIR OF FINANCE FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK. WORK. THEY WORK HARD. THEY WORK HARD. THEY'RE A GREAT BOARD, VERY THEY'RE A GREAT BOARD, VERY IMPORTANT BOARD TO US. IMPORTANT BOARD TO US. A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK AND A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK AND THOUGHTS FOR US THIS YEAR. THOUGHTS FOR US THIS YEAR. I'D LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES. I'D LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES. I THINK, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE I THINK, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE ALL ASKED TOUGH QUESTIONS, WE ALL ASKED TOUGH QUESTIONS, WE HAVE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE HAVE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE KIND OF CENTER ON AND THAT'S KIND OF CENTER ON AND THAT'S WHAT HELPS BRING TOGETHER A WHAT HELPS BRING TOGETHER A TIGHT BUDGET. TIGHT BUDGET. OF COURSE JENNIFER AND THE REST OF COURSE JENNIFER AND THE REST OF YOUR STAFF, THANKS TO YOU OF YOUR STAFF, THANKS TO YOU GUYS. GUYS. AND I WILL JUST SAY WHAT I SAY AND I WILL JUST SAY WHAT I SAY EVERY YEAR, LES, LIKE I -- AND EVERY YEAR, LES, LIKE I -- AND JEAN, I ADD YOU TO THIS NOW JEAN, I ADD YOU TO THIS NOW BECAUSE I THINK YOU'VE DONE AN BECAUSE I THINK YOU'VE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB YOUR FIRST YEAR OUTSTANDING JOB YOUR FIRST YEAR OUT. OUT. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A HAND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A HAND HERE. HERE. [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] AND BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I DO AND BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I DO SAY AND I MEAN THIS, I'VE SEEN SAY AND I MEAN THIS, I'VE SEEN LOTS OF FINANCE DIRECTORS, GOOD, LOTS OF FINANCE DIRECTORS, GOOD, BAD AND UGLY, JUST LIKE BAD AND UGLY, JUST LIKE MANAGERS. MANAGERS. AND I JUST THINK THIS TEAM IS AND I JUST THINK THIS TEAM IS AMAZING. AMAZING. AND AGAIN, IT ALLOWS US TO GET AND AGAIN, IT ALLOWS US TO GET INTO THE POLICY AND THE DEEP INTO THE POLICY AND THE DEEP STUFF WHERE WE CAN TRUST THE STUFF WHERE WE CAN TRUST THE NUMBERS, TRUST THAT YOU DON'T NUMBERS, TRUST THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ANGLES GOING. HAVE ANGLES GOING. YOU'RETRYING TO GIVE US THE YOU'RETRYING TO GIVE US THE STRAIGHT FACTS AND NOT SPIN IT. STRAIGHT FACTS AND NOT SPIN IT. THAT IS CRITICAL. THAT IS CRITICAL. IT'S CRITICAL. IT'S CRITICAL. AND I'VE SEEN PLENTY OF ONES AND I'VE SEEN PLENTY OF ONES THAT DO SPIN IT. THAT DO SPIN IT. IT MAKES IT REALLY TOUGH UP IT MAKES IT REALLY TOUGH UP HERE. HERE. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TEAM. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TEAM. I REALLY DO. I REALLY DO. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I KNOW THAT -- I THINK AND I KNOW THAT -- I THINK JENNIFER, BEFORE WE DO ROLL CALL JENNIFER, BEFORE WE DO ROLL CALL VOTE YOU WANTED TO SAY VOTE YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING. SOMETHING. >> YES, I'D LOVE TO. >> YES, I'D LOVE TO. >> YES, I'D LOVE TO. THANK >> YES, I'D LOVE TO. THANK YOU, >> YES, I'D LOVE TO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS BUDGET. ON THIS BUDGET. IT IS A GOOD BUDGET. IT IS A GOOD BUDGET. IT'S CERTAINLY NOT A DEFICIT IT'S CERTAINLY NOT A DEFICIT BUDGET. BUDGET. WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT. WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT. IT'S GOT A GOOD RESERVE. IT'S GOT A GOOD RESERVE. AS YOU SAID, A LOT OF WORK HAS AS YOU SAID, A LOT OF WORK HAS BEEN PUT INTO IT AND A LOT OF BEEN PUT INTO IT AND A LOT OF WORK BY THE CITY COMMISSION AS WORK BY THE CITY COMMISSION AS WELL. WELL. I ALSO WANTED TO THANK LES AND I ALSO WANTED TO THANK LES AND JEAN. JEAN. THERE ARE, AS WE DEVELOPED THE THERE ARE, AS WE DEVELOPED THE BUDGET, THERE ARE A LOT OF BUDGET, THERE ARE A LOT OF E-MAILS COMING TO US, TO ME OVER E-MAILS COMING TO US, TO ME OVER THE WEEKEND AND LATE AT NIGHT. THE WEEKEND AND LATE AT NIGHT. AND JEAN WORKED ON THIS BUDGET, AND JEAN WORKED ON THIS BUDGET, FIRST TIME AS THE BUDGET FIRST TIME AS THE BUDGET MANAGER, WITHOUT HELP IN TERMS MANAGER, WITHOUT HELP IN TERMS OF THE BUDGET ANALYST POSITION OF THE BUDGET ANALYST POSITION WHICH SHE HAD VACATED WAS LEFT WHICH SHE HAD VACATED WAS LEFT OPEN. OPEN. AND SO SHE DID A FANTASTIC JOB. AND SO SHE DID A FANTASTIC JOB. FIFTEEN, 17-HOUR DAYS. FIFTEEN, 17-HOUR DAYS. I AM NOT KIDDING YOU. I AM NOT KIDDING YOU. AND ALWAYS WAS VERY BALANCED, AND ALWAYS WAS VERY BALANCED, YOU KNOW, VERY UNFLAMMABLE. YOU KNOW, VERY UNFLAMMABLE. AND YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO, AND YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO, ESSENTIALLY IN THAT POSITION YOU ESSENTIALLY IN THAT POSITION YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH A BUNCH OF HAVE TO DEAL WITH A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT QUESTIONS, COMMENTS DIFFERENT QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND OBVIOUSLY IT'S INTRICATE AND OBVIOUSLY IT'S INTRICATE WORK IF YOU WILL AND YOU'VE GOT WORK IF YOU WILL AND YOU'VE GOT TO GET IT RIGHT. TO GET IT RIGHT. YOU ADOPT HAVE A SECOND CHANCE. YOU ADOPT HAVE A SECOND CHANCE. AND SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO JEAN AND SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO JEAN AND I KNOW THAT WE PROMOTED THE AND I KNOW THAT WE PROMOTED THE RIGHT PERSON IN THE RIGHT PLACE RIGHT PERSON IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HER. WITH HER. AND AS USUAL, LES IS A HANDS-ON AND AS USUAL, LES IS A HANDS-ON DIRECTOR WITH A BUDGET. DIRECTOR WITH A BUDGET. HE'S HANDS ON WITH THE BUDGET. HE'S HANDS ON WITH THE BUDGET. A LOT OF WEEKENDS, A LOT OF A LOT OF WEEKENDS, A LOT OF TIMES HE COULDN'T PLAY GOLF TIMES HE COULDN'T PLAY GOLF BECAUSE HE'S WORKING. BECAUSE HE'S WORKING. YOU KNOW, WHICH IS A SHAME YOU KNOW, WHICH IS A SHAME BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HE'S A GOOD BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HE'S A GOOD GOLFER. GOLFER. BUT ANYWAY -- BUT, NO. BUT ANYWAY -- BUT, NO. HE'S REALLY ACTIVE IN THE BUDGET HE'S REALLY ACTIVE IN THE BUDGET PROCESS AND NOT SITTING BACK PROCESS AND NOT SITTING BACK DIRECTING. DIRECTING. HE'S WORKING. HE'S WORKING. SO AS I SAID, IT'S A GOOD SO AS I SAID, IT'S A GOOD BUDGET. BUDGET. A LOT OF GOOD STUFF IN THIS A LOT OF GOOD STUFF IN THIS BUDGET. BUDGET. A LOT OF INITIATIVE TO MOVE A LOT OF INITIATIVE TO MOVE FORWARD. FORWARD. I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT. I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT. AND OUR FIRST MEETING TO TALK AND OUR FIRST MEETING TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE IS ABOUT THE FUTURE IS OCTOBER 3rd. OCTOBER 3rd. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. >> Mayor Freaney: I WAS GOING TO >> Mayor Freaney: I WAS GOING TO >> Mayor Freaney: I WAS GOING TO WORKED >> Mayor Freaney: I WAS GOING TO WORKED FOR >> Mayor Freaney: I WAS GOING TO WORKED FOR THE >> Mayor Freaney: I WAS GOING TO WORKED FOR THE COUNTY, >> Mayor Freaney: I WAS GOING TO WORKED FOR THE COUNTY, I >> Mayor Freaney: I WAS GOING TO WORKED FOR THE COUNTY, I WILL WORKED FOR THE COUNTY, I WILL NOT SAY THE BUDGET DIRECTOR'S NOT SAY THE BUDGET DIRECTOR'S NAME. NAME. I DID NOT WORK IN BUDGET. I DID NOT WORK IN BUDGET. BUT WAY ALONG THE WAY INTO THE BUT WAY ALONG THE WAY INTO THE BUDGET HE REALIZED THAT HE MADE BUDGET HE REALIZED THAT HE MADE A MILLION DOLLAR MISTAKE AND IT A MILLION DOLLAR MISTAKE AND IT WASN'T IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WASN'T IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. IT WAS NOT A GOOD MOMENT. IT WAS NOT A GOOD MOMENT. BUT ANYWAY. BUT ANYWAY. SO, YEAH, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. SO, YEAH, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. I JUST WANTED TO ADD, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO ADD, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO OUR CITIZENS AND THANK YOU TO OUR CITIZENS AND THANK YOU TO CLIFFORD SO WE'RE THANK YOU TO CLIFFORD SO WE'RE NOT LONELY HERE TODAY. NOT LONELY HERE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANK YOU FOR COMING. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S AWESOME. THAT'S AWESOME. IT WAS A GREAT QUESTION. IT WAS A GREAT QUESTION. OKAY. OKAY. ROLL CALL VOTE. ROLL CALL VOTE. >> COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN. >> COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN. >> COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN. >> >> COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> >> AYE. >> VICE >> AYE. >> VICE MAYOR >> AYE. >> VICE MAYOR GOW. >> VICE MAYOR GOW. >> VICE MAYOR GOW. >> >> VICE MAYOR GOW. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER DUGARD. >> COMMISSIONER DUGARD. >> COMMISSIONER DUGARD. >> >> COMMISSIONER DUGARD. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER WALKER. >> COMMISSIONER WALKER. >> COMMISSIONER WALKER. >> >> COMMISSIONER WALKER. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> >> AYE. >> MAYOR >> AYE. >> MAYOR FREANEY. >> MAYOR FREANEY. >> MAYOR FREANEY. >> >> MAYOR FREANEY. >> Mayor >> MAYOR FREANEY. >> Mayor Freaney: >> MAYOR FREANEY. >> Mayor Freaney: AYE. >> Mayor Freaney: AYE. >> Mayor Freaney: AYE. AND >> Mayor Freaney: AYE. AND THAT >> Mayor Freaney: AYE. AND THAT MOTION >> Mayor Freaney: AYE. AND THAT MOTION PASSES AND THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. UNANIMOUSLY. UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING GOOD FOR UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING GOOD FOR THE ORDER THE MEETING IS THE ORDER THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. ADJOURNED.