2026 Schenectady City Budget Meeting, October 17, 2025

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[0:00] final budget discussion. U we should
[0:02] make sure that all of us are
[0:04] >> Yes.
[0:09] » We will not proceed with the final
[0:11] recommendation with all 16 that's
[0:14] available. Maybe we have to if we have
[0:17] to go into Saturday and Sunday of next
[0:19] week we'll have to do it. Well, we'll
[0:22] see how we feel on Friday, Thursday,
[0:25] Friday or Wednesday, Friday.
[0:34] So Sunday like not tomorrow the next.
[0:37] >> No
[0:39] follow.
[0:41] >> All right. Thank you.
[0:47] » So bas based on on the question still
[0:50] answer and I I don't think we can
[0:51] proceed. So I will I mean I'll recommend
[0:54] that we we reset um the finance
[0:57] committee until um next Monday 700 p.m.
[1:02] >> unless I mean is there any other like
[1:04] thought of discussion
[1:05] >> discussion?
[1:09] » Go ahead please.
[1:10] >> So I say I took the liberty to go
[1:12] through and identify some
[1:13] recommendations. I would just say if we
[1:15] are going to recess earlier than
[1:17] intended, I would ask that individuals
[1:20] continue in that presence just so we can
[1:22] be very productive the next time we come
[1:24] back. I know we're waiting for some
[1:26] answers to questions, but I think in li
[1:28] of having all that information just
[1:30] doing your best estimate. I think it
[1:32] just ensures that we can have a very
[1:33] productive meeting.
[1:35] >> We talk about next Monday.
[1:37] >> Yes. I follow up. Please provide your
[1:40] recommendation and have it in writing or
[1:43] make notes of your recommendation so
[1:44] that when we meet next Monday, it will
[1:47] be a long meeting next Monday. So
[1:49] prepare for a long meeting next Monday
[1:51] as we start.
[1:52] >> And then I would say not making light
[1:54] with the current situation. So I think
[1:56] everyone understands the gravity and
[1:57] being as productive in every meeting
[1:59] that we have. But uh reminding those
[2:01] listening um high school's homecoming is
[2:04] tonight break. So now that we have some
[2:06] availability,
[2:09] um I think would definitely be
[2:10] appreciated.
[2:14] » Go ahead,
[2:14] >> Mr. Chairman. you know depending on the
[2:18] time that we get answers to the
[2:19] questions what I could do is like take
[2:22] some do some if this then that scenarios
[2:24] if it's going to be difficult you know
[2:26] like in other words if I can say this is
[2:28] my recommendation if the information
[2:31] looks this way if information I mean I'd
[2:33] rather not have to go through that but
[2:34] if that's you think that that would be
[2:36] helpful then I'd be willing to do that
[2:37] as well
[2:37] >> you can have a draft of your
[2:39] recommendation and based on you can
[2:41] adjust your draft based on the questions
[2:43] that that are being answered And if you
[2:45] want to expand on the recommendation of
[2:48] the question then you can do that. But I
[2:50] ask that you follow copy me and your
[2:53] we'll add Eric to the email note so that
[2:56] he is aware of um all these questions
[2:59] and recommendation today.
[3:06] » I I just when I sent him the email I
[3:08] asked the medium and I just think it's
[3:09] important that as we're going through
[3:10] this process that we have two things.
[3:13] One of them is our what our fund balance
[3:14] policy is for our municipality and the
[3:17] other is um
[3:22] » the general fund. I saw that question. I
[3:24] think the general fund
[3:28] » no uh no what the process is uh the
[3:31] suggested budget um ask for to exceed
[3:34] the tax cap. And so for an explanation
[3:37] of what that actually how that process
[3:40] works and for the years I've been on the
[3:42] company not that's not been
[3:45] um
[3:46] way to go but that is me suggestion I
[3:49] think everyone needs to be aware of what
[3:50] that actually entails how action
[3:54] >> you have question regards to the general
[3:57] >> yes that answer
[4:02] » so what I'll just go through my email
[4:04] and I will forward kind of copy you and
[4:07] it so that way we can just summarize
[4:09] everything.
[4:11] >> Yeah.
[4:14] >> Any other guess?
[4:19] » So may have a motion that we recess
[4:22] finance committee until Monday 7 p.m.
[4:25] >> So moved.
[4:27] >> All in favor?
[4:28] >> I
[4:28] >> thank you. And please prepare for the
[4:30] next Monday long session.
[4:33] Hopefully our first meeting won't be
[4:35] long.
[4:36] >> I think the agenda is long.
[4:38] >> No, not meeting.
[4:40] >> No, the announcement
[4:44] Monday.
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