[0:24] Okay.
[0:27] Okay.
>> We got a couple more minutes before we
[0:32] start. 628.
[0:36] » It's going to be a challenge.
>> You can do it.
[0:47] [Music]
the uh
[0:51] with the exception of
going away for deployments which
[0:58] pretty much timed right into the one
year I had to rotate off. I've been on
[1:03] there for 20 years about it.
>> And um but you can do it.
[1:11] We
>> we going to do it.
[1:13] [Music]
[1:17] Biggest thing in that spot is folks want
to know that you care about them,
[1:20] » right? They'll for they'll be forgiven
of a whole lot else.
[1:24] » They're going to bend you about a lot of
things, but you're used to that and all
[1:28] the things that you've done around here.
So,
[1:29] » Yep.
>> Yeah. It comes with territory, don't it?
[1:32] » It does.
[1:38] Is
[1:44] » she okay?
[1:55] » Door open.
[2:22] All right, we're at 6:30.
Like to call the meeting to order. I'd
[2:26] like to welcome everybody here tonight
to the town of Archer Lodge work session
[2:30] meeting on this Monday, October 20th,
2025 in these Jeffrey D. Barnes Council
[2:36] Chambers. If you would please,
Councilman Jackson, if you would give
[2:40] our invitation. We'll do.
Father, we thank you for this day. We
[2:46] thank you for the many blessings that
you have given our town and uh we're
[2:50] thankful for the opportunity to work on
the behalf of of our citizens.
[2:56] Um
we do ask that you look over our service
[3:01] members serving both here and abroad and
look after their families. Um look after
[3:07] um our government and uh the workers in
that government. this month I'm sure is
[3:13] tough on on um we also ask uh we have
a a very uh anticipated holiday for the
[3:26] kids coming up the Halloween just uh
keep our kids safe as they're getting
[3:30] out and around and about town
and uh just look over us as we celebrate
[3:36] the town's business and give us peace
and grace in your name I pray. Amen.
[3:40] » Amen.
>> Amen.
[3:42] Please join me in the pledge of
allegiance.
[3:48] I pledge algiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
[3:53] republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[3:59] justice for all.
[4:06] » Okay. Item number two. Uh item number
2A, Mr. Lee Worley uh is running a few
[4:13] minutes behind. Let's go ahead and go to
item 2B and um and should he uh arrive
[4:21] uh once we've concluded that, we'll go
back to 2A. Item 2B, discussion on speed
[4:27] limits within town limits. Um you may
recall a few months ago um I had done a
[4:35] windshield speed limit inventory and uh
but during that meeting I I I've failed
[4:41] to make copies and hand out. So, I've
done that tonight um of what we
[4:47] discussed u earlier and uh basically
I've talked with staff and we're going
[4:55] to have a couple maps made up uh showing
u a zone from the center of town and
[5:04] maybe one that goes out a quarter mile
and another that goes out a half mile.
[5:10] Uh and that's one thing we had discussed
uh during that last uh during that last
[5:15] meeting where we discussed speed limits
and discussing uh the potential of
[5:21] changing that speed limit toward the
center of town to 35 mph
[5:26] with everything else at 45 mph. Uh but
what is in print here like I said it and
[5:34] this was not uh GIS or GPS. This was uh
myself on a Sunday afternoon hitting my
[5:41] trip odometer and uh but they're rough
estimates and uh but it does uh show
[5:47] some uh variations um in uh speed limits
within town. If I recall correctly, we
[5:55] we've got u some that are 25 uh some
that are 35 uh 45 and and I believe
[6:02] there's some 55 um in town as well. Uh,
so we've got a we've got a variety. Um,
[6:09] but so we had some good news. Mr. Mike,
I believe uh let you if you would please
[6:14] tell us what we did find out on that
front should council want to make some
[6:19] changes or alterations in in speed
limits.
[6:21] » And yes, sir, in checking with DOT, I
think the process is a little easier
[6:26] than it used to be. Um
being got with DOT and Jason knows those
[6:31] people too and we reached out and they
said well they really need from us. They
[6:36] weren't in favor of dropping really low
on the long stretches of road but that
[6:43] 45 would not be an issue and definitely
in center town the lower wasn't an issue
[6:49] either. So, what they said is to come up
with a plan or a map what the what
[6:55] council wants those speed limits to be
all over town. And it's as simple as a
[7:01] resolution
approved by council and sending to them
[7:06] and they'll start a process of of
changing those signs
[7:11] and uh
paying for those signs.
[7:17] Do do you have to have a public hearing?
>> I don't think so.
[7:21] » No.
[7:25] But we're going to get the I'm going get
with Jason, get us a map, get the map
[7:29] drawn out, and we'll color code it or
something as to where the 25s and 35s
[7:34] all are, make it easier to see, bring it
back to council, let you guys look at
[7:38] it, see what you think, change what you
want to change, and then when we have a
[7:43] final product, we'll put it in
resolution form and move forward. Mhm.
[7:50] » Does anyone know where the 25 is? Cuz I
I don't see it on
[7:54] » Cecil Road.
>> Cecil Cecil Road.
[7:57] » Mhm.
>> Yep.
[8:00] I didn't put it on there cuz I, you
know, that wasn't the main arterial
[8:05] road, you know, that I was looking, but
I happened to turn around. I saw the
[8:08] sign
>> and went ahead and drove down. Memory
[8:11] serves corrects the whole road. And um
but I'm glad you brought 25 up. I do
[8:18] think that there is um I do think
there's at least one road uh that we
[8:24] need to add to that category and uh that
would be Archer Lodge Road and uh from
[8:30] uh Covered Bridge, you know, to the
four-way and on out to Windale. Um I
[8:36] think that would be a a good one to
consider. uh changing to 25 with the
[8:42] volume of folks that are crossing that
road uh at church uh two or three nights
[8:49] at or evening and um also you know with
the community center and all the the
[8:55] volume of traffic of uh cars coming in
and out of those parking lots. I think
[8:59] that would be a really good one to
consider uh going down to 25 and uh for
[9:05] those reasons. um everywhere else
probably in the center of town, you
[9:09] know, uh Mike could work with with 35
and uh but I in my opinion I don't think
[9:15] there's really anywhere in Archer Lodge
anymore that uh needs to be above 45 and
[9:22] uh I know speed limits has been probably
one of the biggest issues that I have
[9:26] heard about um over the years. Um, so
but you mentioned a good point. Uh, you
[9:33] know, point was made about a public
hearing even though that's not required
[9:36] from DOT. You know, if council would
like to do that, you know, we could
[9:40] certainly look into that. But at the
very least, um, having those maps made
[9:45] showing those multiple options, I think
would be beneficial, you know, versus
[9:50] just what we have here. Again, what we
have here was a starting place, but to
[9:54] have that map and show how far a quarter
mile goes out or potentially how far
[9:59] does a half mile go out and um you know
for everybody's um everybody's um review
[10:09] » and possibly questions
>> where where 35 starts right up here.
[10:13] » Mhm. be a good idea for it to be 25
through here too cuz the same amount of
[10:19] people are right over there is on Archel
Road just from where it turns 35 25 till
[10:28] you get to the intersection up there
where you turn
[10:32] » this street this street by the church
>> I I I could consider it there by the
[10:38] church and the community center but I'm
not a big fan of 25 mph speed zones
[10:47] But you might would agree if we went 25
from where the community center starts
[10:51] by the church.
>> Maybe there are just because people
[10:54] there's a lot of people from the
community center to the I guess the
[10:57] soccer field that's there.
>> There's a lot of people that walk and
[11:00] park and cross that road just to concern
>> would and so I'm good with all that. I
[11:09] something I got to thinking about the
other night at church or I've thought
[11:12] about several times actually at church
is uh what would be the
[11:18] the process or how difficult would it be
and who would do it if we put crosswalks
[11:25] in at that inter intersection
>> right there. Yeah, the fourway right
[11:30] there at the church, the cemetery, the
community center, town hall.
[11:36] I think there's a crosswalk on our side,
but I don't think the rest of them do.
[11:42] » Right.
>> Probably wouldn't be probably wouldn't
[11:45] be that hard to do. I'll check and see
>> if they could do
[11:50] I know we I don't know when we get some
folks get mad when folks are crossing
[11:55] back and forth over at at the church.
>> They sure do. And uh if we have a
[12:01] designated
crosswalk area, then I think it'd be
[12:05] less likely to
[12:09] be angry. No, I think I think that's a
good a good suggestion to check into
[12:14] while we're checking on the the uh the
other
[12:19] » and and I' I'd ask Mike or Jason,
whoever's going to talk to DOT, ask them
[12:24] if there's any plans to change that
four-way to a signal because then you
[12:28] could do the crosswalks and the the ped
crossings.
[12:32] » This one here.
>> Yeah. that where the four-way stop is
[12:35] right up here at the community center
and the church at their
[12:39] » because I thought someone had mentioned
one time they thought they were thinking
[12:41] about a signal.
>> I think at one time they
[12:46] were
or say considered several things a
[12:49] roundabout and
>> but but this has been since it's been
[12:52] the four-way stop.
>> Oh yeah, I didn't remember that. I
[12:56] remember
>> I don't recall that. I recall several um
[12:59] options being reviewed prior to the
four-way, but I I don't recall um I
[13:05] don't recall that.
>> Yeah, I could look. Um my understanding
[13:09] is that the four-way stop has alleviated
the issues that that intersection had
[13:15] caused prior. So, my understanding is
that DOT isn't looking at it anymore. Um
[13:21] I know the cover branch and um out to
loop is the is obviously the next focus.
[13:28] Um, and then on the crosswalks part, I
was going to mention I could look
[13:33] through our approved bike ped plan to
see if there's anything in there that
[13:38] gives us something to go to DOT with say
we have as, you know, as planned and
[13:44] something that we'd like to have to
encourage, you know, safe pedestrian
[13:49] mobility throughout town. And that might
help them just cover the cost and the
[13:54] upgrades.
And I'm glad you brought up the park.
[13:58] That was another one that I was going to
ask council about. Um, you know,
[14:03] regardless of distance, you know, that
we maybe right there in front of the
[14:07] park and leading up to to that curve,
um, having that, you know, 35 um, as
[14:14] well because of the volume of traffic
and and folks potentially crossing the
[14:18] road.
And that it again it may be taken care
[14:23] of from distance from the center of
town. But uh it just just to look at
[14:27] that.
[14:32] Any further questions or comments?
>> I have one. Mhm.
[14:37] » Um DOT did send a
resolution because they are going to be
[14:43] changing the speed limit, but it's not
included in any of these roads and it
[14:48] will probably be on the November agenda.
>> Mhm.
[14:51] » I can't It's something over
>> Archers Archers Way off of Windendale
[14:56] Road.
>> That little cut through that goes
[14:58] through the wall road.
>> Mhm.
[15:00] » In there missing signs and a person that
lives on that road works for the state.
[15:05] » Okay. and got up with them and they're
going to replace signs. But any
[15:09] resolution declaring that 25.
>> Okay.
[15:11] » Cuz it's do a neighborhood from Windell
Road to
[15:15] » right now, especially with that with the
detours.
[15:19] » Mhm.
>> Folks probably wearing that one out.
[15:22] » So, we already have that resolution in
hand. I just wanted to make y'all aware
[15:27] it's not any of this.
>> No, no, no. I I did not go through any
[15:32] subdivisions um you know on this again.
and it was just the arterial, you know,
[15:37] roads and collector roads um going
through town and uh that what what we
[15:43] were looking for.
I've not heard from anybody in the
[15:47] subdivision that was had some concerns
about their, you know, speed limit. So,
[15:54] okay. Any further questions or comments?
All right. I see Mr. Lee with us. Uh
[16:01] we'll go back to item 2A if he's ready.
And uh
[16:06] » no no problem at all. No problem at all.
>> So we're discussion on the town
[16:12] administrator search process.
[16:17] » Yeah.
>> Okay. Absolutely.
[16:20] Thank you.
>> Yeah. I'm sorry. I was um
[16:25] having an employee issue and it went a
little longer than I thought. So, uh, my
[16:31] apologies. So, good to see everybody.
Hope you're doing well. Um, so tonight
[16:37] our goal is to, um, make sure that you
all are okay with the, um, the brochure
[16:45] that we'll send out that will advertise
the position. That brochure will also
[16:50] um, be the basis of any other types of
advertisement that we do. Um,
[16:56] additionally, we want to go through with
you the evaluation matrix that we've
[17:01] created and I'll talk briefly about how
that works and want to make sure we get
[17:07] your input on that and make sure you
feel good about it. And then, um, I
[17:12] think at the end we'll do the schedule.
Um,
[17:16] you know, we're going to need to, um,
talk about what schedule is going to
[17:20] work best with you. and I've created a a
draft schedule based on the new sort of
[17:26] where we are right now for you to
consider. So, Mr. Mayor, if that's okay,
[17:31] maybe we'll do Yeah, and I think Ben's
already got up the brochure.
[17:36] » So, I know there were some corrections
that that we had received and we
[17:40] included in the brochure. Um, so wanted
to see how you all felt about the
[17:46] brochure, if there are any additional
um, comments or changes that you would
[17:53] like to see in it.
And again, the plan is to try to get
[17:58] this on the street tomorrow. So if if
you all are good with it, we are going
[18:03] to work hard to begin advertisements
tomorrow.
[18:26] [Music]
So to apply, they're just sending a
[18:31] letter of interest in the resume.
There's not like a um
[18:37] application form of anything.
>> No, ma'am. Usually for these types of
[18:41] searches, the resume and um cover letter
are all that we require. Gotcha. Yes,
[18:46] ma'am.
[18:51] There may be some additional things that
you want from them once we get into the
[18:54] interview process. So that that's where
we can distinguish and get more
[18:58] information when we start the
interviews.
[19:02] » The last page and and this does not be
the updated version. You've got the
[19:07] first review of applications is planned
for October 20th.
[19:10] » Yes, ma'am.
>> So we'll change that based on the
[19:13] schedule tonight. Yes, ma'am.
[19:19] [Music]
[19:26] Any other comments?
[19:30] Everybody okay with us?
>> I think it looks good except for the
[19:33] days with Councilman Brutin just just
pointed out and uh which was just an
[19:37] adjustment timing wise.
>> Okay.
[19:42] » All right.
Um, Councilman Jackson or Mayor Prom
[19:46] Council, do either of you see anything
of concern or how do you feel about
[19:51] what's presented here?
>> I think
[19:56] my opinion looks really good.
[20:01] Covers a lot of the hot spots we got
going on.
[20:06] Um,
[20:11] just let them know that, you know,
really
[20:14] that u two weeks train now we'll be 16
years old.
[20:20] » Wow.
>> Mhm. We've done a lot in 16 years
[20:23] compared to a lot of towns. So
>> um but I think this is the way this is
[20:30] the way to go about it.
>> Mhm.
[20:32] » I really do.
>> Sure. It's an exciting opportunity I
[20:36] think.
[20:40] And it does include that um on page two
said the date of you know incorporation
[20:45] were at least a year uh 2009 but you're
right 16 years old and um May the 9th
[20:54] » I mean uh November 9th
>> Lee I didn't have a question um for the
[20:59] employees or you consider anybody that
gets a W2
[21:07] » see
Um it was
[21:11] » currently you just have the six
full-time and six part-time
[21:16] but our council and our planning board
members also get it
[21:20] » I would say it would just be the direct
reports so just those 12 employees.
[21:26] » Okay. Yeah,
[21:31] [Music]
[21:44] I'm okay with it. Okay,
I think looks good. Okay,
[21:51] we'll um move on to the spreadsheet.
[21:56] Um,
might help if I had the right one open.
[22:00] Me, not Ben. Ben's got the right one
open. I've got the one open right now
[22:05] for Benson. Y'all want to see that one?
All right. Um,
[22:09] so this is how we um
rate is a maybe a subjective word. This
[22:19] is how we sort of callull through
those resumeés and those cover letters.
[22:25] And what I really want to emphasize is I
don't want this to when we're at the end
[22:31] of this and we're in close session um in
a few weeks and we're talking about
[22:36] candidates. I I don't want to give an
impression that this is like candidate
[22:42] number one through candidate 12, right?
because um there is quite a few quite a
[22:49] quite a lot on this that
you you can only tell so much from a
[22:55] resume, right? So, you're doing a very
high level sort of review of individuals
[23:01] and it you're trying to be very fair
with them. I mean, I may see a resume of
[23:05] somebody I know and a resume of somebody
I do not know and and I can't let that
[23:11] really at this point influence me unless
there's something I know that would be
[23:14] really detrimental, right? And we would
let you know that. But I need to be able
[23:19] to view what I see on a resume and take
what I see on the resume and translate
[23:23] it to you in a very objective way. So,
the purpose of this is really to help
[23:30] focus you, right? Because if you're
looking at 30 applications and going
[23:34] through resumes, you can get I mean it
just is natural, right? You get mixed
[23:38] up. You're not sure if one person has it
that another person doesn't. This is
[23:42] meant to supplement and really to focus
you in, right, on the on the candidates
[23:46] that are at least on paper meeting those
um qualifications that you all have
[23:53] identified as really important um to
you. And we do that numerically. We
[23:59] assign points and we'll sort them. Um,
but we always stress that as a board,
[24:05] you know, you all need to invite to
interview and ultimately offer the job
[24:09] to the person that meets your needs the
best. And, you know, once you get
[24:14] somebody in here and start talking to
them, you know, the fourth person on the
[24:17] list might might be the right fit,
right? and the first person on the list
[24:22] may not be right, might have everything
on paper, but when you start
[24:25] interviewing
might just not click right or might not
[24:29] fit. So, this is just that first sort of
call. So, what we do is Elena and I
[24:36] actually sit down together so that we
can make sure we're checking each other.
[24:41] Um, you know, do you think this person
has this this experience? Nope, I don't.
[24:46] Okay, well, let's look at it again. and
we go through and we we assign points or
[24:52] check off um requirements. And so Ben,
if you'll scroll scroll all the way to
[24:57] the left there for me. Thank you, sir.
Um so we just um give some very basic
[25:03] information, first and last name, email
address, their current position.
[25:09] And the way we do this, and actually
came up in Benson, if the person is in
[25:13] transition right now, if they're not
employed, we'll put an NA. That doesn't
[25:17] mean that they're not willing to share
their position. It just means they're
[25:20] not currently employed. But if they're
currently employed, we'll put that
[25:24] position company or jurisdiction that
they're employed with. You can go to the
[25:30] right now.
So the green things are the items that
[25:36] you all said are minimum requirements.
So they have to have a bachelor's
[25:42] degree, at least a bachelor's degree in
public administration, business
[25:46] management. civil civil engineering
related field. This comes right off of
[25:50] your job description. And that municipal
management experience
[25:55] is required. And so we'll review that
and if they do not meet either one of
[26:01] those, we'll put a no there and we'll
sort of stop working at that point on
[26:05] that candidate. Um just for time sake.
Now, one thing I do want to check in
[26:12] because it has come into play in Benson.
Um, just to verify if if a candidate has
[26:21] really good county experience,
um, is that something you're willing to
[26:28] consider?
Because right now, the way it's reading,
[26:32] we would kick that out. So, if they
don't have municipal experience, but say
[26:37] they're an assistant county manager,
we would kick that application out.
[26:44] » But you may local government
>> local government.
[26:50] » I agree with that. I mean, if it's still
it's local government, I would I think
[26:56] we ought to look at it.
[26:59] » Well, let me ask you. Yes, ma'am. Do you
think the roles for a county and a
[27:04] municipality are similar?
>> There are differences. I've been a
[27:08] county manager. I've been a municipal
manager. Um, I think if somebody's been
[27:12] a county manager, assistant county
manager in North Carolina, they know
[27:16] enough about municipal government and
how to manage and the laws and the
[27:19] budgeting, how to work with a council,
how to work with a community that Yes.
[27:25] » I think it could be relevant. Yes,
ma'am.
[27:29] » What I needed to know
[27:33] And the only thing this will do make
your pool larger, right? You're not
[27:37] excluding people that maybe could be a
good candidate. And then you can weed it
[27:41] down from there.
All right.
[27:45] So then you had um sort of preferred or
pluses being a master's degree or an MA
[27:53] International City County Manager
Association credential manager. So if um
[27:58] if folks had that, we would give them a
bonus point.
[28:02] And then we get into um the ideal
attributes
[28:08] um and also those critical knowledge
areas. So this is where it's a lot more
[28:15] subjective. And so part of this is
actually seeing if the candidate
[28:21] actually read the job advertisement. and
you know um tailored their cover letter
[28:28] to actually highlight things that he or
she have done that that meet the
[28:32] requirements that you do or their
resume. And so admittedly, this is much
[28:38] more of a if they say they have this
strength or they've demonstrated
[28:43] something on a resume that aligns with
this, we'll give them the point. You
[28:48] really I can't judge, right? Did they do
it well? Did they not do it well? Um so
[28:53] I just want I just want to say that
right because um there is some
[28:59] subjectivity in that that part. Right
now where we can really start drilling
[29:03] down is when you start forming your um
um interview questions and and talking
[29:10] to somebody. That's where you can really
start pulling out well what did you do
[29:16] specifically to be a strong
communicator? Give me specific examples.
[29:19] Tell me how this worked. Um,
but you'll be surprised. I mean, there
[29:24] are people I have seen a resume and I
say, "I know you've got this skill. I've
[29:28] seen you do it, but you didn't put it on
your resume. You're not getting a you're
[29:31] not getting it, you know, not going to
get a check off for me." So, I just
[29:36] wanted to run through these again. Um,
and we split these out. So, the ideal
[29:40] attributes will sort of do as half of a
half of a score and then the critical
[29:46] knowledge areas we'll do is another um
50% of a total. And then we call that
[29:51] competency.
And we'll actually um tease the
[29:56] competency and then like the bonus
points out so that you'll see how
[30:00] somebody maybe measures up on the
competencies versus maybe just getting a
[30:04] couple bonus points because they have a
master's degree or credential manager.
[30:10] And we'll sort those both ways so you
can see them.
[30:15] So these are the items that you all
identified. um you know budget
[30:20] development, grant writing, human
resources, community planning,
[30:24] communication,
core municipal function, understanding
[30:29] and the two people that we sort of used
as guinea pigs. We just said, well, what
[30:36] if they did this and then you could see
at the end how their scores measure up
[30:42] and we'll present this to you. So, I
think about a week before your
[30:46] interviews, what you'll get is an email
that um I'll send to your interim
[30:51] manager um uh or andor town attorney so
that they can send it to you
[30:56] confidentially.
And what you'll get is a link to the
[31:00] spreadsheet and you will also get
um you won't get a link to the
[31:05] spreadsheet. you actually get
spreadsheet
[31:08] um attached to the email so that you all
individually can look at the
[31:12] spreadsheet, sort it in whatever you way
you want, do what you want to it so you
[31:17] don't mess mess up the master
spreadsheet and then we'll actually link
[31:20] you to every single candidate. So every
candidate will have their own folder and
[31:25] they will have anything that they sent
to us, cover letter, resume. So that way
[31:30] if you want to look at a candidate that
didn't meet the minimums, you can look
[31:34] at them. If you want to meet the number
one candidate, you can look at them as
[31:38] well. You can look at every candidate.
We're not going to keep any candidates
[31:41] from you just because they meet or don't
meet. You're going to see them all and
[31:47] they will all be listed on the
spreadsheet as well.
[31:51] So, that's sort of the process how it
works.
[31:56] Help me a little bit because I'm looking
at the total 50% of score. You got it in
[32:01] two places where one is the um
the demonstrated abilities and then the
[32:08] critical knowledge
>> and I don't think they're adding up
[32:11] right.
>> Okay. I can
[32:13] » So you may want to check both.
>> I'll look and make sure. Yeah.
[32:16] » Because for for like the first one,
Ashley, she's got two for demonstrated
[32:21] abilities, but that total is one. And
then if you carry it all the way over,
[32:27] then she's got one, two, three. But it
just says total is one,
[32:31] » right?
Let me just make sure. One, one, one,
[32:36] two, three, one. Yeah, that's not adding
right.
[32:39] » Yeah, both those total 50% I don't think
are adding right.
[32:42] » Yeah.
One, two, three. Yep. It didn't pick up
[32:46] the last two columns. Yep.
[32:53] We'll get that fixed.
[33:05] So, it actually end up being a 1.5.
So, it would be a 35. 3.5.
[33:13] And then
>> I can't even figure out where Bob gets
[33:19] 0.5
for the total 50%.
[33:23] » Right?
>> Cuz it's only a one.
[33:30] » So it's a half. So and we can do it
differently. What we say is the entire
[33:37] the
it
[33:41] we need to work on it. I now that I've
tried to explain it, it's not working
[33:45] out the way I had wanted it to. We'll
fix it.
[33:50] We'll fix it.
[34:00] Y
[34:03] we may just let them all add and just
it's a score
[34:08] maybe the best way to do it.
That's what I thought you were trying to
[34:13] do. That's what I was doing was just
adding girls.
[34:15] » Yeah. Yeah. That's probably the easiest
way to do it at this point.
[34:18] » Just high scores to high score. High
score. Yes, sir.
[34:22] » Yep.
Okay.
[34:26] Any additional questions or comments.
[34:31] All right. Okay.
So, with the adjustment of the date on
[34:36] the advertisement, you plan on that
going going out tomorrow?
[34:39] » That that is our plan. Yes, we'll start
getting it out tomorrow.
[34:45] [Music]
Okay. Um
[34:50] so
schedule um
[34:55] so we are at the October 20th board
meeting which um yeah we worked on job
[35:03] advertisement
evaluation matrix.
[35:07] Um tomorrow we plan we'll summarize
stuff to you and also
[35:13] uh get that advertised as you see in the
uh phase two. Um so after tomorrow, this
[35:21] is more
um
[35:25] how you all feel about the schedule. I
just started putting some dates out
[35:29] there to see how this would um how you'd
react to it. Um, I assume that you still
[35:38] wanted to move fairly quickly. So,
that's that's what I'm doing here, but
[35:42] we can pace it in whatever way you want
to. So, I've got um a November 14th
[35:49] review of candidates
and um
[35:56] and I we still need to change some
dates. Um it's not the October 20th, but
[36:00] it would be before the November 17th or
December 1st meeting.
[36:05] So, if we started reviewing candidates
on the 14th, we could be ready for
[36:09] either your 17th or December 1st.
Obviously, you have a little more time
[36:13] to review candidates on the 1st rather
than the 17th, but we could um we could
[36:20] make either we could make either work.
So, I guess that's the that's one of the
[36:26] bigger questions.
And then after that, cuz I know we're
[36:30] going to be sort of into December
um in the holidays, I've got a bunch of
[36:37] tob determines
and to see where you all want to maybe
[36:42] head in terms of
um
[36:46] interviews and all of that.
So, Mr. Mayor, I don't know how you want
[36:52] to handle that, but I think the the
first critical question is do you want
[36:58] to be reviewing applicants as soon as
the 14th of November? I mean, that's 3
[37:02] weeks. Um, and then do you want to aim
for the 17th or the 1st or another day?
[37:11] Doesn't have to be those two.
>> It's up to y'all.
[37:14] » Well, you know, one of those factors
will be uh the pool that we're looking
[37:18] at, right? and hopefully we will have a
good applicant pool.
[37:22] » Sure.
>> Um, you know, council has stated that
[37:25] they wanted to try to move along as as
quickly as we could. Um, you know,
[37:32] so
I would I would say um, you know, if we
[37:39] had a good applicant pool as of the
17th, you know, to try to shoot for
[37:44] that. Mhm.
>> Okay.
[37:46] » So, how does the rest of council feel
about that?
[37:49] » That's a good pool. I'm good with that.
>> Mhm. If we're if we've got a good pool.
[37:54] Exactly. And I wouldn't want to limit
ourselves if we, you know, have a short
[37:58] pool, but hopefully that won't be the
case.
[38:06] » Okay. So,
let's see. If you all selected
[38:13] candidates on the 17th,
[38:17] when would you want to shoot for
[38:22] an interview?
So, just as as an example, the town of
[38:27] Benson selected their candidates um last
week. They're interviewing Saturday.
[38:33] Um they're interviewing five candidates.
Um it's about an hour each and so it's
[38:39] from 9:00 a.m. to 4 is the time frame
we've set aside for five candidates.
[38:46] Um so again it doesn't have to be a
Saturday. It we can however you all want
[38:52] to do it but just to give you a sense of
how much time
[38:55] » um you need to think about budgeting
that's probably a good um good estimate.
[39:03] I think an hour would be sufficient and
probably about average, isn't it? Okay.
[39:09] If memory serves correct, that's that's
what we have done previously.
[39:12] » Yeah. And I think it has to do, you
know, how you want to structure the
[39:15] interview. So the Benson interview is
going to be um Q&A from the board, but
[39:21] then they are also going to be giving
each c the candidates a scenario to
[39:27] react to. Um, and that's going to be
about 20 minutes of the of the hour will
[39:33] be the individual actually presenting on
that scenario.
[39:38] [Music]
So, you know, so up to y'all if we can
[39:43] talk about that later, but that's why,
you know, once you do that Q&A, the hour
[39:47] goes by really quickly, give the
candidates some time to ask some
[39:50] questions.
So you said set from with Benson at
[39:56] least you're doing from 9 to four for
five cat five candidates.
[40:00] » Yes sir.
>> I think for five that's probably a
[40:03] reasonable amount of time and we can I
don't remember that we stuck to the hour
[40:09] on the last interview process. I think
that's what we had set for ourselves.
[40:13] » We had them scheduled but we also
allowed some buffer uh for breaks and
[40:18] that type of thing. So we we did have we
did have some buffer if it did go over,
[40:23] » right? And and I that would be wise for
this too, I think. But
[40:27] » I think the nine to four for five
candidates is probably
[40:31] » reasonable.
>> And let's let's hope we, you know, have
[40:35] that, right? So
>> the rest of that
[40:38] » the rest of that equation will work out
work itself out once we see this
[40:43] applicant pool.
[40:49] But now what day I think is probably the
next thing. What day of the week kind of
[40:53] thing?
>> I was thinking the same thing
[40:54] » cuz the the week after that is
Thanksgiving.
[41:00] » Would come in on their Thursday.
Nobody's working that day.
[41:03] » You you going to bring the turkey?
>> Well, you
[41:07] » that would be a very devoted crowd,
right?
[41:09] » Yeah, it would be.
I love my mom and she'd be mad at me.
[41:15] » Yeah, I don't think that day would work.
>> No.
[41:25] » Well, I guess we can be thinking about
what days trying to be flexible again
[41:28] once we see this applicant pool and
applications and and then going forward
[41:35] making a decision based on that. Yeah, I
I would encourage y'all to maybe and we
[41:41] the rest of the schedule we can sort of
um work on it as we go. I I would try to
[41:47] get this um interview date
>> um in sort of cemented because we'll
[41:55] want to when applicants apply, we'll
want to be able to tell them
[41:59] » you need to reserve this date.
um just so that we don't have anybody
[42:04] springing us a surprise when we reach
out to them. Well, looking at the
[42:10] holidays and what we've got going on
here in town, we're not going to do the
[42:15] 19th, I'm sure. Or the 29th, I'm sure of
that. And the 6th, we've got the parade,
[42:21] the tree lighting, all that stuff. M.
>> So, we're not going to do it on that day
[42:26] regardless of whenever we look at those
two dates when regardless of whenever we
[42:30] look at the the packets.
So, then the next
[42:35] » if we're looking at a Saturday, if we're
looking at Saturday,
[42:38] » personally, I would prefer that.
[42:46] » So,
>> so would the 13th
[42:48] be uh open for everyone?
If we're going to do it in December, I
[42:54] think the 13th's pretty much what we
got. The 20th
[42:58] » in January.
>> Yeah.
[43:06] 20th people start taking trips.
>> Mhm. And the 27th they're still on them.
[43:11] Mhm.
[43:19] I'm good with the 13th.
[43:24] Councilman Brutin and Mayor Pro Tim
Caspberry, is the 13th work for you? Um,
[43:29] » Marcus, is our game against Carolina, is
that always the last game? Cuz it's the
[43:36] Saturday after Thanksgiving. I'm sorry.
>> Football
[43:43] and with the new alignment schedule.
[43:52] game is the 29th.
>> Yeah, that's I was I was thinking it was
[43:56] always the last one and it is. So,
>> yeah, November 29th will be that date.
[44:05] » So, I think it's okay, Mayor.
All right. So, why don't we just put
[44:09] 13th as a goal there? Okay. For
interviews. Yes, sir.
[44:18] But one one thing I'd like to just
clarify, we've got November the 14th to
[44:23] get the um candidates to the board.
That's a Friday and staff doesn't work
[44:28] on Friday. So, I think we need a game
plan on how we're going to get them that
[44:33] Friday.
[44:39] » I'm sure we can arrange for that email
to make it to council,
[44:44] » right? But I just wanted to make
everybody aware of it. So you just don't
[44:47] send it to staff and staff's not here.
>> Sure.
[44:52] » I can work with Ben and if
>> y'all are I've seen Friday emails before
[44:58] knowing that that would take place. I'm
sure we can work that out.
[45:01] » Okay. I mean, I don't mind sending it
directly or if you'd rather it come from
[45:05] staff, we'll we'll work through whatever
we need to do. Ben and I will make sure
[45:10] it happens. They can have a bin or a
signed person and uh
[45:15] very good.
Um
[45:20] [Music]
All right.
[45:23] So,
did y'all want to work? So, okay. So,
[45:29] we're going to shoot for December 13th.
Sorry, Ben. If you'll scroll back down.
[45:34] Yeah. Sorry.
uh December 13th, special board meeting
[45:39] for your five candidates. During that
meeting, um the goal will be to really
[45:44] try to determine your top two candidates
or you have no candidates or maybe
[45:49] there's one that's just like the unicorn
that you want to go after, right? Really
[45:54] having a good plan after that um to move
on. And then also um if um if you want
[46:03] to do a second round interview um I'm
assuming you'll want to with at least
[46:08] one candidate thinking about how that
might work
[46:12] » and then we can um sort of go from
there.
[46:16] But I think y'all got a good plan to get
you to the 13th of December.
[46:21] Um and I will say I mean I don't mind
sharing it's public knowledge. Um,
[46:27] we got like for Benson, um, we got 40,
oh gosh,
[46:34] » eight applications.
>> Good gracious.
[46:38] » 20 of those met minimum qualifications.
One dropped out because they took
[46:44] another job. Um, so they had 19 to
consider. They,
[46:51] um, it was a variety. It mostly instate.
There were there were a few qualified
[46:57] applicants out of state. Um they picked
five. Um and like I said, they're
[47:04] interviewing Saturday.
>> I was going to ask you about the
[47:08] instate. So
>> yeah, it was it was more in state than
[47:11] the out out of state, but there were
some strong out ofstate candidates for
[47:15] what they were looking for.
>> Um and I Well, I don't want to get that
[47:20] deep into it. Yeah, there were there was
a nice a nice mix. um a lot of a lot of
[47:26] individuals that were managers um some
with county experience. Um
[47:34] but yeah, it it I I think the board was
pleasantly surprised with the numbers.
[47:40] Um and and I I I do remember that the
discussion here, you know, are there
[47:45] opportunities maybe for some candidates
um in that process? And depending on
[47:50] where Benson ends up on Saturday, there
might be there's some good candidates
[47:54] that um they didn't select just cuz you
know they needed to take five, right?
[48:00] And there were some candidates outside
of that five that were that were good
[48:03] that were strong. So um we may have an
opportunity to do some outreach based on
[48:08] what they decide. So
>> hopefully that foreshadows our results
[48:14] so far as the pool that we're looking
at.
[48:16] » I hope so. Um, no. I think like like
we've talked about, you've got a great
[48:21] opportunity, very stable. Um, I mean, I
I don't think it's any mystery that
[48:28] Benson's having some struggles right now
and and even with that, they had a
[48:32] really good pool. Um, cuz I think the
Benson's opportunity is really good as
[48:36] well. So,
>> yeah. Lee, will you be sending any of
[48:42] those candidates not in the top five,
but anybody that had applied for those
[48:47] jobs of this
position?
[48:50] » We will. Yes, we I want to see what
happens on
[48:55] um they'll of course see it when it gets
advertised anyways, but I I may do some
[49:02] direct outreach based on what happens on
Saturday to some of them. Absolutely.
[49:08] Yep.
[49:13] Okay. So, I think that date for the
interview that would apply
[49:19] whether or not we have a good pool.
>> Yes.
[49:23] » On the 17th or the whatever the two
weeks after that,
[49:27] » that would still be for that.
>> Yeah. Yeah. And if I, you know, if we
[49:31] get to, let's see, if we advertise
tomorrow, 21st, you know, if we get to
[49:35] like
election day, right, you know, somewhere
[49:39] in that 1st of November, and we're not
getting good
[49:43] like response, I'll probably go ahead
and sort of reach out and say, you know,
[49:49] we'll keep a look, but we may not we're
not getting the numbers just so you're
[49:54] aware. I don't want to surprise you
right on the 14th and like you only got
[49:59] two candidates which ain't going to
happen right but I'll keep you update on
[50:03] the updated on the numbers so you'll
sort of know
[50:05] » what was Benson's salary range
>> I'm sorry
[50:08] » what was Benson's salary range
>> um I think it was 130 to 150 I believe
[50:15] » yeah yeah
[50:19] » and one thing to keep in mind Benson is
hiring a manager and not an
[50:23] administrator That's right.
>> So that will kind of command a little
[50:26] bit higher salary.
>> Okay.
[50:28] » And I mean, and we've had this
conversation, they have some budgetary
[50:33] challenges they're going to have to deal
with immediately.
[50:36] And so the board, to their credit,
understood that they were going to have
[50:40] to, you know, account for that and the
compensation of the individual. and they
[50:46] need that person to stay for a while to
help with what's going to need to be
[50:53] done budgetarily. So, they've been good
to work with. They they understand what
[50:58] they're having to do.
[51:06] All right. All right. I think our
marching orders are clear.
[51:10] » Sounds great.
>> Apologize for being a few minutes late.
[51:12] » That's not a problem. Not a problem.
Thank you. Good to see everybody.
[51:17] » Thank you.
>> Yep.
[51:18] » All right. Item number 2C, discussion on
parks and recreation winter sports.
[51:24] » Um I did want to have some discussion
about our upcoming winter sports, but um
[51:28] I think right now might need to kind of
delay that discussion just due to some
[51:34] um
[51:37] some conversations we had, positive
conversations we've had this uh this
[51:40] morning. So that may change what we have
going forward. Okay. water sports.
[51:45] » All right.
>> And I do want to remind everybody that
[51:47] we do have a shred event um this
Saturday from 9 to 1.
[51:51] » Um spread the word. We'll be out there
working hard and uh telling everybody to
[51:55] bring their uh discarded files and
everything else you want uh to get this
[52:00] ready.
>> That's going to be at the park again.
[52:02] » Yes, sir.
>> Okay. Great. That's 9 to1, Chris.
[52:05] » Yes, sir.
Excuse me.
[52:16] Okay.
Outstanding.
[52:21] All right. Item 2D, interim financial
reports.
[52:26] [Applause]
[52:33] [Music]
[52:37] » Thank you.
[52:43] As you can see, um, mayor council, the
August and September financials are
[52:49] available tonight. So, I I'll quickly go
over both um as fast as possible.
[52:59] August is the second month of 12, so
that's 17% through with the fiscal year.
[53:08] And so when you look through the um the
worksheets in front of you uh ending
[53:15] August 31, keep that in mind. Um
revenues if they're higher than 17%
[53:22] that's excellent. If expenditures are
higher than 17%.
[53:27] That's not good. So um and then we'll go
on to September to see if any of those
[53:33] figures have changed.
As you can see, we've not gotten um many
[53:39] of the Avalon taxes during the month of
August. Very, very little. But the
[53:45] vehicle um taxes do come in every month
and they're they're pretty um within I
[53:53] would say 20 to 35,000. It can range any
anywhere from there per month.
[54:00] Um, if you will quickly look at the park
and wreck fees for the month of August,
[54:05] it's um $7,200. And then as well as the
rentals are a little less than $1,500
[54:12] just for the month of August.
We'll flip over to the next page.
[54:19] We have some investment earnings of
$3,100 during the month of August, as
[54:24] well as the transfer from the um park
reserve fund to the general fund to make
[54:31] the debt payment um to the Smith family
for the park
[54:36] » of which I think we have what two.
>> I think there's only one more left.
[54:40] » One more. Okay, one more.
>> Great.
[54:43] » Yes, sir.
>> Going over to the expenditures in the
[54:47] general fund. Like I said, let's say
think about the 17% figure. The
[54:52] governing body is a little bit higher.
Um but then all a lot of the dues during
[54:59] the month of uh July and August get paid
upfront for the whole fiscal year. So
[55:03] that's why it's a little skewed um past
17%. Going on to the administration,
[55:10] um we're at 23%.
I'm not too worried about that. It is a
[55:15] little bit um higher than the 17% but
there again some of our dues uh and um
[55:23] for the
members the membership dues that some of
[55:27] the staff we pay them for the year
upfront as well.
[55:33] Next, we'll go to the um the next
department.
[55:38] Tax collection fees, not very much.
January 11th of August,
[55:43] $423.
And then legal fees, a little less than
[55:46] $2,200.
[55:50] And going on to property taxes, that's
very, very little. And that is based on
[55:54] the copier that we have um leased from
CI. Going on to the public buildings for
[56:01] less than 17% for 12% spent.
>> Kim, can I can I ask what document
[56:06] you're on? I just want to make sure I
have the right one.
[56:08] » Sure. I am on the
statement and revenues of expenditures
[56:14] the operating.
>> Okay.
[56:16] » Page nine, is it?
>> Year to date as of 83125.
[56:21] » Yes.
>> Okay. And I'm currently on
[56:25] page nine of that doc
>> at the top left.
[56:28] » You're still in the revenues.
>> I'm slowing him down because I can
[56:32] actually read that up there better than
I can here cuz this is too close.
[56:36] » Okay.
>> But he's having to blow that up just a
[56:38] little bit.
>> That's fine.
[56:39] » All right. I think we're I think we're
back on track. Sorry. I know the
[56:42] feeling, Councilman Jackson.
Um
[56:47] so the public buildings are is at 12%
which is less than the 17%.
[56:52] Um
the highest expenditure in that is is of
[56:56] course the communications that's
telephone, internet um
[57:01] here and at the park. That's that would
make um and it could even include some
[57:07] July. I'm not so sure.
The next page is Peg Media. Nothing for
[57:12] the month of August.
going through to public safety.
[57:18] Nothing was paid during that during the
month of August. Um we were late getting
[57:24] some um the information from the county
to not write that check by the end of
[57:29] August. So it would happen the 1 of
September. So you'll see a bigger figure
[57:32] there. Um that'll include um the August
one.
[57:39] Public works 2% doing really good there.
And then we are planning zoning which is
[57:46] 20%.
Um,
[57:51] basically it's just your normal staff um
expenditures, a few contracted services,
[57:58] a little higher than 17%
spent and then we go over to the parks
[58:02] and wreck
um department for August and that is at
[58:07] 18% little a little over 17%.
And then quickly we're looking at the
[58:14] debt service. As I've mentioned earlier,
you've got your um
[58:19] partland payment. We are on page 16, the
partland payment and then the first uh
[58:27] or the year payment for the uh HR
software as well as um and then of
[58:34] course that the 50,000 and 4,000 is the
total for the park payment. So that's
[58:39] 54,000 for this year.
Um,
[58:44] next we'll go to the inter fund
transfers. And the only one um that was
[58:49] done
for this was a little bit of transfer
[58:53] over to park reserve.
[59:00] Now looking at the
other funds, the capital reserve, park
[59:05] reserve, and public safety reserve.
Basically the only activity in those
[59:11] funds are interest
um earnings
[59:19] and roughly looking through
um
[59:24] there was a like I said a little bit
going from the park reserve over to um
[59:29] transfer from the general fund to the
part reserve fund in addition to the
[59:33] interest.
And then uh we transferred the
[59:39] um
from the park reserve fund for the loan
[59:44] payment went to the general fund to pay
it out of the general fund. And then we
[59:49] have the um
the public safety and you'll see there
[59:53] is interest earnings on that.
[1:00:00] And the very last page will kind of give
you an idea of where we are with the um
[1:00:04] the grand total of all four of those
funds. The general fund 10
[1:00:10] um capital reserve, park reserve, and
public safety reserve. And the operating
[1:00:16] is at the bottom kind of gives you an
idea of how much revenue we got in, what
[1:00:21] expenditures we have, and where we are
with the net for um
[1:00:27] the month of August. and also year to
date. So, we're currently in the in the
[1:00:33] negative 280,000,
a little less than 281,000.
[1:00:38] Um, but that's not unusual at the first
of the fiscal year. As you aware, we
[1:00:42] don't get the property taxes until
November, December. Um, and then the
[1:00:48] sales tax each comes in each month.
Any questions regarding
[1:00:53] the August for those four funds?
[1:00:59] And then the next share I want to just
share with you. Um
[1:01:04] yes, that one of all the funds. Let's
make sure go to the top. Make sure it
[1:01:09] says end of Yep. 831. Thank you, Ben. Um
just so you kind of see an idea of where
[1:01:15] all the funds
um fall into the total of 404,1
[1:01:24] roughly $138,000.
could. So you can see the capital
[1:01:28] reserve is a little less than 80,000 of
that. Um park reserve is a little less
[1:01:34] than 79,000. Your public safety reserve
is right around 531,000.
[1:01:42] And um those transfers that were done at
the first of the fiscal year have
[1:01:47] they're a part of those figures that was
in the budget that we want to transfer
[1:01:51] from general fund to the um capital
reserve and the public safety reserve
[1:01:58] that has already been done. And then the
the liability or what's left of the
[1:02:04] skiff fund is there as well as the
reader
[1:02:08] um the regional economic development
grant.
[1:02:12] Those figures do not include what's
already encumbered. So don't let that
[1:02:17] don't when you look at that don't think
oh we had $231,000 left the skip fund.
[1:02:23] that is not what that is re showing
because there are encumbered items that
[1:02:29] have not come out of that year. Okay.
>> And the same for the the reader grant.
[1:02:34] Um
[1:02:38] any questions regarding August?
[1:02:44] Okay. If not, we'll quickly go to
September.
[1:02:47] And September is the third month
of the fiscal year. So, we're looking at
[1:02:53] a quarter% complete of the fiscal year.
Um, and now our Avalor property taxes
[1:03:01] have come in during the month of
September. A little less than 92,000
[1:03:06] $91,000.
Starting to see that come in. And then
[1:03:10] our our sales tax
is is hit this month as well um for two
[1:03:17] months prior. So if this is September,
then that sales tax figure is from the
[1:03:23] July
um receipts with the state. Okay, it's
[1:03:28] two months behind.
Um
[1:03:32] permitting for the month of September
was a little less than $6,800.
[1:03:38] That's pretty good. Um the rentals and
the park fees weren't so good during the
[1:03:44] month of September, but they were really
good um prior to that. I think all his
[1:03:49] registration had been taken into
consideration for any fall sports. So
[1:03:53] that's why it's showing that the
year-to- date totals are there as well
[1:03:57] if you'd like to look at those. And now
the revenues are at 8% collected
[1:04:05] which is a little less but we understand
how our revenues work at the beginning
[1:04:08] of fiscal year. Quickly running through
the governing body um that is over the
[1:04:15] 25%
which is um fine at this point. Not so
[1:04:21] concerned about that. And um because we
also paid out the uh quarterly
[1:04:28] um wages to the town council mayor um
during September as well
[1:04:36] running through the administration
department
[1:04:42] is at 34% spent.
[Applause]
[1:04:47] And quickly let me look real fast.
Um
[1:04:55] salaries are up because we had two
people leave and we had to pay out their
[1:04:59] vacation. One had over 240 hours of
vacation. So you had to pay them 240
[1:05:05] hours and the other was a little less
than that but when somebody leaves um
[1:05:11] they get up to 240 hours of vacation
payout. So that's why the salaries
[1:05:16] amounts are higher for the month of um
August or September. If you go back and
[1:05:23] look,
which would affect the FICA, the
[1:05:28] withholdings, the retirement 401k, it
hits all those other accounts as well.
[1:05:34] Um tax collections at 7%
um a little less than 2700 during the
[1:05:41] month of September. Um that went to the
county. uh legal fees. Um there was
[1:05:47] nothing during the month of September,
probably doubled up next month.
[1:05:54] Um personal properties
1% not very much to even account for. Uh
[1:06:00] your public buildings are 18%.
[1:06:04] And it appears that um the
communications is the highest in that
[1:06:10] department which is like I said the
internet phones both here and at the
[1:06:17] town park peg media has not been paid
yet for um in September that will hit
[1:06:23] during the month of October. You'll see
that but it would be for the fiscal year
[1:06:29] end 30th.
um public safety
[1:06:36] just a little bit. Um the monthly fee
that we're doing now to animal control
[1:06:40] was basically the only thing paid out um
during the month of September. Public
[1:06:46] safety
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[1:06:50] and then four public works
very little. It's at 6% that's that's
[1:06:56] really good. um holding that lower than
the 25%. Moving on to plan and zoning,
[1:07:03] that is at 27%. It's right around the 25
percentile. Um
[1:07:10] moving on to parks and wreck
[1:07:15] 27 percentile. Um that's that's not bad
as well. And it's probably some of those
[1:07:22] salary figures because the two that um
resigned um get paid out of parks and
[1:07:28] wreck as well
or a percentage. Going on to the debt
[1:07:33] service,
the um
[1:07:38] payment for the town hall expansion was
made. The loan payment was made there.
[1:07:43] And so that's what you see for the month
of September. And of course, it's going
[1:07:48] to be high
because
[1:07:53] that only leaves, I believe, the
[1:07:58] the town hall, the original building,
this building's payment is later. I
[1:08:03] think that comes out in March. So,
that's why the percentage is at 70. So,
[1:08:07] once that gets paid, that that
department will be at 100%.
[1:08:11] And then we have the inter fund
transfers
[1:08:15] um from the general fund to the park
reserve. Uh $7,400
[1:08:21] for that. And that is all of the general
fund. So if you look on um page
[1:08:28] 18, you see where the operating expenses
are with revenues and expenditures
[1:08:35] are just for the general fund at the end
of the all the documents for all four
[1:08:39] funds together. Is there any questions?
I'm going kind of fast. So,
[1:08:45] okay.
In the other three funds, definitely
[1:08:50] interest expense was um received in all
three of those funds.
[1:08:55] And I believe other than the two cent
transfer from the general fund to park
[1:09:01] reserve fund that we do every month.
Other than that's that is all that has
[1:09:07] the activity in those three funds. So if
you look at that last page
[1:09:13] um you'll see with all four funds where
we are the final difference
[1:09:19] in the revenues and expenditures is a
negative of 270 almost $278,000.
[1:09:27] But for the month we were ahead in
September. the revenues were higher than
[1:09:33] our expenditures of $14,800.
Any questions on any of those?
[1:09:42] Okay. If not, the last um let's look at
the liabilities a little bit. You'll see
[1:09:48] um and it's the period in 9:30.
[Music]
[1:09:54] Yes. So you'll see capital reserve
increased the park reserve increase
[1:10:00] public safety and that's those all three
increase because of the interest and
[1:10:05] then you'll see that the ski fund and
the reader or the skiff grant and the
[1:10:11] reader grant um
very little change grant didn't change
[1:10:17] at all no expenditures or anything out
of that and then there was very little
[1:10:21] change in the reader grant um during the
month of Septermber member.
[1:10:27] Okay. Lastly, if you will look at your
spreadsheet for the skiff grant,
[1:10:33] and this is as of 9:30, everything
that's um been paid out of the skiff
[1:10:38] grant through 930, which also includes
interest every month. Um
[1:10:45] it's showing that the running balance is
$231,568
[1:10:50] and some cents. So that this gives you a
good overview of everything that's
[1:10:55] happened in the skiff grant,
who it was paid to, what what we
[1:11:00] received, etc., etc. And the same
document is for the reader grant as
[1:11:04] well, and that is all the way through
930. And the balance in that right now
[1:11:10] is 2,216,000.
Like I said, that does not include items
[1:11:16] that are encumbered, which we do have
quite a bit of encumbered amounts, but I
[1:11:22] just kind of want to give you idea of
where the where the, you know, the
[1:11:26] interest comes from for those grants and
where all the money is being spent. Does
[1:11:31] anybody have any questions regarding any
of the finances?
[1:11:36] But that's a significant amount of grant
money, just that one grant and uh dating
[1:11:40] all the way back to 2022. And so
>> yes,
[1:11:45] [Music]
>> if nobody has any questions, that's all
[1:11:49] I had, Mayor.
>> Okay.
[1:11:56] [Music]
[1:12:00] » All right. Well, we have no questions.
Next item was adjournment.
[1:12:05] So we are adjourned. Thank you.