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>> All right, it is 5: O'.

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Clock. We'll call our special

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council meeting to order

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at this time. Roll call. All

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members are present. We only

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have one item on the agenda.

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That is the presentation

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of the 2026 executive budget.

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All right, so first I will read

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my official letter. Citizens,

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Common Council and City

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Employees, I'm honored

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to present the City of

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Manitowoc 2026 executive budget

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for your consideration. Our

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annual budget is more than a

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financial document. It is a

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reflection

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of our city's priorities,

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values and vision

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for the future. This year we

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continue to face challenges

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that require thoughtful

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stewardship of taxpayer dollars

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and a commitment

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to transparency and a focus on

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strategic investments that will

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benefit MAK for years

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to come. Going

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into the budget this year, I

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had some key priorities and

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initiatives that I shared with

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department heads and staff and

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that I kept in mind as we were

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putting together. The 2026

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budget first was investing

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in our employees. We remain

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committed to retaining,

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attracting and supporting our

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dedicated city staff. 2026

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budget includes a 3% increase

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in compensation

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for non-represented employees,

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a 5% increase for the police

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union and a 4% increase

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for the fire union.

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Maintaining fiscal discipline,

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we continue our practice

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of paying off more of the

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City's outstanding general debt

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obligation than the proposed

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borrowing. The 2026 budget

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proposes $7.2 million

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in borrowing for critical

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infrastructure and capital

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projects while prioritizing

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debt management and responsible

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spending. Third, levy

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Stability and revenue

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management. The budget aimed to

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keep the property tax levy as

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close as possible to 2025

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levels with a total of 50,000

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just over $50,000

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in new revenue projected from

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sources such as the wheel tax

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and state shared revenues.

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However, we saw significant

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increases in expenses which

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will cause the operational tax

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levy to increase 6.46% over

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2025. 4. Infrastructure and

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public Spaces Major investments

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are planned

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for road repairs including

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South 30th Street, V Bond

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Street and Lancer Circle, as

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well as continued improvements

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to Red Arrow Park and the

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Community Built Playground.

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These projects are essential to

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maintaining and enhancing the

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quality of life

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for all who call Manitowoc

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home. 5.

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Public Safety and Facility

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Optimization 2026 budget funds

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a study to evaluate fire

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station locations

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with the goal of Transitioning

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from a 4-station to a 3-station

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model and consolidating the

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Police Department into the

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Public Safety Building on J

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Street. This initiative aims

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to improve service delivery,

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reduce long-term costs and

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ensure our facilities meet the

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evolving needs

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of our community, 6

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departmental reorganization and

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IT investment

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in proposing the creation

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of a separate Parks and

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Recreation Department reverting

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the current Department of

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Public Infrastructure back

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to the Department of Public

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Works and making significant

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investments

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in IT infrastructure

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to support efficient, secure

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and modern city operations. I

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also want to invest

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in the public transparency

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of our meetings

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for our citizens. While we have

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seen small increases in state

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shared revenue and other

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revenues, we also face rising

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personnel and health insurance

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costs, as well as the need to

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upgrade or replace aging

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infrastructure. The 2026 budget

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reflects a careful balance

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between these pressures and our

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commitment to delivering high

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quality services

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to our residents. This year's

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budget process has emphasized

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transparency, collaboration and

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data driven decision making. I

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want to thank Finance

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Director Shawn Alford,

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Comptroller Erica Beaman,

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department heads and all city

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employees for their hard work

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and dedication throughout this

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process. As you review and

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deliberate on the 2026

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executive budget, please know

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that my office is always

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available

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to discuss any aspect

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of this proposal

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in greater detail. Together we

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can continue building a

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stronger,

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more vibrant matwoc.

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Respectfully submitted. I do

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have a presentation

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of some highlights of the 2026

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proposed executive budget that

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I'll go through now. First, I

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mentioned some new revenue.

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Wheel tax, we're increasing

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$20,000.

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This is not because it's an

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increase

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to the annual fee that remains

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at $20 a vehicle. Just looking

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at historical trends, we felt

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we could increase that number

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by $20,000. So, the wheel tax

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itself does not increase

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for the citizen,

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just our projected increase

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to the revenue of it state

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shared revenue increased

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$186,000. That's a 3.3%

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increase that was

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in the last biennial budget for

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shared revenue increases

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statewide.

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Supplemental, just different

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types of taxes. About a

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$48,000 increase. Right

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around 3.4% there too. We saw

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some decreases

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in our revenues, however.

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Expenditure restraint program,

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which we've been a part of

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for many, many years, that's a

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state program that's decreasing

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$83,261 and lift bridge aids

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are about $120,000 decrease

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from last year. So overall,

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just about $51,000 in new

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revenues other than property

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taxes that we saw

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in the budget. So very minimal,

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I would say new expenses. This

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is just personnel,

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so this is just personnel.

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This is not anything other than

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personnel

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in the operating budget.

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In the general fund we saw,

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as I mentioned in the letter,

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a 3% increase. I'm recommending

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for non reps. That's a

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$316,000 increase. 5% increase

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in the police union

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compensation based off of their

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collective bargaining

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agreement. That's $359,000

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over 4% for the fire union in

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their collective bargaining

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agreement.

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That's almost a $200,000

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increase

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for wages and benefits there.

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The compression pay plan that

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was approved

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by council a few months ago

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through personnel committee.

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This is the first year it's

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hitting. So, you won't see a

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massive increase

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in future years.

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But this is the first year to

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bump everyone up who are

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non-represented employees

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because as you can see,

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non-represented employees in

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the police and fire department

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are getting 3% raises and union

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employees are getting 5% raises

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or 4. So we are really starting

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to see compression again. This

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is a council approved plan,

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but that's $129,000 increase

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over last year

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to implement that plan

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in year one. Health insurance,

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which council also approved the

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plan for next year that had a

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13% increase which was

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mentioned

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on the council floor. So.

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So, you knew about that.

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But that is a $365,000 hit

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to the general fund. That is

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not the 100% because of course

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the employee bears 12.5%

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of that which is their portion.

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But this is what directly

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affects the city budget and

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what we're responsible for. So

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total costs

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for just wages and benefits,

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an increase of year

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over year is $1,368,000 in

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in new expenses since 2025

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going into 2026. So, that alone

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just the personnel increases

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created the situation that

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you'll see as we move forward

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here when we talk about

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property taxes and how we are

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going to fund that major road

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projects. I will note that we

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have an updated 2026-2031 road

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project plan

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in your budget book. Council

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approved one last year as we

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mentioned last year. It's just

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a plan. It was not set

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in stone. All dependent

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on many different factors. One

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of those factors was Michigan

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Avenue was supposed to be in

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2026 budget that went to the

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public infrastructure committee

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and they recommend pushing that

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back to the 2027 budget. So

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that was one major change that

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was an action of the committee

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that was different. Kellner

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street was also in there when

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evaluating the new updated

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plan. Looked at the road

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in detail

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like we did do every year.

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Kellner street did not rank as

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low as Lancer Circle,

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for example, just

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down the road. So that is why

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Kellner street got pushed back

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another year. Kellner street,

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if you recall in the Paeser

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ratings there was

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about a block that was really,

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really bad shape and we talked

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about not doing small little

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sections

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but the entire stretch. If

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we're going to do something.

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That's another reason why we

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recommended Kellner street

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to be pushed off another year

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is because a vast majority

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of the portion of Kellner

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street still is in decent shape

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versus that one section.

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We're going

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to look and see what we can do

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about that one section

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for next year outside

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of the capital borrowing. But

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that's main reason why that

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road was switched with Lancer

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Circle which is in much worse

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shape and can be engineered and

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done much quicker too as well.

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So South 30th Street v Bonded

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UI that's part of the federal

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Bipartisan Infrastructure act

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that was passed a few years ago

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that is federally funded

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at 80%.

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So, the local share that you'll

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see hit the capital projects is

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$450,000 to finish

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to complete that project. 1.8

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total or 1.8 on the other end

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from the federal government

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VBAAN from South 10th to

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Lakeside Boulevard that's right

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in front of UW Manitowoc campus

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for just under $1.5 million.

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Lancer Circle

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for a million dollars. One big

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one. So, part of this budget is

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as I mentioned, data driven and

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looking forward. While the

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street isn't going

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to be redone, there's a lot of

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engineering and design work as

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we've mentioned several times

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to council for Franklin street

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to be completely reconstructed

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in 2026. We spoke to our design

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firm and engineering firm.

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It's about,

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I believe it was 10%

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of the total project. Yeah, 10%

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of the total project. Because

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we're looking at about a $6

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million project. 10% of it is

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about the engineering and

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design work that has

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to be done. Since it's a two

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phased project and

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since it is extremely difficult

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with the railroad tracks that

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go directly

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along it downtown portion

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of it, it's a big project. We

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want to spend 2026 hiring

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outside to get all the design

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and engineering work done. As

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you can see in the road plan

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for the next five years. 2027

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we would then construct South

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6th to South 10th ish 10th or

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11th depending

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on whatever happens. That's

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about a $2 million portion

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of the project. That

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of course is the downtown. So

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that's why when you look

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at the downtown plans,

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Franklin street isn't touched

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because we don't want to do

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anything because we know that

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the entire street's going to be

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reconstructed and we'll deal

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with all the good looking

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things at that point and then

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in 2028 finish

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off the remainder of Franklin

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Street.

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So again, what's in the budget

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for this year is $600,000 which

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is part

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of the total project cost.

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600,000. 6 million is the total

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project cost. More than likely,

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or 6.6 million at the end

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of the day. One alley,

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Custer. It's. It's surrounded

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by Custer Street, West

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Marshall Street, South 36th and

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South 39th, some cemetery

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roadway replacements

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in the northeast section. And

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one thing that I've been

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wanting to do for quite a few

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years is increase the sidewalk

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repair and replace budget. A

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lot of those dollars have been

404
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going just to trees that are

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being removed, stumps and the

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sidewalks that are with it.

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Our Green Dot program that we

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used to have

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in the past really has been

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in the past. I'd like

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to reinvigorate that Green Dot

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program where we go around

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to sections

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of the city and actually focus

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on sidewalks that are

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in bad shape,

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not just ones that have trees

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around them. So, the total

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budget for that is $250,000

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for 2026. Two major parks

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projects. We have several parks

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within the general fund that we

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will continue to do,

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smaller parks throughout the

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city, and the playgrounds that

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will just continue that.

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But two of the major ones that

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we're looking at for 2026 is

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Red Arrow Park. You've budgeted

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$500,000 last year. We

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mentioned last year that that's

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a phased project. That that

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500 was just basically phase

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one. We had three phases. You

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were informed last year that

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more than likely we'll be back

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with $500,000 more or less plus

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to continue the rest

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of the phase or

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to get all the phases done.

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We're hoping to receive a

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$500,000 grant,

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which is looking very positive.

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The total project cost

445
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for all phases is about $1.5

446
00:13:00,100 --> 00:13:02,100
million.

447
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So, this would be able

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to get all the phases done in

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2026 with this additional 500

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that I'm asking you to budget

451
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for the 500 that we have

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already in hand,

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that we haven't spent, and the

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$500,000 grant. Community

455
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Built Playground. So, the

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Community Built Playground is

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coming toward the end

458
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of its life. Instead

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of continuing to put money

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into maintenance of it, which

461
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is not really getting us too

462
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far,

463
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we should really start planning

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for what the future

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of that entire park will be.

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It's not an immediate need,

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but we really should

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to actually replace it. It's

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still in good shape. You can

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still use it. But I would like

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to start the process

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of planning for what the next

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large project would be there.

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We've talked

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to many consultants as

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to what. Again, this is

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about 10% of what a large

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project would be, about 2.5

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million bucks. Of course, if we

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get designs and everything.

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In 2026, we can start talking

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to folks about donating

483
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like we did last time, because

484
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they'll actually have

485
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renderings. They'll see what

486
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the possibilities are. But this

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is really step one. I don't

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know when the final project

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would come to fruition, but

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without this starting piece,

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we would. We're just going to

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be continually a year behind.

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So those are the two big park

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projects that I'm recommending

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for 2026. Some new items. We

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have a phone system upgrade

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just for all

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of our city phones. We work

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with MPU on this. So, this is

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just the city's portion

501
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of that total project cost,

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00:14:36,100 --> 00:14:37,100
looking at about $314,000

503
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for a complete phone upgrade.

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No matter what we do,

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we have. I think 2028 is the be

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all end all year for when we.

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Our current phone system won't

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be supported

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at all whatsoever. So, this is

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really making sure that we get

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this process going in 26 and

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make sure that it's done by

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27, because I think January 1st

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of 2028, it's obsolete. Big one

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00:14:56,100 --> 00:14:58,100
council chambers AV upgrade. AV

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is all inclusive

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of audio video. If you were

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in here before the meeting, you

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saw that this wasn't working.

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We had to come in last second

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and make sure it works.

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We've piecemealed a lot

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of this room together

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with audio visual

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over the years. This would be a

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complete upgrade

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to support the new systems,

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microphones and everything that

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makes sure that this actually

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sits on the screen

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like it's supposed to and not

532
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off it. Which there's small

533
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earthquakes that happen under

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this room or something because

535
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it moves constantly.

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But the point is,

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over the last 20 plus years

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that city hall has been

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00:15:44,100 --> 00:15:46,100
in existence,

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we've piecemealed all

541
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of our audio visual

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00:15:48,100 --> 00:15:50,100
in this room. And this would be

543
00:15:50,100 --> 00:15:51,100
a complete upgrade where

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00:15:51,100 --> 00:15:53,100
everything would be taken care

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of and. And finally,

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all work hopefully in tandem

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together and we don't have

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issues moving forward.

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Open meeting software. This is

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00:16:01,100 --> 00:16:02,100
actually something that

551
00:16:02,100 --> 00:16:04,100
Manitowoc County does. You'll

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00:16:04,100 --> 00:16:06,100
see it in the clerk's budget.

553
00:16:06,100 --> 00:16:07,100
It's a $10,000 subscription,

554
00:16:07,100 --> 00:16:08,100
basically is a much easier and

555
00:16:08,100 --> 00:16:10,100
more transparent way

556
00:16:10,100 --> 00:16:12,100
for citizens

557
00:16:14,100 --> 00:16:16,100
to see what you're voting on,

558
00:16:16,100 --> 00:16:17,100
how you voted. So they can see

559
00:16:17,100 --> 00:16:19,100
yay or nay immediately. If you

560
00:16:19,100 --> 00:16:22,100
watch a county board meeting,

561
00:16:22,100 --> 00:16:23,100
it's basically kind

562
00:16:23,100 --> 00:16:25,100
of that system.

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00:16:25,100 --> 00:16:26,100
But it would go

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along very nicely with the new

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AV upgrades that I'm

566
00:16:29,100 --> 00:16:31,100
recommending as well.

567
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Eliminating the tuition

568
00:16:33,100 --> 00:16:35,100
reimbursement program. We have

569
00:16:35,100 --> 00:16:37,100
seen some interest,

570
00:16:37,100 --> 00:16:39,100
but it's been dwindling

571
00:16:39,100 --> 00:16:40,100
over the years. This is a

572
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$20,000 tuition reimbursement

573
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program that was started quite

574
00:16:44,100 --> 00:16:46,100
a few years ago. Recommending

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just allocating those dollars

576
00:16:48,100 --> 00:16:49,100
to the People Committee. The

577
00:16:49,100 --> 00:16:50,100
people Committee is the one

578
00:16:50,100 --> 00:16:53,100
that puts on the employee

579
00:16:53,100 --> 00:16:54,100
picnic every year and things

580
00:16:54,100 --> 00:16:56,100
like that,

581
00:16:57,100 --> 00:17:00,100
the star awards that we do, the

582
00:17:00,100 --> 00:17:01,100
nice little things that we do

583
00:17:01,100 --> 00:17:02,100
for employee morale

584
00:17:02,100 --> 00:17:04,100
around the city. So, looking at

585
00:17:04,100 --> 00:17:06,100
just allocating those dollars

586
00:17:06,100 --> 00:17:08,100
elsewhere, there was a request

587
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from the Marine Band and the

588
00:17:11,100 --> 00:17:12,100
Symphony over the years

589
00:17:12,100 --> 00:17:14,100
to increase their allotment.

590
00:17:14,100 --> 00:17:16,100
We give both organizations

591
00:17:16,100 --> 00:17:18,100
dollars every year. I believe

592
00:17:18,100 --> 00:17:19,100
the Marine Band currently is

593
00:17:19,100 --> 00:17:21,100
at 15,000 and the symphony

594
00:17:21,100 --> 00:17:22,100
orchestra is at 7,500. We cut

595
00:17:22,100 --> 00:17:24,100
them quite a few years ago when

596
00:17:24,100 --> 00:17:25,100
we cut every other department

597
00:17:25,100 --> 00:17:27,100
by 10% or 15% or whatever it

598
00:17:27,100 --> 00:17:28,100
was. I'm recommending bringing

599
00:17:28,100 --> 00:17:30,100
them back up

600
00:17:30,100 --> 00:17:31,100
to the levels that they were

601
00:17:31,100 --> 00:17:33,100
15 years ago and today. And

602
00:17:33,100 --> 00:17:35,100
they did request it,

603
00:17:35,100 --> 00:17:37,100
as they are doing,

604
00:17:37,100 --> 00:17:39,100
especially the Marine Band and

605
00:17:39,100 --> 00:17:41,100
Symphony are doing much more

606
00:17:41,100 --> 00:17:42,100
throughout the community, many

607
00:17:42,100 --> 00:17:44,100
more performances than they

608
00:17:44,100 --> 00:17:46,401
have in the past.

609
00:17:47,100 --> 00:17:48,100
Also, an increase in pay

610
00:17:48,100 --> 00:17:50,100
for the Ryer West Art Museum

611
00:17:50,100 --> 00:17:51,100
Visitor Service clerks. Right

612
00:17:51,100 --> 00:17:52,100
now, they're making probably

613
00:17:52,100 --> 00:17:54,100
around 12ish dollars an hour.

614
00:17:54,100 --> 00:17:55,100
These individuals are

615
00:17:55,100 --> 00:17:57,100
responsible for nights,

616
00:17:57,100 --> 00:17:59,100
weekends. They're responsible

617
00:17:59,100 --> 00:18:00,100
for literally tens of millions

618
00:18:00,100 --> 00:18:01,100
of dollars of priceless art

619
00:18:01,100 --> 00:18:03,100
in the Ryer West Art Museum. I

620
00:18:03,100 --> 00:18:04,100
think they should be paid a

621
00:18:04,100 --> 00:18:06,100
more fair wage. Basically put

622
00:18:06,100 --> 00:18:07,100
them in line with where we pay

623
00:18:07,100 --> 00:18:09,100
our crossing guards. They're

624
00:18:09,100 --> 00:18:11,100
around $15 an hour. Just

625
00:18:11,100 --> 00:18:12,100
recommending a small bump

626
00:18:12,100 --> 00:18:14,100
in pay

627
00:18:14,100 --> 00:18:16,100
for those few individuals. But

628
00:18:16,100 --> 00:18:19,100
also I think it's important

629
00:18:20,100 --> 00:18:22,100
that

630
00:18:22,100 --> 00:18:23,100
for what they are tasked with,

631
00:18:23,100 --> 00:18:25,100
they're paid more

632
00:18:25,100 --> 00:18:26,100
appropriately. So, the

633
00:18:26,100 --> 00:18:28,100
Department of Public

634
00:18:29,100 --> 00:18:31,100
Infrastructure. So I mentioned

635
00:18:31,100 --> 00:18:32,100
in my budget letter to

636
00:18:32,100 --> 00:18:33,100
department heads and staff that

637
00:18:33,100 --> 00:18:35,100
we really want

638
00:18:35,100 --> 00:18:37,100
to take a deep dive

639
00:18:37,100 --> 00:18:39,100
into how the Department of

640
00:18:39,100 --> 00:18:40,100
Public Infrastructure is formed

641
00:18:40,100 --> 00:18:42,100
or how it currently operates

642
00:18:42,100 --> 00:18:43,100
and how we could maybe make it

643
00:18:43,100 --> 00:18:45,100
work more efficiently because

644
00:18:45,100 --> 00:18:46,100
it is a very,

645
00:18:46,100 --> 00:18:48,100
very large department

646
00:18:48,100 --> 00:18:49,100
with many different areas

647
00:18:49,100 --> 00:18:51,100
of responsibility,

648
00:18:51,100 --> 00:18:53,100
from streets and transit

649
00:18:53,100 --> 00:18:55,401
to forestry and parks,

650
00:18:56,100 --> 00:18:57,100
buildings and grounds and

651
00:18:57,100 --> 00:18:59,100
engineering. There's just a

652
00:18:59,100 --> 00:19:00,100
plethora of things

653
00:19:00,100 --> 00:19:02,100
within this department that

654
00:19:02,100 --> 00:19:03,100
after sitting

655
00:19:03,100 --> 00:19:05,100
down and discussing

656
00:19:05,100 --> 00:19:06,100
for quite some time,

657
00:19:06,100 --> 00:19:07,100
basically this entire year,

658
00:19:07,100 --> 00:19:09,100
looking

659
00:19:09,100 --> 00:19:10,100
at separating the park and

660
00:19:10,100 --> 00:19:11,100
Recreation Department

661
00:19:11,100 --> 00:19:13,100
out as it was in the past,

662
00:19:13,100 --> 00:19:14,100
having its own separate

663
00:19:14,100 --> 00:19:16,100
department, parks,

664
00:19:16,100 --> 00:19:18,100
as I'm sure most of you know,

665
00:19:18,100 --> 00:19:19,100
are near and dear

666
00:19:19,100 --> 00:19:20,100
to what I want to prioritize

667
00:19:20,100 --> 00:19:22,100
in my time as mayor. And I

668
00:19:22,100 --> 00:19:23,100
think having this separate

669
00:19:23,100 --> 00:19:24,100
dedicated department will help

670
00:19:24,100 --> 00:19:26,100
right size. The current

671
00:19:26,100 --> 00:19:27,100
department, as is with transit

672
00:19:27,100 --> 00:19:29,100
and streets and everything

673
00:19:29,100 --> 00:19:31,100
else, back to the Department

674
00:19:31,100 --> 00:19:32,100
of Public Works. While Parks

675
00:19:32,100 --> 00:19:34,100
can focus and recreation can

676
00:19:34,100 --> 00:19:35,100
truly focus and prioritize park

677
00:19:35,100 --> 00:19:37,100
and recreation. I do not,

678
00:19:37,100 --> 00:19:38,100
I did not change anything

679
00:19:38,100 --> 00:19:40,100
in the budget. I don't want to

680
00:19:40,100 --> 00:19:41,100
scare employees. I don't want

681
00:19:41,100 --> 00:19:43,100
anyone thinking their job is

682
00:19:43,100 --> 00:19:45,100
eliminated.

683
00:19:45,100 --> 00:19:49,201
What my plan is, is staff. And

684
00:19:53,100 --> 00:19:55,100
I will come

685
00:19:55,100 --> 00:19:58,100
to the personnel committee with

686
00:19:58,100 --> 00:19:59,100
a recommendation and a proposal

687
00:19:59,100 --> 00:20:01,100
throughout the end

688
00:20:01,100 --> 00:20:02,100
of the year, early next year.

689
00:20:02,100 --> 00:20:04,100
The goal is obviously to be

690
00:20:04,100 --> 00:20:06,100
at least budget neutral,

691
00:20:06,100 --> 00:20:08,100
if not potentially find ways

692
00:20:08,100 --> 00:20:10,100
for savings. So that's why the

693
00:20:10,100 --> 00:20:11,100
budget doesn't have a park and

694
00:20:11,100 --> 00:20:13,100
rec director specifically

695
00:20:13,100 --> 00:20:14,100
in it.

696
00:20:14,100 --> 00:20:16,100
But the dollars will be there

697
00:20:16,100 --> 00:20:17,100
for if there is a change that

698
00:20:17,100 --> 00:20:18,100
happens. But I didn't want

699
00:20:18,100 --> 00:20:20,100
to put the cart

700
00:20:20,100 --> 00:20:22,100
before the horse. This is more

701
00:20:22,100 --> 00:20:23,100
of a. A policy decision

702
00:20:23,100 --> 00:20:25,100
in my mind. But I think it's

703
00:20:25,100 --> 00:20:27,100
one that could pay dividends.

704
00:20:27,100 --> 00:20:29,100
So, I want to prioritize it as

705
00:20:29,100 --> 00:20:30,100
we move forward. I think I want

706
00:20:30,100 --> 00:20:32,100
it to be an open forum

707
00:20:32,100 --> 00:20:34,100
with staff input. Don't want

708
00:20:34,100 --> 00:20:36,100
to try and hide anything.

709
00:20:36,100 --> 00:20:37,100
Don't want to make it something

710
00:20:37,100 --> 00:20:38,100
that staff or the electors

711
00:20:38,100 --> 00:20:40,100
aren't comfortable with.

712
00:20:40,100 --> 00:20:41,100
But hoping

713
00:20:41,100 --> 00:20:43,100
for an implementation

714
00:20:43,100 --> 00:20:46,100
in mid-2026 for that. So you'll

715
00:20:46,100 --> 00:20:48,401
see that coming. Fire

716
00:20:51,100 --> 00:20:53,100
department station

717
00:20:54,100 --> 00:20:56,100
configuration. This is also

718
00:20:56,100 --> 00:20:57,100
something we've talked about

719
00:20:57,100 --> 00:20:59,100
for years. As we look

720
00:20:59,100 --> 00:21:01,100
at our aging buildings,

721
00:21:01,100 --> 00:21:02,100
as we look

722
00:21:02,100 --> 00:21:04,100
at the geography and the growth

723
00:21:04,100 --> 00:21:06,100
in the community, one thing

724
00:21:06,100 --> 00:21:07,100
that's pretty glaring is the

725
00:21:07,100 --> 00:21:09,100
age and condition

726
00:21:09,100 --> 00:21:10,100
of our current fire stations.

727
00:21:10,100 --> 00:21:12,100
What we would need to put

728
00:21:12,100 --> 00:21:13,100
into them to bring them up

729
00:21:13,100 --> 00:21:15,100
to where they should be. And

730
00:21:15,100 --> 00:21:16,100
this is the physical building,

731
00:21:16,100 --> 00:21:18,100
but also geography where we

732
00:21:18,100 --> 00:21:19,100
know that the city's grown

733
00:21:19,100 --> 00:21:21,100
since we've had the current

734
00:21:21,100 --> 00:21:22,100
forest station configuration

735
00:21:22,100 --> 00:21:25,100
for most of my lifetime. We

736
00:21:25,100 --> 00:21:26,100
know that the city's grown

737
00:21:26,100 --> 00:21:27,100
pretty much

738
00:21:27,100 --> 00:21:29,100
on the western southwestern

739
00:21:29,100 --> 00:21:30,100
side of the city, but also the

740
00:21:30,100 --> 00:21:32,100
city's growing pretty going to

741
00:21:32,100 --> 00:21:33,100
have few hundred plus citizens

742
00:21:33,100 --> 00:21:35,100
on the northeast side

743
00:21:35,100 --> 00:21:37,100
of the city with the mid City

744
00:21:37,100 --> 00:21:38,100
Mall development and the

745
00:21:38,100 --> 00:21:40,100
preserve development and all

746
00:21:40,100 --> 00:21:41,100
the Elks Club development.

747
00:21:41,100 --> 00:21:43,100
So, really what I want

748
00:21:43,100 --> 00:21:45,100
to do is

749
00:21:45,100 --> 00:21:46,100
since it's been so long,

750
00:21:46,100 --> 00:21:47,100
take a deep dive,

751
00:21:47,100 --> 00:21:49,100
hire an outside consultant at

752
00:21:49,100 --> 00:21:51,100
$70,000 in the budget really

753
00:21:51,100 --> 00:21:54,100
to focus on. Can we get down to

754
00:21:54,100 --> 00:21:56,100
a three-station configuration?

755
00:21:58,100 --> 00:22:00,100
Assess what that would look

756
00:22:00,100 --> 00:22:02,100
like. Identify optimal station

757
00:22:02,100 --> 00:22:05,100
sites based on city growth,

758
00:22:06,100 --> 00:22:07,100
accessibility and response

759
00:22:07,100 --> 00:22:09,100
needs.

760
00:22:10,100 --> 00:22:12,100
That's key. Again, we haven't

761
00:22:12,100 --> 00:22:13,100
done that for a very long time

762
00:22:13,100 --> 00:22:14,100
with the,

763
00:22:14,100 --> 00:22:16,100
with the way the city's growing

764
00:22:16,100 --> 00:22:17,100
in certain areas. I think it's

765
00:22:17,100 --> 00:22:19,100
fine time we

766
00:22:19,100 --> 00:22:21,100
at least assess that and look

767
00:22:21,100 --> 00:22:23,100
at it for our own good. And

768
00:22:23,100 --> 00:22:24,100
again, there's a lot

769
00:22:24,100 --> 00:22:25,100
of stations that require a Lot

770
00:22:25,100 --> 00:22:27,100
of money

771
00:22:27,100 --> 00:22:28,100
for maintenance and I don't

772
00:22:28,100 --> 00:22:30,100
want to have to put a lot

773
00:22:30,100 --> 00:22:32,100
of money into maintenance if

774
00:22:32,100 --> 00:22:33,100
that's not going

775
00:22:33,100 --> 00:22:35,100
to be the long-term solution.

776
00:22:35,100 --> 00:22:37,100
Sometimes it's small things,

777
00:22:37,100 --> 00:22:39,100
but there are some pretty large

778
00:22:39,100 --> 00:22:40,100
ones. Especially Station 2 by

779
00:22:40,100 --> 00:22:42,100
Piggly Wiggly is the oldest.

780
00:22:42,100 --> 00:22:43,100
And if you want,

781
00:22:43,100 --> 00:22:44,100
we can take a walk through.

782
00:22:44,100 --> 00:22:46,100
But we need

783
00:22:46,100 --> 00:22:47,100
to make a decision either

784
00:22:47,100 --> 00:22:48,100
to put money into the current

785
00:22:48,100 --> 00:22:49,100
stations or look at a different

786
00:22:49,100 --> 00:22:50,100
model and different way of

787
00:22:50,100 --> 00:22:52,100
doing business. I'm

788
00:22:52,100 --> 00:22:53,100
recommending that approach. I

789
00:22:53,100 --> 00:22:55,100
think there will be long term

790
00:22:55,100 --> 00:22:56,100
benefits. This isn't a plan to

791
00:22:56,100 --> 00:22:57,100
change all stations tomorrow.

792
00:22:57,100 --> 00:22:58,100
It's a multi-year initiative.

793
00:22:58,100 --> 00:23:00,100
But I think that doing this

794
00:23:00,100 --> 00:23:01,100
study can lead

795
00:23:01,100 --> 00:23:03,100
to significant cost savings,

796
00:23:03,100 --> 00:23:04,100
improved service quality and

797
00:23:04,100 --> 00:23:06,100
faster response times based

798
00:23:06,100 --> 00:23:07,100
off of where the physical

799
00:23:07,100 --> 00:23:09,100
locations could be. Part of

800
00:23:09,100 --> 00:23:10,100
this also is an understanding

801
00:23:10,100 --> 00:23:12,100
that the police department has

802
00:23:12,100 --> 00:23:14,100
grown over the years and they

803
00:23:14,100 --> 00:23:15,100
already occupy where the

804
00:23:15,100 --> 00:23:17,100
administrative offices were

805
00:23:17,100 --> 00:23:18,100
in the fire department

806
00:23:18,100 --> 00:23:20,100
in the public safety building.

807
00:23:20,100 --> 00:23:23,601
Part of this plan and we've

808
00:23:24,100 --> 00:23:25,100
talked quite extensively

809
00:23:25,100 --> 00:23:27,100
of how Station 1 more than

810
00:23:27,100 --> 00:23:28,100
likely isn't the most ideal

811
00:23:28,100 --> 00:23:29,100
location for a fire station

812
00:23:29,100 --> 00:23:31,100
because just a couple blocks

813
00:23:31,100 --> 00:23:32,100
east you have no reason

814
00:23:32,100 --> 00:23:33,100
to have a fire station go to.

815
00:23:33,100 --> 00:23:35,100
You have accessibility with the

816
00:23:35,100 --> 00:23:36,100
bridges and just everything.

817
00:23:36,100 --> 00:23:38,100
So, station one has always been

818
00:23:38,100 --> 00:23:40,100
for the last 10 plus years of

819
00:23:40,100 --> 00:23:43,100
is this really the most ideal

820
00:23:43,100 --> 00:23:45,100
location anyway

821
00:23:45,100 --> 00:23:46,100
for a fire station? And

822
00:23:46,100 --> 00:23:47,100
with the growth of police and

823
00:23:47,100 --> 00:23:49,100
seeing their needs, it could be

824
00:23:49,100 --> 00:23:50,100
a cost savings that way too

825
00:23:50,100 --> 00:23:52,100
just to have police occupy the

826
00:23:52,100 --> 00:23:53,100
entire building. So again,

827
00:23:53,100 --> 00:23:55,100
that's $70,000 that I'm

828
00:23:55,100 --> 00:23:57,100
recommending for that study

829
00:23:57,100 --> 00:24:00,601
in 2020. All right, now to the

830
00:24:01,100 --> 00:24:02,100
tax levy and the rate changes

831
00:24:02,100 --> 00:24:04,100
that I'm recommending,

832
00:24:04,100 --> 00:24:05,100
as you can see,

833
00:24:05,100 --> 00:24:06,100
the operational tax Levy

834
00:24:06,100 --> 00:24:08,100
increased about $1.2 million.

835
00:24:08,100 --> 00:24:12,201
If you go back a couple slides

836
00:24:13,100 --> 00:24:14,100
and see the personnel just that

837
00:24:14,100 --> 00:24:15,100
cost right

838
00:24:15,100 --> 00:24:16,100
around that number,

839
00:24:16,100 --> 00:24:18,100
I think it was 1.3. So, you can

840
00:24:18,100 --> 00:24:19,100
see that the general fund and

841
00:24:19,100 --> 00:24:20,100
if you look at debt increased

842
00:24:20,100 --> 00:24:22,100
and the library levy increased,

843
00:24:22,100 --> 00:24:23,100
but that's based off of the

844
00:24:23,100 --> 00:24:25,100
salary increases and the. What

845
00:24:25,100 --> 00:24:26,100
other one increased? That's it.

846
00:24:26,100 --> 00:24:28,100
Well, health insurance is

847
00:24:28,100 --> 00:24:30,100
different, but yeah,

848
00:24:30,100 --> 00:24:32,100
so that one. So, the increase

849
00:24:32,100 --> 00:24:35,601
for the operational tax Levy is

850
00:24:36,100 --> 00:24:38,100
at 6.46%.

851
00:24:39,100 --> 00:24:41,100
With you when you add TIF

852
00:24:41,100 --> 00:24:44,100
in there, the total tax levy

853
00:24:44,100 --> 00:24:46,100
increase is just

854
00:24:47,100 --> 00:24:49,100
around 5.75%. The assessed tax

855
00:24:49,100 --> 00:24:50,100
rate in 2025 was 6.76.

856
00:24:50,100 --> 00:24:52,100
2026 it is 5.9337, a decrease

857
00:24:52,100 --> 00:24:54,100
of 12.34%. But don't get too

858
00:24:54,100 --> 00:24:56,100
excited because, so in 2025, if

859
00:24:56,100 --> 00:24:57,100
you had $100,000 home,

860
00:24:57,100 --> 00:24:59,100
you would pay $676 to the City

861
00:24:59,100 --> 00:25:01,100
of Manitowoc. In 2026, if you

862
00:25:01,100 --> 00:25:04,100
had a $100,000 home, you Would

863
00:25:08,100 --> 00:25:11,100
pay $593 to the City of

864
00:25:18,100 --> 00:25:20,100
Manitowoc. Of course,

865
00:25:20,100 --> 00:25:22,100
that sounds all good,

866
00:25:22,100 --> 00:25:23,100
but we did just have. So, most

867
00:25:23,100 --> 00:25:24,100
homes did not see their

868
00:25:24,100 --> 00:25:26,100
$100,000 home stay at

869
00:25:26,100 --> 00:25:27,100
$100,000. So, what I looked

870
00:25:27,100 --> 00:25:28,100
at was because I know

871
00:25:28,100 --> 00:25:30,100
Alderman Reckleberg will love

872
00:25:30,100 --> 00:25:31,100
this. What I looked

873
00:25:31,100 --> 00:25:33,100
at was the average increase

874
00:25:33,100 --> 00:25:35,100
of a home in the city of

875
00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:36,100
Manitowoc. Of all the homes,

876
00:25:36,100 --> 00:25:38,100
all 15,000 of them was 23%.

877
00:25:38,100 --> 00:25:39,100
Everyone in the city,

878
00:25:39,100 --> 00:25:41,100
on average, had a 23% increase

879
00:25:41,100 --> 00:25:43,100
in value of their homes. Some

880
00:25:43,100 --> 00:25:44,100
had higher, some had lower. So

881
00:25:44,100 --> 00:25:46,100
I did is I looked at $100,000

882
00:25:46,100 --> 00:25:48,100
home in 2025, if it had a 23%

883
00:25:48,100 --> 00:25:50,100
increase, it would be at

884
00:25:50,100 --> 00:25:52,100
$123,000 next year. Right?

885
00:25:53,100 --> 00:25:54,100
It's an increase of $23,000

886
00:25:54,100 --> 00:25:57,100
in 2025. There's not a thing

887
00:26:03,100 --> 00:26:05,100
on here,

888
00:26:06,100 --> 00:26:09,100
is there? I don't want

889
00:26:09,100 --> 00:26:11,100
to try it. In 2025, you paid

890
00:26:11,100 --> 00:26:13,100
$676.87 to the City of

891
00:26:13,100 --> 00:26:14,100
Manitowoc. In 2026, under the

892
00:26:14,100 --> 00:26:16,100
new assessed rate that I'm

893
00:26:16,100 --> 00:26:18,100
recommending, you would pay

894
00:26:18,100 --> 00:26:20,100
$729.85, a difference

895
00:26:20,100 --> 00:26:22,100
of 7.83% increase

896
00:26:24,100 --> 00:26:26,100
in the property tax.

897
00:26:26,100 --> 00:26:27,100
For an average home,

898
00:26:27,100 --> 00:26:29,100
that increased 23%. You can see

899
00:26:29,100 --> 00:26:30,100
all the way down to $500,000. I

900
00:26:30,100 --> 00:26:32,100
did all of them. You can see

901
00:26:32,100 --> 00:26:33,100
that they're all. Because

902
00:26:33,100 --> 00:26:35,100
they're all 23% increase

903
00:26:35,100 --> 00:26:36,100
in value. The total tax

904
00:26:36,100 --> 00:26:38,100
increase is all at 7.83%.

905
00:26:38,100 --> 00:26:39,100
Again, this is

906
00:26:39,100 --> 00:26:41,100
for the average home

907
00:26:41,100 --> 00:26:44,100
in the City of Manitowoc. And

908
00:26:44,100 --> 00:26:45,100
again, this is just for City

909
00:26:45,100 --> 00:26:47,100
of Manitowoc property taxes.

910
00:26:47,100 --> 00:26:48,100
This is not the total mill

911
00:26:48,100 --> 00:26:49,100
rate. This is not

912
00:26:49,100 --> 00:26:51,100
for the county. It's not

913
00:26:51,100 --> 00:26:54,100
for school district. We don't

914
00:26:54,100 --> 00:26:55,100
know where they're going

915
00:26:55,100 --> 00:26:57,100
to end up. Just for the City

916
00:26:57,100 --> 00:26:58,100
of Manitowoc.

917
00:26:58,100 --> 00:26:59,100
Under my proposed budget,

918
00:26:59,100 --> 00:27:00,100
the average house in the City

919
00:27:00,100 --> 00:27:02,100
of Manitowoc would see a tax

920
00:27:02,100 --> 00:27:04,100
increase. I gave you the

921
00:27:04,100 --> 00:27:05,100
reasons why before,

922
00:27:05,100 --> 00:27:07,100
but I'll go

923
00:27:07,100 --> 00:27:08,100
through them again. And I know

924
00:27:08,100 --> 00:27:09,100
that Alderman Reckleberg really

925
00:27:09,100 --> 00:27:11,100
is thinking right now, not

926
00:27:11,100 --> 00:27:12,100
every home equal increased 23%.

927
00:27:12,100 --> 00:27:14,100
Show me the numbers

928
00:27:14,100 --> 00:27:15,100
for different.

929
00:27:15,100 --> 00:27:16,100
So, what I did is I took all

930
00:27:16,100 --> 00:27:17,100
of your tax rates,

931
00:27:17,100 --> 00:27:19,100
your assessed values of all

932
00:27:19,100 --> 00:27:20,100
of your homes and mine,

933
00:27:20,100 --> 00:27:22,100
and I did the same exact thing.

934
00:27:22,100 --> 00:27:24,100
One thing that I want

935
00:27:24,100 --> 00:27:26,100
to point out. Yes, I will be

936
00:27:26,100 --> 00:27:28,100
paying the most taxes out

937
00:27:28,100 --> 00:27:29,100
of everyone

938
00:27:29,100 --> 00:27:31,100
in this room that is elected.

939
00:27:31,100 --> 00:27:33,100
So, under my budget that I gave

940
00:27:33,100 --> 00:27:34,100
you, I'll be paying the most.

941
00:27:34,100 --> 00:27:36,100
You're welcome.

942
00:27:36,100 --> 00:27:37,100
But number two, this is 11

943
00:27:37,100 --> 00:27:38,100
homes. So this is 11 homes

944
00:27:38,100 --> 00:27:41,100
in the City of Manitowoc. One

945
00:27:41,100 --> 00:27:42,100
thing I want to point out is

946
00:27:42,100 --> 00:27:44,401
the average increase throughout

947
00:27:45,100 --> 00:27:46,100
the entire city. Now, this is

948
00:27:46,100 --> 00:27:48,100
every 10 district, right? So

949
00:27:48,100 --> 00:27:49,100
every. You all have different

950
00:27:49,100 --> 00:27:50,100
types of homes,

951
00:27:50,100 --> 00:27:51,100
but the average increase out

952
00:27:51,100 --> 00:27:53,100
of all of us was at 22%. So you

953
00:27:53,100 --> 00:27:56,100
just took this random sample

954
00:27:56,100 --> 00:27:57,100
of elected officials,

955
00:27:57,100 --> 00:27:59,100
and it's right at the exact.

956
00:27:59,100 --> 00:28:01,100
Almost the exact average

957
00:28:01,100 --> 00:28:04,100
of what we saw citywide. As you

958
00:28:04,100 --> 00:28:06,100
can see, though, what I really,

959
00:28:06,100 --> 00:28:07,100
really want to point out,

960
00:28:07,100 --> 00:28:09,100
under my proposed budget,

961
00:28:09,100 --> 00:28:10,100
while we will be bringing

962
00:28:10,100 --> 00:28:12,100
in more money into the City

963
00:28:12,100 --> 00:28:13,100
of Manitowoc because I am

964
00:28:13,100 --> 00:28:15,100
recommending raising taxes,

965
00:28:15,100 --> 00:28:16,100
you can see everyone is

966
00:28:16,100 --> 00:28:18,100
at a different level. So, my

967
00:28:18,100 --> 00:28:19,100
house increased to 44%

968
00:28:19,100 --> 00:28:21,100
in value. I'll be paying $330

969
00:28:21,100 --> 00:28:23,100
more next year to the City of

970
00:28:23,100 --> 00:28:24,100
Manitowoc in taxes. You can go

971
00:28:24,100 --> 00:28:27,100
down the list. Some people got

972
00:28:27,100 --> 00:28:29,401
lucky. Alderman Cummings will

973
00:28:31,100 --> 00:28:33,100
pay $88 less in property taxes

974
00:28:33,100 --> 00:28:34,100
to the City of Manitowoc

975
00:28:34,100 --> 00:28:36,100
under my proposal.

976
00:28:36,100 --> 00:28:37,100
But one thing that I wanted

977
00:28:37,100 --> 00:28:39,100
to really kind of point

978
00:28:39,100 --> 00:28:41,100
out is, so between all

979
00:28:41,100 --> 00:28:43,100
of us as Electeds, we paid

980
00:28:43,100 --> 00:28:45,100
$16,467 to the City of

981
00:28:45,100 --> 00:28:46,100
Manitowoc last year,

982
00:28:46,100 --> 00:28:48,100
just us collectively. Next

983
00:28:48,100 --> 00:28:49,100
year, under my budget here,

984
00:28:49,100 --> 00:28:50,100
we'd pay 16,780. We're only

985
00:28:50,100 --> 00:28:52,100
collecting 362 more dollars

986
00:28:52,100 --> 00:28:55,601
from us 11 people than we did

987
00:28:56,100 --> 00:28:57,100
last year. That's because not

988
00:28:57,100 --> 00:29:00,100
everyone's tax bill is going

989
00:29:02,100 --> 00:29:03,100
to be the same next year. So I

990
00:29:03,100 --> 00:29:05,100
showed you the last screen,

991
00:29:05,100 --> 00:29:06,100
because on average, the

992
00:29:06,100 --> 00:29:08,100
property tax rate will increase

993
00:29:08,100 --> 00:29:10,401
because you see there 7.83%.

994
00:29:11,100 --> 00:29:14,100
But on my tax bill, it's going

995
00:29:14,100 --> 00:29:15,100
to show a 25.83% increase

996
00:29:15,100 --> 00:29:17,100
in the city. On Alderman

997
00:29:17,100 --> 00:29:19,100
Sickwitz's tax bill,

998
00:29:20,100 --> 00:29:22,100
it's going to show negative

999
00:29:22,100 --> 00:29:24,100
6.69% increase. It's because

1000
00:29:26,100 --> 00:29:27,100
while we are still. While we're

1001
00:29:27,100 --> 00:29:29,401
collecting more, it's the

1002
00:29:30,100 --> 00:29:32,100
reassessment made it more fair

1003
00:29:32,100 --> 00:29:34,100
for everyone. Some people are

1004
00:29:34,100 --> 00:29:36,100
going to pay more,

1005
00:29:36,100 --> 00:29:37,100
some people are going

1006
00:29:37,100 --> 00:29:39,100
to pay less. If you look

1007
00:29:39,100 --> 00:29:40,100
in the bottom

1008
00:29:40,100 --> 00:29:43,100
of our average tax increase

1009
00:29:43,100 --> 00:29:44,100
for all of us, it's right at

1010
00:29:44,100 --> 00:29:45,100
that seven and a half percent

1011
00:29:45,100 --> 00:29:46,100
almost that you saw

1012
00:29:46,100 --> 00:29:47,100
on the average

1013
00:29:47,100 --> 00:29:49,100
for everyone else. So I'm not

1014
00:29:49,100 --> 00:29:52,100
trying to hide that we're

1015
00:29:52,100 --> 00:29:54,100
raising property taxes,

1016
00:29:54,100 --> 00:29:55,100
but I want to point out to the

1017
00:29:55,100 --> 00:29:57,100
citizens that everyone's going

1018
00:29:57,100 --> 00:29:59,100
to be different. Every single

1019
00:29:59,100 --> 00:30:01,100
house is not going to see the

1020
00:30:01,100 --> 00:30:02,100
Average tax increase or

1021
00:30:02,100 --> 00:30:04,401
decrease or what? Because

1022
00:30:05,100 --> 00:30:07,100
everyone is different. Some

1023
00:30:07,100 --> 00:30:08,100
benefit this year, some not.

1024
00:30:08,100 --> 00:30:10,100
If I showed this screen last

1025
00:30:10,100 --> 00:30:11,100
year,

1026
00:30:11,100 --> 00:30:12,100
mine probably would have gone

1027
00:30:12,100 --> 00:30:14,100
down and Alderman Sickwith's

1028
00:30:14,100 --> 00:30:16,100
would have skyrocketed, and

1029
00:30:16,100 --> 00:30:17,100
Alderman Norrell's probably

1030
00:30:17,100 --> 00:30:18,100
skyrocketed

1031
00:30:18,100 --> 00:30:19,100
in that last assessment too.

1032
00:30:19,100 --> 00:30:20,100
So, while I'm showing some

1033
00:30:20,100 --> 00:30:22,100
people are benefiting and

1034
00:30:22,100 --> 00:30:23,100
by not paying as much,

1035
00:30:23,100 --> 00:30:24,100
they paid dearly in previous

1036
00:30:24,100 --> 00:30:25,100
years probably because

1037
00:30:25,100 --> 00:30:27,100
of their increases. This will

1038
00:30:27,100 --> 00:30:29,100
be available for all of you

1039
00:30:29,100 --> 00:30:30,100
to have just

1040
00:30:30,100 --> 00:30:31,100
in case I messed up

1041
00:30:31,100 --> 00:30:32,100
on something.

1042
00:30:32,100 --> 00:30:34,100
But I don't think I did. So,

1043
00:30:34,100 --> 00:30:35,100
when we collect,

1044
00:30:35,100 --> 00:30:37,100
when we collect more money,

1045
00:30:37,100 --> 00:30:38,100
the one thing I want to point

1046
00:30:38,100 --> 00:30:40,100
out is a 1% increase

1047
00:30:40,100 --> 00:30:42,100
in the tax rate gets about

1048
00:30:42,100 --> 00:30:45,100
$200,000 in new revenue. So, if

1049
00:30:45,100 --> 00:30:47,100
we increased taxes 1%

1050
00:30:49,100 --> 00:30:51,100
for everyone, we would get

1051
00:30:51,100 --> 00:30:52,100
about $200,000 more

1052
00:30:52,100 --> 00:30:54,100
in revenue. If you recall the

1053
00:30:54,100 --> 00:30:56,100
personnel increases,

1054
00:30:56,100 --> 00:30:57,100
just the personnel increases,

1055
00:30:57,100 --> 00:30:58,100
there's no new positions

1056
00:30:58,100 --> 00:31:00,100
in the budget. There's no

1057
00:31:00,100 --> 00:31:01,100
positions recommended

1058
00:31:01,100 --> 00:31:02,100
for elimination, none

1059
00:31:02,100 --> 00:31:04,100
furloughed, nothing

1060
00:31:04,100 --> 00:31:06,100
like that. That was 1.368

1061
00:31:06,100 --> 00:31:07,100
million. So, a roughly 7% tax

1062
00:31:07,100 --> 00:31:09,100
increase would cover basically

1063
00:31:09,100 --> 00:31:12,601
just what we've approved in the

1064
00:31:14,100 --> 00:31:16,100
past other than the 3% increase

1065
00:31:16,100 --> 00:31:19,100
for non reps. And that's right.

1066
00:31:19,100 --> 00:31:20,100
In an average 23% increased

1067
00:31:20,100 --> 00:31:22,100
value in home, it was

1068
00:31:22,100 --> 00:31:24,100
at 7.83%. So not trying

1069
00:31:24,100 --> 00:31:27,100
to just raise taxes just

1070
00:31:27,100 --> 00:31:28,100
to get more money

1071
00:31:28,100 --> 00:31:30,100
into the city, you can see

1072
00:31:30,100 --> 00:31:32,100
exactly where those new dollars

1073
00:31:32,100 --> 00:31:34,100
would be going toward. That's

1074
00:31:34,100 --> 00:31:35,100
just personnel we cut.

1075
00:31:35,100 --> 00:31:37,100
In other areas of the budget,

1076
00:31:37,100 --> 00:31:38,100
we found other ways to manage

1077
00:31:38,100 --> 00:31:39,100
the other increased costs

1078
00:31:39,100 --> 00:31:40,100
without having

1079
00:31:40,100 --> 00:31:42,100
to raise taxes even more. IT

1080
00:31:42,100 --> 00:31:43,100
like I mentioned, we have

1081
00:31:43,100 --> 00:31:45,100
to put a lot of money

1082
00:31:45,100 --> 00:31:47,100
into our IT infrastructure.

1083
00:31:47,100 --> 00:31:48,100
We're transitioning to

1084
00:31:48,100 --> 00:31:50,401
Microsoft O365 instead of

1085
00:31:51,100 --> 00:31:52,100
on site servers. That's about

1086
00:31:52,100 --> 00:31:53,100
120,000 of that 300 just

1087
00:31:53,100 --> 00:31:55,100
for subscriptions for that.

1088
00:31:55,100 --> 00:31:56,100
Again, we're going to get rid

1089
00:31:56,100 --> 00:31:59,100
of the on site servers

1090
00:31:59,100 --> 00:32:00,100
in a lot of cases. But it,

1091
00:32:00,100 --> 00:32:02,100
there's a large increase

1092
00:32:02,100 --> 00:32:03,100
for that Police Department

1093
00:32:03,100 --> 00:32:04,100
software increased $75,000. I

1094
00:32:04,100 --> 00:32:06,100
think 40,000

1095
00:32:06,100 --> 00:32:07,100
of that was the new Flock

1096
00:32:07,100 --> 00:32:09,100
system that we implemented,

1097
00:32:09,100 --> 00:32:10,100
which is very huge help

1098
00:32:10,100 --> 00:32:11,100
to the police department

1099
00:32:11,100 --> 00:32:13,100
needed. But again,

1100
00:32:13,100 --> 00:32:14,100
it's an increased cost. Salt

1101
00:32:14,100 --> 00:32:15,100
increased another $80,000

1102
00:32:15,100 --> 00:32:17,100
again. Bridge inspections

1103
00:32:17,100 --> 00:32:18,100
increased $80,000. This is just

1104
00:32:18,100 --> 00:32:20,100
four things that I just pointed

1105
00:32:20,100 --> 00:32:21,100
out as randoms just to show you

1106
00:32:21,100 --> 00:32:23,100
that even though the tax

1107
00:32:23,100 --> 00:32:25,401
increase that I'm recommending

1108
00:32:28,100 --> 00:32:31,100
is going to basically cover our

1109
00:32:31,100 --> 00:32:33,100
personnel increases,

1110
00:32:36,100 --> 00:32:37,100
there were a lot

1111
00:32:37,100 --> 00:32:39,100
of other increases

1112
00:32:39,100 --> 00:32:40,100
in the budget that we found

1113
00:32:40,100 --> 00:32:41,100
ways to manage without having

1114
00:32:41,100 --> 00:32:43,100
to increase property taxes even

1115
00:32:43,100 --> 00:32:46,100
more. Again, the levy increase

1116
00:32:49,100 --> 00:32:51,100
covers all these increased

1117
00:32:51,100 --> 00:32:52,100
expenses without eliminating

1118
00:32:52,100 --> 00:32:53,100
employees or services provided

1119
00:32:53,100 --> 00:32:55,100
to the citizens. And finally,

1120
00:32:55,100 --> 00:32:57,100
budget listening sessions. I

1121
00:32:57,100 --> 00:32:58,100
will have my annual Mayor's

1122
00:32:58,100 --> 00:32:59,100
budget listening sessions

1123
00:32:59,100 --> 00:33:00,100
Thursday, November 20 here at

1124
00:33:00,100 --> 00:33:02,100
City Hall. One

1125
00:33:03,100 --> 00:33:05,100
at 10:30 and one at 6:00'.

1126
00:33:05,100 --> 00:33:07,100
Clock. The Common Council will

1127
00:33:07,100 --> 00:33:08,100
hold their public hearing on

1128
00:33:08,100 --> 00:33:09,100
Monday, December 1st

1129
00:33:09,100 --> 00:33:11,100
at a special meeting. That's

1130
00:33:11,100 --> 00:33:12,100
also the night they plan you

1131
00:33:12,100 --> 00:33:13,100
should plan

1132
00:33:13,100 --> 00:33:15,100
on approving or you have

1133
00:33:15,100 --> 00:33:17,100
to approve the budget.

1134
00:33:17,100 --> 00:33:18,100
But you can change anything up

1135
00:33:18,100 --> 00:33:20,100
to that point too if you want.

1136
00:33:20,100 --> 00:33:21,100
But that would be the night

1137
00:33:21,100 --> 00:33:22,100
that they would adopt the

1138
00:33:22,100 --> 00:33:23,100
budget as well.

1139
00:33:23,100 --> 00:33:24,100
And if you would like to see

1140
00:33:24,100 --> 00:33:26,100
how your city taxes would look

1141
00:33:26,100 --> 00:33:27,100
just like I did

1142
00:33:27,100 --> 00:33:28,100
for the alder screen,

1143
00:33:28,100 --> 00:33:29,100
get a hold of me. I'll type it

1144
00:33:29,100 --> 00:33:30,100
into my nifty Excel file and

1145
00:33:30,100 --> 00:33:31,100
show you exactly what your city

1146
00:33:31,100 --> 00:33:33,100
taxes would look like

1147
00:33:33,100 --> 00:33:34,100
under this proposal

1148
00:33:34,100 --> 00:33:35,100
with what your assessment came

1149
00:33:35,100 --> 00:33:37,100
in at individually. That is all

1150
00:33:37,100 --> 00:33:40,100
I have. Those are the

1151
00:33:42,100 --> 00:33:43,100
highlights of the budget

1152
00:33:43,100 --> 00:33:44,100
Council. You have the binders,

1153
00:33:44,100 --> 00:33:46,100
the entire city budget,

1154
00:33:46,100 --> 00:33:48,100
this presentation and line

1155
00:33:48,100 --> 00:33:49,100
by line version of the entire

1156
00:33:49,100 --> 00:33:51,401
city budget will be

1157
00:33:52,100 --> 00:33:54,100
on the city's website tomorrow.

1158
00:33:54,100 --> 00:33:55,100
Manitowoc. You as the citizens

1159
00:33:55,100 --> 00:33:57,100
or whomever can view that

1160
00:33:57,100 --> 00:33:58,100
entire document. You can call

1161
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your alder. If you have

1162
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questions or concerns or

1163
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myself, you can come

1164
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to listening sessions. And I

1165
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think that is all I have. Are

1166
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there any questions for me

1167
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of the council? The Finance

1168
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Committee meets next. They'll

1169
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discuss setting future dates to

1170
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specifically discuss the

1171
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budget. Otherwise, that is.

1172
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Oh, we need to officially call

1173
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for the public hearing. So I

1174
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need a motion to call

1175
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for the public hearing on

1176
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December 1st at 5:00pm Is there

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a motion? I don't know.

1178
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Sorry, I don't think it's on.

1179
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But motion and a second by

1180
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Norell. All those in favor?

1181
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Opposed? Motion carried

1182
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unanimously. That's official.

1183
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And all I would need is a

1184
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motion to adjourn. We are

1185
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adjourned. Thank you.