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» No, there was shades.

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» Mr. Clay, are you ready?

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>> Yes, sir.

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» Yes, sir.

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Good afternoon, uh, mayor,

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vice mayor, members of council,

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Craig Clay, deputy city manager. Um, we

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generally start our budget process in

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February uh, each year as we begin to

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look at a number of things that are out

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there uh, in the universe.

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This year we started a little bit early

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because we knew that there were going to

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be some things happening. Uh we started

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in January uh right after the release of

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a report by the Florida Department of

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Government Efficiency that talked about

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a number of things

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um regarding what they termed to be

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wasteful spending etc etc.

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We then came back in June.

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>> Excuse me. Clay, are there any residents

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» Excuse me. Clay, are there any residents

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from the city of Miami Gardens present?

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>> But we're live.

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» But we're live.

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>> You good?

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» You good?

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>> Okay. We're live.

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» Okay. We're live.

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>> We are live. We are live.

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» We are live. We are live.

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>> No, don't don't say that.

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» No, don't don't say that.

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» We're live.

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>> No, I just wanted that for the record.

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» You can go ahead, Miss CL.

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» Yeah, I'm ready. Okay, I'm ready. All

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right. And so

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after after that we we began to think

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about where we would land moving forward

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in fiscal year 2027.

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And so where we landed is what we're

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calling a tale of two budgets. Um we

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know that there are some things out in

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the universe which we will talk about uh

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during the presentation uh in terms of

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state legislation that will potentially

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require us to do certain things. Um

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having said that though uh we we will we

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planned accordingly. Uh but today we'll

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take you through some things that you

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have normally seen in this budget

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presentation where we talk to you about

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what our taxable value uh has become uh

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what that means for us uh from a

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financial standpoint, talk to you about

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some budget highlights and talk about

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what we believe to be uh on the horizon.

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And so to summarize our general fund

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budget, the preliminary property tax

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value for this year is a little over 10

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billion, $10.1 billion, which is an

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increase of $482 million approximately

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above our taxable value for fiscal year

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generate an additional $3.2 2 million in

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fiscal 27 if certain things don't happen

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The budget will be estimated to be

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approximately 128 million uh which is

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about $6 million above this year's

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general fund in fiscal year 2026.

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risen since 2015.

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uh we see incremental changes which is

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kind of what we want to see uh from 15

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to 22. You look at 23 24 and 25 uh there

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were some blips in a good direction uh

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because of new construction and just

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general increases in taxable value u

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after subsequent to co uh and this year

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you see that percent change is about 5%

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we'll call it 4.82%.

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We are proposing a millage rate, our

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operating millage rate of 6.9363

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mills. Uh this is the same millage rate

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uh for the last 14 budgets.

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solely for payback of our general

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obligation bond

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4137 mills. So for essentially 41 cents

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on $1,000 of taxable value, our

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residents get all of the new park

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amenities that you see and continue to

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see as we finish up those projects.

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representation of what you just saw. We

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want to continue to see those blue bars

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continue to increase and that orange

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line continue to come down. And as long

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as those blue bars increase, the orange

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bars uh will and should continue to uh

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taxable value of $131,000,

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nothing were to happen in November, the

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average homeowner would pay an

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additional $5.50 50 per month or about

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$66 per year. I want you to keep that

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$131,000

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number in mind as we move through.

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Federation of Police contract. Uh that

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used to be the PBA.

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overall pension rates. This is pretty

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good news for us. Since COVID, that

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number has been somewhere between four

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and 7% each year.

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anticipate a rather significant increase

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in our health insurance premiums moving

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into fiscal 27. Uh we have asked our

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carrier to look at a couple of things as

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we've met with them. And in August and

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we hope to have uh some better news on

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that front.

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In our operating budget, the transfer to

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the CRA uh due to property values

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increasing in the CRA uh will increase

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from 3 million to 3.2 million. Um and as

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a result of many of the new buildings

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that we have, we anticipate an an

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increase in our property insurance

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premiums. We will also have a better

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idea of that when we get back together

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in September because we will receive uh

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those estimates around August as well.

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yesterday. These values are not

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available. Uh these are the

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intergovernmental revenues that we talk

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about. They come from the state

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municipal revenue sharing, half cent

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sales tax and communications taxes.

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around early August. We will incorporate

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those uh into our numbers uh and bring

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that back at our first budget hearing uh

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how we move forward, there are two

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pieces of legislation uh that we believe

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to be critical for us to keep our eyes

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on. One of them is already passed, will

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become effective January 1st of 2027.

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joint resolution uh that was passed by

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the House, the Florida House, and

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Florida Senate back in early June of

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ballot amendment

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to be on our November ballot that talks

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about and asks residents of the state of

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Florida whether or not they want to at

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some point eliminate property taxes. So

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the first step in that measure is an

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increase in the homestead exemption from

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50,000 up to 150,000.

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going to talk about year one versus year

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two. So that is year one. Year one would

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be an increase in the

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uh homestead exemption from 50,000 to

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would be the implementation of what they

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are calling a super exemption. And this

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would be an increase in the homestead uh

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exemption from 150,000 to 250,000.

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The most critical part of the bill,

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which is not being talked about as much,

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is the mandate that some at some point

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the Florida legislature gets to full

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elimination of property taxes for

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homesteaded property

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after year two. What the bill says is

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that the homestead exemption would

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increase by the rate of inflation each

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year until full elimination.

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on the floor there was discussion about

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a five-year time frame. So that would

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take us out to 2032 potentially beyond.

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That part is very critical because from

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a budgetary standpoint we can't

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calculate it yet because we don't know

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what inflation would be come year three,

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four, five and so on and so forth.

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So if we take a look at our revenue

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sources in our general fund, we see that

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property taxes, which is the far left

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bar, is by far the largest generator of

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revenue uh in our general fund. And

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that's the case for any local government

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throughout.

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intergovernmental revenue is four times

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less than property taxes.

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These revenue sources together total

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about $126 million thereabout in our

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general fund. What we anticipated to be

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If the ballot measure passes, what will

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happen is a significant reduction in

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property taxes from 68 approximate to

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$58 million approximate. [snorts]

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$116 million.

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Obviously, you see on the right hand

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side of the screen what that would do to

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us. If you total up all of those numbers

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that that $61 million to fund the police

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department, about $17 million for park

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and wreck, and everything else in the

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general fund, including uh debt service,

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our internal services departments, etc.,

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etc., is about $50 million.

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So that year one loss

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totals to $9.7 million or let's say $10

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Year two, as we talked about when we

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implement the super exemption, that

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number increases to $14 million

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thereabout.

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that type of loss causes us to have to

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make adjustments to our plan.

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adjustments to our budget and

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adjustments to where where we will wind

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And so, as we began back in February,

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move through June, now here in July, uh

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we we talked about budget reduction

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philosophy uh and best practices.

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And with any budget, there are only a

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few things that you can do.

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You can increase revenues, decrease

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expenses, or do a combination of both.

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And so what we've done is is three

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things. We've done what we call

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strategic expense management. Uh as of

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July 1st, manager Benson implemented a

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hiring freeze in our general fund. Um

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and we've done revenue optimization.

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departments in the general fund uh park

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and recreation planning and zoning

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they have been tasked with taking a look

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at their fees and one making sure we

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generally do this every two years but we

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did it last year and because of

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everything that's going on we're doing

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it again this year. Uh do our fees make

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sense across the board? Doesn't always

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necessarily mean that fees will go up.

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It necessarily means that our fees need

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to be competitive with any and everybody

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that's in the surrounding area. Fees

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could be lowered, but if we lower them,

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does that mean that we will generate

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more revenue because of more usage?

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Those types of things we have to think

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about.

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And so, as we looked at that

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um on the expense side, uh a couple of

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adjustments have been made.

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81 total vacancies um have been frozen

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and we've made a significant reduction

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in the number of special events.

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Uh these two adjustments would prevent

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any furlows being necessary and it would

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prevent any layoffs from being

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necessary.

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Here are the detailed list of the

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special event cuts.

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Uh some of them uh we have incorporated

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them into parks programming uh with

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little impact

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and some uh those national holidays

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where we have done things in the past

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Veterans Day, MLK Memorial Day, 4th of

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July uh those uh remain.

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Moving forward, uh, we will have a

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workshop on, I'm sorry, a our first

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budget hearing will be September the

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9th, 50:01 p.m. And our final budget

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hearing on September the 23rd at 5:01

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p.m. Mayor, that's all I have.

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There are any questions, we'll be more

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than happy to address those.

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How will we for those new incoming

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council members? Will they get a budget

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workshop for them during the uh time off

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in August?

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>> Will you have you have two budget

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» Will you have you have two budget

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hearings in September? So the the date

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of the election is the 18th.

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>> Yeah.

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» Yeah.

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>> Okay. So we would meet we we will be

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» Okay. So we would meet we we will be

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meeting with them prior to the September

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hearings

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as a part of their meeting with us. We

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will walk them through the sim similar

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presentation andor updates to that

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uh prior to those September meetings.

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>> Okay. So they will have the same

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» Okay. So they will have the same

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information you have currently and the

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updated information going forward.

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>> All right. Thank you.

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» All right. Thank you.

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>> Question. I don't have a question.

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» Question. I don't have a question.

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>> Well, it it's not more so of a question.

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» Well, it it's not more so of a question.

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It's about moving forward. So, should we

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uh should the voters of the state um

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decide to move forward with the elim the

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elimination of property taxes and a

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implementation plan is put in place? How

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would we go about with the implementing

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of our

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uh the new budget that will basically

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include the cuts and the adjustments.

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Another uh bill that recently passed uh

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vice mayor which I didn't have it up

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here and I I don't remember the the

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identifying number but the governor is

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now required that when we submit our

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budget on uh in late September we also

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submit with that a listing of cuts that

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you have identified and and that is will

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be required of of us. uh if it does not

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pass, you can certainly restore any cuts

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that have been made um

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it would through a budget amendment or

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budget adjustment uh that we would do at

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that particular point in time.

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>> So, so the budget that my colleague my

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» So, so the budget that my colleague my

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colleagues and I will vote on with the

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first and second hearing in September,

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we're voting on that would be with the

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proposed cuts.

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>> Yes, sir.

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I thought we were the proposed cuts

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wasn't going to be t that wouldn't take

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place unless it was I mean unless it

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passed in November. That's that was the

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purpose of me saying how would that

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implementation look what that imple

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implementation would look like.

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>> Do you get what I'm saying?

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» Do you get what I'm saying?

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>> I get you. I get you.

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» I get you. I get you.

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>> So why are we voting on the cut of the

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» So why are we voting on the cut of the

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budget if we don't necessarily know

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what's to come?

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I I think for us uh Vice Mayor, it's a

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it's a timing thing. Uh because

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you're going to you're going to start

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implementing your budget October 1st,

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your new budget October 1st.

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I think the safest thing for us to do is

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to march along a path that prepares us

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for the worst case scenario. It is much

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easier for us to begin restoring cuts if

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something doesn't happen versus trying

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to implement cuts once we've started

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down a certain path.

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Okay. I'm I'm fine with either or, but

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it wouldn't be implementing cuts because

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we have two prepared but we basically

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have a tail of two budget. So, it

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wouldn't be implement. we know what

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we're looking forward and what how we be

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moving forward. So, it wouldn't be that,

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but I'm cool with either or. I just was

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curious as it relates to moving forward,

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why would we why would we do that? But,

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okay. Thank you.

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» No other questions.

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» Questions?

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>> Thank you, Mr. Clay.

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» Thank you, Mr. Clay.

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I guess these are the hard facts we got

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to deal with right now.

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» Mr. Manager,

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that's it.

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>> Unless there are other questions.

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» Unless there are other questions.

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>> Showing no other questions then. and and

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» Showing no other questions then. and and

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mayor I just want to thank you vice

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mayor for your question but also keep in

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mind that we have to submit a balanced

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budget going forward. So that's why

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we're taking the path that we're taking

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right now

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>> and if there needs to be an adjustment

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» and if there needs to be an adjustment

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down the road if it doesn't pass we have

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that flexibility to address it at that

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time as well. So, and I think that's

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important as well that we can always do

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a budget amendment

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um to bring back or to unfreeze the the

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81 positions and all of that. So, I I I

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think although, you know, we're we're

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working towards the, you know, being

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prepared should this happen in November

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based off the voters's decision. Um but

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but I I don't want to shine away from

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81 cuts is an interruption to municipal

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services because although we're

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functioning now without them, but that

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doesn't mean one don't need it to

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effectively do their job. So that's

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that's what the reality hit in for me

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when I heard that and saw that I was

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like, "Yeah, okay. This is this is

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actually really happening." Um, so

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that's all I have for that.

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» All right.

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>> I just have a statement to say. I I

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» I just have a statement to say. I I

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commend the um finance team and everyone

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for putting together this budget

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especially at this time when so much is

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at stake. I think fiscal conservatism

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probably is the name we'll give this as

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we go forward.

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But I believe as stated the beauty of

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being conservative now

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um even if the

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law does not pass, it now gives us an

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opportunity to re-evaluate

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our expenditures

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and are they truly really contributing

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to the

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needs that the residents have. Sometimes

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a reset is not a bad idea.

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Um, of course, keeping in mind as my

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councilman said that for those things

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that require

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such as departments, I'm sure our

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manager will implement the needed steps

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should any department fall below. And

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I'm confident he would not have our city

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function below standard of safety and

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care. Um, so just thank you for the

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work. I know it was difficult um going

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conservative at any time on a budget. As

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a business owner myself, I definitely

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understand. So just want to give

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gratitude. Thank you.

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» All right, there's no more questions or

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any issues. Our hearts and minds are

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free and clear. This workshop is

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ajourned.

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So that wasn't