1 00:00:43,500 --> 00:00:43,980 Hello, hello. 2 00:03:22,740 --> 00:03:45,140 Deletra, did Mayor talk to you about the reading the ordinance? Yes, she did. Thank you so much. I got it. Okay, tonight. So you need me. I'm here. But if not, just let me know how you all want to proceed. Okay. Sounds good. Thank you so much. 3 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:50,640 Hi, Mike. How are you? 4 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:56,480 I mean, yes, I can do to see you. 5 00:04:01,190 --> 00:04:02,270 Hey, Mike, how are you doing? 6 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:08,180 You hear me? Don't hear you now, Mike. 7 00:04:11,210 --> 00:04:11,870 See, I don't know. 8 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:15,700 It's okay. 9 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:19,460 Yeah. 10 00:04:23,020 --> 00:04:24,560 How about 11 00:04:34,610 --> 00:04:37,970 now? Yeah. Now, you know, now, now, 12 00:04:38,010 --> 00:04:42,910 Yes. I muted myself and turned myself on back up, so I turned off turned on. 13 00:04:43,010 --> 00:04:45,170 I guess it's working. Okay. 14 00:04:45,170 --> 00:04:52,690 sounds good. Yep and so Mike in a few minutes we're gonna open it up for the 15 00:04:52,690 --> 00:05:00,370 public hearing and I just turn over to you. I've got another call at 615 so it's 16 00:05:00,370 --> 00:05:05,190 okay if I drop off after that. Yeah we are we are also we're stopping at 615 17 00:05:05,190 --> 00:05:13,110 and I'm gonna open it up and try to be okay. All right. All the woman Monica how 18 00:05:13,110 --> 00:05:19,750 you doing? Doing fine. Can you hear it? Okay. I can hear well. How about how about you? 19 00:05:20,290 --> 00:05:23,630 I can hear it. I can hear it. Okay. All right. 20 00:05:24,470 --> 00:05:28,850 Hold them and fill up. Welcome. How are you? Yeah. I'll come on. 21 00:05:31,170 --> 00:05:31,610 Just 22 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:46,240 a task. Can you still hear me? 23 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:48,820 We can. Yeah. Yeah. 24 00:05:51,790 --> 00:05:55,170 And you love this time of the year when you have these meetings back to back. 25 00:05:55,170 --> 00:06:00,110 No, I was I was plugging in tax rates right before you I called you guys. 26 00:06:00,670 --> 00:06:04,450 Well, you're better than some clients. Yeah, they're, uh, other ones are more difficult. 27 00:06:06,990 --> 00:06:10,370 And might you have two more meetings tonight after us? 28 00:06:10,550 --> 00:06:15,510 Well, one of them we got moved, but, uh, yeah, it's, uh, yeah, I got one more after this. 29 00:06:15,570 --> 00:06:18,750 But they both happened to be right at 6, 6, 15, yeah. 30 00:06:19,570 --> 00:06:21,490 Right. We 31 00:06:24,150 --> 00:06:25,070 got one minute. 32 00:06:25,290 --> 00:06:25,810 They were open. 33 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:32,700 Which wasn't better. 34 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:35,040 That or that? 35 00:06:36,820 --> 00:06:38,380 The second one, right? 36 00:06:39,060 --> 00:06:39,740 The second one. 37 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:40,120 Yeah. 38 00:06:41,060 --> 00:06:42,100 You sound like my doctor. 39 00:06:45,020 --> 00:06:57,520 Okay, six o'clock and we will open up this public hearing to discuss the 2026 property tax rate. 40 00:06:57,820 --> 00:07:00,160 And then I'm going to turn it over to Mike. 41 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:07,480 I want to extend appreciation for putting together the numbers for us. 42 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:09,600 Yeah, appreciate it, Mayor. 43 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:16,320 Let's see, I've sent out the, I believe you've got a copy of the property tax rate calculations. 44 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,280 I have a copy of it in front of me on my other screen here. 45 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,860 So I was going to review a few things on it. 46 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:26,080 There's a page related to the tax rates. 47 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:33,120 It's the residential rate this year would be 45.5 cents, agriculture is zero, commercial 48 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:41,540 is 47.9, and personal property is 79 cents even compared to last year that's up a little 49 00:07:41,540 --> 00:07:46,580 over two cents for residential, for commercial looks like it's up a little over two cents, 50 00:07:47,580 --> 00:07:50,280 and there's no change for the other two categories. 51 00:07:50,280 --> 00:08:02,560 So, two cents isn't very much, but the reason for that is because we get these numbers from the county assessor. 52 00:08:02,740 --> 00:08:06,000 So, they provide the rate assessments. 53 00:08:06,940 --> 00:08:10,380 Oh, at the beginning of September, usually about mid-September. 54 00:08:10,980 --> 00:08:17,440 And so, we have to wait for those. That's one of the reasons, I guess, why we're here near the end of September, kind of near the due date. 55 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:20,720 is because we're always waiting for the county to come up with the final assess 56 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:26,580 valuation. And then we get those and then we plug these numbers into a calculator, 57 00:08:27,060 --> 00:08:33,000 get the review it with the state auditor, and then get them to you guys. So the 58 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:40,460 assess valuations then for this year, around 5.4 million for residential, 2.2 59 00:08:40,460 --> 00:08:45,320 million for commercial, personal property, around 2.8 million, and a total 60 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:51,980 assessment evaluation of the 10 million 574. So overall, last year, the assessed 61 00:08:51,980 --> 00:08:56,900 evaluations around 10 million 803. So that's down some. And so when your assessed 62 00:08:56,900 --> 00:09:02,320 evaluation goes down, your tax rates go up a little bit. So that's why there's 63 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:08,680 some increase in the rate or two cents. So anyway, those are the rates that's 64 00:09:08,680 --> 00:09:12,000 assessed valuation and kind of the timeline. And I'll be happy to take any 65 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,180 questions or other thoughts on that. 66 00:09:15,100 --> 00:09:16,160 All right, Mike. 67 00:09:16,460 --> 00:09:16,820 Thank you. 68 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:18,500 Appreciate you going through that. 69 00:09:18,580 --> 00:09:21,560 And so now we will open it up for questions. 70 00:09:21,860 --> 00:09:26,360 So anyone on the board have any questions? 71 00:09:27,860 --> 00:09:28,720 I do not. 72 00:09:30,060 --> 00:09:31,060 Neither do I. 73 00:09:31,820 --> 00:09:32,140 OK. 74 00:09:33,140 --> 00:09:35,060 I'd say overall the rates are relatively 75 00:09:35,060 --> 00:09:36,480 consistent with the prior year. 76 00:09:36,700 --> 00:09:38,200 So there's no big surprises here. 77 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:51,200 And check in the see if there are any residents on that have any questions. 78 00:09:55,410 --> 00:09:56,950 Madam Clerk, do you see any? 79 00:10:00,130 --> 00:10:02,490 Oh, you're muted. 80 00:10:04,350 --> 00:10:08,570 I see a Samsung phone. 81 00:10:08,930 --> 00:10:12,310 I don't know if that's a resident or one of our board members. 82 00:10:12,310 --> 00:10:12,850 or so. 83 00:10:18,090 --> 00:10:25,810 Oh, is that Alderman Hopkins? Yes. Yes. Okay. Okay. Alderman Hopkins, 84 00:10:28,130 --> 00:10:35,240 you are muted 85 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:42,700 as well. Okay. I'm trying to honey me. Yeah. Okay. You're more successful. There is. 86 00:10:42,700 --> 00:10:43,840 Mayor, 87 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:59,020 I don't see any other members of the public present at this time. 88 00:10:59,500 --> 00:10:59,800 Okay. 89 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:07,160 Well, 90 00:11:09,170 --> 00:11:17,510 if there's no, I know we're concluding this public here in at 615, but if there's no 91 00:11:17,510 --> 00:11:26,410 other questions for Mike, we can let Mike drop off and get ready for the next one or unless 92 00:11:26,410 --> 00:11:34,250 So Mike, before you drop off any other, just one other thing, I was going to say on the delivery, it needs to be. 93 00:11:35,090 --> 00:11:41,770 There's a certification section on the bottom of the first page that I emailed in like last year, it's same as last year, but somebody from. 94 00:11:42,250 --> 00:11:51,470 The city signs it and then gets it to the collector's office and marked the board is not there anymore, so there's a new person into collector and a contact. 95 00:11:51,470 --> 00:11:56,790 So if you need that information, please let me know, or I could go ahead and email it to you. 96 00:11:57,870 --> 00:12:01,150 The Kelia board, Bordeaux is her name or something like that. 97 00:12:01,370 --> 00:12:05,650 So anyway, if you need that, just let me know, and I'll be happy to send that over. 98 00:12:06,590 --> 00:12:08,290 I have it, Mike. Thank you so much. 99 00:12:08,610 --> 00:12:11,290 Okay. Sure. All right. Well, I appreciate it. 100 00:12:11,450 --> 00:12:14,330 If you ever do have any questions, feel free to let me know. 101 00:12:15,470 --> 00:12:16,870 Okay. All right. Thanks, Mike. 102 00:12:16,990 --> 00:12:18,090 Appreciate it. Thanks, Mayor. Okay. 103 00:12:18,390 --> 00:12:19,750 Thank you. Thank you. 104 00:12:19,750 --> 00:12:21,010 All right. Bye. We 105 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:36,100 have 10 minutes until we can make a pizza or something. 106 00:12:39,460 --> 00:12:46,200 Hey, that would be, that would be nice right now because my stomach is growling. We're trying to figure out 107 00:12:47,580 --> 00:12:53,760 what's within at a night. So hey, I'm a step away from the phone for a minute, but I'll stay on. I'll stay on. 108 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:55,920 Okay. Okay. 109 00:17:53,900 --> 00:17:59,920 I accidentally got off for a minute, I think. No, we can hear you. 110 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,180 All right. 111 00:18:08,940 --> 00:18:13,580 So we just saw the inquire, none to talk about. 112 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:19,160 You can start. 113 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:24,180 That'll change 114 00:18:24,180 --> 00:18:31,920 and four minutes. I got four minutes on it. 115 00:18:34,850 --> 00:18:38,170 It's rough. Oh, man. 116 00:18:42,150 --> 00:18:46,770 Jim, can you go to the door and get some stuff from Carol? 117 00:18:50,660 --> 00:18:53,280 Right now, yeah, she's already knocking on the door. 118 00:21:44,670 --> 00:21:48,880 On our close, the public hearing, 119 00:21:48,880 --> 00:22:01,200 to discuss the 2026 property tax rate at 615 and now I call to order the special meeting 120 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:12,200 of the board to discuss and approve the 2026 property tax rate at 615. 121 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:23,860 can we get a roll call. Alderman Hopkins. Here. Alderman NAP. Alderman NAP. Absent. 122 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:34,680 Alderman Ponyka. Here. Alderman Phillip. Here. You have a call. Okay. All right. Now I like to get 123 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:41,100 approval to approve the agenda is written. I make a motion that we approve the agenda as 124 00:22:41,100 --> 00:22:45,760 written? All in the Hopkins made a motion to approve agenda is written is our 125 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:56,220 second. Seconded by Aldman Philip. Any discussion? Okay. Here are none all in favor. 126 00:22:57,200 --> 00:23:00,800 All right. Any opposed? 127 00:23:04,120 --> 00:23:08,040 All right. Hearing none. When I move into new business, our item on 128 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:17,640 tonight is the approval of bill number 26-04 to become ordinance number 782 and this is an 129 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:26,100 ordinance approving the 2026 property tax rate. So I asked for a motion for the first reading 130 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:37,800 of bill number 26-04 to become ordinance number 782. I make a motion to for the first 131 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:51,720 reading of bill number 2602 to become ordinance 0-4 0-4 to become ordinance. I don't have 132 00:23:51,720 --> 00:24:00,220 it. What's the ordinance number 782 782 okay on the Hopkins made a motion for the first reading 133 00:24:00,220 --> 00:24:11,480 for bill number 26-04 to become ordinance number 7-82. Is there a second? Second. Second by 134 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:13,800 all the woman and Monica in the discussion. 135 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:19,220 Okay. Here and none. All in favor for the first reading? 136 00:24:20,060 --> 00:24:23,600 Aye. Aye. Okay. Any opposed? 137 00:24:26,630 --> 00:24:30,710 Okay. Here and none. Madam Clerk, can we have the first reading please? 138 00:24:30,710 --> 00:24:38,310 and ordinance of the City of Berry Fakers ordering the levying and establishing the rate of a 139 00:24:38,310 --> 00:24:45,190 municipal taxes for municipal purposes to be collected for the year of 2026. 140 00:24:47,580 --> 00:24:48,480 All right so you've 141 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:59,140 heard the first reading now asked for a motion for the second reading of bill number 26-04 to become 142 00:24:59,140 --> 00:25:09,160 ordinance number seven eighty two. I make a motion for the second reading of bill ordinance number 143 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:16,920 twenty six dash zero four to become bill number seven eighty two. All right, all the woman 144 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:23,800 Ponyka has made a motion for the second reading of bill number twenty six dash zero four to become 145 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:28,120 ordinance number 782, is there a second? 146 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:28,800 Okay. 147 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:36,720 Okay, seconded by all in my heart. 148 00:25:37,360 --> 00:25:39,140 Okay, any discussion? 149 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:43,140 Okay, hearing none. 150 00:25:43,540 --> 00:25:44,340 All in favor? 151 00:25:44,780 --> 00:25:45,440 What a second reading. 152 00:25:47,380 --> 00:25:47,520 Aye. 153 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:47,800 Aye. 154 00:25:52,100 --> 00:25:52,960 All right. 155 00:25:53,180 --> 00:25:53,720 Any opposed? 156 00:25:55,180 --> 00:25:59,500 Okay. Hearing none, Madam Clerk. Can we have a second reading, please? 157 00:26:00,420 --> 00:26:05,160 In ordinance of the City of Bell, we have acres ordering the levying and establishing 158 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:12,100 the rate of the municipal taxes for the municipal purposes to be collected for the year 159 00:26:12,100 --> 00:26:19,080 of 2026. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk, for the second reading. Now I ask for a motion 160 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:28,580 for the approval of bill number 26-04 to become Ortenance Number 782. 161 00:26:30,900 --> 00:26:38,240 I make a motion that we approve bill number 26-04 to become Ortenance Number 782. 162 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:49,640 On the hotness made a motion to approve bill number 26-04 to become Ortenance Number 782. 163 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:51,780 Is there a second? 164 00:26:54,020 --> 00:26:59,260 Second. Second by Alderman Philip. Any discussion? 165 00:27:02,530 --> 00:27:03,110 Hearing none. 166 00:27:03,750 --> 00:27:05,510 Madam Clerk, can we have a roll call please? 167 00:27:06,590 --> 00:27:15,430 Alderman Hopkins. Yes. Alderman Namp. Alderman Namp is absent. Alderman Ponyka. Yes. 168 00:27:17,430 --> 00:27:21,470 Alderman Philip. Yes. Motion carries. 169 00:27:21,470 --> 00:27:30,490 Okay. Thank you all. Appreciate the board for approving the 2026 property tax rate. 170 00:27:31,050 --> 00:27:38,390 I will sign the necessary documents and then our city clerk Hudson will get those documents 171 00:27:38,390 --> 00:27:47,390 turned in and we will have everything in by the deadline. Now I ask for a motion to adjourn this meeting. 172 00:27:47,390 --> 00:27:51,510 I make a motion to adjourn this meeting. 173 00:27:52,410 --> 00:27:55,090 All to one, Pontic has made a motion to adjourn the meeting. 174 00:27:55,270 --> 00:27:55,850 Here's our second. 175 00:27:57,230 --> 00:27:57,590 Second. 176 00:27:58,110 --> 00:28:00,050 Second by Alden Philip. 177 00:28:00,750 --> 00:28:01,670 Any discussion? 178 00:28:04,260 --> 00:28:05,560 Hearing none, all in favor? 179 00:28:06,540 --> 00:28:06,820 Aye. 180 00:28:08,580 --> 00:28:08,880 Aye. 181 00:28:10,060 --> 00:28:11,080 Any opposed? 182 00:28:14,050 --> 00:28:14,390 All right. 183 00:28:14,750 --> 00:28:17,710 This meeting is adjourned at 621. 184 00:28:19,670 --> 00:28:22,090 Okay. Thank you. Thank you everybody. 185 00:28:22,470 --> 00:28:26,750 All right now.