[0:00] And uh
[0:02] Not yet, guys.
[0:08] I I normally do, but I have a choice to
make.
[0:10] » Uh will the clerk call roll, please?
[0:25] » Okay.
Uh public discussion. So, this is an
[0:28] opportunity for the public to comment on
any issues around the agenda. This is
[0:31] given to you by the chair.
Please limit your comments to 3 minutes.
[0:36] And um this is an opportunity for public
comment on any agenda.
[0:40] So, we are currently holding a new
a public hearing for our budget and
[0:46] millage millage rates for fiscal year 20
26-27.
[0:51] Is there anyone in the audience that
would like to
[0:55] um make a public comment on that
item?
[1:01] All right, seeing that there are none.
[1:05] We will uh
[1:08] Clerk, I think we should
Do we need to uh
[1:12] » Motion to close public hearing. Do we
need to wait a minute or are you guys
[1:15] good with where we're at?
>> Yes.
[1:17] » No.
>> All right, very good. I'll take that
[1:19] motion.
Clerk
[1:21] » Yes.
>> Clerk, will the clerk call roll, please,
[1:24] Mr. Chair?
>> Yes.
[1:25] » Councilman Easton?
>> Yes.
[1:26] » Councilman Hayden?
>> Yes.
[1:27] » Councilman Hardy?
>> Yes.
[1:29] » Mayor?
>> All right, we stand adjourned on the
[1:31] public hearing at 6:48 and we'll start
the regular meeting in 12 minutes.
[1:39] Just in time, Marie. It's 6:00.
>> What time did we meet again?
[1:43] » I just closed public lights.
>> Yeah.
[1:48] » Councilman Hayden, one by one.
>> I asked Councilman Hayden.
[1:52] » What?
>> You have the same.
[1:56] » All right, it's called the regular
meeting to order. Please rise.
[1:59] Pledge allegiance.
>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[2:04] United States of America, and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation
[2:09] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
[2:19] » First call the roll, please.
>> Councilwoman Easy.
[2:23] » Here.
>> Councilwoman King.
[2:24] » Here.
>> Councilwoman Hardy.
[2:25] » Here.
>> Councilman Russell.
[2:27] » Here.
>> Councilman Dietrich.
[2:28] » Here.
>> Councilman Duckett.
[2:29] » Here.
>> Thank you. Um now, can I thank you for
[2:34] the voluntary opening prayer by Bishop
[2:39] » Gracious God, Lord, we come to you today
thanking you for the privilege to call
[2:42] your name in prayer today.
Lord, we thank you for your safekeeping
[2:47] in this community. We thank you for
watching over us each and every day.
[2:50] Thank you for protecting our families,
our homes, and we thank you for gaining
[2:54] employment. Thank you for our health.
Lord, I pray today that you come into
[2:57] this space with us and give us reasoning
and ability, governing ability. Lord, we
[3:01] know that we serve by your appointment
and no one else is quite like you,
[3:05] people. We thank you for that. So, Lord,
I pray that you give us the wisdom and
[3:09] insight to be able to agree and disagree
peacefully, so that your will would also
[3:13] be done in this community. Continue to
watch over those who live, work, and
[3:17] work here and recreate here. Jesus' name
we pray. Amen.
[3:21] » Thank you, Lord.
>> Yes.
[3:23] » Uh can I get approval of the regular
meeting
[3:25] » minutes of June 8th, 2026?
>> I'll move.
[3:28] » Motion by Councilwoman State Board.
>> I'll be putting it forward, please.
[3:31] » Yes.
>> Councilwoman Easy.
[3:33] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[3:34] » Councilwoman King.
>> Yes.
[3:36] » Councilman Russell.
>> Yes.
[3:37] » Councilman Dietrich.
>> Yes.
[3:38] » Councilman Duckett.
>> Yes.
[3:40] » Yes.
>> Thank you. All right, this is an
[3:42] opportunity for the public to comment on
items that are not on the agenda. All
[3:47] comments must be addressed to the chair.
Uh we actually do limit your comments to
[3:53] 3 minutes. Is there any that would like
to make a public comment on an item not
[3:59] on the agenda?
[4:02] Seeing that there are none, I would ask
for a motion
[4:06] on the monthly department reports.
>> Motion to receive and file.
[4:12] » I'll support it.
>> Motion to receive and file the monthly
[4:15] report. Is there any support for the
protocol vote?
[4:18] » Councilman Deegan.
>> Yes, Councilman
[4:21] » Yes, Councilman
>> Yes, Councilman
[4:22] » Yes.
>> Councilman Russell.
[4:23] » Yes, Councilman Dicker.
>> Yes.
[4:25] » Councilman Dunning.
>> Yes.
[4:27] » Budget and revenue report.
>> Motion to receive and file.
[4:32] » Support.
>> We have a motion and a support for the
[4:36] protocol vote, please.
>> Councilman Deegan.
[4:38] » Yes.
>> Councilman Hardy.
[4:39] » Yes.
>> Councilman Russell.
[4:41] » Yes.
>> Councilman Dicker.
[4:42] » Yes.
>> Councilman Dunning.
[4:43] » Yes.
>> Councilman Easton.
[4:44] » Yes.
>> Pending approval of the consent agenda.
[4:51] » Make a motion to approve the consent
agenda.
[4:53] » Support.
>> Motion and a support and a second for
[4:56] the item.
And the protocol vote, please.
[4:58] » Councilman Dunning.
>> Yes.
[4:59] » Councilman Hardy.
>> Yes.
[5:00] » Councilman Russell.
>> Yes, Councilman Dicker.
[5:03] » Yes.
>> Councilman Easton.
[5:04] » Yes.
>> Councilman Deegan.
[5:05] » Yes.
>> Communications and petitions from the
[5:08] agriculture
meeting minutes of May 6th approved, EDA
[5:13] meeting minutes of May 13th approved,
and planning commission meeting minutes
[5:18] of March 2020 2024 126 approved. Someone
to support.
[5:25] Motion and a support for the protocol
vote, please.
[5:28] » Councilman Dicker.
>> Councilman Hardy.
[5:30] » Yes, Councilman Russell.
>> Yes.
[5:31] » Councilman Dunning.
>> Yes.
[5:32] » Councilman Easton.
>> Yes.
[5:33] » Councilman Deegan.
>> Yes.
[5:35] » Before I ask for approval of the agenda,
I need to make one change. Please remove
[5:41] item S1 in its entirety
and let's add
[5:46] in front of you, project control
engineering previously tabled CDBG ADA
[5:52] ramp phase five and six in its place.
>> Motion to approve.
[5:58] » I'll make a motion to table motion to
remove item S1 and add CDBG
[6:03] ADA ramp phase five and six. And there's
a support.
[6:07] » Yes.
>> All right, we'll do a roll call vote,
[6:08] please.
>> Councilman Fischer?
[6:09] » Yes.
>> Councilman Fischer?
[6:10] » Yes.
>> Councilman Hamann?
[6:12] » Yes.
>> Councilman Harley?
[6:13] » Yes.
>> Councilman Russell?
[6:14] » Yes.
>> Councilman Duffy?
[6:15] » Yes.
>> And I'll make a motion to approve the
[6:18] agenda as amended.
>> Motion to approve.
[6:21] » Support.
>> I'll make a motion to support.
[6:22] » We'll do a roll call vote, please.
Councilman Fischer?
[6:24] » Yes.
>> Councilman Harley?
[6:25] » Yes.
>> Councilman Russell?
[6:26] » Yes.
>> Councilman Duffy?
[6:28] » Yes.
>> Councilman Easton?
[6:29] » Yes.
>> Councilman Palazzolo?
[6:31] » All right, now under special order of
business, so this is an opportunity for
[6:35] the public to comment on items that are
on the agenda.
[6:39] I would ask that you please stay in your
seat until I recognize you and then I
[6:43] will ask you to please come forward to
the podium where you will state your
[6:47] name and address for the record.
You will address the chair on the agenda
[6:53] items. So, we'll get into the agenda
item S1
[6:57] is the recommendation of the roads,
bridges, and utilities committee
[7:03] to recommend CDBG ADA ramp phase five
and six to the second lowest bidder
[7:11] on the
approved list. And that was for phase
[7:18] five and six of our
ramp improvements.
[7:24] Any questions?
[7:27] This was previously tabled until we had
verification that the
[7:32] second lowest bidder was an approved
bidder to the county.
[7:39] » I'll make a motion to approve.
>> I'll do a motion to approve. Motion to
[7:43] » Motion to support.
Any further discussion will be clarified
[7:47] on the old base.
>> Councilman Keith?
[7:49] » Yes.
>> Councilman Harvey?
[7:50] » Yes.
>> Councilman Russell?
[7:51] » Yes.
>> Councilman Dupree?
[7:52] » Yes.
>> Councilman Vincent?
[7:54] » Yes.
>> Councilman Means?
[7:55] » Yes.
>> Carried.
[7:56] » Thank you.
Item S2 is approval and adoption of the
[8:00] 2026-2027
millage rates for fiscal year ending
[8:04] June 30th, 2026
as follows: The city operating millage
[8:09] rate is 8.9414.
The fire department millage rate is
[8:15] 0.9798.
[8:19] The city water debt is 1.4646
[8:24] for a total city millage rate of
11.3858.
[8:31] That is a decrease of 0.3013
of the 2025-2026
[8:38] millage rate of 11.6871.
So, move. Second the motion. For the
[8:44] motion and a support.
Any discussion?
[8:48] We'll look for a call of the roll.
>> Councilman Teacher?
[8:50] » Yes.
>> Councilman Vincent?
[8:51] » Yes.
>> Councilman Means?
[8:53] » Yes.
>> Councilman Harvey?
[8:54] » Yes.
>> Councilman Russell?
[8:56] » Yes.
>> Councilman Keith?
[8:57] » Yes.
>> Carried.
[8:58] » Item S3 is approval and adoption
of adoption resolution number 1014
[9:04] budget for fiscal year 2026-2027.
[9:15] You guys know what's going on so much
tonight. Now, close the city attorney to
[9:19] um
I mean, the charter 8.2 for the record.
[9:25] For the
fiscal year 2026-2027 budget. 8.2? 8.2.
[9:31] Okay.
On or before the first day of February
[9:33] of each year, each officer department
head or board or board of commission of
[9:38] the city shall submit to the mayor a
complete statement of the financial
[9:41] needs and
expected revenues of its office or
[9:44] department for the next fiscal year. The
mayor shall assemble
[9:49] uh the statements so so
uh so
[9:54] so submitted and prepared for the
council and budget pool for the next
[9:58] fiscal year. Such budget pool will shall
be presented to the council at its
[10:01] second reading in the month of April.
The expenditures
[10:06] expenditures set forth
in each budget proposal shall be shall
[10:10] not exceed the expected revenues of the
city for the next fiscal year by an
[10:14] amount greater than the
the expected unencumbered funds
[10:19] remaining at the end of the current
fiscal year.
[10:24] » Taxation.
>> So that means it
[10:27] » I think that translates to be shows a
balanced budget zero.
[10:31] » The budget should be balanced to zero
presented to the council. Now we have
[10:34] this discussion
>> If you if you have unencumbered funds
[10:38] that have remained from the current
fiscal year
[10:43] as long as you're within those
parameters you're okay.
[10:46] » That's the same issue we talked about
last year.
[10:48] » Yeah, I know. And we don't have those
funds. So I mean what I'm my point is
[10:51] that we we still budgeted into the
deficit this year.
[10:54] » You do have those funds. You have 3.2
million dollars worth of funds.
[10:58] » Out of the general fund and so it's not
a balanced budget.
[11:00] » It absolutely is a balanced budget. That
is your general fund balance.
[11:06] » But it's pulling from our general fund.
It's not pulling from our current
[11:10] revenue to cover the expenses by
129,000.
[11:13] And my point is that we
the mayor you presented us with this
[11:17] budget of about a negative of almost
298,000.
[11:21] And we worked diligently as a council to
try and put it together to assist in the
[11:25] budget that was presented to us.
With the work we put the 298
[11:30] or 288,000
different uh worksheets we used and got
[11:34] it down to only $129,000
deficit in this year's city budget
[11:40] budget deficit.
I don't believe the exact number. I
[11:43] believe it's $129,000.
So, that's
[11:47] I just want for the record that we
worked with it as dealt the council
[11:51] worked with it. We had some ideas. We
were able to trim a little bit of the
[11:54] fat here and there to take off $170,000,
but we won't be able to get it to zero.
[12:00] Um
you know, myself I think we gave some
[12:03] good ideas and some different things we
could have looked at a little tighter to
[12:07] make the decision to try to get it to
zero, but we didn't. So,
[12:11] I just want the record to stand that we
tried,
[12:14] but we're still $129,000 coming out of
the general fund as a budget for 2025 or
[12:19] 2026-2027.
And those department heads who did help
[12:23] to try to bring it in and tighten up
your budgets, thank you very much.
[12:27] So, that's
my support.
[12:30] Okay, the question on the table is a S3
is equivalent adoption of
[12:36] the resolution number 1014 for the
budget for fiscal year 2026-2027.
[12:43] So moved.
[12:48] You have a motion. Is there a support?
[12:53] I'll support.
You have motion and a support.
[12:58] Any further discussion?
[13:01] Roll the protocol vote, please.
>> Councilman Yes.
[13:04] » Councilwoman Yes.
>> Yes. Councilman Harding
[13:06] » Yes.
>> Councilman Russell
[13:09] » No.
>> Councilman Teacher
[13:12] » No.
>> Councilman Duffy
[13:14] » No.
>> You have
[13:17] » Yes.
>> Carried.
[13:23] » By the way, so far down list the budget
that will fly as the charter reads.
[13:38] So, for the record, since we're going to
vote on the record,
[13:44] we're we're funding a department out of
the general fund $600,000
[13:49] a year since 2021.
That has never changed. And that was no
[13:56] action of mine.
So, you can sit up here self-righteous
[14:01] and act like you've got nothing to do
with the budget that we currently have,
[14:06] but three of you do. You have your
fingerprints on it.
[14:10] And whether you like it or not,
that was an action taken that's now
[14:15] causing us
to have purchased another building with
[14:19] all six of you agreeing to do it.
And look at an expansion here because we
[14:25] can't provide for what that military
was supposed to cover.
[14:30] So,
that's why we're in a structural
[14:35] deficit.
All right, we're moving on because of
[14:38] that motion was passed.
[14:42] Item S4 is approval of a DPS hourly rate
of 170
[14:47] hours and 24 cents for the fiscal year
2026-2027.
[14:51] » Someone support.
>> You have a motion and a second. Any
[14:55] discussion?
Roll call vote, please.
[14:59] » Councilman Harvey.
>> Yes.
[15:00] » Councilman Dudley.
>> Yes.
[15:01] » Councilman Wilson.
>> Yes.
[15:02] » Councilwoman Medina.
>> Yes.
[15:04] » Councilman Russell.
>> Yes.
[15:05] » Councilman Newton.
>> Yes.
[15:07] » All right.
[15:11] Item S5 is approval of the municipal
credit community contract with Smart for
[15:16] the 2027
fiscal
[15:21] » Someone move.
>> Support.
[15:24] » You have a motion and a support and the
clerk call roll please.
[15:27] » Councilwoman Hayden.
>> Yes.
[15:28] » Councilman Harvey.
>> Yes.
[15:30] » Councilman Russell.
>> Yes.
[15:31] » Councilman Teacher.
>> Yes.
[15:33] » Councilman Duffy.
>> Yes.
[15:34] » Councilman East.
>> Yes.
[15:35] » Item S6 is a request from John K, DPS
Superintendent, for approval of an
[15:39] enclosed trailer to replace the water
van for use in emergency repairs from
[15:44] Shore Trailer in the amount of $7,495
[15:49] and the cost will be split between the
Department of Public Service and the
[15:53] Water Department.
>> So moved.
[15:55] » Support.
>> You have a motion and a support and the
[15:57] clerk call roll please.
>> Councilman Harvey.
[15:59] » Yes.
>> Councilman East.
[16:00] » Yes.
>> Councilwoman Hayden.
[16:01] » Yes.
>> Councilman Russell.
[16:03] » Yes.
>> Councilman Teacher.
[16:04] » Yes.
>> Councilman Duffy.
[16:05] » Yes.
>> Carried.
[16:07] » Item S7 is a request from Adam Ibrahim,
Parks and Rec Director, for approval and
[16:13] authorization to execute contract with
RecDesk software for the 2026-2027
[16:19] fiscal year in the amount of $8,715.
So moved.
[16:24] » Support.
>> You have a motion, you have a support,
[16:27] any discussion?
Will the clerk call roll please.
[16:30] » Councilman East.
>> Yes.
[16:31] » Councilwoman Hayden.
>> Yes.
[16:32] » Councilman Harvey.
>> Yes.
[16:33] » Councilman Russell.
>> Yes.
[16:34] » Councilman Teacher.
>> Yes.
[16:36] » Councilman Duffy.
>> Yes.
[16:37] » Carried.
>> Item S8 is a request from Randy
[16:41] Blackburn, Chief of Police, for approval
of a 15K
[16:45] run course for all 5K run events in the
city.
[16:50] » Motion to approve.
>> Support.
[16:52] » You have a motion and a support. Was
there any discussion on this?
[16:56] » No further discussion.
>> Adam, in our conversation, is this the
[17:01] route that takes the triathlon out of
the
[17:07] out of your
um
[17:09] distance that you need to do a
triathlon?
[17:11] » Um no, that's different with Washington.
>> Okay, the bike route. I'm hearing you.
[17:15] » I support Randy in this and our
discussion.
[17:18] » I just to be sure that we didn't do
anything anything that we might have
[17:20] needed to.
>> All right.
[17:22] You have a motion, you have a supporter.
We'll do the roll call roll call
[17:24] counselor Lee.
>> Yes.
[17:27] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[17:29] » [clears throat]
>> Yes.
[17:31] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[17:33] » Item S 9 is a request from the Bill
Veady Wastewater Treatment Plant
[17:37] Superintendent for approval of the
replacement
[17:41] of return activated sludge pump number
one VFD from Coleville Electric in the
[17:48] amount of $10,608.
>> So moved.
[17:52] » I'll support.
[17:55] » You have a motion, you have a supporter.
Let's do the roll call roll call
[17:57] counselor Daffin.
[18:03] All right. Let's do the roll call roll
call please.
[18:05] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[18:09] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[18:11] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[18:14] » Item S 9 is a request from Bill Veady
Wastewater Treatment Plant
[18:17] Superintendent for approval of the
replacement of the return activated
[18:20] sludge pump number one
>> The magistrate
[18:23] » I'm sorry. Pardon me. Item 10 request
from Bill Wastewater Treatment Plant
[18:28] Superintendent approval of the SCADA
server SQL update upgrade from IMAG in
[18:35] the amount of $2,900.
[18:39] » So moved.
>> I'll support.
[18:40] » Motion and a support. Let's do the roll
call roll call counselor Lee.
[18:44] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[18:47] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[18:49] » Yes.
>> Item S 11 is a recommendation from the
[18:53] Public Utilities and Road Committee to
approve payment number four change order
[18:58] number two final with Tel Toto
Contracting in the amount of $1,645.76
[19:06] Wastewater Treatment Plant oxidation
ditch inlet valve to Post Meter.
[19:11] » So moved.
>> I'll support.
[19:12] » You have a motion, you have a support.
Let's do the roll call
[19:15] » Council gave
>> Yes, council
[19:17] » Yes.
>> Council gave charity.
[19:19] » Yes.
>> Council gave the castle.
[19:20] » Yes.
>> Council gave the media.
[19:21] » Yes.
>> Council gave that.
[19:22] » Yes, thank you, Faith.
>> We're going to do many reports and
[19:27] communication involved in the forum
and the voting in the closed session.
[19:31] I'll start with you, Mr. Russell.
>> Uh the only thing that I have is we had
[19:36] a meeting We had a meeting last week for
the new building.
[19:40] Uh things seem to be moving in the right
direction.
[19:43] Looking forward to working with them and
the future meetings.
[19:48] » Okay.
Jason.
[19:50] » I'm good.
>> Jacob.
[19:52] » I'm good.
>> Mel.
[19:54] » Good.
>> Well.
[19:57] » I just want to let everybody know that
that Wednesday starts Bay-Rama. If you
[20:01] didn't see that at 10:30 yet,
um it should be a a wonderful event.
[20:07] Sunday is the parade
and it's
[20:10] People are out and about in in the
evening during Bay-Rama. Stop by
[20:14] headquarters and say hello to me because
that's where I'll be.
[20:20] » Is that it?
Mr. Duffy.
[20:23] » Uh yeah, a couple of things. Uh one I
was wondering if we could get a copy of
[20:26] the last page of ratings from the roads.
Is it a council or I can
[20:31] » Yep.
>> I I've been I've been having
[20:33] » It's probably posted on the website.
John, do you have a copy of it?
[20:36] » Yeah, I got I couldn't find a copy I
couldn't find a copy myself.
[20:39] » Yeah.
>> Not a problem.
[20:41] » I'll get it out It's like a sheet, yeah.
And I appreciate that. Um and is the
[20:45] city annually
I was wondering if we're doing anything
[20:48] for the 250-year anniversary. Do they
have flyers, banners, anything as a city
[20:53] that we're putting up or anything?
>> You want to approve the expense for it,
[20:56] I'd be more than happy to review it.
>> I'll stop.
[21:01] I thought we had a floor of $100 banner
for my
[21:05] » I'm sorry, Anthony.
>> Yeah.
[21:07] » We have it as a simple choice. We're
going to do something as a city to do
[21:10] it. I think we can afford a hundred a
couple hundred bucks on the tan here.
[21:13] I said make falling deaf ears. Um, and
the last thing I asked is Tim, did we
[21:17] get anywhere with the RFP for the
engineering?
[21:21] I think it was brought up to full
council.
[21:24] Not yet.
Good.
[21:40] All right. So, my budget is zero.
There's about a ten million dollar
[21:44] budget here. I think we use it to make
it two something two hundred fifty year
[21:47] anniversary.
I guess it's not going to happen.
[21:55] They can push
It's worth Motion and support to the
[21:59] full operation. Yes.
Yes.
[22:03] Yes.
[22:06] Yes.
Yes.
[22:09] All right.
Ladies and gentlemen, you are excused.
[22:13] You may leave now if you like. Uh uh
I don't believe we're coming in
[22:18] possession to take any further action
and be helpful in any way I can.
[22:25] Sure I can affect
[22:50] All right, we're coming out of closed
session at 7:46
[22:54] and I would accept the motion to
adjourn.
[22:57] » Motion to adjourn.
>> With a motion and support we'll do the
[23:00] clerk call roll.
>> Yes.
[23:03] » Yes.
>> Councilwoman Bateman?
[23:05] » Yes.
>> Possible with a Russell?
[23:06] » Yes.
>> Possible with a Daphne?
[23:07] » Yes.
>> Possible with a Lisa?
[23:08] » Yes.
>> We are adjourned.
[23:22] » I'll be down there tomorrow.
I'll be there.
[23:35] Good night, everybody.
Good night.