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Good morning. It is September 8th, May

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26, 9:00 a.m. I like to call this

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meeting to order and ask you please rise

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with the invocation and pledge of

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allegiance from Mayor Pro Tim, Miss

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Terry S. Good morning everyone.

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Heavenly Father, thank you for the

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privilege to serve the people of Asing.

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Grant us clear minds, steady judgment,

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and hearts committed to unity and

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fairness. Bless every council member,

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staff member, and resident we represent.

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Guide our decisions so that we bring

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peace, progress, and strength to our

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community in your holy name. Amen.

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» Amen.

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Allegiance to the flag of the United

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States of America and to the republic

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for which it stands. One nation under

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God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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» Thank you, Miss Halter. We will now move

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to motion item three motion finding that

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of the advanced posting and notice

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requirements of article 8.12000

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of the code of ordinances of the city of

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Orange, Texas have been met in relation

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to all minutes and pending ordinances

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and resolutions on this agenda and that

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the reading of such items be confined to

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the captions as are agreed upon by the

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ordinances and resolutions. Do I have a

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motion? Motion.

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» Okay, we have a motion. Mr. Mimer,

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» Mr. Charles,

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» Mr. Bur. I

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» Mr. Chandler.

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» Hi,

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» Mr. McKenna.

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» Hi,

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» Miss Soft.

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» I motion passes. On to item four,

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citizen comments.

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» At this time, comments will be taken

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from the audience of any subject matter

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whether or not that item is on the

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agenda. All comments are limited to a

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maximum of three minutes for each

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speaker and your comments are

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appreciated. As the Texas Open Meetings

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Act does not allow the council to

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respond to items not listed on the

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agenda, your comments repeatedly be

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noted by the council and forwarded to

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the appropriate department for proper

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consideration. A member of the audience

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that desires to speak during the city

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council's consideration of any specific

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agenda item is requested to notify city

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staff prior to the start of the meeting.

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At this time, there are no names on our

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list. Is there anyone who would like to

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address the council?

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If not, we will move on to city

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announcements, city staff announcements,

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and city events. Miss Ross,

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» Good morning, mayor and council.

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» Good morning.

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» Good morning.

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» I'm excited to share some information

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about Orangetober, one of our great

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great annual celebrations. Uh this year,

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Orangetober is October 2nd through the

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4th at Riverside Pavilion. And this

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year, we're looking forward to an

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exciting weekend filled with food,

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family, music, entertainment, local

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vendors, and community activities. Um

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throughout the weekend, attendees can

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look forward to live entertainment

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Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with a

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special lineup of local artists on

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Friday and Sunday. We'll have food

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trucks and on Saturday, we'll have lots

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of activities. We will have the Dean

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Granger Memorial 5K and Kitty Run

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Saturday morning. The Orange Rotary Club

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will have their vendor market located

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inside the Orange uh city boat ramp and

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the Orange Lions Club will have their

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gumbo cook off as well as Texas

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Agricultural Life will have their

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pumpkin pie eating contest. Um as

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always, you can always look forward to

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new and enhanced activities, great photo

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ops in our expanded pumpkin village. And

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on Sunday, we will continue our

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tradition with pick up the patch where

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the littles 80 and under can get their

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very own pumpkin. And we will also have

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our fun-filled pumpkin scramble. Um, as

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we continue to grow this event, we like

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to keep focused on what makes it

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special, and that's our community and

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the people who make it great. On Trover

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gives us an opportunity to highlight and

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support local businesses, organizations,

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vendors, artists, and community

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partners. So, we're thankful partners

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such as Free State, which provides

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sangrias, the BFW with a beer roof, uh

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our ATM providers, Dog Good and

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Fivepoint, and many other local and

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regional organizations to help make this

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event possible. So, with so much

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happening throughout the weekend, we

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want to make sure that everyone has

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information that they need um to come

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out and enjoy the festivities. So, the

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details are the location will be at

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Riverside Pavilion, Octo the dates are

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October 2nd through the 4th. The gate

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times Friday gates open at 4. Saturday

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the gates open at 10 and Sunday the

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gates open at 10. So for more details

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about Orange, please follow our Explore

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Orange Facebook page and we hope that

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the community comes out. Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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» Okay, next we will move to item six,

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consent agenda. Item 6 A, August 11th,

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2026 Orange Economic Development

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Corporation meeting minutes. And item

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6B, August 18th, 2026, special call city

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council meeting minutes. And item C,

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August 25th, 2026, regular city council

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meeting minutes. Do I have a motion?

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» Motion.

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» Can we have a motion to second, Mr.

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Mortimer?

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» Mr. Charles.

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» Mr. Bur. Hi,

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» Miss McKenna. Hi,

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» Miss Alter.

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» Okay. Motion passes. Item 7A, final

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reading. Consider an ordinance adopting

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a budget for the fiscal year beginning

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October 1st, 2026 and ending on

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September 30th, 2027 in accordance with

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the charter of the city of Orange,

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Texas. And this requires a record vote.

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First reading was September 1st, 2026.

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» So this is our final reading for the

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budget and the budget has not changed.

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The budget is the total number per fund,

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right? So for the general fund, it's

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29,754,370.

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the other funds. Even though um council

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voted last council meeting for a 2% cola

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for general government that was taken

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from contingency savings on the

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insurance or if it wasn't in the general

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fund water and sewer I had to make that

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work which I did and special revenue I

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had to also do the same. So the budget

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is number in total is exactly the same.

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reading is the same and it's your

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pleasure to um

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the line items are

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» So I could go over where we got all

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those differences. It only affected our

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contingency in the general fund by

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$58,000.

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» All right. Thank you, Miss Zito. Do we

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have any questions or comments?

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» Yeah, I'd like to make a quick

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» Yes, sir. Mr. Morgan,

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» Uh last as you know voted no against it

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because the coal is some of the thoughts

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from what we brought up last year.

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changes this year, especially in the

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area of insurance and I know nobody was

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real happy uh about the whole the whole

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thing.

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I am so glad to see that it's not going

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to affect the contingency, but about

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had to change the insurance

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that we're taking any additional savings

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and in this case bringing it back to the

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employees. So, so my heart has changed

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definitely on this matter.

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» Thank you, Mr.

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» Okay. All right. With that being said,

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do we have a motion? If we have a

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motion, you will have to read it as it

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» Okay. You have my motion.

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» Consider an ordinance making a tax levy

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and fixing the maintenance and

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operations tax rate.

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» No. No. Right here. 78.

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» Consider an ordinance adopting a budget.

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» I'm sorry.

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» This one right here. right here.

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» I think they just vote on the motion for

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this. The ratifying is the next denial.

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» So 78. So what does he have to read

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» Nothing on that.

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» Oh, so why does it say this?

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» Okay. Well, it says it on here.

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» I just need to vote on this,

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» Right?

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» Okay. Okay. Well, then if we have a

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motion, we have a second. I'm sorry.

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» That's okay.

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» I was reading it wrong.

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» Do we have a second?

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» Second. Second.

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» Can we have a motion to second? Mr.

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» Mr. Miles.

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» Okay. Mr. Burge.

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» Mr. Chandler.

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» Miss McKenna. Hi,

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» Miss Salt.

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» Okay. Motion passes.

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» Mayor, you need a vote.

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» Oh, sorry. I see I as well. My bad. I am

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tripping this morning. I'm sorry, y'all.

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» Need more coffee.

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» Oh, yeah. Something. So, now I can go to

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» Well, see the

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» So, there's another one. Okay. Consider

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a motion ratifying that the budget for

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the fiscal year beginning October

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[clears throat] 1st, 2026 and ending on

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September 30th, 2027 will raise less

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total property taxes than last year's

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budget by an amount of 171,526,

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which is a 1.76%

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decrease from last year's budget. The

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property tax revenue to be raised from

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new property added to the tax roll this

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year is $122,888.

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So this is um a formality because you

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need to ratify the budget also in accord

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in regards to the tax the tax revenue.

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decreased slightly in this.

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» Okay. So do we have a motion?

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» Motion second.

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» We have a motion second. Mr. Mortimer.

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» Hi.

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» Mr. Charles.

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» Hi.

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» Mr. Burge.

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» Hi.

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» Mr. Chandler.

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» Hi.

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» Miss McKenna. Hi.

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» Miss Sal.

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» Hi.

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» Motion passes. Mayor

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» Vote as well. me as well. Sorry.

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Item 7B, consider an ordinance making a

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tax levy and fixing the maintenance and

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operations tax rate, net le service tax

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rate, and total tax rate for the city of

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Orange, Texas for the fiscal year

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beginning October 1st, 2026 and ending

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September 30th, 2027 upon all taxable

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property in the city of Orange, Texas on

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January 1st, 2026, according to the laws

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of Texas, the charter provisions and the

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ordinances of the city of Orange, Texas,

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and provided that the said taxes levied

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shall be collected

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First reading September 1st, 2026. If we

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make a motion on this one, then we got

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to reheat it.

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» The following motion,

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» Mr. Sp, I'll read that one for you.

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» Okay. Thank you.

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» I move that the property tax be

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decreased by the the adoption of tax

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rate of.86600

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per $100, which is effectively a 0.06

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decrease in the tax rate.

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» Okay. Thank you, Mr. Childs. Do we have

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a second?

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» Second.

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» And we have a second. So I'm not going

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to forget this time. I'm going to vote

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first. Yes.

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» Okay. Mr. Mortimer.

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» Hi.

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» Mr. Johns.

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» Hi.

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» Mr. Bur. Hi.

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» Mr. Chandler.

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» Hi.

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» Miss McKenna. Hi.

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» Miss Salter.

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» Hi.

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» Okay. Motion passes.

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» Item 7 C. Consider an ordinance amending

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the adopted budget for the fiscal year

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beginning October 1st, 2025 and ending

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September 30th, 2026 in accordance with

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the charter of the city of Orange,

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Texas, Miss Zito. So, we're back to this

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year. So, this one will be um my budget

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amendments from April 1st to August 31st

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for this year as we do couple times a

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year. I'll just point out a few

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um items that let's see

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we council approved buying police

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vehicles from the reserves for 197,000

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three Taho and a Ford pickup instead of

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financing them that had to come from

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reserves. So that's a budget amendment.

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Um we had to move a project forward

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60,000 for the finish the project for

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the city hall uh air conditioning

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controls when we start in one year we

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have to finish in the next year we have

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to roll that budget forward that's a

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budget amendment that was 60,000

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um in parks department we also bought a

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couple of trucks same we bought them

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from the reserves instead of financing

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them that was 85,000

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in the water and sewer fund we had to

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finish if you remember we had a grant to

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do water and sewer lines at Sunset Park

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neighborhood

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Um the price uh greatly increased during

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that project. We the grant didn't cover

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it. So we had to take it from water and

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sewer. That was 452,000 that had to come

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from reserves. And y'all approved a

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study for the western expansion of water

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and sewer. So I had to take money from

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the water and sewer reserves 1.2 2

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million and put it to the uh water and

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sewer construction progress construction

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in progress fund so that we can set that

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money aside to pay for that study that's

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in here.

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Um CBB just a few meetings ago you

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agreed to give them 150,000 from the CBB

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reserves to cover some overages in

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Orangetober and the fact that they had

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additional events during the year that

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they needed a little bit more money for.

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Um then the rest of it is mostly uh

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grant funds, donation funds, just kind

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of balancing out like the dog park at

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animal control that went over a year. We

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didn't finish it till this year. So we

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had to roll the budget forward of

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19,700.

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And that's the main highlights of our

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budget amendments for this time frame.

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» Any questions on those?

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» Any questions or comments from council?

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If not, do we have a motion?

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» Second.

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» We have a motion and a second.

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» Mr. Mortimer. Hi,

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» Mr. Childs. Hi,

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» Mr. Bur. Hi,

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» Mr. Chandler. Hi,

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» Miss McKinnon. Hi,

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» Miss Salter. Hi.

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» K. Motion passes. Thank you, Miss Zito.

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» Item 8A, consider a resolution

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authorizing the city manager to execute

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amendment number five within Vermont LLC

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for the wastewater system operation and

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maintenance contract. Mr. Jack.

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» Good morning, council. Uh this contract

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originally started in June of 2018,

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expired in 2028. Uh originally we hired

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Inframark to run our wastewater

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treatment plant. At the time we did not

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have a wastewater treatment plant

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certified operator. I am glad to report

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that Gavin Victoria, our utilities

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manager, is now certified to be able to

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run that plant. Um and he is overseeing

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what is going on with Infrarark there.

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This amendment is to increase the budget

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by $55,000 or approximately 5% of the

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contract. Uh there was an increase in

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lab fees, what we call process residual,

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which is the removal of sludge, uh

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repair and maintenance. We've been

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having an ongoing conversation about the

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wastewater treatment plant and repairs

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and maintenance there. Um, so we are

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requesting this amendment to increase

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the contract from $1.15 million to $1.2

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million in FY27.

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The FY27 budget does accommodate for

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this increase.

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» Okay. All right. Any questions or

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comments for Mr. Jack? If not, do we

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have a motion?

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» Motion second.

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» We have a motion and a second. Mr.

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Mortimer. Hi.

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» Mr. Childs. Hi.

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» Mr. Bur. Hi.

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» Mr. Chandler. Hi.

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» Mckenn. Hi. Miss Alter.

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» Okay. Motion passes. Thank you, Mr.

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Jack. Item 8B, consider a resolution for

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city council to approve the engineering

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and construction of the sites road lift

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station generator replacement in the

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amount of 400,000 zero out of 100 cents.

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Mr. J.

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» So, public works is requesting a

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$400,000

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u

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encumberment from the reserve from the

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utility reserve to replace the generator

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at this lift station.

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This left station currently does not

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have emergency power. It serves all

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areas west of MLK within the city. Um,

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this also refers back to our letter of

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enforcement with TCQ. This is one of the

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items that is in that letter that we've

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discussed. Uh, public works is ready to

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begin the engineering. Uh we have an

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engineering um task order from our

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annual contract for $73,000 to begin

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that work. We also have an annual

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contract for electrical services that

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we'll utilize to do the actual

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construction. And again, public works is

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requesting the encumberment of these

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funds. When we get to actual

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construction, we will come back and let

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you know what that construction dollar

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figure will be.

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» Okay. Thank you, Mr. Jack. Do we have

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any questions? Comments from Mr. Jack.

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» A motion.

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» Can we have a motion and a second? Mr.

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Mortimer.

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» Hi.

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» Mr. Charles.

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» Hi.

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» Mr. Bur. Hi.

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» Mr. Chandler. Hi.

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» Miss McKenna.

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» Hi.

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» Miss Salter.

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» Hi.

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» Okay. Motion passes. Thank you, Mr.

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Jack.

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» On to item 9A. Consider a motion

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acknowledging receipt of the Orange

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Economic Development Corporation's

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proposed budget for fiscal year 2027.

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Miss Zto.

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» So, earlier at the EDC board meeting, I

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presented their proposed budget.

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was

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very close to this year's budget. They

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didn't increase much of anything. Uh

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slight decrease in revenue, slight

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increase, very slight, like $2,000 in

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expenses. And then all the projects. So,

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um I projected for 27 they should have a

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little over $2 million for future

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projects. So, that would be great. So,

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um we can go over it more detail if you

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want, but I did present it at the board

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meeting.

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» Yes, ma'am. Okay. Any questions or

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comments from Miss Zito?

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» If not, do we have a motion?

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» Motion.

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» Okay, we have a motion and a second. Mr.

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Mortimer. Hi,

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» Mr. Charles. Hi,

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» Mr. Bur. Hi,

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» Mr. Chandler. Hi, Miss McKenna. Hi,

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» Miss Salter. Hi. Okay, motion passes.

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Thank you, Miss Zto.

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» On to item 9B. Consider a motion

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reappointing or appointing Mike to the

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planning and zoning commission for a

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term ending September 8th, 2028. Mr.

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There are four positions on the planning

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and zoning commission that are either up

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for reappointment or appointment and we

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have received applications from seven

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people and those people are Joseph

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Angela, Sue Bard, Caleb Harris, Michael

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Henghan, Latoya Over Street, Ron Sigler,

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and Jamie Wilson.

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» I like to make a motion that we

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reappoint Mike Henan.

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» Second that.

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» Okay, we have a motion and a second from

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Mike Henan.

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» Mr. Mortimer. Hi,

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» Mr. Childs.

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» Hi,

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» Mr. Burge.

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» No,

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» Mr. Chandler.

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» Hi,

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» Miss McKenna.

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» No,

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» Miss Salter.

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» Hi.

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» Okay,

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» Who made the second? I didn't hear.

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» Uh, Mr. Childs made the second.

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» Okay. So, that motion passes. 42. We

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will move to the next one. So, we can

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just keep popping up names. I don't have

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to read it each time.

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» Yeah. You would read it.

552
00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:29,840
» Okay. Consider a motion reorning or

553
00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:31,600
appointing blank to the planning and

554
00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:33,919
zoning commission for a term ending

555
00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:34,960
September 8th, 2028. Mr. N.

556
00:19:33,919 --> 00:19:35,919
» Yeah. Senator.

557
00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:39,039
» Okay.

558
00:19:35,919 --> 00:19:40,640
» Nominate Jamie Smith and for reappoint.

559
00:19:39,039 --> 00:19:41,039
» Second.

560
00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:42,799
» Who's that?

561
00:19:41,039 --> 00:19:43,200
» Jamie Smith for reappoint.

562
00:19:42,799 --> 00:19:44,559
» Wilson.

563
00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:45,360
» Wilson. I'm sorry. Jamie Wilson. Excuse

564
00:19:44,559 --> 00:19:47,280
me. I'm sorry.

565
00:19:45,360 --> 00:19:48,480
» Okay. Jamie Wilson. We have a motion and

566
00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:48,880
a second. Mr. Mortimer.

567
00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:50,000
» Hi.

568
00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:51,039
» Mr. Child. Hi.

569
00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,160
» Mr. Burge. Hi.

570
00:19:51,039 --> 00:19:53,200
» Mr. Chandler. Hi.

571
00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:53,840
» Miss McKinnon. Hi.

572
00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:54,160
» Miss Alton.

573
00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:56,320
» Hi.

574
00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:57,840
» Okay. Motion passes. Consider a motion

575
00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:59,600
reappointing or appointing blank to the

576
00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:02,480
planning and zoning commission for a

577
00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:03,360
term ending September 8th, 2028. Mr. N.

578
00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:05,600
» Yes. Second.

579
00:20:03,360 --> 00:20:06,240
» I'd like to nominate Latoya over street.

580
00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:06,640
» Okay.

581
00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:08,080
» Second.

582
00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:09,919
» Can we have a motion and second? Mr.

583
00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:10,480
Mortimer.

584
00:20:09,919 --> 00:20:11,840
» Hi.

585
00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:12,320
» Okay. Mr. Charles.

586
00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:13,280
» Hi.

587
00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:13,760
» Mr. Burge.

588
00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:15,840
» Hi.

589
00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:16,480
» Miss Mr. Chandler.

590
00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:17,360
» Hi.

591
00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:17,760
» Miss McKenna.

592
00:20:17,360 --> 00:20:18,480
» Hi.

593
00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:18,960
» Miss Halton.

594
00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:20,960
» Hi.

595
00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:23,280
» Okay. Motion pass. Sorry about that.

596
00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:24,880
» Didn't mean to call you miss. Last one.

597
00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:26,720
Consider a motion be appointing or

598
00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:28,559
appointing blank to the planning and

599
00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:32,000
zoning commission for a term meeting

600
00:20:28,559 --> 00:20:32,559
September 8th, 2028. Mr.

601
00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:33,200
» No.

602
00:20:32,559 --> 00:20:35,280
» Yes.

603
00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:35,919
» One more.

604
00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:36,799
» Okay.

605
00:20:35,919 --> 00:20:38,400
» Second.

606
00:20:36,799 --> 00:20:39,840
» Okay. We have a motion and a second for

607
00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:40,320
Ron Sichler. Mr. Mortimer.

608
00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:41,120
» Hi.

609
00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:41,520
» Mr. Charles.

610
00:20:41,120 --> 00:20:42,320
» Hi.

611
00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:43,039
» Mr. Burge.

612
00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:43,840
» Hi.

613
00:20:43,039 --> 00:20:44,240
» Mr. Chandler.

614
00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:44,960
» Hi.

615
00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:45,280
» Miss McKenna.

616
00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:46,320
» Hi.

617
00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:48,880
» Miss Alter. Hi.

618
00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:51,520
» Okay. Motion passes. Thank you, Mr. N.

619
00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:52,960
Item 108, city manager report.

620
00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:55,520
» Yeah. Um, good morning, mayor and

621
00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:57,440
council. Um,

622
00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:59,360
hopefully everybody remembers Friday is

623
00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:02,559
the 25th anniversary of the terrorist

624
00:20:59,360 --> 00:21:04,240
attacks in New York City. Um, so please

625
00:21:02,559 --> 00:21:05,919
take a few minutes of your day to

626
00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:08,240
remember those folks who lost their

627
00:21:05,919 --> 00:21:10,480
lives. Uh, but I would ask us all to try

628
00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:12,720
to remember the uh, just how we all felt

629
00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:15,600
and came together on September the 12th.

630
00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:16,720
That's how we should try strive to be.

631
00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:18,159
» Yes, sir.

632
00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:19,600
» Thank you. Can you see any council

633
00:21:18,159 --> 00:21:21,919
report, Mr. Mortimer?

634
00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:24,159
» Uh, I I just want to [snorts] voice the

635
00:21:21,919 --> 00:21:26,159
same thing. And one of the key things

636
00:21:24,159 --> 00:21:29,600
about it's also just remember our

637
00:21:26,159 --> 00:21:33,360
current firefighters and and police

638
00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:36,240
staff because from from basically from

639
00:21:33,360 --> 00:21:37,760
dispatch through uh they are the they

640
00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:39,840
are the people that are there to protect

641
00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:41,280
us and I appreciate them more than more

642
00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:44,080
than they'll ever know. Thank you very

643
00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:45,760
much for your service.

644
00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:47,760
» Thank you Mr. Mort. Mr. I'm going to

645
00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:51,679
confer what George said. Anything could

646
00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:54,480
happen at any time and they are our our

647
00:21:51,679 --> 00:21:55,200
heroes. They our heroes.

648
00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:57,440
» Thank you.

649
00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:59,760
» Thank you, Miss McKinn.

650
00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:03,280
» 25th anniversary of a horrible event

651
00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:05,600
that proved to us more than anybody else

652
00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:08,720
in the world that our first responders

653
00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:10,720
are the best. When I'm running away, I'm

654
00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:12,640
passing them running the other way. And

655
00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:15,200
I just I don't know how they do it, but

656
00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:17,280
I'm very grateful. I'm thankful for the

657
00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:20,320
police, the firefighters, the ambulance,

658
00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:23,120
all those people who every day put their

659
00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:24,640
lives on the line for us and I want to

660
00:22:23,120 --> 00:22:26,480
thank you.

661
00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:28,240
» Thank you, Miss McKenna. Miss Halter,

662
00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:28,720
» I agree with all of that.

663
00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:29,280
» Okay.

664
00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:30,559
» Thank you.

665
00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:32,159
» Thank you, Mr. Chandler.

666
00:22:30,559 --> 00:22:34,000
» Yeah, I'll tag on. I've seen just a

667
00:22:32,159 --> 00:22:36,640
little bit of that from the fire. So, I

668
00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:39,360
do appreciate all you guys do. Really

669
00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:41,360
does mean a lot as well as for police,

670
00:22:39,360 --> 00:22:43,280
uh, especially Mr. Tommy up there doing

671
00:22:41,360 --> 00:22:44,559
a good job for us. So, but all

672
00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:46,000
seriousness, thank you guys for what you

673
00:22:44,559 --> 00:22:47,919
do and it's a it's really a pleasure to

674
00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:50,480
get to sit back and watch you guys work.

675
00:22:47,919 --> 00:22:52,080
So, thank you for keeping us safe.

676
00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:53,360
» Mr. Chall,

677
00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:55,120
» I'm going to add a little bit to that.

678
00:22:53,360 --> 00:22:58,320
Throughout the employees, including fire

679
00:22:55,120 --> 00:23:00,000
and police, uh unfortunately through uh

680
00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:04,320
the price of medical insurance this

681
00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:07,120
year, the pay dispar disparity has u

682
00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:09,440
really widened. So, someone on the lower

683
00:23:07,120 --> 00:23:12,640
end of this hill that's making $20,000 a

684
00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:14,240
year, that um insurance, if they want to

685
00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:17,360
stay with the plan they are, is going to

686
00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:19,760
run about 25% of their wages. So, if you

687
00:23:17,360 --> 00:23:22,799
make $20,000 a year, you're spending

688
00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:24,720
$5,000 just to keep the plan you have.

689
00:23:22,799 --> 00:23:28,240
But if you're in the $200,000 range,

690
00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:30,080
that's only 1.2% of of your wages. So,

691
00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:31,541
my heart goes out to everybody with the

692
00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:33,520
fact that insurance is enough. We

693
00:23:31,541 --> 00:23:35,360
[snorts] can't stop that. So, maybe we

694
00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:37,280
can do something better this next year.

695
00:23:35,360 --> 00:23:42,000
you know, maybe find another broker, do

696
00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:45,520
some uh creative price changes on on how

697
00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:47,200
we pay employees with the insurance. But

698
00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:50,320
it's been a tough year for all the

699
00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:52,480
council members on this one. That's all.

700
00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:54,640
» Thank you, Mr. Charles. And I will close

701
00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:57,280
by saying thank you everyone. Of course,

702
00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:59,440
I remember being in the

703
00:23:57,280 --> 00:24:01,600
I was actually working at the DRA and we

704
00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:02,799
heard of a plane hitting a building and

705
00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:05,120
you thought maybe it was just an

706
00:24:02,799 --> 00:24:06,559
accident and then we watched the second

707
00:24:05,120 --> 00:24:08,799
one and you were like, "This isn't an

708
00:24:06,559 --> 00:24:10,159
accident." So, once again, as we've

709
00:24:08,799 --> 00:24:12,159
already heard several times, we thank

710
00:24:10,159 --> 00:24:14,159
you for that and we appreciate all that

711
00:24:12,159 --> 00:24:15,840
everyone does around here and we've

712
00:24:14,159 --> 00:24:17,679
tried to do our best to continue to

713
00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:19,200
honor y'all. I know we had a chance to

714
00:24:17,679 --> 00:24:21,279
bring y'all up on stage and do some

715
00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:22,880
things at July the 4th, but it's never

716
00:24:21,279 --> 00:24:25,679
enough. So, thank you enough. Thank you

717
00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:27,360
to everyone and God bless you all. With

718
00:24:25,679 --> 00:24:30,799
that, we will move to adjourn to close

719
00:24:27,360 --> 00:24:33,360
executive session consultation 551.071,

720
00:24:30,799 --> 00:24:34,880
71 collective bargaining with police and

721
00:24:33,360 --> 00:24:37,039
551

722
00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:40,559
071 collective bargaining with the

723
00:24:37,039 --> 00:24:42,559
association firefighters local 1432. So

724
00:24:40,559 --> 00:24:45,039
thank you. We will reconvene and open

725
00:24:42,559 --> 00:24:45,039
session once.

726
00:48:03,040 --> 00:48:06,673
probably what my wife says about me.

727
00:48:04,653 --> 00:48:06,673
[laughter]

728
00:48:07,119 --> 00:48:10,400
» I love you. A couple years ago, I

729
00:48:08,800 --> 00:48:11,760
thought you were cool.

730
00:48:10,400 --> 00:48:13,920
» Now you're horrible.

731
00:48:11,760 --> 00:48:14,880
» I say next year is our 50th wedding.

732
00:48:13,920 --> 00:48:16,800
» Wow.

733
00:48:14,880 --> 00:48:18,480
» She asked me, "Do we get to renegotiate

734
00:48:16,800 --> 00:48:20,480
this contract?"

735
00:48:18,480 --> 00:48:22,880
» We got everybody.

736
00:48:20,480 --> 00:48:24,480
» Okay. We will reconvene in open session.

737
00:48:22,880 --> 00:48:26,400
Sorry.

738
00:48:24,480 --> 00:48:30,319
» We will reconvene in open session. There

739
00:48:26,400 --> 00:48:32,800
is no action regarding items 11 A and 11

740
00:48:30,319 --> 00:48:35,040
A2. Do we have a motion to adjurnn?

741
00:48:32,800 --> 00:48:39,000
Motion. Okay. All in favor say I.

742
00:48:35,040 --> 00:48:39,000
Meeting adjourned. Thank you.