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Commissioner Jeff Sanford

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>> here.

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>> Commissioner Sharon Nesmith

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>> here.

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>> Mayor Tom Watson

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>> yo.

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>> Commissioner Curtis Mager

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>> here.

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>> Mayor Pro Tim Bob Glenn

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>> here. Thank you. Item three on the

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agenda, 2026 2027 annual budget

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presentation. City manager Nate Pagan.

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>> I vote no.

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>> Short meeting a new record. Here we go.

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Uh well, mayor and commissioners, good

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to see you. Appreciate the opportunity

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to lead the staff as we present our

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proposed or draft 2627 fiscal year

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budget. Our format today will be like

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we've done in similar years. I'll

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provide a quick overview, some context

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with some relative stats and and uh

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numbers. The bulk of the budget is the

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second bullet point you see there, which

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is our proposed expenditures for next

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fiscal year. Of course, the budget is

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really our roadmap and how we deploy the

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resources that you provide for us over

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the next year. And so that's the bulk of

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the presentation. So that will be a

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little bit from me, but this is where

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you'll hear from the department heads

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and our managers. And you'll hear quite

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a bit more from our finance team today

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as well um in particular. And so this is

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where we present to you how we propose

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to spend the tax dollars that we're

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fortunate to to get every year. So

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that's the bulk of the presentation. And

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then we'll we'll end with a couple of

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brief slides talking about the revenues

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of course to uh support those

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expenditures for the services we

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provide. And then also we do a rolling

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five-year long range plan. So Angela

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will kind of just brief you on that as

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well as we do every year. Obviously good

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management dictates that we kind of have

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a sense of what we're doing and where

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we're going. And so we update that long

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range plan often. And so Angela will

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present a little bit of that to you at

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the end. Uh so this slide depicts the

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unemployment rate for Davis County,

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which is the lowest level that it's

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configured or compiled for. Um and so

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you you've probably recall these numbers

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that you see every year. Uh so the

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employment actually has spiked up over

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the last year. It kind of leveled off

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here more recently. I think a lot of

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this change is actually somewhat due a

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little bit to how they compiled the

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numbers to be honest with you. So it

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probably overstates the number of people

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who are actually um well it looks like

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the increase is probably overstating a

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little bit the number of people who are

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employed in Davis County actually. Um so

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I think there was a um a collection

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change uh to be to be honest but anyway

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the number of employed folks in the

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community is is holding steady. uh you

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see similarly the number uh the

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unemployment rate in the community you

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can see the spike there in 2020 20 and

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21 which of course was COVID related

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other than it has been relatively stable

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I think the bigger takeaway from this

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slide is our rate is essentially the

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same as the federal rate but we are

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below the state rate so that's always

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good to see that we're you know we're

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beating the state average and then a

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similar uh thing that we talk about

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often I know mayor this is something you

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care about and track a little bit more

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is the workforce participation rate um

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and so it's good data to see as Well, so

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again, good to see that we surpass the

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state rate in workforce participation.

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Trail the federal rate just a little

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bit. Um, but again, good to see that we

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do lead the state. That's a meaningful

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statistic really. I think probably more

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so, mayor, as you point out, than the

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actual unemployment rate is is the

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actual workforce participation rate. So,

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good to see again that we are surpassing

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the uh state rate. I like to show just

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some of the statistics that that are

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compiled every year. uh specifically the

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number of housing units that are started

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that changes pretty drastically

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year-over-year. So you can see we're

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down a little bit this year compared to

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where we were last year. Last year you

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may recall is when JGO started their big

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neighborhood out in West 60. So there

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was kind of a big bump related to that.

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So there's usually a reason why these

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numbers are are what they are of course.

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Um good one in this slide is really the

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value of regular and commercial permits.

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So you can see there's been more more

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than a doubling of what industrial and

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commercial customers have invested in

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our community. So that's definitely good

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news. And then I also like to track the

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number of active business licenses which

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is the last column there or row in that slide. So and that's definitely

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continued to increase. Back during COVID

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we dropped down below 10,000 active

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business license and we've slowly crept

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back up uh to where we're almost at

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12,000. I actually don't remember us

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ever hitting 12,000. Not to say we

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haven't, but I don't recall that off

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hand. So certainly that's a a good a

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good trend. Uh as well

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as we switch to the proposed

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expenditures, I wanted to first talk

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about what you won't see in this year's

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budget. Right? So some of these larger

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ongoing projects you're familiar with

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like the bluegrass fieldhouse, operation

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firehouse and and station three in

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particular, the pickle ball, the senior

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center, those are projects that are

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actually not in the budget we'll talk

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about today. Those projects are already

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funded. They're already under

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construction. and you know that when we

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did a recent tour for a trolley tour

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last month and so because those are

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ongoing and are not up for consideration

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now they're not in the budget so we

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won't really talk about those types of

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things again they've been vetted and

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approved already so these will be

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looking at the proposed expenditures for

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next fiscal year looking at some of the

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topline issues um you know you one of my

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roles I think as city manager is what I

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consider resource allocation you give

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sort of the high level priorities and I

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try to match up our staff and our and

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our resources with those priorities. And

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so this identifies a little bit of those

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always, including economic development,

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uh, community needs and infrastructure.

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So, we're proposing record spending on

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infrastructure and street maintenance

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this year in accordance with the

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feedback that you give me. Again, public

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safety, you often say, is kind of a

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typically a priority of all elected

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officials. And so, we continue to invest

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in our public safety efforts. And then

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really, you've always tked me to be

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conservative in in our posture. So we

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are proposing a balanced budget and we

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are proposing no tax rate changes of any

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sort in the budget next year. So again,

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conservative posture supporting things

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for growth. We'll talk about investments

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in the air park to help some of those

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sites develop. We'll talk about some

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initiatives in parks, but they're pretty

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limited this year. Um was pretty pretty

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tight fiscal year for us. Uh so we took

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a cur conservative posture as a result.

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uh but did try to align those resources

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that we have with the priorities that

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you've you've given us. I used to show

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this slide at the end of the budget as

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sort of a wrap-up and then the mayor one

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year said it'd be great to see that at

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the beginning. So mayor uh accordingly

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here it is kind of this is just a high

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level summary of where the funds go uh

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and comparing it to the current fiscal

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year both the original and the amended

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budget. And so really look at the bottom

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line. You can see in the current year we

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started with the $76.5 million general

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fund uh after rolling over various

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unfinished items. We ended up about a

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little over 86 million. And so we're

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proposing something is between those two

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numbers. So just over $80 million for

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the general fund. You can see there of

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course the biggest portion of that is to

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salaries and benefits. We're in a a

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labor intensive business and so there's

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a large cost for doing that. Um and then

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the various other items. Again, you see

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maintenance as being the second largest

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item. We are facility heavy. We have

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numerous facilities across our portfolio

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and so there's a lot of maintenance that

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we do a good job of doing. Um but it

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does come at at quite a cost for us.

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» Yeah, that's a that's a good question

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and I'll Angela prepare to speak as

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well, but in large part I think that's

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for the internal service funds. Uh, and

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we'll talk about that a little bit later

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as well. So, like for example, the

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garage or the property maintenance

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facilities maintenance folks more so

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they track their time and they bill out

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to the departments that they work for.

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So, if one year our mechanics at the

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garage work 20% of their time for OPD,

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we actually bill OPD for that. And so,

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they pay OPD then pays the garage for

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those services. So, that's what that

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means by a transfer. We're just billing

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an internal type of of tracking and

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accounting purpose. Angel, is that

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correct?

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>> Uh well, to add to that, um the 202526

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amended is higher. Uh we did an

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amendment for transfer to transit and all that means is that it reflects

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the general funds match to the federal

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government's grant monies. So, good

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news. And then also the 2627 has an

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additional item in it and that's for the

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bluegrass fieldhouse which we not had

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before. So the a little bit of bump

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there in the 26 27.

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>> Thank you.

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>> Yeah, good question though. And a good

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comment about Bluegrass Fieldhouse.

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Obviously that's scheduled to open

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hopefully in July and so that'll be a

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new expense that we've not had in the

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past.

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There are several shared items that

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you'll see across the budget. So we just

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had typically addressed those one time

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at the beginning. Um health insurance

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costs went up by $145,000 for the

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general fund. That's not an uncommon uh

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consideration for us as us like most

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employers continue to grapple with

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increasing health insurance costs for

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our employees. We do fund a step

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increase for all employees. I'm sure you

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recall a couple years ago we redid our

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pay charts after doing a pay study and I

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know you have wanted us to prioritize

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our people and keep our rates at market

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rates to ensure we recruit and retain a good workforce. Uh we also funded a 3%

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cost of living adjustment for all

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employees. Uh the next column actually

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is is uh kind of a surprise and kind of

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good is that the pension costs actually

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went down for us a little bit. So the

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last couple years it hasn't been as

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challenging but for for many years

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before that our increasing pension

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obligations were were increasing at a at

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a rapid pace and so it was quite quite a

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large expenditure for us to absorb

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year-over-year. And we'll look at that a

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little bit in a second but it actually

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decreased for next year. So that was a

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nice benefit for us which ended up

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saving us what about a million dollars

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from what we had initially expected and

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then the when the actual rates were

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issued it it actually resulted in a

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slight decrease for us. Um so you can

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see there's a total cost to that uh as

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well. Um so again another shared cost is

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utility. I referenced earlier that

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you'll be hearing a lot more from our

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finance department today. Uh so in

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particular right now you'll be hearing

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from Carrie Haynes on our utilities and

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fuel which again we're have a heavy

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fleet and heavy excuse me facility load.

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So there does come with a quite a bit of

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cost for those. So Carrie if you would

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on this slide.

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>> Good afternoon. I'm Carrie Haynes and

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I'm presenting information on the

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utilities and fuel budgets for the

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upcoming fiscal year. The city acquires

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utility services from multiple sources.

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The primary provider is OMU which

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provides electric, water and fiber

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services. Regional water resource agency

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provides sewer services. And then due to

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some locations um we have certain

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facilities which receive utility

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services from Atmas Kery and Davis

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County Water Department. To develop the

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upcoming fiscal year's budget, we

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contact each provider to obtain

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information on proposed rate adjustments

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and we use current year expenditures to

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project usage for the upcoming fiscal

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year. Adjustments in are then made to

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account for operational changes such as

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the new facilities like the blueg

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grassfield house. The total budget for

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city utilities for fiscal year 2627 is

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almost 3.5 million, an increase of about

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$200,000 from the previous year.

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And next we have the fuel budgets. This

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slide represents total city fuel

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expenditures showing actual expenditures

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from 2425, forecasted expenditures from

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2526, and then the budget for 2627.

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The fuel budget accounts for

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approximately 6% of the general fund

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budget. The city secures fuel pricing

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through a competitive bidding process to

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ensure cost efficiency. To develop the

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fuel budget, we analyze current year

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spending and incorporate pricing

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forecasts from the US Energy Information

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Administration to project costs for the

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upcoming fiscal year. We also consider

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recent national events that impact fuel

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markets. To account for potential price

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fluctuations, a 10% contingency is

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included in the budget. Fuel

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expenditures for the fiscal year 2627

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are projected to be approximately $1.2

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million. and I'm happy to address any

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questions you may have at this time.

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» So, I know Nate, you and I have talked

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about this. Um, we have the electric bus

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and we know there's but do we have any

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other electric vehicles or would it be

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in our interest that these fuel costs

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continue at this rate for us to look

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into more electric vehicles?

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>> Uh, other than the electric bus, I don't

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think we have any other electric

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vehicles now. I'll let Stephen comment

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when he gets here. Yeah, not that I'm

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aware of either. I know we've tried some

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in the past. The technology is really

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not there for us at the large scale type

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of vehicle that we need. You know, we

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have a lot of F250s, F350s, specialized

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public safety type of equipment and

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apparatus. And though their technology

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is just not not really there from a from

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electric vehicle perspective, I think

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it's something I'd be interested in the

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future to try to mitigate this fuel

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budget. You know, obviously we do have a

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huge fleet of vehicles uh citywide and

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so we do pay quite a bit in fuel. So,

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it's definitely something we'd be

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interested in the future as technology

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improves.

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>> Thank you, mayor. Thank you, Nate.

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» I'm sorry. Thank you, Mayor. The the

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electric bus is is it is it working now

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or is it

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>> I don't know, Commissioner. Maybe we'll

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bring up that question again when

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Stephen Franklin is here as he oversees

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comment. It's been off and on the road

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at times over the over the 10 year that

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we've had it.

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>> Yeah, I'd have to agree that I don't

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think it's as useful as I

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thought it might be. And then you have

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to charge it and then I guess that's the

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electric side looks like it's going up

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too. So anyway,

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>> yeah. And for us again having a heavy

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fleet, it's more the apparatus too. We

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don't have many typical passenger cars

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like we might have in our personal life.

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Our our equipment is typically very

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heavily uh Is the bus on the road?

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>> It is. Okay. Thumbs up from so it is

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back. It is back working. Okay. Okay.

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>> But to your point, it has been off and

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on the road a couple times during during

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this lifespan.

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>> Yeah, that's what that's what I was

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thinking too. Thank you. Thank you,

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mayor.

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>> Any other questions for Carrie?

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>> All right, Carrie. Thank you.

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>> Uh, next we'll be joined by Whitney

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Brown. and Whitney will present another

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shared factor which is our property and

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liability. Again, sort of a byproduct of

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having many many facilities is that we

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have to ensure those facilities and that

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was a particular challenge with our

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increase this year that that Whitney

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will tell you about.

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>> Hello, I'm Whitney Brown. I'm the senior

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accountant here with the city of

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Onsboro. Um today we're going I'm going

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to talk about the property and liability

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insurance that we have. As you can see,

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uh this is our four largest insurance

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categories that we have. The dark blue

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represents the current year's budget and

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the teal projects the increase for next

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year. Overall, these categories are

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increasing by $281,455

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or 26%.

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This change is driven by several key

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factors. In January of 2025, Kentucky

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League of Cities, also known as KLC,

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conducted updated appraisals of all

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city- owned buildings, ensuring that

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both interior contents as well as the

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exterior contents are updated

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appropriately for coverage.

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Additionally, the rising construction

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costs and inflation have increased

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rebuilding values. Uh, plus the city has

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expanded coverage needs by adding new

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facilities like the Walter Freeman

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Training Fire Training Center. and all

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of these have contributed to the overall

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expenses. Um, looking ahead, another

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impact on rates is expected in the 2027

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2028 budget year and that's going to be

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driven by the March 15th hell storm. Um,

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on a positive note though, KLC does not

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anticipate applying a wind or hell

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deductible, which helps limits the

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out-of- pocket expense for next year's

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budget. So, that's great news to hear.

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Um, I have I can take any questions if

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you have any.

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Are you is KLC the provider of your your

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>> Yes, KLC does provide our our insurance

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for property.

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>> Good deal. Got to have some help there.

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Anybody else?

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>> And we do lean on on the insurance folks

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on a regular basis to provide whatever

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discounts we we can. It's a good

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relationship with them. A lot of us are

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very active in KC both on the insurance

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side and and not. So, they're but

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they're a good partner.

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>> Thank you.

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All right. Thank you.

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>> Thank you, Whitney. And I think we'll

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see you back in a later slide. Uh, so I

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referenced earlier again the the pension

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cost. We we've looked at these numbers

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closely over the years. And again, it

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wasn't too long ago where the annual

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increase was, you know, hundreds to

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millions of dollars every year of an

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increase that has stabilized thanks to

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some uh reform from the legislature. So,

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we definitely appreciate that. However,

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it is something we definitely still

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continue to track. You can see next year

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we're proposing or expecting a large

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increase. We are somewhat hopeful or

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optimistic that there'll be some changes

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from the pension board. So if you see JT

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maybe, you know, lean on him a little

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bit as well. Um because if we do have to

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absorb the full 1.4 million that we're

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expecting next year, that'll be a

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sizable increase. But hopefully that'll

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be mitigated between now and then. Um

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but still such a large expenditure that

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we uh that we face every year.

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So, as we continue transitioning to some

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of the expenses, we we talk often about

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the funds of the budget. So, obviously

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all of our accounts are in some type of

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fund. Most of them we talk about today

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will be the general fund. That's the

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fund on the left that you can see that

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is the main operation at city hall,

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police, fire, those types of things. Um,

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we will talk a little bit about some of

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the other funds though, such as uh when Amanda's here, we'll talk about the

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recreation fund. Those are some of the

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programs in the parks department that

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generate revenue. We'll talk, of course,

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about sanitation. Sanitation is what we

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call an enterprise fund where it

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operates like a standalone business

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where the fees that our residents pay

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provide for the expenses for the

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service. So, again, just more of an

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accounting issue. But if you hear us

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reference various funds, that's that's

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okay. If you have any questions about

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that, be sure to um to let us know. So

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with that we'll transition to some of

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the individual departments now starting

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with uh the administration. Uh so for

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the admin budget we are proposing a a

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budget of increase of uh 5% or $88,000

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for a budget just over $2 million. Uh

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the bulk of that increase is for uh

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personnel related cost. You know

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employee salaries, benefits, things of

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that nature. We are expecting $16,000

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increase in supplies. That's

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attributable really to two primary

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items. Uh one of them being computer

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related replacements. So we operate on a

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replacement schedule for computers the

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last couple of years up in admin. Um of

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01:08:03,119 --> 01:08:04,480
course the admin department is quite

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01:08:04,480 --> 01:08:06,960
small and so we've not had to do any

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01:08:06,960 --> 01:08:08,319
computer replacement this year. I think

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we have three. So that's uh you know an

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increase in in the budget. Not a not a

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01:08:13,200 --> 01:08:15,039
annual increase. So it very well may

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drop next year. And then part of that is

540
01:08:17,920 --> 01:08:19,520
also attributable to software

541
01:08:19,520 --> 01:08:21,440
subscription increases as well. So we

542
01:08:21,440 --> 01:08:24,000
have a lot of software needs, technology

543
01:08:24,000 --> 01:08:25,520
needs, and a lot of those have, you

544
01:08:25,520 --> 01:08:27,120
know, built-in escalators in those

545
01:08:27,120 --> 01:08:28,560
contracts. So we're absorbing those

546
01:08:28,560 --> 01:08:30,640
costs. And then finally, in the other

547
01:08:30,640 --> 01:08:33,120
category, an increase of 18% or just

548
01:08:33,120 --> 01:08:35,040
over $16,000.

549
01:08:35,040 --> 01:08:36,640
and that is attributable to actually

550
01:08:36,640 --> 01:08:37,839
something that we're going to do for the

551
01:08:37,839 --> 01:08:39,359
parks department and that is some

552
01:08:39,359 --> 01:08:41,440
marketing and quarterly flyers that

553
01:08:41,440 --> 01:08:43,279
we're going to do in Owensboro parent

554
01:08:43,279 --> 01:08:44,960
magazine and things like that to try to

555
01:08:44,960 --> 01:08:47,600
really put our programs in front of the

556
01:08:47,600 --> 01:08:50,159
core target audience for those programs.

557
01:08:50,159 --> 01:08:52,560
Uh and so Shaye will administer that on

558
01:08:52,560 --> 01:08:53,920
behalf of the parks department so it's

559
01:08:53,920 --> 01:08:55,839
included in the admin budget even though

560
01:08:55,839 --> 01:08:57,679
it's largely an expense for the parks

561
01:08:57,679 --> 01:08:59,920
department and that's about $20,000 of

562
01:08:59,920 --> 01:09:02,080
that increase of 16. So really other

563
01:09:02,080 --> 01:09:03,920
than that one particular new item we

564
01:09:03,920 --> 01:09:06,880
would have had a decrease in the other

565
01:09:06,880 --> 01:09:10,640
uh other category for admin. So happy to

566
01:09:10,640 --> 01:09:12,080
answer any other questions should you

567
01:09:12,080 --> 01:09:15,279
have any questions.

568
01:09:15,279 --> 01:09:17,120
>> Okay hearing none then the next division

569
01:09:17,120 --> 01:09:19,839
of admin will be Tim Ross and uh public

570
01:09:19,839 --> 01:09:21,279
events.

571
01:09:21,279 --> 01:09:23,359
>> Good afternoon commission. Uh Tim Ross

572
01:09:23,359 --> 01:09:25,759
public events um as far as the forecast

573
01:09:25,759 --> 01:09:27,759
goes for the coming year. Um overall

574
01:09:27,759 --> 01:09:30,960
total budget for my group is down um

575
01:09:30,960 --> 01:09:32,400
pretty significantly there that you'll

576
01:09:32,400 --> 01:09:34,080
notice. Um a lot of that's just due to

577
01:09:34,080 --> 01:09:36,080
capital. Um we've invested the last

578
01:09:36,080 --> 01:09:37,359
couple of years pretty heavily in

579
01:09:37,359 --> 01:09:38,400
capital and we did some of that

580
01:09:38,400 --> 01:09:40,480
purchasing strategically um to kind of

581
01:09:40,480 --> 01:09:42,159
spread that out over time just with uh

582
01:09:42,159 --> 01:09:43,759
with purchasing power to try to invest

583
01:09:43,759 --> 01:09:45,359
in some things that we just haven't even

584
01:09:45,359 --> 01:09:46,960
showcased yet per se. But that's the

585
01:09:46,960 --> 01:09:49,120
majority of that of that decreases in

586
01:09:49,120 --> 01:09:51,759
some of the capital. um supplies uh are

587
01:09:51,759 --> 01:09:54,000
up just slightly and that's just uh a

588
01:09:54,000 --> 01:09:56,960
recind of categorization of of how we

589
01:09:56,960 --> 01:09:58,320
need some of the funds for the year. But

590
01:09:58,320 --> 01:10:00,480
as far as what to expect um from public

591
01:10:00,480 --> 01:10:03,120
events um ever since I've been with the

592
01:10:03,120 --> 01:10:05,199
city of Owensboro, I've been a huge

593
01:10:05,199 --> 01:10:07,360
advocate in partnerships. Um I think the

594
01:10:07,360 --> 01:10:09,199
city staff does a tremendous job in so

595
01:10:09,199 --> 01:10:11,440
many different areas. um what we do,

596
01:10:11,440 --> 01:10:13,120
Erica and myself, couldn't be

597
01:10:13,120 --> 01:10:15,440
accomplished um if the parks department

598
01:10:15,440 --> 01:10:17,120
didn't work with us and if public works

599
01:10:17,120 --> 01:10:18,640
and police and fire and they're they're

600
01:10:18,640 --> 01:10:20,000
all doing their part to help make these

601
01:10:20,000 --> 01:10:21,760
things happen. And so when it comes to

602
01:10:21,760 --> 01:10:24,000
groups like Friday After 5 or Wendle

603
01:10:24,000 --> 01:10:26,239
Foster with their half marathon or the

604
01:10:26,239 --> 01:10:28,080
symphony with their outdoor events, uh

605
01:10:28,080 --> 01:10:29,440
you know, all of our city departments

606
01:10:29,440 --> 01:10:31,360
pitch in and help out to to create

607
01:10:31,360 --> 01:10:34,320
those. and I'm a big advocate in helping

608
01:10:34,320 --> 01:10:36,239
those organizations do their job as

609
01:10:36,239 --> 01:10:38,000
fundraisers for these different events

610
01:10:38,000 --> 01:10:39,440
because they provide a great service to

611
01:10:39,440 --> 01:10:41,520
the community. So, um I don't think it's

612
01:10:41,520 --> 01:10:44,080
the city's position or responsibility to

613
01:10:44,080 --> 01:10:45,920
host everything for the community to do

614
01:10:45,920 --> 01:10:47,199
and we certainly don't need to fund

615
01:10:47,199 --> 01:10:49,840
that. Um but my my premise since I've

616
01:10:49,840 --> 01:10:51,840
been here um is that we do, you know, a

617
01:10:51,840 --> 01:10:53,280
handful of things, big signature events

618
01:10:53,280 --> 01:10:55,120
during the year. Um and then we partner

619
01:10:55,120 --> 01:10:56,800
with some fantastic organizations like

620
01:10:56,800 --> 01:10:58,880
the Barbecue Group and their board to

621
01:10:58,880 --> 01:11:00,400
help keep that event going and to help

622
01:11:00,400 --> 01:11:02,560
grow that. So, we've got these key

623
01:11:02,560 --> 01:11:03,920
partnerships that we do throughout the

624
01:11:03,920 --> 01:11:05,600
year. But, as far as our signature

625
01:11:05,600 --> 01:11:08,159
events, um July 4th, obviously this year

626
01:11:08,159 --> 01:11:10,080
will be a bigger celebration that we've

627
01:11:10,080 --> 01:11:12,719
talked about um recognizing America 250.

628
01:11:12,719 --> 01:11:14,480
So, we're going to have a a drone show

629
01:11:14,480 --> 01:11:16,239
in partnership with the Friday after 5

630
01:11:16,239 --> 01:11:18,560
folks on Friday night the 3rd and then a

631
01:11:18,560 --> 01:11:20,560
significantly larger fireworks show than

632
01:11:20,560 --> 01:11:22,880
we've ever done uh on Saturday the 4th.

633
01:11:22,880 --> 01:11:24,960
So, that's one of our signature ones. Um

634
01:11:24,960 --> 01:11:26,320
the air show will be back again.

635
01:11:26,320 --> 01:11:27,840
obviously a major event that draws folks

636
01:11:27,840 --> 01:11:30,000
from all over the place and Phil's

637
01:11:30,000 --> 01:11:31,840
hotels which is what our goal is uh

638
01:11:31,840 --> 01:11:34,560
right to draw visitors in addition to um

639
01:11:34,560 --> 01:11:36,719
hosting a great uh great events in our

640
01:11:36,719 --> 01:11:38,560
community for our local folks to enjoy.

641
01:11:38,560 --> 01:11:40,320
Uh and then Christmas we've got um a

642
01:11:40,320 --> 01:11:41,760
couple of things that we'll unveil this

643
01:11:41,760 --> 01:11:43,600
year at Christmas to new to further

644
01:11:43,600 --> 01:11:46,000
expand what we do on the riverfront. So

645
01:11:46,000 --> 01:11:47,600
partnerships with some key folks and

646
01:11:47,600 --> 01:11:49,440
then those handful of signature events

647
01:11:49,440 --> 01:11:51,679
uh will be our focus this year. So happy

648
01:11:51,679 --> 01:11:55,910
to answer any questions.

649
01:11:55,920 --> 01:11:58,159
So just for the public's benefit, so we

650
01:11:58,159 --> 01:12:00,000
do the air show this year and then next

651
01:12:00,000 --> 01:12:02,480
year we do illuminate instead. Is that

652
01:12:02,480 --> 01:12:03,040
correct?

653
01:12:03,040 --> 01:12:05,040
>> Yeah, that's our plan at this point be

654
01:12:05,040 --> 01:12:06,480
to alternate those year after year. Yes.

655
01:12:06,480 --> 01:12:08,400
>> Yeah. I thought Illuminate was cool. I

656
01:12:08,400 --> 01:12:10,320
mean the air shows knock it out of the

657
01:12:10,320 --> 01:12:12,400
park, but I mean I thought Eliminate was

658
01:12:12,400 --> 01:12:14,000
really interesting and different. So

659
01:12:14,000 --> 01:12:14,800
appreciate all your

660
01:12:14,800 --> 01:12:16,080
>> Thank you. Yeah. Our goal with that was

661
01:12:16,080 --> 01:12:18,480
to do something that felt very very

662
01:12:18,480 --> 01:12:20,400
different but still is you know inviting

663
01:12:20,400 --> 01:12:21,840
to lots of different demographic groups

664
01:12:21,840 --> 01:12:24,239
and we had just as many positive

665
01:12:24,239 --> 01:12:25,520
feedback from people around the country

666
01:12:25,520 --> 01:12:27,600
for that as we do for the air show. So

667
01:12:27,600 --> 01:12:28,880
kind of different strokes for different

668
01:12:28,880 --> 01:12:30,080
folks but it it hits two different

669
01:12:30,080 --> 01:12:31,520
niches and so our goal will be to expand

670
01:12:31,520 --> 01:12:33,679
that. Yes. In 27 and bring eliminate

671
01:12:33,679 --> 01:12:34,080
back again

672
01:12:34,080 --> 01:12:36,000
>> and the Thunderbirds is the featured act

673
01:12:36,000 --> 01:12:36,640
this year right?

674
01:12:36,640 --> 01:12:38,480
>> Correct. Yes. Air Force group.

675
01:12:38,480 --> 01:12:38,880
>> Okay.

676
01:12:38,880 --> 01:12:43,270
>> Thank you.

677
01:12:43,280 --> 01:12:44,880
U I just want to say just for the

678
01:12:44,880 --> 01:12:47,920
general public I have another hat with I

679
01:12:47,920 --> 01:12:49,520
have been involved obviously with the

680
01:12:49,520 --> 01:12:51,199
old barbecue festival and now the

681
01:12:51,199 --> 01:12:53,760
barbecue and barrels and just from a

682
01:12:53,760 --> 01:12:56,960
history um the I just want to make sure

683
01:12:56,960 --> 01:12:59,679
that people understand that that event

684
01:12:59,679 --> 01:13:03,600
allows our uh community to raise funds

685
01:13:03,600 --> 01:13:05,679
to take care of nonprofit things that

686
01:13:05,679 --> 01:13:08,320
happen. So, uh, I've always tried to

687
01:13:08,320 --> 01:13:10,000
advertise that people understand that as

688
01:13:10,000 --> 01:13:12,800
much as $60,000 a year was produced each

689
01:13:12,800 --> 01:13:15,679
year for the nonprofits alone. It's

690
01:13:15,679 --> 01:13:18,320
nothing that we paid or anything. as the

691
01:13:18,320 --> 01:13:20,719
time and the unfortunately the cooking

692
01:13:20,719 --> 01:13:24,000
teams uh did seem to age uh a little bit

693
01:13:24,000 --> 01:13:25,920
more uh that

694
01:13:25,920 --> 01:13:28,000
>> you resent that remark. I can say that

695
01:13:28,000 --> 01:13:30,400
because I'm one of those aers

696
01:13:30,400 --> 01:13:33,440
but uh if we had not had some city

697
01:13:33,440 --> 01:13:38,480
assistance uh and uh significant uh uh

698
01:13:38,480 --> 01:13:40,560
just things that you don't think about

699
01:13:40,560 --> 01:13:43,040
cleaning up the streets after it's over

700
01:13:43,040 --> 01:13:45,120
uh making sure that there's safety those

701
01:13:45,120 --> 01:13:47,920
types of things. So, I just want to let

702
01:13:47,920 --> 01:13:49,760
the parks department know that that is

703
01:13:49,760 --> 01:13:53,440
appreciated and it's actually um it

704
01:13:53,440 --> 01:13:55,520
doesn't make the festival feel like they

705
01:13:55,520 --> 01:13:57,920
don't have to raise money. We do, but we

706
01:13:57,920 --> 01:14:00,159
also appreciate having that help so that

707
01:14:00,159 --> 01:14:02,320
we could continue it. So, I just want to

708
01:14:02,320 --> 01:14:03,280
say thank you, Tim.

709
01:14:03,280 --> 01:14:07,110
>> Yes, ma'am.

710
01:14:07,120 --> 01:14:09,520
» What's that?

711
01:14:09,520 --> 01:14:11,840
>> Uh there's more than 40 distilleries as

712
01:14:11,840 --> 01:14:13,199
part of that bourbon experience, right?

713
01:14:13,199 --> 01:14:14,719
Then out on the streets, um I think

714
01:14:14,719 --> 01:14:17,600
there's over almost 70 um barbecue

715
01:14:17,600 --> 01:14:20,640
related barbecue food vendors and stuff.

716
01:14:20,640 --> 01:14:21,600
>> Commissioner Sampler,

717
01:14:21,600 --> 01:14:24,000
>> thank you, Mayor. Uh thanks, Tim, for

718
01:14:24,000 --> 01:14:26,080
all you do. I I love the partnership

719
01:14:26,080 --> 01:14:28,159
thing that uh we have going with all

720
01:14:28,159 --> 01:14:30,080
these different entities. I was going to

721
01:14:30,080 --> 01:14:31,920
ask you real quick about the dust bowl.

722
01:14:31,920 --> 01:14:34,159
Did we cut back the time frame on that

723
01:14:34,159 --> 01:14:36,480
or are they still doing it the week or

724
01:14:36,480 --> 01:14:38,080
didn't they do that at one time to

725
01:14:38,080 --> 01:14:38,719
>> Yeah, they cut

726
01:14:38,719 --> 01:14:39,360
>> shorten it?

727
01:14:39,360 --> 01:14:41,760
>> Yeah, they they scaled it back slightly

728
01:14:41,760 --> 01:14:44,320
just a little. It's still um it still

729
01:14:44,320 --> 01:14:46,000
covers two full weekends and then

730
01:14:46,000 --> 01:14:47,679
throughout the week. So, it's still much

731
01:14:47,679 --> 01:14:48,800
longer than we had talked to them. I

732
01:14:48,800 --> 01:14:50,080
know at one point several years ago, we

733
01:14:50,080 --> 01:14:51,360
talked about drastically cutting it

734
01:14:51,360 --> 01:14:52,159
back, but

735
01:14:52,159 --> 01:14:53,679
>> we provide the same services that we've

736
01:14:53,679 --> 01:14:55,280
been to that organization and it's still

737
01:14:55,280 --> 01:14:56,960
about uh off the top of my head, I think

738
01:14:56,960 --> 01:14:58,640
it's eight or nine days worth of worth

739
01:14:58,640 --> 01:14:59,120
of games.

740
01:14:59,120 --> 01:15:00,480
>> I I just know I want it to be

741
01:15:00,480 --> 01:15:02,239
successful, but it's hard to compete

742
01:15:02,239 --> 01:15:03,760
with all the travel stuff,

743
01:15:03,760 --> 01:15:04,080
>> right?

744
01:15:04,080 --> 01:15:05,920
>> And because it's changed since I played

745
01:15:05,920 --> 01:15:09,840
in it 100 years ago, it is nowund.

746
01:15:09,840 --> 01:15:12,800
>> Yeah, I'm too. Uh, but it's it's a great

747
01:15:12,800 --> 01:15:14,159
community event. I just want to make

748
01:15:14,159 --> 01:15:17,199
sure they they stay viable and uh just I

749
01:15:17,199 --> 01:15:19,040
just wondered on the timing on that. But

750
01:15:19,040 --> 01:15:20,400
thank thank you for all you do. You're

751
01:15:20,400 --> 01:15:21,199
doing a great job.

752
01:15:21,199 --> 01:15:24,470
>> Thank you.

753
01:15:24,480 --> 01:15:28,640
» Okay. Hot seat gone.

754
01:15:28,640 --> 01:15:31,040
>> Okay. Thank you, Tim. So, up next from

755
01:15:31,040 --> 01:15:33,440
the admin department is uh community

756
01:15:33,440 --> 01:15:39,110
development director Abby Shelton.

757
01:15:39,120 --> 01:15:40,719
» Good afternoon, mayor and commissioners.

758
01:15:40,719 --> 01:15:42,400
Thank you for the opportunity to present

759
01:15:42,400 --> 01:15:44,480
the proposed budget and program update

760
01:15:44,480 --> 01:15:45,520
for the community development

761
01:15:45,520 --> 01:15:48,239
department.

762
01:15:48,239 --> 01:15:50,080
This budget supports the salaries and

763
01:15:50,080 --> 01:15:52,159
operations of two staff members, myself

764
01:15:52,159 --> 01:15:53,920
and Evan Goal, housing and grant

765
01:15:53,920 --> 01:15:57,120
coordinator. The total fiscal year 2026

766
01:15:57,120 --> 01:16:01,750
2027 request is $361,875

767
01:16:01,760 --> 01:16:04,159
reflecting a 3% increase over the prior

768
01:16:04,159 --> 01:16:06,480
year primarily driven by the supplies

769
01:16:06,480 --> 01:16:08,719
category and as as city manager

770
01:16:08,719 --> 01:16:10,239
mentioned before that is a computer

771
01:16:10,239 --> 01:16:13,440
request. Administrative fees generated

772
01:16:13,440 --> 01:16:17,360
through federal program management total

773
01:16:17,360 --> 01:16:20,159
totals $141,425

774
01:16:20,159 --> 01:16:22,159
and will offset the department request

775
01:16:22,159 --> 01:16:24,159
reducing the net impact on the city's

776
01:16:24,159 --> 01:16:28,630
general fund to $220,450.

777
01:16:28,640 --> 01:16:30,000
The community development department

778
01:16:30,000 --> 01:16:32,480
administers the annual city's annual

779
01:16:32,480 --> 01:16:37,110
federal allocations of $566,249

780
01:16:37,120 --> 01:16:38,960
through the community development block

781
01:16:38,960 --> 01:16:43,040
grant and $281,750,000

782
01:16:43,040 --> 01:16:44,880
through the home investment partnerships

783
01:16:44,880 --> 01:16:47,520
program. These resources support

784
01:16:47,520 --> 01:16:50,159
homeowner exterior re rehabilitation,

785
01:16:50,159 --> 01:16:52,159
commercial facade improvements,

786
01:16:52,159 --> 01:16:54,320
firsttime home buyer assistance, and the

787
01:16:54,320 --> 01:16:56,320
work of our certified community housing

788
01:16:56,320 --> 01:16:58,480
development organization, Habitat for

789
01:16:58,480 --> 01:17:01,040
Humanity of Owensboro, Davis County. We

790
01:17:01,040 --> 01:17:02,960
also manage key grant programs that

791
01:17:02,960 --> 01:17:04,800
advance housing, economic development,

792
01:17:04,800 --> 01:17:07,280
and public improvements, local community

793
01:17:07,280 --> 01:17:09,760
catalyst grant support, single family

794
01:17:09,760 --> 01:17:12,320
rehabilitation, new construction, rental

795
01:17:12,320 --> 01:17:14,719
rehabilitation, and the 5050 demolition

796
01:17:14,719 --> 01:17:16,880
initiative. I am pleased to report

797
01:17:16,880 --> 01:17:18,560
continued success within the Monarch

798
01:17:18,560 --> 01:17:22,159
NRSA. Since summer 202025,

799
01:17:22,159 --> 01:17:24,640
72 project applications have generated

800
01:17:24,640 --> 01:17:27,280
$1.2 million in total private and public

801
01:17:27,280 --> 01:17:30,390
investment.

802
01:17:30,400 --> 01:17:31,679
Demonstrating strong community

803
01:17:31,679 --> 01:17:34,320
engagement. The NRSA will remain active

804
01:17:34,320 --> 01:17:36,800
through June 2030. As the city's

805
01:17:36,800 --> 01:17:39,440
designated CHTO, Habitat will serve as

806
01:17:39,440 --> 01:17:41,440
the primary developer and builder of new

807
01:17:41,440 --> 01:17:43,600
single family homes through the Greater

808
01:17:43,600 --> 01:17:45,600
Owensboro Housing Collab Collaborative,

809
01:17:45,600 --> 01:17:47,440
a partnership between Owensboro Health,

810
01:17:47,440 --> 01:17:49,679
Habitat, and the city of Owensboro. This

811
01:17:49,679 --> 01:17:51,840
effort is already underway. Owensboro

812
01:17:51,840 --> 01:17:53,920
Health has donated 17 parcels of land to

813
01:17:53,920 --> 01:17:56,000
support 15 new single family affordable

814
01:17:56,000 --> 01:17:58,159
housing units and the city will provide

815
01:17:58,159 --> 01:17:59,840
partial funding for each of these new

816
01:17:59,840 --> 01:18:01,520
builds through the home federal

817
01:18:01,520 --> 01:18:04,159
resources to max maximize impact and

818
01:18:04,159 --> 01:18:07,120
expand home ownership opportunities.

819
01:18:07,120 --> 01:18:09,120
Finally, the department continues to

820
01:18:09,120 --> 01:18:10,560
support other department city

821
01:18:10,560 --> 01:18:12,080
departments by providing grant writing

822
01:18:12,080 --> 01:18:14,159
and administration. This effort has

823
01:18:14,159 --> 01:18:16,080
already resulted in additional external

824
01:18:16,080 --> 01:18:18,239
funding and increased capacity to

825
01:18:18,239 --> 01:18:20,000
deliver projects without placing added

826
01:18:20,000 --> 01:18:22,480
pressure on the general fund. Mayor and

827
01:18:22,480 --> 01:18:23,840
commissioners, thank you for your

828
01:18:23,840 --> 01:18:25,360
continued support and your commitment to

829
01:18:25,360 --> 01:18:27,199
investing in our community. Your

830
01:18:27,199 --> 01:18:29,040
leadership allows us to leverage federal

831
01:18:29,040 --> 01:18:31,440
resources, expand housing opportunities,

832
01:18:31,440 --> 01:18:32,880
and strengthen neighborhoods across

833
01:18:32,880 --> 01:18:35,199
Owensboro. I appreciate your time and

834
01:18:35,199 --> 01:18:36,800
consideration of this request, and I am

835
01:18:36,800 --> 01:18:38,560
happy to answer any questions or provide

836
01:18:38,560 --> 01:18:40,800
additional detail on any aspect of the

837
01:18:40,800 --> 01:18:45,350
budget of our programs.

838
01:18:45,360 --> 01:18:47,679
Go ahead, Jeff. You're It's okay.

839
01:18:47,679 --> 01:18:49,120
>> Thank you. Thank Thank you, Mayor. Um,

840
01:18:49,120 --> 01:18:51,440
Abby, what is the percentage of rehabs

841
01:18:51,440 --> 01:18:53,760
in the Monarch area? Do you have any

842
01:18:53,760 --> 01:18:56,400
idea on the applications? Do you

843
01:18:56,400 --> 01:18:57,199
>> of the 70

844
01:18:57,199 --> 01:18:58,880
>> the rental the rental rehabs or the

845
01:18:58,880 --> 01:18:59,600
single family?

846
01:18:59,600 --> 01:19:02,239
>> Single family like for people to

847
01:19:02,239 --> 01:19:04,320
>> It's the better part of our our budget

848
01:19:04,320 --> 01:19:06,560
right now. I can get those for you. It's

849
01:19:06,560 --> 01:19:09,600
probably close to 75%. But we have a lot

850
01:19:09,600 --> 01:19:12,080
of um the single family rehabs and the

851
01:19:12,080 --> 01:19:14,000
rental rehabs are really big through the

852
01:19:14,000 --> 01:19:15,760
community community catalyst grant. Now

853
01:19:15,760 --> 01:19:17,360
through the federal side, of course, our

854
01:19:17,360 --> 01:19:19,280
exterior um homeowner exterior

855
01:19:19,280 --> 01:19:21,360
rehabilitation program is is the

856
01:19:21,360 --> 01:19:22,080
largest.

857
01:19:22,080 --> 01:19:24,560
>> Right. I've uh I think I've heard you

858
01:19:24,560 --> 01:19:26,960
say for every dollar that's invested up

859
01:19:26,960 --> 01:19:29,840
here, we get a return of around three.

860
01:19:29,840 --> 01:19:32,000
at the end of right now we're heavy

861
01:19:32,000 --> 01:19:34,159
loaded with our um federal funding

862
01:19:34,159 --> 01:19:36,239
because our exterior rehab program took

863
01:19:36,239 --> 01:19:38,800
off faster with applications and we just

864
01:19:38,800 --> 01:19:40,159
kept getting them and finally got a

865
01:19:40,159 --> 01:19:42,480
release for funding. So at that point um

866
01:19:42,480 --> 01:19:44,159
at this point that's really heavy but

867
01:19:44,159 --> 01:19:46,400
now the other side is really taken off

868
01:19:46,400 --> 01:19:50,000
people seeing word of mouth is is really

869
01:19:50,000 --> 01:19:51,840
tight between developers. The the

870
01:19:51,840 --> 01:19:53,840
question I would have is if we're doing

871
01:19:53,840 --> 01:19:57,520
that well then do you think there would

872
01:19:57,520 --> 01:20:00,320
be any um room if you wanted to do this

873
01:20:00,320 --> 01:20:00,960
citywide?

874
01:20:00,960 --> 01:20:02,000
>> I think it

875
01:20:02,000 --> 01:20:04,080
>> because there's a shortage of housing.

876
01:20:04,080 --> 01:20:05,760
We all know that and if you can take

877
01:20:05,760 --> 01:20:07,280
structures that we have that are

878
01:20:07,280 --> 01:20:09,360
uninhabitable

879
01:20:09,360 --> 01:20:11,440
>> and we we're getting a return like that.

880
01:20:11,440 --> 01:20:13,440
It seems that would only make sense if

881
01:20:13,440 --> 01:20:15,600
we were to invest local dollars to put

882
01:20:15,600 --> 01:20:17,199
people in houses, especially first-time

883
01:20:17,199 --> 01:20:19,280
home buyers, kids that are trying to to

884
01:20:19,280 --> 01:20:21,360
get something started and build equity

885
01:20:21,360 --> 01:20:22,960
and stuff like that. I think as a

886
01:20:22,960 --> 01:20:25,840
community, we would only benefit uh

887
01:20:25,840 --> 01:20:27,600
hugely, especially putting people in

888
01:20:27,600 --> 01:20:28,080
homes

889
01:20:28,080 --> 01:20:30,320
>> for sure. We um actually have paired a

890
01:20:30,320 --> 01:20:32,960
few of our those those rehabs, single

891
01:20:32,960 --> 01:20:34,960
family rehabs with our home partnership

892
01:20:34,960 --> 01:20:36,400
program for down payment assistance. And

893
01:20:36,400 --> 01:20:37,679
we do have quite a few first-time home

894
01:20:37,679 --> 01:20:39,280
buyers. I wouldn't mind seeing that

895
01:20:39,280 --> 01:20:41,199
going outside of Monarch and actually

896
01:20:41,199 --> 01:20:43,679
going across the city uh because there's

897
01:20:43,679 --> 01:20:45,760
a lot of dilapidated houses that could

898
01:20:45,760 --> 01:20:47,280
uh actually look pretty good and it

899
01:20:47,280 --> 01:20:50,000
builds it builds the neighborhoods and I

900
01:20:50,000 --> 01:20:51,760
think it builds pride where people live

901
01:20:51,760 --> 01:20:53,120
and I think it's something that we need

902
01:20:53,120 --> 01:20:55,199
to think about. That's just my opinion.

903
01:20:55,199 --> 01:20:58,320
Thank you, Mayor.

904
01:20:58,320 --> 01:21:02,159
>> Yes. Uh, so Abby, several years ago over

905
01:21:02,159 --> 01:21:03,920
in the Germantown area, I believe it was

906
01:21:03,920 --> 01:21:06,880
Wabuk took a MPD structure and turned it

907
01:21:06,880 --> 01:21:09,280
into apartments. Given our shortage of

908
01:21:09,280 --> 01:21:11,440
affordable housing, have you ever had

909
01:21:11,440 --> 01:21:13,600
any conversations either with Wabuk,

910
01:21:13,600 --> 01:21:15,600
another company, or even Habitat about

911
01:21:15,600 --> 01:21:17,840
going from the single house model

912
01:21:17,840 --> 01:21:18,800
because they're starting to go to

913
01:21:18,800 --> 01:21:20,000
neighborhoods. We know that with the

914
01:21:20,000 --> 01:21:22,719
Carter Circle thing. Um to maybe

915
01:21:22,719 --> 01:21:25,360
duplexes or even even a a modest

916
01:21:25,360 --> 01:21:26,800
apartment building like a two-story

917
01:21:26,800 --> 01:21:29,199
apartment building to speed up the the

918
01:21:29,199 --> 01:21:32,000
gaps and and capacity to house more

919
01:21:32,000 --> 01:21:34,320
families because that's that's the

920
01:21:34,320 --> 01:21:36,320
thing. The Habitat does a wonderful job,

921
01:21:36,320 --> 01:21:38,560
but it's only one group of four or five

922
01:21:38,560 --> 01:21:40,640
people at a time. And that we've got

923
01:21:40,640 --> 01:21:43,360
3500 housing slots were short just in

924
01:21:43,360 --> 01:21:45,120
Davis County. So, I'm just wondering if

925
01:21:45,120 --> 01:21:47,280
you've had any conversations about

926
01:21:47,280 --> 01:21:50,400
Habitat or WAWK or anybody doing that.

927
01:21:50,400 --> 01:21:54,639
>> Sure. Um, if we had a magic bullet for affordable housing, I would hop on

928
01:21:54,639 --> 01:21:56,960
that, but we don't and I have talked

929
01:21:56,960 --> 01:21:58,880
with those developers and we do

930
01:21:58,880 --> 01:22:01,120
constantly look at infill and where we

931
01:22:01,120 --> 01:22:03,360
can place larger housing um

932
01:22:03,360 --> 01:22:05,520
developments. But that's those

933
01:22:05,520 --> 01:22:07,840
particular folks do focus on larger

934
01:22:07,840 --> 01:22:09,280
developments just because of low-inccome

935
01:22:09,280 --> 01:22:11,120
housing tax credits. Now, I have spoken

936
01:22:11,120 --> 01:22:12,719
with a few local developers who are

937
01:22:12,719 --> 01:22:14,880
interested in doing uh duplexes spots

938
01:22:14,880 --> 01:22:16,400
here and there and and within the

939
01:22:16,400 --> 01:22:18,480
Monarch and are safe particularly and

940
01:22:18,480 --> 01:22:20,719
that is a a high demand of course and

941
01:22:20,719 --> 01:22:23,520
something that we um are readily

942
01:22:23,520 --> 01:22:25,520
available to work with on developers if

943
01:22:25,520 --> 01:22:26,400
they want to.

944
01:22:26,400 --> 01:22:28,320
>> Okay. And then tied to Habitat again,

945
01:22:28,320 --> 01:22:29,760
have they ever thought about tiny

946
01:22:29,760 --> 01:22:30,880
houses?

947
01:22:30,880 --> 01:22:33,600
>> Oh, um yes, that has been a discussion.

948
01:22:33,600 --> 01:22:36,960
I'm not sure if we're we're um

949
01:22:36,960 --> 01:22:39,199
positioned to tackle that issue at this

950
01:22:39,199 --> 01:22:40,639
point. We're looking at accessory

951
01:22:40,639 --> 01:22:43,040
dwelling units our own PC is and I think

952
01:22:43,040 --> 01:22:45,199
that's the biggest the lowest hanging

953
01:22:45,199 --> 01:22:46,719
fruit that we have at this point but we

954
01:22:46,719 --> 01:22:48,639
have discussed the tiny home movement

955
01:22:48,639 --> 01:22:49,920
and what that could look like for

956
01:22:49,920 --> 01:22:51,520
Owensboro and Davis County.

957
01:22:51,520 --> 01:22:53,440
>> Right. Thank you for all you and Evan

958
01:22:53,440 --> 01:22:54,400
do. We appreciate you.

959
01:22:54,400 --> 01:22:54,719
>> Absolutely.

960
01:22:54,719 --> 01:23:00,550
>> Thank you ma'am.

961
01:23:00,560 --> 01:23:03,040
» Intermediate homes basically and it's

962
01:23:03,040 --> 01:23:04,719
hard to get them out once you get them

963
01:23:04,719 --> 01:23:06,719
in. That's the biggest problem because

964
01:23:06,719 --> 01:23:09,600
they finally have a home and I don't

965
01:23:09,600 --> 01:23:10,880
know the answer to that is I've been

966
01:23:10,880 --> 01:23:12,880
following these tiny houses for several

967
01:23:12,880 --> 01:23:16,159
years thinking that could work but uh

968
01:23:16,159 --> 01:23:18,480
it's it's tough sometimes to try and say

969
01:23:18,480 --> 01:23:20,800
okay you've had this long enough now you

970
01:23:20,800 --> 01:23:23,360
need to move on to the next level but

971
01:23:23,360 --> 01:23:25,040
appreciate I know that you all do a lot

972
01:23:25,040 --> 01:23:26,239
of work because every time I have to

973
01:23:26,239 --> 01:23:28,480
sign something you it takes about it's

974
01:23:28,480 --> 01:23:31,120
about that thick a document anybody else

975
01:23:31,120 --> 01:23:33,520
like a single page so appreciate your

976
01:23:33,520 --> 01:23:36,239
work. Thank you, sir.

977
01:23:36,239 --> 01:23:37,600
>> Okie dokie.

978
01:23:37,600 --> 01:23:40,000
>> All right, Abby. Thank you. Next

979
01:23:40,000 --> 01:23:42,719
department is information technology and

980
01:23:42,719 --> 01:23:45,360
IT director Jeff Bell will brief you on

981
01:23:45,360 --> 01:23:54,550
his proposed budget.

982
01:23:54,560 --> 01:23:56,719
Thank you, mayor, commissioners, for the

983
01:23:56,719 --> 01:23:59,679
opportunity to present the information

984
01:23:59,679 --> 01:24:03,520
technology budget for fiscal year 2627.

985
01:24:03,520 --> 01:24:05,520
Uh, today I'll be presenting the

986
01:24:05,520 --> 01:24:07,920
infrastructure and applications budget.

987
01:24:07,920 --> 01:24:09,840
Uh, Mr. Carpenter will follow up with

988
01:24:09,840 --> 01:24:13,280
the GIS budget. The proposed budget for

989
01:24:13,280 --> 01:24:16,000
infrastructure and applications total

990
01:24:16,000 --> 01:24:19,679
$3.2 2 million representing a 6%

991
01:24:19,679 --> 01:24:22,159
reduction in expenditures

992
01:24:22,159 --> 01:24:24,639
compared to last fiscal year. Over the

993
01:24:24,639 --> 01:24:26,560
past year, we've made significant

994
01:24:26,560 --> 01:24:29,040
progress on key initiatives. We are

995
01:24:29,040 --> 01:24:31,440
currently replacing aging servers and

996
01:24:31,440 --> 01:24:33,679
storage systems that support the

997
01:24:33,679 --> 01:24:35,920
executive network to ensure continued

998
01:24:35,920 --> 01:24:38,639
reliability and performance. I'm pleased

999
01:24:38,639 --> 01:24:40,560
to report that the new data center

1000
01:24:40,560 --> 01:24:44,000
equipment has been installed

1001
01:24:44,000 --> 01:24:47,760
and we anticipate full uh migration in

1002
01:24:47,760 --> 01:24:49,920
the upcoming months. This new

1003
01:24:49,920 --> 01:24:51,920
infrastructure is expected to serve the

1004
01:24:51,920 --> 01:24:54,159
city for approximately seven years

1005
01:24:54,159 --> 01:24:56,800
extending uh beyond our previous 5-year

1006
01:24:56,800 --> 01:24:59,360
replacement cycle. In addition, we are

1007
01:24:59,360 --> 01:25:01,920
finalizing the the deployment of a

1008
01:25:01,920 --> 01:25:04,000
secondary redundant data center at the

1009
01:25:04,000 --> 01:25:06,880
fire training facility. This investment

1010
01:25:06,880 --> 01:25:09,360
strengthens our disaster recovery

1011
01:25:09,360 --> 01:25:11,760
capabilities and ensures greater

1012
01:25:11,760 --> 01:25:13,920
continuity of operations in the event of

1013
01:25:13,920 --> 01:25:16,080
outage or emergency.

1014
01:25:16,080 --> 01:25:18,400
Looking ahead to next fiscal year, while

1015
01:25:18,400 --> 01:25:21,600
we have no major capital uh projects

1016
01:25:21,600 --> 01:25:24,639
planned, we will continue to to uh work

1017
01:25:24,639 --> 01:25:27,440
on cyber security by adding additional

1018
01:25:27,440 --> 01:25:29,920
layers of protection to further reduce

1019
01:25:29,920 --> 01:25:33,040
and safeguard city systems and data.

1020
01:25:33,040 --> 01:25:35,120
Finally, our applications team will

1021
01:25:35,120 --> 01:25:37,120
begin redesigning our in-house revenue

1022
01:25:37,120 --> 01:25:39,920
collection systems, improving uh

1023
01:25:39,920 --> 01:25:42,480
efficiency, reliability, and the overall

1024
01:25:42,480 --> 01:25:45,280
user experience. I appreciate your time

1025
01:25:45,280 --> 01:25:47,040
and consideration,

1026
01:25:47,040 --> 01:25:48,800
and I'm happy to answer any questions

1027
01:25:48,800 --> 01:25:58,950
you all might have.

1028
01:25:58,960 --> 01:26:00,719
» Sure.

1029
01:26:00,719 --> 01:26:03,040
>> Just out of curiosity, Did you design

1030
01:26:03,040 --> 01:26:05,600
the uh fishing email that came out last

1031
01:26:05,600 --> 01:26:06,080
week?

1032
01:26:06,080 --> 01:26:07,199
>> I did not.

1033
01:26:07,199 --> 01:26:08,080
>> Okay.

1034
01:26:08,080 --> 01:26:11,840
>> Well, you got me to say,

1035
01:26:11,840 --> 01:26:13,679
mayor, you reached out to me and you

1036
01:26:13,679 --> 01:26:16,080
were not able to uh call me, but you

1037
01:26:16,080 --> 01:26:17,760
were in a very important meeting and you

1038
01:26:17,760 --> 01:26:20,000
needed me to tell you something. You

1039
01:26:20,000 --> 01:26:23,520
needed like 45 gift cards for something.

1040
01:26:23,520 --> 01:26:24,960
>> I just want thought I'd let you know

1041
01:26:24,960 --> 01:26:25,120
that.

1042
01:26:25,120 --> 01:26:25,840
>> That's a fish.

1043
01:26:25,840 --> 01:26:28,400
>> That was a fish. Anyway, that thank you,

1044
01:26:28,400 --> 01:26:30,880
Jeff, because I appreciate that security

1045
01:26:30,880 --> 01:26:32,239
thing just because of my other

1046
01:26:32,239 --> 01:26:35,040
businesses I'm in. But, um, I think it's

1047
01:26:35,040 --> 01:26:36,480
great how you've improved even just

1048
01:26:36,480 --> 01:26:38,639
since I've been on a commission a lot of

1049
01:26:38,639 --> 01:26:41,199
the the technology opportunities.

1050
01:26:41,199 --> 01:26:43,040
>> Well, I appreciate my staff. They they

1051
01:26:43,040 --> 01:26:44,400
do a wonderful job. Thank you.

1052
01:26:44,400 --> 01:26:46,320
>> Will that data center that's proposed to

1053
01:26:46,320 --> 01:26:48,080
come here, will that have any effect on

1054
01:26:48,080 --> 01:26:49,360
what we do?

1055
01:26:49,360 --> 01:26:51,920
>> No. No, sir. Should not.

1056
01:26:51,920 --> 01:26:54,239
>> Good. Okay. Thank you.

1057
01:26:54,239 --> 01:26:57,440
>> One quick question. Uh so a lot of

1058
01:26:57,440 --> 01:26:59,920
cities and private industries have been

1059
01:26:59,920 --> 01:27:02,480
held hostage, you know, had they call

1060
01:27:02,480 --> 01:27:05,120
ransomware attacks. Yeah. Um and I don't

1061
01:27:05,120 --> 01:27:06,800
want you to reveal what we do, but have

1062
01:27:06,800 --> 01:27:08,560
we taken just in a general sense, have

1063
01:27:08,560 --> 01:27:11,760
we taken steps to protect the city's

1064
01:27:11,760 --> 01:27:13,679
files and essential information from

1065
01:27:13,679 --> 01:27:15,520
those kind of attacks to the best degree

1066
01:27:15,520 --> 01:27:16,400
we can?

1067
01:27:16,400 --> 01:27:18,320
>> We absolutely do. We take that very

1068
01:27:18,320 --> 01:27:20,320
seriously. My staff will tell you that's

1069
01:27:20,320 --> 01:27:22,400
that is really priority number one with

1070
01:27:22,400 --> 01:27:23,360
me. Yeah.

1071
01:27:23,360 --> 01:27:26,320
>> Uh we are using some uh we're using

1072
01:27:26,320 --> 01:27:28,080
Crowd Strike which is the leader in the

1073
01:27:28,080 --> 01:27:30,960
industry. We're also doing backups uh

1074
01:27:30,960 --> 01:27:33,760
where we send the backups off site and

1075
01:27:33,760 --> 01:27:35,199
they can't they're what's called

1076
01:27:35,199 --> 01:27:37,840
immutable uh so they can't be changed

1077
01:27:37,840 --> 01:27:40,080
once they get there. If they were if

1078
01:27:40,080 --> 01:27:42,639
ransomware was to hit us uh we could

1079
01:27:42,639 --> 01:27:44,320
recover.

1080
01:27:44,320 --> 01:27:46,080
I'm not sure how long it would take us

1081
01:27:46,080 --> 01:27:48,080
to recover but we could recover without

1082
01:27:48,080 --> 01:27:50,239
any any penalties.

1083
01:27:50,239 --> 01:27:53,199
>> Would we have to pay the ransom? uh

1084
01:27:53,199 --> 01:27:54,560
should not have to.

1085
01:27:54,560 --> 01:27:56,080
>> Okay.

1086
01:27:56,080 --> 01:27:57,440
>> But never say never,

1087
01:27:57,440 --> 01:27:58,080
>> right?

1088
01:27:58,080 --> 01:27:59,920
>> I've I've been told it's not if, but

1089
01:27:59,920 --> 01:28:02,560
when so I don't want that to happen on

1090
01:28:02,560 --> 01:28:03,840
my watch for

1091
01:28:03,840 --> 01:28:05,600
>> We don't either. Thank you for all your

1092
01:28:05,600 --> 01:28:07,440
great efforts and your staff. Thank you,

1093
01:28:07,440 --> 01:28:09,199
Mayor.

1094
01:28:09,199 --> 01:28:10,639
>> Thank you, Jeff. Thank you. And that was

1095
01:28:10,639 --> 01:28:13,199
a good question. Cyber security is

1096
01:28:13,199 --> 01:28:15,920
always a priority for us. So, uh, there

1097
01:28:15,920 --> 01:28:17,760
are

1098
01:28:17,760 --> 01:28:19,280
at least two cities I'm aware of in

1099
01:28:19,280 --> 01:28:20,639
Kentucky in the last few years that have

1100
01:28:20,639 --> 01:28:22,639
been subject to a sizeable ransomware

1101
01:28:22,639 --> 01:28:25,280
attack. And so, um, even before then,

1102
01:28:25,280 --> 01:28:27,040
and as Jeff said, it is always a

1103
01:28:27,040 --> 01:28:32,560
priority. So, definitely something we're aware well aware of. Up next is

1104
01:28:32,560 --> 01:28:35,120
GIS by manager Will Carpenter. And just

1105
01:28:35,120 --> 01:28:37,760
as a quick reminder, GIS functions as a

1106
01:28:37,760 --> 01:28:39,120
partnership between the city, the

1107
01:28:39,120 --> 01:28:42,159
county, OMU, and RWR where we partner to

1108
01:28:42,159 --> 01:28:45,040
provide Will and his staff and uh we

1109
01:28:45,040 --> 01:28:46,560
share those costs, each paying one

1110
01:28:46,560 --> 01:28:48,000
quarter of that cost. It's a good

1111
01:28:48,000 --> 01:28:49,360
partnership for us. It's been in place

1112
01:28:49,360 --> 01:28:51,040
now for what probably 20 years or a

1113
01:28:51,040 --> 01:28:51,520
little bit more.

1114
01:28:51,520 --> 01:28:52,000
>> That's right.

1115
01:28:52,000 --> 01:28:53,679
>> Uh and hopefully continues for many

1116
01:28:53,679 --> 01:28:54,960
years in the future. It allows us to

1117
01:28:54,960 --> 01:28:56,159
have a better service than we could each

1118
01:28:56,159 --> 01:28:58,159
have individually. And so they provide a

1119
01:28:58,159 --> 01:28:59,520
lot of good data that we can we can

1120
01:28:59,520 --> 01:29:02,639
share among those partners.

1121
01:29:02,639 --> 01:29:04,080
Mayor, commissioners, thank you for this

1122
01:29:04,080 --> 01:29:05,360
opportunity to discuss

1123
01:29:05,360 --> 01:29:07,520
>> closer to the mic if you would please.

1124
01:29:07,520 --> 01:29:08,960
It's on. I just

1125
01:29:08,960 --> 01:29:11,199
>> just Okay.

1126
01:29:11,199 --> 01:29:13,120
>> Get a little closer.

1127
01:29:13,120 --> 01:29:14,960
>> All those fans we got at home, they will

1128
01:29:14,960 --> 01:29:15,840
make sure they can hear you.

1129
01:29:15,840 --> 01:29:17,600
>> That's right. That's right. Uh mayor,

1130
01:29:17,600 --> 01:29:18,719
commission, and thank you for this

1131
01:29:18,719 --> 01:29:20,239
opportunity to discuss the upcoming

1132
01:29:20,239 --> 01:29:23,120
budget for the uh GIS consortium as led

1133
01:29:23,120 --> 01:29:24,960
by the city of Owensboro. I'm Will

1134
01:29:24,960 --> 01:29:26,960
Carpenter, the GIS manager. As already

1135
01:29:26,960 --> 01:29:29,840
mentioned, the GIS uh is an enterprise

1136
01:29:29,840 --> 01:29:32,560
fund uh with one quarter of the budget

1137
01:29:32,560 --> 01:29:34,239
coming from the city and one quarter

1138
01:29:34,239 --> 01:29:38,159
from OMU, RWA and fiscal court.

1139
01:29:38,159 --> 01:29:41,679
Uh the primary I guess the highest

1140
01:29:41,679 --> 01:29:44,159
profile uh customer of our GIS services

1141
01:29:44,159 --> 01:29:46,000
is central dispatch, consolidated

1142
01:29:46,000 --> 01:29:49,120
dispatch. Uh the the way that the

1143
01:29:49,120 --> 01:29:52,639
dispatching works is uh the call is

1144
01:29:52,639 --> 01:29:54,159
lands on one of the maps that we

1145
01:29:54,159 --> 01:29:57,040
maintain. uh and that's how the that's

1146
01:29:57,040 --> 01:29:59,199
how they locate and route the the best

1147
01:29:59,199 --> 01:30:01,280
responder for your particular type of

1148
01:30:01,280 --> 01:30:03,440
call. In addition, we support a number

1149
01:30:03,440 --> 01:30:06,320
of uh of reference layers that provide

1150
01:30:06,320 --> 01:30:08,320
more information to the dispatcher and

1151
01:30:08,320 --> 01:30:11,440
to the responders about what the what

1152
01:30:11,440 --> 01:30:13,199
additional information will affect how

1153
01:30:13,199 --> 01:30:14,639
they respond, what direction they need

1154
01:30:14,639 --> 01:30:15,760
to come from, and what other

1155
01:30:15,760 --> 01:30:17,840
considerations they may have. In

1156
01:30:17,840 --> 01:30:22,239
addition to to uh 911 dispatching, we do

1157
01:30:22,239 --> 01:30:24,480
work with uh with uh the the other

1158
01:30:24,480 --> 01:30:27,360
partners as well. RWA, for example, has

1159
01:30:27,360 --> 01:30:30,320
an ongoing project of of uh improving

1160
01:30:30,320 --> 01:30:33,120
the the mapping of their service taps

1161
01:30:33,120 --> 01:30:35,600
into the main as they and that's an

1162
01:30:35,600 --> 01:30:37,280
interesting project as it's a byproduct

1163
01:30:37,280 --> 01:30:39,920
of their normal operations. as they are

1164
01:30:39,920 --> 01:30:45,760
inventorying and and and inspecting the the mains, the locations of the taps

1165
01:30:45,760 --> 01:30:49,360
coming can have a better location as uh

1166
01:30:49,360 --> 01:30:52,639
on the map. So in addition to that, we

1167
01:30:52,639 --> 01:30:54,639
do a variety of projects for RWR and

1168
01:30:54,639 --> 01:30:56,560
fiscal court, especially with uh search

1169
01:30:56,560 --> 01:30:59,520
and rescue and uh Davis County Emergency

1170
01:30:59,520 --> 01:31:01,120
Management.

1171
01:31:01,120 --> 01:31:03,679
Uh the budget has changed slightly uh

1172
01:31:03,679 --> 01:31:06,320
where we have a an increase in our

1173
01:31:06,320 --> 01:31:07,840
software maintenance. That's because our

1174
01:31:07,840 --> 01:31:09,440
primary software vendor has changed

1175
01:31:09,440 --> 01:31:11,199
their distribution model and the prices

1176
01:31:11,199 --> 01:31:14,480
have gone up. Uh now to be fair to them,

1177
01:31:14,480 --> 01:31:16,480
the price hasn't changed in about 15

1178
01:31:16,480 --> 01:31:18,719
years. So they're kind of making up for

1179
01:31:18,719 --> 01:31:21,679
lost time, but that will be a uh that

1180
01:31:21,679 --> 01:31:23,920
increase will continue going forward.

1181
01:31:23,920 --> 01:31:26,080
The other significant change is in the

1182
01:31:26,080 --> 01:31:28,080
technical uh or under supplies under

1183
01:31:28,080 --> 01:31:30,000
computer equipment where we're one of

1184
01:31:30,000 --> 01:31:32,320
our staff members is scheduled for a

1185
01:31:32,320 --> 01:31:34,719
routine replacement of equipment. uh

1186
01:31:34,719 --> 01:31:36,400
being a small shop like we are with

1187
01:31:36,400 --> 01:31:39,280
three full-time staff and one part-time

1188
01:31:39,280 --> 01:31:41,840
uh a single purchase of a PC represents

1189
01:31:41,840 --> 01:31:44,719
a bump when it happens. Uh with that,

1190
01:31:44,719 --> 01:31:46,239
I'm happy to entertain any questions you

1191
01:31:46,239 --> 01:31:53,510
may have.

1192
01:31:53,520 --> 01:31:58,629
>> Thank you, Will.

1193
01:31:58,639 --> 01:32:01,199
» Next, we'll hear from Chief James Howard

1194
01:32:01,199 --> 01:32:13,750
of the Owensboro Fire Department.

1195
01:32:13,760 --> 01:32:17,350
Hello everybody.

1196
01:32:17,360 --> 01:32:19,920
Honorable uh mayor and city

1197
01:32:19,920 --> 01:32:22,080
commissioners want to thank uh each of

1198
01:32:22,080 --> 01:32:23,520
you for having me back again this year

1199
01:32:23,520 --> 01:32:26,239
to discuss the resource needs of our

1200
01:32:26,239 --> 01:32:29,440
fire department. We OFD uh continue to

1201
01:32:29,440 --> 01:32:31,120
appreciate your support as well as the

1202
01:32:31,120 --> 01:32:33,600
support of the Onsboro community as we

1203
01:32:33,600 --> 01:32:35,199
go about the business of saving lives

1204
01:32:35,199 --> 01:32:36,880
and protecting property here in our

1205
01:32:36,880 --> 01:32:39,120
community. I'm proud to be here as fire

1206
01:32:39,120 --> 01:32:40,880
chief once again to represent not only

1207
01:32:40,880 --> 01:32:43,040
our members but also those we protect to

1208
01:32:43,040 --> 01:32:45,679
champion a budget request that seeks to

1209
01:32:45,679 --> 01:32:47,600
not only maintain progress but also to

1210
01:32:47,600 --> 01:32:49,600
engage in continuous improvement to move

1211
01:32:49,600 --> 01:32:52,000
our department forward.

1212
01:32:52,000 --> 01:32:54,239
So our uh okay, it's already up there.

1213
01:32:54,239 --> 01:32:56,159
our uh on this slide here to the left,

1214
01:32:56,159 --> 01:32:57,520
you'll see that our projected total

1215
01:32:57,520 --> 01:33:03,110
budget for fiscal year 27 is $18,50,850.

1216
01:33:03,120 --> 01:33:04,960
And as you see on the slide, that's a

1217
01:33:04,960 --> 01:33:09,040
modest 3% increase from fiscal year 26.

1218
01:33:09,040 --> 01:33:10,880
Of the total budget amount, just over

1219
01:33:10,880 --> 01:33:13,679
81% of that goes to personnel costs.

1220
01:33:13,679 --> 01:33:15,120
Obviously, the the vast majority of the

1221
01:33:15,120 --> 01:33:16,960
funds go to pay for our people,

1222
01:33:16,960 --> 01:33:18,880
salaries, and benefits.

1223
01:33:18,880 --> 01:33:21,840
the 3% increase in the personnel costs

1224
01:33:21,840 --> 01:33:24,560
uh from last year to this or from the

1225
01:33:24,560 --> 01:33:26,800
current fiscal year to the next uh is

1226
01:33:26,800 --> 01:33:28,560
the driver of the overall increase for

1227
01:33:28,560 --> 01:33:31,679
our proposal for fiscal year 27.

1228
01:33:31,679 --> 01:33:33,280
On this slide here you can see that

1229
01:33:33,280 --> 01:33:34,639
there are a couple of other areas that

1230
01:33:34,639 --> 01:33:36,639
are noted in our budget request

1231
01:33:36,639 --> 01:33:38,639
indicated such as maintenance and

1232
01:33:38,639 --> 01:33:41,040
capital. The increased funding request

1233
01:33:41,040 --> 01:33:44,080
for maintenance is due to rising cost uh

1234
01:33:44,080 --> 01:33:45,520
of tending our buildings and our fleet

1235
01:33:45,520 --> 01:33:47,199
of apparatus. believe the city manager

1236
01:33:47,199 --> 01:33:48,719
alluded to the the cost of those things

1237
01:33:48,719 --> 01:33:51,360
earlier in the presentation. The

1238
01:33:51,360 --> 01:33:53,199
increase in the capital expenses is due

1239
01:33:53,199 --> 01:33:55,679
to rising costs for the replacement plan

1240
01:33:55,679 --> 01:33:57,440
that helps us to cycle out older

1241
01:33:57,440 --> 01:34:00,080
equipment and allows for new apparatus

1242
01:34:00,080 --> 01:34:02,239
to be procured that meets the needs of

1243
01:34:02,239 --> 01:34:05,199
tomorrow instead of yesterday. Uh other

1244
01:34:05,199 --> 01:34:07,120
aspects of our budget that aren't aren't

1245
01:34:07,120 --> 01:34:08,880
on this slide except included in the

1246
01:34:08,880 --> 01:34:10,719
total budget amount include our

1247
01:34:10,719 --> 01:34:12,719
supplies, our utilities, and other

1248
01:34:12,719 --> 01:34:14,960
miscellaneous areas that you may have

1249
01:34:14,960 --> 01:34:16,320
questions about here today. And if you

1250
01:34:16,320 --> 01:34:17,920
do, I'll do my best to answer those for

1251
01:34:17,920 --> 01:34:21,840
you. Bless you.

1252
01:34:21,840 --> 01:34:25,990
>> Yeah, I think we all do.

1253
01:34:26,000 --> 01:34:28,080
So, here on this slide, you see a few

1254
01:34:28,080 --> 01:34:30,000
highlights uh for the fire department

1255
01:34:30,000 --> 01:34:33,120
proposal for fiscal year 27. uh with a

1256
01:34:33,120 --> 01:34:34,639
budget the size of ours, obviously now

1257
01:34:34,639 --> 01:34:37,199
that we've crept over uh 18 million, you

1258
01:34:37,199 --> 01:34:38,400
can imagine that there are a lot of

1259
01:34:38,400 --> 01:34:40,560
details that are involved for us to be

1260
01:34:40,560 --> 01:34:42,880
able to provide the services that we do,

1261
01:34:42,880 --> 01:34:44,480
including fire prevention, first

1262
01:34:44,480 --> 01:34:46,880
responder training, and a robust

1263
01:34:46,880 --> 01:34:49,440
emergency response capability. Today,

1264
01:34:49,440 --> 01:34:51,199
I'd like to highlight on, as you can see

1265
01:34:51,199 --> 01:34:52,400
on this slide, just a few of the

1266
01:34:52,400 --> 01:34:54,400
opportunities we're looking forward to

1267
01:34:54,400 --> 01:34:57,679
seizing upon in fiscal year 27. So

1268
01:34:57,679 --> 01:34:59,280
you're all aware that our fire

1269
01:34:59,280 --> 01:35:00,880
department achieved accredited status

1270
01:35:00,880 --> 01:35:02,080
from the commission for fire

1271
01:35:02,080 --> 01:35:04,639
accreditation international recently at

1272
01:35:04,639 --> 01:35:06,960
a conference in Orlando. Hope you also

1273
01:35:06,960 --> 01:35:08,480
know that this was the culmination of

1274
01:35:08,480 --> 01:35:11,440
five years of work and that our 2022 to

1275
01:35:11,440 --> 01:35:14,000
2027 strategic plan played a central

1276
01:35:14,000 --> 01:35:17,360
role in that accreditation effort.

1277
01:35:17,360 --> 01:35:19,040
Over the next year, we're looking

1278
01:35:19,040 --> 01:35:20,320
forward to partnering with that

1279
01:35:20,320 --> 01:35:22,400
accrediting entity to collaborate on the

1280
01:35:22,400 --> 01:35:24,480
development of our next strategic plan

1281
01:35:24,480 --> 01:35:26,880
using consultants from their technical

1282
01:35:26,880 --> 01:35:29,600
assistance program.

1283
01:35:29,600 --> 01:35:31,920
Next uh next bullet that you see there

1284
01:35:31,920 --> 01:35:33,679
are uh I want to reference our training

1285
01:35:33,679 --> 01:35:35,600
which is a critical aspect of our budget

1286
01:35:35,600 --> 01:35:38,239
every year and more importantly it's a

1287
01:35:38,239 --> 01:35:40,239
critical aspect of our culture on an

1288
01:35:40,239 --> 01:35:43,440
ongoing basis at OFD. In August, we look

1289
01:35:43,440 --> 01:35:45,199
forward to beginning to conduct the

1290
01:35:45,199 --> 01:35:47,040
largest recruit class that our agency

1291
01:35:47,040 --> 01:35:49,600
has seen for decades. When our talented

1292
01:35:49,600 --> 01:35:52,800
staff will take what we expect to be

1293
01:35:52,800 --> 01:35:54,880
most likely at least 12 and as many as

1294
01:35:54,880 --> 01:35:57,040
15 recruits and introduce them to the

1295
01:35:57,040 --> 01:35:59,040
skills that will prepare them to save

1296
01:35:59,040 --> 01:36:00,320
lives and protect property in this

1297
01:36:00,320 --> 01:36:02,719
community for many years to come. Our

1298
01:36:02,719 --> 01:36:04,800
budget request includes a learning

1299
01:36:04,800 --> 01:36:07,360
management software that'll improve

1300
01:36:07,360 --> 01:36:09,120
administration and credentiing for this

1301
01:36:09,120 --> 01:36:11,520
effort as well as dynamic a dynamic

1302
01:36:11,520 --> 01:36:13,760
movable wall system that'll challenge

1303
01:36:13,760 --> 01:36:16,639
new and experienced firefighters uh this

1304
01:36:16,639 --> 01:36:19,280
year and beyond.

1305
01:36:19,280 --> 01:36:21,120
The third bullet there is in reference

1306
01:36:21,120 --> 01:36:23,040
to our uh an aspect of our fire

1307
01:36:23,040 --> 01:36:25,120
prevention. So last year, our new new

1308
01:36:25,120 --> 01:36:26,719
fire marshal, Brian Roberts, who you're

1309
01:36:26,719 --> 01:36:28,960
all familiar with now. He took the

1310
01:36:28,960 --> 01:36:30,560
reigns of our fire prevention division

1311
01:36:30,560 --> 01:36:32,880
has been looking to improve upon the

1312
01:36:32,880 --> 01:36:34,560
three pillars of that division over the

1313
01:36:34,560 --> 01:36:36,400
past few months.

1314
01:36:36,400 --> 01:36:38,159
While he continues to make strides, and

1315
01:36:38,159 --> 01:36:39,920
our department does in code enforcement

1316
01:36:39,920 --> 01:36:42,400
and public education, our fire marshal

1317
01:36:42,400 --> 01:36:44,239
is employing his passion for fire

1318
01:36:44,239 --> 01:36:46,320
investigations to modernize our

1319
01:36:46,320 --> 01:36:47,679
department's approach with the use of

1320
01:36:47,679 --> 01:36:49,920
new software, evidence collection

1321
01:36:49,920 --> 01:36:51,840
equipment, and the development of our

1322
01:36:51,840 --> 01:36:55,199
shift investigator program. Lastly on

1323
01:36:55,199 --> 01:36:57,440
this slide, but not least by any means,

1324
01:36:57,440 --> 01:36:59,440
uh this last highlight concerns taking

1325
01:36:59,440 --> 01:37:02,080
advantage of emerging technologies and

1326
01:37:02,080 --> 01:37:03,760
rescue equipment to make sure that we're

1327
01:37:03,760 --> 01:37:05,199
on the cutting edge of new developments

1328
01:37:05,199 --> 01:37:07,760
in our industry. A couple of investments

1329
01:37:07,760 --> 01:37:09,440
we're proposing in the coming year

1330
01:37:09,440 --> 01:37:12,400
include a uh or include a set of battery

1331
01:37:12,400 --> 01:37:14,560
operated struts for vehicle extrication

1332
01:37:14,560 --> 01:37:16,800
that reduce the time that it takes to

1333
01:37:16,800 --> 01:37:19,520
safely work in or near overturned

1334
01:37:19,520 --> 01:37:21,920
vehicles and an underwater drone that

1335
01:37:21,920 --> 01:37:23,840
could be deployed before or in addition

1336
01:37:23,840 --> 01:37:26,560
to divers who respond to our water

1337
01:37:26,560 --> 01:37:28,159
bodies to assist with searches for

1338
01:37:28,159 --> 01:37:30,239
people and sometimes even objects or

1339
01:37:30,239 --> 01:37:31,679
both.

1340
01:37:31,679 --> 01:37:34,239
Uh so with those highlights uh noted, I

1341
01:37:34,239 --> 01:37:35,520
want to thank you again for your time

1342
01:37:35,520 --> 01:37:37,199
and let you know that I'll be glad to

1343
01:37:37,199 --> 01:37:38,800
elaborate and give my best answer to any

1344
01:37:38,800 --> 01:37:40,400
questions you might have for me today.

1345
01:37:40,400 --> 01:37:43,910
>> Question, please.

1346
01:37:43,920 --> 01:37:47,040
» I've got two. The first is uh and this

1347
01:37:47,040 --> 01:37:49,119
is more about policy than the specific

1348
01:37:49,119 --> 01:37:51,119
example. So we encountered two of your

1349
01:37:51,119 --> 01:37:53,520
firefighters driving a vehicle back that

1350
01:37:53,520 --> 01:37:54,800
I guess you've had a lot of problems

1351
01:37:54,800 --> 01:37:57,119
with. I think it's a supply vehicle and

1352
01:37:57,119 --> 01:37:58,960
they had to take it go pick it up in

1353
01:37:58,960 --> 01:38:00,880
Ohio after it was repaired and bring it

1354
01:38:00,880 --> 01:38:03,600
back. Does that ring a bell at all? Uh

1355
01:38:03,600 --> 01:38:04,880
>> yeah, I'm very familiar with that.

1356
01:38:04,880 --> 01:38:06,719
>> They referred to it as Satan. Okay.

1357
01:38:06,719 --> 01:38:08,239
Because they'd had so many problems with

1358
01:38:08,239 --> 01:38:10,560
it. And I'm just wondering, so the

1359
01:38:10,560 --> 01:38:12,639
question cheap is not that. It's when we

1360
01:38:12,639 --> 01:38:14,719
get a lemon or we get a vehicle that we

1361
01:38:14,719 --> 01:38:16,639
purchase that doesn't, you know, doesn't

1362
01:38:16,639 --> 01:38:18,960
work to the specs we need it to. What's

1363
01:38:18,960 --> 01:38:20,239
our policy? How do we handle that?

1364
01:38:20,239 --> 01:38:21,520
because it seems to me like you're being

1365
01:38:21,520 --> 01:38:23,119
cheated out of equipment you need to do

1366
01:38:23,119 --> 01:38:24,560
your job.

1367
01:38:24,560 --> 01:38:26,320
>> Well, there's a process. So, sometimes

1368
01:38:26,320 --> 01:38:27,840
you have a less than ideal experience

1369
01:38:27,840 --> 01:38:30,800
with a vendor or it may not even be the

1370
01:38:30,800 --> 01:38:32,800
manufacturer. It could be things that

1371
01:38:32,800 --> 01:38:35,119
you do in the upfitting of the unit uh

1372
01:38:35,119 --> 01:38:36,480
the unit that you referenced. We don't

1373
01:38:36,480 --> 01:38:39,360
officially call it Satan, but

1374
01:38:39,360 --> 01:38:40,560
>> sorry, but

1375
01:38:40,560 --> 01:38:42,320
>> I was highly entertained. It is an

1376
01:38:42,320 --> 01:38:44,159
apparatus that uh that we had delivery

1377
01:38:44,159 --> 01:38:48,320
of that we've uh we've uh had some

1378
01:38:48,320 --> 01:38:50,080
ongoing issues with to try to to get it

1379
01:38:50,080 --> 01:38:52,080
on the road and is on the road now. And

1380
01:38:52,080 --> 01:38:54,400
uh like any any anything that big that's

1381
01:38:54,400 --> 01:38:55,520
on the road that has a lot of moving

1382
01:38:55,520 --> 01:38:57,440
parts and does what our trucks do, it's

1383
01:38:57,440 --> 01:38:59,520
going to have ongoing issues with it. Uh

1384
01:38:59,520 --> 01:39:01,440
I'll say if you if you get a unit, I

1385
01:39:01,440 --> 01:39:03,040
mean that's what warranties are for

1386
01:39:03,040 --> 01:39:05,920
upfront as far as the unit itself. And

1387
01:39:05,920 --> 01:39:08,159
uh I mean and this goes through any any

1388
01:39:08,159 --> 01:39:09,920
purchase that the city has on that

1389
01:39:09,920 --> 01:39:12,560
scale. uh whether it's a a sanitation

1390
01:39:12,560 --> 01:39:15,520
truck, fire truck, police cars, any any

1391
01:39:15,520 --> 01:39:17,360
kind of car, uh they're going to have

1392
01:39:17,360 --> 01:39:18,639
some kind of warranty on them. So that

1393
01:39:18,639 --> 01:39:20,560
that's your first uh first line of

1394
01:39:20,560 --> 01:39:22,960
defense against those problems. Uh

1395
01:39:22,960 --> 01:39:25,440
sometimes you run into issues that are

1396
01:39:25,440 --> 01:39:26,719
kind of on the line there where it's not

1397
01:39:26,719 --> 01:39:28,800
clear that it's a warranty issue and we

1398
01:39:28,800 --> 01:39:30,239
do work with multiple vendors because

1399
01:39:30,239 --> 01:39:32,480
there's upfitting in addition to the

1400
01:39:32,480 --> 01:39:35,040
original uh manufacturer of the unit. Uh

1401
01:39:35,040 --> 01:39:36,960
so I say it really depends on when the

1402
01:39:36,960 --> 01:39:39,360
issue happens and and what the issue is.

1403
01:39:39,360 --> 01:39:41,040
it. But I say warranties are what

1404
01:39:41,040 --> 01:39:42,639
protect you from that and some of the

1405
01:39:42,639 --> 01:39:43,840
issues that we're dealing with are not

1406
01:39:43,840 --> 01:39:46,239
strictly warranty issues and I hate to

1407
01:39:46,239 --> 01:39:47,520
go into too much more detail on that

1408
01:39:47,520 --> 01:39:49,199
specific. And then the other question I

1409
01:39:49,199 --> 01:39:51,360
have is there was a proposal you talked

1410
01:39:51,360 --> 01:39:53,920
about a couple years ago and I think the

1411
01:39:53,920 --> 01:39:55,920
training has begun where they're trying

1412
01:39:55,920 --> 01:39:57,360
to and I don't know what it's called the

1413
01:39:57,360 --> 01:39:59,119
official label but it's where the police

1414
01:39:59,119 --> 01:40:01,520
go into a a live shooter an active

1415
01:40:01,520 --> 01:40:04,239
shooter situation and there's enough gap

1416
01:40:04,239 --> 01:40:06,080
that you can bring firefighters in to

1417
01:40:06,080 --> 01:40:08,239
treat some of the injured while the

1418
01:40:08,239 --> 01:40:10,000
police are still in the building either

1419
01:40:10,000 --> 01:40:11,679
looking for the person or securing the

1420
01:40:11,679 --> 01:40:13,119
site. Are we still going through

1421
01:40:13,119 --> 01:40:14,400
training and that? I don't know what

1422
01:40:14,400 --> 01:40:16,000
it's called. I apologize. I know there's

1423
01:40:16,000 --> 01:40:18,560
an official name for it but Yeah. Uh

1424
01:40:18,560 --> 01:40:20,400
mass casualty incidents and live shooter

1425
01:40:20,400 --> 01:40:23,440
incidents are uh are a tremendous risk.

1426
01:40:23,440 --> 01:40:25,840
Fortunately, very low low frequency but

1427
01:40:25,840 --> 01:40:27,679
very high risk whenever they do occur.

1428
01:40:27,679 --> 01:40:29,920
And our uh our training division has uh

1429
01:40:29,920 --> 01:40:31,280
collaborated with the police department

1430
01:40:31,280 --> 01:40:33,440
to provide training. We target a lot of

1431
01:40:33,440 --> 01:40:35,280
that towards our paramedics now that we

1432
01:40:35,280 --> 01:40:37,280
are a licensed agency and have medics

1433
01:40:37,280 --> 01:40:40,159
and they are uh they are trained for a

1434
01:40:40,159 --> 01:40:42,239
tactical response once again that is in

1435
01:40:42,239 --> 01:40:44,960
coordination with the police department.

1436
01:40:44,960 --> 01:40:46,639
Uh and you you've seen in the past and

1437
01:40:46,639 --> 01:40:47,760
we'll be replacing these in the next

1438
01:40:47,760 --> 01:40:49,440
fiscal year that we have ballistic vests

1439
01:40:49,440 --> 01:40:52,480
and uh and our folks once again they're

1440
01:40:52,480 --> 01:40:55,199
trained u especially to stop bleeding

1441
01:40:55,199 --> 01:40:57,679
that's specifically from gunshots even

1442
01:40:57,679 --> 01:41:00,320
high calibers. Uh so that's that's just

1443
01:41:00,320 --> 01:41:02,000
built into the understanding of the risk

1444
01:41:02,000 --> 01:41:03,920
that that unfortunately exists in our

1445
01:41:03,920 --> 01:41:06,560
society and our community or or the

1446
01:41:06,560 --> 01:41:10,000
potential for that. So so yeah, we're training for that. We're fortunate

1447
01:41:10,000 --> 01:41:12,000
to live in a county where our county

1448
01:41:12,000 --> 01:41:13,600
responders and our city responders are

1449
01:41:13,600 --> 01:41:15,600
all in a forwardleaning posture with

1450
01:41:15,600 --> 01:41:17,440
making sure that we're proactive to be

1451
01:41:17,440 --> 01:41:18,880
working together between law enforcement

1452
01:41:18,880 --> 01:41:21,199
and fire. And I'd like to say I believe

1453
01:41:21,199 --> 01:41:23,280
that our police and fire department work

1454
01:41:23,280 --> 01:41:24,480
together as well or better than they

1455
01:41:24,480 --> 01:41:26,239
ever have in the in the history of this

1456
01:41:26,239 --> 01:41:28,080
community and and pretty proud of that.

1457
01:41:28,080 --> 01:41:31,600
And that's definitely a an area where

1458
01:41:31,600 --> 01:41:34,080
you see that collaboration uh take hold

1459
01:41:34,080 --> 01:41:35,440
and and where you understand that it's

1460
01:41:35,440 --> 01:41:36,960
extremely important. And there are

1461
01:41:36,960 --> 01:41:38,880
certain aspects of how that works and

1462
01:41:38,880 --> 01:41:41,520
how you embed uh medics into that scene

1463
01:41:41,520 --> 01:41:43,840
and what we're looking to do versus what

1464
01:41:43,840 --> 01:41:46,400
the police department is there for. But

1465
01:41:46,400 --> 01:41:47,920
uh but together that effort is to

1466
01:41:47,920 --> 01:41:49,840
obviously to make that to make that

1467
01:41:49,840 --> 01:41:51,520
scene safe and normal again and try to

1468
01:41:51,520 --> 01:41:53,360
get out anybody that can that needs help

1469
01:41:53,360 --> 01:41:55,760
and uh and then they investigate after

1470
01:41:55,760 --> 01:41:56,639
that.

1471
01:41:56,639 --> 01:41:58,320
>> Thank you for all your great work, your

1472
01:41:58,320 --> 01:42:00,400
accreditation and thank you mayor.

1473
01:42:00,400 --> 01:42:01,520
>> I appreciate it.

1474
01:42:01,520 --> 01:42:03,440
>> Public safety elected officials number

1475
01:42:03,440 --> 01:42:04,480
one job.

1476
01:42:04,480 --> 01:42:10,149
>> I appreciate that as well. Thank you.

1477
01:42:10,159 --> 01:42:11,440
» Arm wrestle for it,

1478
01:42:11,440 --> 01:42:13,760
>> I'll tell you. Um, just a quick

1479
01:42:13,760 --> 01:42:16,480
question. The 12 to 15 new recruits, is

1480
01:42:16,480 --> 01:42:18,719
that uh I know that's in your budget for

1481
01:42:18,719 --> 01:42:21,600
next year. Uh, is that an addition or is

1482
01:42:21,600 --> 01:42:24,719
that taking care of retention issues?

1483
01:42:24,719 --> 01:42:26,480
>> It's it's primarily retention. It's

1484
01:42:26,480 --> 01:42:29,760
almost retention. Uh, the uh you know,

1485
01:42:29,760 --> 01:42:31,119
we I mean, you've know because we've

1486
01:42:31,119 --> 01:42:32,480
brought up and done the retirement

1487
01:42:32,480 --> 01:42:34,159
recognitions in here and we're proud of

1488
01:42:34,159 --> 01:42:36,080
those folks, but you start to lose

1489
01:42:36,080 --> 01:42:37,760
bodies and it uh it puts a strain on the

1490
01:42:37,760 --> 01:42:41,280
agency. So, uh so we're up to about 10

1491
01:42:41,280 --> 01:42:43,360
vacancies by the end of this month and

1492
01:42:43,360 --> 01:42:45,199
we expect another couple folks to leave.

1493
01:42:45,199 --> 01:42:46,719
So, we're just creeping up there where

1494
01:42:46,719 --> 01:42:48,080
that's just to replenish the bodies that

1495
01:42:48,080 --> 01:42:50,239
we have budgeted. Uh there are no new

1496
01:42:50,239 --> 01:42:52,320
positions budgeted in the in fiscal year

1497
01:42:52,320 --> 01:42:56,080
27 for the fire department. We uh we're

1498
01:42:56,080 --> 01:42:58,560
finishing up this year with 100 uh

1499
01:42:58,560 --> 01:43:00,719
uniform positions budgeted and that's

1500
01:43:00,719 --> 01:43:02,800
what we're going to uh try to get back

1501
01:43:02,800 --> 01:43:05,440
up to in fiscal year 27 as soon as we

1502
01:43:05,440 --> 01:43:07,520
get this recruit class done.

1503
01:43:07,520 --> 01:43:09,679
>> Are our uh the people that are leaving

1504
01:43:09,679 --> 01:43:12,400
are they retiring or do we have uh are

1505
01:43:12,400 --> 01:43:14,880
we losing them to other places?

1506
01:43:14,880 --> 01:43:17,040
>> Well, it's a mix. But most most of them

1507
01:43:17,040 --> 01:43:18,880
are retiring. But like I said, like

1508
01:43:18,880 --> 01:43:20,239
you've seen probably about a half dozen

1509
01:43:20,239 --> 01:43:22,080
folks in the last four months that we

1510
01:43:22,080 --> 01:43:23,440
come up here and try to say some nice

1511
01:43:23,440 --> 01:43:26,159
words about them, wish them well. Uh and

1512
01:43:26,159 --> 01:43:29,199
then there are other ones uh who uh

1513
01:43:29,199 --> 01:43:31,679
probably about 40% of the ones that

1514
01:43:31,679 --> 01:43:33,199
leave are either going to another

1515
01:43:33,199 --> 01:43:34,880
department, getting out of the fire

1516
01:43:34,880 --> 01:43:38,480
service altogether, uh or uh something

1517
01:43:38,480 --> 01:43:40,639
happens that wasn't really in the cards

1518
01:43:40,639 --> 01:43:43,679
uh going into the into the year. uh and

1519
01:43:43,679 --> 01:43:45,679
uh that person or the or the agency

1520
01:43:45,679 --> 01:43:47,360
needs to shift gears and they don't

1521
01:43:47,360 --> 01:43:49,679
continue on with us. But uh but yeah, so

1522
01:43:49,679 --> 01:43:51,520
it's a mix. It's it's mostly

1523
01:43:51,520 --> 01:43:53,760
retirements, but you know, we it is

1524
01:43:53,760 --> 01:43:56,080
getting to be more the case where you'll

1525
01:43:56,080 --> 01:43:58,000
have more folks leaving at 3 years, 5

1526
01:43:58,000 --> 01:44:01,119
years, seven years, 10 years where 30

1527
01:44:01,119 --> 01:44:03,119
years ago when you hired folks, for the

1528
01:44:03,119 --> 01:44:05,119
most part, you kept those people for 25

1529
01:44:05,119 --> 01:44:07,199
years. Uh it's, you know, the culture is

1530
01:44:07,199 --> 01:44:10,000
changing, the the fire service is

1531
01:44:10,000 --> 01:44:11,280
changing a little bit.

1532
01:44:11,280 --> 01:44:12,880
>> Yeah. Well, I agree with the culture

1533
01:44:12,880 --> 01:44:14,880
changing because I I know when you got a

1534
01:44:14,880 --> 01:44:16,880
job a long time ago, you hoped you would

1535
01:44:16,880 --> 01:44:19,679
be able to retire from there and now I I

1536
01:44:19,679 --> 01:44:21,360
don't have the exact news statistics,

1537
01:44:21,360 --> 01:44:24,400
but people starting at like from age 30

1538
01:44:24,400 --> 01:44:26,159
are expected to change jobs x number of

1539
01:44:26,159 --> 01:44:28,880
times in in their career. So, just was

1540
01:44:28,880 --> 01:44:31,920
curious about the addition. Thank you.

1541
01:44:31,920 --> 01:44:33,679
>> Sure, Commissioner Sford.

1542
01:44:33,679 --> 01:44:37,520
>> U Thank you, Mayor. You got quite

1543
01:44:37,520 --> 01:44:40,080
a little further detail. Uh the 3% in

1544
01:44:40,080 --> 01:44:41,920
your personnel budget, does that cover

1545
01:44:41,920 --> 01:44:43,440
the new hires that you're going to be

1546
01:44:43,440 --> 01:44:44,560
hiring?

1547
01:44:44,560 --> 01:44:46,639
>> Uh well, that 3% is

1548
01:44:46,639 --> 01:44:48,400
>> or is that just or is that like for

1549
01:44:48,400 --> 01:44:50,960
raises or or is it a combination or

1550
01:44:50,960 --> 01:44:55,119
>> uh that I mean that just constitutes the different amount that has to be

1551
01:44:55,119 --> 01:44:56,880
budgeted to cover the cola and the steps

1552
01:44:56,880 --> 01:44:57,840
for the employees?

1553
01:44:57,840 --> 01:44:59,600
>> Okay. Okay. Thank you.

1554
01:44:59,600 --> 01:45:02,480
>> Yeah.

1555
01:45:02,480 --> 01:45:04,400
Anybody else?

1556
01:45:04,400 --> 01:45:06,080
>> Okay. Thank you.

1557
01:45:06,080 --> 01:45:06,880
>> Thank you, Chief.

1558
01:45:06,880 --> 01:45:10,310
>> Appreciate your time.

1559
01:45:10,320 --> 01:45:15,910
Elvis is in the building.

1560
01:45:15,920 --> 01:45:17,679
» Thank you, Chief. Uh, you asked about

1561
01:45:17,679 --> 01:45:19,199
turnover. We're actually we're compiling

1562
01:45:19,199 --> 01:45:21,600
a report. We track turnover relatively

1563
01:45:21,600 --> 01:45:23,920
closely. And so, we're compiling a

1564
01:45:23,920 --> 01:45:25,520
turnover report now that we'll probably

1565
01:45:25,520 --> 01:45:27,280
present that to you sometime in in

1566
01:45:27,280 --> 01:45:29,040
summer.

1567
01:45:29,040 --> 01:45:30,800
>> That'll be citywide too by department,

1568
01:45:30,800 --> 01:45:33,520
not just not just OFD. Uh, next

1569
01:45:33,520 --> 01:45:35,280
department to present will be the

1570
01:45:35,280 --> 01:45:36,880
finance department. And of course,

1571
01:45:36,880 --> 01:45:39,440
Angela Winger is the director of that

1572
01:45:39,440 --> 01:45:41,440
department. Today, the briefing will

1573
01:45:41,440 --> 01:45:45,360
come from Deputy Director D. Galloway.

1574
01:45:45,360 --> 01:45:47,440
>> Hi, Mayor and Commissioners. D Galloway,

1575
01:45:47,440 --> 01:45:49,280
deputy director of finance and support

1576
01:45:49,280 --> 01:45:51,520
services. Thank you for the opportunity

1577
01:45:51,520 --> 01:45:55,199
to present the finance budget for 2627.

1578
01:45:55,199 --> 01:45:57,199
Finance is one of the support service

1579
01:45:57,199 --> 01:46:00,800
departments that we provide services to

1580
01:46:00,800 --> 01:46:02,960
the other city departments that make

1581
01:46:02,960 --> 01:46:05,679
city operations possible. This budget

1582
01:46:05,679 --> 01:46:07,840
supports an incredible team of 17

1583
01:46:07,840 --> 01:46:09,679
full-time staff and three part-time

1584
01:46:09,679 --> 01:46:11,280
staff.

1585
01:46:11,280 --> 01:46:14,000
As reflected in the slide, our budget of

1586
01:46:14,000 --> 01:46:19,119
$2.6 million is up about 10%.

1587
01:46:19,119 --> 01:46:22,320
155,000 of that is in our personnel area

1588
01:46:22,320 --> 01:46:24,960
and as discussed prior it's the COLA the

1589
01:46:24,960 --> 01:46:27,679
step increase in health insurance cost

1590
01:46:27,679 --> 01:46:30,080
and it's also a budget for a retirement

1591
01:46:30,080 --> 01:46:31,760
that we have in the finance department

1592
01:46:31,760 --> 01:46:34,159
coming up this next year under

1593
01:46:34,159 --> 01:46:37,440
maintenance we're up about $16,000.

1594
01:46:37,440 --> 01:46:39,360
It looks like a large percentage but

1595
01:46:39,360 --> 01:46:41,119
it's because the budget is typically

1596
01:46:41,119 --> 01:46:44,880
very small. We have gotten purchased a

1597
01:46:44,880 --> 01:46:47,280
new budget software system that will

1598
01:46:47,280 --> 01:46:49,360
help us do the annual budget and prepare

1599
01:46:49,360 --> 01:46:52,080
it. Um and that maintenance cost will

1600
01:46:52,080 --> 01:46:54,000
kick in next year for that software. So

1601
01:46:54,000 --> 01:46:56,400
that's where the increase comes. And we

1602
01:46:56,400 --> 01:46:58,639
also have some upgrades to Adobe because

1603
01:46:58,639 --> 01:47:00,560
the finance department leans very

1604
01:47:00,560 --> 01:47:03,040
heavily on Adobe and Adobe Acrobat's

1605
01:47:03,040 --> 01:47:06,000
use. The final category where you see

1606
01:47:06,000 --> 01:47:08,639
the most of our increase is in the other

1607
01:47:08,639 --> 01:47:11,600
which is up about $63,000.

1608
01:47:11,600 --> 01:47:14,480
that increase is due to just a kind of

1609
01:47:14,480 --> 01:47:16,800
culture change. We're seeing a lot of

1610
01:47:16,800 --> 01:47:21,040
use of credit card to pay bills. Um, and

1611
01:47:21,040 --> 01:47:22,800
of course the city pays a credit card

1612
01:47:22,800 --> 01:47:25,920
fee. The good news is that there is an

1613
01:47:25,920 --> 01:47:27,840
increase in the expense side, but

1614
01:47:27,840 --> 01:47:29,679
there's also an increase in the revenue

1615
01:47:29,679 --> 01:47:31,679
side for that because we do a merchant

1616
01:47:31,679 --> 01:47:34,320
fee. So, we do recoup some of that cost.

1617
01:47:34,320 --> 01:47:35,920
Um, and you would see that in the

1618
01:47:35,920 --> 01:47:38,639
general fund revenue side. Um, that's

1619
01:47:38,639 --> 01:47:40,480
the presentation for my budget. If you

1620
01:47:40,480 --> 01:47:42,080
have any questions, I'd be happy to try

1621
01:47:42,080 --> 01:47:43,360
to answer them.

1622
01:47:43,360 --> 01:47:46,709
>> Questions?

1623
01:47:46,719 --> 01:47:48,880
» D, we may need to go to Angela on this

1624
01:47:48,880 --> 01:47:50,159
because she's the one that mentioned it

1625
01:47:50,159 --> 01:47:52,320
in her in her wonderful video that you

1626
01:47:52,320 --> 01:47:55,600
did. Uh, so you guys are talking about

1627
01:47:55,600 --> 01:48:00,800
digitizing a lot of the the budget and financial information, which I think

1628
01:48:00,800 --> 01:48:03,679
is great. Will that include the books so

1629
01:48:03,679 --> 01:48:05,360
that we don't have will it all go

1630
01:48:05,360 --> 01:48:06,560
digital?

1631
01:48:06,560 --> 01:48:08,080
>> So that's why I'm looking at Angela.

1632
01:48:08,080 --> 01:48:10,880
>> Yes, Mayor. Mayor Pro Tim. Yes. Uh it's

1633
01:48:10,880 --> 01:48:14,719
uh Claregov is the vendor and uh we will

1634
01:48:14,719 --> 01:48:18,239
have a different book but also uh with

1635
01:48:18,239 --> 01:48:21,040
that um that program we'll have a new

1636
01:48:21,040 --> 01:48:22,960
online budget book which will actually

1637
01:48:22,960 --> 01:48:26,080
be uh ADA compliant and it will also be

1638
01:48:26,080 --> 01:48:30,080
interactive so that residents can yeah

1639
01:48:30,080 --> 01:48:32,239
they can search things they can um I

1640
01:48:32,239 --> 01:48:34,560
believe they can even ask questions um

1641
01:48:34,560 --> 01:48:37,360
and so we haven't uh started programming

1642
01:48:37,360 --> 01:48:39,119
that process yet but that'll be

1643
01:48:39,119 --> 01:48:41,760
something we take on soon. We'll have it

1644
01:48:41,760 --> 01:48:43,760
maybe next year. We we'll we'll have it

1645
01:48:43,760 --> 01:48:45,040
available for the next budget.

1646
01:48:45,040 --> 01:48:45,920
>> Wonderful.

1647
01:48:45,920 --> 01:48:48,320
>> Um and this is probably a Nate question.

1648
01:48:48,320 --> 01:48:51,840
So our base step increase they get every

1649
01:48:51,840 --> 01:48:54,560
year is 2 what?

1650
01:48:54,560 --> 01:48:56,320
>> I believe for every year service the

1651
01:48:56,320 --> 01:48:59,119
base step is 1.45%.

1652
01:48:59,119 --> 01:49:01,440
>> And then the 3% increase is that on top

1653
01:49:01,440 --> 01:49:03,679
of that step so they getting four or are

1654
01:49:03,679 --> 01:49:05,440
they getting a total of three?

1655
01:49:05,440 --> 01:49:07,600
>> Well, so

1656
01:49:07,600 --> 01:49:11,280
yes. So essentially the paychart is

1657
01:49:11,280 --> 01:49:13,440
where every year of service when you

1658
01:49:13,440 --> 01:49:16,719
progress you increase at 1.45%.

1659
01:49:16,719 --> 01:49:19,360
And then the entire chart is adjusted

1660
01:49:19,360 --> 01:49:22,880
this year proposing 3%. So it is it is

1661
01:49:22,880 --> 01:49:24,480
additive.

1662
01:49:24,480 --> 01:49:25,199
>> Okay.

1663
01:49:25,199 --> 01:49:27,920
>> So it's four or it's a total of three

1664
01:49:27,920 --> 01:49:29,440
four three four five.

1665
01:49:29,440 --> 01:49:30,800
>> Okay. That's what I wanted to make sure.

1666
01:49:30,800 --> 01:49:32,080
That's kind of what I I just wanted to

1667
01:49:32,080 --> 01:49:34,719
make sure. Okay. Thank you uh D and

1668
01:49:34,719 --> 01:49:36,320
Angela and all your staff for the

1669
01:49:36,320 --> 01:49:41,600
incredible award-winning work you do.

1670
01:49:41,600 --> 01:49:44,639
>> You say anything about our raise.

1671
01:49:44,639 --> 01:49:47,280
>> Well, you guys get the same as as the

1672
01:49:47,280 --> 01:49:49,199
rest of us actually. So, it is supplied

1673
01:49:49,199 --> 01:49:53,280
blanket across the the organization.

1674
01:49:53,280 --> 01:49:54,400
>> Okay.

1675
01:49:54,400 --> 01:49:55,679
>> Yeah. Actually, Angela has something

1676
01:49:55,679 --> 01:49:57,119
she'd like to add.

1677
01:49:57,119 --> 01:49:59,199
>> Yeah. I I think uh this might be an

1678
01:49:59,199 --> 01:50:01,520
appropriate moment to recognize uh Da

1679
01:50:01,520 --> 01:50:04,239
Galloway and Carrie Haynes and and

1680
01:50:04,239 --> 01:50:07,119
others coming down the pike, but D and

1681
01:50:07,119 --> 01:50:09,440
Carrie have obtained their certified

1682
01:50:09,440 --> 01:50:12,400
government finance officer certification

1683
01:50:12,400 --> 01:50:15,520
and that's a lot of hard work and seven

1684
01:50:15,520 --> 01:50:17,040
I believe tests

1685
01:50:17,040 --> 01:50:19,119
>> Deiana passed also. So there's three.

1686
01:50:19,119 --> 01:50:21,360
>> There we go. and and so I just think

1687
01:50:21,360 --> 01:50:24,080
that's uh something very worthy and I'm

1688
01:50:24,080 --> 01:50:26,400
so very proud of them and that that's

1689
01:50:26,400 --> 01:50:28,480
indicative of a lot of government

1690
01:50:28,480 --> 01:50:30,320
accounting knowledge. So I just wanted

1691
01:50:30,320 --> 01:50:31,920
to take this opportunity to recognize

1692
01:50:31,920 --> 01:50:32,800
them for that.

1693
01:50:32,800 --> 01:50:35,600
>> Well done.

1694
01:50:35,600 --> 01:50:36,719
>> And that's part of the reason you're

1695
01:50:36,719 --> 01:50:38,080
seeing more of them present here as

1696
01:50:38,080 --> 01:50:40,239
well, right? Their expertise is far

1697
01:50:40,239 --> 01:50:41,840
surpasses mine in these things. So I

1698
01:50:41,840 --> 01:50:43,520
thought it was best for for them to

1699
01:50:43,520 --> 01:50:45,119
present directly to you as well as a

1700
01:50:45,119 --> 01:50:48,320
continued step in that development.

1701
01:50:48,320 --> 01:50:51,600
Uh so thank you for that D. We'll move

1702
01:50:51,600 --> 01:50:54,560
on now to Josh Bachmire. Josh of course

1703
01:50:54,560 --> 01:50:57,840
is the uh will transition. He's been the

1704
01:50:57,840 --> 01:50:59,520
HR manager and this year actually he's

1705
01:50:59,520 --> 01:51:01,199
becoming the HR director and some

1706
01:51:01,199 --> 01:51:02,639
restructuring we'll talk about at a

1707
01:51:02,639 --> 01:51:04,800
later date but Josh if you would

1708
01:51:04,800 --> 01:51:05,360
proceed.

1709
01:51:05,360 --> 01:51:05,600
>> Sure.

1710
01:51:05,600 --> 01:51:07,760
>> Thank you Nate. Good afternoon mayor

1711
01:51:07,760 --> 01:51:10,960
commissioners. I'm Josh

1712
01:51:10,960 --> 01:51:13,600
currently the HR manager uh I guess soon

1713
01:51:13,600 --> 01:51:16,239
to be the HR director. uh and we'll kind

1714
01:51:16,239 --> 01:51:17,920
of bring you an update on on some of the

1715
01:51:17,920 --> 01:51:19,760
functional changes within with our

1716
01:51:19,760 --> 01:51:21,600
department our department at a later

1717
01:51:21,600 --> 01:51:24,159
date. So our our department consists of

1718
01:51:24,159 --> 01:51:27,280
six full-time staff. Uh we handle safety

1719
01:51:27,280 --> 01:51:29,280
and risk management, employee benefits,

1720
01:51:29,280 --> 01:51:31,760
recruiting, training, payroll, records

1721
01:51:31,760 --> 01:51:35,119
among many others. But uh the HR budget

1722
01:51:35,119 --> 01:51:37,280
and staffing levels remain consistent

1723
01:51:37,280 --> 01:51:40,800
with last year. uh overall increase from

1724
01:51:40,800 --> 01:51:45,199
uh fiscal year 25 26 by 1%.

1725
01:51:45,199 --> 01:51:46,800
Um

1726
01:51:46,800 --> 01:51:48,719
the increases in personnel services

1727
01:51:48,719 --> 01:51:50,000
which you've seen with the other

1728
01:51:50,000 --> 01:51:52,159
departments uh in our department it's

1729
01:51:52,159 --> 01:51:54,480
mainly driven by a couple of upcoming

1730
01:51:54,480 --> 01:51:59,520
retirees who I'd like also to um um give

1731
01:51:59,520 --> 01:52:01,679
some credit to Michelle Pucket. Uh she

1732
01:52:01,679 --> 01:52:05,760
has served since 2002 and Elaine Timmel

1733
01:52:05,760 --> 01:52:08,480
uh has served since 1997. and Michelle

1734
01:52:08,480 --> 01:52:10,639
does payroll administration and we are

1735
01:52:10,639 --> 01:52:12,880
currently training her replacement uh

1736
01:52:12,880 --> 01:52:15,280
right now and then uh within the next

1737
01:52:15,280 --> 01:52:17,040
few days we'll be interviewing for

1738
01:52:17,040 --> 01:52:19,040
Elaine's position for her upcoming

1739
01:52:19,040 --> 01:52:23,040
retirement. Both of them will be greatly missed uh and provided

1740
01:52:23,040 --> 01:52:25,440
tremendous service to the city over the

1741
01:52:25,440 --> 01:52:28,960
years. Uh on the expense side um

1742
01:52:28,960 --> 01:52:31,840
maintenance is up uh 17% which Nate Nate

1743
01:52:31,840 --> 01:52:33,679
alluded to as well as several other

1744
01:52:33,679 --> 01:52:37,040
departments. um that is due to in

1745
01:52:37,040 --> 01:52:39,760
software increases uh for we we also use

1746
01:52:39,760 --> 01:52:42,880
quite a bit of software for recruiting

1747
01:52:42,880 --> 01:52:46,159
applicant tracking um basically it's our

1748
01:52:46,159 --> 01:52:50,560
his systems uh the other category um

1749
01:52:50,560 --> 01:52:53,920
this contains uh many different items

1750
01:52:53,920 --> 01:52:57,199
but but contains recruitment uh safety

1751
01:52:57,199 --> 01:52:59,679
costs and training costs and some

1752
01:52:59,679 --> 01:53:02,480
tuition reimbursement. The overall 10%

1753
01:53:02,480 --> 01:53:05,679
reduction in this category reflects uh

1754
01:53:05,679 --> 01:53:07,920
really just a fewer expected vacancies

1755
01:53:07,920 --> 01:53:10,080
due to retirement that we expect over

1756
01:53:10,080 --> 01:53:12,320
the next year. Uh so that reflects just

1757
01:53:12,320 --> 01:53:14,239
a small reduction in in recruiting

1758
01:53:14,239 --> 01:53:16,880
activity along with some uh adjustments

1759
01:53:16,880 --> 01:53:18,560
in how we're going to allocate some

1760
01:53:18,560 --> 01:53:20,880
advertising resources which obviously

1761
01:53:20,880 --> 01:53:23,840
that's a big big part of our budget. Uh

1762
01:53:23,840 --> 01:53:25,360
that's all I have. If I if you have any

1763
01:53:25,360 --> 01:53:28,800
questions I'm happy to answer.

1764
01:53:28,800 --> 01:53:32,320
>> Commissioner Glenn. So, EPS, employee

1765
01:53:32,320 --> 01:53:34,800
assistance programs are designed and I

1766
01:53:34,800 --> 01:53:37,760
assume we subcontract that out. But if a

1767
01:53:37,760 --> 01:53:40,880
individual has an addiction or a problem

1768
01:53:40,880 --> 01:53:42,480
where they need counseling, including

1769
01:53:42,480 --> 01:53:44,960
some of our first responders, what is

1770
01:53:44,960 --> 01:53:47,119
our policy particularly with addiction

1771
01:53:47,119 --> 01:53:49,280
in terms of bringing them back is our

1772
01:53:49,280 --> 01:53:50,960
inclination to go, well, we've helped

1773
01:53:50,960 --> 01:53:52,239
you and that's good. We've helped you

1774
01:53:52,239 --> 01:53:53,679
with your life, but we can't bring you

1775
01:53:53,679 --> 01:53:55,679
back in your position. How do we treat

1776
01:53:55,679 --> 01:53:56,960
that? And I know that's a really

1777
01:53:56,960 --> 01:53:59,040
sensitive issue that you you may have to

1778
01:53:59,040 --> 01:54:00,800
deal with a couple of times, maybe more

1779
01:54:00,800 --> 01:54:01,840
than a couple times a year.

1780
01:54:01,840 --> 01:54:03,920
>> We do. So So typically that happens one

1781
01:54:03,920 --> 01:54:06,560
of two ways. Uh we either catch them

1782
01:54:06,560 --> 01:54:10,320
through um you know, drug um testing,

1783
01:54:10,320 --> 01:54:12,719
which which we do with all of our all of

1784
01:54:12,719 --> 01:54:14,719
our departments and and some departments

1785
01:54:14,719 --> 01:54:16,080
have different levels, you know, due to

1786
01:54:16,080 --> 01:54:19,599
FTA requirements. Uh so we do have an

1787
01:54:19,599 --> 01:54:21,760
EIP program. Uh it's administered

1788
01:54:21,760 --> 01:54:24,400
through Owensboro Health. uh we can make

1789
01:54:24,400 --> 01:54:27,360
referrals to that program or it can also

1790
01:54:27,360 --> 01:54:29,280
be on a voluntary basis. So if it's

1791
01:54:29,280 --> 01:54:32,159
voluntary, we know nothing about it. Uh

1792
01:54:32,159 --> 01:54:36,560
we get basically um basically how many

1793
01:54:36,560 --> 01:54:38,880
visits per month um you know what

1794
01:54:38,880 --> 01:54:40,880
they're visiting for but really no

1795
01:54:40,880 --> 01:54:43,040
protected health information. Now if

1796
01:54:43,040 --> 01:54:45,119
it's mandatory and and we do this

1797
01:54:45,119 --> 01:54:48,000
regularly as well. So, so you know, an

1798
01:54:48,000 --> 01:54:50,400
employee tests positive for for a

1799
01:54:50,400 --> 01:54:53,280
narcotic or drug. Typically, if it's

1800
01:54:53,280 --> 01:54:55,679
first time offense, um we remove them

1801
01:54:55,679 --> 01:54:57,599
from the workforce, um you know,

1802
01:54:57,599 --> 01:54:59,440
especially almost all of our positions

1803
01:54:59,440 --> 01:55:02,400
are safety sensitive. Uh we mandate that

1804
01:55:02,400 --> 01:55:05,280
they uh meet with an EAP counselor.

1805
01:55:05,280 --> 01:55:07,760
depending on if it's DOT or non-DOOT,

1806
01:55:07,760 --> 01:55:08,960
they're they're treated a little bit

1807
01:55:08,960 --> 01:55:10,719
differently, but really at the end of

1808
01:55:10,719 --> 01:55:12,800
the day, we're taking the recommendation

1809
01:55:12,800 --> 01:55:15,440
of the substance abuse professional on

1810
01:55:15,440 --> 01:55:17,119
when they first they have to test

1811
01:55:17,119 --> 01:55:18,960
negative and then they're allowed to

1812
01:55:18,960 --> 01:55:20,480
return to work upon

1813
01:55:20,480 --> 01:55:22,080
>> be like somebody driving a vehicle like

1814
01:55:22,080 --> 01:55:23,360
a correct bus driver

1815
01:55:23,360 --> 01:55:26,239
>> or or working with kids or Yeah. Yeah.

1816
01:55:26,239 --> 01:55:28,080
>> Okay. So, the second and last question I

1817
01:55:28,080 --> 01:55:30,960
have is we had the huge pay increase a

1818
01:55:30,960 --> 01:55:33,280
few years ago in response to the the end

1819
01:55:33,280 --> 01:55:37,199
of a pension. Uh, and I guess you're the

1820
01:55:37,199 --> 01:55:40,480
best person to ask, has that stemmed the

1821
01:55:40,480 --> 01:55:42,960
run to the exits to the private sector

1822
01:55:42,960 --> 01:55:45,119
and and retirement? I mean, I just heard

1823
01:55:45,119 --> 01:55:48,480
the fire chief indicate kind of no. Uh,

1824
01:55:48,480 --> 01:55:50,239
or are we going to have to do another

1825
01:55:50,239 --> 01:55:54,400
huge boost in pay uh to continue to

1826
01:55:54,400 --> 01:55:56,159
address that that gap?

1827
01:55:56,159 --> 01:55:58,639
>> Uh, I I feel the city is in pretty good

1828
01:55:58,639 --> 01:56:00,239
shape relative to other public

1829
01:56:00,239 --> 01:56:02,239
employers. Unfortunately, public

1830
01:56:02,239 --> 01:56:04,960
employers don't don't often compete with

1831
01:56:04,960 --> 01:56:07,679
private. We're always going to have a

1832
01:56:07,679 --> 01:56:10,239
level of turnover. Um, most of our

1833
01:56:10,239 --> 01:56:12,320
turnover is due to retirements, which is

1834
01:56:12,320 --> 01:56:17,440
still a good thing. But, you know, since tier three was implemented, you

1835
01:56:17,440 --> 01:56:19,760
know, at the state level, those folks

1836
01:56:19,760 --> 01:56:21,679
just don't have the same reasons to stay

1837
01:56:21,679 --> 01:56:23,599
with a public employer for near as long

1838
01:56:23,599 --> 01:56:27,040
as they once did. Um, some of that has

1839
01:56:27,040 --> 01:56:29,760
slowed down. uh pro that's probably more

1840
01:56:29,760 --> 01:56:31,679
a function of of a little bit loosening

1841
01:56:31,679 --> 01:56:35,440
of the labor market. Um but um um but

1842
01:56:35,440 --> 01:56:37,920
with tier three, we really have to make

1843
01:56:37,920 --> 01:56:40,560
efforts to to start competing with

1844
01:56:40,560 --> 01:56:43,440
private to keep to keep good employees.

1845
01:56:43,440 --> 01:56:45,360
>> Thank you very much, Josh. And again, we

1846
01:56:45,360 --> 01:56:46,560
appreciate all the great work you and

1847
01:56:46,560 --> 01:56:47,440
your staff do.

1848
01:56:47,440 --> 01:56:52,070
>> And thank you all.

1849
01:56:52,080 --> 01:56:54,400
» Any other questions for Josh?

1850
01:56:54,400 --> 01:56:54,719
>> Okay.

1851
01:56:54,719 --> 01:56:57,599
>> I didn't think there was

1852
01:56:57,599 --> 01:57:01,760
Okay, thank you Josh. Next up is uh OPD

1853
01:57:01,760 --> 01:57:16,790
Chief Art Elum.

1854
01:57:16,800 --> 01:57:19,280
» Mr. Mayor, commissioners, good

1855
01:57:19,280 --> 01:57:21,920
afternoon.

1856
01:57:21,920 --> 01:57:24,320
>> Want to talk to you about our budget

1857
01:57:24,320 --> 01:57:27,119
requests this year. Um, as many people

1858
01:57:27,119 --> 01:57:30,560
have stated prior to me getting here,

1859
01:57:30,560 --> 01:57:34,480
uh, our budgets up to nearly 21 million.

1860
01:57:34,480 --> 01:57:37,599
Uh, 4% of that is due to, uh, there's an

1861
01:57:37,599 --> 01:57:39,360
increase.

1862
01:57:39,360 --> 01:57:41,360
The large percentage of our increase is

1863
01:57:41,360 --> 01:57:44,080
due to personnel, cost of living, uh,

1864
01:57:44,080 --> 01:57:50,550
our step increase. We too have some, uh,

1865
01:57:50,560 --> 01:57:53,440
expected retirements this year. So

1866
01:57:53,440 --> 01:57:55,920
retirement contingencies account for

1867
01:57:55,920 --> 01:57:58,239
some of that as well.

1868
01:57:58,239 --> 01:58:01,119
Also, you'll notice a increase in our

1869
01:58:01,119 --> 01:58:03,280
maintenance vehicle maintenance and

1870
01:58:03,280 --> 01:58:06,400
equipment. Uh as you know, officers have

1871
01:58:06,400 --> 01:58:09,520
mobile offices that require a lot of

1872
01:58:09,520 --> 01:58:12,880
work. They drive all the time. So with

1873
01:58:12,880 --> 01:58:15,440
camera systems, maintenance to vehicles

1874
01:58:15,440 --> 01:58:18,400
that that increased this year do in part

1875
01:58:18,400 --> 01:58:22,320
as well to when we seize vehicles over

1876
01:58:22,320 --> 01:58:24,480
the years. We used to use drug asset

1877
01:58:24,480 --> 01:58:27,679
forfeite funds to maintain the cars that

1878
01:58:27,679 --> 01:58:30,000
were uh turned over to the police

1879
01:58:30,000 --> 01:58:32,080
department, but we've noticed over the

1880
01:58:32,080 --> 01:58:34,080
years that that some of those vehicles

1881
01:58:34,080 --> 01:58:36,719
are not up to standard. So they require

1882
01:58:36,719 --> 01:58:39,199
considerable maintenance. So, we were

1883
01:58:39,199 --> 01:58:42,159
fortunate enough to get approval to have

1884
01:58:42,159 --> 01:58:45,199
uh facilities maintenance and um public

1885
01:58:45,199 --> 01:58:47,040
works work on those vehicles from time

1886
01:58:47,040 --> 01:58:49,520
to time for us. So, that that is a

1887
01:58:49,520 --> 01:58:53,280
benefit as well, but that prevents the

1888
01:58:53,280 --> 01:58:55,840
city from having to buy vehicles for our

1889
01:58:55,840 --> 01:58:58,320
street crimes unit and for officers to

1890
01:58:58,320 --> 01:59:01,199
work undercover details and such. So, a

1891
01:59:01,199 --> 01:59:06,560
lot of times you might see somebody in a Jeep where we don't buy Jeeps for, you

1892
01:59:06,560 --> 01:59:08,239
know, the department, but they might be

1893
01:59:08,239 --> 01:59:09,760
in something that was seized and

1894
01:59:09,760 --> 01:59:11,840
converted.

1895
01:59:11,840 --> 01:59:14,400
Um, in the other other category, there

1896
01:59:14,400 --> 01:59:18,080
was a 15% increase that was largely due

1897
01:59:18,080 --> 01:59:20,719
in part to insurance that was discussed

1898
01:59:20,719 --> 01:59:22,800
by several different people here. I I

1899
01:59:22,800 --> 01:59:24,400
would like to add though about the

1900
01:59:24,400 --> 01:59:27,679
insurance. Uh I heard uh KLC, the

1901
01:59:27,679 --> 01:59:30,880
Kentucky League of Cities. We recently

1902
01:59:30,880 --> 01:59:34,159
were approved for our accredititation or

1903
01:59:34,159 --> 01:59:36,960
reacredititation. So with that is like I

1904
01:59:36,960 --> 01:59:39,040
think I believe it's a 10% savings on

1905
01:59:39,040 --> 01:59:41,360
our insurance and it's not just

1906
01:59:41,360 --> 01:59:43,920
accreditation but every year they come

1907
01:59:43,920 --> 01:59:46,400
through and they do a report card. I'm

1908
01:59:46,400 --> 01:59:49,440
sure you've seen it, Nate. And to make

1909
01:59:49,440 --> 01:59:52,000
sure that our policies, our practices,

1910
01:59:52,000 --> 01:59:54,719
we keep our buildings up, our range and

1911
01:59:54,719 --> 01:59:56,480
things like that. So, they make sure

1912
01:59:56,480 --> 01:59:58,960
that, you know, OPD or other agencies

1913
01:59:58,960 --> 02:00:01,520
across the state that they ensure are

1914
02:00:01,520 --> 02:00:04,400
meeting the standard and we always hit

1915
02:00:04,400 --> 02:00:08,000
100% on that. So

1916
02:00:08,000 --> 02:00:10,480
see

1917
02:00:10,480 --> 02:00:12,480
but

1918
02:00:12,480 --> 02:00:15,440
highlights I I'll say this OPD

1919
02:00:15,440 --> 02:00:18,000
traditionally and didn't just start with

1920
02:00:18,000 --> 02:00:20,800
me. I don't have the art elim wish list.

1921
02:00:20,800 --> 02:00:23,760
Uh we asked for the things that we need.

1922
02:00:23,760 --> 02:00:26,239
So there's nothing new. I mean most of

1923
02:00:26,239 --> 02:00:28,400
the things that we acquired last year

1924
02:00:28,400 --> 02:00:31,199
satisfied you know what we needed in

1925
02:00:31,199 --> 02:00:33,440
terms of equipment and things like that.

1926
02:00:33,440 --> 02:00:36,320
So we we this year we don't have many

1927
02:00:36,320 --> 02:00:39,360
equipment requests. So with that I'll

1928
02:00:39,360 --> 02:00:41,840
open it up for questions.

1929
02:00:41,840 --> 02:00:43,520
>> Are you fully staffed?

1930
02:00:43,520 --> 02:00:45,920
>> Fully staffed. We are currently 10 down.

1931
02:00:45,920 --> 02:00:46,960
>> 10 down still.

1932
02:00:46,960 --> 02:00:50,560
>> Yes. Yes. We have u five in the academy.

1933
02:00:50,560 --> 02:00:53,040
We have interviews set next week.

1934
02:00:53,040 --> 02:00:57,040
Wednesday uh we'll be interviewing 10 uh

1935
02:00:57,040 --> 02:01:00,239
potential recruits. Um but we also open

1936
02:01:00,239 --> 02:01:02,639
the process. It's constant. So we have

1937
02:01:02,639 --> 02:01:05,040
10. And we know that all the 10 that

1938
02:01:05,040 --> 02:01:07,040
apply won't make it for a variety of

1939
02:01:07,040 --> 02:01:08,960
reasons. The police department just

1940
02:01:08,960 --> 02:01:11,520
won't take anybody. So there was a

1941
02:01:11,520 --> 02:01:12,960
battery of tests that they have to

1942
02:01:12,960 --> 02:01:15,520
complete, not just physical, but

1943
02:01:15,520 --> 02:01:18,000
psychological drug screens and all that.

1944
02:01:18,000 --> 02:01:19,360
They have to sit through an interview.

1945
02:01:19,360 --> 02:01:22,400
We do uh our people are very diligent in

1946
02:01:22,400 --> 02:01:24,000
digging into people's backgrounds

1947
02:01:24,000 --> 02:01:28,880
because how you hire is how you fire and we try to do the absolute best that

1948
02:01:28,880 --> 02:01:31,520
we can but as you all know sometimes

1949
02:01:31,520 --> 02:01:34,239
people slip through the cracks and uh so

1950
02:01:34,239 --> 02:01:36,480
when that happens yes I heard you ask

1951
02:01:36,480 --> 02:01:40,000
about attrition um a lot of retirements

1952
02:01:40,000 --> 02:01:42,080
but sometimes we get people that

1953
02:01:42,080 --> 02:01:43,520
probably don't need to be in law

1954
02:01:43,520 --> 02:01:45,679
enforcement and once we figure it out we

1955
02:01:45,679 --> 02:01:47,599
move them on or they've moved themselves

1956
02:01:47,599 --> 02:01:52,470
on. So,

1957
02:01:52,480 --> 02:01:54,320
» Commissioner Sam,

1958
02:01:54,320 --> 02:01:56,480
>> uh, what's the lifespan of a vehicle?

1959
02:01:56,480 --> 02:01:58,560
Just the guys that's out on the street

1960
02:01:58,560 --> 02:01:59,920
doing patrol. What's the average

1961
02:01:59,920 --> 02:02:00,639
lifespan?

1962
02:02:00,639 --> 02:02:04,159
>> Uh, that probably just depends. Some

1963
02:02:04,159 --> 02:02:07,520
vehicles don't get the miles, but seven

1964
02:02:07,520 --> 02:02:10,400
to eight years um, and sometimes even

1965
02:02:10,400 --> 02:02:12,000
10.

1966
02:02:12,000 --> 02:02:13,440
Just depending on the mileage. I think

1967
02:02:13,440 --> 02:02:15,199
the mileage point is probably about

1968
02:02:15,199 --> 02:02:21,270
80,000 miles. So, thank you.

1969
02:02:21,280 --> 02:02:22,639
» I just got one.

1970
02:02:22,639 --> 02:02:25,119
>> So, last year we had all the hail damage

1971
02:02:25,119 --> 02:02:26,719
and I know that we kind of I'm looking

1972
02:02:26,719 --> 02:02:28,239
at Nate here to make sure I'm saying

1973
02:02:28,239 --> 02:02:29,920
something accurate. If I'm not, Nate,

1974
02:02:29,920 --> 02:02:32,560
feel free to throw some at me. So, we we

1975
02:02:32,560 --> 02:02:34,719
kind of patched up, if I'm correct, some

1976
02:02:34,719 --> 02:02:36,639
of the police vehicles because we needed

1977
02:02:36,639 --> 02:02:38,400
them. We didn't fully replace them

1978
02:02:38,400 --> 02:02:39,280
because it would have been too

1979
02:02:39,280 --> 02:02:41,599
expensive. Are we at the point now, a

1980
02:02:41,599 --> 02:02:43,360
year in, that we're going to begin

1981
02:02:43,360 --> 02:02:45,920
looking maybe at a a system to replace

1982
02:02:45,920 --> 02:02:48,080
the hail damage vehicles, or is that not

1983
02:02:48,080 --> 02:02:50,719
even a need given that maybe it's just

1984
02:02:50,719 --> 02:02:52,320
aesthetics? I mean, I have two hail

1985
02:02:52,320 --> 02:02:54,239
damaged vehicles and it's just, you

1986
02:02:54,239 --> 02:02:56,719
know, pimples on the fender. But I a

1987
02:02:56,719 --> 02:02:58,159
police car is different. I mean, you

1988
02:02:58,159 --> 02:03:00,719
need you need to not only be able to do

1989
02:03:00,719 --> 02:03:02,320
your job effectively, but you also need

1990
02:03:02,320 --> 02:03:04,080
to look professional. If you got bunch

1991
02:03:04,080 --> 02:03:05,760
of hail damage that didn't get repaired,

1992
02:03:05,760 --> 02:03:07,119
I don't I don't know what you look like

1993
02:03:07,119 --> 02:03:10,320
out there. as explained to me like I

1994
02:03:10,320 --> 02:03:13,119
drive a Tahoe and they basically did

1995
02:03:13,119 --> 02:03:15,679
line of sight repair. So anybody six

1996
02:03:15,679 --> 02:03:19,440
foot tall uh stands back 10 feet and

1997
02:03:19,440 --> 02:03:21,679
they look and what they can see that's

1998
02:03:21,679 --> 02:03:24,400
what was repaired. So do I run across

1999
02:03:24,400 --> 02:03:26,719
people that are 6'5 and 66 and like hey

2000
02:03:26,719 --> 02:03:28,560
you got dents on top of your car. I can

2001
02:03:28,560 --> 02:03:30,800
tell you that I can't see them unless

2002
02:03:30,800 --> 02:03:33,840
I'm looking out a window. So, uh, but

2003
02:03:33,840 --> 02:03:36,560
typically those the police cruisers that

2004
02:03:36,560 --> 02:03:39,920
had those types of damage, um, it could

2005
02:03:39,920 --> 02:03:42,159
be seen. So, those probably were

2006
02:03:42,159 --> 02:03:44,000
repaired and they wouldn't have been

2007
02:03:44,000 --> 02:03:46,239
repaired if they are due to be auctioned

2008
02:03:46,239 --> 02:03:48,080
off this year or next year. It's just a

2009
02:03:48,080 --> 02:03:49,840
waste of money. So, we try to do

2010
02:03:49,840 --> 02:03:52,320
everything that we can to save taxpayer

2011
02:03:52,320 --> 02:03:56,400
dollars. And aesthetically, you're correct. They don't look good,

2012
02:03:56,400 --> 02:03:58,239
but at the same time, it would be a

2013
02:03:58,239 --> 02:03:59,920
waste of money to try to replace those

2014
02:03:59,920 --> 02:04:02,239
vehicles at this point. Okay.

2015
02:04:02,239 --> 02:04:04,239
>> Especially with the higher mileage. So,

2016
02:04:04,239 --> 02:04:06,239
>> yeah, absolutely. Thank you for all you

2017
02:04:06,239 --> 02:04:07,119
do. Appreciate it.

2018
02:04:07,119 --> 02:04:07,599
>> Thank you.

2019
02:04:07,599 --> 02:04:09,360
>> How's the academy going?

2020
02:04:09,360 --> 02:04:11,760
>> The academy is going great. It is uh

2021
02:04:11,760 --> 02:04:14,480
truly a game changer for us. Uh I can't

2022
02:04:14,480 --> 02:04:17,840
tell you we get recruits uh people that

2023
02:04:17,840 --> 02:04:19,679
otherwise wouldn't have applied to be in

2024
02:04:19,679 --> 02:04:21,760
law enforcement because still to this

2025
02:04:21,760 --> 02:04:24,000
day, they don't want to go and be away

2026
02:04:24,000 --> 02:04:26,320
from home. And that is in Richmond,

2027
02:04:26,320 --> 02:04:28,159
Kentucky or even Madisonville at that

2028
02:04:28,159 --> 02:04:30,880
point. So they come here, they learn uh

2029
02:04:30,880 --> 02:04:34,239
the ways of OPD, our county judges and

2030
02:04:34,239 --> 02:04:36,480
officials, uh prosecutors and things

2031
02:04:36,480 --> 02:04:39,199
like that. So it is a win-win. It it's

2032
02:04:39,199 --> 02:04:41,199
slow going, but you know, we get people

2033
02:04:41,199 --> 02:04:43,679
in. We got a lot of dedicated people at

2034
02:04:43,679 --> 02:04:45,920
the Owensboro Police Department that

2035
02:04:45,920 --> 02:04:48,480
wanted to be successful. So everybody

2036
02:04:48,480 --> 02:04:50,400
wants to be an instructor because it

2037
02:04:50,400 --> 02:04:52,159
it's great. You bring these people in,

2038
02:04:52,159 --> 02:04:55,280
you grow your own. So uh it was a

2039
02:04:55,280 --> 02:04:58,239
wonderful move by you all. I thank you

2040
02:04:58,239 --> 02:05:00,400
and can't express my appreciation

2041
02:05:00,400 --> 02:05:03,510
enough.

2042
02:05:03,520 --> 02:05:06,080
» Any else have anything?

2043
02:05:06,080 --> 02:05:07,440
>> Keep up the good work, Chief.

2044
02:05:07,440 --> 02:05:08,639
>> All right. Thank you.

2045
02:05:08,639 --> 02:05:10,400
>> Years and years and years.

2046
02:05:10,400 --> 02:05:13,280
>> Yeah. 35 if you remember our last

2047
02:05:13,280 --> 02:05:13,760
meeting.

2048
02:05:13,760 --> 02:05:17,430
>> 35.

2049
02:05:17,440 --> 02:05:20,080
» Up next, also a division within the

2050
02:05:20,080 --> 02:05:23,199
police department is uh central dispatch

2051
02:05:23,199 --> 02:05:25,199
as we call it. So, dispatch director

2052
02:05:25,199 --> 02:05:27,040
Paul Nay will present his budget. The

2053
02:05:27,040 --> 02:05:27,920
wizard.

2054
02:05:27,920 --> 02:05:29,440
>> Wizard.

2055
02:05:29,440 --> 02:05:31,520
>> That's me.

2056
02:05:31,520 --> 02:05:34,239
>> Good afternoon, commissioners. Mayor, as

2057
02:05:34,239 --> 02:05:37,520
you see, my budget is 15% up for the

2058
02:05:37,520 --> 02:05:40,960
total budget. Personnel 6% again, cola

2059
02:05:40,960 --> 02:05:43,920
and step maintenance is up 65%. The

2060
02:05:43,920 --> 02:05:46,000
biggest increase is that is we're

2061
02:05:46,000 --> 02:05:50,639
migrating to a new platform of telephone

2062
02:05:50,639 --> 02:05:53,119
system that is for the 911 system. So

2063
02:05:53,119 --> 02:05:55,040
we're migrating to a newer version and

2064
02:05:55,040 --> 02:05:56,800
replacing the hardware and the software.

2065
02:05:56,800 --> 02:05:58,960
So that's a significant increase. It's a

2066
02:05:58,960 --> 02:06:01,679
must has to be has to be accomplished.

2067
02:06:01,679 --> 02:06:04,400
Um the reducing supplies accreditation.

2068
02:06:04,400 --> 02:06:06,080
We were accreditated through Kentucky

2069
02:06:06,080 --> 02:06:08,320
Chiefs of Police for the third time this

2070
02:06:08,320 --> 02:06:10,080
last year and so that was part of the

2071
02:06:10,080 --> 02:06:12,880
cost reduction of capital that we no

2072
02:06:12,880 --> 02:06:15,040
longer need in this this this fiscal

2073
02:06:15,040 --> 02:06:16,639
year that we were placed in this last

2074
02:06:16,639 --> 02:06:18,560
fiscal year.

2075
02:06:18,560 --> 02:06:20,159
Next slide is one of the biggest

2076
02:06:20,159 --> 02:06:22,400
increase changes that we've done is AI

2077
02:06:22,400 --> 02:06:25,360
powered NG 911 specifically for the fire

2078
02:06:25,360 --> 02:06:28,000
department. So as a call taker is on the

2079
02:06:28,000 --> 02:06:30,239
radio with the fire department, it

2080
02:06:30,239 --> 02:06:33,119
transcribes the radio in real time and

2081
02:06:33,119 --> 02:06:35,199
if they say mayday or officer down or

2082
02:06:35,199 --> 02:06:36,960
second alarm, it highlights that in red

2083
02:06:36,960 --> 02:06:39,119
so they don't miss that traffic and it

2084
02:06:39,119 --> 02:06:41,520
keeps the firefighters safe. And we're

2085
02:06:41,520 --> 02:06:43,440
and with this nearest budget, we're

2086
02:06:43,440 --> 02:06:46,079
adding the NG 911 AS and two are

2087
02:06:46,079 --> 02:06:49,679
incorporating to our budget.

2088
02:06:49,679 --> 02:06:51,360
And you see we've we have animal control

2089
02:06:51,360 --> 02:06:52,880
that we've added that's increased our

2090
02:06:52,880 --> 02:06:55,679
calls around 2,000 calls a year that we

2091
02:06:55,679 --> 02:06:57,840
dispatch animal control. And since the

2092
02:06:57,840 --> 02:07:00,480
conception in 2010, we've had the Davis

2093
02:07:00,480 --> 02:07:02,800
County School Police as a new police

2094
02:07:02,800 --> 02:07:04,480
department within us that we dispatch

2095
02:07:04,480 --> 02:07:08,560
for and now we have animal control.

2096
02:07:08,560 --> 02:07:10,079
And that's all I have. If you have any I

2097
02:07:10,079 --> 02:07:12,079
can entertain questions.

2098
02:07:12,079 --> 02:07:14,880
>> So the county doesn't do animal control.

2099
02:07:14,880 --> 02:07:17,840
>> We we we dispatch them as a department

2100
02:07:17,840 --> 02:07:19,440
now. They're a division of the of the

2101
02:07:19,440 --> 02:07:21,520
sheriff's office where they have animal

2102
02:07:21,520 --> 02:07:23,520
control officers and we dispatch them to

2103
02:07:23,520 --> 02:07:25,760
calls throughout the day and when

2104
02:07:25,760 --> 02:07:27,040
they're called out on the weekends and

2105
02:07:27,040 --> 02:07:28,079
holidays.

2106
02:07:28,079 --> 02:07:29,679
>> Yeah. So the animal control officers

2107
02:07:29,679 --> 02:07:31,360
themselves work for the sheriff's

2108
02:07:31,360 --> 02:07:33,440
department. So they're not our people,

2109
02:07:33,440 --> 02:07:36,159
but Paul's people actually dispatch them

2110
02:07:36,159 --> 02:07:38,239
out. Now we track and so for those

2111
02:07:38,239 --> 02:07:40,079
additional calls that Paul is now

2112
02:07:40,079 --> 02:07:41,840
handling, we actually build the county

2113
02:07:41,840 --> 02:07:45,360
for that. So remember, it's it's a

2114
02:07:45,360 --> 02:07:46,800
shared service to where they're housed

2115
02:07:46,800 --> 02:07:48,400
within the city, but then we pay on a

2116
02:07:48,400 --> 02:07:50,480
prora share based on the call volume. So

2117
02:07:50,480 --> 02:07:52,639
if 70% of the calls are within the city,

2118
02:07:52,639 --> 02:07:54,960
we pay 70% of the budget. The county

2119
02:07:54,960 --> 02:07:58,320
pays 29% and then we charge DCPS police

2120
02:07:58,320 --> 02:08:01,840
1% uh as well. So in that scenario,

2121
02:08:01,840 --> 02:08:03,599
mayor, we're dispatching out county

2122
02:08:03,599 --> 02:08:06,159
people to go to an animal control call.

2123
02:08:06,159 --> 02:08:09,199
Okay, good deal. Anybody else?

2124
02:08:09,199 --> 02:08:11,199
>> I got one real quick. So, kind of a

2125
02:08:11,199 --> 02:08:13,520
similar question to the fire chief. I

2126
02:08:13,520 --> 02:08:15,920
know that being a dispatcher is

2127
02:08:15,920 --> 02:08:18,800
incredibly stressful work, ter sometimes

2128
02:08:18,800 --> 02:08:21,280
bad hours, the whole routine. How are we

2129
02:08:21,280 --> 02:08:24,400
doing with uh retention of dispatchers

2130
02:08:24,400 --> 02:08:26,159
and employees in your office? Because I

2131
02:08:26,159 --> 02:08:27,840
know that's a tough cell. So this last

2132
02:08:27,840 --> 02:08:30,960
year we were able to have overstaffed by

2133
02:08:30,960 --> 02:08:33,199
we were over staffed our staffing and

2134
02:08:33,199 --> 02:08:35,280
that helped divide the stress by having

2135
02:08:35,280 --> 02:08:38,079
more staff on which mitigated less

2136
02:08:38,079 --> 02:08:40,960
turnover and so we lost a personal now

2137
02:08:40,960 --> 02:08:43,599
we're at our minimum staffing of 25 that

2138
02:08:43,599 --> 02:08:45,920
we have. So we're at 25 with seven of

2139
02:08:45,920 --> 02:08:48,800
those in training. So we're we're we're

2140
02:08:48,800 --> 02:08:51,599
making progress but we lost our overage

2141
02:08:51,599 --> 02:08:54,719
by one. So, uh, we'll have to try to

2142
02:08:54,719 --> 02:08:58,159
work on maintaining that.

2143
02:08:58,159 --> 02:08:59,599
>> Thank you, Paul. Appreciate all your

2144
02:08:59,599 --> 02:09:01,040
great work.

2145
02:09:01,040 --> 02:09:02,480
>> Okay.

2146
02:09:02,480 --> 02:09:04,960
>> Thank you, Paul.

2147
02:09:04,960 --> 02:09:08,239
>> Next, we'll hear from parks director for

2148
02:09:08,239 --> 02:09:09,840
a few more months at least, Amanda

2149
02:09:09,840 --> 02:09:10,719
Rogers.

2150
02:09:10,719 --> 02:09:16,229
>> Is she a quitter?

2151
02:09:16,239 --> 02:09:20,880
» I told Chief made me look bad. 35 years.

2152
02:09:20,880 --> 02:09:21,040
It's

2153
02:09:21,040 --> 02:09:24,159
>> not too late. We'll we'll accept a

2154
02:09:24,159 --> 02:09:26,000
We can do an addendum, too.

2155
02:09:26,000 --> 02:09:30,790
>> You want to change your mind?

2156
02:09:30,800 --> 02:09:33,679
» Can you all hear me? Wonderful. Well,

2157
02:09:33,679 --> 02:09:35,199
thank you for the opportunity to share

2158
02:09:35,199 --> 02:09:37,679
my budget with you all. Um, Orange Parks

2159
02:09:37,679 --> 02:09:39,440
and Recreation Department. Our goal is

2160
02:09:39,440 --> 02:09:42,239
to make Orange Kucky's number one city

2161
02:09:42,239 --> 02:09:45,119
to live, work, and play. And to do that,

2162
02:09:45,119 --> 02:09:47,920
we have 16 full-time staff, 180

2163
02:09:47,920 --> 02:09:49,920
part-time intermittent positions.

2164
02:09:49,920 --> 02:09:53,679
Typically we've got about 150 to 160 on

2165
02:09:53,679 --> 02:09:55,599
board and we have some open positions as

2166
02:09:55,599 --> 02:09:57,599
well. Um but we don't do that on our

2167
02:09:57,599 --> 02:09:59,679
own. We do that with a lot of work and a

2168
02:09:59,679 --> 02:10:01,440
lot of partnership and effort from

2169
02:10:01,440 --> 02:10:03,840
Steven Franklin, Kevin D. Rosset, Kevin

2170
02:10:03,840 --> 02:10:06,000
Kolan and the public works team. They

2171
02:10:06,000 --> 02:10:08,239
help keep us they help our team keep

2172
02:10:08,239 --> 02:10:10,480
things maintained and repaired and

2173
02:10:10,480 --> 02:10:12,960
perfect for the community. U we really

2174
02:10:12,960 --> 02:10:15,270
worked tire t tire t tire t tire t tire t tire t

2175
02:10:13,679 --> 02:10:15,280
tire tously towards the department's

2176
02:10:15,280 --> 02:10:16,880
vision of connecting people through

2177
02:10:16,880 --> 02:10:19,760
parks programs and welcoming facilities.

2178
02:10:19,760 --> 02:10:23,280
We have over 960 acres, 27 physical

2179
02:10:23,280 --> 02:10:25,520
locations and we operate eight

2180
02:10:25,520 --> 02:10:28,239
recreational facilities. We do this

2181
02:10:28,239 --> 02:10:31,440
through two primary funds. Um within the

2182
02:10:31,440 --> 02:10:33,599
general fund there's a parks division.

2183
02:10:33,599 --> 02:10:36,079
Um within that we have administration

2184
02:10:36,079 --> 02:10:38,000
Duke and best recreation center

2185
02:10:38,000 --> 02:10:40,960
maintenance mothers sports and youth and

2186
02:10:40,960 --> 02:10:44,159
in this upcoming year the changes in

2187
02:10:44,159 --> 02:10:46,560
that fund you can see it's a little over

2188
02:10:46,560 --> 02:10:48,639
five and a half million um which is

2189
02:10:48,639 --> 02:10:51,280
about 3% increase from last year and

2190
02:10:51,280 --> 02:10:53,360
we're down in personnel 2% that's

2191
02:10:53,360 --> 02:10:56,000
primarily due to personnel changes um

2192
02:10:56,000 --> 02:10:58,880
with with my retirement we're up in

2193
02:10:58,880 --> 02:11:02,400
capital um a little less than 350,000

2194
02:11:02,400 --> 02:11:05,280
and that's for two projects that we'll

2195
02:11:05,280 --> 02:11:06,560
talk a little more about in the

2196
02:11:06,560 --> 02:11:09,040
highlight section of my section of the

2197
02:11:09,040 --> 02:11:11,760
presentation. And then in the other

2198
02:11:11,760 --> 02:11:14,719
category, we're down due to a project

2199
02:11:14,719 --> 02:11:16,800
that we had in last fiscal year to do

2200
02:11:16,800 --> 02:11:18,159
improvements to the Rudy Mine Trail

2201
02:11:18,159 --> 02:11:20,079
system. So that's everything in the

2202
02:11:20,079 --> 02:11:22,560
general fund for parks. In our

2203
02:11:22,560 --> 02:11:24,880
enterprise fund for recreation, that's

2204
02:11:24,880 --> 02:11:26,560
where we house our recreational

2205
02:11:26,560 --> 02:11:28,639
businesses and operations. So, it's Fin

2206
02:11:28,639 --> 02:11:32,480
Halls, Hillrest, Edge, Fiser Park, the

2207
02:11:32,480 --> 02:11:34,320
Orange World Tennis Facility, Merchant

2208
02:11:34,320 --> 02:11:37,440
Center Court, um, and both of the pools.

2209
02:11:37,440 --> 02:11:40,719
That budget is just over 4.4 million,

2210
02:11:40,719 --> 02:11:43,599
and we're about 5% up due to personnel

2211
02:11:43,599 --> 02:11:45,599
increases that, um, Nate has

2212
02:11:45,599 --> 02:11:47,840
highlighted. We're also down in

2213
02:11:47,840 --> 02:11:49,920
maintenance. That's primarily due to

2214
02:11:49,920 --> 02:11:51,760
less buildings maintenance, repairs, and

2215
02:11:51,760 --> 02:11:53,199
projects that are scheduled for the

2216
02:11:53,199 --> 02:11:55,520
upcoming year. And then we're also down

2217
02:11:55,520 --> 02:11:59,199
in capital and that is due to uh fewer

2218
02:11:59,199 --> 02:12:01,599
capital style projects and repairs such

2219
02:12:01,599 --> 02:12:03,599
as bridges, pipe replacement and those

2220
02:12:03,599 --> 02:12:04,880
things that occur out in our park

2221
02:12:04,880 --> 02:12:08,239
system. Um we have 16 full-time staff

2222
02:12:08,239 --> 02:12:09,920
and they're split amongst the funds.

2223
02:12:09,920 --> 02:12:11,679
There's six and a half employees in our

2224
02:12:11,679 --> 02:12:13,840
parks general fund and then nine and a

2225
02:12:13,840 --> 02:12:15,760
half in the recck fund. Um those are

2226
02:12:15,760 --> 02:12:17,679
full-time park staff that help manage,

2227
02:12:17,679 --> 02:12:19,520
operate and address customer service

2228
02:12:19,520 --> 02:12:24,470
needs and program within those areas.

2229
02:12:24,480 --> 02:12:26,639
Highlights for the upcoming year include

2230
02:12:26,639 --> 02:12:28,320
the repurposing of Kendall Perkins

2231
02:12:28,320 --> 02:12:30,560
tennis courts. Um, similar to what we

2232
02:12:30,560 --> 02:12:32,079
did at Jugan Best, we had two tennis

2233
02:12:32,079 --> 02:12:34,400
courts at that location. Um, we feel

2234
02:12:34,400 --> 02:12:36,880
like that was an amazing uh, amazingly

2235
02:12:36,880 --> 02:12:38,719
successful project with a lot of

2236
02:12:38,719 --> 02:12:40,560
community input that's turned into a

2237
02:12:40,560 --> 02:12:42,800
really hightraic location. We see a lot

2238
02:12:42,800 --> 02:12:45,199
of soccer going on at that location, a

2239
02:12:45,199 --> 02:12:47,360
lot of outdoor afterchool activity with

2240
02:12:47,360 --> 02:12:49,360
the kids on the new obstacle course and

2241
02:12:49,360 --> 02:12:51,360
in the Gaga ball pit. So, we're going to

2242
02:12:51,360 --> 02:12:52,719
work with the neighborhood alliance and

2243
02:12:52,719 --> 02:12:55,199
do some public input meetings and um

2244
02:12:55,199 --> 02:12:58,159
work on repurposing that court. We also

2245
02:12:58,159 --> 02:13:00,159
will be adding parking at Wayman Morris

2246
02:13:00,159 --> 02:13:02,079
Park. If anyone's been out there during

2247
02:13:02,079 --> 02:13:03,360
football season,

2248
02:13:03,360 --> 02:13:05,280
>> you understand there's not enough

2249
02:13:05,280 --> 02:13:07,440
parking at that location. So, we've

2250
02:13:07,440 --> 02:13:08,800
worked with engineering to get some

2251
02:13:08,800 --> 02:13:10,239
estimates put together and we'll be

2252
02:13:10,239 --> 02:13:12,079
adding spaces at that location to

2253
02:13:12,079 --> 02:13:14,480
improve that situation and improve

2254
02:13:14,480 --> 02:13:17,280
safety. Um, sometimes, as you know, when

2255
02:13:17,280 --> 02:13:18,719
there's not enough parking spots, people

2256
02:13:18,719 --> 02:13:20,800
park wherever they can, which can become

2257
02:13:20,800 --> 02:13:22,719
an issue when there's a safety issue and

2258
02:13:22,719 --> 02:13:24,079
we need to get a fire truck in or a

2259
02:13:24,079 --> 02:13:26,079
paramedic in uh for someone that maybe

2260
02:13:26,079 --> 02:13:27,840
is overheated or had an injury at the

2261
02:13:27,840 --> 02:13:30,079
football complex. We'll also be

2262
02:13:30,079 --> 02:13:31,840
partnering with our public works team to

2263
02:13:31,840 --> 02:13:34,159
replace Goose Egg Playground. Typically,

2264
02:13:34,159 --> 02:13:36,079
our public works team will come in and

2265
02:13:36,079 --> 02:13:37,840
pull out the old playground and get that

2266
02:13:37,840 --> 02:13:40,159
site prepared for the new. and I will

2267
02:13:40,159 --> 02:13:43,440
work internally with our playground um

2268
02:13:43,440 --> 02:13:44,960
the gentleman we purchase playgrounds

2269
02:13:44,960 --> 02:13:46,480
from and we'll do the design and the

2270
02:13:46,480 --> 02:13:48,000
layout for that playground and then we

2271
02:13:48,000 --> 02:13:49,840
work in a partnership to get that

2272
02:13:49,840 --> 02:13:51,840
installed with public works and then

2273
02:13:51,840 --> 02:13:53,760
we're also replacing all of the fencing

2274
02:13:53,760 --> 02:13:55,920
there at Jackson Fisher Park the complex

2275
02:13:55,920 --> 02:13:58,560
fishing fencing so outfield fence

2276
02:13:58,560 --> 02:14:01,040
sideline fencing back stops all that

2277
02:14:01,040 --> 02:14:02,560
fencing is due to be replaced and that's

2278
02:14:02,560 --> 02:14:05,119
a fairly decent ticket item based upon

2279
02:14:05,119 --> 02:14:06,639
the amount of linear feet that we have

2280
02:14:06,639 --> 02:14:08,880
at that location.

2281
02:14:08,880 --> 02:14:10,480
So that's all the highlights and

2282
02:14:10,480 --> 02:14:11,840
information I'd like to share about the

2283
02:14:11,840 --> 02:14:13,040
budget with you, but I'll be happy to

2284
02:14:13,040 --> 02:14:14,800
entertain any questions.

2285
02:14:14,800 --> 02:14:17,199
>> Did you get your batten cages in

2286
02:14:17,199 --> 02:14:19,520
>> the at Wayman Morris or Dugan?

2287
02:14:19,520 --> 02:14:20,079
>> Dugan.

2288
02:14:20,079 --> 02:14:21,840
>> So Dugan, they're working on fencing

2289
02:14:21,840 --> 02:14:23,840
now. It should be done pretty soon. Last

2290
02:14:23,840 --> 02:14:25,520
week they had all the poles set and they

2291
02:14:25,520 --> 02:14:26,719
needed to come back and put the fence

2292
02:14:26,719 --> 02:14:28,800
fabric up. I did not go by there today

2293
02:14:28,800 --> 02:14:30,560
or tomorrow to see if it's finished yet,

2294
02:14:30,560 --> 02:14:32,800
but it should it should be finished this

2295
02:14:32,800 --> 02:14:33,840
week, I would anticipate.

2296
02:14:33,840 --> 02:14:34,800
>> That's wonderful.

2297
02:14:34,800 --> 02:14:35,920
>> Yeah.

2298
02:14:35,920 --> 02:14:39,280
>> Any questions up here? I've got one

2299
02:14:39,280 --> 02:14:42,480
fishy question. So, several in several

2300
02:14:42,480 --> 02:14:44,480
of our parks, including Wayman Morris

2301
02:14:44,480 --> 02:14:46,239
and Hillrest Golf Course, we've got

2302
02:14:46,239 --> 02:14:48,880
these ponds, Fisher Park. Do we stock

2303
02:14:48,880 --> 02:14:52,320
them with fish? Because it looks like we

2304
02:14:52,320 --> 02:14:53,599
you could fish there.

2305
02:14:53,599 --> 02:14:56,079
>> So, um at Wayne Morris Park, we are part

2306
02:14:56,079 --> 02:14:58,079
of Kentucky Division of Wildlife. We're

2307
02:14:58,079 --> 02:14:59,440
part of the fishing in neighborhoods

2308
02:14:59,440 --> 02:15:02,079
program. Um we do get stocked twice a

2309
02:15:02,079 --> 02:15:03,760
year at that park through that program

2310
02:15:03,760 --> 02:15:06,239
at no cost to us. So, it's an a

2311
02:15:06,239 --> 02:15:08,639
wonderful opportunity for people to come

2312
02:15:08,639 --> 02:15:10,480
to a city park and still get that

2313
02:15:10,480 --> 02:15:12,719
outdoor feel. Um, be able to teach their

2314
02:15:12,719 --> 02:15:14,800
children how to fish. Um, state

2315
02:15:14,800 --> 02:15:16,880
regulations for fish and wildlife and

2316
02:15:16,880 --> 02:15:18,880
licensing is required. So, those under

2317
02:15:18,880 --> 02:15:21,119
the age of 15 can fish with no license,

2318
02:15:21,119 --> 02:15:23,840
but anyone over the age of 15 should be

2319
02:15:23,840 --> 02:15:25,599
licensed to fish at that lake in that

2320
02:15:25,599 --> 02:15:26,480
location.

2321
02:15:26,480 --> 02:15:28,400
>> And is it they can keep it or it's catch

2322
02:15:28,400 --> 02:15:29,199
and release?

2323
02:15:29,199 --> 02:15:30,639
>> No, you can keep it based upon the

2324
02:15:30,639 --> 02:15:32,079
guidelines of Fish and Wildlife in the

2325
02:15:32,079 --> 02:15:33,679
state of Kentucky.

2326
02:15:33,679 --> 02:15:35,360
Well, thank you for all your great years

2327
02:15:35,360 --> 02:15:36,800
of service, even though it's a little

2328
02:15:36,800 --> 02:15:39,199
less than Chief Ela. Uh we appreciate

2329
02:15:39,199 --> 02:15:40,239
you and we're going to miss you.

2330
02:15:40,239 --> 02:15:45,270
>> Yeah. Thank you so much.

2331
02:15:45,280 --> 02:15:47,920
» Does uh

2332
02:15:47,920 --> 02:15:50,480
I'm too lazy to look it up. Uh

2333
02:15:50,480 --> 02:15:53,040
subsidizing the golf courses. Where are

2334
02:15:53,040 --> 02:15:54,159
we on that?

2335
02:15:54,159 --> 02:15:58,159
>> We subsidize both locations.

2336
02:15:58,159 --> 02:16:00,800
Let me get to those divisions and I can

2337
02:16:00,800 --> 02:16:05,589
tell you.

2338
02:16:05,599 --> 02:16:10,159
» So the bottom line at Ben Hall this year

2339
02:16:10,159 --> 02:16:11,599
is

2340
02:16:11,599 --> 02:16:14,239
>> I have those numbers up. Uh so I think

2341
02:16:14,239 --> 02:16:16,880
for Hillrest we're estimating that it

2342
02:16:16,880 --> 02:16:20,159
would operate at a deficit of $69,312.

2343
02:16:20,159 --> 02:16:21,760
So that'll be a subsidy of a of a

2344
02:16:21,760 --> 02:16:24,800
matching amount. And then at Ben Hall's

2345
02:16:24,800 --> 02:16:27,119
$542,215.

2346
02:16:27,119 --> 02:16:29,360
>> That's staying in the same range. You're

2347
02:16:29,360 --> 02:16:30,079
trying to get them.

2348
02:16:30,079 --> 02:16:30,960
>> That's exactly right.

2349
02:16:30,960 --> 02:16:33,359
>> Playwise and I know we did a lot of work

2350
02:16:33,359 --> 02:16:36,319
out at Halls last year during the summer

2351
02:16:36,319 --> 02:16:38,639
whenever it was

2352
02:16:38,639 --> 02:16:40,719
drive off that

2353
02:16:40,719 --> 02:16:43,760
>> we have that bridge.

2354
02:16:43,760 --> 02:16:45,359
We have and I I will take this

2355
02:16:45,359 --> 02:16:47,040
opportunity to mention that we are

2356
02:16:47,040 --> 02:16:48,559
hopefully going to have the driving

2357
02:16:48,559 --> 02:16:51,120
range bay building out to bid u within

2358
02:16:51,120 --> 02:16:53,200
the next week to two. We've got a couple

2359
02:16:53,200 --> 02:16:54,399
of questions we need to get answered

2360
02:16:54,399 --> 02:16:55,840
from the architect and we'll be ready to

2361
02:16:55,840 --> 02:16:58,399
pull that out with purchasing. Um but we

2362
02:16:58,399 --> 02:17:00,160
are very excited about the opportunity

2363
02:17:00,160 --> 02:17:01,840
for revenue. That's going to be a big

2364
02:17:01,840 --> 02:17:04,399
upside for us as far as generating

2365
02:17:04,399 --> 02:17:06,479
additional revenue nights, weekends when

2366
02:17:06,479 --> 02:17:08,719
weather's bad, typically things and

2367
02:17:08,719 --> 02:17:10,800
times of the day and times of the year

2368
02:17:10,800 --> 02:17:12,479
that we can't operate a golf course

2369
02:17:12,479 --> 02:17:14,160
because people don't necessarily want to

2370
02:17:14,160 --> 02:17:15,920
be where it's cold or they don't want to

2371
02:17:15,920 --> 02:17:17,920
be in the rain with this indoor style

2372
02:17:17,920 --> 02:17:19,359
driving range facility that will have

2373
02:17:19,359 --> 02:17:19,679
heat.

2374
02:17:19,679 --> 02:17:21,040
>> I didn't know about that.

2375
02:17:21,040 --> 02:17:23,120
>> It's not completely indoor. It is open,

2376
02:17:23,120 --> 02:17:24,880
but we will have heaters and it will be

2377
02:17:24,880 --> 02:17:27,920
covered. Um, so we really anticipate the

2378
02:17:27,920 --> 02:17:29,840
potential for for revenue to be

2379
02:17:29,840 --> 02:17:31,280
>> So would you put Top Golf out there?

2380
02:17:31,280 --> 02:17:33,280
>> I was just going to say top.

2381
02:17:33,280 --> 02:17:35,280
>> It's not Top Golf. There's not levels,

2382
02:17:35,280 --> 02:17:37,359
but we do have technology and there are

2383
02:17:37,359 --> 02:17:39,519
targets and there are games as well as

2384
02:17:39,519 --> 02:17:42,080
the monitor system. So if you want to

2385
02:17:42,080 --> 02:17:43,760
play Pebble Beach Mayor, when we get it

2386
02:17:43,760 --> 02:17:45,599
ready to open, you'll be able to go on

2387
02:17:45,599 --> 02:17:47,359
that technology and choose your golf

2388
02:17:47,359 --> 02:17:49,519
course just about anywhere in the world

2389
02:17:49,519 --> 02:17:52,479
and play. Um, and as part of that, we're

2390
02:17:52,479 --> 02:17:54,000
going to do leagues, activities,

2391
02:17:54,000 --> 02:17:57,040
programs, rentals. Um, so we believe the

2392
02:17:57,040 --> 02:17:58,639
potential for revenue for this,

2393
02:17:58,639 --> 02:18:01,120
especially with that cost, um, upfront

2394
02:18:01,120 --> 02:18:03,519
of being a small initial cost compared

2395
02:18:03,519 --> 02:18:05,280
to a lot of our capital projects, we

2396
02:18:05,280 --> 02:18:07,359
believe this will be a just going to hit

2397
02:18:07,359 --> 02:18:08,719
it out of the ballpark with this as far

2398
02:18:08,719 --> 02:18:10,639
as revenue for Ben Halls.

2399
02:18:10,639 --> 02:18:13,599
>> Yeah,

2400
02:18:13,599 --> 02:18:15,519
>> huge upside for that.

2401
02:18:15,519 --> 02:18:16,719
>> Yeah, that was actually a project you

2402
02:18:16,719 --> 02:18:18,719
funded, I think, two years ago now. It's

2403
02:18:18,719 --> 02:18:20,080
just taken a little bit of time for us

2404
02:18:20,080 --> 02:18:21,519
to figure out how to

2405
02:18:21,519 --> 02:18:23,519
>> procure all the necessary pieces. There

2406
02:18:23,519 --> 02:18:24,639
were different models we had to

2407
02:18:24,639 --> 02:18:26,080
evaluate. So, it's taking a little bit

2408
02:18:26,080 --> 02:18:28,160
longer, but it'll be a good addition.

2409
02:18:28,160 --> 02:18:29,679
>> Super.

2410
02:18:29,679 --> 02:18:30,719
>> Okay, boss.

2411
02:18:30,719 --> 02:18:31,120
>> Thank you.

2412
02:18:31,120 --> 02:18:32,800
>> See you down the road somewhere.

2413
02:18:32,800 --> 02:18:34,000
>> I'll be around.

2414
02:18:34,000 --> 02:18:34,880
>> Thank you.

2415
02:18:34,880 --> 02:18:36,319
>> All right. Thank you, Amanda. So, the

2416
02:18:36,319 --> 02:18:38,719
next department is uh public works.

2417
02:18:38,719 --> 02:18:40,399
During this presentation, you'll hear

2418
02:18:40,399 --> 02:18:41,920
from Director Steven Franklin. I think

2419
02:18:41,920 --> 02:18:43,359
we'll also hear from Deputy Director

2420
02:18:43,359 --> 02:18:45,840
Kevin Daset. But up first is city

2421
02:18:45,840 --> 02:18:48,319
engineer Kevin Coyen, who will present

2422
02:18:48,319 --> 02:18:57,190
the engineering budget.

2423
02:18:57,200 --> 02:18:58,639
» Good afternoon, mayor and commissioners.

2424
02:18:58,639 --> 02:19:02,709
>> Good afternoon.

2425
02:19:02,719 --> 02:19:05,439
» Uh engineering budget total budgets 4.8

2426
02:19:05,439 --> 02:19:09,519
million is down 2% from last year. Um

2427
02:19:09,519 --> 02:19:12,479
personnel is up 4% due to salaries and

2428
02:19:12,479 --> 02:19:15,040
retirement contingency.

2429
02:19:15,040 --> 02:19:17,359
Uh maintenance is down. That's just due

2430
02:19:17,359 --> 02:19:20,559
to uh rollover from resurfacing last

2431
02:19:20,559 --> 02:19:25,760
year. Um and then just um supplies is is

2432
02:19:25,760 --> 02:19:27,599
up due to timing of computer

2433
02:19:27,599 --> 02:19:30,000
replacements.

2434
02:19:30,000 --> 02:19:32,719
A highlight of the uh the street

2435
02:19:32,719 --> 02:19:35,200
maintenance budget. The general fund

2436
02:19:35,200 --> 02:19:39,040
resurfacing budget is um up 75,000.

2437
02:19:39,040 --> 02:19:42,559
Um the 75,000 is to have a new pavement

2438
02:19:42,559 --> 02:19:45,280
condition index survey done. So that's

2439
02:19:45,280 --> 02:19:46,800
been five years since we had that done.

2440
02:19:46,800 --> 02:19:51,280
So that'll rerate our streets. Um

2441
02:19:51,280 --> 02:19:52,640
and the general fund and concrete

2442
02:19:52,640 --> 02:19:54,560
streets. So that's that's for the street

2443
02:19:54,560 --> 02:19:57,760
department. It's up just due to increase

2444
02:19:57,760 --> 02:20:00,640
in material prices for concrete. YCV

2445
02:20:00,640 --> 02:20:02,960
concrete streets. We have um a budget

2446
02:20:02,960 --> 02:20:06,080
request of $750,000 there to do a

2447
02:20:06,080 --> 02:20:08,080
contractor

2448
02:20:08,080 --> 02:20:12,399
um concrete street rebuild. So we

2449
02:20:12,399 --> 02:20:14,880
currently have a um a contractor that's

2450
02:20:14,880 --> 02:20:16,479
going to rebuild a section of Morland

2451
02:20:16,479 --> 02:20:19,200
Avenue from 9th to 12th.

2452
02:20:19,200 --> 02:20:22,560
Um this 750 would allow us to complete

2453
02:20:22,560 --> 02:20:26,000
Morland from 12th to Parish and then do

2454
02:20:26,000 --> 02:20:28,240
another concrete street of similar

2455
02:20:28,240 --> 02:20:30,800
length. And so we're just uh we're

2456
02:20:30,800 --> 02:20:33,359
trying to

2457
02:20:33,359 --> 02:20:35,040
do some uh get some more improvements

2458
02:20:35,040 --> 02:20:38,720
done on our concrete streets.

2459
02:20:38,720 --> 02:20:41,120
Um and then just the total there's 4.2

2460
02:20:41,120 --> 02:20:44,319
million sidewalks. Uh still budget of

2461
02:20:44,319 --> 02:20:51,510
500,000 still in the Seven Hills NAB.

2462
02:20:51,520 --> 02:20:55,200
Uh and then also

2463
02:20:55,200 --> 02:20:57,120
I think it's I think it's in the YCV

2464
02:20:57,120 --> 02:21:01,120
budget. Uh but we have uh some money

2465
02:21:01,120 --> 02:21:02,880
budgeted to look at some improvements

2466
02:21:02,880 --> 02:21:05,520
for the intersection of 26th Street and

2467
02:21:05,520 --> 02:21:07,680
Buyers Avenue. You know, we've had

2468
02:21:07,680 --> 02:21:09,600
multiple complaints there about um

2469
02:21:09,600 --> 02:21:11,600
safety and accidents and speeding. And

2470
02:21:11,600 --> 02:21:14,960
so we're going to look at some potential

2471
02:21:14,960 --> 02:21:20,070
improvements for that intersection.

2472
02:21:20,080 --> 02:21:21,760
And I'll take any questions that you

2473
02:21:21,760 --> 02:21:22,160
have.

2474
02:21:22,160 --> 02:21:24,000
>> Questions?

2475
02:21:24,000 --> 02:21:25,600
Well, I'm just going to let the cat out

2476
02:21:25,600 --> 02:21:27,520
of the bag because I was that was my

2477
02:21:27,520 --> 02:21:29,200
most entertaining moment watching Nate's

2478
02:21:29,200 --> 02:21:32,720
videos. Uh was so what would be the time

2479
02:21:32,720 --> 02:21:35,439
frame on a project at 26th and buyers?

2480
02:21:35,439 --> 02:21:37,600
Would it be this year, two years from

2481
02:21:37,600 --> 02:21:39,840
now? What do you think in terms of

2482
02:21:39,840 --> 02:21:41,520
because that's a big deal. I mean, when

2483
02:21:41,520 --> 02:21:43,920
you do what I mean, I hate to use the

2484
02:21:43,920 --> 02:21:46,319
word. Am I allowed to use the word?

2485
02:21:46,319 --> 02:21:47,920
>> Well, I think we'll we'll do the study

2486
02:21:47,920 --> 02:21:49,840
and see what the study recommends. study

2487
02:21:49,840 --> 02:21:50,960
to see if it's

2488
02:21:50,960 --> 02:21:52,960
>> and then I think at that point my my

2489
02:21:52,960 --> 02:21:54,960
initial plan would be once we get that

2490
02:21:54,960 --> 02:21:56,800
data then we would have something that

2491
02:21:56,800 --> 02:21:59,280
we could apply for a grant fund so I'

2492
02:21:59,280 --> 02:22:02,000
you know say maybe try to find external

2493
02:22:02,000 --> 02:22:04,240
funding either state or federal for some

2494
02:22:04,240 --> 02:22:05,520
period of time because it could be a

2495
02:22:05,520 --> 02:22:07,359
sizable it'll be a seven figure project

2496
02:22:07,359 --> 02:22:09,359
I'm guessing so we don't often do

2497
02:22:09,359 --> 02:22:11,120
specific street improvements of that

2498
02:22:11,120 --> 02:22:13,040
expense so that's something I'd like to

2499
02:22:13,040 --> 02:22:14,560
get the engineering analysis determine

2500
02:22:14,560 --> 02:22:16,319
what the improvement would be once we

2501
02:22:16,319 --> 02:22:17,520
have those plans then we would have

2502
02:22:17,520 --> 02:22:19,600
something we could submit for relevant

2503
02:22:19,600 --> 02:22:20,240
grants.

2504
02:22:20,240 --> 02:22:21,840
>> But unlike Fair View Drive, it would be

2505
02:22:21,840 --> 02:22:23,840
a city project. It would not like

2506
02:22:23,840 --> 02:22:24,960
>> That's right. Because Fair View is a

2507
02:22:24,960 --> 02:22:26,960
state route, whereas this would be a

2508
02:22:26,960 --> 02:22:28,560
city street. And occasionally the state

2509
02:22:28,560 --> 02:22:30,960
will fund some city street work like

2510
02:22:30,960 --> 02:22:34,319
they're funding an improvement at uh on

2511
02:22:34,319 --> 02:22:37,200
Carter Road for the for this year. So,

2512
02:22:37,200 --> 02:22:38,640
it's something we could submit in that

2513
02:22:38,640 --> 02:22:40,479
process. So, that's that's the timing

2514
02:22:40,479 --> 02:22:41,760
now, I think, is to try to get it

2515
02:22:41,760 --> 02:22:43,680
designed, figure out what we need to do,

2516
02:22:43,680 --> 02:22:45,680
and then have that plan to submit for

2517
02:22:45,680 --> 02:22:48,000
future funding. Yeah, I mean I agree

2518
02:22:48,000 --> 02:22:49,680
with your comment. Roundabouts are the

2519
02:22:49,680 --> 02:22:51,200
future. We're just going to have to get

2520
02:22:51,200 --> 02:22:53,359
used to them because they they do speed

2521
02:22:53,359 --> 02:22:55,040
up the traffic flow and if you know what

2522
02:22:55,040 --> 02:22:57,520
you're doing, they're safer. So, I

2523
02:22:57,520 --> 02:22:58,960
didn't agree with that till we went to

2524
02:22:58,960 --> 02:23:01,359
New England last fall, but I do now. So,

2525
02:23:01,359 --> 02:23:04,399
uh Kevin, thank you for all you do.

2526
02:23:04,399 --> 02:23:08,389
>> That's good.

2527
02:23:08,399 --> 02:23:12,160
So again, based on your feedback, when engineering requested an extra 750

2528
02:23:12,160 --> 02:23:14,160
new money for street resurfacing or for

2529
02:23:14,160 --> 02:23:16,160
concrete streets specifically, that was

2530
02:23:16,160 --> 02:23:17,520
a pretty easy thing to say yes to,

2531
02:23:17,520 --> 02:23:18,800
right? And you've said that's that's a

2532
02:23:18,800 --> 02:23:20,479
priority. So that was one of the things

2533
02:23:20,479 --> 02:23:23,120
that we were made sure to fund. So I

2534
02:23:23,120 --> 02:23:24,800
appreciate Kevin and all his work. Uh

2535
02:23:24,800 --> 02:23:26,960
now we transition to public works deputy

2536
02:23:26,960 --> 02:23:29,200
director Kevin Di.

2537
02:23:29,200 --> 02:23:30,720
>> Uh mayor commissioners, I'll be giving

2538
02:23:30,720 --> 02:23:33,040
you an overview of street, storm water,

2539
02:23:33,040 --> 02:23:35,120
and property maintenance. Uh the total

2540
02:23:35,120 --> 02:23:39,270
budget for this year is 3,61,682

2541
02:23:39,280 --> 02:23:41,040
representing a 3% increase from last

2542
02:23:41,040 --> 02:23:43,520
year. Personnel costs are up 5%

2543
02:23:43,520 --> 02:23:44,880
primarily due to health insurance

2544
02:23:44,880 --> 02:23:47,120
adjustments. Supplies are down 13%

2545
02:23:47,120 --> 02:23:49,520
mainly due to current inventory levels

2546
02:23:49,520 --> 02:23:51,520
of technical supplies and reduced motor

2547
02:23:51,520 --> 02:23:55,600
fuel usage. Capital expenses are up 13%

2548
02:23:55,600 --> 02:23:57,280
due to schedule replacement of multiple

2549
02:23:57,280 --> 02:24:00,630
vehicles.

2550
02:24:00,640 --> 02:24:03,439
Uh some of our things we maintain 11

2551
02:24:03,439 --> 02:24:06,560
thou over 11,000 signs. Uh we repaired

2552
02:24:06,560 --> 02:24:09,120
over 826 this year and this year we

2553
02:24:09,120 --> 02:24:12,800
filled 80 581 pot holes.

2554
02:24:12,800 --> 02:24:16,240
>> How many did you miss?

2555
02:24:16,240 --> 02:24:17,760
>> Well, hopefully we don't miss too many,

2556
02:24:17,760 --> 02:24:20,720
but we'll see.

2557
02:24:20,720 --> 02:24:22,960
>> Uh next is our storm water budget. Uh

2558
02:24:22,960 --> 02:24:24,720
the total budget for this year is

2559
02:24:24,720 --> 02:24:27,750
667,582

2560
02:24:27,760 --> 02:24:29,600
representing an 8% increase from last

2561
02:24:29,600 --> 02:24:31,760
year. Personnel costs are up 6%

2562
02:24:31,760 --> 02:24:33,439
primarily due to increases in full-time

2563
02:24:33,439 --> 02:24:35,760
salaries and health insurance.

2564
02:24:35,760 --> 02:24:37,920
Supplies are up 32% largely due to the

2565
02:24:37,920 --> 02:24:39,439
purchase of an arrow board to enhance

2566
02:24:39,439 --> 02:24:42,080
roadside safety. Capital expenses are up

2567
02:24:42,080 --> 02:24:43,680
69%

2568
02:24:43,680 --> 02:24:45,120
uh due to the purchase of a remote

2569
02:24:45,120 --> 02:24:47,439
control uh mower to improve productivity

2570
02:24:47,439 --> 02:24:50,319
and safety. That remote control mower is

2571
02:24:50,319 --> 02:24:51,920
something we're looking to put on banks

2572
02:24:51,920 --> 02:24:54,720
that are real slloppy uh and keep

2573
02:24:54,720 --> 02:24:56,319
injuries and things of that nature. We

2574
02:24:56,319 --> 02:24:57,520
hope it'll help out a lot.

2575
02:24:57,520 --> 02:24:59,920
>> I wondered how you mow those retention

2576
02:24:59,920 --> 02:25:02,640
bases. They look like they're about 45°

2577
02:25:02,640 --> 02:25:03,280
angle.

2578
02:25:03,280 --> 02:25:05,040
>> A lot of times it's by hand weed eating.

2579
02:25:05,040 --> 02:25:06,399
So, we're hoping this machine will take

2580
02:25:06,399 --> 02:25:07,920
care of some of, you know, you can slip

2581
02:25:07,920 --> 02:25:09,359
and fall and things of that nature. So,

2582
02:25:09,359 --> 02:25:10,720
we're hoping this machine will take care

2583
02:25:10,720 --> 02:25:14,150
of that.

2584
02:25:14,160 --> 02:25:16,319
Uh,

2585
02:25:16,319 --> 02:25:18,640
next is property maintenance. Uh the

2586
02:25:18,640 --> 02:25:22,399
total budget for this year is 42,179

2587
02:25:22,399 --> 02:25:24,319
representing a 12% increase from last

2588
02:25:24,319 --> 02:25:26,640
year. Personnel costs are up 1%

2589
02:25:26,640 --> 02:25:28,399
primarily due to increases in full-time

2590
02:25:28,399 --> 02:25:32,479
salaries. Maintenance costs are up 265%

2591
02:25:32,479 --> 02:25:34,240
primarily due to the implementation of a

2592
02:25:34,240 --> 02:25:37,040
new code enforcement software. Other

2593
02:25:37,040 --> 02:25:39,760
expenses are down 45% mainly due to a

2594
02:25:39,760 --> 02:25:42,800
decrease in demolition funding.

2595
02:25:42,800 --> 02:25:44,800
>> We need to get in the software business.

2596
02:25:44,800 --> 02:25:45,200
Mhm.

2597
02:25:45,200 --> 02:25:46,960
>> Uh some of our attributes in property

2598
02:25:46,960 --> 02:25:48,960
maintenance. U we've received over 2,000

2599
02:25:48,960 --> 02:25:51,840
complaints. Uh we've had over 1,500

2600
02:25:51,840 --> 02:25:54,640
initial inspections. Uh we've done 20

2601
02:25:54,640 --> 02:25:57,520
over 2,700 reinspections. We've gave out

2602
02:25:57,520 --> 02:26:00,640
205 notices of violations, 104

2603
02:26:00,640 --> 02:26:03,840
citations, and we've had about $63,000

2604
02:26:03,840 --> 02:26:07,750
worth of leans.

2605
02:26:07,760 --> 02:26:09,520
» Those people pretty compliant with these

2606
02:26:09,520 --> 02:26:11,280
citations.

2607
02:26:11,280 --> 02:26:14,319
>> It depends.

2608
02:26:14,319 --> 02:26:15,680
That was kind.

2609
02:26:15,680 --> 02:26:18,160
>> Yes, ma'am.

2610
02:26:18,160 --> 02:26:19,439
>> It's funny. I got a property maintenance

2611
02:26:19,439 --> 02:26:20,479
complaint while we were sitting here

2612
02:26:20,479 --> 02:26:22,080
about 30 minutes ago. Somebody texted me

2613
02:26:22,080 --> 02:26:25,840
a picture. Turn this in. Get it fixed.

2614
02:26:25,840 --> 02:26:27,520
>> And that's all I have for you. I'll take

2615
02:26:27,520 --> 02:26:28,800
any questions.

2616
02:26:28,800 --> 02:26:32,150
>> Questions.

2617
02:26:32,160 --> 02:26:33,439
» You done good then.

2618
02:26:33,439 --> 02:26:34,720
>> Thank you all.

2619
02:26:34,720 --> 02:26:35,359
>> Thank you.

2620
02:26:35,359 --> 02:26:37,120
>> All right. Thank you, Kevin. And then

2621
02:26:37,120 --> 02:26:39,200
now Stephen Franklin will come handle

2622
02:26:39,200 --> 02:26:41,600
the remaining divisions within public

2623
02:26:41,600 --> 02:26:45,349
works.

2624
02:26:45,359 --> 02:26:46,399
Good afternoon.

2625
02:26:46,399 --> 02:26:47,520
>> Good afternoon.

2626
02:26:47,520 --> 02:26:49,200
>> We're almost there. We got a few more to

2627
02:26:49,200 --> 02:26:51,200
go through.

2628
02:26:51,200 --> 02:26:54,319
So, first up, we have uh facility

2629
02:26:54,319 --> 02:26:56,160
maintenance buildings. Buildings is an

2630
02:26:56,160 --> 02:26:57,760
internal service fund which is

2631
02:26:57,760 --> 02:26:59,120
responsible for the maintenance of

2632
02:26:59,120 --> 02:27:01,439
public facilities and city buildings.

2633
02:27:01,439 --> 02:27:03,439
They also assist in festivals, special

2634
02:27:03,439 --> 02:27:05,840
events, and severe weather response.

2635
02:27:05,840 --> 02:27:07,120
This year's total budget is

2636
02:27:07,120 --> 02:27:09,359
approximately $1.9 million, which is

2637
02:27:09,359 --> 02:27:12,640
down 27% from last year. Personnel

2638
02:27:12,640 --> 02:27:14,640
increased by 9% primarily due to

2639
02:27:14,640 --> 02:27:17,120
full-time salaries and health insurance.

2640
02:27:17,120 --> 02:27:19,359
Maintenance increased by 3% due to

2641
02:27:19,359 --> 02:27:22,399
timing of scheduled projects and capital

2642
02:27:22,399 --> 02:27:25,040
decreased by 81% due to project timing

2643
02:27:25,040 --> 02:27:26,960
and rollover of funds for capital

2644
02:27:26,960 --> 02:27:29,120
projects such as the Thompson Berry

2645
02:27:29,120 --> 02:27:32,950
improvements.

2646
02:27:32,960 --> 02:27:35,359
Next is grounds. Grounds is also an

2647
02:27:35,359 --> 02:27:36,960
internal service fund which is

2648
02:27:36,960 --> 02:27:38,560
responsible for the maintenance of city

2649
02:27:38,560 --> 02:27:40,160
grounds to include parks and

2650
02:27:40,160 --> 02:27:42,000
recreational areas.

2651
02:27:42,000 --> 02:27:43,920
They also assist in festivals, special

2652
02:27:43,920 --> 02:27:46,080
events, and severe weather response.

2653
02:27:46,080 --> 02:27:47,359
This year's total budget is

2654
02:27:47,359 --> 02:27:49,359
approximately $3 million, which is down

2655
02:27:49,359 --> 02:27:52,399
3% from last year. Personnel increased

2656
02:27:52,399 --> 02:27:54,960
by 5% due to full-time salaries, and

2657
02:27:54,960 --> 02:27:57,040
retirement contingencies.

2658
02:27:57,040 --> 02:27:59,280
Supplies increased by 10% due to

2659
02:27:59,280 --> 02:28:01,359
inflation of agriculture related items

2660
02:28:01,359 --> 02:28:03,600
such as fertilizer, grass seed, and

2661
02:28:03,600 --> 02:28:07,040
plant material. Other decreased 24%

2662
02:28:07,040 --> 02:28:09,200
primarily due to rollover of contractual

2663
02:28:09,200 --> 02:28:13,429
service funds.

2664
02:28:13,439 --> 02:28:15,760
And here you'll see a few highlights um

2665
02:28:15,760 --> 02:28:18,000
of our plans for next fiscal year. Many

2666
02:28:18,000 --> 02:28:20,800
of these are capital replacement items

2667
02:28:20,800 --> 02:28:23,520
such as a replacement of HVAC

2668
02:28:23,520 --> 02:28:26,399
uh systems at OPD, the roof replacement

2669
02:28:26,399 --> 02:28:28,880
for the salt storage facility at public

2670
02:28:28,880 --> 02:28:31,600
works. Um Amanda touched on this. We're

2671
02:28:31,600 --> 02:28:33,920
replacing the fence at Jaxi Fiser

2672
02:28:33,920 --> 02:28:36,720
Softball Complex as well as the

2673
02:28:36,720 --> 02:28:41,910
playground at Goosek Park.

2674
02:28:41,920 --> 02:28:44,000
Garage is an internal service fund

2675
02:28:44,000 --> 02:28:46,240
operation which is responsible for fleet

2676
02:28:46,240 --> 02:28:47,760
management and maintenance for city

2677
02:28:47,760 --> 02:28:50,080
vehicles and equipment. The garage also

2678
02:28:50,080 --> 02:28:51,680
assists with maintenance of vehicles and

2679
02:28:51,680 --> 02:28:53,760
equipment for RWR.

2680
02:28:53,760 --> 02:28:56,720
This year's total budget is $1.8 million

2681
02:28:56,720 --> 02:28:59,920
which is up 3% from last year. Personnel

2682
02:28:59,920 --> 02:29:02,240
increased 1% primarily due to retirement

2683
02:29:02,240 --> 02:29:05,280
contingencies. Supplies increased by 2%

2684
02:29:05,280 --> 02:29:08,479
due to inflation in auto parts and other

2685
02:29:08,479 --> 02:29:12,080
increased 48% or approximately $10,000

2686
02:29:12,080 --> 02:29:20,309
due to training and insurance cost.

2687
02:29:20,319 --> 02:29:22,640
Sanitation is an enterprise fund which

2688
02:29:22,640 --> 02:29:24,880
provides trash pickup and disposal to

2689
02:29:24,880 --> 02:29:26,560
all residential and commercial

2690
02:29:26,560 --> 02:29:28,800
customers. We also provide services for

2691
02:29:28,800 --> 02:29:30,800
street sweeping, leaf and limb

2692
02:29:30,800 --> 02:29:32,560
collection, and operate a drop off

2693
02:29:32,560 --> 02:29:35,280
recycle center. This year's total budget

2694
02:29:35,280 --> 02:29:37,760
is approximately 8.2 million, which is

2695
02:29:37,760 --> 02:29:41,200
down 24% from last year. Personnel

2696
02:29:41,200 --> 02:29:43,200
increased by 4% due to full-time

2697
02:29:43,200 --> 02:29:46,000
salaries and retirement contingencies.

2698
02:29:46,000 --> 02:29:49,359
Supplies decreased by 11% due to lower

2699
02:29:49,359 --> 02:29:51,840
fuel projections and savings from mobile

2700
02:29:51,840 --> 02:29:55,760
carts. and capital decreased by 83%

2701
02:29:55,760 --> 02:29:57,840
primarily due to the timing of scheduled

2702
02:29:57,840 --> 02:30:04,389
vehicles and equipment replacement.

2703
02:30:04,399 --> 02:30:06,560
So here's some figures for you for this

2704
02:30:06,560 --> 02:30:08,640
last year. Here you can see we collected

2705
02:30:08,640 --> 02:30:11,920
approximately 248 tons and 819 tires

2706
02:30:11,920 --> 02:30:13,840
through our annual neighborhood alliance

2707
02:30:13,840 --> 02:30:16,240
cleanups along with some other figures

2708
02:30:16,240 --> 02:30:18,319
for solid waste which is both your

2709
02:30:18,319 --> 02:30:21,120
commercial residential yard waste um

2710
02:30:21,120 --> 02:30:26,870
which represents your your limb pickup.

2711
02:30:26,880 --> 02:30:29,200
And last but not least, we have transit,

2712
02:30:29,200 --> 02:30:30,880
which is an enterprise fund, which

2713
02:30:30,880 --> 02:30:33,439
operates eight fixed routes, one trolley

2714
02:30:33,439 --> 02:30:35,840
route, and provides paratransit services

2715
02:30:35,840 --> 02:30:38,479
through grits. This year's total budget

2716
02:30:38,479 --> 02:30:42,240
is approximately $4.5 million. Personnel

2717
02:30:42,240 --> 02:30:44,560
decreased by 52%,

2718
02:30:44,560 --> 02:30:47,680
supplies had decreased by 45%

2719
02:30:47,680 --> 02:30:50,640
and capital decreased by 56% primarily

2720
02:30:50,640 --> 02:30:52,560
due to the timing of scheduled vehicles

2721
02:30:52,560 --> 02:30:55,280
and equipment replacements.

2722
02:30:55,280 --> 02:30:57,200
With that said, the figures are somewhat

2723
02:30:57,200 --> 02:30:59,439
misleading. The primary reason for the

2724
02:30:59,439 --> 02:31:02,240
decreases is that all available FTA

2725
02:31:02,240 --> 02:31:03,680
grant funds at the end of the fiscal

2726
02:31:03,680 --> 02:31:05,760
year are automatically rolled over to

2727
02:31:05,760 --> 02:31:08,160
the next fiscal year. Our requested

2728
02:31:08,160 --> 02:31:10,319
budget amount remains largely consistent

2729
02:31:10,319 --> 02:31:12,080
with last year and there are no

2730
02:31:12,080 --> 02:31:18,469
reductions in services or personnel.

2731
02:31:18,479 --> 02:31:20,479
So, for last year, you can see we had

2732
02:31:20,479 --> 02:31:22,640
about 275,000

2733
02:31:22,640 --> 02:31:24,560
riders, which is a slight increase from

2734
02:31:24,560 --> 02:31:27,120
the prior year. Um, we plan to install

2735
02:31:27,120 --> 02:31:28,800
five new bus shelters in the coming

2736
02:31:28,800 --> 02:31:31,760
fiscal year. And I'm excited to say that

2737
02:31:31,760 --> 02:31:34,160
we finally received three new buses that

2738
02:31:34,160 --> 02:31:37,760
we purchased back in 2024. So, it's been

2739
02:31:37,760 --> 02:31:39,600
quite a while, but we finally got those.

2740
02:31:39,600 --> 02:31:43,200
So, um, that wraps up my presentation.

2741
02:31:43,200 --> 02:31:44,640
I'd be happy to answer any questions you

2742
02:31:44,640 --> 02:31:48,000
may have. Mr. Glenn,

2743
02:31:48,000 --> 02:31:51,520
>> um the question I had regards a couple

2744
02:31:51,520 --> 02:31:53,280
of our bus shelters. So I understand at

2745
02:31:53,280 --> 02:31:55,840
St. Ben's we had somebody decided they

2746
02:31:55,840 --> 02:31:57,680
were going to camp in the bus shelter

2747
02:31:57,680 --> 02:31:59,920
and they set fire to it. Does that ring

2748
02:31:59,920 --> 02:32:02,000
a bell? St. Benedict's

2749
02:32:02,000 --> 02:32:02,880
>> St. Benedict. Yes.

2750
02:32:02,880 --> 02:32:05,840
>> Yeah. Is that factual? Okay. Uh so I

2751
02:32:05,840 --> 02:32:07,840
guess our decision was to not replace

2752
02:32:07,840 --> 02:32:10,319
the full shelter after that incident. So

2753
02:32:10,319 --> 02:32:11,920
we just have a bench there now. Is that

2754
02:32:11,920 --> 02:32:12,160
correct?

2755
02:32:12,160 --> 02:32:13,600
>> I believe it's just a bench. I know the

2756
02:32:13,600 --> 02:32:14,960
shelter's been removed. I'm pretty

2757
02:32:14,960 --> 02:32:16,479
certain that a bench remains. Yes.

2758
02:32:16,479 --> 02:32:18,240
>> Just for safety sake. Okay. And that's

2759
02:32:18,240 --> 02:32:19,920
I'm not I'm not arguing that. I just

2760
02:32:19,920 --> 02:32:20,800
wanted to verify that.

2761
02:32:20,800 --> 02:32:22,800
>> Yeah. And it's unfortunate, but we did

2762
02:32:22,800 --> 02:32:25,600
uh speak with um St. Benedict's and it

2763
02:32:25,600 --> 02:32:27,600
was their desire not to put a shelter as

2764
02:32:27,600 --> 02:32:30,000
well. Um they are quite expensive. So,

2765
02:32:30,000 --> 02:32:31,520
it's unfortunate when somebody damages

2766
02:32:31,520 --> 02:32:33,840
one because it's not like it's $500 to

2767
02:32:33,840 --> 02:32:35,200
replace these. These are tens of

2768
02:32:35,200 --> 02:32:37,040
thousands of dollars for each shelter.

2769
02:32:37,040 --> 02:32:38,000
So,

2770
02:32:38,000 --> 02:32:40,240
>> um they are expensive. So, we we we

2771
02:32:40,240 --> 02:32:42,000
don't want to be wasteful with our with

2772
02:32:42,000 --> 02:32:46,080
our funds. tied to that, uh, most bus

2773
02:32:46,080 --> 02:32:48,479
shelters in cities that I visit seem to

2774
02:32:48,479 --> 02:32:50,560
have a lot of advertising on them and

2775
02:32:50,560 --> 02:32:52,160
that would seem to be a revenue source

2776
02:32:52,160 --> 02:32:54,479
for the city. Have we are we either not

2777
02:32:54,479 --> 02:32:56,080
allowed to do that or have we just not

2778
02:32:56,080 --> 02:32:56,960
pursued it or

2779
02:32:56,960 --> 02:33:00,240
>> We've really not pursued it. Um,

2780
02:33:00,240 --> 02:33:02,319
there there may be some benefit to

2781
02:33:02,319 --> 02:33:04,000
advertising, but essentially what

2782
02:33:04,000 --> 02:33:07,200
happens is if any revenue you take in

2783
02:33:07,200 --> 02:33:09,280
from advertisement, the less money you

2784
02:33:09,280 --> 02:33:10,960
receive from FTA. So essentially, it's

2785
02:33:10,960 --> 02:33:12,880
kind of a wash at the end of the day.

2786
02:33:12,880 --> 02:33:14,880
Okay. It impacts your federal funding.

2787
02:33:14,880 --> 02:33:15,200
>> Correct.

2788
02:33:15,200 --> 02:33:16,720
>> Okay. And then the other shelter

2789
02:33:16,720 --> 02:33:18,640
question, and Nate has alluded to this a

2790
02:33:18,640 --> 02:33:20,560
little bit, is that the senior center

2791
02:33:20,560 --> 02:33:23,040
shelter when the new senior center is

2792
02:33:23,040 --> 02:33:24,720
built, we're going to put a a bus stop

2793
02:33:24,720 --> 02:33:26,640
there. Where I wasn't clear where

2794
02:33:26,640 --> 02:33:27,920
exactly you think you're going to put

2795
02:33:27,920 --> 02:33:28,160
it.

2796
02:33:28,160 --> 02:33:30,640
>> Yes. So staff are finalizing drawings

2797
02:33:30,640 --> 02:33:33,040
for that, but uh there's a lot of

2798
02:33:33,040 --> 02:33:34,880
utility conflicts in that little area

2799
02:33:34,880 --> 02:33:37,359
and we're kind of surprised to it. So,

2800
02:33:37,359 --> 02:33:38,479
we're trying to work through those

2801
02:33:38,479 --> 02:33:40,240
challenges, but right now it looks like

2802
02:33:40,240 --> 02:33:42,080
it's actually going to be on Carter Road

2803
02:33:42,080 --> 02:33:44,560
and it's going to be probably just south

2804
02:33:44,560 --> 02:33:46,560
of the entrance to the senior center.

2805
02:33:46,560 --> 02:33:47,280
>> Okay.

2806
02:33:47,280 --> 02:33:49,439
>> So, it'll be it'll be on the same side

2807
02:33:49,439 --> 02:33:51,600
of the street as the senior center. Um,

2808
02:33:51,600 --> 02:33:53,280
and it'll be just adjacent to the entry

2809
02:33:53,280 --> 02:33:53,920
point.

2810
02:33:53,920 --> 02:33:56,560
>> Okay. Cuz if you don't put them in the

2811
02:33:56,560 --> 02:33:57,920
right place, I think we'll hear about

2812
02:33:57,920 --> 02:33:59,280
it. That's for sure. So,

2813
02:33:59,280 --> 02:34:00,960
>> yeah, they're not shocked. That's right.

2814
02:34:00,960 --> 02:34:02,800
>> Yeah, they'll let us know. Uh, and then

2815
02:34:02,800 --> 02:34:04,720
the last question I've got is I noticed

2816
02:34:04,720 --> 02:34:07,439
during our winter storm, an unusual

2817
02:34:07,439 --> 02:34:09,760
site, uh, two guys accompanying the

2818
02:34:09,760 --> 02:34:12,080
driver of the sanitation vehicle up the

2819
02:34:12,080 --> 02:34:14,000
hill and they were literally picking up

2820
02:34:14,000 --> 02:34:17,040
the towers like they did in the 70s and

2821
02:34:17,040 --> 02:34:19,600
pouring them in. And I I felt bad for

2822
02:34:19,600 --> 02:34:21,200
these guys cuz they were out in the

2823
02:34:21,200 --> 02:34:22,640
elements and of course the roads were

2824
02:34:22,640 --> 02:34:25,040
still a mess, you know. Uh, do we have

2825
02:34:25,040 --> 02:34:27,040
any alternative to going back to the 70s

2826
02:34:27,040 --> 02:34:28,399
when we have a snow event? I felt

2827
02:34:28,399 --> 02:34:29,680
terrible for the driver because now we

2828
02:34:29,680 --> 02:34:31,359
have the robot arm but the guy told me I

2829
02:34:31,359 --> 02:34:32,800
went out and talked to him he said the

2830
02:34:32,800 --> 02:34:34,399
robot arm doesn't work real well in

2831
02:34:34,399 --> 02:34:35,359
those weather conditions.

2832
02:34:35,359 --> 02:34:37,200
>> Yeah. Uh when it gets extremely cold

2833
02:34:37,200 --> 02:34:39,120
like that which we fought what was it 10

2834
02:34:39,120 --> 02:34:42,160
to 14 days and they we never re broke 32

2835
02:34:42,160 --> 02:34:44,800
degrees. When you when you see continual

2836
02:34:44,800 --> 02:34:46,640
days like that with that yeah some of

2837
02:34:46,640 --> 02:34:47,920
the machines and it's not just

2838
02:34:47,920 --> 02:34:49,439
sanitation trucks but anything

2839
02:34:49,439 --> 02:34:51,600
mechanical it's hard to function in

2840
02:34:51,600 --> 02:34:54,319
extreme colds. Uh once they get warmed

2841
02:34:54,319 --> 02:34:56,160
up you know that kind of alleviates some

2842
02:34:56,160 --> 02:34:58,800
of those issues. Um, but I will say, I

2843
02:34:58,800 --> 02:35:00,800
mean, I'm kind of glad you brought that

2844
02:35:00,800 --> 02:35:03,040
up. That just speaks to to our our team

2845
02:35:03,040 --> 02:35:04,880
that we've got. I mean, they they do it

2846
02:35:04,880 --> 02:35:06,319
and they don't complain about. They know

2847
02:35:06,319 --> 02:35:07,840
what they're signing up for and they go

2848
02:35:07,840 --> 02:35:09,840
out there and they help in any way

2849
02:35:09,840 --> 02:35:10,880
possible.

2850
02:35:10,880 --> 02:35:12,560
>> Yeah. Well, I appreciate all the great

2851
02:35:12,560 --> 02:35:14,640
work you do and and your team. Thank

2852
02:35:14,640 --> 02:35:15,200
you.

2853
02:35:15,200 --> 02:35:16,319
>> Appreciate it.

2854
02:35:16,319 --> 02:35:18,160
>> So, you going to move the shelter on

2855
02:35:18,160 --> 02:35:20,720
Fourth and Carter?

2856
02:35:20,720 --> 02:35:22,560
>> Uh, we currently we don't have a

2857
02:35:22,560 --> 02:35:24,640
shelter, so we're proposing to install a

2858
02:35:24,640 --> 02:35:27,040
new shelter at Second and Carter.

2859
02:35:27,040 --> 02:35:27,920
Second,

2860
02:35:27,920 --> 02:35:30,000
>> correct? It'll be uh

2861
02:35:30,000 --> 02:35:31,760
>> right in front of the new senior center

2862
02:35:31,760 --> 02:35:33,520
>> kind of Carter where it's got that

2863
02:35:33,520 --> 02:35:35,439
little extension to Thompson Burberry in

2864
02:35:35,439 --> 02:35:37,439
the senior center. It'll be placed right

2865
02:35:37,439 --> 02:35:38,640
there.

2866
02:35:38,640 --> 02:35:43,429
>> Okie dokie.

2867
02:35:43,439 --> 02:35:47,750
» All right. Thank you, Stephen.

2868
02:35:47,760 --> 02:35:50,479
» Okay. Uh next slide just covers some

2869
02:35:50,479 --> 02:35:52,479
non-departmental items. So they just

2870
02:35:52,479 --> 02:35:55,439
don't necessarily fit very neatly into

2871
02:35:55,439 --> 02:35:59,040
any of the other departments. Uh so in

2872
02:35:59,040 --> 02:36:02,160
particular this has three projects. Uh

2873
02:36:02,160 --> 02:36:04,240
we are doing an extension of Air Park

2874
02:36:04,240 --> 02:36:07,120
Drive. Air Park Drive of course is runs

2875
02:36:07,120 --> 02:36:09,040
the main spine north to south through

2876
02:36:09,040 --> 02:36:11,600
the air park and it currently ends at

2877
02:36:11,600 --> 02:36:13,520
Southtown Boulevard. There's about 88

2878
02:36:13,520 --> 02:36:15,439
acres that are down there that right now

2879
02:36:15,439 --> 02:36:18,399
run developed. As we've talked about, we

2880
02:36:18,399 --> 02:36:20,240
have, I think, three or maybe even four

2881
02:36:20,240 --> 02:36:21,840
different companies that have letters of

2882
02:36:21,840 --> 02:36:23,840
intent or options to acquire property

2883
02:36:23,840 --> 02:36:25,760
down there. And so, in order to make

2884
02:36:25,760 --> 02:36:27,840
that accessible and develop and employ

2885
02:36:27,840 --> 02:36:29,760
our local citizens, we have to do

2886
02:36:29,760 --> 02:36:32,399
extreme extension. Uh, so we did budget

2887
02:36:32,399 --> 02:36:34,720
$1.6 million in the economic development

2888
02:36:34,720 --> 02:36:37,439
fund uh for that uh that that

2889
02:36:37,439 --> 02:36:39,120
engineering analysis is done. We'll put

2890
02:36:39,120 --> 02:36:40,560
that out for bid soon. I know at least

2891
02:36:40,560 --> 02:36:42,319
one, if not two, of the companies are

2892
02:36:42,319 --> 02:36:43,680
really eager to get there and break

2893
02:36:43,680 --> 02:36:45,280
ground on their project. So, we're

2894
02:36:45,280 --> 02:36:47,120
trying to make sure we stay ahead of

2895
02:36:47,120 --> 02:36:48,720
them and so they can get their project

2896
02:36:48,720 --> 02:36:50,640
done and they can continue their their

2897
02:36:50,640 --> 02:36:52,080
course of business and grow and expand

2898
02:36:52,080 --> 02:36:54,319
in the air park. So, it's a an expense,

2899
02:36:54,319 --> 02:36:55,920
but it's a good project. Uh, so

2900
02:36:55,920 --> 02:36:56,960
certainly something that we had been

2901
02:36:56,960 --> 02:36:58,560
expecting. We knew that as that

2902
02:36:58,560 --> 02:37:00,399
remaining 88 acres developed, we would

2903
02:37:00,399 --> 02:37:02,160
have some expenses. So, this is

2904
02:37:02,160 --> 02:37:04,560
something that we knew and expected. Uh,

2905
02:37:04,560 --> 02:37:06,240
similarly, we've done for several years.

2906
02:37:06,240 --> 02:37:08,160
Mayor, I know you like to go to the jail

2907
02:37:08,160 --> 02:37:09,840
for the workforce initiative where we

2908
02:37:09,840 --> 02:37:11,439
partner with the city, county jail, and

2909
02:37:11,439 --> 02:37:14,560
the OCTC as for a re-entry program. So,

2910
02:37:14,560 --> 02:37:16,000
we're continuing to fund that. It's been

2911
02:37:16,000 --> 02:37:18,399
wellreceived. Uh, and then similarly,

2912
02:37:18,399 --> 02:37:20,560
we've done for probably six or seven

2913
02:37:20,560 --> 02:37:23,120
years now a downtown incentive program

2914
02:37:23,120 --> 02:37:25,040
where we will either help a company

2915
02:37:25,040 --> 02:37:26,960
downtown either buy down their rent or

2916
02:37:26,960 --> 02:37:28,560
help with their capital improvements to

2917
02:37:28,560 --> 02:37:31,280
renovate and occupy an empty building or

2918
02:37:31,280 --> 02:37:33,520
a new business downtown. So, we're

2919
02:37:33,520 --> 02:37:35,280
proposing to continue that program as

2920
02:37:35,280 --> 02:37:37,600
well. Again, we've we've had probably 10

2921
02:37:37,600 --> 02:37:39,680
or 12 different companies take up take

2922
02:37:39,680 --> 02:37:41,760
us up and participate in that program

2923
02:37:41,760 --> 02:37:44,160
over its life. So had a good good return

2924
02:37:44,160 --> 02:37:46,640
on investment. So that is proposed to

2925
02:37:46,640 --> 02:37:49,439
continue as well. So any questions about

2926
02:37:49,439 --> 02:37:51,439
those projects? I'm happy to address

2927
02:37:51,439 --> 02:37:52,800
them.

2928
02:37:52,800 --> 02:37:57,190
>> Any questions?

2929
02:37:57,200 --> 02:37:58,160
» Go ahead.

2930
02:37:58,160 --> 02:38:02,720
>> Okay, good. Uh the next is uh about our

2931
02:38:02,720 --> 02:38:04,800
tax increment financing districts.

2932
02:38:04,800 --> 02:38:06,720
Whitney Brown is the point of contact

2933
02:38:06,720 --> 02:38:09,040
who handles those on an operational

2934
02:38:09,040 --> 02:38:10,960
basis in finance. So she will brief you

2935
02:38:10,960 --> 02:38:13,600
on this item.

2936
02:38:13,600 --> 02:38:16,000
Hello again. Um, I'm here to talk about

2937
02:38:16,000 --> 02:38:18,479
the TIFF funds. This budget presents

2938
02:38:18,479 --> 02:38:20,720
estimated revenues expected from the

2939
02:38:20,720 --> 02:38:23,040
TIFF districts along with the relative

2940
02:38:23,040 --> 02:38:25,520
appropriations. We currently participate

2941
02:38:25,520 --> 02:38:27,600
in two tiff projects, the Gateway

2942
02:38:27,600 --> 02:38:29,439
Commons as well as the downtown

2943
02:38:29,439 --> 02:38:32,319
riverfront. Um, they are these TIF

2944
02:38:32,319 --> 02:38:34,319
districts are economic development tools

2945
02:38:34,319 --> 02:38:36,160
that support redevelopment and new

2946
02:38:36,160 --> 02:38:38,560
investments in targeted areas through

2947
02:38:38,560 --> 02:38:40,160
agreements with the state. A portion of

2948
02:38:40,160 --> 02:38:41,840
these increment state revenues is

2949
02:38:41,840 --> 02:38:43,680
returned to the city to fund eligible

2950
02:38:43,680 --> 02:38:45,680
costs such as infrastructure, site

2951
02:38:45,680 --> 02:38:47,040
preparation, and other public

2952
02:38:47,040 --> 02:38:49,439
improvements. The city also contributes

2953
02:38:49,439 --> 02:38:51,280
a corresponding share of local tax

2954
02:38:51,280 --> 02:38:54,880
revenues um as part as this uh financing

2955
02:38:54,880 --> 02:38:57,680
structure. This fiscal year, we received

2956
02:38:57,680 --> 02:39:00,640
our seventh state reimbursement totaling

2957
02:39:00,640 --> 02:39:02,880
approximately 1.8

2958
02:39:02,880 --> 02:39:05,280
1.84 million for Gateway Commons and

2959
02:39:05,280 --> 02:39:08,160
892,000 for downtown.

2960
02:39:08,160 --> 02:39:10,720
Um, moving forward to our budget for

2961
02:39:10,720 --> 02:39:12,880
Gateway Commons, we're budgeting 1.7

2962
02:39:12,880 --> 02:39:15,120
million in state revenues and about

2963
02:39:15,120 --> 02:39:17,760
493,000 in local revenues.

2964
02:39:17,760 --> 02:39:19,680
Appropriations include the 2%

2965
02:39:19,680 --> 02:39:21,760
administration fee along with the

2966
02:39:21,760 --> 02:39:23,840
remaining funds allocated to approved

2967
02:39:23,840 --> 02:39:26,160
public infrastructure and distributed

2968
02:39:26,160 --> 02:39:28,160
among the development partners and

2969
02:39:28,160 --> 02:39:30,399
agencies as outlined in our master

2970
02:39:30,399 --> 02:39:32,960
development agreement. Moving to the

2971
02:39:32,960 --> 02:39:35,600
downtown riverfront tiff, we are

2972
02:39:35,600 --> 02:39:39,120
budgeting 769,000 in state revenues and

2973
02:39:39,120 --> 02:39:42,560
619,000 in local revenues. After a 2%

2974
02:39:42,560 --> 02:39:44,640
administrative fee, the remaining funds

2975
02:39:44,640 --> 02:39:46,399
are dedicated to debt service on

2976
02:39:46,399 --> 02:39:48,000
approved downtown infrastructure

2977
02:39:48,000 --> 02:39:51,200
projects. Overall, these tiff districts

2978
02:39:51,200 --> 02:39:53,040
help drive a private investment,

2979
02:39:53,040 --> 02:39:55,280
revitalize key areas, and fund public

2980
02:39:55,280 --> 02:39:56,960
improvements by leveraging the future

2981
02:39:56,960 --> 02:39:58,800
tax growth generated by these

2982
02:39:58,800 --> 02:40:01,120
developments. Um, if you have any

2983
02:40:01,120 --> 02:40:02,560
questions, we'll be happy to entertain

2984
02:40:02,560 --> 02:40:04,240
those.

2985
02:40:04,240 --> 02:40:05,920
>> So, you're comfortable with how we're

2986
02:40:05,920 --> 02:40:07,840
getting reimbursed from the state on our

2987
02:40:07,840 --> 02:40:09,439
tip.

2988
02:40:09,439 --> 02:40:12,160
>> Um, as comfortable as we have to be, I

2989
02:40:12,160 --> 02:40:13,840
guess, at this moment.

2990
02:40:13,840 --> 02:40:15,120
>> Yeah, we're working on that.

2991
02:40:15,120 --> 02:40:15,680
>> Yes,

2992
02:40:15,680 --> 02:40:17,760
>> the problem. Thank you.

2993
02:40:17,760 --> 02:40:21,990
>> Thank you.

2994
02:40:22,000 --> 02:40:25,439
» Okay. Thank you, Whitney. Uh, next we'll

2995
02:40:25,439 --> 02:40:27,359
cover the your community vision fund.

2996
02:40:27,359 --> 02:40:29,040
That of course is a portion of the

2997
02:40:29,040 --> 02:40:31,200
occupational tax paid within the city

2998
02:40:31,200 --> 02:40:33,920
where that 33 is dedicated by ordinance

2999
02:40:33,920 --> 02:40:36,720
to the YCV fund. It is a fund for

3000
02:40:36,720 --> 02:40:38,720
capital projects and storm water related

3001
02:40:38,720 --> 02:40:40,960
projects. Assistant city manager Leland

3002
02:40:40,960 --> 02:40:42,800
Hancock administers that fund. So he

3003
02:40:42,800 --> 02:40:46,319
will brief you on this section.

3004
02:40:46,319 --> 02:40:48,800
>> Thank you Nate. This year we've

3005
02:40:48,800 --> 02:40:50,800
allocated a little over $9.4 million

3006
02:40:50,800 --> 02:40:53,040
towards European division projects. The

3007
02:40:53,040 --> 02:40:54,800
bulk of those are storm water public

3008
02:40:54,800 --> 02:40:57,760
works public safety projects.

3009
02:40:57,760 --> 02:40:59,280
probably the bulk of the complaints that

3010
02:40:59,280 --> 02:41:02,640
you receive are storm water related. Um,

3011
02:41:02,640 --> 02:41:05,439
in that account, um, you'll see that the

3012
02:41:05,439 --> 02:41:07,280
city maintenance crew, which is the crew

3013
02:41:07,280 --> 02:41:09,680
that, uh, Kevin Daset manages that keeps

3014
02:41:09,680 --> 02:41:11,359
the ditches clean. We've also got

3015
02:41:11,359 --> 02:41:14,479
outsource projects that we use, RWR has,

3016
02:41:14,479 --> 02:41:16,240
um, another crew that goes out there and

3017
02:41:16,240 --> 02:41:18,160
helps with those repairs as well. Those

3018
02:41:18,160 --> 02:41:20,319
are for street inlets and usually sink

3019
02:41:20,319 --> 02:41:21,760
holes in the streets, minor ones, I'll

3020
02:41:21,760 --> 02:41:23,120
put it like that, not a Frederick Street

3021
02:41:23,120 --> 02:41:25,040
style, but some of the inlets and things

3022
02:41:25,040 --> 02:41:26,720
that you get through the complaints you

3023
02:41:26,720 --> 02:41:28,960
hear from citizens. So, there's a long

3024
02:41:28,960 --> 02:41:30,640
list of those. They address those as

3025
02:41:30,640 --> 02:41:32,560
they pop up. Uh, but there's a lot of

3026
02:41:32,560 --> 02:41:34,479
work that goes into that. You've also

3027
02:41:34,479 --> 02:41:36,080
got storm water debt service, which is

3028
02:41:36,080 --> 02:41:38,399
from a lot of the projects that uh Joe

3029
02:41:38,399 --> 02:41:41,520
Shepers initiated several years ago,

3030
02:41:41,520 --> 02:41:43,600
which help eliminate that flooding in

3031
02:41:43,600 --> 02:41:45,439
the city. But those crews help keep

3032
02:41:45,439 --> 02:41:46,880
those ditches clean, which gets the

3033
02:41:46,880 --> 02:41:48,080
water out of the city and into the

3034
02:41:48,080 --> 02:41:49,840
county and ultimately to the river

3035
02:41:49,840 --> 02:41:52,080
stream where it will end up. But there's

3036
02:41:52,080 --> 02:41:53,439
a lot of work that goes on there, and it

3037
02:41:53,439 --> 02:41:56,960
is an an extensive system out there.

3038
02:41:56,960 --> 02:42:00,960
This year, you'll see two highlights.

3039
02:42:00,960 --> 02:42:02,560
We've done some additional concrete

3040
02:42:02,560 --> 02:42:04,720
street work, which um city engineer

3041
02:42:04,720 --> 02:42:07,120
Kevin Coen spoke to, and we also have a

3042
02:42:07,120 --> 02:42:08,640
beautifification

3043
02:42:08,640 --> 02:42:11,200
project, which is one of our entry signs

3044
02:42:11,200 --> 02:42:12,560
that I believe has been discussed

3045
02:42:12,560 --> 02:42:14,319
previously. So, we've got one of those

3046
02:42:14,319 --> 02:42:16,720
that'll go in this year as well. I'm

3047
02:42:16,720 --> 02:42:18,000
happy to answer any questions you may

3048
02:42:18,000 --> 02:42:19,840
have on your community vision.

3049
02:42:19,840 --> 02:42:21,600
>> Questions?

3050
02:42:21,600 --> 02:42:23,600
>> So, you've been around a while and so

3051
02:42:23,600 --> 02:42:25,520
have I. And so, you remember the

3052
02:42:25,520 --> 02:42:28,880
fairgrounds project, right? Yeah.

3053
02:42:28,880 --> 02:42:31,040
>> And at least anecdotally, because I'm

3054
02:42:31,040 --> 02:42:33,439
not an engineering expert, it seems to

3055
02:42:33,439 --> 02:42:36,319
have improved things quite a bit. So,

3056
02:42:36,319 --> 02:42:38,399
>> would you say that that was money well

3057
02:42:38,399 --> 02:42:40,000
spent? Because I know it used to be

3058
02:42:40,000 --> 02:42:41,920
terrible. They used to have raw sewage

3059
02:42:41,920 --> 02:42:44,319
coming out of their yards and and we got

3060
02:42:44,319 --> 02:42:46,720
a lot of complaints and that project

3061
02:42:46,720 --> 02:42:48,080
seems to have helped.

3062
02:42:48,080 --> 02:42:49,680
>> I would say it's money well spent and I

3063
02:42:49,680 --> 02:42:52,720
know um our city engineer Kevin Coan um

3064
02:42:52,720 --> 02:42:54,160
through several projects through you

3065
02:42:54,160 --> 02:42:56,080
know the York uh basin, those types of

3066
02:42:56,080 --> 02:42:57,760
things. Uh there's been multiple things

3067
02:42:57,760 --> 02:43:00,080
over the years and and I feel like those

3068
02:43:00,080 --> 02:43:02,560
have all made an impactful difference

3069
02:43:02,560 --> 02:43:04,479
whether it be storm water related from

3070
02:43:04,479 --> 02:43:07,040
you know drainage from rains or from the

3071
02:43:07,040 --> 02:43:09,120
sewer related activities as well.

3072
02:43:09,120 --> 02:43:11,200
>> Okay. And I agree with you. And so to

3073
02:43:11,200 --> 02:43:13,600
that end, I hear some complaints

3074
02:43:13,600 --> 02:43:16,240
recently about flooding near the uh

3075
02:43:16,240 --> 02:43:18,479
Ownsboro country club when it rains

3076
02:43:18,479 --> 02:43:22,080
heavily. Is that an area my concern the

3077
02:43:22,080 --> 02:43:24,720
constituent I is that county or city? I

3078
02:43:24,720 --> 02:43:26,399
guess it depends what street, but I

3079
02:43:26,399 --> 02:43:26,640
mean,

3080
02:43:26,640 --> 02:43:27,200
>> yeah.

3081
02:43:27,200 --> 02:43:29,600
>> Is is the street that's I think it's

3082
02:43:29,600 --> 02:43:31,439
Country Club Drive, but then it kind of

3083
02:43:31,439 --> 02:43:33,920
winds into I think maybe V Road or

3084
02:43:33,920 --> 02:43:35,600
whatever. I don't know. But is that an

3085
02:43:35,600 --> 02:43:37,120
area we've looked at for any flood

3086
02:43:37,120 --> 02:43:38,880
control or is that not within our

3087
02:43:38,880 --> 02:43:40,720
pervey? Is it county or state?

3088
02:43:40,720 --> 02:43:42,080
>> I can think of flooding that's occurred

3089
02:43:42,080 --> 02:43:44,479
on buyers and probably an area in the

3090
02:43:44,479 --> 02:43:46,399
beach. But Kevin, can you speak to that?

3091
02:43:46,399 --> 02:43:48,640
>> Sorry, Kevin.

3092
02:43:48,640 --> 02:43:50,399
There's a recent concern that was

3093
02:43:50,399 --> 02:43:51,040
expressed by

3094
02:43:51,040 --> 02:43:52,479
>> Yeah. Can you be more specific? Are you

3095
02:43:52,479 --> 02:43:54,080
referring to buyers avenue or are you

3096
02:43:54,080 --> 02:43:54,880
referring to

3097
02:43:54,880 --> 02:43:57,279
>> I think it's like lead take Legion Park

3098
02:43:57,279 --> 02:43:59,520
and then head toward the tennis courts

3099
02:43:59,520 --> 02:44:02,080
at you know the the boundary of So it

3100
02:44:02,080 --> 02:44:03,760
would be buyers. You're right. It would

3101
02:44:03,760 --> 02:44:06,479
be buyers and uh I guess beach kind of

3102
02:44:06,479 --> 02:44:08,800
in there. That's the sense I get.

3103
02:44:08,800 --> 02:44:10,640
They're claiming when we get heavy rain,

3104
02:44:10,640 --> 02:44:12,479
it floods there. I have not personally

3105
02:44:12,479 --> 02:44:14,479
seen that, but I don't always drive in

3106
02:44:14,479 --> 02:44:15,760
that area when it's rain.

3107
02:44:15,760 --> 02:44:17,840
>> So the the section of Buyers Avenue

3108
02:44:17,840 --> 02:44:20,399
between J.R. Miller and the Beach Road

3109
02:44:20,399 --> 02:44:22,000
that's right there by the country club

3110
02:44:22,000 --> 02:44:26,240
entrance, it it does flood sometimes. Um

3111
02:44:26,240 --> 02:44:27,920
it's it's kind of one of the lower

3112
02:44:27,920 --> 02:44:31,200
points of that system elevation wise. So

3113
02:44:31,200 --> 02:44:33,840
it's a search charge point. Um there's

3114
02:44:33,840 --> 02:44:36,240
actually been improvements done there

3115
02:44:36,240 --> 02:44:40,800
already. Um it's just um it still floods

3116
02:44:40,800 --> 02:44:42,160
there on on heavy rain events.

3117
02:44:42,160 --> 02:44:43,680
>> Well, you get a hill. I mean when you go

3118
02:44:43,680 --> 02:44:44,160
up

3119
02:44:44,160 --> 02:44:45,760
>> Yeah. It's a sag and that's what I mean.

3120
02:44:45,760 --> 02:44:47,840
People forget how bad it used to be, you

3121
02:44:47,840 --> 02:44:49,439
know, before there was improvements

3122
02:44:49,439 --> 02:44:50,720
done. But

3123
02:44:50,720 --> 02:44:52,319
>> so we have tried to make some upgrades.

3124
02:44:52,319 --> 02:44:52,640
Okay.

3125
02:44:52,640 --> 02:44:54,720
>> Yeah. But we don't have any uh that

3126
02:44:54,720 --> 02:44:56,880
thing actively planned for that specific

3127
02:44:56,880 --> 02:44:57,840
location.

3128
02:44:57,840 --> 02:45:00,479
>> Okay. Thank you, Kevin, and thank you,

3129
02:45:00,479 --> 02:45:02,399
Leland.

3130
02:45:02,399 --> 02:45:03,520
>> Mayor, if I could just add, I know

3131
02:45:03,520 --> 02:45:05,120
there's been some discussion the second

3132
02:45:05,120 --> 02:45:06,399
item you can see there now on that

3133
02:45:06,399 --> 02:45:07,760
beautifification project. That was

3134
02:45:07,760 --> 02:45:09,439
something that I think you guys wanted

3135
02:45:09,439 --> 02:45:10,880
to see. There have been some articles in

3136
02:45:10,880 --> 02:45:12,560
the paper about that as a as a good

3137
02:45:12,560 --> 02:45:14,640
entryway sign that's quite attractive. I

3138
02:45:14,640 --> 02:45:16,720
will say I asked Judge Casten to see if

3139
02:45:16,720 --> 02:45:18,319
the county would contribute to that cost

3140
02:45:18,319 --> 02:45:20,000
and they're planning to contribute

3141
02:45:20,000 --> 02:45:21,920
$250,000 toward the cost of that

3142
02:45:21,920 --> 02:45:23,840
project. So I think eventually we

3143
02:45:23,840 --> 02:45:25,840
envision doing nice welcome to Owensboro

3144
02:45:25,840 --> 02:45:28,000
Davis County signs from the east, from

3145
02:45:28,000 --> 02:45:29,520
the west, and then from the south along

3146
02:45:29,520 --> 02:45:31,680
the I165 corridor. So this is hopefully

3147
02:45:31,680 --> 02:45:34,000
the first of three that we can do to

3148
02:45:34,000 --> 02:45:36,319
have a nice design look um you know

3149
02:45:36,319 --> 02:45:38,000
similar to things you might have seen on

3150
02:45:38,000 --> 02:45:39,520
the interstates and other other cities.

3151
02:45:39,520 --> 02:45:41,040
So I know we we've had some discussion

3152
02:45:41,040 --> 02:45:42,479
about that and there's broad support for

3153
02:45:42,479 --> 02:45:44,319
doing that. So we were able to include

3154
02:45:44,319 --> 02:45:49,269
one of those signs in the budget.

3155
02:45:49,279 --> 02:45:51,600
It would be cool if we get that bypass

3156
02:45:51,600 --> 02:45:53,520
like it says welcome to Henderson. Have

3157
02:45:53,520 --> 02:45:54,880
you seen that?

3158
02:45:54,880 --> 02:45:57,120
>> Uh yeah, on on the parkway there. Yeah,

3159
02:45:57,120 --> 02:45:57,760
I have.

3160
02:45:57,760 --> 02:46:00,479
>> That is really cool. We could kind of

3161
02:46:00,479 --> 02:46:04,399
start looking at how to welcome to OB.

3162
02:46:04,399 --> 02:46:06,720
>> Y good idea.

3163
02:46:06,720 --> 02:46:10,080
>> Okay, up next is agency funding. Uh, as

3164
02:46:10,080 --> 02:46:12,640
you will recall, we fund various groups,

3165
02:46:12,640 --> 02:46:14,160
both arts groups, other government

3166
02:46:14,160 --> 02:46:15,920
agencies, and then social service

3167
02:46:15,920 --> 02:46:18,479
partners as well, uh, within the finance

3168
02:46:18,479 --> 02:46:20,479
department. Diana Glover is our staff

3169
02:46:20,479 --> 02:46:22,560
contact for agency funding, so she will

3170
02:46:22,560 --> 02:46:24,720
brief you on this particular section.

3171
02:46:24,720 --> 02:46:25,840
>> Good afternoon, Mayor.

3172
02:46:25,840 --> 02:46:29,910
>> Good afternoon.

3173
02:46:29,920 --> 02:46:31,200
» Sorry.

3174
02:46:31,200 --> 02:46:33,920
Um each year the agencies submit

3175
02:46:33,920 --> 02:46:36,160
applications and per policy the agency

3176
02:46:36,160 --> 02:46:38,240
is awarded the lesser of 2% of prior

3177
02:46:38,240 --> 02:46:40,640
years of the awarded amount or the

3178
02:46:40,640 --> 02:46:43,439
amount requested pending any specific

3179
02:46:43,439 --> 02:46:46,399
request. Overall the total budget

3180
02:46:46,399 --> 02:46:48,800
increased from approximately 2.14

3181
02:46:48,800 --> 02:46:51,680
million to 2.5 million this year. That's

3182
02:46:51,680 --> 02:46:55,200
an increase of about 382,000 or 17.9

3183
02:46:55,200 --> 02:46:58,000
compared to prior year. In the arts

3184
02:46:58,000 --> 02:46:59,840
department, we see a moderate increase

3185
02:46:59,840 --> 02:47:04,240
of about 33,600 or 3.5. Within this

3186
02:47:04,240 --> 02:47:06,319
category, the largest gain is for Friday

3187
02:47:06,319 --> 02:47:10,240
after 5, which increases by over 25,000.

3188
02:47:10,240 --> 02:47:12,160
This is due to an agreement to fund an

3189
02:47:12,160 --> 02:47:15,520
additional 150,000 over three years. The

3190
02:47:15,520 --> 02:47:17,680
goal is to help sustain and enhance this

3191
02:47:17,680 --> 02:47:20,399
event. Other organizations receive

3192
02:47:20,399 --> 02:47:22,880
smaller adjustments, both increases and

3193
02:47:22,880 --> 02:47:25,040
decreases, resulting in steady overall

3194
02:47:25,040 --> 02:47:27,359
growth for the art sector.

3195
02:47:27,359 --> 02:47:32,000
Next slide.

3196
02:47:32,000 --> 02:47:34,240
Um, in social services, the budget

3197
02:47:34,240 --> 02:47:36,800
remains relatively stable with a modest

3198
02:47:36,800 --> 02:47:40,960
increase of about 7600 or 1.4%.

3199
02:47:40,960 --> 02:47:43,040
United Way received the largest boost in

3200
02:47:43,040 --> 02:47:44,880
this category with a small reduction in

3201
02:47:44,880 --> 02:47:46,640
capital funding for this community

3202
02:47:46,640 --> 02:47:50,240
center helps offset those gains. Next

3203
02:47:50,240 --> 02:47:51,920
slide.

3204
02:47:51,920 --> 02:47:53,840
The most significant change comes from

3205
02:47:53,840 --> 02:47:55,520
the government services which accounts

3206
02:47:55,520 --> 02:47:57,760
for the vast majority of this growth.

3207
02:47:57,760 --> 02:47:59,920
This category increases by roughly

3208
02:47:59,920 --> 02:48:01,680
340,000.

3209
02:48:01,680 --> 02:48:03,680
This increase is primarily due to an

3210
02:48:03,680 --> 02:48:07,279
additional one-time request of 395,000

3211
02:48:07,279 --> 02:48:09,200
from the airport to assist in the cost

3212
02:48:09,200 --> 02:48:11,840
of the design for the new terminal.

3213
02:48:11,840 --> 02:48:13,680
Overall, the budget shows growth, but

3214
02:48:13,680 --> 02:48:15,600
much of that increase is concentrated in

3215
02:48:15,600 --> 02:48:17,200
the government services, particularly

3216
02:48:17,200 --> 02:48:20,000
the airport. In contrast, arts and arts

3217
02:48:20,000 --> 02:48:21,920
and social services see more modest,

3218
02:48:21,920 --> 02:48:24,160
steady gains. Taken together, this

3219
02:48:24,160 --> 02:48:25,920
budget reflects the city's continued

3220
02:48:25,920 --> 02:48:27,680
commitment to support our community

3221
02:48:27,680 --> 02:48:30,399
programs and services.

3222
02:48:30,399 --> 02:48:35,590
And if y'all have any questions,

3223
02:48:35,600 --> 02:48:37,760
» mayor, can I just add to the to the

3224
02:48:37,760 --> 02:48:39,120
airport? As Diana referenced, that'll be

3225
02:48:39,120 --> 02:48:41,600
a one-time increase that they requested

3226
02:48:41,600 --> 02:48:43,600
to fund a local match. A lot of the

3227
02:48:43,600 --> 02:48:45,120
funding for the new terminal design will

3228
02:48:45,120 --> 02:48:46,960
be fedally funded. There is a local

3229
02:48:46,960 --> 02:48:48,479
match. So they asked for a portion of

3230
02:48:48,479 --> 02:48:51,040
that from the city and the county for a

3231
02:48:51,040 --> 02:48:53,200
matching contribution to that. And then

3232
02:48:53,200 --> 02:48:55,520
I know the airport plans to contribute

3233
02:48:55,520 --> 02:48:57,439
$200,000 of their own funds as well. So

3234
02:48:57,439 --> 02:49:00,319
that is a $395 I think,000 increase, but

3235
02:49:00,319 --> 02:49:02,720
that is a one-time initiative for that

3236
02:49:02,720 --> 02:49:05,520
terminal design process.

3237
02:49:05,520 --> 02:49:07,520
>> Okie dokie.

3238
02:49:07,520 --> 02:49:11,910
>> Thank you.

3239
02:49:11,920 --> 02:49:15,760
» Okay, up next we switch to revenue. No,

3240
02:49:15,760 --> 02:49:17,120
we don't.

3241
02:49:17,120 --> 02:49:20,479
We uh sorry uh first is the uh general

3242
02:49:20,479 --> 02:49:22,560
fund spending. I'd like to show this

3243
02:49:22,560 --> 02:49:24,319
slide because this is not necessarily by

3244
02:49:24,319 --> 02:49:26,479
department. It's by function. Uh so

3245
02:49:26,479 --> 02:49:28,319
again as as we've referenced public

3246
02:49:28,319 --> 02:49:30,399
safety is a priority. This slide just

3247
02:49:30,399 --> 02:49:31,680
demonstrates that's where the bulk of

3248
02:49:31,680 --> 02:49:33,600
our revenue goes or bulk of our expenses

3249
02:49:33,600 --> 02:49:36,240
go toward provide providing uh those

3250
02:49:36,240 --> 02:49:38,319
important public safety services. Uh

3251
02:49:38,319 --> 02:49:40,000
again you can just see that in parks and

3252
02:49:40,000 --> 02:49:42,160
across the board. Uh but it's sort of a

3253
02:49:42,160 --> 02:49:43,840
summary slide because now we've heard

3254
02:49:43,840 --> 02:49:45,840
from from all departments. So this

3255
02:49:45,840 --> 02:49:48,000
concludes the expenditure portion which

3256
02:49:48,000 --> 02:49:49,760
of course is the bulk of the

3257
02:49:49,760 --> 02:49:52,319
presentation today. So any questions

3258
02:49:52,319 --> 02:49:54,640
about the summary or sort of the high

3259
02:49:54,640 --> 02:49:58,240
level and where our allocating resources

3260
02:49:58,240 --> 02:50:00,560
are being proposed

3261
02:50:00,560 --> 02:50:05,040
>> is that is that piece of that

3262
02:50:05,040 --> 02:50:06,720
is that in this book on one page

3263
02:50:06,720 --> 02:50:07,120
somewhere

3264
02:50:07,120 --> 02:50:09,359
>> that is in summary I don't think that ex

3265
02:50:09,359 --> 02:50:11,840
exact data is presented that way.

3266
02:50:11,840 --> 02:50:14,399
Well, I'm pretty

3267
02:50:14,399 --> 02:50:17,359
that tells the story, don't

3268
02:50:17,359 --> 02:50:21,429
>> Yeah, it does tell a story.

3269
02:50:21,439 --> 02:50:23,359
» I do know in the final book we have a

3270
02:50:23,359 --> 02:50:25,359
version of that. I'm D's looking to see

3271
02:50:25,359 --> 02:50:26,720
if we have one in this book.

3272
02:50:26,720 --> 02:50:29,520
>> On page two, there is a kind of summary

3273
02:50:29,520 --> 02:50:31,040
page for general fund. It's called

3274
02:50:31,040 --> 02:50:34,000
general fund by appropriation category

3275
02:50:34,000 --> 02:50:36,080
and it has the summary of all the

3276
02:50:36,080 --> 02:50:38,080
departments broken down by the types of

3277
02:50:38,080 --> 02:50:39,520
expenses, personnel, maintenance,

3278
02:50:39,520 --> 02:50:42,240
supplies, etc. And then it also has a

3279
02:50:42,240 --> 02:50:44,160
pie chart that kind of shows the

3280
02:50:44,160 --> 02:50:46,880
distribution of the expenses. So it

3281
02:50:46,880 --> 02:50:49,840
should be in in your budget book.

3282
02:50:49,840 --> 02:50:52,960
>> A lot more complicated.

3283
02:50:52,960 --> 02:50:54,399
>> I'm just going to get this printed out.

3284
02:50:54,399 --> 02:50:57,200
>> Yeah, we can we'll have to provide a

3285
02:50:57,200 --> 02:50:58,800
>> Would would this be online for the

3286
02:50:58,800 --> 02:51:00,640
public? Just so it seems like it's easy

3287
02:51:00,640 --> 02:51:01,760
to read.

3288
02:51:01,760 --> 02:51:05,200
>> Yeah, we can do that. No problem.

3289
02:51:05,200 --> 02:51:07,040
>> No problem.

3290
02:51:07,040 --> 02:51:08,399
>> Anybody have anything else?

3291
02:51:08,399 --> 02:51:09,600
>> I've got one quick question.

3292
02:51:09,600 --> 02:51:10,720
>> Uhuh. You had enough.

3293
02:51:10,720 --> 02:51:13,200
>> Uh, no. I'm way past my quota. I agree

3294
02:51:13,200 --> 02:51:15,120
with you.

3295
02:51:15,120 --> 02:51:17,680
>> Nate, this is for you. So, one of the

3296
02:51:17,680 --> 02:51:20,240
criticisms we hear is that we spend

3297
02:51:20,240 --> 02:51:23,120
double the amount on the arts than we do

3298
02:51:23,120 --> 02:51:26,240
for human services and social work. And

3299
02:51:26,240 --> 02:51:28,880
yet, I know we do work with habitat. We

3300
02:51:28,880 --> 02:51:30,319
do a lot of things that may not been in

3301
02:51:30,319 --> 02:51:32,240
that budget line item. So, how would you

3302
02:51:32,240 --> 02:51:34,080
respond to that? Because I mean, you

3303
02:51:34,080 --> 02:51:35,439
know, we're not going to cut the arts,

3304
02:51:35,439 --> 02:51:37,200
but on the other hand, we have a deep

3305
02:51:37,200 --> 02:51:39,200
desire to help people and in our

3306
02:51:39,200 --> 02:51:40,560
community, and we do it through United

3307
02:51:40,560 --> 02:51:42,080
Way predominantly. So,

3308
02:51:42,080 --> 02:51:43,120
>> yeah, that's right. We do it through

3309
02:51:43,120 --> 02:51:45,040
United Way. They have a much more robust

3310
02:51:45,040 --> 02:51:47,920
structure for evaluating, reviewing uh

3311
02:51:47,920 --> 02:51:49,840
and vetting those proposals or those

3312
02:51:49,840 --> 02:51:51,200
requests. So, I think that's that's a

3313
02:51:51,200 --> 02:51:52,479
good partnership we've had in place

3314
02:51:52,479 --> 02:51:53,840
since well before I was here. I know

3315
02:51:53,840 --> 02:51:55,600
it's probably been going on 15 years or

3316
02:51:55,600 --> 02:52:00,080
so that we we've used that. Such a good strategy. I think something you

3317
02:52:00,080 --> 02:52:03,200
said also is quite relevant in that we

3318
02:52:03,200 --> 02:52:05,359
partner with either the housing

3319
02:52:05,359 --> 02:52:08,000
authority but Habitat for Humanity

3320
02:52:08,000 --> 02:52:10,399
substantially earn a substantial amount.

3321
02:52:10,399 --> 02:52:11,760
Uh that's not reflected in these

3322
02:52:11,760 --> 02:52:13,200
numbers. If you go back and add up what

3323
02:52:13,200 --> 02:52:14,640
we've given them through Aby's

3324
02:52:14,640 --> 02:52:16,560
department, either through vacant lots

3325
02:52:16,560 --> 02:52:18,640
and properties or grants to help

3326
02:52:18,640 --> 02:52:21,120
subsidize those lots and those houses,

3327
02:52:21,120 --> 02:52:23,920
it would far surpass what we do probably

3328
02:52:23,920 --> 02:52:25,279
to the art. So again, it's just

3329
02:52:25,279 --> 02:52:27,680
reflected differently and that comes up

3330
02:52:27,680 --> 02:52:29,680
more on an ad hoc basis. We may do two

3331
02:52:29,680 --> 02:52:31,279
partnerships with with Habitat in a

3332
02:52:31,279 --> 02:52:32,880
particular year and then we may go a

3333
02:52:32,880 --> 02:52:34,319
year or two without doing it again just

3334
02:52:34,319 --> 02:52:36,160
depending on availability of funds, but

3335
02:52:36,160 --> 02:52:37,840
they're always a good partner that we

3336
02:52:37,840 --> 02:52:40,080
can find a project with. If we're late

3337
02:52:40,080 --> 02:52:41,920
in the year and have some money that

3338
02:52:41,920 --> 02:52:43,760
Abby can deploy to them, we know that's

3339
02:52:43,760 --> 02:52:45,439
a good partner. We're happy to do that.

3340
02:52:45,439 --> 02:52:46,880
So I think that's that's a good

3341
02:52:46,880 --> 02:52:50,000
perspective on on that that issue.

3342
02:52:50,000 --> 02:52:52,720
>> Thank you. And thank you, mayor.

3343
02:52:52,720 --> 02:52:54,319
You can always dip in your own pocket

3344
02:52:54,319 --> 02:52:55,760
too and give

3345
02:52:55,760 --> 02:52:56,880
>> certainly could

3346
02:52:56,880 --> 02:52:58,720
>> that big check we get.

3347
02:52:58,720 --> 02:52:59,840
>> So,

3348
02:52:59,840 --> 02:53:00,800
>> okay, what's next?

3349
02:53:00,800 --> 02:53:02,800
>> So, that concludes the expense side and

3350
02:53:02,800 --> 02:53:05,279
now Angela Winger will present first the

3351
02:53:05,279 --> 02:53:07,040
revenue and then when she's done with

3352
02:53:07,040 --> 02:53:09,200
that, she can go ahead and move on to

3353
02:53:09,200 --> 02:53:11,840
the uh long range plan forecast numbers

3354
02:53:11,840 --> 02:53:13,840
as well.

3355
02:53:13,840 --> 02:53:15,439
>> All right. So, now that we've spent two

3356
02:53:15,439 --> 02:53:16,880
hours spending money, we're going to

3357
02:53:16,880 --> 02:53:18,160
spend a few minutes talking about

3358
02:53:18,160 --> 02:53:22,080
bringing money in. So um so for the

3359
02:53:22,080 --> 02:53:24,319
first slide that I'm going to discuss is

3360
02:53:24,319 --> 02:53:26,000
uh the one you've seen before. It's our

3361
02:53:26,000 --> 02:53:28,960
top five revenues which are significant

3362
02:53:28,960 --> 02:53:31,920
and make up a considerable u portion of

3363
02:53:31,920 --> 02:53:34,319
the overall budget. And if you want to

3364
02:53:34,319 --> 02:53:37,040
look at the revenues for other funds,

3365
02:53:37,040 --> 02:53:39,680
you can see that on page one uh by fund

3366
02:53:39,680 --> 02:53:42,240
in in your um book that your binder that

3367
02:53:42,240 --> 02:53:44,800
we provided to you. So for the general

3368
02:53:44,800 --> 02:53:47,600
fund, the total revenues budgeted are

3369
02:53:47,600 --> 02:53:51,830
$80,153,872.

3370
02:53:51,840 --> 02:53:54,399
This is an increase of $3.6 million over

3371
02:53:54,399 --> 02:53:56,880
prior year revenue budget.

3372
02:53:56,880 --> 02:54:00,880
We manage over 130 revenue accounts. So

3373
02:54:00,880 --> 02:54:02,720
I want to break that down, but break it

3374
02:54:02,720 --> 02:54:04,800
down at a high level. So we'll discuss

3375
02:54:04,800 --> 02:54:07,279
the five largest revenue streams and

3376
02:54:07,279 --> 02:54:10,720
those five streams make up 80% of the

3377
02:54:10,720 --> 02:54:14,319
total revenue budget for general fund.

3378
02:54:14,319 --> 02:54:16,479
So those five revenue streams include

3379
02:54:16,479 --> 02:54:18,960
the occupational withholding, our

3380
02:54:18,960 --> 02:54:21,279
property tax, our insurance premium

3381
02:54:21,279 --> 02:54:23,920
license fee, the OMU dividend, and our

3382
02:54:23,920 --> 02:54:26,880
net profit. And you can see on the slide

3383
02:54:26,880 --> 02:54:29,600
representatively how much each of those

3384
02:54:29,600 --> 02:54:31,520
uh five sections make up. That's the

3385
02:54:31,520 --> 02:54:33,200
percent that make up of the total

3386
02:54:33,200 --> 02:54:35,359
general fund revenue.

3387
02:54:35,359 --> 02:54:37,760
So uh so the first item our occupational

3388
02:54:37,760 --> 02:54:40,399
withholding obviously it's our largest

3389
02:54:40,399 --> 02:54:43,520
revenue stream uh representing 32% of

3390
02:54:43,520 --> 02:54:46,319
our total revenue. The occupational rate

3391
02:54:46,319 --> 02:54:48,720
is 1.78%.

3392
02:54:48,720 --> 02:54:50,240
0.33%

3393
02:54:50,240 --> 02:54:52,720
as we mentioned earlier goes to fund the

3394
02:54:52,720 --> 02:54:56,319
community vision fund leaving 1.45% for

3395
02:54:56,319 --> 02:54:59,279
general fund op uh operations.

3396
02:54:59,279 --> 02:55:02,000
Occupational withholding is budgeted at

3397
02:55:02,000 --> 02:55:06,710
$25,287,595.

3398
02:55:06,720 --> 02:55:09,120
This represents a 1.5%

3399
02:55:09,120 --> 02:55:11,840
increase over prior year. And I'm just

3400
02:55:11,840 --> 02:55:14,000
trying to be a little uh conservative.

3401
02:55:14,000 --> 02:55:15,520
We were a little aggressive with the

3402
02:55:15,520 --> 02:55:18,399
budget this year for 2526.

3403
02:55:18,399 --> 02:55:21,279
And so um just just monitoring the the

3404
02:55:21,279 --> 02:55:23,760
market and in our actuals uh year to

3405
02:55:23,760 --> 02:55:25,760
date uh we're going with a modest

3406
02:55:25,760 --> 02:55:28,399
increase of 1.5%.

3407
02:55:28,399 --> 02:55:32,000
The next uh category is property tax.

3408
02:55:32,000 --> 02:55:35,040
Now that category is made up of six

3409
02:55:35,040 --> 02:55:36,560
subcategories,

3410
02:55:36,560 --> 02:55:39,200
but overall property tax is our second

3411
02:55:39,200 --> 02:55:42,160
largest revenue stream. It's 19% of our

3412
02:55:42,160 --> 02:55:44,240
total revenues and budgeted at

3413
02:55:44,240 --> 02:55:48,389
15,45,812.

3414
02:55:48,399 --> 02:55:50,880
So to break those uh other categories

3415
02:55:50,880 --> 02:55:54,560
down, uh real or advalor property tax is

3416
02:55:54,560 --> 02:55:57,920
the largest portion of that total. It's

3417
02:55:57,920 --> 02:56:01,359
budgeted at 11.4 million, which

3418
02:56:01,359 --> 02:56:03,760
represents a 4% increase over the

3419
02:56:03,760 --> 02:56:06,720
revenue of prior year. I'm budgeting a

3420
02:56:06,720 --> 02:56:09,040
4% increase in revenue because that's

3421
02:56:09,040 --> 02:56:11,040
the maximum that we can do without going

3422
02:56:11,040 --> 02:56:13,680
to referendum. Please note this increase

3423
02:56:13,680 --> 02:56:16,080
assumes no increase in the rate and you

3424
02:56:16,080 --> 02:56:17,840
all will decide the rate and adopt that

3425
02:56:17,840 --> 02:56:20,880
back uh later in the year. I'd like to

3426
02:56:20,880 --> 02:56:23,200
note that the preliminary 2026

3427
02:56:23,200 --> 02:56:25,520
assessments from the PVA for the city

3428
02:56:25,520 --> 02:56:27,520
reflects new property in the amount of

3429
02:56:27,520 --> 02:56:30,399
55 million. This is excluded from

3430
02:56:30,399 --> 02:56:32,800
determining the 4% maximum which is

3431
02:56:32,800 --> 02:56:34,479
going to be very beneficial and helpful

3432
02:56:34,479 --> 02:56:36,399
to us.

3433
02:56:36,399 --> 02:56:39,359
The next uh tax uh category is personal

3434
02:56:39,359 --> 02:56:41,920
property tax. It's budgeted at 1.2 2

3435
02:56:41,920 --> 02:56:43,600
million. This is pretty much in line

3436
02:56:43,600 --> 02:56:45,040
with the prior year budget as well as

3437
02:56:45,040 --> 02:56:46,720
the current year forecast. There's not

3438
02:56:46,720 --> 02:56:49,359
much fluctuation there in that category.

3439
02:56:49,359 --> 02:56:50,880
The remaining four categories of

3440
02:56:50,880 --> 02:56:53,120
property tax include bank shares,

3441
02:56:53,120 --> 02:56:55,040
franchise, omitted tangible, and

3442
02:56:55,040 --> 02:56:57,120
vehicle. These are all budgeted with

3443
02:56:57,120 --> 02:57:00,240
slight increases or decreases.

3444
02:57:00,240 --> 02:57:02,479
Our next revenue stream is the insurance

3445
02:57:02,479 --> 02:57:04,880
premium license fee. This became our

3446
02:57:04,880 --> 02:57:06,880
third largest revenue stream for the

3447
02:57:06,880 --> 02:57:10,560
fiscal 2026 budget. This represents 12%

3448
02:57:10,560 --> 02:57:12,800
of the general fund revenues. The

3449
02:57:12,800 --> 02:57:15,040
insurance premium license fee is a fee

3450
02:57:15,040 --> 02:57:17,279
assessed on the premiums charged by

3451
02:57:17,279 --> 02:57:19,680
insurers. The insurance company then

3452
02:57:19,680 --> 02:57:23,200
passes this fee on to the insured.

3453
02:57:23,200 --> 02:57:25,120
This revenue has continued to grow,

3454
02:57:25,120 --> 02:57:27,680
trending with higher insurance premiums.

3455
02:57:27,680 --> 02:57:34,870
I am proposing a budget of 9,648,523

3456
02:57:34,880 --> 02:57:36,640
which represents an increase over

3457
02:57:36,640 --> 02:57:41,680
forecast of 2% but it's a 12% over prior

3458
02:57:41,680 --> 02:57:43,680
year's budget.

3459
02:57:43,680 --> 02:57:46,399
4% of this revenue stream funds the debt

3460
02:57:46,399 --> 02:57:48,319
service for the downtown revitalization

3461
02:57:48,319 --> 02:57:51,279
fund. 6% goes to the general fund to pay

3462
02:57:51,279 --> 02:57:53,439
for city operations.

3463
02:57:53,439 --> 02:57:55,760
So for the fourth and the next largest

3464
02:57:55,760 --> 02:57:58,640
revenue stream, it's the OMU dividend.

3465
02:57:58,640 --> 02:58:00,800
It's the cash dividend. It's budgeted at

3466
02:58:00,800 --> 02:58:04,870
8,77,326.

3467
02:58:04,880 --> 02:58:07,520
By agreement with OMU, this uh revenue

3468
02:58:07,520 --> 02:58:11,920
stream increases $2.5% each year. The

3469
02:58:11,920 --> 02:58:13,760
last then the fifth largest revenue

3470
02:58:13,760 --> 02:58:16,240
stream is net profits. It's budgeted at

3471
02:58:16,240 --> 02:58:18,720
$5,75,000.

3472
02:58:18,720 --> 02:58:21,279
As you can see, the forecast is

3473
02:58:21,279 --> 02:58:23,439
6,500,000.

3474
02:58:23,439 --> 02:58:26,960
And I budget this very conservatively

3475
02:58:26,960 --> 02:58:28,960
because it's not as predictable as the

3476
02:58:28,960 --> 02:58:30,640
re other revenue streams. It's it's

3477
02:58:30,640 --> 02:58:33,680
based on how well a a business does in

3478
02:58:33,680 --> 02:58:36,080
any particular year. And it's not just

3479
02:58:36,080 --> 02:58:38,640
how well they do in Ownsboro. Uh say by

3480
02:58:38,640 --> 02:58:41,520
example, McDonald's um or or some

3481
02:58:41,520 --> 02:58:44,560
franchise that has a location here. The

3482
02:58:44,560 --> 02:58:46,800
net profits that we get paid isn't based

3483
02:58:46,800 --> 02:58:48,319
on just that one location. and it's

3484
02:58:48,319 --> 02:58:51,439
based on all of their stores and so then

3485
02:58:51,439 --> 02:58:53,520
it's allocated prorated down to the

3486
02:58:53,520 --> 02:58:55,680
share that that gets paid here. So it's

3487
02:58:55,680 --> 02:58:57,760
kind of unpredictable. So we do tend to

3488
02:58:57,760 --> 02:58:59,439
be conservative with that to be sure we

3489
02:58:59,439 --> 02:59:02,160
can uh cover our expenses.

3490
02:59:02,160 --> 02:59:04,160
Another notable notable revenue stream

3491
02:59:04,160 --> 02:59:06,000
that's not on the slide that I thought

3492
02:59:06,000 --> 02:59:08,479
was worth mentioning is the interest

3493
02:59:08,479 --> 02:59:10,399
income. We're going to budget interest

3494
02:59:10,399 --> 02:59:13,040
income at 2.4 million. That's down from

3495
02:59:13,040 --> 02:59:15,279
forecast but higher than last year's

3496
02:59:15,279 --> 02:59:19,279
budget. Our current bank rate is 3.65%

3497
02:59:19,279 --> 02:59:21,840
and it fluctuates with uh the federal

3498
02:59:21,840 --> 02:59:25,200
fund target range. So as that fed fund

3499
02:59:25,200 --> 02:59:27,600
rate goes down, so does our bank rate.

3500
02:59:27,600 --> 02:59:29,920
So while we like to see the fund fed

3501
02:59:29,920 --> 02:59:31,760
fund rate go down, it's not good for the

3502
02:59:31,760 --> 02:59:34,560
city's investments. Uh but that

3503
02:59:34,560 --> 02:59:37,840
concludes uh my comments on the top five

3504
02:59:37,840 --> 02:59:40,000
revenue sources. If anyone has any

3505
02:59:40,000 --> 02:59:41,920
questions or comments, I'd be happy to

3506
02:59:41,920 --> 02:59:44,479
address that.

3507
02:59:44,479 --> 02:59:48,469
>> Any questions? Hearing

3508
02:59:48,479 --> 02:59:49,680
none.

3509
02:59:49,680 --> 02:59:52,640
>> All right. So, uh, next we're on to the

3510
02:59:52,640 --> 02:59:55,200
forecast for the general fund. And

3511
02:59:55,200 --> 02:59:58,160
before I get started on on this slide, I

3512
02:59:58,160 --> 03:00:01,040
just wanted to point out that we do long

3513
03:00:01,040 --> 03:00:03,520
range plans on all our funds, basically

3514
03:00:03,520 --> 03:00:08,560
all the significant funds. And um I'm just proud of the fact that Ownsboro

3515
03:00:08,560 --> 03:00:11,760
does that because going to our Kentucky

3516
03:00:11,760 --> 03:00:14,160
um government finance associ association

3517
03:00:14,160 --> 03:00:16,160
meetings. You'd be surprised at the

3518
03:00:16,160 --> 03:00:18,000
cities that don't do they don't do long

3519
03:00:18,000 --> 03:00:19,760
range plans, not even for their general

3520
03:00:19,760 --> 03:00:22,319
fund. So it's really surprising, but uh

3521
03:00:22,319 --> 03:00:24,240
but we do it for lots. We do it for most

3522
03:00:24,240 --> 03:00:25,760
of our funds. So I just wanted to point

3523
03:00:25,760 --> 03:00:28,160
that out. We're very careful with with

3524
03:00:28,160 --> 03:00:30,399
the the money that you all let us

3525
03:00:30,399 --> 03:00:31,920
manage.

3526
03:00:31,920 --> 03:00:34,240
Okay. So for this slide, the forecast

3527
03:00:34,240 --> 03:00:36,080
for the general fund takes into account

3528
03:00:36,080 --> 03:00:38,160
several factors.

3529
03:00:38,160 --> 03:00:40,240
There's a lot of factors, but just to

3530
03:00:40,240 --> 03:00:42,800
mention a few, uh we we consider the

3531
03:00:42,800 --> 03:00:45,359
economy, uh the final financial effects

3532
03:00:45,359 --> 03:00:47,840
of the two tiffs, the transit room tax

3533
03:00:47,840 --> 03:00:50,319
and impending legislative changes, which

3534
03:00:50,319 --> 03:00:52,080
you all are aware that there's been some

3535
03:00:52,080 --> 03:00:54,160
change with the tiffs uh that we

3536
03:00:54,160 --> 03:00:57,040
continue to address. Uh we also consider

3537
03:00:57,040 --> 03:00:58,640
the cost of health insurance, state

3538
03:00:58,640 --> 03:01:01,520
pension cost, and inflation.

3539
03:01:01,520 --> 03:01:03,120
I want to say thanks to the diverse

3540
03:01:03,120 --> 03:01:05,279
local economy and our wise city

3541
03:01:05,279 --> 03:01:07,439
leadership that we do have a healthy

3542
03:01:07,439 --> 03:01:09,840
general fund balance. And we need this.

3543
03:01:09,840 --> 03:01:12,000
We need that so that we can weather the

3544
03:01:12,000 --> 03:01:15,120
unknown unknown storms of the future uh

3545
03:01:15,120 --> 03:01:17,680
such as pandemics, inflation, uh

3546
03:01:17,680 --> 03:01:20,640
worldwide events and potential unfunded

3547
03:01:20,640 --> 03:01:23,760
mandates. For the current fiscal year, I

3548
03:01:23,760 --> 03:01:26,240
am forecasting an operating surplus of a

3549
03:01:26,240 --> 03:01:28,800
half a million dollars. This is driven

3550
03:01:28,800 --> 03:01:31,040
by higher revenues and offset by

3551
03:01:31,040 --> 03:01:32,800
expenditures that were authorized by

3552
03:01:32,800 --> 03:01:34,880
budget amendments. And they are for

3553
03:01:34,880 --> 03:01:37,279
community investments such as developer

3554
03:01:37,279 --> 03:01:39,279
incentive, project funding, and final

3555
03:01:39,279 --> 03:01:41,040
payments to OMU for the city's

3556
03:01:41,040 --> 03:01:42,800
contribution to the Hillcrest project.

3557
03:01:42,800 --> 03:01:44,399
So you don't have to hear me talk about

3558
03:01:44,399 --> 03:01:46,399
the OMU contribution anymore. We're

3559
03:01:46,399 --> 03:01:48,960
done. We we've paid it all. The annual

3560
03:01:48,960 --> 03:01:51,120
deficits are projected to start in the

3561
03:01:51,120 --> 03:01:55,359
fiscal year 2028 and 29.

3562
03:01:55,359 --> 03:01:57,840
This is largely due to conservative

3563
03:01:57,840 --> 03:01:59,840
forecasting of the revenues as well as

3564
03:01:59,840 --> 03:02:01,840
the expenditures. And I wanted to talk

3565
03:02:01,840 --> 03:02:03,439
about the expenditures and how

3566
03:02:03,439 --> 03:02:06,560
conservative the approach there when we

3567
03:02:06,560 --> 03:02:09,680
budget expenditures we budget um the

3568
03:02:09,680 --> 03:02:12,880
salaries at full staffing like we have

3569
03:02:12,880 --> 03:02:14,720
to budget for full staffing even though

3570
03:02:14,720 --> 03:02:16,560
that's not always what happens but it

3571
03:02:16,560 --> 03:02:19,040
could. So we budget for full staffing.

3572
03:02:19,040 --> 03:02:21,279
We also budget at the state forecasted

3573
03:02:21,279 --> 03:02:23,359
pension rates and we have found that

3574
03:02:23,359 --> 03:02:24,960
every year for the past several years

3575
03:02:24,960 --> 03:02:27,920
they come back with a reduced rate that

3576
03:02:27,920 --> 03:02:30,319
we'll get that in January or so as we're

3577
03:02:30,319 --> 03:02:32,479
preparing the budget and that that that

3578
03:02:32,479 --> 03:02:34,319
saves us a million or more every time

3579
03:02:34,319 --> 03:02:37,359
they lower that. So I just want to add

3580
03:02:37,359 --> 03:02:40,479
that so not to be too alarmed about the

3581
03:02:40,479 --> 03:02:42,479
um deficits that you see up there

3582
03:02:42,479 --> 03:02:46,080
because it does address those items.

3583
03:02:46,080 --> 03:02:49,040
um this graph. Oh, that's it. Does

3584
03:02:49,040 --> 03:02:51,760
anybody have any questions?

3585
03:02:51,760 --> 03:02:55,040
>> So, do you anticipate a tax increase in

3586
03:02:55,040 --> 03:02:57,840
the near future?

3587
03:02:57,840 --> 03:02:59,439
>> Uh

3588
03:02:59,439 --> 03:03:02,240
how soon are you talking?

3589
03:03:02,240 --> 03:03:05,520
>> Let's see. I get out.

3590
03:03:05,520 --> 03:03:06,720
No,

3591
03:03:06,720 --> 03:03:08,560
>> as long as long as as long as we

3592
03:03:08,560 --> 03:03:10,479
maintain uh the healthy fund balance

3593
03:03:10,479 --> 03:03:14,000
that we have and um the transit room

3594
03:03:14,000 --> 03:03:15,680
tax, you know, that's that's a good

3595
03:03:15,680 --> 03:03:18,560
stream that we've added to our revenue.

3596
03:03:18,560 --> 03:03:21,439
Uh I do not have any projected tax

3597
03:03:21,439 --> 03:03:23,520
increases in any of my calculations

3598
03:03:23,520 --> 03:03:26,399
here. This is all just status quo is

3599
03:03:26,399 --> 03:03:28,000
what with what we have

3600
03:03:28,000 --> 03:03:29,760
>> that as as Angela sort of referenced. I

3601
03:03:29,760 --> 03:03:32,080
think in in the later years of the LRP,

3602
03:03:32,080 --> 03:03:34,240
it typically shows a deficit and we can

3603
03:03:34,240 --> 03:03:35,920
typically mitigate that before we get to

3604
03:03:35,920 --> 03:03:38,160
it. So, this is not really an unusual

3605
03:03:38,160 --> 03:03:40,160
number. In fact, some several years I

3606
03:03:40,160 --> 03:03:42,000
can recall that we've shown two or three

3607
03:03:42,000 --> 03:03:43,359
years of of a million dollar plus

3608
03:03:43,359 --> 03:03:44,960
deficit. Right now, we're not showing

3609
03:03:44,960 --> 03:03:47,279
that into till year five. So, that's not

3610
03:03:47,279 --> 03:03:49,840
unusual. It's not terribly concerning.

3611
03:03:49,840 --> 03:03:52,000
There's no fiscal cliff or anything that

3612
03:03:52,000 --> 03:03:54,160
we're concerned about at a certain date

3613
03:03:54,160 --> 03:03:56,399
in the future. So, you know, obviously

3614
03:03:56,399 --> 03:03:58,240
things can happen. no one anticipated a

3615
03:03:58,240 --> 03:04:00,080
pandemic or things like that and you

3616
03:04:00,080 --> 03:04:01,600
know those types of things we're in a

3617
03:04:01,600 --> 03:04:03,279
position where we can largely mitigate

3618
03:04:03,279 --> 03:04:05,600
because of our large fund balance. Um

3619
03:04:05,600 --> 03:04:09,200
however you know not what we know today

3620
03:04:09,200 --> 03:04:11,120
there's no plans for any any tax rate

3621
03:04:11,120 --> 03:04:12,640
adjustments that I'm aware of

3622
03:04:12,640 --> 03:04:14,800
>> and I remember Matt telling us that we

3623
03:04:14,800 --> 03:04:17,760
were as good a shape as anybody he's

3624
03:04:17,760 --> 03:04:20,560
deals with or as the city has ever been

3625
03:04:20,560 --> 03:04:22,640
in. So that's pretty strong on your

3626
03:04:22,640 --> 03:04:23,120
part.

3627
03:04:23,120 --> 03:04:24,399
>> Yeah. Yeah. That's an accurate

3628
03:04:24,399 --> 03:04:28,640
statement. Um okay. So for um my last

3629
03:04:28,640 --> 03:04:29,359
slide,

3630
03:04:29,359 --> 03:04:30,479
>> Jeff's got a question.

3631
03:04:30,479 --> 03:04:32,880
>> Oh, just real real quick, Angela. Okay.

3632
03:04:32,880 --> 03:04:35,279
>> Do you factor in like teacher growth

3633
03:04:35,279 --> 03:04:39,200
like since we've added uh the Massie uh

3634
03:04:39,200 --> 03:04:41,359
industrial park? If we land something

3635
03:04:41,359 --> 03:04:43,520
there, if we land something at the air

3636
03:04:43,520 --> 03:04:47,359
park, if we new jobs, does I do

3637
03:04:47,359 --> 03:04:49,279
>> I don't factor in grow jobs that have

3638
03:04:49,279 --> 03:04:51,840
not yet been materialized.

3639
03:04:51,840 --> 03:04:55,840
>> Okay. So, but we do factor in growth. um

3640
03:04:55,840 --> 03:04:59,040
based on historical averages and so

3641
03:04:59,040 --> 03:05:01,600
forth. So it's today it's growth on what

3642
03:05:01,600 --> 03:05:03,520
we have not growth on what we could

3643
03:05:03,520 --> 03:05:04,080
possibly

3644
03:05:04,080 --> 03:05:05,600
>> of what we anticipate. That's correct.

3645
03:05:05,600 --> 03:05:07,439
>> So if we can get some things

3646
03:05:07,439 --> 03:05:09,520
>> then that'll just add to this. That's

3647
03:05:09,520 --> 03:05:09,920
correct.

3648
03:05:09,920 --> 03:05:11,359
>> Very good. That's why it's important I

3649
03:05:11,359 --> 03:05:12,720
think we do those things. Okay. Thank

3650
03:05:12,720 --> 03:05:12,960
you.

3651
03:05:12,960 --> 03:05:15,359
>> Yeah. You're welcome.

3652
03:05:15,359 --> 03:05:21,670
>> Okay. So

3653
03:05:21,680 --> 03:05:27,110
» that's why we do those special

3654
03:05:27,120 --> 03:05:29,439
back.

3655
03:05:29,439 --> 03:05:34,630
So,

3656
03:05:34,640 --> 03:05:37,990
keep

3657
03:05:38,000 --> 03:05:40,479
add correct. Yeah, that's just part of

3658
03:05:40,479 --> 03:05:43,200
my conservative approach that not

3659
03:05:43,200 --> 03:05:45,840
budgeting for uh withholdings when the

3660
03:05:45,840 --> 03:05:48,080
jobs don't yet exist because there could

3661
03:05:48,080 --> 03:05:51,840
be uh delays um and you know hopefully

3662
03:05:51,840 --> 03:05:54,160
unfort not um hopefully they wouldn't be

3663
03:05:54,160 --> 03:05:56,640
cancelled but you know just to be

3664
03:05:56,640 --> 03:05:58,240
conservative so that we don't find

3665
03:05:58,240 --> 03:06:03,359
ourselves short on on the revenue side.

3666
03:06:03,359 --> 03:06:04,640
>> You're welcome.

3667
03:06:04,640 --> 03:06:07,439
>> Anybody else?

3668
03:06:07,439 --> 03:06:09,840
>> Yeah. So we hear a lot about the tiff

3669
03:06:09,840 --> 03:06:12,240
and you know so what impact is this

3670
03:06:12,240 --> 03:06:14,319
these adjustments the state has made to

3671
03:06:14,319 --> 03:06:16,479
our tiff reimbursement.

3672
03:06:16,479 --> 03:06:18,960
What will that cause tremendous

3673
03:06:18,960 --> 03:06:20,880
heartburn and problems balancing the

3674
03:06:20,880 --> 03:06:22,880
budget going forward beyond this year or

3675
03:06:22,880 --> 03:06:25,040
what do you what would you say?

3676
03:06:25,040 --> 03:06:28,319
>> Well it it it does reflect us receiving

3677
03:06:28,319 --> 03:06:31,920
less but we're not done fighting. We're

3678
03:06:31,920 --> 03:06:33,680
still working uh with Commonwealth

3679
03:06:33,680 --> 03:06:37,279
Economics and other cities uh to

3680
03:06:37,279 --> 03:06:40,080
approach um the legislators again. So,

3681
03:06:40,080 --> 03:06:42,080
we're not we're not giving up. We're

3682
03:06:42,080 --> 03:06:45,760
still going going to address that. Um

3683
03:06:45,760 --> 03:06:48,319
the change mostly affects the

3684
03:06:48,319 --> 03:06:50,960
withholding. So, for the Gateway Commons

3685
03:06:50,960 --> 03:06:53,520
TIF, it really is not going to have much

3686
03:06:53,520 --> 03:06:56,399
if any impact there because the bulk of

3687
03:06:56,399 --> 03:06:58,560
the revenues there are sales tax and

3688
03:06:58,560 --> 03:07:00,960
most of the jobs are retail jobs. And so

3689
03:07:00,960 --> 03:07:03,040
there's there's little to no impact

3690
03:07:03,040 --> 03:07:05,680
there. Now for the downtown tiff, it it

3691
03:07:05,680 --> 03:07:09,359
does make some impact and um it's really

3692
03:07:09,359 --> 03:07:12,399
hard to predict what it's going to do to

3693
03:07:12,399 --> 03:07:15,120
us. Um you know, I could do worst case,

3694
03:07:15,120 --> 03:07:17,920
best case scenarios, but we don't know

3695
03:07:17,920 --> 03:07:20,319
when the state plans to continue to

3696
03:07:20,319 --> 03:07:24,000
reduce that withholding rate. So I just

3697
03:07:24,000 --> 03:07:26,319
budget and forecast for what I know

3698
03:07:26,319 --> 03:07:30,399
today and then and are hear from from

3699
03:07:30,399 --> 03:07:32,560
any contacts we have. So it's kind of

3700
03:07:32,560 --> 03:07:35,520
really um don't have a firm number at

3701
03:07:35,520 --> 03:07:37,439
this point, but it will impact us. But

3702
03:07:37,439 --> 03:07:38,880
we're just kind of playing that by ear

3703
03:07:38,880 --> 03:07:41,040
as we go forward knowing that there'll

3704
03:07:41,040 --> 03:07:43,600
be reductions. Yeah, it's quite

3705
03:07:43,600 --> 03:07:44,720
difficult because there's a lot of

3706
03:07:44,720 --> 03:07:47,200
variables to that. In particular, at the

3707
03:07:47,200 --> 03:07:49,600
rate at which the state income or

3708
03:07:49,600 --> 03:07:52,319
withholding is reduced going forward,

3709
03:07:52,319 --> 03:07:54,319
right? So, it's sort of unknown. If that

3710
03:07:54,319 --> 03:07:55,920
phases out very quickly, it's quite

3711
03:07:55,920 --> 03:07:58,080
problematic because the rate gets lower,

3712
03:07:58,080 --> 03:07:59,680
it becomes harder to meet some of the

3713
03:07:59,680 --> 03:08:02,399
standards to rate to continue to lower.

3714
03:08:02,399 --> 03:08:04,000
>> And so, that's the big variable, I

3715
03:08:04,000 --> 03:08:05,920
think, because if and when in the

3716
03:08:05,920 --> 03:08:07,359
current scenario, if that rate goes to

3717
03:08:07,359 --> 03:08:09,760
zero relatively quickly, it's a it's a

3718
03:08:09,760 --> 03:08:11,520
problem. That's probably not a very

3719
03:08:11,520 --> 03:08:13,279
likely scenario fortunately because I

3720
03:08:13,279 --> 03:08:15,200
think it gets harder to reduce it the

3721
03:08:15,200 --> 03:08:17,200
further it's already dropped, right? So

3722
03:08:17,200 --> 03:08:18,319
that's that's sort of the variability

3723
03:08:18,319 --> 03:08:20,319
that's really hard to plan for because

3724
03:08:20,319 --> 03:08:22,479
there's just so many variables regarding

3725
03:08:22,479 --> 03:08:24,479
that in particular that make it make

3726
03:08:24,479 --> 03:08:26,479
from a long range planning perspective.

3727
03:08:26,479 --> 03:08:27,760
It's difficult. Now luckily that's going

3728
03:08:27,760 --> 03:08:29,520
to be more than five years out. I

3729
03:08:29,520 --> 03:08:32,319
suspect or I certainly hope um but

3730
03:08:32,319 --> 03:08:33,439
because that's more of a long-term

3731
03:08:33,439 --> 03:08:34,160
initiative.

3732
03:08:34,160 --> 03:08:35,600
>> This is all driven by their elimination

3733
03:08:35,600 --> 03:08:37,680
of the state income tax and reducing the

3734
03:08:37,680 --> 03:08:39,760
rate. That's right. Okay. And we have

3735
03:08:39,760 --> 03:08:42,160
good access to legislative assistance on

3736
03:08:42,160 --> 03:08:46,000
that. We're yaking at them all time. So

3737
03:08:46,000 --> 03:08:48,080
>> yes, I know you have been.

3738
03:08:48,080 --> 03:08:50,479
>> So that you know, at least they know

3739
03:08:50,479 --> 03:08:52,880
we're aware of it and maybe there's

3740
03:08:52,880 --> 03:08:54,319
something they can do to help us and

3741
03:08:54,319 --> 03:08:55,439
they will if they can.

3742
03:08:55,439 --> 03:08:57,760
>> Yeah. Another item that really needs to

3743
03:08:57,760 --> 03:09:00,800
be addressed is what happens when the

3744
03:09:00,800 --> 03:09:03,200
rate goes to zero because there's the

3745
03:09:03,200 --> 03:09:07,040
current legislation is silent on that the amendment that they did. So

3746
03:09:07,040 --> 03:09:10,080
that's just another um item that that we

3747
03:09:10,080 --> 03:09:12,800
need to take to Frankfurt and and see

3748
03:09:12,800 --> 03:09:15,520
try and get some kind of direction or

3749
03:09:15,520 --> 03:09:17,200
information from them like what happens

3750
03:09:17,200 --> 03:09:20,319
when the rate ghost is zero. You know

3751
03:09:20,319 --> 03:09:22,880
>> Petri won't tell us.

3752
03:09:22,880 --> 03:09:24,160
>> I know.

3753
03:09:24,160 --> 03:09:25,840
>> So I don't know if he knows

3754
03:09:25,840 --> 03:09:28,160
>> it's a difficult battle from our our our

3755
03:09:28,160 --> 03:09:28,800
end.

3756
03:09:28,800 --> 03:09:30,800
>> Yeah.

3757
03:09:30,800 --> 03:09:33,920
>> So it's actually nothing that we did

3758
03:09:33,920 --> 03:09:37,120
wrong. We're being impacted by decision

3759
03:09:37,120 --> 03:09:39,600
by our state legislator.

3760
03:09:39,600 --> 03:09:42,720
>> That's correct.

3761
03:09:42,720 --> 03:09:44,399
>> They have a pretty healthy general fund

3762
03:09:44,399 --> 03:09:46,319
and road fund both right now.

3763
03:09:46,319 --> 03:09:47,760
>> Yeah. And if their fund balance

3764
03:09:47,760 --> 03:09:50,080
continues to be healthy above a certain

3765
03:09:50,080 --> 03:09:54,080
level, they won't reduce the the IIT or

3766
03:09:54,080 --> 03:09:56,080
state withholding. And so as long as

3767
03:09:56,080 --> 03:09:59,200
they stay very healthy, I foresee no

3768
03:09:59,200 --> 03:10:02,800
reductions to their withholding rate. So

3769
03:10:02,800 --> 03:10:04,640
that's a good thing that they have a

3770
03:10:04,640 --> 03:10:07,520
healthy fund balance. grains tip. They

3771
03:10:07,520 --> 03:10:09,439
in the same position.

3772
03:10:09,439 --> 03:10:11,520
>> They much, aren't they? They help us.

3773
03:10:11,520 --> 03:10:13,520
>> They're exposed even more than we are.

3774
03:10:13,520 --> 03:10:14,720
Far more than us.

3775
03:10:14,720 --> 03:10:16,800
>> Yeah, they most they're mostly the

3776
03:10:16,800 --> 03:10:20,240
withholding and it's a very large area

3777
03:10:20,240 --> 03:10:22,720
and amount. So, yeah, they um in fact,

3778
03:10:22,720 --> 03:10:24,560
they're leading the charge a little more

3779
03:10:24,560 --> 03:10:27,200
boldly than what we are with the

3780
03:10:27,200 --> 03:10:28,640
legislators, but we're we're there with

3781
03:10:28,640 --> 03:10:31,840
them. And so, like I said, we continue

3782
03:10:31,840 --> 03:10:34,800
just because uh this legislative session

3783
03:10:34,800 --> 03:10:36,800
is over doesn't mean that we aren't

3784
03:10:36,800 --> 03:10:39,040
continuing to fight. Uh I shouldn't say

3785
03:10:39,040 --> 03:10:40,960
fight, but to

3786
03:10:40,960 --> 03:10:43,359
>> Hey, we're fighting

3787
03:10:43,359 --> 03:10:46,319
>> to work toward uh trying to get a

3788
03:10:46,319 --> 03:10:49,120
different resolution because

3789
03:10:49,120 --> 03:10:50,720
we're still we're just still working on

3790
03:10:50,720 --> 03:10:51,040
that.

3791
03:10:51,040 --> 03:10:52,880
>> Well, to me it was a contract. They

3792
03:10:52,880 --> 03:10:54,560
agreed to the contract and now they're

3793
03:10:54,560 --> 03:10:56,399
renegging on the contract. So yeah, I

3794
03:10:56,399 --> 03:10:58,319
think you do need to fight and I think

3795
03:10:58,319 --> 03:11:00,319
it's an abrogation of the responsibility

3796
03:11:00,319 --> 03:11:02,240
to cities and counties and then you add

3797
03:11:02,240 --> 03:11:04,800
in the elimination of the pensions and

3798
03:11:04,800 --> 03:11:06,640
what that's done to municipalities and

3799
03:11:06,640 --> 03:11:08,800
counties and I don't how much pain they

3800
03:11:08,800 --> 03:11:10,880
want us to take but I guess it's a lot.

3801
03:11:10,880 --> 03:11:12,800
>> Yeah, it it boils down to the semantics

3802
03:11:12,800 --> 03:11:15,439
versus the intent um of the agreement

3803
03:11:15,439 --> 03:11:18,160
that the state made with um the cities

3804
03:11:18,160 --> 03:11:21,040
because the the original language is is

3805
03:11:21,040 --> 03:11:23,359
that what was collected would be

3806
03:11:23,359 --> 03:11:26,080
reimbursed. But the problem is is what's

3807
03:11:26,080 --> 03:11:29,680
being and so we relied on 5%. As did

3808
03:11:29,680 --> 03:11:32,399
everyone else and and so but the problem

3809
03:11:32,399 --> 03:11:34,399
there in lies as they reduce that rate

3810
03:11:34,399 --> 03:11:36,720
there's less collected so that that's

3811
03:11:36,720 --> 03:11:41,110
their stand.

3812
03:11:41,120 --> 03:11:43,200
» Well that reducing that rate affects a

3813
03:11:43,200 --> 03:11:45,040
whole lot more people than the people

3814
03:11:45,040 --> 03:11:47,600
here in Orange. That's the thought

3815
03:11:47,600 --> 03:11:50,630
process.

3816
03:11:50,640 --> 03:11:53,279
» Yeah.

3817
03:11:53,279 --> 03:11:55,520
All right. Um, so if there's no other

3818
03:11:55,520 --> 03:11:57,359
questions or comments, we can go to the

3819
03:11:57,359 --> 03:11:58,560
last slide.

3820
03:11:58,560 --> 03:11:59,120
>> Amen.

3821
03:11:59,120 --> 03:12:01,840
>> Okay. All right. Here we go. Uh, this is

3822
03:12:01,840 --> 03:12:04,800
our projected uh reserve. And this is

3823
03:12:04,800 --> 03:12:07,760
also again the general fund only. And so

3824
03:12:07,760 --> 03:12:09,760
the fund balance you can see is the

3825
03:12:09,760 --> 03:12:12,319
bluish greenish bars u the balance of

3826
03:12:12,319 --> 03:12:14,960
our fund balance. And the gray bar that

3827
03:12:14,960 --> 03:12:17,120
goes across the screen uh is

3828
03:12:17,120 --> 03:12:20,000
representative of the minimum target for

3829
03:12:20,000 --> 03:12:21,760
our fund balance. And I say minimum.

3830
03:12:21,760 --> 03:12:26,080
It's not the one we strive for. It's what we set to be the bare minimum.

3831
03:12:26,080 --> 03:12:27,520
So I just wanted to be sure and clarify

3832
03:12:27,520 --> 03:12:28,800
that because some people see that and

3833
03:12:28,800 --> 03:12:30,000
they think that's where we need to be

3834
03:12:30,000 --> 03:12:31,520
and that's not where we need to be. We

3835
03:12:31,520 --> 03:12:32,960
need to be above that. So I just wanted

3836
03:12:32,960 --> 03:12:36,160
to be sure and clarify that as well.

3837
03:12:36,160 --> 03:12:39,920
So uh the bar that goes across there uh

3838
03:12:39,920 --> 03:12:41,600
aligns with the policy that the

3839
03:12:41,600 --> 03:12:43,600
government finance officers association

3840
03:12:43,600 --> 03:12:45,760
sets out as their best practice which

3841
03:12:45,760 --> 03:12:48,080
recommends maintaining a minimum fund

3842
03:12:48,080 --> 03:12:50,319
balance of 17% or approximately two

3843
03:12:50,319 --> 03:12:52,640
months of annual expenditures which is

3844
03:12:52,640 --> 03:12:54,640
also the policy that we have adopted

3845
03:12:54,640 --> 03:12:56,800
here. Uh thanks to consistent

3846
03:12:56,800 --> 03:12:58,880
conservative financial management, the

3847
03:12:58,880 --> 03:13:01,200
city is in a strong financial position

3848
03:13:01,200 --> 03:13:03,600
described by our auditor as very strong

3849
03:13:03,600 --> 03:13:05,680
as the mayor alluded to and and our

3850
03:13:05,680 --> 03:13:07,920
auditor still says that uh for the

3851
03:13:07,920 --> 03:13:11,200
fiscal year 2030-31 the last year up

3852
03:13:11,200 --> 03:13:13,120
there the minimum fund balance per

3853
03:13:13,120 --> 03:13:15,279
policy like I said it's based on

3854
03:13:15,279 --> 03:13:18,240
expenditures budgeted for that year is

3855
03:13:18,240 --> 03:13:21,439
estimated to be 15.4 4 million. And as

3856
03:13:21,439 --> 03:13:22,960
you can see from our chart, even with

3857
03:13:22,960 --> 03:13:24,880
the forecasted shortfalls, we are above

3858
03:13:24,880 --> 03:13:26,720
that minimum threshold is which is where

3859
03:13:26,720 --> 03:13:28,560
we want to be. So if anybody has any

3860
03:13:28,560 --> 03:13:30,399
questions, I'd be happy to to answer

3861
03:13:30,399 --> 03:13:37,750
them.

3862
03:13:37,760 --> 03:13:39,200
» I'm brain dead.

3863
03:13:39,200 --> 03:13:40,880
>> Well, that's that's a good time to be

3864
03:13:40,880 --> 03:13:43,520
brain dead because that concludes our

3865
03:13:43,520 --> 03:13:45,840
presentation. I'll just say thank you.

3866
03:13:45,840 --> 03:13:47,920
One of the roles I think of what we all

3867
03:13:47,920 --> 03:13:49,680
do but certainly of elected officials to

3868
03:13:49,680 --> 03:13:52,000
be a community steward. And so I think

3869
03:13:52,000 --> 03:13:53,600
this demonstrates good community

3870
03:13:53,600 --> 03:13:56,000
stewardship both on your behalf and and

3871
03:13:56,000 --> 03:13:57,279
your predecessors. We've had good

3872
03:13:57,279 --> 03:13:58,960
leadership here historically. Hopefully

3873
03:13:58,960 --> 03:14:01,120
that continues into the future. So thank

3874
03:14:01,120 --> 03:14:05,359
you for your guidance and support and feedback. Again I want to thank our

3875
03:14:05,359 --> 03:14:07,200
department heads and managers who start

3876
03:14:07,200 --> 03:14:09,359
working on these documents what back in

3877
03:14:09,359 --> 03:14:12,160
December probably in some cases. Also

3878
03:14:12,160 --> 03:14:13,520
want to thank the finance department.

3879
03:14:13,520 --> 03:14:15,120
You've heard from Angela. We've heard

3880
03:14:15,120 --> 03:14:19,200
from um Whitney and Carrie Indiana.

3881
03:14:19,200 --> 03:14:22,880
Also, we've heard from um

3882
03:14:22,880 --> 03:14:26,960
D Galloway. And so D retires this fall

3883
03:14:26,960 --> 03:14:28,560
as well. And so I wanted to take a

3884
03:14:28,560 --> 03:14:30,239
moment to specifically acknowledge her.

3885
03:14:30,239 --> 03:14:32,399
This is her last budget process that

3886
03:14:32,399 --> 03:14:34,479
she'll go through. So I'm sure she'll

3887
03:14:34,479 --> 03:14:37,359
miss these long meetings,

3888
03:14:37,359 --> 03:14:38,880
but wanted to acknowledge her for her

3889
03:14:38,880 --> 03:14:41,040
years of effort as well. So mayor, with

3890
03:14:41,040 --> 03:14:44,160
that, we will sign off. Let's talk some

3891
03:14:44,160 --> 03:14:45,200
more.

3892
03:14:45,200 --> 03:14:46,720
>> So, you going run around with your

3893
03:14:46,720 --> 03:14:47,840
sister full time now?

3894
03:14:47,840 --> 03:14:50,800
>> I am. Um, I just want to say thank you.

3895
03:14:50,800 --> 03:14:54,319
um, to you, commission, and

3896
03:14:54,319 --> 03:14:56,160
the previous commissions. Thank you to

3897
03:14:56,160 --> 03:14:59,120
management, um, and all the people I've

3898
03:14:59,120 --> 03:15:02,560
worked with. Um, you guys, I know you

3899
03:15:02,560 --> 03:15:05,359
all realize what an incredible team you

3900
03:15:05,359 --> 03:15:08,319
all have at the city from top to bottom.

3901
03:15:08,319 --> 03:15:10,319
Um, it's been a pleasure working with

3902
03:15:10,319 --> 03:15:13,520
everybody. Um, between me and my sister,

3903
03:15:13,520 --> 03:15:16,160
we have over 50 years of community

3904
03:15:16,160 --> 03:15:19,200
service in Owensboro, our hometown. And

3905
03:15:19,200 --> 03:15:21,439
I know, um, we don't take that very

3906
03:15:21,439 --> 03:15:23,680
lightly. Before I came to the city, I

3907
03:15:23,680 --> 03:15:25,279
worked for the housing authority for 12

3908
03:15:25,279 --> 03:15:27,680
years. Um, and then I'll be here almost

3909
03:15:27,680 --> 03:15:31,200
15. So, um, it's been amazing career.

3910
03:15:31,200 --> 03:15:33,279
Um, and I've just feel blessed and

3911
03:15:33,279 --> 03:15:34,479
fortunate. So, thank you.

3912
03:15:34,479 --> 03:15:36,640
>> We're going to miss that Yankee accents,

3913
03:15:36,640 --> 03:15:39,200
too.

3914
03:15:39,200 --> 03:15:41,840
I would just like to add she DA is going

3915
03:15:41,840 --> 03:15:45,040
to be sorely missed. I I I we're going

3916
03:15:45,040 --> 03:15:47,359
to be somewhat lost without her for a

3917
03:15:47,359 --> 03:15:49,439
while, but we've got some competent good

3918
03:15:49,439 --> 03:15:52,160
staff back here. Uh DA brings a lot of

3919
03:15:52,160 --> 03:15:54,239
uh uh grant knowledge and experience

3920
03:15:54,239 --> 03:15:56,560
from the housing authority and she is a

3921
03:15:56,560 --> 03:15:58,720
hard hard worker. Hardest worker I

3922
03:15:58,720 --> 03:16:01,760
probably probably know and so um can't

3923
03:16:01,760 --> 03:16:04,160
replace that. But um anyway, I just

3924
03:16:04,160 --> 03:16:05,600
wanted to pass that on and to thank her

3925
03:16:05,600 --> 03:16:07,680
for her her time and service. Well, you

3926
03:16:07,680 --> 03:16:10,479
have to get two then.

3927
03:16:10,479 --> 03:16:15,429
>> We may talk about that later.

3928
03:16:15,439 --> 03:16:17,120
» No argument here.

3929
03:16:17,120 --> 03:16:20,080
>> Anything else? If not, I'll may make a

3930
03:16:20,080 --> 03:16:22,720
motion to adjurnn. Could I have a

3931
03:16:22,720 --> 03:16:23,439
second, please?

3932
03:16:23,439 --> 03:16:24,640
>> Second.

3933
03:16:24,640 --> 03:16:26,960
>> All in favor indicate by saying I. I.

3934
03:16:26,960 --> 03:16:28,800
>> All oppose.

3935
03:16:28,800 --> 03:16:32,040
>> Two hours.