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All right. It is
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» We're on. This is the roll call order of
the regular meeting of the Rio Oso Town

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City Council.
Today is Monday, August the 10th. The

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time is 5:30.
Uh Mr. Hannah, would you lead us in the

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Pledge of Allegiance?

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» I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation
under God,

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indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

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» Councilor Smith.
>> Councilor Leatherman.

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» Here.
>> Councilor Taylor.

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» Here.
>> Councilor Giddens.

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» Here.
>> Councilor Proctor.

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» Here.
>> And you have a quorum.

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» I will entertain a motion for the
approval of the agenda.

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I'd like that motion for approval of the
agenda.

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I'll second that.
>> I'll second.

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» Councilor Leatherman.
>> Aye.

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» Councilor Giddens.
>> Aye.

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» Councilor Proctor.
>> Aye.

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» Councilor Taylor.
>> Aye.

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» We will entertain a motion for the
approval of this consent agenda.

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» Mayor, I would uh
like a motion to approve consent agenda

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with the modification to minutes.

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There's a
clerical stuff needs to be

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Okay, commended on minutes.
>> Do we need to elaborate for the record

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or
>> Uh if you'd like me to stumble through

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it.
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» I'll second that.
>> Councilor

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Councilor Taylor, you're able to uh read
through the amendments or you we can add

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the amendments as an exhibit to the
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» tonight's minutes.
>> Briefly under and minutes under

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unfinished business.

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The second The second paragraph there
says counselor with no name moved to

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approve kennel facilities
and so forth.

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The clerk has recommended that be struck
out in the lower

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uh
paragraph be placed in that line. And I

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like I said, the clerk will verify
she modified it on

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my copy here, so we can use that as one
>> Or we can reserve it for the next

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meeting.
>> I'll wait.

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» And then I don't believe second is one
of all of that.

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» Councilor Bibbens?
>> Aye.

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» Councilor Taylor?
>> Aye.

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» Councilor Eastham?
>> Aye.

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» Councilor Proctor?
>> Aye.

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» Okay.
Next item would be public comments. Is

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there any one in the audience that would
like to speak?

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I see none.
Next item would be councilors' comments.

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Councilors?

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Mr. Harris? No, okay.
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I have heard great things about the the
event this weekend.

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All positive. Um everybody came out and
showed.

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And um as well as
uh we have the Fresh Stop food runner

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uh
the food bank has been here today and

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it's been here for the past few months.
They are wishing to continue putting in

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their happy to provide for the families
that need. So.

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» So, you want to get times and
>> Uh we don't currently have a time yet,

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but as soon as I get it, we'll have it
posted and

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um everybody is welcome to participate.
>> Excellent. Thank you.

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I got one. brief update on the
clinic.

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Um there's Mary Douglas.
She sent me an email. The clinic's

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pretty much ready to go. Furniture is
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Exam rooms are complete. We have a small
lab.

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Yard is striped for parking. Electricity
and water are connected.

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We're interviewing the nurse
practitioner next week and medical

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assistant next week. And then we're
pretty much ready to go.

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We still do not have the license from
the state.

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They've been reviewing the application,
but nothing has approved yet.

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They want first to give them life safety
code reports to them.

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We've done that.
We have sent that in.

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Waiting to have that approved.

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It's not in They're just They're waiting
on the state to approve it. They'll give

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final approval.
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Do you all have anything to add to that?
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the state clinic.
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Thanks for the update.

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I just want to say thank you.
Thank you, sir. Dr. Harrison and

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Counselor
Taylor for the update.

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Inside on the boot camp stuff going on.
I never been in within the medical

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center living.
They get to

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That's a good thing to the public if
they know about. Put information. Thank

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you.
Councilor Laswell, do you have anything?

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» No, thank you, sir.
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Moving on to Mayor's comments. Well, Ms.
Gutierrez stole my thunder, so I won't

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» We had our our first annual party in the
park this weekend. It was a huge

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success. Um
Lots of sun. Some of us are showing

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signs of that today, I'm sure, but um um
overall, it was a a fantastic event and

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and I'm hoping that we can
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attract
it back and and more uh to come. More we

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utilize the park, the
better it's uh known within the

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community.
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would like to extend a thank you to uh

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all of the personnel that assisted, came
out and helped, and and worked to make

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it that success. So, you guys did a
phenomenal job. Thank you.

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» All right, moving on to new business.
Each item listed will be for discussion

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and possible action.
A would be

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uh approval of the interdepartmental
transfer of unused funds from streets

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cap out vehicle to streets cap out
equipment for the purchase of equipment

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in the amount of $285,000.
>> I'll make a motion. All in I.

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» At stake, water mayor.
>> I'll let them in.

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» Can I have a second?
>> Billy Brooks, sir.

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» Can I address the council?
>> Um with the grapple truck, it was picked

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up by the state. So, the state covered
those expenses.

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So, that would leave that 285 in our
budget streets. And I would like to use

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that money to purchase another piece of
equipment, a road widener, which helps

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us backfill curbs and and patch potholes
and different things.

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Along with that, um
we have a lowboy trailer that was given

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to us by the county
for free. It needs tires and decking,

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which is going to run probably close to
20,000 to find to get fixed. So, I'd

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like to use some money for that.
And lastly, if there's enough money left

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over, I would like to replace the
bathrooms on Mary Park.

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That this weekend, my guys were there
for 14 hours

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pumping manholes and whatnot because
that bathroom was never built correctly.

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There's a belly in the sewer line, so it
constantly clogs.

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Just not a good thing. So, if we could
get a new bathroom put in there,

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then I time lock some stuff for night
time to lock it up, try to keep people

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out of there sleeping in it and
that could be good for the park.

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» You have the time clocks or time locks
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deny access after hours using

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» I have a question about that.
Um Mr. Jarvis,

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um
do you currently have a park ranger?

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» No.
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» Nothing.
We tried to get one

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uh three or four years ago. Since then
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equipment and that size would have been
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» What happens when you need one, Dr.
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» Well, you right now it's taking four or
five guys about two weeks to shovel the

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dirt.
>> Oh, and is it something that can be done

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in a day or two with a piece of
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» Done.
>> Very good. Thank you. Thank you.

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» Yes.
>> And as far as bathrooms, um would it be

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the same size spot?
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probably build it up a little higher in
elevation because it's central to the

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park.
You know, the bathroom get very

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expensive. We did this a couple of years
ago. In '19 we went out to bid and the

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folks were at $600 a square foot.
These are pre-fab concrete. We literally

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do the dirt work, set the utilities and
crane sets the building down just like

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Riverside.
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» Um the one at Riverside was about 90,000
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and one that has double on both sides
we're looking at about 180,000.

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» And is that what you're looking at a
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» Yes. I think we need more restrooms
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» Right.
Thank you.

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» Thank you.
>> Right.

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» Any other questions?

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» Councilor Les Schwab?
I. Councilor Proctor?

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» I.
>> Councilor Gibbes?

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» I.
>> Councilor Gibbes?

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» I.
>> Thank you very much, Dr.

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Thank you, Dr.
All All folks, bear with me. This one's

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a long.

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Item B would be approval of resolution
number 2026-18,

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a resolution calling for the submission
of general obligation bond questions to

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all qualified voters at the general
election to be held on November 3rd,

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2026
for the purpose of voting on the

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issuance of general obligation bonds
in aggregate principal amounts of

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$2,500,000
describing the purpose for which the

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bond proceeds would be expended,
providing for the filing of the election

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resolution
with the Lincoln County Clerk

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authorizing and directing the the
officers and employees of the city to

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coordinate with the
with the assist

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with and assist the Lincoln County Clerk
with respect to the election

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prescribing other details with
details in connection with such

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election and bonds
and ratifying action previously taken in

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connection therewith.
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I make a motion on item B as stated
by [clears throat] the mayor.

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» [laughter]
>> Come on. You want to read that again?

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» No.

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» Do I have a second?
>> I'll second.

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» Okay.
Go ahead, sir.

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» Mayor and council, my name is Mark Will.
I'm managing principal of Boskey

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Advisors. We're serving as your bond
advisor

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for the general obligation bonds if
they're passed by voters. As as my

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colleagues talked about last time they
were here

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this election would not increase taxes.
So, the opportunity for the for the city

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is to take this voters get approval with
their support to apply to any

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infrastructure projects you would have
in the community.

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Chris Nearhead, who's your bond
attorney, is online. You know, I'll turn

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it over to him on the on the legal side
of this,

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and and what they have crafted your bond
attorney says been brought up for you

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for the city to use these funds if
voters approve them for general core

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infrastructure. So, I'll stop there. I'm
happy to answer questions about the

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election, the process, or or tax
implications. Like I said, it's not a

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tax increase,
but I'll turn it over to Mr. Muirhead

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to talk about the resolution that's in
front of you this evening. Thank you.

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Thank you, sir.
>> Uh good evening, Mayor and Councilors.

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Chris Muirhead with the law firm where
we're bond counsel and have been working

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with Mark on this, Ms. Chavez.
Uh the resolution is a standard form

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that we use around the state. What it
does is directs the Lincoln County Clerk

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to put this on the the ballot come
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It does need to be filed, the signed
resolution with the the County Clerk by

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August 28th. So, if it passes tonight,
get it signed and get it sent over

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there. Drafted the question as Mark
indicated to be as broad as possible

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with still providing enough specificity
to voters so that they know what they're

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potentially approving, but it is very
broad infrastructure,

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buildings, water, wastewater
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And it is the the step that once you do
this, you can give it to the Lincoln

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County Clerk and they'll take it from
there. They manage and operate the

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elections.
And then on November 3rd, it would go to

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the voters. If it passes, you'd have 4
years to expend the two and a half

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million dollars issue bonds
or to issue bonds totaling two and a

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half million dollars for the projects.
As Mark said, happy to answer any

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questions about it. Uh
this is the opportunity

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to get it on the ballot come November.

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» Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir.
>> Yes, thank you, Mayor.

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» Any questions?
>> I just think there's there. Yes.

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» I would we need to follow the plan every
week we're going to do

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to get it to the citizens of the
community.

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It It's not going to cost you anything.
I mean, you can put them on the

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brochure. We need to promote that,
whether it's radio, newspaper, or

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mail.
So, nobody knows about our meeting, so

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we can't tell them here.
So, put it on the social media platforms

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that we have and we'll get it pushed
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I rest you.
So, this is what he was

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» Have you guys had any experience in
getting this out to the community

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for the purposes of them understanding
what it is and not um

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a tax on them?
>> Um Mayor and Counselor, uh yes, we have.

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In fact, the last election cycle, we
worked with 10 cities or school

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districts who were pursuing
uh the same type of

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uh election. Some of them were actually
tax increases in those communities.

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Um out of the 10 that we supported and
helped, eight of them won.

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Um and so, the the path we would
recommend is to at least hold a couple

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different town halls.
Uh let the public know that the

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everybody's here to answer questions.
We'll attend and be there and and and be

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available to answer factual information.
Um I will say that the state law here,

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and Chris um Mearshead can can uh chime
in here, state law says that the

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the the city of Ruidoso Downs can put
out information as long as it's factual.

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Um and so, you can print information and
and make sure as long as it's factual,

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but you cannot uh use state uh city
funds to say vote for. You can just

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simply say that these bonds would do
this, and here's what the tax impact

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would be, which is a zero impact from
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uh to voters. So, yes, we do have that
experience. We're happy to prepare uh

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brochures for the community that you can
distribute. We're happy to be here for a

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couple town halls um and participate in
any of that communication.

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And I would also suggest that I think
early voting starts October 6th,

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somewhere around there,
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before early voting starts, and then
maybe another couple weeks before the

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election. Just to hear making sure
you're being heard clearly.

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» I think we're all in agreement that
all of those things need to happen

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forward.
I'm a benefit of the community.

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So, I
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going to recommend that we do that.

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» Further discussion or questions?
>> [clears throat]

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» Councilor Broaddus?
>> I.

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» Councilor Taylor?
>> I.

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» Councilor Gudenas?
>> I. Councilor LeSueur?

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» I.
>> I.

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We're going to move on to item C.
>> Thank you, Chris.

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» Thank you, Mayor.
>> Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, guys. Thank

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you, Mayor. Thank you, councilors.

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» Item C, approval of Resolution number
2026-19,

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resolution determining reasonable notice
for public meetings of the city of Rio

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Rancho governing body, boards,
commissions, and committees, and

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declaring its 2026 annual schedule of
the governing body meetings.

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» I'll make a motion to discuss and
approve

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item C, as stated by the Mayor.
>> I'll second.

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» I'll second.
>> Okay.

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» Well, so um I
>> Just make a motion. You have the floor.

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» Thank you.
So, this is a resolution I'm um

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recommending that we move our city
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most of the community has
understood

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um where this group is standing and
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also address that uh for financial
recent reasons um it would

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probably help with uh overtime costs and
comp time for some of the employees that

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are required to be here as well.
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and uh
I'd like to have that in writing.

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With my family, but that's a side note.
But um I'm open to the discussion

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about it.

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» Dr. Broke, uh
and on top of what the Councilwoman

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Harris just she mentioned,
uh I brought this up

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two or three meetings three weeks ago
and he backed

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and [clears throat] uh
Maria confirmed with me and talked with

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me about it. Uh she went ahead and put
it in forward. That's fine. It don't

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make any difference who puts it in as
long as we get it done. Uh

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we have to think about
the people that they come to these

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meetings at 5:30 in the winter time when
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And driving home on some of these roads
and stuff can get pretty dangerous. So,

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uh like it occurred with the 2:00 p.m.
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change and go back to what it was
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we changed it back
when we last year like in 2024

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uh
to 5:30 because that's what the citizens

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asked for because they said they
couldn't make the meetings and stuff

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like that. They did come for a while.
Uh we got a new position. We got new two

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new councilors. Uh and a mayor.
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then
we've got the same people who come to

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the meetings. Uh we might have a one or
two or two new faces. Uh

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and I think it'd be a benefit
to the citizens to go back and truly

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employees of the community to go back to
2:00 p.m. stable Southern Institute.

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» Any further discussion or questions?
>> Yes, sir.

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» Yes, sir. Go ahead.
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» Uh
in general, I'm not for this.

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right off top is the personal conflict
for me. I still work full-time.

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middle of the afternoon on Mondays

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not be a good time for me.
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also, I don't know if it's come up, uh
with Ms. Ware, how that would affect her

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timing.
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uh
if that's been considered.

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as far as people showing up to these

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meetings,

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it's been my impression that people show
up when they're they're wanting to

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complain about something.

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Things are going along pretty smooth.
People are happy and they did not feel a

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need to complain, but
and I think that's

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that's my assumption why people aren't
here. That's

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a positive reflection on
this government by people that are that

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are that are doing the work here.
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but that being said, moving the time
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my my opinion uh create a conflict for
people who would like to be here

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and particularly [clears throat]
working-class people

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who
you know, that we represent a large

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portion in this community.
Uh an outsized proportion for the amount

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of people that actually live here.
Uh you know, that which we're it's

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working-class community. Uh

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When I think moved this office, if I'd
known I had to show up at 2:00 on

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Mondays, I probably wouldn't have done
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So, that's kind of my take on it. One
other thing, and I don't know

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the validity of it, but I was informed a
few years back when it went from 5:00 to

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2:00,
that was done

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to push one of the councilors out
who worked full-time at the Captain.

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And of course, there's all kinds of
rumors going around that it, you know,

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the past administration and people that
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that rumor that that was used as a uh

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Jeremy, but it was
>> What language was used?

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» Language was used against used this
language against the councilor that was

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butt heads.
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would worry me about this is because

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things are running so smooth, people
seem happy with it. I think we're still

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under a microscope.
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I sure hate to
mess with things that are going so

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smooth. Uh
You know, this this my

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might come up at a later date right now.
I think personally, I think we need to

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just
let things roll along as they are, and

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uh
that you know,

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maintaining
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direction we've got and the goodwill of
the people.

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Start changing things like that, people
will start asking questions, and

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they think that's not going to
put in an agenda.

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That's my two cents.
Mr. Churchill.

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» That's my take.
>> Mr. Lasswell.

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» Well, I don't want to ruin it for the
new council because

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we don't have to see our times with the
employees, but I respect Councillor

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Taylor. She knows what she's doing.
She's at home.

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I don't think we should be changing the
times.

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» I I would like to change it regardless.

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» What hardship would it be, Councillor
Taylor?

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» Well, it
it varies day to day. That uh

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that's my only consideration from my
point of view. I I don't put a lot more

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weight to the
just the

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visual impact of it to the community.
I think when a governing body does

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something like this, the first thing
that crosses their mind is

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are they good at this? What are they
good for?

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Why is it How is it to my benefit?
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» Well, I think that would be an easy
answer to the question. It's a pretty

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pretty easy to be easy to answer. We're
doing it to save the city money.

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And that saves the citizens money too.
If we're not paying our directors

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Well, the line directors are on salary,
so they don't get paid overtime anyway,

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but there's comp time and another thing
to consider is when

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» Uh
once again, I I think it looks bad.

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Uh if we had, you know, county meetings
run 4 or 5 6 hours, village or Dawson

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meetings run 3 or 4 hours,
ours run 45 minutes, maybe an hour and a

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half.
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you know, if we were running meetings
that long, I I could see how that would

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be a difference in
uh in this case,

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uh
once again, I I think it would be better

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to just let things run.

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» But Councillor Taylor, would it would it
benefit you any at all?

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Um
People get off work at 3:00.

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» No, but like I said, that that's that's
my consideration. I just threw that one

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out there initially
because uh

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that I
I work full-time, but I am

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self-employed, so I get to
>> I understand.

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» I have my my own schedule. My my biggest
concern is uh

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you know, down the line cutting people
out of the loop.

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Things are running smooth right now,
but they may not stay that way.

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And uh
I kind of get it's uh

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more accommodating if we have these
later meetings than doing it in the

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middle of the day.
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And that's just how I see it.
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» Any further discussion?
>> Um I'll go on the record and say I don't

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care when you have your meetings. I'll
be here for any of them.

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Um I don't really have a preference, but
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you guys decide what it is that you
want, we'll make it out.

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» Any further discussion?

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» Councilwoman Taylor?
>> No.

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» Councilwoman Lesko?

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Councilwoman DeDennis?
>> Aye.

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» Councilwoman Hawkins?
>> Aye.

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» Councilwoman K?

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» And
>> Aye.

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» That approval of resolution number
2026-20,

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the resolution approving the budget
adjustment request for the fourth

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quarter of fiscal year 2026.

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» Mayor and council,
we had uh grants that came in after we

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had done the final budget.
So, the fourth quarter I had to adjust

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the uh grant money into the lines in if
you don't mind I'll go ahead and do

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and then I worked
3 days trying to figure out where my

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predecessor was putting all the interest
that the town was making in the

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different lines. I finally got all those
lines balanced

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and everything all the interest is in
one GL line where the interest that had

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been
accrued for this year and

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part of last last fiscal year.
And those are the budget adjustments

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need approval for so I can submit that
to DFA

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for the final budget for the fourth
quarter.

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» Mayor
>> This man.

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» I move that we approve the resolution
for the budget adjustments request for

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the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023.
>> I have a second.

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I'll make second.
Thanks.

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Any discussion?
>> Any more discussion?

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» Or the great roll call
>> I don't think we're in two spots.

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» I guess we do.
>> Sorry.

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» Fine.
>> Um do you have a total

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for all the funds that were moved
from So they were in separate accounts

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and
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» Right.
>> For the interest versus 288,000 is all

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we got account though.
>> Okay.

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» Any further questions or discussion?

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» Councilor Latour?
I

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» Councilor Proctor?
>> I

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» Councilor Turenne?
>> I

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» Councilor Dudas?
>> I

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» All right.
What we're looking for we are adjourned.

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» Thank you everyone.
>> Thanks everybody.

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» Thank you. Have a good