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We are going to start the meeting with
the 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, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.
>> Have a moment of silence, please.

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Okay, before we go into our agenda, we
are going to swear in our incoming

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council people. If you guys would like
to come out in front, Harold, Heather,

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and
Steve.

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I almost said Brandon. He always gets
caught. [laughter]

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All right.

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Oh, Steve.
>> All right,

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» I'm going to read this. Um, you guys can
all repeat after me.

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» I'm going to do this. So, I'm going to
in these way. Um, I'll just read them

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and you guys can repeat and then um we
can sign these immediately afterwards if

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you guys want me. Okay.
>> All right. So raise your right hand.

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» And um I will say I and then you can
state your name. I I

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» do solemnly swear
>> domly swear

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» that I will support the Constitution
>> that I will support the Constitution

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» of the United States
>> of the United States

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» the Constitution
>> the Constitution

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» of the State of Ohio
>> of the State of Ohio

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» and the charter
>> and the charter

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» of the city of Wasan
>> of the city of

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» and that I will faithfully
>> and that I will faithfully

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» honestly
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» and impartially
>> and impartially discharge the duties of

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the office. Discharge the duties of the
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» of council member
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» for the city of
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» state of Ohio.
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» during my continuence in said office.
>> during my continuence said office.

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» Okay. Congratulations.
>> Congratulations.

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» Here we go. Heather
>> congratulations.

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» Congratulations.
>> Thanks.

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» Here you Come on through.
Congratulations. Congratulations.

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» Congratulations.
>> I like your job. Hey,

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[laughter]
>> congratulations.

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» We got you guys
down to me and I'll sign them again.

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» You might have to get the rest of
>> Steve. Go ahead and sign that and then

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just pass it down to me if you would,
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Make sure they're signed before we sign.

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» Yeah.
Do we really need

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All right, we're all signed in. I will
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end. Now, next, which is not on our
agenda, but we um we needed to put on is

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we need to vote for a council president.
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I would like council to open that up.
And if you have anybody that you guys

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would like to nominate for council
president for 2-year term, 2026 to the

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end of 2028,
>> I'll make a motion. We have Shane

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Chamber. I second.

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[clears throat and cough]
>> No, [laughter] not done yet.

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» No candy.
>> Any other nominations?

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we don't have anybody any questions. So,

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let's take a vote. Jan.
>> Okay. I have a motion on the floor to

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nominate Shane Chamberlain as council
president. Motion by councelor Snyder.

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Seconded by councelor Galbreth.
Councelor Schneider.

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» Yes.
>> Councelor Gelbreth.

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» Yes.
>> Councelor Chamberlain.

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» Yes.
>> Councelor Torino.

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» Yes.
>> Councelor Simon.

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» Yes.
>> Councelor Stigley.

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» Yes. [cough]
>> I have six ys and zero nays. Motion has

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carried. Get out. Walk around and come
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» Oh no. Yeah. My hand. Appreciate it.
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» Thanks guys.
>> Good job. All righty. Thank you,

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council. Um and then after that I think
we can move into um voting in the

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minutes. If everyone has read the
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» we need to approve those.
>> I'd make a motion to accept the meeting

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minutes as presented.
>> I'll second.

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» Okay. I have a motion to accept the
minutes of December 30th

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by Council President Chamberlain, second
by Councelor Sch Snider. All in favor? I

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have a Simon.
>> I'm sorry. Simon. All in favor?

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» I.
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» Motion is carried.
>> Okay. Thank you. We did not have anybody

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wishing to address council. Um committee
reports. We have none. Brand new year.

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Uh department head reports. Chief.
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old year busy and started the new year
very steady. Uh [clears throat] but

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nothing uh big that sticks out. Uh we
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on getting the other ambulances
transmission installed. Uh tenatively it

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may end up later this week. Um and then
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Okay. Um, that's going to be a
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implementation, but uh we've already
been in talks with uh the educators from

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Zo. They're going to come in and spend 3
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uh certain reps from there to make sure
like all the communications from the

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devices hit the Kath lab and all that
stuff. Um and the idea is such that uh

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like at the end of the third day the our
staff are able to take those monitors

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right into the truck and start using
them in the field. Um tomorrow one of

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the reps is coming out. We're going to
start unboxing and uh we know there's

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certain items that haven't been shipped
yet and that's going to be her role

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between now and February to find where
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good to go.
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» these are the items from Z. You said
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The accessories.
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» Okay.
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» Questions.
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» uh, holidays
went well, relatively well, steady. Um,

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nothing too crazy wild. Uh we did have
one OVI arrest over the New Year's Eve

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holiday weekend. Uh doing that um buted
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tell if we were going to be busy or not
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uh we've just been starting to gather
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different officers and then the guys and
girls downstairs are all excited to

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spend new money. Mhm. [laughter]
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today. So,
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» Yeah. Maybe the weather on New Year's
Eve and stuff.

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» Yeah. Maybe that a little bit.
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» Any questions for Chief?
>> Jamie, you are know as well as I knew

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there are a ton of POS coming.
>> Um we did get the 2025 year closed out

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this morning and are starting to pay
bills for 2026. got the budget um

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updated in our system. Um I haven't had
a chance to get any reports out to you

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yet, but I can tell you that our income
tax revenue, we did um we did go over

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the 1 point or 6.3 million that we had
budgeted. Um we're about 7% over what we

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um brought in last year. So it was a
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» Okay, good.
>> So [clears throat] we did we did well as

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or as expected.
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» Okay. Um Tom,
>> uh so we have this resolution, first

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resolution of the year up for your
reading. It has to do with the pool levy

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and it's just a necessary process to get
this to the certification to the

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auditor's office and then they'll return
certification to us which we can then

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get back to the um or submit to the uh
board of elections. So, it'll be another

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in our first meeting in February. It'll
be another piece of legislation that

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will complete the process. Um, and we'll
be kind of on a tight schedule, but I

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think we're we're doing fine with this.
So, this one will have to be on

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emergency and then um yeah, and we'll be
good to go. Um, also just a reminder

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that uh on the EPA issue that would like
to get a soon as council utility

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committee can um get a meeting scheduled
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um and then we can move forward with
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Looking forward to the new year.
Appreciate the chance to represent the

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city mayor council.
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commissions
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out probably this week.
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» So,
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get it.
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on the boards as well. Um
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reading and and on the first
legislation? Do you have any questions?

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» One question. Is that 1.6 is that going
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or where was it before? No, this it was
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This is at a 1.6.
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years or five?
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[snorts]
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» This is a new one.
>> It's not a renewal.

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» Yeah, no problem. So [snorts] I I you
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millillage was what?
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» two or one point. So people are going to
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Uh but so I I really hope for the local
media coverage to offer an explanation

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to the community that it looks like new
money but really it's not intended to be

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new money,
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for November although it see sounds like
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positive because the millage came down,
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» Okay.
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1.6 as a new
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» New money. Yeah.
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is over there.
>> So, I think I think we just have to do

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our due diligence at educating folks
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going to operate our pool for us. And
although it should have been in

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November,
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actually our our millillage that we're
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Okay. All right. Thank you.
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Do we need a motion?
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this first. I'm going to tentatively try
to read this. So, okay. Um, we've gone

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through everything. So, first reading um
for the first of the year. Uh,

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resolution 2006-1
is a resolution declaring it necessary

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to levy an additional 1.6 six mill tax
levy for park and recreational purposes

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for requesting the Fulton County Auditor
to make certain certifications pursuant

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to section 5705.03
of the revised code and declaring an

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emergency and that additional is what is
going to be confusing but it is not.

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» I'll make that motion.
>> I'll second it.

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I use this to place it on emergency
reading. Is that what you're making your

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motion to?
>> Yes. Okay.

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» I'm sorry I did not state that.
>> All right. I have a motion by council

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Arena and seconded by councelor Simon to
place resolution 2026-01

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on emergency. Is there any discussion?

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» Councelor Tarina.
>> Yes.

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» Councelor Simon.
>> Yes.

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» Councelor Chamberlain.
>> Yes.

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» Councelor Gilbreth.
>> Yes. Councelor Snder.

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» Yes.
>> Councelor Stickley.

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» Yes.
>> Six. Yay. Zero Naz. Motion is carried.

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» Final.
>> Second.

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» Okay. Place resolution 2026-01
on final reading. Any further

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discussion?
Councelor Sch Snider.

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» Yes.
>> Councelor Chamberlain.

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» Yes.
>> Councelor Gilbreth.

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» Yes.
>> Councelor Tarina.

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» Yes.
>> Councelor Simon.

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» Yes. and councelor Stickley.
>> Yes.

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» Six yays, zero nays. Resolution is
carried on and final reading. Thank you,

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councel. So, it'll be our job to educate
everybody when it goes to balance. So,

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we have nothing under second or third
reading. Um, anything under new

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business? Anybody?
I mean, it's the beginning of the year.

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We don't have much.
>> Anything under old business? Was there a

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date set, Phil, for the new floors yet?
Did that?

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» No, I reached out to them late Friday
and said, uh, if you could get me the

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colors that we can choose from, then we
can that

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» we're not chosen.
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that yet.
>> Yeah.

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» Okay.
>> So, they were going to do that. We just

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went through the quotes and who had the
best quote and stuff about that. [cough]

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» I didn't know we were where we were at
at the time. Okay, cool.

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» Deeperating is always so fun.
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» Mayor, have you heard anything any news
about our building feasibility study?

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» Nothing.
>> Nothing.

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» I have not gotten anything on my email.
So, I probably Thank you. Tomorrow

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morning, make a call.
>> Thank you.

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» Anybody else?
>> One thing there you you have a

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um public works director yet or not yet?
>> No, we have not even put out the job app

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for that. We wanted to finish out the
year before we do that because we are

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going to be looking at possibility
changes in the job description and

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stuff. So, not not lots, but just kind
of see which route we go. That's

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probably going to be going out very
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» Understand?
Nope.

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» All right. Well, there's nothing else. I
just need a motion for an adjournment.

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» I'll motion.

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» I'll second.

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» Steve, that was your second. Steve, was
that your second?

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» I have a motion to watch.
>> Any discussion? [laughter]

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» All in favor?
>> Any opposed? Motion is carried.

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» Jan says no.