Should I go ahead? >> Okay. All right. Uh, mayor and city council, uh, thanks for your time this evening. I don't know that we're on yet. I'm going to double check. Double check. We on now. Okay, perfect. All right. Can
you hear me? There we go. All right. Mayor and city council. Um before you I have a hard copy of a u preliminary uh draft um first draft of a budget here. Um so what you have I'll I'll go through
my memo here in just a moment. Um but when you actually get to our budget portion for tonight's purposes I just included the general fund because um when we're talking about the levy that's what we need to focus on and then at our next meeting I'll have the entire budget. But right now, so if you notice
it looks a little thin. All you have is a general fund because that's all that impacts our tax levy. Um, so if you just get bear with me, I'll kind of go through a highle overview and then when I'm done, we'll turn it over to the fire department and then to public works director Hartman and let them present
their budget requests. Um, each year Minnesota cities are required to prepare and adopt a proposed budget and property tax levy on a calendar year basis. So, we start January 1st and end December 31st. Uh, as a city with a population over 500, we're required to hold what's
called a truth and taxation hearing. Um, that process requires that the proposed levy be certified to the county auditor by September 30th. Um, this allows property owners to receive notice and then they have an opportunity to provide input before the city adopts the final
budget and tax levy. Once the preliminary levy is adopted um and it has to be done so um by just September 30th, we can reduce the levy amount but we can't increase it. So sometimes we'll
set it a little bit higher and then work to decrease it before the final levy is set and sometimes there's no changes made. Um the levy is comprised of the general fund, economic development authority and debt service. a public um
truth and taxation hearing must be held between um November 24th and December 29th and then the final levy and uh certification has to be done um to both the county auditor and the department of revenue by December 29th.
So last year's levy was set at 1,287,042 which ended up being about a 14% increase uh from the prior year. The proposed levy for 2026 um that I have in the packet this evening is at1,377,135. Um and that would reflect a proposed 7%
increase over what was collected in 2025. Um and then within this, so we've got the general fund, um and that would increase $90,872. The EDA levy would remain the same at 20,000. And then our debt service um
slightly decreases from 136,396 to 135,617. So you'll just see in that um table here you got general fund EDA debt service and compares 24 final 25 final is
proposed this evening and then the change from 2025. And then on the next page, this is where it gets kind of confusing for people and I know we don't like this, but um if you guys will recall when we had the audit, we talked about our um general fund reserves. And
so we've been setting aside money for capital outlay expenditures. Um and so right now what I've got is our proposed 2026 general fund expenditures. Um those total $3,323,174. Our proposed uh general fund revenues um
are 2,529,421 and you'll see that is um you know our expenditures exceed revenues but that's deliberate and we call that plan deficit spending. So we're using previously set aside capital outlay reserves. Um so basically it just means that the budget
would be balanced except for the purpose plan down spending of our budget. I wish we could call that capital reserve spending as opposed to deafness. >> Yeah, I know it bothers you feel better, but it's the same thing.
>> Yes. Um so um just kind of a high level before we get into the different department requests. But um so things to point out, uh we again make sure that we maintain
an a minimum assigned fund balance of 50% of the annual budget. So that's important just in case for some reason our LGA payments or something wouldn't come in or something would happen and we wouldn't have sufficient um reserves to fall back on. So we're in good shape
there. Um the other thing um the LGA for this year just very I mean it's hardly increased at all. I think it was like $416 and then u property taxes. So when you put the property tax in LGA that basically makes up 80% of our general
fund revenue. So when you guys hear a lot about LGA when you go to uh meetings or conferences it's because it's such a big share of our revenue for the budget as every small city. And then obviously personnel costs are a big portion of our budget. Um I put in a 3% cost of living
adjustment after talking to most of the nearby cities. That's pretty much what most people some are putting in 4% but 3% is pretty common. Um we also have a 3% step increase and that's just to try to keep on top of we did an updated pay
structure back in 2024 that was adopted. the personnel committee and the cog. We worked really hard on that and um just trying to stay current because we were really far behind. So, um and then another big one is health insurance costs. Uh they increased 12.24%
and we just moved to the health insurance consortium. Working with our health insurance agent, he has kind of like um done a done a comparison if we were with Blue Cross Blue Shield before and we would have been much higher than 12.24. two 4%. Um he's still going to do
some shopping around and and get back to us, but it's very unlikely we're going to come in with anything better than a 12.24% increase. And then um PAR, Social Security, Medicare, those numbers all stayed the same. There's a new ad this year with paid
family and medical leave program, which city staff is still learning about. Um but uh consulting with the COG uh I was um advised to insert a point4% of our total payroll as um the number into the
budget which I did. And then um something else to highlight here before we go through kind of the line items. So, some of the big things we have, we recently had a meeting with our IT consultant CTS, and we got some big changes coming with that. And they're not changes that we have an option to
to do it or not do it. It's just the age we live in with technology and the bad actors out there. So, we have been, you know, gradually increasing our IT budget in recent years. Um, I know compared to when I started it was hardly anything and now it's just it's unbelievable. But
we did an RFP a couple years ago and found that what we have right now is the lowest of what was out there and um you we just have to do what we need to do to protect our our information and it's it's frustrating but so there's some big costs with that.
Uh we increased um uh trying to think some you know the park capital outlay put in 50,000 for that again. um some some of the things that we you know have to keep up with the civil descent defense sirens have to be replaced putting aside money for our
buildings. So you know nothing no fluff I guess if you will it's like stuff we need for the city and if we don't do it now it's going to come back and it's going to get us when we don't have money set aside for it. So, um, what I'll have for you at the next meeting then will be our enterprise
funds, um, which is, you know, water, sewer, storm, and then also our debt service funds. And I'll talk to Shannon Sweeney with David Drone Associates, talk about, um, just reviewing our rates and uh, when it's appropriate to do a rate increase. We did not do a rate
increase in 2025 to try to give uh, utility customers a break. Uh but looking ahead to our upcoming projects, uh we're going to have to get back on track um and do incremental increases to keep up with that service. Um so with that for tonight, I I think I've covered
my portion. I'll let the departments present their requests. I included mostly everything in there. There's one line item I did not include. I get to that later. Uh, but I worked really hard to try to keep it um as low as possible and to accommodate the requests and just
what I mentioned, you know, it building um personnel costs. Um, I wasn't able to go any lower than a 7% at this time. So, right now, um, we'll turn over to the department heads and then at the end we'll need to make sure we set up another meeting to get the preliminary
levy adopted in September yet. So, that's that's what I've got for now. I'll turn it over to uh the fire department and we'll let them get out of here before Andrew with their meeting coming up. So, turn it over to you guys. All right. Well, thank you. Um I guess
we'll just uh jump right into it. Um I um we we submitted everything that um all these numbers that I that I'm looking at right here. Um, so I didn't know if he had something he was
going to say right away. Um, so, >> oh, so, um, I did I guess I did number, but if you just go to where it says fire department >> probably a little city hall. There we go.
>> All right. Okay. Um so um I what I had uh suggested for um starting off with uh wages and salaries. Um I um
I had suggested um a slight increase there to accommodate for um for wages for both the assistant chief and the um we were thinking it was going to be the assistant chief and the or the should I say the two assistant chiefs. Um but it
would be the assistant chief and the president because those seem to be the two workh horses for the department besides um so um I just like to make sure that they they receive um an allocation for for
their which was um I believe it was 1,000 each. Correct? Yep. Um so that's where that extra in the wages and salaries comes to for up to 125 instead of the
10. Um and then um calls and trainings um I um I increased um a little over 3% uh there just because of the um the number of calls um that every everybody's been making. Um
we've been having really good turnout this year. So our numbers are pretty strong um for what they're going to need for their further calls um in the trainee. Take for instance one of the last calls we had a medical call that had um 16 people in attendance for a
medical. That's a pretty strong number. So just as an example, we've had really good turnout and I'm really impressed with the people and I want to make sure they're awarded appropriately. Um, so then, um, the next few line items aren't really anything that, um, that I mess
with, we mess with. Those are set, uh, fire relief payments in there. Um, I believe Trent has more to discuss with anything along there. Um, uh, operating supplies. Um, I did
increase that, um, a little bit too. Um you as you know everything in price is going way up. Um we've got a lot more stuff that we need to be able to supply. We're looking at um trying to get um
other defibrillators. There's other um uh medical supplies as far as um uh equipment for ditch packs. Sorry, not ditch bags of of course we need some of those for the new guys, but um to make
sure that we're fully equipped in our um um AVAS bags, active violent active shooter bags to make sure that in the event that we do have to play in one of those situations, we've got everything we need to make sure everybody's um uh
protected and we got all the medical gear in there that we need as well. Um, fuel. Um, I did list a number beside the fuel only because the fuel prices is going up. I don't know that that's I mean that that
is what it is. It's not really something that that that we really have control over. Um, but I did list that it would probably see a little bit um of an increase. Uh, repairs and maintenance. Um
so that's of the equipment itself. Um and uh so of course there's always increase in that. Um there was the situation or is the situation with the ladder truck. Um as we've discussed in
the earlier meetings, we have opted away from trying to repair that ladder because of the expense in it and the value of the truck. Um so um there's only a slight increase in the amount from from last year of uh
33750 to 35. Um again roughly trying to keep with that 3%. >> Um there's a uh >> can I interrupt you a minute? >> Yeah. >> Are we looking at the same thing? Because what you're saying on increases none of those are on my sheet.
>> Yeah. So, I'm getting really confused when you're like, "We're doing an increase of a,000 for the wages, but mine says 10,000 and then you just said another one." So, like none of my increases are on my sheet. >> So, I think these are what she has for. >> So, I'm super confused. Like the one you just said repairs and maintenance, mine
is the exact same as 2025. >> Yeah. So, >> like everything you said there's an increase. I don't have an increase. >> Aha. Okay. So now I understand. So there was a a misconnect somewhere along the
line. Um so back to the wages and salary. Um this still shows 10 10 and we're good with that. Okay. Um so forget whatever I just said about wages and salaries, I guess.
Um calls and training. um that um like I said that number is up because of the uh well not only the addition of um personnel that we have but the number of calls that they've been making. So, um,
>> to the calls and training wages >> is that where that additional amount comes from, Trent? >> By adding the training officers. >> That's what I thought of. That was in wages and salaries. >> Yes. Um, so yeah, calls and trainings is
just calls and training. That's Okay. Um and then um the operating supplies listed here is is a bump up of 500 as opposed to what it was last year. Um,
which I had actually thought we were going to go for asked for 26 for that instead of 255, but um, we have not used all of this year. So there there is a chance,
but like I said, there's a lot of different operating supplies that we do need. So that's why um so but if what's in the projection is 255 then I think that's what we'll stick with
instead of asking for 26. Okay. Um I see the fuel in the in this sheet in the in the pamphlet um remains the same. Although I you know like I said I project that the it would go up a little bit which you
know that's cuz just cuz fuel normally does um repairs and maintenance. Um, I see this remain the same Dutch. >> All right. Well, um, I suppose it is possible we could hold that with not have to do repairs on the
ladder itself. So, >> is there a new sheet that we should just take a quick copy of or >> No, it should it's in your packet. Well, we have that one, but it sounds like a different >> Well, there was a sheet that I had put
together at one time. Um, and then, uh, yeah, Trent and I reviewed some numbers and, um, yeah, so I was, uh, actually going over the wrong sheet. So cuz we had discussed
33750 to so that number would remain the same for the repairs and maintenance. Um and then um sorry um
building maintenance. um the building maintenance um for I guess more of the minor items on the building itself. Um we have we're asking for that to remain the same because we do have some other
um facilities um ask that we want to make sure we keep that um which is a little further down the list but we want to make sure we keep that 25,000 in there for the facilities. Um >> so can I interrupt you on that Vern? I
did not put the 25,000 in there because and I'll give you guys my reason why. First of all, we're struggling to keep it at 7%, but we initially put that 25,000 in when we were doing the study for um the fire hall that you guys had asked for that. And I took it out because at this point, we've completed
that portion of it. And we don't have 25,000. I mean, I' I'd like to put 25,000 into city hall and, you know, our capital outlay. That's why I took it out because there's no way I can get this to work. Keep it at 7% with the 25,000. And I figured I don't know what your guys's
concrete plans are with that 25,000 with what we already have completed. Thinking that was my rationale. >> So I did take that out. >> 25,000 was to include the cost of the parking lot and um the patches that we had on the roof um would be enough to
get us through the year. Um sometime next year. I don't know how long them patches are going to last that we did up there. there was that that one phase that we looked at doing um a more heavy duty patch. Um that that patch was uh right around 10,000 for that patch. I do
not have the quotes back on the um on the parking lot yet. I had asked for a couple of different um a couple of different quotes. There's one to look at um redoing just the black top. Um, I had asked for the black top um on the west
and the north side of the um of the building um to include um the apron in front of the north door, the apron in front of the northwest door um and um the um settled apron in front of the
main entry um on the west side of the building, the the glass door into the office area. Um and again um like I said all the black top um just on those two sides nothing on the east side of the building. Um the cut off line would be
basically right where that where the telephone pole is there on the um on the northeast corner of the building. Um there is a bunch of black or sorry concrete from where there used to be a backend dock um from the previous owners
of the building. um they there was that used to be a warehouse. So I don't know without having those and with actually without them being able to tear into the ground, I don't know what extent they're going to have to do if they're going to have to pull all of that concrete out of
there in order to get a good base in order so that um when we do put new black top in that parking lot, it doesn't just settle and break apart. Um so that that's that's uh so like I said, I asked for a few breakdowns. um so that we could divide everything out. Um but I
have not received them numbers back yet. Um I had reached out to a couple of different companies. Um DMI is the only one working on a um working on a quote right now. None of the others return the calls. Um so that's where we're at and that's why I was asking to keep that
25,000 in there was for the parking lot and to make sure that we could get that roof done. If we didn't get one of them done this year, we could make sure we got them both done next year. Although I was hoping to get one of them done this year. Um I don't know with the condition
of the black top in that parking lot. Trying to get that through the winter is going to be pretty rough, especially on that west side of the building. Um it's breaking up pretty bad right there. If you turn the wheels on the trucks as you're backing in or pulling out at all while you're still on that black top, it'll actually tear chunks out of the
parking lot. So, um I know we've uh discussed it for a couple of different years now trying to get it done. Um, and it hasn't it hasn't been getting done. We thought we were going to do it this year with the black topping projects going around town from the replacement of the
in the road work basically um from the water lines and sewer and everything getting all redone. Um, but since that project got pushed off till next year, that means uh that was the discussion was looking at pushing off the parking lot as well. >> Where where do you have money set aside?
because we what we could do is carry that money over at year end if you don't use it this year and that would help us >> be the same account. >> Uh okay, let's see. Okay, I'll look up and see what we got because that that would be what we should do then is if you're not going to
use it this year, then we should just carry it forward. Normally, we don't do that, but in this situation, I'd highly recommend it. >> Yeah, with the expenses that we've already had. Um, and then, um, if we was to do the building, I
still don't, or the roof, um, I don't foresee that eating up that that amount. So, we would have a rollover amount. Okay. Sorry, the salivid lands still don't work. So, makes it interesting to talk a
lot. Um so moving down from building and maintenance then um uh professional services. Um that's a lot of different things that we have people come in and work on. Um so
that that only went up 200 from last year. Um again that's pretty close to that uh 3%. Um physicals um again that's up another 200. Um, again, we've got more people on the
department and the cost of everything increasing. It's unfortunately um it's just the way it is. uh communications. Um that um that also went up slightly um just because of the anticipation of um
getting more um more pagers um and uh if we need batteries or anything for the radios we already have or um anything to do with the iPads um in the trucks uh the iPad mounts, those kind of things. Um and then um
scrolling down um dues and subscriptions remain the same. Uh so uniforms um as listed here at 437 um in last year's budget was listed as a clothing
allowance. Um but um there's been some discussion back and forth about what's been allowed for um said clothing. So that's why we want to make sure it's stressed that it's uniforms that we're purchasing. That's why it's changed from reading clothing to uniforms. Um the
uniforms could be anything from the actual class A uniforms that we would wear to the um duty shirts that we would wear. Um again, it's not regular clothing. It's not like we're buying pants or, you know, just random stuff for family members or anything.
Everything that would be it would be used for would be just um department members and um and yeah um apparel that would be appropriate for our duties. Um meeting
and education um there's an increase in that one. Um that uh that will that's um paired with some conversation in the new policy. Um, one of the one of the things that was added to the new um, personnel policy
for the fire department is there is a um, recommended requirement for um, I guess that'd be the way to say it since the policy hasn't been passed yet, but a recommended requirement um, for everybody on the on the department to
attend um, at least one regional training um, per every two years. Um, so I wanted to make sure there's amount um allotted for that. Um, we want to make sure that we're we have funds for people
to be able to do that. We've seen a slight decrease in the amount of people that are participating in those trainings. Um, those are very good trainings that are um well hosted by quite reliable sources
whether it's from the uh from the state fire school. Um so hosted by companies like um SCS uh there's other ones um officers training schools um chief's conference. So there's there's just different different meeting and
education opportunities out there that I want to make sure everybody's got the opportunity to attend. Um and then um then into the capital outlay. Um I think uh that's where Trent's gonna come in a
little bit. Trent and Spencer. Um there is some things that we were asking for or needing to needing to purchase I should say would be the way to say it. Um one of them is our uh pressure washer at the station um
is not a heated pressure washer relies on the warm water um that we have in our water heater. Our water heater is electric water heater. So we're looking at replacing that since it's not functioning right most of the time anyway. um to replace it with a um with
a actual uh heated um pressure washer. Um so there's that was um from Scarples, right? Yeah. From Scarpal pressure
washers. Um there's a uh decon dryer for um for our gear and helmets and such. Um we have the ability to um wash our turnout gears um whether it would be the
jacket or the bunkers. Um we and uh but that's that's not all where all the contaminants lie. A lot of them is on the packs themselves, on the straps from the packs, on the helmets, on our gloves. Um this the decon washer gives us the opportunity to be able to put
these things in a sterilization chamber and get them actually clean. Um, so with all the with all the different contaminants that are out there, it's great to be able to get to get everything cleaned off of us
um and off of our equipment um so that we're not just um handling it once we do take our packs off. Uh normally with those what we've been doing over the years is just uh basically hosing off at the scene. We did add a uh with that with 4311. It does have a uh decon
station on it, but that does not um completely decam decontaminate um to the um ability that this decon washer would do for our packs and our helmets and gloves. Um and then um there is other things
that I think is going to be touched on such as uh radios. Um the radios all need to be changed out. Um Trent, is that something you were going to touch on? The radios. So at if you want the mic. Well, hello everyone. I think everyone
knows me. I'm Trent Tali 424 Thomas Drive assistant fire chief. Um so one of the things I'm just looking at replacing uh our radios. This would be the radios for the trucks and for the radios for all personnel. Uh radios do um unfortunately wear out over time. and
being able to replace um these with parts and new batteries is becoming more and more complex and complicated. So, um that's one of the things that the county uh emergency management team is advising us is, hey, you really need to look at getting those updated. And so, um we do
have money in the CIP for that. So, there's money set aside in the amount of 85,000. We would look to to fund the rest of it through gambling. Uh and so, all the money can come through that. Uh the estimate that we received was 112,487. Did you want to talk about the truck?
>> Yeah. >> All right. Hello everybody. Uh so Spencer Kohus, captain uh 102 Hawk Avenue. Um so if you look back at the um capital outlay, um the jump up from 25 which was at 146,000 to 685 for 2026
projection. Um, if you look on the right side, um, what we'd like to source from CIP is $600,000 to put towards a new ladder truck. Um, we would also like to take $100,000 from our gambling fund to put towards that ladder truck. If you
flip to, um, the next page in the packet, um, it shows the breakdown for the um, CIP basically for um, everything that we have set aside in there. Uh the top three line items are for um our three main trucks that we use for replacement. So what we're doing
essentially is um the money that's allocated in there right now would be um pulling that money ahead to put towards this purchase and then actually on the next page um is an actual lease quote uh for that ladder truck. So we've gone
ahead and specked out a new ladder truck. uh the department um is in agreeance that this would be our best route to go um to replace that truck and not repair our current one. Um so what we would be looking at here um would be a down payment of 700,000. So that's
where we'd like to source the 100 from gambling and the rest out of CIP. And then we would do a 7-year lease on that. um which would be annual payments of 194,000 um which you know that would come out of our CIP in the hopes that at you know
hey we'd have some more money in gambling to put towards the rescue or grass trigger other trucks. Can I ask Spencer is this is part of the um what do you want to call it the cooperative bid or so it's um competitively it's went through that
process or what do you state contract I guess if you will I can't think of the right words >> that's our understanding yes is it meets that requirement um so you know moving forward the other option would be the 10-year 149 so the amount of money that the city is putting toward the trucks right now um in the CIP um that would
essentially cover that that amount it would just all be going for that one truck. So, couple of things about that truck. Vern has mentioned, hey, there was a couple welds that broke on the ladder. So, this truck is essentially out of service, it doesn't work. This is one of the most versatile pieces of equipment that we have. If there's a
fire scene, it really provides a lot of safety and protection for our firefighters. If they need to be on the roof, if they need to fire fire, uh I know those don't happen every day, but when they do happen and other communities call us for help, this is the best tool that we have to fight the fire with. Uh, another thing to think of
is, uh, the age of our current ladder is it's a 1999. NFPA says 25 years. Once it's over 25 years, it shouldn't be in service anymore. So, we've met the full life cycle of our current truck, trying to get as much out of it as we possibly can, but unfortunately, you know, we had
it uh we had it inspected last December. It was fully good to go. Not sure what happened to the ladder, but over this summer, at some point, there was a crack that must have developed. It was a weak weld or something. We don't know. Um, but at, you know, as it sits right now, it is out of service.
>> Hold on a second. Got a couple questions. >> So, we're saying 700 plus the 125 a year for seven years. Is that >> 149? >> 149. >> Why wouldn't we do 10? Since it's should have a 25 year life
>> or more. Yeah. Right. That's a heck of a down payment. >> It's a large down payment. Yeah. >> Well, and it looks like in I've never liked this CIP sheet, just so you know. Um, if I read that right in
2026 for you guys, we only have plus I'm old and bonnie. What's the number we got in the CIP for you guys? So down on the bottom um what that number would be uh would be 6
correct the 689 >> I think like doesn't say balance of 38 >> say balance would be >> 398,000 >> right here this one plus then the 152 >> so you going over the CIP by 400 grand or 300 grand
>> yeah so we'd roughly >> that would be left over after that >> oh you have that number in in the >> correct. Yep. >> Okay. >> So, the other thing to note on the truck that we do have speced out here, um it's
a 107 ft ascendant ladder. I would say it's a very desired truck within the fire industry. So, I mean, if if some unforeseen circumstances ever came about, you know, I think this truck would be very salailable as well. >> Um >> and we would not own it at the end of
the 10 years. Is that right? >> Yeah. Why lease and not just buy it? I believe it's >> my understand. >> Yep. It's paid off. >> So at the end of the seven years, it' be the 700 plus. >> Correct. >> And they'll try to give you another fire
truck, a newer one. >> Yep. >> It's not bad. >> Y >> um you know, I guess the other thing on the ladder truck itself, I know it's a big dollar amount, but to Trend's point, um you know, there's a wide variety of calls that these can be used for, and it's it's not just, you know, the fires.
It's high angle rescue, grain bin rescues. There's, if you watch the news, there's all sorts of different calls starting to happen. So, um, I think it'd be a good truck to have. Uh, the other thing to note is there are only three ladder trucks in the county. It would be Mano, Eagle Lake, and Good Thunder.
Currently, >> I don't think I'm not questioning the need for it. I'm just trying to figure out how we >> Thank you. >> Well, I'm glad you mentioned that because I'm looking 400,000 short. Where are we going to find that? If it's already in the grid, that makes more sense.
Okay. [Applause] So, I don't know much about ladder trucks, but why this truck compared to maybe a cheaper one? Is this one just the best that we need or Uh, so a couple things. Uh, so in 2027, uh, there's
going to be some new standards for diesel engines. Uh, they have extra engines that they're not going to be able to get through in that amount of time. So, they're really pushing, hey, if you can get this in 2026, uh, we'll manufacture it. You can have it next year. That is very, very fast
for a firetruck. Typically, those are three or four years out. So, they want to get rid of all of their 2026 diesel engines before the new um environmental requirements come into play. Um, so that's a special program that PICE has. Uh, and this truck uh is very versatile.
It only has a single rear axle. It can go a lot of places our current truck can go. It's 100 and 7 ft tall. Um, we don't have any buildings obviously that tall, but it's more important for a horizontal reach so that we can be in a parking lot. we can be in the road uh and still
get to the top of that roof. Um so it can reach 100 ft horizontal. Our current truck is 68 ft. >> So it can almost go vertical. >> It can do what? >> Yeah. Horizontal negative up and Yep. >> I don't care what it is. You're not
giving me 107 feet in the air. Not a big enough seat belt. >> Okay. Anything else on on your guys' requests? Um I guess I'm always cons
not concerned but just curious. I don't understand the gambling piece and how that because you do have revenue, you know, on your side, you know, how does that kind of come in, you know, the the gambling revenue um donations and also you guys do a lot of granting, too. So,
how does that kind of figure into the numbers, you know, as we move forward? >> Uh, so the gambling, I think we always uh and correct me if I'm wrong, Jennifer, but we always kind of predict maybe 30,000 in income. this we don't see the income side of this part of it.
This is just the expense side. >> Um so we budget for that and it's 30,000 but it's really up and down. During CO we really saw uh people use their their stimulus money and they and we had some really nice donations. We were able to contribute to the city. Um but it's been
pretty good recently. We've been able to bring in to 30 to 50,000 I think in the recent years. And so that's been very nice uh benefit to be able to offset some of these costs. We do uh try and give back to the community and I know we've given a lot back to the parks funds to be able to do some nice things at the ballpark uh if we can and try to
balance that out between multiple places in the city uh if we can. >> So it's really hard to know the exact amount because it's going to be up and down. >> I think that you know in order to find a kind of a whole picture of you guys um if we can have that kind of mixed in
here um kind of like to understand you guys kind of set of grants. So, that's the next thing we want to talk about. So, when we uh we've done a really nice job of getting grants this year, which is awesome, but all of those expenses fall into our normal budget, and it
looks like our numbers are inflated um because we've got grant money. Um but it's not really inflated because we've gotten the grant piece to offset it. So, I don't know if there's a way to have a separate line item for grants to be able to show, hey, that expense wasn't part of normal operating expense. see that so
we can kind of get a true picture because you guys are working hard to bring in those funds. And I'd also I'd love to see a goal, right? You know, a goal of whatever, right? So, are you guys seeking out a goal of $20,000 in grants for the year and things like that
so we can kind of that would help on the budget side to kind of soften that some of those numbers. >> What we found on grants, and correct me, jump in if I'm wrong, but typically it goes in a cycle. So, if we get a grant in 2025, if we apply in 26, we're not going to get it. Uh, and so, usually
it's every two or three years, we try to make sure we're hitting uh hitting them all and doing them in a kind of rotation. And so, we have really good luck with that. Usually, we don't get it if we apply every year. >> Correct. >> So, I work with a lot with grants. So, I kind of understand, you know, if you apply for grant A, you're not going to
get it for the next three to five years, even if you did apply. But having that kind of that understanding, I guess, you know, showing your work, right? So, here will show your work that you're doing. Um, some of the things I get concerned about on the granting side is you need X equipment that's
$40,000, but you come up, you know, you you were able to get a grant of 20,000. Now, where where does that other 20,000, you know, take advantage of that grant? And so that's why I think we get some kind of, you know, kind of blips in your guys' budget and and what you're doing.
And we have to pull from other sources. moving forward. So, you know, it's just being able to have that that total view because you do you do have a revenue side to you that's that would make sense to me to kind of show as we maybe not budget piece here but you know as we
move forward >> I agree that transparency would be excellent like you said not only for the grants but also um like training reimbursements um take for instance the um meeting in education there's a lot of reimbursements that we get from the
for our training expenses. Um that's not reflected in there either. It would be nice if we could see those numbers reflected because that's another line item that isn't reimbursement for that. We don't have to spend as many of the tax dollars
on that show. So it would be nice to have >> it's not going to change our revenues. It would just break it out. And I don't want to put a lot of burden back on the staff side to kind of do
this, but for me it helps out because where I get, you know, throughout the year, especially with the CIP, right? So we say that we're going to put, you know, $10,000 toward an F 250, you know, and we're going to buy it in seven years. All of a sudden, somebody comes up and thinks they need an inloader, and
then we're moving that CIP money from that 250 to the inloader. And so I know that's you know that isn't set in stone. These are you know what we're going to buy in seven years but it be
nice to kind of know a little bit more what's happening there. Um just just for me I guess personally just being able to say we got one you know say we got a million dollars in CIP that we've set aside for these large
items but that doesn't mean in 10 years those are the large items that we needed through that 10 years but it was good for us to have this. So, how we develop that is we try to focus on I know there's a lot of numbers and there's a lot of stuff going on, but we try and f focus on big ticket items. And so, if
it's a big ticket item, we try and get an estimate, maybe not every year, but periodically to just make sure we're staying current. Uh, and then it's on a schedule. So, we have inflation uh kind of built into that and how much should be needed based on our periodic time of
replacement. So, that's how we're coming up to that number. Okay. any more information that you guys want to kind of share with us or any kind of questions from the council to the fire department?
>> I think that kind of covers our stuff. >> You want to use little fire trucks. The big ones are a lot more expensive. I assume >> it does, but the new truck would fit in the current station. >> We did, for your guys' information, we
did have a demo unit last summer that we they brought for a day. So, we took it around different addresses in town. um tried the reach thing out, tried to know what the the new townhouse is on the east side of town. It does fit in the station. So, we did try and check some of those boxes ahead of time.
>> They were going to buy it. >> Now, we need a new fire station. >> All right. >> Thanks, guys. >> Have a good rest of your night. >> Yeah. Have fun at training. And feel free to take some subs and
chips. >> I like that much easier. 1.4. [Music] All right. So, I will just touch on um a few of the spots that we have
increases in. Um starting with streets. Um the operating supplies I increased by $500. Um just due to inflation and the price of everything going up. Um same with
repair and maintenance on the streets. Um, I kept fuel and the general general maintenance the same um for streets.
And then I increased overall I increased um all of the clothing allowances by $50. And then for meeting and education under streets, I took the $2,500 that we had budgeted last year. I brought that
back down to zero now that um now that all of our full-time guys have their CDL. So, there's no need to have the meeting and education for the streets. There's really no meetings or trainings for
that. >> Not to interrupt you, Andrew, but I might have accidentally left that one in there. So, I will take that. Yep, I did. I will take that out. I forgot to take that one out. So, >> okay. Um
and then on to the parks budget. Um for operating supplies, I increased that by $1,000. Um we're getting to the point of um we've had all of our fixtures
um for about two years now and in the bathrooms for toilet paper and things like that. and they're starting to need to be replaced. And um the the toilet paper and paper towels for the bathrooms is
seems like every time we go in there it's another $10 $15 for the same amount of stuff. So um I increased the fuel by $5 just to um
make sure we're covered. um that seems to be one of the bigger items that we use or one of the bigger um most used line item for fuel out of all five departments.
Um repair and maintenance, I increased that by 5,000. Um as you can see, we're way over budget already this year on repair and maintenance. Some of that was with the
fountain. Um, but the stuff isn't getting any newer and we're seeing a lot more failures and having to do a lot more repairs on all of the equipment in general. So, um,
that's why we increased that by 5,000. Um, professional services, I left that the same. Um, >> yep. 24. [Music] >> Say that again. Mayor, could you say
>> so right now got 65,000 actual,000 for 2025,000? >> I think if I don't mean to speak on behalf of you, you're under professional services, right? Mhm. >> So, we had beefed it up because um we wanted to do more with trees and I'm
trying to think of um oh, our lighting project is out of there. So, there's like 20,000 um that'll come out of there for the lighting project um for this year. We probably haven't gotten the invoice yet on that, but >> 25,000 we set aside for Lake Eagle Park
or 20 whatever it was from last year or from the 2025 budget comes out of that line item. >> That's a rep. We haven't I don't think we've gotten invoiced yet from PLO, but that was where it would come out of was professional services. Um, yep.
And the other thing that could be, um, I don't know if this is what Andrew is thinking, but another thing in my head I'm thinking is, uh, just having enough money for tree removal, tree trimming, um, you know, things like that in the parks, I guess. So, I don't know what you're thinking on that, but
>> Yeah. And I know sooner or later the ash board is going to hit us and it's going to hit us hard and bad. Um we've taken down a couple ash trees this year and have seen it in um for instance the one right by the playground um that we took
out earlier this year. So >> yep. So >> I think and Andrew might have forgotten that the 20,000 was in there for the lighting project. So, I don't know if you did or not, but if you want to bump it or to drop it down, that would help um significantly.
Right. Um I think some of that can be used. Um also we we've had the edging for a couple years at Freys Park and we kind of put it off to decide what we were
going to do with Freys Park and right now with the park board, I don't correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't foresee any changes at Freys Park. Um, so we can have somebody put that edging in. And
>> there's a list, >> right? >> Right. >> I stand corrected. We have paid plug. I just looked it up. So >> So let's see. Yeah. >> The balance right now is 32,900.
And that's where I tried to get that tree quote in and I just haven't had time to get back to meeting with the contractors to I mean that's where some of the stuff we have to you know
>> it's used like services and say I need 65 grand and these are projects I'm planning on doing >> the Right. >> Right. Yeah. and like
>> and I think that would help maybe from the park board standpoint and I'm not expecting it for Thursday or anything, but like when we go we always talk about what the budget is that the park board specifically has, but there's a lot of items that happen within the park that come out of your budget, you know, and that's where we're always back and forth
with, okay, whose budget is this out of? So, I don't know that we need to go in depth at the park board meetings on this specific thing. But when we're talking of we have 60,000 in our capital budget for parkboard, but we want to adjust all of Freys and and do that. That's not
cheap or add different equipment. Um, where does some of this come out of? So, >> too,000. [Music] >> Yeah. So like when we talk at Thursday's meeting or any of those when we're talking the prof professional services I didn't know that the lights were part of
that 65 or tree trimming. So like to me the professional services then some of them are like CTS coming in and fixing equipment or that stuff and I don't get that mindset of someone coming in and trimming trees or so maybe just having that understanding of what some of those
projects would fall what category those projects fall up because I I have no idea. >> Yeah. And like, you know, if we would have went through with the original um tree quote that I brought, that would have been an extra 15,000 out of there.
Um I'm hoping I I haven't even contacted any tree services since >> right. We always say we can't say
that one, >> right? >> I mean, if if there's a way if after Andrew puts together his list, there's a way we could knock it down, you know, even to 50,000, that would be nice. Just factoring in because we did have that 20,000 for lights. I mean, that is a
pretty big increase, >> but like like the tree trimming, I I know it's hard to get multiple bids at sometimes that they don't get back to you, but some of it's timing of not waiting till the prime time in the spring when they're running out doing it or, you know, figuring out so that if we
budget 15,000 for tree trimming, getting on it right away and contacting whoever needs to so that we can actually get it done. Mhm. >> Um and I and I know there's a lot going on and all that, but budgeting in and then making this happen however we need to do that so that we can hit and try
and do that 15,000 10,000 whatever we want to do of tree trimming every year um so we don't get behind. I think that's what we or at least I've been trying to push for of like stay caught up or at least try to get closer to being caught up so that we're not in this always playing catch-up, >> right? And I think one of the other
thing is if we got toward the end of the year, we still had some money there in the levy that we've already levied, you know, can we get ahead for next year, you know? So, not that we reduce the level, but we can, you know, like I said, I'm not sure, you know, we did the
inventory. I can't what's his name? the harbor harbors that we have. >> Oh yeah. Yeah. Luke >> um he had he did an inventory and I can't remember the astronomical number of trees we have. So
>> that's going to be a big number at some point. So, if we can get some of those >> Do you think it's not to beat this to death, but do you think, Andrew, that it's safe to assume that out of the 32,000 that's left that not a whole lot of it's going to get used yet this year,
or what are your preliminary thoughts on that? >> Yeah, I I mean, >> if that's >> I would like to get a lot of tree trimming and tree removal done yet, but I don't think, you know, that's not going to touch the 52,000, though. >> No, it's 32,000, guys. Just so every
knows 32,000 left. >> Oh yeah. Um my sheet it says >> 52 is what you're doing. >> Well, there was $65,000 uh budgeted and then year-to- date expenses are 32 and that includes the
20,000. So that's what I was looking at was on our >> So 2025 budget we've got 65,000 2025 year to date. >> That's not what ours was 125 >> where my actual budget
>> balance of 52. >> When was that? >> That's not showing >> this 8:15. >> I don't know. That doesn't match up. >> Well, I think one is we can >> Oh, that would have been after Plug's thing was deducted then. Yeah, that
would be the 20,000 >> printed on. >> Yep. Yep. Yep. >> Oh, the one you're saying is got the flute number in it, but this one >> in the in the current one that I have in you guys' packet shows year to date numbers and Andrew has an old one for when he did his budget worksheet that showed what the year was at that point.
He wasn't understanding. But I guess there a couple different things and if we're not going to use it, we >> we definitely need and I don't recommend it but normally but I think in this case we need to try to keep the levy as low as possible if we if the council would
you've only had an upcoming meeting to you know carry forward some of those monies. >> That's one of the ones too that I don't know if I'd want to tie it to last year's budget because if you came up and said I only have a list of 30,000 30,000 you came and said it's 75,000 then we'd have to have a list. That's what I mean.
So we can reduce that 65,000 in 2026. We can reduce that number down. Yep. >> Yeah. >> But we don't want to reduce it to get in the rears as we try to move forward. >> Right.
>> We got 700 elm trees to take down between now and 10 years. >> Let's take down, you know, 15 15 15 >> We were trying to do 10 a year. So that's I think we need to get back to >> anything yet, right? >> I don't believe so because he had
brought forth the quote and then I think the decision was the council didn't feel comfortable approving it because they didn't want to just approve a a number. They wanted exactly what trees and I think that's where we ran into a little bit of an issue. >> Okay.
>> Um the cat is flat. >> Huh? is flat as they say. >> All right. So, moving on. Um, I don't know why in 2025 there wasn't a clothing allowance budget. Um, but I brought that
back up. It should have been 800. Um, and then I increase that by 50. So 850. >> That's another couple things, right? So I I understand why we break things up. Um, so we can kind of have a balance of, you
know, because you're allocating, right? You're allocating your expenses across four >> five budgets. >> Five. So, >> so I think what would help me too? So, the >> the public works department has all of
their uh we go with Vestus and they do your jeans, your shirts, >> just our jeans, >> jeans. They launder the jeans. We see a bill from that. And then the public works, you guys go out and buy your all your clothes. >> And then they also have a boot allowance, safety boot allowance, which will be recommending that formally be
increased to $200. So, um I that should fit within there um between the five departments. So, that should cover >> I was going to ask at the end, but the the boot allowance that we're recommending that currently sits as every other year, correct? >> Every two years.
>> Yeah. So, every other year you'd get it. You put in for a boot allowance every year. Then, I mean, you factored in enough for going every year. >> It could be $100 every year, but now be So, we'll just factor in a thousand dollars a year. So instead of 200 every other, we're doing a hundred every year.
>> 200 every year. >> If you guys want everybody to have $200 a year to spend on safety boots, then it' be $1,000 that we're factoring for the department. >> Okay. So that potential change is facing here. Okay. >> Yeah. >> As part of the closing allowance or do we have a boot budget?
>> We don't have a boot budget. Um, all right. Moving on to Storm. Um, there hasn't really been much of a change with Storm. Um, except for the clothing allowance. Again, I just added $50
$50 to that. um meeting and education. I didn't fill that out um just because we're between myself, Jennifer, and Mike for sure, we all have to renew all of our
storm water permits and licensing. And um I couldn't remember what it cost last time for us to do that, so I just left that open. And >> but we all three are up for renewal in 2026, >> right? SG cost in here.
>> Yes. >> And then >> and I haven't um >> Yeah. So I haven't >> You haven't added your stuff >> the enterprise budgets yet. No. >> So like for professional services, I left that blank because I don't use any money in professional services really for
>> so I didn't know what that budget number should be. Um >> I think his wish he may be able to get out of able to get out. >> They haven't gone back to us yet or you know when we were at that meeting right
not looking good. >> Um moving on to the water fund. Um operating supplies I increased that by 3,000. Um seems like everything is just getting more expensive. chemicals.
Um we've been noticing our um chemical tubing and things that we use just isn't holding up as good. Um you name it, it just doesn't last as long. Um
fuel I left the same. Um and then repair and maintenance I increased that by 5,000. Um, in the last couple years, we've seen kind of an increase in water mane brakes
and um, you know, our wells aren't getting any newer um, all of our um, control panels and things like that. You know, if something goes wrong on on that stuff, it's all more expensive and now that it's up to
date. Um, and then uh yeah, so I think that's about it on that. Um, professional services. I think that was all for the water treatment plant. So I don't even
>> we'll get that stuff cleaned up. It's um these things are hard right now and you'll see in the general fund too or engineering I have to work with our auditors to figure out how we get that out because it's a project expense. It's not a normal so it skews the budget. So we we'll work that for now that's where
it's sitting but um and then clothing allowance another $50 increase. Um, and then meeting and education, I increased that by 500. Um,
we used to have a bunch of offers for free classes and those are kind of dwindling and now they're, you know, $3 $400 per class. So, um, sewer fund, I increased the
operating supplies by $1,000 just for you, normal supplies that we use. Um, the repair and maintenance, I kept that the same. Um, and then increased our
professional services by 3,000. And that's where like the sewer cleaning and annual inspections and things like that come out of. Um, and then the same thing as water, I added an extra $500 for meeting and
education. and that's all I got. Um, I know there's in the capital outlay there's a couple I think I'm trying to remember. I think it's just one um F-150 this year that would come out
of the capital outlay. Um, >> oh, [Applause] all right. >> Yeah. So, it would be the wood chipper. >> Yeah. And as of right now, um
we're thinking about just wiping the wood chipper out. Um we've been um burning all of our branches and brush and tree stuff on top of where we put our leaves. So, um, instead of
putting money towards that when we can just burn it and spend, you know, half a day making sure the whole farm field doesn't start on fire. I think that's a better cost on the city.
Um, so it this year it would just be the F-150. >> Do you think so? Okay. So, I had included the 33,000 for the wood chipper. I can take that out. Do you think the 46,818 is enough for the F-150? >> I um
>> I'm not 100% sure. >> Okay. >> Um just >> is it going to have >> um the last I talked to our sales rep from Ford, um they were >> Yeah.
>> Yep. um they were waiting to see what the um like the state contract was. >> Okay. >> Um which usually comes out in Septemberish and I haven't heard anything. So um but depending on between
that and then just like the strobe lights and stuff, it shouldn't be a huge cost. And then the amount that we set aside then it looks like is um 123,866. That's just kind of following the schedule here on on the replacement. So
I put that in there for set aside. >> Yeah. And then um under the parks capital outlay, it looks like two mowers this year. Um, and the John Deere,
um, we might be able to revisit that and push that off a little bit. Um, just because we haven't been using it that much since we got the two zero turns. So, um,
>> nope. The other one, the one with the blower on it. So, Yeah, like the the one with the sweeper we don't even have on the on the capital outlay on here. Um I think
>> country flipper. >> No, that should be the um that one is the latest Bob or the oldest Bobcat that we got in trying to think. So, there's a 23 Bobcat
and then there's a 24 Bobcat. So, that Country Clipper should be the Bobcat that we bought in 24. >> The zero turns are three years. >> What was that? >> The zero turns are three years. >> Yep.
>> Yep. So right now the one that we would be replacing is the least one that we have currently. Well, um, if you guys have any more questions for Andrew, maybe I could. So, I'll make the adjustments that I noted with the fire department and that 25,000
and then bring that back to the council to be able to carry forward this year so we can take that out of um what they have. So, we don't we can take that off of what we have. That will help tremendously. But other than that, and that should be able to bring us down maybe to 6%. They'll have to run their
numbers, but how does the council feel comfortwise with and then you don't have to make a decision tonight, but you know, just kind of looking at the preliminary levy. So, we'll have another meeting or we have to set that certify it by September 30th. Then you can go down after that. We just can't go
higher. So, just something to kind of mle over between now and our next meeting. >> Um, and your comfort level because whatever you adopt when the preliminary levy is set, that's what people are going to see when they get their proposed uh property tax statements. So, I think the big thing for me is just
not to we I feel like we've done a good job or you guys have done a good job trying to be more proactive on um streets or trees, you know, whatever it is. So, not losing that and keeping that momentum going forward. Um the pond looks great, the the parks are looking
phenomenal, but all it takes is just one year of not doing something and then we get behind really quickly. So, um, whatever that means to make sure we're staying ahead of things or on top of them. Um, including, I know it's been brought up several times, the chairs in here or the carpet, like making sure
that we have those even small dollar items in there so that when that time does come, it doesn't totally blow the budget or take everything out or have to have those unexpected costs that we keep getting that aren't part of the budget and now we're moving things differently. >> Yeah. I hate to take the beating of the
levy and then not not spend it appropriately, right? So being able to kind of make sure we plan appropriate through the year that we can kind of >> well and if there's >> all we need to use a ladder truck >> I mean they've been
>> planning on a new fire truck but it wasn't >> but they just don't have enough money obviously to buy a new one. So yeah, but you know to Beth's point and the mayor's point, I guess the thing too I feel like if there's a place you want to put money, which we is is needed, it's
in these set aides for capital outlay because we absolutely I mean with the roof, we're depleting what we have for general government. >> You can't go wrong in those those situations. >> I'd like to see a capital outlay line item for um all the buildings.
>> We do have it. It's a set aside. Well, I mean it might not be labeled the way you're thinking, but we do like city hall has one. Um I guess you're right. We don't have one maybe specifically in like um public works, but >> um >> Well, that's going to be 90 grand to replace that roof.
>> Yep. >> You know, if people keep running into it, maybe we'll just put garage door there instead of >> Yeah. So, we can add one to the street. Um or I don't know where we want to put it. Just put it in general government, I guess. And then do we have somewhere that cuz I know we've talked about the cameras here work really good and and
it's good to have um we've talked cameras especially on the out specifically I guess on the outside of public works. >> Yep. Waiting on pricing for that. I've not heard back yet. >> So having some of those or um the water treatment facility is there is the lobbyist still being used you know all of those pieces that um are pretty big
projects coming up that do we need to be having funds set aside for now for? We do have 20,000 set aside for lobbying funds, but I wanted to talk to you guys about that coming up because um I know the mayor might have been on an email I sent, but I was just wondering if they were going to charge us again this year.
There had been a clause in our contract that if they there wasn't a special session that or um a a bonding bill passed, excuse me, that they wouldn't charge us. Well, then there was that really small bonding bill that got um passed. It didn't include anything that
we needed. Um, and so I haven't heard back from them on that, but I'm kind of leerary about spending another 20 grand >> at this point. >> Take a look to see. >> So, >> but it's in the budget, >> nothing else, right? So, you know, if we can reduce that,
>> I still like the idea of having them on retainer if whatever if we need to get because they have just so much access that we're going to have, >> but being able to shrink that would be >> right be good, >> right? So, I'm not saying to add a whole bunch of money in here. I'm just, you
know, I like where we're sitting. I just don't want to >> um fall behind either where then it's >> where we're at with the streets right now and trying to play catchup, >> right? And I think in recent years the council's done a really good job of um you know, keeping up with equipment,
getting new equipment. It makes the operations much more efficient. And I feel like we're on the right track, as you guys are saying, and just keeping that momentum going. and we're nice community, but nice communities take money to have nice things happen to have nice parks. And that's one thing, you
know, the council's been really good um about setting aside money for the parks and just got to keep keep doing that because it's just an ongoing investment you have to make. And so, >> and just having the equipment is huge. Like when we trimmed all the trees on
Creekide, we used the payloader and and the grapple bucket, you know, and cut everything and threw it in the bucket and loaded our big trucks with it where before we always used to have to, you know, use the skid loader and the one ton and you could only haul about an
eighth of what you can in the big truck. So, we'd still be working on Creekide if it wasn't for all the equipment and stuff that we've been accumulating over the years. >> Not to keep talking about equipment, but I just think back to I don't know. Well, Nick, I don't know if you were in town
when we had the old leaf. Do you remember that? I think everybody else here probably remembers that. That was a sad site. It was awful. We had to have two. >> Oh, it was bad. This new leaf act is really slick. It only takes one person, but the other one I think took three people sometimes, right? They have to
get out and direct the hose to go get the leaves. I mean, that that is a perfect example of efficiency and the residents I know are really happy with that um upgrade. It's really been good. So, but at the time it was a big expense and we weren't sure about it was a right
decision, but it was it was good. >> I never in a million years would have thought a leaf back would be $200,000. And Nick was like, >> "What?" >> You know, for 10 years, >> you spend six for an electric one that
only goes 20 miles. But >> no, I think we're we're kind of in a good spot. I think seven is is kind of you know look to see you know you know your guys's reaction to 7% levy you know be
good or bad right so 7% sounds like a big number but when you look at it actual dollars it's not too bad but um it's it's always a percentage and being in between what's happening kind of around the area I think I feel comfortable with that um
like you said, you know, you've done a good job of not putting any fluff in here. I think the council gets concerned that we don't have enough, you know, not raining day, but you know, like this year, who would have thought we'd have to pay 100 grand for a roof,
you know, so being able to go this big, we have, you know, the new car account and camper account, you know, so being able to have those set aside dollars. I think by the next meeting what Andrew and I will work together on get you guys a
sheet that summarizes kind of what you guys are talking about seeing out you know 10 years for city hall building or public works and we don't know all the the expenses but we can just try to do our best and that we can start >> so everybody can see >> you know the chillers are going to be
another 90 100 grand you know when those have to be replaced >> this the warning sirens I think they're about 20 $30,000 now and thankfully county got us how much Are there any other >> 45 capital numbers like that? >> But fortunately, Blorth County got us a
grant or they got a grant for that one and that was amazing. >> Well, that's what I like too is if if we have that 10-year plan and we and we're watching the grants, it's like, oh, you know, that the sirens are three years out, but there's a grant right now, you
know, let's, you know, potentially move some things around to take advantage of some of the granting opportunities. Something else I should mention in the budget too that I kind of I guess I didn't I didn't address it and I'm just thinking about it. I'm sorry I'm out of order here, but um we had had
a community development coordinator position and since we haven't filled the position kind of hit the pause button on that. Um I did leave in and I switched it to just professional services and I left in 45,500 and that's because we need to get done a
comprehensive plan. we if we need to hire a consultant to do, which we would have a consultant do, or some other economic development strategic plan related process, that's what that money is in there for. So other than that, I think I hit the high
points, but >> questions, concerns, directions, >> anything more from staff? I think we can adjourn. >> Oh, >> before we do that, I guess I lied. Could we all look at our calendars and try to schedule that that next meeting?
>> Oh, sorry. Um, so we need to set it. Obviously, we don't want to be cutting it down too close, but we have to certify by the 30th. Um, is there anything possibly? >> Let's October. >> September. So maybe we could look at
either the week of the um sorry I'm just looking the mid to late of the 15th or the week of the 22nd. >> The 15th. >> Oh yeah. Okay. Yeah. So we're probably looking at the week of the 22nd.
Thank you. 24. >> Looks like the this city hall would be open if that works. >> Are we talking morning or >> um >> should we do night car don't want to do morning? No, we could do a nighttime
meeting. Do you want to do uh just five? >> Oh, what time is that? >> What time is it? Well, um, >> okay. >> Should we do >> Okay,
you guys pick the time. >> Perfect. >> Okay. 24th at six o'clock. and I'll get you the materials >> certifying the levy to go to the to the state, right? >> Yep. And I'll try to get the materials
out to you by the 18th then review. >> Anything else? >> Going once, going twice. No, nothing else. Thanks for your time tonight for >> a motion to to adjurnn. >> Motion second. Thanks everybody.