501. >> You're ready, sir? >> Okay. Thank you, ma'am. We're recording. >> Yes, sir. >> All right. Very good. >> Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to our special meeting. This is for uh the budget review. We're going to go over a
couple of things that we talked about last meeting because there are people in the audience that wasn't here and two council members that need to be refreshed. So, without further ado, Mr. chapel. Can we stand and say a blessing and pledge our allegiance?
>> Oh Lord, help us uh this committee to go and make sure we do the budget uh for everybody's benefit this year. Um it's an important step of of Parker. So we need to make sure we do it right. I ask
you in this name also you protect our police officers and our firemen. Um and hopefully uh we have no more incidents like we had this past week and pray for the
I don't know if she passed away or not but pray for our officers anyway and I ask this in your name. Amen. >> Amen. want to be. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> You don't mind, please be seated. >> Before we start the regular agenda, Madame Clerk, would you please call the role? Certainly. Miss Farah
>> here. Miss Bifford is absent. Mr. Chapel >> here. >> Mr. Haney >> here. >> And Mayor Kelly >> here. Thank you, ma'am. Um, before we proceed on with item one, is there anybody in the audience that would like to come to the podium, state your name and address for the record and discuss anything that's not on the agenda?
There's only three items on the agenda. Okay. So, for your edification, um Suzanne is going to come to the podium and she's going to go over the things she went over last week for the first hearing of the budget. It'll
coincide with what you have in front of you and uh tell you where we are as far as the numbers and how we got to where we are. Would you come to the podium, please? Okay, we will start. You have your 26 2526 budget in front of you. Um during
our workshop last week, we had one change. Um Miss Barrow had requested that we add $5,000 more dollars into a um supply line item for our firemen to get um choking items for
>> and medical supplies. medical supplies and yes so that that is the only change from our workshop. Just a couple of highlights. The budget has been prepared at an Avalorium consistent of at 3 mil. Um due to the
property value increase it is an 11 million increase from prior year. This is 20.04% above the roll back rate. So the roll back rate is 2.4991. The budget is also prepared with water
revenue increase of 3%. The county is increasing our cost 2.6%. The sewer revenue is increasing 4%. The count that is the county's increase of our cost of sewer as well.
Just another couple of highlights. Fund one is our general government fund. That is general government, police, fire, code, trash, street, fleet, and parks. You'll also see fund two that is our
CRA. Fund 41 is utility, which is water and sewer. And then you'll see fund 42 which we segregate out our SRF um loan that we received in January and work on that uh water man has started
the person from a personnel standpoint we are still at budgeting 37 FTEES which is the current year that we are in now that is the same number of FTEEs. The budget does reflect an average pay increase of approximately a dollar per
person. Um the city does pay 100% of health, dental, and life insurance. We have budgeted that to stay the same. There is a cost increase to health insurance. Um it currently is $943 a
month. It is going up to $932 a month. So per employee that's $11,190. Um, not all employees take it. Most do, but we have budgeted for every employee in the city to take that if there were to be turnover or any of those
situations. The FRS contributions are is the retirement that is mandated by the state of how much we have to um supply for per person. The fire is increasing from the fire and police are increasing from 32.79%
to 35.19%. that was actually effective July 1st. Um, and all other employees are increasing 13.63% to 14.03%. So, those are just kind of a general
highlight of our budget. Um, now I will start going down our budget. Our first page we have our revenue. You can see on the department 311 is our Avalorium taxes.
We are estimating 93,262 in Avalorium revenue. That is 95% of our gross taxable value at 3 mil. Um overall we do intend to um and you'll see this further down in the budget, we do intend to use rollover funds from the
infrastructure for the project. So you will see 937,000 for infrastructure. That includes uh two years of rollover funds that we've already received from the state that have not been spent yet. So overall our general government revenue we are
projecting to be 4,916,293 which is a 21% increase over the budget this year. Are there any questions on general government revenue? Okay. Department 519 that is our general
government. Um overall overall that budget is projected to increase 10% over the current year's budget. The next budget is police department.
They have a 0% increase. It is actually maybe less than $1,000 increase but it accounts to a 0%. The next department is our fire department. They are showing an increase. Um, one of the items that has
been requested is a fire truck to replace engine number eight. That is $1.5 million. The city has determined that we will use unrestricted
funds from the utility department to help pay for this fire truck. The um that that is the proposal that would be on the table. Again, this is unrestricted. It does say reserves and I think reserves can be interpreted to be
restricted, unrestricted, designated, undesated. Um this is unrestricted net assets from the utility fund. It would be the funds would be transferred from utility to general government and then general government will purchase
the fire truck if that is what is voted upon. >> Should that fund be repaid back in some way? >> Um the unrestricted amount of money is funds that the utility department has built up over the years. It's their income just like um >> no financing.
>> No financing. Yes. >> Cash. >> It's almost like think about um like your personal business on your balance sheet, your equity. It's it's that amount that you've built up over the years that is un and we have so we have a
restricted amount and we have an unrestricted amount. >> So this is unrestricted. There's no there's there's there's no regulations on >> so we can go out and buy crack with that fund. >> I mean there is regul
>> the restricted mean can I address that? The restricted is it it is only for a specific purpose and it cannot be used for any other purpose than what it is restricted for. So, how much of the utility fund is restricted and how much is unrestricted?
>> Um, unrestricted at the end of 2023 is 4 million. >> Well, yes, ma'am. >> So, how so how much is today? >> We are anticipating probably
approximately uh the end you have to add. You have to get to the end of the year. So, I wouldn't have a 2025 number for you. at the end of the year it has not been closed out. >> So just as a general >> I anticipate to add about 600,000 more
to the 4.4 million that we have in unrestricted >> when we when we take the unrestricted the 1.4 What will be left in the unrestricted? >> Um, do I have >> no none? None would none would be available
to buy crack. >> Damn it. >> I don't have that paper with me, but I I can get you the answer for it. >> Wait till tomorrow. I think we need to Biden involved with this somehow.
>> Go ahead, ma'am. >> So, fund. Are there any questions about the fire truck before we move on? >> Go. >> Um, the next department is our code department. That department is actually budgeted to
decrease 12%. Our trash department is a 1% decrease in our overall budget. Our street department is an increase of 55%. You will see that
we are um projecting $1.5 million in there for the paving projects that are the infrastructure dollars. Those would be a restricted those would be restricted infrastructure >> infrastructure funds in the street department would be restricted. Yes, we can only use it for infrastructure
projects. >> We can't transfer that money for anything else. >> It would be nice to know how much of The general fund is restricted in fund restrict. >> Okay. Um the fleet department is a 6% increase.
Parks department is a decrease of 11%. So overall our total expenditures in fund one including the new firet truck and the paving project would be a 51% increase.
The but prior to the firetruck purchase the general fund would be short $775,111. So the that is the amount that the utility fund would still have to transfer over to the general fund to be
whole. We don't have enough money in our Avalorium or other general revenues to fund. And so thankfully Avalorium has helped that go down, but it's still not
enough to cover the general fund. Fund two is our community uh redevelopment agency. We anticipate the revenues there to be 256,000. That's a 52% increase over what we have um budgeted in this current fiscal year.
Overall, we expect to spend all of those funds and so it's a a net net of zero. Fund 41 is utility funds. Our charges for service, we anticipate a 4% increase. Our um other miscellaneous
department 360, you can see that there's a a decrease of 92%. That's because in this current fiscal year, we had our CDBG grant. We don't have that grant that reoccurs next fiscal year. So that would essentially be a decrease in our revenue.
Overall decrease of 14%. expenditures in the water department. Um we do have the budgeted increase from the county for the cost of water of 2.6%. So it is a total increase in water department expenditures of 5%.
The sewer department we have the budgeted increase from the county and the cost of water. Um but overall the sewer department will decrease 29% again due to we do not have
the CDBG grant expenditures again in next f this year. We are um at the desire of mayor putting $100,000 into the savings account.
So the overall um net revenue and expenditures the utility department will have income of 798,477 which is enough to cover the deficit um in the general fund.
Fund 42 is our SRF loan. Um we received this loan in January. This is the water main project. We anticipate that we will receive about $5 million from that loan in next fiscal year. Al uh we will have $5 million of expenditures. Those that's
the reimbursement from the the loan. Um we have payments due on our other SRF loan. That's what the um principal and interest is for the debt service. Those are the the loans we currently have. Um not this water main project loan.
Are there any questions? >> Yes, ma'am. Go ahead. >> I've been researching loans and I don't know much, but the one in January I thought was for million. >> It is. >> Okay. So, what was the previous one? So,
we have a loan for seven million. You mentioned 5 million and that confused me. Oh well the the water main project is ex will take a period of time to complete. So we don't get the money all up front. The loan is not just proceeds
are put in our bank account. They are reimbursement. So we have to incur the cost and then we request proving to the state what all we have spent and then they cut us a check back. >> No they they reimburse us.
>> Okay. So, how much in total are we being loaned? >> Um, I would have to look at the loan document because in part of that agreement, we are also anticipated to have a portion of the loan forgiven that
will be a grant and tell me I believe it was a million I don't remember the exact number >> 31% 31%. >> Yes. So, we do anticipate loan forgiveness that will be in the form of a grant that will come from the state,
>> but that doesn't happen until the end. >> Okay. And the end is 20 years from now. >> No, the end of the project construction, >> but I mean the loan end >> I would have to look at the term. >> I think it's 20 years. >> 20 years, but the 5 million that she's referring to is that's the that's the
anticipated amount we draw on that loan next year. We could do a year, but we only anticipate drawing So, it's a 7 million loan. >> Yes. >> Okay. Any
questions, council, before we move on? Any questions from Yes, ma'am. Go ahead. >> It's more a statement. >> Don't you need to open up the public hearing for them to be >> Yeah. Um, let me see here. caught me off
guard when he said you had a statement. >> Okay, I'm sorry. >> I thought you were going to ask me a question. >> Um, this is item one. We're going to open for public hearing and reading of resolution 2025 413 for the fiscal year 2526.
Um, we need a motion to adopt tentatively. No, >> we won't do that till the next meeting. >> No, I still had a couple of questions about >> the budget. >> Okay, >> you want me to sit down?
>> No, I can stay there. We'll be done. >> Jumping jacks. You want I mean >> I don't understand how does this work out if she needed to have a comment before I comment. >> You could go ahead. >> No, you can go ahead. You were supposed to comment first. That's why I said if anybody got >> Sorry, >> that's okay.
>> Mr. Someone just had a question about this uh dump body truck. Is that an actual dump truck? >> It's it's the one tons that we have. It's the little F350s with the black dump body on the back, >> right? Is that because a new truck is needed or
is it because we just need something to haul material with? >> Both both the trucks were being replaced. So, the one truck in the street department, it's a 2004, and the the truck in the parks department, it's a 2001. >> So, they're both 20 years old. And like I said, they break all the time. They're
mainly used for ditch maintenance, cleaning out the ditches and hauling the debris, running the trucks back and forth with debris out of the ditches, >> right? >> Um, but like I said, we're just trying to replace both those trucks. >> I just seen dump truck and I was thinking maybe you can spend 20 grand and get a fine dump trailer. >> Yeah. >> But I mean, if you need the truck as
well, that's a whole different story. >> Yeah. The problem we run into then is when you start get the dump trailer and the truck combinations, the states crack down on the CDLs. >> So if we hit 14,000 pounds on a dump trailer behind a 12,000 or 13,000lb truck, >> then you got to have an >> a license to
>> Yes, that makes sense. >> Yeah. So we go with the dump body and we don't have to have an a license. >> Understood. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. >> No problem. >> Next question is for Chief Baxley. >> There's no increase in your budget. U I was taking advantage of not having
employees. So we was able to get everything we needed for cars, >> right? >> So that's that's reasonable increase. >> I was just assuming with the fiasco we had previously, it seemed like the department needed more funding for
hiring officers. Well, we when you don't have when when you have a chief that works 24/7 and we're not paying employees. We've taken we buying what we needed. >> They took money that they he already had before this. >> Right. Right. >> And didn't buy a veh one vehicle and
spend it on vests and things that they need. >> Right. So you're you're you're carrying several different roles in your position. >> Yes. Yes. Now next year may ask for more money, but right now We'll have you sold off before then.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Have me replace. Yeah. >> Have the fire chief do it. >> That's right. >> Mr. I would like to also point out that in this current year budget we have budgeted for two cars. >> So their budget for cars in the current
year that we're in was 126,000. the budget that you are um would be tenatively approved tonight the car budget has been reduced to 70,000 so essentially that money flowed into other other line items the same
>> thank you thank you another question also about fire I don't think he was around then but you told me eight years ago was the last time he bought a new fire truck you remember how much that truck cost off the top of your was about 490. >> Was it?
>> I thought it was more than that for some reason. >> And uh but u fire engines have gone up in value significantly. When we bought engine 9, sir, it took us uh 13 months to get it built.
>> And now you might wait three or four years to get one. Is >> this a new turnkey? >> This is brand new turnkey. It's a fire pumper with a lighter on the top basically. And uh the number eight truck is she's 23 in October as a matter of
fact and um uh with the increase in size of buildings in Parker that we have got and that we are anticipating based on the land development changes that we're thinking are going to happen. uh a regular engine wouldn't be sufficient
without some kind of an aerial device to supply rescue and water for multi-story structural firefighting. So, you know, I I did this for a little while and uh Chief Higgins went out
looking to see what we could find and this truck is brand new. Um, it was built by E1 down near I think in Bradenton somewhere down south central Florida. Um, there's been some criticism that it wouldn't fit in the fire
station. In anticipation of that, a month ago, we had them drive the truck to Parker. And we took the number eight truck out of our station and we had them back the new truck in and it fit perfect with
space on all sides. So, anybody that says it won't fit, it's because they weren't paying attention. >> Now, they don't know what they're talking about. >> How will this affect the was it ASO rating? I'm sorry. >> The ISO rating. >> ISO. >> Well,
I'll give you the the condensed version. Chief Aens has got in his three- ring binder the the the the documentation if if we would needed to provide it, but the ISO is predicated on lots of things.
Um once we get past uh four or five structures greater than three floors or more, the insurance rate would be affected significantly as much as five points. Maybe it might
go we have a four and it could go to a nine if we couldn't reach it. And um you could say, well, when I was still chief, I had thought that we would call Tindle Air Force Base for mutual aid and bring in the ladder. And that's great. And we
still may need two ladders at a fire. You don't know. But the ladder truck could also be in service someplace else. So, we looked at all the options and Parker has no place to grow in length and width. It can only grow in height. People are already buying old houses and
bulldozing them and putting new homes in. We currently have the tallest ladder we have is 35 ft and with the angle of inclination probably 24 foot was as high as you could get if you could get it up by yourself. The ladder is a oneman
operation. You can use more people but one individual can control it. Move it around, raise it up, move it down, squirt water from it. Everything can be done by one person. Um, so we, as I say,
we have five structures right now, Mr. Haney, that we currently can't reach the top with the ladder structures, ladders that we have in place. This will remedy that. So, the ladder is 75 ft and the body of the truck is 10. So, it's amount
of amount of climbable range is 85 ft. And I think that the new hotel, if I'm memory, is is four floors plus the roof. So about 55 ft, 11 foot of floors or 44 5 about 55 ft for the new hotel. The the
ladder will be able to get right up in it, right up on it. And if you buy this, if we buy this, then obviously they're going to be out there training on it, practicing with it. It's uh as you grow taller, fire protection becomes a whole
new thing. The old days of just being able to get in one room and get it will be over. This ladder will take us there. This ladder should last us in excess of 20 years. >> Well, back to the ISO rating. Does that just affect just the buildings that are
four stories and more? Is it affect >> all of them? All of the city. The whole city. The your insurance rating >> rates the city. >> Sure. And so if we have a shortfall, let's say we can't reach the fourth floor, then that impacts the grade for
the entire all of the people. And what that does is it adjusts your insurance. So if your ISO goes up and then your mortgage will go up because your insurance will go up. If you own your
home outright, each year when you pay your insurance, you'll have to pay a greater amount of insurance because somebody's got to cover the cost of the ISO because the insurance company is anticipating a loss due to you can't reach the top of the building. So, yeah,
it's going to from when I first started here, Mr. Haney, this is just light years ahead of what we had in the old days and this is going to take us take us for the next 20 years for sure. And the other truck we have now, it barely passed the pump test. So,
>> it's eight years old now, right? Is it? >> No, no. The the other truck is 22 years old. Almost 23. >> Awesome. >> That's the one we're going to get rid of. Um, that'll go to Brendle Mountain in Alabama and be resold to somebody else that needs a a truck that's looks
good, pumps good, drives good, 22 years old, and it barely passed the pump test. So, um, somebody will get some good out of that somewhere, hopefully, and they'll refund us a little bit of the money that we're going to spend buying this ladder, should we decide to buy it.
And, uh, I don't know what we're going to get for it yet. That's still up in the air. I instructed the chief that I did not want it sold or disposed of until the ladder was in the house because I can't run short of one engine. The city can't be short one. He can't be
short one engine cuz something's got to lay a line and something's going to fight fire. And uh we're going to be excellent. The I went and the day they brought it down here, they called me and they said, "We got it." I went down to look at it and the salesman told me he
thought that once we decide if we're going to buy it, um he told me and once I figured out how how we would be able to pay for it without financing it, um he told me that um it would take about
five weeks to prep it up the way we want it with all the bracketry and everything on the truck and the logo and the lettering and everything. And then they deliver it. Hopefully we'll have it by end of October, maybe if we get it. And
hopefully then um we can start training through the winter months. They can start training through the winter months on the best way to use it. And it's going to seem large compared to a lot of the regular homes in Parker. But when you start getting on the Parkway and that new hotel and all of the things
that's even even Lesa can benefit from this and it's going to it's going to change everything. So they've already drove it to Braden, Florida here. >> Yeah. >> That's that's 400 miles right there, right? >> Eight round trip. >> That's a used fire truck. Get it half price. >> That's what I told I told him the exact
same thing when we sat in the station house. I said, "This is used." >> He said, "Oh, hell, you say it's brand new." I said, "You bring it here." >> We need to go take a ride and a break. >> That's right. >> Thanks for asking questions. >> You're welcome.
>> Mr. Chop, you got anything? >> No. I don't have anything. >> Ma'am, you got the pettis. You may come to the podium. >> Can I ask a question about this subject first? >> Sure. Sure. Go ahead. >> Do you have a mutual aid agreement with Panama City?
>> Yes. >> Will that stop with the new truck or >> No, ma'am. >> You have So, you have a new truck and you still have a >> So, we have a statewide mutate agreement. We have agreement with every fire department in this county and in this state. >> Okay. Okay. You are the expert in fire.
No, not anymore. My days are over. >> Yes, you are. You are. I will argue with you about >> If we were hit by a hurricane, we'd need all hands on deck. Fire, police, everybody. >> Yeah. Okay. Um, thank you. This is uh I'm Janette Howard, 1123 East Park
Street. Um, mayor, in 2023, you convinced many people here in Parker that we needed an advorum tax. >> Yes, ma'am. because the pipes beneath our feet were in such drastic need of repair. >> Yes, ma'am. >> And the reason for this, you said, was
that the utility fund, Tony's fund, was being robbed to pay to run the city. >> It was, still is. You explained that if we had an advalorum tax, the utility fund would remain funded and capable of
doing the necessary infrastructure maintenance that in the past had been sorely neglected. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Fast forward to today where you are asking to move 1.4 4 million
from the utility fund to purchase a fire truck. >> Yes, ma'am. >> To You're doing exactly what you said needed to stop robbing the utility fund to run the city. >> Would you have me finance it?
>> Ma'am, you've opened the floor. Would you have me finance it? Ma'am, >> I'm trying to think of an answer. Tell me what you think. >> I'm thinking that you're doing exactly what you told everybody. You opened the floor when when you said you opened the
floor. Tell me how I'm going to get the money. >> We needed to stop robbing Tony. And you convinced everybody in Parker that we needed an advalorum tax. We do. >> Okay. So that we would stop robbing Tony. And we are we are going to continue robbing him. And if you would
let me finish. I don't have an answer for you. You're the mayor. I'm just a nobody. You're not a nobody. You're a citizen of Parker. It matters. >> Citizen of Parker. If I could please continue. So, um, I have a copy of the SRF loan dated January 2025. And you are the
expert. I don't know what I'm talking about the SRF either, but I care enough. I care enough to come here and ask questions. Absolutely. >> And probably be humiliated, but I care enough. >> You're not going to be humiliated. >> Okay. Okay. So upon review of this SRF
loan, I see that it is a revenuebased loan, a utility secured loan, not a general obligation loan. It's a utilitybased loan, not a general obligation loan. It states pledged
revenues are gross revenues from the utility system after operating expenses and other yearly obligations. That means the utility enterprise is the repayment source. Okay. Article five of this SRF loan
covers rates and use of system requires the city to keep water sewer rates high enough to pay operations and maintenance and debt. So this SRF is saying that you mayor, you need to keep the water and the sewer rates high enough to be able
to pay this loan off. >> Yes, ma'am. Okay. Um, article 7 prohibits >> and and maybe I'm wrong because Suzanne said >> uh the difference between um I forget what those words were restricted and
unrestricted but but upon reading the SRF I wish Mr. Sloan were here. I can't believe he's not here for a budget meeting but never here nevertheless. Um so article article um seven states that it prohibits diverting those revenues so
those water and sewer revenues away from debt coverage. So the intent is you get a loan for millions of dollars and you use your utility your water and sewage to pay that loan off.
Okay. Article um six pledged revenues. So this is the the the part where I would love to ask the legal expert is article six. Um it's it says pledged revenues. It states diversion or failure
to maintain coverage would be a default because the loan is utilitybacked. It's utilitybacked. The city cannot take money from the utility fund to buy unrelated equipment like a firetr. I'm not saying you don't
need a fire truck. I'm saying that this loan when you read it, it says that it is um it's a revenuebased loan. So the money you bring in from
utility is is um now in your application you also included adorum but not in the final document. There is no mention of adorum in the final document. So that's a question for Mr. Sloan. In the application, you said you
would pay back the loan with the water and the sewer and the advalorum, but when you read the SRF final document of Janu January 2025, there's no mention of advalorum. So, but you all are smarter
than me. Um, so if um you cannot use it to buy unrelated equipment like a firetruck if it undermines repayment capacity. If you try to do this, you risk default under the SRF agreement.
You risk the Department of Environmental Protection enforcement, withholding dispersements, accelerating repayment, etc. And I know at the last meeting that was not live streamed but that I heard the audio it was mentioned that the
auditor the man that we pay said it was okay. >> Their company did >> said it was okay. >> They said there was from an accounting standpoint there were no issues. >> Okay. >> Unrestricted. So the question that I
have does does what you just educated me on the unrestricted does it take away my hours of reading the SRF today? Does it take away does it take away from the fact that it is a utility loan?
It is not a um what did I say? It's a utility loan. Uh I want I I'll go to another reference. Um okay. Uh the city of Parker entered into a drinking water state revolving fund construction loan agreement with the department of
environmental protection identified as DW030722. This agreement established how the loan is secured and repaid. Contract language. The agreement defines pledged revenues as gross revenues derived yearly from operation of the utility
system after payment of operating expenses and satisfaction of yearly payment obligations. these pledges the these pledge revenues are the legally required pay repayment source of the loan artic so it says the same things
implications for for your decision because the SRF loan is secured by utility revenues those funds cannot be diverted for unrelated purposes such as purchasing city equipment without risking violation of the loans covenants
>> Mr. Summerland, can you tell me if we collected any revenue yet to pay for the SRF? >> I don't want to misspoke on this, but what I'm hearing, what she's saying is we didn't sign this loan till >> January >> January this year, >> right?
>> And the money that's unrestricted >> is already in the bank, >> this contract, >> it's not part of it. >> So, the money that's in our savings account is >> from the past prior to the SRF. And I don't want to over speak on this, but if I feel if the city financed the fire truck and then tried to use the utility
fund to make the payments on the fire, >> then would have a problem. >> Then we would have a problem. >> Okay. >> But that this money that is in the savings prior to this contract was not the utility fund acquired after the contract was executed. >> Okay. But something to look into, right? Something to look into. Okay. So, the
last thing I'll say here is um while the city may have flexibility in its general fund, utility revenues are contractually pledged to the state of Florida for repayment of DW03722. Diverting those revenues away from the
water sewer system or debt service places the city at legal and financial risk. >> Yes, ma'am. Okay. >> Thank you. >> Thank you for listening. Okay. Um item one is the regular agenda is the first public hearing and reading
of resolution uh 2025413 for this uh 2025 and 2026. We need a motion to adopt tentatively. Ma'am,
>> from the council, right? We >> need a motion and a second from the council to adopt the budget as written tentatively. >> Make that motion. We have a motion. Do we have a second? >> I think she said village. >> Yes, we have to adopt the tenative mill first.
>> Okay. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, John. I apologize. I can't hear you all the way over there. So we're going to adopt the millillage of three mills. Is that correct? >> Yes sir. >> So we need a motion to accept and adopt the millage of three mill. Is that what
you're telling me? >> Okay. We need a motion on the floor to adopt the three mills of advalorum first for the 24 for the 2526 budget. >> That's the first thing we got to have. >> Well, I got a question. Yes, ma'am. before we vote. Um,
do we have to have a unanimous vote for this? Is this one that we have to have everybody since we're missing one vote? >> I don't like taxes either, but >> this is just a tenative one.
>> This is a tenative motion and and but yes, I think we'll have to agree to this. And if we don't, we don't. >> So if you >> Okay, we have a motion on the floor. Do we have a second? >> Second.
>> We have a motion and a second. Madam clerk, please call the role. >> Miss Miss Barrow. >> And what I'm asking is this is this if I were to vote no, is this going to void this this out is what I'm asking. >> Not today. It's not cuz there's still
three of us makes up 75%. >> Cuz I know that we vote on something a while back and we had to redo it because >> you got to vote your conscience. >> Well, we'll vote no. >> Okay. >> Mr. Chapel. >> Yes. >> Mr. Haney. >> Yes. >> And Mayor Kelly.
>> Yes. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you, councel. All right. Now we need to move back on to the first one for the um uh the public hearing and reading resolution. Is that correct, Suzanne? >> Yeah. Okay. Now, we're going to verote
read the first public hearing and adoption of the resolution 25-413 for 2025 2026. Uh we have to have a motion to adopt a tenative budget.
Make that motion. >> We have a motion. Do we have a second? Okay. Okay, then that's the end of it, ladies and gentlemen. >> We're voting on just the the trim notice. >> Yeah. to uh terminate is you're voting
on a tentative first reading of the budget. We have a motion on the floor. We do not have a second. >> Wait a minute. >> Item one. Read item one. >> That is for the avalorum. >> Yes, we're voting on a tenative agreement for that
>> but it's not for sure um in stone because we got to vote again. So >> Mr. Chapel understood what you were saying. Okay. >> What? Sir, >> you second. >> Yes. Sec. Okay. We call the roll,
please. >> Miss Barrow. No. Mr. Chapel. >> Yes. >> Mr. Haney. Yes. >> And Mayor Kelly. >> Yes. All right. Uh, second item is um the first public hearing and reading of resolution 2025414
for 2526 budget. That also requires a motion and uh to adopt tentatively and it is for >> I thought we adopted them. It would be the next meeting. >> No, we we looked it up on the um
internet from the last u meeting that we had last year and we're duplicating what we said last year. >> Okay. The hearing requirements state that in both tenative and final hearings the governing body.
>> So in other words, we agree to the three meals and then after that on >> Okay. So we don't need to adopt tonight though. >> We do because this is the first reading of it. Correct. The second reading is the 17th.
>> This is the tenative >> tentative. Yeah. >> Is that what you need? >> Um permission to read. Motion to adopt a tenative agreement. >> Well, she need to be reading the resolution. >> We didn't do that last year. We're doing
it the same way as we did it last year. >> The reading takes place. >> Okay. Well, you shouldn't have that down here on this paper. >> Okay. Well, we need a motion for the budget. Yeah. >> I make a motion to for the budget. Second >> as is. >> Call a roll, please. >> Okay. Miss Barrow.
>> Yes. >> Mr. Chapel. >> Yes. >> Mr. Haney. >> Yes. >> And Mayor Kelly. >> Yes. Item three and the final item for tonight is this is the first public hearing and reading and for resolution 2025 2029.
Well 2529 for uh fiscal year 2526 for the CRA. We need a motion to adopt. >> I make a motion to adopt. >> Second. >> Okay. Miss Barrow. >> Yes. Mr. Chapel. >> Yes. >> Mr. Haney. Yes. And Mayor Hill. >> Yes. Very good. Does anybody you like to
discuss tonight, Mr. Chapel? >> No. >> Nothing. Mr. Haney. >> Thank you, Miss Bar. >> Anybody in the audience? Okay. Thank you for your time.