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08-22-22 Budget Workshop Meeting Adopted MinutesMINUTES s' Budget Workshop Meeting Monday, August 22, 2022 - 5:00 PM Commission Chamber ATTENDANCE: Present: Ellen Glasser, Mayor - Seat 1 Bruce Bole, Commissioner - Seat 2 Candace Kelly, Commissioner - Seat 4 Brittany Norris, Mayor Pro Tem / Commissioner - Seat 5 Absent: Michael Waters, Commissioner - Seat 3 Also Present: Shane Corbin, City Manager (CM) Brenna Durden, City Attorney (CA) Donna Bartle, City Clerk (CC) CALL TO ORDER Mayor Glasser called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. 1. PUBLIC COMMENT There were no public comments. 2. FY 2022-2023 BUDGET TOPICS Finance Director (FD) Melissa Burns presented the slide show titled, Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget Commission Workshop 43, (which is attached to the agenda packet) while she explained each of the following budget topics. A. Overview CM Corbin provided an overview of the previous budget workshops and an outline for the current meeting. FD Melissa Burns provided an overview of the entire budget, highlighting a decrease of 1.48%. She reviewed the budget by fund and type and spoke about Ad Valorem Taxes and the voting requirements for each millage rate. Mayor Glasser asked for clarification regarding the votes needed for various levels of millage. FD Burns confirmed the requirements shown in the chart. Mayor Glasser asked that the requirements be further verified and reported back. CA Durden suggested that they provide the confirming information in writing. CM Corbin requested that FD Burns provide the (TRIM) form and Statute. Budget Workshop August 22, 2022 B. Public Utilities FD Burns presented an overview of the Public Utilities budget, mentioning an increase of 2.4%. She reviewed funds and capital projects. Mayor Glasser asked about the projects being carried out from last fiscal year and if it inflates the next fiscal year's budget. FD Burns and CM Corbin explained the process of encumbered funds and carried -over funds. Public Utilities (PU) Director Troy Stephens spoke about carried -over projects and funding for the projects. Commissioner Norris asked about the status of the projects, and (PU) Director Stephens responded most of the jobs have already been started, and the delays are due to external holdups. C. Remaining General Fund Departments FD Burns reviewed the budgets for other departments and the General Fund. Commissioner Bole asked about reducing the budget for the Lifeguards. FD Burns responded that extra money for the lifeguard station was removed from the budget. Mayor Glasser asked about the intergovernmental flow of funds from the interlocal agreement for the lifeguards and what percentage is paid by that fund. FD Burns confirmed a reimbursement is received annually from COJ. Commissioner Kelly asked for more information regarding the additional $20,000 recruiting efforts for Human Resources. CM Corbin spoke about the difficulties with recruiting and explained the additional funds would allow for more aggressive advertising to assist with recruiting for all positions within the City. 3. CITY COMMISSION COMMENTS/QUESTIONS Commissioner Bole asked about a prioritized list of items that could be excluded from the budget by reducing the millage rate resulting in cutting $300,000 from the budget. CM Corbin explained the current budget was cut since it was last presented to the Commission. He mentioned additional capital projects would be cut from the general fund, most likely from Public Works. Mayor Glasser explained she would not want to cut anything from the Police budget and asked what percentage of the budget is Public Safety. FD Burns answered Public Safety is approximately 14% of the general budget. FD Burns explained that by cutting the budget, she removed the additional cars from the Police Department because the department is not fully staffed. FD Burns and CM Corbin explained different ways the budget was adjusted to cut $300,000. Mayor Glasser spoke about additional possible revenue sources and explained not much revenue is returned at the City level from taxes. She suggested the future Commission Budget Workshop August 22, 2022 focus on the equity received from the interlocal agreements, which is currently at 18% per dollar. ADJOURNMENT There being no further discussion, Mayor Glasser declared the meeting adjourned at 5:37 p.m. Attest: /� Donna L. Bartle, City Clerk EfterrGlasser, Mayor Date Approved: /a/25 2 2 Budget Workshop August 22, 2022