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From YouTube: Ada County FY23 Budget Deliberations – June 23, 2022
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B
Good
morning,
mr
chairman
morning,
commissioners,
I'll
kind
of
kick
things
off,
as,
as
I
think
you
all
are
well
well
aware,
we've
had
the
opportunity
to
go
through
every
consideration
in
terms
of
the
budget.
You
know
revisit
a
few
items.
I
think
yesterday
I
felt
really
good
in
terms
of
just
where
we've
left,
you
know
left
things.
So
I
think
today
really
is
just
an
opportunity
to
go
back
through
review.
If
there's
anything,
we
want
to
revisit
or
go
over
to
do
that.
B
Just
a
couple
of
highlights
here.
I
think
the
one
thing
in
terms
of
our
our
targeted,
you
know
what
we
feel
comfortable
with,
as
you
can
see,
just
our
balancing
tool
showing
that
we
are
in
a
good
place
in
terms
of
the
overall
budget.
It
still
does
use
a
considerable
amount
of
fund
balance,
but
we
have
a
large
amount
of
fund
balance.
We're
really
leveraging
that
in
terms
of
this
budget,
I
think
really
for
those
watching
and
probably
in
particular,
for
the
other
elected
officials
and
department
heads.
B
You
know,
after
some
of
the
decisions
we
are
in
this
budget,
we
start
still
are
a
little
bit
out
of
balance
in
terms
of
our
use
of
one-time
money
to
fund
fund
ongoing
expenses.
It's
about
3.2
million
dollars
that
are
being
funded
with
ongoing
expenses.
Ideally,
we
would
see
that
under
two
that
said,
given
how
healthy
our
fund
balance
is
and
that
we
are
able
to
trim
down,
we
feel
comfortable.
B
It's
you
know,
I
guess
we're
kind
of
leveraging
on
the
fact
that
hopefully,
revenues
will
continue
to
increase
in
future
years
and
that
will
provide
the
necessary
relief
on
going
for
it.
It
doesn't
it's
not
alarming
and
where
we
sit,
but
I
just
want
to
highlight
that,
because
there
is
that
it
look
in
some
ways.
Looking
at
the
screen
looks
more
rosy
than
it
overall
is
because
we
are
things
like
the
central
district
health
payment
that
we're
leveraging
one-time
money
to
pay,
that
increase,
but
again
that
3.2
million
dollars,
that's
not
unreasonable.
B
Where
we
sit,
so,
I
think
other
you
know
noteworthy
things
just
to
kind
of
go
over,
and
just
a
highlight
here
is
one
in
terms
of
new
revenue
we
do
have
like
this
budget
is
larger
than
our
other
than
our
past
budget.
A
couple
reasons
we
had
the
tax
break
last
year.
That
was
significant
right.
We
don't
have
that
tax
break
this
year,
just
because
of
inflation
and
everything
else
that
we're
seeing
our
revenues
from
sales
tax
from
state
are
way
up.
Liquor
is
way
up.
Department
revenues
are
up.
B
These
are
all
good
things
so
that
we're
taking
advantage.
One
of
the
things
I
was
reviewing
it
with
anthony
this
morning
is
just
our
revenues
are
up
considerably,
which
is
allowing
us
to
absorb
a
lot,
and
one
of
the
biggest
things
is
our
in
terms
of
increases
that
we're
using
that
money,
for
is
just
our
employees
right,
trying
to
be
more
competitive
in
terms
of
wages.
A
big
highlight
here
is
not
taking
the
three
percent.
B
I
think
that's
one
of
the
narratives
that
we'll
want
to
make
sure
to
let
people
know
is
we're
being
very
mindful,
especially
we've
all
been
hearing
about
the
assessments
that
have
been
done
and
just
the
rising
property
values
here
locally.
I
think
we're
being
mindful.
In
that
sense,
we
are
taking
advantage
of
the
new
construction
role
so
that
you
know
all
these
new
homes
or
new
buildings
being
built
are
helping.
Add
some
relief
to
other
taxpayers,
most
notably
for
offices
and
departments,
is
the
the
pay.
B
I
think
it
was
invaluable
trent
and
I
were
having
a
conversation,
I'm
so
thankful
that
we
started
the
conversation
with
employee
pay.
After
all,
the
presentations
that
we
heard
that
really
kind
of
set
us
in
a
good
place
had
we
done
it
at
the
tail
end,
I
don't
think
it
would
have
worked
out
differently.
I'm
I'm
absolutely
certain.
We
would
be
in
it.
It
would
have
worked
out
differently,
and
so
I
think
that
was
one
of
the
best
decisions
that
we
made
just
to
start
at
that
place.
B
B
If
there's
anything
you
want
me
to
go
over,
if
you
want
to
go
through
just
revisit
each
of
the
pages,
I
think
we
can
do
that
I'll
kind
of,
depending
on
where
you
guys
are
feeling
you
would
like
to
go
in
terms
of
reviewing
the
budget
before
we
kind
of
commit
to
this.
I
do
have
on
wages.
I
do
want
to
talk
about
one
thing,
but
I
think
first
just
getting
to
a
healthy
spot
on
the
budget.
A
B
B
C
B
B
B
Continue
to
have
those
conversations
I
think
on
the
public
piece,
and
I
know
don
has
really
focused
on
this-
is
in
addition
to
the
reporting
that
we
have
for
the
feds.
We
will
actually
need
to
do
some
publicity
with
some
of
the
projects
that
we
do
to
let
the
public
that's
one
of
the
requirements
of
arpa
is
publicity
of
what
we're
doing
with
the
funding,
and
so
we
will
continue
to
work
on
that
as
we
get
some
of
these
projects
further
along.
C
A
All
right!
Well,
that's
we
just
wanted
to
make
that
on
the
record
that
we
do
have
the
significant
additional
funding
that
we'll
be
using
with
we're
going
to
continue
that
e-wrap
program
until
that
exhaust
is
exhausted
and
then
the
arp,
the
the
arpa
money
which,
how
long?
What's
the
debt?
What's
the
timelines
on
that.
B
You're
gonna
see
we,
you
know
in
terms
of
we'll
have
more
conversation,
but
we're
going
to
have
more
frequent
meetings.
We
have
to
have
the
money
committed
by
december
31st
of
2024,
so
that's
coming
up,
and
so
we've
got
projects.
You
know
you
guys
have
known
the
priorities
so
some
of
them,
it's
just
us
getting
information
and
getting
those
projects
a
little
further
along
to
commit
those
funds.
A
A
A
B
And
okay,
okay,
I
one
other
thing:
I'd
like
to
bring
up
you've
heard
me
bring
this
up.
Mr
chairman,
you
keep
asking
me
if
I
will
or
not
is
this
is
outside
of
the
actual
budget,
so
we're
here.
One
of
the
recommendations
I
had
brought
up
at
the
elected
official
and
department
head
meeting
was
just-
and
I
it's
constantly
on
my
mind
this
morning,
driving
in
gas
prices
were
523
a
gallon
at
every
gas
station
I
drove
past.
I
think
our
employees
were
feeling
it.
B
Some
of
those
savings
that
we're
seeing
because
of
the
high
rate
of
turnover
that
we're
experiencing
in
the
vacancies
you
guys
have
honed
in
very
heavily
on
the
vacancies.
One
of
the
recommendations,
I'd
like
to
add
that
again,
this
is
an
independent
thing
from
the
budget
is
to
consider
doing
a
one-time
payout
to
employees,
to
current
employees.
B
Taking
some
of
that
savings
and
using
it
my
recommendation,
we
have
about
a
quarter
of
the
fiscal
year
left
this
I'm
referring
to
the
fy
22
fiscal
year
would
be
to
do
500
per
employee
as
a
one-time,
it's
not
huge,
but
it's
really
meant
to
just
cover
the
gap.
One
of
the
challenges
is
we're
talking
about
wages
here
right
in
the
budget
is
we're
still
talking,
mid-october
when
employees
would
actually
see
this
help
right,
and
so
because
we
are
accruing
one-time
savings
because
of
these
vacancies.
B
I
think
it
would
be
both
a
good
gesture
and
be
more
helpful
to
employees
right
now
who
are
experiencing
increased
gas.
Increased
food
increased
rent,
all
those
things
I
covered
in
my
initial
overview.
I
think
it
would
help
now
if
we
budgeted
500
per
employee,
it
would
cost.
I
think
it's
I've
pulled
up
here
about
1.3
million
dollars
is
what
the
total
cost
would
be
right.
Let's.
C
B
Rows
kathleen
has
reviewed,
you
know
we'll
have
to
make
a
few
adjustments,
because
some
departments
are
expending
most
of
their
salaries,
but
there
are
plenty
of
sheriff's
office
clerk's
office,
some
of
the
big
ones
that
have
more
than
enough
savings
to
work
through
it,
obviously
a
consideration.
Mr
chairman,
you've
noted
this
is
just
you
know.
If
we
do
500,
that's
not
what
people
are
going
to
see
in
their
pocket,
they're
still
going
to
have
withholdings
from
taxes
about
a
third
of
that
will
go
to
withholdings.
B
B
Or
we
would
pay
all
of
this
would
be
covered
by
salary
savings
from
vacancies,
okay,
yeah
and
so
again
it's
a
separate
decision,
but
we
do
we've.
We've
confirmed
with
payroll
that
we
could
turn
it
around
quickly
so
to
give
people
you
know
here
in
these
summer
months.
Well,
gas
prices
are
as
high
as
they
are,
and
it'll.
B
B
If
you
remember
it's,
we
we've
looked
at
it
by
individual
department,
but
if
you
remember
just
the
conversation
about
the
three
million
dollars
the
sheriff's
turning
back,
I
mean
we
have
more
than
enough
to
cover
that
and
that
salary
savings
naturally
goes
into
our
fund
balance.
It's
not
like
it
would
just.
We
are
effectively
taking
fund
boundaries,
just
we're
generating
more
fund
balance,
and
that's
happened
in
the
past
two
fiscal
years
as
well,
where
we
weren't,
we
were
budgeting
a
certain
amount,
but
we're
not
expending
all
of
it.
B
In
the
past
it
was
covered
related
right
now.
The
big
thing
we're
seeing
is
you
know
our
biggest
biggest
expenses
are
always
wages,
we're
just
seeing
a
lot
of
it,
because
that
29
turnover
rate
you
know
the
hr
had
reported
that's
significant
and
we're
we're
seeing
such
a
lengthy
time
periods
to
fill
some
of
those
positions
right
where
they're
sitting
vacant.
A
A
No,
no,
that
has
not.
That
has
not
happened
yet,
and
so
no,
I
just
for
just
for
the
gas
purchases.
I
know
I'm
sure
other
people
have
more
expensive
drives
than
I
have,
but
it's
it's
almost
tripled
my
cost
to
get
to
work
every
day
and
I'm
sure
everybody
else
has
had
even
more
if
they
live
in
canyon,
county
or
elmore
county.
It's
it's
it's
a
so
if
we
could
help
with
that,
I
think
I'd
be
and
that's
clearly
what
this
would
be
just
help
with
gas.
D
Well,
I
think,
since
employee
retention
and
morale
this
year
has
been
a
huge
issue
for
us.
I
support
this
as
well
and
yeah
getting
more
immediate
relief
to
our
employees.
I
I
hope
will
be
appreciated,
so
they
don't
have
to
wait
till
next
fiscal
fiscal
year
to
start
seeing
the
the
benefits
I
support
it.
Thank
you.
A
I
think
it
would
be
positive
if
we
could
make
a
make
the
some
sort
of
a
communication
with
our
employees,
so
they
know
what's
coming,
and
so
they
know
what
the
what
the
rationale
and
so
forth
and
that
this
is
not
a
bonus
or
anything,
it's
just
to
help
them
get
through
the
the
inflationary
times
yeah.
We
will.
B
It
will
be
taxed
on
it,
however,
there
will
be
still
be
withholding.
So
I
think,
that's
important
to
know,
I
think,
we'll
work,
we'll
work
with
our
office
and
payroll
to
figure
out
just
what
the
mechanics
are
going
to
be
and
then
I'll
work
with
steve,
rutherford
and
elizabeth,
and
we
can
get
a
communication
out
regarding
that.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
C
B
B
A
B
Like
I
said
anything
else,
I
think
I
from
my
perspective,
I
think,
from
kathleen's
perspective,
we're
in
a
good
place.
I
mean
we're
in
a
position.
We
can
wrap
up
our
deliberative
process
if
you
want,
we
can
start
beginning
preparing
the
budget
books
and
the
budget
explorer
for
our
presentation
at
the
end
of
july
to
the
public.
B
B
B
Here
is
what
those
numbers
look
like
for
each
of
the
respective
budgets
total
budget
here
is
341
million.
That's
combined
with
everything,
some
of
the
reason
that
that
is
up.
So
it's
up
a
total
of
15
percent.
That
is
in
large
part
those
revenue
increases.
So,
as
you
can
note
like,
just
wages
is
a
significant
thing
that
we
raise,
but
we're
covering
it
with
them
that,
with
the
additional
revenue
that's
coming
in
also,
there's
increases
like
at
the
landfill
out
of
the
fairgrounds
and
some
other
some
of.
C
A
A
C
B
C
C
But
I
think
you
know
we
need
to
thank
the
you
know:
phil
your
whole
team.
You
guys
have
done
a
great
job.
You
guys
make
our
job
easy
and
and
steve
rutherford
going
and
working
with
department
heads
ahead
of
time
and
and
you
all
with
your
elected
officials
and
department
heads.
This
is
a
pretty
daunting
task
up
here,
but
you
guys
make
it
all
look
easy
for
us.
So
I
I
appreciate
that
and
I'm
sure
my
fellow
commissioners
appreciate
as
well.
A
A
A
A
D
Yeah,
thank
you
and
I
think
next
year,
we'll
be
in
good
hands
with
trent.
I
appreciate
all
the
good
work,
you're
doing
and
very
confident
moving
forward
that
we
made
the
right
to.
I
guess
the
voters
made
the
right
decision
with
trent,
but
we
still
got
to
get
through
november,
but
yeah.
I
I
think
without
you
guys
great
work
and
you
know
communicating
to
the
department,
heads
and
us
having
you
know
good
relationships
with
everybody
and
having
a
functional
county.
I
think
that's
made
this
a
lot
more.