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From YouTube: Aiken City Council Special Meeting: June 6, 2016
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A
Good
evening,
everyone
appreciate
you
coming
out
for
the
june
six
meeting
of
the
aiken
city
council.
This
will
be
a
special
meeting
dealing
with
the
budget
and
we'll
have
a
work
session
following
this
time.
We're
going
to
have
our
prayer
and
our
pledge
I
will
do
the
invocation,
I'm
going
to
ask
officer.
Ord
involve
he'd,
come
up
and
say
the
Pledge
afterwards
something
she'll
stand
father.
Thank
you
for
this
day.
Thank
you
for
this
time
that
we've
gathered.
A
We
just
pray
that
your
blessings
would
be
upon
this
body,
as
we
do
the
business
of
our
city
for
your
blessings
upon
our
city,
Lord,
those
who
are
in
it
those
who
are
traveling,
they
have
safe
travels
and
may
they
all
come
back
to
our
home.
We
asked
us
in
your
name
I'm
in
here,
I'm,
not
sure.
If
you
would
mind
appreciate
you
being
with
us
tonight,
I.
A
A
Our
meetings
are
public
forums
in
which
many
opinions
are
expressed
in
the
business
of
the
city
must
be
conducted,
and,
as
such,
we
ask
the
discipline
honorable
and
professional
decorum
be
presented
and
any
ideas
exchange
in
a
courteous
and
respectful
manner.
During
the
public
hearings,
all
questions
and
statement
from
the
public
shall
be
directed
to
the
chair,
and,
if
you
wish,
you
speak,
please
raise
your
hand
and
I'll
be
certainly
be
glad
to
recognize
you.
A
Please
approach
the
podium
at
that
time
and
state
your
name
and
address
in
order
to
allow
an
opportunity
for
everyone
who
wishes
to
address
Council
Speaker
should
limit
their
comments
to
the
subject
being
discussed.
Each
speaker
will
be
given
five
minutes
to
address
an
issue.
It
may
only
address
an
issue
once
and
less
questions
from
Council
opposed
to
the
speaker.
Thank
you.
A
A
Righty
and
there's
a
motion
motion
to
accept
agenda
as
presented
yes
I.
Second,
okay
I
only
had
to
look
to
my
right
tonight,
all
those
in
favor
and
that's
unanimous
thinking,
moving
down,
there's
no
old
business
on
moving
down
to
new
business
number
one.
This
is
first
reading
of
an
ordinance
to
set
the
millage
rate
for
fiscal
year,
2016
2017
by
title,
an
ordinance
to
provide
for
the
levy
of
taxes
for
ordinary
city
purposes
in
the
city
of
aiken.
A
E
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
and
threw
you
to
the
members
of
our
city
council.
We
have
two
items
before
you
this
evening
and
it
is
our
intent
to
ask
you
to
take
into
consideration
for
for
first
reading
approval
of
these
items,
recognizing
that
we
have
already
called
for
a
series
of
workshops
which
will
allow
members
of
our
City
Council
and
members
of
the
general
public
to
learn
from
every
one
of
our
department
heads
exactly
what
is
proposed
department
by
Department.
E
E
So,
as
has
been
the
past
in
the
last
three
or
four
years,
we're
asking
you
to
pass
these
items
in
first
reading,
sending
them
to
second
reading
on
jun
20th,
but
recognizing
that
we
have
at
least
four
workshops
plan.
If
need
be
more
to
get
you
to
a
point
where
you're
feeling
comfortable
to
take
a
final
vote
on
either
jun
20th
or
jun
27th
every
year,
the
council
is
adopts
a
budget
for
the
following
year
and
buy
a
separate
ordinance.
You
must
set
a
millage
rate
to
ensure
proper
revenue
to
meet
the
anticipated
budget.
Expenditures.
E
C
Many
people
don't
realize
that
it's
a
monumental
step
to
go
from
a
document,
the
format
that
we've
been
using
for
40,
at
least
over
40
years,
I
think
to
a
document.
Quite
frankly,
we
stole
from
another
municipality
in
the
state,
but
we
did
so
because
it's
a
good
budget,
it's
a
lot
of
narrative.
It's
got
a
lot
of
good
information,
it's
got
numbers
and
the
intent
is
to
show
people
where
we
get
our
money
from
you,
of
course,
and
what
we
do
with
it.
C
So
I
I
want
to
congratulate
the
city
manager
and
finance
director
and
staff,
or
for
getting
us
started
on
the
right
track
so
and
I
think
in
an
echo
of
what
you
said.
Mr.
mayor,
we
we
do
need
to
make
the
case
if
we're
talking
about
any
increases,
and
we
haven't
done
that
yet
and
hopefully
we'll
do
that
as
we
need
to
thank
you.
A
Any
other
comments,
because
I'll
just
second
I
think
what
she
says
exactly
right,
I
appreciate
the
job
that
staff
has
done.
Mr.
Klem
and
I
know
our
finance
director
Kim
has
worked
very
hard
on
this
project
as
long
as
well
as
all
the
other
staff
that
say
it's
a
different
budget
than
has
ever
been
presented
in
a
cannon
and
that
there's
a
narrative,
I
think
the
grass
and
everything
just
really
add
to
it
make
a
very
clear
picture
and
I
would
ask:
is
this
going
to
be
put
up
on
our
webpage?
Here's.
A
It's
like
great
well
I'm,
certainly
encouraged
people
to
check
that
out
on.
They
can
see
vacanze
webpage,
I
think
I,
think
you'd
be
very
impressed
with
it
and
it's
very
self-explanatory.
So
thank
you
that,
okay
again,
this
is
this
is
a
boat
on
an
ordinance
to
provide
for
the
levy
of
taxes
for
ordinary
city
purposes.
In
the
city
of
aiken.
A
This
is
first
ring
of
an
ordinance
to
adopt
a
budget
for
the
city
of
making
for
the
fiscal
year
2016-17
my
title
and
ordinance
adopting
a
budget
proposed
by
the
city
manager
containing
estimates,
a
proposed
revenues
and
expenditures
by
the
city
of
aiken
for
the
fiscal
year,
beginning
july,
one
2016
and
ending
june
thirtieth
2017,
and
declaring
that
it
shall
constitute
the
budget
of
the
city
of
aiken.
Is
there
a
motion?
I.
E
Thank
You
mr.
mayor,
as
was
stated,
the
entirety
of
the
budget
is
on
our
website
and
we
certainly
encourage
our
citizens
and
taxpayers
to
take
a
look
at
the
budget.
I
also
welcome
any
citizen
to
make
comment
or
ask
questions
or
make
suggestions
to
either
myself
or
the
entirety
of
the
management
team
from
now
until
the
final
adoption
of
the
budget
and
would
certainly
encourage
the
council,
both
informally,
to
the
extent
you
have
questions
to.
E
Let
us
know
so
that
we
can
be
responsive
to
your
needs,
but
also
understand
that
we
are
committing
to
you
to
meet
is
met
much
as
need
be
for
us
to
work
through
this
budget,
so
that
by
the
time
you
are
asked
to
take
a
final
vote
that
you
have
been
provided
the
necessary
information
to
allow
you
to
make
an
informed
decision.
I
won't.
C
Only
to
say
mr.
mayor
to
remind
people
that
the
work
session
is
a
public
session
and
the
public
is
certainly
invited.
I
try
to
send
out
my
email
when
I
get
to
pack
it
from
from
staff,
but
you
don't
need
to
wait
for
that.
Public
is
invited,
they're
invited
to
participate
and
it
will
be
given
the
opportunity
to
participate.
I
think
I,
I
can
say,
as
all
of
us
on
council
have
can
say
clearly
that
we're
hearing
from
the
public
we're
hearing
great
deal
from
the
public
and
that's
fine,
that's
what
we
should
do.
C
B
Yes,
ma'am
I
would
also
like
to
compliment
the
city
manager
and
all
the
staff
or
the
format
of
the
budget.
I
think
that
citizens
as
well
as
visitors,
can
click
on
the
website
and
get
a
lot
of
information
about
the
city
which
is
important
to
keep
our
city
current
with
other
cities
that
are
already
doing
it.
B
The
other
thing
the
city
manager
and
assistant
city
manager
I,
had
a
discussion
about
enterprise,
something
and
I
think
between
now
and
the
next
meeting
we
need
to
be
sure
and
get
the
definition
of
the
enterprise,
proprietary
font
or
whatever
you
want
to
call
it,
and
we
need
to
get
the
official
ruling
in
mr.
Smith
has
said
before
that
there
is
a
law
for
the
enterprise
on
type
and
a
proprietary
fun,
and
it
also
has
to
be
self-funding
and
I.
B
Think
the
we
need
to
look
at
that
and
be
sure
we
get
all
of
that
in
good
shape
for
the
next
meeting.
If
we
need
to
have
the
city
of
turn
and
get
some
information,
we
can
do
that.
I
think
it's
important
that
we
get
all
of
these
in
line.
As
far
as
I
know,
with
a
pretty
well
okay
on
everything
but
the
airport
and
it's
not
self
funding,
and
if
it
has
to
be,
then
we
have
to
do
some
some
work
there,
the
other
part
in
the
secondary
ordinance.
It
talks
about
that.
B
The
general
fund
will
fund
all
of
these
other
funds
and
I
think
that's
one
thing
we
need
to
look
at
because
all
of
just
about
all
of
these
require
some
input
or
some
money
from
the
general
fund
to
each
of
these
others
being
the
water
sewer,
a
theater,
solid
waste,
Victim
Services,
all
those
that
usually
the
budget
money
that
comes
into
that
fund
doesn't
cover
it
and
money
has
to
go
into
it.
So
I
think
we
need
clarification
of
that
and
that's
kind
of
been
one
of
my
things.
B
A
D
Mia
rods,
but
I
would
like
to
say
that
I
really
liked
the
way
the
management
team
and
mr.
Klem
highlight
at
the
major
accomplishments
over
the
past
year.
I
don't
think
we've
ever
seen
that
before
adam
just
spelled
out
on
the
lists
like
this
and
did
a
good
job,
you've
accomplished
quite
a
bit
this
year,
and
we
appreciate
you
very
much.
A
Thank
You
mistakes,
any
other
comments
from
Council
all
right.
This
is
number
two
under
new
business
to
read
it
by
title
again:
an
ordinance
adopting
a
budget
proposed
by
the
city
manager,
containing
estimates
or
proposed
revenues
and
expenditures
by
the
city
of
akin
for
the
fiscal
year
between
july
1,
2002,
16
and
ending
june
30
of
2017
into
clearing,
and
it
shall
constitute
the
budget
at
the
city
of
aiken.
We've
had
a
motion,
a
second
discussion,
all
those
in
favor
on
first
reading.
A
Yes,
Councilwoman
price,
the
mirror
Councilwoman
digs
council,
councilman,
DuJuan,
Council
Abner
for
all
those
opposed
on
first
reading
council
in
the
area
duly
noted,
and
that
passes
moving
down
the
agenda,
we're
going
to
move
into
our
work
session,
so
I
actually
don't
go
to
204,
which
is
next
door.
We
certainly
invite
everyone
to
come
over
for
that.
This
is
going
to
be
a
work
session,
dealing
with
conversations
on
useless
parkcenter
plans
and
Northside
Park
plans,
so.
C
That
will
make
it
easier
frequently
we
have
work
session
and
we
have
counsel
and
we
approve
minutes
at
the
same
time
and
when
it's
listed
on
the
website,
it's
usually
just
a
city,
council
and
I'd
like
to
see
us
break
out
the
council
portion
of
the
meeting
and
the
work
session
portion
of
the
meeting
with
a
subject
of
what
the
work
session
was
about.
One
word
one
or
two
words:
that's
all
I'm,
that's
all
I'm!
C
Looking
for
so,
if
somebody
wants
to
know
when
we
discussed
when
we
had
the
work
session
on
road
specifications,
they
could
look
on
the
website
and
see
it.
And
the
other
thing
is
that
we
have
made
extraordinary
efforts.
I
think,
since
the
city
manager
has
arrived
to
a
more
open
with
the
public,
we
have
started
this
program
akin
this
week
and
I'd
like
to
see
those
programs
index
as
well
on
the
website.
C
So
if
you
want
to
know,
for
example,
a
parks
director
appeared
done
taking
this
week
and
you
want
to
see
that
interview,
it's
easy
to
do
just
go
on
the
website,
you'll
see
the
data
that
happened
and
be
able
to
to
watch
it.
These
are.
These
are
important
efforts
on
the
part
of
the
city
staff
to
reach
out
to
the
public
and
let
you
know
what
we're
doing
and
and
so
forth,
and
the
answer
your
question
maybe
even
generate
some
questions
that
you
can
you
can
give
to.