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A
E
E
The
last
Workshop
that
I
did
not
I
wasn't
able
to
attend,
but
I
think
there
was
some
concern
about
where
we
are
with
revenues
and
differences
between
revenues
and
expenses
and
some
of
those
long-term
plans
to
kind
of
set
the
stage
for
what
you
have
in
front
of
you.
If
you,
if
you
look
at
things,
want
versus
need,
I
think
this
budget
reflects
what
what
is
needed,
based
on
the
conditions
that
we're
in
over
the
last.
E
You
know,
revenues
have
been
kind
of
flat,
but
they've
been
record
revenues
for
the
last
three
years
from
2019-2020
and
so
we're
at
in
about
72
million.
Correct
me
if
I'm
wrong
off
my
crack
accounting
team
is
right
over
my
shoulder,
but
basically
we've
had
some
in
this
budget
we've.
You
know
reflected
a
couple
of
things.
E
One
whole
full
year
of
of
raises
that
was
done
the
year
before
about
a
one
million
dollars
in
industrial
property
tax
there's
a
settlement
that
was
a
longevity
issue
that
cost
an
additional
one
point:
an
additional
five
five
hundred
thousand
dollars-
and
you
know,
there's
a
number
of
items
that
we've
been
stacking
up,
but
we
were
happily
successfully
capitalize
these
items
and,
for
instance,
the
the
the
PD
hit
about
2.1
million
dollars
worth
of
equipment
that
we
actually
is
in
this
budget
and
not
really.
E
We
capitalize
on
that
and
a
couple
other
items
so
we're
reflecting
I
think
of
decent
position
for
the
revenue,
Outlook,
we're
still
aggressive
in
Gaming
revenue,
sales,
tax
revenue
and
I
think
even
in
court.
Over
the
last
last
month,
our
fines
increased
twenty
thousand
dollars
and
that's
directly
responsible.
You
can
attribute
that
to
some
of
the
conversations
we've
had
about
being
able
to
enforce
the
fines
and
maybe
folks
be
taking
it
seriously.
E
So
I
don't
want
to
get
into
a
lot
because
I
know
you
got
some
public
hearing,
but
basically
we
put
a
realistic
budget,
and
now
it
get
goes
into.
I
know
a
little
bit
abuses
of
the
the
unit.
E
They
gain
a
loss,
we're
anticipating
I,
think
even
a
little
as
is
and
Diane
and
I'll
kind
of
argue,
and
she
sees
one
point
and
I
see
another
point,
but
I
think
we
may
be
a
little
bit
more
favorable
in
cash
balance,
but
we're
not
programming
that
so
I
think
the
6.67
in
the
middle
of
your
combined
statement.
Do
you
see
that.
E
6.8
yeah
yeah
there
could
be
some.
You
know
some
more
margin
there,
but
in
addition
to
some
other
opportunities
sales
taxes
is,
you
know
on
a
a
good
track.
I
did
mention
the
other
day.
I
think
it
was
on
super
talk
on
where
we
are
with
regard
to
you
know,
number
of
months
over
a
million
dollars,
a
record
number
this
past
month
was
1.4
million
in
in
our
diversion
and
in
conversation
with
George
Gilbert,
Gilbert,
Gilbert
I.
Think
talking
about
you
know,
1.4
million.
E
Well,
we
that
1.4
million
is
18.5
percent
of
what
is
actually
sent
to
the
state.
So
we
sent
7.567
million
to
the
state
on
the
hundred
or
hundred
or
so
million
dollars
worth
of
a
business
that
was
done
and
the
version
was
1.4
state.
It
got
6
million
out
of
it
too.
E
So
a
number
of
things
are
happening
that
way
so
we're
doing
the
best
for
what
I
think
we're
doing
as
as
good
as
can
be
expected
with
regard
to
revenue
and
then
tightening
up
our
expenses
is
the
goal
of
this
budget.
Again,
let
me
and
we're
able
to
get
into
all
of
this
with
you.
I
think
it's
set
up
where
you
know
because
discussed
primarily
the
general
fund,
but
you
know
the
individual
revenues
versus
you
know.
Some
of
the
non-departmental
levels
were
able
to
do
some
things.
E
We
moved
Insurance
back
into
the
Administration,
so
I'm
I'm
prepared
to
discuss
any
aspect
that
you
might
bring
up
here
with
regard
to
the
budget,
but
I'm
comfortable
with
the
budget.
It's
what
we
need.
All
our
you
know,
our
departments,
the
fire
department
and
the
police
department.
E
We've
been
very
Cooperative
on
skinny
and
back
what
is
needed
and
I
assured
both
of
them
if
we're
able
to
cash
in
on
these
opportunities
with
vacancies,
we'll
we'll
we'll
come
back
and
and
if
it's
not
in
the
budget,
we'll
go
after
it.
So
it's
those
are
Public.
Safety
is
our
top
priority
and
having
the
best
equipment
best
equipped
as
well
as
a
you
know,
best
people
that
we
can
get
and
that
I
got
to
take
a
breath
and
I'll
say.
That
concludes
my
report.
F
E
F
F
Next
next
item,
one
next
to
that
down
would
be
total
revenues
of
74
million.
That's
a
two
million
dollar
increase
over
what
you
saw
last
Workshop,
two
million
more
Revenue.
The
next
section
is
expenses:
79
million
is
a
million
dollars
less
than
what
you
saw
in
the
last
Workshop.
That's
a
change
since
the
last
Workshop
down
next
further
is
total
non-department
of
1.8
million.
F
A
C
G
C
E
What
we're
anticipating
at
this
point
I'm
a
little
bit
more
aggressive,
so
the
cash
at
the
end
of
the
on
September
30,
we're
guessing
six
point:
was
it
eight
yeah?
So
we're
gonna?
You
know,
oh
again,
some
of
the
extraordinary
things
will.
Let
us
work
into
that
money
at
this
end
of
the,
but
you
know,
but
we
anticipate
2,
6,
397.
E
or
267.
at
the
end
of
the
ball
game.
If
all
these
you
know
over
the
in
history,
we've
never
busted
a
budget.
So
therefore,
we've
already
been
in
the
ending
is
a
little
bit
of
a
I
guess.
C
C
F
E
C
G
C
E
Got
150
000
worth
of
you
know
those.
E
150
yeah
and
then
and
ticket
sales
and
any
other
thing
that
we've
been
collecting
on.
But
we
do
anticipate
Four
and
Twenty
Thousand
and
rent
of
the.
E
That
tax
rebate,
which
is
you
know,
the
sales
tax
rebate
that
contributes,
was
about
sixty
thousand
and
and
say
ticket
sales.
That's
a
hundred
and
something
thousand
50
a
month
for
four
months,
right,
yeah,
so
yeah
that
that
reconcile
them,
at
least
in
my
mind,
that's
right.
It's
up.
E
Money
all
the
rent,
you
know
the
normal
rent
as
well
as
just
for
them
to
rent
the
stadium
and
we
let
them
use
it,
and
then
the
actual
ticket
sales
and
the
the
tax
rebate,
sales
tax
rebate,
which
I
think
Diana
just
says
about
forty
thousand.
It
had
been
in
the
past,
based
on
the
you
know,
the
we're
the
owner
of
the
stadium
and
we
get
to
rebate
up
to
whatever
80
75
of
the
sales
tax
collected,
so
that
comprises
the
the
revenue
column
of
baseball.
C
And
another
question:
I
know:
Peter
talked
about
this
before
on
the
coin
Cadet,
where
we
release
the
land
we
get
paid
for
the
casinos
and
that
down
there,
it's
already
been
like
3.2
million.
E
C
And
then
I
noticed
the
three
million
that
you
moved
out
of
the
nine
kind
of
back
to
your
office
for
attention.
E
It's
the
same
amount
of
money.
We
just
put
it
in
in
the
administration
department,
so
the
actual
looking
at
the
1.8
million
and
nine
departmentals
is
pure
non-departmental
revenue,
and
that's
that
stated
as
we
revised
it
and
we
suggested
here
and
that's
all
in
that
column.
So
it
kind
of
got
diluted
when
you
had
insurance
with
non-department,
because
it
really
is
the
administration
of
of
everything
is
where
that
3.67.
Is
that
what
it
was
a
million
back
into
the
general
fund
and
then
in
the
administrative
Department
yeah.
H
C
E
It's
a
yes
like
I,
said
you
know
right
now,
being
conservative
and
playing
on
a
worst
case
scenario,
and
we
I
think
we
put
about
ten
five
percent
more
or
ten
percent.
Five
percent.
More
so
you
know
we
don't
want
to
have
any
surprises.
We
could
you
know
these
are
this.
E
You
know
you
heard
Frank
Bordeaux
and
some
of
the
insurance
folks
talk
about
the
world
and
and
that's
just
not
just
some
of
the
the
storms
but
the
different
scenarios
with
war
and
some
of
these
other
things
that
really
hit
it
that
really
caused
it.
So
I
think
this
is
a
reasonable
estimation
and
it
would
be
pleasantly
surprised
if
it's
less
and
we'll
take
every
every
opportunity
to
make
sure
you
know
where
we're
the
wise,
as
part
of
you
know
our
risk.
E
C
It's
just
up
to
me.
I
said
before
you
can
look
at
that.
You
got
3.1
for
insurance
after
you
buy
3.1
million
dollar
worth
intro,
and
you
you
know.
Unless
you
get
totally
wiped
out,
you
never
recover
anything
anyway.
So
yeah
so
I
mean
it's.
It's
I'm
talking
about
when
you're
trying
to
adjust
your
budget
well,.
E
You
know
like
I
said
this
is
a
yes,
but
you
know
to
me
for
you
and
I
were
talking,
you
know
it
was
just
me
and
you
in
a
business,
but
we
we
have,
you
know
the
whole.
You
know,
population
of
Biloxi
to
worry
about,
I
would
rather
overestimate
and
be
pleasantly
supplies
and
then
say:
hey
man,
you
know
I
told
you
and
then
we
have
the
discussion
on
why
we're
gonna
put
another
million
dollars
in
the
deal.
C
E
C
I
C
B
A
I
We
do
the
end
did
the
annual
Juneteenth
celebration
and
I
would
like
to
create
a
spot
for
it
for
Juneteenth
and
the
MLK
celebration
create
a
separate
spot
for
it.
Those
are
our
holidays.
We've
always
celebrated
and
I
wanted
to
put
some
money
aside
for
that,
hopefully
we
can
just
create
a
section
with
MLK
and
Juneteenth
twenty
thousand
twenty
thousand
dollars,
ten
thousand
rupees
that
that
would
be
my
ass.
That's
all
that's.
K
Mr
Mayor
in
your
report,
your
mayor's
report
at
the
beginning
of
this
meeting,
did
you
mention
vacancies.
E
E
Of
course,
we've
done
a
pretty
good
job
with
regard
to
our
patrolman's
pay,
we'd
like
to
do
more,
but
we're
short
patrolling
right
now
and
we
were
able
to
think
put
six
in
in
play
and
we
needed
even
more
I
think
the
chief
has
some
very,
very
great
goals
and
where
we
need
to
be
people
on
the
street,
and
there
was
something
in
the
first
go
around-
there
was
about
six
or
seven
more
vacancies.
That
would
be
there,
but
you
know
again.
I
assured
him.
E
If
you
know
let's
go
for
what
we
have,
we
can
reduce.
You
know
the
numbers
as
far
as
the
just
the
budget,
but
you
know
if
we
get
the
opportunity
and
we
can
put
10
more
people
on
the
street,
we'll
come
back
and
ask
for
that,
but
he
still
has
some
bacon
season
he's
still
pursuing
patrolling
and-
and
we
gave
him
all
the
equipment
that
was
in
there
too.
So
he's
got
new
cars
and
three
more
on
the
way
very
shortly.
K
Right,
we
can
come
back
and
re-budget
for
those
vacancies,
we're
trying
to
close
the
gap-
and
that
was
my
concern-
is
we're
going
to
pull
some
of
those
vacancies.
But
one
of
the
questions
that
I
wanted
to
ask
you
guys
is
like
if
we
pull
vacancies
that
aren't
filled
right
now,
that
that
cost
us
numbers
in
the
budget
right
for
chief
geyser
and
chief
Miller
I,
don't
know
if
how
does
that
affect
our
ISO
ratings.
L
So
with
the
iso
rating
there's
a
multitude
of
factors
that
factor
into
that
one
is
Personnel.
L
E
L
Yes,
sir,
right
now
we're
being
real
cautious
on
trying
to
bump
up.
We
did
remove
some
vacancies
in
this
in
this
budget
year
and.
K
That's
not
going
to
affect
I
mean
if,
if
takes
our
ISO
rating
that
hurts
all
the
local
business
owners
right,
then
it
hurts
everybody
in
the
community
by
by
decreasing
our
rating.
So
these
vacancies
that
we
we
took,
that
into
consideration
I'm
assuming
yes,
and
it's
not
going
to
affect
the
iso
rating.
L
No,
no,
what
we
did
was
we
we
talked
about
so
the
other
part
of
the
a
major
component
of
the
iso
rating
is
also
the
infrastructure
work
that
we're
doing
so
we're
still
not
quite
there.
It's
got
to
be
completed
before
we
can
get
the
full
points
for
that.
L
So
what
we're
doing
is
we're,
like
I,
said
a
three
to
five
year
plan,
we'll
probably
get
an
ISO
audit
this
coming
year,
2024.,
we
will
hold
pro
at
most
likely
at
the
current
ISO
2,
which
is
best
in
the
state.
I
think
us
in
Gulfport
are
the
only
and
then
our
future
plan
in
four
year.
The
next
four
years
would
be
to
complete
that
project
get
that
additional
personnel,
and
that
way
we
would
have
a
real
good
chance
of
being
the
first
ones
to
get
that
ISO.
One.
E
Yeah
as
Chief
I
think
I
would
ask
you
to
ask
the
chief
about
you
know
his
goals
as
far
as
where
we
need
to
be
putting
more
officers
in
the
street
at
any
one
point
in
time,
and
you
know
that
may
come
back
and
we're
able
to
get
five
more
and
10
more.
That
would
impact
us.
You
know
from
a
just
insurance
and
every
other
aspect
of
our
city.
B
I'd
like
to
point
out
that
no
vacancies
in
the
in
the
police
department
have
been
removed,
there's
a
few
that
have
been
unfunded,
but
the
vacancy
itself
is
still
there
it's
what
the
mayor
was
talking
about
earlier.
We
still
have
vacancies,
even
though
those
vacancies
are
not
funded
right
now
we
still
have
vacancies
that
we
can
fill
and
the
mayor
is
assured
us
that
if
we
breached
that
number
that
he'll
go
back
and
we'll
find
a
way
to
Adam,
it's
we're
not
going
to.
B
B
Unfunded
yeah,
so
big
big
difference.
You
know
because
a
lot
of
our
grants
are
based
on
on
what
our
numbers
are.
So
as
long
as
to
stay
on
the
budget
and
they're
not
they're,
not
removed,
you
know
one
time
we'd.
Actually,
if
they
weren't
funded,
we
actually
removed
them
from
the
budget,
but
now
they
stay
there,
they're
just
not
funded
positions.
Currently.
B
F
I
say
something
about
vacancies:
real,
quick,
please!
Looking
at
one
of
the
sheets
that
you
had
in
the
book
talked
about
vacancies.
Citywide
vacancies
are
just
a
natural
occurrence.
You
know
in
a
600
plus
man,
woman,
employee
group,
good
job,
there's
going
to
be
churn
and
there's
going
to
be,
but
we
we
started
2023
with
125
vacancies,
Citywide
we're
starting
this
year
with
85.
F
vacancies
Citywide,
so
we're
going
in
the
right
direction
in
terms
of
floating
but
we're
just
not
carrying
a
whole
bunch
of
vacancies.
Now
that
in
a
budget
that,
if
we
don't
think
we
can,
we
can
hire
them,
but
but
there's
still
85
city-wide
vacancies
that
are
in
the
budget.
K
Right
well,
thank
you.
Mike
I
know,
I
talked
last
time
about
expanding
contractual
services
and
the
one
thing
that
I
wanted
to
look
at
I
know
we
have
like
11.2
million
in
in
the
public
works.
E
I
haven't
compiled
all
this
at
least
listed
in
my
head.
No,
but
we
did,
you
know
emphasize
that
we're
dropping
back
in
in
the
Pres.
You
know
our
in-house
Personnel,
we
added
1.7
to
Public
Works
budget.
E
K
E
I
I
think
you
know
what
we
and
there's
a
number
of
companies
that,
of
course,
you
know,
provide
certain
services
that.
E
Know
get
more,
but
you
know
in
the
paving
the
the
repair,
the
the
cleaning
streets
and
drainage
and
some
of
the
ditch.
You
know
cleaning,
and
so
that's
what
we're
guessing
about.
But
we
can
certainly
you
know
Define
that
further,
but
we
do
have
some
some
play
in
that
budget.
So
we
can.
You
know
we'd
like
to
spend
every
bit
of
it
to
provide
every
bit
of
services
that
well
I.
K
E
M
K
It
just
seems
like
for,
like
it
does,
does
it
so
we
started
doing
this.
We
started
doing
this
considerable
years
ago.
E
E
Analysis
of
what
what
bang
for
the
buck
and
what
can
we
do
better
inside
in
the
house,
so
I'll
give
you
one
example:
I
think
Billy
Ray's
indicated
just
the
cemetery.
You
know
it's
not
a
Perpetual
case
Cemetery,
but
we
potentially
care
for
it
and
there's
about
six
people
related
to
that,
but
we're
asking
for
actual
contractual
services
that
would
free
six
men.
Six.
You
know
we.
We
did
a
little
bit
of
the
cleanup
on
Highway
90
and
we
pulled
people
off
the
cemetery,
pull
people
off
Parks
and
Recreation
to
do
that,
but
that's
appropriate.
E
We
get
a
good
bid.
You
know
with
a
you
know,
a
third
party,
a
contractual
lawn
care
for
only
you
know
eight
months
of
the
year
instead
of
12
months
of
the
year,
and
it
puts
us
in
a
little
bit
better
situation.
Maybe
you
know
instead
of
15
an
hour,
it
may
be
twenty
dollars
an
hour,
but
it's
only
eight
months
and
we
have
no
pers
and
some
of
these
other
constraints
that
we,
when
we
hire
somebody
that
we're
obligated
to
you
know
to
put
them
to
use.
E
So
that's
the
angle,
if
that,
if
that
makes
that
helps
a
little
bit,
one
example
would
be
third
party.
You
know
care
of
the
our
Cemetery.
K
Right
and
that's
great
and
that's
how
much
did
that
save
us?
That's
what
I
would
like
to
know
right,
definitely:
dollar
per
per
dollar
director
Bell,
you
sent
me
an
email
regarding
the
PO.
We
come
up
here.
Real
quick
I
want
to
make
sure
we
get
this
covered.
K
You
said
I
mean
an
email
regarding
the
PO
about
the
lights
at
the
park.
Yeah.
N
They're
also
going
to
remove
the
two
lights
that
were
that
they
couldn't
move
earlier
because
of
the
nest
theirs
are
being
removed,
also,
which
would
complete
the
removal
of
all
the
light
poles.
Okay,.
N
K
F
One
of
the
projects
that
the
arpa
money
was
does
slid
over
into
capital
projects
to
take
care
of
okay.
K
J
J
Excuse
me
line
line
one.
The
general
fund,
the
yellow
column,
shows
the
beginning
cash
balance
of
six
million.
Eight
hundred
fifty
thousand
right
right,
okay
and
then
on
line
item
11
the
projected
revenues
for
this
year,
74
million
282
000
right
997.
J
E
Please
note
that
that
departmental
in
an
Administration
jumped
by
that
transfer
from
non-departmental
up
into
that
area.
Okay,
so
we
took
it
out
of
non-departmental
and
put
it
into
departmental
expense
of
State
Insurance.
J
Okay,
so
that
accounts
for
that
accounts
for
the
diminished
figure
de
minimis,
the
diminished
figure
under
total
all
non-departmental
expenses
of
1.8
million
okay,
and
when
we
looked
at
the
figures
that
we
moved.
What
does
that
1.8?
Well,
what
does
that?
1.8
million
dollars.
J
Okay,
all
the
remainders
and
okay,
all
right,
then
we
go
down
to
the
then
we
go
down
to
line
50.,
total
expenditures,
81
million
three
hundred
eighty
seven
thousand
eight
hundred
ninety
two
dollars
correct
okay
and
then
at
the
very
bottom
line,
77
we're
going
to
finish
based
on
the
beginning,
cash
balance
and
our
expenditures
and
revenues
we're
going
to
finish
with
267
155
dollars.
E
Yeah
mayor's
report
about
the
extraordinary
things
that
had
happened
from
the
beginning
of
23.,
what
we're
anticipating
in
24.
again,
we
realized
a
little
bit
of
growth
in
Revenue,
but
we're
at
record.
We
had
record
level
as
far
as
revenue
and
I
wouldn't
feel
good
about
sandbagging
Revenue
in
any
stretch,
but
we
did
take
a
look
at
as
one
example
with
fines.
You
know
we're
doing
better
with
fines,
we're
doing
better
with
with
you
know,
I
guess,
sales
tax,
but
this
real.
This
is
a
you
know.
E
J
E
Me,
let
me
show
you
about
that.
Six
point
start:
that's
pretty
much
a
result
of
the
year-to-day
revenues
against
expenses,
we're
going
to
end
them
with
more
cash.
You
know
and
then
was
estimate,
so
I
mean
we're
using
what
we're
going
to
make
in
23
to
fund
the
24
budget.
The
fund
balance,
in
other
words
the
cash
balance,
is
I,
think
part
of,
and
we
can
anticipate
you
know
in
full
three
or
four
weeks.
J
No,
this
is
the
part,
that's
not
on
paper,
that's
right,
okay,
sure.
E
But
I
mean
we
could
be
stronger,
and
that
means
the
bottom
line
will
be
stronger,
we'll
hold
to
this
budget
and
we'll
probably
be
beating
this
budget
again
like
we
do
it
year
after
year,
so
I'm
I'm,
not
you
know,
some
of
that
starting
cash
balance
is
is
because
we
did
a
good
job
revenues
against
expenses
and
you
know-
and
we
grew
gruesome
and
we
got
hurt
some
too.
With
regard
to
the
the
the
you
know,
the
hits
in
the
insurance
and
the
hits
in
in
the
increase
of
to
settle
up.
E
You
know
a
class
action
suit.
Just
the
the
longevity
pay,
that's
a
half
a
millionaire
right
and
those
are
things
we
didn't
anticipate.
You
know
it's
some
action
being
taken
place
yeah,
but
we
passed
that
to
everybody
and
not
just
one
so
when
we
were
paying
folks.
You
know
with
that
in
mind,
so
those
are
some
things
we
got
to
deal
with.
You
know
we
just
can't
say
we're
not
going
to
do
that
and
we're
going
to
do
what
we
do,
which
we
keep
our
you
know.
E
J
What
what
I,
don't
think
it's
going
to
be
popular
with
my
friends
on
this
side
of
the
the
bench,
but
what
I'd
recommend
we
consider
is
a
two
mil
increase
for
employee
salaries
and
benefits,
based
on
the
fact
that
we
are,
although
we're
not
eliminating
positions
where
we
know
that
we
won't
fill
all
our
positions
that
we
have
this
year.
I
think
that's
fair
to
say:
we've
struggled,
probably
for
the
last
couple
of
years
to
have
all
of
our
vacancies
filled
within
the
city.
J
Right
now,
if
I
understood
the
numbers,
we
started
the
year
with
125
vacancies
and
we
currently
have
about
85
vacancies.
I
believe
Mr
Leonard
said
so
that's
about
a
12
percent,
12
percent
of
our
employees
that
aren't
on
the
payroll
that
we'd
love
to
have
on
the
payroll,
and
we
seem
to
have
a
tough
time
getting
them
employed
with
the
city
and
I'm.
J
Assuming
part
of
that
is
the
starting
wage,
given
the
fact
that
starting
wages
in
other
places
may
be
a
little
better
than
ours
and
the
fact
that
we're
we're
going
to
be
looking
at
some
sort
of
increase
for
health,
Insurance,
Mr,
glavin,
myself
and
Mr
Lawrence
will
meet
tomorrow
with
side,
easterly
and
Cadence,
and
talk
more
about
the
kind
kind
of
now
I
know
you're
waiting
on
a
number
for
up
from
us,
I
believe,
and
we
want
to.
J
E
Your
point
is
well
taken
and
I
think
you
know
the
point:
is
we
needed
to
be
the
best
we
can
ever
be,
and
you
can't
do
it
without
a
realistic.
You
know
assessment
of
where
we
need
to
be
in
revenues
and
expenses.
We've
got
a
big
churn,
you
know
about
you,
know,
keeping
a
lot
of
retirements,
I
I,
think
we're
what
one
or
two
a
month
in
fire
department.
E
Don't
we
and
so
I
mean
we've
got
to
keep
rolling
in
the
same
thing
with
PD
and
you
know
in
in
everywhere,
and
if
people
retiring
it
just
you
know
it's
20
years
plus
and
that
sort
of
thing.
So
it's
ongoing.
You
know
turn
as
Mike
said,
but
you
know
millage
I,
think
in
in
a
year
or
so
she'll.
Kick
me
if
I'm
wrong,
but
I
think
we'll
be
freeing
up
a
mill
in
about
a
year
and
a
half
right
yeah.
E
So
that
would
be
offsetting
that
I
think
I
would
I
would
ask
us
to
be
patient
with
regard
to
that
I
think
we
actually
freed
a
little
bit
of
a
meal
this
year
we
already
freed
another
Mill,
so
that
meal
is
worth
750,
000,
737
737.
So
you
know
another
million
and
a
half
I
think
we
can
be
creative
with
you
know,
with
with
the
million
and
a
half
in
in
doing
what
we
need
to
do,
because
that
really
kind
of.
E
You
know
we
want
to
do
the
best
we
can
without
really
you
know
it's
keeping
our
little
record
intact,
27
years,
without
really
implying
it.
I.
J
Know
we're
still
working
on
the
record
and
I've
kind
of
have
been
patient.
I've
kind
of
gently
tried
to
nudge
everybody
for
the
past
few
years.
You
know
you
know
that,
and
it's
it's
it's
just
that
we're
having
a
tough
time
competing
in
the
market
for
sworn
officers.
We
we
really
need
them,
and
it
would
be
one
thing
if
retirements
are
scheduled
in
such
a
manner
that
we
would
lose
two
or
three
folks
a
year,
but
it
comes
in
in
clusters
in
Clemson.
J
We
dedicated
this
year
this
current
fiscal
year,
two
hundredths
of
a
mill
for
solid
waste
collection
and
Disposal
that
comes
to
I,
don't
know
about
14
Grand
I
talked
with
Mr
Leonard
about
this
earlier
and
in
past
years
that
that
millage
dedicated
for
solid
waste
collection
and
Disposal
I'm,
talking
2000,
1999
and
so
forth,
was
four
Mills
and
over
the
years
it's
been
decreased
in
fiscal
year
16
it
was
one
and
a
quarter
mil,
and
then
it
was
reduced
to
in
a
fiscal
year.
F
F
Up
to
picking
up
all
the
extra
trash-
and
we
still
have
dumpsters-
also
that
we
pay-
and
there
are
a
number
of
expenses
that
are
across
the
board,
exceed
what
we're
able
to
collect
right.
J
That
that
makes
that
makes
sense.
I
know
we
had
talked
about
it
the
other
day,
but
I
appreciate
that
that
makes
sense.
The
the
next
question
I
have
is
thank
you
for
waiting
patiently,
wait
just
a
little
longer,
so
the
other
question
I
have
is:
is
there
anything
that
prohibits
us
from
raising
the
millage
to
help
in
solid
waste
collection
and
Disposal
to
help
offset
the
costs
to
the
residential
taxpayers?
J
E
Prohibits
us
anything's
possible,
but
let
me
throw
another
aspect
of
where
we,
the
value
of
the
Mills
we
do
have
in
place.
You
know
just
one
example:
we
got
1200
departments
coming
in
on
board
Arbor
right
in
this
coming
year,
so
that
value
that
assessed
value
is
going
to
grow.
You
think
three
percent,
five
percent.
You
know
total
for
what
we're
anticipating
this.
E
J
Well,
yeah:
in
a
perfect
world,
it's
going
to
grow
a
little
every
year,
but
we
have
things
that
prohibit
growth,
sometimes
and
sometimes
market
conditions,
disasters
or
whatever.
But
but
my
my
reason
for
mentioning
this
millage
increase
is
that
it
sure
would
make
number
one
us,
the
city
be
able
to
afford
to
pay
our
employees
a
little
bit
more
than
what
we
do
pay
now.
J
In
addition
to
offer
them
to
continue
to
offer
insurance
I
mean
that's
the
other
part
of
this,
in
addition
to
whatever
Revenue
we
have
coming
in
and
everything
because
employees
don't
always
get
an
annual
increase.
Sometimes
it's
been
five
or
six
years.
Sometimes
it's
been
three
years.
We've
made
a
special
effort
in
order
to
to
secure
more
sworn
officers,
really
to
do
something
with
police
and
still
that's
made
a
little
bit.
I
would
argue,
maybe
in
negligible
difference,
so
we
I
just
think
we
need
to
be
more
competitive,
particularly
for
sworn
officers.
J
E
J
All
right,
that's,
okay,
but
speaking
of
longevity
and
and
for
folks
that
will
say
it
was
a
pause
for
so
many
years
a
number
of
years,
and
now
that's
going
to
be
implemented
again
or
activated
for
I
suspect
for
many
employees,
that's
going
to
help
them
basically
maintain
where
they
are
with
the
quality
of
their
life.
So.
J
The
year
now,
let
me
let
me
switch
to
non-departmentals.
There
are
a
couple
of
if
somebody's
taking
notes
here,
a
couple
of
things
I'd
like
note
at
least
with
My
Name
by
them
anyway,
cruising
the
coast
has
requested
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
for
this
next
fiscal
year.
I
would
I
think
two
years
ago,
up
until
two
years
ago,
we
we
earmarked
them
for
twenty
thousand
I'd
like
I'd,
like
that
noted
that
I
think
twenty
thousand
would
be
appropriate.
J
We
we
didn't
get
any
requests
from
the
MLK
celebration
committee.
We
didn't
get
a
request
for
Juneteenth.
We
we
heard
Mr
guns
comments.
Today,
the
boom
boom
fund
has
always
been
10
000.
Last
year
we
upped
it.
Twenty
five
hundred
to
twelve
thousand
five
hundred
I
would
recommend.
We
go
back
to
ten
thousand
a
year
Christmas
on
the
water.
We
received
a
request.
J
J
The
library
this
is
non-departmental
518,
Library
other
expenses.
We,
the
number
plugged
in
there
was
twenty
five
thousand
I
checked
with
the
library
they
don't.
They
don't
know
where
that
number
came
from.
So
you
could
delete
that
number.
If
that
helps,
you
may
have
already
done
that.
J
Okay,
so
that
that's
that's
for
the
the
city's
responsibilities
to
I
got
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
I
didn't
understand
that.
Thank
you
then
go
down
to
nd130
the
Harrison
County
Soil
Conservation
they're,
requesting
10
000.
I
would
earmark
five
thousand
for
them.
Okay,
the
Hibernian
marching
Society.
What
have
you,
what
do
you
have
them
down
for
I'd,
reduce
that
to
7
500.
J
I'll
incur
the
rash
of
my
Irish
ancestors,
but
I.
Think
it's
fair
casa,
I
think
the
was
earmarked
for
thirty
thousand.
Is
that
where
do
you?
What
figure
do
you
have
there?
15
I'd
go
with
10,
but
15
is
good
enough.
B
Yeah,
so
if
there's
a
reward
to
be
paid
or
a
reward
offered
for
a
crime
or
something
they're,
the
ones
that
that
sponsor
that
Forest,
we
can't
do
that.
So
they
do
it
for
us.
Then
they
have
a
a
tip
line.
Where
tips
come
in
and
they
forward
it,
they
can
come
into
Crime
Stoppers
from
anywhere
and
they'll
forward
them
to
the
appropriate
agency.
Where
that,
where
that
tip
needs
to
go
so
they
do
a
lot
of
good
work.
J
Down
to
ND
501,
which
is
a
Harrison
County,
Library
commission,
the
number
plugged
in
originally
was
816,
000
and,
and
that
number
has
been
revised
to
what
750
I
would.
My
recommendation
would
be
that
we
increased
that
to
780.
J
G
J
C
C
That's
too
much
problem
with
that
building
the
building
and
the
repairs
and
the
air
conditioner
to
me
they're
doing
quite
well.
It
seems
about
Morgan
Sherry.
They
have
all
the
readings
and
everything
at
Morgan
Sherry
everything
seems
to
be
going
well
at
Morgan
Sherry
and,
like
we
all
said,
and
everybody
that
made
a
phone
call
of
me,
we
don't
need
full
on
Earth.
C
So
to
me
and
I
mean
I,
don't
want
to
just
make
these
suggestions
I
think
we
need
to
vote
on
them,
because
if
you
do
that,
then
you
eliminate
a
building
completely
If.
You
eliminate
a
building,
then
at
750
you
don't
need
you
need
about
230
per
building,
so
you
give
them
460
thousand
and
eliminate
the
25
000
on
the
maintenance.
So
that's
sister
Justin
from
me
to
the
council
to
make
a
a
time
to
shut
down
one
of.
C
E
I
said,
let
me
just
throw
this
out
for
consideration.
It's
our
library,
it's
our
building,
you
know
they
operate
in
the
library.
You
know.
If
we
shut
it
down,
we're
still
going
to
have
a
maintenance
issue,
we
got
to
keep
going
with.
Unless
we
sell
it
so
I
mean
there's
a
there's,
a
challenge
there,
so
I
mean
it's
for
the
council
to
evaluate
with
the
play
is,
but
that's
our
building
and
we've
got
to.
You
know
maintain
that
investment
and
I
think
that's.
E
You
know
what
you're
talking
about
as
far
as
the
floor
and
the
ceiling
and
that
sort
of
thing
I
think
it
makes
sense
to
us
to
to
you
know,
keep
at
least
a
billion
billion
into
operations.
May
you
know
change
and
some
form
of
fashion,
but
I
don't
think
we
have
a
lot
of
flexibility
in
keeping
the
air
conditioning
and
some
of
these
other
things
that
have
happened
over
the
years.
So.
E
C
You
need
to
look
it's
an
asset,
so,
but
it's
just
time
and
this
Council
needs
to
take
up,
stand
if
you're
trying
to
do
a
lot
of
other
things.
To
me,
this
is
one
of
the
major
steps
you
can
take
to
support
the
library
which
is
supported
in
the
Headquarters
downtown
Biloxi,
the
one
Margaret
Sherry
and
the
Wharton
and
Walmart
is
a
lot
smaller
place
and
it
handles
a
lot
easier
because
it's
inside
of
one
of
my
buildings
to
say
anyway,
so
it's
not
a
lot
of
expense
in
that
one
other
than
personnel.
C
H
C
A
C
C
B
J
J
J
J
September
6th
is,
is
a
public
hearing
all
right
and
then
based
based
on
the
public
hearing
folks
have
input.
We
can
change
whatever
numbers.
We
want
to
change
at
the
subsequent
council,
meeting
correct
and
vote
on
all
those
changes.
Typically,
we
hadn't
done
so,
but
that
that's
part
of
the
process
in
case
we
want
to
reconsider.
A
K
P
A
C
K
M
M
G
J
A
J
A
Not
100
yeah,
it's
prior
to
so
my
I
guess
the
reason
I'm
asking
it.
So
if
we
decide
to
make
changes,
we
can
come
back
next
week
and
and
do
I
want
to
give.
We
have
two
councilmen-
that's
not
here
and
I.
If
we're
going
to
make
big
decisions
like
that,
I
think
that
all
the
council
should
be
a
part
of
the
discussion
instead
of
just
five
of
us,
so
I'm
asking.
Can
we
do
that
next
week?
A
E
Will
update
this
list
and
based
on
this
conversation,
that's
what
you
know
this
1.8
million
be
up
or
down
or
probably
up
and
we'll
get
that
list
to
you.
So
that
will
be.
You
know
unless
there's
any
things
that
will
change
on
this.
You
know
it
will
will
republish
based
on
these
changes
that
we're
talking
about
and
that's
what's
should
be
voted
on.
I,
don't
think
any
changes
that
we've
made
or
drastically.
You
know
impact
where
we're
going
to
be
when
it's
when
it's
you
know
time
to
pass
it.
E
So
let
us
you
know
we
got
our
notes,
we'll
make
that
and
get
these
copies
the
latest
and
greatest
and
they're
subject
to
be
changed.
You
know
when
it's
appropriate
time
to
vote
on
it.
C
Well
then,
if
you
recorded
pause-
and
you
need
to
put
for
me
cruising
because
they
requested
30
000
in
their
letter-
and
they
should
get
thirty
thousand-
they
bring
35
million
dollars
to
the
coast
in
the
state
and
you're
going
to
cut
them
five
thousand
dollars
for
what
it
must
bring
more
money.
Anybody
in
the
world
to
cruise
and.
E
C
H
C
C
C
E
Y'all,
give
me
I
mean
this
is
the
budget.
We
worked
hard
enough
for
this
thing
and
yeah
that
should
put
y'all
to.
A
A
That
we
set
the
budget
I'm
talking
about
time,
wise
I'm,
just
making
sure,
because
I
did
receive
a
list
of
things
that
were
sent
from
another
council
person
as
far
as
suggestions
as
well-
and
that
was
one
of
the
things
that
was
on.
That
list
is
along
the
same
lines
of
what
you
were
recommending.
J
A
But
I
think
that
we
need
to
come
back
to
next
week
and
finalize
a
couple
of
these
things,
especially
the
if
something
of
that
magnitude
needs
to
be
discussed
with
among
all
the
councilmen
I
believe
give
them
the
option
to
be
here.
If,
if
they
you
know,
if
they
can
make
it,
what
time
should
we
do
that
next
Tuesday
I'm
good
with
regular.
C
E
E
C
No
no
we're
talking
about
this
is
in
October
this
year.
23.
E
C
There's
some
advertising:
that's
what
Mike
Tillman
to
do
so
I
waited
until
this
year
to
put
it
in
there.
So
this
is
for
the
24
budget
and
it's
1500
to
be
a
co-sponsor
and
you
get
three
different
holes.
That's
sponsored
by
the
city
of
bucks
you're,
looking
for
not
not
big
as
yours,
like
50
teams,
so
I
want
to
put
that
on.
There
is
fifteen
hundred
and.
E
C
C
Like
I,
told
Jerry
crew
with
the
27
000
I
see
that
as
absolutely
nothing
but
twenty
seven
thousand
dollars
for
nothing.
You
can
write
program
10
times
better
than
that
program.
They
can't
do
anything.
That's
on
that
short-term
rental
thing.
They
don't
find
anything
out
no
more
than
we
do.
You
read
through
it.
It's
all
fees
and
that,
but.
E
Well,
you
know
we're
going
to
look
at
it
every
one
of
those
kind
of
connectivity
issues
and
you
bounce
it
against.
You
know
the
benefit
versus
the
cost.
C
G
C
C
M
E
E
C
E
E
We're
going
to
take
it
out
of
the
budgeted
amount,
but
you
know
if
it
comes
to
a
situation
where
it's
4.3
or
0.4,
and
we
can't
do
without
those
coverages
I
mean
that
that's
a
decision
that
needs
to
be
made
and
we'll
we'll
have
to
cross
that
bridge
when
it
comes
to
it,
but
I
I
think
we're
just
you
know
guessing
but
be
prepared.
Just
you
know
when
the
when
the
music
plays
to
face
it
in.
C
A
dancing
with
the
right
Karen,
all
the
Karen,
all
the
employees
he's
talking
about
over
three
million
dollars
in
the
budget
was
him
carrying
all
these
open
spots
on
these
employees.
That's
not
hard!
That's
over
three
million
I'm
just
sitting
there.
Maybe
your
harm
you're
not
and
like
both
of
them
do.
John,
Miller
and
they'll.
Tell
you
if
they
are
10
people.
10
people
will
retire
that
we're
not
really
gaining
anything.
I
mean
you're,
trying
to.
E
You
know
if
you
eliminated
that
you
know
it
should
put
your
your
your
ending
fund
balance
up
by
three
million
okay,
but
then
you
have
every
every
opportunity
to
get
when
the
chief
has
six
five
six
more
employees
we're
going
to
come
back
and
do
a
budget
a
minute,
because
that's
pretty
much
what
we're
going
to
do
right
I
mean
it's
all
funny.
It's
funny
numbers.
E
C
C
That
was
the
balance
on
this
is
in
that
book
in
the
book
from
telling
me
actually
do
we
actually
have.
K
E
E
J
E
K
C
The
laugh
on
the
this
sheet
y'all
gave
us
last
time
statement
right
and
right
here:
the
insurance,
where
did
y'all
get
40.
last.
G
Those
figures
are
not
yet
updated
for
fiscal
year,
24.
we're
still
waiting
on
information
Insurance
committee
before
we
can
figure
out
where
and
how
much,
but
that
14
million
is
from
last
year,
and
that
comes
from
the
city's
contribution,
as
well
as
the
employees
contribution
and
any
reinsurance
that
we
receive
back
from
claims
over
our
stop-loss
limit
foreign.
J
C
C
Well,
we've
been
dealing
with
him,
I
mean
he
started,
bringing
these
sheets
every
time.
With
me
and
I've,
seen
on
the
team
to
14
million
on
any
of
them.
You
know
yo
I'm
talking
about
from
Psy.
This
is
he
brings
us
and
that's
where
I
got
the
10.1
from
so
I've.
Never
he
never
showed
it
where
we
spent
14
million
dollars.
C
J
C
H
G
C
H
C
F
C
G
E
Didn't
purchased
any
Christmas
decorations
a
while,
so
we
need
to
replenish
that
in
banners
and
that
sort
of
thing.
C
K
There's
he
talked
a
lot
about
the
libraries
and
I'll
be
honest,
I
kind
of
just
mushed
brained,
it
I,
don't
know
he
talked
to
me
about
before
the
meeting
about
the
branch
on
Pass
road.
Do
you
guys
have
the
numbers
for
that
I
think
you
may
have
given
us
some
numbers,
but
I
just
want
to
know
what
our
what
our
usership
on
the
Pass
Road
Library
is
yeah,
please.
P
All
right,
I,
don't
have
it
broken
down
with
me.
I
can
certainly
get
that
for
you,
but
in
the
past
and
I
think
Sharon
Davis,
our
head
librarian
can
confirm
this
until
the
last
couple
years.
It
was
our
busiest
Branch,
but
with
all
the
the
problems
of
the
air
HVAC
breaking
down
or
the
the
boiler
not
working,
it
has
had
reduced
usage
because
we
have
to
close
when
it's
50
degrees
in
the
building
or
if
it's
90..
So
traditionally
it
has
been
a
high
use
Library,
where.
K
P
Would
have
to
look
at
it
much
more
closely.
You
know
with
that
question
in
mind,
because
we
don't
really
have
a
way,
a
simple
way
of
tracking
tracking,
where
a
specific
group
of
people
would
go.
We
have
seen
like
I
said
at
the
the
previous
hearing.
Our
overall
usage
is
up
so
I,
but
there
is,
you
know,
there's
a
fair
amount
of
turnover
in
the
population.
We
have
the
military
families
that
come
and
go,
and
so
they
may
have
left
the
area
we
there
is.
You
know
they're
they're
people
who.
D
P
A
P
H
K
But
I
don't
know
if
that's
why
I'm
asking
if
you
can
attribute
it
to
people
going
from
Pass
road
to
to
Pops
Ferry
I'm,
just
no
one
wants
to
shut
a
library
down,
but
if
there's
a
cost
of
benefit
determination
that
has
to
be
made.
I
just
wanted
to
have
all
of
the
information
available
to
me.
So
I
can
either
argue
for
or
against
one
of
the
positions.
P
K
Think
the
last
fiscal
year
will
suffice.
Sure
thank
you
so
much
okay,
I,
don't
have
anything
else
related
directly
to
the
numbers
on
the
budget.
However
Mike
mayor
do
we
have
I
know
we
we
employ
lobbyists.
Do
we
have
anybody
actively
arguing
with
the
state
regarding
the
the
disproportionate
computation
of
of
tax
disbursement
between
Harrison
County
and
the
City
of
Biloxi
or
the
cities
in
general?
Well,.
E
We
we
do.
You
know
in
Keith,
heard
in
the
impact
studies.
You
were
actually
pleading
our
case
on
a
lot
of
ways
yeah
for
me,
I'm
not
generating.
You
know
the
numbers
we
generate
for
the
rest
of
this.
You
know
for
the
stage
as
an
example-
and
you
know
we
should
have
some
consideration-
I
guess
that
would
be
you
know
with
our
delegation
as
well
as
our
lobbyist.
You
know
hammering
on
everybody,
needs
a
hammer
on,
especially
during
the
session
I.
K
E
Up
we're,
you
know
right,
we
need
to
battle
for
sure
and
I
think
the
lobbyists
and
and
our
Representatives,
but
you
know,
I
I
feel
the
same
way.
You
do
I
mean
we're
we're
look
at
our
percentage.
You
know
we're
20
something
percent
of
the
county.
Okay,
we
do
30
something
percent
of
the
business
and
you
know
we
just
need
to
be
Equitable.
E
We're
not
we're
going
to
be
reasonable,
not
so
much
with
the
county,
but
with
the
state
too
I
mean
we
just
we
do
do
it
in
business
and
and
we
can
make
more
money
if
we
have
some
incentives
that
we
don't
have
to.
You
know
skimp,
and
you
know
with
with
infrastructure
with
services,
and-
and
you
know,
certainly
it's
a
it's
a
something
we
need
to
take
into.
K
Well
and
that's
why
if
we
have
anybody
to
actively
arguing
in
Jackson,
regarding
that
that
one
issue
I
mean
it
would
have
a
huge
impact
on
our
budget
right,
the
other
thing
that
has
an
impact
on
our
budget
is
the
new
contributions
for
pers.
Have
we
talked
to
any
state
legislators?
Is
there
any
relief
regarding
changing
that
back?
The
way
it
was
or
reducing.
E
It
well
I,
don't
think
anything
has
changed.
Is
it
yet
no
I
know
and
I.
Don't
anticipate
based
on
on
the
lobbyist
situation
that
that
I
know
that
that's
not
going
to
be
a
it'll,
we
could
take
it
a
lot,
a
lot
better
than
a
lot
of
other
places.
So
I
doubt
that
you
know
these
other
folks.
You
know
they
turn
the
screws
up
on
what
we
had
to
contribute.
It's
going
to
be
almost
hurtful
to
right.
The.
A
K
J
E
You
look
at
our
numbers
yeah
in
a
way,
I
mean
be
careful,
you
know
what
maybe
from
20
okay,
because
that's
what
we
faced
the
last
three
years.
J
J
J
Can
the
other
the
other
thing
looking
at
the
departmental
budgets
and
I'm
sorry
I
was
looking
at
numbers.
J
Got
to
wait
on
them,
I
was
I
was
looking
at
numbers
and
I
think
this
was
explained
in
looking
at
the
in
the
administration
department.
There
was
an
increase
debt,
Debt
Service,
increased
952,
000,
so
I'm
sure
you
moved
something
there,
but
I
missed
what
it
was.
G
J
J
Okay,
I
think
that's
all
I
got
which
scares
me
but
I
think
one
other
thing:
click
fix,
I
thought.
That
was
a
great
idea.
We
hadn't
heard
click
fix
in
a
while.
You
saw
an
issue
we
looking
to
get
that
or.
N
E
City
Works
and
the
same
thing
with
Jerry.
You
know:
I
could
probably
write
some
things
that
we
just
you
know,
pulled
out.
27
000
for
but
I
do
there
is
a
need,
but
I
can't
you
know,
say
what
we
could
do
the
right
way
with
with
the
City
Works
and
integration
with
you
know,
I.
E
To
go
back
with
you
know,
Jerry
had
mentioned
about
there's
some
interaction.
We
can
do
I've
just
learned
what
we
can
do
with
the
and
it's
not
just
short-term
rental,
but
just
all
in
general.
We
don't
know
what
we
can
reconcile
our
sales
tax
checks
to
the
businesses
that
we,
you
know
that.
H
E
A
All
right,
I
have
a
few
questions.
Mr
Tisdale
historically
every
year
mentions
millage
increases
we
hysterically.
Can
you
tell
me
the
increase
that
we
had
in
millage
last
year
without
an
increase?
Wasn't
it
something
to
the
tune
of
eight
percent
increase,
not
not
a
millage
increase
but
yeah
well,
yeah.
What
what
we
received
I
believe
it
was
eight
percent.
We
almost
had
a
built-in
increase.
A
So
even
though
we
didn't
increase
in
my
argument
against
it
is
this
number
one
I'm
against
raising
taxes
number
two:
our
residents
have
already
experienced
an
increase
because
of
the
increase
in
property
values
and
so
they're
paying
more
per
year
in
taxes
without
a
millage
increase,
because
the
value
of
their
property
is
increased
and
so
they're
paying
more
money
each
year
in
taxes,
so
putting
more
on
them
is
actually
almost
like
a
double
tax
increase,
so
I'm
opposed
to
that
number
two
is
we
have
a
lot
of
things
that
are
in
this
budget
that
are
one-time
fees
and
I
know
off
the
top
of
the
hit
your
head?
A
You
can't
come
up
with
that,
but
is
it
possible
for
you
to
put
a
list
of
those
one-time
hits
that
we're
getting
that
we
normally
don't
have
so
that
we
know
you
know
going
forward
what
we're
looking
at,
because
we're
put
we're
in
a
position
that
we
haven't
been
in
in
the
past
because
of
these
one-time
fees.
Can
we
get
a
list
of
those
fees
and
you
know
what
each
one
is
and
the
amount
of
it
and
then
a
total?
So
we
can
see
what
we're
looking
at
is
just
one-time
hits,
for
instance.
Hopefully,
the.
A
E
A
A
You're
saying
it's
just
just
the
things
that
are
one
and
I
know
that
we're
the
vehicles
and
things
like
that
and
Equipment
things
like
that.
Just
one
time
hits
we're
taking.
If
we
can
get
a
list
of
that
I
I
yeah.
What.
E
Is
the
let
me
let
me
say
that
we
took
that
into
consideration,
because
some
of
this,
this
capitalized
items
are
going
to
be
five
years
with
us
and
we're
not
going
to
be
but
there'll
be
something
that
will
you
know
constantly
roll
over
computers
is
another
thing
you
know
copiers
and
those
kinds
of
things
that
we
we
do
have
a
a
five-year
scope.
You
know
look
at
a
long
term,
I
hear
what
you're
saying.
A
A
E
A
E
Not
until
April,
when
we
do
it
again,
when
do
we
do
it
again,
March,
that's
nut
cutting
time
in
March
and
then
what
do
you
do
you
either
keep
your
coverage
we're?
Okay
with
that
number,
but
in
March
that's
it's
time
to
you
know
to
take
a
evaluation.
We
can
do
it.
You
know
if
you
just
want
to
feel
good
about
it,
but
feeling
good
is
going
to
you
know.
April
March
April
is
a
time
to
to
be
prepared.
A
Okay,
so
that's
all
all
the
questions
that
I
have
I
think
I've.
K
Got
one
red
subject
what
the
heck
is
nut
cutting
time.
J
I
do
have
a
better
question.
How
do
you
have
a
better
question,
and
that
is
I
talked
about
water
lines
in
Edgewater
State
and
recent
ruptures,
with
the
transite
lines
and
so
forth,
and
that's
that's
the
case
with
Bay
Vista
too
we're
going
to
be
doing
anything
and
either
of
those
two
neighborhoods.
They
need
new
water
lines.
E
F
Very
next
neighborhood
up
is
the
bay
Vista
and
we
just
moved
some
money
from
another
design
into
Bay.
Vesic
is
Christy
in
the
room.
She.
J
O
O
F
O
O
O
O
K
C
C
I
just
wanted
to
make.
We
give
Biloxi
High
44
meals
about
the
school
systems,
roughly
32.
C
J
C
But
we
allowed
them:
32
million
for
the
school
system
and
the
county
was
arriving
on
the
Bible,
get
it
in
my
25
million
people
know
where
our
money
goes
to
when
you
think
about
that.
That's
55,
56
million
dollars
that
we
don't
even
get
that
we
collect
that
go
yeah
goes
to
the
yeah
like
he
said
we
got
about
80
percent
City
and
about
20
County
and
get
more
money.
We
keep
in
the
city
itself.
You
know,
I
know
you
don't
like
you
love
that
one,
but
don't
wait.
E
A
minute,
no,
no,
basically
in
with
Paul,
it
was
a
thought
that
I
had
as
far
as
millage-
and
you
know,
millages
is
the
dollars.
You
raise
it
two
meals,
that's
a
million
five
okay.
We
can
raise
a
million
five
in
a
number
of
ways.
We
hope.
So
you
know
assess
evaluation
is
going
to
grow.
Basically,
as
as
Nathan
was
saying,
it's
it's
going
to
grow.
I
think
it
grew
that
we
applied
a
millage
to
grows.
E
Saw
and
we've
got
some
hits
that
will
be
coming
on.
As
I
said,
Arbor,
View
and-
and
you
know,
you're
talking
about
80
and
80
000
a
unit
50
000
a
unit
on
some
of
these
new
apartments
or
1200
units.
Then
you
know
you
apply
the
military,
there's
a
lot
of
opportunities
to
grow
taxes,
equal
assess
valuation
times
millage.
So
you
know
that's
the
equation.
There.
E
O
E
A
Okay,
so
before
we
close,
how
quick
can
we
get
these
updates
that.
A
So
can
we
get
that
emailed
and
then
in
the
Box
too,
because
George
doesn't
do
email
get
a
printout
in
our
mailbox,
hey.
E
A
A
Please
have
those
ready
when
we
come
to
the
meeting
next
Tuesday
at
1
30.,
so
that
we
can
have
those
and
and
have
them
ready,
and
then
we
can
discuss
what
changes
we're
going
to
make
and
what
we're
not
going
to
make
I
still
believe
that
we
have
to
do
some
cutting
just
me
personally.
I
believe
that
there
has
to
be
some
cutting
done,
and
then
you
had
something.
A
H
H
Good
afternoon
everyone,
my
name,
is
Brianna
rodolfic
or
Miss
Bree,
as
I
was
referred
last
week
by
Dr.
Rusky
I
currently
serve
as
the
youth
services
librarian
at
the
Margaret
Sherry
Library
I'm
here
before
you
today
to
emphasize
the
vital
importance
of
increasing
the
investment
in
our
public
libraries.
Here
in
Biloxi
libraries
are
not
just
repositories
of
books,
they
are
pillars
of
Education
enrichment,
community
and
Public
Safety.
H
Firstly,
out
of
the
nine
library
branches
serving
under
the
Harrison
County
Library
System,
the
Margaret
Sherry
Library
alone
contributed
over
one
quarter
of
the
entire
number
of
registrants
for
this
year's
summer
reading
program,
the
growth,
Trends
and
statistics
are
due
entirely
to
the
dedication
of
the
staff,
who
exhibit
the
utmost
dedication
to
their
careers.
Our
entire
staff
is
determined
to
make
a
difference
in
our
community
with
the
limited
resources
we
do
possess
all
without
the
incentive
of
a
livable
wage.
H
In
conjunction
the
notion
that
our
current
staff
members,
who
are
earning
ten
dollars
an
hour,
are
only
entry-level,
employees
is
a
damaging
and
categorically
false
statement.
There
are
employees
that
I
currently
work
alongside
who,
after
almost
two
decades
of
employment
in
our
system,
are
only
now
reaching
ten
dollars
an
hour.
H
Secondly,
while
I
am
a
firm
believer
that
every
employee
of
this
great
City
should
be
paid
for
their
diligence
and
maintaining
the
quality
of
our
community,
an
investment
in
literacy
initiatives
in
the
city
of
Biloxi
can
circumvent
the
need
for
increased
Public
Safety
expenditures
in
the
future.
I
would
like
you
to
consider
the
correlation
between
low
literacy
and
crime
according
to
the
National
Institute
for
literacy,
85
percent
of
all
juveniles
who
interface
with
the
juvenile
court
system
are
functionally
illiterate.
H
Furthermore,
a
staggering
70
percent
of
inmates
in
America's
prisons
cannot
read
above
a
fourth
grade
level.
These
statistics
paint
a
bleak
picture
of
what
happens
when
a
city
lacks
access
to
Affordable
and
obtainable
resources.
Biloxi's
public
libraries
have
the
opportunity
to
serve
as
a
Beacon
of
Hope
in
addressing
this
issue
for
our
community.
H
It's
also
important
to
highlight
the
economic
benefits
of
a
well-funded
library
system.
Studies
have
shown
that,
for
every
dollar
invested
in
public
libraries,
communities
receive
a
return
of
around
four
dollars
in
economic
value
through
increased
productivity,
job
creation
and
improved
educational
outcomes.
By
allocating
more
funds
to
our
public
libraries,
you
are
not
just
investing
in
books
and
buildings,
but
you're
investing
in
the
people
and
the
future
of
our
city
in
Biloxi.
Our
libraries
have
been
facing
budget
cuts
and
reduced
resources
for
years.
It
is
time
to
reverse
this
trend,
and
our
city
deserves
better.