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A
A
I
will
remind
the
counselors
that
if
you
put
something
on
the
ad
list,
you
must
find
the
money
for
it
and
that's
not
always
easy
to
do,
but
we
are
going
to
try
to
move
through
this
in
the
next
hour
or
so
doing
as
much
as
we
can
and
then
our
regular
council
meeting
will
begin
at
5
30.
as
we
start
this
afternoon.
I
want
to
go
to
the
mayor
and
then
to
the
city
manager
for
their
words
of
wisdom
to
us.
So,
let's
start
with
us
with
the.
B
B
You
confused
me
with
words
of
wisdom
that
and
technology
serve
to
make
it
start
late.
Well,
madame
budget
chair,
thank
you
and
thank
the
thank
the
council
for
working
so
hard
to
try
to
listen
to
the
department
heads
and
to
review
this
budget
so
carefully.
It
is
a
strange
budget
in
a
way
because
it
follows
a
year
in
which
we
really
kind
of
kept
everything
close
to
the
vest.
We
really
didn't
know
what
to
expect
from
the
pandemic
and
it
made
frankly
crafting
this
budget
more
difficult.
So
I
applaud
all
of
your
hard
work.
B
All
I'll
say
is
that
I
appreciate
so
much
the
efforts
of
staff
as
they
have
continued
to
try
to
work
and
provide
the
necessary
information
to
be
able
to
put
this
together.
The
guidance
that
our
finance
director
and
her
team,
our
city
manager
and
the
deputy
city
managers
have
put
into
this
has
been
just
an
incredible
job.
I
would
I
appreciate
your
comments
to
start
off
with
I
will.
B
B
You
know,
as
we've
spoken
many
times,
it's
like
paying
your
mortgage
with
your
savings
account
you,
don't
you
don't
stay
in
the
house
long
that
way,
but
I
will
remind
them
that
if
they
want
to
ask
the
finance
director
for
her
her
thoughts
on
whether
or
not
an
anticipated
increase
in
revenue
would
be
enough
to
cover
one
or
more
of
these
items
so
as
as
council
is
looking
for
ways
to
find
something
to
cut
within
the
budget.
B
C
I
just
like
to
thank
the
mayor
for
his
leadership
in
pulling
together
this
budget
and
think,
as
he
has
done,
the
staff
and
the
finance
director
and
her
staff
for
all
of
their
hard
work
through
this
process.
C
I
do
want
to
mention
just
one
thing
and
I'm
not
trying
to
influence
your
decision,
but
make
sure
that
your
you
make
an
informed
decision
and
it's
relative
to
one
of
the
ad
elite
items
related
to
the
public
defender's
office,
and-
and
this
is
just
for
your
information,
I
want
to
make
clear
that
it's
understood
that
the
state
sets
the
salaries
for
the
public
defender's
office
across
the
state.
C
They
will
add,
the
city
is
responsible
for
those
costs,
for
benefits
and
so
forth,
and,
and
so
the
cities
cost
when
they
set.
Those
salaries
are
commensurate
with
the
salaries
that
they
set,
and
I
wanted
to
make
clear
that
it
is
understood
that
the
state
provide
state
pay
raises
to
state
employees
and
when
they
do
provide
those
state
pay
raises
to
state
employees.
C
Our
the
cost
for
the
city
further
increases
because
you've
got
to
cover
those
benefits
and
would
remind
you
that
some
years
the
state
will
get,
let's
say
a
two
percent
pay
increase
and
the
city
employees
get
no
pay
increase
and
then
sometimes
the
state
gets,
let's
say
a
two
percent
increase.
And
over
the
years
prior
to
this
mayor
that
city
employees
got
a
half
percent,
and
you
remember
those
half
percent
pay
raises.
C
C
C
Or
are
you
just
singling
out
one
group
of
state
employees
and
I
hate
to
confuse
you,
but
I
just
need
you
to
know
that
because
of
course,
if
I
was
a
state,
employee
and
assistant
d.a
and
you
gave
it
to
a
public
defender
state
employee,
I
would
want
to
know
where
am
I
paying
adjustment
I
mean?
Are
you
giving
it
to
me
as
well?
And
so
would
you
answer
that
question
for
the
budget
chair.
D
Yes,
sir,
yes
ma'am,
it
is
the
salary
of
some,
as
well
as
the
benefits
associated
with
those
salaries.
There
are
certain
county
paid
positions
in
the
public
defender's
office
and
there
are
also
state
paid
positions.
So
what
they're
asking
for
is
an
adjustment
to
the
county,
paid
positions.
D
The
state
does
fix
the
salary
for
the
public
offenders
in
the
public
defender's
office.
We
do
pay
the
salary
and
the
benefits
for
some
public
defender
employees.
D
C
And
and
so
when
the
state
provides
a
pay,
raise
the
state
court,
I
mean
the
judges
who
are
state
employees,
get
it
the
secretaries,
get
it
the
assistant
da's,
who
are
state
employees.
They
all
get
that
state
pay.
A
Thank
you,
mr
city,
mr
city
manager,
anything
else,
okay.
I
have
had
a
couple
of
people.
Ask
me
in
the
last
several
weeks
about
the
procedure
that
we
are
going
through
here
and
what
we
have
been
doing
as
adopting
a
budget
and
for
fy
21.
That's
like
the
year
that
we
are
in
now
when
the
pandemic
hit.
A
A
I
agree
with
the
city
manager
and
with
the
mayor
that
our
staff
has
been
tremendous
in
making
sure
that,
during
this
unprecedented
time
we
have
gotten
through,
we
have
gotten
the
money
that
we
need
to
to
do
the
work
of
the
city
and
we
are
not
out
of
that
danger.
Yet
we
still
are
not
sure
exactly
what
all
is
going
on
with
state
money
and
federal
money
and
so
forth.
A
So
we
want
to
make
haste
slowly
so
that
we
don't
money
that
we
don't
have
or
that
we
are
not
entitled
to
and
with
that,
unless
there's
someone
else
around
the
table
that
would
like
to
address
the
group,
I'm
gonna
turn
it
over
to
our
finance
director
for
her
to
get
us
started
any
of
the
counselors
wish
to
address
the
group.
D
Yes,
ma'am,
so
the
list
that
you
have
before
you
I'm
sorry,
I'm
sorry.
A
Miss
alexander,
would
you
give
us
what
you
see
as
our
process
and
procedure
and
how
we
will
be
dealing
with
each
one
of
these
items
as
we
go
along
as
part
of
your
presentation.
D
Yes
ma'am,
so
each
item
that's
listed
here
is
a
numbered
council
or
the
budget
review
committee
will
vote
on
each
item
individually
unless
those
items
are
work
in
tandem.
At
that
moment,
I
would
advise
what
those
items
are
if
you
approve
such
as,
if
you
approve
one,
then
you
also
have
to
approve
this
other
item,
but
we
will
work
through
the
list
one
by
one
and
we
need
to
have
six
votes
in
the
affirmative
in
order
for
that
adjustment
to
be
made
to
the
mayor's
proposed
budget.
D
C
C
A
We
have
a
motion
by
councillor
crabb
to
approve
this
on
a
second
by
council
of
sucker,
I'm
sorry
to
approve
one
and
two:
let's
do
that
separately.
If
you
will
item
one.
A
D
D
D
Those
positions
are
tax,
clerk,
1,
g10,
being
reclassified
to
a
tax
clerk
1g12
and
then
the
tax
clerk
2
grade
11
positions
are
being
reclassified
to
tax
clerk
to
grade
13.
at
a
total
cost,
including
benefits
of
forty
eight
thousand
six
hundred
sixty
one
dollars,
which
represents
point
zero.
Nine
from
balance
days.
E
Thank
you.
I
just
wanted
to
add.
Madame
budget
chair
that
that
was
today,
you
were
missing
and
that
items
three
through
eight
would
all
come
out
of
the
fund
balance.
A
F
We're
quiet,
okay,
so
up
in
the
top
right
hand
corner
we
have
the
days
of
98.76.
What
is
our
goal
to
have
as
our
fund
balance
days?
F
D
Well,
according
to
our
current
policy,
our
goal
is
to
have
at
least
90
days.
That's
nine
zero
point:
zero
days
of
fund
balance
reserves,
that
is
our
goal.
Administratively,
our
minimum
is
60
days,
and
that
is
at
the
recommendation
of
the
government
finance
offices
association.
But
our
goal
is
90
days
of
fund
balance,
reserves.
F
D
D
C
Were
you
about
to
say
yeah?
So
the
finance
director
explained
the
government
finance
officers,
association,
says
no
less
than
60..
C
So
we're
going
to
be
coming
back
to
you
to
propose
to
you
a
new
administrative
policy
and
I
don't
want
to
get
ahead
of
but-
and
I
just
want
to
say
to
you-
we
we
were
upside
down
in
that
we
were
using
the
other
local
option
sales
tax-
to
keep
us
at
60
days,
and
you
know
we
were
at
60
and
then
we
fell
right
below
60
at
one
point
two
years
ago,
and
so
our
goal
was
to
get
us
right
side
up
and
that
is
not
have
more
old
loss
funds
keeping
us
at
60.
F
E
F
F
C
C
Now
we
used
to
be
upside
down
now
we're
right
side
up
when
we
we
just
got
there
and
and
so
what
we
have
done
using
old
laws
for
public
safety
and
I'm
going
to
need
the
finance
director
to
help
me
with
it.
C
C
It
won't
be
exactly
that,
but
somewhere
close,
and
that
way
we
know
that
if
something
comes
up
that
we
can
take
care
of
our
old
loss,
public
safety
commitments
without
question
out
of
reserve.
But
if
something
comes
up
in
the
regular
reserve,
that's
not
public
safety
or
is
public
safety.
It
can
be
used,
but
you
know
we
can
take
care
of
that,
and
we
therefore
would
have
some
revised
administrative
policy.
I
hate
to
get
into
all
of
that.
But
I
as
you
I
want
you
to
be
thinking
about
that
as
you
make
these
decisions.
F
A
On
this
list
there
are,
there
is
a
sixteen
thousand
dollar
postage
increase.
Nine
thousand
dollar
contractual
services
increase
and
a
twelve
thousand
five
hundred
dollar
office
supplies
increase
for
the
tax
commissioner's
office.
None
of
those
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
madame
alexander
finance,
director,
none
of
those
would
be
olaf's
expenses.
A
A
G
D
A
H
D
D
D
No,
I
do
not
believe
so.
I
mean
there
are
various
fees
that
are
collected
by
the
tax
commissioner's
office.
There's
there
isn't
one
in
terms
of
contractual
services
or
office
supplies
that
I
could
say
we
receive
specifically
for
that
particular
expense
item.
A
D
Next
item
is
the
reclassification
reclassification.
It
was
placed
on
the
add,
delete
list
by
council
woodson
for
the
tax
commissioner's
office.
It
is
reclassifying
a
tax
specialist
grade
16
to
financial
analyst
grade
19..
The
total
cost
with
benefits
is
6
275.
A
D
D
Right
next
next
item
on
the
list
is
item
number
six
added
by
council
woodson
for
the
tax
commissioner's
office.
There's
a
contract,
contractual
services
expense
increase
of
nine
thousand
dollars.
This
represents
point
zero
.02
days.
A
D
D
A
A
D
Item
number:
seven
that
carry
I'm
sorry,
okay,
I
was
I'm
sorry.
You
were
saying
move
on
to
item
number
eight.
I
got
you
item
number
eight
added
to
the
list
by
councillor
tucker
for
the
tax
commissioner's
office.
It's
for
the
office
supplies
an
increase
of
twelve
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
representing
point
zero
two
fund
balance
days.
D
A
D
This
item
was
added
by
councillor
huff
for
the
public
defender's
office.
It's
a
three
percent
pay
raise
for
state
paid
attorneys
and
the
supplements
that
we
give
to
the
chief
public
defender,
as
well
as
the
assistant
chief
public
defender,
plus
the
administrative
fees
that
we
pay.
This
amount
is
actually
this
item
is
actually
works
in
tandem
with
the
item
number
one
on
page
three
in
the
other
local
option:
sales
tax,
public
safety
fund.
D
This
particular
item
in
the
general
fund
is
forty,
one
thousand
nine
hundred
and
seventy
eight
dollars
representing
point
zero
eight
days
and
if
you
flip
to
page
number
three
of
the
olaf's
public
safety
funds,
that
amount
represents
four
thousand
seven
hundred
sixty-five
dollars
representing
point
zero.
One
days
of
fund
balance,
you
would
have
to
approve
those
items
in
conjunction
with
each
other.
H
A
A
Any
opposed
the
item
will
be
tabled
until
the
end
of
our
discussion.
Miss
alexander
number.
D
D
A
We
have
a
motion
to
approve
by
councillor
garrett.
Second,
black
council
crab
any
further
discussion.
D
D
D
A
G
I'd
just
like
to
thank
everybody
for
recognizing
the
hard
work
and
dedication
that
my
administrative
coordinator
now,
I
hope,
not
a
system
but
coordinator,
because
it
takes
a
lot
to
coordinate
what
she
does,
and
I
appreciate
john
house
recognizing
how
valuable
people
are
to
the
department
heads
and
to
the
elected
officials.
I
appreciate
all
of
you
all.
I
appreciate
your
support.
We're
out
there
doing
our
job
for
the
citizens
of
columbus.
G
Most
every
one
of
you
in
the
city
council
has
had
some
kind
of
dealings
with
me
or
my
staff
bruce
has
got
an
open
door
policy
at
my
office.
So
does
his
brother
and
I
appreciate
it-
I
mean
I
sincerely
appreciate
it
for
my
heart.
For
my
dedicated
employee
of
14
years,
we
tried
for
nine
years
to
get
it
university
of
georgia
declined
it
this
year.
She
gave
it
to
us
and
she
deserved
it.
Did
we
get
it?
G
D
So
item
those
are
all
of
the
items
in
the
general
fund
moving
on
to
the
last
page,
because
the
third
page
has
been
tabled
until
the
very
end,
but
the
last
page
is
a
staff
adjustment
for
public
works
in
the
integrated
waste
fund
program.
This
is
to
remove
the
reclassifications
that
were
inadvertently
included
that
were
not
approved
by
csu
for
waste.
Certain
waste
operator
positions-
and
this
is
a
budget
neutral
addition
will
just
add
back
to
the
overtime
budget
that
they
use
to
decrease,
to
make
these
adjustments.
A
Okay,
any
further
discussion.
A
H
You,
madam
chair,
I
apologize
for
jumping
out.
I
would
like
to
make
a
motion
that
we
delay
this
to
mid-year
budget
adjustment,
to
see
how
our
budget
is
positioned
and
give
us
a
little
flexibility
in
moving
forward
with
with
this
and
also
gives
us
time
to
study.
This
increase
a
little
further
to
see
how
it
affects
overall,
the
employees
in
this
department,
I'm
still
a
little,
I'm
still
not
real
clear
on
who
is
paid,
whose
salary
and
benefits
paid
by
the
state
and
whose
salaries
we
are
paying
as
a
city.
F
A
Listen:
let's
come
back
to
that.
Okay,
okay,
sounds
good
councillor,
huff.
I
Yes,
I'm
good
with
the
motion
mayor
pro
tem.
I
What
I
want
us
to
what
I'd
like
to
add
to
it
is
you
made
mention
that
we
have
been
working
around
the
two
percent
mark
with
the
employees
over
the
past,
so
we
could
look
into
if
that
works
for
the
council
to
if
we
do
this,
you
know
to
put
them
at
a
two
percent
versus
a
three
percent,
and
if
we
could
get
madam
finance
director
to
break
this
all
out
for
me,
going
from
this
point
to
mid-year
to
help
me
to
understand
how
it
affects
the
budget
and
and
again,
like
mayor
pro-tem,
said
to
make
some
clarity
on
the
fact
of
how
they
get
paid,
by
whom.
J
D
F
F
The
30
0307
does
that
go
into
the
general
fund,
which
which
item
when,
when
you
take
item
13
and
12
from
the
first
page,
there's
actually
an
increase
of
30
0307,
there's
a
difference
of
30
0307,
because
the
expense
is
57
821
and
what
we
deleted
was
87.
128.
D
Yes,
so
the
what
was
added
back
to
the
general
fund,
when
you
add
the
tally,
those
two
items
together,
the
dollar
amount
was
twenty
nine
thousand
three
hundred
and
seven
dollars
from
a
fund
balance
perspective.
We
add
it
back
.05
reserved
days,
okay,.
D
Well,
that
concludes
the
ad
delete
presentation.
I
do
want
to
make
mention
of
the
schedule
before
you.
A
Before
you
move
off
of
that
item,
page
four,
the
increase
over
time
in
public
works,
are
you
saying
we
don't
have
to
address
that?
We.
D
Ma'am,
so
as
it
relates
to
the
schedule,
the
first
taxpayer
bill
of
rights,
public
hearing
will
be
held
at
9
a.m.
On
june,
8th
in
this
same
room,
any
citizen,
the
public,
the
members
of
council
staff,
anyone
is
obviously
welcome
to
come.
This
taxpayer
bill
of
rights
hearing
is
required
by
state
law.
We
are
required
to
hold
three
hearings,
and
you
know
what
actually
now
that
I
say
that
out
loud,
not
exactly.
D
I
don't
have
that
information
yet
from
the
tax
commissioner's
office
in
terms
of
the
increase,
but
I
do
anticipate
we'll
likely
receive
one
just
based
on
the
most
recent
digest
that
we
receive,
so
that
is
scheduled.
The
first
taxpayer
bill
of
rights
hearing
is
scheduled
for
9
a.m.
On
june
8th,
but
the
second
hearing
being
at
6
00
pm.
D
This
will
be
a
part
of
the
regular
council
meeting
we'll
have
our
council
meeting
beginning
at
5,
30
p.m.
On
june
8th
and
the
will
pause
at
some
point
close
to
6
p.m,
for
the
second
taxpayer
bill
rights
hearing,
as
well
as
the
first
reading
of
the
budget
ordinance
on
june
15th.
D
This
is
a
special
call
meeting
that
will
be
at
9
00
a.m.
Also
at
the
trade
center
in
the
south
home
we'll
have
our
third
taxpayer
bill
of
rights
hearing
if
needed,
our
second
reading
of
the
bill
budget
ordinance
as
well
as
the
first
reading
of
the
millage
ordinance,
then
our
last
meeting
for
the
month
will
be
june
22nd
at
9
00
a.m.
This
is
a
regular
council
meeting
in
which
council
will
vote
on
the
millage
ordinance.