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From YouTube: Dearborn Heights Study Session: 5/27/20
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The Dearborn Heights Study Session for the Budget Wrap Up, taking place Wednesday, May 27th 2020 via Zoom.
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C
Lot
of
these,
we
have
our
activity
up
through
4:30
20
and
looking
at
some
of
these
numbers
are,
we
sure,
we're
gonna
be
able
to
collect
30
days
like
building
permits,
our
activity
through
April
30th,
four
hundred
and
two
thousand
376,
and
we're
saintly,
we're
saying
seven
hundred
and
fifty
six
thousand.
But
how
are
we
gonna
do
that
in
30
days,.
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Ahead,
I
sat
down
with
Larry
to
go
over
the
estimated
revenues
for
2021
and
he
indicated
to
me.
They
have
been
really
swamped
with
people
who
have
come
in
for
permits
now
they
were
at
home
and
they
felt
they
wanted
to
do
some
improvements,
and
he
told
me
that
he
said
we're
gonna
see
more
activity.
If
this
continues
in
the
next
year
and
I've
already
got
me
and
my
inspectors
are
going
to
be
swapped
for
the
next
three
months,
based
upon
all
the
permits
they're
being
requested,
that
was
Larry's
comment.
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D
Larry
member
one,
you
and
I
talked
about
the
permits
and
you
said
that
people
are
coming
in
even
with
the
virus,
and
you
told
me
that
you
thought
there
was
enough
activity
that
would
keep
you
guys
swapped
for
the
next
three
months.
No
I
I
don't
want
to
put
words
in
your
mouth,
but
I
came
with
the
feeling
that
the
permit
fees
are
gonna,
be
there
I.
G
F
Is
for
Larry
in
a
councilman
ray
just
mentioned
it?
It's
the
same
thing
regards
to
this
I
personally,
think
I
think
there's
surgeons
and
permits
right
now.
It's
probably
just
because
of
the
bottleneck
where
a
lot
of
people
can
do
nothing
for
the
past.
You
know
60
some
days
because
I
know
Colvin
and
now
a
lot
of
them
are
just
applying
I.
Just
can't
see
that
thing
jumping
from
a
402
to
756
thousand
last
year,
even
though
in
2019-20
budget
720
but
I
think
there's
gonna
be
a
definite
slowdown.
F
I
think
it'll
rain
I
just
have
a
surgence
of
people
trying
to
pull
their
permits,
but
after
that
it
can
start
to
slow
down,
not
to
mention
with
people,
unemployed,
etc,
etc.
I
I
just
can't
see
people
doing
big
projects
right
now
and
pulling
that
much
permits.
I
think
that
number
should
be
adjusting
just.
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A
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F
A
H
H
I'm
not
sure
I
think
councilman
Abdullah
mentioned
with
the
bottleneck.
All
the
weight
is
gonna,
be
as
a
surge
at
first
but
I,
don't
know
if
the
stomach
it'd
be
continuous,
as
as
mentioned,
you
know,
with.
Nobody
knows
if
they're
going
to
be
employed
and
what
the
stuff
that
I've
been
reading,
there's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
people
unemployed
and
I'm,
not
sure
if
they
going
to
be
doing
huge
investment
specially
on
their
property.
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F
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A
A
Yeah
I
left
them
an
email
and
he
did
say
there's
a
chance
that
we
might
have
to
bump
it
up.
I'm
of
the
opinion
that
if
we
need
to
bump
it
up,
we
can
do
an
amendment
at
that
point.
Okay
and
if
there
was
any
other
capital
because
I
did
reach
out
and
somehow
he
didn't
get
my
email
regarding
the
exact
number
or
if
there
was
any
other
capital
he
might
need.
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A
A
On
the
top,
where
you
see
like
Social
Security
hospital
and
certain
items
there
exacts
gets
posted
there
initially
and
then,
when
it's
allocated
out
to
the
other
departments,
it
hits
the
contra
fringe.
So
it's
not
double
posting,
so
the
Contra
fringe
is
typically
the
negative
of
all
of
those
benefits
that
are
in
these
lines:
Social
Security
life,
insurance,
health
insurance,
things
like
that.
So
when
I
allocate
them
out,
it's
just
it's
kind
of
airing
it
out
of
this
subject,
to
put
it
into
the
fringe
of
all
the
other
departments.
A
D
Because
I'm,
the
one
that
initiated
this
probably
about
thirty
years
ago
and
the
reason
I
did,
that
is,
it-
allows
you
as
a
council
member
and
estimator
to
look
at
the
individual
line
items
that
make
that
up
in
total
in
the
general
government.
But
it
also
by
using
this
allocation
method.
You
can
see
how
much
the
friends
are
allocated
to
each
department
so
gives
a
councilmember
a
mayor,
decision-maker,
an
understanding
of
the
total
dollar,
but
also
how
to
fix
this
department.
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A
Really
low
right,
we
are
deferring
the
Social
Security
due
to
the
cares
Act,
so
I
we're
deferring
I,
don't
know
like
nine
hundred
thousand
eight
fifty
whatever
it
was.
So
that's
why
that
number
looks
so
low.
So
then
it's
it's
gonna.
Throw
off
that
budget!
Cuz
I!
Didn't
let
it
out
between
each
department
when,
when
it
allocate
it,
but
it'll
be
pretty
much
barring
that
eight
hundred
thousand
but
yeah
I
will
give
you
a
breakdown
of
that.
Okay.
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C
D
It
does
not,
and
the
reason
is
that
some
of
the
fees
are
going
to
come
out
of
the
mm
RA,
so
you're
really
looking
at
fees
for
gearing
aqui
Roberts
those
kind
of
things
and
then
also
when
we
paid,
we
also
I,
don't
believe
the
and
maybe
Chrissy
or
Linda
will
know
this
for
sure,
but
Roberts
that
deals
with
those
flooding
claims.
Yes,
does
that
come
out
of
this
I
think
this
comes
out
of
this
Corporation
Counsel,
that's
the
only
one
I'm
not
really
sure,
but
when
we
get
into
anyway.
Hopefully
that
answered
it
well,.
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A
Have
an
exact
number,
but
the
only
fees,
legal
fees
here
for
general
government.
That
would
be
on
our
behalf
that
we
pay
directly
and
then
the
water
department
has
its
own
legal
line
that
they
pay
for,
like
their
sewer
claims
and
stuff
I,
couldn't
tell
the
exact
amount,
what
we
pay
for
legal
fees
there,
but
those
are
the
two
accounts
that
we
pay
legal
fees
on
behalf
of
the
city,
okay,.
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A
Okay,
let's
move
on
page
20,
which
is
the
books
office,
also
known
as
department
u15.
There
was
two
Corrections
made
is
in
one
way.
Okay
with
this
page,
and
the
next
page
is
night
and
page
21,
which
is
the
clerk's
office
salary,
councilman
Abela
has
a
question
about
the
clerk's
Department.
He
was
raising
his
hand,
helps
Mandela.
Let
me
I
meet
you.
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So
I
had
a
question:
I
think
it's
probably
more
the
controller
than
anything.
If
you
look
at
the
numbers
here,
the
amount
of
budget
it's
hell
is
one
hundred
and
thirty,
three
thousand
seven
hundred
and
thirty
six.
It
includes,
of
course,
city
clerk
and
the
deputy
clerk,
but
the
clerical
are
not
included.
Are
they
being
budgeted
or
paid
for
by
a
different
Department.
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K
Right
here
you
can
hear
me:
yes,
yes,
ok,
so
act
78
is
the
Civil
Service
Commission
related
to
police
and
fire.
So
all
of
the
promotional
processes,
it's
all
the
we
have
to
have
customized
tests
for
all
ranks
of
police
and
fire,
with
the
exception
of
entry
level,
where
we
by
standardized
exams.
This
pays
for
the
oral
boards
where
we
have
Chiefs
from
other
cities,
come
to
participate
in
the
interview
process.
We
also
do
an
assessment
centre
for
battalion
Chiefs
for
the
fire
department
and
then
in
addition,
other
pieces.
So
that's
what
it
is.
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That
correct
poll,
yes
I,
removed
the
part-time,
like
I
said
in
my
budget
hearing,
I
was
hoping
to
hire
turn
for
the
summer
to
do
some
MOT
Gatsby
work
for
me,
but
one
I
think
it'll
be
hard
to
get
someone
in
and
to
they've
postponed
the
requirement
of
when
that
needs
to
be
done.
So,
if
I
need
to
get
someone
in
now,
I'll
bring
it
to
get
permission
again
later.
Okay,
any
questions
from
anyone.
A
C
A
It's
under
the
two
thousand
four
professional
and
consulting
I
think
is
whether
it's
under
it's
under
the
two
hundred
general
government,
because
that's
a
lot
of
money
do
we
need
another
part-time
person
in
there
or
something
because
we're
paying
them
$160
no
or
it
looks
like
they
are
helping
with
some
of
that
they
helped
with
the
cost
allocation
more
complex
things.
If
we
tried
to
hire
someone,
it
would
cost
more
than
that
to
get
someone
at
that
skill
set
to
do
those
complex
calculations.
A
Okay,
because
I
know
in
the
past,
we've
not
needed
an
important
I.
Don't
know
what
changed
that
we
suddenly
need
accounting
assistance.
Can
you
explain
that?
Well,
there
was
like
the
cost-sharing
allocation
late
Moran.
The
auditing
group
did
not
like
the
method
that
we
were
using,
so
they
recommended
the
contracting
group
to
come
and
help
and
reevaluate
how
to
do
that
and
I.
A
Frankly,
don't
really
have
the
time
or
the
staff
that
would
have
the
ability
to
do
that
kind
of
calculation,
so
they
helped
with
that
and
they're
they're,
helping
with
gatsby
implementations
and
things
like
that.
So
I'm
just
doing
it
to
help
get
the
work
done
below
done
to
make
sure
that
the
audit
works
as
smooth
as
possible,
because
I
I
don't
have
enough.
We've
got
very.
He
needs
to
be
recognized,
go
ahead
and
there
yeah.
D
I
want
to
refresh
your
memory,
but
when
we
went
through
the
audit
report
with
plant
Moran
I
was
under
the
understanding.
I
didn't
go
back
and
listen
to
it,
but
plant
Moran
and
I
met
the
following
couple
days
after
that
meeting
I
think
it
was
in
December
and
what
we
talked
about
was
and
I
thought.
The
council
told
us
to
try
to
eliminate
some
of
those
particular
audit
comments
that
they
made
and
I
thought.
D
The
console
was
an
agreement
with
me
and
plant
Moran
coming
in
and
assisting
us
in
resolving
those
deficiencies,
and
that
was
a
plan
that
plant
Moran.
We
talked
about
in
regards
to
how
to
address
it
and
they're
addressing
it.
But
that's
where
that
extra
charges
are
coming
from.
There
was
a
result
of
that.
December
meeting
and
I
thought
council
wanted
us
to
get
them
all
cleared
up
and
they
used
plant
brain
to
do
that.
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C
A
A
I
guess
there
would
be
some
additional
cost,
but
it's
probably
this
year
and
that
next
year,
because
he's
training,
someone
I,
guess
I'm
assuming
I
thought
he
was
leaving
by
the
end
of
June.
So
the
new
fiscal
year
there
wouldn't
be
true
to
people
whether
there
will,
probably
in
the
future
I
probably
have
to
do
a
budget
amendment,
because
I'm
gonna
have
two
people
earning
a
salary
as
treasurer
all
right
now
it.
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F
Can
you
I'm,
not
sure
who
could
answer
here,
cuz
I
know
would
have
anybody
from
the
tech
department,
so
maybe
the
mayor's
office
can.
Can
you
please
let
us
know
again
why
there
was
a
drastic
jump
from
the
2019
2020
budget,
which
was
86,000
and
in
2019
2020
activity
budget,
which
was
94
thousand,
but
now
we're
requesting
162?
You
know
why
there
was
a
sudden
large
jump.
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A
C
B
D
Sure
it's
am
I
on
yeah,
okay,
if
you
recall
it
is
predominantly
for
the
roof
on
City
Hall,
and
that
was
John.
So
he's
gonna
go
out
for
bids
for
that,
but
that
we
figured
that's
gonna,
be
about
in
excess
of
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
then
because
of
the
nature
of
the
work
and
everything
I
think
there's
eight
or
nine
thousand
dollars
for
a
roof
engineer
to
write
the
bid
specifications.
But
that's
that
was
the
big
jump.
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H
H
L
Some
of
them
will
be
for
different
reasons:
stop
pay
it'll
be
for
collective
bargaining
agreements
scheduled
raises.
It
would
be
for
those
type
of
things,
that's
correct
and
then,
while
we're
doing
this,
I
do
not
know
what
four
changes
you're
talking
about.
So
you
someone's
gonna,
have
to
fill
me
in
on
those
four
changes.
I'm
just
hearing
about
changes
to
what
our
budget
was
right
now,
okay,.
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L
F
But
do
you
know
why
chief
so,
but
we
had
consistently
across
the
Lord
I'm,
just
wondering
you're
mentioning
a
step
pay,
so
we
had
in
1718
5.08
two
million,
that
is
in
1819
5.4
in
nineteen.
Twenty
five
point
four.
So
it's
right
around
of
five
and
some
change
and
then
so
far
this
year
is
4.6.
Then
it
even
though
the
last
four
or
five
years
it's
been
in
the
five
and
some
change.
It
went
up
about
a
million
dollars
and
that's
my
main
reason
for
asking
is
I
realized.
L
Last
one
of
the
one
of
the
top
things
is
in
that
50
year,
when
you
go
to
be
a
top
paid
employee,
that's
the
one
we're
doing
that
hiring
five
years
ago.
We
have
that's
that
big
large
number
of
increase
of
employees,
that's
the
biggest,
raise
that
you
get
in
the
step
sequence,
so
they're
hitting
their
max
pay.
At
that
point,
plus
we've
had
all
these
promotions
recently
filling
these
gaps
each
one
of
those
are
raises
as
well
stuff.
You
know
promotional
raises
so
that
that
makes
for
a
large
increase.
L
C
L
What
I
can't
tell
you
is
since
basically
March
7th
are
over
time
has
been
next
to
nothing
so
you're
talking
we're
going
on
March
to
April
April
May
over
two
months
of
what
would
normally
be
budgeted
overtime.
We
have
not
been
paying
right
now.
So
when
you
say
you,
you
750
add
another.
What
would
that
be
yeah
about
50
a
month,
so
we've
actually
saved
this
year
because
of
the
coronavirus
we
haven't
been
paying
out
our
overtime
because
the
emergency
schedule
we
went
on.
That's
gonna
change
your
time
go
back
up.
L
L
The
unions,
all
both
the
unions,
all
three,
because
they
realize
the
magnitude
of
what
we
were
in
and
how
it
was
important
to
maintain
the
integrity
of
the
police
department.
We've
changed
our
schedules.
We
go
back
on
June
1st,
but
with
that,
rather
than
having
cross-contamination
almost
a
hundred
people,
they
agreed
to
not
not.
We
never
ran
at
a
level
that
was
unsafe,
but
what
we
did
was
mandatory
minimums
things
like
that
officers
waived.
Thank.
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A
A
H
A
C
A
A
A
F
On
this
one,
this
question
is
for
the
mayor.
You
had
mentioned
that
because
of
the
kovat
situation
that
there's
gonna
be
a
change
in
in
recreation,
whether
it's
some
of
the
centers
or
some
of
the
actual
activities
that
are
going
to
be
happening
throughout
with
that
being
the
case,
what
has
changed
on
this
particular
budget
coming
up
because
of
the
kovat
situation?
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B
A
A
H
Still
before
we
approve
this
budget
next
few
days,
I
still
like
to
guest,
get
an
explanation
on
the
revenues
because
I
with
everything
that
I'm
hearing
you
know
from
other
municipalities,
with
cuts
and
stuff
and
with
you
know,
a
limited
amount
coming
from
the
state,
at
least
that
we
know,
but
what
the
county
from
the
mr.
Riley
yesterday,
but
so
the
other
other
items
that
the
councilman
optonline
councilman
must
have
mentioned,
and
also
the
items
that
whatever
revenues
we
get
I
would
like
for
the
administration
to
look
at
that.
H
You
know
carefully,
because
one
of
the
things
that
we
want
to
avoid
is
having
something
we're
having
50
million
dollar
budget
and
find
out.
We
can't
get
the
rest
of
it.
I,
don't
know
where
you
gonna
get
the
rest
of
the
money,
so
I
like
for
the
mayor
to
go,
revisit
that
and
make
sure
that
that's
the
month
that
we're
going
to
get
so
we're
not
over
budgeting
stuff.
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The
Chief
of
Police
and
the
chief
of
fire
chief
are
intending
to
do
the
same
presentation
to
the
public.
I
can
tell
you
that
there
have
not
been
negotiations
of
any
sort
between
Dearborn
and
Dearborn
Heights,
as
it
relates
to
the
dispatchers
I
know
that
many
of
the
council,
members
and
I
some
time
ago
took
a
journey
over
to
watch
the
dispatch
center
Dearborn
and
also
take
a
tour
of
ours.
D
But
nothing
no
decision
has
been
made
and
I
don't
want
to
suggest
one
has,
because
it
is
not,
but
it
is
being
looked
at
the
fact
that
Dearborn
put
it
in
their
particular
budget.
There's
been
no
commitment
and
the
only
way
that
they
would
be
able
to
collect,
as
if
there
was
a
contractual
arrangement
signed
and
entered
into
by
Dearborn
and
dimmer
Heights
and
I
can
assure
you
I,
don't
even
have
a
draft
document.
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J
Hi,
thank
you
for
taking
my
question.
As
council
members
know,
I'm
council,
member
and
you're
in
Dearborn
I
just
wanted
to
comment
them
dear
boys,
best
dispatch.
The
item
on
our
budget,
we're
actually
looking
at
two
variations.
One
would
be
with
Dearborn
Heights
coming
on
board
at
our
dispatch
center
and
one
where
you
wear
Darebin
Heights
does
not
come
on
board.
The
numbers
that
we
are
looking
at
in
particular
would
be
increasing
the
staff
numbers
and
their
salaries,
and
then
so.
J
So
it's
just
it's
two
projections
right
now,
depending
on
what
Dearborn
Heights
chooses
to
do,
as
some
of
you
know,
I
invited
re
invited
you
because
you've
always
been
welcome
to
visit
our
dispatch
center,
but
it
just
it
I'm
not
trying
to
pressure
anybody
into
joining
our
dispatch
or
not.
It's
not
an
interest
in
that
respect.
I
just
figured
if
I
was
on
your
council,
I'd
be
looking
at
if
it
makes
sense,
for
my
residents
in
my
city
doesn't
make
sense
to
share
services
and
as
a
councilmember
in
Dearborn
it
makes
and
a
resident.
J
It
makes
sense
to
me
when
we
can
share
services
such
as
those
who
we
do
with
the
libraries
right
now,
where
we
can
extend
benefits
at
a
the
same
class
or
possibly
a
reduced
cost
over
time
when
we're
sharing
those
expenses.
So
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
you
know
taking
all
the
politics
out
of
it.
J
You
come
you
look
at
the
dispatch
center,
how
its
operating
and
does
it
make
sense
for
your
residents
for
your
budget
for
your
employees,
looking
at
all
those
things
just
to
take
the
pop-top
politics
out
of
it
as
you
take
that
into
consideration.
That
was
my
only
hope,
but
as
far
as
our
budget
shows
it's
not
it's
not
that
we're
counting
on
it
coming
in
or
not
you
coming
on
board
or
not
at
this
point.
You
know
that
it
could
go
either
way
and
we're
just
looking
at
both
scenarios.