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From YouTube: Dearborn Heights Study Session: 6/1/21
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The Dearborn Heights Study Session regarding the Proposed Budget Review taking place Tuesday, June 1st 2021 via Zoom.
A
A
A
C
This
is
the
study
session
for
the
budget.
Am
I
correct
correct?
I
have
a
question
for
two
people,
one
to.
C
Compliance
directors,
jamal
and
one
to
ali
to
our
comptroller,
and
it's
just
the
same
question:
do
they
see
anything
wrong
with
this
budget.
D
Hi
everybody
so,
first
of
all
happy
memorial
day
to
everybody
and
you
know
back
to
work,
so
I
mean
me
personally:
there's
there's
a
lot.
You
know
we
we
you've
heard
about
the
budget
team.
We've
been
discussing
stuff
pretty
much
every
day
and
the
mayor
and
mariana
and
everybody
else
and
we've
been
coming
up
with
kind
of
a
short-term
plan
and
a
long-term
plan.
So
short-term.
We
think
we
put
the
budget
in
place
enough
that
it's
you
know
it's
sufficient.
D
It's
it's
you
know
covers
pretty
much
what
every
department
needs.
We
feel
with
the
budget
that
we
have,
and
you
know
several
members
have
been
working
hard
to
bring
in
more
funds
into
the
city,
so
we
should
be
good.
As
far
as
the
budget
looks
for
this
year
and
going
forward,
we've
mentioned
you
a
couple
of
the
things
that
we're
changing.
You
know
with
procedures
and
with
basically
how
things
look
in
the
gl's
and
all
that
stuff.
So
we
we
feel
that
we
have
a
good
budget.
That's
balanced!
D
That's
sent
to
you
guys
that
you
know
works,
and
we
believe
that
by
this
time
next
year
we
should
have
a
system
in
place
that
should
even
be
better.
Hopefully.
So.
Thank
you
very
much
for
working
with
us
on
this
kind
of
short-term
thing.
Where
you
know
a
lot
of
us
are
new
into
different
departments
and
stuff.
So
we
crammed
in
last
second
and
did
a
lot
of
work
to
try
and
get
this
done
on
time,
but
you
know
we're
so
appreciated
and
if
anybody
has
any
questions,
I'm
here,
so
that's
my
view.
E
Good
good
evening,
everybody
the
budget
has
submitted
is
in
compliance
with
the
charter
of
the
state
treasury
of
michigan.
Please
approve
it
with
confidence.
The
budget
is
a
moving
document.
It's
liquid,
it
is.
It
can
be
amended
if
there
is
anything
that
in
the
future
tomorrow,
you
think
it
should
be
amended.
We
will
work
with
you
to
another.
E
I
encourage
you.
I
recommend
that
this
budget
approve
today
as
it
submitted.
The
mayor
was
very
conservative.
Conservative
about
you
know
adding
and
actually
the
posting.
You
know
income
that
with
little
bit
of
question.
I
disagreed
with
him,
but
I
agreed
with
him.
You
know
he
will
be
conservative.
I
will
be
conservative
too,
with
that
I
opened
for
questions.
E
B
F
Chair
and
mayor
and
administrative
branch,
thank
you
for
all
the
work
you
did
getting
this
budget
out
as
quickly
and
as
timely
as
you
did.
I
have
three
concerns
number
one.
Is
these?
Our
property
values
are
up
and
the
letter
we
got
from
the
state
treasurer.
F
Did
it
april
20th
pointed
out
that
this
budget
uses
up
16
percent
of
fund
balance.
F
So
if
we
had
another
five
budgets
like
this,
we
would
have
no
reserves,
no
fund
balance,
I've
been
around
the
city
a
long
time
and
we
have
not
had,
I
think,
only
one
or
two
years
where
we've
had
to
use
money
from
our
fund
balance
and
those
were
during
recessions.
F
So
and
the
letter
asked
for
a
I'll
call
it
a
deficit
reduction
program.
So
that's
one
concern
using
that
much
out
of
fund
balance
and
number
two
in
the
past.
The
council
has
voted
for
an
administrative
fee
and
an
amount
less
than
one
percent.
F
We
know
that
the
administrative
fee
can
only
be
put
on
by
the
city
council
and
it's
for
the
city
collecting
property
taxes,
sending
them
on
to
the
state
to
the
county,
but
this
year
we're
having
to
adopt
the
the
full
one
percent
administrative
fee
and
then
the
the
third
issue
is
the
concern
that
there
are
several
new
positions
and
that
the
city
bank
accounts
aren't
being
reconciled
timely,
the
the
day-to-day
operations
as
far
as
the
city
books
being
balanced,
not
being
done.
F
They
were
being
deposited
in
accounts
in
the
names
of
the
fictitious
companies,
and
then
mr
lamontagne
was
taking
the
money
he
got
caught.
John
riley
actually
discovered
it
and
he
was
prosecuted
and
and
sent
to
jail.
So
those
are
my
three
concerns.
The
the
you
know,
using
in
good
times
too
much
of
our
city
reserves
the
having
to
put
on
the
one
percent
administrative
fee
and
the
accounts
are
our
books
not
being
balanced
on
a
on
a
current
basis.
A
G
E
It's
your
turn
and
respond
to
the
concern
for
the
honorable
councilman
robert
constant
first
one,
the
the
budget
balance
actually
the
the
budget
itself.
You
know
it
is
a
combination
of
reserve
and
what
we
expected
so
by
posting.
You
know
transfer
in
the
budget
from
the
general
front
balance
to
the
expected.
E
You
know
revenue
that
doesn't
mean
we're
not
going
to
use
it.
That
means,
if
we
need
to
use
it,
it's
there.
It's
a
matter
of
budgeting
process.
Honorable
constant,
it's
not
a
matter
of
cash
flow.
The
budget,
as
I
said
we
may
end
up
actually
not
using
a
penny,
because
I'm
expecting
about
2.5
million
dollars.
You
know
reimbursement,
another
400
or
350
000
from
cdbg.
E
We
expected
you
know
to
revenue
for
taxation
it
to
be
10
million
750.
We
listed
only
10
million
500.,
our
our
value,
the
property
values.
Talking
to
to
our
honorable
chair,
the
values
went
up
from
1.3
billion.
I
don't
think
if
we
discuss
that,
but
to
1.4
billion.
So
you
know
when
you
look
at
the
budget
as
presented,
that
doesn't
mean
it's
a
solid
number.
I
can
right
now
revise
the
budget
and
make
it
looks
like
four
or
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
surplus,
but
the.
E
B
E
With
waitram
to
calculate
our
loss
last
revenue,
we
have
a
lot
of
lost
revenue
from
december
2020.
The
government
already
telling
us
we
are
going
to
calculate
the
lost
revenue
and
they
cannot
pay
for
us.
I
mean
we
already,
we
already
inked
24
million
a
period
for
you,
24
million
314
thousand
and
463
thousand
dollars
coming
to
the
city.
E
E
Without
verification,
validation
and
certification
we
will,
we
will
be
all
right.
Everything
goes
all
right.
The
budget
is
just
a
statement
for
today
you
approve
it
tomorrow.
It
could
be
changed.
Second,
second
question:
you
are:
you
talked
about
the?
What
we
call
you
know
the
trial
balance
the
city
never
had
a
trial
balance.
We
started
implementing
the
trial
balance.
B
E
By
the
chair,
we
need
the
treasury
every
month
to
give
us
a
trial
balance.
You
know
telling
us
how
much
she
have
in
the
funds
and
that
system
doesn't
exist
right
now.
We
are
working
with
weight
trim.
There
is
a
proposal
from
waitram
coming
to
you
on
june
8
explaining
you
know
how
we
can
link
those
departments
now
that
report
required
by
the
charter
never
been
produced
since,
since
ever
you
only
receive
the
investment,
but
you
never
receive
the
trial
balance.
We
are
working
on
the
trial
balance
right
now.
E
E
The
treasury
department
is
qualified
for
that,
but
all
that
all
the
assessor
qualified
for
and
also
the
board
of
review,
the
cost,
the
cost
of
the
lawyer,
it
can
be
paid
from
that
we're
already
creating
a
new,
segregated,
independent
fund
for
the
one
percent.
It's
gonna
be
a
special
in
the
bank
account
in
the
bank.
So
if
the
chair
says
madame
treasurer,
I
want
to
know
how
much
there
she
can
tell
her
in
in
a
minute
push
the
button
it
just
you
know
we
just
started.
F
Well,
director
jamal,
so
if,
if
we
have
multiple
bank
accounts
instead
of
the
money
being
you
know
it's,
it's,
it's
tax
collections,
government
money,
don't
we
incur
fees
with
all
these
different
bank
accounts?
We
incur
banks,
charge
fees
and
they
make
money.
These
different
accounts.
E
Go
ahead
will
cost
vulnerable
constant.
I
agree
with
you
if
we
are
operating
a
for-profit
enterprise.
We
are
a
municipal
corporation
under
the
state
of
michigan,
okay
directive
regulator,
regulations
of
the
treasury
department.
We
don't
operate
based
on
profit
or
loss.
We
operate
based
on
the
law
what's
required
by
law.
Those
are
independent
funds,
they
should
be
tracked
validated
reported
to
you
legislative
as
independent
funds.
G
Would
thank
you,
madam
chair
good
evening,
honorable
body
and
thank
you
director
jamal
for
answering
those
questions.
I
had
the
same
notes,
but
I
wanted
to
take
the
one
percent
admin
fee
which
is
allowed
under
the
public
act
as
you're
aware
and
the
thing
when
I
was
elected
as
a
council
member
back
in
2012
was
when
I
took
office
this
fee.
G
G
To
answer
your
question
also,
it
is
restricted
funds,
as
director
jamal
said,
we
just
talked
about
this.
The
last
council
meeting
the
honorable
body
approved
that
establishing
and
separating
those
accounts,
which
is
very
important
since
it
is
restricted
and
also
helps
with
tracking
and
accountability.
But
to
answer
your
question
about
bank
fees.
G
Again,
this
is
not
a
non-profit
organization,
but
the
bank
fees
we're
getting
a
50
rate
discount,
which
it
puts
it
at
and
fifty
cents
monthly,
so
that
I
wanted
to
share
with
you,
and
the
other
thing
I
wanted
to
share
was
the
bank
reconciliations
that
you
mentioned
in
the
letter
that
is
mentioned
all
due
respect
is
based
off
in
response
to
last
year's
audit
for
the
previous
fiscal
year.
G
Okay,
so-
and
I
will
tell
you
and
I'm
going
to
share
with
you
and
I've
shared
it
by
email
with
every
council
member
for
public
record,
I
want
to
date
it
now
that
when
I
came
into
this
office
after
being
elected
in
november-
and
I
took
the
position
november
18th,
I'm
talking
to
staff
in
real
life
and
and
looking
for
bank
reconciliations
and
looking
at
the
audit
report
and
noticing
what
things
were
flagged.
We,
the
the
actual
bank
reconciliations
hadn't,
been
done
since
july
of
that
year.
G
Okay,
so
again
I
came
in
november,
they
weren't
done
so
august
was
still
pending.
So
we
came
up
with
an
action
plan
internally
to
address
and
resolve
this
issue,
an
action
plan
that
was
dated
stamped
with
a
plan,
and
I
will
tell
you
that
those
bank
reconciliations
the
bank
reconciliations
are
current
right
now
in
our
office,
so
the
staff
member
that
does
that
we've
made
sure
she
has
plenty
of
time.
We've
shifted
her
workload,
we've
cross-trained
employees
that
are
eligible
to
do
workload
to
relieve
that
person
of
some
time.
G
F
Chair
councilman
constance
yeah,
not
to
be
late
for
the
point,
but
two
things
I
I
can
tell
you
the
last
six:
seven
years:
we've
never
we've
never
adopted
the
full
one
percent
of
the
administrative
fee.
That's
number
one
number
two.
The
last
correspondence
I
saw
from
the
treasurer's
office
says
the
bank
statements.
F
The
bank
statements
were
reconciled
as
of
march
and
number
three
when
the
former
comptroller
left,
the
bank
statements
were
reconciled
till
january
of
2021,
but
I'll
leave
my
comments
at
that.
Thank
you.
G
Madam
chair
I'd
like
to
respond
to
that.
That's
not
true
whoever
said
20
january
2021,
because
I'm
in
this
office
and
I
know,
what's
been
reconciled.
I
will
also
tell
you
that
when
you
get
your
bank
statements,
as
I'm
sure
you're
aware
they're,
currently
you
know
what
we
get
in
the
mail
is
april.
Now
we've
gone
to
an
online
platform
which
is
relatively
new
for
the
city.
We
recently
did
that,
so
we
can
reconcile
quicker.
That's
part
of
that
action
plan
that
we
did
internally.
G
E
Yes,
in
terms
of
the
one
percent
I
recommended
honorable
constant,
I
recommended
the
one
percent
for
this
year.
I
didn't
look
at
you
know
my
concern
wasn't
last
year
or
the
year
before.
My
concern
is
how
much
really
we
need
to
allocate
from
those
funds.
We
collect
taxes,
for
we
collect
a
lot
of
taxes
for
actual
45.
We
collect
a
lot
of
taxes
for
other
schools
and
you
know
they.
E
E
I
don't
know
where
you
get
that
information,
but
I
assure
you
I
checked
that
out.
There
were
nothing
nothing,
so
I
was
balanced,
please.
You
know
I
did
check
that.
Thank
you.
H
Ahead,
please
thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
I
do
have
several
questions
actually.
First
in
response
to
councilman
constant,
linda
vince
left
on
the
12th
or
the
13th
of
november,
so
she
couldn't
reconcile
anything
for
january.
F
I
said
when
chuck
bonza
left
in
january
of
2021
go
ahead.
H
B
I
You
are,
you
are
correct
and,
as
as
you
all
know,
the
but
my
the
budget
team
that
we
put
on
place
that
they've
been
working
very,
very
hard
finding
out.
You
know
things
that
in
the
past,
well,
there
was
a
lot
of.
There
was
a
lot
of
gaps.
I
Put
it
this
way,
and
you
know
since
since
the
budget
team,
each
each
person
was
actually
tasked
with
different
different
items,
looking
at
different
things
and
when
we
discovered,
just
probably
within
the
last
probably
a
few
weeks
that
three
million
dollars
knocking
on
our
doors
that
we
have
to
pay
this
money.
Now
that
it
has
been
deferred
you
you
are
correct,
you
know
we
we
have
to
pay
that,
so
that's
something
that
we
we
did
not
anticipate,
and
especially
with
this
year,
as
you
know,
several
people
bought.
I
You
know
approved
the
budget
from
last
year,
even
though
we
it
was,
it
was
approved
based
on
whatever
assumptions
that
people
had
at
that
time,
even
though
I
brought
it
up
back
in
you
know
over
a
year
ago
that
this
budget-
it's
it
was
too
it
was
not
even
obviously
not
conservative.
I
That's
what
we
did
this
year,
we
made
it
very
conservative
because
we
still
don't
know
and
from
the
year
before
I've
you
know
you
can
go
back
to
the
minutes
and
see
I
actually
did
not
approve
last
year's
budget
because
the
revenues
it
was
there
was
a
lot
of
revenues
that
we
knew
that
we
were
not
gonna
meet
and
we're
feeling
it
right
now
and
that's
why
we
have
to
do
a
lot
of
adjustments
to
the
budget,
just
to
make
sure
that
we're
conservative
and
make
sure
that
you
know
if
we
get
the
money
you
know.
I
If
we
we
make
more
money
from
revenues,
then
that's
great
great
news
and
actually
I
think
we
are
going
to
make
the
money
we're
going
to
exceed.
You
know
the
team
is
working
very
hard
right
now
to
to
make
up
the
last
revenues
that
we
had
in
the
past.
But
as
director
jamal
mentioned,
we
are
getting
that
24
million
dollars.
I
mean.
That's,
that's
that's
guaranteed.
You
know
by
the
government
and
that's
just
you
know
we
should
be
getting
that
any
time
and
part
of
part
of
that
revenue.
I
I
mean
the
money
that
we're
getting,
that
we
can
actually
retrieve
some
of
the
lost
revenue.
I
mean
good
thing
for
us
that
this,
the
american
rescue
plan
with
the
24
million
dollars
that
we
can,
I
mean
obviously
there's
certain
things
you
can
use
it
on
there's
some
stuff.
You
can't
use
it
on,
but
we
can
use
it
on
getting
revenues
that
we
lost.
So
with
that
you
know
I
going
back
to
your
comment:
the
three
million
dollars
that
was
actually
it
just
came
into
our
lab.
I
I
Okay,
I
think
director
jamal
was
actually
looking
at
that.
I
don't
know
he
might
be
better
answer
that
question.
H
E
It's
a
combination
of
shortage.
So
far,
you
know
I
was
working
with
the
deputy
controller
and
she
had
to
defy
the
third.
You
know
what
we
call
the
third
french
benefit
and
so
far
I
couldn't
put
my
hand
correctly
on
the
amount
so
and
and
in
in
addition
to
that,
we
have
to
cover
for
other
laws
or
for
what
myself,
the
chief
of
staff
and
the
director
subota.
We
are
working
together
with
the
recommendation
by
plant
money
to
actually
get
maxima.
E
I
think
you
know
elizabeth
there
to
perry,
will
explain
that
more.
I
I
think,
and
I
believe
that
we
are
short
and
actually
allocating
in
a
fund
between
front.
We
have
a
lot.
H
D
H
Saying
director
jamal:
yes,
you
need
this
money
this
year
in
the
budget
in
the
general.
E
We
need
the
two
million
dollars
it's
on
the
it's
on
the
agenda,
the
mayor
and
the
treasurer
lisa
hex
crate
and
put
it
on
the
agenda
for
you
to
approve.
Thank
you
for
working
with
me,
honorable
hack.
Thank
you
also
for
councilman
baedun.
All
the
council.
Thank
you
for
the
chair.
She
was
very,
very,
very,
very
spiritual.
Cooperative
today
you
know
she
asked
you
know
what
she
needs
from
the
from
the
budget,
and
I
was
I
was
crucially.
E
H
H
H
We
have
around
11
million
930
072
dollars
for
act
35..
I
know
it's
it's,
including
3
45,
it's
including
several
things,
but
I
go
again
to
the
drop
program.
We
are
under
obligation
as
a
city
by
contract
and
I
respect
the
contract
and
I'm
not
trying
to
violate
the
contract.
I
want
everybody
to
understand
it
where
the
five
percent
is
paid
from
anybody
can
answer
me.
E
I
will
go
ahead,
mr
director,
jamal
from
the
compliance
point
of
view
for
budgetary.
We
do
have
no
problem
from
the
legislative
point
of
view.
That's
up
to
the
city
council,
legislator
to
the
site.
It's
in.
B
E
B
E
45
will
be
next
year
actually
next
week
and
dependent,
the
board
can
know
at
any
time.
H
I
still
want
to
know-
and
I
want
my
colleague
to
understand
in
the
residents
who
are
flooding
in
their
homes
and
need
money
dearly
to
fix
the
flood.
The
problem-
okay,
I'm
looking
at
this-
that
we
are
guaranteeing
the
retiree
they
have
around
38
million
dollars
in
their
fund,
approximately
roughly
as
by
6
30
20
20
last
year.
That's
the
information
I
have.
I
don't
have
this
here
yet.
E
H
We
guarantee
him
by
contract
five
percent.
Let's
assume
they
lost
24
million
dollars
in
february
march
in
april
last
year
from
their
pension,
okay,
but
they
recovered.
Thank
god
they
done
far
better
than
than
they
expected,
but
the
five
percent,
let's
suppose
their
drop
the
program,
does
not
make
any
money.
They
lose
money.
H
H
We
still
do.
We
still
pay
him
the
5
percent
on
their
fund
of
38
million,
and
do
we
give
him
the
money
which
the
investment
made
in
full
and
where
is
it
showing
anywhere
in
the
records?
Because
I
spoke
to
francoise
from
grs.
He
said
they
put
the
five
percent
every
every
year
they
allocated
with
the
act
345
and
the
other
money
which
they
make
on
investment.
What
happened
to
it,
how
they
distributed
to
the
participants
and
where
are
the
records
to
show
how
this
is
distributed?
H
J
K
H
Problem
and
I'm
not
trying
to
take
anybody's
benefit,
but
this
program,
as
mr
riley
himself
stated
in
open
city
concept,
that
it
is
going
to
be
huge
disaster
for
the
city
in
the
long
run.
I
want
you,
my
colleagues
to
think
about
it
and
before
you
approve
this
11
million
900
to
ask
grs
to
ask
the
treasurer
to
ask
anybody,
please
to
itemize.
E
Go
ahead,
please,
okay,
to
answer
you,
mr
I
mean
honorable.
First
of
all,
this
issue
is
not
a
budgetary
issue.
This
is,
can
be
discussed
in
a
special
session.
This
is
a
this.
Is
an
act
3
45,
the
subject
we
in
the
budget
we
manage,
we
administer
the
independent
fund,
which
we
call
actually
45.
It
is.
E
B
E
So
it
goes
out
from
the
compliance
point
of
view
of
the
budgetary
process.
We
are
in
full
compliance
now
now,
there's
there
is
a
10
different
accounts.
We
record
in
the
general
ledger:
it's
in
your
budget
right
now.
You
can
see
every
expenditure
where
it
goes
and
belong
to
what
we
based
our
calculation
on
the
active45
board
certified
certified.
E
You
know
actual
report,
we
add
to
that
the
500
or
600
administrator
fee
that
goes
directly
to
them.
We
calculate
the
city
calculate
the
health
care,
the
hospitalization
for
the
retirees
we
figure
out
this
year.
It's
going
to
be
around
4.9
million.
We
work
very,
very
diligently
with
the
our
our
our
very
experienced.
You
know
director
suborta
berry
and
we
come
up
with
very
realistic,
realistic.
E
Statistically,
you
know
she
is
a
mathematician.
Here
is
a
master
in
mathematics.
We
did
the
we
did
the
nat.
We
did
this
statistical
analysis
and
we
did
the
moving
average.
We
did
whatever
we
can.
We
find
out
that
we
need
around
4.9
million
dollars.
Okay,
we
put
them
there,
we
put
440
and
we
put
contingency
441.
more.
We
need
about
60
000
dollars
for
because
of
the
administration
of
that
fund.
E
Great
that's
what
mr
raleigh
gave
us.
We
needed.
You
know
money
for
the
prior
and
for
the
first
year
we
got
from
the
chiefs.
That's
where
the
estimation
it
may
be
less,
maybe
more.
We
have
money,
so
everything
you
asked
for
it
is
in
the
budget.
Now,
if
you
like
to
discuss
the
amount
of
the
calculated
actual
report,
including
or
not,
including
the
five
percent,
we
will
discuss
that
later
on
it's
above
migrate.
I
did
not
do
compliance
correctly
for
the
fight
and
I
am
not
qualified
to
do
directors.
E
B
H
H
E
H
H
H
H
Do
we
give
him
in
advance
5
percent,
or
we
calculate
it
at
the
end
of
the
year
on
6
30
22
and
give
him
what
what
they
earn
for
the
prior
year?
How
it
is
calculated
this
bottle
in
my
head?
I
nobody
is
giving
me
straight
answer.
Nobody
is
able
to
give
me
a
piece
of
paper
telling
me
you
know
this
is
how
much
money
you
know
we
pay
and
that's
where
it
is
coming
from.
Is
it
coming
from
general
fund?
Is
it
coming
from
some
other
place?
H
I
have
no
problem
approving
the
budget,
but
can
I
I
can
assure
you
I'm
going
to
put
resolution
on
the
next
or
the
meeting
after
the
next.
You
know
to
come
up
with
some
answers
for
this
issue
and
since
you
know
I
spoke
little
too
much,
I
really
encourage
my
colleagues
to
read
page
59
to
69
of
the
contract.
That's
the
portion
of
the
drop
program.
It's
not
that
that
hard.
Maybe
you
and
I
learned
so
much,
and
maybe
if
I
am
wrong,
I
am
sorry,
but
I
have
no
problem
with
your
budget.
D
Yeah
I
councilman
abdul
hakka,
I
mean
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
the
one
one
thing
I
mean
this
is
not
something
that
we
created.
D
At
least
I
mean
I
know
I'm
new,
but
from
my
understanding
this
was
a
negotiation
between
the
city
and
the
the
personnel
that
that
collect
on
on
those
that
portion
of
the
pension,
it's
a
contract
that
basically
was
put
put
together
and
we're
basically
paying
what,
where
contractor
contractually
obligated
to
pay,
I
mean
we
might
like
director
jamal
said
I
mean
you
might
want
to
set
up
some
sort
of
a
meeting
where
we
have
members
of
the
board
of
the
you
know,
245
sit
with
us
and
we
can
work
on.
D
You
know
because
my
understanding
is,
you
have
negotiations
coming
up
with
the
different
departments
and
the
different
benefits,
and
things
like
that
that
you
guys
are
going
to
be
doing
so.
I
mean
that's
something
you
guys
need
to
take
a
look
at
as
well.
I
mean
on
our
end,
you
know,
from
the
budgetary
point
of
view,
we're
obligated
to
say
this
is
what
the
actuary
report
said,
that
we
need
to
pay
them,
and
this
is
what
we
should
budget
for.
I
mean.
H
H
If
we
have
to
take
out
those
things,
I
will
vote
for
him
if
they
are
okay
and
they
don't
harm
the
budget.
I
have
no
problem
to
vote
for
it
when
the
mayor
bring
the
contract
in
front
of
us.
If
I
am
on
the
concert,
but
I
would
like
to
put
you
guys
at
notice
that
we
should
put
the
resolution
asking
the
administration
to
basically
negotiate
those
contracts
in
the
most
intelligent
and
possible
way
to
save
money
for
the
resident
without
harming
the
people
who
worked
all
their
life
to
get
their
pension.
E
Just
yeah
just
just
a
quick
response,
honorable
hack,
I
I
do
feel
what
you
feel,
but
we
have
no
authority
over
the
actual
45
as
administrators
of
the
city.
We
only
process
the
you
know.
I
encourage
you.
I
encourage
all
of
you
to
know
a
little
bit
more
contact
the
chiefs.
They
are
board
members
contact
the
the
treasury
of
the
city.
The
treasurer
is
the
treasurer
of
the
board.
H
E
You
are
welcome
you,
you,
the
legislative
body
of
the
city.
You
can
introduce
you
work
with
the
chair.
You
work
collectively,
you
can
do
whatever
you
you
you
like
to
do
legislatively.
You
will
follow
your
directive.
L
A
couple
of
questions,
the
first
question:
I'm
not
sure
who
could
answer
this,
but
in
regards
to
one
percent
taxation.
I
recall
that
as
being
lower,
but
even
in
addition
to
that.
Additionally,
I'm
just
wondering
if
we
should
have
it
lower
based
on
people's
economic
situation
right
now
with
the
pandemic,
and
all
I
mean
the
more
and
more
I
think
about
it,
do
we
really
need
to
charge
people
one
percent?
L
I
mean
if
you
think
about
it,
we
already
get
taxes
from
different
residents,
so
we
have
obviously
50
some
million.
That
comes
in,
and
I
know
it's
budgeted
for
different
things,
but
we
have
enough
money
to
be
able
to
set
for
administration
so
to
charge.
People
does
I
want
to
know
if
it's
a
mandated
that
we
have
to
charge
and
b
if
it
is
mandated,
does
it
have
to
be
that
much?
It
seems
like
that's
too
high
of
a
number
to
me.
L
Because
there's
different
things
that
we
already
do
where
we
collect
permits
like
right
now,
like,
for
example,
based
on
that
theory,
we
come
up
with
a
one
percent
to
administer
the
permits.
I
mean
that
doesn't
make
sense
to
me
because
we're
already
charged
for
permits,
we
charge
one
percent
for
the
tickets.
We
charge
one
percent
for
courts,
we
already
charge
people
for
that.
Why
should
we
have
these
types
of
what
I
would
like
to
consider?
L
G
Will
answer
it
in
part
and
I
will
defer
it
to
the
budget
compliance
director,
but
that
one
percent
is
provided
for
in
a
michigan
compiled
law?
It's
up
to
so
it's
not
like
it
has
to
be
one
percent.
I
wanted
to
run
a
report
and
review
the
previous
years.
I
know
the
I
was
asked
to
do
the
one
percent
and
created
the
document
that
you
see
on
your
agenda
tonight
that
was
based
off
of
document
from
last
year.
G
I
did
not
change
anything
other
than
a
date,
so
it
wasn't
one
percent
last
year
that
one
percent
again
is
restricted.
The
question
becomes,
though,
that
one
percent
covers
your
a
lot
of
your
expenses
in
your
treasurer's
office
for
collection
and
processing
of
the
taxes
when
they're
paid,
as
well
as
the
assessor's
office
and
border
review
and
attorneys.
So
the
question
becomes:
is
those
expenses
are
still
going
to
be
there
they're
not
going
to
change?
G
So,
do
you
feel
you're
comfortable
saying?
Well,
let's
not
do
the
full
one
percent.
This
is
really
a
council
decision
by
the
way,
but
if
we
don't
do
the
one
percent,
what
do
you
do
and
where
are
you
going
to
recover
the
money
from
to
make
those
budgets
whole
for
those
operating
expenses,
because
those
operating
expenses
are
not
going
to
change?
So
I
would
like
to
go
ahead
and
defer
the
rest
to
director.
L
Jamal,
if
I
maybe
before
you
do
I'd
like
to
ask
you
another
question
on
treasurer,
because
last
year
we
brought
in
as
far
as
taxes
are
concerned
over
10
and
a
half
million
dollars.
L
Okay,
and
I
realized
that
ten
and
a
half
billion
dollars
are
part
of
our
revenues.
I
realize
that,
and
I
know
it's
used
for
a
lot
of
things
other
than
just
obviously
the
treasures.
Needless
to
say,
but
with
that
being
the
case,
why
do
we
need
and
I'm
not
blaming
you
I'm
just
asking
the
question:
why
do
we
need
to
charge
residents
an
additional
amount
when
the
state
says
that
you
could
do
up
to
one
percent,
then
that
could
be
as
little
as
zero.
L
So
I'd
like
to
propose
for
our
fellow
council
members,
I'm
okay
with
even
it
being
zero,
because
I
think
we
have
enough
revenue
that
comes
in
to
be
able
to
pay
for
for
the
different
fees
that
this
thing
goes
to.
But
the
second
question
I
want
to
ask
you
is:
what
do
you
have
in
residuals
left
over
from
last
year?.
G
So
I
would
have
to
take
a
look
at
that
and
see,
but
here's
the
other
problem,
here's
the
problem
now
keep
in
mind
that
percent
that
admin
fee
didn't
go
into
a
separate
account.
It
was
never
been
accounted
for
separately.
So
when
you
say
to
me
hey
how
much
money
do
you
have
left,
I
wish
I
could
answer
you
that,
because
I
can't
tell
you
that
right
now
we
can
tell
you
that
moving
forward,
though,
because
we
set
we're
separating
those
accounts
right,
those
district
accounts.
G
So
really,
I
can't
tell
you
what's
left
over
because
it's
all
was
put
in
general
fund
and
we
don't
know,
and
we
can't
account
for
the
expenditures
from
which
department,
because
again
it's
not
just
the
treasures
department,
there's
other
departments
that
are
part
of
that
pie.
If
you
will
so,
unfortunately,.
L
And
I
respect-
and
I
respect
that,
but
then
for
us
to
go
and
again
I'm
saying
us,
I'm
not
pointing
anybody
out.
I'm
saying
us
as
a
body:
it's
a
total
body
just
totally
charged
one
percent.
We
don't
know
how
much
was
left
because
we
didn't
have
a
restricted
account,
so
we
don't
know
how
much
was
left
or
used
for
that.
Maybe
even
possibly
you
yourself
are
saying
you
don't
have
all
the
numbers
right
now,
but
in
addition
to
that,
we've
got
ten
and
a
half
million
dollars
that
comes
in
already.
L
We
don't
need
to
charge
people
additional
fees
because
to
me
those
are
basically
garbage
fees.
You
call
we
all
call
them
whatever.
We
want
to
call
them
their
garbage
fees.
I'd
rather
have
it
where
we're
charging
people
a
little
bit
more
taxes,
at
least
they'll
know
that
that's
how
much
taxes
they're
they're
paying,
but
to
have
it
be
and
again
I
want
to
make
it
clear,
I'm
using
the
word
snuck
in
I'm
not
made.
L
I'm
not
naming
somebody
specifically
I'm
talking
about
in
general,
based
on
a
one
percent
taxation
fee,
I'd
like
to
propose,
if
my
colleagues
are
okay
with
that
that
we
do
it
at
a
quarter
percent
this
year,
see
how
that
works
out
for
us
and
then
whatever
is
left
over
we'll
go
ahead
and
send
it
to
the
year
after
that,
if
there's
nothing
left
over,
we'll
we'll
be
able
to
figure
out
that's
enough
or
not,
but
to
just
charge
one
percent.
I
think
it's
way
too
much.
G
G
You
know,
I
know
you
said
well:
we've
got
10
million
coming
in,
but
remember,
that's
already
accounted
for
with
other
operational
costs,
and
so
I
think
he
would
be
better
suited
to
answer
that
question
where
again,
because
we
didn't
track
it
and
we
couldn't
track
because
it's
never
been
separated
till
now.
Moving
forward,
you're,
absolutely
right.
Moving
forward
in
the
new
fiscal
year,
we'll
be
able
to
track
we'll,
be
able
to
see
how
much
money
came
in.
How
much
was
spent
and
actually
have
the
dollar
amount.
The
figures
so
you're
right
moving
forward.
L
I
was,
and
I
respect
your
answer-
I
know
it's
not
your
fault,
because
I
know
you're
just
newer
on
there,
and
I
know
that
you
know
we
had
another
treasurer,
our
current
council
member,
sarah
abraham
for
a
short
time
period-
and
I
know
it's
always
been
done
that
way.
But
to
me
I'm
just
looking.
I
would
like
to
look
at
things
in
just
plain
basic
third
grader
perspective.
L
If
I'm
a
resident-
and
you
say
to
me
not
you
as
a
body
as
a
city-
well
we're
going
to
charge
you
this
one
percent
because
we're
just
not
sure
how
much
we
sometimes
use
we
may
use
this.
We
may
not
use
this
a
lot
of
times.
It
was
basically
intermingled
with
our
general
fund.
So
therefore,
we
have
no
idea
how
much
we
really
spent.
L
I
really
had
no
idea
how
much
was
left
over
because
I'll
put
one
big
bucket
of
money,
so
you
know
what
we're
gonna
do
we're
gonna
charge
you
just
in
case
we
ever
needed
it
we'll
charge
you
one
percent.
I
think
that's
wrong.
I
I
think
it's
truly
truly
wrong
for
us
as
a
city
to
charge
people
at,
and
I
would
highly
recommend
that
my
colleagues
not
charge
people
that
moving
forward.
But
I'll
wait
for
the
answer
from.
L
E
You,
honorable
honorable,
mr
honourable
counselor,
your
question
is
in
multiple
levels
of
questions.
Let
me
make
sure
you
know
the
council
understand
you
know.
What's
this,
one
percent
is
about
this.
One
percent
never
been
bought
before
most
of
you,
you've
been
in
the
council
for
almost
three
years
that
was
not
being
brought
before,
even
though
it
should
be
clear.
I
have
a
discussion
I
had.
B
E
Discussion
with
the
previous
treasurer
cpa,
you
know
actually
administrator
john
ratey.
He
told
me
specifically
that
it's
wash
wash.
He
did
calculate
that
in
the
past,
most
of
you
they
were
on
the
console,
and
you
know
he
indicated
to
me
it's
a
wash
wash
now
when
I,
when
I
did
calculate
it,
is
approximately
90
correct.
E
Last
year
it
was
charged
one
percent.
Nobody
raised
any
issue,
so
this
year
we
brought
this
to
the
surface,
to
make
sure
segregating
the
front,
not
as
much
as
I
am
concerned
about
the
the
illegal
use
of
the
fund.
I
am
more
concerned
about
transparency.
That's
why
I
brought
this
to
the
attention
of
the
mayor.
We
all
work
together,
they
the
mayor
and
previously
you
know
the
the
chair-
knew
about
that
and
there
was
a
plan
and
the
other
they
they.
The
forensic
audit
was
part
of
all
this.
E
E
B
E
For
the
treasury,
in
the
collective,
the
collection
of
tax,
including
the
assessor
again,
I
stressed
out-
I
stressed
out
that
you
please
approve
the
one
percent
because
it
is
kind
of
like
wash
wash.
But
again,
let
me
make
sure
you
understand,
please
why
the
one
percent
is
actually
approved
by
the
state
legislator.
E
E
The
constitution
of
united
states
of
america
allowed
the
state
of
michigan
to
allow
the
municipalities
to
goes
in
and
charge
the
one
percent
up
to
one
percent
to
to
actually
free
free,
the
treasury
department
of
municipalities,
again
from
any
pressure,
any
budgetary
pressure
to
function
and
safeguard
the
taxpayers
money.
So
please
understand
this
and
I
I
disagree.
E
L
Things
I
want
to
say
on
that
number
one.
You
yourself
said,
which
I
know
you
know
and
all
of
us
know
any
budget
is
a
moving
target
and
you're
absolutely
right
on
that.
That's
number
one
number,
two
on
anything:
that's
ever
been
done
in
the
past
and
again
I
want
to
make
it
clear:
I'm
not
blaming
nobody
here.
This
is
not
a
blame
game,
I'm
not
into
that
stuff
and
yes,
it's
been
approved
in
the
past
absolutely,
but
you
know
what
just
like
you
said.
L
L
Okay
to
me
again,
all
I'm
saying
is:
is
I'm
proposing
that
we
start
at
either
a
quarter
percent
or
maybe,
in
the
worst
case,
half
a
percent?
Now,
if
we
did
last
year,
that's
fine,
all
I'm
saying
is:
it
should
not
be
like,
especially
because
we
don't
have
a
restricted
fund.
We
have
no
idea
totally
how
much
is
actually
used
for
that.
That's
that's.
E
L
Okay,
well,
this
is
this.
Is
this
goes
right
into
my
second
question
that
I
had
madam
chair,
so
we
have,
if
you
look
at
this,
would
be
on
page
50,
yes
of
the
current
proposed
budget.
Okay,
you
guys
see
it
so
on
there.
If
you
look
at
it
in
2020
21
activity
through
june,
the
30th
as
a
lot
of
us
know,
this
was
actually
through
april
at
the
time,
but
we
had
an
ending
fund
balance
of
23
million
in
previous
years.
It
had
consistently
been
right
around
the
13
million
dollar
mark.
L
L
I
have
a
question
for
either
the
mayor
or
our
director
to
answer,
or
whoever
prefers
to
answer
that.
Why
is
that
so
high?
When
we've
consistently
been
at
13
million?
I
have
a
concern
that
we
have
a
lot
of
loose
or
available
funds
that
are
possibly
being
collected
that
maybe
do
not
need
to
be
collected.
L
In
other
words,
if
we
are
having
too
much
money
left
over
again
to
simplify
it,
if
we
are
taking
in
ten
dollars-
and
we
only
need
seven
dollars,
do
we
really
need
to
keep
three
dollars
on
hand
is
just
just
in
case
something
ever
happened.
I
realized
we
got
to
keep
some
money
on
it
absolutely,
but
do
we
really
need
that
high
of
a
figure
of
24
million
dollars?
So
I'm
not
sure
who
can
answer
that,
because
I'm
going
to
answer
it
mayor.
J
I
just
wanted
to
make
a
comment.
The
one
percent
is
administrative
cost
that
is
supposed
to
reimburse
the
taxing
party,
so
the
the
city
in
this
case
when
you're
sending
the
tax
bills
out
it.
It's
reimbursing
the
costs
for
doing
all
that.
So
it's
not
just
the
city
taxes
that
you're
imposing
the
one
percent
on
you're
imposing
it
on
all
taxes
collected
by
the
city.
It's
including
counting
this,
including
other
taxing
authorities
that
you're
ultimately
passing
the
money
to,
and
it's
supposed
to
reimburse
the
city
for
costs
incurred.
J
You
don't
have
to
track
it
as
a
separate
fund,
balance,
restricted
or
anything
like
that,
because
you're
already
incurring
those
expenses
and
the
state
legislature
allows
you
to
impose
up
to
one
percent,
so
you're
not
technically
imposing
it.
Only
one
percent
on
your
taxes
for
the
general
fund
or
police
on
fire,
or
anything
like
that,
you're
doing
it
based
on
all
the
taxes
collected.
L
The
answer
was
one:
the
answer
is
a
question
and
I
was
aware
of
that
particular
thing
in
regards
to
one
percent,
but
I'd
like
to
have
the
answer
in
regards
to
the
how
much
there's
there
is
in
the
fund
balance-
and
this
was
not
directed
to
the
mayor
specifically
whoever
feels
they're
the
right
person.
A
To
answer
it
all
right,
I
was
just
trying
to
be
respectful
who
can
answer
that.
E
Also,
I
defer
this
to
our
great
auditors.
They
can
explain
to
the
council
how
the
trial
balance
at
june
30
works.
You
know
preparing
for
the
what
we
call
you
know
the
general,
the
corpora,
the
corporate
fund
and
and
that
will
probably
most
likely
in
a
in
a
cpa
way.
You
know
answer
our
honorable
dave.
It's
you
know
you
can't
look
at
where
we
are
right
now
and
what
we're
supposed
to
be
there.
We
so
much
adjustment.
E
You
know
before
those
are
just
when
we
call
an
amendment,
a
balanced
budget,
you
know
and
two
and
to
actually
come
up
with
a
trial
balance,
okay,
reconciliation
with
the
front
balance
and
the
bank
account-
and
that's
part
of
you
know
what
we
are
going
to
be
presenting
to
you
next
week.
You
know
that
plant
we
do
prep.
We
call
trip
audits.
Prep
audit
is
a
it's
a
kind
of
management.
They
don't
tell
us
what
to
do.
E
J
E
We
are
referring
to
the
we
are
referring
martin
to
why
we
are
low
on
our
revenue.
Now
you
know
looking
at
the
previous
or
the
current
year.
If
you
know
the
honorable
dave,
the
honorable
dave
abdullah
have
a
good
question
why
we
are
right
now
not
reaching
like
the
80
of
what
we're
supposed
to
be
at
I.
I
can
give
you
an
example
right
now:
cdbg
we
didn't
have
a
drawdown
for
eight
months,
so
we
do
owe
about
350,
000
or
whatsoever.
E
I
I
didn't
review
it,
but
that
money
consonant
abdullah
it's
showing
as
we
paid
it,
but
we
don't
recover
it.
We
also
paid
2.5
million
dollars
to
to
lieutenant
lisa
martin.
She
can
assess
that
we
paid
it
from
the
general
fund
and
we
didn't
recover
yet
it's
gonna
be
recovered
by
the
end
of
june
or
maybe
in
july.
So
if,
if
I
give
you
just
this
to
account
it's
three
million
dollars
that
we
know
that's
gonna
come,
but
we
don't
realize
it
see
the
difference
between.
You
know
the
cash
management
and
the
gl
posting.
E
Is
we
can't
post
if
we
don't
have
the
money
in
our
hands?
General
ledger:
you
don't
count
your
beans
until
you
have
your
beans
in
your
hand,
the
invoice
coming
it
goes
to
the
to
the
controller.
You
know
account
payable
or
account
receivable
division.
It
comes
through
the
the
treasurer
we
have
it.
We
post
it.
It
goes
into
the
nigerian
legend
now
you're.
Looking
at
jerry
ledger.
E
A
L
Ma'am
chair,
I
try
it's
simple.
It's
it's
not
a
complicated
question.
It's
a
very,
very
simple
question.
We
have
five
six
years
been
at
the
12
million
dollar
mark
at
the
ending
fund
balance,
but
we
are
right
now
requested
it's
at
24
million,
which
is
almost
double
I'm
just
asking.
Why
such
a
huge
jump
and
do
we
really
need
that
much
left
over
in
the
ending
fund
balance?
That's
that's
my
only
question,
and
this
is
on
the
last
last
page
page
50.
E
So
so,
madame
chair
just
a
quick
question:
what
are
you
trying
to
find
out
councilman
abdullah,
so
I
can
answer
you
in
one
word.
A
I
do
have
treasurer
hicks
clayton.
She
may
have
the
correct
answer
for
him.
Can
we
ask
her
to
try
and
if
she
doesn't
answer
it
I'll,
allow
you
to
go
ahead
too.
G
Thank
you,
ma'am
chair.
I
think
I
may
have
partial
answer
because
of
looking
at
the
cash
flow
that
I
keep
it's
a
tool
that
I
manage
here
as
treasurer,
but
looking
at
our
cash
flow
we
do
have.
I
mean
you
have
to
take
into
consideration
several
additional
estimated
expenditures
that
we're
going
to
be
are
going
to
be
hitting
us
going
into
the
month
of
june,
and
let
me
find
it
here.
G
For
example,
we've
got
close
to
7
million
dollars,
6.5,
that's
just
the
pension
contribution
portion,
for
example,
if
you're
talking
about
operating
costs
for
the
month
of
june,
you
know
you've
got
payroll,
two
payrolls
things
like
that
and
other
operating
expenditures.
That's
another
anywhere
from
three.
Let
me
take
a
look
exactly
give
you
estimated
2.150
million.
So
again
you
add
that
up
I
mean
that
could
be
part
of
it
again.
That's
part
of
it.
That's
just
the
cash
flow
perspective,
so
I
just.
L
G
I'm
sorry,
my
apologies,
that's
not
necessarily
true,
because
the
pension
contributions
are
relatively
new
and
they've
increased
considerably
from
previous
year.
I
mean
just.
I
don't
want
to
belabor
that
point,
but
I'm
just
telling
you
from
the
casual
perspective
and
going
into
june
what
outlay
we
can
expect
for
expenditures,
and
so
that's
the
part
that
I
can
contribute
to
you,
and
that
may
just
be
a
piece
of
this
to
your
answer,
but
I
just
wanted
to
share
it.
Okay,
thank
you.
E
Yes,
the
answer
is
is
very
simple.
What
you
are
looking
at
the
column
as
of
june
theory
june
30,
which
is
in
your
column,
is
the
six
series
at
the
top.
It's
not
an
accurate.
It's.
E
E
E
It's
a
different.
You
know
guria
than
the
cash
flow
in
the
front
balance.
The
reconciliation
of
all.
This
will
give
you
an
idea
where
this,
where
the
city
is
financially
right
now
the
budget
is,
we
are
presenting
you
a
budget
for
next
year.
We
are
not
discussing
the
budget
of
this
year.
We
are,
we
are
telling
you
as
2020
we
had
5
million
50
000
in
our
general
fund
when.
E
And
I
calculated
with
the
treasurer
based
on
you
know
her
cash
flow.
We're
gonna
be
end
on
positive
by
1.6
million
dollars
at
the
end.
Remember
that
that,
given
we
are
not
received,
yet
all
the
revenue
we
supposed
to
receive.
So
we
are
short
on
the
call.
We
are
short
you
know
on
what
we
paid
for
the
the
fire
department
and
the
police
department.
You
know
for
the
hovind.
We
also
we
paying
extra,
because
we
have
some
deferred
expenditures
for
hospitalization
for
fresh
benefits
from
last
year.
E
If
you
add
all
this
up,
it's
about
five
million
dollars.
We
need
to
recognize
that
when
we,
when
we
do
the
reconciliation
of
our
front
balance
of
the
city,
so
to
tell
you
why
why
it's
like
that?
Because
this
is
the
way
our
budget
works,
we
didn't
collect
enough
money,
we
spend
more
money
during
the
year.
I
did
my
review
me
and
the
budget
team
and
the
treasury
and
we're
finding
ourselves.
E
You
know
we
are
a
little
bit
stressed,
but
again,
this
is
usually
it's.
It's
the
same.
Every
year
by
june
30
you
are
exhausted.
You
know
cash
wise
because
you
pay
in
everything
and
you're
waiting
for
the
tax
which
can
come
in
august
or
september.
So
this
is
the
way
the
budget
works.
It's
very
difficult.
You
know
it's
very
difficult
unless
we,
unless
you
want
me
to
provide
you
with
a
trial
balance
later
on
no
big
deal.
I
will
you
know
with
the
budget
team
provide
you
with.
E
You
know
a
try
advance
as
best
as
we
can
and
where
we
are
financially.
But
right
now
we
are
focusing
councilman
and
the
chair
knows
we
focusing
on
next
year
how
we
are
going
to
deal
with
next
year,
even
with
this
year.
It
can
be
done
if
you
like
to
have
a
study
session,
we'll
have
a
study
session
and
we
discuss
our
position.
You
know
for
this
year
later
on
now
are
we
gonna
use
the
3.7
million
at
the
2.7
million
dollars
from
the
last
year
from
balance
to
cover
new
year?
E
E
I
wish
that
you
called
me,
like
other
councilmen,
called
me
and
say
you
the
compliance
where
we
are
where
we
are
with
the
trial
banks,
where
we
are
with
the
cash
flow,
where
we
are
with
the
with
the
front
balance,
how
we
look
like
how
the
city
look,
I
will
call,
I
will
call
you
know
our
auditors
and
would
seek
some
consultation
and
we
will
provide
you
with
all
the
information,
but
not
at
this.
You
know
24
hours
that
we
are
discussing.
You
know
what
we
are
going
to
approve
for
next
year,
but
2016.
L
B
N
B
J
Think
I
have
a
pretty
simple
answer.
I
think
that's
part
of
the
budget,
so
I
do
want
to
qualify
that.
However,
I'm
looking
at
the
excel
file,
the
2021
column
is
not
the
actual
fund
balance,
so
that
carries
over
to
the
beginning
fund
balance
for
the
budget
year
that
you're
enacting
and
right
now
the
activity
for
the
21
column
is
not
the
full
year's
activity,
so
the
trial
balance
isn't
fully
updated
for
the
full
12
months.
The
20
million
dollars
is
on
the
high
side.
J
If
you
look
at
the
22
22
budget,
the
budget
shows
that
net
revenues
versus
you
know
expenditures
appropriations
all
that
it's
essentially
a
balanced
budget.
It's
about
46
000
to
the
positive.
It's
not
so.
The
20
million
fund
balance
that
carries
over
from
6
30
21.
J
The
focus
I
believe
should
be
on
the
22
column,
which
just
shows
the
overall
revenues
and
expenditures
and
what
the
balance
is.
You
know
if
you're,
adding
to
the
fund
balance
or
if
you're
subtracting
from
the
fund
balance
and
based
on
the
excel
file
that
I'm
looking
at
looks
like
you're,
barely
adding
on
so
you
have
a
little
bit
more
revenue
than
expenditures,
but
the
balance
the
fund
balance
of
the
20
million
that
you're
looking
at
at
the
end
of
june
30
21.
J
I
believe
the
trial
balance
the
books
are
not
updated
through
that
time
period.
Clearly
we're
not
at
june
30th
yet,
but
I
believe
you're
a
couple
months
out,
so
there's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
expenditures
still
incurred
which
doesn't
show
up
in
the
21
column,
because
you're
not
collecting
property
taxes
or
anything
like
that
until
after
the
fiscal
year
starts
the
new
fiscal
year.
So
I
don't
know
if
that
helps,
but
the
20
million
dollar
number
is
not
an
actual
number
to
be
looking
at
for
the
fund
balance.
A
L
Not
the
perfect
comfort
level,
but
at
least
enough
I'm
I'm
comfortable
it's
from
clint
moran,
with
all
due
respect,
because
I
know
it's
a
objective
third
party.
O
Yeah,
thank
you,
council,
chair
two,
quick
things.
I
think
we
should
stick
with
the
one
percent.
It'd
be
better
to
tell
the
residents.
We
made
a
mistake
and
we're
gonna
reduce
the
one
percent
lower
than
to
say
hey.
We
made
a
mistake.
We
gotta
charge
you
more,
so
I
think
we
should
stick
with
the
one
percent.
O
A
second
point
is,
for
years,
I've
been
pushing
for
a
grant
writer
position
in
dearborn
heights
and
just
by
our
conversations
in
the
last
couple
of
months,
we
realized
that
our
current
grant
writer
in
this
position
of
grant
writer
our
director
of
grants,
I
mean
I'm
sorry,
director
of
grants,
takes
a
a
vast
knowledge
in
so
many
areas,
and
I
mean
out
every
area.
O
Obviously
you
know
the
the
current
director
of
grants
is
is
knowledgeable
in
just
about
every
area
we've
talked
about
in
all
of
our
meetings,
so
I'm
gonna
propose
an
amendment
to
the
the
budget
to
raise
the
the
director
of
grants
fee
from
76
000
to
80
000.
O
C
Council,
chair
musket,
you
know
we,
we
just
went
through
about
six
and
a
half
hours
meeting
discussing
all
this
a
couple
of
fridays
ago
and
in
my
opinion,
it's
it's
ridiculous
to
change
anything
that
we
have
now.
I
would
think
that
the
and
I'm
hoping
that
director
jamal
is
comfortable
with
what
he
has
and
and
believe
me.
I
I'm
a
big
fan
of
his,
but
this
is
what
we
settled
in
at
the
beginning,
and
I
think
we
should
just
stick
with
what
we
have
right
now.
C
We,
we
went
through
many
many
many
hours
going
through
this
stuff
and
and
with
all
due
respect
to
everybody
it's
to
change.
It
now
is
we're
gonna
start
all
over
again
and-
and
this
is
kind
of
what
I
what
I
oppose
this
meeting
for,
because
I
don't
want
things
to
change.
C
I
I
I
you
know.
My
two
questions
at
the
beginning
of
the
session
was
to
ask
if
the
budget
was
good,
we
asked
the
two
people
that
know
it
better
than
anyone
and
they're
both
saying
that
it's
a
good
budget,
so
that
to
me
should
carry
a
long
way
into
just
approving
the
budget.
I
gotta
I
have
another
question,
but
I'm
going
to
call
the
question
in
to
the
proper
people
instead
of
wasting
our
time
here.
O
J
G
D
Oh,
I'm
sorry,
okay,
so
I
was
saying
I'm
obviously
fond
of
mr
jamal.
We
work
together
a
lot,
but
I
mean
this
is
something
we
can
actually
do
next
council
meeting,
you
can
decide
to
amend
the
budget,
so
it's
nothing
that
you
really
have
to
do
today
I
mean
we
can
work
on
the
current
budget
and
that
any
kind
of
an
amendment
that
you
want
we
can
get
in
our
next
meeting
or
meeting
after
that,
whatever
you
want.
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you
for
mute
me.
I
think
the
honorable
council,
tom
wilson,
we
both
know
each
other
personally
and
and
professionally,
and
I
thank
him
and
I
thank
all
of
you
for
your
concern.
This
is
not
aimed
at
hassan
jamal
I'd
be
today
here
tomorrow.
I
won't
be
here,
and
you
already
know
people
move
around
for
whatever
reason
it's,
what
the
console
meant
suggesting
is
to
value
value
the
position
for
that
much,
but
that
can
be
done
later.
E
Anybody
can
bring
a
motion
at
any
time
next
time
and
and
actually
give
the
value
for
that
particular
position.
I
suggest
the
value
is
probably
120
000,
so
I'm
just
I'm
you
know
so
whatever.
E
Now
the
new
council
may
not
like
who
knows
so
the
position
is
the
position
deserved
that
much
or
not
deserve
that.
E
A
N
Adam
chair,
thank
you
so
much.
I
can't
even
tell
you
what
my
question
is
anymore.
I
think
I've
got
it
so
either
answered
or
so
lost
in
there,
so
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
yield
that
rest
of
my
time.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
okay,
councilman
constant.
F
F
When
back
when
inflation
was
higher
and
property
values
were
rising
very
quickly,
but
I
mean
the
cost
of
a
person
in
the
treasures
office
to
allocate
the
funds
and
send
some
of
it
to
the
state
of
michigan
for
school
taxes.
That's
it
doesn't
cost
one
percent
of
everybody's
tax
bill.
I
I
will
guarantee
it
it's
it's
just
a
fiction
and
in
in
the
last
six
seven
years,
we've
never
assessed
the
full
one
percent.
But
my
question
is
the
same
as
councilman
abdullah.
F
F
Why
don't
we,
you
know,
reduce
the
budget,
the
money
being
take
out
a
fund
balance
so
forth,
because
these
times
are
good
property
values
are
up
and
we're
going
to
be
getting
some
some
new
money.
It's
it's
too
late
really
to
to.
I
guess,
make
any
changes,
but
martin
orr
and
our
comptroller
badri
is
that
16
from
fund
balance?
J
The
letter
that
states
the
16
that
you
should
have
more,
I
believe
it
says,
there's
no
set
percentage
that
you
need
to
have
there's
recommended
percentages
and,
to
be
honest,
given
your
fiscal
year
end
and
when
you
collect
your
revenues,
you
should
probably
have
around
that
percentage.
J
F
The
the
60,
the
the
letter
says,
look.
This
budget
takes
16
out
of
fun
balance.
If
you
have
what
is
your
deficit
reduction
program
or
words
like
that,
if
you
have,
if
we
have
five
more
budgets
taking
out
16
percent
of
fund
balance,
we'll
have
no
fund
balance,
it's
it
says
we're
taking
16
out
of
fund
balance.
Is
that
number
correct?
D
Yeah,
it
doesn't
exactly
say
that
it
says
on
average
what
what
municipalities
should,
according
to
their
recommendation,
have
is
it's
between
16
and
17
percent
like
a
rainy
day
fund
or
something
bigger
municipalities
might
cut
that
down
a
little
bit.
Smaller
ones
might
have
a
little
bit
more
and
they
were
they.
D
It
was
a
little.
The
way
it
was
worried
was
a
little
confused.
We
actually
called
them
and
talked
to
them,
and
they
said
they
just
want
to
know
that
what
our
target
is.
It
wasn't
necessarily
a
a
negative
or
I
think
it
was
a
suggestion
and
they
wanted
to
see
what
our
plans
were.
D
D
So
I
mean
martin
might
be
able
to
comment
a
little
more
with
his
expertise
because
they
deal
with
a
lot
of
municipalities
as
well.
But
that's
that
was
my
understanding
of
that
letter.
It
wasn't
necessarily
a
hey.
This
is
this
is
a
horrible
thing
you
guys
should
have
like
two
percent
or
25.
That's
that's
not
what
the
intentional
intention
was
from
my
understanding.
J
Yeah,
so
the
16,
actually
it's
a
relatively
easy
mess.
So
the
way
the
state
calculates
it
is
there,
given
your
june
30
year
end
and
the
fact
that
you're
going
to
be
collecting
property
taxes
right
after
your
end,
their
recommendation
would
be
that
you
should
have
about
two
months
worth
of
expenditures
in
your
fund
balance.
So
that
way
you
can
keep
going
with
your
operations
before
the
property
taxes
come
into
the
city
and
then
two
months
out
of
12
months
actually
comes
out
to
16.7.
F
Yeah
the
way
I
read
it
was
that
this
budget
is
using
16
percent
from
the
city's
reserves
from
the
rainy
day
fund
from
you
know,
the
fund
balance
not
and
that
going
forward,
if
that's
using
too
much,
because
you
know
in
the
future,
if
we
keep
doing
that,
we'll
eat
up
all
our
fun
balance.
So
that's
not
what
that
letter
said.
D
No,
I
I
when
I
first
saw
it.
I
also
said
the
wording
here
is
a
little
tricky.
I
mean
what,
if
it
meant
that,
but
we
we
basically
discussed
it
with
plenty
more
and
we
looked
it
over
and
and
then
we
actually
read
some
of
the
state's
recommendations
and
the
different
third
party
recommendations
and
that's
basically
what
what
was
said
that
we
should
have
between
16
and
17
and
even
that
doesn't
necessarily
apply
to
us.
We're
bigger
municipalities
have
a
little
bit
less
smaller
municipalities
have
a
little
bit
more.
You
know
and.
F
Then
the
discussion
of
the
or
the
point
about
the
bank
reconciliations.
What
was
that?
What
fiscal
year
were
they
talking
about?
In
that
same
letter,.
D
This
is
based
on
the
audit
for
last
year,
so
they're
talking
about
last
year's.
They
were
commenting
on
on
the
audit
for
last
year's
budget.
Basically,
last
year's
fiscal
year
thank.
N
A
H
H
J
No,
I
believe
this
is
going
back
to
what
we
what
I
was
describing
bert
before,
because
it's
in
that
6
30
2001
column,
the.
N
J
K
J
And
the
comptroller
can
correct
me
if
I
was
I'm
wrong,
but
I
believe
that
21,
the
10
million
dollars
being
added
is
not
accurate,
because
not
all
your
expenditures
are
reflected
in
there
for
the
last
couple
of
months
of
the
year.
That's.
J
J
J
Number
is,
but
I
know
that
the
controller
hasn't
posted
all
the
entries
yet,
and
you
know
the
rest
of
the
year
hasn't
come.
H
I'm
just
going
to
ask
either
the
chairman
of
the
city,
council
or
the
mayor
please
to
contact
the
raymond.
H
E
I
hope
we
answered
all
your
questions.
I
didn't
hear
any
questions
from
you.
I
hope
I
satisfied
your
questions
when
you
asked
me
today
afternoon,
but
to
to
make
sure
you
know
cancer.
Honorable
councilman
constant
gets
satisfied
the
councilman,
please
the
one
percent
being
done
for
years.
E
J
E
E
E
It
is
the
recommendation
by
the
state.
Treasury
is
not
like
here,
you
are
here
what
it
is
go
ahead
and
do
it
this
way
it
is.
It
is
a
matter
of
art.
The
budget
is
an
art,
you
put
it
anywhere,
you
like
any
way
you
want
to
present
it.
It
can
present
it.
Okay,
the
only
thing
I
looked
for
it's,
not
the
cosmetic
of
this
project.
I
looked
at
the
real
numbers,
truth
of
the
budgeting,
whether
the
numbers
are
kosher
or
not
cosmetically.
C
E
E
B
B
E
I
wish
the
mayor
allowed
me
to
put
you
know,
based
on
the
expectation
based
on
the
moving
average
based
on
statistical
methodology
that
we
use.
The
mayor
wanted
to
be
very
strict,
very
straight.
We
don't
have
it
hassan,
we're
not
going
to
count
it.
Let's
tell
the
concept
the
truth
of
the
matter.
I
agree
with
him.
I
mean
please,
you
understand
this
mayor
dictate
our
budget
team
and
we
do
what
he
telling
us.
As
the
chair
of
the
budget.
He
actually
directed
us
count
the
beans.
E
If
you
don't
count
them,
don't
don't
post
them,
don't
present
it,
and
I
thank
them
for
that.
So
the
budget
you
know,
is
through
budget,
it's
real,
but
please
go
ahead
and
prove
it.
Let
us
move
on
and
anything
you
need
next
week
tomorrow.
If
you
need
to
do
an
amendment,
we
are
ready.
We
will
help
you.
We
will
sit
down
with
you
as
a
budget
team
and
we
are
open,
transparent
and
we
follow.
E
E
E
A
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
council.
My
question
every
musket
or
mr
mouse
got
brought
up,
had
a
little
concern.
K
K
My
other
question
is:
let's
not
fix
what
isn't
broke,
keep
the
one
percent
in
there
big
deal
right,
and
I
like
the
fact
that
we're
taking
the
advice
of
plant
moran
and
going
forward
with
it
instead
of
saying
well,
let's
just
wait,
we'll
fix
it
later,
like
the
previous
administration,
let's
move
on
with
the
program,
that's
actually
going
to
work
instead
of
searching
for
numbers.
That
was
never
shown
you're
getting
your
answers,
but,
mr
muscat,
if
you
are
you
satisfied
with
the
answers.
J
C
The
reason
why
I
ask
those
questions,
because
I
I've
contacted
both
of
them
and
I've
worked
with
director
jamal
on
many
things
throughout
the
years
and-
and
I
asked
him
that
question
so
he
could-
it
could
be
transparent
to
the
public
that
I
feel
there's
nothing
wrong
with
the
budget
and
and
so
let
him
speak.
C
I
wanted
the
comptroller
to
speak
and
be
transparent,
and
we've
spent
many
many
many
many
hours
on
this,
so
just
for
them
to
be
able
to
speak
that
my
questions
were
were
answered
and
they
were
also
answered
through
via
telephone
calls.
Also.
K
Okay,
so
you're
saying
you're
satisfied
with
absolutely
out
there
and
because
I
thought
that
you
were
concerned,
there
was
something
that
wasn't
being
shown,
but
if
you're,
if
you're
satisfied
with
what's
going
on
here,
yeah,
I
don't
need
to
hear
from
mr
jamal.
I
I
do
think.
C
One
percent,
and
with
all
due
respect
to
councilman
constant,
the
the
six
years
that
I've
been
on
city
council.
It's
always
been
one
percent.