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E
Gas
tax
is
still
coming
in
a
little
bit
under
budget
impact
fees
are
coming
under
budget
right
now
and
I
I
have
an
email
to
the
building
director
to
find
out.
You
know
why:
why
are
they
coming
in?
You
know
not
too
much
but
a
slightly
under
budget,
and
sometimes
it
only
takes
one
large
building
or
something
that
pays
impact
fees
that
bumps
it
back
up
to
where
it
should
be.
E
Sanitation
revenues
are
coming
on
budgets
or
water
and
sewer
marina
fees,
stormwater
fees,
Golf,
Course
fees.
Surprisingly,
second
year,
I,
don't
know
if
it's
surprisingly
Paul,
but
you
know
they're
they're
coming
in
that's
under
Paul's
department,
so
he
knows
I
get
excited
about
the
golf
course.
You
know
the
way.
The
way
it's
been
going,
the
last
couple
years,
most
general
fund
getting
in
a
general
fund
expenditures,
are
at
53
percent.
Most
departments
are
at
or
under
budget.
E
We
did
purchase
a
street
sweeper
this
year
for
346
thousand
dollars.
There
was
talk
of
financing,
but
we
we
did
not.
We
decided
it
was
better
to
pay
cash.
So
we
split
across
back
three
different
funds
and
bought
a
new
street
sweeper.
E
As
I
mentioned
sanitation
funds,
we
got
a
new
five-year
contract
for
sanitation,
it
started
last
March
31st
2022
rates
are
adjusted
annually,
but
with
a
Max
of
three
percent.
So
even
if
the
CPI
goes
over
at
five
percent,
the
increase
can
only
go
up
to
three
percent
on
the
garbage
rates,
refuse
and
recycling
the
yard
waste
project.
That's
been
ongoing
out.
There
that's
completed
at
about
a
cost
of
959
000..
E
We
did
buy
a
new
loader
this
year
for
out
at
the
yard,
waste
for
about
198
thousand
dollars
for
the
water
and
sewer
fund
consumption.
Use
is
really
at
about
the
same
level
for
consumption
as
it
is
last
year
through
the
end
of
March
and,
as
you
probably
know,
board
approved
rates
a
couple
years
ago
at
a
2.
2.2
percent
reduction
last
year.
No
increase
this
year
and
still
slated
for
next
year
is
no
increase.
After
that,
it's
at
2.75
percent
for
2025
through
2028..
E
We
do
have
a
revenue,
sufficiency,
study
and
process
right
now.
We
hope
to
complete
that
fairly
soon,
either
in
June
or
July.
Marina
funds
are
on
budget.
It's
a
smaller
fund
about
140
000
and
the
marina
fund
is
out
of
its
deficit
position.
It
used
to
be
in
you
know:
20
40
000
in
the
whole,
but
I
think
with
the
new
new
fees
for
the
17
or
18
slips.
We
have
down
there.
That's
operating
revenues
are
now
exceeding
the
operating
expenses.
So
now
we've
got
I.
E
Think
a
plus
20
000
in
the
in
the
marina
fund
stormwater
fund,
as
revenues
are
coming
in
on
budget.
We
did
have
a
study
completed
a
couple
years
ago,
but
we,
the
rates,
are
approved
at
50
Cent
per
equivalent
stormwater
unit
to
increase
annually.
That
goes
through
2025..
E
They
do
rate
studies
too.
We
did
one
back
in
I
think
2021
we're
planning
on
doing
another
weight
study
for
stormwater
in
2024
and
the
golf
course
revenues
are
coming
in
over
budgets.
The
deficit
and
the
golf
course
fund
is
projected
to
be
eliminated
this
year.
C
E
We
took
it
over
in
96
before
96.
They
leased
it
out.
It's
it's
been
in
the
negatives
every
year
and
I.
Just
looked
right
now
on
cash
position
is
in
the
positive
for
the
last
three
months.
Actual
Plus
in
the
in
the
cash
account
I
never
had
to
worry
about
investing
money
to
get
interest
earnings
in
the
golf
course
fund,
but
now
today
it's
got
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
sitting
in
there.
In
fact,
a
couple
months
ago,
when
I
saw
there,
they
have
cash.
E
I
made
sure
we
have
an
interest
allocation
program
that
they
will
get
their
interest
off,
that
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
so
for
once
and
since
96
they're
getting
so
much,
you
know
I
hope
it
continues
and
stuff
the
last
two
years.
It's
just
done
great.
You
know
thanks
to
Paul
and
Howard,
and
his
staff
out
there
and
I
don't
know
what
they're
doing.
But
you
know
people
started
to
golf
after
after
covet
I
believe
it.
C
Was
in
some
places
other
places
no.
E
Yeah
yeah
I
think
one
out
near
me
for
a
while
close
I'm
out
Cyprus
some
whatever
it's
called
we're
still
working
on
Hurricane
Ian
as
females.
You
know
as
a
FEMA
doesn't
work
too
fast
and
stuff,
so
we've
got
about
350
000,
we're
waiting
to
get
back
from
FEMA
and
hurricane
Ian,
and
it's
one
last
thing:
I,
don't
know
if
I
told
you
all,
but
we
had
a
when
we
did
the
water
plant
Bond
back
in
2013
was
when
it
was
issued,
but
they
have.
E
We
got
a
credit
rating
of
a
double
A
minus
which
for
a
city
this
size
that
was
a
good
credit
rating
I,
didn't
know
this
went
on,
but
they
reaffirmed
the
rating
a
couple
months
ago.
So
we
stayed
at
a
double
A
minus
and
they
also
said,
since
we
had
such
healthy
financials
that
when
they
do
it
again
in
a
couple
years,
there's
a
possibility.
It
might
go
up
to
a
double
a
rating.
E
That's
about
it
I
think
we
did
a
budget
resolution
in
January.
That
was
just
mainly
to
bring
over
items
from
the
previous
year
to
the
current.
You
know
their
wild
standing
and
I.
Don't
know
if
you
keep
on
up
with
the
arpa
week,
but
we
got
12.8
million
they
have
now.
The
board
is
now
designated
about
12.2
million
of
the
arpa
money
and.
E
E
E
We
started
working
on
the
budget.
As
you
probably
know,
back
in
February
March,
the
department
started
keying
in
their
budgets
in
April.
You
know,
Finance
puts
together
a
payroll
budget
and
the
calculations,
and
we
balance
the
funds.
The
general
fund
is
balanced
again
with
no
use
of
unassigned
fund
balance.
That's
the
unrestricted
Reserves
Revenue
assumptions
within
the
budget.
E
E
Now
the
property
taxes,
as
you
know,
is
based
on
the
millage
rate
and
the
taxable
value
I
estimated
five
percent
for
the
taxable
value
increase.
I
didn't
know
if
that
would
be
a
little
bit
too
high.
After
last
year's
14
increase,
which
was
an
unusual
year,
I,
don't
know
if
you
remember,
usually,
we
average
like
six
or
seven
percent,
so
I
put
the
millages
in
at
5.37,
but
just
yesterday
we
found
out
the
property.
Appraiser
gives
an
estimate
of
the
taxable
value
increase.
E
It
came
in
at
12.33
percent.
Yeah
yeah
I
asked
the
property
appraised
when
I
met
with
them.
Last
Friday
and
stuff
I
go
how's.
This
I
thought
it
was
going
to
go
down
and
it
goes.
He
goes
Ron.
You
know,
everybody
I
think
with
those
High
values
were
selling
their
homes
and
if
you
have
a
home
for
10
20
30
years,
you're
back
at
whatever
base
value,
and
it
only
increases
a
maximum
of
three
percent
a
year.
E
So
some
of
these
people
might
have
a
low
taxable
value,
but
then,
when
they
sell
the
home,
the
new
person
gets
the
joy
of
paying
it.
Maybe
maybe
the
taxable
value
is
200
000.
The
new
the
new
person
buys
it
at
four
hundred
thousand.
Now
that
new
person
is
paying
tax,
millage
rate
taxes,
property
taxes
on
400
000
instead
of
the
two
hundred
thousand.
So
that's
what
he
said
attributed
to
a
lot
of
the
increase
of.
So
that's
I'm
I'm.
Welcome
to
that.
It
helps
balance
the
budget.
It's
not
in
the
budget.
C
E
Expenditure
assumptions
you
know,
I
put
in
the
budget
so
far,
police
and
fire
Union
contracts
which
are
under
negotiation,
I
funded
three
percent
in
the
budget
that
we
have
General
employees.
Also,
three
percent.
There
are
a
totals:
well,
six
new
positions,
there's
three
new
firefighter
paramedics
that
are
fully
funded
by
the
safer
Grant
from
FEMA.
E
E
They
only
did
75
75
35,
but
now,
when
it
came
back
and
I
said
they're
paying
all
100
for
three
years,
but
at
the
end
of
the
three
years
the
city
has
to
absorb
those
those
costs,
but-
and
the
other
thing
we
have
is
they
came
just
last
week,
the
the
county
came
back,
we've
been
trying
to
put
I
know
the
fire
chief
has
been
trying
to
get
them
to
do
this,
but
three
new
firefighter
paramedic
positions
to
fund
the
rescue
transport
vehicle
they're,
going
to
start
at
April
1st,
so
they're
going
to
fund
so
half
of
the
year
for
three
positions:
the
rescue,
your
transport
vehicle.
E
E
and
now
these
would
be
the
the
staff
that
occupy
those
Vehicles
demand
to
man,
those
Vehicles.
So
that
was
a
welcome
surprise.
Last
year,
I
know
Chief's
been
pushing
for
this
and,
along
with
a
safer
Grant,
those
grants
are
a
lot
of
work
to
put
in
for
health
insurance
increase.
I
put
my
we
don't
know
the
increase
I
put
in
10
percent
property
liability.
We
heard
the
property
insurance
was
going
up,
I,
guess
and
enough
because
of
the
hurricanes
and
stuff.
E
E
E
This
is
just
an
overview
of
the
budget,
as
it
sits
highlighted
in
yellow
total
City
budgets,
80
million
nine
hundred
eighty
five
thousand.
It's
an
increase
of
seven
percent
over
last
year's
original
approved
budget
and
the
five
largest
funds
are,
you
know
the
general
fund.
Its
increase
is
highlighted
in
the
goldish
brown
colors
four
point:
three:
eight
percent,
most
of
its
pay
increases
Insurance
the
insurance,
like
the
health
insurance,
also
I
didn't
mention
in
there
the
funding,
the
police
and
fire
their
contributions
for
their
pensions.
E
That's
about
two
hundred
thousand
this
year,
because
I
just
got
the
actuary
reports.
Last
week,
water
and
sewer
fund
going
up
7.1,
7.17
percent.
It's
mostly
operating
at
Capital
cost
increases
we're
finding
a
big
increase
in
operating
costs
over
the
last
year
year
and
a
half
all
the
all
the
Departments,
all
the
funds,
and
it's
especially
hitting
in
the
water
and
sewer
fund,
with
their
operations
at
the
water
plant
and
and
the
sewer
plant
I,
went
back
to
the
water
plant.
I've
got.
You
know
it
usually
averaged.
E
Maybe
five
percent
last
year
it
was
from
20.
The
actuals
from
21
to
22
were
12
percent
through
April
of
this
year,
comparing
April
of
last
year
we're
up
18
percent
in
operating
costs
for
the
water
and
sewer
funds,
so
we're
we're
seeing
a
quite
an
increase
on
all
the
operating
costs
and
then
for
Capital
too
you're
going
out
to
bid
for
a
project.
You
know
they're
not
going
down
they're
going
up
substantially
some
Pro
some
project
that
might
have
been
bid.
F
G
Say
oh,
this
is
this
is
going
to
have
an
impact
and
I'll
give
you
an
example.
One
of
the
ingredients,
if
you
will
for
our
water,
is
carbon
dioxide
gas.
It's
part
of
making
that
water
come
out
of
Ro
it's
it's
naturally
unstable.
It
wants
to
grab
things
off
insides
of
pipes,
and
so
we
need
to
add
this
alkalinity
stabilizing
with
the
CO2
gas.
That
alone
went
up
89
almost
overnight
and
and
this
is
across
the
board
to
all
water
suppliers.
G
Geopolitical
things
happening,
apparently,
there's
a
worldwide
shortage
of
CO2
gas,
and-
and
it's
like
that-
I
mean
just
thing
after
thing.
You
know
there's
a
lot
of
discussion.
Is
this
going
to
be
sticky
where
it
just
stays
there
as
things
going
to
come
back
down
again,
nobody
really
knows
I,
think
some
of
it
will
come
back
down,
but
some
of
it
won't.
E
Well,
we're
especially
we're
doing
the
water
and
sewer
Revenue
sufficiency,
study
right
now
and
we're
especially
finding
this
out
with
the
current
rates.
We
know
of
zero
percent
increase
zero
percent
next
year,
but
you
know
with
the
increase
in
operating,
it's
really
eating
into
what
capital
can
we
do
to
the
point
where,
if
we're
trying
to
keep
the
zero
percent
increase
next
year,
it's
how
much
capital
I
hate
to
say.
If
any,
we
could
do
it.
It's
that
you
know
it's
just
eating
into
the
the
capital
for
the
water
and
sewer
fund.
E
G
Going
to
come
up
with
our
best
options
for
the
city
manager
and
with
the
idea
of
we
understand
the
commission's
direction
of
keeping
costs
down
for
the
customers
and
we'll
do
everything
we
can
to
keep
that
going.
That.
E
Penny
fund,
that's
just
basically
the
capital
project.
That's
our
allocated
and
designated
by
the
board.
Arpa
fund,
mainly
I,
just
got
those
as
placeholders
right
now,
because
they
designate
the
project.
I
just
never
know
what
projects
are
going
to
get
started.
You
know,
hopefully
they
all
do
the
you
know
this
year,
some
have
started.
Some
are
in
a
design
phase,
so
hopefully
we
we
get
those
going
and
get
them.
So
we
like
to
say
so.
E
We
got
all
our
cash
out
the
door
by
December
of
26th
I
gotta,
say,
though,
when
the
cash
is
in
the
bank
I'm
in
I'm
earning
interest,
it
almost
you
know,
I
think
well,
some
of
the
Investments
up
to
five
percent,
so
I'm
not
complaining,
yeah
I
know
this
is
the
revenues
by
source
for
the
total
City
just
trying
to
show
you,
okay,
you
know
23
to
24,
we
budgeted.
Of
course
the
tax
is
the
biggest
increase,
so
1.1
million,
mostly
property
and
sales
taxes,
permit
fees
increase
of
178
000.
E
That's
mostly
the
building
permit
and
impact
fees,
intergovernmental.
The
4.3
million
increase.
That's
mostly
last
year,
I
budgeted
the
arpa
money
back
down
in
reserves,
but
this
year
it
was
better
to
be
placing
it
up
with
the
internet
government
where
the
revenue
would
be
because
last
year
was
the
first
year
and
I
wasn't
sure
what
was
truly
going
on
charges
for
services.
That's
highlighted
in
the
34
million,
that's
our
biggest
Revenue
source
and
that's
mostly,
the
water
sewer
garbage
store
motor
Services
of
the
city.
E
Probably
a
big
chunk
of
that
1.5
million
is
the
new
contract
with
the
with
the
Garbage
Contract
caller
Waste
Management
fines
and
forfeiture
is
just
going
down
a
little
bit.
You
know
that's
an
erratic
Revenue
Source,
it's
small,
but
you
never
know
how
many
court
fines
are
getting
or
code
enforcement
warrant
fines,
interest
earnings.
You
know
going
up
with
the
rate
of
return,
increase,
I'm,
trying
to
think
nothing
else,
really
to
note
I,
don't
think
there
and
then
the
bottom.
E
The
graph
on
the
bottom
is
just
showing
highlighted
that
the
charges
for
services,
the
biggest
revenue,
is
the
42
percent
of
the
of
the
revenue
sources
followed
by
taxes
at
27
percent.
That's
the
total
City
revenues.
E
Now
now
on
expenditures
total
City
going
across
the
top
Personnel
Services
highlighted
in
33.6
million
increase
of
2
million,
mostly
the
pay
increase
budget
at
three
percent,
that
health
insurance
increases
and
increases
like
the
police
and
fire
contributions
for
their
pensions
operating
Services.
Let's
say
like
we're
talking
about
the
operating
cost,
increase
almost
going
up,
2.5
million
and
that's
basically
like
cost
of
operations
across
all
funds,
capital
outlay,
or
up
about
391
000.,
the
debt's
up
about
172
000,
because
we've
got
a
a
third
fire
truck.
E
That's
under
a
lease
right
now
and
that's
just
starting
this
year,
we've
got
three
fire
trucks.
Currently,
the
ladder
truck
will
the
last
payment
will
be
next
year
and
I
believe
the
the
next
truck
ladder
truck
has
three
more
payments,
and
then
this
one,
this
new
one
will
have
five
payments.
We
did
five
year
leases
on
all
these
fire
trucks.
E
E
We
pay
interest
on
utility
deposits,
so
since
the
interest
rate
is
going
up
or
the
we
base
it
on
the
average
from
January
to
June,
so
I
know
that
the
particular
account
that
we
base
it
on
is
going
up,
like
might
be
a
four
percent
average
for
that
period
of
time.
So
people
to
have
you
utility
accounts
have
their
deposits
there.
So
that's
just
I'm,
probably
gonna
have
to
pay
more
interest
on
those
deposits
that
people
have
with
the
city.
E
I
think
that's
about
it
with
that
one
I'd
say
for
the
total
City,
the
biggest
expenditure
on
that
bottom
graph.
The
40
42
percent
is
the
Personnel
Services.
E
Getting
into
the
general
fund,
let's
say
it's
increasing
that
1.3
million
four
point:
three:
eight
percent
I,
probably
you
know
the
pay,
increases
insurance
and
the
and
the
union,
the
police,
pensions
and
fire
pension
increases
a
graph
for
the
general
fund
revenues.
The
biggest
revenue
is,
the
tax
is
at
17.8
million.
The
biggest
increase
is
the
855
000
for
the
property
taxes
and
then
going
down
the
line.
They're
all
permit
fees,
157,
000,
intergovernmental
218,
000
increase
Fire
EMS,
302
000..
It
usually
wouldn't
be
that
much.
E
But
since
we
did
the
half
year
for
the
three
new
positions,
we
increased
the
funding,
the
150
000
for
the
those
three
new
positions
that
the
counties
going
to
provide
the
city,
fines
and
forfeitures
I-
probably
went
over
that
one.
That's
the
court
fines
and
quote
code;
fines
that
have
decreased
interest
earnings.
E
Then
the
bottom
of
the
general
fund
taxes
is
the
at
55
percent.
The
highest
revenue
source
for
the
general
fund.
E
I
always
like
to
show
the
you
know
like
the
top
10
or
12
revenues
of
the
general
fund.
There's
like
150
line
items
of
revenues
in
a
general
fund,
but
just
these
are
the
main
ones
I
monitor,
because
any
any
of
these
ones
take
a
downturn,
a
big
impact
on
that
I'm
in
a
little
trouble.
Okay,
not
too
much
all,
but
a
couple
of
them
do
that.
You
know
like
never
like
Duke
Energy,
with
the
utility
tax
electric
and
a
two
utility
Tax
Franchise
fees.
You
know
sometimes
with
Duke,
you
ask
them.
E
If
there's
going
to
be
rate
increases
decreases,
they
seem
to
always
be
changing
and
stuff,
but
all
these
are
all
all
12
of
them
are
positive
increases
the
highlighted
one
there's
a
649
000
for
the
property
taxes
based
on
that
five
percent,
taxable
value
increase,
which
will
be
more
now
since
we
have
the
12.33.
E
Foreign
I
think
we
always
like
this
show.
Every
year
it's
the
property
taxes.
It's
basically
what
makes
it
up
it's
based
on
the
two
top
graphs,
the
millage
rate
at
5.37,
and
then
the
taxable
values
that
the
graph
on
the
far
right
tactical
values.
It's
a
2.6
that
was
based
on
the
5
estimate
of
the
increase
you
take
the
millage
rate
and
the
taxable
values,
and
then
that's
what
revenues
you're
getting
so
on
the
bottom
graph.
E
That's
what
we've
budgeted
so
far
in
this
budget
at
the
five
percent
increase
of
the
13
million,
just
like
the
show
the
history
of
what
went
on
back
when
we
did
have
actually
have
a
decrease
in
the
taxable
values
from
two
thousand
2008
to
2013
during
that
period,
where
the
revenues
went
down,
like
1.5
million,
you
know.
Hopefully
we
don't
go
through
that
again,
but.
E
General
fund
expenditures
is
the
biggest
increase
in
highlighted
in
Yale
is
a
one.
Almost
1.3
million
for
personnel
Personnel
down
in
the
bottom
graph
is
almost
73
of
the
general
fund
expenditures.
E
F
E
Yeah
I
think
I
was
up
to
that
one.
Sorry,
I
I
probably
go
over
this
one,
but
just
in
case
anybody
haven't,
though
this
is
just
the
CRA
and
just
to
give
you
a
little
history.
What
it
is.
It
was
established
in
2001
for
30
years.
It's
a
certain
area
that
it
involves
its
Alternate
19
from
mirrors
to
the
Sponge
Docks
about
one
to
two
blocks:
each
east
and
west
of
alternate
19.
back
in
2000.
The
taxable
value
of
that
area
was
41
million.
E
Thirty
seven
thousand
nine
hundred
and
the
intent
of
the
CRA
is
any
taxable
value
over
that
times.
The
millage
rate
goes
into
the
separate
CRA
fund
and
that
money
just
to
be
used
for
CRA
purposes.
For
that
area,
this
is
the
the
calculation
of
it.
I
won't
go
into
too
much
of
it,
but
my
estimate
at
a
five
percent
increase
in
green.
There
was
a
city
portion.
You
know
with
the
taxable
value,
with
the
five
percent
of
that
125
million
the
base
year,
2041
million
left
83
million
times.
E
The
5.37
so
highlighted
in
green
is
what
we've
budgeted:
428
000
522
of
the
city
money
going
into
the
CRA
and
the
nice
thing
about
the
CRA.
The
county
puts
into
it
too,
so
in
December,
I,
send
them
in
a
voice
and
say:
okay,
you
owe
such
and
such,
which
would
be
that
whatever
the
tax
value
is
times
the
times
their
millage
rate.
So
we've
budgeted
300,
384
000
right
now.
We
would
send
an
invoice
to
the
county
and
say:
okay,
so
they
they
pay
up
and
put
money
into
the
CRA.
Also.
E
E
The
largest
revenues
in
the
water
and
sewer
fund
or
water
sales
budgeted
at
10.2
million,
based
on
the
the
study
that
we
have
in
sewer
sales
at
6.9
reclaim
sales
at
442
000.
So
those
three
totals
17
17
million
606
17
million
667
thousand
eight
fourteen.
E
The
revenues
of
23
to
24
total
charges
for
services,
almost
18.5
million,
an
increase
of
523
000.
revenues
like
I
say,
are
based
on
the
study.
That's
going
on
a
little
bit
of
increase
in
the
interest
earnings
capital
budget.
Is
it
no
I'm?
Sorry,
that's
just
the
reserve
is
going
to
reserves
us
a
little
bit
more
and
down
in
the
bottom
graph.
E
Charges
for
services
make
up
84
percent
of
the
of
the
water
and
sewer
fund
budget
expenditures
of
the
water
sewer
fund
Personnel
operating
Capital
as
it
highlighted
Personnel,
is
a
high.
The
at
7.3
million
is
the
largest,
which
is
33
percent
on
the
graph
down
below,
but,
as
you
can
see
and
highlighted
in
the
rust
color,
whatever
the
color,
that
is,
the
biggest
increase
is,
of
course,
what
we've
been
talking
about.
The
operating
costs
at
the
1.4
million
is
what
we've
got
budgeted.
E
E
And
this
is
just
another
ground
I
get
to
feel
you
could
see
these
same
graphs
over
and
over
again,
but
it
started
dividing
out
the
revenues.
But
you
know
the
charges
for
services,
which
is
the
largest
portion
of
an
increase
of
550
000
and
down
below
it's
stating
that
charges
for
services
is
yes,
97
of
the
revenues.
E
Expenses
of
the
sanitation
fund
is
six
point,
almost
6.8
million
and
that's
mostly
to
pay
the
contractor
waste
management
for
picking
up
the
refuse
and
recycling.
That's
the
biggest
increase
of
493
thousand
and
down
below.
It's
saying
you
know.
Operating
services
are
82
percent
of
the
sanitation
fund
budget.
E
The
expenses
of
Sanitation
fund
we've
got
what
we
pay
the
car
for
solid
for
solid
waste,
or
we
call
it
refuse
contractor
5.3
million
same
contractor
as
waste
management
for
recycling.
They
that's
about
770,
000.
and
then
yard
waste
contractor
there.
That's
going
out
for
bid
right
now,
they're
the
people
that
hauled
the
at
the
landfill,
the
ground
up
waste
away
for
for
the
city
like
I,
say
the
new
contract
for
refuse
recycling
started.
Last
March
2022
goes
through
March
of
2027..
E
E
Stormwater
fund
has
a
budget
of
2.1
million
stormwater
fees,
a
budget,
2
million
the
rate
for
the
equivalent
stormwater
unit
will
be
10.15
next
year.
That's
the
point.
The
50
Cent
increase
and
those
rates
at
50
cents
per
year
are
approved
through
2025.
E
E
I
just
thought:
I'd
throw
in
here
some
of
the
major
capital
projects
in
the
budget.
Now
the
water
and
sewer
may
be
changing.
These
are
some
that
are
in
there
because
I
know
we're
going
through
the
revenue
sufficiency
study
and
going
through
the
capitals,
but
I
just
placed
what
had
been
out
there.
The
plant
electrical
system
at
1.2
million
water
line,
Replacements
250,
000,
well,
Field
improvements,
275,
000.,
Force,
main
improvements,
300
000,
sewer,
manhole,
sewer
line
improvements,
300
000
that
totals
2.3
out
of
the
water
and
sewer
fund
and
the
penny
and
impact
funds.
E
E
The
plan
is
for
1.3
million
next
year
and
maybe
I
think
1.5
million
a
year
after
that,
and
hopefully
after
those
three
years
and
some
other
money,
we've
got,
we've
got
5.5
million,
but
we're
not
sure
if
that's
going
to
be
enough
right
now
for
the
station
they're
going
out
for
design
right
now
and
we're
going
to
find
out
what
they
estimate
the
cost
of
a
new
fire
station,
70
would
cost
fire
department
needs
new
radios
with
radio
system
for
301,
000
River
and
Bayou
dredging,
1.1
million
Brick
Street
Road
reconstruction,
300
000
sidewalk
improvements,
100
000.,
so
for
those
items
on
there
they
total
5.9
million
of
CIP.
E
The
last
slide-
this
is
just
a
schedule:
we've
got
for
the
upcoming
budget
process,
your
budget
advisory
meetings,
we're
thinking
today,
the
Thursdays
today,
the
first,
the
8th,
the
15th
for
Budget
advisory
with
the
Departments
June
6,
is
the
first.
The
charter
was
changed,
which
seems
like
a
good
idea:
I
have
a
public
hearing
on
the
budget
to
bring
the
public
in
and
see
what
do
they
want
to
see
in
the
budget,
so
June
6
is
going
to
be
the
first
public
hearing
on
the
budget.
E
Next
Tuesday,
hopefully
I,
know
they're
trying
to
get
the
word
out
there
and
get
the
people
to
come
in.
So
we
can
find
out
what
they're
looking
for
I
know.
I
said
that
the
property
appraiser
sends
in
the
estimate
of
the
tax
value
increase
that
was
yesterday,
but
the
official
certified
comes
in
on
July
1st.
Well,
we'll
get
the
certified
values.
E
Well,
July
7th.
We
hope
to
get
the
budget
book
to
the
commission,
July
12th
first
budget
workshop
with
the
board
July
18th
second
budget
Workshop,
and
then,
with
the
millage
rate,
you
got
to
set
the
maximum
millage
rate
to
State
once
so.
There's
certain
forms:
we
have
to
submit
a
dr-420
so
in
the
July
25th
meeting
that
will
go
before
the
board
to
say:
okay
and
usually
what
has
happened
for
the
longest
time?
We've
just
kept
the
same
millage
rate
of
5.37.
E
The
third
budget
Workshop
scheduled
for
July
27th
and
if
a
fourth
one
is
needed,
we've
got
August
3rd
September
6
would
be
the
first
public
hearing
on
the
tentative
millage
and
tentative
budget,
and
then
September
20th
would
be
the
second
and
final
hearing
on
the
millage
rates
and
budget
and
I
think
that's
all
I
got
for
you,
I'm,
hoping
for
any
questions.
You.
C
E
Made
we've
maintained
8.8
million
for
the
last
six
seven
years,
but
as
a
percent
we're
we're
supposed
to,
we
base
the
unrestricted
fund.
We
have
a
fund
balance
policy,
we're
supposed
to
maintain
20
of
the
expenditures
as
unassigned
fund
balance,
but
our
expenditures
keep
going
up.
So
at
one
point,
in
a
few
years
ago,
we
were
up
at
37
38
percent.
Now
we're
down
like
30
percent
I
mean
we're
still
well
over
the
20
percent.
Okay,
there's
a
lot
of
cities,
I
think
they're,
envious
that
we
have
that
I
know.
E
E
F
F
E
Well,
when
I
first
started
hearing
about
it,
you
know
and
we
have
some
treasury
bills.
You
know
they've
been
getting,
we've
been
getting
five
percent
on
somewhat
I.
Have
one
I
go?
My
first
thing:
I
go
is
when's
my
next
maturity,
because
I
was
worried.
Are
we
going
to
get
paid
for
that
yeah?
My
next
one
on
matures
of
July
31st
I
go
okay.
I've
got
a
couple
months.
F
E
F
E
Had
another
concern-
and
it
was
more
with
the
banks-
yeah
yeah
in
the
smaller
Banks,
what
was
going
on
with
Silicon
Valley
those
Banks,
and
we
had
some
money
with
Bank
United,
I
I,
don't
know
I,
just
I
get
nervous,
I
call
it.
When
I
can't
sleep
at
night
and
something's,
bothering
me
you
know
and
I
and
I
came
in.
We
had
money,
it
was
down
to
like
2.3
million
in
a
money
market
and
I.
E
Looked
I
brought
their
Bank
up
on
their
share
price
and
had
gone
down
from
forty
dollars
a
share
to
19,
and
it
was
1760.,
so
I
started
getting
a
little
heebie-jeebies
and
then
I
saw
an
article
with
bank
United's
on
the
other
coast,
and
there
was
something
about
properties
and
real
estate
and
stuff,
and
that
sort
of
put
me
over
the
edge
I
went
to
Mark
next
day
and
say
I'm
taking
out
the
money.
So
we
okay.
E
F
E
000.
well,
no,
but
but
we
also
have,
though,
I
just
with
the
state
of
Florida
any
money
markets.
Bank
accounts,
that's
qualified
public
depositories
through
the
state,
so
anybody
that
has
CDs
our
checking
account
money
markets.
They
have
to
put
about
at
least
50
percent
of
that
money.
Up
with
the
state
and
they've
got
a
collateral
pool
with
the
state.
I
think
they've
got
I,
can't
remember:
20
30
billion
up
there,
just
just
for
that
bank.
E
E
You
know
that's
part
of
why
I
moved
that
money
out
of
the
bank
United
and
stuff.
That's
we
have
our
other
account
with
Chase.
So
I
don't
know.
Hopefully
that's
the
bank.
That's
too
big
to
fail.
That's
our
main
checking
account
other
than
that
we've
got
the
treasury
bills
and
some
federal
instruments
that
are
protected.
E
F
E
F
E
A
E
Anybody
else
need
one
I,
think
I
think
you
know
there's
not
too
much
exciting
in
the
finance
department
here,
but
you
know
mostly
As.
We
mentioned
they're
budging
for
the
the
Personnel
increases
of
the
three
percent
and
the
health
insurance.
That's
why
our
the
personnel
and
the
finances
up
fourteen
thousand
dollars
operating
is
pretty
much
stable
and
I'll,
probably
I,
don't
know
if
you've
all
felt
comfortable
with
what
we
call
the
interdepartmental
allocation
between
the
funds.
E
That's
why
people
usually
say:
what's
this
credit
balance
of
150
000
in
in
the
finance
department,
and
the
reason
we
do
that
is
we
have
the
the
county
gives
us
money
for
the
fire
department
and
the
library,
the
more
expenses
we
have.
There
are
allowable
expenses,
we
more,
we
get
more
money
from
the
county
for
fire
and
Library.
E
So
what
the
process
that's
been
acceptable
is
by
the
county
is
by
you
know,
crediting
the
fire,
in
our
case
the
finance
department
and
then
chart
charging
the
fire
and
Library
departments
they
offset
they
wash
out.
It's
just
crediting
the
fire
department
charging,
the
fire
and
Library
departments
same
goes
for
procurement
and
a
couple
other
departments
where
we
do
the
allocations
that
there's
not
much
else
there
I,
don't
know.
If
there's
anything,
you
have
any
questions
on
the
fire
department,
but
you
know
I'm.
Looking
for
an
accounting
manager,
you'll
see
a
vacant
position
there.
E
I've
also
got
Utility
Billing
under
me,
and
it's
about
the
same.
It's
a
Personnel,
it's
up
and
basically
the
pay
increase
in
the
health
insurance
decrease
the
other
contraction
about
five
thousand.
We
we're
fully
staffed
down
there
now,
but
there
was
a
while,
where
we
had
a
temporary
person
there,
so
we
gradually
trying
to
decree
decrease
that
amount
to
the
five
thousand
dollars.
E
So
in
all
that,
department
operating
wise
is
going
down
nine
thousand
dollars
I'm
very
happy.
We've
been
fully
staffed,
I
I
hate
to
say
like
as
soon
as
I
say
that
somebody
leaves
and
stuff,
but
I
got
a
manager
who's
been
there
three
years,
she's
getting
more
comfortable
and
we've
got.
You
know
three
meter
texts
are
doing
a
great
job,
so
good
Department,
that
was
the
utility
building
department.
Then
then,
the
meter
reader
Department
same
thing
with
the
pay
increase
as
a
Personnel.
E
It
goes
up
a
little
bit
more
because
one
of
our
meter
techs,
signed
on
for
family
coverage
that
increases
the
city
pays
for
about
54
percent.
If
somebody
gets
a
coverage
like
family
coverage,
the
city
pays
for
fifty
percent
of
them.
So
there's
a
new
employee
that
had
signed
on
for
family
coverage.
That's
why
the
the
health
insurance
went
up
more
than
just
a
10
percent.
E
I
We
can
do
this
Renee
Vincent
I'm,
the
planning
director
nice,
to
see
everybody.
We
have
a
pretty
simple
budget,
it's
mostly
personnel
and
Professional
Services.
As
you
can
see,
the
Professional
Services
line
item
decreased
dramatically
this
year,
so
we're
getting
called
up
in
some
planning
efforts
that
have
we're
really
kind
of
behind
behind
schedule.
The
last
couple
of
years,
so
we're
finishing
up
the
comprehensive
plan.
We
have
a
cultural
survey
underway
for
the
Union
Academy
area
and
we
have
the
Greektown
conservation
and
place
making
study
going
on.
I
So
that
was
the
kind
of
the
bulk
of
that
that
budget
that
you
saw
last
year
for
those
Professional
Services,
so
this
year
that
what
we
do
have
remaining
for
Professional
Services.
We
manage
the
connect,
Tarpon
and
Community
engagement
platform,
so
there's
an
annual
cost
for
that.
We
do
have
we've.
I
Last
year
we
started
setting
aside
money
and
Professional
Services
specific
for
our
development
review
process,
where
we
have
to
pay
our
Engineers
of
record
to
review
stormwater
or,
if
you
review,
applications
developer
applications
to
make
sure
that
they're
meeting
our
storm
water
requirements.
So
that
is
a
a
service
that
we
Farm
out.
If
you
will,
we
don't
have
Engineers
of
record
on
staff
that
do
that
that
last
year
we
you
know
we
we
kind
of
we
it'll
preliminarily
budget.
I
50
000
was
way
more
than
we
needed,
so
that's
been
reduced
down
to
30
000..
So
far
this
year
we've
spent
about
16
000
of
that
for
plant
review
and
we're
still
in
process
of
getting
excuse
me
for
engineer
of
record
reviews.
We're
still
getting
I
want
to
development
code
Amendment
process
so
that
we
can
pass
through
some
of
that
cost
to
the
developers.
So
that's
in
process.
We
haven't
completed
that
yet
a
couple
of
other
things
where
you
see
some
increases
in
our
travel,
our
travel
per
diem.
I
In
the
past,
we
just
weren't
budgeting
for
hotel
costs
when
we
send
people
to
conferences.
So
you
see
that
as
an
increase
in
our
legal
ads,
just
continue
to
that
just
continues
to
go
up
for
and
those
are
required.
Publications
for
rezonings
land
develop
comprehensive
plan
amendments,
anything
that
requires
public
notice
under
State
Statute
in
our
state
statute
and
our
codes.
So
those
costs
just
kind
of
continue
to
to
increase.
So
with
that
I'll
stop
and
answer
any
questions.
I
think
I've
covered
the
bulk
of
the
changes.
J
Good
afternoon,
Janina
Lewis
procurement,
Services
director
I,
recognize
that
one
from
last
year,
okay,
so
pretty
much
I'm
gonna,
be
short
and
sweet.
We
have
decreased
our
budget
this
year.
We
were
fortunate
enough
to
be
able
to
fill
our
third
vacancy,
which
meant
we
didn't
have
to
require
as
much
training.
We
do
require
training.
However,
so
I
mean
it's
not
a
significant
amount,
but
for
continuous
learning
points
and
to
stay
abreast
of
all
the
knowledge
in
our
field.
J
I
do
feel
it's
necessary
that
we
have
something
in
there,
so
I've
kind
of
budgeted
at
least
one
I
call
them
like,
like
a
core
kind
of
class
for
our
curriculum
and
that's
pretty
intense,
like
at
least
a
three-day
requirement
for
each
one
of
us
to
attend
some
kind
of
a
training,
and
we
pick
you
know
different
ones,
so
everybody
can
brief
the
other
one.
So
what
we've
learned
the
second
area
of
decrease
is
in
my
operating
supplies.
This
will
be
the
first
year.
J
We
did
not
need
new
computer
equipment
or
any
I.T
equipment.
Everything
else,
I
have
to
say,
has
pretty
much
stayed
the
same.
We
did.
Let
me
see
here.
I
did
think
that
our
I
hate
to
say
it,
but
as
Renee
just
mentioned,
we
do
a
lot
of
publication.
We
do
have
to
publicize
announcements
for
bids,
so
unfortunately
that
didn't
come
down
yet
because
we
are
still
working
out
the
new.
J
There
is
a
new
law
that
came
out
we're
working
with
the
county
on
how
to
do
publicizing
of
our
bids
and
once
that
occurs,
hopefully
we'll
only
have
to
do
one
announcement
a
year
which
will
save
us
about
twelve
hundred
dollars
a
year
and
any
questions
after
that.
J
E
A
F
D
A
The
the
reclaimed
water
sales,
the
400
and
some
thousand
does
the
golf
course
pay
for
their
reclaimed.
Water
I
know
they
use
a
lot
of
it
or
is
it
like
part
of
the
deal
for
the
golf
course.
E
A
A
A
D
Well,
you
all
know
me,
but
Irene,
Jacob,
City,
Clerk
and
collector,
and
the
clerk's
office
consists
of
two
budgets.
One
would
be
the
city
clerk
budget
side
and
that's
comes
out
of
the
general
fund
and
the
collection
budget,
which
comes
out
of
the
water
and
sewer
and
other
than
Personnel
increases
I'm,
just
basically
going
to
go
over
operating
budget.
The
clerk's
operating
budget
is
approximately
71
115
and
we
have
not
increased
it
at
all
this
year.
D
As
you
all
are
aware,
because
you've
heard
me
before
our
election
Cycles
are
two
years
in
a
row
with
the
third
year
being
the
off-year.
This
next
year
is
supposed
to
be
our
off
year,
but
I
always
budget,
because
you
never
know
when
we
possibly
could
have
a
special
election
or
a
referendum,
and
if
we
don't
use
it
or
don't
have
those
things
during
that
year,
it
goes
back
in
toward
to
balance
the
general
fund
budget.
D
We
don't
just
say
we
have
money
to
use
it,
and
election
costs
are
approximately
for
a
standalone
election
or
approximately
39
000,
with
additional
costs,
ranging
anywhere
from
three
to
eight
thousand.
D
For
such
things
as
pulling
Place
change,
mailers
legal
Publications,
we
now
have
bilingual
language
requirement
compliance
requirements
where
we
have
to
get
everything
translated
in
Spanish
and
are
if
we
do
have
an
in
conjunction
election
when
we
have
a
county
or
federal
election
of
those
election
costs
are
much
cheaper.
Those
run
anywhere
from
3
300
to
6900,
depending
on,
if
it's
a
one
or
two
ballot,
the
only
bad
thing
about
that
is
where
we're
positioned
on
the
ballot.
So
it's
an
order,
so
City
questions
or
city
items
Galore
we're
low
on
the
bottom.
D
Some
people
just
go
to
vote
for
those
higher
issues.
Other
large
items
in
the
clerk's
operating
budget
are
reporting
fees,
code,
book
supplements
and
copier
and
legal
ads.
Of
course,
on
our
collection
side,
our
operating
budget
is
approximately
62
000
and
one
of
those
highest
expense
is
for
our
support
and
maintenance,
which
is
about
32.8
percent
of
our
budget,
and
that's
for
our
interactive
voice.
Recognition
that
allows
our
customers
to
pay
by
phone
24
7
in
real
time
that
post
to
their
accounts,
the
second
highest
expense,
is
for
postage
delinquent
letters
throughout
the
year.
D
Those
are
charged
out
of
non-departmental
and
at
the
end
of
the
year,
they're
posted
back
to
fund
42,
which
they
come
out
of
those
two
items
alone,
make
up
57
of
the
collection
budget
this
year
in
the
budget,
as
we
are
advised
by
it.
We
are
in
need
of
three
replacement
computers.
So
the
only
addition
to
this
budget
for
collections
was
865
dollars
to
help
fund
those
computers.
D
I,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
present.
If
you
have
any
questions,
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
any.
C
G
I
notified
HR
and
I
sent
an
email
to
the
economic
development.
Okay,
we're
ahead
of
schedule,
so
hopefully.
E
E
C
G
B
D
F
B
The
first
budget
is
the
economic
development
budget,
which
has
no
real
changes.
It's
mostly
administrative.
A
B
Sure
the
CRA
is
governed
by
State
Statute,
so
there's
a
process
to
go
through
to
establish
the
boundaries.
There's
a
a
study.
That's
done
to
look
at
the
various
criteria
for
a
CRA,
they're
called
they're
called
slum
and
blight
slum,
not
meaning
typical
slum,
but
you
have
to
show
that
it's
haphazard
zoning
you've
got
lots
that
are
vacant
undeveloped,
poor
infrastructure
things
like
that.
So
you
put
a
study
together.
You
look
at
the
demographics
that
goes
to
the
county.
B
A
B
When
the
CRA
was
established,
the
city
did
look
at
the
Docks
area
and
the
you
you
have
there's
a
lot
of
public
participation
in
that
process
of
getting
a
CRA
established.
The
business
owners
and
Property
Owners
at
the
time
did
not
did
not
support
a
cra,
so
that
was
not
established.
Now
it's
very
difficult
for
the
for
the
county
to
establish
new
cras,
not
saying
it
can't
be
done,
but
it's
very
difficult.
They
have
High
criteria
for
those
different
than
what
it
was
back,
then
they're
putting
in
their
tax
money
to
it.
B
A
B
B
B
Yeah
one
of
the
things
I
know
that
the
that
the
board
has
been
doing
over
the
past
years.
You
know
the
incentives
that
we
have
for
the
CRA
that
comes
from
the
CRA
funds.
Those
are
only
for
the
CRA
and
not
for
the
for
the
rest
of
the
city,
but
they
have
been
adding
the
Greek
Town
area
for
the
the
facade
Grant
and
then
the
new
mural
grant
that
came
up
so
using
general
fund
Monies
to
provide
the
grants
for
the
Greektown
area,
which
includes
the
docs.
B
B
It
includes
dollars
again
for
historic
marker
program.
B
It
includes
there's
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
there
from
Public
Works
63-00
is
a
line
item.
That's
kind
of
an
the
newest
or
the
most
money.
That
you'll
see
is
a
change
from
the
previous
year.
Those
are
for
that's
money
for
the
flex,
pave
that's
the
flexible
materials
that
Public
Works
uses
for
the
tree
Wells.
We
have
it
on
downtown
Tarpon,
Avenue
and
up
and
down
North
and
South
Pinellas.
B
It's
a
flexible
material
I
believe
it's
made
out
of
recycled
tires,
and
so
instead
of
the
tree
Wells,
where
it
has
the
grates
and
you
get
debris
caught
in
there
or
people
trip
if
they're
wearing
high
heels
and
things
like
that,
they
use
this.
Flex
pave
system
and
it's
porous
so
water
can
get
through
it.
It
doesn't
collect
the
debris
and
it's
less
of
a
tripping
Hazard,
so
they
want
to
do
that
on
more
of
the
replacing
the
tree
Wells.
B
The
mother
mirrors
upgrades
that's
for
beautification,
new
flowers
and
Landscaping
and
mother
mirrors,
and
that's
in
consultation
with
the
Garden
Club.
They
they
manage
that
area
around
the
cup
at
the
at
mother.
Mir's
parking
lot.
So
that's
for
that
and
then
the
ground
cover
that's
vegetation
and
flowers
for
mainly
the
Pinellas
Trail
and
all
of
the
the
medians
and
the
bump
outs
that
you
see.
You
know
a
lot
of
times.
They
use
I
think
it's
called
Peanut.
It's
a
it's!
A
ground
cover!
B
That's
got:
yellow
flowers,
it's
drought,
resistant,
it
doesn't
need
pesticides,
they
really
like
to
use
it
because
it's
it's
very
low
maintenance.
So
that's
to
beautify
the
medians
Landscapes
bomb
Vault
areas
line
8300
under
the
grant
program
that
makes
whole
to
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
our
CRA
grants,
and
each
year
we
bring
forward
the
money-
that's
left
from
the
previous
year
and
then
add
to
it
so
that
each
year,
each
fiscal
year
we're
going
into
it
with
a
hundred
thousand
dollars.
B
For
our
our
CRA
grants,
and
then
just
the
last
I
wanted
to
point
out-
is
99.5
00,
the
non-operating,
the
hundred
thousand
dollars.
That's
the
repayment,
it's
the
last
loan
repayment
for
the
the
2020
referendum
when
the
city
purchased
or
the
CRA
purchased
the
West
Tarpon
Avenue
property.
So
this
is
the
third
and
final
payment
of
that
loan
that
was
from
the
sanitation
fund.
F
C
C
B
So
they
left
it
partially
demolished
because
the
owner
was
told
that
if
they
leave
at
least
a
wall
or
two
up,
the
building
code
would
somehow
allow
them
to
not
do
a
full
Redevelopment
plan
or
something
to
that
effect.
But
anyway
they're
it's
it's
the
bingo
parlor,
that's
moving
there
they're
putting
in
a
new
Bingo,
it's
a
bingo
it'll,
be
a
bingo
hall,
so
they're
moving
from
their
existing
place
on
19
and
over
there.
B
C
K
Excuse
me
Jane
this
and
HR
director.
What
I
like
to
do
is
pass
out.
I,
don't
expect
you
to
read
it
right
now,
but
if
just
the
synopsis
of
of
our
philosophy
of
HR
and
what
HR
does
I'll
briefly
go
over
the
list
of
items
that
we
do,
I
will
mention
our
which
we're
very
proud
of
our
Tarpon
Springs
Wellness,
Center
I
will
touch
on
that
later
and
then
get
into
the
actual
budget
itself,
and
so
human
resources
department
in
Tarpon
is
very
small.
K
Four
of
us
and
our
HR
assistant
actually
also
serves
as
the
receptionist
switchboard
operator.
So,
while
we're
small,
we
are
very
Hands-On,
we
like
to
think
we
put
the
e
in
human.
Hopefully
that's
what
we're
here
for,
because
in
today's
world
we
need
a
lot
of
positives,
we're
here
to
help
the
employees
we're
here
to
substantially
give
them
the
the
services
that
they
need.
So,
first
of
all,
I'd
like
to
talk
about
just
briefly
go
through
the
topics.
One
is
City
benefits:
we're
responsible
for
the
health,
insurance,
Dental,
Group
life,
long-term
disability.
K
K
We
also
in
HR
have
a
administer
the
IRS
section,
125
flexible
spending
accounts
and
the
dependent
Day
Care
yeah.
We
have
defined
benefit
plans
which
are
two
the
two
Public
Safety
people,
the
fire
and
police.
We
have
a
defined
contribution
plan
for
the
general
employees
and
we
have
two
457
deferred
comps
for
General
employees,
plus
police,
and
then
the
fire
has
their
own
under
iaff
Nationwide.
K
We
do
as,
as
you
can
say,
compensation
we
make
changes
in
salaries.
We
issue
Personnel
action
forms
to
payroll
for
changes,
new
hires
terminations,
the
usual
HR
stuff
that
people
do.
We
administer
the
fair
labor
standards
act
among
among
a
lot
of
other
things,
our
our
City,
Rules
and
regs.
We
currently
have
I
believe
it's
21,
City
Rules
and
we're
fast
approaching
almost
40
policies.
So
it's
a
full-time
job,
making
people
aware
of
it
and
administering
these
things
to
make
sure
things
run
smoothly
and
that
the
employees
are
taken
care
of.
K
As
I
mentioned,
we
are
the
interpreters
for
the
City
Rules
and
regs
and
policies
it's
up
to
us
to
make
sure
that
we're
compliant
with
the
city,
not
only
city,
but
the
federal
and
state
statutes,
we're
in
charge
of
Recruitment
and
selection
and
I
can
tell
you
right
now.
That's
one
of
our
biggest
issues
in
today's
economy
is
Recruitment
and
also
retention.
K
So
it's
very
important,
at
least
from
my
perspective,
that
we
treat
people
appropriately,
we
as
a
department
and
most
of
the
people
in
in
City
Hall,
and
so
on,
we're
not
out
on
the
front
lines.
We
have
to
depend
on
our
employees
to
provide
service
to
our
residents
to
our
customers,
and
my
feeling
is
that
we
had
better
treat
them
well,
because
that's
an
incentive
for
them
to
treat
our
customers.
Well,
we
take
care
of
them.
K
They
it's
a
quid
pro
quo,
so
basically
right
now
we're
having
a
little
difficulty
as
along
with
many
other
entities
in
recruiting
a
lot
of
it
has
to
do
with
amenities
such
as
working
from
home,
which
some
of
our
jobs
May,
lend
themselves
to
a
lot
of.
It
has
to
do
with
actual
money,
we're
not
in
the
top
I,
don't
even
think
we're
in
the
top
half
of
the
of
the
local
County,
but
we're
working
on
it
and
we
offer
other
things
that
we
think
are
are
a
good
offset,
such
as
the
benefit
plan.
K
I
like
to
I
brag
a
little
bit
about
this,
because
over
the
years
we've
been
able
to
maintain
a
significantly
significantly
better
benefit
plan,
at
least
as
far
as
the
medical.
Dental
is
pretty
much
the
same
everywhere,
but
our
medical
plan
is
one
of
the
best
in
the
areas
we,
our
employees,
have
a
250
dollar
single
500
family
deductible
and
their
maximum
out
of
pocket
per
year
is
twenty
five
hundred
dollars
or
five
thousand,
which
is
almost
unheard
of.
K
K
So
we
have
a
lot
of
employee
benefits
that
are
voluntary,
which
we
manage
they're,
a
particularly
popular
and
then
I'll
finally
end
up
with
the
our
kind
of
like
a
pride
of
of
this,
for
the
city
at
least
I
think
is
our
Wellness
Center.
We
opened
it
back
in
2013,
along
with
Oldsmar.
We
are
in
it
ourselves.
Now
we
offer
free
services
to
employees
who
are
actually
members
of
the
plan
and
their
dependents
as
long
as
they're
Age,
Two
and
up
they
can
go
to
the
clinic
as
we
call
it.
K
They
get
time
off
from
work
to
do
it.
They
get
to
see
a
doctor
and
they
get
prescribed
medications
all
at
no
cost
to
them
and
at
no
cost
to
the
to
the
City
medical
plan,
which
is
very
important.
A
lot
of
people.
A
lot
of
entities
are
interested
in
partnering,
but
while
they
want
to
give
the
employee
a
deal,
they
are
still
intending
to
file
claims
with
our
insurance
company.
K
So
in
fact
that
doesn't
save
the
city
a
whole
lot
of
money,
whereas
this
Clinic
diverts
a
lot
of
I,
won't
say
a
lot,
but
a
considerable
number
of
visits
that
would
cost
both
the
city
and
the
employee
money.
It's
general
practice.
They
don't
do
Specialties,
they
will
refer
you,
but
as
a
basic
I
guess,
a
basic
level
of
care
for
employees
who
may
not
otherwise
choose
to
see
a
doctor
until
such
time
as
as
Things
become
critical,
and
then
it
becomes
an
issue.
So
we
offer
the
PHA
the
personal
health
assessments.
K
They
get
a
25
gift
card.
If
they
follow
up
with
the
doctor,
they
do
all
sorts
of
lunch
and
learns
online
tutorials.
We
have
an
EAP
plan
that
people
can
call
in
and
get
advice,
I'm
trying
to
think
of
all
the
other
things
that
we
do.
But
it's
all
listed
in
your
in
your
handouts
here
and
so
I
guess
I'd
like
to
switch
maybe
to
the
budget
to
see
starting
off
the
the
main
thing
that
we
are
finding
with
Recruitment
and
Retention
is
especially
with
recruitment.
K
If
we
have
turnover
our
Professional
Services
as
you
can
see,
which
is
line
31.,
we
have
gone
up
considerably
because
we
are
doing
far
more
background
checks,
including
credit
checks.
When
you,
when
you
have
turnover
you
have
to
replace
people
and
the
cost
of
doing
these
checks
to
make
sure
that
our
citizens
are
safe
as
long
as
they're
as
well
as
fellow
employees,
we
make
it
a
priority.
K
Nobody,
nobody
works
here
or
even
volunteers
here
now,
without
being
background,
checked
and
in
some
cases
pass
a
physical
because
volunteers
as
well
as
employees,
are
covered
by
our
work
comp.
So
that's
why
you'll
see
that
we
have
spent
thirty
nine
hundred
dollars
roughly
and
we've
only
had
had
2500
in
the
budgets
and
we've
asked
for
a
little
more
I'm
hoping.
Maybe
we
could
we'll
see
what
happens
in
the
upcoming
year?
Maybe
things
will
settle
down,
we
won't
have
the
big
turnover
that
we
have
operating
supplies
is
the
only
other
one.
K
That
one
has
to
do
with
the
fact
that
we
are
due
for
two
new
computers
in
our
department,
I've
put
in
some
training
because
training
and
travel
because
I'm
getting
to
the
age
where
at
some
point,
I'm
considering
retiring,
so
I'm
hoping
to
train
people
to
be
able
to
take
over
when
I
leave,
so
I
want
to
put
some
money
in
training
and,
of
course,
that
takes
travel
as
well.
So
that
concludes
my
very
short
presentation.
If
you
have
any
questions,
I'd
be
glad
to
answer
them.
H
Right
put
is
that
normal
I
mean
I'm
a
little
concerned
that
you
guys
are
so
interpaid
I'll,
be
honest,
so
you're
doing
a
three
percent
increase.
Is
that
just
what
I
know
last
year
we
did
more
I
understand
that,
but
I
mean.
E
That's
what
we've
got
funded
so
far,
the
three
percent
you
know
this
early
on
in
the
process-
that's
what
we
put
in
there
are
you
trying
to
say,
maybe
be
able
to
do
more.
Like
last
year,
I
guess
that'll
be
up
to
the
city
manager,
I
I
believe
there
is
some
more
money
that
we
could
do
the
five
percent.
What
we're
waiting
for
was.
E
A
This
something
that
has
like
is
there
opportunity,
maybe
I
think
last
year
there
were
some
positions
that
were
leveled
up
in
terms
of
the
rates
of
pay
on
a
case-by-case
basis,
rather
than
a
global,
much
larger
increase
because
I,
while
I
looked
at
some
of
the
salaries
listed
for
available
positions
for
the
city
and
it
like.
Maybe
there
are
some
that
are
way
more
underpaid
than
others.
If
you
want
to
keep
them
filled,
dependently
like
in
the
HR
department
compared
to
maybe
some
other
departments.
E
A
I'm
not
remembering
last
year,
right
I
feel
like
last
year,
each
department.
It
was
a
lot
more.
It
was
a
different
conversation
and
maybe
I
just
don't
remember
this
early
conversation
as
well.
I,
don't
know
if
I
remember
it
right,
because
I
remember
talking
about
some
of
those
things
of
the
positions
that
were
harder
to
fill
and
what
their
pay
rates
were
and
did
they.
You
know
well.
E
Like
I
said,
I
think
I
think
the
city
manager
is
accumulating
some
things
where
maybe
a
department
that
says
hey,
I,
really
need
to
I
I
did
that
last
year,
I
I
upgraded
three
or
four
positions:
the
some
of
the
lower
level
positions
last
year
up
a
couple
grades.
So,
but
what
is
it's
all
accumulated
in
in
August
Mark
will
put
together
a
resolution
along
with
a
pay
increase.
Is
all
working
say.
The
city
approves
five
percent,
but
then
in
like
our
Department
of
Finance,
okay,
my
clinic
County
Clerk
twos
went
from
a
grade.
E
A
E
E
And
my
most
recent
one
in
Alaska
she
could
go
back
to
other
job
and
work
from
home,
full-time
and
stuff,
and
my
other
position
Michelle
was
driving
from
Indian
Rocks
Beach
up
here
so
but
she
found
a
job
in
Treasure
Island,
so
it
was
much
closer
to
home.
Instead
of
driving
all
the
way
up
here.
So
I
guess
everybody
has
their
own
situation
and
stuff,
but
it
is
hard
to
find
I'm
even
using
indeed
now
to
try
to
find
people
where
I've
got
to
get
applications
in
through
that
to
try
to
find
people.
A
E
E
E
J
F
C
I
think
globally,
since
cobit
a
lot
of
Fallout
viewpoints
on
jobs
and
job
openings
has
changed
in
part.
A
part
of
the
employees.
E
L
L
L
F
I,
unfortunately,
no.
L
I,
don't
know
if
they
do
or
not
I'm
I'm,
a
newly
elected
commissioner,
so
I
I.
Thank
you
for
letting
me
sit
here
and
attend
your
meetings,
I'm,
putting
all
your
meetings
on
my
calendar
so
that
I
can
attend
them
all.
I
hope
that
doesn't
interrupt
anything
but
I'll
stay
quiet
and
it's
your
meeting,
not
ours.
I
know
we'll
have
our
chance,
but
yeah
I
want
to.
Thank
you
guys
for
taking
your
time.
Your
job
is
critical.
L
The
budget
is,
you
know,
I
always
say
our
values
are
demonstrated
in
our
budgets
right.
So
when
you
Joanne,
when
you
talk
about
paying
employees,
that's
do
you
value
your
employees
and
that's
where
values
come
in
and
I
agree
that
I
think
our
employees
I
I,
made
a
public
statement
before
I.
Was
a
commissioner
talking
about
that?
It's
the
employees
that
are
the
continuity
of
our
city,
not
the
elected
officials,
we're
in
most
cases
cautionary
tales.
You
know
you
five
years
from
now.
L
L
Well,
I'm,
either
an
oops
baby
or
a
late
bloomer.
So
one
of
the
two
so
yeah
one
of
the
things
that
you
you
guys
talked
about
when
you
talked
about
bank
failures,
I,
don't
know
that
even
with
FDIC
that
there's
ever
been
an
actual
loss
of
deposits,
even
with
banks
failing
they're
always
picked
up,
but
that's
just
a
side
note.
Even
though
you
still
need
to
be
protective
and
make
sure
they're
under
FDIC,
but
nobody's
ever
lost
money.
The
you
know
you
got
to
be
you
know.
L
Your
your
job
is
is
is
is
critical
and
challenging,
because
you've
got
we're
at
a
kind
of
a
inflection
point,
because
you
see
those
appraisals
went
High
so
that
we
have.
You
know
the
obviously
we're
going
to
get
more
tax
money
and
it
went
up
by
12.
But
if
you
look
at
that,
one
chart
that
you
had
put
up
there.
If
you
it
had
also
2008-
and
you
saw
a
similar,
big
spike
right
and
then
you
see
this
Spike
now
and
then
it
was
followed
by
a
drop,
and
you
know
God
willing
it.
L
We
don't
have
another
one
of
those,
but
they
always
come
so
you
have
to
be
prepared
for
that
and
I
think
that
you
know
again.
We
want
to.
We
have
to
make
our
choices,
but
we
also
want
to
be
a
a
secure
city
right
and,
and
we've
been
very
secure
and,
like
we
talked
about
you
know,
Ron
made
those
comments
about
Dunedin,
which
I
don't
I,
love
it
when
you
take
shots
at
Dunedin,
but
so
yeah,
it's
all
right
and
we're
better.
L
So,
and
so
we
have
these
reserves
and
we
obviously
obviously
want
to
try
to
keep
them
in
that
healthy
area.
But
then
we
also
want
to
get
our
employees
paid
so
they're
competitive.
So
we
don't.
We
can
retain
them
and
get
really
and
get
the
best
employees.
We
don't
want
to
get
the
bottom
of
barrels
of
whether
it's
police
officers
fire
fighters,
whether
it's
our
staff.
L
You
know
we
want
to
have
the
opportunity
to
have
the
the
best
people
and
have
you
know,
an
environment
that
is
uplifting,
and
you
know
we
have
the
and
these
benefits
and
and
I'm
on
the
citizens
of
the
employees.
Pension
board
and
those
benefits
are
are
really
important
as
well.
So
but
again
when
people
when
people
are
looking
at
jobs,
they
look
at
their
pay.
L
You
know,
after
after
covid
I'm
a
CPA
in
a
forensic
accountant
and
after
covid
or
during
covid
I,
moved
all
my
off
at
work
at
home
and
then
covet
ended
and
I'm
I'm
way
more
productive
at
home
other
than
I
make
more
trips
to
the
refrigerator
that
I
used
to,
but
but
it
it
is,
and
I'm
I'm
way
more
productive
and
I.
Think
that
you
know
we
could
look
at
stuff
like
that,
but
anyways
I,
I'm
digressing
into
stuff,
but
I
just
want
to.
A
Neat,
thank
you.
I.
Think
retention
is
incredibly
difficult
right
now.
If
you
can't
offer
some
kind
of
a
hybrid
work,
environment
I
know
I
leverage
it
to
retain
employees
in
my
business
and
I,
you
know
I'm
glad
you're
willing
to
have
you
open,
I,
know,
there's
I.T
issues
and
security
issues
to
be
faced
with,
but
if
there's
a
path,
I
think
it
would
help
the
city
a
lot
to
have
a
more
Progressive
attitude
towards
that
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you
for
the
Insight.
A
A
How
many
30-year
residents
on
my
street
have
sold
and
taken
a
lot
of
money
with
them
somewhere
else
to
retire
to
the
mountains
of
North
Carolina
somebody
knew
about
their
home
and
that
value
went
way
up
because
they've
been
homesteaded
all
those
years,
so
that
was
like
a
more
it
wasn't
a
false
value
increase.
It
was
like
that
came
in
2008,
I
feel
like
it's.
This
is
more
of
a
substantial
just
the
value's
been
there
all
along
it.