[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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>>> GOOD EVENING. IT IS SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 . AND WE HAVE A FEW ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. FIRST ITEM, IT IS , ACTUALLY, CITIZENS INPUT IS THE FIRST ITEM. DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK TONIGHT? OKAY. SEEING NOBODY. IT DID NOT
[3A. Consider action to approve an ordinance adopting the budget for fiscal year 2024-2025 (FY2025).]
RECEIVE ANY ONLINE PUBLIC INPUT ON ANY OF THE ITEMS. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, 3A. CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCALYEAR 2024-2025, FY2025. >> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO FINALIZE OUR FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET PROCESS. LAST NIGHT WE HELD OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE PROPERTY TAX RATE AND FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET. TONIGHT WE ARE HERE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCES TO OFFICIALLY PASS THAT BUDGET, AS WELL AS THE FY2025 TAX RATE AND RATIFIED THE TAX REVENUE THAT WILL BE INCLUDED, THE INCREASE IN THE FY2025 BUDGET. ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
ANY COMMENTS? OTHERWISE WE CAN MOVE TO MOTIONS.
>> COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STEPH? OF COURSE I WILL CALL FOR DISCUSSION AFTER A SECOND HAS BEEN MADE. IF THERE IS NO QUESTIONS, THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAYOR PRO
TEM WINGET. >> MAYOR, I MOTION.
>> IC A SECOND I COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, SEEING NO DISCUSSION. I WILL CALL THE VOTE. ALL RIGHT, AND
[3B. Consider an ordinance approving and adopting the ad valorem tax rate of $0.769691 per $100 of taxable value for fiscal year 2024-2025 (FY2025).]
ITEM FY2025 CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 3B. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE OF $0.769691 PER $100 OF TAXABLE VALUE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025, FY2025.>> THOSE SLIDES COVERED ALL OF THIS. CORRECT? OKAY, SO IN THAT CASE, THERE IS NO QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP. YOU HAVE TO HIT YOURS, HIT THE SPEAK BUTTON.
BE INCREASED BY ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF $0.769 WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY AN 11.16% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.
>> OKAY, I SEE SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER BOWERS. ANY DISCUSSION? DID YOU? YES, GO AHEAD.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR FOR THOSE WATCHING AT HOME, ONCE AGAIN AS WE SAID LAST NIGHT, THE TAX RATE INCREASE IS ONLY THE AMOUNT OF TAX RATE INCREASED TO COVER THE INS FOR
THE 2023 BOND ELECTION. >> WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. CALL THE VOTE. ALL RIGHT. AND ITEM 3B CARRIES
[3C. Consider action to ratify the property tax revenue increase reflected in the Budget for FY2025. ]
UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO 3C. CONSIDER ACTION TO RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET FOR FY2025. AND, IF THERE IS NO QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE ITEM. MOTION , SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON, GO AHEAD.>> I MOVE THAT THE RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE TAX INCREASE ADOPTED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET BE APPROVED.
>> OKAY, I SEE A SECOND B COUNCILMEMBER BOWERS, ANY
DISCUSSION? >> YES. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK STAFF ONE MORE TIME FOR THE HARD WORK Y'ALL PUT IN.
AND LET YOU KNOW THAT ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND EVERYONE HERE, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE HARD WORK YOU DO.
>> DITTO, YES, THANK YOU. OKAY, IF THERE IS NO OTHER DISCUSSION, THEN WE WILL CALL THE VOTE. ALL RIGHT, NOW ITEM 31 CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY AS WELL. WITH THAT, THAT DOES CONCLUDE BUSINESS FOR TONIGHT. THE QUICKEST COUNCIL MEETING ON RECORD. WE WILL BE ADJOURNED AT 6:04 P.M. THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
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