[Board of Mayor and Aldermen on May 26, 2026.]
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I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER FOR.
AND I HAVE CHAPLAIN MARK MCCRONE WITH US THIS EVENING'S INVOCATION.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ALDERMAN CHARLES HALL, THE BIRTHDAY BOY, LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TONIGHT. I ALWAYS FEEL THE HONOR AND THE PRIVILEGE OF COMING TO PRAY THE FATHER LIVE IN A COMMUNITY WHERE WE CAN STILL DO THAT IN THE FREEDOM FOR THAT.
FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR THAT. FATHER, I PRAY FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS BOARD ON A REGULAR BASIS. I THANK YOU FOR THEM.
FATHER, I KNOW IT'S NOT ALWAYS AN EASY JOB.
I KNOW THAT EVERY PERSON ON FACEBOOK IS AN ARMCHAIR QUARTERBACK.
FATHER. I KNOW THE DECISIONS THEY MAKE ARE NOT ALWAYS THE THE ONES THAT EVERYBODY'S HAPPY WITH OR SOME ARE, SOME AREN'T.
THE FATHER. I PRAY THAT YOU GIVE THEM THE WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT FOR THE BEST OF THIS COMMUNITY. FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR THE TIME THAT THEY PUT IN.
I ASK THAT YOU PUT A HEDGE OF PROTECTION AROUND THEM, AROUND THEIR FAMILIES.
AND FATHER, I PRAY ALSO FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND WHAT THEY DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE FOR US.
FOR WHAT YOUR SON DID ON THE CROSS FOR US.
FATHER, WE LOVE YOU. BY NAME WE PRAY.
AMEN. AMEN. OTHER STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. MR. HALL HERE, MR. JORDAN HERE, MISS MARSHALL HERE, MR. STAMPS HERE. MR. ROBBINS HERE.
THANK YOU ALL. FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, OR CHANGES TO OUR AGENDA? YES, MAYOR. THIS EVENING WE NEED TO REMOVE ITEM EIGHT B FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THAT WILL BE PLACED ON THE JUNE 8TH MEETING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED.
THE AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED. THE NEXT ITEM IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MAY 11TH, 2026, BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN MEETING.
I KNOW YOU'VE ALL HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE MINUTES.
ARE THERE ANY CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS TO THOSE MINUTES? SEEING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.
DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL PRESENTATION THIS EVENING AND NONE THIS EVENING. OKAY.
THANK YOU. ONE CITIZEN COMMENTS.
I DO HAVE TWO COMMENT CARDS THIS EVENING AND A THIRD THAT IS FOR AN AGENDA ITEM.
SO FOR THE FIRST TWO CARDS THAT I'VE RECEIVED, I'M JUST GOING TO KIND OF GO OVER A FEW OF THE THE INSTRUCTIONS.
IF YOU COULD, WHEN YOU COME TO THE FRONT, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
OUR MEETINGS ARE TELEVISED AND LIVE STREAM.
SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE TALKING INTO THE MICROPHONE AND TALKING TO THE BOARD OF MAYOR ALDERMEN. YOU ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
AND WHEN YOU START, THE LIGHT WILL TURN GREEN.
AND WHEN YOU SEE YELLOW, YOU WANT TO START WRAPPING UP YOUR COMMENTS.
AND THESE ARE IN NO SPECIFIC ORDER, BUT THE FIRST COMMENT IS CHRISTINA RAY.
MY NAME IS CHRISTINA RAY AND I LIVE AT 155 LAURELWOOD PLACE, APARTMENT NUMBER THREE.
AND THAT I WAS HERE IN KABUL, TENNESSEE.
THANK YOU. WELCOME. YES, MA'AM.
THANK YOU. I I CAME BEFORE THIS GOVERNING BODY AGAIN IN HOPES THAT THE RESOLVE MIGHT BE HAD. I WAS HERE AT THE TOWN HALL HELD ON 51126 WITH THE SAME HOPE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY WITH MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE AND PEST CONTROL.
I'VE ALSO REACHED OUT TO CODE ENFORCEMENT, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, ALL WHILE KEEPING MR. CLARK HERE ON THIS COMMITTEE INFORMED.
I'VE DONE ALL OF THESE THINGS IN HOPES THAT SOME RESOLVE AND GARIN, AND TO DEMONSTRATE MY WILLINGNESS TO PERSEVERE AND SEE MY FAMILY'S HEALTH RETURN TO THIS DAY. THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION.
THE HVAC, VENTILATION ISSUES, ELECTRICAL, BLACK MOLD, WATER DAMAGE, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ISSUES HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED.
THIS IS EITHER WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE OR INCOMPETENCE ON MANAGEMENT'S PART.
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I HAVE MADE COPIES AND HAVE WITH ME TODAY EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORTS THESE STATEMENTS.HERE, PICTURES AND DOCUMENTS THAT I LIKE TO GIVE TO YOU GUYS.
OKAY. I DO NOT SEEK MONETARY COMPENSATION BY WAY OF CIVIL SUIT FOR BREACH OF LEASE AGREEMENT. I DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THE PROPERTY MANAGER, NICKY JOHNSON, AND LOWELL WOODS APART.
LOWELL WOOD, APARTMENT PROPERTY MANAGER.
SUPERVISOR. THEY NEED TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT.
THEY ARE ALL IN SOME WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROPERTY, THE PROPER MAINTENANCE OF THIS PROPERTY.
I PAY RENT AND IN EXCHANGE THE LANDLORD HAS RESPONSIBILITY WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE.
THESE ISSUES STILL EXIST WITHOUT RESOLVE AND THE FAMILY'S HEALTH IS BEING JEOPARDIZED.
WHICH BRINGS ME BACK TO MY PREVIOUS POINT, NEGLIGENCE OR INCOMPETENCE.
THIS IS WHY I BROUGHT EVIDENCE FOR THIS COMMITTEE TO REVIEW.
AND THE HOPE THAT I MAY HAVE RESOLVED THE PATTERNS AND REPEATED MISTAKES DEMONSTRATE HER INABILITY OR UNWILLINGNESS TO DO HER JOB CORRECTLY.
IF ANYONE AMONG US TODAY HAD MADE SO MANY MISTAKES TOYING WITH PEOPLE'S HEALTH, THEY WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY BE FIRED.
IN MY EXPERIENCE, I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON AND OFF SINCE I WAS 16 YEARS OLD AND THIS IS THE CASE FOR MOST JOBS. THIS COUNCIL HAS ALREADY ISSUED A WARNING TO MY PROPERTY MANAGER FOR NO AVAIL. SO PLEASE, I ASK YOU TO LOOK AT THE EVIDENCE AND ASK YOURSELVES, WHAT IF IT WERE YOUR FAMILY AND THEIR HEALTH AT STAKE? THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION.
I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH MR. CLARK. I KNOW HE HAS GIVEN YOU SOME CONTACTS FOR SHELBY COUNTY.
AND I KNOW WE ARE WORKING THROUGH OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT AND WHAT WE CAN DO WITHIN THE LAW. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN SHARE AT THIS TIME, LOOKING AT LEGAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE MAYOR, I BELIEVE THAT MR. CLERK, CODE ENFORCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MISS RAE AND HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL OF OUR REMEDIES THAT WE HAVE WITHIN OUR AUTHORITY, AND SOMETIMES IT DOES TAKE TIME. SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO BE A LITTLE MORE PATIENT, BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES WHEN I SEE SOMETHING I WANT TO FIX TOMORROW, AND YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM THE THE NORMAL PROPER PROCEDURE AS FAR AS HOW MANY DAYS TO CORRECT IT. SO I KNOW MR. CLERK WORKS REALLY HARD FOR US, AND I'M SURE HE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU.
THE NEXT COMMENT IS FROM LASAGNA HALL.
MISS HALL. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR FRAZIER.
AND TO THE BOARD OF THE TOWN OF CARLINVILLE.
MY ADDRESS IS 260 DUBOIS DRIVE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, 38109. AND I AM HERE SIMPLY JUST TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.
I'VE HAD A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH MAYOR FRAZIER AND OTHER MUNICIPAL MAYORS.
I CURRENTLY SERVE EACH OF YOU AS THE DEPUTY CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER FOR SHELBY COUNTY GOVERNMENT, AND IN THAT CAPACITY, I HAVE SERVED YOU AS YOUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, AND IN SOME CAPACITIES, PARKS AND NEIGHBORHOODS.
I AM HERE SIMPLY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AS A CANDIDATE FOR SHELBY COUNTY CLERK.
I BRING TO YOU OVER 25 YEARS OF SENIOR EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE.
I AM LEAN SIX SIGMA TRAINED, AND I OFFER TO THE CITIZENS OF SHELBY COUNTY ONE EFFICIENCY, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
CHICK FIL A LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AT EACH OF YOU DESERVE INNOVATION BY BRINGING CHAOS TO THE TOWN OF COLLIERVILLE SO THAT YOUR CITIZENS DO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL DOWNTOWN.
AND THEN FINALLY, ACCOUNTABILITY.
AS A LEADER. THE BUCK STOPS WITH ME.
I WILL BE IN TOWN TO ASSIST AND MAKE SURE THAT WE LEAVE YOUR CAR TAGS, YOUR TITLE TRANSFERS AND YOUR BUSINESS LICENSE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT.
AND WE WILL CLOSE THE CITIZEN COMMENT PORTION OF THE AGENDA AND WE WILL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE ITEMS EIGHT A THROUGH EIGHT I.
THIS IS REMOVAL OF EIGHT C ANYONE ON THE BOARD THAT WOULD LIKE ANY OF THOSE ITEMS PULLED FOR PRESENTATION.
IS THERE A MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE.
SECOND, YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, IF YOU'RE VULNERABLE.
MR.. STAMPS YES. MR.. ROBBINS YES.
MAYOR FRAZIER. YES. THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS HAVE THEIR FIRST ITEM ON THEIR BUSINESS IS THE PURCHASE OF AN AUTOMATIC GARBAGE TRUCK THROUGH A CONTRACT AT OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR HAS THEIR PRESENTATION.
UNFORTUNATELY, I'M HERE TODAY ASKING TO PURCHASE ANOTHER GARBAGE TRUCK.
IF WE GET TO THIS NEXT SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE AS TO WHY.
I WAS HERE RECENTLY REQUESTING A 25.
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26. THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK UNIT NUMBER 412 WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT.THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON APRIL 9TH 2026.
THANKFULLY, THE DRIVER IS OKAY.
SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGENDA ITEM IS REALLY JUST TO COME TO YOU AND ASK WHEN WE GO FORWARD AND PURCHASE THE GARBAGE TRUCK.
THE, THE VENDOR HAS A TRUCKLOAD YARD.
WE, WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PURCHASE.
WE DON'T HAVE IT WITHIN TWO WEEKS.
THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID NAME IT AS A TOTAL LOSS.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, WITH THE AGE OF THE TRUCK BEING A 2025 MODEL, THE CITY WILL BE REIMBURSED IN FULL FOR THE TRUCK.
SO UNFORTUNATELY WE DON'T LIKE MAKING INSURANCE CLAIMS, BUT IN THIS CASE, IT WORKED OUT GOOD FOR US.
I HAVE A PROPOSED MOTION AND ALSO JP HAD A BUDGET AMENDMENT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION. IT WAS APPROVED. SO THE MONEY WILL BE PUT FORWARD TO MAKE THE PURCHASE AND THEN THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL REIMBURSE THE CITY. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM.
THANK YOU, MR. RUSSELL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. RUSSELL? IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CALL THE ROLL.
THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THE SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING.
THIS IS THE ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH THE MUNICIPAL TAX RATE FOR TAX YEAR 2026, WHICH IS FISCAL YEAR 2027 AT $1.62.
AND OUR REVENUE AND GRANT MANAGER HAS A PRESENTATION.
MISS EARTH. THANK YOU, MAYOR FRAZIER.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND MAKE YOUR PART OF THE BUDGET.
ADOPTION IS ADOPTION OF THE TAX RATE THAT IS ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT THE BUDGET? OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS, THE BOARD HELD WORK SESSIONS TO DISCUSS THE FISCAL NEEDS AND FUNDING PRIORITIES, AND BASED ON THOSE DISCUSSIONS, THE BOARD DETERMINED THAT THE CURRENT PROPERTY TAX RATE OF $1.62, ALONG WITH OTHER REVENUE SOURCES, IS SUFFICIENT TO FUND THE FY 2027 PROPOSED BUDGET. A SIMPLE MOTION IS PROVIDED ON SCREEN AND STAFF IS ON HAND TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT THAT WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING OUR TAX RATES? SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
AND IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND.
THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
THIS TIME, IF YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR. HALL? YES. MR.. JORDAN.
MR. STAMPS. YES. MR.. ROBBINS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ONLY.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED 25, 26, 27 OPERATING BUDGET, CAPITAL INVESTMENT BUDGET AND PART OF A SCHOOL BUDGET. AND I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND BOARD MEMBERS.
IT'S OUR PLEASURE TONIGHT TO PRESENT TO YOU THE FISCAL YEAR 27 BUDGET FOR YOUR REVIEW.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ONLY.
YOU ARE NOT BEING ASKED TO TAKE ANY ACTION THIS EVENING.
THAT WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO YOU JUNE 8TH FOR YOUR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION AND ACTION.
THE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING WILL INCLUDE BOTH THE SCHOOL'S BUDGET PRESENTATION, FOLLOWED BY THE TOWN'S BUDGET PRESENTATION.
AND AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE COLLIERVILLE SCHOOL'S FINANCE DIRECTOR, ANITA FLOYD, TO THE PODIUM TO PRESENT THE SCHOOL'S BUDGET.
THANK YOU. WELCOME TO OUR BOARD CHAIR, MR. NIGHTHAWK. YOU'RE HERE FOR SUPPORT. ALWAYS.
THANK YOU, MAYOR FRAZIER AND MEMBERS OF THE BMA.
I'M HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR BUDGETS FOR THE 2627 FISCAL YEAR. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE COME.
SO PLEASE FORGIVE ME. NOT KNOWING HOW TO DO THE ELECTRONICS HERE, BUT I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN, AND HOPEFULLY I'M HELPING YOU OUT.
SO THIS EVENING, I WANTED TO TELL YOU ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR BUDGET.
WE WERE GOING INTO THIS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR ENROLLMENT DECREASING.
AND THAT'S ACTUALLY THE FIRST YEAR WE'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN.
SO IT'S NOT A TREMENDOUS DECREASE, BUT WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THAT.
AND I THINK YOU CAN SEE THAT IN OUR BUDGETS THAT WE HAVE PASSED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THIS IS OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION.
YES. THE PROJECTED ENROLLMENT IS THE FIRST PRESENTATION IN THIS
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POWERPOINT SHOWING THAT WE HAVE A TOTAL OF PROJECTED AND PROJECTED STUDENTS OF 8996, WHICH IS A DECREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.THAT'S MAINLY DUE TO WE'VE HAD A DECREASE IN PRIMARILY THE KINDERGARTEN CLASS.
THE BIRTH RATES ARE DECREASING.
THAT'S A SIMILAR THING TO WHAT YOU'RE HEARING FROM ALL THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
WE'RE, WE'RE ALL PRETTY MUCH EXPERIENCE AT THIS TIME DECREASE IN THAT AREA.
OUR TEACHER STAFFING FORMULA IS PRESENTED NEXT.
AND WHAT THIS IS GOING TO SHOW YOU IS FOR EACH GRADE BAND THE AVERAGE CLASS SIZE RATIO AND THEN HOW OUR RATIOS LOOK IN COMPARISON TO THE STATE.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, EVEN WITH 26, 27 CLASS RATIOS, WE ARE WELL WITHIN THE STATE'S LIMITS THAT THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED.
I THINK THE ONLY ONE WHERE WE EVEN COME CLOSE IS THE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THAT'S EVEN, THAT'S EVEN WELL WITHIN ITS 24.7 WITH THE RATIO OF THE 1 TO 30.
THE NEXT FEW PAGES WILL SHOW YOU A SUMMARY AS TO OUR OUR NEW STRATEGIC PLAN.
AND SO THEY'RE DIVIDED UP INTO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, THE FIRST BEING COLLEGE AND CAREER READY.
AND THIS IS KIND OF A SUMMARY OF HOW MUCH MONEY WE'RE SPENDING IN RESPONSE TO, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, THE DECREASE IN THE ENROLLMENT, BUT ALSO HOW WE ARE RESPONDING TO WHAT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS REQUIRING.
THE NEXT SECTION IS LIFE THREATENING.
WE ARE STILL SHOWING INVESTMENTS IN THAT AREA TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT.
AND THIS INCLUDES THINGS LIKE THE THE DEVICES THAT WE ISSUE OUT TO THE STUDENTS EVERY YEAR AND THINGS LIKE THE SUICIDE SCREENING AND THAT TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY THAT WE MAINTAIN EACH YEAR. EDUCATORS, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE, THE GROUP THAT I WAS INVOLVED IN WITH MISS BOOKER. SHE AND I HAVE COLLABORATED ON THIS WITH SEVERAL OF THE PARTICIPANTS THAT WERE IN OUR AREA. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE STILL GIVING A 1% COST OF LIVING FOR THE COMING YEAR AS WELL AS IF YOU QUALIFY FOR ANY STEP INCREASE.
WE HAVE STEPS AND LINES IN OUR SALARY SCHEDULES FOR THE TEACHERS, AND IF YOU QUALIFY FOR A STEP INCREASE, YOU TANTAMOUNT TO GETTING A 3% INCREASE BETWEEN THE COST OF LIVING AND THE STEP INCREASES.
THIS SHOWS A BREAKDOWN OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET AS TO THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF REVENUE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE GRAND TOTAL IS A LITTLE OVER 127 MILLION, WHICH IS A DECREASE FROM THE 2526 FISCAL YEAR.
WE DID THAT, LIKE I SAID, IN RESPONSE TO THE ENROLLMENT DECREASE.
AND THIS IS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN, THE BREAKDOWN OF EXPENDITURES.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE LARGEST AMOUNT IS, AS ALWAYS IN THE INSTRUCTION AREA BECAUSE THIS CONSISTS OF THE SALARY BENEFITS FOR THE TEACHER'S ASSISTANTS AND ALL THE STEPS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THE RUNNING OF THE SCHOOLS AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL.
THE NEXT TWO ARE IN THE GROUP CALLED THE SPECIAL REVENUE BUDGET, AND THESE ARE THE SCHOOL NUTRITION FUND AND THE FEDERAL FUNDING.
SO YOU CAN SEE FOR THE FEDERAL FUND, WE'RE GETTING BACK TOWARDS THE ORIGINAL AMOUNTS THAT WE STARTED OUT WITH.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER, I'M HAVING A HARD TIME REMEMBERING IT MYSELF, BUT LONG AGO, BACK WHEN WE FIRST STARTED.
BUT WHEN WE DID THE LARGE AMOUNT WAS SPENT IN THE FEDERAL FUND, IN THE IDEA FUND, WHICH IS THE FEDERAL SPECIAL FUND.
WE'RE GETTING BACK TOWARDS THAT LEVEL NOW THAT THE ESSER FUNDING HAS FINISHED.
IN FACT, WE, THIS IS THE LAST YEAR THAT YOU WILL SEE THAT THAT WAS BEING SPENT WAS IN THE 2425. SO THAT WAS IN THE AUDIT THAT WE JUST HAD DONE FOR.
2425 SO THOSE ARE THE EXPENDITURES.
LET'S GO NUTRITION FUND HAS MAINTAINED AROUND A $4 MILLION BALANCE IN THEIR BUDGET.
AND FINALLY, THE OTHER FUND, OTHER FUNDS BUDGET, THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND AND THE DISCRETIONARY GRANTS FUND.
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AND THESE ARE THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND IS WHAT WE GET FROM SHELBY COUNTY.SO THIS, THIS AMOUNT IS IT MATCHES THE CURRENT BALANCE THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, THE CURRENT BUDGET BALANCE.
THAT IS BECAUSE I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT AMOUNTS WE WILL BE GETTING FROM SHELBY COUNTY. SO I JUST HAVE TO BUDGET WHAT I KNOW THAT WE HAVE NOW.
SO THAT STAYS CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT YEAR 2526 DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.
I THINK IT'S DIMINISHING AS WELL.
GETTING BACK TOWARDS ORIGINAL BALANCES NOW THAT THE FEDERAL FUNDING HAS DIMINISHED AS WELL, AND THE STATE HAS SHIFTED SEVERAL OF THE GRANTS OVER TO THE GENERAL TIMES OUT OF THE STANDPOINT. SO THAT'S WHAT THAT MEANS.
AND HERE IS OUR TENTATIVE DATES FOR APPROVALS.
WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE BOARD TO APPROVE OUR BUDGET, AND NOW IT'S ON TO YOU AS THE MAYOR AND A VOTE ON THIS.
SO I'M THINKING THAT'S GOING TO BE JUNE 8TH.
SO I HUMBLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL FOR THESE BUDGETS.
THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THIS BOARD? WHEN YOU MENTIONED JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION, I HOPE IT'S A EASY QUESTION FOR YOU.
WHEN YOU MENTIONED THE FUNDS THAT COME FROM SHELBY COUNTY, WHAT IS THE WHAT ARE THOSE BASED ON? WHAT WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR SHELBY COUNTY TAX DOLLARS COMES BACK TO THE PARTY? ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE CAPITAL PROJECT? YES. OKAY. THEN SET UP AN AMOUNT.
IT'S A RESOLUTION EVERY YEAR THAT I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS OR HOW THEY DERIVE IT, BUT THEN WHATEVER THAT AMOUNT IS FOR, THAT ALLOCATION IS GIVEN OUT TO MEMPHIS, SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS AND ALL THE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE STILL IN OUR ADM.
SO EACH YEAR WE GET AN AMOUNT OF THE RESOLUTION AMOUNT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE FOR 2627.
THEY USUALLY GET THAT APPROVED IN JUNE, AND THEN WE GET THE AMOUNT THAT WILL POTENTIALLY GET BASED ON THAT ATM.
AN ATM IS AVERAGE AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP MEMBERSHIP.
OKAY. IT USED TO BE CALLED SOMETHING ELSE, RIGHT? THERE'S ANOTHER ONE CALLED ADA.
OKAY. AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.
ATTENDANCE. AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERS.
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. BOYD. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR BEING HERE TO PRESENT THIS INFORMATION.
IT IS NOW MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT THE TOWN'S FISCAL YEAR 2011 BUDGET TO THE BMA AND THE PUBLIC. THE ANNUAL BUDGET IS OUR PRIMARY TOOL FOR FISCAL CONTROL POLICY DIRECTION, OPERATIONAL PLANNING, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, COMMUNICATION. I FIRST OF ALL WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. YOU'VE SAT THROUGH MANY WORK SESSIONS, AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE STAFF THAT HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY ON THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK FINANCE DIRECTOR MELISSA WELLS, BUDGET OFFICER, J.C. SPAR, BUDGET ANALYST ASHLEY MOORE, AND GRANTS AND REVENUE MANAGER NATASHA IRBY FOR THEIR EXTENSIVE CONTRIBUTIONS.
SO I DON'T THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH EFFORT GOES INTO PREPARING THE BUDGETS, AND ESPECIALLY WITH OUR ERP IMPLEMENTATION GOING ON.
AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S BEEN A HEAVY LIFT.
BEFORE DIVING INTO THE BUDGET ITSELF, THERE ARE A FEW FACTS THAT REFLECT THE SCOPE OF THE TOWN'S OPERATIONS THAT THIS BUDGET SUPPORTS.
THAT I'D LIKE TO COVER REAL QUICKLY HOW ARTICLE COVERS ABOUT 36.5MI², AND HAS AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF AROUND 56,000 PEOPLE AND ROUGHLY 17,600 HOUSEHOLDS.
AND THE TOWN MAINTAINS SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS, INCLUDING 740 LANE MILES OF STREETS, 70 MILES OF OPEN DITCHES THAT WE MAINTAIN OVER 10,000 STREET SIGNS, 750 ACRES OF PARKLAND, 20 MILES OF GREENBELTS, A MAJOR WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS, AND WE PICK UP 48,000 TONS OF SOLID WASTE AND LEAVES ANNUALLY.
OUR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ANSWERS OVER 83,000 CALLS EACH YEAR.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AVERAGES UNDER SIX MINUTES FOR RESPONSE TIME, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ISSUES A COMBINED TOTAL OF OVER 25,000 CITATIONS AND WARNINGS.
ANNUALLY, WE PROCESSED NEARLY 70 LAND USE APPLICATIONS AND ISSUED OVER 3600 DEVELOPMENT RELATED PERMITS ANNUALLY.
PROCESS OVER 1600 JOB APPLICATIONS AND AVERAGES BETWEEN 4 AND 500 ANIMAL ADOPTIONS EACH YEAR. SO THAT'S JUST A REAL QUICK SNAPSHOT OF A LOT OF THE TOWN OPERATIONS AND
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THINGS THAT PEOPLE DON'T OFTEN THINK ABOUT, BUT THAT'S WHAT THIS BUDGET GOES TO SUPPORT.I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR THAT'S MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE VISION OF THIS BOARD AND THE SHARED COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING COLLIERVILLE AS EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE.
SO SOME OF THE SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED OR UNDERWAY INCLUDE THE COMPLETION OF FIRE STATION SIX DOWN ON SHELBY DRIVE.
WE'VE ALSO COMPLETED THE BACKUP DISPATCH RENOVATION AT FIRE STATION FOUR.
WE'VE INITIATED THE TOURISM STRATEGIC MASTER PLAN.
CONTINUED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT ERP PROJECT, WHICH AGAIN IS A VERY, VERY HEAVY LIFT FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
WE'VE LAUNCHED THE 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INITIATIVE.
COMPLETED THE WASHINGTON STREET PARKING LOT UPGRADES.
GRADUATED ANOTHER FIRE ROOKIE CLASS WITH 16 FIREFIGHTERS AND OUR CRIME RATES AT THE LOWEST THEY'VE BEEN IN 20 YEARS.
OUR BUDGET DEVELOPMENT STARTED IN EARLY JANUARY WITH STAFF, AND THE BOARD BEGAN. YOUR CONVERSATIONS AT YOUR ANNUAL RETREAT IN THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY, FOLLOWED BY SEVEN BUDGET WORK SESSIONS BETWEEN MARCH 5TH AND APRIL 27TH.
THIS PROCESS, THIS YEAR'S PROCESS WAS SLIGHTLY CONDENSED BECAUSE, YOU MIGHT RECALL, WE MOVED THE STATE OF THE DEPARTMENT REPORTS TO LAST NOVEMBER TO PRECEDE THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
SO THE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR ARE CONSISTENT WITH RECENT YEARS, HE SAYS. ADDRESSING AGING INFRASTRUCTURE, SUPPORTING EMPLOYEE RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT, ADDRESSING TECHNOLOGY NEEDS AND COMBATING INFLATION.
AND THESE PRIORITIES HAVE STRENGTHENED PUBLIC SAFETY, TECHNOLOGY, WORKFORCE STABILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT.
SO THE TOWN'S BUDGET INCLUDES WE HAVE 11 BUDGETED FUNDS AND THE FOUR SCHOOL FUNDS THAT MISS FLOYD JUST COVERED.
ALTHOUGH MOST OF OUR CONVERSATION DURING BUDGET DEVELOPMENT FOCUS IS ON THE GENERAL FUND. AND THAT'S WHAT I'LL BEGIN WITH.
SO ON THIS SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR PROJECTED REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR 27 ARE $95.1 MILLION IN PROJECTED REVENUE.
AND THOSE SOURCES INCLUDE PROPERTY AND SALES TAXES, LICENSES AND PERMITS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUE, AND VARIOUS OTHER CHARGES AND FEES.
OUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES SHOWN ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, TOTAL $89.5 MILLION. AND THEN THE ONLY REAL RESTRUCTURING THAT YOU'LL SEE REFLECTED IN THIS CHART IS GIS SERVICES.
AND THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A DIVISION THAT FELL UNDER THE PLANNING DIVISION.
IT WILL NOW BE A STANDALONE DIVISION.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE SUPPORT TO A LOT MORE THAN JUST THE PLANNING DIVISION.
THEY PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ALL OF THE TOWN DEPARTMENTS AND WHETHER IT'S GEOTAGGING PARK BENCHES OR SEWER MAINS, WHATNOT.
SO WE THOUGHT THEY NEEDED TO STAND ON THEIR OWN.
LET'S SEE. SO ALSO YOU WILL SEE THAT OUR PROJECTED REVENUE OVER EXPENDITURES IS 5.6 MILLION. AND YOU SEE THE OPERATING TRANSFER OF 14.9.
AND THE MAJORITY OF THAT GOES TOWARDS OUR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM.
SO FOR EVERY DOLLAR OF REVENUE, $0.53 OF THAT COMES FROM PROPERTY TAX, $0.25 FROM SALES TAX, NINE FROM STATE SHARED REVENUE AND $0.13 FROM ALL OTHER SOURCES. AND THAT INCLUDES OUR CHARGES FOR SERVICES, FINES, FEES, LICENSES AND PERMITS, AND RECREATION CHARGES.
SO OF THE 95 MILLION IN TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE.
85 MILLION GOES TO SUPPORT TOWN OPERATIONS, 7.1 MILLION TOWARDS SCHOOLS.
THAT INCLUDES THE MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT DEBT SERVICE ON THE HIGH SCHOOL SRO'S, CROSSING GUARDS AND CAMPUS MAINTENANCE.
AND THEN 2.9 SUPPORTS OUR OTHER ALLOCATIONS FOR PARKS, GRANTS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SO IN TERMS OF EXPENDITURES THAT CAN FALL INTO FIVE BROAD CATEGORIES THAT YOU'LL SEE LISTED HERE WITH PUBLIC SAFETY AT THE TOP.
AS WE ALL KNOW, PUBLIC SAFETY IS ONE OF OUR TOP PRIORITIES.
AND 48% OF OUR BUDGET GOES TO SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND THAT INCLUDES POLICE, FIRE AND AMBULANCE, CODE ENFORCEMENT, COURT AND ANIMAL SERVICES.
BELOW THAT, WE HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE.
23.1% OF THE BUDGET GOES TO SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE.
THAT INCLUDES REPAVING AND STREET REPAIR, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, TOWN FACILITIES AND DEBT SERVICE.
BELOW THAT, WE HAVE 6.1% FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE.
HER OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES BELOW THAT 11.7%.
10.3 MILLION. THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU SEE BEHIND BEHIND THE SCENES ADMINISTRATION, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS, AND SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS.
AND THEN FINALLY OUR COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION IS 9.8 MILLION.
AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 7.1 THAT I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY AND THE 9.8 IS THE 7.1
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PRIMARILY COMES FROM THE HALF CENT SALES TAX THAT WE HAVE DEDICATED FOR SUPPORTING EDUCATION. BUT WE DO ALSO CONTRIBUTE A PORTION FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO EDUCATION AS WELL. THIS SLIDE JUST BREAKS THAT DOWN FURTHER.YOU CAN SEE THE LARGEST DEPARTMENTAL EXPENDITURES ARE POLICE AT 21.3 MILLION FIRE AND AMBULANCE COMBINED AT 17 MILLION, EDUCATION AT 9.8 MILLION, AND STREETS AND DRAINAGE AT $8 MILLION.
AND AGAIN, THIS ALIGNS WITH OUR COMMUNITY PRIORITIES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, INFRASTRUCTURE AND EDUCATION.
SO OUR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM THIS YEAR TOTALS JUST ABOUT $12 MILLION.
MAJOR PROJECTS INCLUDE THE DOWNTOWN DRAINAGE PHASE FIVE PROJECT, THE CONTINUATION OF OUR TOWN WIDE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES, BURROWS ROAD WATER AND SEWER PROJECT.
ANOTHER AUTOMATED GARBAGE TRUCK, TOM BROOKS PARK.
AND THEN DOWN IN THE CORNER THERE, YOU'LL SEE OUR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 27, WHICH INCLUDE ANOTHER DRAINAGE BASIN STUDY, A GREENBELT SYSTEM OVERLAY, AND WE WILL ALSO BE DOING A ASSESSMENT OF OUR ZONING CODE ONCE THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS ADOPTED NEXT YEAR.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS HOW THE CIP IMPROVEMENTS ARE DISTRIBUTED PRIMARILY TO GENERAL GOVERNMENT PROJECTS, WITH THAT $5.1 MILLION NUMBER, AND THAT INCLUDES THINGS LIKE REPLACING THE ROOF HERE AT TOWN HALL, REPLACING THE ROOF WITH THE COX PARK COMMUNITY CENTER, REPLACING THE CONCRETE PLATFORM AT THE DEPOT AND THEN SOME IT UPGRADES AND THEN ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE THE FUNDING SOURCES FOR ALL OF THOSE VARIOUS CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDING COMING FROM THE GENERAL FUND AT 5.9 MILLION, WE HAVE 1.7 MILLION COMING FROM STORMWATER FEES AND 2.4 MILLION FROM WATER AND SEWER RESERVES. SO NOW I'D LIKE TO TOUCH ON OUR OTHER FUNDS, BEGINNING WITH THE WATER AND SEWER FUND.
THIS IS BEGINNING WITH A REVENUE OF 18.5 MILLION WITH EXPENDITURES OF 18.2.
WE ARE IN THE FOURTH YEAR OF IMPLEMENTING.
I CAN'T TALK IMPLEMENTING THE WATER AND SEWER RATE SCHEDULE THAT WAS ADOPTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND THE AVERAGE CUSTOMER RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER CAN EXPECT A MONTHLY INCREASE OF $1.56. THE SANITATION FUND IS FUNDED BY MONTHLY WASTE COLLECTION FEES AND CART REVENUE, AND THIS BUDGET DOES INCLUDE A $5 MONTHLY INCREASE, BRINGING THE MONTHLY RATE TO $32 A MONTH.
COLLIERVILLE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE ONE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY SANITATION SERVICES IN THE AREA AND MAINTAINS ONE OF THE LOWEST RATES.
THE PROJECTED ENDING FUND BALANCE IS $2.8 MILLION FOR THE SANITATION FUND, AND THIS SHOULD SUSTAIN US FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.
THE STATE STREET AID FUND RECEIVES ABOUT ONE POINT, JUST BELOW $1.8 MILLION IN STATE REVENUES, WITH 1.9 MILLION IN STREET AND SIGNAL MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURES, WITH AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF $2.4 MILLION.
THESE NEXT TWO FUNDS ARE SMALLER THAN HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND.
WE EXPECT REVENUE OF APPROXIMATELY $10,000 WITH EXPENDITURES OF 30, AND THAT'S FOR MAINTENANCE PROJECTS WITHIN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT, WITH AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF $269,000.
THE FUND IS NO LONGER RECEIVING REVENUE AND WILL CLOSE AT YEAR END AND ANY REMAINING FUNDS, AND THAT WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE GENERAL FUND AND BE EXPENDED FOR TICKET RELATED EXPENSES. AND THEN WE WILL JUST HANDLE THAT THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND FROM THIS POINT FORWARD. THE DRUG PLAN IS SUPPORTED BY SEIZURES AND FINES WITH EXPENDITURES FOR EQUIPMENT, TRAINING, SOFTWARE AND SUPPLIES.
YOU CAN SEE OUR BEGINNING FUND BALANCE AT $246,000.
AGAIN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS DURING OUR WORK SESSIONS, BUT WE ESTIMATE WHAT OUR REVENUE WILL BE. BUT A LOT OF THAT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH WE WE SEIZE.
AND WE'RE LOOKING AT AN ENDING FUND BALANCE PROJECTED AT $141,000.
BOTH OUR RETIREMENT OPEB FUNDS ARE STRONG AND IN GOOD FINANCIAL CONDITION, AND THE TOWN CONTINUES TO MEET ALL OF OUR CONTRIBUTIONS IN THAT REGARD.
SO IN DEVELOPING THE FISCAL YEAR 2011 BUDGET, WE'VE EMPHASIZED PUBLIC SAFETY, INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES, EMPLOYEE SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT.
AND AS PART OF THIS, THE BUDGET INCLUDES THE $5 SANITATION FEE INCREASE, WHICH I MENTIONED, A 3% SALARY INCREASE FOR FULL AND PART TIME EMPLOYEES, TWO NEW HOLIDAYS AND ONE NEW PERSONAL DAY, AND ALSO ENHANCED VACATION ACCRUALS FOR
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EMPLOYEES. A NEW $5 A MONTH STREET INFRASTRUCTURE FEE TO SUPPORT AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 11 LANE MILES OF PAVING EACH YEAR.THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE CONTINUOUSLY HEAR FROM PEOPLE IS THEY'D LIKE US TO PAVE MORE STREETS, AND SO THIS WILL ALLOW US TO ACCOMPLISH A LOT MORE PAVING EACH YEAR.
CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN THE TOWN WIDE NETWORK UPGRADES, IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WATER SEWER RATE SCHEDULE, FULL FUNDING OF OUR PENSION AND OPEB CONTRIBUTIONS, AND ALL WHILE MAINTAINING OUR CURRENT TAX RATE OF 62.
SO AGAIN, TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION.
THIS IS SIMPLY THE PUBLIC HEARING.
TO GET THE INFORMATION BEFORE YOU AND THE PUBLIC, THE BOARD WILL BE ASKED TO VOTE ON THIS BUDGET OPERATING CAPITAL AND THE SCHOOLS BUDGET AT OUR NEXT MEETING ON JUNE 8TH.
AND IF APPROVED, IT WILL BE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST THIS SUMMER.
SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
YES, MA'AM. THAT IS VERY THOROUGH.
AND VERY IMPORTANTLY, I KNOW I AM IN SUPPORT OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO AND STAFF TO GET THIS AT THIS POINT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? THERE IS A COMMENT CARD THAT I HAVE RECEIVED AND THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
MR. JIM STOKES IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD AND IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE. SO IF YOU COULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
I RESIDE AT 660 WARWICK OAKS LANE, WEST CHICAGO.
I'M NOT SURE THAT I'M UP TO DATE ON ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WAS AVAILABLE.
I'M LOOKING AT A DOCUMENT THAT I CLEANED OUT BACK IN APRIL ON THE SANITATION RATE ADJUSTMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE WEBSITE WAS DOWN TODAY, SO I COULDN'T DO ANY MORE RESEARCH ON IT.
SO I APOLOGIZE IF I'M OUT OF DATE, BUT I DID DO THIS ONE ADDRESS.
SOME THOUGHTS ON THE RATE INCREASE.
GRANT, FIVE BUCKS IS A BIG DEAL, BUT FIVE BUCKS IS FIVE BUCKS.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IMPROVING EFFICIENCY.
RIGHT NOW, WE RUN FOUR TRUCKS AROUND TO EVERY ADDRESS EVERY WEEK.
TO ME, THAT SEEMS LIKE OVERKILL.
INEFFICIENCY. I'VE LIVED IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY HAVE RUN THE GARBAGE TRUCK AROUND EVERY WEEK, BUT THE RECYCLABLES AND BULK PICKUP AND YARD WASTE ARE NOT THAT FREQUENT.
MAYBE TWICE A MONTH, MAYBE EVERY TWO WEEKS ON A SCHEDULE.
IT WOULD SAVE A LOT OF MONEY TO RUN THOSE TRUCKS AROUND TOWN.
PLUS, BEEFING UP OUR STREETS AND RUNNING AFTER THE LANDFILL TO TO EMPTY THEM.
THE OTHER THOUGHT I HAD WAS, MAYBE WE OUGHT TO GET OUT OF THE TRASH HAULING BUSINESS AND LOOK AT CONTRACTING THEM OUT AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT.
BUT THE GENTLEMAN JUST PROPOSED HAVING TO BUY A NEW TRUCK.
ONE OTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE COST IS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SMALLER BINS AVAILABLE MADE AVAILABLE TO US FOR PICKUP.
I LIVE IN A COMMUNITY THAT IN AN AREA THAT HAS VERY SMALL GARAGES AND 296296 GALLON TRASH BINS IN MY GARAGE, ALONG WITH VEHICLES AND OTHER THINGS, IS PROBLEMATIC. SMALLER CONTAINER CONTAINERS WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED.
I KNOW MY WIFE AND I, WE COULD PROBABLY GO TWO MONTHS WITHOUT FILLING TRASH BIN BECAUSE WE RECYCLE, AND WE COULD PROBABLY GO A MONTH ON RECYCLING BIN WITHOUT HAVING TO PUT IT OUT TO THE STREET.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING ON AND SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS. I KNOW MR. RUSSELL WAS LEANING FORWARD, LISTENING INTENTLY.
SO WE WILL TAKE THOSE UNDER ADVISEMENT.
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING? SEEING THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED FOR THE MEASURE.
AND THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE A MOTION.
SO ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD THIS EVENING? NOTHING FURTHER. MAYOR.
WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.