EVENING, GOOD AFTERNOON. OKAY. ALRIGHT, WE ARE GETTING READY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE WELCOME [00:00:08] EVERYONE TO OUR CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING TODAY. TUESDAY, JULY 28TH, 2026 AT 3:00 PM. WE'RE STARTING AT 305. YOU MAY JOIN THIS MEETING BY VIDEO CONFERENCE OR TELEPHONIC. MAY DO SO BY DIALING 1877853524 7 OR 8 887880099. ONCE YOU DIAL THE NUMBER, PLEASE ENTER THE MEETING ID OF 89413553439 AND OUR PASSCODE OF 015502. YOU MAY ALSO JOIN OUR MEETING, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT. YOU MAY DO SO BY CALLING 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE, AND DIALING (400) 998-3811 FIVE. AND YOU'RE CALLING OUR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE OVER. WE'RE ASKING EVERYONE TO PLEASE MUTE OR TURN OFF YOUR MOBILE DEVICES. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR INVOCATION, OUR PLEDGE AND OUR ROLL CALL. I'M GOING TO ASK OUR COUNCIL MEMBER, GATEWOOD, TO LEAD US IN A BRIEF PRAYER. THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR PLEDGE AND OUR ROLL CALL. THANK YOU, HEAVENLY FATHER, FOR GIVING US UP THIS MORNING, AND THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING US ON OUR WAY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET HERE SAFELY. WE ASK FOR TRAVELING GRACE FOR THOSE WHO ARE ON THEIR WAY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AGAIN TO MAKE DECISIONS TO MAKE OUR CITY BETTER. WE ASK THAT YOU GOT OUR HEARTS, GOT OUR MINDS TO MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT WILL, OF COURSE, BE IN YOUR NAME, TO MAKE OUR CITY BETTER THAN WHAT IT WAS BEFORE. WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AT THIS TIME. BLESS OUR CITY, BLESS OUR FACULTY, BLESS THE STAFF, BLESS THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY, AND LET'S CONTINUE TO MAKE IT GREAT. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. AMEN. OUR PLEDGE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE FOR ALL. CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU ESTABLISH A QUORUM, PLEASE? OH. OH, YEAH. HEY, BLESSED, BLESSED, BLESS US ALL. MAYOR MOSES HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. GATEWOOD HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. JONES. I'M SORRY. MAYOR PRO TEM KINLAW. COUNCIL MEMBER. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOBS. COUNCIL MEMBER. FRANK, YOU HAVE A QUORUM, MAYOR. AWESOME. AT [II. WORKSHOP] THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS OUR WORKSHOP. AND HERE WE'LL CONSIDER AND DISCUSS THE BUDGET SCHEDULE, OUR STATUTORY TIMELINE, TAX RATE CALCULATIONS AND DEFINITIONS REGARDING ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027 CITY BUDGET. THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR. FINANCE DIRECTOR COME FORWARD. HOW ARE YOU DOING? OKAY. THANK YOU LYNN. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS LYNN BOSWELL, YOUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. I'M GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU JUST A VERY QUICK SYNOPSIS OF THE TIMELINE AND WHAT WE ARE DOING, KIND OF BEHIND THE SCENES AND WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE AND THE NEXT UPCOMING WEEKS YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU YOUR POWERPOINT. AND ALSO, I ALWAYS LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN THAT POWERPOINT. THE FIRST THING I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS AND EMPHASIZE ARE THE TYPES OF FUNDS THAT WE HAVE. FOR THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE, YOU HAVE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND AND THE ENTERPRISE FUND AND THE SPECIAL FUND AND THOSE THAT ARE NEW. THE ONE THAT I WENT AHEAD AND ADDED IS DEBT SERVICE. I DO WANT YOU TO LOOK AT THOSE TYPES OF FUNDS BECAUSE IT ALSO DEFINES HOW THEY ARE ORGANIZED. AND I DO WANT YOU TO NOTE THE PRINCIPAL FINANCING SOURCES OF THESE FUNDS AND BUDGETS. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM GENERAL FUND, THEY ARE MOSTLY SUPPORTED BY TAX SERVICES, AND THEY INCLUDE BASIC ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO ALL OF OUR CITIZENS, INCLUDING PUBLIC SAFETY. THE DEBT SERVICE, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT ALLOWS US FOR BORROW, ALLOWS US TO BORROW FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT THROUGH PROPERTY TAXES AND TRANSFERS IN. WHAT THAT MEANS IS, I HAVE ONE PLACE THAT I PUT ALL OF MY DEBT. IT'S ONE FUND THAT I PLACE THEM IN, AND IF IT IS AN ENTERPRISE, THEY NEED TO CONTRIBUTE THEIR PORTION OF THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST INTO THAT FUND. AND WHEN IT IS TAX BASED, WHEN IT IS GENERAL FUND, THE PROPERTY TAX IS A PORTION OF THAT GOES INTO THIS FUND AS WELL TO PAY FOR OUR PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST FOR THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WE DO AROUND THE CITY, THE ENTERPRISE FUND. I DO WANT TO [00:05:05] TALK ABOUT THAT. THE FUNDING SOURCE SHOULD BE BEST PRACTICES ONLY FROM USER FEES AND NOTHING ELSE GRANTS EXCLUDED. OF COURSE, IT'S ALWAYS WONDERFUL WHEN WE HAVE GRANTS, BUT WE REALLY SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDING ANY TAX MONEY GOING INTO THIS ENTERPRISE FUND. IT'S SUPPOSED TO OPERATE AS ITS OWN QUASI BUSINESS. AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE SPECIAL FUNDS AND THESE ARE PRETTY MUCH STATUS QUO. AND THEY HAVE GRANTS COMING IN AND THE EXPENSES GOING OUT. TOURS IS INCLUDED IN AS A SPECIAL FUND AS WELL. AND THERE'S PARTICULAR MONEY THAT GOES INTO THAT. AND THEN HOWEVER THAT IS APPROPRIATED FOR EXPENSES. SO I JUST WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU A REALLY BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FUNDS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY. THE NEXT PART I WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER IS THE OVERVIEW OF WHAT I CALL THE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, AND I BELIEVE IT'S MORE VISIBLE IN YOUR PACKET THAN IT MAY BE ON THE SCREEN. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE GRAPH. THE LEFT HAND. I HAVE SEPARATED OUT OUR PROPERTY TAXES AND HOW THEY ARE FUNDING DIFFERENT THINGS. THE FIRST LINE THAT YOU SEE, WHICH IS KIND OF ORANGISH, IS WHAT'S CALLED M AND O, OR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS CONTINUING TO GO DOWN. IT HAS BEEN GOING DOWN SINCE THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE PASSED THEIR LIMIT BACK IN 2122. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE KEEPING STEADY THE DEBT SERVICE RATE FOR THE TAXES. COMBINED. ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE ARE THE TAX TAXES THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ADOPTED AND WILL PROBABLY BE ADOPTING AS WELL. AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS GRAPH, IT IS NOT GOING UP. IT IS GOING DOWN. I DON'T SEE THAT CHANGING. OKAY. NO I'M SORRY. OH YEAH. WE'RE GOOD. I DON'T SEE THAT CHANGING. I STILL SEE THAT IT'S GOING TO GO DOWN. THIS IS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AS THE ECONOMY IS DEALING WITH INFLATION AND HIGH PRICES. I'M SURE NONE OF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED ANYTHING GOING UP IN PRICES. CORRECT. EVERYTHING'S THE SAME. OKAY. IT DOES CONTRIBUTE TO ADDITIONAL STRAIN ON THE BUDGET. WE ARE LIMITED BY STATE LEGISLATURE BY A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE. BUT WHEN INFLATION AND WHEN PRICES GO ABOVE THAT PERCENTAGE, THAT THE LEGISLATION HAS ALLOWED, IT REALLY PUTS A STRAIN ON THE BUDGET ITSELF IN DOING OUR OPERATIONAL COSTS. IT'S VERY, VERY DIFFICULT. I DID WANT TO AT LEAST GIVE YOU THAT OVERVIEW. THE NEXT ONE TELLS YOU WHERE THE TAX RATES COME FROM. THERE'S TWO TYPES OF TAX RATES THAT WE HAVE. IT'S A NO NEW REVENUE AND VOTER APPROVED. WE GO FOR THE VOTER APPROVED BECAUSE THE VOTER APPROVED ALLOWS US THE DEBT SERVICE TO BE ABLE TO INVEST IN OUR CAPITAL AND THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WE'VE HAD AROUND THE CITY FOR THEIR BENEFITS. IT DOES INCLUDE STREETS, AND IN THE PAST IT HAS INCLUDED DIFFERENT BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THE FIRE STATIONS RIGHT NOW AND THE ANIMAL SHELTER THAT HAS JUST BEEN COMPLETED, AND VARIOUS OTHER PROJECTS. AND THEN THERE IS THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE. IT'S A PREVIOUSLY ROLLBACK RATE, AND THIS CAN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT AN ELECTION. HOWEVER, SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE, WE HAVE NOT HAD TO DO THAT. AND YOU WILL BE GETTING MORE OF THAT INFORMATION VERY SHORTLY. I AM AWAITING THE COUNTY TO PROVIDE THE TRUTH AND TAXATION WORKSHEET, AND THAT DICTATES TO US WHAT THOSE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS ARE, AND THOSE WILL ALL BE PRESENTED TO YOU NEXT WEEK ON YOUR AUGUST 5TH MEETING. ON THE NEXT PAGE. YES, SIR. OH, YES. COUNCILMEMBER FRANK. HI, LYNN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHAT DOES THE TRUTH AND TAXATION WORK SHEET? WHAT WHAT INFORMATION DOES THAT CARRY FOR US THAT THAT INFORMATION. YES. SO THAT INFORMATION CARRIES THE PAST THREE YEARS, INCLUDING THIS YEAR. IT INCLUDES WHAT OUR PRIOR ASSESSED VALUE WAS. IT ALSO INCLUDES BECAUSE BETWEEN THE TIME THAT WE HAVE ADOPTED [00:10:02] THE TAX RATE AND TODAY, THE ASSESSED VALUE FOR 2020 5TH MAY HAVE FLUCTUATED DEPENDING ON PEOPLE ASKING JEFFERSON COUNTY TO ADJUST THEIR TAXES OR ADJUST THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THEIR PROPERTY. AND THAT INFORMATION IS ON THERE. ALL THE ADJUSTMENTS ARE IN YOUR TRUTH AND TAXATION WORKSHEET, AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, IT LETS YOU KNOW THIS IS HOW MUCH WE HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO TOURS. IT ALSO LETS YOU KNOW THE THREE TYPES OF TAX RATE BY LAW THAT WE ARE ALLOWED. THE NO NEW REVENUE THE VOTER APPROVED, AND THEN THE ONE THAT SAYS, IF YOU WANT TO GO ABOVE THAT, THIS IS WHAT WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO GO BEFORE A HOLE BEFORE THE PEOPLE FOR AN ELECTION. SO IT HAS ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION THAT I HAVE YET TO FIGURE OUT, BECAUSE IT'S 5 OR 6 PAGES, AND I'M USED TO ONE PAGE TO TELL ME WHAT IT IS. BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THAT TRUTH IN TAXATION WORKSHEET IS SUPER CONVOLUTED AND A LITTLE BIT COMPLICATED. AND THANKFULLY, IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'LL PRODUCE FOR US AND THEY GIVE TO US AND LETS US KNOW WHAT ALL OF OUR ASSESSED VALUES ARE AND WHAT THE TAXES WOULD BE. SO PARDON MY IGNORANCE, BUT SO I KNOW THAT WE PAY PROPERTY TAXES. AND SO I KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE JEFFERSON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, WE PAY THEM AND THEY ASSESS THE TAXES AND ALL THAT. BUT IS THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTY IN ANY WAY SYMBIOTIC? DOES IT IN ANY WAY BENEFIT US? I MEAN, HOW DO THEY HELP US FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF OUR BUDGET AND ALL THAT WE'RE HAVING? OR IS THAT JUST STRICTLY THE LEGISLATOR LEGISLATURE DECIDING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO START LOWERING PROPERTY TAXES? AND THAT'S WHAT AFFECTS ALL OF THIS. THE LEGISLATION, YOUR STATE LEGISLATURES ARE THE ONES THAT DO THAT IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, UNFORTUNATELY, IS BEHOLDEN TO WHAT THE LEGISLATION HAS ENACTED. AND SO THEY ARE JUST FOLLOWING THE RULES AND JUST PUTTING IN THE NUMBERS IN AS REQUIRED BY LAW. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A SAMPLE OF THE TAX RATE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT I DON'T KNOW YOUR OWN PERSONAL. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT YOUR ASSESSED VALUE PROBABLY ISN'T GOING TO GO UP BY VERY MUCH. BUT I DID WANT TO EXPRESS TO YOU WHAT THAT MEANS TO US IN DOLLARS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE VERY BOTTOM AND THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THE TAX RATE HAD BEEN DONE LAST YEAR, I HAVE TO CALL IT AN INCREASE OF THE TAXES. I STILL CAN'T GET THAT WRAPPED AROUND MY HEAD BECAUSE WE HAD AN INCREASE IN ASSESSED VALUE. AND IN THAT INCREASE, THOUGH, I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THAT INCREASE DID TO SOMEONE WHO HAS A HOMESTEAD TAXABLE VALUE DOWN AT THE BOTTOM. IF YOU LOOK FROM 25 TO 26. IT WENT DOWN. LEON. THANK YOU. MAYOR. YES. AND AND YOU JUST HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD. THE VALUES ACROSS OUR CITY WENT UP. EVERYONE'S HOME VALUE WENT UP. SO HOW IS IT THAT IT'S GOING DOWN, PROJECTION GOING DOWN. I PRESUME IT PRESUMES A CERTAIN LEVEL. SO IF YOU HAD A HOMESTEAD THAT WAS 250 K. YES. IF YOU HAD THAT HOMESTEAD THAT. AND LET'S GO EVEN FURTHER. LET'S SAY THE HOMESTEAD, LET'S SAY YOUR HOME IS $100,000. NEXT YEAR IT GOES UP TO MAYBE $110,000. WELL, BOTH YEARS YOU'RE MOST LIKELY GOING TO BE EXEMPTED AND HAVE NO PROPERTY TAX TO PAY. SO EVEN THOUGH I SAY IT GOES UP EFFECTIVELY, WHAT HAPPENS IS IT DOESN'T GO UP FOR THE CITY IN AN AMOUNT THAT'S EQUAL TO WHAT THE ASSESSED VALUE IS. AND I THINK THAT'S THE LIMITATION WHERE THE STATE SAYS, OKAY, YOU HAVE THAT 3.5%. I WOULDN'T BE SO PANICKY IF THEY HAD JUST LEFT US ALONE IN 2122. I WOULDN'T BE IN THE STATE AT ALL. AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO PERHAPS EVEN DECREASE. AND I'VE SEEN OTHER CITIES DECREASE OR DISCOUNT. BUT BECAUSE OF THAT, WE CONTINUE TO GO DOWN AND YET OUR COSTS GO UP BEYOND THAT 3.5 LIMITATION THAT THEY GIVE TO US. SUPER CONFUSED, BUT ADDED TO THAT IS MAYOR ADDED TO THAT AS WELL. I THINK YOU NEED TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION HAVE GONE UP. THAT IS TRUE. SO IT MEANS THAT YOU EVEN IF THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY HAS GONE UP, YOU CONTINUE TO LOSE MONEY THAT YOU WERE COLLECTING. THAT IS TRUE AT THE [00:15:05] COUNTY LEVEL. THAT IS TRUE. YES. SO WHILST PEOPLE CONTINUE TO ENJOY THAT PART OF IT, THE MONEY DOESN'T GET TO THE CITY. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT FOR BUILDING OF INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. RIGHT. THANK YOU MAYOR. YEAH. AND LASTLY, I DO HAVE IMPORTANT BUDGET DATES. NEXT WEEK YOU WILL HAVE A COUNCIL WORKSHOP. HOWEVER, THERE'S ACTIONABLE ITEMS AT THAT WORKSHOP. AND THOSE ACTIONABLE ITEMS WILL BE A RECORD VOTE OF THE PROPOSED TAX RATE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE VIA RESOLUTION. AND A BUDGET HEARING DATE IS ALSO GOING TO BE OCCURRING, AS WELL AS REVIEWING IN THAT WORKSHOP. I BELIEVE WE HAVE CAPITAL AND ENTERPRISE ON AUGUST 5TH THAT WE WILL BE DISCUSSING. I GOT A QUESTION. YES. ONE SECOND. COUNCILMEMBER MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU. MAYOR, ARE YOU SURE THAT JUST HAVING TWO WORKSHOPS IS GOOD? BECAUSE I KNOW I'M LOOKING AT FIVE AND I'M LOOKING AT AUGUST 12TH. THERE'S JUST TWO WORKSHOPS PRIOR TO US ACTUALLY DRAFTING AND, AND, YOU KNOW, PUTTING OUR HEADS TOGETHER AND FIGURING OUT AS A COLLECTIVE COUNCIL WHAT WE WANT IN THE BUDGET. I MEAN, JUST, I WOULD ASSUME THAT WE'D HAD AT LEAST THREE WORKSHOPS PUT IN THERE. SO WE ARE, WE WERE AT YOUR SERVICE. SO THESE ARE JUST THE TWO THAT WE HAVE SCHEDULED TOGETHER. AND THAT'S ONE MAYOR. AND THEN WE'D HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, WE PUBLISH THE DRAFT. SO I THINK WE NEED AT LEAST THREE. I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THAT WHATSOEVER. I WILL DEFER TO MY CITY MANAGER ON THREE, BUT I'M SORRY, I APOLOGIZE. I YES, WE WANTED THREE MEETINGS. I'M. THREE BUDGET WORKSHOPS. THAT'S. CAN WE LOOK AT THAT, MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND? OH, YEAH. COHORTS. CAN WE LOOK AT LEAST HAVING THREE. YES. OKAY. WHAT TIME ARE THESE MEETINGS? YEAH. THESE MEETINGS ARE AT 10 A.M. 10 A.M. YES, SIR. YEAH, I KNOW THAT WAS YOU, CITY MANAGER. YOU WANT TO. YEAH. NO, I HAVE FIVE. AT WHAT TIME? SO AT 12. SO AT 10:00. 1030, 10:00 IS FINE. OKAY. OKAY. WOULD YOU. OKAY. SO WE'RE ADDING WE'RE GONNA ADD ANOTHER BUDGET WORKSHOP. YEAH. WE HAD THREE LAST YEAR. WE HAD THREE LAST YEAR. AND I'M, IT'S ON ON YOU GUYS JUST. AUGUST. MAYOR. YES. RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE A BUDGET WORKSHOP SCHEDULED FOR THE WEDNESDAYS. SO AUGUST 5TH IS A WEDNESDAY AND AUGUST 12TH. WEDNESDAY THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19TH. YES. AUGUST 19TH. DO THEY HAVE TO BE SUBJECT JUST TO WEDNESDAY? NO, WE WE CAN, WE CAN. YEAH, WE CAN PUT THEM IN THE SCHEDULE. WE CAN PUT ONE ON THE 11TH AND ONE ON THE 12. YOU WANT TO DO ONE ON 11. DID YOU WANT TO DO THE 11TH. WE HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY. OH WE CAN DO A MONDAY. I'M GOOD WITH MONDAY. MONDAY. ARE YOU MONDAY. I'M PRETTY. YEAH. LET'S. YEAH. WELL YOU HAVE LET'S SEE. WE HAVE THE FIFTH HERE AND THEN THE 12TH. WHAT ABOUT WE COULD DO THE 17TH ON A MONDAY. OKAY. BECAUSE THAT'LL GIVE US THEY HAVE THE DRAFT BUDGET PUBLISHED ON THE 20TH. AND I'M SORRY I OVERLOOKED THAT. I INTENDED TO HAVE THREE THREE BUDGET. I MEAN, LIKE WE DID LAST YEAR FOR CITY COUNCIL. YEAH. 17. YEAH. 17TH. 17TH IS FINE WITH ME. OKAY. I'M DOWN FOR WHATEVER DAY TO GET IT DONE. YEAH, YEAH. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. I THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO MY ATTENTION. I OVERLOOKED IT, I CAN DO AS MANY AS YOU WOULD LIKE. WELL, WELL, WE GOT IT. WE GET THE SHOCKER TREATMENT UP, ST 10:00. WE'LL MAKE SURE TO ADD THAT IN THERE. THANK YOU FOR WHATEVER HAPPENS OR THE RESULTS OF THE FIFTH AND 12TH MEETINGS. AUGUST 20TH. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE INTENTION IS TO DRAFT A THE HAVE THE DRAFT BUDGET PUBLISHED. AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST A DRAFT. AND BETWEEN NOW AND ADOPTION AND BETWEEN THAT TIME AND ADOPTION, THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT CAN CHANGE. AND EVEN YOUR DECISIONS CAN CHANGE. SO DON'T FEEL THAT JUST BECAUSE IT GOT PUBLISHED ON THE 20TH THAT YOU'RE LOCKED IN, YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE NOT LOCKED IN UNTIL THE DAY YOU ADOPT THE BUDGET. AND EVEN ON THAT DAY, SHOULD YOU HAVE A CHANGE THAT DAY, [00:20:02] THAT IS ALSO POSSIBLE AS WELL. BUT THAT IS THE GOAL FOR THE FINANCE TEAM TO GET THAT DRAFT BUDGET PUBLISHED. AND WITH THE CITY MANAGER FOR THAT DAY, WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX ON SEPTEMBER 8TH AND THEN SEPTEMBER 26TH, 22ND. WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET AND THEN ADOPTION OF THE TAX AND THE BUDGET THAT DAY AS WELL. SO THOSE ARE THE IMPORTANT BUDGET DATES THAT I HAVE FOR YOU. AND THAT'S JUST JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND COMING COMING TO YOU. I HAVE AN UP NEXT, WHICH IS THE LAST SLIDE. AND THIS IS WHAT WE ARE PLANNING ON DOING ON THE 5TH OF AUGUST. OKAY, LYNN, I LIKE THIS OUTLINE. THANK YOU. I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE A HEADS UP OF WHAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO ENCOUNTER. SO THANKS. THANKS FOR PREPARING THIS. AND THANK CITY MANAGER FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A WORKSHOP SCHEDULE SO WE CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, UPDATING NEW COUNCIL REMINDING, OH, COUNCIL OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE ABOUT TO FACE. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. THIS HELPS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBERS I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS. SO AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO MOTION FOR AN ADJOURNMENT FOR THIS MEETING SO THAT WE CAN GET PREPARED FOR OUR 4:00 EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. THE AYES HAVE IT. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.