* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [City Council on June 4, 2026.] [00:00:17] GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE WILMER CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER AT 7 0 3. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A WARM WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. YOUR PRESENCE REFLECTS A STRONG COMMITMENT TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENTS, AND WE TRULY VALUE YOUR INTEREST IN THE WORK AND PROGRESS OF OUR CITY. AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK PASTOR HARRIS TO DO INVOCATION. I WILL ASK SERGIO COMPOST TO DO THE ALLEGIANCE. IF YOU CAN STAND, PLEASE STAND. IF NOT, YOU MAY STAY SEATED. LET US PRAY. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE. GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE. WE THANK YOU TO, UH, RIGHT HERE WITH US. AND LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. LORD, I PRAY YOUR BLESSINGS OVER THIS MEETING ON TODAY. GOD, I PRAY, FATHER GOD, THAT YOU BE IN THE MIDST, THAT FATHER, THAT YOUR WILL BE DONE ON TODAY. GOD, I PRAY, LORD, THAT YOU WILL BLESS ALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, THE MAYOR, ALL THE CITY OFFICIALS, AND EVERYONE IN THIS GREAT STATE. GOD. LORD, I PRAY, I PRAY THAT YOU BRING US TOGETHER IN UNITY AND IN LOVE, AND I PRAY ULTIMATELY THAT AFTER ALL THE DECISIONS ARE MADE THAT YOU ARE GLORIFIED. IT'S IN JESUS NAME I PRAY, AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY, WE'RE MOVING ON TO A PRESENTATION ITEM NUMBER ONE, RECOGNITION OF THE WILMER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND MS. GARCIA, ADMINISTRATOR STEVE NORWOOD. OKAY, THANK YOU. UM, THIS IS A, I THINK A FANTASTIC HONOR FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND, UH, BILLY ANDERSON IS HERE REPRESENTING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT THIS IS A SILVER AWARD, UH, FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. AND THIS IS NOT AN AWARD THAT IS TAKEN LIGHTLY. THERE'S GOTTA BE A LOT OF WORK AND TRAINING ON PART OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN VERY GENEROUS IN PROVIDING THEM WITH THE EQUIPMENT AND THE TRAINING NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THIS. AND, UH, THERE'S VERY STRICT, UH, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND IT'S ALL EVIDENCE BASED PROTOCOLS. IT'S VERY TIME SENSITIVE FOR LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY. AND AS YOU'VE HEARD MANY, MANY TIMES, YOU KNOW, IN FOUR MINUTES, UH, YOUR LIFE CAN DRASTICALLY CHANGE. SO, UH, YOU KNOW, THESE GUYS, GUYS HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB. AND, UH, AND WHAT THEY CAN ALSO DO, THEY HAVE WHAT IS CALLED PRE-ARRIVAL NOTIFICATIONS TO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIANS. SO THEY'RE IN REAL TIME CONTACTING, UH, WITH THE HOSPITAL. SO WHEN THEY GET THERE, THE HOSPITAL KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT TO DO. SO THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME RECEIVING THIS AWARD, AND YOU CAN'T GET THE GOLD MEDAL WHEN YOU GET THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME. SO, UH, HOPEFULLY WE CAN LOOK AT GETTING THAT DONE NEXT YEAR. BUT FOR THIS COMMUNITY, THE SIZE IT IS TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THIS, AND THIS IS FROM THE HEART ASSOCIATION. THIS IS NOT TALKING ABOUT BROKEN BONES. THIS IS NOT TALKING ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE. IT'S DEALING WITH CARDIAC AND STROKE AND THOSE KIND OF SITUATIONS. SO REALLY GREAT JOB FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. BILLY, YOU CAN, THERE'S ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT, PLEASE DO. BUT THIS IS A, I THINK A FANTASTIC BUT AWARD FOR THIS COMMUNITY, AND IT'S NOT BE TAKEN LIVELY AT ALL. UH, WE WANT TO THANK THE, THE COUNCIL AND MS. NORWOOD FOR THE SUPPORT THAT WE RECEIVED FROM Y'ALL. UM, LIKE YOU SAID, THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WE RECEIVED THIS. WE HOPE TO CONTINUE ON THIS YEAR, UM, RECEIVE THE GOLD MEDAL OR THE GOLD BOARD NEXT YEAR. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. AND PLEASE TELL ALL OF THE OFFICERS WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING THEY DO. THANK [00:05:12] ITEM NUMBER TWO, PRESENTATION OF THE SECOND QUARTER FINANCIALS. AS OF MARCH 31ST, 2026, MS. PATRICIA OPERATES CONSULTING FINANCE DIRECTOR. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE AGAIN TONIGHT. AND WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT SECOND QUARTER FINANCIALS, WHICH GO THROUGH MARCH 31ST, 2026. SO AS OF MARCH 31ST, WE ARE AT 50% OF THE BUDGET, YOU KNOW, 50% OF THE WAY, HALFWAY DONE WITH THE FISCAL YEAR. AND SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND, THE FIRST SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY TAXES YEAR TO DATE ARE, ARE COMING IN RIGHT ON TARGET AT 104.2%. NOW, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE, UH, TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR MAKES ADJUSTMENTS. OKAY? SO SOMETIMES THERE ARE, UM, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE GO AND PROTEST THEIR TAXES, SO WE NEED TO PAY SOME MONEY BACK SOMETIMES, WHICH HAS HAPPENED THIS FISCAL YEAR. SO YOU'LL SEE IN APRIL'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT NUMBER GO DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT. OKAY? SO, UM, THAT'S VERY NORMAL FOR ALL CITIES, BUT, UM, WE ARE ALWAYS COLLECTING THE PROPERTY TAXES AT A HUNDRED PERCENT, WHICH IS WONDERFUL FOR A SMALL TOWN. AND SO THE SALES TAXES ARE ALSO COMING IN PRETTY HIGH, AND IT'S, IT'S A GOOD SIGN. UM, I'M PREDICTING MAYBE $700,000 OVER WHAT WE PROJECTED FOR THE YEAR. UM, SO IT, IT LOOKS REALLY FAVORABLE FOR, UM, FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. I THINK WE'RE GONNA END IN A REALLY GOOD NOTE. UH, BUT THAT'S JUST MY PROJECTION. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT ABOUT 64% OF SALES TAXES THAT'RE BUDGETED. AND AS YOU CAN RECALL, WE ARE ALWAYS A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEHIND BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THE SALES TAXES ARE COLLECTED. OKAY? SO TWO MONTHS LATER, WE RECEIVE OUR SALES TAXES FROM THE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE SENT IN ALL THE INFORMATION TO THE COMPTROLLER. SO THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS. FRANCHISE TAXES, THAT ABOUT 25%. WE USUALLY GET, UM, A COUPLE OF FRANCHISE FEE PAYERS KIND OF IN THE AUGUST TIMEFRAME. SO YOU'LL BE SEEING THAT COMING IN DURING THE SUMMER. UM, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE TAXES LOOKS PRETTY GOOD AT 71% LICENSES AND PERMITS LOOKING REALLY GOOD AT 58% CHARGES FOR CURRENT SERVICES. ALSO, UM, 83%. AND THAT CHARGES FOR CURRENT SERVICES ALSO INCLUDES LIKE YOUR AMBULANCE AND, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT THE CITY BILLS FOR. OKAY. AND THE, UM, HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES PAY FOR THAT FINES AND FORFEITURES ALSO AT AROUND 46% OTHER INCOME, AND IT'S JUST $30,000. AND THAT COULD BE ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, AND WE JUST PUT IT THERE BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE SOME KIND OF REFUND THAT WE WERE OWED OR MAYBE AN INSURANCE CLAIM OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE. INTEREST EARNED. WE ARE AT, UM, 142%, AND I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN THAT, THAT WE ARE NOW EARNING SOME INTEREST IN THE INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS BECAUSE I HAVE MOVED A BIG PORTION OF WHAT WE HAD AT THE LOCAL BANK OVER TO THE INVESTMENT POOLS SO THAT THE CITY CAN NOW EARN INTEREST. AND THE REASON THAT I CAN DO THAT NOW IS BECAUSE YOU ALL APPROVED AN INVESTMENT POLICY THAT ALLOWS ME TO DO THAT FOR YOU NOW, WHEREAS THE CITY DIDN'T HAVE ONE BEFORE. OKAY? SO NOW WE HAVE PARAMETERS AND EVERYTHING SO THAT, UM, IT ALLOWS ME TO MAXIMIZE THAT INTEREST REVENUE FOR THE CITY'S, UM, CASH, WHEREAS IT WASN'T GETTING ANYTHING BEFORE. NOW YOU CAN SEE THE INVESTMENT POLICY ONLINE, IT'S ALL, ALL ON THE FINANCE PAGE, SO THE PUBLIC CAN GO AND REAP THAT INVESTMENT POLICY. OKAY? SO THAT'S WHY THAT'S LOOKING REALLY GOOD, AND IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK BETTER AND BETTER, UM, ESPECIALLY AS WE GO THROUGH ALL OF THE RFPS THAT WE SENT OUT TO ALL THE BANKING INSTITUTIONS, IF YOU REMEMBER. UH, WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THAT PROCESS, SO WE HAVE QUITE A FEW BANKS THAT WERE CALLING ME TO SET UP MEETINGS BECAUSE THEY'RE INTERESTED IN BIDDING. UM, THERE ARE SERVICES TO THE CITY, AND IT JUST, IT WAS GREAT. IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION THAT, UM, I HAD ALONG WITH OUR BANKING CONSULTANTS WITH THEM. SO WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT TO COUNCIL SOMETIME THIS SUMMER. [00:10:01] OKAY. UM, AND PATRICIA, JUST WANT TO STOP YOU THERE. YOU KNOW, WE WA WE WATCH ALL OF OUR REVENUES, BUT A LOT OF 'EM NOT MOST OF 'EM ARE PRETTY MUCH ON AUTOPILOT. I MEAN, WE KNOW PROPERTY TAXES, WE'RE GONNA BE IN THE 96, 90 8% RANGE, BUT MOST CITIES, SALES TAX IS THE MOST KIND OF A, I GUESS, UH, UNCERTAINTY. MM-HMM . UH, IT'S BASED ON BUSINESSES, IT'S BASED ON WEATHER, IT'S BASED ON, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC ACTIVITY. AND SOME TAXPAYERS, WE GET BIG QUARTER CHECKS AND, AND THEN SOME PEOPLE PAY MONTHLY. SOME PEOPLE PAY ONCE A YEAR. SO WE REALLY WATCH THAT QUARTER CHECK. 'CAUSE THAT GETS, THOSE ARE SIGNIFICANT, BUT, UH, THE SALES TAX OUT OF ALL OF OUR REVENUES IS PROBABLY THE ONE WE WATCHED THE CLOSEST AND IS WITHOUT QUESTION THE MOST CYCLICAL. YES. AND IN A LOT OF CITIES, THE SALES TAX REVENUE IS NOT THAT HIGH. IF YOU LOOK AT OTHER CITIES, THEY WISH THEY COULD HAVE THIS TIME OF REVENUE. WHEN I CAME HERE AND I LOOKED AT THE FINAL, I THOUGHT, WOW, THIS IS NICE, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY HAVE SUCH A HIGH SALES TAX REVENUE. UM, SO THAT'S A GOOD THING. INTERGOVERNMENTAL IS JUST MAYBE LIKE A GRANT OR, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE ANYTHING. AND SO WE HAVE LIKE $9,300 IN THERE OVERALL. UM, THE END OF MARCH WE HAVE, UM, 16 MILLION, UM, 86,903 AT ABOUT 84% OF BUDGETED REVENUE. SO WE'RE LOOKING VERY, VERY GOOD SO FAR FOR THE GENERAL FUND REVENUES. AND THEN, UH, BROKEN DOWN AT THE BOTTOM IN THE DARK BLUE, YOU'LL SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS THAT WE HAVE FOR EXPENDITURES. AND YOU HAVE THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT AT AROUND 41%. PUBLIC SAFETY IS AT 52%. COMMUNITY SERVICES, 21%, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AT 64.76%. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES PERMITTING AND IT KIND OF BALANCES ITSELF OUT BECAUSE, UM, WE CHARGE, YOU KNOW, FOR THE PERMITS OF THESE BIG DEVELOPERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND THEN WE PAY OUT, UM, UH, A, UM, A, A FIRM THAT GOES AND DOES ALL OF OUR BUILDING INSPECTIONS AND SO FORTH. SO, AND THEN THE CITY KEEP, KEEPS SOME REVENUE AS WELL. SO THAT'S KIND OF, YOU KNOW, THEY GO HAND IN HAND TOGETHER. SO THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES ARE ABOUT $7.6 MILLION FOR THE QUARTER AT ABOUT 45.81% WITH AN, UM, INCOME OF $8.4 MILLION. SO THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE ENDING IN MARCH. OKAY. LOOKING SPECTACULAR SO FAR THIS YEAR. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR ON THE GENERAL FUND? NO. WE HAVE $8.4 MILLION IN THE GENERAL FUND RIGHT HERE, IS IT? YES. WHICH IS WONDERFUL BECAUSE WE KEEP IT IN THAT SAVINGS ACCOUNT, LIKE I MENTIONED IN, IN THE LOGIC OR INVESTMENT POOL. AND SO AS THE YEAR GOES THROUGH AND WE KNOW WE'RE NO LONGER RECEIVING PROPERTY TAX REVENUE, SO WE PULL FROM THERE TO PAY ALL THE BILLS. OKAY. AND THEN AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE TRUE IT OUT, YOU KNOW, WE RECONCILE EVERYTHING AND THEN THAT'S WHEN WE KNOW THIS IS HOW MUCH WE HAVE LEFT OVER. OKAY. JUST AT THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH INTEREST THAT MONEY IS MAKING? THIS? LIKE TWO, ABOUT 3.77%. AND, AND WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THAT IN THE INVESTMENT REPORT THAT I'LL PRESENT NEXT. OKAY. SO THAT'S THE GENERAL FUND. NEXT IS THE WATER AND SEWER FUND. AND WATER SALES REVENUES ARE ABOUT 43% RIGHT NOW. SEWER, UH, CHARGES ARE ABOUT 50%. AND THEN THERE'S PENALTIES CHARGED FOR, UM, 64% OF THE BUDGETED, UH, REVENUES THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS YEAR. TOTAL, UH, SERVICES ABOUT $8.4 MILLION. AND, UM, WE ALSO HAVE, UM, THE OTHER INCOME, WHICH IS FOR INTEREST AND SO FORTH, TOTAL IN, UH, TOTAL INCOME FOR, UH, ENDING MARCH 31ST IS ABOUT $1.9 MILLION. AND THEN THE TOTAL EXPENSES FOR THE QUARTER ARE ABOUT 2.4 MILLION. UM, SOME TRANSFERS IN THAT 67,946 ARE JUST, UM, TRANSFERS OF THE 2021 TAX NOTE TO PAY FOR ANY OF THE WILMER MAINE FORCE PROJECT THAT FRIES AND NICHOLS IS, IS DOING RIGHT NOW. UM, SO JUST TO, JUST TO INTERRUPT AGAIN ON, BECAUSE THE WATER AND SEWER FUND, IT'S, I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT GO INTO IT. UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF WATER SALES IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH. APRIL AND MAY. WE GET A LOT OF SPRING RAIN. PEOPLE AREN'T WATERING AS MUCH, SO THE REVENUES [00:15:01] ARE GOING DOWN COME JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST. IT, YOU KNOW, IT GOES UP AND IT'S, IT'S AS FAR AS GETTING INTO, IF IT RAINS ON FRIDAY, IT KILLS OUR WATER CELLS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. IF IT RAINS ON MONDAY, THERE'S NOT MUCH OF AN IMPACT. SO THOSE ARE ALL FACTORS THAT GO IN. IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT SOUNDS LIKE, YOU KNOW, IS IT THAT BIG A DEAL? WELL, WHEN YOU'RE IN THE BUSINESS TO SELL WATER, IT'S JUST LIKE IF YOU'RE RUNNING A GOLF COURSE, YOU'RE DEPENDENT ON MOTHER NATURE AND JUST LIKE US, WE'VE GOT A SYSTEM TO RUN. SO WE WATCH ALL OF THOSE TRENDS VERY CAREFULLY. YES. THANK YOU, STEVE. SO THE, UM, INCOME OVER, UNDER EXPENSES RIGHT NOW IS NEGATIVE 415,000 6 0 8. THAT IS DUE TO CAPITAL OUTLAY. AND I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS WHEN I PRESENT, UM, THERE ARE SOME GRANTS THAT WERE PENDING THAT WILL REIMBURSE US FOR THAT. SO THAT'S FOR THE THIRD STREET WATER IMPROVEMENTS, THAT'S A, UH, CDVG GRANT. AND WE DID GET THE CHECK. I JUST GOT, UM, WORD OF THAT. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT IN MAY , YOU'LL SEE THAT COMING IN MAY. SO THAT WON'T BE NEGATIVE ANYMORE. AND THEN, UM, WE'RE WORKING ON THE EPA WASTEWATER GRANT RIGHT NOW SO THAT THEY CAN HELP THE CITY IN PAYING FOR THAT BIG PROJECT. OKAY, SO THAT'S THE WATER AND SEWER FUND. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? ALRIGHT, NEXT IS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. CDC GETS ALL OF THEIR REVENUE FROM SALES TAXES, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'RE DOING VERY WELL. UM, THEY ALSO HAVE SOME SPECIAL EVENTS DONATIONS THAT WE HAD IN THE PAST. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE, UH, THE TOTAL REVENUE FOR THEM, INCLUDING INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUE, IS $2.1 MILLION. THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RE REVENUE THERE, IT'S, IT IS, IT'S A TECH STOCK GRANT THAT WE JUST CLOSED. SO THEY FINALLY SENT IN THE MONEY, AND SO WE ARE PUTTING IT THERE NOW, THE $73,000. AND THAT WAS FOR THE GREEN RIBBON, UH, PROJECT. OKAY. SO, UH, THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR THEM WERE JUST UNDER A MILLION DOLLARS, 950,000. AND THEY HAVE A NET INCOME OF ABOUT $1.2 MILLION AS OF MARCH 31ST, DOING VERY WELL IN THE CDC. NEXT IS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, SAME AS THE CDC. THEY DERIVE THEIR REVENUE FROM THE SALES TAXES. SO THEY HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF REVENUE, $1.9 MILLION IN SALES TAXES. THEY'VE GOT SOME MISCELLANEOUS INCOME INTEREST OF ABOUT $48,000. AND THEN THEY HAVE, THEIR TOTAL EXPENDITURE IS SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY TWO FOUR TEN, AND THEIR TOTAL INCOME IS ABOUT $1.3 MILLION FOR MARCH 31ST. SO ALSO VERY GOOD, VERY WELL, UM, CORPORATIONS ARE DOING PRETTY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE FINANCIALS? NO, AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE, CURRENTLY WE USE QUICKBOOKS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, AND IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME FOR STAFF TO INPUT EVERYTHING IN THERE FROM ALL THE SUBSIDIARY LEDGERS. UM, OCTOBER 1ST, WE WILL HAVE A FULL ERP YES, , UM, WORKING WITH, UH, EDMONDSVILLE TECH, AND THEY ARE MIGRATING US OVER TO A TRUE ERP. AND SO WE'RE STARTING THE FINANCIAL MODULE. AND SO THE FINANCIAL MODULE WILL GO LIVE AND, UM, OCTOBER 1ST. AND SO KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT EVERYTHING GOES WELL, AND THEN WE'LL BE LOOKING AT OTHER MODULES THAT THEY HAVE SO THAT WE CAN INCORPORATE IT SO THAT EVERYTHING IS IN ONE AND WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING MANUALLY ANYMORE. BUT THAT TAKES A WHILE, YOU KNOW, IT'S A, IT'S QUITE A PROCESS TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT, THAT HEADS UP THAT, UM, IT'LL HELP IN HAVING STAFF, UH, RUN REPORTS AND IT'LL BE A LOT FASTER TO GET EVERYTHING TO COUNCIL AND EVERYTHING. UM, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT TAKES A TEAM OF THREE PEOPLE TO COMPILE ALL OF THE INFORMATION FROM THE UTILITY SYSTEM AND THEN THE PERMITTING SYSTEM, AND THEN THE COURT SYSTEM. AND WE HAVE TO HAND KEY ALL THE REPORTS INTO QUICKBOOKS, WHICH WAS NOT BUILT FOR GOVERNMENT. AND THEN ONCE ALL OF THAT IS DONE, THEN I HAVE TO REVIEW ALL OF IT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING TIES TOGETHER AND EVERYTHING LOOKS NICE AND THERE'S NO ERRORS AND SO FORTH. THEN WE RUN THE REPORTS. OKAY. SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP AND THAT'S, THAT'S HOW IT WORKS. OKAY. BUT HOPEFULLY IN OCTOBER, OUR WORK WILL BE UNTIL YOU, UNTIL YOU SAY IT'S OKAY. IT'S NOT OKAY. . YEAH. SO THAT'S, THAT'S MY LITTLE, UM, UPDATE ON THE FINANCIALS AND ALL THAT. [00:20:01] SO I'LL STAY UP HERE 'CAUSE THERE'S, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, NO. I'LL LEAVE FOR RIGHT NOW. AND THANKS A LOT, PATRICIA, FOR DOING A GOOD JOB. TRYING TO GET US UP TO PAR. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PATRICIA, FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU. OKAY, FORWARD ITEM NUMBER THREE, PRESENTATION OF THE SECOND QUARTER INVESTMENT REPORT AS PATRICIA OFFERS. OKAY, SO HERE'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO DELVE INTO THE CASH. SO THESE REPORTS ARE ALSO UPLOADED TO THE WEBSITE RIGHT AFTER I PRESENT TO COUNSEL, SO THAT WE, WE ARE WORKING FOR TRANSPARENCY. ONE OF, OF THE TASKS THAT I WAS GIVEN WHEN I CAME HERE WAS TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT, PUT MORE THINGS ON THE WEB, YOU KNOW, HAVE EVERYTHING THERE. MY GOAL, HOPEFULLY IS TO VERY SOON IN THE FUTURE HAVE A TRANSPARENCY STAR AWARD FROM THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE. SO I'VE BEEN LOOKING INTO THAT. WHAT ELSE DO WE NEED TO PUT OUT THERE? YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH STAFF AND GETTING ALL THAT INFORMATION COMPILED SO THAT EVERYTHING'S NICE AND LAID OUT FOR EVERYONE. WE HAVE THE CHECK REGISTERS OUT THERE. WE HAVE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, INVESTMENT REPORTS, THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS, EVERYTHING. I'M UPLOADING EVERYTHING. SO, UM, THIS INVESTMENT REPORT WILL BE THERE AS WELL. THIS IS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER. THIS IS REQUIRED BY, UM, THE STATE. IT IS A STATE LAW WHERE WE HAVE TO COME AND PRESENT TO COUNCIL EVERY QUARTER THE STATUS OF THE CITY'S INVESTMENT. SO IN YOUR FIRST PAGE THAT YOU SEE THERE, I HAVE COMPILED A TABLE WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE BANK, THE FUND, THE NAME OF THE ACCOUNT, WHAT THE BALANCE WAS BEGINNING IN JANUARY, AND WHAT THE BALANCE WAS ON MARCH 31ST. SO THE BANK, CSB IS YOUR LOCAL BANK. THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE, UM, OUR OPERATING ACCOUNTS AND CHECKING ACCOUNTS ARE THERE. THAT'S WHERE WE PAY ALL OF OUR BILLS, AND THAT'S WHERE WE PAY THE EMPLOYEES OUT OF. SO WE BEGAN THE YEAR AT $18.1 MILLION. THERE WERE IN THE COURSE OF BUSINESS ABOUT $11 MILLION IN WITHDRAWALS, TRANSFERS, SO FORTH. AND, UM, INTEREST $1,138. AND AT THE END OF THE QUARTER, WE HAVE ABOUT $7.1 MILLION IN THE LOCAL BANK. OKAY? REGIONS BANK, THE ONE THAT YOU SEE RIGHT BELOW IT IS A RESTRICTED ACCOUNT. AND THAT ACCOUNT THAT SAYS CAPITAL FUND, CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT, BACK IN THE DAY WHEN THE CITY ISSUED DEBT, THAT MONEY COMES IN AND IT HAS TO BE PLACED IN A RESTRICTED ACCOUNT WHERE YOU CAN'T BE CUTTING CHECKS OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN WHAT IT WAS INTENDED FOR. SO, UM, YOU SEE THE 2021 CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT STARTED WITH $5 MILLION AND WITH ABOUT $5,010,000. UM, WE DID, UH, A TRANSFER INTO THE WATER AND SEWER FUND TO PAY FOR SOME EXPENSES FOR THE THAT WASTEWATER PROJECT. AND THE 2022 CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT IS, AS YOU CAN SEE, ALMOST DEPLETED THERE BY $735. THAT WAS TO PAY FOR, UM, THE TWO MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WE'VE HAD GOING, UM, THE PUBLIC WORKS AND THE POLICE, UM, BUILDING. SO THAT IS, UH, RES BANK. THE NEXT PAGE YOU CAN SEE, UH, WHAT WE CALL INVESTMENT POOLS. AND THE CITY PARTICIPATES IN TWO TYPES OF INVESTMENT POOLS. THERE'S ONE CALLED LOGIC AND ONE CALLED TECHSTAR. AND THIS IS THE TYPE OF ACCOUNT WHERE A BUNCH OF CITIES PUT THEIR MONEY INTO THIS POOL TO MAXIMIZE THEIR REVENUE AND THEIR INTEREST AND ALL THAT. WHAT I DO WHEN I, UH, PREPARE THE INVESTMENT REPORT, AS I TAKE ALL THE DIFFERENT INTERESTS THAT HAS BEEN EARNED AND ALL THE DIFFERENT BANKING INSTITUTIONS, AND I HAVE A BENCHMARK, AND THE BENCHMARK IS THE T BILL. SO I GO AND I COMPARE FROM JANUARY TO MARCH 31ST, WHAT WERE THE RATES FOR THE TBI? AND THEN THAT'S THE BENCHMARK THAT I USE. YOU KNOW, ARE WE A LOT LOWER? ARE WE HIGHER? WHAT'S GOING ON? SO THAT'S, THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS. SO IN LOGIC, WE HAD, UM, $3.4 MILLION STARTING JANUARY 1ST. MARCH 31ST, WE HAD $23.3 MILLION THAT IS DUE TO THE INVESTMENT POLICY BEING, UM, APPROVED. AND SO I STARTED MOVING MONEY OVER THERE SO THAT WE COULD MAXIMIZE OUR INTEREST. SO THAT'S LAUNCH. THE NEXT PAGE IS TECHSTAR WORKS THE SAME WAY. [00:25:01] WE STARTED OFF WITH $8 MILLION, 8 MILLION 96, 230, AND THEN WE ENDED WITH 8 MILLION 1 69, 8 85. TECHSTAR EARNS JUST A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN LOGIC. SO I MOVE INTO LOGIC INSTEAD, WE HAVE TECHSTAR THERE AND THEN I, I KEEP AN EYE ON, UM, THE DIFFERENT BALANCES AND SEEING WHO PAYS WHAT AND THEN, YOU KNOW, ALLOCATE IT ACCORDINGLY. AS YOU ALLOCATE THAT MONEY. ARE YOU SET TO A TIMEFRAME LIKE SIX MONTHS, THREE MONTHS, OR A YEAR BEFORE YOU CAN MOVE IT AGAIN? NO. OKAY, SO YOU CAN MOVE IT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. ANY TIME, YEAH. OKAY. SO THE TOTAL HOLDINGS, THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART. BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST OF TOTAL HOLDINGS IN BANK ACCOUNTS FOR THE CITY WAS $36 MILLION. AND AT MARCH 31ST WE HAD $43.5 MILLION. ALRIGHT, THE SECOND PAGE, THIS IS YOUR INVENTORY HOLDINGS REPORT FOR THE CITY OF WILMER PORTFOLIO. AND THIS PAGE HERE IS ALSO REQUIRED BY THE STATE. YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT IN THIS FORMAT TO SHOW THE PUBLIC AND COUNCIL WHAT IS IT THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PORTFOLIO. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SECURITY TYPE, YOU KNOW, IN SOME CITIES HAVE CDS, SOME OF 'EM INVEST IN WHATEVER. THE CITY OF WILMER IS VERY SIMPLE. WE DON'T WANT TO DELVE INTO ALL OF THAT BECAUSE YOU USUALLY HAVE TO HAVE, UM, AN ACCOUNTANT THAT IS JUST DOING THAT, LOOKING AT INVESTMENTS. AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF STAFF. AND I ALWAYS RECOMMEND, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT'S A SMALL TOWN, LET'S KEEP IT SIMPLE, YOU KNOW, MAXIMIZE THE REVENUE AND ALL THAT. SO THE DDA IS A, YOU KNOW, DEMAND DEPOSIT, WHICH IS AT THE, UM, LOCAL BANK, AND THEN THE CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS IS THE CA AND THEN THE POOLS. AND THAT'S THE GIST OF, UM, THE PORTFOLIO FOR THE CITY. AND YOU'LL SEE THE DIFFERENT RATES THERE, UM, FOR EACH TYPE OF INSTRUMENT. AND I TAKE ALL THOSE RATES AND I TAKE AN AVERAGE OF IT. AND IN THE LAST PAGE, YOU WILL SEE ANOTHER REPORT THAT IS ALSO, UM, REQUIRED. AND IT, THERE'S A STATEMENT THERE. IT'S FROM FULL COMPLIANCE OF THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT. IT SHOWS YOU OUR BEGINNING BOOK VALUE AND MARKET VALUE, WHICH I WENT OVER 36 MILLION. AND THEN OUR ENDING BOOK VALUE, MARKET VALUE, 43.5 MILLION. UM, THERE WAS NOTHING FANCY ABOUT THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO, UM, WHEN YOU TAKE THE AVERAGE YIELD FOR THE CITY FOR THE QUARTER, IS THAT 3.411? I COMPARED IT TO THE SIX MONTH TBI AND IT'S 3.648. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN, UM, THE T BILL. SO NOT TOO CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. YOU KNOW, WE STILL GOT A GOOD, UM, INTEREST EARNINGS AND ONCE, YOU KNOW, WE GO INTO GETTING A NEW BANK AND, YOU KNOW, GETTING A NEW DEPOSITORY CONTRACT, AND WE'LL START TO SEE THAT INTEREST A LOT HIGHER. THAT'S IT FOR THE INVESTMENT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE INVESTMENTS? ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM. NO. MS. KEITH, SIR. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANKS. WE IN BETTER SECOND THAN WE WERE BEFORE. OH, GOD, YES, THAT AMEN. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT. UH, THERE IS A SPECIAL MEETING THAT WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH, 2026 AT 6:30 PM AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. I'M NOT SURE. OH, SHE'S, SHE'S BACK THERE IN THE CORNER. WHY AREN'T YOU UP HERE TELLING ABOUT THE EVENTS? SAY IT AGAIN, MAYOR, WE DIDN'T HEAR YOU BACK HERE. UM, YOU CAN HEAR YOU. HELLO EVERYBODY. THE COMMUNITY EVENTS THIS MONTH IN JUNE, UM, JUNE 17TH, WE ARE CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH OUTSIDE HERE, UM, FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM PLEASE COME AND JOIN US ON, UH, FRIDAY, [00:30:01] JUNE 26TH. WE'LL HAVE OUR, UM, ANNUAL SPARKS SHOW, UM, DRONE AND FIREWORK SHOW OUTSIDE OF, UH, IT'S 200 BLACKWELL, UM, BEHIND DENNY'S IN THAT VACANT PARKING LOT OVER THERE. WE'LL BE THERE FROM FIVE TO 10. AND THEN ON SATURDAY, JUNE 27TH, UM, PARKLAND HEALTH FAIR IS GONNA BE OUT HERE WITH THEIR MAMMOGRAM TRUCK, UM, FROM SEVEN TO NOON OUTSIDE. UM, THEN AFTER THAT WE'LL HAVE A HEALTH FAIR. THAT HEALTH FAIR IS FROM 10 UNTIL TWO THAT DAY AS WELL ON JUNE 27TH. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL HERE. I'M EXCITED. THANK YOU, MA'AM. DO WE HAVE ANY? YES, WE DO. WE DO HAVE THREE, UH, CITIZEN COMMENTS. UM, THE FIRST ONE IS DR. EMANUEL WEALTHY, AND MS. MANUEL, MS. EMANUEL, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS DR. EMMANUEL, WEALTHY MAYFIELD. I LIVE AT 10 12 HIGH VIEW DRIVE, HUTCHINS, TEXAS. UH, CONGRATULATIONS MR. MS. GARCIA AND YOUR PLACEMENT ON COUNCIL. UH, I JUST WANT TO SAY REAL BRIEFLY, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A PARTICULAR ITEM, UH, NUMBER EIGHT, TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE CARL SHERMAN CONSULTING AGREEMENT. I'M NOT SURE TO THE MAGNITUDE THAT'S BEEN PULLED. HUH? THAT'S BEEN PULLED. OH, YOU DONE PULLED IT? YES, MA'AM. WELL, I HAD SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT I WANT TO SAY GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD AND SAY . I WAS JUST GONNA TELL YOU THAT IT'S BEEN PULLED. IT'S BEEN PULLED, BUT WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT TONIGHT. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? RIGHT. OKAY. WELL, I GET TWO OF MY MINUTES BACK TO SAY, ANYWAY. UM, I FEEL WHEN YOU'RE IN THIS POSITION AS MAYOR AND COUNCIL, YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR OUR CITY. YOU'RE TRYING TO POSITION OURSELVES IN TRYING TO ANSWER THE NEEDS OF ALL OF THE CITIZENS THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND I FEEL LIKE WHEN YOU HIRED THE CARL HORMAN COM, UH, ORGANIZATION, COMPANY TO PETITION FOR DIFFERENT COMPANIES TO COME, ESPECIALLY A GROCERY STORE TO COME TO OUR CITY, WE CAN HEAR THAT EVERY DAY. WE GOT ALL THAT IN COMMON THAT WE WANNA SEE THAT. BUT IT TAKES MORE THAN JUST GOING TO DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS AND GOING TO DIFFERENT GROCERY STORES AND ASKING THEM TO COME. THERE'S SO MANY LEGOS TO PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. I THOUGHT Y'ALL DIDN'T KNOW THAT, BUT SINCE YOU DONE PULLED IT FROM THE ITEM, I THINK MAYBE YOU HAVE A BETTER CLUE ON WHAT'S NEEDED TO TAKE PLACE. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT HAS CONNECTIONS WITH, UM, LEGISLATOR, WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT HAS CONNECTIONS WITH CONGRESS, AND WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT HAS CONNECTIONS WHO'S BEEN MAYOR BEFORE COUNCIL BEFORE, AND ALSO SERVES AS A CITY ADMINISTRATOR, THEY UNDERSTAND ALL THE DYNAMICS THAT GOES INTO THAT PLACE. AND YOU SPEND ALMOST A LIFETIME TRYING TO BUILD THE CONNECTIONS NECESSARY TO DO JUST THIS ONE PROJECT. IT WAS SEEM THAT BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING A, A HOSPITAL BILL HERE AND WE'RE HAVING A GAS STATION BILL HERE, THAT GROCERY STORES ARE GONNA BEG TO COME. AND IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS, AS IT WAS SEEN. AND YOU NEED SOMEONE, UH, THAT'S A MASTER MARKSMAN IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN. AND I FELT LIKE THE CARL SHERMAN, UH, ORGANIZATION DID THAT. BUT SINCE YOU DECIDED TO PULL THAT, I'M GONNA LEAVE IT JUST LIKE THAT. AND I'M GONNA SAY I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU. THANK YOU. HAVE A BLESSED STATE. UH, NUMBER TWO IS GONNA BE MS. FELICIA IVORY. FELICIA IVORY. OKAY. IS THERE A MS. IVORY? HERE, GO ENTER IT. I CAN READ HER COMMENT IF YOU WANT. I CAN READ HER COMMENT IF CALL THE NEXT ONE. OKAY. THE NEXT ONE'S GONNA BE MS. DARLENE REAN TRYON. I DON'T APOLOGIZE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MA'AM. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DARLENE TRYON. I LIVE AT 1601 MILLERS FERRY ROAD, WILMER, TEXAS. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. YEARS, BUT I APPLIED FOR A POSITION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THAT POSITION SO THAT I CAN BETTER SERVE MY COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. [00:35:01] THANK YOU, MA'AM. WE WILL BE FILLING THOSE POSITIONS BEFORE LAW. THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL. THAT'S IT? YES. OKAY. OKAY. THIS IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 2ND, 2026 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING. APRIL 16TH, 2026. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING. MAY 7TH, 2026. CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING. AND MAY 12TH, 2026. CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING. CAN Y'ALL MOVE THE MICS CLOSER SO WE CAN HEAR BACK HERE? HERE. OH, THE MIC'S NOT WORKING. THAT Y'ALL HAVE THE MIC. Y'ALL CAN'T HEAR US? NO. OKAY. WE'VE GOT NEW MICS UP HERE. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING, WORKING BETTER. OKAY. I CAN REPEAT. ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PICK UP. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW SAYING, OKAY. CONSENT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 2ND, 2026. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING. APRIL 16TH, 2026. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING. MAY 7TH, 2026. CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING. AND MAY 12TH, 2026. CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING COUNCIL, PLEASE MAKE A MOTION ON THIS. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I JUST HAVE ONE STATEMENT TO MAKE THOSE I WISH WE COULD GET THESE MONTHLY INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, 4, 4, 2 MONTHS AT A TIME. AND YOU KNOW, THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL MEETING FOR AND SAY ON THE TOP ORDER APPROVE. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MAY I SECOND? THANK YOU BOTH. ALL FOUR? YES. YES. YES. THANK YOU. AND THEY ARE APPROVED. OKAY. PUBLIC HEARING SLASH ACTION ITEM NUMBER FIVE, CONSIDER RESOLUTION R 2 0 2 6 DASH 0 6 0 4 A TO AWARD FORS AND MASAR, LLP, THE CONTRACT TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL AUDITING SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF WILMER FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 WITH ANNUAL RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 20 27, 20 28, 20 29, AND 2030. AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO SIGN THE CONTRACT. MS. PATRICIA ALRIDGE, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM, THIS IS ONE OF THE TASKS THAT, UM, I WAS HIRED TO DO, IS TO GET EVERYTHING INTO COMPLIANCE AND, UM, HAVE A SET OF PROFESSIONALS BE LOOKING AT THE FINANCIALS EVERY FIVE YEARS. UM, THE PREVIOUS, UM, WELL, THE CURRENT AUDITORS, FOX BIRD AND COMPANY HAVE BEEN THE CITY'S AUDITORS FOR SEVEN YEARS. OKAY. AND ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB, I ADVISE THEM THAT THE CITY IS NOT GOING TO BE EXERCISING ITS RIGHT TO GO OUT AND REQUEST PROPOSALS, WHICH I DID. SO I INVITED FIVE DIFFERENT FIRMS FROM AROUND THE DALLAS AREA THAT WOULD, UM, CONSIDER, YOU KNOW, DOING AN AUDIT FOR A CITY THIS SIZE. SO TWO OF THEM DID ON THE, UM, PROPOSAL. ONE OF 'EM WAS THE CURRENT AUDITORS. MM-HMM . . I INVITED THEM AGAIN. UM, AND THE OTHER ONE, WHICH I WAS VERY SURPRISED IS FORBIS MASAR. FORBIS MASAR IS A VERY LARGE CPA FIRM, AND THEY SUBMITTED A REALLY FANTASTIC PROPOSAL. UM, AND, UM, WE HAVE SOME SCORING SHEETS THAT YOU'LL SEE IN YOUR PACKET THAT FINANCE STAFF WENT THROUGH. AND WE PREPARED BOTH OF 'EM. WE GAVE THEM BOTH A FAIR REVIEW, A FAIR CHANCE, AND, UM, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WAS ARE THEY FOLLOWING ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT WE GAVE, UM, IN HOW TO SUBMIT THEIR PROPOSAL. AND THE CURRENT, UM, AUDITORS DID NOT, THEY DID NOT SUBMIT AN ELECTRONIC VERSION. SO WE TOOK OFF POINTS FOR THAT. OKAY, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO READ WHAT WE WANT YOU TO DO. AND, UM, THEY DIDN'T DO THAT. SO WE TOOK OFF POINTS FOR THAT. THE REST WAS BASED ON A SET OF FACTORS. AND, UM, SOME OF 'EM WERE, [00:40:01] UM, YOU KNOW, DID THEY ADHERE TO THE RFP REQUIREMENTS, THE MANDATORY ELEMENTS, TECHNICAL QUALITY SUCH AS EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCE, AUDIT APPROACH, RESPONSIVENESS, UM, THE PRICING, YOU KNOW, DO THEY HAVE LICENSES, IMPLEMENTATION, ONGOING COSTS, UM, ALL ALL OF THAT, UM, WAS VERY IMPORTANT, UH, TO US IN, IN FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE MEMBERS OF THE G-F-O-A-T-M-L. DO THEY HAVE STAFF SUPPORT TO, UM, GUIDE THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WHEN WE HAVE QUESTIONS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO FOR MASAR, UH, SCORED A LOT HIGHER THAN THE CURRENT AUDITOR. UH, FOR ALL THOSE REASONS AND MORE, THEY ALSO HAVE SPECIALIZED SOFTWARE THAT WILL HELP US PREPARE AN EVEN MORE ROBUST AUDIT. IT IS CALLED AN , AND IT IS THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT THAT YOU SEE THESE BIG CITIES WITH THE STAFF OF MANY ACCOUNTANTS SUBMIT TO THIS BOARD. AND, UM, THE GFOA HAS REVIEWERS, I AM ONE OF THEM. AND, UM, WE REVIEW THESE, UM, VERY DETAILED FINANCIAL REPORTS TO SEE IF THEY'RE ADHERING TO ALL OF THESE VERY, VERY STRICT, UM, REQUIREMENTS. IN ORDER TO GET THIS AWARD, MY, UM, GOAL IS TO HAVE THIS AWARD FOR THE CITY OF WILMORE. AND SO THESE PEOPLE WOULD HELP BECAUSE THEY HAVE SOFTWARE THAT WOULD GATHER ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO, TO SUBMIT IT. SO, HAVING SAID ALL THAT, FORGUS MAAR IS THE RECOMMENDED AUDITING FIRM. AND THE WAY THAT THE RFP WAS WORDED IS THAT IF COUNSEL APPROVES THEIR CONTRACT, IT WILL BE FOR AUDITING THIS FISCAL YEAR 2026, WHICH, AND, YOU KNOW, IN SEPTEMBER. AND THEN IF COUNSEL IS HAPPY WITH THEM AND THEIR WORK, THEN THEY CAN RENEW IT FOR FOUR MORE YEARS, A TOTAL OF FIVE. OKAY. AND SO FOR MASER SAID, THAT'S FINE. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND DO THIS, UM, PROPOSAL FOR YOU GUYS, AND WE'RE FINE WITH THAT. AND SO, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S HOW IT WORKS. SO, UH, THE, UH, CONTRACT WOULD BE FOR THIS YEAR, THIS IS AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO SIGN THAT CONTRACT WITH THEM AND THEN, UM, THEN COMING BACK EVERY YEAR. SO YOU WOULD HAVE THIS SAME CONVERSATION AGAIN, UM, EVERY YEAR TO AWARD THEM THE CONTRACT AGAIN. SO ANOTHER THING THAT WAS THE CRITERIA WAS THEY MUST BE PROPERLY LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THEY MUST MEET STANDARDS OF INDEPENDENCE, OF GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS, MUST HAVE A RECORD OF PERFORMING HIGH QUALITY AUDITS FOR PEER REVIEW DATA. AND I REQUIRED THAT THEY SEND THE REPORT FROM THEIR PEERS TO SEE HOW DID THEY SCORE 'EM ON THAT. SO WE HAVE ALL THAT, BY THE WAY. UM, MUST ACCEPT THE TERMS, OTHER CRITERIA, TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE, ADEQUATE COMPETENT AUDITING STAFF, COMPREHENSIVE AUDIT WORK PLAN, HISTORY OF AUDITING THE CITY OF WILMORE OR OTHER CITIES OF SIMILAR SIZE. HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU HAVE ON YOUR STAFF? UM, THE CURRENT AUDITORS HAVE A VERY SMALL STAFF. AND ALTHOUGH, LIKE I SAID, I'M DELIGHTED WITH 'EM, IT, IT MADE IT A CHALLENGE BECAUSE IF, IF HE'S NOT HERE OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEN I CAN'T HAVE THE QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN, IN A TIMELY MANNER. THIS FIRM HAS OVER 600 CPAS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE CITY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. UM, SO AS I MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, WE REVIEWED THE QUALIFICATIONS. UM, THE LOWEST BID BY FOX BURNING COMPANY WAS $40,000, WHICH BY THE WAY, I THOUGHT WAS A LITTLE ODD BECAUSE THE LAST BILL TO US WAS $55,000. UM, IT KIND OF RUBBED US THE WRONG WAY THAT NOW THEY'RE THEY'RE LOWERING IT TO BID. IT'S NOT A BID THOUGH ON THIS. SO ANYWAYS, YOU KNOW, WE LOOKED AT THAT AND I SAID, WELL, YOU GUYS CHARGED US $55,000 THIS, SO THIS NEW COMPANY THAT YOU, THAT YOU'RE RECOMMENDED AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, WHAT IS THEIR BILLING WORTH? THEIR BILL IS 60,000 FOR THE FIRST YEAR. AND YOU WILL SEE THE COST PROPOSAL AND, UM, YOUR BUDGET, I IN YOUR BUDGET, IN YOUR PACKET, UM, AT THE BACK YOU'LL SEE APPENDIX C, IT SAYS COST PROPOSAL, AND IT'LL SHOW THE NUMBER OF HOURS THAT THEY WILL, UM, ALLOCATE TO THE CITY AND 60,000 FOR THE FIRST YEAR. AND THIS DOES INCLUDE A, AFTER THE SECOND YEAR. I, I DON'T HAVE, I MEAN THAT THIS IS, I MEAN, JUST SO EVERYBODY ELSE CAN HEAR TOO, BEFORE WE YES, OF COURSE THEY DON'T HAVE A PACKET. SO FOR THE SECOND YEAR IT WOULD BE 62003RD YEAR, 64,000. THAT 66,060 8,000. IS THERE ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN NEGOTIATE THAT SINCE, I MEAN, THE FIRST YEAR I THINK IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BACKWARDS. JUST MY OPINION, THE HIGH, IT SHOULD HAVE STARTED FROM LIKE 65 WORKED [00:45:01] DOWN. BECAUSE THE HARDEST PART IS THE FIRST YEAR UNTIL YOU GET EVERYTHING BROKEN DOWN. I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE WAY THEY WORK. NO, I'M JUST ASKING. YEAH, THEY ALWAYS GO UP EVERY, EVERY SINGLE YEAR. AND LET ME TELL YOU WHY WE HAVE LARGE GRANTS THAT THE CITY IS RECEIVING THAT WILL REQUIRE A SINGLE AUDIT. AND I HAVE TO DISCLOSE THAT TO THEM. I SAID, LOOK, WE HAVE SINGLE AUDITS THAT WILL BE COMING. I THINK YOU ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME WHEN THE AUDIT WAS NOT COMPLETED ON TIME AND THE SINGLE AUDIT WAS NOT DONE. TWO YEARS WILL BE BEHIND. OKAY. IT IS EXTREMELY CRITICAL THAT THE CITY HAS THESE AUDITS DONE CORRECTLY IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND THE SINGLE AUDIT IS DONE. SO I TOLD THEM THERE'S TWO BIG GRANTS THAT WE HAVE COMING. THEY PUT THAT INTO THEIR, UM, PRICING. OKAY. THE CITY DOES RECEIVE QUITE A BIT OF GRANTS AND IT, I MEAN, ONE OF 'EM IS $2.2 MILLION AND THE OTHER ONE IS $2.5 MILLION. AND WE'VE GOT MORE THAT WE'RE APPLYING TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REQUIRES THAT A SEPARATE AUDIT IS DONE ON THOSE GRANTS, EACH ONE OF THEM. AND SO IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME. NO, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND. I JUST SAID IF THERE WAS ANY ROOM FOR NEGOTIATION, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, I COULD ASK THEM. I I WAS JUST THINKING IF YOU'RE GONNA GIVE THEM, IF YOU'RE GONNA COMMIT TO THIS YEAR AND THEN FOUR BENEFICIAL YEARS, THAT'S FIVE YEARS. I MEAN, AND ONCE YOU GET YOUR BOOKS FLOATED AND EVERYTHING'S CORRECT, I WOULD JUST THINK IT'D BE A LITTLE BIT EASIER ONCE, I MEAN, THE FIRST YEAR WALKING IN, IT'S, YOU KNOW, ANYTIME YOU WALK INTO THE FIRST YEAR OF ANYTHING, IT'S, IT, IT'S A MESS. BUT AFTER THAT, ONCE YOU GET HANDS ON IT AND YOU GET CONTROL OF IT, THEN I WOULD JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT THE POINT RIGHT NOW, UH, THIS FINANCIAL YEAR AND NOT SPEAK FOR ME AND A COUPLE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AND SAID, WE'RE TRYING TO SAVE MONEY MM-HMM . AND, AND I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, IS THERE ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE TABLE AND ASK, WELL, HERE'S WHAT I ANTICIPATE. THEY'LL SAY, SIGN THE CONTRACT FOR 60,000. RIGHT. YOU JUST BY SIGNING THAT CONTRACT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE TIED TO THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. WHEN THEY COME BACK NEXT YEAR AND SAY, WELL, 62,000, WELL, CAN'T JUST LEAVE IT AT 60. WE CAN DO THAT THEN. WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED LOCALLY OR HOUSTON? YEAH, THEY'RE IN DALLAS. THEY'RE IN DALLAS. THEY'RE IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS. YES. SO THIS ONLY OBLIGATE YOU FOR ONE YEAR, FISCAL YEAR 27, I MEAN 26, I'M SORRY, 26. AND THEN NEXT YEAR AT THIS TIME, YOU WOULD SEE IT AGAIN. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, CAN WE GET TO MAKE OUR DECISION WHETHER WE CAN, CAN WE LEAVE IT AT 60? AND I THINK THAT'S IT'S BROUGHT BACK EACH YEAR, RIGHT? YES. EVERY YEAR. YES. THEY WOULD HAVE TO, UM, DO THAT. OKAY. THAT WE WE'RE NOT LOCKED INTO. THIS IS HOW MUCH YOU'RE GOING GET REGARDLESS. RIGHT. NO. RIGHT. THIS IS JUST A PROPOSAL FOR THEM. THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT FOUR YEARS WE'RE GONNA UP BY 2000 EACH YEAR. BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP BECAUSE YES, NEXT YEAR YOU CAN JUST SAY, LET'S LEAVE THAT IT'S 60. BUT I WILL LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THE ONES WE ARE WITH AT THIS TIME, WE WERE BEHIND ON OUR FINANCIALS FOR TWO YEARS. BOX BIRD COMPANY, AND THEY GOT, THEY HAD US IN SUCH A BAD SHAPE. MM-HMM . I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD TRY THIS. Y'ALL WANT TRY IT? UH, WE CAN TRY IT FOR THE FIRST YEAR. I JUST DON'T WANT TO COMMIT TO FOUR YEARS. OH, NO, THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR THAT. WE, UM, IN THE PAST WE USED, UM, FOX, FOX, NO, THIS YARD. WRD YEAH. I MEAN, IT'S LOCALLY RIGHT HERE. AND I DON'T THINK WE EVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEM. UM, BUT OUR PREVIOUS, UH, ADMINISTRATOR HIRED THIS FOX, WHATEVER. SO, UH, THEY HAVE TALKED TO THEM. I'M, I'M LOOKING AT THE PRICE OF DOING IT ALL. THEY ACTUALLY ASSIST THE CITY AS A CPA FIRM, SO THEY CANNOT BE OUR AUDITORS. RIGHT. NO, THEY CAN'T. BUT IT'S A GOOD THING, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE NEXT, ONCE WE GET EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, SITUATED AND THE FINANCE STAFF TRAINED AND GOING FORWARD, WE WON'T NEED THEM ANYMORE. RIGHT. AND THEN NOW, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT LOCKED IN WITH US AS OUR, YOU KNOW, ASSISTANT AND THEY CAN BID ON ET AGAIN. YES. YES. SO, YEAH. AND THEY'RE WONDERFUL. I I, I LOVE WORKING WITH TRACY THERE. YEAH. WORK THAT WAY. ANYTHING ELSE? [00:50:01] I THINK THAT'S IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS OTHER THAN WHAT HAVE BEEN ASKED? NO, THAT'S IT. I GUESS. GO AHEAD. THIS IS THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT. , UM, YES. TO HAVE, UH, UH, WAR TIME, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS ALL THROWN AS US AT ONE TIME, YOU KNOW, KNOW THIS, FIVE MINUTES IN HERE, 50,000 FOR THEM TO DO THE AUDIT. UM, BUT WE HAD A LITTLE TIME FOR, YOU KNOW, TO KIND OF REACH OUT TO THESE OTHER GOOD AUDITORS. LIKE, WELL, WE, WE DID, THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED. OKAY. AND, AND THERE'S A, THERE'S A, UM, THERE'S A DEADLINE. YEAH. BECAUSE OTHER AUDITING FIRMS, IF I GO OUT AND ASK THEM NOW, THEY'LL BE LIKE, NO, IT'S TOO LATE. WE'VE ALREADY GOT ALL OUR, OUR CLIENTS SET UP FOR. SO ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS AGAIN THAT WE WE'RE, WE'VE GOTTA DO IT NOW. SO, OKAY, LET'S GO FOR, SO YES, NEXT YEAR, NEXT YEAR WE'LL BE UP TO PAR MAYBE GIVING US 90 DAYS JUST TO KIND OF JUST REVIEW IT SO WE'RE NOT JUST, UH, I, I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. YEAH, SURE. BUT I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THE TIMET. YEAH. UH, WOULD I LIKE TO TABLE LOOK FOR 30 DAYS AND GET SOME MORE EYES ON IT? I WOULD, BUT OBVIOUSLY I, I CAN CAN'T. YOU'RE TAKING YOUR WORD FOR IT. TAKING YOUR WORD. I CAN'T SEND OUT AN AUDIT. RFP AGAIN. NO, I UNDERSTAND. THAT'S WHAT, 'CAUSE I ALREADY GOT THE, I ALREADY GOT THAT. WE'RE NOT INTERESTED. AND PATRICIA, YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR HOW LONG? SINCE MARCH, I BELIEVE. BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PUT TOGETHER THE ACTUAL PROPOSALS. I HAVE TO REACH OUT TO ALL THE AUDITING FIRMS. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THEM TO RESPOND. AND THEN THEY'RE LIKE, OKAY. YES. AND I SEND THEM THE PACKET. I PUT IT ON THE WEBSITE, YOU KNOW, SO THAT EVERYBODY COULD SEE IT. UM, AND IF, OKAY, MS. MANN, MS. MANN, OKAY. IF IT HELPS, THESE AREN'T, THESE AREN'T TRUE. LIKE, AND I'M NOT JUMPING ON PATRICIA, BUT THEY'RE NOT LIKE REALLY BIDS, RFPS THAT GO OUT UNDER 2 52. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AUDITORS ARE MORE PROFESSIONALS. SO THEY'RE UNDER 2 50, 22, 54 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE, THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ACT. HERE'S HOW THEY'RE DIFFERENT WITH BIDS. THROW 'EM OUT. YOU JUST PICK ONE WITH THE QUALIFICATIONS. YOU GOTTA, LIKE SHE SAID, SHE SCORES THEM. SO YOU HAVE TO START WITH THE TOP ONE. YOU CANNOT EVEN TALK TO TWO OR THREE OR FOUR UNTIL YOU VETTED COMPLETELY NUMBER ONE. AND IF THERE'S JUST NO DEAL THERE, THEN YOU CAN MOVE ON TO NUMBER TWO. SO WHAT, WHAT THE POINT IS, IT'S A VERY LENGTHY PROCESS, AND Y'ALL CAN DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO. AND I'M NOT TRYING TO SAY THAT YOU CAN'T DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, BUT I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT IT IS A LENGTHY PROCESS. SO, AND WE'RE UNDER THE GUN RIGHT NOW. SO WE'VE GOT YES, THANKS TO, UH, AG. YEAH, THERE, THERE'S, YEAH. EXCUSE ME. SORRY ABOUT THAT. AND I, I REALLY RECOMMEND THESE AUDITORS. I'VE WORKED WITH THEM BEFORE IN OTHER CITIES. FANTASTIC. VERY, VERY SMOOTH, VERY PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE. UM, AND I, I WAS, LIKE I SAID, I WAS SURPRISED THAT THEY ACTUALLY WERE INTERESTED IN SENDING US A PROPOSAL. SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS A THING. WHO WOULDN'T BE INTERESTED IF ONE, OKAY, IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, MAY I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, UM, THIS IS ALL GOING THROUGH MY MIND. WE'RE UNDER THE GUN RIGHT NOW. WE'VE GOTTA GET IT DONE. UM, TO ACCEPT THIS FOR ONE YEAR, THEY HAVE TO COME BACK TO US EVERY YEAR REGARDLESS. THEY HAVE TO COME BACK TO US EVERY YEAR REGARDLESS TO TO, YEAH. TO GET IT GOING AGAIN, RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. BUT WE CAN'T CHANGE ANYTIME. YEAH, WE CAN CHANGE. YEAH. WE'RE NOT GONNA BE IN THE CONTRACT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD THIS ONE, THIS FIRST YEAR. AND THEN AFTER THAT WE'LL DECIDE IF WE MOVE FORWARD. UH, I'M MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE THIS, UH, AGREEMENT WITH THIS FOR US, WITH OURS. L LT. A MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. NOW MAY I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. THANK YOU, SIR. MAY I HAVE A VOTE PLEASE? [00:55:01] YES, YES, YES, YES. FOUR TO ZERO, IT PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. LADIES, NUMBER SIX. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER SIX, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION R 2 0 2 6, 0 6 0 4 B AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO DALLAS COUNTY FOR FUNDING UNDER THE FISCAL YEAR 2026, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENTS OF HOUSING AND URBAN COMMUNITY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HUD COMMUNITY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG PROGRAM FOR SECOND STREET WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS. OKAY, MAYOR COUNSEL, THIS IS AN ITEM THAT COMES BEFORE YOU, UH, EVERY TWO YEARS, UH, THROUGH DALLAS COUNTY. IT'S A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. OUR SHARE IS ABOUT 350,000. IT CAN VARY A LITTLE BIT EITHER WAY. UH, THE LAST TWO CYCLES, SO WOULD BE 22 AND 24, WE DID ADAM STREET AND WE DID THIRD STREET. AND, UH, IT WAS WATERLINE AND STREET IMPROVEMENT. UH, YOU HAD TWO INCH WATER LINES RUNNING THROUGH THERE SERVING A NUMBER OF HOMES, WHICH IS VERY INADEQUATE. UH, YOU KNOW, THAT CAUSES LOW WATER PRESSURE, ET CETERA. SO THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THIS. THIS WOULD GO DOWN TO, UH, THE NEXT STREET, WHICH WOULD BE SECOND STREET. SAME SITUATION EXISTS. UH, IT, AND IT HAS TO MEET, UH, FEDERAL CRITERIA AS FAR AS LOW TO MODERATE INCOME, WHICH IT DOES. UH, THERE IS NO EXPENSE TO THE CITY. THIS IS A PASS THROUGH FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IT GOES TO DALLAS COUNTY, AND THEN THEY CYCLE THOSE MONIES OUT. SO AGAIN, THIS IS, UH, THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT. AND AGAIN, IT'S TOTALLY FUNDED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT THROUGH THE FEDERAL, THE FEDERAL LEVEL. SO IT IS, UH, THE APPLICATION IS, UH, DUE AND ANOTHER WEEK OR SO. AND, UH, AND THEN, THEN WE START THE PROCESS OF ENGINEERING AND DESIGN AND, UH, CONSTRUCTION. BUT IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT PROJECT. WE'VE DONE IT. THIS WILL BE OUR THIRD TIME, RIGHT? WELL, PROBABLY MORE THAN THAT, BUT THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. LAST COUPLE SOPHOMORE. YEAH. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF CITIES, YOU KNOW, GO AFTER A LOT OF CITIES. THEY DON'T HAVE THE AREAS 'CAUSE IT'S VERY RESTRICTIVE IS WHERE YOU CAN PLAY. BUT, BUT IN THIS OLDER PART OF TOWN, WE HAVE SOME REAL INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES. SO, SO AGAIN, UH, WE JUST NEED TO PROVE THE APPLICATION. AND AGAIN, IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST THREE CYCLES. SO, UH, THIS IS FIXED ON THE SECOND STREET? YES. COULD BE THE STREET AND THE WATER LINE PROOF. OKAY. AND THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO COVER. YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, SERGIO? WELL, NO, NO, WE NEED IT. OKAY. I WILL NEED A MOTION. AND A SECOND. I MOTION YOU TAKE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT. AND I SECOND PLEASE VOTE. YES. YES, YES, YES. FOUR TO ZERO. IT PASSES. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ELECTION OF THE MAYOR PRO TEN FOUR. COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA. YES. I MAKE A MOTION. YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT YOU WANT TO, I'LL STICK WITH ELLI. OKAY. DOES ANYONE ELSE, ANYONE ELSE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. SUSTAIN, UH, YEAH. YES. THANK YOU. AND I SECOND WELL, WAIT A MINUTE. , AN ANSWER HADN'T BEEN GIVEN. SHE, SHE'S GONNA SAY YES, SHE'S GOOD. SHE'S A GOOD MAYOR FOR TEMP. OH, MS. LOUD, JUST SO YOU KNOW, YOU CAN VOTE FOR YOURSELF. SO, OH, WELL, I, I'LL VOTE FOR PHYLLIS TOO. , WE'RE TRYING TO FILL THIS CHAIR. YES. IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. YES. YEAH. OKAY. PHILIP IS ALREADY IN A CHAIR. MAYOR, THIS IS PRO. THIS PRO PRO 10 NO PRO. YES. YES. THIS IS FOR THE MAYOR, UH, NOT FOR THE MAYOR PRO TEM. IT IS TO FILL PRO 10. WRONG. WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT HERE IT SAYS DISCUSSION NUMBER SEVEN IS A PRO [01:00:01] TEMP MERIT. YEAH. YEAH. SO THAT'S WHAT WE WERE DISCUSSING. YEAH. WE'RE NUMBER SEVEN. YEAH. OH, OKAY. ITEM COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. I'M OFF IN LA, LA LAND. EXCUSE ME, PLEASE. NOT A PROBLEM. OKAY, SO MS. PHYLLIS, OBJECTION. YES OR NO? UH, I MEAN YOU, UH, YES. OKAY. OKAY. YOU CAN, THAT'S VOTING. YOU CAN VOTE FOR YOURSELF. OKAY. UH, OKAY. YES. YOU GONNA BE MY MAYOR PRO TIM, YOU'D HAVE TO ACCEPT THE NOMINATION. YEAH. DO WHAT? YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION? YES, I ACCEPTED. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU, PHYLLIS. OKAY. NO VOTE. NOW, UH, LET'S SEE. MOSES MADE THE NOMINATION. OKAY. AND, UH, SERGIO SECONDED. OKAY. OKAY, MA'AM. OKAY. I'M TRYING TO KEEP UP WHERE WE'RE AT NOW. THIS IS THE APARTMENT OF YOU? OF OH, OF ME? YES, WE MOVED ON. OKAY. NOW I NEED YOU TO, YES. VOTE. YES. UH, PHYLLIS, I WANT TO WITH YOUR . YES, YES, YES. OKAY. FOUR TO ZERO. THANK YOU LADIES. GENTLEMEN. OKAY. OKAY. ITEMS 8, 9, 10, AND 13 HAVE BEEN PULLED. WE'RE ON 11. ARE WE NOT DOING PRESENTATION OF NUMBER EIGHT? DID YOU JUST SAY THAT THEY HAVE BEEN PULLED? 8, 9, 8, 9, 10, AND 13 HAVE BEEN PULLED. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 11, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPOINTING A QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL TO FILL THE VACANCY OF LINDA DIANE NEELAND. MEMBER GARCIA. OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT JOE KENT. JOE KENT. JOE KENNETH. YOU CAN SAY THAT. ALEXANDER A. ALEXANDER. JOE KENT ALEXANDER. OKAY. YOU GOT HIS NAME WRITTEN DOWN. JOE. KENNETH ALEXANDER. JOE KENT. ALEXANDER. JOE. KEN ALEXANDER. IS THERE ANY OTHER NO NOMINEES. OKAY. CAN, DO YOU WANT A DISCUSSION? NO, I DON'T. NO. OKAY. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. I MOTION. I'LL SECOND IT. MAY I HAVE YOUR VOTE? YES, YES, YES. NO, THREE, FOUR. ONCE AGAINST IT PASSES. THANKS. ITEM. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 12. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER SWEAR SWEARING IN AN OATH OF THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBER. OKAY. NOW I'VE GOT ONE QUESTION TO ASK. WHO WILL SWEAR THIS PERSON IN SINCE WE DO NOT HAVE A CITY SECRETARY? UH, THAT WOULD NEED TO COME BY THE OFFICE IN THE MORNING AND WE CAN GET THAT DONE. OKAY. THAT WILL NOT BE DONE TONIGHT. THAT WILL BE DONE TOMORROW IN THE OFFICE. WELL, YOU CAN, YOU CAN SWEAR 'EM IN TONIGHT, BUT, AND, AND DO THAT. BUT IT'S NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL TOMORROW. UNTIL IT HAS TO BE NOTARIZED. RIGHT BY BY NOTARY. YEAH. BUT YOU CAN DO IT. THAT PERSON HERE? YES. MR. JOE KENT ALEXANDER. HE'S HERE. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND, [01:05:01] SIR? THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY. WHO'S GONNA SWEAR HIM IN? DO YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION? I DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION. NO, I DON'T HAVE THE PAPERS. NOT SWEAR. LET'S, OKAY, THAT'S DIFFERENT. LET'S JUST COME BY IN THE MORNING. DO YOU MIND COMING UP TO CITY HALL IN THE MORNING? YOU WILL BE SWORN IN AND IT CAN BE NOTIFIED AT THE TIME. I DON'T HAVE MY PAPERWORK. I KNOW. I SAID WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME? OH, I MEAN, 8 39 O'CLOCK. ALRIGHT. NINE O'CLOCK. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. THANK. OKAY. AND WE DIDN'T DO NOTHING ON THAT ONE. WELL, YEAH, WE HAVE TO, UH, I DON'T DO NOTHING. NO ACTION. OKAY. YEAH, NO ACTION. EXECUTIVE SESSION WAS REMOVED. UH, YES. EXECUTIVE SESSION, RIGHT? IT WAS REMOVED. IT'S GONE. APPROVED? YES. OKAY. I WILL NOW ADJOURN AND IT IS 8:10 PM. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.