CC 07/12/2021 Minutes (Budget Workshop)

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CASSEL13ERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of July 12, 2021 — Budget Workshop Page 3 of 4 CONSENSUS: City Commission consensus was to set the tentative millage rate at 2.9990 mills. The City Commission will set the tentative millage rate at the July 26, 2021 regular meeting. Once the tentative millage rate is set, the City Commission may reduce the millage rate at the public hearings but cannot exceed the tentative lnillage rate set at the July 26, 2021 meeting. The first public hearing for the millage rate and budget for Fiscal Year 2022 is scheduled for September 13, 2021. The final public hearing and adoption of the millage rate and budget for Fiscal Year 2022 is scheduled for September 27, 2021. 5. CITIZENS' COMMENTS Mayor Henson announced persons that wished to make comment or make inquiry on the City's Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2022 may request to be recognized during Citizens' Comments. The following individual came forward: Bill Hufford, 527 Queens Mirror Circle, complimented City staff on the thoroughness of the budget process and expressed appreciation for the proactive approach to employee salary increases, especially considering the mandate to reach the $15 minimum wage by 2026. He inquired about the econornic development evaluation that had been authorized sometime last year and whether the funding for that was still available, as he felt it was very important to maintain an emphasis on economic development in the City. No one else calve forward. Mr. Newlon briefly addressed the concerns expressed by Mr. Hufford about economic development, advising that a draft Economic Development Plan had been prepared but due to the loss of the Economic Developer Planner to a different position and the decision not to fund that position this year, and the need to focus on the budget and other projects, it had not yet been fully addressed. He did note that part of the plan was to try and reallocate funds to provide additional incentives for restaurants to come into the City in addition to those incentives that are currently in place. He added that he would be working with staff on further development of the Economic Development Plan which would be presented to the City Commission at a future date. 6. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Henson adjourned the Budget Workshop at 5:31 p.m. '-7/DATE MINUTES APPROVED BY CITY COMMISSION: e.