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WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER, AND WE WILL, UH, HAVE A PRAYER BY THE REVEREND CC SATTERFIELD OF THE ST.
UH, WE'LL FALL THERE WHO ARE IN HEAVEN, HOW TO BE THAT GREAT GOD OF THE UNIVERSE.
WE COME IN DEPRESSANTS, MIKE, THE NAME OF JESUS.
HE THANKED ME FOR THAT GOODNESS AND FOR MANY OF 10 THOUSANDS OF BLESSING.
AND THANK YOU LORD FOR BEING THE KIND OF GOD THAT WE THANK YOU, LORD, FOR YOUR WORD THAT SAID TO US, EXCEPT THE LORD BUILD THE CITY.
THEY LABOR IN VAIN THAT, SO WE COME IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THIS RED CITY OF NEWBURGH TO US FOR THAT PRESENCE AND FOR THE HAIR.
AND FOR THAT GUY, THINGS WE DO IN SAY, WE RENOWN TO THE GLORY AND ALL OF THAT RED AND HOLY NAME BLESS US AS ONLY GOD CAN SPACE AND PRAISE YOUR GREAT AND HOLY NAME IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME.
PLEASE SAY SO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
YOU MAY CALL THE ROAD HERE, HERE.
I'VE BEEN ASKED TO, UH, MOVE THE PETITION OF CITIZENS DOWN TO NUMBER FOUR SO THAT THE AUDITORS CAN GO AHEAD AND GIVE US THEIR AUDIT REPORT.
SO WE WON'T HOLD THEM UP ANY LONGER AND SAY, IF HE FELL AS MUCH, COME FORWARD, ALLOWING US TO BE HERE OR NOT.
UM, WE'LL START WITH SOME INTRODUCTIONS.
IF I COULD, INDIVIDUALLY FOR OUR STAFF, THE CITY OF NEW FRANKIE WITH YOUR STAFF, I'M RANDY GRAHAM, THE SOURCING MANAGER HERE AT NORTHLAND FROM BLADDER AND POOLING.
IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU ALSO YOUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT THIS YEAR.
I KNOW THEY HAD A LOT OF PROJECTS GOING ON AT SOME ILLNESS.
AT THE TIME WE WERE HERE DOING AN ALBUM.
UH, WE'LL START OUT, TELL YOU WE'RE BEGINNING.
THE CITY IS VERY FINANCIAL, RESPONSIBLE AND PHYSICALLY SOUND CHECK, AND EVEN INDICATION OF WHERE WE'RE AT OUR OPINION IN YOUR REPORT IS LOOKING AT PHASE ONE.
JUST WANT TO COVER THAT THESE TYPES OF STATEMENTS.
WE
WE THINK SOMETHING THAT JULIE MISTAKE, WE CAN'T REMEMBER ANY OTHER OPINION MOMENTS.
ONE IS A DISCLAIMER, WHERE THERE ARE SODIUM STEAKS AND EVERYTHING IS PROPORTIONALLY WRONG.
SHALL WE CAN'T GET ONE OPINIONS WHEN WE THINK THEY'RE MATERIALLY, CORRECT? IT SAID NOT IN THE TOP OF THE OPINION IS A CLEAN OPINION.
AGAIN, THIS YEAR YOU RECEIVED, NON-QUALIFIED A CLEAN OPINION, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THAT WE CAN GIVE.
WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME PRESENTATION TO YOUR GRAPH OR YOU JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF BEFORE YOU ENDED UP THE YEAR, IT'D BE AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE.
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WE WORK FOR YOU FORWHAT, UH, B ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY, UH, OPINIONS OTHER THAN THE FOURTH ONE THAT HAD BEEN GIVEN OUT TO ANY CITIES? UH, YES, SIR.
LET'S SAY DON'T GO ON WITH HER HAVING A PHONE.
UM, I WAS AT THE LDC MEETING ON TUESDAY WHERE TODAY HAS THREATENED A SMALL CITY TO GO THERE.
AND WAS THAT THE WORST OPINION OR, OR ARE THERE OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN HANDED OUT IN BETWEEN OTHER WORDS, DO PEOPLE NORMALLY GET A GOOD ONE OR NORMALLY THE FIRST TIME YOU SEE AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION IN GENERAL, YOU DO HAVE OTHER THINGS.
TWIN CITIES HAD NOT PERFORMED AS WELL.
ALSO, WE WILL SHOW YOU A WALL IN THE BACK OF THIS BOARD.
USUALLY SOME OF THOSE CAN BE WORSE AS TO THE FINDINGS THAT WE FIND.
UH, WE'VE SEEN A LITTLE WHILE WE HAD NOT
SO THERE'S TYPICALLY WE'RE FLOODED WITH, AS YOU HEAR YOUR REVENUES AND INCREASE TO VARIOUS BACKGROUNDS, YOU HAD THE SAME PROPERTY TAX.
YOU HAD A SALES SIDE, WHICH MEANS PEOPLE GETTING MORE WAS VERY GOOD AT ALL THE TIME.
YOUR FINISHERS INCREASE A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR AS ALL THAT YOUR GENERAL FUND BALANCE INCREASE THIS YEAR, WHICH IS A VERY POSITIVE SIGN OF THE CITY.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT WAS OR BACK IN 92, 1 OR $2 MILLION.
AND NOW ALL THE UNRESERVED, THE EAST, THE RESERVATION THAT THE FUND BALANCE IS BASICALLY ARE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.
THINGS ARE MOM AND DAD, AND THE OTHER RESORT FEES.
IF YOUR CAC, WHICH YOU'RE ABLE TO ALLOCATE, I'LL SHOW YOU, WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO COMPARE OTHER THINGS.
YOU HAVE SOME DAMAGE, BUT THE RECOMMENDED 8% MINIMUM UNBALANCED.
IF YOU CAN SEE BACK IN 92, YOU WERE A BASIC AROUND 6%.
AND I THINK YOU WERE A LITTLE WANDER, THE HAMPER, YOUR OPERATIONS, THE CITIZEN, THE BOARD WAS VERY RESPONSIVE AND RIGHT, WRITING THAT ROLLING INTO VINEGAR, RIGHT? AND NOW YOU CAN SEE YOU'RE CLOSE TO 16%, WHICH IS ROUGHLY TWO MONTHS EXPENDITURE.
IF SOMETHING HAPPENED OR SOMETHING, COMPUTER SYSTEM WENT DOWN, YOU DIDN'T GET ANY REVENUE.
YOU'RE TACTICAL THAT YOU CAN EFFECTIVELY GO FROM THE NECK AND SHOW YOU HOW IT COMPARED TO OTHER CITY STATEWIDE.
WE'LL LET YOU DROP AWAY OR ROUGHLY 29%.
SO YOU'RE ROUGHLY HALF OF THAT.
I'M NOT SURE THAT
THE OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE A LOSS.
SO I WOULD SAY YOU'RE ATTENDING THE DRIVER.
WELL, HOW ABOUT THE RIGHT GROWTH? I MEAN, SINCE I WAS RAPIDLY RUNNING IN THE POSITIVE DIRECTION THAT YOU HAVE TO GET ON, HAVE ANY GRAPHICS TO SHOW I WAS TO GROW.
YEAH, THEY HAD 29%, BUT HAD THEY BEEN ROUGHLY AT 29 FOR A LONG TIME OR THEY GROW IT? I WOULD SAY IN GENERAL THAT MOST HAVE BEEN WOEFULLY THERE.
IT MAY HAVE GONE TO MAYBE 27%, UH, THERE APPROXIMATELY 18 CITIES WITHIN YOUR BRAIN AND SAY BOTH MOST OF THE TIME.
SO WE'VE TAKEN A PRETTY HARD, RIGHT? TURN.
THIS GRAPH IS SHOWING YOU TOTAL WEIGHT, WHATEVER SPECIAL REVENUE ON THE CAMP THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AS YOU CAN SEE THE EQUITY ISSUE.
I WANT TO CONTRAST THE GENERAL PHONE.
THIS IS ALSO A CASE IT'S NOT BAD TO DEBRIEF BECAUSE COMPLETE YOUR PRODUCT, THE RANK MONEY THIS SHOULD GET IN ON ANY GIVEN YEAR, IT MIGHT BE UP OR MAYBE DOWN.
SO THIS IS, THIS IS NOT A NEGATIVE
AND YOU CAN SEE THE LENDER IS IN RED.
WATER IS IN YELLOW AND THE SEWER.
THOSE ARE COMING BACK UP TO POSITION,
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BUT EVEN THE MARGINS INCREASED WHERE WE THINK THOSE WILL REASONABLE HISTORICALLY HAVE BEEN THERE TODAY.IN FACT, YOU PASS IT LOSS IN THE PAST AND YOUR WATER AND SEWER.
WELL, MAINLY WATER SEWER COMING BACK IN LINE WITH RUPTURED THE, AS TO THE LETTER UPON THE BARNS THAT YOU CAN SEE IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS, THE MARGINS HAVE BEEN
YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE OF ALWAYS HAVING TO PUT
NOW YOU ARE DEFINING MARGIN IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PURE COST OF ELECTRICITY FROM OUR SUPPLIER VERSUS WHAT WAS OUT OF THEIR NOT CONSIDERING THE EXPENSES THAT WE INCURRED.
IN OTHER WORDS, THAT IS NOT THE NET PROFIT, THE CASE, NOBODY GETS CONFUSED WITH THE PIECE OF PIE.
SO OBVIOUSLY IS THAT SOUND ABOUT RIGHT? AND THIS JUST SHOWS A DIFFERENT TOTAL REVENUE OF COURSE INCREASE THAT NUMBER INCREASE ON THE COST OF POWER WOULD OBVIOUSLY HIT INCREASE AS MORE AND IN THE MARGIN, BECAUSE HE HAD A VERY DEEP, BROAD, I HAD A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE CITY.
AND NOW BACK, DID THEY SALES AND ACCOUNTS? IT SAYS HOW MANY DAYS OF SALES IN OUR ACCOUNTS FLOODING THOSE ACCOUNTS? THE RED IS ELECTRIC.
AGAIN, THE YELLOW IS WATER INGREDIENT, SILVER, AND YOU SEE THAT THEY'RE ALL COMING DOWN, WHICH SHOWS A GOOD COLLECTION POLICY THAT THE CITY HAS ADOPTED IN THE PAST.
AND SO A GOOD MONITORING OF THAT.
MA'AM YOU SAID THIS, THIS IS, THIS SHOWS THE NUMBER OF DAYS IT TAKES US TO COLLECT.
WELL, I'D PROBABLY SHOW THEM THE RECEIVABLES THAT YOU HAVE.
LET'S TAKE FOR INSTANCE, 48 DAYS OF SALE FOR IN PROCEEDINGS.
AND
I MEAN, THE REASON I ASK IT, LIKE I SAID, I WAS THINKING THAT OUR WATER AND SEWER IS BILLED AT THE SAME TIME AND IT GOES OUT IN ONE BILL.
SO WHY WOULD THAT BE A DIFFERENCE AND WHY, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE CUSTOMER, THAT CUSTOMER MUST BE MONEY LARGE TO THROW IT OFF THAT AMOUNT OF DAY SO IF YOU COME, YOU PAY PAUL SHIT PARTY, BILL, WE PAY, TAKE CARE OF ELECTRICITY FIRST IN WATER.
SO WE'LL PROBABLY BE LIKE, OKAY, OKAY.
WHEN YOU SAY IT ALL COME DOWN, AND THIS IS ACTUALLY A NUMBER OF DAYS, AGAIN, DOWN ABOUT 48 AND THE SYLLABUS, BUT AGAIN, COMING DOWN
DO YOU HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT YOU'RE FIGHTING, WHICH IS VERY PROACTIVE, AND THEY LOOK AT YOUR PRODUCT
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AND ABOUT A QUARTER OF A NUMBER OF YEARS AD IT SHOWS TOTAL DEBT, UH, BY EACH ENTERPRISE MOM, OBVIOUSLY IT LED HER PROJECT DECREES THAT CIVIL AT REMAIN STABLE AND WATER, IMMIGRATION WATER PRODUCTS IN THE BACK OF THE YEAR.THAT IS ALSO YOUR GENERAL FUND HAS DECREASED A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT OLD BANKS WANT WILL SAY, THAT'S VERY NOMINAL ON THE APP AT VERY LOW DEBT THERE.
THAT WILL THEN A GOOD JOB, MAN.
AND THIS LAST ONE I BEGAN WITH CREDITATION JUST BY TELLING YOU THAT YOU WORK WITH POLICE IS YOUR CASH INVESTMENT EQUITY.
AS THEY INCREASE DOUBLE YOUR SPENDING, YOU KEPT YOUR PACKER ESTATE, YOU SHOWED, YOU HAVEN'T SPENT.
I LOOK AT THAT TOWN FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AS WELL THAT PEOPLE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE UM, GOOD EGG I WAS AND STAYED ON.
UM, TALK ABOUT THE COMPLIANCE SECTION OF THE REPORT.
UM, BASICALLY BLACK STATION REPORT LOOKING STARTING ON PAGE 71 IN, UM, MADE UP PRIMARILY OF THE SIX ADDITIONAL OPINIONS THAT WE ISSUED.
UM, PRIMARILY REGARDING THE CITY'S COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS REGULATIONS, ALSO WITH THEIR COMPLIANCE, WITH THE, UM, GENERAL STATUTES, NORTH CAROLINA, FEDERAL SINGLE ACT REQUIREMENTS, UH, STATE, UM, SEEING ALL THE INSTRUMENTATION ACT AND ALSO IN OUR GOVERNMENT AUDIT STANDARDS OF THOSE SIX OPINIONS THEY'RE MADE UP OF ONE ON OVERALL COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UH, CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.
WE HAD TWO REPORTS ON THE INTERNAL CONTROL STRUCTURE.
UM, ONE IS ONLY THE WRONG ENTITY, UH, REVENUE EXPENDITURE CONTROL AND THEIR OWN INTERNAL CONTROL STRUCTURE OVER FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE PERFORMED.
UH, WE HAVE A ADDITIONAL REPORT WITH THE GENERAL GRANT REQUIREMENTS, ADDITIONAL ONES, SPECIFIC RANK REQUIREMENTS.
AND THE FINAL OPINION THAT WE ISSUED IS OWN THE SCHEDULE OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THAT STUDENT RECEIVES AT THAT, THAT ARE, THOSE ARE THE SIX OPINIONS THAT WE ISSUE.
AS I SAID, IN MAY 71 ON THE FIRST OF FINDING OR CONDITION THAT WE HAD IN THE CURRENT YEAR IS THE OTHER ON PAGE 73 ON SCHEDULING STRUCTURE MATTERS.
WE HAVE BASICALLY THREE TYPES OF CONDITIONS THAT WE REPORT ON IN THIS AREA ON THE FIRST BEING A HORRIBLE CONDITION THAT WE THINK IN MATERIAL WEAKNESS.
UH, THESE WOULD BE A, THIS WOULD BE A VERY, UM, SERIOUS IN NATURE AND WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL EFFECT.
IN OUR OPINION, ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WE DID NOT HAVE ON SUCH A CONDITION ON THE CURRENT YEAR.
THE SECOND TYPE WOULD BE A CONDITION IS NOT GOING TO BE MATERIAL WEAKNESS.
UH, THIS GAME WILL BE LESS SERIOUS IN NATURE, UM, SHOULD ALSO BE CALLED BY THE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, UH, NEUTRAL ON THE FULL SYSTEM THAT THE CITY HAS IN PLACE AND PROBABLY NOT HAVING A MATERIAL EFFECT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT, OR WE DID OFTEN YOU CAN NOT HAVE A CONDITION OF THIS TYPE IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
WE DID HAVE A, WE CONSIDER OTHER MATTERS.
WE HAD TWO OTHER MATTERS IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
UM, BOTH OF THESE, UM, SITUATIONS, UH, WERE DOCUMENTED AND REPORTED THE PRIOR YEAR ON THE FIRST SITUATION DEALS WITH THE CITY'S CASH RECEIPTS AND ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
UM, PRIMARILY WHAT WE HAVE, THERE IS A SEGREGATION OF DUTIES, ISSUE WHERE YOU HAVE, UM, FEW PEOPLE
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PERFORMING A LOT OF TASKS, THEREFORE IT'S HARD TO EDIT AND SEGREGATE THE DUTIES AND TO HAVE GOOD CONTROL IN THAT SITUATION.WE RECOMMENDED, UM, CENTRALIZATION AND THE CASH COLLECTIONS.
AND THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED, UM, FINANCE DIRECTOR AND ALSO WITH THE CITY MANAGER.
AND HE HAD TAKEN CONSIDERATION THAT HOW THIS WILL AFFECT THE SERVICE WITH THE CUSTOMERS AND THE COST BENEFITS IN THAT AREA.
AND I GUESS OVERALL OUR PRIMARY RECOMMENDATION THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ADDRESSED AND MANAGEMENT, UH, EMPHASIZE AND FLUXES IN THESE AREAS QUESTIONS.
WHEN YOU SAID THAT CONSIDERED TO CENTRALIZE CENTRALIZATION OF CASH COLLECTIONS, ARE YOU SAYING THAT TAX COLLECTION ELECTRICAL AND ALL OTHER SERVICES SHOULD BE IN ONE OFFICE? UM, THAT THAT WOULD BE FINE.
I THINK PRIMARILY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THERE IS TO HAVE, UM, THE PEOPLE WHO COLLECT THE CASH SEPARATE FROM PEOPLE WHO PERFORM OTHER FUNCTIONS, LIKE THE TRACKING AND THE BILLING AND THAT KIND OF THING.
YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE SAME PEOPLE PERFORMING TOO MANY TASKS, SO THE DEPARTMENTS CAN STAY SEPARATE.
IT JUST THAT THE PERSON IN THE TAXES ONLY DO COLLECTIONS PERSON IN ELECTRICAL WATER ONLY WILL DO COLLECTION IN THAT PERSON.
NOT ALSO HANDLE THE CASH PROCESSING AT.
WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU DO YOUR REPORT, DID YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT LAST YEAR'S REPORT AND LET US KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP LAST YEAR THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE CORRECTED, AND THEN IT COMES UP AS A REPORT AGAIN, THIS YEAR? YES IT DID.
WAS THIS REPORT IN LAST YEAR REPORT? YES, IT WAS.
WELL, NO, IT'S NOT AN ISSUE THAT WASN'T
BUT HE ANSWERED THAT FIRST BILL.
WHEN I ASKED HIM DID, IF A PERSON WAS STILL IN A DEPARTMENT, YOU COULD STILL HAVE THAT DEPARTMENT, BUT THAT PERSON'S ONLY WOULD DO NOTHING BUT COLLECTING ANYTHING ELSE.
BUT IF THAT SAME PERSON IS MAKING $12,000 A YEAR, AND THEY'RE ONLY COLLECTING, THEY'RE ONLY COLLECTING 2000 AS A PORTION OF THEIR JOB, THEN YOU HAVE TO WEIGH HOW MUCH THE BENEFITS ARE FOR DOING THAT.
SO THAT'S WHAT THE MESSAGES, AND THEN HOW DO WE JUSTIFY REPORT? IF LAST YEAR IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT WE DO SOMETHING, WE DON'T DO IT THIS YEAR.
IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT WE DO SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.
SO TWO YEARS IN A ROW FOR THE SAME THING, AUDITOR'S OUR AUDITOR'S HISTORICALLY ARE GOING TO TRY TO HAVE EVERY INTERNAL CONTROL THAT THEY CAN HAVE IS IT'S MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT IT'S PRUDENT TO IMPLEMENT ALL OF THOSE CONTROLS.
AND WE IMPLEMENT MOST OF THE CONTROLS THAT THEY RECOMMEND, BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN INSTANCES WHERE IT'S BETTER FROM AN ECONOMIC STANDPOINT OR FROM A CUSTOMER RELATION STANDPOINT, NOT TO DO THAT.
IF SO, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS WRONG.
IT'S JUST, IT JUST IS A MATTER OF OPINION ABOUT HOW MUCH IS NEEDED.
WE HAVE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS THAT HANDLE HUGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY.
DO WE HAVE THE SEGREGATION NECESSARY? AND THOSE DEPARTMENTS, I WASN'T THE BIGGEST ONE OF THAT WITH THE TAX OFFER.
AND THAT IF YOU ALL ALSO THE AD ATTACHED WAS THAT BUYING THE PRIOR YEAR THAT HAD RESOLVED NO LONGER FINDING SMALLER CALL YOU TALKING ABOUT THE REALLY, THAT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY IN THESE OTHER DEPARTMENTS, WHEREAS COLLECTIONS AND TAXES IS A LOT OF MONEY AND WE'VE GOT A GOOD SEGREGATION.
THERE WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS THERE BEFORE, RIGHT? THAT WAS WHEN YOU ALL APPROVED THE COMBINATION OF THE TAX AND THE FINANCE OR THE TAX AND COLLECTIONS, UH, LAST TIME PUTTING IT ALL UNDER ONE DEPARTMENT, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE AUDITORS HAD BEEN WALKING US TO DO FOR YEARS.
UM, THE SECOND, UM, SITUATION OR OTHER MATTER THAT YOU HAVE IS IN THE UTILITY AND THE TAX BILLING AND COLLECTION AREAS.
AND THIS SITUATION PRIMARILY DEALS WITH, UM, PASSWORD
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AND INITIALS OF PERSONS PERFORMING TRANSACTIONS UNDER THESE TWO SYSTEMS. UM, THE PERSON GOES IN AND LOGS INTO THE SYSTEM BY PUTTING IN THEIR PASSWORD IN THEIR INITIALS.AND ONCE THAT PERSON IS IN PERFORMANCE TRANSACTION, THE PERSON CAN IDENTIFY THE TRANSACTIONS IS ANYONE'S INITIALS.
SO THERE IS A WEAKNESS THERE, AND THE AUDIT TRAIL IS, IS LOST.
WHEREBY IF YOU COULD, I COULD, YOU COULD LOG IN AS YOURSELF THAT YOU COULD PUT IN SOMEONE ELSE'S INITIALS WHEN YOUR FORM TRANSACTION.
UM, THIS IS THESE, THESE PROBLEMS. THESE TWO AREAS, THE ONE AREA DEALING WITH UTILITY, UM, NEW SOFTWARE AND UTILITY SOFTWARE HAD BEEN PURCHASED.
AND, UM, THIS SHOULD RESOLVE UTILITY BILLING AND COLLECTION PROBLEMS. WHEN SYSTEM CONVERTED AND COMPLETED IN FISCAL YEAR 1916, I SAID, UH, CURRENT SOFTWARE VENDOR, THE TAX PROGRAM, UM, HAS NOT MADE NECESSARY CORRECTIONS.
UM, THE CITY, UM, HAS BEGUN THE SEARCH FOR NEW SOFTWARE, WHICH SHOULD ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM FORWARD.
JUST ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU, BUT FOR BILL, HOW LONG HAVE WE HAD THIS SOFTWARE PROGRAM IN THE TAXES? UH, WE'VE HAD THE TAX PROGRAM PROBABLY SIX YEARS, FIVE OR SIX YEARS THAT WE'VE HAD THIS PROGRAM.
BUT THIS WAS NOT A FINDING UP UNTIL WHAT TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO.
AND NOW IT IS THAT WE'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR OTHER SOFTWARE STANDS, BUT WE'RE IN PROCESS NOW CONVERTING OVER THE UTILITIES THAT SHOULD BE DONE BY LATE THIS OR EARLY IN THE SUMMER, LATE THIS FISCAL YEAR.
AND THEN WE'LL BEGIN THE PROCESS OF STARTING ON SOMETHING ELSE WITH THE OTHER SYSTEM, THE NEXT FOUR PAGE 70 DAY SCHEDULE OF APPLY TO, UM, ON MATERIAL TIMING.
AGAIN, THE MATERIAL WOULD BE MORE SERIOUS IN NATURE, AND WE HAD NONE OF THOSE.
YOUR CURRENT YEAR DO HAVE ONE.
UM, WHAT WE CONSIDER IMMATERIAL PLANNING, UM, BASICALLY THE FINAL DEAL WITH, UM, FISCAL YEAR 96 AD VALOREM TAXES, BUD IN EXCESS OF ALLOWANCE BY THE STATE STATUTE, THIS PERCENTAGE THAT, UM, THAT IT WAS EXCESSIVE, VERY SMALL, IT'S LESS THAN ONE HALF PERCENT, 47% TO BE EXACT, UM, AND DISCUSSION WITH MANAGEMENT.
IT LOOKS AS IF THE TIME AND THE BUDGET OR THIS WASN'T INCENTIVE.
UM, THE MOTOR VEHICLE TAX WAS NOT, UM, NOT AWARE THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE TAX WOULD BE INCLUDED IN COLLECTION PERCENTAGE WHEN IT WAS ROLLING DOWN PAST, UM, COLLECTED PERCENTAGE HAD PRECEDED 900%.
AND, UM, THE CITY, THE BUDGET 95% SAID ONCE THE BIG COLLECTION PERCENTAGE WILL THAT IN ROLL DOWN THE LOOK LOUD PERCENTAGE.
UM, AGAIN, IT IS A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE AND THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED AND THE 96 97 BUDGET, THE NEXT ONE GO TO THE SCHEDULE.
I DON'T KNOW, PAGE 83
THIS IS THE SITUATION THAT WE FOUND IN ONE OF MS. PALACE THAT WE ALL TO CURRENT YEAR, UM, OVERSIGHT AGENCY AT THE STATE LEVEL, UH, CHANGE THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND DID NOT NOTIFY MISS VALUABLE IN TIME BASIS, THEREFORE CAUSING THE DELAYS IN THE SUBMISSION OF THE REPORTS THEMSELVES.
UM, OVERALL ON THE FINDINGS, WE HAD A VERY LOW NUMBER OF FINDINGS OR MUNICIPALITY OF THE SIZE, A VERY, VERY GOOD KEEPING UP WITH AND THE WALLS, UM, REGULATIONS AND RANK REQUIREMENTS FILE
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LOOK AT HIS OWN SCHEDULE FOR FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.THAT'S UM, OVERALL PAGE 85, THIS SCHEDULE SHOWS THE SENATORS IN THE CITY HAD DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR WITH FEDERAL AND STATE GRANT MONIES THAT ROTC OVERRUN PAY DAY SIX FOR THE FILE TO THE FEMININE STATE EXPENDITURES EARN CURRENT YEAR, WHICH IS, UM, UP AND APPROXIMATELY A $1 MILLION IN PRIOR YEAR.
AND THERE ARE VARIOUS, UM, THE SCHEDULE LIST, THE VARIOUS GRANTS.
AND
I ALWAYS ASK THAT QUESTION EVERY YEAR.
IN OTHER WORDS ARE OUR CREDIT STAGING.
UH, YOU ARE CERTAINLY NOT OVEREXTENDED BACK.
AND WE LOOKED AT IT
CAN I ASK SOMETHING THAT I'D LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL PLAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO EVERY YEAR.
WE HAD A CAPACITY TO DO WHAT NOW.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT WITH EVERY NOW AND THEN
RIGHT? YOU DON'T NEED TO ANSWER THAT.
EVERYTHING IS, IT LOOKS GOOD AND SOLID THERE WE'RE WE'RE CONTROLLING OUR COSTS.
THEY'RE LIKE WE SHOULD HOW DO I MAKE ONE OTHER REQUEST OF DANNY CAN TURN THE HEAT DOWN.
YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP EATING, TAKING A NAP.
OH, HE'S WORKING ON AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
UH, I'M GONNA BE CAREFUL ABOUT RECORDING.
I WANT YOU TO DUMP THAT ON
I WISH I COULD SAY WE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT, BUT I NEED TO SEE THE MOUNTAIN IS DOING A GOOD JOB REALLY MEANS.
I THINK WE ALL HAVE A FEAR OF GETTING TOO DEEP INTO DEBT.
WELL, THAT'S WHY WE HIRED THESE PEOPLE FOR US TO GIVE US THE GREEN FLAG.
VERY OPTICALLY ARE LINE THE CITY MANAGER.
IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO RUN THE CITY IN EVERY WAY IN EVERY SHAPE.
EVERY DAY THAT THAT'S HIS RESPONSIBILITY.
IF THINGS DON'T GO THE WAY WE WANT THEM TO, WE WILL JUST REPLACE HIM.
SO I GUESS SINCE I'VE PICKED AT HIM ABOUT THAT, WHEN WE COME UP WITH A GOOD REPORT LIKE THIS, I'VE ALSO GOT TO GIVE HIM THE CREDIT.
YOU GOT TO GIVE HIM THE CREDIT.
WELL BRATCHER LABS, RIGHT? IT'S CLOSE POST.
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FIND A WAY TO GET MARRIED OUT OF HERE ON TIME EVERY DAY.DOES THAT MEAN THERE'S PLENTY OF EDEN'S YOU COME BY AND THEIR OFFICE LIGHTS STILL ON 7, 8, 9 AT NIGHT.
WE'VE SET A NEW TIME FOR, TO LEAVE AT NINE 30.
SO THAT'S WHY SAYING BRIEFCASE.
HEY, I'VE NEVER HAD ONE MYSELF.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE, UH, AND THE INTEREST OF KEEPING THINGS ROLLING.
WE MIGHT AS WELL GO AHEAD AND GO BACK TO THE REQUEST AND PETITION OF CITIZENS.
SO ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO COME FORWARD, WE ALREADY, ALL RIGHT.
STATE YOUR NAME AND CARRIE WORTHY.
AND I LEFT 2 0 2 METCALF STORY.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE CREDIT ARTS COUNCIL OR BOARD TONIGHT, UH, CRIED ON LAST COUNCIL.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING THE PAST YEAR.
UH, WE HAVE WORKED VERY HARD AT SETTING UP A FIVE-YEAR PLAN, UH, FOR OUR ORGANIZATION.
WE'D HAVE CONSULTANTS COME IN AND WORK WITH THE BOARD.
WE'VE HAD, UH, PUBLIC MEETINGS AND, UH, OTHER INPUT, UM, THE CITIZENS OF NEW BERN AND CRAVEN COUNTY TO DO THE REPORT AND SAW, I'D LIKE TO JUST TAKE SOME TIME SOME OF YOUR TIME AND GO OVER.
UM, WE HAVE SEVEN GOALS THAT WE HAVE COME UP WITH TO REACH FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
AND, UH, THE OBJECT IS THAT GOT TO THOSE GOALS.
UH, ONE THING THAT WE DID OUR VISION, UH, FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IS THE ARTS AS AN INTRICAL AND VITAL PART OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL LIFE IN CRAIG COUNTY.
OUR MISSION WILL BE ARTS AND EVERY LIFE BRINGING LIFE TO OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND YOU SEE, WE DO NOT SAY COMMUNITY BECAUSE THERE'S MANY COMMUNITIES IN CRAIG COUNTY, NOT JUST DIFFERENT CITIES, BUT DIFFERENT, UH, GROUPS OF PEOPLE.
AND WE HOPE TO REACH ALL OF THOSE.
UH, ON AVERAGE, OUR FIRST GOAL IS THAT CRAVEN COUNTY BE A NURTURING AND HOSPITABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, OUR OBJECTIVES TO REACH THIS GOAL SECURE THE SUPPORT OF AREA POLITICAL CIVIC AND FINANCIAL LADY ARE LEADERS IN IMPLEMENTING A COUNTY-WIDE ARTS FACILITIES INVENTORY, AND A SUBSEQUENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR ADDRESSING FUTURE NEEDS AT GRAY, THE CAPACITY TO SERVE AS THE COMMUNITY MAIN SOURCE OF SELLING TICKETS TO AREA ARTS EVENTS PROVIDE THE NECESSARY TECHNICAL AND PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO MOVE AT LEAST ONE EXISTING ORGANIZATION, PROFESSIONAL STAFFS.
SO SUPPORT, EXCUSE ME, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL, FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL SUPPORT FOR VOLUNTEER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOP A PLAN WHICH ADDRESSES THE DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS SECURE A DEDICATED PERFORMANCE GALLERY CLASSROOM BEING YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE BLOCK.
OUR SECOND GOAL IS THAT ALL COMMUNITIES AND PREGNANT COUNTY BE INFORMED ABOUT AND GIVEN ACCESS TO THE ARTISTS DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE MARKETING PLAN FOR THE ARTS COUNCIL, WHICH INCLUDES THE MILITARY COMMUNITY, SENIORS, NEWCOMERS, POLITICAL FINANCIAL LEADERS, DEVELOP PLANS TO BETTER INTEGRATE THE ARTS AND TO TOURISM DEVELOPMENT BEGAN DEVELOPING COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MILITARY DEVELOP PLANS TO MEASURABLY INCREASE SERVICES TO AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHER MINORITY COMMUNITIES DEDICATE 4% OF THE ARTS COUNCIL BUDGET TO MARKETING THE ORGANIZATION HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT ALL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN CRAVEN COUNTY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES DEVELOPED A PHYSICAL PRESENCE OF EASTERN RIGHT IN CANADA.
OUR THIRD GOAL IS THAT ALL CHILDREN IN CRAVEN COUNTY BE PROVIDED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FOR QUALITY ARTS PROGRAMS AND QUALITY EDUCATION.
ALRIGHT OF JACKIE'S ARE TO ADVOCATE FOR AN ART TEACHER AND MUSIC TEACHER TO BE IN PLACE IN EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION IN THE IN-SCHOOL PERFORMANCES TO INCLUDE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
STUDENTS HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO IMPLEMENT THE ARTS INTEGRATED TEACHING PROGRAM AND PREGNANT COUNTY SCHOOLS TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION IN THE IN-SCHOOL PERFORMANCES TO INCLUDE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TO HAVE A FULL TIME ARTS EDUCATOR AND EACH OF THE ARTS DISCIPLINES IN ALL OF THE SCHOOLS.
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GOAL IS THAT THE CRAVEN ARTS COUNCIL HAVE AN EQUAL PARTNERSHIP IN THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION.OUR OBJECTIVES IS TO HAVE A CITY POTLUCK ARTS POLICY IN PLACE TO INITIATE A PUBLIC ART COMPUTATION, WHICH FOCUSES ON PLACING ART IN DOWNTOWN AND SECURE AN ADDITIONAL GALLERY VENUE IN THE WATERFRONT.
OUR FIFTH GOAL IS THAT THE BUILDING, WHICH IS THE BANK OF THE ARTS, BE EXPANDED AND RENOVATED TO ITS MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE USE BY WE WILL SECURE OUR ARCHITECT FOR FINAL PLANS, COMPLETE SPECIFICATIONS BY MIDNIGHT TO NINE SEVEN SECURE ALTERNATE SPACE BY MID 1997, BY 1998.
AGAIN, RENOVATIONS OPEN DOORS TO RENOVATE FACILITY IN 1999, AND BUILDING WOULD BE GIVEN TO ANOTHER ENTITY.
AND ALSO IN 1991, OUR SIXTH GOAL HAS THAT FUNDING BE SECURE FOR OPERATIONAL EXPENSES, RENOVATIONS, AND ENDOWMENTS.
WE WILL SERVE HERE 300,000 AND FUNDING TO RENOVATE AND EXPAND THE BANK.
THE GARDENS, WE WILL SECURE AFTER 250,003 YEAR SUPPORT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
WE WILL SECURE OUT TO 250,000 AND OPERATING AN ENDOWMENT SUPPORT, AND WE WILL MAINTAIN LOCAL CASH TO SUPPORT AT 10% OF OUR BUDGET, THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE, WHERE DEVELOPED PLANS, WHICH WILL ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING EXPAND MEMBERSHIP, ENTITLEMENTS, EXPAND YOUR GEOGRAPHIC BASE OF MEMBERSHIP AND ACTUAL NOW, WHEREAS AT 25% OF THE BUDGET ARE SEVENTH AND FIVE OF ALL IS THAT TO APPROPRIATE GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY BE PROVIDED FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
WE WILL ADOPT STANDING COMMITTEES, UM, AND CREASE BOARD REPRESENT REPRESENTATION TO INCLUDE MILITARY SENIORS, YOUNG PEOPLE ON MINORITIES HIRE A FULL-TIME DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT, INITIATE A PLAN TO INCREASE STAFF SALARIES TO INDUSTRIAL STANDARDS AND UPGRADE THE GALLERY DIRECTOR TO A FULL-TIME POSITION.
THESE WILL BE OUR GOALS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
UH, WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT US AND WE WILL DEFINITELY COME BACK TO YOU, UH, OR YOUR HELP AS YOU SEE THAT ONE ON PARTICULAR DOES SPECIFICALLY DEAL WITH, UH, DOWNTOWN NEWBURGH, UH, PROPERTIES OF NEW ORLEANS.
AND WE HOPE TO WORK WITH YOU ON REACHING THOSE GOALS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
UH, I HAVE THESE FOR YOU, SO YOU CAN LOOK AT THEM ALSO IN THE BACK.
I HAVE OUR, UM, 1995 MINUTES, SIX PROJECTS REPORT THAT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT WE DID LAST YEAR.
I'VE HEARD SOME REAL GOOD THINGS ABOUT ARTS COUNCIL, BY THE WAY.
I THINK YOU'VE DONE A REAL GOOD JOB.
KARA, ARE YOU STILL LEAVING THIS YEAR? ARE YOU STILL LEAVING THIS YEAR? UH, I ALLOWED THE BOARD.
I WILL STAY UNTIL THE BOARD BUYS THAT REPLACEMENT FOR, AND YOU'VE BEEN A GOOD, UH, DIRECTOR.
YOU'VE BEEN GOOD FOR THE CITY.
AND I WANT THAT GOD WOULD BE IN VIEW THAT IT ALWAYS PUT HIM FIRST.
WHAT I HAVE TO SAY TONIGHT GOES OUT AND WAIT.
I CALLED THE CAUSE AND NOTHING HAPPENED THIS QUESTION FIRST I'VE ASKED THE QUESTION.
I STAY SAN BERDINO, SEVEN WASHINGTON STREET ASKED ME THIS QUESTION TODAY.
DO YOU KNOW HOW LAST WEEK, 3000 THOUGH, LAST CROWD, WHAT THE SPEED LIMIT WILL DECREASE OR INCREASE BUT IS THERE A SPEED LIMIT NOW? YES.
I JUST WANT TO PASS THAT THING.
I GOT OUT IN THE STREET ON A SATURDAY AND A COP CAME ALONG AND NOT WATCHING IT.
DIDN'T SEE HIM AS, AND YOU KNOW, RAN OVER HIM, RUNNING THROUGH IT.
AND HE SAID TRUCK WITH HIS BASS EVER SINCE THEN, BUT HE'S
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SO HE'S 37 77 THAT I JUST WANT YOU TO JUMP IT.THIS WHY I PUT DOWN THAT TONIGHT? I'M NOT GOING.
HE'S LIKE, I'VE BEEN DOWN MY PROBLEMS JUST TO SIT.
UH, HE STILL HAD TROUBLE, BUT HE'S DOING THAT.
NO, I'M GOING TO GET TO WHAT THAT I HAVE TO SAY.
UM, YOU KNOW, UH, ALL THE TRAFFIC THROUGH WASHINGTON STREET AND SMA STREET.
NOW I'VE BEEN CALLING AND COME IN AND SAY, PUT IT IN FRONT OF THE DOOR, WHICH STREET? JUST GO IT ALL STREET, GO DOWN THE DRAIN.
ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET, THE RIGHT SIDE, GOT TWO THREES.
THEY HAVE RECENTLY JUST PUT THOSE, BUT MIGRAINE HAS BEEN THERE, ALMOST THAT ONE IN A BAG.
YOU WOULDN'T EVEN TRY IT UP EVER COME CHECKING THEM OUT.
AND WHEN I FIRST GOT THERE, IT WAS A DITCH AND MY HUSBAND HAD BOUGHT 18 INCH PIPES TO GO GET IT IN THE CITY, YOU KNOW? OKAY.
SOMETIME ABOUT YEARS AGO, THEY'D COME BACK TO HIM AND THEN DON'T PUT 20 INCH.
SO IT DID,
AND THEN WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT, IT'S THE STREETS.
AND YOU KNOW ABOUT ATTACK THEM ON THAT STREET, 24 HOURS A DAY.
AND I SLEEP, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GOT SOMEBODY TO WATCH A NAP, BUT THAT'S STRICTLY NEED SOBER PARENTS.
AND FROM I SAY, FROM MURDER ALL AROUND BY ROSS, GONE DOWN ON HAYES STREET, THERE THEY COME THERE AND PUT THE STEEL THINGS ON THE OTHER.
THAT'S ALL I CAN REMEMBER NOT TO GO AROUND THAT CURVE.
AND IF ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING TO GET BACK IN AT HOME, ASK ME THE WHOLE DAY YOU GET BACK THERE AND YOU GOT TO SIT THERE AND IT'S NOT MINE.
THAT'S NOT THE ONLY SPACE ON THAT STREET THAT WE REPAIR.
THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING YOU TO, NOT THESE THINGS.
THIS IS COMING BACK TO SEE THAT
I DON'T SEE WHY THERE'S ANY REASON TO WHERE WE CAME TO HAVE SOMEBODY LOOK INTO IT, COME BACK WITH US AND LET US KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON BOTH OF THOSE ISSUES.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT RIGHT DOWN.
GENTLEMAN'S RIGHT BEHIND HIM RIGHT HERE.
CAN WE GET THESE LOOKED INTO AND GET US BACK SOME INFORMATION ON IT AND SEE IF WE CAN'T MOVE ON IT.
WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU'RE TAKING CARE OF TRUST ME.
UM, AND I'M HEARING THE ARGUMENTS TO A ROLE THAT WAS COMMITTED AGAINST MY DAUGHTER AS WELL.
MYSELF, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE CITY OF NEW BERN IN REFERENCE TO
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THE INCIDENT THAT TOOK PLACE ATUM, THIS LIGHT IS WE GO OUT TO ANY MISSION STATEMENT.
THAT'S BEEN GIVEN TO ME BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I SPOKEN TO LIEUTENANT
OFFICER BROWN DERBY ASKED HIM FROM INSIDE THE BUSINESS.
THE VEHICLE THAT NEW DAUGHTER WAS IN, HE SAID WAS NOT INVOLVED.
WHEN WE ASKED HIM OFFICER BROWN ALSO IN VIEW THE OTHER PERSONS IN THE MEDIAN, DRIVING MEDITATION AND CAR.
THESE PERSONS ALSO STATED THAT MAXIMUM.
WELL, NOW WE WOULD TELL THEM TO COME TO THE PRESET, UH, TO, I GUESS, BE PUT ON AN ACCIDENT BEFORE BIO TAMMY SAID, WHO CALLED MY HOUSE TO, FOR ME TO BRING MY DAUGHTER TO THE POLICE.
HE SAID THAT MY DAUGHTER PLEASE APPLAUD THIS VIVIAN CAR.
HE ALL FELT THAT THEY WOULD NOT TELL HIM THE TRUTH BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT.
HE SAID THAT INSTRUCTOR, THAT 19 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS MEDIA TO RETIRED, WHY WOULD I WANT TO TELL A LIE? I ASKED HIM, WELL, WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CHILD? HE WOULD DRIVE TO THE KITCHEN CAR, WHAT HE SAID, THE POLICE OFFICER HAD EXAMINED THE CAR.
HE DID TALK WITH THE INSTRUCTOR AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT.
WELL, THERE WAS BECAUSE $5 IN HER.
SHE HAS NEW LITTLE INJURIES TO HER BATHROOM.
THEN, UH, SHE'S BEEN IN A HOSPITAL WHERE THE NEXT TIME SHE HAS NO MONEY.
IT'S ALMOST ONE $70,000 IN BILLS, WHICH MEDICAID HAS BEEN PAYING.
WELL, WHO HAS ALSO FILED A LAWSUIT TO, UH, ASK FOR
MY DAUGHTER HAD BEEN WRONGLY ACCUSED THAT SHE WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN SHE WAS, IF SHE DID GO TO THE PRECINCT, THEY HAD TO BE A REPORT.
IT HAD TO BE SOMETHING THAT THEY WROTE UP AND SHOWING THAT SHE DID COME TO THE PRESET OF WHAT THEY SAID.
WELL, IF THERE WAS NO POOL, THEN WHY DID THEY HAVE TO SIGN A DOCUMENT IN WHICH I, AT THE TIME TO GET A BREAKFAST IN HER, SHE WAS ONLY 16 AT THE TIME.
UH, THEY SAID, BECAUSE SHE WAS MASSIVE PAIN, WHICH IS SHE'S MAD AND SHE COULD SIGN AND TALK HERSELF.
WELL, I FELT LIKE, OKAY, WHATEVER SHE SAID TO THEM, AND SHE COULD SPEAK FOR HERSELF AS TO WHAT HAPPENED.
AND WHAT HAPPENED IN THE ACCIDENT? HOW FAR DID HE GET THE DOGS FACE THOUGHT THEN AFTER THAT, HE SAID, WELL, WHEN YOU PULL THIS, APPLY WITH THE SCHOOL, YOU FEEL THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT.
AND SO YOU CAN TAKE YOUR DOG AND GO HOME.
WE ASKED FOR A COPY OF WHAT SHE SAW.
THEY REFUSED TO GIVE IT TO US.
THEY SAID HE ONLY WANTED ME TO GET MAD AND LEAVE YOU A LITTLE BIT, WHICH I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT MAYBE I SHOULD GO TO THE PRECINCT TO WHAT? ANYTHING THAT IF YOU SIGNED STUFF AND YOU SPOKE WELL, I'M SURE ABOUT THAT.
BUT WHAT I'M ASKING YOU GOT TO DO IS TO DO A COMPLETE INVESTIGATION OF THIS REPORT THAT MY DAUGHTER STARTED.
IF THIS WAS, WAS WITHIN THE SAME, HE SAID, NO MORE CRIMINAL THINGS, BUT NOW IT'S A SIMPLE TEXT BECAUSE OF WHAT SHE SAW IN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WELL, I DON'T GO FROM THE CIVIL THINGS TO CREDIBLE OR FEMORAL TO ASSEMBLE, BUT MY CHILD DIDN'T GO WRONG.
SHE JUST WENT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO SAY WHAT HAPPENED IN THE ACCIDENT? WE DIDN'T GO THERE.
AND SO WHAT I'M ASKING YOU GUYS IS TO DO A COMPLETE INVESTIGATION OF THE DOCUMENT OR REPORT THAT SHE SAW IT ACTUALLY SUPPLY ANY OF THE POLICE ON SAYING THAT SHE DOES NOT HAVE, OR THEY DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WOULD THEY HAVE LIKED TO HAVE A WITNESS OR NOT SHOWING THAT THE DAY THAT SHE DID GO INTO THE PRIESTS RESPONSIBLE THE DATE AND TIME AND THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT, WHICH WAS 10
IF SHE DID NOT GO THE PRECINCT, THEY SAID THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT SHE WRITTEN DOWN THAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
HE SAYS, WELL, NOW THIS IS NORMAL.
A CRIMINAL CASE WENT OUT TO SUE AND
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SHE IS NOW.SO I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT WAS ALL GOING ALONG, BUT I DID KNOW THAT WE DID NO WRONG.
WE WENT TO THE PRESET, THEY LIVE IN TENNESSEE.
AND HE SAYS, HOW COULD REASON WHEN YOU A LAWYER, WHICH I DID NOT HAVE ONE AT THE TIME, BUT I THINK WALKING WENT FULL INTO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
BEFORE THAT IT ASKED ME WHAT HAPPENED, THAT MY CHILD WAS HURT WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT.
AND IT'S, SHE DID NOT LEAVE,
AND SO WHILE WE WERE THERE, THERE WAS, I MEAN, IT'S JUST THE THINGS THAT THEY NEVER GET TO WATCH OUT.
THEY, MY CELL PHONE, WHICH WAS VARIABLE AND SHE DID START A, NOT WHICH I HAD, NO, THEY HAD, NO, THEY DIDN'T NOBODY EVEN BEAT THE DOCUMENT BECAUSE HE SAID, NO, YOU CANNOT GET THIS.
IT NEEDS TO BE FOR YOUR ATTORNEY.
SO SHE DOES HAVE SOMEBODY BELIEVE IT, THAT SHE DID SOMEONE.
IF SHE WAS A CRIMINAL AT THE TIME, HE SAYS YOU GET THREE, FIVE YEARS, BUT SAYING THAT SHE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN SHE WAS NOT, WELL, SHE WASN'T PART OF THE ACCIDENT.
SO WHAT I'M ASKING AGAIN, IT'S A COMPLETE INVESTIGATION AS TO WHAT HAPPENS IN MY SHOP.
WHAT WAS IT THAT SHE STARTED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT? WHY DID THEY WANT TO INFUSE? SO WHEN SHE WASN'T PART OF THIS ACCIDENT, MR. WARD, COULD YOU GIVE US ANY ADVICE ON THAT? OR LIKE ANY COMMENT ON THAT?
AND HE'S THE CITY ATTORNEY AND MR. HOWELL WARD.
SO HE'S SAYING IF YOU'LL COME BY HIS OFFICE AND TALK TO HIM, HE'LL SEE WHAT HE CAN DO NEXT
AND I THINK IT'S PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT COMMUNITY THAT LOVES SKATEBOARDING.
IT'S A SPORT THAT REQUIRES STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE.
THEY ENJOY BEING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA BECAUSE THEY CAN WALK AND STOP INTO RESTAURANTS ALONG THE WAY.
PLEASE COUNT FIVE TO GET TOGETHER.
CAN I HAVE YOUR NAME AGAIN? I WAS LEANING BACK TOO FAR.
I NEED YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
ANYBODY ELSE? NOBODY ELSE GOING ONCE GOING TWICE, I'VE KNOWN BETTER THAN TO SAY THAT BECAUSE THE LAST HAM OR SOMETHING, I'D GET UP AGAIN.
WE'RE OUT OF THE REQUEST AND PETITION TO THE CITIZENS.
UH, NEXT THING WE'LL HAVE THEN IS THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT ORDINANCE TO CLOSE WRIGHT STREET FROM RAM STREET TO ITS EASTERN, MOST TERMINUS IN THE CITY OF NEWARK.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? THE PUBLIC HEARING DOES IT? WHO'S GOING TO EXPLAIN WHAT THIS IS ABOUT NANNY.
BUT THIS PROPERTY OR STREET, UH, OF US PARCEL PROPERTY AT, UH, RANCH STREETS AND KIND OF CLOSED THE ROAD, UH, BASICALLY ACROSS THREE FROM
AS A QUESTION THAT THE FREAKY FLOWS WE HAVE LOOKED INTO IT IS I THINK, UH, THAT IT STEMS FROM LIAM STREET TO THE CITY IS A STREET LOT OUT THERE.
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AND THERE IS ONE SORT OF QUESTIONING THAT INDUSTRY IS CLOSED AND IT BE REDUCED TO A 20 FOOT EASEMENT ACROSS THAT LINE, AWAY FROM THE SEWER LINE.AND ALSO AT THE SAME TIME, I SPOKE TO MR. WARD TODAY.
UH, IF ANYONE HERE, EVERYONE, AND INSTEAD OF, UH, WHAT WOULD WE DO JUST OFF THAT TODAY.
BUT, UH, ALL STAFF, WE'VE ALL BEEN IN AND WE GOT, WELL, LISTEN, WHEN YOU COME BACK, UH, WHEN THIS AMOUNT OF COMES BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING, IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD HAVE SOME TYPE OF MAP? I THINK I REQUESTED THAT WHEN THIS CAME UP LAST MONTH, I JUST NEED TO S I CAN'T VISUALIZE WHERE IT IS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM WHERE I LIVE
KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A DRIVEWAY.
REALLY? THE HOUSE GOES UP UNDER A TREE AND KNEW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW.
I THINK THE EASTERN MOST TERMINALS PROBABLY THROUGH HOW LONG WAS THAT? HOW LONG WAS THAT RIGHT AWAY? THAT LITTLE STRIP, VERY SHORT, PROBABLY 300 FEET.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN OPPOSED TO THIS? I MOVE, WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ALL IN FAVOR.
WE NEED A MOTION TO BRING IT UP NEXT TIME.
NEXT THING IS A CONCERN OF THEM.
AND I LET, TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT CONSIDER AGENDA AS IS ANY PART OF THE DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
NEXT THING IS APPOINTMENTS MAX.
I HAVE A NOMINATION TO THE LIBRARY TRUSTEE BOARD, AND THAT NAME IS FRANCIS B MAYO.
AND TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE, THIS IS MY WIFE, AND I'VE THOUGHT LONG AND HARD ABOUT THIS, BUT IT'S NOT REALLY A POLITICAL BOARD.
IT'S A SERVICE BOARD TO THE LIBRARY AND, UH, FEEL THAT SHE IS EMINENTLY QUALIFIED TO FILL THAT POSITION.
AND I CAN THINK OF NO ONE THAT I THINK WOULD DO A BETTER JOB.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO PLAY, UH, WHILE SHE HAS MASTER'S DEGREE OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT, MASTER'S DEGREE IN MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH.
SHE'S A FORMER SCHOOL TEACHER AND IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT CHILDREN.
SHE'S A BAYCARE CONSULTANT FOR THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PART OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA, AND HAS VERY GREAT INTEREST IN CHILDREN AND THEIR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WILL MAKE AN EXCELLENT MEMBER OF THAT BOARD.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE TO THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COALITION, MR. ANDY KIM, AND I DON'T KNOW HIS ADDRESS, BUT SOMEBODY BE GETTING IN CONTACT WITH YOU.
I THINK YOU SAY TO HIM, I WILL TELL HIM I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT SPELL.
HERE'S A DRESS THAT WAS BETTER THAN ONE I HAD.
RICK, ANY RICK? NO, I KNOW ALL APPOINTMENTS.
I DON'T HAVE A FORM FILLED OUT.
SEE, SHE ALREADY SERVES ON THE BOARD.
I LIKE TO REAPPOINT MS. DOROTHY, RYAN.
SHE'S A RETIRED SCHOOL TEACHER.
AND SHE'S CURRENTLY SERVING ON THE BOARD AND I'D LIKE TO SEE HER TO CONTINUE TO SERVICE.
I DIDN'T FILL OUT THE FORM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE HER FOR REAPPOINTMENT DOOR FOR THE LIBRARY.
TRUSTEE BOARD LIBRARY, TRUSTEE.
WHERE'S HER NAME? DOROTHY BRYANT.
WHERE IN THE PACKET INDICATING THAT HER TERM HAS JUST EXPIRED.
I APPOINTED DOROTHY BRYANT, BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE A
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DIFFERENCE.SHE'S SHE'S STILL UP FOR APPOINTMENT.
DOROTHY, BRIAN, BUT YOU HAVE, UH, SOMEONE ELSE'S NAME.
MATT FREEZE NAME, BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
I WANT TO REAPPOINT MS. DOROTHY, BRIAN.
AND I LET HIM MAKE A NOMINATION THAT WE APPOINT, UH, DAVE ON CALL TO THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COALITION SECOND.
I THINK WE NEED A FEW MORE MEMBERS ON THAT.
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SET UP A MEETING, AN INITIAL MEETING WITH THAT GROUP PROBABLY NEXT WEEK TO DO THAT.
GO AHEAD AND FORM IT INITIALLY.
AND THEN ANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT YOU'D HAVE THAT YOU'RE GOING ON.
YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT RIGHT NOW.
ONE THING ABOUT THAT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I'VE NOMINATED A MAN THAT LIVES IN DOG'S WARD.
SO THAT MAY BE, I CAN'T REMEMBER HER NAME RIGHT NOW, MR. MATTINGLY.
WELL, I MIGHT'VE BUT AS HE WAS OUT OF DAWN'S WARD, BUT THIS GENTLEMAN LIVED IN DAWN'S WARD.
UH, SO THERE'S TWO OUT OF THAT NEW YOU ON THIS BOARD.
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE ELECTRIC BOARD ADVISORY BOARD.
THAT WAS THE DEATH OF MR. BROWN.
DO I NEED TO APPOINT SOMEBODY TO FILL THAT SPOT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF THAT.
I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND KEEP IT FOR YOU.
I BELIEVE MR. OUTLAW HAS RESIGNED FROM THAT BOARD ALSO.
UH, HE DECIDED TO REALLY RETIRE NOW.
I BELIEVE MAYBE PUT WARD MAN RIGHT THERE ON THE LIFT WITH AVENUE.
ACTUALLY THE FOURTH WARD HAD GEORGE SMITH.
THEY DIDN'T LIVE IN TOWN ANYMORE.
UH, I THINK JUST THINKING ABOUT MR. OUTLAW, HE'S IT SAYS THIRD WARD HERE.
IT'S RIGHT THERE WHERE THEY ALL COME TOGETHER, RUN AT THAT POINT.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT, WHAT IT IS.
I HAVE ONE ITEM FOR MISCELLANEOUS, WHICH IS SORT OF A CLARIFICATION INFLAMMATION FOR RESIDENTS.
I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL INQUIRIES ABOUT THE CONTINUING ABSENCES MR. VAL AND THE PUBLIC FREQUENTLY IS UNAWARE AS TO HOW FAR FROM THE CITIES.
THEY ALL REPORT
SO THIS IS JUST BY WAY OF CLARIFYING THE SITUATION.
THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO REMOVE AN ALL OF THEM FROM OFFICE AND WE CAN ONLY OPERATE OR ENACT ORDINANCES, WHICH STATE LAW GIVES US SPECIFIC AUTHORITY TO DO.
WE CAN ENACT A SIGNAL ORDINANCE UNLESS THE STATE HAS A LAW IN PLACE, WHICH GIVES US THAT AUTHORITY.
THE EXCEPTION, THE EXCEPTIONS I SHOULD SAY ARE WHERE THE PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY ARE CONCERNED.
NOW THERE ARE TWO CIRCUMSTANCES ON THE WHICH, AND ALL OF THEM CAN BE REPLACED.
ONE OF COURSE IS THROUGH DEATH.
AND THAT HAS OCCURRED IN RECENT YEARS HERE.
UH, WHEN MR.
SO THAT MADE THAT NON-CONTROVERSIAL APPOINTMENT.
UH, THE OTHER IS IF A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF OTTOMAN IS CONVICTED OF A FELONY, AND THAT IS NOT A CITY ORDINANCE, THAT IS A STATE LAW.
THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THIS BOARD HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE ANY CHANGE IN THE MAKEUP OF THE BOARD.
NOW, REGARDING US ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD TO VOTE ANOTHER MEMBER OUT OF OFFICE, FIRST OF ALL, UH, IGNORING THE PROBABILITY
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THAT SUCH A MOVE WOULD BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL.I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THE LAW, WE, OR THE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT UNDER STATE LAW.
AND I SIMPLY, AND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
I SIMPLY DON'T FEEL THAT ANY FOUR MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD SHOULD HAVE THE POWER OR THE AUTHORITY OR THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
ANOTHER WARD REPRESENTATIVE OFF OF THIS, OUT OF THIS OFFICE, THEY JUST GIVE US TOO MUCH POWER OVER PEOPLE.
WE DID NOT ELECT AND WHO DO NOT TECHNICALLY REPRESENT OUR BOARDS IN THAT RESPECT.
I THINK THAT WE NEED, UM, AS TO THE LEGALITY OF DON REMAINING ON THE BOARD, HE IS A REGISTERED VOTER IN NEWBURGH.
HE PAYS TAXES IN NEW BERN AND CRAVEN COUNTY IN EVERY LEGAL RESPECT.
THAT'S IT? EVERY LEGAL RESPECT, AS FAR AS ETHICS OR CONSCIENCE IS CONCERNED, THAT'S SOMETHING EACH OFFICE HAS TO ANSWER FOR HIMSELF JUST TO ADDRESS A CLOT AUTHORITY.
THE CITY HAS, AS FAR AS OUR PROCEDURE FOR REPLACEMENT OF AN ALDERMAN WHO FOR WHATEVER IS NO LONGER ON THE BOARD, NORMALLY AN ELECTION WOULD BE HELD IN THAT WARD SO THAT RESIDENTS COULD CHOOSE THEIR OWN REPLACEMENT IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE THIS IS AN ELECTION YEAR, 1997, THERE'S AN ELECTION YEAR FOR THE BOARD INVOLVEMENT.
IT SEEMS TO BE BAD ECONOMICS FOR US TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO SET UP AN ELECTION THROUGH THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY THE WAY WE WOULD HAVE TO DO IT, TO ELECT SOMEONE WHO WILL THEN HAVE TO TURN AROUND AND MID SUMMER AND FILE AND RUN FOR THE OFFICE.
AND MAY ONLY END IF NOT GET ELECTED WOULD ONLY HAVE SERVED A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WHERE WE WOULD SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO DO THIS ELECTION.
SO I THINK, UH, THE WAY THIS BOARD HAS ELECTED TO DO IT AND MAKE SENSE, UH, WE DECIDED TO ADVERTISE THE UPCOMING VACANCY THROUGH WORD OF MOUTH, THROUGH, UH, CHANNEL 10 PUBLIC CABLE AND WITH, UH, SEVERAL SUBSTANTIAL SIZED ADS IN THE NEWSPAPER.
THE CUTOFF DATE IS THIS FRIDAY.
AND THIS IS JUST A LAST MENTION THAT IF ANYONE IN THE FOURTH AWARD WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED TO BE APPOINTED, TO FILL THAT POSITION, THE CLOCK WAS RUNNING.
UH, WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY APPLICATIONS OR RESUMES OR LETTERS OR WHATEVER.
AFTER THE TIME BILL MARTIN'S OFFICE CLOSES AT FIVE O'CLOCK THIS COMING FRIDAY.
SO IF YOU LIVE IN THE FOURTH WARD AND YOU ARE INTERESTED, YOU SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE TO THE CITY MANAGER, GIVE HIM A CALL.
YOU MAY SEND LETTERS, RESUMES, ANYTHING YOU WISH THE BOARD.
I HAVE TO ASSIST THEM IN MAKING ITS DECISION.
BUT IN A NUTSHELL, I DON'T THINK THE BOARD SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO AUTOMATICALLY REMOVE SOME OTHER MEMBER OF THIS BOARD FROM THE OFFICE.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO, WELL, WE HAVE HAD FIVE OR SIX, FIVE, A LITTLE BIT EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN FILLING THIS POSITION.
WE HAVE SOMEONE COME BEFORE US AND SAY, WELL, WE OUGHT TO PUT SOME FORMAL PROCEDURE AND THE CITY CHARTER, BUT IT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE ELECTED OFFICIAL SINCE THIS TOWN BEGAN AND CHOSEN NOT TO TAKE THAT ROUTE.
AND I THINK IT'S A SANE MOVE TO MAKE.
I DON'T THINK WE NEED THE AUTHORITY TO REMOVE SOMEBODY ELSE'S ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE FROM OFFICE.
THAT'S JUST, IT'S JUST A CLARIFICATION WITH THE ISSUE.
SO PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THE LAW IS, WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO.
I, I WOULD LIKE MR. WARD, WOULD YOU, MR. FREE, HE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT AN ELECTION.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE ARE REQUIRED.
DOES IT SAY THAT? I SAID NORMALLY THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE ROUTE WE WOULD FOLLOW.
IF IT WAS A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME, IT MAKES NO PROVISION FOR AN ELECTION.
ALL COPS, ALL OF THEM SUGGESTED THAT THE BOARD HAVE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND MAKE SOME PROVISION THAT THE CHILD TAKE CARE OF THE SITUATION SUCH AS THIS, NOTHING DONE THE DRAMA VIBES, I DIDN'T CASE OR A BANKRUPTCY OBSESSIVE AND BE APPOINTED BY THE HE, AND MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT RESIGNED EFFECTIVE FIRST.
THAT'S THE CASE, EXCEPT FOR THIS BOARD TO THE POINT HE HAS NOT.
I FEEL THAT IT'D BE AT LONG-TERM.
IT WAS TWO YEARS AFTER THAT TERM SUFFERING LIKE THAT.
I WILL BE IN FAVOR OF THE ELECTION, THAT WAR, BUT THE SHORT TIME REMAINING, I THINK WE'RE FOLLOWING THE RIGHT GRAPH.
THE POINT I WANT TO MAKE IS THAT WE CANNOT JUST REMOVE SOMEONE ON THIS BOARD FOR OFFICE BY LAW.
THERE'S NO PROCEDURE WOULD PROBABLY BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL
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AND IT WOULDN'T BE, I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE RIGHT FOR US.AND TO HAVE THAT KIND OF, AND I'D LIKE TO REMIND ANYBODY THAT THE MAYOR IS THE MAYOR OF ALL THE WARDS WHO HASN'T CALLED ME YET.
SO I'M IN THE PHONE BOOK AND THE, ALL OF THEM, ALL OF THEM, ONE OF THE CITY, THEY ARE ELECTED.
I'M NOT PURELY AND ALL OF THEM ON THE FIRST FLOOR.
I DON'T HAVE ANY MISCELLANEOUS TONIGHT.
I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT, UH, RICK PILTON REPLACE JULIUS PAR HIM AS MAYOR PRO TILL FOR THE YEAR OF 97.
DO WE NEED A ROLL CALL FOR THAT? WE DON'T ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE, ALL OPPOSED YOU FEELING IT.
I GOT MY CASE, MR. WARD, MR. MAYOR MEMBERS, THE BOARD, I HANDED OUT A RESOLUTION A MOMENT AGO, THE WAGES ATTACHED A COPY OF A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE CITY OF NEWBURGH.
BACK IN JULY, I WAS HANDED A DRAFT OF NEW CONTRACT AND TAKE THE PLACE AND WE WON.
YOU HAVE A FOUR LANE WHICH SERVES A SIMILAR PURPOSE.
THE BOARD ADOPTED A RESOLUTION.
I IN AUGUST 13TH, 1996 APPROVAL AGREEMENT, I THINK MR. BARR HAM WAS SERVING AS MAYOR APPROACHED HIM THAT NIGHT AND SIGNED THAT DOCUMENT.
UH, SEVERAL MONTHS AWAY, THEN I WOULD ASK WHERE THE DOCUMENT WAS.
I MADE SOME INQUIRY AND IT TURNED OUT AND IT GOT DOWN TO HOUSING AUTHORITY OFFICE.
THEN, THEN THEY FOUND, AND THAT WAS FOR A TERM OF 12 MONTHS, WHICH WAS A WAY IN WHICH IT WAS PRESENTED TO ME.
AND THEY SAID, NO, IT HAD TO BE 18 MONTHS.
SO IT'S GONE BACK AND FORTH OVER THE HOLIDAYS.
I FINALLY GOT, UH, THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND HIS ASSISTANT ANDREW SYSTEM, CAT ASSESSOR, AND REPRESENTATIVE OUT ALREADY IN THE OFFICE YESTERDAY.
AND IT TURNED OUT THAT, THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT IT WAS FOR 18 MONTHS AND THEN THEY BUDGETED FUNDS BASED ON IT BEING FOR 18 MONTHS.
WHEN IN FACT IT WAS PRESENTED TO ME AS 12 MONTHS, WHICH WAS THE WAY THE BRING IS NOT ATTRACTIVE.
THIS RESOLUTION, IF YOU ADOPT, I URGE YOU TO DO SO WOULD RESEND THE ACTION ON THE FORD ON AUGUST 13TH, 1996, FIVE MINUTES, THE OLD CONTRACT WAS APPROVED AND WOULD APPROVE THE NEW CONTRACT, WHICH IS 18 MONTHS.
SO THE CITY CAN COLLECT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS MOVED TO THE CITY FOR THIS PERIOD OF TIME.
LAST MAY 1ST STATE-BASED WE DID A ROLL CALL FOR SURE.
THAT TAKES US TO ITEM 15 BY THE WON'T MAKE THAT MUCH.
MY COMMERCIAL, WE GO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS AND LITIGATION.
SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.