IN THE ARMY, BUT I WAS DISQUALIFIED, YOU KNOW? I DIDN'T HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD, BUT I 
          [1. Call to order; Pledge of Allegiance; Establishment of Quorum]
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COULDN'T GO. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY IS NOW IN SESSION. PLEASE RISE AND JOIN US IN RECITING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. CHIEF DO NOBODY SIGNED UP FOR OPEN FORUM? NO, SIR. NO. IMAGINE THAT. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM FOR TODAY'S SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SO IF WE COULD MOVE ON TO OUR 
          [CONSENT AGENDA]
CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER SIX, THIS IS ON THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          AND WE REQUEST THAT YOU EXCUSE THE ABSENT ALDERMAN AS WELL. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOTION TO APPROVE AND TO EXCUSE. YES. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAN YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? YES I RANDALL. HI. HI HI. HI. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN UNDER THE 
          [7. PUBLIC HEARING:]
REGULAR AGENDA. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 20 2425 BUDGETS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLOWING THE PUBLIC TO QUESTION AND COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2425 BUDGET. COPIES OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR REVIEW AT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY. 14999 DARRINGTON ROAD, HORIZON CITY, TEXAS BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7 A.M. AND 6 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CITY'S WEBSITE. DURING THE COUNCIL, TOWN FINANCE DIRECTOR, WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON OUR BUDGET, FOR THE PURPOSES OF A COUNCIL REVIEW AND THIS IS JUST A REVIEW ON THE PROPERTY TAXES. OUR VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE IS 0.559632. AND WE ESTIMATE IT WILL INCREASE OUR TAX RATE. I'M SORRY, INCREASE OUR PROPERTY TAXES BY 7.2%. THE COLLECTIONS, I SHOULD SAY. AND THE TOTAL TAX IS ACTUALLY BEING GOING DOWN BY 2.63%. WE DID SOM, ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BUDGET. THERE WERE SOME REDUCTIONS TO THE CAPITAL BUDGETS, AND SO NOW OUR NEGATIVE, BUDGET IS AT 139 THROUGH 25. YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR, GENERAL FUND IS AT 10,000,008. SIX. 10,000,008 6672 ON REVENUES. AND OUR EXPENDITURES ARE AT 11,000,627. THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE NEGATIVE AMOUNT OF 139 3.5. WE DID GO BACK AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE INCREASES AND DECREASES. I HAVE THAT ON THE NEXT SHOT. SCREENSHOT FOR OUR, INCREASES ON NUMERIC INCREASES ARE 102 697, WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN PUBLIC SAFETY OF 193 171. WE HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE FOR 39,500. 
          THAT'S IN EVIDENCE AND CRIME SCENE TECHNICIAN. WE HAVE A DECREASE IN OUR CAPITAL COSTS OF 53,693. AN INCREASE IN OUR ELECTION EXPENSE OF 75 621. AN INCREASE IN MASS TRANSIT DOWN TO 31,000. THAT ACTUALLY WENT UP BY 18,000 FROM LAST TIME. THERE WAS A REVISION TO THE AMOUNT THAT WAS DESIGNATED AS A CONTRIBUTION BY THE CITY. AND THE INCREASE IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACT WENT UP BY 44,003 89. AN INCREASE IN THE ANIMAL SHELTER CONTRACT BY 22,500, AND AN INCREASE IN THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT FEES BY 41,406, AND THE MANUFACTURE OF OTHER CHARGES FOR CHANGES 87,001 96. SO THE MAYOR AND I HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING ABOUT HOW TO MAKE UP THIS NEGATIVE AMOUNT, AND WE WERE SEEKING COUNCIL APPROVAL TO REDUCE THE PRIOR YEAR SURPLUS. 
          WE CURRENTLY HAVE $3.5 MILLION IN OUR FUND BALANCE. SO WE WOULD BE DRAWING 139 TO 25 WITH THE CAVEAT THAT BUILDING SERVICES AND ENGINEERING I'M SORRY, NOT ENGINEERING, BUT PLANNING ARE GOING TO BE REVIEWING THEIR FEES, THEY HAVE EXPRESSED AN OPINION THAT SOMETIME THAT SOME OF THOSE FEES MAY BE UNDERSTATED AND NOT BEING NOT KEEPING UP WITH THE INCREASED COST IN 
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PROVIDING THE SERVICES. SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THOSE FEES AND IF THOSE INCREASE IN FEES, MAKE UP FOR THAT USE OF THE PRIOR YEAR SURPLUS, THEN WE WILL NEED TO USE DRAW FROM THE FUND BALANCE TO MAKE UP THAT NEGATIVE AMOUNT. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. 
          KAREN CAN WE ASK WHAT'S THE SHORTAGE? OH I'M SORRY. OH I'M SORRY. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. 
          SO THERE ARE BEING THAT THERE ARE THIS PUBLIC HEARING. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING TO THE PUBLIC FOR ANY COMMENT. PUBLIC COMMENT. SO WE ARE NOW OPEN TO PUBLIC COMMENT. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO DOES ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR PUBLIC COMMENT PERTAINING TO THIS AGENDA ITEM? SEEING THAT THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. BEING THAT THERE ARE NO MORE ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA, I'LL
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