WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:15.000 Alderpersons, Klemm, Johnson, Simmons is absent, Parker, Stacy, Shadle, Sanders is absent, Sellers, we have a quorum. 00:00:15.000 --> 00:00:19.000 Thank you. If you could join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. 00:00:19.000 --> 00:00:33.000 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. 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:40.640 And if we could get approval of the agenda. 00:00:40.640 --> 00:00:41.640 So move. 00:00:41.640 --> 00:00:42.640 Second. 00:00:42.640 --> 00:00:43.640 Go ahead. 00:00:43.640 --> 00:00:47.640 Motion by Sellers, second by Klemm. All in favor? 00:00:47.640 --> 00:00:48.640 Aye. 00:00:48.640 --> 00:00:49.640 Opposed? 00:00:49.640 --> 00:00:51.640 Motion carries. 00:00:51.640 --> 00:00:52.640 Miller. 00:00:52.640 --> 00:00:56.039 Approval of the minutes from September 15th of 2025. 00:00:56.039 --> 00:00:57.039 So moved. 00:00:57.039 --> 00:00:58.039 Second. 00:00:58.039 --> 00:00:59.039 Motion by Parker. 00:00:59.039 --> 00:01:00.039 Second by Sellers. 00:01:00.039 --> 00:01:01.039 All in favor? 00:01:01.039 --> 00:01:02.039 Aye. 00:01:02.039 --> 00:01:03.039 Aye. 00:01:03.039 --> 00:01:05.159 And opposed? 00:01:05.159 --> 00:01:06.920 That motion carries. 00:01:06.920 --> 00:01:10.719 Next is public comments, which none were listed. 00:01:10.719 --> 00:01:16.519 And we go to item 7, discussion of the following budgets by city manager, Boyer, and director, 00:01:16.519 --> 00:01:17.519 Richter. 00:01:17.519 --> 00:01:18.519 Huffines. 00:01:18.519 --> 00:01:19.519 All right. 00:01:19.519 --> 00:01:20.519 Good evening, everyone. 00:01:20.519 --> 00:01:21.519 Good evening. 00:01:21.519 --> 00:01:22.519 Good evening. 00:01:22.519 --> 00:01:36.700 Tonight, as your agenda will state, let's see here, the first one we're going to discuss 00:01:36.700 --> 00:01:37.780 is general fund. 00:01:37.780 --> 00:01:39.379 So this is revenue. 00:01:39.379 --> 00:01:47.780 And I admittedly asked pretty small up there, but I'll hit some of the highlights. 00:01:47.780 --> 00:01:54.819 So some of our larger revenue codes or property taxes in the 2026 budget, we're looking at 00:01:54.819 --> 00:01:57.500 about $3,100,000. 00:01:57.500 --> 00:02:00.359 So that's a slight increase. 00:02:00.359 --> 00:02:04.079 Once the estimated EAV is received from the county, we'll have a better idea. 00:02:04.079 --> 00:02:06.780 So that doesn't really happen until a little later in the fall. 00:02:06.780 --> 00:02:09.819 But that's what we're estimating right at the moment. 00:02:09.819 --> 00:02:11.699 Also we've got income tax. 00:02:11.699 --> 00:02:15.099 That's coming up to $4.3 million. 00:02:15.099 --> 00:02:19.900 So we receive estimates from the Illinois Municipal League on income tax, and we receive 00:02:19.900 --> 00:02:24.699 funds from the state based on the 2020 census. 00:02:24.699 --> 00:02:30.699 The increase, we're increasing at about $100,000. 00:02:30.699 --> 00:02:36.659 Replacement corporate, I'm sorry, the replacement corporate tax, that's, we've got that budget 00:02:36.659 --> 00:02:40.780 at $668,000 this year, at this point. 00:02:40.780 --> 00:02:44.180 The estimate is generated by the state. 00:02:44.180 --> 00:02:57.240 And then we have the municipal sales tax that is estimated at 6,200,000. 00:02:57.240 --> 00:03:02.259 So that's just an increase of 500 from last year. 00:03:02.259 --> 00:03:05.699 Then we've got the municipal sales tax home rule. 00:03:05.699 --> 00:03:09.180 We're estimating that at 4.7 million. 00:03:09.180 --> 00:03:13.099 And then municipal auto renting tax is a very small amount, 12,000. 00:03:13.099 --> 00:03:17.900 As a matter of fact, for efficiency purposes, I'm going to try to stick to things over six 00:03:17.900 --> 00:03:19.539 figures here. 00:03:19.539 --> 00:03:27.580 So the video game tax slight increase for 2026 to 625,000. 00:03:27.580 --> 00:03:30.379 And then we'll move down to food and beverage tax. 00:03:30.379 --> 00:03:33.819 We're looking at about 895,000 for that. 00:03:33.819 --> 00:03:40.500 The city imposes a 1.25% tax on food and beverages within city limits. 00:03:40.500 --> 00:03:46.460 and this is an increase of $45,000 from last year that we projected. 00:03:46.460 --> 00:03:52.580 The electricity tax is going to be about $830,000 and we're seeing decreased revenue on the 00:03:52.580 --> 00:03:59.860 city's electric tax, most likely due to various conservation efforts. 00:03:59.860 --> 00:04:06.259 Then we've got natural gas tax, that's about $660,000 and that's holding fairly steady. 00:04:06.259 --> 00:04:11.699 and then we've got the telephone utility tax at $173,000 and this has been dropping for 00:04:11.699 --> 00:04:20.699 many years and it's decreasing $25,000 this year as people get away from the hard-line 00:04:20.699 --> 00:04:21.699 phones. 00:04:21.699 --> 00:04:28.980 Then we've got the cable television franchise tax at $215,000, again, we're seeing more 00:04:28.980 --> 00:04:34.899 competition and more people cutting the cord when it comes to cable. 00:04:34.899 --> 00:04:41.620 With that, I'm going to skip down a little further to video gaming licensing, so that 00:04:41.620 --> 00:04:50.269 is $43.90, yep, there it is. 00:04:50.269 --> 00:04:59.189 That's $105,000, that's based on the increase passed earlier this year, so it is $105,000. 00:04:59.189 --> 00:05:04.470 Moving along, we've got construction and zoning permits, $225,000 is what we're budgeting, 00:05:04.470 --> 00:05:06.189 and it's the same as last year. 00:05:06.189 --> 00:05:11.149 I'm going to move down to airport hangar rent that again is going to be about 00:05:11.149 --> 00:05:16.790 $150,000 for the year similar to last year because we haven't made any changes 00:05:16.790 --> 00:05:21.790 there. Also airport grant we're budgeting at about a hundred thousand and then 00:05:21.790 --> 00:05:26.550 airport fuel sales a hundred and ninety thousand that's a bit lower than past 00:05:26.550 --> 00:05:31.870 years and also since we didn't have the air show we did lose out on some of the 00:05:31.870 --> 00:05:49.870 If you'll allow me to cruise on down to 4700 fines, traffic, DUI, ordinance, etc. We're budgeting at about $150,000 for fines and DUI levies. 00:05:49.870 --> 00:06:03.870 Moving down to 4730 city ordinance fines, we're budgeting $77,000, budgeted lower than what we received in 2025 due to one significant fine and an outside contractor. 00:06:03.870 --> 00:06:15.870 So we received, I can't remember if it was about $35,000 we received from Surf Internet due to the fact that they were working without permits and a licensed contractor in town. 00:06:15.870 --> 00:06:21.949 so we were we had a pretty significant fine related to that. Moving down a 00:06:21.949 --> 00:06:28.629 little further to 4820 Water and Sewer in lieu of taxes 102,000 and that's the 00:06:28.629 --> 00:06:35.110 same as last year and we are wrapping it up here we got a couple a couple more 00:06:35.110 --> 00:06:43.709 items 40 4885 that's interest income we're budgeting about $900,000 for 2026 00:06:43.709 --> 00:06:55.149 and then transfer from Fund 332 at $826,000 and that is from Ambulance Revenue Fund. It's 54% 00:06:55.149 --> 00:07:03.069 by ordinance. So this is a transfer in there to the General Fund. So our total General Fund revenue 00:07:03.069 --> 00:07:12.189 is $26,134,000 and that is what we're budgeting for 2026. So any questions on revenue? I just 00:07:12.189 --> 00:07:13.189 Settlers. 00:07:13.189 --> 00:07:23.430 I just wanted to know the video gaming license, do they have to renew that license every year 00:07:23.430 --> 00:07:32.029 or is that just a one-time number 101, the very first one at the top? 00:07:32.029 --> 00:07:33.029 Yeah, 4080. 00:07:33.029 --> 00:07:34.029 4390. 00:07:34.029 --> 00:07:35.029 Oh, 4390. 00:07:35.029 --> 00:07:40.149 That's annual renewal and we doubled those with that ordinance change. 00:07:40.149 --> 00:07:41.149 Okay. 00:07:41.149 --> 00:07:42.149 Okay. 00:07:42.149 --> 00:07:43.149 And then the other one? 00:07:43.149 --> 00:07:50.389 was the overweight and oversized load. Is that the new thing we just passed? Yes. 00:07:50.389 --> 00:08:02.779 Okay. Yes. I just would like to make a quick comment that it's nice to see 00:08:02.779 --> 00:08:07.779 those numbers so close together from last year and next year. We'd like to see them 00:08:07.779 --> 00:08:14.339 go up, but yes, we'll take, we'll take. We don't want them going down. Yes, what is 00:08:14.339 --> 00:08:25.920 I think that's pretty much a placeholder but go ahead Michelle. The PAPI lights 00:08:25.920 --> 00:08:33.500 grant is coming through and also I don't know if it's gonna hit next year the 00:08:33.500 --> 00:08:43.059 it's not hanger, terminal updates, terminal updates grant. Essentially when 00:08:43.059 --> 00:08:49.120 we receive money from the FAA for grant funding. We count that as revenue on this 00:08:49.120 --> 00:09:03.789 side of the the ledger. Okey-doke. With that I'd like to move into expenses. So 00:09:03.789 --> 00:09:10.950 starting with government buildings. So we've been, we were hit pretty hard this 00:09:10.950 --> 00:09:15.629 year with various issues. One of them was at the PD, the air conditioning we 00:09:15.629 --> 00:09:19.590 continue to deal with but there's a about a hundred thousand dollar claim 00:09:19.590 --> 00:09:24.629 involved in that because of the brownout issue with the power supply coming in 00:09:24.629 --> 00:09:31.909 but this particular fund carries janitorial services and elevator 00:09:31.909 --> 00:09:38.429 maintenance HVAC maintenance and 50,000 for general repairs potentially could be 00:09:38.429 --> 00:09:42.870 used for tuck pointing a City Hall as well as in that's also carried over in 00:09:42.870 --> 00:09:47.350 the Capital Outlay. But anyway, this is government buildings that we've got so 00:09:47.350 --> 00:09:55.549 far, including natural gas. And like I mentioned, salt sheds is also involved 00:09:55.549 --> 00:09:58.950 in the government buildings due to the fact that they are, we've got some fully 00:09:58.950 --> 00:10:01.950 depreciated structure. 00:10:01.950 --> 00:10:05.100 We've got some fully depreciated structures that we use for our salt sheds. 00:10:05.100 --> 00:10:07.539 So any questions on government buildings? 00:10:07.539 --> 00:10:08.539 I just have one. 00:10:08.539 --> 00:10:09.539 Yes. 00:10:09.539 --> 00:10:14.259 When you're talking about the air, oh, I'm sorry, oh, I'm sorry. 00:10:14.259 --> 00:10:18.580 When you're talking about the air condition issues and stuff, that's not what we have 00:10:18.580 --> 00:10:19.580 the problem with. 00:10:19.580 --> 00:10:22.299 Banks for Gagner also, that's something different. 00:10:22.299 --> 00:10:23.980 It's related to that. 00:10:23.980 --> 00:10:27.019 We had so many failures of the compressor. 00:10:27.019 --> 00:10:33.899 it is can also contaminated the cooling or the the copper coils in the exchange 00:10:33.899 --> 00:10:42.860 unit so we're having some associated associated issues with that. So so is 00:10:42.860 --> 00:10:49.860 that I know we had had said that they were going to get was it insurance or 00:10:49.860 --> 00:10:54.700 whatever it was so did that ever come through that money to help take care of 00:10:54.700 --> 00:10:58.259 and Michelle can verify that but I think we received what a hundred thousand 00:10:58.259 --> 00:11:01.220 dollars from the insurance company so they're in the process of trying to 00:11:01.220 --> 00:11:09.500 collect on that okay thank you okay with that let's move on to the cemetery care 00:11:09.500 --> 00:11:18.169 fund yes sure just I wanted to emphasize that we do need to get tuck pointing 00:11:18.169 --> 00:11:23.870 City Hall next year we have a lot of issues around the building and it may 00:11:23.870 --> 00:11:27.409 actually take a couple years of budget to be able to get the whole building 00:11:27.409 --> 00:11:31.930 Dunn, but we have some issues on the second story roof on the back that need 00:11:31.930 --> 00:11:36.889 to be addressed and we were actually really hoping to get to it this year and 00:11:36.889 --> 00:11:41.029 we're not able to with the budget so it is very important that we get that 00:11:41.029 --> 00:11:45.809 project started. We don't have tons of options with City Hall because it's a 00:11:45.809 --> 00:11:57.399 historical building. Thanks, Darren. This year we did the, we invested in the storm 00:11:57.399 --> 00:12:02.240 Windows here at City Hall. That should hopefully impact positively this winter. 00:12:02.240 --> 00:12:06.639 But it's also going to preserve the historic windows and the maintenance 00:12:06.639 --> 00:12:13.039 required to do it. Yes. Well the year before they did some work around the 00:12:13.039 --> 00:12:19.759 outside of the building. So now what, there's more leaking? No. No, that was a 00:12:19.759 --> 00:12:23.879 drainage project and we got the drainage routed away from the building before it 00:12:23.879 --> 00:12:27.799 would run drain toward the building and would end up in the basement and now 00:12:27.799 --> 00:12:32.879 we've resolved all that drainage running away and we also improved the the 00:12:32.879 --> 00:12:40.600 gutters downspout that runs out to the curb so that's been resolved okay with 00:12:40.600 --> 00:12:45.659 that I'd like to go on to the cemetery care fund so we're only able to use the 00:12:45.659 --> 00:12:51.840 interest for this fund per ordinance so we only budget for revenues so this year 00:12:51.840 --> 00:12:58.080 Miller, we're looking at about $12,000 this year and that would we would really receive 00:12:58.080 --> 00:13:03.360 about $6,000 in interest. And it's a pretty small fund and we don't really do a whole 00:13:03.360 --> 00:13:07.639 lot with it. It does help us with some of the items at the cemetery. So. 00:13:07.639 --> 00:13:15.440 I have a question. At one while there was no grave sites available for vets. Has that 00:13:15.440 --> 00:13:17.360 been corrected? 00:13:17.360 --> 00:13:18.360 That's not true. 00:13:18.360 --> 00:13:19.360 No. 00:13:19.360 --> 00:13:22.370 That's not true. 00:13:22.370 --> 00:13:40.750 Okay, you're saying that... There are plenty of places for vets. There's paid, paid plots. No, no. I think vets are interred at no cost, but there are plenty of vet locations. 00:13:42.750 --> 00:13:49.149 For a veteran, it's just open and closed and they're great. Yeah. 00:13:49.149 --> 00:13:53.830 Again, I'm not sure who, you know, says stuff like that. I just, I, 00:13:54.549 --> 00:13:56.549 that's not true. So, 00:13:57.430 --> 00:13:59.629 any other questions on the Cemetery Care Fund? 00:14:03.240 --> 00:14:06.279 With that, we'll be moving on to the Neighborhood Housing Fund. 00:14:06.840 --> 00:14:12.159 So the primary source of revenue for property taxes, 00:14:12.720 --> 00:14:18.039 so property tax transfer tax budgeted at 00:14:18.720 --> 00:14:24.480 220,000, 225,000 for 2026, and that's a slight increase from this year. 00:14:24.559 --> 00:14:32.000 in addition we have the interest and it's essentially the same as last year the 00:14:32.000 --> 00:14:38.200 fund balance reserve transfer this is the use of any remaining funds from 2025 and 00:14:38.200 --> 00:14:44.120 we have a couple of large demos we're working on for 2026 in addition to that 00:14:44.120 --> 00:14:48.259 you've got the economic development projects those are budgeted at $20,000 00:14:48.259 --> 00:14:56.259 for next year. The real estate taxes, that's fund 6610. Once the city acquires the property, we are 00:14:56.899 --> 00:15:01.700 liable for the property taxes until our paperwork is approved for exemption. So we budget about 00:15:01.700 --> 00:15:08.740 $10,000 for that. In addition, 7020 land and property acquisition, we're budgeting 00:15:09.940 --> 00:15:15.779 approximately $20,000 for that. And then demolition, we are budgeting a $990,000. 00:15:15.779 --> 00:15:22.899 Walsh, Mark, Sometimes, the 00:15:22.899 --> 00:15:25.759 two most successful ones, who are the ones that are the most 00:15:25.759 --> 00:15:26.759 successful. 00:15:26.759 --> 00:15:30.019 We also have over 30,000 demos that we do not have grants or 00:15:30.019 --> 00:15:33.680 large planned demos, for instance, like the holiday inn 00:15:33.680 --> 00:15:34.680 can be considered a large demo. 00:15:34.680 --> 00:15:35.680 Are we taking down the old holiday inn? 00:15:35.680 --> 00:15:36.680 Is this price including that? 00:15:36.680 --> 00:15:41.240 We are budgeting funds that we can use for that if we are able 00:15:41.240 --> 00:15:45.720 to gain ownership of it through the court process. 00:15:45.720 --> 00:15:55.430 Right now it's working its way through the court process. 00:15:55.430 --> 00:15:57.950 Okay, that we'll move on to tourism. 00:16:01.329 --> 00:16:05.809 Hotel motel tax is one of our revenues, item 4120. 00:16:05.809 --> 00:16:07.889 The main revenue source for the tourism fund 00:16:07.889 --> 00:16:12.889 and increased budgeted by 15,000 over last year or 2025, 00:16:14.129 --> 00:16:19.129 I should say, 4885 interest is gonna be the same carryover. 00:16:19.129 --> 00:16:25.569 Careyover, and then this is also where we provide funding for, in part, the Greater 00:16:25.569 --> 00:16:34.490 Freeport Partnership. So the increase line item to $263,500 and we'll be decreasing any 00:16:34.490 --> 00:16:42.569 TIF support to equal the amount contracted to the GFP. Miscellaneous expense, that'd 00:16:42.569 --> 00:16:49.129 B, the trolley for Tuddy Baker days and also the same budget as last year. 00:16:49.129 --> 00:16:55.490 Then we have transfer out to general fund and that is used $25,000 to support the wages 00:16:55.490 --> 00:17:00.899 of the community development director. 00:17:00.899 --> 00:17:07.480 With that, I'd like to move on to debt service fund. 00:17:07.480 --> 00:17:12.200 Per governmental accounting rules, the city has a debt service fund. 00:17:12.200 --> 00:17:16.319 Resources are transferred into the fund and the payments come out of the fund for the 00:17:16.319 --> 00:17:23.759 The following bonds. The first bond is 2013A. That's the central fire station and that will 00:17:23.759 --> 00:17:30.400 come to an end and that will be fully taken care of in January 1st, 2028. Additionally 00:17:30.400 --> 00:17:39.079 to that we have 2015A and that's a refunding bond which was refinanced. The bond includes 00:17:39.079 --> 00:17:45.000 downtown TIF, library, sanitary, sewer and storm sewer projects and that will be completely 00:17:45.000 --> 00:17:50.119 paid for in January of 2034. 00:17:50.119 --> 00:17:53.200 We have the rehab of City Hall that 00:17:53.200 --> 00:17:56.720 will be completed in January of 2036. 00:17:56.720 --> 00:18:02.519 And a downtown TIF ends in January of 2033. 00:18:02.519 --> 00:18:05.839 Then we have the 2019A Rhodes Bond. 00:18:05.839 --> 00:18:09.599 That will be completed in January of 2034. 00:18:09.599 --> 00:18:12.519 In 2020, we took on a pension obligation bond. 00:18:12.519 --> 00:18:16.960 That will end in January of 2041. 00:18:16.960 --> 00:18:21.559 We also have an additional roads and paver bond. 00:18:21.559 --> 00:18:24.799 That will be complete in January of 2031. 00:18:24.799 --> 00:18:29.920 And then the 2022 bond, Fire Engine and Ariel. 00:18:29.920 --> 00:18:35.639 So that will end in January of 2033. 00:18:35.639 --> 00:18:45.240 Any questions on debt service fund? 00:18:45.240 --> 00:18:47.039 We've got the health care fund. 00:18:47.039 --> 00:18:49.279 So this fund controls the inflow of revenue 00:18:49.279 --> 00:18:55.920 Outflow of Expenses for Medical Insurance Costs. Revenues are received from employees, retirees, 00:18:55.920 --> 00:19:03.360 and the city. And we do offer voluntary life, vision, and ID protection, all of which are paid 00:19:03.360 --> 00:19:10.639 in full by the employee, if that is something they wish to have. We do have a significant 00:19:10.639 --> 00:19:16.880 increase in expenses expected in 2026 in the healthcare fund. We're currently finalizing 00:19:16.880 --> 00:19:18.880 and 00:19:19.880 --> 00:19:21.880 John. 00:19:23.000 --> 00:19:25.000 We are going to be doing a lot of 00:19:26.099 --> 00:19:28.099 fundraising numbers with our provider and there may be some 00:19:29.200 --> 00:19:31.200 changes when we bring this back to Council in early November. 00:19:32.320 --> 00:19:34.320 So essentially the end of the year, the fall is when we do 00:19:35.440 --> 00:19:37.440 all of these quotes with the insurance company. 00:19:39.679 --> 00:19:41.679 We're also negotiating various contracts with the bargaining 00:19:42.799 --> 00:19:44.799 units, so this all is going to affect the healthcare fund. 00:19:44.799 --> 00:19:46.799 Any other questions on Health Care Fund? 00:19:49.360 --> 00:19:50.720 Okay 00:19:50.720 --> 00:19:58.019 Landfill Closure Fund. This fund tracks expenses for the landfills. Even though they're closed, they still represent significant cost to the 00:19:58.019 --> 00:20:00.440 Close, they still represent significant cost to the city. 00:20:00.440 --> 00:20:06.779 The first one I'd like to point out here is $47.95 and that's the transfer station rent. 00:20:06.779 --> 00:20:13.160 The city records $29,500 annually in revenue from the contract we have with Gills. 00:20:13.160 --> 00:20:20.359 We received a one-time payment of $1.4 million for 50 years use of the transfer station. 00:20:20.359 --> 00:20:27.500 also 4960 is transfer in that's from General Fund this has been one of the 00:20:27.500 --> 00:20:34.700 items on the audit that's because they have a they'd like to see us have a 00:20:34.700 --> 00:20:37.740 standing amount of about five million dollars in this account so we're 00:20:37.740 --> 00:20:41.960 building that back up so we're budgeting five hundred thousand to go into the 00:20:41.960 --> 00:20:48.319 landfill closure fund and and that'll slowly build over time to equal that 00:20:48.319 --> 00:20:56.000 5 million dollars that they'd like to see in that account what is that account used for 00:20:57.279 --> 00:21:03.440 essentially taking care of the landfill until the EPA allows us to call it closed and officially 00:21:03.440 --> 00:21:10.880 resolved so like no more no more sampling would be required no more maintenance will be required 00:21:10.880 --> 00:21:16.559 they would consider it inert and done so that's that's the whole point is we have maintenance 00:21:16.559 --> 00:21:19.640 and so we have to do out there every year. 00:21:19.640 --> 00:21:23.119 It involves the EPA, it involves water sampling 00:21:23.119 --> 00:21:25.420 at the leachate collection points. 00:21:25.420 --> 00:21:29.319 It also includes grass mowing and tree cutting 00:21:29.319 --> 00:21:30.519 and that type of stuff. 00:21:37.619 --> 00:21:40.779 Associated with the landfill, we've got 6170, 00:21:40.779 --> 00:21:43.160 which is contracted infrastructure repair and maintenance 00:21:43.160 --> 00:21:45.140 and that's general landfill repairs. 00:21:45.140 --> 00:21:47.740 We're budgeting about 30,000 there. 00:21:47.740 --> 00:21:51.579 and then 6215 is depreciation expense. 00:21:51.579 --> 00:21:54.359 We're basically depreciating the bypass line 00:21:54.359 --> 00:21:56.940 that was installed a few years ago that drains, 00:21:56.940 --> 00:22:01.259 I think, what is it, cell number four? 00:22:01.259 --> 00:22:02.740 Yeah, thank you. 00:22:03.819 --> 00:22:07.740 And then 6430 includes the landfill closure expense. 00:22:07.740 --> 00:22:10.339 So again, the testing and monitoring 00:22:10.339 --> 00:22:13.180 of all the leachate that's out there 00:22:13.180 --> 00:22:15.220 as required by the EPA. 00:22:15.220 --> 00:22:23.220 that's about $365,000 a year so it's very expensive carrying cost. Any questions 00:22:23.220 --> 00:22:31.940 on the landfill closure? Okay moving on to health and environmental funds so this 00:22:31.940 --> 00:22:40.579 is garbage. Item 4635 is reimbursement of transportation property taxes from 00:22:40.579 --> 00:22:48.900 Gills an amount of 16,000. Also 4645 waste and recycling fees so the this is 00:22:48.900 --> 00:22:55.539 We have the collections from residents, $2,839,000. 00:22:55.539 --> 00:23:04.380 We have $4915 fund balance reserve transfers, so the use of reserves to balance the year. 00:23:04.380 --> 00:23:09.839 And then bad debt expense, so that's write-offs for uncollected balances. 00:23:09.839 --> 00:23:16.099 And then disposal and recycling fees, bills paid to Gills monthly. 00:23:16.099 --> 00:23:18.099 And then we have real estate taxes. 00:23:18.099 --> 00:23:24.970 So on the transfer station there are, that are reimbursed by Gills. 00:23:24.970 --> 00:23:31.529 And last item in the, in this budget item, the health and environmental 6630 revenue 00:23:31.529 --> 00:23:33.650 collection services. 00:23:33.650 --> 00:23:38.269 The water and sewer fund charge the health and environmental fund for billing services 00:23:38.269 --> 00:23:42.950 on the monthly water bill, so essentially we're recovering some of our costs related 00:23:42.950 --> 00:23:46.769 to collecting the trash fees from the water utility. 00:23:46.769 --> 00:23:50.769 So any questions on Health and Environmental Fund? 00:23:50.769 --> 00:23:58.360 Okay. Moving on to the OVW grant. 00:23:58.360 --> 00:24:01.360 This is Violence Against Women. 00:24:01.360 --> 00:24:04.360 We've had this federal grant for eight years. 00:24:04.360 --> 00:24:09.360 It funds about half of the wages for the SVU detective. 00:24:09.360 --> 00:24:15.360 The grant also assists with funding for voices and the state's attorney's office. 00:24:15.360 --> 00:24:20.039 So that's essentially all that this is used for. 00:24:20.039 --> 00:24:24.970 Any questions on Vitalskin Swimming Grant? 00:24:24.970 --> 00:24:27.630 OK. 00:24:27.630 --> 00:24:29.630 Next is Brownfields Grant. 00:24:29.630 --> 00:24:35.110 So this is federal funds for 17 and 19 West Main Street. 00:24:35.110 --> 00:24:38.549 That's the cleaners on Main Street. 00:24:38.549 --> 00:24:41.589 So we're in the process of demolitioning those. 00:24:41.589 --> 00:24:43.630 There's a lot of items that we have 00:24:43.630 --> 00:24:44.789 to get right the first time. 00:24:44.789 --> 00:24:48.309 And so we're in the process of getting that done now. 00:24:48.309 --> 00:24:50.069 Any questions on this Brownfield grant? 00:24:50.069 --> 00:24:50.569 Yes. 00:24:50.569 --> 00:24:53.230 We have a grant to take care of that. 00:24:53.230 --> 00:24:53.910 Yes. 00:24:53.910 --> 00:24:58.360 Yes. 00:24:58.360 --> 00:24:59.380 Older and stronger. 00:24:59.380 --> 00:25:03.220 Just wondering, how long is that going to take? 00:25:03.220 --> 00:25:04.500 When is that going to be done? 00:25:04.500 --> 00:25:06.500 I'm guessing it's going to be later this year, 00:25:06.500 --> 00:25:07.180 early next year. 00:25:07.180 --> 00:25:09.819 But go ahead, Dan. 00:25:09.819 --> 00:25:12.139 Yeah, we're just waiting on USCPA 00:25:12.139 --> 00:25:13.619 to give us the green light. 00:25:13.619 --> 00:25:15.779 The contracts have been signed with Fishers. 00:25:15.779 --> 00:25:19.259 We had to do a 30-day notice period that just expired. 00:25:19.259 --> 00:25:20.779 I believe it was October 2nd. 00:25:20.779 --> 00:25:23.900 So we're just waiting for them to give us the thumbs up. 00:25:23.900 --> 00:25:26.500 And we're hoping, I can't promise you, 00:25:26.500 --> 00:25:27.940 but we're hoping to get it done yet 00:25:27.940 --> 00:25:29.579 before the end of the season. 00:25:29.579 --> 00:25:31.139 We won't have it finished, obviously, 00:25:31.139 --> 00:25:32.639 but at least get it down to the point 00:25:32.639 --> 00:25:35.180 where it's not dangerous any longer. 00:25:35.180 --> 00:25:38.339 Thank you. 00:25:38.339 --> 00:25:41.779 Any more questions on Brownfield grant? 00:25:41.779 --> 00:25:43.380 OK. 00:25:43.380 --> 00:25:44.980 Bulletproof vest. 00:25:44.980 --> 00:25:49.779 So federal funds to purchase new vests for officers. 00:25:49.779 --> 00:25:53.500 So about $5,000. 00:25:53.500 --> 00:25:56.539 Any questions on that? 00:25:56.539 --> 00:25:58.579 All right, moving on to DUI forfeitures. 00:25:58.579 --> 00:26:02.860 So this is restricted funds for use by the police department. 00:26:02.860 --> 00:26:05.420 They are for the purchase of equipment and other items 00:26:05.420 --> 00:26:10.779 that law enforcement handle DUIs. 00:26:10.779 --> 00:26:15.380 Some examples would be radar guns and training for officers. 00:26:15.380 --> 00:26:27.360 So, as you can see there, we've got about $13,000 in there for, I'm sorry, $64,000 for the revenue side and $64,000 on the expense side. 00:26:27.360 --> 00:26:32.599 Any questions on DUI forfeiture? 00:26:32.599 --> 00:26:35.599 Moving on to K-9. 00:26:35.599 --> 00:26:40.599 So, these are restricted funds, donations for support of our K-9 officers. 00:26:40.599 --> 00:26:51.460 Rather small account, so if you got any questions, I can answer them now, otherwise we'll move on. 00:26:51.460 --> 00:26:56.180 With that, we'll move on to the sex offender funds. So, sex offender funds must 00:26:57.139 --> 00:27:02.980 register and pay a fee annually. Approximately two-thirds of this fee is forwarded to the state 00:27:02.980 --> 00:27:08.900 agencies and the city retains one-third. Funds must be used for official purposes related to 00:27:08.900 --> 00:27:15.380 the sex offender registry. As you can see, we've got about $5,000 in revenue and about $5,000 in 00:27:15.380 --> 00:27:17.460 and Expenses. 00:27:17.460 --> 00:27:22.329 Any questions on that? 00:27:22.329 --> 00:27:23.250 OK. 00:27:23.250 --> 00:27:24.809 The next one is the Explorer Club. 00:27:24.809 --> 00:27:26.349 And these are restricted donations 00:27:26.349 --> 00:27:32.210 to support the activities of the Explorer Club. 00:27:32.210 --> 00:27:33.170 Any questions on that? 00:27:35.849 --> 00:27:39.410 What's an example of an Explorer Club? 00:27:39.410 --> 00:27:44.329 I'm going to let the Deputy Chief Davis mention. 00:27:44.329 --> 00:27:47.410 So we currently don't have an Explorer Club. 00:27:47.410 --> 00:27:52.410 it used to be kind of run in connection with boy scouts. 00:27:54.849 --> 00:27:57.849 We had an officer that was a boy scout that ran that. 00:27:57.849 --> 00:28:02.329 It generally was for younger individuals interested 00:28:02.329 --> 00:28:08.920 in possibly becoming a police officer. 00:28:08.920 --> 00:28:12.000 Any other questions? 00:28:12.000 --> 00:28:14.440 All right, moving on to auxiliary police. 00:28:14.440 --> 00:28:16.240 So these are restricted donations 00:28:16.240 --> 00:28:18.839 to support the activities of the auxiliary police. 00:28:18.839 --> 00:28:26.700 Similar to what the county has these are essentially just a reserve officers that 00:28:26.700 --> 00:28:30.119 can come in and help out on an event. I don't believe we have very many people in 00:28:30.119 --> 00:28:41.029 it but but it is here. Any questions on the auxiliary police? IDHA Strong 00:28:41.029 --> 00:28:47.309 Communities this is our demolition grant as you can see here we're moving rapidly 00:28:47.309 --> 00:28:56.289 through here, about $120,000, and we will use that $120,000 on demolitions. Any questions 00:28:56.289 --> 00:29:09.880 on that? Okay. ETSB 911. So this is funds are received from the ETSB for 911 Center to purchase 00:29:09.880 --> 00:29:15.980 items such as software and equipment. As you can see, we're budgeting about $81,000 revenue, 00:29:15.980 --> 00:29:21.259 and we have various items that need to be updated, machinery and equipment and education 00:29:21.259 --> 00:29:32.340 and training are the main ones. Any questions on that? Okay. Next one is Department of Transportation 00:29:32.340 --> 00:29:38.539 Safe Streets for All. So this is in progress. The total grant of $400,000 plus a city match 00:29:38.539 --> 00:29:45.059 of $100,000 and we have already provided our match at this point. So this will go into 00:29:45.059 --> 00:29:50.340 various projects throughout town to increase safety at dangerous 00:29:50.340 --> 00:29:54.259 intersections, increase crossing Guard. 00:29:54.259 --> 00:30:02.720 Howard, notification lighting signs and paint striping just to overall increase the safety. 00:30:02.720 --> 00:30:09.349 Any questions on that? 00:30:09.349 --> 00:30:12.009 Grants to close in 2025. 00:30:12.009 --> 00:30:15.170 So we've provided reports for the following grants. 00:30:15.170 --> 00:30:22.269 However, we plan on them closing in 2025, so therefore a budget for 26 will not be required. 00:30:22.269 --> 00:30:35.390 So they are the IDNR round two demo grant, the DCEO demo grant, an additional DCEO demo 00:30:35.390 --> 00:30:46.069 grant, CDBG housing rehab grant, and ILETSB recruitment and retention grant and pre-disaster 00:30:46.069 --> 00:30:47.069 Miller. 00:30:47.069 --> 00:30:54.990 So those will be closing out in 2025. 00:30:54.990 --> 00:30:57.069 Any questions on those grants? 00:30:57.069 --> 00:31:03.750 I'm sorry, I didn't hear when you said the, when it would be closing, you said the end 00:31:03.750 --> 00:31:04.750 of 2025? 00:31:04.750 --> 00:31:05.750 Is that what you said? 00:31:05.750 --> 00:31:09.269 They will close in 2025, so they're not carried over in 2026. 00:31:09.269 --> 00:31:13.759 That's why they're not in the budget. 00:31:13.759 --> 00:31:25.920 How much of that money have we not used? Of what? Which one? Of the demo grant. The 00:31:25.920 --> 00:31:36.789 flood mitigation grant or the IDNR round two? I think the first one you said. Wayne, 00:31:36.789 --> 00:31:41.710 can you comment on that? Yes, the city of Freeport spent more money than any 00:31:41.710 --> 00:31:46.150 community in the state of Illinois at 2.7 million dollars of the 3.5 million 00:31:46.150 --> 00:31:51.069 and the reason that the 800,000 was not spent is it's a voluntary grant and the 00:31:51.069 --> 00:32:01.359 people chose not to sell their property. All right. All right with that we'll move 00:32:01.359 --> 00:32:09.480 on to Pretzel City Transit grant. So this is a federal grant. It's about a hundred 00:32:09.480 --> 00:32:14.240 and hundred and ninety eight thousand in federal dollars and it goes toward 00:32:14.240 --> 00:32:22.299 maintaining the Pretzel City Transit. In addition to that the next grant is the 00:32:22.299 --> 00:32:29.299 Downstate Operating Grant, and that is also for the Pretzel City Transit at $1,431,000 00:32:29.299 --> 00:32:36.329 in state dollars. Obviously, Pretzel City Transit is going to continue to operate for 00:32:36.329 --> 00:32:48.450 the year of 2026. Any questions? All right, that completes my presentation for this evening. 00:32:48.450 --> 00:32:52.039 So, thank you very much. 00:32:52.039 --> 00:33:03.019 Is there any other budget discussions? Seeing none, we would open for public comments. If 00:33:03.019 --> 00:33:12.579 Anybody would like to speak? Seeing none, I'd like to make a motion for adjournment. 00:33:12.579 --> 00:33:22.579 So moved. Second. Motion made by Parker, seconded by Sellers. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? We are adjourned, Madam Mayor. 00:33:22.579 --> 00:33:28.980 yeah we'll whatever you need Kurt about two minutes okay so we'll we'll come back as soon as