City Council Special Call Budget Work Session

CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL CALL BUDGET WORK SESSION MINUTES Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Council Assembly Room 5:00 PM 70 S. Clayton St, GA 30046 Call to Order PRESENT Mayor David Still Council Member Glenn Martin Council Member Victoria Jones Mayor Pro Tem Austin Thompson Council Member Marlene Taylor-Crawford Approval of Agenda Motion to approve agenda as presented made by Council Member Martin, Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Thompson. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Martin, Council Member Jones, Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford Council Business There is no public comment during this section of the agenda unless formally requested by the Mayor and the Council. 1. Proposed FY 2024 Budget Discussion Finance Director, Keith Lee presented this item and answered questions from Council. The key management team was present to provide additional information and answer questions related to the requested positions in the proposed budget. Final Adjournment Motion to adjourn made by Council Member Taylor-Crawford, Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Thompson. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Martin, Council Member Jones, Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford Minute Signatures ________________________________ David Still, Mayor _______________________________ Karen Pierce, City Clerk FY 2024 Proposed Budget April 26, 2023 Agenda • Finance Committee • Bond Projects • Staffing Requests Finance Committee • Routine Physical & Mental Check-ups for officers • Police Citizens Review Board • Cameras and police boxes on Greenway Trail • Drop off Cardboard Recycling at PW • Continue Redevelopment efforts down Grizzly Parkway • Add string lights to Grizzly Parkway FY 2024 Overview – Capital Bonds Electric Fund Overhead Maintenance $628,069 Infrastructure Improvements $3,392,602 Underground Maintenance $1,195,922 New Services (Reimbursable) $3,205,176 Equipment (New and Replacement) $410,000 $8,831,769 Gas Fund Propress Tooling (Commercial Meters) $15,000 Ozora @ 81 Roundabout DOT Project #16363 $116,000 Meter Change-Outs $236,354 New Mains & Services $713,527 Cedars Rd to Sugarloaf DOT Project #13895 $853,438 Hurricane Shoals @ Hwy 316 DOT Project #13893 $3,004,260 Hwy 81/138 Roundabout DOT Project # $1,164,800 $6,103,379 FY 2024 Personnel – New Positions Department Month Position Title Community Development July Assist City Manager Community/Economic Development July Director Courts January Deputy Court Clerk IT October Senior Systems Analyst Police July PT-Community Engagement Officer Police January Police Sergeant Police January Police Officer -Bike Unit Police January Police Officer -Bike Unit Electric January AMI Specialist Streets July Street Maint Worker Sanitation July Recycle Driver Sanitation July Recycle/Refuse Collector Sanitation July Recycle/Refuse Collector Communications October Social Media Specialist TOTAL Cost of Positions $1,578,887.85 Administration • Assistant City Manager of Community Development Operations • Deputy Court Clerk – Assist with increased citations (School Speed Zone) • Senior Systems Analyst – Migration of Police IT to City IT – Higher expertise for server and network engineering Public Works • Electric – AMI Meter Specialist – Supervise the data that will be gathered through the new AMI hardware – Responsible for implementation of Ph2 of AMI project – Work to establish & manage an Outage Management System – Work to maximize the potential of the AMI system • Streets – Maintenance Work – Needed for grass cutting, limb pickup, leaf pickup – Replacing a position used for the PW Admin Coordinator • Sanitation – Recycling Driver – Moving Recycling Program inside • Sanitation – Recycling Collector (2) Police • Community Engagement Officer – Administration of DOJ grant – Train officers on Co-Responder Program • Sergeant Downtown Bike Unit • Downtown Bike Unit (2) – Dedicated unit to actively patrol downtown district, depot district and trail system – Support city events – 1,600 calls for service in the downtown district for 2022 Communications • Community / Economic Development Manager • Social Media Specialist – Manage City Social Media platforms. The city has 12, of which 8 are fully managed by the Communications Department. – Promote tourism through creative content. – Assist with photography, directly posting to social media from special events. Questions