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Mayor Hughson inquired about travel and professional development and <br />asked if this was cut. Ms. Neel stated that travel and training was cut for <br />FY2020 and most travel was cancelled due to the pandemic anyways. There are <br />no restrictions on training that is justified. Mrs. Mattingly stated that many <br />conferences were already paid for and when those went virtual most of the <br />registration fees were refunded. There was a reduction in costs due to lack of <br />travel and many conferences going virtual. Travel and training was cut for this <br />Fiscal Year but it is budgeted for next year. <br />Council provided Consensus on the following: <br />The Budget Timeline includes the vote to set proposed tax rate and 1st public <br />hearing on proposed budget, CIP, and utility rates on September 1st. On <br />September 15th, there will be a public hearing on the tax rate, 2nd public <br />hearing on proposed budget, CIP, and utility rates, and a vote to adopt the <br />budget, ratify tax roll, and set the tax rate. <br />General Fund <br />— Property Tax Rate, Council provided consensus on a 5% Tax Rate <br />— Non -civil Service Merit/COLA Increase, Council provided consensus to is to <br />allow HR to look into this and provide an analysis as to what would be the best <br />option. <br />Ms. Neel reminded council of dates for public hearing notifications and <br />mentioned timelines are tight due to September 1st requirement to hold 1st <br />Public Hearing on proposed budget, CIP, and utility rates. <br />— Personnel additions of the following: <br />• Fire Department — Station No.6, 3 captains, 1 firefighter in the amount of <br />$317K (bond reserves) <br />• Reclassification: Engineering — 2 reclassification $22K, IT — 3 reclassification <br />in the amount of $12K <br />• Community Enhancement — (Community Enhancement Fee) in the amount <br />of $102K for a Horticultural Specialist and 2 Community Enhancement <br />Technicians <br />• Facilities — HVAC Service Tech, offset by $60K reduction in O&M, $75K <br />• Finance — Financial Analyst, offset by 50% of Grant accountant — grant <br />funded, $36K <br />Council provided consensus to move forward with these additions <br />Enterprise Funds: <br />Water/Wastewater Fund - Council provided consensus to move forward with <br />City of San Marcos <br />