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I'M GONNA CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER FOR THE BAY TIME CRIME CONTROL PREVENTION DISTRICT SPECIAL MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 14TH.
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IS NOW FOUR 30.OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL PREVENTION DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING HELD APRIL 12TH.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? HAS EVERYBODY REVIEWED THEM? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
[2. BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT FY 2022-23 PROPOSED BUDGET]
OUR SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL PREVENTION DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2223.UM, VICTOR, YOU GONNA DO THAT ONE, ONE OR DO YOU GONNA DO IT? LEMME TEE, LEMME TEE IT OFF AND THEN I'LL HAND IT TO YOU.
MR. SO MADAM PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS, WE'RE PROUD TO PRESENT, UH, THIS BUDGET TO YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
AND THIS FALLS IN THE CATEGORY OF WHAT WE LIKE TO SAY IS WE HEARD YOU.
SO WE TRY AND DO WHAT BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COUNCILS ASK US TO DO ALL YOUR MONTHLY MEETINGS, THE THINGS THAT YOU BRING UP, THE THINGS THAT WE HEAR ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU.
WE TRY AND PUT, ESPECIALLY INTO THE BUDGET FORMULATION, AND I JUST COMMEND FINANCE FOR DOING THAT BECAUSE YOU SEE, WE'VE MOVED AWAY FROM PERSONNEL.
THAT'S THE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE.
YOU SEE ALL THE SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT.
SO STARTING ON PAGE THREE, JUST IN MACRO, YOU SEE THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES, EXPENDITURES ABOUT $750,000 OVER ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE AT FUND BALANCE.
AT THE END, WE STICK AN UNFORESEEN IN NEW INITIATIVE, SO YOU CAN USE THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND IF YOU TURN THE PAGE, YOU CAN SEE THE ITEMIZATION OF THE 3.1 MILLION IN TERMS OF WEARING APPAREL AND TOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES.
THE CAPITAL OUTLAY, AGAIN, YOU SEE THE 496,800 IN UNFORESEEN NEW INITIATIVES THAT ALLOWS YOU TO USE THAT DURING THE YEAR ON THINGS THAT MIGHT COME UP.
I, I REALLY COMMEND THE WORK THAT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT DOES WITH ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS.
SO I WILL DEFER TIME TO EITHER THE CHIEF OR TO VICTOR AND STAFF IF THERE'S ANYTHING SPECIFIC THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHILE YOU PRIORITIZE THESE THINGS.
BUT IT'S BASICALLY THE NEEDS THAT THEY HAVE.
AND, UH, APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION.
ANYTHING FROM THE CROWD, I'D BE HAPPY TO DO IT.
UH, TRANSFERRING THESE FUNDS WAS IMPORTANT FOR US, UH, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH IS THE ITEM OF RECRUITING, UH, GOOD EXPERIENCED OFFICERS FROM OTHER AGENCIES WHO MIGHT WANNA COME TO THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.
HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE ALREADY CERTIFIED AND LICENSED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, THEN YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT A-C-C-P-D MIGHT MEAN.
AND IF THOSE FUNDS ARE NOT THERE, THEN WE'VE HEARD FROM PERSONNEL WITH OTHER AGENCIES WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME TO WORKFORCE THAT HAVE SAID, UM, YOU KNOW, I'D REALLY LIKE TO COME TO WORK, BUT IF I'M HIRED UNDER THIS PROGRAM, IS THERE GONNA BE A GUARANTEE THAT I'LL HAVE A JOB IN THREE YEARS, FOUR YEARS, FIVE YEARS, WHATEVER, UH, UH, UH, TIME PERIOD.
I'M HIRED IN UNDER THIS, SO THANK YOU.
SO I WOULD, I, I THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS.
UM, AND ALSO THIS ALLOWS US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE USING THESE FUNDS FOR CRIME REDUCTION.
UH, A LOT OF THE EQUIPMENT AND A LOT OF THE, UH, THE ITEMS THAT, THAT WE'RE USING, UH, WILL HELP US AS A, AS A FORCE MULTIPLIER.
IF YOU SEE, UH, YOU SEE THE, UH, UH, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, THE FLOCK SAFETY LICENSE PLATE READERS, UH, MDTS, ET CETERA, THAT PUTS, UH, MORE EYES IN AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WE CAN TARGET AND WE CAN PINPOINT WHERE WE MIGHT BE HAVING A HIGHER INCIDENCES OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, UH, TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT ISSUES, UH, TRAFFIC CRASHES, WHICH ARE ALL DIRECTLY RELATED TO BOTH PROPERTY CRIME AND VIOLENT CRIME STATISTICS.
SO AS WE REDUCE ONE, WE BEGIN TO REDUCE THE OTHER.
SO THIS PUTS US OUT IN MORE AREAS OF THE CITY WITHOUT HAVING A COP ON EVERY CORNER.
ANYTHING YOU WANNA SAY ABOUT THE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT? BECAUSE AGAIN, THAT'S A BIG DEAL TO PUT $1.8 MILLION LIKE WE'VE GOT THERE, 22 REPLACEMENTS VEHICLES.
AND AGAIN, THE MULE REPLACEMENTS.
I SENT THE CHIEF A NOTE THE OTHER NIGHT, I'D USUALLY JOG AT NIGHT IN THE PARK.
AND WE ALWAYS GET POSITIVE COMMENTS WHEN PEOPLE IN THE PARK.
SEE, WE, I'VE HEARD A LOT OF POSITIVE COMMENTS ABOUT YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY ALONG THE PARKS DUE TO, YOU KNOW, THE MULES AND THE FOUR WHEELERS AND THAT KIND OF STUFF TOO.
AND YOU DO SEE 'EM WHEN THEY'RE ENTERING AND EXITING PARKS ALONG MAJOR THOROUGHFARES AS WELL.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
AND I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF POSITIVE COMMENTS FROM MORE THAN JUST, UH, UH, KEVIN OR PEOPLE HERE AT THE CITY IS, HEY, WE SHARE OFFICERS OUT THERE.
THEY'RE PULLING UP, THEY'RE TALKING
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TO US.AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, I MEAN, THIS ACTUALLY, UH, LINKS DIRECTLY INTO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS FAR AS TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNITY POLICING IS.
IT PUTS OUR OFFICERS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND SO WE CAN GET MORE OF THOSE, UH, PIECES OF EQUIPMENT.
IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO STOP AND TALK MORE, UH, BEYOND JUST TELLING OUR OFFICERS, HEY, ROLL YOUR WINDOWS DOWN IN YOUR, IN, IN YOUR SHOPS AND YOUR SQUAD CARS AND, AND STOP AND TALK IS WHEN THEY'RE OUT THERE AND THEY'RE DOING THESE COMMUNITY POLICING EVENTS.
UH, FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, THOSE ATVS AND UTVS ARE, ARE, ARE NOVEL AND, UH, THEY'RE ALSO TALKING POINTS FOR 'EM AS WELL.
SO IT'S, IT'S A CONVERSATION STARTER.
UM, BUT IT ALSO GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO PLACES WHERE MAYBE WE WOULDN'T NORMALLY BE.
UM, THAT, UH, MAYBE A FOOT PATROL IS NOT NECESSARILY, UM, PRACTICAL SIMPLY BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SUCH A LARGE AREA TO COVER, BUT WE'RE INCREASING OUR PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY BY USING THOSE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT.
WE'RE INCREASING OUR ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO STOP AND TALK TO PEOPLE, BUT WE'RE ALSO MAKING THOSE PARKS, THOSE GREENWAYS AND THOSE TRAILS SAFER FOR PEOPLE TO USE, ENCOURAGING THEM TO USE THEM.
AND AS THE GOOD PEOPLE GET OUT AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE KIND OF THINGS, IT REALLY DOES BEGIN TO PUSH, UH, THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT OUT OF THE AREA AS WELL.
SO IT'S A, IT'S A FORCE MULTIPLIER FORCE AS FAR AS COMMUNITY POLICING, UH, PREVENTIVE ENFORCEMENT, UM, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND, UM, GETTING THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED WITH THIS.
I'D JUST LIKE TO ASK IF WE COULD CONSIDER INCLUDING THE PAID FOR BY CCPD, ESPECIALLY ON ANYTHING THAT'S OUT THERE AS CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC AS POSSIBLE, THAT WAY IT HELPS WITH REELECTION OF THE DISTRICT WHEN IT'S TIME.
AND GO, WHAT IS THAT? 'CAUSE MOST OF 'EM DON'T KNOW MM-HMM
AND THAT'S THE THING, WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT THE, UH, THE, THE 20 VEHICLES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT GETTING OUT OF THIS, WHEN WE PUT, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS VEHICLE PAID FOR BY CCPD TAX FUNDS, UH, IT GOES TO SAY THAT THERE HAS GOTTA BE A POLICE OFFICER IN THAT VEHICLE FOR IT TO BE USEFUL.
SO IT'S INEXTRICABLY TIED TO THE, TO THE HUMAN RESOURCE AS WELL AS THAT VEHICLE THAT HAS ALL THE EXTRA EQUIPMENT ON IT THAT'S HELPING US TO NOT ONLY PREVENT, BUT ALSO FIGHT CRIME.
AND YOU BRING UP A GREAT POINT RELATIVE TO WHEN THESE THINGS GET VOTED ON MM-HMM
THAT PEOPLE ARE USED TO SEEING THAT IF THEY'RE USED, IMMEDIATELY PRIORITIZE THE WORK THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING.
BECAUSE I'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, WHERE I PUT IT OUT ON FACEBOOK WHERE I, OH, PLEASE VOTE FOR, AND THEY, MOST OF MY FRIENDS GO, OKAY, AND GO VOTE.
AND FINALLY THEY SAY, WELL, WHAT WAS THAT ANYWAY? YEAH.
WELL, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITIZENS TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE GETTING FOR THEIR MONEY AS WELL.
I MEAN, WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A REDUCTION IN VIOLENT CRIME BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE NEW INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE.
AND I KNOW LAST TIME THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE, CHIEF WHITAKER SPOKE ABOUT OUR, UH, OUR RESTRUCTURING.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DID WAS, UH, CREATE THE, UH, UH, UH, SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION WHERE WE PUT THE OLD HOTSPOT, THE STREET CRIMES UNIT IN.
AND UH, ACTUALLY WHAT I HAVE HERE IS IT'S AARON
AND I HAD, UH, LIEUTENANT CROW AND, UH, ASSISTANT CHIEF WHITAKER, AND NOW THE OTHER TWO ASSISTANT CHIEFS ARE REVIEWING IT AS WELL.
BUT IT'S AN ALL INCLUSIVE, UH, VIOLENT CRIMES INITIATIVE, WHICH WORKS WITH ALL THE ELEMENTS OF OUR DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS, SO THAT WE BEGIN TO FOCUS ON THE LEADERS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN AND AROUND BAYTOWN.
ANYTHING THAT DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE CITIZENRY OF BAYTOWN, WE'RE GONNA GO AFTER THAT.
AND PART OF THE FUNDS THAT, THAT, UH, THAT WE'RE ACQUIRING IN THE ASSETS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET, UH, WITH THESE FUNDS, WE WILL PUT DIRECTLY, UH, INTO THAT EFFORT AND THAT, UH, VIOLENT CRIMES INITIATIVE AS WELL.
I HAVE ONE QUESTION, AND IT'S JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT VISIBLE, IS THE FUNDS THAT WE WERE, I'M GONNA SAY HOARDING BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER THE RIGHT TERMINOLOGY FOR SWAT, BEEN ROLLED INTO WHATEVER WE'RE PAYING OUT OF.
I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS MM-HMM
WE WERE TAKING MONEY AND PUTTING IT BACK FOR SWAT.
EVERYBODY'S LOOKING AT ME LIKE, WHAT? YES.
I, BECAUSE I THINK WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THE, THE FUNDS WERE BEING SET ASIDE FOR SWAT BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT, UH, EVERY THREE TO FOUR OR FIVE YEARS, YEAH.
WE HAVE TO COME UP ON NEW EQUIPMENT, UH, ISSUE FOR, UH, BODY ARMOR, UM, AND THEN WE HAVE IT ALL UPDATING IN HERE.
JUST MAKE SURE THAT THAT MONEY WAS SOMEWHERE FLOWING, YOU KNOW? YES.
I DON'T KNOW THE RIGHT TERMINOLOGY THERE, BUT IT'S, IT'S BEING USED FOR THAT.
THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WORTH JUST GOT, YOU KNOW, SINCE WE'RE SPENDING A LOT OF IT ON SWAT THERE, WHICH IS NOT A PROBLEM, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING WE'VE PUT BACK HAS GONE BACK IN TOWARDS THIS.
I, I, I THINK WE'VE GOT SWAT, UH, COMPLETELY OUTFITTED OR PRETTY CLOSE TO IT.
UH, AND WE HAVEN'T ADDED ADDITIONAL
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SPOTS.WE JUST, UH, WE FILLED OUT OUR BILLET ON THAT.
UM, HOW MANY, UH, I GUESS, UM, HOW MANY OF THE MULES DO WE CURRENTLY HAVE? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA? I BELIEVE WE HAVE, UH, TWO OF THE, UH, TWO OF THE MULES AND, UH, I CAN'T TELL YOU FOR SURE HOW MANY ATVS WE HAVE.
UM, WE BOUGHT EIGHT AT ONE TIME.
DID WE? ATVS I KNOW, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
ABOUT THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO, WE BOUGHT EIGHT ATVS, AND I DON'T REMEMBER HOW MANY MEALS, BUT I KNOW WE BOUGHT AT LEAST TWO, BUT YEAH.
SO TO, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, WE HAVE TWO OF THOSE.
AND I KNOW THAT I'VE SEEN, NOW THAT I'M THINKING ABOUT IT AT THE, UH, AT THE CHRISTMAS PARADE, I WANNA SAY THERE WERE LIKE SIX OF THE, UH, THE FOUR WHEELERS OUT.
SO EIGHT WOULD PROBABLY, SO THIS WOULD BE ADDITIONAL MM-HMM
THESE WOULD BE ADDITIONAL AND REPLACEMENTS.
SO WHAT DOES HAPPEN WITH THE OLD ONES? UH, WE WOULD ACTUALLY PUT THEM UP FOR, FOR AUCTION.
WHO IN THAT GONNA BE, I WANT ONE
WE DON'T, WE DON'T USUALLY USE TO CANNIBALIZE 'EM FOR PARTS OR USE 'EM ELSEWHERE.
WE USUALLY USE 'EM THROUGH THEIR USEFUL LIFE AND THEN AUCTION 'EM OFF, BE COME UP ON TRANSITIONING FROM, UH, UH, 3,200 TO 3,300 AND WE START MOVING, UH, OUR EVIDENCE ROOM HARD.
REMEMBER, UH, WE MAY HOLD ONE OF THOSE OVER BEFORE WE, UM, UH, BEFORE WE PUT IT UP FOR AUCTION SO THAT WE CAN LOAD IT UP AND MOVE ALL OF OUR EVIDENCE AND, AND NOT HAVE TO RENT, UH, EXTRA EQUIPMENT TO MOVE IT ACROSS THE PARKING LOT.
I WAS JUST GONNA MENTION THAT A LOT OF THAT EQUIPMENT'S GONNA BE OUT AT JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION THIS WEEKEND, BY THE WAY.
USUALLY IT IS JULY 4TH CELEBRATION AS WELL.
SO CHRISTMAS PARADE AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
I HAVE ONE QUESTION ON THE, UM, THE $360,322, WHAT, WHAT IS, WHAT IS THAT? IS IT JUST, UH, UPDATING SOME THINGS? THE, UH, BWC IN-CAR VIDEO TASER AND INTERVIEW ROOM, ALL OF IT WORKS TOGETHER.
THE SAME EQUIPMENT THAT GOES YEAH.
SO YES, THE AXON IS, UH, IT'S, THAT IS A THREE YEAR CONTRACT, I BELIEVE, IS THAT RIGHT? THREE OR FIVE.
AND IT'S PAYABLE IN INCREMENTS OF $360,000, BUT IT'S ALSO A BUNDLE NOW SO THAT IT'S NOT JUST, UH, VIDEO EQUIPMENT, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES OUR, UH, CONTROLLED ENERGY, UH, WEAPONS AS WELL.
SO THE AXON IS A INCAR CAMERA.
THE AXON IS BOTH INCAR BODY CAMERA AND BODY CAMERA.
AND, AND THE V ROOM, THAT CAR AND THE INTERVIEW ROOM AS WELL COMES WITH REDUCTION SOFTWARE AND EVERYTHING.
IT ALSO COMES WITH, UH, WITH STORAGE, UH, AND THE STORAGE IS DONE IN THE CLOUD.
WE PAID FOR THAT TOO, SO, YES, I, I REMEMBER THAT.
SO ON THE, UH, VEHICLES, AND YOU HAVE THE, THE PRICE HERE, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE CRAZINESS THAT'S GOING ON WITH EVERYTHING MM-HMM
IS THIS PRETTY MUCH JUST AN ESTIMATED NUMBER THAT, OR IS THIS A HARD NUMBER? NO, THIS IS A HARD NUMBER, HARD NUMBER.
UH, WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE, ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR, TO BE ABLE TO, UH, TO WORK WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO GET THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES AHEAD OF TIME, UH, SO THAT WE COULD GO AHEAD AND GET THEM ORDERED.
BECAUSE WHAT WE HAVE IS OUR, UH, OUR, OUR, OUR, OUR DEALER HAS TO GET ALL OF THE POLICE PACKAGE ORDERS BY THE SECOND OR THIRD WEEK OF MAY MM-HMM
AND IF WE DON'T, THEN WE'RE PICKING UP THE LEFTOVERS OF WHAT OTHER AGENCIES ACROSS THE AREA AND ACROSS THE NATION AREN'T GETTING.
AND THAT'S TYPICALLY A CHEVY THING.
FORD TENDS TO BE A DIFFERENT TIME OF YEAR.
UH, AND, AND WE DO USE THE CHEVY TAHOES.
SO, UM, ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK YOU SO MUCH TO, TO YOU GUYS.
UH, IT'S A HUGE HELP BECAUSE WE ARE TWO YEARS BEHIND IN RECEIVING THE, THE VEHICLES, NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE'VE HAD TO ORDER IN THE PAST, BUT ALSO 'CAUSE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE HAD WITH, UH, THE CHIPS AND VEHICLES BEING HUNG UP ACROSS THE BORDER IN CANADA.
UH, IT'S JUST, IT, IT HAS BEEN A MESS FOR US, I THINK HAVE IT, HAVE, AND I IT'S BEEN GOOD FIVE YEARS SINCE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PAY FOR A VEHICLE.
SO WE HAVE THESE HERE NOW WE HAVE 20 VEHICLES THAT ARE BEING PREPARED, UH, FOR SHIPMENT TAKES.
THEY'RE IN TEXAS, THEY'RE ON THE GROUND AND THEY'RE BEING PREPARED FOR SHIPMENT TO OUR, UH, FACILITY THAT OUTFITS THEM, THAT BUILDS THEM OUT WITH THE, THE, UH, THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT, THE CAGES, AND ALL THE PROTECTIVE STUFF.
THAT'S PART OF THE 82,000 MM-HMM
I WAS WONDERING IF THAT WAS IN THE FUTURE, IT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM,
SO GINA REALLY APPRECIATE ALL Y'ALL'S HARD WORK.
IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JUST SO
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Y'ALL KNOW THAT FLOCK SAFETY IS A REOCCURRING THAT WILL BE YEP.HIT WITH REGULAR FLOCK AND AXON ARE BOTH RECURRING COSTS.
THIS MIGHT BE MORE OF A FINANCIAL QUESTION.
UM, I KNOW LAST YEAR WE THERE TALKED ABOUT SAVING EACH YEAR FOR ELECTIONS.
UH, THAT WAS IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET.
IS THAT SOMEWHERE IN HERE THIS YEAR OR, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT THIS YEAR FROM THE GENERAL FUND SIDE, ISN'T IT? MM, YEAH.
IT'S ON THE GENERAL FUND SIDE.
YEAH, I'M NOT GONNA, IT'S NOT A CAPITAL
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT'S ON THE GENERAL FUND SIDE.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE PAYING IT OUT GENERAL FUND, NOT YOUR FUNDS.
I DIDN'T SEE IT IN YOUR, IS IT, IT'S NOT IN THERE.
WE APPRECIATE THAT WORKS, RIGHT? EVERYBODY GOT THAT ON, ON RECORD? YEAH.
ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS WHAT I SEE ON THE BUDGET SHEET AND IT AIN'T THERE.
TRUST ME, IF THERE'S A, IF THERE IS AN ELECTION EXPENSE, WE'LL ALL BE PAYING FOR IT.
WELL, WE ALL KNOW THAT, BUT WE KNOW THERE'LL BE AN ELECTION EXPENSE IN THE FUTURE, RIGHT? WE DON'T WANNA BE CAUGHT WITH IT GOING UP AND UP AND UP AND UP AND UP LIKE COUNTY DOES.
ANYTHING ELSE ON BUDGET? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO, UH, TO YOU GUYS AND VICTOR AND GINA ON HELPING US SEPARATE THE PERSONNEL OUT OF THIS FUND.
PUT THEM BACK IN THE GENERAL BUDGET, UH, WHERE, WHERE THEY NEED TO BE SO THAT WE CAN GET THE EQUIPMENT TO OUR, UH, PERSONNEL, BOTH SWORN AND NON, NON-SWORN, SO THAT WE CAN NOT ONLY SERVE OUR CITIZENS, BUT WE CAN BEGIN A REAL EFFORT TO NOT JUST, UH, UH, CATCH THE BAD GUYS BUT PREVENT 'EM FROM COMMITTING THE CRIMES IN THE FIRST PLACE.
THIS IS GONNA GO A LONG WAY, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND THEN WE'LL NEED TO BE HERE NEXT MONTH TO HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE BUDGET, SO PLEASE PLAN TO BE HERE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING Y'ALL HAVE DONE TO PREPARE THE BUDGET THIS YEAR.
[3. REPORTS]
THREE A IS RECEIVE THE BAY TIME CRIME CONTROL PREVENTION DISTRICT QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INVESTMENT REPORT QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31ST.PLEASE MAKE THIS RIVETING FOR MDD.
HE'S GONNA GIVE US AN MDD UPDATE.
YOUR TAX DEMANDS EXTREMELY STRONG.
WE ARE, AS YOU JUST NOTICED IN YOUR BUDGET, UH, ESTIMATING 2.3 MILLION IN THE CURRENT YEAR, THE YEAR END, WHICH IS 300,000 MORE THAN UH, YOU HAD ORIGINALLY BUDGETED.
AND WE ARE PROJECTING FORWARD 2.4.
I'M HOPING IT MIGHT BE BETTER THAN THAT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO NECESSARILY THANK YOU.
UH, AS I WAS SAYING, WE ARE PROJECTING 2.4 INTO NEXT YEAR BASED ON THIS YEAR'S 2.3.
I'M HOPING IT WILL BE BETTER, BUT GIVEN THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY, WE DON'T WANT TO OVERREACH RIGHT NOW.
AND AS WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST YEAR, IF WE DO BETTER, WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU AND SAY YOU HAVE MORE MONEY TO SPEND.
UM, ALL IN ALL CURRENT YEAR IS LOOKING VERY HEALTHY.
YOU WILL HAVE A VERY HEALTHY FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WHICH WE HAVE BROUGHT INTO PLAY GOING INTO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MADAM PRESIDENT, ANYBODY ANY QUESTIONS I CAN TELL YOU BY MY SPENDING, IT'S GONE UP.
SO YOUR, YOUR BALANCE SHOULD BE GOING UP TOO.
I LIKE TO SPEND MONEY OBVIOUSLY, SO I'M HOPING THAT I CAN HELP THAT SALES TAX.
ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING FOR VICTOR? THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH.
[4. MANAGER'S REPORT]
TO MANAGER'S REPORT.MADAM PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS, AGAIN, BEFORE I GET TO THE MEETING, TRULY DO WANT TO THANK Y'ALL FOR VOLUNTEERING AND SERVING FOR OUR, OUR CITY.
WE CAN'T DO THE WORK THAT WE DO WITHOUT PEOPLE INTERESTED.
THAT PUT THE TIME AND THE EFFORT INTO COMING AND GIVING US THE DIRECTION.
I HOPE YOU SEE IN THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAVE IN HERE, THE THINGS THAT YOU BRING UP, THE THINGS THAT THE CHIEF BRINGS UP.
THAT'S WHAT'S WORKED WITH OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
WE TRY AND BRING YOU BACK WHAT WE'VE HEARD YOU SAY AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE ON TARGET WITH THAT.
SO AGAIN, I THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR PART IN THAT PROCESS.
AND PRESIDENT, YOU BROUGHT UP THE IDEA.
AT OUR NEXT MEETING IN JULY, WE'LL HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS.
I'LL ASK YOU TO CONSIDER APPROVING THE BUDGET.
THAT MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, JULY 12TH, 4:30 PM HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT THEY NEED TO ADD TODAY? MM-HMM.
THEREFORE I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S EFFORTS AND LISTENING.
IS I GOOD? SO WE CAN BETTER EQUIP OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH EVERYTHING THEY NEED? YES, I KNOW.
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EVERY OTHER CHANCE.