City Council - Regular Meeting

Good evening, and welcome to the City of Copperas Cove City Council workshop meeting. Today's date is June 2nd, 2026. I call the meeting to order at 5 o'clock. Madam Secretary, can we do the roll call, please?

Madam Mayor, Pro Tem Hart? Here. Christina Strophus? Rita Hogan? Here. Howard Hawk?

Here.

John Hale?

Here.

Jack Smith, Mayor Yancey, Dale Treadway.

Here.

Thank you, Madam Secretary. Moving on to announcements.

None for me, ma'am.

Not for me, ma'am. None.

OK. Ryan has none.

I know, right? Nothing, Madam Mayor. Pro Tem.

Thank you. We move on to public recognition.

D1, Employee Service Awards, June 2026, Ryan Haverlaw, City Manager.

Thank you, Ms. Osborne. Mayor and council, tonight we get to recognize our team members that have served a certain amount of time with our organization. And we get to celebrate with some pretty amazing people this evening. We're gonna start with Andrew Boss, patrol officer with the police department celebrating five years of service. I apologize, officer. My apologies. We are proud to recognize Andrew for his dedicated service to the city of Coppers Cove. Andrew began his career with the police department on June 29, 2021. As a non-certified police officer, he graduated from the Regional Police Academy in December 2021 and completed field training in March 2022. Today, he serves the community with professionalism and commitment as a patrol officer. Over the past year, Andrew has shown strong growth in job knowledge and performance. He actively seeks opportunities to learn, approaches each task with diligence, and follows established policies and procedures. His work with the SWAT team has provided valuable tactical skills that he applies in the field and shares with fellow officers. His dedication has been recognized through his selection as Officer of the Year by the Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association in December 2024, and by earning his intermediate police officer certification in January 2026. As noted in his most recent evaluation, Officer Bosquez, oh man, I apologize, sir. Officer Vazquez maintains a professional demeanor with citizens and colleagues. He is courteous, approachable, and builds strong working relationships with the department. His positive interactions with the public reflect his commitment to service, and he continues striving to grow as a leader while setting a strong example for newer officers. Officer Vazquez, thank you for your service. Next, we celebrate with Zachary Stevens, who is a Firefighter II in our Fire Department celebrating five years of service. We proudly recognize Zachary for his dedicated service to the city of Copper's Cove. He began his career with the Fire Department on June 28, 2021 as a Firefighter I and earned his Firefighter II certification in October 2022. Since that time, Zachary has continued to serve the community with care, professionalism, and commitment. Zachary has shown steady growth in his understanding of fire and EMS operations, expanding beyond the fundamentals and developing a stronger awareness of how small details can influence outcomes. He is beginning to connect tactical decisions to their broader impact, an important step in his continued development. Zachary is consistent and reliable, arriving prepared for each shift and often taking initiative to ensure the station is ready. As noted in his recent evaluation, Firefighter Stevens dependably makes Dependability makes him a steady presence others can rely on without hesitation. His behind the scenes knowledge strengthens his ability to support the department's mission by promoting continuity, efficiency, and readiness at the company level. Thank you Zachary for your service to our community. And we celebrate with Ernest Schmidt Jr. who is a construction inspector with our public works department celebrating five years of service. We are proud to recognize Mr. Ernest Schmidt for his dedicated service to the city of Copper's Cove. He began his career with the city on June 21, 2021 as a construction inspector in the public works department and continues to serve with professionalism and commitment. Ernest brings more than 50 years of experience in construction, providing a depth of knowledge that is invaluable to the city's infrastructure efforts. He plays a pivotal role in ensuring projects are installed correctly, and thoroughly reviews upcoming plan sets. Ernest's experience is well respected within the development community, and his guidance is often met with immediate cooperation. Additionally, he also supports team development by sharing his knowledge with fellow inspectors and demonstrates sound judgment, seeking additional direction when appropriate. In his recent evaluation, it stated, Ernest consistently provides thorough status updates on current projects and developments. His extensive experience and insight continue to strengthen the mission of public works and construction inspection, making him a highly valued member of the team. Thank you, Ernest, for your five years of service to our community. And... Finally, we recognize Christopher Altott, who's been with the city for 20 years, currently as our Assistant Public Works Director in Public Works. We recognize Chris for his dedicated and long-standing service to the city of Coppers Cove. He began his career on June 12, 2006, as an operator two in the wastewater department, and has steadily advanced through the organization. Chris was promoted to Chief Plant Operator in October 2011, to Wastewater Superintendent in October 2014, and to Public Works Assistant Director in December 2020, where he continues to serve with excellence. Throughout his career, Chris has demonstrated exceptional leadership and the ability to effectively collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, both internal and external. He is highly respected by employees, colleagues, and community members alike, and remains actively engaged in volunteer efforts Chris's extensive knowledge spans water distribution, wastewater collection, street maintenance, and drainage operations, complemented by deep experience in wastewater treatment. He continues to broaden his skillset in areas such as emergency management, solid waste, utility administration, project and budget management, making him a vital asset to the Public Works Department and the city. As noted in his recent evaluation, Chris demonstrates outstanding dedication and expertise in advancing public works operations. His comprehensive knowledge across multiple service areas provides significant value to both daily operations and long-term asset management, reinforcing his important role in the continued success of the department. And I just want to say that in terms of Chris, he is... a true realist. And he and I understand what that means when we talk about that. But the fact remains that the reality is that when we have discussions and some of us are looking for the bright light, Chris will bring us back to reality sometimes to understand what resources we have to work with so that we can have the best outcome for all operations. I've been on job sites with Chris and he definitely understands command presence in terms of working through situations, even those that are late, late at night or early, early in the morning. Chris, thank you for leading and guiding those day-to-day operations within those very vital services for our community. Mayor Pro Tem, that concludes our employee presentations today.

Thank you, Ryan. And again, thank you for your years of service and your commitment to our city. We truly appreciate all of you. Thank you. We're going to move on now to item D2, presentation. Go ahead. I'll give that to you, Madam Secretary.

Presentation of Chief Tim Molnus Memorial Scholarships, Brian Wires, Deputy Chief of Police.

Thank you. Good evening, Mayor Pro Tem and Council, City Manager. I'm lucky to have been a part of the Tim Molnus Memorial Scholarship Committee since its inception several years ago. This year is no exception. We've got five really great candidates that we're going to recognize tonight. And before I get started, before introducing our recipients, I'd like to recognize that all five applicants are truly exceptional individuals Each has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, leadership, work experience, and commitment to serving others. While these brief biographies highlight some of their accomplishments, they only begin to tell the story of these remarkable students. All are highly deserving of their scholarship awards. And because I know during graduation and everything else it goes in alphabetical order, so that's not happening tonight, What we're doing is just random and we're gonna start with Tyson Hart if you could step forward You can stand in the middle if you want to Tyson Hart plans to pursue a bachelor's degree in engineering at Trinity University. He has already earned six college credit hours while maintaining an impressive record of involvement and leadership. Tyson is a member of the National Honor Society, has competed on the varsity soccer team for the past three years, and serves as a tenor section leader in choir. In addition to his academic and extracurricular commitments, he has been employed as a warehouse worker for the school district since 2025 and has dedicated numerous hours of volunteer service throughout the community. Let's all take the minute to congratulate Tyson. Yeah, step up there, Ma. And none of y'all leave after you receive this because we're gonna get you back together as a group to take another photo. Madison Bogard is our next recipient. Madison Bogard will pursue a master's degree in communication disorders through the Texas State University, Round Rock. Having already earned 51 college credit hours, Madison has excelled both academically and athletically. She competed in track and field from 2022 to 2025, was a member of the volleyball team, participated in DECA during 25-26 school year, and was inducted into the National Honor Society. Madison currently works at HEB in Copper's Cove and has generously volunteered her time with numerous local organizations. Let's give her a round of applause. Next, we're going to recognize Isabel Orta. Isabelle ordered plans to attend the University of Texas at Austin to pursue a bachelor's degree in biology. She has already earned 60 college credit hours and completed her associate's degree in December of 2025. Isabelle's leadership and involvement are evident through her participation in varsity soccer, volleyball, and choir, as well as her service as a choir council president during the 25-26 school year. A member of the National Honor Society, Isabel has also worked as a Parks and Recreation sports official and is currently employed by the Seven Brew Coffee. She has further demonstrated her commitment to the community by volunteering as a youth sports coach. Let's hear it for Isabel. Presley Lowry. Presley Lowry plans to pursue a bachelor's degree in education at Texas State University. She's already completed 57 college credit hours while demonstrating exceptional leadership throughout her high school career. Presley served as a captain of the varsity cheer team, participated in marching and concert band, and held the position of student government president all four years of high school. She's also a member of the student council and the National Honor Society, where she served as secretary. Presley currently works at Tough Athletics and has devoted many hours to volunteer service within the Copper's Cove community. Lane ledger. Lane Ledger plans to pursue a doctorate in animal science at Texas A&M University. He has already earned 33 college credit hours and has been actively involved in athletics, competing in varsity soccer and football, while also playing for the Lampasas Soccer Club. Lane is a member of the National Honor Society and the National FFA Organization, reflecting both his academic success and passion for agriculture and animal sciences. He currently works at Town & Country Veterinary Medical Center and has contributed significant volunteer service to organizations throughout the Copper's Cove area. All right, if I could. If I could get all the recipients to form a line in front of council there.

Congratulations to the recipients and good luck with your future endeavors. We move on to item three.

D3, Proclamation, Wellness Month, Dan D. Yancey, Mayor.

Proclamation. Whereas the health and well-being of employees is of primary concern for the city of Copper's Cove, and in fiscal year 2012 through 13, the city of Copper's Cove began the wellness program to achieve the city's vision of a safe, healthy, and thriving workplace. And whereas the city of Copper's Cove has been striving to promote wellness through an incentive-based program, which includes funds paid directly to the employee, funds applied to a deferred compensation account, or apply towards a health savings account and a paid wellness day off. And whereas as a result of the city's commitment to health and wellness, over 120 employees are actively participating in the wellness program, which includes such events as health screenings, physical exercise challenges, health risk assessment, COVID seminars, and other physical activities. And whereas the city of Copperas Cove demonstrates its commitment to utilizing a team-based approach to improving health and setting the stage for evaluating improvement over time. And whereas the City of Copperas Cove has a commitment to employee engagement and empowerment by preparing and motivating employees with the knowledge, tools, strategies, and dedication to make positive changes in their life. And now, therefore, I, Dan DeYancey, Mayor of the City of Copperas Cove, Texas, do hereby proclaim June 2026 shall be observed as City of Copperas Cove Wellness Month in the City of Copperas Cove, Texas, and I urge each and every citizen to recognize the efforts of the city employees who have made the commitment to creating a healthier lifestyle and allow their example to inspire the entire community.

Mayor Pro Tem, council, and city manager, thank you very much for this proclamation. Ultimately, wellness is a whole life thing. It doesn't just affect us at work, it doesn't just affect us at home. A healthy employee is an employee that's present. and an employee that's present is able to serve the community. So ultimately, this is not just for at work, though, because we want this to extend into the off-duty hours. We want it to produce an employee that's able to retire successfully and then live many years beyond that. So thank you, and we hope and pray that our community sees some inspiration with this.

Thank you, Jeremy. We move on to E, workshop items.

E1, discussion and direction on the drafting of the FY2026-2027 proposed budget. Ryan Haverlaw, city manager.

Thank you, Mrs. Osborne. So, Mayor and Council, two weeks ago we began this discussion, and really we didn't begin it, we began it months ago, but we continued this discussion on the development of the fiscal year 2026-2027 proposed budget. And council two weeks ago said, let's kind of hold off on any direction until we look at what the potential estimated tax rate calculations might be. So Mrs. Beckman communicated with Justin Carruthers who is our tax assessor collector in Coryell County and he prepared those proposed tax rates. Based on the preparation of those tax rates, it illustrated a couple of things. One thing is that our property values have not greatly increased from last year to this year. And when I say property values, I mean overall, the aggregate number. Some people's properties are going to clearly have appreciated, but based on the calculations of the estimates, and just so important to recognize that these are just estimates right now, have not appreciated because if we look at just the no new revenue calculations, it's gonna generate roughly the same amount of tax revenue as it did for this year for next year, which equated to roughly the same tax rate. And that is an illustration that tax values have not changed greatly from the current year to next year either. That very first row, or that first box that we have up there, we further refined all the revenues and expenditures over the last couple of weeks to where we are now down to a $1.9 million deficit expected in the general fund for next fiscal year. As we've been talking, we've been talking about what do we do to address that and deal with that. The very first line there on row 21 says revenue, estimated tax rate calculation impact. Two weeks ago, we guessed, I guessed, and I put in half a million dollars. I thought it might be able to change by that much. That was an incorrect guess. Based on the information we have, it's gonna be roughly around $344,000 if city council considers the voter approval tax rate. And that is the difference between the no new revenue tax rate and the voter approval tax rate is 3.5%, which is what state law authorizes without the requirement of an election. So that's kind of where we sit. And if Mr. Beckman, if you can scroll down to the bottom line with that, if city council does consider that, that would put our deficit right at $1.4 million. in the general fund. And again, as a quick explanation, all the other funds are in a good position and in a position that we have expected based on some of our master planning for projects as well as the utility rates for each of those other funds. So general fund is why we're focused here. As we discussed, all the items that are above that, we have a lot that are already included in the draft budget. Those are clearly designated over there in column H on the ones that are included in the draft budget. So, Mr. Beckman, if you could scroll up to kind of the top part of that where we get the cost of living adjustments, you can see what's currently included in the proposed budget. Council's direction is that 3% cost of living adjustment. That was a recommendation I brought. Council agreed with that. It does include the items for IT, which is that audio eye and backup solution. portion there again one of those is a state mandated requirement the other one is ensuring that we are protecting the data that the city holds and maintains due to the numerous attempts at hacking and malware and all those those attacks on data systems. And then we have those market adjustment portions for police and fire, the municipal court judges pay adjustment, and then we've got those administrative reimbursements which are tied to the assistant city manager position. down below that. All of those are included. We've included some adjustments within our expenditures, which include that mental health grant, which again, we'll have in this next fiscal year. And then we'll be holding those vacant positions for a period of about four weeks before we advertise to fill those positions, again, generating additional cost avoidance within the general fund of about $1.2 million. We talked about all of the development services items from the VA building permits, the additional fee increases, the third party planning review and inspections, which is to compliment our existing in-house services specifically for that VA facility and other commercial development that is coming to Copper's Cove. the development services manager to help assist with that activity that is growing, especially in that commercial sector. And then the code enforcement license. And then we've got those one-time costs. Those are those one-time purchases that there's not a reoccurring cost related to those. All in all, a deficit of $1.4 million. Through our discussion that we had two weeks ago, we talked about the fact that as we work on our budgets, we get to a position where, at the adoption place, we have, over the past several years, been able to balance the budget between current revenues and current expenditures. But in the last couple of years, we've had the situation where we're again having some of those deficits that are occurring. at the end of the year, generally, over the past 15 years, we have generally come out positive, not in a deficit, at the end of the fiscal year. So, again, if we could account for all of those, knowing exactly where we're gonna have all those vacancies, expenditures that we don't have to spend, maybe on some of those maintenance items, whatever it might be, we could clearly build that into the proposed budget. We budget and plan for all services, all positions to be filled, and then we work through the mid year, which you will have an opportunity in our regular meeting to adopt our budget for the mid year adjustments, which shows that we are increasing revenues and decreasing expenses, which is a very consistent experience over the past decade or so. So with that being said, this is kind of where we sit right now with the development of the budget. I did inform you two weeks ago at the last meeting that this is a year where we're looking at some of those hard choices, those hard decisions, policy decisions I'm looking at council to provide in terms of the proposed budget. And in my discussions with Mrs. Beckman this afternoon, she's exactly right. We're preparing all of the proposed budget based on estimates because we do not have the certified property values from our appraisal districts or the certified tax rates that are calculated by our tax assessor collector. And when that happens, we bring those numbers back, it changes and adjusts the proposed budget. And that's when final decisions of the council must occur before adoption happens. So with that being said, looking for council's direction on either proceeding with what you see up here on the screen or you giving me direction on what changes you want to see in the proposed budget for the preparation of That official proposed budget on the present, the presentation of that official proposed budget proposed budget, excuse me on June 16th. So we're right there. And Mrs. Beckman is stressed that we only have less than two weeks to get that done.

Thank you, Ryan. Okay. Um, so city council, we're just going to go ahead and open it up for discussion and possible direction. with the proposed budget. Thank you, Ryan, for explaining everything. We have had this discussion before, so let's just go ahead and just start talking about it and see where we want to go. So does anyone have any questions or anything they would like to add in regards to this item?

Oh, excuse me, Mayor Pro Temp, we give the city manager the direction to move ahead with this potential budget.

So pretty much as is?

Yes.

Okay. Is there anyone else?

Support?

I can support it for now.

Support it for now? Okay. I want to just thank Ryan and Ariana was for putting this all together and finding these ways of trying to decrease this deficit. By looking at everything, it does seem like there was a lot of significant work that was done in order to get it down to where it was. We don't know the estimates right now. We are only going on estimates right now, so until we get those numbers, we really don't know what it's going towards.

Well, this, I mean, in terms of what it's going to look like, I mean, this is a good reflection of it. We just don't have the final certified numbers yet. Exactly. That's where we're at.

Okay. It's not going to change by $1.2 million.

I don't think it'll change by $1.2 million. No, sir. No. Okay, with that direction, I wanted to drop to the very bottom of this and just retouch on this. That's deferring the 2026 CO and 2027 CO issuance. As we received the estimated property tax rate calculations, it is clear that we have been, as a community, very successful in accomplishing some great things for our community. We've done some really great park improvements. We've got canopies, new lights, so we've got a beautiful walking trail at City Park. We've done some great improvements out at the golf course. We're moving forward with a number of street improvements that we've been able to fund over time. And as a result of all of the master planning that you as a council have supported and the funding necessary to move those forward, we are in a place now where, as we see in the entire economy, some things slowing down. And I talked about those property tax rates to where those property tax values are slowing down and they're not appreciating as quickly as we've seen over the past six, seven, eight years, almost 10 years. And so with that slow down, the requirement to pay back the debt is here. And every time we have brought to you the projects that need to be funded that we need to move forward with we need to do based on the master planning based on the needs that exist in our community our financial advisor comes and says city council you are being great stewards of the public funds and so much so that you can issue tens of millions of dollars for tax supported projects and then i come back and i say that's great council just remember you have to repay that money It's a loan payment. You got to pay it back. And I think you have taken a very conservative approach over the past years that we don't issue the maximum that fits within our bond rating, that fits within our debt ratios to our income and the property tax values and appreciations that are occurring. But we're now in a slightly different situation because those values... are not increasing like we've seen in the past so with that being said our debt service for next year is increasing and there's a couple of strategies i want city council to consider one of those strategies is in our interest in sinking fund we have a fund balance every fund has a fund balance it's like the savings account and one of the calculation issues that occurs with what the state requires for property tax calculations is it does not account for all the revenue that goes into the interest and sinking fund. That revenue are those revenues from frozen property taxes. So those properties that have frozen property taxes, the tax rate calculation doesn't account for that revenue. And so we always see an increase in that fund, consistently see an increase in that fund balance in the interest and sinking fund. The last couple of years, City Council has authorized us to use some of the fund balance in that interest and sinking fund. Based on our current estimates and calculations for next fiscal year, we expect and anticipate an ending fund balance of about $1.5 million in our interest and sinking fund. That fund can only be used to pay back debt. and it will consistently grow because of that tax rate calculation of those revenues, because it doesn't account for all that revenue going in there. With that being said, it would be my recommendation that we utilize up to about $750,000 or more of that fund balance, which puts it about $750,000 as a remaining balance in that fund. So with, excuse me, 750,000. Yes, that's right, 750,000. And so if council's agreeable with that, we're going to move forward with that expectation, that calculation in the proposed budget. Does city council have any concerns with us moving forward with that?

No, I can support that.

okay so we will move forward with that uh second is and mrs beckman has it up there mr beckman can you just like zoom in on that tax supported section because that's really what we're focused on uh overall during the regular meeting you will have an opportunity to approve a resolution that issues the notice of intention for our 2026 certificates of obligation We call them CEOs. And that's why you see CEO on the far right side. Of that notice of intention, it's a total of $34 million. Of that $34 million, 28 million is related to public works projects. So you see there, water and sewer supported. Everything below that, equates to about $28 million. All projects within our master plans, all projects that we have reviewed with city council in the past that are included in our customer utility rate study. And so all of those projects are expected to be worked in or they're worked into that rate study and are included as being completed with the actions for that utility rate study. The top ones though, tax supported projects, Those are, that's about $6 million. That is the total amount for tax supported. And we've got those four items in there. And so I'm going to walk through those real quick, but just know that I expect to come back to council to ask you if you want to proceed with with those projects. So capital outlay plan, $2.1 million. That's the replacement of vehicles and equipment as it has reached its life cycle. And we have been, as an organization, very successful with your support in replacing vehicles and equipment at a normal interval, which has actually helped us decrease and maintain the maintenance costs within the general fund. So that's replacing those items. The cemetery phase one, that is based on the cemetery master plan that you as a council initiated and adopted. And this is that first phase of actually beginning that process. And then the irrigation system and greens renovation is $1.6 million. This is specifically for the golf course. And then we have the city hall renovations at $600,000. So I'm gonna kind of work my way backwards now. And if city council said, move forward, well, then we're gonna move forward with this. But as city council says, we're not gonna do any of these projects or we're not gonna do some of these projects. I wanna talk about them very quickly with you while we have the time. City hall renovations. That renovation project is to remove the exterior of the city hall building and replace that exterior of that building. We continue to have interior leaks when it rains in the building. And immediately, the first thing we go to is, well, the roof is leaking. And that would be a correct statement if it was years ago. You authorized the replacement of that roof a couple of years ago and so we replaced that roof. We have continued to have leaks on the interior of the building. So we had the contractor come back out and inspect the roof and they said, It's not leaking from the roof. It continued to leak. So we had a different contractor come. And the different contractor said, it's not leaking from the roof. Then we had insurance adjusters come. And the insurance adjuster said, it's not leaking from the roof. So our team has been up there every time it leaks. The only other place it can leak is from the exterior, the siding of the building. It is a stucco type of structure. exterior on that building and i think it's called portland plaster is is that right did i get that right all right good and uh that that exterior has cracks in it and it is allowing water intrusion into the building and the only way to stop that water intrusion is to replace the exterior of that building so if we don't proceed with this project, then it is going to be my strong recommendation to you as council that you include this in the general fund and we use general fund fund balance to move forward with this project, okay? The next project moving up is the irrigation system and greens renovation project. Again, if city council says we're not doing that project, we're not gonna issue that funds, so what is the impact of not doing the irrigation replacement and greens renovation? Well, it's business as usual out of the golf course, which means, what does that mean? That means we struggle with greens maintenance and greens quality on the golf course. Have we replaced greens? Since I've been here, we've replaced greens several times. And that means we're going to continue to put additional money through the maintenance process of replacing those greens. It also means that in order to have good greens, that irrigation system we have out there is not efficient in terms of we need to put a lot of water in the greens, but that means the collars around the greens are now soaked and they're muddy. and it's now causing additional maintenance issues. And then the last thing is you as a council have really supported the operations that Mr. Stoddard and his team have done with the golf course. So much so that it is very successful and regionally it is, viewed as a very positive golf course. Lots of news articles have recently been done on the golf course, both negative and most recently very positive because of the efforts that our team is putting into the golf course. We will lose that momentum. And totally understanding that there's a lot of people that don't play golf and don't utilize the golf course but it is an asset to our community. And as long as you as the council continue to see it that way, we'll continue to move forward with the progress at the golf course. Third item there is the cemetery phase one. Again, if City Council says, no, we're not issuing debt for that project, what is the impact? Well, the impact is that we have limited space for the existing portion of the cemetery. In that space, I'm gonna look back at Mr. Stoddard, we have approximately three to four years of space and that's depending on the death rate in our community and available plots. So if we make it through that three to four years and we haven't done any additional improvements out of the cemetery, what is the impact? We just don't have additional plots to sell to family members for their loved ones. What is the consequence of that? community members or families have to go to a different cemetery to find a plot for their loved ones, or they have to move into the cremation option for their loved ones. And so that's just the impact of that project. And that's also why city council said, let's do a master plan because you as a council heard your advisory committee that said, we need to do something because we're starting to run out of space. And so I think the master plan was very timely. This project is coming up at the right time. But again, those are the consequences. And then lastly, we have that capital outlay option that's on there, $2.1 million. And again, if city council says we're not issuing debt for that, what's the consequence? Well, the consequence is we're not replacing that equipment. at the expected life cycle for those items and the maintenance for the existing vehicles and equipment will increase in order to maintain those assets and utilize them longer. The other component of that is we have been rather successful, especially in these vehicles and the equipment that we have not had major emergency purchases needed. And the potential is that that could come up probably on a much smaller scale than we had in the past, but it's an option or a potential consequence of not issuing that debt and replacing that equipment and those vehicles. So with that being said, I do anticipate and expect that we'll be back to council to talk about the 2026 CEO projects for tax supported portion of that CEO in our next meeting. And here's the reason why. You have the opportunity to approve that resolution, issue that notice of intent. Again, that notice of intent currently includes all four of those tax supported projects. if city council says between now and when we actually award issuing those certificates of obligation you say we don't want to do any of those tax supported projects or we don't want to do some of those you can make that decision and we'll talk with our financial advisor and bond council to know what the timing of that decision needs to be so we can share it with council and get that decision making from you as the council But our recommendation is you move forward with that notice of intent during the regular meeting, because it includes that, you can reduce what you include in the notice of intent prior to issuing, but you can't increase it. So council have any questions about those CEOs? And I know that was a lot of information and I walked through those really quickly, but just trying to be cognizant of time and open it for discussion as well.

Thank you, excuse me, thank you, Ryan.

Any questions, discussion? If we didn't do any of those, what would the effect be on our budget this year?

Those have an approximate, and I'm looking at Mrs. Begman, approximately three cent value on the tax rate. Okay, so that was the calculations based on our tax assessor collector.

So just three cents on those?

Yes, ma'am.

OK, thank you.

I'm going to go ahead and bring this up. This is just my suggestions. Since the city hall is around $600,000, since that's the lowest amount, I would prefer to use a general fund account. The golf course? I understand it needs to be fixed. I can support that. The cemetery phase one, I understand it needs to be done too. Maybe if we can hold off on that until next year, and then I could support the capital outlay plan.

Thank you.

Mayor, Mr. Treadway, so you said the City Hall project out of the fund balance and general fund. Yes, sir. The golf course, proceed with. Yes. Cemetery delay. Correct. And capital outlay plan, proceed with. Yes, sir. Okay, thank you, sir.

How is that for everyone? Does that sound?

What is the effect on the tax rate for that?

We would have to work with Justin Carruthers on what the impact of that is. We'd also have to work with our financial advisor because each of those components has a different repayment schedule. We aggregate it and pull it all into one, but Capital LA typically has a seven-year payback based on the life cycle of the average of those items. And then all of the capital projects typically is 20 years, Mrs. Beck? 20 years. But again, Copper's Cove, and you heard our financial advisor say this, Mr. Gary Kimball, that Copper's Cove is probably one of the most proactive communities that when we issue debt, we are paying a high percentage of the principal in the first 10 years to bring down the impact of that debt. And so I'm not recommending we change that because I think it's a very wise fiduciary action that we pay that down quickly.

And then you mentioned using the sinking fund 750,000. What would that be also the effect on the final tax rate?

I believe that's about three and a half cents.

Anybody else?

Okay, so prepare. We've been having lots of budget discussions. The numbers are about to be right in front of your face and we're gonna be going through them in great detail. We will be presenting the proposed budget on June 16th. Also on your calendar, June 23rd and June 25th, we have special workshops to review that proposed budget in detail. On the 16th, it's gonna be a fast presentation of our entire budget and what the entire budget looks like. And then beginning on the 23rd and 25th, we will have detailed discussions to break that overall budget down on a department by department basis and get into some very detailed discussions.

Thank you, Ryan. Does council have anything further? Thank you, Ariana and Ryan. I'm just going to go ahead and adjourn this meeting at 5.52, and we will be returning for our regular meeting at 6 p.m. Thank you.