Council - Regular Meeting

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This is the pre-election meeting of the Homewood City Council on September 14, 2026. Mr. Simmons, you're here. Mr. Simmons, you're out. Mr. Reince, you're here.

Mr. Everett, Mr. Andrews, you're here. As you all know, tonight is going to be a long night. You can watch all of this on YouTube. All right. Let's start tonight's meeting. Welcome to the pre-meeting that will be held at 4 p.m. on September 14th. Let's start with Rodney Crane's announcement of the MGT Group.

First, I will introduce the team. Yes, we have developed the organization built by the existing government system for decades by converting it into this form of government. So, one of my responsibilities was to check whether all of the organization structure, personnel placement process, etc. are in line with the services that our local society expects. Through the treatment procedures led by the teacher and I, we recruited applicants and interviewed three places, and then asked the company called MGT for a group study. They talked with our department heads, conducted survey investigations on the subject of employees, and compared and analyzed it with the institutions in the same field to determine the opportunity for improvement that we should consider. The report you will hear tonight is not a city organization plan. I want to make this clear. I'm not asking you to adopt this plan. MGT was hired to provide us with information, analysis, benchmarking, advertising, and external perspectives. In my opinion, this report is a collection of tools provided to us by Rodney. This is not a command or a plan. The report already contains the recommendations that we have started to implement. There will be parts that we ignore, and there will be parts that we modify and adjust as time goes by. And today's announcement is a separate announcement from Rodney's budget-related announcement that is currently being held on the same month. The budget for the 2027 fiscal year will end on October 1. Organizational research will take years for us to fully understand and implement. It is expected to take about 3 to 5 years. Their mission is to evaluate and recommend. My mission is to cooperate with the department heads to evaluate the recommendations and implement the most appropriate plan for Homeward. Or your mission is to suggest policy directions and distribute resources. Now, we have learned about the strengths, disadvantages, and opportunities for the organization to be more effective and efficient from an independent perspective. I wanted to tell you in this context. Then I'll hand the microphone over to Rodney Crane. I came from Florida yesterday. Oh, I'm sorry. I came from Texas Austin. Oh, you came from Florida. Yes, I see.

Hello, everyone.

Thank you for inviting me today. Thank you for giving me a chance to tell you the latest news about the organization evaluation conducted by Mr. K and his employees. To put it simply, it was the purpose of considering factors that could bring changes in the long-term sustainability aspect, looking at the personnel composition, organization structure, and organization organization as K.L.C. mentioned, and considering factors that could bring changes in the long-term sustainability aspect. The presentation data is a lot, but the report is much more extensive. I won't read all the slides, but I will emphasize the parts that you can relate to. Maybe you've heard of it before. Let's move on to the next slide. To briefly introduce our company, we run a fairly large-scale business. We have been in business for more than 44 weeks and have been in business for more than 50 years, and we have successfully cooperated with about 30,000 customers. Our company is a really great company, and we've been having fun working here. I moved from the private sector to the public sector and worked at Austin City, and then joined the company as a consultant. Related to this study, we focused on various tasks that help local governments such as organization evaluation, progress improvement plans, and judges to carry out tasks that have been approved by citizens. This is the introduction of our company. Please move on to the next slide. The main work area of this project is focused on five key areas. So we also reviewed a lot of related data such as budget information for the organization provided by K-1 and its employees. We also looked at publicly usable information to try to understand the overall situation of the organization. Of course, I knew about the recent changes that the organization model turned into a welfare management system when this process began. This was an important factor that had a great impact on the overall management of the city, and it was an important reference material for the things we should consider. After that, we started internal discussion. As Kari mentioned, we interviewed several people, but before that, we conducted a survey for employees, managers, and managers. As a result of the survey, many parts were consistent. The most worrisome and expected parts of people appeared in common in all answers. In addition, I interviewed the team members who report directly to the K1 City Manager. In the process, I was able to get information directly from individuals, and I was able to find out what they were worried about and what they thought was going well. All the data showed that the community consciousness was very strong and focused on volunteering in the local community, and that the community consciousness and pride in their work as an organization was great. In addition, concerns about work procedures and recruitment were clearly revealed. Through this process, all the information gathered together. At the same time, the results of the citizen survey, and we were able to analyze a variety of information comprehensively. After that, we also looked at the information of the Dongjong industry. You can refer to the slide for more details, but to put it simply, as you know, no organization is completely the same as any other organization. So we did our best, and we collected information from similar organizations that the city manager requested us to review. It was five times. The collected information was somewhat consistent, but there was a lack of it. But the important thing is that the information is just to suggest a direction. We couldn't get the average value and use it as a goal for Homewood. That wasn't our goal. Because the data was a bit complicated, we asked to provide specific indicator data to the local community. As a result, some places had data and some places did not. However, we were able to use the information we could secure to understand the general information and trend. And to complement this, we collected additional national information based on the population of Homewood. We looked at the organizations or communities between 15,000 to 30,000 people. And we conducted another analysis for organizations between 30,000 to 45,000 people. Based on this information, we were able to look at the organization size such as budget. In other words, we wanted to build a background knowledge by drawing a wide-ranging picture and provide a basis for exposing the contents related to the advertisement and survey results. The fourth area was the advertisement part. This part was completed after several modifications. I tried to understand his goal and reflect it in the report by having several conversations with the city manager. There is a lot of information in this research, and there are various ways to present it, and all the content is appropriate. However, as you know, you need to understand the focus and purpose of the request. So, we needed several conversations to get to the desired direction, but I think we properly processed the requested information. The results and recommendations obtained through these conversations have been summarized, and ultimately, an implementation plan to suggest where to go in the future has been established. As mentioned by the City Manager, this plan includes specific recommendations such as easy tasks that can be executed relatively quickly and tasks that can be carried out over years. It is a very comprehensive report. Please move on to the next slide. The main results can be divided into four main areas, and I have already mentioned a few, but the first is a powerful feedback from individual interviews and survey data. I've done this kind of research in various environments many times, but I didn't always get this kind of result. So I think this research result is a positive starting point. City officials were very positive about the change in the organizational model and the city structure, and we could clearly see that they were very optimistic about the future. They were already satisfied with the change in communication and cooperation, and they were aware that there were still parts that needed to be improved, and they actively shared those parts. Through this process, we were able to understand that more regulations are needed, and the biggest impact of the research results was related to these regulations. Well, I'll explain that part in more detail later, but to provide services to citizens, many things are needed to regulate various services in the city. But unfortunately, There were many cases where the barrier between departments was severe, such as responding to survey surveys or knowing through conversation. Of course, there are various work methods and structures, but I think it is very important for people who want to find the best solution for the current situation to consider organization reform. So this is an important area. There is also a chance to strategically reduce the size. This part was a bit difficult, but of course no one wants to talk about reduction. People feel that reduction has the biggest impact, and they need to know why. I will explain this part in more detail later. And among the departments, there are departments that need additional analysis, although they have not been specifically mentioned in relation to the source. to decide the next step. One of the common things to see in these studies is that the organization's personnel composition, that is, the number of people and positions per department, is known, but it is often not enough to determine what they actually do and whether there is an appropriate number of people in that position. So, it is necessary to complement these parts. Unfortunately, in this study, it is difficult to obtain detailed information as much as it is necessary to expose the final solution to all departments. However, this study proposes directions that should be taken to achieve the goal. Therefore, the last part is that additional verification and evaluation may be required in order to reach the final result or the final answer. Next slide. This slide talks about safety devices. The most important thing in this research is to have a monitoring system so that you can be sure that you are making the right decision at the right time. Of course, this depends on the specific function. For example, in the public safety field, safety devices are more important than permits. especially when it is related to the expectations of the local community. Therefore, the key to this slide is to check if you are making the right choice through proper monitoring and tracking, and to act honestly and move forward. This slide explains the three main areas to focus on to properly build safety devices. Of course, safety devices can be applied to any function and can be made. Public safety is, of course, a minimum guarantee that is necessary to meet the needs of urban authorities and citizens. In terms of service accessibility, it is because we have found considerable opportunities within the structure of the library. People prefer as much approachability as possible. That's why you can enjoy the most flexibility. But as Professor Han said before, you can't maximize two elements of one function at the same time. You can't keep cheap prices and small people at the same time. You have to choose where to maximize. Therefore, It cannot be opened at the time everyone wants, but it must be opened at a time when the most people's requirements can be met within the appropriate price and city budget range. Lastly, let's look at customer performance. Let's take a closer look at some of the details related to the reorganization mentioned earlier. Please look at the next slide. This is a general reorganization and is divided into three specific areas. Community development is the area that has the greatest impact on regional society and the interaction with citizens. Citizens will probably be able to see the biggest impact, no matter what efforts are made or decisions are made to control it. Because citizens are able to approach things that they are interested in or are doing more easily. Citizens who did not know how to start or promote the progress can more systematically and efficiently adjust the process to solve all these problems. Infra and public businesses are central to the scene, but they are very important to citizens. And the internal service related issues are not necessarily related to similar activities, but are related to adjustments to improve the efficiency and management of the service. I'm sorry. I hope your voice doesn't stop. However, there are definitely opportunities to make use of the efforts within various functions. In particular, it is related to identifying how many people are in the unit, especially in personnel management, tracking, and how many people are in the respective department. This information can be used in other departments of the organization. Another important part of this crime is to re-evaluate the appropriate size of the personnel to be reported directly to the city manager. At the time of my employment, 13 or 14 people were reporting, which is a very high number in the rank of the organization. To be honest, it's not impossible, but it's not the most efficient way. As I explained, if a person does not have any content to contribute to the discussion of the entire organization because of their expertise in a certain field at the meeting, he may not be in the appropriate reporting system. So, what does this mean? Let's take a look at whether it is possible to manage the general process or other processes that do not need to attend the City Manager's staff meeting directly while achieving goals and organizational strategies using the same valuable resources. Please look at the next slide. I have already talked a little about the co-organizations, but I will explain in more detail. These organizations, especially the organizations within the Alabama region, were more directly linked and comparable. Other organizations were selected based on other indicators related to population size and overall budget, but as you can see, the number of employees is not comparable. Partly because these organizations share services within the county or through other sharing models, resources are not reported directly to the city. Of course, in the initial process of identifying the organization to be included in this process, we could not know this fact, but we found out later. On the other hand, as I said earlier, all of this data was to suggest a direction. It was not to get the average value to be applied to FOMODE, but to collect information that could be useful in the process. To tell you one more thing about these institutions, it was difficult to explain their system and the information we needed when we contacted them again to gather additional information and get as much information as possible. The terms used were the same, but, well, we don't calculate it that way, but there is this data. I heard the same answer. So I had to choose whether it was worth reporting or including the information. Unfortunately, in many cases, it was not. But I was able to get comparative data that could be used in the report. Let's move on to the next slide. Then, let me tell you about the overall recommendations. I've already talked a little bit about the restrictions mentioned in the report. The important thing is this. It's a long-term process. And this is not just a personal restriction. We need to start specific procedures. Personal restrictions were not included in the discussion or the report. However, what is presented in the report is to check whether it is operating properly by looking at the efficiency, that is, the work process, and at the same time to find out whether it is operating properly by looking at the work process and at the same time to find out whether it is operating properly by looking at the Thank you. Well, there's one more thing I'd like to tell you about that number. It is expected that such a thing will happen, but it is clear that there is a certain level of personnel change in the organization every year. One of the things I emphasized when I became the head of the HR department was, Organizations or departments are not fixed resources. If it is a public sector, the budget will be determined, but it is not a stable position. Rather, it is an opportunity for the organization. So I always advised and advised managers to look at what the organization really needs. It is easy for managers to rely on the current size of the workforce and the way of work, and sometimes how to use these funds most efficiently. As time goes by, we need to re-evaluate whether or not we have been able to use the same resources elsewhere due to changes in the work or organization structure. And as you know, people tend to feel inferior about their area. They like their structure and feel comfortable, but it is important to look at these points. Although it is not included in the content I mentioned earlier, I think it is useful to look at why the rules change or decrease over time in terms of explanation. The four areas mentioned above play an important role in the process of choosing these areas, that is, in the process of deciding why. Each area was selected for different reasons, but all of them show that there is room for re-evaluation or re-adjustment through research. And as I mentioned earlier, there were other departments that could be reviewed through more detailed analysis, but in some cases, it could be a potential opportunity to expand rather than reduce it. Therefore, the same point of view is applied. You need to check if the procedure is clear and if the documentization of the measurement object is appropriate. Then, you can decide whether it is appropriate to add personnel or re-evaluate the overall population size based on this. Look at the next slide. So far, we have looked at the specific details of the departments with a limited number of people. As I said before, the reasons for hiding are different for each department. In particular, in the case of the police, the number of 12 to 18 does not mean that 12 to 18 police officers should be excluded from the street or recommended. This is a reasonable analysis of the function of the police line, and it is a result of efficient utilization of the respective forces in a different way or moving them to other areas. As mentioned here, there is also an administrative aspect, but there are many things that can be done in all departments, including the police. As a result of the review, it was decided that excluding the police at the scene was not appropriate. In the case of the library, as I mentioned earlier, it focused on regular management, working hours, and temporary employees. With all these elements combined to influence the overall size of the workforce, This study should be considered as an area where re-evaluation is necessary. Fire and emergency medical services were not the best option for reduction. It was necessary to review potential administrative duties. Development service departments are integrated into several departments. Therefore, we sought opportunities to reduce three tasks. Please look at the next slide. Finally, we looked at the implementation process of searching for ways to advance the situation considering both short-term and long-term perspectives. As mentioned by the City Manager, there are a few things that can be implemented in a short term. He has already started a plan to solve the problem by directly cooperating with relevant departments. However, there are other long-term solutions that can be implemented. One of the things I mentioned as the most important is that it is important to determine the population status in the initial stage and secure the exact numbers that everyone agrees on. Based on this, you can know exactly when actual reduction or change occurs. In the long run, leadership and organization reform are needed, and as I said earlier, a natural decrease in personnel will occur over time. This is one of the inevitable changes. However, in order for other changes to take place, a few conditions must first be met. It's like the domino effect. As the city manager mentioned, we want to use the final report as a kind of guideline for long-term change. As we review the report, we can judge whether such changes are happening or whether this measure is appropriate. Well, other things may not be in line with the direction of the city's overall operation. However, in any case, very specific monitoring is carried out, and it is important to clarify who is responsible for these situations and report the results to the CY organization. Um, I think this is my last slide. The next slide is a thank you greeting, and if you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them.

Do you have any questions? Do you have any questions? 네, 좋습니다. 질문 하나 드리겠습니다.

직원 감축에 대한 기사를 쓰셨을 때 급여도 고려하셨나요? 다시 말해서,

No, there was no budget review related to certain departments.

So, when comparing Homewood with Mountain Brook, Pelham, New Jersey, and Northport, it cannot be a comparison if you consider employee retention in terms of budget or salary. What I'm telling you is that I didn't evaluate it that way.

I see. What I want to say is that there are currently 13 or 14 departments reporting to city officials, which is too many. Therefore, should we eliminate these departments? Or should we merge them? Or should we consider a method of merging two departments into one like a transportation department? Yes, that's right. It's not about getting rid of the department head, but there are too many departments reporting to the city officials. Are you saying that this can be integrated? Yes, yes. I see. Uh, I saw that three firefighters and rescuers were included in the fire scene, and none of them were in the front line. 네 알겠습니다 그럼 경찰서의 최전선 인력과 비교해 보면 어떤가요 건물 내 직원들을 말씀하시는 건가요 아니면 순찰경찰관 들을 말씀하시는 건가요 18명 중 6명 정도 교도소나 구치소에 10명 정도 아니면 행정지원 인력까지 포함해서 몇 명 정도 투입되는 건가요 I wonder what happens.

The police did not specify the specific number of people. It seems to be different depending on the situation. It seems to be affected by exchange work or change in working range. So we didn't specify the number of patrol officers. Well, more specific activities.

What is the ideal working hours? I'm sorry, but... What is the ideal working hours you recommend? You said working hours. Are you talking about 8 hours of work? Are you talking about 12 hours of work? What time are you talking about? I'll tell you again, but there's no specific order to do this. I just wanted you to review it.

So we're reviewing the working hours. Yes, I see.

It's about the working hours. Yes, but you didn't give any specific details. You told me to review the working hours, but which part should I look at in detail? Well, there are currently set working hours.

I think it's about three, but it depends on what kind of activity it is, but the report says to review the working hours.

We have three 10-hour shifts. One of the things I need to review with you is switching to 12-hour shifts.

And there are six patrol areas. These six patrol areas are a big difference from the existing four or five. In addition, the K9 police dog placement, which used to be one or two, is now required for one person per church service. Therefore, when looking at the economic aspect of the scale, I would like you to review these situations and make a few recommendations. Yes

Yes, I went back and talked about the numbers we set as our goal, and it seems that the previous Peremina-Mei-Brug was 11.75 per 1,000 people. Is there an ideal number among the five regions? Yes. 알고 있습니다. 저희는 12.6명이었는데, 저희가 가장 높은 수치라고 생각합니다. 네. 그렇다면 이상적인 수치는 얼마일까요? 1000명당 목표로 삼아야 할 수치는 얼마일까요? 이 과정에서 도달해야 할 목표가 있습니다.

아니요. 아니요.

비교한 겁니다 목표가 없다는 건 이해가 안 되네요 그러니까 무엇을 말하는 거죠 음 그건 시에서 가지고 있는 정보와 진행 중인 변경 사항을 바탕으로 최종 목표를 정하는 문제입니다 하지만 저희는 11.5를 권장하지 않았습니다 마운틴 브룩과 펠럼은 둘 다 11.5 11.6 어쩌면 11.65 정도인 것 같은데요 The number per 1,000 people is... Oh, I think I'll talk about it here. Here it is. It's 11.7. We're 12.62. Out of 27,000 people, the cost of employment is 20 to 25 people. Do you know that it's only 26 people? If you reduce 26 people, it's going to be 11.7. For example, think of a library. There are 16, 18 buildings to be dismantled. That's right. There are 15, 16 police stations. I think it will be closer to the desired level if two departments out of 14 departments, that is, two employees, are consistently reduced. It's just a number as an example. It's not what we proposed.

That's not the related information. In my opinion, there are definitely more departments that require more personnel. Therefore, it is not appropriate to reduce it consistently. Do you know how much the police training costs?

For example, the police training costs. No, you don't know. I don't know either. However, since Humud is a very unique city, it is known that many costs are incurred on the problem. Police officers here often leave and move to other areas such as Mount Brooks or settle there. That's because our police officers are well trained. By the way, if we get rid of the system, how long will it take for our police force to be mobilized? Last year's budget was estimated to be 90 policemen, right? Let's assume it's 84 now. Should 8 of them consider being school-level police officers? Are these policemen also included in the front line we're talking about? Are you considering these things when you try to reduce the number of police officers?

The report only recommends things that should be considered. I have to tell you that there was no instruction for this and that. So all the questions you ask sound like we're forcing you to do X or Y, but it's not. The information we give you can be considered, and it means that you can decide the appropriate numbers through your evaluation and analysis.

Then, the budget of Homewood is 76 million dollars, but the budget of Ferrum is about 64 million dollars. Ferrum has less than 10 million dollars and only 7 people. Let me give you an example. We need to know how much the actual income is. We're talking about calculating and arranging the budget. This government, no, the previous government just started. It's been less than six months since we came here. Eight months, seven months. Personally, I think we're going in the direction of controlling the flow of money that we didn't know was happening. Now we have a financial director and a lot of great talents. You can tell just by looking at the fifth face. There are five new faces right here. That's what we're doing. I really understand. So if you've heard Kale's opinion and Rodney's opinion, you'll know that this is nothing to do with expectations.

I understand.

Not at all. But it's not in line with my expectations. Can I say something? Yes, I was wondering if I would forget, but would you please tell me first?

No, no, no. I don't want you to forget, but I want to tell you one thing. First, as our city manager mentioned at the beginning of the problem, this is just one mistake. It's not going to be implemented right now, and it's not going to be implemented at all. It's just a tool that we can use, and we can adjust it to our needs. I agree. I understand what you're saying. We're in a situation like that right now. But the money problem has nothing to do with everything. Because we are not talking about financial problems, but about organizational problems. Of course, we are solving the financial part. We have to distinguish these two. If there is a part of the job that is repeated, we have to record it and make a decision from a long-term perspective. Again, this is just one mistake. It doesn't mean that you have to get rid of 10 police officers on the street. In the city, everything seems to be divided into financial problems. I understand that, too. Yes, I understand. But I'm not saying it's not a financial problem. No, I'm not arguing about this part either. The important thing is that this is one frame. That's all. It's an organizational frame. Yes, that's right. This is something we need to consider, analyze, and decide. As citizens want something from us, we are also citizens. As a congressman, we are also citizens. So we want the same thing that citizens want. That's right. I'm like a middleman.

Yes, basically, we represent the city and the residents represent it. Yes, this is what I was trying to say. As Mr. McKay mentioned, there are a few things that we haven't done yet. You know what I just said, right? What I mean is that there may be things we need to do. As far as I know, you said there were three things.

One is under review, the second is another one, and the third will never be done. I think I said that. I may have been wrong, but I think it's right. Some of the content in the report will be implemented immediately, some will be modified and implemented over time, and some will be ignored because they do not fit. As far as I know, you said you had already decided to ignore it. Am I wrong? No, that's right. Yes, that's right. Yes, it's okay. I wanted it to be right, but it's okay. I expected this report to solve quite a few of these problems. Our goal is to cooperate with the department heads and properly understand the requirements of each department through the work we have already started.

But this is my situation right now. And once again, you said you wouldn't do this, but I don't know because no one has discussed the problem with me. I'm going into the real world right now based on the books in front of me, and all I'm hearing is that 15 people in the police are arrested. It could be a police officer or not. It could be a civilian or a civil servant. That's right. But we don't know. If our income is more than $3 million this year, Should I sue someone then? That's what I'm curious about. If the income increases and the budget fits well, won't we get rid of any responsibilities? That's what I'm curious about. Are we simply suing to be like other places? Homewood is different from other places. I will definitely tell you. As you can see from the police station, the library is the best. There are many people there, but there is a reason why we succeeded in what we were doing. If we can't handle it, I completely agree. But we don't know. We don't even know how much our income is. I think it's conservative to assume income, isn't it? We used two hours to predict the budget income a week ago. And we reviewed all the income sources in the city's general fund. So when we start, what should we reduce? How much should we reduce in terms of income? No, in terms of budget. Are you saying that we should reduce something? Are you expecting a shortage?

We are using $3.6 million in February fund balance to balance the budget. Yes, I understand. What I want to ask is, do you think the income will be slightly less than the expense? But in my opinion, I think it's about 2 million dollars more. Am I wrong? That was a guess. I don't understand well now. Yes. I'll go back to what I said before. Of course, I might say something else, but please understand. The reason we're observing this right now is to cut costs. Of course, there may be no cost reduction at all. I understand that, too. But we were introduced, and we were told that we had potential. Homewood, Hoover, and all of Vestavia are thinking that way right now. That's right. So we're not trying to cut costs, we're trying to increase efficiency and find efficiency. I sent a report. The entire report will be published online tomorrow. It's just one example, and it may not be applied to Homeward, but one of the cases they found is that a private employee at the Perham police station, that is, a police officer and an officer, do the same thing. The officer sits in the prison and does the officer's work and also does the officer's work. There are six officers and six officers in the Homewood Police Station, and they are completely separated from these two tasks. So, I wondered if this could be an efficient solution in the Homewood City, or if one person was in charge of these two tasks. And we're discussing that right now. This is just one example. So what should we do? And not by dismissal, but through natural reduction. Yes, of course. There is no dismissal.

Through natural reduction, if the official resigns someday, Can you assign that task to one of the existing employees?

Or is it like a full-time sergeant? Something like that? Yes.

So there is no dismissal at all.

In the case of a private employee, it can be transferred to another department due to the natural decrease. That's right. And also cross-training. You know what I mean, right? You can leave someone who has been trained in another department.

It's not just leaving it as it is. Going back to the emergency rescue team, I think emergency rescue schools are important. Yes, emergency rescue. The library, please. I don't think the library gets the recognition it deserves in many ways. Amanda, you're doing really well. But let's go back and assume that the four of us are losing the police. It's not as simple as just going to the board of directors and picking people. We have to receive training and there are so many things to do. It's better to have too much than too little. What I'm telling you is that we don't need that kind of problem. We've already avoided that problem.

I think we'll be able to hear from all the department heads tomorrow. I'll tell you again, but these two things are connected. But I think we'll be able to hear what Kiehl's has been doing with the department heads tomorrow. That's right.

But what I'm curious about is, I've heard a little about your Tempa branch, but you're in West Kennedy and you're not that far from the city of Tempa. What I'm curious about is where you're pointing out all the human resources, including public safety officials. If you check online, I would like to know if the last two places to be excluded from the employee collection at the company are firefighters and police stations. 그러니까 아시다시피 우리는 여기서 도서관과 경찰이 1위라고 말하고 있는데 온라인에서 검색해보면 정반대의 내용이 나오잖아요. 어떻게 된 건지 궁금해서요. 온라인에서 무슨 말씀이신지는 잘 모르겠네요. 제가 오스틴에서 일하기 때문에 그런 건 안 됩니다. 어쨌든 더 질문 있으신가요? 부서별 재정 상황도 모르고, 누가 더 많이 받고 누가 덜 받는지도 모르고, 누가 더 중요한지도 모르는 상태에서 어떻게 조직 개편 계획을 세울 수 있었는지 잘 모르겠어요. 누가 어디에 있고, 그게 다 어떻게 적용되는 건지 궁금합니다. 저도 잘 모르겠네요. 다른 질문 있으신가요? 아니요. 알겠습니다. 감사합니다.

질문 하나 드릴게요 토요일 밤 경기에 가셨나요 저는 못 갔지만 토요일 밤 경기는 보셨나요 저는 못 봤어요 아내가 저를 어떤 행사에 데려갔거든요 제가 갔던 건 잘한 일이었죠 오스틴 어디에 계셨던 경기장에서 들려오는 축하 소리 들으셨나요 정말 더웠어요 확실히 더웠지만 축하 행사 소리는 안 들려더요 네 이제 시작입니다 정말 감사합니다 모두 감사합니다 정말 고맙습니다 로니 좋습니다 Let's move on to the previous case. Yes, case 23726. This is a review request for the installation location of the electric car charging station requested by the Broadhead Police Chief. I will leave this case as it is. Next is case 220826. This is a request to be admitted to the city of Homo, the sub-district of 1587, submitted by the Secret List member. I will leave this case as it is. Since our employee is reviewing, this case will continue. Now, the next is number 28. I'm sorry. 25826 case. This is a discussion and review request for the evaluation procedure and evaluation form submitted by Kim Kinder. We discussed the problem at the special meeting, and we are planning to submit the case at the next meeting on September 28. All right. It's a new case. The first case is 010926. This case needs to be discussed and approved by the Senate tonight, so we will discuss and approve it tonight. Mr. Smith, this case is an agreement that will extend the period of early retirement to November 1, 2026 by revising Article 2661 of the resolution. Thank you. According to the current resolution,

The early retirement payment ends on September 30th. The problem is that you have to retire on the first day of every month according to the RSA fireman retirement regulations. A firefighter wants to retire on October 1st, but according to the current resolution, you cannot retire unless you extend it to November 1st. This case is for the head of the security service. In the meantime, I hope he can get a job without any problems. He now wants to go home and spend time with his family.

Brian, well, it's done.

It's cool, really. Isn't it amazing? This mural will be installed at Oak Grove 741. Where was that address? Um, 741. Was it 702, 70?

Anyway, it will be installed there.

It's a marketing failure. Was it 701? Yes, yes. Was it 705, 702?

I think it was 705 and 702.

All right. This is one of the tasks of the 100th anniversary commemoration meeting. It is to select and proceed with the work. Of course, this is Sean Fitzwater. Yes.

Looking at his schedule, it seems to take about 3 to 4 weeks from the beginning of November.

The cost is 12,000 dollars, and half of it is a gift. This cost is from the budget for the 100th anniversary commemoration. Yes.

I will wait until the 28th without voting on this case tonight. It's scheduled to start in November. I was originally going to start in September.

Do I have to vote because it's a wall? Or is it because of another reason? It's a good question. It's a good question. No, it's a good question. It's because I made a contract with him. I've already set the budget, but why do I have to vote? That's the second question. Yes, so all you have to do is approve the contract. You have to approve the budget. But we haven't approved everything we've done at Centennial's. I don't think so. This is an exception. No, there's no need to approve. There's a good reason. The independence contract is the core of this work, and that's why we're doing it right now. To be honest, Mr. Rain, that was one of the reasons we wanted to show you this wall painting. I really like wall paintings. That was one of the reasons. We don't have a wall painting approval process. You may not remember the wall painting discussion a few years ago.

That's right. There is no wall painting approval process. I remember exactly what it was about. Yes, there was already a wall painting there.

Yes, that's right. There was already a wall painting.

So we don't have anything to change, we just change the wall painting. But I didn't know if I had to approve. That's what I'm curious about. I don't know why I have to prove this. Contract situation.

It's not like you're approving all the contracts.

It's not less than $100,000. I thought the manager was approving. It's reflected in the budget, and if it's less than $100,000, I can sign it.

This is the first case that we have approved. All right. Let's move on.

There are a lot of contracts that Caleb needs to sign in the future, so please understand. These contracts are all scheduled to be processed tonight. The first is number 030926. It is a request to confirm that the city manager will sign a grant service contract with Dorin Mayhew and 2025.

So when we first signed the contract, Dorin Mayhew was named Denton Moses, and they will finish the 2025 grant and submit it here in two weeks. And while we were talking about the year of the 2026 resolution, he said he wanted to organize the year of the 2025 resolution. He said he wanted to fix two things. First, I want to change my name. At the time of signing the contract, I thought I would receive a single thank you, a single annual thank you, but in fact, I didn't. Of course, I didn't have to. So I deleted that part. These are the two things to organize.

Yes. The next item is number 040926. It is a request for the City Manager to approve the approval of the Dorin-May-Hew and the 2026 Board of Directors' Agreement. Mr. Smith.

This agreement is about implementing the 2026 Board of Directors' Agreement from the 2027 Board of Directors' Agreement. The budget is set for the 2027 Board of Directors' Agreement. Yes, the next item is number 050926, which is a request for the City Manager to approve the signing of the Duo Meiyu and non-examination service contract. Non-examination service is an additional service such as loan accounting, general consulting, etc. that is provided when necessary. Generally, it does not exceed $10,000. This is a contract that must be signed separately from the core accounting and inspection contract. How much is it? Yes, I know. When do you vote while the person in charge checks? This case is scheduled to be released tonight. Yes. So I need to know.

Yes. And both of you need consent and re-appointment. Every case needs consent and re-appointment. Let's see. Is it that account?

It seems that $113,000 has been estimated for the year-end review of 2026. I wonder where the money comes from. Yes, this is the review and review service of 01-01-2952-0300. And one more question. How is the current budget being calculated? Is it the 2027 fiscal year budget? But isn't this the 2026 budget? Or is it the 2025 budget? That's right. But the 2026 budget has already been paid in 2027, and we will pay it later. That's right. That's right. Because they are inspecting the previous year. So in 2026, the budget has already been approved. I'm going to approve it, but I haven't paid it yet. Then I'll get paid in 2027. The budget for 2025 will be paid this year, right? That's right. Yes. $113,000 is that amount. No. $113,000 is the budget for 2026. It's the amount to be paid in 2027. The budget for 2025? Then how much are we paying?

What are we paying? We're going to vote on this year's payment.

What is 20, 25?

25 is, um, probably already paid, already.

Check if it's already paid. Most of them have already changed their names. Okay. Because it was Bitmas Mose. It was Bitmas Mose. If it's already paid, why are you doing it again? The name has changed. Name change 2. Perfect. I understand. Okay. Okay. Then what's left now? Do I have to go through the door?

Yes. 406-06-09-0609-26, Scotch. It is a case in which the city manager is authorized to sign a contract with a trained information service company.

It's a service. So a trained employee can sit anywhere in the office and control the cooling system of the building. Thanks to that, we can reduce the cost a lot, and we have maintained this contract for several years. We couldn't use the service throughout the year of the 2026 resolution, and we found out about it in the spring when the air conditioner was running. So you have approved the contract so that you can receive service from summer to now. The contract will be completed at the end of September. So is this a one-year contract? Or is it a three-year contract? It's a three-year contract. The first year is $14,676. The second year is $15,264. The third year is 15,876 dollars.

Is it a contract for all floors of the entire building? Yes, that's right. All right.

The next case is, I'm sorry.

This is a request for 70,926. It is a case of requesting permission for the City Manager to sign a cost-saving contract with the Homewood Education Committee and the School Police Department for the school system.

The boss of the police station and Dr. Hefner agreed. So this contract is about a total of $526,000 in the city, or $903.27. This is 80% of the salary and welfare pay paid to the school chief police officer, SRO.

It is a great measure of the Board of Education. Yes, good.

The next item is number 080926. It is a request for the City Manager to sign a contract with Exxon Enterprises. Mr. Smith, this is a TAE deposit. I briefly talked about TAE deposit, which was excluded from the budget last time. However, I told you that it should be included in the budget last week. The TAE deposit price is $ 61,355.28. For the next three years. Pay low subscription fee. Yes, I won't deal with this case tonight. The last case is not a contract. It's a case for Amy. 090926, Hall Avenue 117, 121, 125, 129. It is a request to modify the existing land use.

Yes, there is an open drain on the back of the buildings in the Hall Avenue. It's a natural land drain. So, I sent a surveyor to see exactly where the land use area is, and it was confirmed that the drain land use area is not at all close to the drain. In 1969, the use of land was modified and added 5 feet, about 1.5 meters, to the direction of the hall avenue. At that time, it seemed to include the drainage, but as time passed, the drainage became 11 feet wide, about 3 to 3.4 meters wide. So we are asking for additional 6 feet, about 1.8 meters, to manage the drainage and prevent the drainage.

Yes, do you have any questions for Amy? Amy, please wait a moment. The next item 100,926 is between Columbia Road and Dixon Avenue. It is a request to install an acceleration barrier between Hamby Avenue and Broadway and Hamby Avenue between Dixon Avenue. Yes, these two places are subject to traffic reduction measures. You have to install two acceleration barriers on each road. Brian, there will be detailed information on how to install an acceleration barrier on the last page. After consulting with the fire department, it was decided that the fire truck was the most suitable configuration for passing through the center. In this way, there will be no delay in departure.

Amy, can you explain to everyone the process to get to this stage? Yes, we are. There are people who request the same situation in various regions.

And to be clear, these two requests are old requests submitted in March of 2026, much before we established a new policy. The data has already been received, so we are evaluating the respective regions based on existing policies. At the time of the policy update, I'm telling you what kind of case the request is already in progress. In general, requests for reduced traffic volume can be sent to me via cclickfix or by email. We will send you the traffic data of the area investigated by the traffic department by email.

You can send an email or send it through the website. The website is connected to C-Click Fix, which is a general transportation reduction report system.

I would like you to know exactly what kind of procedures everyone needs, so I will guide you like this. I think everyone is confused right now. Yes, it's usually easier to use C-Click Fix.

That way, you can leave all the records. Yes, I think Bryce made a button on the website, right?

Is there a separate button? So I want them to come and look at this place regardless of the distance. That's when the process starts. Yes, I see. And this won't be released tonight.

So this won't be released tonight. But Amy, thank you. Is there anything else you want to ask about this question? I think Dickson will be really happy. I've been asking for a long time, so I'm going to be really happy. Yes, the next case is 11926, request for cancellation of the 18th and parking restrictions. Oh my god, this looks like a nightmare.

To tell you that it looks like a nightmare, this problem suddenly got red two weeks ago. There are three parking spaces right in front of Oak Hill Tracks. I've been parking there for a long time. And then, and then, and then, and then, I saw a female employee with a parking permit sticker on her car. Of course, if I were to judge the employee, she just did her job. I want to make it clear that she did her job. But I saw the paper and it was released at 11.40 p.m. No, 1.40 p.m. I'm sorry. It's 1.40 p.m. I saw it between 10 and 5. So the employee... I mistakenly thought that the entire street was a 3-hour parking area. It's a fact that everyone knows unless it's a disabled parking area. It's a 3-hour parking area. However, the employee posted a postcard, and I called the police chief and asked him about the work. The reason I called was because the car had a Colorado license plate, but the car left after 6 o'clock. The car was definitely there for more than 8-9 hours.

Was it there at 6 a.m.?

But someone came at 6 p.m. and took it away. At 6 p.m. But as I said, at 10.40 p.m. that morning, the person in charge was in the parking area for 3 hours, so I marked it at 1.40 p.m. But the problem is that after that, all of a sudden, everyone started to get a slap. 5 kills, 5 kills. It was the same for J.D., the doctor. At first, J.D. was slapped because of the 12,555 cases, but we didn't even know what the case was. That's right. Then in 1995, the 1833 case came out, and if my memory serves me right, it was about limited parking. It had nothing to do with the white area. So the three parking areas are creating profits. Go out for a cup of coffee at the O-Henri cafe in the morning. Actually, Sam is going to testify. You might want to testify, you might not want to.

That afternoon, we walked there, and a woman named Sally, Sally Alcott, came out. As she walked out, a customer went in to buy a wing for packaging, and when she came back, there was a tag on the car. Is it true? She said so.

So anyway, this point is that I don't know where it came from, what it looks like, and I don't understand why the merchants are angry. Jake D, who carries luggage in a catering truck every morning, is the same. It wasn't a fire truck entrance. I checked it. If it was a fire truck entrance, it would have been a mess, but it was just written as a parking limit area. So I don't know exactly. Just...

I don't know if it's right to call it a waste area. They don't call it a waste area. It's not a waste area.

Yes, it's a parking limit area. It's about 4.5 meters away from the alley, and it's right behind the trash can, so I don't remember how close it was. But the funny thing is, it was originally allowed to park from 8 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. The 3-hour parking is from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. But suddenly, it's only allowed from Monday to Friday. You can park on Saturdays and Sundays. I don't know what the problem is, and I hope it's gone. You have to make money, you have to make people uncomfortable, and in the end, you just have to stop. Was that where the chief president used to park? Yes.

The chief president used to park there, too. JD Apostrophe S. It's...

Ah, it's me.

I've talked to Track6. Well, they do get delivery from the back, but... They said they had to do the work of loading and unloading at the 18th house. So I brought that up.

At the 18th house, we park in the middle lane every morning, whether it's Cisco or anyone else. Jeff Tanner also complained to me about that problem.

Oh, Jeff, I'm sorry. I told you. Oh, it's not recent, but it used to happen before.

Anyway, I want to be a kind city to the citizens as a city council, and I hope that it will be a city that you don't have to worry about getting a parking violation sticker when you go out to watch a soccer game. And it was originally included in the capital budget.

In order to build up the budget, we discussed many parts of the capital budget and discussed how to create 12 parking spaces and eliminate the middle left and right lanes. Yes, it won't be difficult to do that. We were reviewing parking problems because of the parking space problem. 나중에 자금 상황이 더 명확해지면 자본사업으로 진행할 수 있겠지만, 같은 맥락에서의 문제도 같은 위치에 있습니다. 그래서 제가 궁금한 점은 이 일을 어떻게 진행해야 할까요? 네, 제2, 맞습니다. 조례추안을 가져오시겠습니까? 도리스 신튼 씨, 감사합니다. 그럼 9월.

We will proceed with the first trial on September 28th. Yes, good. We will proceed with the first trial on September 28th. How is it? It's perfect. Good. Everyone, please park there. Until then.

And, ah, I see a new sign. The new sign that says no parking. Ah, I installed three.

Yes, I know. I installed three, not just one. It looks good. It's like a board and has an edge.

Yes, it's really well made. But we're going to have our first meeting on September 20th.

Thank you.

Yes. Good. 12926. A request for the city manager to approve the signing of a contract with the city council. Oh, don't you need to reveal this tonight? You don't need to reveal it tonight. Mr. Smith, 2026-2027 is also valid.

Yes, can I talk about this part and go back and talk about the wall? Yes, I told you earlier. Yes, I'll tell you. The contract amount is $74,000 with the city council. Yes, um...

That's the amount of budget. Yes.

So it's $4,000 higher than the year of 2026. For the past 10 years, someone in the middle of the year asked for advertising in the city, and that's always been a big deal. So this year, I decided to apply for an additional $4,000 at the Chamber of Commerce. I'm going to take care of it at the Chamber of Commerce, and I'm going to do the advertising at the Chamber of Commerce. Yes, I see. The seven things have nothing to do with the October 1st movement. Yes, that's right. Then we'll be able to see you again on September 28th. At least I agree. It's really good. Shane does a really great job. I'm happy to speak with FIRE.

It's really cool. So, let me tell you about Byuk-hwa. Byuk-hwa.

Byuk-hwa. Byuk-hwa. Byuk-hwa. Byuk-hwa.

I think it's about managing the project and communicating with the appointed person in the city. Are you a poet?

No, you're going to be Barry Smith.

Oh, I see. So that was part of the agreement. Yes.

And he's the chairman of the 100th anniversary committee. Yes.

He's been coordinating everything while communicating with Sean. Yes. Sean is a busy man and goes on a lot of business trips. But we're... So we're... I don't have any responsibility. Yes, that's right. What I'm telling you is that it's not anything. We don't take any responsibility. Yes, that's right. And we also need the authorization of ownership. All of this will be sorted out. He's communicating with Mr. Walsh, and I think they're all in favor of it. Yes, that's right. So we thought that was something we had to decide at the demonstration. I had to get the approval. And then I thought, I was afraid that someone would say that it was Chris Lane's idea, saying that he liked the wall and pointed fingers at me.

No, then you may say that Mayfair is not there. If Mayfair was there, that would have been my idea. I don't care what you call it after receiving it. Use it properly. Use it properly. That's what we did.

That's what we did. Let's see.

It's almost done. It's almost done. Now, the next case must be listed tonight. No. 13926. This is a request for the receipt of Bollin's aid from Jefferson County Councilor. I am Amy Jering. The Bollin Councilor has applied for $30,000 through the Regional Social Aid Fund. Yes, this case has been discussed for several months.

The Sintag contract was written by other lawyers, not our city lawyers, and the account and fee system was set up at Synovus Pinnacle. Basically, we give them $1,000,000, and we pay them $5,000 for managing the account. This is a retirement after retirement for retired employees.

That's right. So far, It has been operated by a general fund, but it is said that a separate OPEB account must be prepared to improve the bond grade. It is a financially desirable measure. It makes sense. I will express it tonight. Now, this is the last case before the meeting. I did it. Case 150926. A request for review of a new spending platform. Broadhead Director. First of all, you must be wondering why I'm asking about the spending platform.

What is a spending platform? You all know what happened in the past with the term credit card.

It was my personal project to find a better solution. So I reviewed the problem before S-Pen joined. I wanted to watch until the end rather than hand it over to her. So I evaluated several existing banks and two new spending platforms. These spending platforms make it much more effective to manage all expenses, especially the use of purchase cards. In other words, there are policies and procedures that can specifically specify areas that are not allowed. For example, the use of it in a mainstream food store is automatically rejected. It can be rejected not only by the code, but also by the items in the receipt. So, the candidates were narrowed down to two companies.

A little more. To be clear, is this system only applied to the fire station? Or is it applied to the whole?

If you enter this system, you can simplify the method of processing with paper to the electronic method. The raw materials that occurred while processing manually with the existing card will also disappear. All tasks will be transferred to the app. When the employee takes care of the work, a text message will be sent, and the employee can immediately take a photo of the receipt and enter it. Then the system will judge whether it is approved. Well, rather than explaining here, I think it would be better to send you a demonstration video directly this evening. Currently, two companies remain as final candidates. We signed a contract with a company called NAMP, and we have already built a system to issue credit cards to most city employees. We can't be sure right now if that's the direction we're going, but they have a support platform for employee security, budget and business trip management, and through this, we can completely eliminate the existing paper-based budget process. Ms. Eskins has participated in the work since joining the company, but I would like to hear her opinion. So, next week, I will send you the content and show you how to use the platform through the company demo. If you have any additional questions or questions, I will connect you to the demo team and proceed with more detailed discussions on the 28th. Currently, the price structure is confirmed to be introduced in October, but you must receive a budget receipt. The cost is about $37,000. However, you can receive cashback benefits when using the card, and if you use it as much as Vestavia has implemented, you can tax 90% of the fee. However, the most important thing is the amount of time we can save. Think about the time I spend when I give a card to an employee, buy it, and bring a receipt, but I lose the receipt, or I miss something, or I pay the tax incorrectly. And all the receipts and transactions will be submitted to the finance team, and the time to check them will now be all automated and entered into the payment platform. This is the way I think of using future purchase cards. This policy does not automatically issue credit cards to everyone. The city management and the financial team discuss and decide, but it will be helpful to expand the range of use. I will tell you one story that made me think of this. I sent my employees to the recovery site in Texas, and then I sent them a credit card. If the credit card is not your name, you can't run the hotel properly. At 10.30 p.m. Texas time, we are trying to save the Mugle Hotel when they arrive. There were a few things that needed to be reduced as the use of credit cards was completely stopped. I think this system allows you to regain control over your additional card issuance. It's because you can accurately manage which cards are issued. For example, if you don't submit a transaction within a certain time, the card will be suspended and you won't be able to use it anymore. In the existing card platform, it provides much more control functions that were not available. We will send you the demo file to your email next week and answer the question after you look at it yourself. We will wait until you are completely satisfied with the system. The contract itself is signed by the city manager within the agreement, I decided that dealing with credit card related issues without your consent is not appropriate. I will answer all the questions that I can answer now, but I think it would be better to see the demo first. If you look at the demo, you will be able to get the answer to most of the questions. After that, if you call me again, I will talk about the rest of the situation in detail. Boss, you said you considered two companies, what was the name of the other company?

Rippling, Rippling, this is the second company. Both companies are quite similar in terms of platform. The advantage of Lamp, Lamp, is that it has already been purchased and introduced by Best Buy.

Today, we learned about the function provided by Lamp's travel platform. Currently, we are processing travel expenses using Google Earth to print the travel distance table. All of this is processed internally. Also, even if you change it from the existing $75 per share payment method to the GSA rate, there is a function that automatically pays compensation to the employee by comparing the position of the business trip and the current GSA rate. This is common in the government sector, but instead of the fixed cost, we use the GSA rate. $75 is just the right amount, but if you go to Las Vegas, you can't get as much as in Birmingham with $75. There are various functions that we can use in the future. Let me tell you about the problem. First of all, I would like to thank President Brayden. As the president, he put down his duty for a while and solved the problem. Well, those who are not the owner of the fire station in this building cannot use credit cards. Hunter Martin, who is in this room, has a credit card in my name. If you want to use Bo's credit card, you have to come here, show Hunter my credit card, bring the purchase order, receipt, etc. It's quite cumbersome and takes a lot of time. And it's pretty dangerous for someone like me who uses a credit card in my name. Yes, so this system solves all the problems. You can also issue a one-time credit card number. There are various settings. And you can set up a management team to track your employees' expenditure in real time. We also have a report platform. So if you ask me how many times I've been on a business trip, and how many times I've been on a business trip and how many times I've been on a business trip and how many times I've been on a business trip and how many times I've been on a business trip and how many times I've been on a business trip and how many times I've been on a business trip and how many times I've been on a business trip and how many times I've been on a business trip and how many times I've been on a business trip and how many times I've been on a business trip and how many times I've been on a business trip and how many times I've been on a business trip and how many times I've been on a business trip and how many times I've been on a business trip and how many times I've been on a business trip and how many times I've been on a business trip and how many times I've been And when reviewing the platform, I would like to say that we have prepared a solution for all the points by reflecting the evaluation results of the evaluation team. For example, a receipt without a specific item cannot be submitted, and a receipt that is not approved, that is, a receipt that does not meet our standards, can be set up to be refunded to the employee. There are various functions that must be activated in Best Buy. For example, when employees go to conferences and receive travel expenses, the manager can use this function. After checking the travel expenses, I made a request to be refunded to the bank account within 72 hours, This is a big problem for us, and the time it takes to process it with current documents is also a big problem. Employees often say that they don't want to go because they have to pay hundreds of dollars for several weeks. The burden of work in the finance department will be greatly reduced just by the paper replacement and scanning work. Thank you. It's really cool. It's good information. If you have any questions about the demo, please let me know anytime. I gave you some pretty tricky questions in the demo, but I think it will be well explained. If you want a special extra demo at the Rado company, you are always welcome. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much.

Yes. Everyone, that's it. As you can see, more than 10 items have been added, so I think it will be longer tonight.

Thank you so much for being with us until the end. See you at 6 o'clock in the next office.