Dec 09, 2025 Special Metropolitan Council

COME IN FAST RIGHT THERE. WELCOME, EVERYBODY, TO THE SPECIAL BUDGET MEETING OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL THIS TUESDAY,

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ASHLEY, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? WE HAVE A QUORUM.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, PLEASE SIGN THE PROOF OF NOTICE THAT SHOULD BE COMING AROUND OF THE MEETING.

[1. 25-01354 Amending the Preliminary Current Expense Budget and Capital Budget of the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge for the year 2026 submitted by the MayorPresident; and adopting the Final Current Expense Budget and Capital Budget of the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge for the year 2026. By Mayor-President. Deferred on November 12, 2025. ]

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I HAVE ROBERT JOINER, 637 HICKORY RIDGE.

MR. JOINER. THANK YOU, SIR. ROBERT JOINER, 637 HICKORY RIDGE BOULEVARD. I'M A RESIDENT OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE SOME CLARIFICATION ON WITH THE ADOPTION OF THIS BUDGET. FIRST THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK IN THESE BUDGET MEETINGS ABOUT CHANGES TO SOME OF THE PROPOSALS FOR THE BUDGET, SPECIFICALLY THE CONSTABLE THAT WAS ASKED TO BE CUT, A LOT OF PROMISES, DECISIONS WERE MADE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ACTUAL BUDGET THAT'S BEING VOTED ON TODAY IS WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY PUT IN THE PUBLIC NOTICE OVER A MONTH AGO. MY SECOND ITEM IS THERE WAS, THE END OF LAST YEAR, ENTERGY RENEWED THEIR FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH CITY PARISH, WHICH GENERATED AN ADDITIONAL $1.2 MILLION IN REVENUE FOR THE CITY PARISH.

THAT REVENUE HAS BEEN ALLOCATED AS OF EARLIER THIS YEAR TO ALL OF THE CITY COUNCIL OPERATIONS BUDGET.

IT'S ABOUT $100,000 FOR EACH COUNCIL MEMBER´S OPERATION BUDGET ADDITIONAL.

IT'S ABOUT A 74% INCREASE IN THE COUNCIL´S BUDGET FOR 2026.

I WOULD ASK FOR JUSTIFICATION ON EACH OF THOSE OPERATION BUDGETS OF WHY THEY'RE BEING PUT TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CUTTING THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT´S ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED BY THE RESIDENTS.

AS OF JANUARY OF THIS YEAR TO OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR, THE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED CONTRACTS FOR UP TO $195 MILLION WITH PRIVATE CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS AND ANOTHER $4 MILLION IN SETTLEMENTS FOR MEDICAL BILLS.

AND I WOULD LIKE SOME CONFIDENCE THAT ALL OF THOSE CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN LOOKED THROUGH TO SEE THAT THEY ARE ALL ESSENTIAL TO BE CUTTING CITY PARISH EMPLOYEES POSITIONS, FILLED OR NOT FILLED.

WE USED TO HAVE ABOUT TWO TIMES AS MANY PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES, YOU KNOW, 10, 15 YEARS AGO.

NOW WE HAVE OVER 1000 PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES THAT USED TO BE PERMANENT EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY PARISH.

THAT'S ALMOST HALF THE DEPARTMENT OF MAINTENANCE USED TO HAVE OVER 400 EMPLOYEES.

NOW THEY HAVE 196, WITH A PROPOSED 2026 BUDGET.

ALL THIS DOES, THE SERVICES WE NEED ARE NOT GOING AWAY.

THE SERVICES THAT NEED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE PERMANENT EMPLOYEES ARE NOT GOING AWAY.

ALL THIS LEADS TO IS, AND WE'RE GETTING MORE AND MORE INFRASTRUCTURE TO TAKE CARE OF EVERY YEAR.

ALL THIS LEADS TO IS MORE AND MORE CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES FOR STAFF, AUGMENTATIONS OF PERMANENT CONTRACTORS THAT ARE PUT IN PLACE WHILE CITY PARISH EMPLOYEES ARE BEING CUT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT ALL OF THOSE CONTRACTS THAT ARE PUT IN PLACE EVERY YEAR AND AND NEW CONTRACTS THAT ARE PUT IN PLACE ARE SEEN AS NECESSARY TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT BEFORE ANY PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES GET CUT, AT LEAST TO.

YOU´RE DISENFRANCHIZING BASICALLY THE THE CITY PARISH CIVIL SERVANTS THAT COME HERE AND WORK FOR LESS MONEY THAN THEY COULD GET IN A PRIVATE FIRM.

YOU'RE PUTTING MONEY INTO THE POCKETS OF THESE CONTRACT COMPANY OWNERS THAT PAY THEIR EMPLOYEES STILL A LITTLE BIT AMOUNT OF MONEY.

IT'S NOT RIGHT, IN MY OPINION, FOR THE WORKING CLASS PEOPLE THAT MAKE THIS PARISH.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL.

COUNCILMAN HUDSON. EXCUSE ME, COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL COMMENT IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 1.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AS PROPOSED. SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AS PRESENTED BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.

COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. I HAVE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE BUDGET AS WRITTEN WITH THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS.

AND JUST A MOMENT OF PRIVILEGE, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE COUNCIL BUDGET HEARINGS.

WE HAD A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF ENGAGEMENT ATTENDANCE.

IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THIS COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER TO DIG INTO THE CURRENT CHALLENGES THAT WE ARE FACING.

I'D LIKE TO OFFER MY SINCERE THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL.

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COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER 2 IS ASKING TO TRANSFER $5,000 TO THE PUBLIC DEFENDER´S OFFICE.

COUNCIL DISTRICT 3 IS ASKING TO TRANSFER $19,323.98 TO THE DISTRICT COURT, $19,323.99 TO FAMILY COURT, $19,323.98 TO JUVENILE COURT, $19,323.99 TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, $19,323.98 TO THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS, AND $19,323.98 TO THE CORONER.

COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER 4 IS ASKING TO TRANSFER $22,000 TO THE DA´S OFFICE.

COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER 5 IS ASKING TO TRANSFER $34,000 TO THE PUBLIC DEFENDER, AND $34,000 TO THE JUVENILE COURT. COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER 6 IS TRANSFERRING $10,000 TO THE PUBLIC DEFENDER´S OFFICE.

COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER 7 IS TRANSFERRING $2,000 TO DRAINAGE AND TRANSPORTATION, $1,000 TO DEVELOPMENT, $1,000 TO MAINTENANCE, AND $1,000 TO BUILDING AND GROUNDS.

COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER 8 IS ASKING TO TRANSFER $25,000 TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND $25,000 TO THE PUBLIC DEFENDER.

COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER 9 IS TRANSFERRING $69,566.34 TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, $46,377.56 TO THE PUBLIC DEFENDER. COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER 10 IS TRANSFERRING $5,000 TO THE EAST BATON ROUGE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL. COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER 11 IS TRANSFERRING $75,000 TO DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE FOR DISTRICT 11 CAVE INS AND SINKHOLES, $11,000 TO THE PARISH ATTORNEY AND $30,000 TO JUVENILE COURT.

COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER 12 IS TRANSFERRING $22,500.20 TO JUVENILE COURT.

IN ADDITION, $50,000 ALLOTTED TO THE GREATER BATON ROUGE FOOD BANK WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH TRUANCY ASSESSMENT INCORPORATED. AND THOSE ARE THE AMENDMENTS. AND AGAIN, I MOVE PASSAGE OF THE BUDGET WITH THESE AMENDMENTS.

SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION AS READ BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS. COUNCILMAN DUNN JR.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO TAKE A STAB AT ADDRESSING THE QUESTIONS OR CONCERN THAT THE GENTLEMAN WHO CAME UP TO SPEAK AT THE MIC BROUGHT OUR ADDRESS, THE FRANCHISE FEE. MYSELF AND COUNCILWOMAN RACCA WORK EXTENSIVELY HARD ON THIS WITH GETTING IT, PUTTING THIS IN PLACE. I DON'T REMEMBER ALL OF THE CONCERNS, BUT IF SOMEONE ELSE CAN ADDRESS THE OTHER QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS HE HAD, THAT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT IN THE CITY PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.

THERE'S ONE IN THE INCORPORATED AREA AND ONE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS.

THE ONE THAT WAS RENEWED ON LAST YEAR WAS THE ONE THAT'S IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA.

IN THAT AGREEMENT, THERE WAS NO FEE. UTILITIES WAS OPERATING IN THE PARISH IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA, WITH NO FEE ASSESSED TO IT. COUNCILWOMAN RACCA AND I OBJECTED TO RENEWING THAT AGREEMENT WITH NO FEE, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THE BUDGET ISSUES WE WERE DEALING WITH LAST YEAR, AND WE KNEW THE BUDGET ISSUES, WE WERE COMING ON OUR HORIZON THIS YEAR. WHEN WE PUT THAT FEE IN PLACE, I WORKED WITH GREG ROME AND KELLY AND THE PARISH ATTORNEY´S OFFICE AND EVEN OUR COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT WE DISCOVERED.

AND THEY SUPPORTED US IN IT AND VOTED FOR IT UNANIMOUSLY.

I WON'T SAY UNANIMOUS. I THINK WE WERE 1 OR 2 OBJECTIONS TO BE CLEAR.

THERE WAS A PROJECTION THAT THAT WOULD GENERATE $3.5 MILLION BECAUSE THE FEE IS DONE ON USAGE.

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WELL THE FEE ACTUALLY OVERPERFORMED. IT ACTUALLY PRODUCED AND RAISED $4.6 MILLION.

SO IT DIDN'T GENERATE $1.1 MILLION AS YOU REFERENCED OR CITED.

IT GENERATED $4.6 MILLION THAT WE WAS ABLE TO PUT IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR THAT WAS NOT EXISTING REVENUE IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

WHAT WE DID BASED ON THAT $3.5 MILLION PROJECTION, WE GAVE $500,000 TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY´S OFFICE, $500,000 TO 19 JDC, $250,000 TO BRPD. $250,000 TO THE PARISH ATTORNEY, $250,000 TO THE PUBLIC DEFENDER, $200,000 TO BUILD BATON ROUGE. AND YES, WE GAVE $1.2 MILLION TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, BASICALLY $105,000 TO EACH COUNCIL PERSON TO BOLSTER THEIR STAFF, UTILIZE TECHNOLOGY, AND BASICALLY HAVE A GREATER IMPACT IN THEIR DISTRICTS.

SOME OF US HIRE STAFF MEMBERS. SOME OF US SUPPORTED AND SPONSORED EVENTS IN OUR DISTRICTS.

SOME OF US FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND STUDIES IN OUR DISTRICTS.

SO THE FUNDS WERE PUT TO GREAT USE. WE ALSO GAVE ANOTHER $300,000 TO THE ADMINISTRATION.

AT THAT TIME, WE DIDN'T KNOW WHO THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE. WE JUST DESIGNATED IT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, AND $300,000 WENT TO THEM TO DO WITH IT WHAT THEY PLEASE.

AND AGAIN, THE PROJECTION WAS $3.5 MILLION. IT ACTUALLY GENERATED $4.6 MILLION.

SO THAT'S $4.6 MILLION THAT DIDN'T EXIST IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

SO THAT'S HOW THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT CAME ABOUT AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID WITH THOSE DOLLARS.

SO ANYONE WANT TO ADDRESS ANY OF HIS OTHER CONCERNS? FEEL FREE TO ADDRESS THOSE. THANK YOU. OKAY. MAY I? YES, MA'AM. COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. WELL, AND I SAY I'D LIKE TO ECHO ALL THAT COUNCILMAN DUNN HAS SHARED WITH NOT ONLY JUST THE GENTLEMAN, BUT EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE AND KNOW THAT THAT MONEY WAS USED FOR CONSTITUENTS AND NOT PERSONAL STUFF.

AND THEN WHEN YOU SAID THAT YOU OWN HICKORY RIDGE, THAT MEANS YOU'RE FROM SAINT GEORGE.

SO IF YOU WILL JUST HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BRINGING FORTH AND PAYING THAT PART, THEN THE HOLE COULD VERY WELL BE CLOSED A BIT MORE.

AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET ALL INFORMATION CORRECT.

AND THEN YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE CONSTABLE AND YOU ARE CORRECT WITH THAT.

AND IT IS MY DESIRE THAT THE CONSTABLE´S OFFICE BE RESTORED AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO BE TREATED JUST LIKE ANY OF THE OTHER.

WHAT DO THEY CALL THAT? THE OTHER FOLK, THE POLICE AND THE.

AND SO THAT IS DEFINITELY WHAT HE IS. BUT YEAH, SO I JUST WANT YOU TO GET ALL OF THE INFORMATION AND NOT JUST PIECE OF IT.

AND IT'S NOT LIKE WE ARE TAKING MONEY AND PUTTING IT IN OUR POCKET AS OPPOSED TO SERVING OUR CONSTITUENTS. OKAY.

WE HAVE TWO MOTIONS ON THE FLOOR. WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THIS. WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON MACHINES. WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION FIRST.

WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION FIRST. IS EVERYBODY PREPARED WITH THEIR MACHINES OR TO LET ASHLEY KNOW YOU VOTE. WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A VOICE ROLL CALL VOTE AFTERWARDS ANYWAY. SUBSTITUTE MOTION IS TO ADOPT THE BUDGET, AS AMENDED AS READ BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS.

MACHINES ARE OPEN ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION. YES FOR ME.

MOTION CARRIES. DO WE NEED A ROLL CALL SINCE THERE ARE TWO MOTIONS? OKAY. ROLL CALL. COUNCILMAN GAUDET. YES. COUNCILMAN MOAK.

YES. COUNCILMAN DUNN JR. YES. COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. YES. COUNCILMAN HURST. YES. COUNCILWOMAN RACCA.

YES. COUNCILMAN NOEL. YES. COUNCILMAN HUDSON.

I RECKON SO. COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO. YES. COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.

YES. COUNCILMAN KENNEY. YES. COUNCILMAN HARRIS.

YES. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 2. ADOPTING THE REVISED 2026 PAY PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED, UNCLASSIFIED,

[2. 25-01617 Adopting the revised 2026 Pay Plan for the Classified, Unclassified, Non-classified, Contract, Fire, and Police Employees of the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge; establishing the effective date of said plan as December 27, 2025; and repealing all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith. By Human Resources Director.]

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SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.

[3. 25-01619 Fixing the number of employees of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, the City of Baton Rouge, and agencies to which appropriations are made; and establishing the effective date of December 27, 2025 and repealing all Ordinances in conflict herewith. By Human Resources Director.]

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL.

WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN KENNY. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 4. AUTHORIZING MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO RENEW A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH CONVENIENT CARE,

[4. 25-01620 Authorizing the Mayor-President to renew a Professional Services Contract with Convenient Care, LLC for the Baton Rouge Fire Department for medical-related services ($320,830), annual and fifth-year wellness physicals ($335,000), and cancer screenings ($395,000) for a total amount not to exceed $1,050,830, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. By Human Resources Director.]

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL.

WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HURST.

IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 5.

[5. 25-01621 Authorizing the Mayor-President to renew a Professional Services Contract with Franciscan Health and Wellness Services, INC in an amount not to exceed $360,000 annually for Healthy Lives Services, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. By Human Resources Director.]

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL.

WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM 6. AUTHORIZING MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO RENEW A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH HEALTHREMEDE,

[6. 25-01622 Authorizing the Mayor-President to renew a Professional Services Contract with Healthremede, LLC in an amount not to exceed $100,000 annually for various medical and related services, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. By Human Resources Director]

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSA.

SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 7. AUTHORIZING MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO RENEW A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH HUB INTERNATIONAL IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO

[7. 25-01623 Authorizing the Mayor-President to renew a Professional Services Contract with HUB International in an amount not to exceed $225,000 annually for actuarial and health benefit consulting services, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. By Human Resources Director.]

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE, WE´LL GO TO COUNCIL.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON. ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.

PLEASE SHOW COUNCILWOMAN RACCA AS ABSTAINING.

ITEM 8. AUTHORIZING MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO RENEW PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH OUR LADY OF THE LAKE PHYSICIAN GROUP (LA CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES),

[8. 25-01624 Authorizing the Mayor-President to renew a Professional Services Contract with Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group (LA Cardiology Associates) in an amount not to exceed $60,000 annually for Diagnostic Stress Testing Services, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. By Human Resources Director.]

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE? SO WHAT IS THE STRESS TESTING FOR? WHAT IS IT IN RELATION TO, LIKE, WHO ARE THE SERVICES RENDERED TO? SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING PORTION, RIGHT? YEAH, I GOT YOU.

SO LAST WEEK THERE WAS A LOT BACK AND FORTH. I CAN STILL PRESENT A QUESTION TO ANSWER IT.

SURE, SURE. YOU KNOW, THAT IS JUST A VALID QUESTION.

I WAS REALLY WANTING TO SPEAK MORE ABOUT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIDN'T GET TO LAST WEEK AND MORE ABOUT JUST THE WHOLE BUDGET, BUT I KNOW THERE'S NOT GONNA BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THAT. SO YEAH, THAT WAS ITEM NUMBER 1.

YEAH. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. CAN SOMEONE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION COME AND ANSWER HIS QUESTION ABOUT WHO WILL BE GETTING THE DIAGNOSTIC STRESS TESTING SERVICES? HUMAN RESOURCES. I'M SO SORRY, HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR.

THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR THE BATON ROUGE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN MOAK. IF YOU COULD COME BACK UP.

THE SERVICES THAT WE'RE PROVIDING, THOSE WERE INSTITUTED LAST YEAR THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE, CORRECT? THAT THEY PASSED. AND SOMEBODY WANTS TO SPEAK TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT?

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OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.

COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO.

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