296  Dunn City Council Special Meeting Monday,April: 24,2023 5:30 p.m., Dunn Municipall Building  Minutes  PRESENT: Mayor William P. Elmore Jr., Mayor Pro Tem Dr. David L. Bradham, Council Members J. Also present: City Manager. Steven Neuschafer, Assistant City Manager Mathew Boone, Finance Director Cary McNallan, Public Utilities Director Heather Adams, Chiefo of Police Cary Jackson, Planning Director George Adler, Parks and Recreation. Director Brianl McNeill, Human Resources Director Connie Jernigan, Public Works Director Dwayne Williams, Administrative. Supports Specialist II Debra Creighton, and City Clerk Tammy Williams. Mayor Elmore opened the meeting at 5:30 p.m. and Council Member Turnage gave the invocation. Motion by Council Member Sills and second by Council Member Gaulden to adopt the February 8, 2023  Wesley Sills, AprilG Gaulden, Frank McLean, Billy N.1 Tart,and ChuckTurnage.  CALLTOORDER. ANDI INVOCATION AGENDA. ADJUSTMENTAND APPROVAL  Afterwards, Council Member Gauldenl ledi int the Pledge of Allegiance. meeting agenda as presented. Motion unanimously approved. Special Event Permit- Broad Street Block Party incorporated into these minutes as Attachment: #1. Landscape Maintenance Contract Extension Motion unanimously approved. ITEMSI FORI DISCUSSION. AND/ORI DECISION FY2023-2024 Budget Works Session  CONSENT ITEMS  Budget Amendment for Loan Proceeds Public Works. A copy of Budget Amendment (BA2023-14) is Motion by Council Member Turnage and second by Council Member Bradham to approve all consent items.  City Manager Neuschafer commended: Finance Director McNallan and department heads for all the assistance inp putting the proposed budgett together. He shared that the proposed budget assumes the pay study is being implemented. McNallan explained thej process ofc covering the funding needed toi implement pay: study for this year and that the budget amendment to cover this upcoming implementation will not address future years. Neuschafer added that this was the number one goal of council. Mayor Elmore added that the pay study implementation was way overdue. After discussion with concerns expressed of paying in future years, McNallan stated that he didn't know how the City could afford not to dot this with the shortage of employees McNallan explained some oft the accounting changes incorporated into the budget related to the Powell Bill and Capital Funds along with allocations to each department for insurance related charges and water and Neuschafer reviewed the proposed increases to the garbage, water rate and sewer rate. No increase is proposed for the stormwater fees. Top: areas off focus for the upcoming, year is infrastructure improvements, He reviewed proposed personnel changes toi include adding an Assistant Planning Director, Assistant Public Works Director, three Utility Maintenance Workers and three positions in Planning two Code Enforcement Officers and a Chief Building Inspector. Proposed COLAi is a combination ofa 1% lump sum inj July, plus a 1.5% increase and up toa2 2.5% meriti increase based one employee evaluations. The up-front lump payment willl help with the adjustments of payroll from twice a month to biweekly. McNallan shared that employees Neuschafer reviewed proposed revenues along with the proposed. expenditures for each fund. He also discussed the expenses and debt service payments related to the infrastructure projects. He reviewed the debt services schedule and shared proposal top pay offt twol loans early this year. He: also pointed outa a balloon payment coming up with the Harnett Training Centeri in2 2026 and that it will need tol bei refinanced. McNallan Motion by Council Member Turnage and second by Council Member Bradham to recess the meeting until April2 25th at5:00 p.m. for discussion with the City Attorney. Motion unanimously approved. Mayor Elmore reconvened the meeting on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at5 5:00 p.m. in Council Chambers and City  and thei issues with recruiting.  sewer charges. This will show the actual expenses for running each department.  city fleet improvements and personnel.  willl bea advisedi ina advance that this changei is coming on] July1 1.  also reviewed thei individual Capital Projects. After discussion, the budget session wase ended.  Attorney" Tilghman Pope wasi ina attendance.    297  Motion by Council Member Tart and second by Council Member Bradham to enter a Closed Session for the purpose of[ [N.C.G.S. 143-318.11()(3) to consult witht the City Attorney. Motion unanimously approved. The meeting was reconvened and with nof further business to discuss, motion by Council Member Turnage and second by Council Member Sills toa adjourn the meeting: at 5:44 p.m. Motion unanimously approved.  Mayor Elmore recessed the meetinga at5 5:03j p.m.  TY OF D2 A Woliam P.E Elmore] Jr. CORPORATPMayE SEAL H CARO  Attest:  Tammy William,CMC,N NCCMC Cynfan  City Clerk