River Bend Town Council BudgetWorkshop Minutes April 30, 2024 River Bend Town Hall 4:00 P.M. Mayor John Kirkland Brian Leonard Barbara Maurer Buddy Sheffield Jeff Weaver Lisa Benton Delane Jackson Mandy Gilbert 2  Present Council Members:  Town Manager: Finance Director:  Members of the Public Present:  The Mayor called the meeting to order at 4 p.m. The Council agreed to pause for public comments/questions after items 4, 9 and 14 on the agenda and to limit public comments to 3 The Manager then began discussions of the Proposed Budget for FY2024-2025, which included al PowerPoint presentation. The Manager presented the Council's priorities and vision statement, which were approved at the January 18, 2024, Budget Kick-off Meeting. The Manager noted the Fundamentals of Budgeting 101" slides. He also noted the slide that outlined his 10 main goals during budget preparation. He stated that he felt his recommended budget accomplishes 9 of10 The Manager began to follow the advertised agenda and presented details related to employee compensation and staffing levels, followed by the capital improvement plans, utility and fuel prices, the vehicle replacement plan, IT and various budget related topics. During the vehicle replacement plan item, the Manager recommended transitioning to a 8-year replacement for police vehicles, which would allow assigning each officer a car. He stated that we would discuss itinf further detail at the next budget workshop when the Chief was present. That was followed by a detailed discussion of the following departments: governing board, administration, finance, tax listing, legal services, elections, street maintenance, storm water, public works, and public There was some discussion about the COLA and inflation and the rising costs of many items/services in the budget. There was some discussion about the fund balance in the general The Manager ended the session with a slide that showed a summary oft the departments that had Councilman Sheffield motioned to recess the meeting until May 2, 2024, at 4 p.m. The motion  minutes. The Mayor then recognized the Town Manager.  goals.  buildings.  fund.  been discussed and asked if there were any questions. was unanimously approved. The meeting recessed at  Sia Delane Jackson,  Os