HAT mn  TOWN OF HAYMARKET TOWN COUNCIL  BUDGET WORK SESSION MINUTES 2 6:00PM  Kimberly Henry, Clerk oft the Council phmbmtaay Monday, Aprill 1, 2024  15000 Washington St Haymarket, VA 20169 Council Chambers  Al Budget' Work Session of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Haymarket, VA, was held this eveningi in  the Council Chambers, commencing at 6:00 PM. Mayor Kenneth Luersen called the meeting to order.  .Call To Order  Ina accordance with Virginia State Code 2.2-3708.3 (B) 1 and the Town of Haymarket's: adopted remote participation policy, Councilmember Pasanello attended the meeting remotely from his home at 6895 Track Court through electronic communication means due to his ongoing medical condition Council Member Marchant Schneider: Present, Council Member Joe Pasanello: Remote, Councilman Matthew Gallagher: Absent, Vice Mayor TracyLynn Pater: Absent, Council Member. Alexander Beyene: Present, Council Member Mary Ramirez: Present, Mayor Kenneth Luersen: Present.  preventing him from physically attending the meeting.  II. Budget Work Session 1. Proposed FY25 Budget  Town Treasurer Roberto Gonzalez presented the revised proposed budget based ont the suggestions from the previous Work Session. He stated that the Town Council wanted to use $50k to fund the website upgrade. Mr. Gonzalez also went over an item that was overlooked at the previous meeting and updated other line items to bring them more current. There was a discussion on the proffers and the Town Park pavilion project. There was a discussion on the Parks and Rec line item for the purpose of partially funding the pavilion project. Mr. Gonzalez shared that it can be moved around and presented in the next work session before the FY25 budget public hearing. The discussion continued on proffers and expending the parks and recs line item to help fund the town park pavilion project. Mr. Gonzalez stated that staff has not publicly noticed al hearing fort the proposed budget att this time so line items can be edited during these budget work sessions. There was ar recommendation to move $144k from proffers to parks and rec linei item for the purpose oft the demolition of the old building, the design and construction of the pavilion. Town Manager Emily Kyriazi stated that she has been communicating with the Town Engineer regarding the pavilion project and the projected time line in regard to design and build. Mr. Gonzalez asked the Town Council for a directive to move forward with the tax rate public notice for a public hearing at the May 6th meeting. There was a directive to proceed with the public notice butt to continue the discussion on the real estate tax rate. The Town Council also discussedi the trash service and howi it could affect the budget. A discussion continued on the revenue VS expenses on the proposed budget. Councimember Pasanello suggested that thet finance liaisons meet with the stafft tot finei tune the budget. Mr. Gonzalez invited Councilmember Beyene tot the meeting with finance sO that his questions can be answered. Mr. Gonzalez provided the dates for the next budget work session andi the  timeline for the public hearings.  III. Recess  With not further discussion ont the proposed budget, the Town Council took al brief recess before  continuing on to the Regular Monthly Meeting.  Town of Haymarket Town Council  Page 1  Printed 6/6/2024