BIGHEI  23718 WUSHWY27 High Springs, Florida 32643  Telephone: (386) 454-1416 Facsimile: (386) 454-2126 Web: highsprings.gov  PRIORDNS  CITY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA 23718 WI USHWY27  SEPTEMBER 23, 2024,  6:30PM  MAYOR KATHERINE WEITZ VICE. MAYOR TRISTAN GRUNDER COMMISSIONER WAYNE BLOODSWORIH,R. COMMISSIONER ANDREW MILLER COMMISSIONER BYRAN WILLIAMS  (A) CALLTOORDER AND ROLL CALL (B) INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  (C) APPROVAL OF AGENDA: (D) APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA: (E) SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS  BUDGET  1. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND ACT ON RESOLUTION 2024-M, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HIGH SPRINGS, FLORIDA; DETERMINING THE. AMOUNT OF AND FIXING THE FINAL RATE OF AD VALOREMITAXATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025; AND PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 2. DISCUSS, CONSIDER. AND ACT ON ORDINANCE 2024-06, AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2024/2025 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET OF THE CITY OF HIGH SPRINGS,  FLORIDA; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.  (F) UNFINISHED BUSINESS  (G) CITIZEN REQUESTS AND COMMENTS - FORI ISSUESI NOT ON AGENDA PLEASESTATE  NAMEI FOR' THE) RECORD - LIMIT COMMENTS TOSMINUTES)    COMMISSION AGENDA SEPTEMBER 23,2024 PAGE20F3  COMMISSIONER RESPONSE  (H) NEW BUSINESS  1. DISCUSS CONSIDER AND ACT ON RESOLUTION, 2024-V, Al RESOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HIGH SPRINGS, FLORIDA AMENDING THE: RATES CHARGED BY THE WATER, SEWER, AND SOLID WASTE SYSTEMS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE  DATE.  2. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND ACT ON RESOLUTION 2024-W, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HIGH SPRINGS AMENDING THE CITY'S PERSONNEL POLICY; PROVIDING FORCONFLICTS; PROVIDINGFOR: SEVERABILITANDPROVIDINGAN  EFFECTIVE DATE.  3. DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A MINIMUM LOT SIZE FOR 4. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND ACT ON PBA CONTRACT WITH FISCAL YEAR: 2024-  FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN HIGH SPRINGS.  2025 RATIFICATION.  (I) CITY ATTORNEY REPORT/UPDATE (J) CITY MANAGER REPORT/UPDATE (K) COMMISSION COMMENTS AND CONCERNS  (L) MOTION: TO ADJOURN.  PLEASE NOTE: PURSUANT TOS SECTION2 286.015, FLORIDA STATUTES, IFA AI PERSONI DECIDES TO APPEAL ANYI DECISIONI MADE BY1 THE CITY COMMISSION WITHE RESPECT1 TOA ANY TESTIMONY ANDEVIDENCE UPONY WHICHT THEA APPEALI IS1 TOBEI BASED. INA ACCORDANCE WITHTHE AMERICAN WITHI DISABILI TIESA ACT,A PERSONT THI DISABILITIES! NEEDING ANYS SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS TOPARTICIPATECITY COMMISSIONI MEETINGS SHOULD CONTACT1 THE OFFICEC OF THEC CITY CLERK: 23718 W1 US) HWY: 27, TELEPHONE(386)  MATTER CONSIDEREDDURING; THISN MEETING, HEORS SHEV WILLI NEED1 TOENSURE: THATAL VERBATIM! REÇORD OF: THE  ISN MADE, WHICHI RECORDI INCLUDES THE  454-1416.    BIGH  LORIDN  BUDGET    Commission Agenda Item Request Form  MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 SUBJECT: FINAL FY25 MILLAGE RATE AGENDA SECTION: BUDGET DEPARTMENT: FINANCE  PREPARED BY: DIANE WILSON, FINANCE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVE RESOLUTION  Summary  OnJ July 25, 2024, the City Commission adopted Resolution 2024-J approving thej proposed millage rate of 6.99 mills establishing the maximum millage rate allowed for FY25. The Tentative Millage Rate of6.74 was approved att the Commission Meeting of September 12, 2024. The amount of revenue projected to be generated by the 6.74 mill rate in FY25 is greater than the FY24 revenue, due to increased property value estimates for FY25. This has been advertised as ai taxi increase despite the 1 mill decrease to the millage rate itself. This is the second and final hearing to adopt the final millage rate of 6.74 mills.  ATTACHMENT:  Final Millage Rate Resolution 2024-M REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER: Yes    RESOLUTION 2024-M  A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HIGH SPRINGS, FLORIDA; DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF AND FIXING THE FINAL RATE OF AD VALOREM TAXATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025; AND PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY  AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.  BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HIGH SECTION ONE. That the final millage for Fiscal Year 2024/2025 is fixed at 6.74 mills SECTION TWO. MILLAGE RATE. That there shall be levied and collected by the City of High Springs, Florida for the Fiscal Year 2024/2025 upon all NON-EXEMPT TAXABLE PROPERTY within the corporate limits of said City, a final tax rate of 6.74 mills on each dollar of non-exempt appraised value for the purpose of realizing a sum sufficient to fund the budget and meet and defray the necessary operating expenses of said City for the  SPRINGS, FLORIDA ASFOLLOWS:  which: is a 5.639% increase from the current rolled-back rate of 6.3802: mills.  ensuing Fiscal Year.  SECTION THREE. CONFLICTS. All Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict SECTION FOUR. SEVERABILITY. If any section or portion of a section of this Resolution proves to bei invalid, unlawful, or unconstitutional, it shall not be held to invalidate or impair the validity, force or effect ofa any other section or part ofthis Resolution. immediately upon passage and adoption on this 253rd day of September 2024.  with any oft the provisions ofthis Resolution are hereby repealed.  SECTION FIVE. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall become effective  CITY OF HIGH SPRINGS, FLORIDA  ATTEST:  Katherine Weitz, Mayor  Angela Stone City Clerk  (Municipal Seal)    Commission Agenda Item Request Form  MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 23, 2024  SUBJECT: DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND ACT ON ORDINANCE 2024-06, AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE: 2024/2025 FISCAL YEAR: BUDGET OF THE CITY  OF HIGH SPRINGS, FLORIDA AGENDA SECTION: BUDGET DEPARTMENT: CITYMANAGER  PREPAREDI BY: DIANE WILSON, FINANCE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVE ORDINANCE 2024-06  Summary  The City Commission discussed the FY25 proposed budget at public workshops on. July 16th, 18th and 25th and was passed on First Reading on September 12, 2024. The FY25 Budget is provided in the attached backup and staff requests approval of Ordinance 2024- ATTACHMENT: PROPOSED FY25 BUDGET, ORDINANCE 2024-06  06 on second and final reading.  REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER: Yes    Business Impact Estimate  Proposed ordinance's title/reference: ORDINANCE 2024-06, AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2024/2025 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET OF THE CITY OF HIGH SPRINGS, FLORIDA;  PROVIDING ANI EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Business Impact Estimatei is] provided in: accordance with section 166.041(4), Florida Statutes. Ifone or more boxes are checked below, this means the City is ofthe view that a business impact estimate is not required by state law' for the proposed ordinance, but the City is, nevertheless, providing this Business Impact Estimate as a courtesy andi toavoida any procedural issues that could impact the enactment oft the proposed ordinance. This Business Impact Estimate may be revised  following its initial posting.  Thej proposed ordinance is required for compliance with Federal or State law or regulation; K The proposed ordinance relates to the adoption of budgets or budget amendments, The proposed ordinance is required to implement a contract or an agreement, including, but not limited to, any Federal, State, local, or private grant or other financial assistance  The proposed ordinance relates to the issuance or refinancing of debt; including revenue sources necessary to fund the budget;  accepted by the municipal government; The proposed ordinance is an emergency ordinance; The ordinance relates toj procurement; or The proposed ordinance is enacted to implement the following: orders, development agreements and development permits;  a. Part II of Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, relating to growth policy, county and municipal planning, and land development regulation, including zoning, development b. Sections 190.005 and 190.046, Florida Statutes, regarding community development Section 553.73, Florida Statutes, relating to thel Florida Building Code; or d. Section 633.202, Florida Statutes, relating to the Florida Fire Prevention Code.  districts;  In accordance with the provisions ofcontrolling law, even: notwithstanding the fact that an exemption noted above may apply, the City hereby publishes the following information:  1See Section 166.041(4)(c), Floridal Statutes.  1    1. Summary of the proposed ordinance (must include a statement of the public purpose, such as AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2024/2025 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET OF THE CITY OF 2. An estimate of the direct economic impact of the proposed ordinance on private, for-profit (a). An estimate of direct compliance costs that businesses may: reasonably incur; (b) Any new charge or fee imposed by the proposed ordinance or for which businesses will be (c) An estimate ofthe City'sregulatory costs, including estimated: revenues from any new charges  serving thej public health, safety, morals and welfare):  HIGH SPRINGS, FLORIDA; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.  businesses in the City, ifany: financially responsible; and or fees to cover such costs.  There is no direct compliance costs that businesses may reasonably incur. There is no new charge or fee imposed by the proposed ordinance. There is no anticipated regulatory costs associated with this ordinance.  3. Good faith estimate of the number of businesses likely to be impacted by the proposed  ordinance:  THIS IS A BUDGET ADOPTION ORDINANCE  4.Additional information the governing body deems useful (ifa any):  2    ORDINANCE 2024-06  AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2024/2025 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET OF THE CITY OF HIGH SPRINGS, FLORIDA; PROVIDING AN  EFFECTIVE DATE  WHEREAS, the High Springs City Commission shall, under the authority of Section 166.241(2), Florida Statutes, and Section 5.04 of the Charter of the City of] High Springs, adopt WHEREAS, a proposed balanced budget was presented, received, discussed, and amended in WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined the level of taxation for Fiscal Year  an annual budget for the City of] High Springs; and  advertised public meetings; and  2024/2025 and the necessary expenditures for Fiscal Year 2024/2025.  NOW, THEREFORE, BE: IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE SECTION ONE. The Budget for the City of High Springs, Florida, for the Fiscal Year October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, as attached hereto and incorporated herein,  CITY OF HIGH SPRINGS:  is hereby adopted.  SECTIONTWO. This ordinance shall take effect on October 1, 2024. PASSED on first reading on the 12th day of September 2024 PASSED on second and final reading the 23rd day of September 2024 Date of Publication: September 12th, 2024 (legal ad) September 19, 2024 (display ad)  CITY OF HIGH SPRINGS, FLORIDA  Katherine Weitz, Mayor  ATTTEST:  (Municipal Seal)  Angela Stone City Clerk    City of High Springs  Proposed FY25 Budget  Thursday, September 12, 2024  RIGE LORIDN    FY25 BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS  MILLAGE RATE: 6.74 mills  RAISES:  Increase %  City Commissioners Sworn Police Officers: All Other Employees NEW (FTE) POSITIONS: None  None 5% 3%  Reclass one Police Sergent Position tol Lieutenant Increase dependent on rate of pay of promoted Sgt. $  16,037 907.52 52.48 68.32 1,028.32 $272.26 34.52% 32.79% 13.63%  HEALTH INSURANCE:  Monthly Cost to City $ $ $ $  Health Insurance Per EE$ Life, ADD and ST/LT disability Dental & vision Total Health life etci ins. Stipend when decline Health Ins.  RETIREMENT (FRS) RATES: Category: Senior Management High Risk Regular  Percent of Income  WATER RATES: SEWER RATES: SOLID WASTE:  Increase all customer charges by $3.99 per month  No service fee changes  Increase all residential customer charges by $3 per month  CUT CHRISTMAS EXPENSE BUDGET: POLICE RED: SPEED PROGRAM REVENUE INCLUDED: ARPA FUNDINGFOR CITY MANAGER CONTINGENCY: REMOVED HR PROFESSIONAL FROM PROPOSED BUDGET  $ $ $  (20,000) 30,000 150,000    PROPOSED FY25 GENERAL FUND BUDGET  FY24 Amended Budget  FY24 Year End Projection  FY25 Proposed Budget 133,623 246,814 85,958 362,183 423,422 34,300 256,416 2,943,992 147,777 220,133 7,739 506,119 791,694 20,596 6,180,766 1,102,866 152,000 1,254,866 7,435,632 7,435,632  Departments City Commission City Clerk City Attorney City Manager Finance Human Resources Utility Billing Police Planning & Codes Information Technology Public Information Office Parks & Recreation Public' Works Cemeterv.s Streets. Facilities Farmers Market Total Operating Transfers Out of General Fund Fire CRA TIF TotalTransfers Total General Fund Expenses General Fund Revenues Surplus/(Deficit)  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  133,223 $ 239,615 $ 82,799 $ 435,680 $ 339,056 $ 33,800 $ 259,054 $ 2,769,548 $ 185,837 $ 386,944 $ 29,497 $ 534,522 $ 900,146 $ 21,033 $ 6,350,754 $ 1,024,562 $ 124,735 $ 1,149,297 $ 7,500,051 $ 7,500,051 $  125,903 $ 222,228 $ 78,720 $ 430,564 $ 330,694 $ 27,094 $ 243,874 $ 2,712,537 $ 143,198 $ 323,519 $ 21,813 $ 505,008 $ 880,614 $ 20,745 $ 6,066,511 $ 984,427 $ 145,741 $ 1,130,168 $ 7,196,679 $ 7,196,679 $  $  $  Page 3    GENERAL FUND REVENUES  Description Taxes  FY24 Amended Budget FY24F Projection  FY25 Budget  dVagrempelinguentiases Ad' ValoremTaxes UtilityTax-Clayl Electric Utility Tax-Duke Energy Other Gas UtilityTax Telecommunications Services Tax Alcoholic Beverage Licenses Motor Fuel7 Taxi Refund Statel Revenue Sharing- Cultural Taxes! Subl Totals: Licenses and Permits Special Event Permit Businessl Licenses Driveway! Permits Residential Tree Removal Permit Vacant Property Registration Mobile Homel Licenses Licenses and Permits Sub Totals: Intergovemmental. Statel Revenue Sharing Proceeds TagA AgencyCommisions Intergovernmental. SubTotals:  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  77,283 $ 3,091,315 $ 97,500 $ 402,073 $ 18,360 $ 187,898 $ 6,000 $ 6,000 $ 350,000 $ 4,236,429 $  92,307 $ 3,149,801 $ 97,573 $ 411,337 $ 23,225 $ 223,253 $ 3,500 $ 6,000 $ 514,318 $ 4,521,314 $  65,000 3,377,030 99,524 419,606 23,225 225,486 4,000 6,000 514,318 4,734,189  $ $ $ $ $ $ $  15,000 $ $ 5,960 $ $ 1,200 $ 2,000 $ 24,160 $  $ 4,674 $ 5,364 $ 375 $ 800 $ 2,175 $ 13,388 $  5,200 6,100 185 800 2,750 15,035  $ $ $  354,790 $ 75,000 $ 429,790 $  324,525 $ 75,000 $ 399,525 $  331,016 75,000 406,016  Page 4    Description Franchise Fees Clay Electric-Franchise Fee Duke Energy Franchise! Fee GRU Gas-Franchise Fee Franchise Fee! Sub1 Totals Charges For Services Red Speed Revenue Right of Wayl Permit Applicationf for Variance Filing Fee City Election NotaryServices Police Services-s SRO Contract General Income Sports Lien Searchl Fee Policel Billable Duty Codel Enforcement Fines Sponsorships Charges for Services Sub1 Totals: Fines & Forfeitures Court Fines &F Forfeitures 2nd Dollar Training-Police Fines & Forfeitures Sub1 Totals:  FY24 Amended Budget FY24 Projection  FY251 Budget  $ $ $ $  79,405 $ 419,054 $ 3,013 $ 501,472 $  83,176 $ 438,704 $ 2,500 $ 524,380 $  84,840 447,478 2,500 534,818  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  $ 3,000 $ 750 $ 500 $ 1,500 $ 181,231 $ 2,100 $ 7,500 $ 55,000 $ 15,000 $ 500 $ 266,581 $ 13,655 $ 1,225 $ 14,880 $  $ $ $ 222 $ 1,500 $ 170,397 $  30,000  275 1,500 170,397  $ 7,000 $ 40,701 $  7,000 55,000  $ $ 219,820 $ 14,808 $ 1,300 $ 16,108 $  264,172 15,000 1,500 16,500  Rentals Rentals-Post Office Rentals-Civic Center Rentals- Farmers Market  $ $ $  6,000 $ 11,250 $ $  6,000 $ 10,995 $ 8,000 $  6,000 12,000 8,000  Page 5    Description Miscellaneous Rents Rental Revenue Sub1 Totals: SportsFees Soccer Fees Sports Sponsor Fee Volleyball Fees Sports Fees Sub' Totals: Interest Earned AdValorem Taxl Interest Interest Eamed-BankAccounts Interest Earned Sub1 Totals: Miscellaneous Revenues FarmersMarket-SNAP reimbursement Sale of Fixed Assets Sale of Foreclosed Property Sale of Fixed Assets- Police Sale of Scrap Misc Revenue-Police Policel Dept Donations Other Misc Rev Insurance Recovery EMARemburemen-tGala Miscellaneous Revenues Sub Totals: Development Fees Zoning Fees  FY24 Amended Budget FY24Projection  FY251 Budget  $ $  8,000 $ 25,250 $  1,423 $ 26,418 $  1,500 27,500  $ $ $ $  12,305 $ 6,825 $ 9,840 $ 28,970 $  13,851 $ 5,216 $ 7,674 $ 26,741 $ 4,000 $ 36,103 $ 40,103 $ 6,063 $ 15,660 $ $ 10,845 $ $ $ 266 $ 3,052 $ $ 30,944 $ 66,830 $ 32,815 $ 32,815 $  14,128 5,320 7,827 27,276 4,000 29,100 33,100 6,000  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  4,000 $ 29,000 $ 33,000 $ 6,000 $ 39,000 $ 50,000 $ $ 5,000 $ 10,000 $ 2,500 $ 11,500 $  2,000  250 6,300  $ $ 124,000 $ 65,000 $ 65,000 $ Page 6  14,550 40,000 40,000  Development Fees SubTotals:    Description Transfers In  FY24 Amended! Budget FY241 Projection  FY25 Budget  Interfund Transfer-Sewer Fund Interfund Transfer-Water Fund Interfund Transfer-Cemetery Interfund' Transfer-Solid Waste Interfund" Transfer- Building Fund Interfundiransfer-Transportation Interfund Transfer- CRA Transfers In Sub Totals: Appropriated Funds Use of Fund Balance Use ofF Fund Balancei for Fire Appropriated Funds Sub Totals: General Fund Revenue Totals:  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  310,394 $ 382,849 $ 46,954 $ 238,826 $ 33,330 $ 269,658 $ 27,625 $ 1,309,636 $  310,394 $ 382,849 $ 46,954 $ 238,826 $ 33,330 $ 269,258 $ 27,625 $ 1,309,236 $  310,394 382,849 60,320 238,826 33,330 269,258 27,500 1,322,477  $ $ $ $  134,978 $ 305,905 $ 440,883 $ 7,500,051 $  $  $  7,196,678 $  7,435,632  Page 7    CITY COMMISSION  Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Personnel Regular Salaries FICA/MED Workers' Comp Personnel Sub Totals: Operating Expenses Travel &T Training Insurance- Public Officials Promotional Activity Mayor's' Youth Council Office! Supplies OperatingSupplies Dues8 &Memberships Operating Expenses Subl Totals: City Commission Expensel Totals  FY24 Amended Budget FY241 Projection  $ $ $ $  56,856 $ 4,349 $ $ 61,205 $  53,045 $ 4,058 $  55,620 4,255  57,103 $  59,875  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  2,000 $ 63,918 $ $ 2,000 $ 100 $ 2,500 $ 1,500 $ 72,018 $ 133,223 $  750 $ 63,381 $ $ 2,000 $ $ 1,250 $ 1,419 $ 68,800 $ 125,903 $  3,000 64,648  2,000 100 2,500 1,500 73,748 133,623  Page 8    CITYCLERK  FY24 Amended Budget  ActualsT Through 08/28/2024  Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Personnel Regular Salaries Overtime Longevity FICA/MED Retirement Life & Health Insurance Workers Comp Unemployment Personnel: Subl Totals: Operating! Expenses Training&Travel Professional. Services Contract Services-I Municode CopierLease Repair & Maintenance Legal Ads City Election expense Office! Supplies Operating Supplies Dues & Membership Expense SubTotals: City ClerkExpensel Totals  FY24F Projection  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  126,239 $ 2,500 $ $ 9,625 $ 43,950 $ 23,536 $ 240 $ 125 $ 206,215 $  113,236 $ 675 $ 500 $ 8,794 $ 39,001 $ 15,508 $ 142 $ $ 177,856 $  122,672 $ 1,000 $ 500 $ 9,499 $ 42,864 $ 16,918 $ 150 $ 125 $ 193,728 $  132,793 2,500 1,500 10,465 45,136 17,686 150 125 210,356  3,000 $ 500 $ 6,000 $ 1,200 $ 500 $ 7,000 $ 11,000 $ 1,500 $ 2,000 $ 700 $ 33,400 $ 239,615 $  706 $ $ 4,270 $ 1,187 $ 60 $ 2,916 $ 11,683 $ 135 $ 2,227 $ 380 $ 23,564 $ 201,420 $  1,800 $ 200 $ 4,800 $ 1,300 $ 500 $ 4,500 $ 12,000 $ 200 $ 2,800 $ 400 $ 28,500 $ 222,228 $  3,000 500 6,000 1,300 500 8,000 12,000 1,500 2,958 700 36,458 246,814  Page 9    HUMAN RESOURCES  Proposed FY25 Budget  Description OperatingExpenses Travel &1 Training Mandated Training Professional Services Payroll Software Copier Lease Repair &i Maintenance LegalAds Employeel Engagement Employee. Appreciation Office Supplies Operating Supplies Dues & Membership Human Resources ExpenseTotals  FY24 Amended Budget FY24Projection  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  2,500 $ $ 7,500 $ 13,000 $ 100 $ 100 $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 1,500 $ 500 $ 3,000 $ 600 $ 33,800 $  4,944 $ $ 5,500 $ 13,000 $ 100 $ 100 $ 1,900 $ $ 500 $ 200 $ 450 $ 400 $ 27,094 $  2,500 1,000 7,500 12,500 100 100 2,500 2,500 1,500 500 3,000 600 34,300  Page 10    CITY ATTORNEY  Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Operating! Expenses Professional Services Non-Routine City Atty Svcs Expense Sub1 Totals: City Attorneyl Expense Totals  FY24 Amended! Budget FY24Projection  $ $ $ $  71,799 $ 11,000 $ 82,799 $ 82,799 $  78,220 $ 500 $ 78,720 $ 78,720 $  80,958 5,000 85,958 85,958  Page 11    CITY MANAGER  Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Personnel Regular Salaries Overtime FICA/MED Retirement Life@.Heathnlnsurance Workers' Comp Unemployment Personnel! Sub' Totals: Operating Expenses Car Allowance Training &T Travel Prof Svcs Lobbyist CopierLease Repairs & Maintenance Christmas event Office! Supplies Operating Supplies Dues &I Membership Operating Expense Sub Totals: City Manager Expense Totals  FY24 Amended Budget FY241 Projection  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  244,931 $ 4,000 $ 18,130 $ 62,963 $ 36,481 $ 1,500 $ 250 $ 368,255 $  236,598 $ 2,500 $ 18,291 $ 70,731 $ 32,699 $ 1,200 $ 250 $ 362,269 $  207,057 2,500 16,031 52,152 30,094 1,100 250 309,183  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  3,900 $ 2,000 $ 33,600 $ $ 1,225 $ 200 $ 20,500 $ 1,000 $ 2,000 $ 3,000 $ 67,425 $ 435,680 $  3,575 $ 6,000 $ 33,600 $ 1,450 $ 60 $ 19,310 $ 1,000 $ 2,300 $ 1,000 $ 68,295 $ 430,564 $  3,900 7,500 33,600 1,450 300  750 2,500 3,000 53,000 362,183  Page 12    FINANCE  Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Personnel Regular Salaries Overtime Longevity FICA/MED Retirement Life &H Health Insurance Workers Comp Unemployment Personnel Sub Totals: Operating! Expenses Training &1 Travel Professional Services CopierLease FinancialSoftware Repairs & Maintenance Office Supplies OperatingSupplies Dues & Membership Operating Sub Totals: Finance ExpenseTotals  FY24 Amended Budget FY24Projection  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  213,023 $ 2,500 $ $ 16,153 $ 49,811 $ 35,304 $ 325 $ 150 $ 317,266 $  185,177 $ 800 $ $ 14,227 $ 44,741 $ 33,853 $ 250 $ 150 $ 279,198 $  216,289 500 500 16,623 50,394 37,020 250 150 321,725  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  $ 18,000 $ 990 $ $ $ 300 $ 2,500 $ 500 $ 22,290 $ 339,556 $  $ 46,652 $ 1,234 $ $ 8$ 355 $ 3,247 $ $ 51,496 $ 330,694 $  81,547 1,150 14,575  400 4,000 25 101,697 423,422  Page 13    BILLING &TAGOFFICE  Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Personnel Regular Salaries Overtime Longevity FICA/MED Retirement Life & Health Insurance Workers Comp Unemployment Personnel: Sub Totals: OperatingExpenses Training &Travel Professional Services CopierLease Repair & Maintenance Office Supplies Operating Supplies Dues &I Membership Operating! Expenses Sub Totals: Billing &Tag Officel ExpenseTotals  FY24 Amended Budget FY24F Projection  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  135,998 $ 5,000 $ $ 11,855 $ 21,029 $ 47,072 $ 800 $ 200 $ 221,954 $  135,910 $ 6,000 $ $ 10,856 $ 19,257 $ 36,691 $ 500 $ 200 $ 209,414 $  149,754 2,000  11,609 20,684 37,020 500 200 221,766  200 $ 2,500 $ 1,100 $ $ 300 $ 33,000 $ $ 37,100 $ 259,054 $  $ $ 1,200 $ 60 $ 200 $ 33,000 $ $ 34,460 $ 243,874 $  100  1,300  250 33,000  34,650 256,416  Page 14    POLICE  Description Personnel Regular Salaries Overtime Billable Overtime Worked PD Longevity FICA/MED Retirement Life &Health Insurance WorkersComp Unemployment Boota and clothing allowance Personnel Sub1 Totals: Operating Expenses Training &1 Travel Professional Services  FY24 Amended Budget FY241 Projection  Proposed  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  1,251,942 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ $ 102,444 $ 424,903 $ 264,959 $ 35,000 $ 950 $ $  1,135,418 $ 55,000 $ 45,000 $ 1,000 $ 94,586 $ 403,938 $ 237,767 $ 32,500 $ 950 $ 4,025 $ 2,010,183 $  1,220,533 55,000 55,000 3,000 102,015 437,265 238,157 32,825 950 4,025 2,148,770  2,180,198 $  8,000 $ $ 150,000 $ $ 15,000 $ 10,000 $ 1,500 $ 115,158 $ $ 25,000 $ $ 4,000 $ 5,000 $ 19,000 $ Page 15  5,500 $ $ 190,761 $ $ 9,900 $ 3,051 $ 1,200 $ 105,241 $ 1,667 $ 48,000 $ 348 $ 2,000 $ 750 $ 19,000 $  8,500 192,000 3,840 15,000 3,143 1,200 106,294  Alachua Countyl Dispatch Contract Svcs $  Wireless Communication Utilities CopierLease  Property &L Liability Insurance Repair & Maintenance Repair & Maintenance Vehicles Repair & Maintenance Equipment K-90 Operating Office Supplies Operating Supplies  37,500  3,000 1,200 19,000    Description Fuel8 &Oil Employee Uniforms Dues & Membership HSPDI Email &Visio! Licenses HSPD Software Maintenance HSPD: Software Licenses PoliceTraining Education Reimbursement Operating Expense Subl Totals: Capital Outlay Machinery & Equipment- Radios Capital Outlay Sub1 Totals: Debt Service Vehicle Leases-F Principal Vehicle Leases-I Interest Devbt Service Sub Totals: Policel Expense' Totals  FY24 Amended Budget FY24Projection  Proposed  $ $ $  77,178 $ 20,000 $ 1,000 $  73,138 $ 18,000 $ 1,000 $ $ $ $ 2,385 $ 1,200 $ 483,141 $  75,332 20,000 1,000 8,532 18,672 17,987 12,000 3,000 547,199  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  12,000 $ 3,000 $ 465,836 $  25,632 $ 25,632 $ 87,882 $ 10,000 $ 97,882 $ 2,769,548 $  6,408 $ 6,408 $ 176,805 $ 36,000 $ 212,805 $ 2,712,537 $  223,022 25,000 248,022 2,943,992  Page 16    IT-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Operating Expenses  FY24 Amended Budget FY24Projection  Professional Services- IT Consulting  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  165,500 $ 61,412 $ 31,836 $ 9,903 $ 4,515 $ $ 49,655 $ 35,807 $ 13,000 $  104,000 $ 67,655 $ 15,539 $ 17,000 $ 5,318 $ 875 $ 51,353 $ 35,050 $ 13,000 $  108,000  Wireless  Communication: Services Email Expense OtherLicenses Cyber Liability Insurance Maintenance. Agreement Computers Annual Software Maintenance Server Migration WebF Page Expenses OperatingSupplies Operating Expense Subl Totals: Capital Outlay Computers &F Printers Capital Outlay Subtotals:  16,000 1,000 15,434 875 40,824 17,000  $ 8,500 $ 318,290 $  9,455 $ 381,083 $  8,500 207,633  $ $  5,861 $ 5,861 $ 386,944 $  5,229 $ 5,229 $ 323,519 $  12,500 12,500 220,133  InformationTechnolog/ ExpenseTotals $  Wireless Cell Phone charges are charged to1 the user departments as applicable beginningi inl FY25 Email Expenses for Police and Fire are charged tot the respective departments beginningi inF FY25 All department-specic. software is charged tot the given departments beginningi inFY25 Springbrook! Financial: Software is charged tot the Financel Department beginninginFy25  Page 17    PLANNING&CODES  Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Personnel Regular Salaries Overtime Longevity FICA/MED Retirement Life &Healthir Insurance Workers Comp Unemployment Personnel: Sub1 Totals: Operating Expenses TainingaTawel-Pamning Travel &1 Training-Codes Professional Svcs- Planning Operating Expenses- Codes Contractual Services Planning Contractual: Services Codes Postage & Certif Mail-Codes Copier Leasel Planning & Codes Legal Ads Planning & Codes Ofc Supplies Planning & Codes Operating Supplies Planning Fuel Expense-Codes Dues & Membership Operating Expense Sub Totals: Planning & Codes Expensel Totals  FY24A Amended Budget FY24Projection  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  86,949 $ 1,000 $ $ 8,258 $ 14,649 $ 18,536 $ 150 $ 50 $ 129,592 $  79,679 $ 676 $  50,753 250 0 3,902 6,952 12,340 500 50 74,747  6,147 $ 10,904 $ 16,864 $ 800 $ 50 $ 115,120 $  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  1,000 $ 45 $ 10,000 $ 2,600 $ 15,000 $ 19,200 $  $ $ 10,000 $ 2,600 $ 14,000 $ $ $ $ $ 100 $ 100 $ 528 $ 750 $ 28,078 $ 143,198 $  1,000  10,000  14,000 44,230  $ 300 $ 4,000 $ 400 $ 500 $ 2,200 $ 1,000 $ 56,245 $ 185,837 $ Page 18  3,000 200 200  400 73,030 147,777    PO-PUBLICINFORMAION OFFICE FY24 Amended  Description Operating Expenses Training &Travel Professional: Services Wireless  FY24 Projection  Proposed  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  500 $ 1,250 $ 960 $ $ $ 500 $ 3,200 $ 100 $ 1,000 $ 2,000 $ 100 $ $  144 $ 685 $ $  500 960 1,000  Communication: Services Vehicle Insurance Repair & Maintenance Vehicle Marketing & Promotion Office Supplies Operating Supplies Fuel Employee Uniforms  918 $ 100 156 $ 55 $ 75 $ $ 93 $ 3,759 $ $ 150 $ $ 6,135 $  100 500 100 3,759 670 150  Software-Website Hosting- Civic Plus StoryBlocks, Canva, GoDaddy Dues & Membership -Flal PIOA Association  $ $ $  4,200 $ $ 13,810 $  Radio-F PIO  Operatingl Expense Subl Totals: Capital Outlay Vehiclel Lease Capital Outlay Sub Totals: Public Information Officel Expense Totals  7,739  $ $ $  15,687 $ 15,687 $ 29,497 $  15,678 $ 15,678 $ 21,813 $  7,739  Page 19    CEMETERY  Proposed FY25Budget  Account Number E02  Description Personnel  FY24/ Amended Budget FY24Projection  0012801-99-0001200 Regular Salaries 012801-390001400 Overtime 0128.01-639-00021-90 FICA/MED 012801-9-0002200 Retirement 0012601-,90002300 Life &H Health Insurance 00128014390002400 Workers Comp 00178014X90002500  $ $ $ $ $ $ $  34,027 $ 200 $ 2,752 $ 4,524 $ 11,768 $ 3,000 $ 50 $ 56,321 $ 1,200 $ 2,600 $ 1,350 $ 500 $ 2,350 $ 500 $ 1,400 $ 860 $ 10,760 $ 67,081 $  23,247 $ $ 1,778 $ 3,155 $ 10,736 $ 1,752 $ 50 $ 40,718 $ 600 $ 750 $ 775 $ $ 500 $ 13 $ 825 $ 540 $ 4,003 $ 44,721 $  34,278 2,546 4,536 12,340 1,400 20 55,120 600 1,000 400 200 1,500 100 800 600 5,200 60,320  Unemployment Personnel! SubT Totals: OperatingExpenditures  E03  012801-3900045.00 Utilties 012801-39-004600 Repair & Maintenance 012501-,9004660 Repaire &N Maintenancevehicte 0012801439-0004663 Repair &Maintenance! Equipment 001-2801,9004665 Treel Maintenance 012801-839-000-5200 Operating Supplies 0012801-39-0005236 Fuel 0012801-390005238 Employee Uniforms  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  Operating Expense Sub7 Totals: Cemetery Expense Subl Totals:  Page 20    ROADSESTREETS  Proposed FY25 Budget  Account Number E02  Description Personnel  FY24A AmendedI Budget FY24Projection  013001-41-00041200 Regular Salaries 013001-41000400 Overtime 019001-541-0001500 Longevity 013001-541.0002100 001-001-41.000.2200 Retirement 0013001-41.0002300 Life8 &Health! Insurance  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  286,786 $ 5,000 $ $ 21,565 $ 39,260 $ 76,493 $ 16,000 $ 250 $ 445,354 $ 400 $ $ 79,000 $ 15,000 $ 43,200 $ 7,000 $ 10,000 $ 6,000 $ 20,000 $ 10,000 $ 500 $ 10,000 $ 5,000 $ 31,643 $ 2,403 $ 240,146 $ 18,000 $  271,135 $ 5,627 $ $ 21,172 $ 37,557 $ 81,723 $ 19,347 $ $ 436,561 $ 200 $ $ 71,558 $ 1,336 $ 50,409 $ 21,000 $ 4,000 $ 9,000 $ 5,000 $ 14,000 $ $ 13,500 $ 1,300 $ 27,600 $ 2,300 $ 221,204 $  223,300 3,000 500 17,350 30,913 74,039 23,000 250 372,352  FICA/MED  Workers Comp Unemployment Personnel: Sub" Totals: OperatingExpenditures  001-3001-41-0002500  E03  013001-541.0003000 Training8 &1 Travel 001.3001.541.0004125 Wireless 001-3001-541.000-43.00 001-001-41-0004500  960 70,000 2,500 50,409 9,000 2,500 6,500 5,200 15,000 200 10,000 2,500 26,000 2,200 202,969  Utilities  001-3001-41-0004484 RentalE Equipment 001-001-541-00045.00 Repair & Maintenance  Property y&Liabilityl Insurance  01.3001-541.0004617 Repair & Maintenance- Sidewalks &F Roads $ 0013001-941.0004560 Repair &M Maintenancevehicles 0013001-541-000-4663 Repaira & Maintenance! Equipment 0013001-941-0004665 Repair & Maintenance- Trees 001.3001-54.000-51-00 Office Supplies 0013001-41-0005200 Operating Supplies 001-3001-94100024 Tools 0013001-41:0005236 Fuel&Oil 0013001-4-0005298 E04  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Page 21  EmployeeUniforms Operating Expense Sub Totals: CapitalOutlay Machinery &E Equipment  01-3001-541641-0000  $    Capital Outlay SubTotals: Roads & Streets Expense! Subl Totals:  18,000 $ 703,500 $  $ 657,764 $  $  575,321  Page 22    FACILITIES  Proposed FY25Budget  Account Number E02 001-33.01-519-000-1200 01.33.01.519.000.14.00 Overtime 001-3301-919-0001500 Longevity 001-33.01-519-00021-00 001.3.01-919000.2200  Description Personnel Regular Salaries  FY24 Amended Budget FY24Projection  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  43,116 $ 500 $ $ 3,241 $ 5,919 $ 17,710 $ 750 $ 125 $ 71,361 $ 1,000 $ $ 29,500 $ 11,200 $ 5,000 $ 1,279 $ 550 $ 8,400 $ $ 600 $ 675 $ 58,204 $ 129,565 $ 900,146 $  48,894 $ 350 $ 3,767 $ 6,682 $ 16,042 $ 635 $ 125 $ 76,495 $ 3,220 $ 400 $ 23,114 $ 44,342 $ 20,178 $ 300 $ 400 $ 8,000 $ $ 1,000 $ 680 $ 101,634 $ 178,129 $ 880,614 $  41,031 500 3,177 5,661 15,425 600 125 66,519 2,700 480 24,000 45,229 5,000 300 400 7,000 3,000 750 675 89,534 156,053 791,694  FICA/MED Retirement  01.3501-919000235.00 Life8 &Health! Insurance 001-33.01-519-00024.00 Workers Comp 01.3301-91900025.00  Unemployment Personnel: SubT Totals: Operatingbapenditures  E03  01-3301-91900034.00 001-33.01-519-0004125 Wireless 01.33.01-919.0043.00 01.301-919X004500  Contracts Services- - Elevator Maintenance $  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  Utilities  Property&Liabiltyl Insurance  01-33.01519-0004656 Repair & Maintenance Facilities 001-33019190004560 Repair & Maintenancel Vehicles 001.33.0151900051.90 Office Supplies 01-33.01-519000-5200  OperatingSupplies Repair & Maintenance Equipment Employeel Uniforms Operating Expense Subl Totals: Facilities Expense Subl Totals:  013301-919000-5236 Fuel 001-33.01-519000.3238  (Cemetery, Streets, Facilities) Public' WorksTotals  Page 23    PARKS AND RECREATION  Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Personnel Regular Salaries Overtime Longevity FICA/MED Retirement Life & Health! Insurance Workers Comp Unemployment Personnel SubT Totals: OperatingExpenditures Training &1 Travel Contract Services Wireless Utilities Rentall Equipment Property &L Liabilityl Insurance Repair & Maintenance Parks & Facilities Repair &I Maintenance Vehicles Repair & Maintenance Equipment Tree Maintenance Operating Supplies Parks Operating Supplies Recreation Soccer Expenses Volleyball Expenses  FY24 Amended Budget FY24Projection  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  193,556 $ 3,500 $ $ 14,833 $ 26,345 $ 44,612 $ 6,000 $ 125 $ 288,971 $ 3,150 $ 8,500 $ $ 53,000 $ 630 $ 51,450 $ $ $ 2,000 $ 2,000 $ 20,000 $ 40,000 $ $ $  156,524 $ 773 $ $ 12,033 $ 21,345 $ 49,501 $ 4,200 $ 125 $ 244,501 $  161,202 1,000  12,408 22,108 49,359 4,200 125 250,403  $ 5,150 $ $ 57,465 $  500 5,250 480 60,965  $ 81,271 $ 45,000 $ 5,600 $ 2,500 $ 350 $ 8,000 $ 16,555 $ 21,000 $ 5,200 $  81,271 37,500 2,000 2,000 2,000 5,000 15,000 22,000 6,000  Page 24    Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Softball Expenses Baseball Expenses Sports Uniforms Fuel Employee Uniforms Dues &I Membership Machinery & Equipment  FY24 Amended Budget FY24Projection  $ $ $ $ $ $ $  $ $ 30,000 $ 15,000 $ 2,625 $ 6,300 $ $ $ 234,655 $ 10,896 $ 10,896 $ 534,522 $  500 $ 900 $ $ 8,000 $ 400 $ $ 700 $ 100 $ 258,691 $ 1,816 $ 1,816 $ 505,008 $  500 1,000  7,000 350 6,300 500 100 255,716  Aid to Private Organizations- - Sponsorship $ Operating Expense Sub Totals: Debt Service Vehicle Lease Debt Service Subl Totals: Parks & Recreation Expense1 Totals  $ $ $ $  506,119  Page 25    FARMERS MARKET  Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Personnel Regular Salaries FICA/MED Retirement Personnel Sub Totals: OperatingE Expenditures Utilities OperatingSupplies SNAPtokenredemption Operating! Expense Sub Totals: Farmers Market Expense Totals  FY24 Amended Budget FY24Projection  $ $ $ $  10,112 $ 766 $ 1,255 $ 12,133 $  10,012 $ 766 $ 1,255 $ 12,033 $  10,503 803 1,390 12,696  $ $ $ $ $  800 $ 2,000 $ 6,100 $ 8,900 $ 21,033 $  765 $ 1,884 $ 6,063 $ 8,713 $ 20,745 $  800 1,000 6,100 7,900 20,596  Page 26    Transfers From General Fund to Other Funds  FY24 Amended Budget  Proposed FY25Budget  Description Transfers Transferto CRATIF Transfer tol Fire Control Fund TotalTransfers from Generall Fund  FY241 Projection  $ $ $  124,735 $ 1,024,562 $ 1,149,297 $  145,741 $ 984,427 $ 1,130,168 $  152,000 1,102,866 1,254,866  Page 27    FIRE DEPARTMENT  Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Intergovernmental Alachua County Agreement RO3 Subl Totals: Fire Fees Firel Inspection Fees Fire Assessment Fire Plan Review R10SubTotals: Interest Earned Interest R13 SubTotals: Misc Revenue Sale of Fixed/ Assets Firel Insurancel Recovery Misc Fire Revenue Supplemental Fire Gear Donations Fire Billable Services Mutual Aid Reimbursementian Mutual Aid Reimbursement: Idalia R14SubTotals: Transfers In  FY24 Amended Budget FY24Projection  $ $  400,000 $ 400,000 $  392,000 $ 392,000 $  360,000 360,000  $ $ $ $ $ $  2,500 $ 705,000 $ 10,000 $ 717,500 $ 2,000 $ 2,000 $  1,190 $ 755,031 $ 8,000 $ 764,221 $ 1,600 $ 1,600 $  3,000 785,232 10,000 798,232 1,800 1,800  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  3,500 $ $ $ $ $ 85,000 $ $ 88,500 $  37,750 $ 3,118 $ 9,718 $ 1,246 $ 780 $ 74,814 $ 45,549 $ 172,975 $  5,570  3,500  9,070  Transfer Ini from General Fund Transferi in FromA ARPA R16SubT Totals: Appropriated Funds  $ $ $  901,418 $ 100,000 $ 1,001,418 $  984,427 $  1,102,866  $ 984,427 $  1,102,866  Page 28    Proposed FY25 Budget  Description  FY24 Amended Budget FY24Projection  Additional Transferi from General Fund  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  305,905 $ 305,905 $ 2,515,323 $  R17 Sub' Totals: Revenue Sub1 Totals: Personnel Firel Volunteer Stipend Regular Salaries Overtime Longevity FICA/MED Retirement Life &Health Insurance Workers Comp Unemployment Personnel: Sub Totals: Operating Expenditures Training &Travel  $  2,315,223 $  2,271,968  1,000 $ 1,151,487 $ 171,988 $ 1,500 $ 96,002 $ 416,963 $ 179,124 $ 41,000 $ 500 $ 2,059,564 $  $  1,000 1,040,646 125,000 2,000 89,325 382,871 213,477 40,849 500 1,895,667  1,050,314 $ 140,000 $ 2,000 $ 91,212 $ 389,529 $ 202,523 $ 40,849 $ 500 $ 1,916,927 $  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  10,000 $ $ 13,500 $ 10,000 $ $ $ 12,500 $ 18,000 $ 23,406 $ 12,500 $ 15,000 $ Page 29  4,508 $ $ 8,000 $ 4,000 $ $ $ 9,900 $ 13,008 $ 20,280 $ 8,928 $ 12,000 $  5,000 800 12,000 10,000 240 2,790 18,697 13,398 22,308 4,000 15,000  ADDI EMT and Paramedic Renewals Medical Director- Prof Svcs Fire Assessment: Study Prof Svc  Wireless Emaill Licenses Communication: Services TRS  Utilities  Property & Liability Insurance Repair & Maintenance Repair & Maintenance Vehicle    Proposed FY25 Budget  Description  FY24 Amended Budget FY24 Projection  Repair & Maintenance Equipment ALS Statel License Office Supplies OperatingSupples Fuel&Oil Narcotics/Meds Employee Uniforms Software Maintenance Agreement Subscription & Dues Paramedic! School Operating Expense Subl Totals: Capital Outlay  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  15,000 $ 1,500 $ 1,500 $ 18,000 $ 35,000 $ 500 $ 8,000 $ 22,000 $ 7,500 $ $ 223,906 $  5,044 $ 1,450 $ 500 $ 9,000 $ 21,505 $ $ 8,000 $ 20,475 $ 3,244 $ $ 149,843 $  35,575  500 9,500 22,150 500 8,000 26,392 3,800 3,000 213,650  Machinery & Equip- Bunker Gear Capital Outlay Subl Totals: Debt Service Fire SUV Leases  $ $  40,000 $ 40,000 $  62,160 $ 62,160 $  5,000 5,000  $ $ $ $ $ $  34,292 $ 157,561 $ 191,853 $ 2,515,323 $ 2,515,323 $  28,643 $ 157,651 $ 186,294 $ 2,315,223 $ 2,315,223 $  HeavyRescue APumperleaseroOwn Debt Service SubTotals: Firel Expense Totals Fire! Revenue Totals Fire Surplus/(Deficit)  157,651 157,651 2,271,968 2,271,968  $  $  Page 30    ARPA  Proposed FY25 Budget  Description ARPAI Funding Appropr of Prior Year Funds R175 Sub Totals: Revenue! Subl Totals: Operating Expenditures Opioid' Task Force E03 Subl Totals: Transfers  FY24 Amended Budget FY241 Projection  $ $ $  1,360,000 $ 1,360,000 $ 1,360,000 $  1,360,000 $ 1,360,000 $ 1,360,000 $  1,049,846 1,049,846 1,049,846  $ $  10,000 $ $  $ $  Txfr to Fire to Balance Budget E06 Sub Totals: Capital Outlay Lift Station Generators E04S Sub Totals: Capital Outlay Replace City! Halll Lobby Glass E06 Sub Totals: Vehicle Purchases Fire PIO Public' Works Vehicle! Purchase Subl Total: City Manager Contingency Fund Revenue Subl Totals: Fund Expense Sub1 Totals: Fund: 104 Sub Totals:  $ $  100,000 $ 100,000 $  $ $  $ $  160,350 $ 160,350 $  130,000 $ 130,000 $  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  $ $ $ $ $ $ $  30,154 $ 30,154 $ 55,000 $ 55,000 $ 40,000 $ 150,000 $  $  150,000 1,049,846 150,000 899,846  1,360,000 $ 260,350 $ 1,099,650 $ Page 31  1,360,000 $ 310,154 $ 1,049,846 $    TRANSPORTATION  Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Sources:  FY24A Amended Budget FY24 Projection  Local Option Gas Tax-LOGT FDOT Sign! Maintenance FDOT Signal Maintenance Approp of Prior' Year Funds Sources' Total: Uses:  $ $ $ $ $  320,000 $ 10,556 $ 21,474 $ 166,228 $ 518,258 $  415,219 $ 11,116 $ 25,250 $ 166,228 $ 617,813 $  423,523 11,172 25,376 87,063 547,134  Repair & Maint Traffic Signs Repair &1 Maint Traffic Lights Sign Shop Machinery& Equipment Road Projects TBD NW1 176th Southside Court NW: 189th Ave NW: 238th StUS27 NW: 288th NW: 240 ST: 190-199th Parking Lots Downtown CRAW/E Parking Lot City! Hall ProjectTotals Transfer to General Fund Expense Totals: Revenue' Totals Expensel Totals Net Surplus/Deficit,  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  10,500 $ 20,000 $ 10,000 $ 2,500 $  11,116 $ 25,250 $ $ $ $ 40,000 $ 42,000 $ 70,000 $ 50,000 $ $ 23,126 $ 261,492 $ 269,258 $ 530,750 $ 617,813 $ 530,750 $ 87,063 $  11,172 25,376  241,328  33,000 $ 35,000 $ 66,000 $ 46,000 $ 20,000 $ 6,000 $ 249,000 $ 269,258 $ 518,258 $ 518,258 $ 518,258 $ $  277,876 269,258 547,134 547,134 547,134  Page 32    WSPP-WILDS SPACESPUBLICPLACES  Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Taxes  FY24 Amended Budget FY24 Projection  WildSpaces 1/2 Cent Surtax Tax Revenue Sub1 Totals: Sale of Fixed Assets Sale of Fixed Assets Sub Totals: Appropriated Funds Appropriation of Prior' Year Funds Appropriation of Prior Year Funds Sub1 Totals:  $ $ $ $ $ $ $  480,000 $ 480,000 $  410,764 $ 410,764 $ 8,926 $ 8,926 $ 366,000 $ 366,000 $ 785,690 $  415,000 415,000  $ $  432,693 $ 432,693 $ 912,693 $  205,831 205,831 620,831  Revenue Sub Totals: Operating Expenses Contractual Services Canoe Outpost Repairs Floodl Insurance Canoe Outpost Operating Supplies Canoe Outpost Improvements Operating Expense! Sub Totals: Capital Outlay Buildingl Improvements Improvement Other than Buildings Parks Master Plan Center Capital Projects TBD Capital Outlay Subtotals Debt Service  $ $ $ $ $ $  100,000 $  $ 11,528 $ 3,888 $ $ 11,840 $ 27,256 $  $ 6,221 $ 1,000 $ 50,000 $ 157,221 $  10,000 4,000  8,000 22,000  $ $ $ $  15,000 $ 5,629 $ 75,000 $ 398,745 $  9,250 $ 17,528 $ 30,127 $ 398,745 $  5,000 1,500  Catherine Taylor Park/Douglass Community  20,000 475,378 501,878  $ 455,650 $  $  494,374 $  Page 33    Proposed FY25 Budget  Description  FY24 Amended Budget FY24P Projection  Canoe Outpost Debt Payment Debt Service Sub Totals:  $ $ $ $ $  96,953 $ 96,953 $ 748,548 $ 912,693 $ 164,145 $  96,953 $ 96,953 $ 579,859 $ 785,690 $ 205,831 $  96,953 96,953 620,831 620,831  Wild Spaces Public Places Expensel Totals Wild Spaces Publicl Places! Revenue Totals Wild! Spaces Public Places Surplus/(Deticit,  Page 34    BUILDINGFUND  Description Building Fund Building Permits Building Permits Surcharge ReinspectionF Fee ReinstatementFee Appropriation of Prior Year Funds Revenue! SubTotals: Personnel Regular Salaries Overtime Longevity FICA/MED Retirement Life &H Health Insurance Workers Comp Unemployment PersonnelTotals: Operating Expenses Training &1 Travel Contract Services Professional Services Wireless Utilities CopierLease BuildingLease  FY24 Projection Proposed! FY25 Budget  $ $ $ $  385,000 $ 8,500 $ 13,000 $ 6,250 $ $ 412,750 $  305,906 $ 18,500 $ 4,500 $ 1,250 $ 34,487 $ 364,643 $  300,000 17,000 3,250 1,500 79,684 401,434  $  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  169,811 $ 1,500 $ $ 13,105 $ 23,388 $ 35,304 $ 1,000 $ 125 $ 244,233 $ 3,000 $ 76,833 $  169,042 $  175,592 500  $ $ 12,932 $ 22,964 $ 37,549 $ 807 $ 125 $ 243,419 $ 1,250 $ 41,308 $ 808 $ $ 800 $ 3,798 $ 12,000 $  13,471 24,001 37,020 850 125 251,559 1,750 75,000 800 1,020 800 4,000 12,000  $ $ 1,750 $ 5,000 $ 12,000 $ Page 35    Description  FY24Projection Proposedl FY25 Budget  Property &! Liability Insurance Repair &I Maintenance' Vehicle Software Maintenance Office Supplies Operating! Supplies Fuel Employee Uniforms Subscriptions &I Memberships Operating Expense Total: Vehicle Lease Payment Lease Totals: Transfers Transferto General Fund TransferTotals: BuildingExpense Total Building! Revenue Total BuldingSurpus/Delet,  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  5,600 $ 200 $ 9,600 $ 3,000 $ 3,250 $ 2,500 $ 1,000 $ 500 $ 124,233 $ 10,953 $ 10,953 $  2,924 $ 200 $ 9,600 $ 1,200 $ 3,000 $ 1,640 $ 750 $ 400 $ 79,678 $ 8,214 $ 8,214 $  2,924 200 9,600 2,500 3,250 1,700 500 500 116,544  $ $ $ $ $  33,330 $ 33,330 $ 412,750 $ 412,750 $  33,330 $ 33,330 $ 364,642 $ 364,643 $  33,330 33,330 401,434 401,434  $  $  Page 36    CEMETERY  Description  FY24 Budget Amount FY24F Projection  FY25 Budget  Appropriation ofl Prior Year Funds Appropriation of Prior' Year Funds Appropriation of Prior' Year Funds Sub  $ $  19,250 $ 19,250 $  37,554 $ 37,554 $  45,120 45,120  Totals: CemeteryFees CemeteryFees Cemetery Fees Sub Totals: Revenue Sub Totals: Transfers Transfer to General Fund TransfersTotals: Expense Sub Totals: Cemetery Fund Surplus/(Deficit)  $ $ $ $ $ $ $  27,704 $ 27,704 $ 46,954 $ 46,954 $ 46,954 $ 46,954 $  9,400 $ 9,400 $ 46,954 $ 46,954 $ 46,954 $ 46,954 $  15,200 15,200 60,320 60,320 60,320 60,320  $  $  Page 37    CRA- COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT, AGENCY  Proposed FY25Budget  Description Taxes TIF AdValorem-City TIF AdValorem-County Taxes Sub Totals: Grants  FY24 Amended Budget FY24P Projection  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  124,735 $ 124,735 $ 249,470 $  145,741 $ 145,741 $ 291,482 $  152,000 152,000 304,000  Grant embursementstoCRA Grants! Subl Totals Rentals Rentall Income Rentalincome Totals: Interest Earned Interest Income Interest Earned Sub Totals: Miscellaneous Revenue Sale of Fixed Assets Total Miscellaneous Revenue Appropriated Funds Appropriation Prior) Year Funds Appropriation of Prior) Year Funds Sub  $ $  $ $  12,000 $ 12,000 $ 100 $ 100 $ $ $  12,000 $ 12,000 $ 3,300 $ 3,300 $ 29,396 $ 29,396 $ 219,952 $ 219,952 $ 526,734 $  12,000 12,000 1,500 1,500  212,377 $ 212,377 $ 473,947 $  322,728 322,728 640,228  Totals: Revenue Sub1 Totals: Personnel Regular Salaries Overtime Longevity FICA/MED Retirement Life & Health! Insurance  $ $ $ $ $ $  68,451 $ 1,000 $ 500 $ 5,236 $ 9,492 $ 11,768 $  72,937 $ 1,128 $ 500 $ 6,399 $ 11,421 $ 18,097 $  78,000 1,000  6,044 10,768 21,588  Page 38    Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Workers Comp Unemployment Personnel! Expense SubTotals Operating Expenses Single Audit Expense  FY24 Amended! Budget FY24 Projection  $ $ $  1,000 $ 100 $ 97,547 $  1,000 $ 100 $ 111,581 $  1,000 100 118,499  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  4,200 $ 40,000 $  4,000 $ 10,495 $ $ 3,912 $ 12,000 $ $ $ 12,000 $ 5,000 $ $ $ 2,500 $ 9,749 $ 600 $ 550 $ $ $ 1,500 $ 1,350 $ 333 $ 100 $ 750 $  4,000 40,000 20,000 6,500 50,000 35,000  Grant Program Expenses- Commercial Grant Program Expenses- - Residential  $ 3,000 $ 50,000 $ 35,000 $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $ 5,000 $ 2,000 $ $ 1,750 $ 5,600 $ 20,000 $ 10,000 $ 20,000 $ 5,000 $ 750 $ 2,500 $ 2,000 $ 100 $ 2,000 $  Training &I Travel Professional Services Professional Services Planning Contract: Services  Contract Services High Springs Police Downtown Beautification Contract Services City Attorney Wireless- City Cell Phone Utilities  15,000 5,000 2,000 480 2,500 10,042 15,000 2,000  Property& & GeneralLiabilityl Insurance Repair & Maintenance Building Printing &Information: Sharing Christmas Event CRAE Event Office Supplies Operating Supplies Fuel & Oil Employee Uniforms Subscriptions & Memberships  2,000 1,000 10,000 1,000 350 2,000  Page 39    Proposed FY25 Budget 223,872  Description Operating Expense Sub Totals Capital Outlay Capital Improvement Projects Improvements othert than Bldgs Priest Theater contingency Capital Outlay Sub Totals Transfers Transfer to General Fund Transfers Sub1 Totals CRAI Expense Totals CRA Revenue Totals CRA Surplus//Revenues) TIF =TaxIncrement: Fund  FY24 Amended Budget FY24 Projection  $  228,900 $  64,839 $  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  $ 20,000 $ 100,000 $ 120,000 $ 27,500 $ 27,500 $ 473,947 $ 473,947 $  $ 86 $ $ 86 $ 27,500 $ 27,500 $ 204,006 $ 526,734 $ 322,728 $  270,357  270,357 27,500 27,500 640,228 640,228  $  Page 40    WATER  Proposed FY25Budget  Description Utility Revenue Water Service Feel Revenue Irrigation! Meter Charges Cutoff Charges-Water Penalties' Water Meter Install Revenue Water Fee Revenue Sub1 Totals: Interest Earned Interest-Water Interest Sub Totals: Miscellaneous Revenue Misc Revenuel Water Miscellaneous Revenue SubTotal: Appropriated! Funds RollF Forward AMIE Bond Proceeds Roll Forward Prior Year Balance Appropriated Funds! Sub Totals: Revenue Sub' Totals: Personnel Regular Salaries Overtime Longevity FICA/MED Retirement Life &H Healthl Insurance  FY24 Amended Budget FY24Projection  $ $ $ $ $ $  1,338,917 $ 8,000 $ 30,000 $ 20,000 $ 40,000 $ 1,436,917 $  1,075,294 $ 4,800 $ $ 20,000 $ 40,000 $ 1,140,094 $  1,192,413 5,200 4,800 18,000 35,000 1,255,413  $ $  40,000 $ 40,000 $  35,799 $ 35,799 $  35,799 35,799  $ $  $ $  15,000 $ 15,000 $  5,000 5,000  $ $ $ $  995,444 $ 37,880 $ 1,033,324 $ 2,510,241 $  995,444 $ 37,880 $ 1,033,324 $ 2,224,217 $  1,296,212  $ $ $ $ $ $  272,585 $ 20,000 $ 500 $ 23,876 $ 42,352 $ 60,017 $ Page 41  216,628 $ 28,000 $ 500 $ 18,752 $ 33,264 $ 58,614 $  221,441 25,688 500 18,944 33,752 58,614    Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Workers Comp Unemployment Personnel: SubT Totals: Operating! Expenses Training &1 Travel Professional Services TwoF Fold Professional Services Engineering Professional Services Studies Auditing Costs Contract Services Lab Testing  FY24 Amended Budget FY24P Projection  $ $ $  8,500 $ 150 $ 427,980 $  8,500 $ 150 $ 364,409 $  8,500 150 367,588  $ $ $ $ $ $  3,000 $ 20,000 $ 10,000 $ 23,000 $ 13,000 $ 20,000 $ 8,000 $ $ $ 38,000 $ 39,876 $ 30,000 $ 4,000 $ 6,500 $ 12,000 $ 5,500 $ 600 $ 33,000 $ 18,000 $ 5,000 $ 13,000 $  500 $ 10,815 $ $ $ $ 9,240 $ 5,200 $ $ 9,840 $ 46,674 $ 21,403 $ 62,000 $ 478 $ 6,500 $ 1,000 $ 1,848 $ 250 $ 29,000 $ 8,500 $ $ 10,500 $  3,000 11,000  9,517 5,400 1,920 10,076 48,074 21,403 42,000 1,000 5,750 1,000 375 400 32,000 5,000  Contract Services- Health Dept Water Testir $  Wireless  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  Comms Svcs SCADA and Call Center  Utilities  Property &L Liability Insurance Repair &I Maintenance-system Repair &I Maint.-WF Plant's Generator Repair & Maintenance- Vehicles Repair & Maintenance - Equipment Annual Software Maintenance Office Supplies OperatingSuppies Tools Meter Replacement Fuel &Oil  11,250  Page 42    Proposed FY25Budget  Description Employee Uniforms Chemicals New Meter Installation Subscriptions & Dues AMI IAnnual Maintenance Fee Operating! Expenses Sub Totals Capital Outlay Buildingl Improvements Well #31 Project AMI Project Expenses  FY24 Amended Budget FY24 Projection  $ $ $ $ $ $  2,500 $ 30,000 $ 5,000 $ 2,000 $ $ 341,976 $  1,500 $ 28,200 $ 18,517 $ 1,057 $ $ 273,022 $  1,500 30,000 15,000 1,100 66,130 322,895  $ $ $ $ $  100,000 $ 79,731 $ 995,444 $ 5,000 $ 1,180,175 $  $ 79,731 $ 917,200 $ 9,127 $ 1,006,058 $  25,000  Machinery & Equipment leasedt truck Capital Outlay Subl Totals Debt Service Debt Svc- AMI Debt Svc- Well #3 Debt Service Sub1 Totals Transfers Out Transfer to General Fund Transfers Out Sub1 Totals  25,000  $ $ $  95,000 $ 82,261 $ 177,261 $  111,352 $ 86,528 $ 197,880 $  111,352 86,528 197,880  $ $  382,849 $ 382,849 $  382,849 $ 382,849 $  382,849 382,849  Page 43    Proposed FY25 Budget 1,296,213 1,296,212  Description Water Expense Totals Water Revenue Totals Water Total Surplus/(Deficit,  FY24 Amended Budget FY24 Projection  $ $ $  2,510,241 $ 2,510,241 $  2,224,218 $ 2,224,217 $  $  $  No Capital Projects are budgetedi for FY251 for the Water system. Turn off/reconnection charge of $40 is addedi for FY25  Water base rates for all customers isi increased by $3.99 per customer per month inl FY25 Tapping fee and New! Meter Installation' increases from $1,560t to $1,750forFY25  Hydrant meter deposit is seta at $500, installation at $125, monthly uset fee of $25 and charge per1 1,000gallonsi is  $3.25forFY25  Page 44    SEWER  Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Revenues Grants WWTPI Expansion-DEP Grant Grant Sub Totals: Utility! Revenue Sewer Servicel Feel Revenue Grinder Pumpl Replace Feel Rev Sewer Connection Feel Revenue Grinder Installation Feel Rev Sewer Installation Feel Rev Misc Revenue-Sewer Utilityl Revenue Sub Totals: Interest Earned Interest Earnedl Revenue Interest Sub1 Totals: Misc Revenue Sale of Scrap -S Sewer Miscellaneous Revenue SubTotals Transfers in Transfer from Infrastructure! LSPumps Transfer from Impact to Sewer Transfer inl From Infrastructure Transfers In Sub Totals: Sewer RevenuesTotals: Personnel Regular Salaries  FY24 Amended Budget FY24 Projection  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  10,646,750 $ 10,646,750 $  3,529,251 $ 3,529,251 $ 1,455,249 $ 8,000 $ 26,500 $ 123,145 $  8,017,486 8,017,486 1,513,858 10,000 48,000 121,500  1,978,882 $ 8,000 $ 37,296 $ 50,000 $ $ 2,500 $ 2,076,678 $  $ 500 $ 1,613,394 $  500 1,693,858  1,709 $ 1,709 $ 1,200 $ 1,200 $  5,000 $ 5,000 $ 10,400 $ 10,400 $ 180,000 $ 960,000 $  5,000 5,000  $ 960,000 $ 585,000 $ 1,545,000 $ 14,271,337 $  394,000 585,000 979,000 10,695,344  $  1,140,000 $ 6,298,045 $ 197,628 $  184,409 $ Page 45  248,353    Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Overtime Longevity FICA/MED Retirement Life &Healthl Insurance Workers Comp Unemployment Personnel: Subtotals: Operating Expenses Training &T Travel Prof Svc-Twol Fold Prof Svc-Engineering Pro Svc Planning &Study ActgsAudting-WGrants Contract Svc- Labl Testing Contr Svc Grinder Install Contr Svc Sludge Hauling Wireless Utilities Rental Equipment Property & Liability Ins. Repair & Maint- Plant & System Repair & Maint- LS Generators Repair &I Maintenance Grinder Pumps Repair &I Maintenance Vehicles Office Supplies  FY24 Amended! Budget FY24 Projection  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  30,000 $ $ 16,402 $ 29,095 $ 48,249 $ 5,000 $ 100 $ 313,255 $  22,000 $ $ 16,802 $ 29,803 $ 55,529 $ 5,000 $ 100 $ 326,862 $  15,000 500 20,185 34,932 61,699 5,000 100 385,769  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  3,000 $ 15,000 $ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ 7,200 $ 75,000 $ 55,000 $ 85,000 $ $ 942 $ 104,000 $ 2,000 $ 14,370 $ 30,000 $ $ 80,000 $ 4,000 $ 1,000 $ Page 46  600 $ 14,496 $ 7,500 $ $ $ 26,000 $ $ 119,649 $ $ 1,440 $ 70,800 $ 498 $ 20,861 $ 78,261 $ $ 115,840 $ 5,100 $ 1,139 $  600 14,496  4,000 24,000 120,000 1,920 1,440 72,924 2,000 23,391 60,000 5,000 50,000 4,000 300  Communications CallCenter    Proposed FY25 Budget  Description OperatingSupplies Tools Fuel &Oil Employee Uniforms Operating Supplies Grinder Stn Chemicals Subscription & Membership Operating Expenses Sub Totals: Capital Outlay Building! Improvements Improvements other than Buildings Lift Station Pumps  FY24 Amended Budget FY24 Projection  $ $ $ $  25,000 $ 2,500 $ 6,500 $ 1,716 $ 125,000 $ 32,000 $ 1,000 $ 710,228 $ 100,000 $  17,597 $ 6,500 $ 4,800 $ 1,400 $ 14,000 $ 29,304 $ 1,000 $ 536,786 $  20,000 5,000 5,500 1,500 80,000 30,000 1,000 527,071  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  $ $ 92,174 $ 377,339 $ 3,915,000 $ 4,384,514 $  $ 5,500 $ $  25,000 250,000 8,602,486 8,877,486  ReplacementGrinder. Pumps & Basins WWTP & Wetland expansion Capitat Improvement: Sub Totals: Debt Service Senes2003BBondsUSDA Ser:es2003ABondsUSDA Seres2009BondsUSDA Mower MaxLease AM1 2022 Debt Service Debt Service Sub Totals: Transfers Out  12,086,251 $ 12,191,751 $  63,002 $ 60,833 $ 333,918 $ 70,000 $ 73,000 $ 600,753 $ 310,394 $ 310,394 $  63,002 $ 60,833 $ 333,918 $ 63,781 $ 73,000 $ 594,534 $ 310,394 $ 310,394 $  63,002 60,833 333,918 63,871 73,000 594,624 310,394 310,394  Transfer from Sewer to General Fund Transfers Out Sub1 Totals:  Page 47    Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Contingency Replenishi fund! balance Fund Balance Contribution Totals: Sewer Expense Totals Sewer Revenue Totals Sewer Surplus/(Deficit)  FY24 Amended Budget FY24 Projection  $ $ $ $ $  144,956 $ 144,956 $ 14,271,337 $ 14,271,337 $  144,956 $ 144,956 $ 6,298,045 $ 6,298,045 $  10,695,344 10,695,344  $  $  Ine FDEP WWIP grant reimburses the City atter expenses have been paid, causing at timing ditterence Detween revenue and expenses ont the project. Thej project begani incurringe expenses andi receivedr reimbursements beginning inF FY23 and the projecti is anticipated to bec completed in FY25. Use of funds other thant the grant ont the projectwill  occur after grantf funding has beene exhausted.  Page 48    SOLIDWASTE  Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Revenues Collection Fees Penalties Miscellaneous Revenue Use of Fund Balance Revenue! Sub Totals: Personnel Regular Salaries Overtime Longevity FICA/MED Retirement Life & Health Insurance Workers Comp Unemployment Personnel Sub Totals: Operating Expenses Waste Pro Contract Operating Supplies Fuel  FY24 Amended Budget FY241 Projection  $ $ $  1,740,221 15,000 1,250 $ $  1,598,899 $ 30,768 200 $ 95,525 1,725,392 $  1,819,204 30,768 200  $  1,756,471 $  1,850,172  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  10,660 $ 1,500 $ $ 930 $ 1,650 $ 3,500 $ 1,000 $ 100 $ 19,340 $  10,660 $ 1,500 $ $ 930 $ 1,650 $ 3,500 $ 1,000 $ 100 $ 19,340 $  11,312  865 1,542 3,085 6 100 16,910  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  1,494,305 $ 1,000 $ 2,750 $ 238,826 $ 1,737,131 $ 1,756,471 $ 1,756,471 $  1,466,400 $ 826 $ $ 238,826 $ 1,706,052 $ 1,725,392 $ 1,725,392 $  1,593,610 826 238,826 1,833,262 1,850,172 1,850,172  Transfer1 to General Fund Operating Expenses Sub Totals: SolidWaste Expense Totals Solid Waste Revenuel Totals Solid Waste Surplus/(Deficit) No change to dumpster rates for FY25.  $  $  Solid Waster rates for residential customers increased by $3 per canp per month for FY25.  Page 49    WATER & SEWERIMPACTFEES FY24 Amended Budget Water Impact Fees  Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Impact Fees Water Impact Fee Revenue R11 Subl Totals: Interest Earned Water Impact Feel Interest R13 Sub Totals: Revenue SubTotals: No expenditures Water Impact Feel Fund Balance  FY24 Projection  $ $ $ $ $  12,000 $ 12,000 $  10,200 $ 10,200 $ 587 $ 587 $ 10,787 $ 215,400 $  10,200 10,200 500 500 10,700 226,100  $ $ 12,000 $  $  Sewer Impact Fees  Impact Fees Sewer Impact Feel Revenue Impact Feel Revenue SubTotal Interest Earned Sewer Impact Feel Interest Interest Earned Appropriated! Funds Appropriation of Sewer Impact Fees Appropriated Funds Sewer Sources Sub Total Capital Outlay  $ $ $ $ $ $ $  80,000 $ 80,000 $  60,000 $ 60,000 $ 4,324 $ 4,324 $ 900,000 $ 900,000 $ 964,324 $ 960,000 $ 960,000 $ 964,324 $ 960,000 $ 4,324 $  60,000 60,000 4,000 4,000 334,324 334,324 398,324 394,000 394,000 398,324 394,000 4,324  $ $  880,000 $ 880,000 $ 960,000 $ 960,000 $ 960,000 $ 960,000 $ 960,000 $ $  Uset for Sewer System Improvements $ Capital Outlay Sub Total Sewer Impact Fee Sources Sewer Impact Feel Uses Sewer Impact Fee Fund Balance  $ $ $ $  Water Impact Feei increased from $2501 to $5001 for FY25 Sewer ImpactFeei increased from $2,1201 to $2,500f for FY25  Page 50    GENERAL GOVERNMENT, PARKS AND TRANSPORTATIONIMPACTFEES  FY24 Amended Budget  Proposed FY25 Budget  Description Special Revenue Funds  FY241 Projection  Impact Fees- General Government RESIDENTIAL GenGovl ImpactFees COMMERCIAL GenGov ImpactFees ImpactFees-General Government $  $ $  $ $ $  55,000 $ 20,000 $ 75,000 $  55,000 20,000 75,000  Totals  ImpactFees-Parks RESIDENTIAL Parks Impact Fees Impact Fees-P Parks Totals (No CommercialParks: Impact Fees charged) mpactresTanspetaton RESIDENTIAL Transpl ImpactFees COMMERCIAL Transp! Impact Fees mpadeslamyuatomlauts  $ $  $  35,000 $ 35,000 $  35,000 35,000  $ $ $  $ $ $  45,000 $ 35,000 $ 80,000 $  45,000 35,000 80,000  Page 51    INFRASTRUCTURE SURTAX  Description Taxes  FY24 Amended Budget FY24Projection Proposed FY25 Budget  Infrastr Tax1/2c Revenue Taxes SubTotals: Appropriated Funds Appropriation of prioryrf funds Appropriated Funds Sub Totals: Revenue Totals Transfers Out Transfer toWWTPI Project Lift StationPumps Transfers Out Subl Totals: Infrastructure Expenses  $ $  360,000 $ 360,000 $  457,000 $ 457,000 $  457,000 457,000  $ $ $  225,000 $ 225,000 $ 585,000 $  265,938 $ 265,938 $ 722,938 $  542,938 542,938 999,938  $ $ $ $  585,000 $ 180,000 $ 585,000 $ 585,000 $  $ 180,000 $ 180,000 $ 180,000 $  585,000  585,000 585,000  Infrastructure Revenue' Totals Infrastrucutre ExpensesTotals NetSurplus/Deficit,  $ $ $  585,000 $ 585,000 $  722,938 $ 180,000 $ 542,938 $  999,938 585,000 414,938  $  Page 52    HIGE  LORIDA  New  Business  tem T    Commission Agenda Item Request Form  MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 23, 2024  SUBJECT: DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND ACT ON RESOLUTION 2024-V,AN RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2024/2025 FISCAL YEAR WATER, SEWER AND SOLID WASTE. RATES OF THE CITY OF HIGH SPRINGS, FLORIDA  AGENDA SECTION: NEW BUSINESS DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER  PREPARED BY: DIANE WILSON, FINANCE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVE RESOLUTION: 2024-V  Summary  The City Commission discussed the FY25 proposed utility rate changes at a public workshop on July 18th and the September 12th and 23rd hearings have been properly noticed on customers' utility bills on. July 31, 2024. Details oft the rates have been  included as Exhibit A to the Resolution. ATTACHMENT: RESOLUTION 2024-V REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER: Yes    RESOLUTION: 2024-V  ARESOLUTION OFTHE COMMISSION OFTHE CITYOFHIGH SPRINGS, FLORIDA AMENDING THE RATES CHARGED BY THE WATER, SEWER AND SOLID WASTE SYSTEMS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN: EFFECTIVE DATE.  WHEREAS, the City Commissions of High Springs adopted the Fiscal Year 2025 budget on WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that the rates set forth in Exhibit A are in the WHEREAS, at least 30 days' notice of meetings to discuss sewer rates has been given by notice WHEREAS, public meetings werel held pursuant to thej published notice described above, at which NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY' THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY Section 1. The City of High Springs amended Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Rates are hereby Section 2. If any word, phrase, clause, paragraph, section or provision of this Resolution of the application hereoftoa any person or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional, such finding shall hot affect the other provisions or application of the Resolution which can be given without the valid or unconstitutional provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are declared  September 12, 2024;  best interest oft the City of High Springs;  onc customers' bills;  alli interested parties had an opportunity to be present and were heard;  OF HIGH SPRINGS, FLORIDA; adopted as set forth in ExhibitA.  severable. such conflict.  Section 3. All resolutions and prats ofr resolutions in conflict herewith are repealed tot the extent of Section 4. The resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption; provided however, the revised rate as seti forthl herein for Fiscal Year 2025 shall be applicablei to all monthly bills which arei for1 the PASSIED in regular session of the High Springs City Commission this 23rd day of September  first time rendered and post marked after 12:01 on October 16, 2024.  2024.  CITYOFI HIG SPRINGS, FLORIDA    Katherine Weitz, Mayor  ATTEST:  Angela Stone, City Clerk  EXHIBIT: A FY2SUTILITYRATES    UTILITIES:  Water (City Code ofOrdinances, Chapter 78):  Water Service, All Customers including  FY24 Rate $ 11.56  Proposed FY25 $ 15.55  Irrigation:  Customer Charge, per month: Usage Charge, per 1,000 gallons: Tier 1-1 first 3,000 gallons $ (0-3,000 gallons) Tier 2-1 next 2,000 gallons $ (3,001 to 5,000 gallons) Tier3 - next 10,000 gallons $ (5,001 to 15,000 gallons) Tier 4 = next 1,000 gallons and above (over 15,000 gallons) Meter installation and removal, non-refundable Deposit Monthly base charge for use oftemporary hydrant meter $ water service Water Usage Charge per 1,000 gallons  3.12 3.52 3.83 $ 4.15  no change no change no change no change  Fire Hydrant Meter installed on existing hydrant (max use, 6 months)  $ $  125.00 500.00 40.00  $ 3.25  Sewer (City Code ofOrdinances, Chapter 78):  Residential Service:  Customer Charge per month, including up to 5,000 Gallons $ Usage Charge per 1,000 gallons over 5,000 Customer Charge per month, including up to 5,000 Gallons $ Usage Charge (over 5,000 Gallons)  44.05  $ 7.96  Commercial Service:  57.29 7.96  $  Refuse (Garbage) Collection (City Code ofOrdinances, Chapter 62):  Residential:  FY241 Rate  Proposed FY25    96-Gallon Can picked up once per month:  27.75  30.75  Commercial: 96-Gallon Dumpster Size 2Yard 4Yard 6Yard 301.52 8Yard  Number of] Pickups Per Week Per Can  1 $ 36.11  2 $ 72.21 2 $ 199.37 $ 402.03 $ 603.04 $ 804.05  3 $  4  108.32 $ 144.43  Number of] Pickups Per Week Per Dumpster  1 $ 119.77 $ 201.01 $ $ 438.28  3 $ $ $  4 380.35 760.69  296.58 $ 603.04 $ 904.56 $ 1,141.53 $ 1,215.97 $ 1,521.39  Utility Deposits:  Residential Commercial $ 50.00 $ $ 50.00 $  Water Only Sewer Only Two Services combine prices for individual services above Three Services combine prices for individual services above  50.00 75.00  Refuse Only $ 50.00 $  50.00 Per Com. Can 175.00 Per Dumpster  $  $ 100.00  $ 150.00  Continued on next  page:    Late Fees:  Water and Sewer or Refuse with either or both Water and Sewer  Non-Payment by 15th oft the month Non-Payment by 22nd oft the month Water disconnect/turn off charge due to non- Water reconnect charge during normal business hours (Monday Thursday, 7 am to 6j pm) After-hours (61 pm - 7: am Monday - Thursday), alll hours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and  $ $  5.00 25.00 plus 1% 40.00 50.00 75.00 5.00 15.00 plus 1% 100.00  payment  $ $ $ $  alll holiday hours  Refuse only accounts:  Non-Payment by 15th oft the month Non-Payment by 22nd oft the month (fee is in addition to the fee for non-payment by the 15th  Tampering Charges (City Code of Ordinances, Section 78):  Tampering with/altering meter  $  Water' Temporarily Disconnected at Meter at Customer's Request:  During normal business hours: up to 30 minutes waiting time by staff from time turned offu until time turned back on. Waiting time greater than $ 301 minutes requires separate trip to reconnect an additional reconnect fee will be charged Reconnect requiring separate trip (additional): $  50.00 50.00  Remainder of page intentionally left blank  Page 3 of3    BIGH  PLORIDA  New  Business  tem IE    Commission Agenda Item Request Form  MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER: 23, 2024  SUBJECT: DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND ACT ON RESOLUTION: 2024-W, UPDATING: THE PERSONNEL POLICY' TOINCLUDE CREDIT CARD USE  POLICY AND THE CELL PHONE POLICY. AGENDA SECTION: NEW: BUSINESS DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER  PREPARED BY: EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, ASHLEY MAULDIN  RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVAL  Summary  THE PURPOSE OF THE UPDATED CREDIT CARD USE POLICY IS TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR THE USE OF CITY CREDIT CARDS BY THE PURPOSE OF THE CELL PHONE POLICY IS TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR CELL PHONE ACQUISITION, USAGE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR  DEPARTMENT HEADS OR THEIR DESIGNEE.  ALLOWANCES.  ATTACHMENTS: CREDIT CARD USE POLICY AND CELL PHONE. POLICY  REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER:    RESOLUTION 2024-W  A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HIGH SPRINGS AMENDING THE CITY'S PERSONNEL POLICY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND: PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.  WHEREAS, the City of High Springs adopted a Revised Personnel Policy April 11, 2019 via WHEREAS, the City Commission upon recommendation from the City Manager have deemed it necessary toi revise the current Policy to include a Cell Phone Use Policy and a Credit Card Usel Policy; and WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that amending the Personnel Policy is in the NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF HIGH SPRINGS, SECTION ONE: The City of High Springs Amended Personnel Policy is hereby adopted ini it's entirely SECTION TWO: Ifany word, phrase, clause, paragraph, section or provision of this Resolution or the application hereoft to any person or circumstances is heldi invalid or unconstitutional, such finding shall not affect the other provisions or applications of the resolution which can be given without the valid or unconstitutional provisions or application, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are declared SECTION THREE: All resolutions and parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to  Resolution 2019-D;and  best interest of the City ofHigh Springs; and FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: to read as set forth in Exhibit A.  severable.  the extent ofs such conflict.  SECTION FOUR: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage. PASSED in regular session oft the High Springs City Commission this 23rd day of September, 2024.  CITY OF HIGH SPRINGS  Katherine Weitz, Mayor    City ofH High Springs Resolution. 2019-D Amended. Personnel. Policy ATTEST, BY THE CLERK OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HIGH SPRINGS, FLORIDA: Angela Stone, City Clerk  (municipal seal)  APPROVED AST TOFORM. ANDLEGALITY:  S. Scott Walker, City Attorney    CELLI PHONEPOLICY Original Issue Date: 07/23/2024 PURPOSE. AND: SCOPE DEFINITIONS  To establish guidelines for cell phone acquisition, usage, andi to provide fora allowances.  Cell Phone: Hand-held mobile radiotelephone using cellular radio network, includes smartphones that combine cellular telephone capabilities withi the ability to send and receive text messages, e-mails, access applications, and browse thei internet. Examples may includei iPhone or Communication Allowance: Ab benefit-taxable payment paid monthly through payroll to Exempt and Non-Exempt employees with permission oft the Appointing Authorityt for being available for urgent city business beyond normal business hours, or while out of the office, through the use of apersonal cell phone or other communication device. Any employee authorized fort the Communication, Allowance must notify their supervsorimmediatey ift their cell service ends or  Android devices.  isir interrupted. APPLICABILITY  This policy applies to all regular, full-time employees.  GENERAL GUIDELINES  1.Itist the City's goal to provide thel highest standard of service to our community. The Cityo ofh High Springs mayi issue cell phones to employees who worki in areas or on assignments where: standard City telephones, the City's radio system or othert forms of electronic communication equipment are not readily available and where such use will benefit the Citye and itsr residents. City-issued cell phones are intended to enable staff assigned to special functions to operate more effectively, efficiently and safely int the completionof 2. Use of elecommunications resources, including cell phones and the associated service, shall be in compliance withi the City of High Springs employee policies and other related regulations. Staffusing a city-issued cell phone should be aware that such devices may havet the ability for the Cityto track the location of the device. Employees are  their sgnedreponsibutes.    7.Communication: allowances will be paid through payroll and ares subject to payroll taxes. Allowançes or City-issued cell phones will be provided withi the Appointing/ Authority's  authorization ast follows: Department Directors  Employees who are on callr nights and weekends and must have data access  Employees who are on callr nights and weekends and must have voice communicationt when City  radio services are not available or assigned On-call employees - rotating gcellphone  PUBLIC REÇORDS  When using a City-issued cell phone or when receivinga Communication/ Allowance, therei is no expectation of privacy related to, buti not limited to, text messages, e-mails, application access, andi internet browsing. AlLi information stored on, generated on, transmitted through a Cityissued cell phone or personal device when receiving a Communication: Allowançe is Public  Record.  Publici records willl be managedi in compliance with applicable local, state andi federal laws, regulations, and policies including thel Florida Freedom of Information. Act (covering Open Meeting Law, Public Records Law), and Public Records retention schedules, Copyright Lawand  other applicable City policies. VIOLATIONS  Employees violating this policy may be subject to disciplinary actioni ina accordance with City policies, departmental operating procedures and/or collective bargaining agreements. Ifyouhave questions gardingeppropriate use of this policy, please contact your supervisor, the Human! Resources. Aomnamoropurepecthe Appointing Authority.  acknowledge thatlhaverecelved and read a  copyofthisp policy.  Appointing Authority Signature Date Employee Signature Date    Credit Card Use Policy  1)Purpose  To establish thel Policy and Procedures for the use of City credit cards by department heads or their designee. These procedures arei intended to accomplish thei following: Toe ensuret that procurement with credit cards is accomplished pursuant to1 the policyand To enhance productivity, significantly reduce paperwork, improve internal controls and reduce the overall cost associated with approved purchases as listed below To ensure appropriate internal controls are established within each department procuring with credit cards sot that' they are usedi for authorized purposes only To ensure that the City! bears no legal liability fori inappropriate use of credit cards  procedures established byt the City Commission.  2)Scope  The City Manager will make all decisions regarding the issuance ofi individual cards and the  establishment of any and all additional controls fort their use. A. The City credit cardi is only tol be used in the following: situations: B Emergencies thata are of a public safety nature  3) Policy  Onlyifap purchase order cannot bei issued or cannot be paid through ther normal accounts . Charges for supplies and equipment shall not exceed $500 peri item without approvali from  payable warrant process the CityManager  Conference/Training Registration   Other items specifically authorized by the City! Manager  B. The credit card will not be usedi for personal purchases of any kind. Use of credit cards for personal purchases or expenses with thei intention of reimbursing the Cityi is prohibited and  will result in disciplinary action. set fort the credit card is prohibited.  C. Splitting of charges to avoid the $5001 transaction limit (without the approval of the City Manager) D.I Department heads are required to authorize payment of the charge on their receipt. This    P.Itist the responsibility of the employee to immediately notifythe City Manager or his  designee of any! lost or stolen credit card.  Q.1 The City ofl High Springs is a municipal government exempt from sales tax. Sales tax shall noth be included witht the cost of any purchase. Please be surei to have a copy oft the City's tax-exempt certificate with you when making aj purchase (See Appendix A). Sales tax costs cannot be paid with Cityfunds. Thei individual making the purchase may be  personally responsible for payment of sales tax.  4)Procedure  A. Employees whor need to use the credit card account must request permission from the City! Manager orl his designeet tol be placed on the official list of authorized users. B.E Employees must sign out the credit card for use (See Appendix B) and maintain physical possession oft the card at all times. All users must follow secure practices for online credit C.I Itemized receipts must be obtained by the cardholder andi turned int tot the City Finance Officer (either viae email scanned PDF or al hard copy) within one week of purchase date. Itisi incumbent upone each department head to submit invoices to1 the Finance Department promptlyt to avoid interest fees and late charges. Ifreceipts are submitted late causing finance charges, the responsible party may havei the credit card use D. The City Finance shall verify that goods and/ or services purchased with the credit card have E.1 The credit card willl ber reçonciled monthlyl by the Finance Director for unauthorized charges and F.1 The use oft the credit card is a privilege but also requires greater vigilance andi responsibility. Employees must follow all existing procedures set forth byt the City! Manager's Office and the Finance Department: for their purchases or face disciplinary measures including dismissal, repayment of unauthorized expenditures and criminal charges. G. Each authorized cardholder must sign an Agreement to Accept City Credit Card prior to issuance of the credit card. Forms will bel kept oni filei int the Finance Department.  card use as determined byt the Finance Director.  revoked.  been received byt the City prior to authorizing payment.  other discrepancies.    AppendixA City ofH High Springs Credit Cardholder Agreement  Requirements for use ofal Municipal Credit Card:  1.The credit card ist tol be used only to make purchases at the request of, andi for1 the 2.1 The credit card must be usedi ina accordance withi the provisions of the Credit Card Violations of these requirements mayresult ini revocation of use privileges. Employees found tol have inappropriately used the credit card will be required to reimburse the City of High Springs for all costs associated with suchi improper use through direct payment or payroll deduction. Disciplnaryactionts) may bet taken per the City's Personnel Policies, upt to andi including termination. The City of High Springs willi investigate and commence, in appropriate cases, criminal prosecution against any employee found to haver misused the  legitimate business benefit of, the City of High Springs, Florida. Policy established byt the City of High Springs as attached hereto.  credit card or who violates the! provisions ofi the cardholder agreement.  Credit Card Account Number: Received by:.  Name (Please Print)  acknowledge receipt of the attached Credit Card Policy and agree to abide by said  Policy. Signature: Date:.  (Below, For Finance DepartmentUse Only)  Credit Card Returned Authorized Signature: Date:    HIGH  FLORIDA  New  Business  Item#3    Commission Agenda Item Request Form  MEETING DATE: September 23, 2024 size for future development in High Springs. AGENDA SECTION: New Business DEPARTMENT: Commission REQUESTED BY: Mayor Weitz  SUBJECT: Discussion regarding the possibility of establishing a minimum lot  RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discussion  Summary  With the potential of our area continuing to grow Mayor Weitz would like for the Commission to have a discussion regarding the possibility of establishing a minimum lot  size for future development inl High Springs.  ATTACHMENTS:  REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER:    9/12/24, 7:20AM  High Springs, FL Code of Ordinances  TABLE 7.02.01 TABLE OF REQUIRED DIMENSIONS  R-1  R-1A R-2  R-3  C-1  C-2  C-3  IND  Minimum lot size with 43,560 43,560 22,000 22,000 22,000 22,000 22,000  septic tank and no city ?2,000 22,000  water (sq. ft.)  Minimum lot size with 43,560 43,560 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000  septic tank, package 22,000 22,000  plant or sewer and city  Minimum lot size per 43,560 43,560 22,000 22,000 22,000 22,000 22,000  single family dwelling ?2,000 ?2,000  unit with septic tank and no city water (sq.  ft.)  Minimum lot size per 43,560 43,560 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000  single family dwelling ?2,000 22,000  unit with septic tank or package plant and city water (sq. ft.)  Minimum lot size per 43,560 ?2,000 7,500 4,500 7,500 7,500 7,500  single family dwelling 22,000 15,000  unit with central sewer and city water (sq.ft.)  aboutblank  1/3    9/12/24, 7:20AM  High Springs, FLC Code of Ordinances  TABLE7.02.01 TABLE OF REQUIRED DIMENSIONS  R-1  R-1A R-2  R-3  C-1 12*  C-2 12*  C-3 12*  IND  Maximum density of multi-family units (d.u.a.) as principal uses as accessory uses  Maximum floor area ratio (F.A.R.)of commercial and industrial buildings Minimum lot width (t.)  0.75 0.75 0.75 0.50  100  75  75  40  75  75  75  100  Minimum building setback (ft.)  Front Front Front Front Front Front Front Front  50  15  25  10  25  12.5 35 Side 7.5  50  Side Side Side Side Side  Side Side 15  15  15  15  7.5  15  15  Rear Rear Rear Rear Rear Rear Rear Rear  15  15  15  7.5  15  7.5  15  30  Minimum accessory Side Side building setback (ft.) 15  Side! 5 Side 5 Side Side Side Side  15  15  7.5  15  15  Rear Rear 15 40  Rear 5 Rear! 5 Rear Rear Rear Rear  15 40  15 40  7.5 40  15 40  30 80  Maximum height structures (t.) aboutblank  40  40  2/3    9/12/24,7 7:20AM  High Springs, FLCode of Ordinances  TABLE7.02.01 TABLE OF REQUIRED DIMENSIONS  R-1  R-1A R-2  R-3  C-1  C-2  C-3  IND  *Must be commercial ori industrial uses on the ground floor. Minimum of 600 square feet per unit. This size may be adjusted by the city commission, upon application by the developer,  depending upon the site plan and design characteristics.  **See Highway Enhancement Zone Setbacks, Section 3.04.02 and Downtown Development  Overlay District, Section 3.05.03.01 Build-to-Lines.  N Minimum lot size contemplates clustering. Density may not exceed limits for appropriate zoning classification. Minimum lot size of 15,000 square feet does not apply to subdivision receiving plat approval under R-1A zoning prior to February 14, 2008, when minimum lot size  was 10,000 square feet.  about:blank  3/3    BIGH  PLORIDA  New  Business  tem #4    Commission Agenda Item Request Form  MEETING DATE: September 23, 2024 @ 6:30pm  SUBJECT: Florida.  Florida Police Benevolent Bargaining Agreement between the City of] High Springs,  AGENDA SECTION: New Business DEPARTMENT: Police Department PREPAREDI BY: Chief Antoine Sheppard  RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approval for signature and execution of Agreement.  Summary  The agenda item listed encompasses a Bargaining Agrementl/Contract between the City ofHigh Springs and the Florida Police Benevolent Union on behalf of the High Springs The revised contract covers Articles 23, Wages, and Article 3, Grievances and Arbitration Procedure. The proposed revised contractual language is as follows:  Police Officers.  ARTICLE26 WAGES  Effective October 1, 2022, if the City hires a bargaining unit member with previous law enforcement experience, the bargaining unit member may be given, at the discretion of the City, one (1)3 year of credit for each two (2)years ofl law enforcement service. Additionally, the City may award current bargaining unit members additional steps based  ont their previous experience.    1. For Fiscal Year 2024-2025, the parties agree that bargaining unit members will NOT advance one step in the established Step Plan; however, the Step Plan will receive a five percent (5%) Cost ofLiving Adjustment (COLA). This will result in each employee 2. For Fiscal Year 2025-2026, the parties agree that all bargaining unit members shall advance one step in the Step Plan subject to funding as outlined in Section 1 oft this  receiving a five percent (5%) pay increase across the board.  Agreement and Appendix A, attached to this Agreement.  ARTICLE3 Article)  GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURE (See attachment for Complete  Grievances shall be presented in the following manner:  Step 1: ChiefofPolice  The employee shall first present the grievance to the Chief of Police within ten (10) working days oft the occurrence oft the event(s) which gave rise to the grievance. If the event which gave rise to the grievance occurred at a time when the employee was on annual leave, sick leave, or other compensated leave, the ten (10) working day period shall commence running immediately upon the employee's return from such compensated leave. The first step shall be informal and may be presented verbally by the employee. The P.B.A. representative may be present to represent the employee. The Chief of Police shall render his decision in writing within ten (10) working days and must document the date on which he received the grievance, the substance of the grievance, the date(s) on which the supervisor met with the employee, the persons present at the meeting(s) between the supervisor and the employee, and his ultimate determination regarding the  grievance.  PBA members ratified the revised contract on September 6, 2024.  ATTACHMENTS:  Yes- - Articles of Contrct, Pay Grade, etc. REVIEWED BY CITYMANAGER:    North Central  Between  North Central Florida Police Benevolent Association  A Chapter of the  Florida Police Benevolent Association  and the  City ofE High Springs Al Municipality oft the State of Florida October 1,2023. - September 30, 2026 With Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 Re-Openers    TABLE OF CONTENTS  ARTICLE TITLE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32  PAGE 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 8 11 12 12 12 15 15 16 17 17 19 19 19 21 21 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 27 28  PREAMBLE. RECOGNITION. NON-DISCRIMINATION. GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURE. DUES. DEDUCTION. EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. PERSONNEL RECORDS. SENORITY AND PERSONNEL REDUCTION. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. PROBATIONARY PERSONNEL BULLETIN BOARDS. VOTING/POLITICALACTIVITY LEGAL BENEFITS. RULES AND REGULATIONS, TRAINING.  INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS AND OBLIGATIONS.  TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTTO. A HIGHER CLASSIPICATION 16  ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE, EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE WORKER'S COMPENSATION. INSURANCE/RETIREMENT. HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME. VACCINATIONS CORRECTIVE. ACTION. HOLIDAYS. MANAGEMENT RIGHTS. WAGES SAVINGS CLAUSE. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS. AGENCY ASSIGNED VEHICLES.. CLOTHING AND UNIFORM ALLOWANCE TERM OF AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE.  2    PREAMBLE  This Agreement is entered into by the City of High Springs, Florida (hereinafter referred to as the "City"), and the North Central Florida Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (hereinafter  referred to as the' "P.B.A." or the Association").  ARTICLE1 RECOGNITION  The City hereby recognizes the Florida Police Benevolent Association, Inc. P.B.A. as the exclusive bargaining representative for all matters affecting wages, hours, and working conditions for those employees in the bargaining unit certified by the Public Employees Relations  Commission.  For purposes of this Agreement, this Agreement covers only full-time, sworn law enforcement officers who hold a rank below Lieutenant, and all full-time sworn and unsworn dispatchers employed by the City. Specifically excluded are: sworn law enforcement officers holding the rank ofl Police Lieutenant or higher, including the ChiefofPolice, and all other City  and Police Department employees.  ARTICLE2 NON-DISCRMINAION  The City agrees noti toi interfere with the right ofany eligible employee tol become ai member ofthe Association. There shall be no discrimination against an employee by reason ofrace, creed, color, handicap, national origin, sex, marital status, Association members or activity or lack of  Association membership or activity.  ARTICLE3  GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURE  In ai mutual effort to provide a harmonious working relationship between the parties to this Agreement, agreed and understood that there will be aj procedure for the resolution of grievances between the parties and that the procedure set forthi int this Article shall cover grievances involving the application or interpretations of this Agreement, and grievances involving discharge, suspension, demotion, or any other discipline ofai nature more severe than and including a written reprimand. Other less severe discipline is merely supervisory in nature and will not be subject to  the grievance process.  Every effort willl bet made by all parties to settle any grievance as expeditiously as possible. Any grievance not answered by management within the prescribed time limits shall automatically advance to the next higher step. Should the grieving party fail to observe the time limits as set forth in the steps of this Article for submitting or appealing a grievance or a decision based on a submitted grievance, the grievance shall be considered conclusively abandoned. Business days shall mean Monday through Friday, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays.  3    Any written grievance must state thej particular article which was violated and state how that particular article was violated. Failure to state these particular matters will result in a denial oft the grievance by the City. Any written decision which denies a grievance in Steps 1,2 and 3 must  include ai reason for the denial.  Grievances shall bej presented in the following manner:  Step 1: ChiefofPolice  The employee shall first present the grievance to the Chief of Police within ten (10) working days of the occurrence ofthe event(s) which gave rise tot the grievance. Ifthe event which gave rise to the grievance occurred at a time when the employee was on annual leave, sick leave, orother compensated leave, the ten (10) working day period shall commence running immediately upon the employee'si return from such compensated leave. The first step shall bei informal and may bej presented verbally by the employee. The P.B.A. representative may be present to represent the employee. The Chief of Police shall render his decision in writing within ten (10) working days, and must document the date on which he received the grievance, the substance of the grievance, the date(s) on which the supervisor met with the employee, the persons present at the meeting(s) between the supervisor and the employee, and the his ultimate determination regarding the  grievance.  Step 2: City Manager  If the grievance is not resolved at Step 1, the employee or the employee's P.B.A. representative acting with the employee's consent may proceed to Step 2 by submitting a written grievance as set forth int this Article, to the City Manager within ten (10) working days afterr receipt oft the decision at Step 1.7 The written grievance shall be discussed by and between the employee and/or the employee's P.B.A. representative and the City Manager within ten (10) working days after the submission of the written grievance at Step 2. The City Manager shall within ten (10) working days aftert the discussion render his decision in writing and provide a copy of the decision tot the employee. Whereag grievancei is general ini nature, int thati ita wplsiammlwdfemphges rather than a single employee, ori ift the grievance is directly between the Association and the City, such grievance shall be presented by the Association's Representative, in writing as set forth in this Article, directly to the City Manager, at Step 2 within ten (10) working days of the occurrençe of the event(s) or when the Association first became aware or should have become aware of the event(s). This is the final stepi in a dismissal hearing for an employee servingaprobationary period  and is the final step in a grievance based on a written reprimand.  Step 3: Arbitration  Ifthe grievance is not resolved at Step 2, the Association, consistent with the provisions of this Article, may submit the grievance to. Arbitration by delivering written notice ofintent to appeal to the other party no later than fifteen (15) working days after receipt of the decision at Step 2. The notice ofi intent to appeal must state the particular article which was violated and state how that particular article was violated or the notice will be null and avoid. Ift the grievance is not  4    appealed to arbitration within said fifteen (15) working days, the City Manager's Step 2 decision shall be final and binding upon the aggrieved employee or the. Association as the case may be. Within fifteen (15) working days after the grievance is submitted to arbitration, the parties shall jointly request the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the: sole function oft that body being to assist in the selection oft the arbitrator, toi furnish a panel ofs seven (7) impartial arbitrators particularly skilled in matters involving local government employee relations. Both the Association and the City shall have the right to strike three (3) names in alternating fashion from the panel, leaving the seventh (7) name as the Arbitrator who will hear the case. A coin toss shall  determine who shall strike ai name first.  Where there is ai threshold issue regarding arbitrability, it is understood that in such cases the Arbitrator will be resolved separate and apart from the merits of the grievance at the same  arbitration hearing.  On the substantive issues, the arbitrator shall issue his written not later than thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the closing of the hearings or the submission ofbriefs, whichever is later. The decision shall set forth the arbitrator shall confine his decision to the particular provision of this Agreement as set forth in the written grievance at Step 2. The arbitrator shall fashion an appropriate remedy for violation of the particular provisions contained in this Agreement, but shall have no authority to change, amend, add to, subtract from, ignore, or otherwise alter or supplement this Agreement or any part thereof or amendment thereto. The arbitration hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the Rules of Procedure promulgated by  the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.  The decision of the arbitrator, if made in accordance with his jurisdiction and authority under this Agreement, shall be final and binding upon the City, the. Association, and the members  ofthe bargaining unit.  Each party shall bear the expense of its own witness and of its own representatives for purposes oft the arbitration hearing. The impartial arbitrator's fee and related expense of obtaining a hearing room, if any, shall be paid equally by the City and the P.B.A. Any party desiring a transcript oft the hearing shall bear the cost ofs such transcript uniess both parties mutually agree to  share said cost.  Copies oft the arbitrator's award shall be furnished to both parties within thirty (30) days of the close of the arbitration hearing. The arbitrator's award shall be final and binding on the parties for awards where there is no unbudgeted monetary cost to the City. For those awards where there isan unbudgeted: monetary cost tot the City, the decision ofthe arbitrator shalll be advisory ini nature to the City Commission, who shall make the final determination as to the grievance.  Where any provision of this Agreement involves responsibility on the part of the Association which, in the view ofthe City, iti is not properly carried out, the City may present the issue tot the Association as a grievance. Ifsuch grievance cannot bei resolved by discussion between the City and the Association on an informal basis, the grievance shall bei initiated at Step 2 ofthis procedure by the Chief of Police City Manager and submitted in writing to the President of the  5        Association. Ifnot resolved within twenty (20) working days following receipt by the Association of the written grievance, the City may submit the grievançe to Arbitration under the provision of All above mentioned time frames may be extended in writing by mutual agreement.  this Article.  ARTICLE4 DUES DEDUCTION  Any member of the Bargaining Unit may have his membership dues deducted from his wages. Dues shall be deducted twice a month and shall thereafter be transmitted to the P.B.A.  accompanied by al list oft those employees' names whose dues are included.  ARTICLES  EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE  There shall be an mpoyee-Management Committee consisting of the following  Association and management representatives:  A: Two (2) representatives oft the Association and B: The Chiefof Police and the City Manager.  The Employee-Management Committee shall meet quarterly on dates mutually agreed upon by the participants. The function of the Committee shall be to discuss general matters pertaining to employee relations and Departmental operations. Additional meetings may be held  by mutual agreement oft the parties.  The Committee shall not engage in collective bargaining or resolution of grievances.  ARTICLE6 PERSONNEL RECORDS  Each employee covered by this Agreement shall have the right to inspect his official personnel file, provided, however, that such inspection shall take place during working hours at the location where the official personnel file is kept. The employee shall have the right to make  duplicate copies ofany items contained in his official personnel file.  Employees shall have the right to file a written response to any corrective action report documenting either a verbal reprimand or written reprimand or other document which is in the employee's C official personnel file or internal investigations file as ai result ofs supervisory action or citizen complaint. At the employee's request, any such written response shall be included in the employee's official personnel file or internal investigations file together with the corrective action Tot the extent permitted by law and in order to protect the privacy and promote the safety of individual police officers, the City agrees not to directly or indirectly furnish the news media or  report or other document against which it is directed.  6    public with any employee's home address, telephone number, photograph, and/or personnel records except that which is required per applicable current Florida State Statutes. However, an employee may consent in writing to having his photograph used as a trading card or on the  Department web site.  ARTICLE7  SENIORITY AND PERSONNEL REDUCTION  Seniority  Seniority shall mean an employee's continuous accumulated paid services with the City Police Department, which shall be computed from the employee's date of employment or re- employment. Seniority shall accumulate during all City authorized and approved leaves of absence, such as due to injury, illness, vacation, or any leave. However, seniority shall not accumulate during either leaves or absence without pay or suspensions without pay ifthel leave or  suspension isi in excess of four (4) continuous months.  Vacations  Vacation periods for each calendar year shall be drawn by employees on the basis of  seniority.  Layoffa and Recall  In the event the City determines that a reduction ini the workforce (layoff) is necessary, the  City will ameliorate thei impact of such action in the following manner:  A. Sworn Employees  In the event of a layoff for any reason, probationary employees do not have recall rights and will be laid off first. Following probationary employees, employees will be laid off in the inverse order of their seniority. Should there be a tie in seniority, the employee with the lowest average score ofthe past two (2)performance evaluations shall be laid off first.  Any employee to be laid off, who has advanced to his present classification from a lower classification, in which he held a permanent appointment, shall be given a position in a lower classification and his seniority int the lower classification shall be established according to the date of his permanent appointment to that classification. No new employee shall be hired in any classification until all employees on layoff status in that classification have had an opportunity to return to work. A laid off employee shall have recall rights to the law enforcement classification he held before the onset of the layoff procedure for a period of twelve (12) months following layoff. Employees shall be called back from layoff with seniority being the determining factor. An employee shall be notified of his recall to work by certified mail return receipt requested, mailed to his address maintained in the records of the official personnel file. The recall notice must be answered by the employee in writing within ten (10) calendar days of the  7    employee's receipt of the recall letter. Recall will be at the employee's last rate of pay and rank classification prior to the layoff. Upon recall, all credit for seniority shall be restored. Failure tor respond to recall within the time stipulated shall result in the employee's loss of recall rights  with the City. B.  Non-sworn Employees  Ifthe City determines to cease the dispatch function of the Police Department, the City will provide all effected employee(s) with: (1) ninety (90) days written notice prior to the cessation of the dispatch function, (2) severance pay which shall be equal to the lesser of: (a) one (1) week of pay for each full year of employment with the City or (b) twelve (12) weeks of pay, and (3) a recommendation to the private or public entity that will assume dispatch If the City determines to reduce the workforce of the dispatch function of the Police Department, probationary employees do not have recall rights and will be laid off first. Layoff  operations and functions to interview the affected employee(s).  and Recalls shall follow the same applicability as in Section A above,  C.  Bargaining Unit Employees  An employee who is laid off pursuant to this Article, provided the insurance carrier concurs, shall be given the opportunity to continue insurance coverage in existing programs to the extent allowed and subject to the conditions of state and federal laws, including, but not limited to, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act(COBRA). An employee who is laid off shall be considered to be terminated and shall be paid for all earned but unused  vacation time.  ARTICLE8 LEAVES OF ABSENCE  1. Leave of Absence Without Pay  A. The City Manager may grant any employee a leave of absence without pay upon the recommendation of the Chief of Police. Failure of any employee to return to duty upon expiration ofhis leave of absence shall constitute the resignation oft that employee. Holiday pay, PTO, and any other benefits on time spent in the employee of the City shall not accrue during a leave of absence without pay, provided, however that the employee may maintain his health insurance çoverage by paying the total cost ofhis group insurance premium. Pay or other increases for which an employee may become eligible based on whole, or inj part, on length of service with the City shall not be credited during any periodofleaveofabence without payi in excess oftwenty-  one (21)calendar days.  An employee shall return from al leave of absence at the employee's rank and rate of pay at  the time oft the commencement oft the leave.  8    B. A leave of absence without pay taken during the probationary period shall extend such probationary period the length oftime necessary to equal the leave. The employee shall return to the position upon expiration of the leave of absence and may return at a date prior to the  expiration ofleave ofa absence with the approval of the ChiefofPolice.  2.  Bereavement Leave  A. The Chief of Police shall grant an employce up to thee (3) consecutive work days without charge to sick leave, annual leave, holiday time or other accumulated time, due to a death inhis/heri immediate family. The term "immediate family" shall mean father, mother, spouse, child, step-child, step-father, step-mother, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, grandparent or grandchild of an employee or an employee's spouse. In the event that a funeral takes place outside the State of Florida, the ChiefofF Police may grant an additional two (2) work days oft bereavement leave. B. The ChiefofPolice: may grant an employee reasonable time offt to attend thei funeral ofay person who is not a member oft the employee'si simmediate family but with whom the employee had a special relationship. Time off under this paragraph will be charged against the employee's accumulated PTO time, ori ift there is not adequate PTO timewill be charged as leave without pay. C. All bereavement leave must bej pre-approved by the ChiefofPolice or his designee prior to being taken. Within thirty (30) calendar days from the date the employee returns to work from a deathi int the: family or as otherwise provided herein, the ChiefofPolice orl his designee may request the employee to proyide a copy of the death certificate, obituary notice or other documented proof of the deceased person. Failure to produce upon request a death certificate, obituary notice or other documented proof of the deceased person will result in the employee reimbursing the City for any paid leave taken under this article. Any employee found to have falsified his/her application for thet use ofbereavement leave willl be disciplined upt to and including  termination.  3. Paid Time Off  A. Paid time off (PTO) provides all full-time staff employees with paid time away from work that can be used for vacation, personal time, personal illness or time off to care for dependents. PTOmust be: scheduled in advance andl have approval from the ChiefofPolice, except in the case of illness or emergency. The PTO policy takes the place of sick leave, personal time,  floating holiday and vacation.  B. All accrued sick time that current employees have earned at the time of transition to PTO will be placed in individual sick banks for each employee. Employees can use their individual sick leave bank for extended sick leave absences (more than three days) only, and they can use it for their own illness or for a FMLA leave for a dependent's illness. Upon cessation of employment by resignation, retirement, or death, the employee or employee's estate shall be compensated for unused accumulated sick leave in accordance with the following schedule at the  rate of pay in effect at the time ofcessation:  1. Resignation after 15 years of continuous service up to 3601 hours.  9    2. Retirement and/or death after five years of continuance service up to 720 C. Employees who are terminated voluntarily without a two-week notice and employees who are terminated involuntarily for any reason are not entitled to payment for accrued, unused PTO unless approved by the City Manager. Employees who resign or retire will be paid for all unused, accrued PTO up to 800 hours. Pay will be automatically reduced for any unearned PTO that has been taken. PTO cannot be paid out while employed unless specified in subsection Dbelow. Iti is expected that a terminating employee will work the entire time designated by his or  hours.  her notice, at the convenience oft the City, without using PTO.  D. Ifar member has 300 hours of PTO or more on December 1 of each calendar year, the member may sell back up to 50 hours of PTO, at a rate of 80%, to be paid on the first non- payroll Thursday in December, subject to the availability of funding from the City. The member must notify the City in writing oft their request to sell their PTO no later than December 1 ofeach  calendar year.  E. A maximum of 800 hours PTO can be carried over to the next calendar year. The total number of hours carried over from one year to the next can never exceed 800. Any PTOin excess of 800 hours will be lost ifiti is unused in the calendar year, unless extenuating business circumstances have prevented the employee from taking scheduled PTO. In such cases, PTO may be carried over and taken int the first half of the next year with the approval oft the Chief of Police  and the City Manager.  F. The Chiefof Police, or their designee, shall determine when paid time off shall be granted for thel Department. The City Manager shall have authority to approve or disapprovel leave  for the Chiefof Police.  G. Employees will earn ten (10) hours ofPTO: incentive for not calling out eight hours orl less before their shift starts in a six-month period oft time, based on January 1st to June 30th and July 1st to December 31st. An employee can earn up to ai maximum of 20 hours per year.  H. All regular full-time employees covered by this article shall earn PTO in  accordance with the: following schedule:  Years of Service Less than One Year One to Five Years Five to. Eleven Years Eleven to Twenty Years Over' Twenty Years 4. Military Leave  Bi-Weekly Accrual PTO Hours Per Year  5.70 hours 7.85 hours 8.77 hours 10.31 hours 11.85 hours  1481 hours 204 hours 228 hours 268 hours 308 hours  An employee within thc bargaining unit who is commissioned reservc officer or reserve enlisted personnel in the United States Military, Naval Service, Coast Guard or member of the  10    Florida State National Guard shall be granted al leave of absence from his/her respective duties in accordance with the terms of Chapter 115 and 250, Florida Statutes, during such instances when they are ordered to military service or field training. Accordingly, an employee who is called to perform active military service shall be granted a leave of absence for said service as specified in the state statute, and the first thirty (30) calendar days of any such leave will be without loss of pay. An employee who is ordered to fieldi training in an active or inactive duty training status shall be granted al leave of absence as specified in the state statute for such service, and shall suffer no loss of pay for aj period not to exceed two-hundred forty (240) working hours in any one (1) fiscal  year.  An employee who obtains leave under this section ofthis Article shalll be required to submit an appropriate form to the Chief of Police as well as submit an order or statement from the  appropriate military commander as evidence of any such duty.  An employee serving on a military leave of absence will retain seniority and continuous  service rights.  5. Family and Mediçal Leave  A member of the bargaining unit shall be entitled to family and medical leave to the same  extent and in the same manner as all city employees.  ARTICLE9  PROBATIONARY PERSONNEL  A. Initial Probation  Each newly hired or rehired employee in the bargaining unit shall serve a probationary period not to exceed: 365 days during which time the employee shall not be entitled to any seniority rights but shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Upon completion ofs said 365 days, the employee shall be known as ai regular, full-time member and seniority rights  shall accrue from the commencement of the probationary period.  An employee, while on initial probation, shall be entitled to any merit increase, across-the- board increase, percentage increase or bonus provided for during the term ofthis Agreement which  occurred during the employee's probationary period.  An employee who does not satisfactorily complete his/her initial probation shall be terminated and shall have the right to grieve whether or not the termination was justified. Such grievance may only be processed up to Step 2 of the grievance procedure, as set forth in this  Agreement, and the decision at that step shall be final.  B. Promotional Probation  An employee who is promoted shall serve aj probationary period ofs six (6) months, during which time the employee shall accrue seniority rights with the Department but not at the promoted  11    classification. Upon completion of said six (6) months, the employee shall be entitled to accrue seniority rights at the promoted classification retroactive to the commencement oft the promotion. An employee returned to the rank held prior to probation within the first ninety (90) days of probation shall have the right to grieve the decision, and the grievance will bel limited to and may only be processed up to Step 2 ofthe Grievance procedure, as set forth ini this Agreement, and the decision at that step shall be final. An employee retured to the rank held prior to probation after the ninetieth (90th) day of probation shall havet thei right to grieve the decision, and the grievance will not bel limited  to Step 2 oft the grievance procedure set forth int this Agreement.  ARTICLE 10 BULLETIN BOARDS  Where al bulletin board is available, the City agrees to provide space on such bulletin board for Association use. Where a bulletin board is not available, the City agrees to provide such a  board.  The City shall permit the Association to post notices of the Association's business and  matters relating to the administration ofthis Agreement.  ARTICLE11  VOTING/POLITICAL ACTIVITY  During a primary, general or special election, an employee who is a registered voter and whose hours of work do not allow sufficient time for voting shall be allowed necessary time off with pay for this purpose. Where the polls are open two hours before or after hours after the employee's regular scheduled work period, it shall be considered sufficient time for voting.  Employees will be allowed to engage in the full range of political activities guaranteed to  all citizens while off duty and not in uniform.  ARTICLE 12  INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS AND OBLIGATIONS TO THE. PUBLIC The parties recognize that the security oft the City and its citizens depends to a great extent upon the manner in which the employees covered by this Agreement perform their various duties. Further, the parties recognize that the performance of such duties involves these employees in all manner of contacts and relationships, questions may arise or complaints may be made concerning the actions of employees covered by this Agreement. Investigation of such questions and complaints must necessarily be conducted by, or under the direction of, Departmental supervisory officials whose primary concern must be the security of the City and preservation of the public In order to maintain the security of the City and protect the interests of its citizens, the parties agree that the City must have the right to conduct investigations of citizen complaints and matters of internal security. In the event an employee becomes the subject of a formal Departmental or City investigation arising from a citizen complaint or allegation, the Department  interest.  12    or the City, whichever is appropriate, shall notify the employee of the complaint. Upon the conclusion of the formal investigation the employee will be notified of the disposition of the  complaint.  Any investigative interrogation of a sworn employee covered by this Agreement relative to a citizen's complaint and/or matter of internal security shall be conducted pursuant to and in strict conformity with thej provisions of Chapter 112, Part VI, Florida State Statutes, including, but  not limited to:  A. Thei interrogation shall be conducted at ai reasonable hour, preferably at at time when the employee is on duty, unless the seriousness of the investigation is of such a degree that  immediate action is required.  B. The employee under investigation shall be informed of the nature of the investigation prior to any interrogation and shall be informed of the name(s) of the complainant(s). All identifiable witnesses shall be interviewed whenever possible, and the specific alleged violation(s) of City and/or Department policies prior to the beginning of the  investigative interview of the accused officer.  C. The charge "conduct unbecoming an officer" can be used provided iti is qualified by D. The employee under investigation shall be informed of the rank, name, and command of the officer in charge of the investigation, the interrogating officer, and all persons present during the interrogation. All questions directed to the employee under interrogation shall be asked by and through one (1)interrogator during any one (I)investigative interrogation, unless  "ini that he/she and state the violation oft the Rules and Regulations."  specifically waived by the officer under investigation.  E. interrogation sessions shall be for reasonable periods and shall be timed to allow for such rest periods as are reasonably necessary. All interrogations must be held at the headquarters of the High Springs Police Department unless the employee is unable to come to the  headquarters or both parties agree to some other location.  F. At the request of any employee under investigation, he shall have the right to be represented by counsel or any other representative of! his choice who shall be present at all times  during such interrogation.  G. The formal interrogation of an employee, including all recess periods, shall be H. If the employee under interrogation is under arrest or is likely to be placed under arrest as a result oft the interrogation, he shall be completely informed of all his rights prior to the  recorded, and there shall be no unrecorded questions or statements.  commencement oft the interrogation.  I.  No employee shall be ordered to submit to any device designed to measure thei truth  of his responses during questioning; provided, however, that there shall be no restriction on the  13    right of any employee to submit to such device on a voluntary basis. There shall be no reference for refusing to take a polygraph entered into any City record or notes unless the employee  volunteered or agreed to take a polygraph and then refused.  J.  During interrogations the employee shall not be subjected to offensive language or  threats oft transfer, dismissal, or other disciplinary action. The interrogator does not have the right  tor make aj promise of reward as incentive to answering questions. the allegations, which are the subject oft the investigations.  K. During interrogations, questions shall be limited to the circumstances surrounding L. Int the interest ofinternal security and: fairness to the employee underinvestigation, the City insofar as is legally permissible, agrees to make no public statements concerning the alleged violation or the validity of the allegations under investigation until such time as the investigation has been completed and the findings of the investigation published. In the event the employee under investigation, or any organization or person representing said employee makes public statements concerning the allegations under investigation, the City shall have the right to  respond in any manner it deems appropriate.  M. An employee under investigation may obtain a copy of any written statement he N. The findings of the investigations shall be labeled "Unfounded" (did not occur), NoConclusion" (unable to determine guilty or not guilty), "Sustained" (guilty as charged) or" "Not  has executed.  Sustained" (not guilty). No other terminology may be used.  In investigations involving sworn or non-sworn personnel, where an employee is to be interrogated concerning an alleged violation of the Rules and Regulations of the City or the Department which, if proven, may result in discipline to the employee which is greater than a written reprimand, the employee shall be afforded ai reasonable opportunity and facilities to contact and consult privately with an attorney ofhis/her choosing or al representative may bej present during the interrogation. Where the attorney or P.B.A. representative is not immediately available and condition permit, the interrogation will be postponed for one twenty-four (24) hour period.  No employee will be compelled to speak or testify, or be questioned by any non- In case where the City chooses to relieve any member of the bargaining unit from duty pending an investigation or other administrative determination, the following conditions will The employee will remain on full salary and allowances and shall not lose any benefits during this period of time. Matters should be settled within a two (2) week time frame. Neither the employer nor the employee may unduly delay the hearing. 2. Int the event the employee has been charged criminally with the filing ofa any criminal traffic violation, any misdemeanor or any felony, the employee will be put on administrative  governmental agency.  prevail: 1.  14    leave without pay pending the conclusion of the investigation or by approval of the City Manager. The City reserves the right and may, under circumstances, place the employee on administrative duties pending the conclusion or dismissal ofthe charge filed. Ifthe employee isf found not guilty ori ift the charges are dropped, the employee will be paid their base salary without interest for the time they were on leave without pay and there will be no loss of Only "sustained" findings following an investigation will be inserted in an employee's personnel record; however, a separate Internal Affairs file may be kept on employees containing all complaints lodged and all findings made. Unless there is a recurrence oft the same infraction within one (1) calendar year, the prior infraction will not be sued for The City shall not discharge or discipline any employee without just cause and due process. The City agrees that no that adverse action will be taken against any employee who exercises  seniority or benefits for that period oft time.  progressive disciplinary purposes.  the rights provided fori ini this Article.  ARTICLE13 LEGAL BENEFITS  The City will defend employees against any legal actions taken against them as a result of their actions while acting in the scope of their employment, unless such employee acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety or property (i.e. in the line of duty) and will initiate any proper and appropriate The City agrees to indemnify all employees against judgments levied against them as a result of their actions while acting ini the scope of their employment, unless the employee acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose of in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of  counter suits.  human rights, safety or property.  ARTICLE 14 RULES AND REGULATIONS  The City's Personnel Rules and Regulations and the Police Department's Rules, Regulations, Directives, Orders and Standard Operating Procedures shall be applicable to all  members to the extent they do not conflict with this Agreement.  Prior to the City implementing any change to its Personnel Rules and Regulations, the P.B.A. shall be provided five (5) days' notice and an opportunity to discuss such change(s). However, under emergencies classified as such by the City Manager, changes may be made without notice until the situation is resolved, wherein the change would be made without notice until the situation is resolved, wherein the change would be noticed with an opportunity to discuss  as provided for in this Paragraph.  15    The City agrees to meet with the Association within sixty (60) days after the implementation ofthis Agreement for the purpose of discussing newi rules and regulations. The City will provide each newly-hired or rehired employee with a copy ofallo ofthe City's Personnel Rules and Regulations and the Police Department's Rules, Regulations, Directives,  Orders and Standard Operating Procedures.  Its shall be understood that the Chief ofPolice may modify, change, remove or add to any Department Rule, Regulation, Directive, Order, or Standard Operating Procedure as long as it does  not conflict with any oft the provisions ofthis Agreement.  Any changes to a member's compensation, terms and conditions of employment or benefits,  which are not resolved after meeting and conferring shall be subject to impact bargaining.  ARTICLE 15  TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTTO. A HIGHER CLASSIFICATION  Employees temporary filling, ori interacting capacity aj position in higher rank shall receive ai rate ofthe base salary ofthel higher classification or five percent (5%) higher than the employee's base rate of pay, whichever is greater, after serving in that capacity for at least forty (40) hours.  ARTICLE16 TRAINING  A. Where the City requires an employee to attend supervisory training and/or training in specialized techniques, the City will make every reasonable effort to facilitate the employee attending such training during his normal working hours. Int the event the City is unable to schedule the employee to attend such training during his normal working hours, the employee shall be required to attend such training during his off-duty hours; provided, however, that the time spent by the employee in such training during his off-duty hours shall be compensated in accordance  with hours of work and overtime.  B. All sworn officers will be required to train and qualify with their duly weapon, and any other authorized weapon, on an annual basis. The training will be conducted by a certified firearms instructor. All ammunition and safety equipment required for authorized training and qualification will be furnished by the City. Any employee required to attend such training during their off-duty hours will be compensated in accordançe with hours of work and overtime. An employee will be required toj post a score ofat least eighty percent (80%) oft the HSPD 501 handgun qualification course, attached to this Agreement as Appendix "A." to qualify. An employee who fails on a third attempt to qualify with his/her duty weapon shall be reassigned to a non-sworn The City shall provide to each sworn officer upon written request fifty (50) rounds of .40 caliber handgun ammunition per quarter to be utilized to assist with necessary skill handling and shooting proficiency. The employee shall be required to shoot the ammunition within the quarter  capacity until the employee posts a qualifying score with noi reduction inj pay.  16    that the ammunition is received. An employee may shoot the ammunition while on-duty provided  the employee receives approval in advance from theirimmediate supervisor.  Transportationt to thej pistol range or transportation to any required and scheduled training shall be provided by the Police Department. In the event such transportation is not available, the employee shall be entitled to applicable travel time and mileage allowance, at the current rate Thei Employeel Management Committee shall discuss and make recommendations: concerning which manuals willl be used, what weapons or equipment shall be carried and qualified, and what other equipment or weapons may be carried after qualification. These recommendations shall be  established by the State ofl Florida.  forwarded to the Chief for consideration and approval where appropriate.  ARTICLE 17  ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE  The Association shall be represented by its President or his designee.  An employee representative of the Association shall be permitted reasonable access to all Police Department work locations at reasonable times tol handle specific grievances: and matters of interpretation of this Agreement. The Association shall inform the City of the identity of its representative at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to obtaining access provided in this Paragraph,  unless the parties agree otherwise.  The City shall on or about October Ist annually provide the Association with a complete roster of the name, rank, position and date of hire for each police officer and communications employee. The Association will, upon receipt of the roster, furnish the City with a list of current members of the bargaining unit, or submit a statement verifying that the membership of the unit One (1) employee representative of the Association who is engaged in the negotiation of the successor contract shall be allowed toa attend the negotiations sessionst that occur within his/her normal  contains no persons not included in the City's roster.  duty hours without loss of pay or benefits.  ARTICLE 18 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE  Section 1. "Educational Assistance Plan"  The City of High Springs' educational assistance plan is designed to assist the City employees in obtaining additional training and educational in law enforcement related subjects to  prepare them for advancement.  Section 2. "Reimbursement"  17    As money is available and budgeted, each employee shalll bei reimbursed, up to $1,500 each fiscal year, upon successful completion of each course, ift the following criteria are met: A. The employee has successfully completed the probationary period.  B. The employee has submitted an application for tuition assistance to the Chief of Police prior to registering for the course. Application forms may be obtained from the Personnel  Department.  C. The employee has received an approved application form from the ChiefofPolice D. The employee satisfactorily completed the course with a grade of' "C" or better. E. The employee is still employed by the City of High Springs Police Department at F. The employee submits the approved application form, accompanied by the tuition receipt and evidence of satisfactory completion oft the course with al letter grade of"C" or better or a grade of' "Satisfactory" where a letter grade is unavailable to the Chiefof Police orl his designee for reimbursement. At the time of submission, the employee must certify that he/she did not and will not receive any funds for reimbursement for any course from any source other than the City  or his designee prior to registering for the course.  the time application for reimbursement is submitted.  of High Springs, i.e. G.I. Bill, federal grant, etc.  An employee whose employment is terminated voluntarily or involuntarily within one (I)yeard ofbeing reimbursed: forad course will be required to reimburse the City for the prorated amount of reimbursement based on a twelve (12) month schedule, and such reimbursement may be deducted by the City from the employee's pay or An employee found to have falsified an application for reimbursement will be Subject to the above criteria being met, an employee shall be reimbursed for  accrued! leave.  disciplined upi to and including termination. tuition and books based on the following schedule:  Letter Grade "A" or "B" Letter Grade "C" or "Satisfactory" entitled to any reimbursement.  100% 50%  Any grade below al letter grade of"C" or a course graded "unsatisfactory" will not  ARTICLE 19 18  WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFTIS    An employee who is covered by Chapter 440, Florida Statutes, Workers' Compensation, and in accordance with the provisions set forth there under, incurs an injury or illness while on duty, and directly related to work performed for the Police Department, shall be authorized to receive all ofthe benefits under said statutory scheme to the full extent allowed by the law to the  same extent provided for all City employees whichever is greater.  ARTICLE20 INSURANCE/RERETIREMENT  The City agrees to furnish all full-time bargaining unit members with a major medical, The City agrees to pay the entire premium for the employee's coverage. The employee shall be responsible for payment of the premium for the employee's spouse and/or dependents, if  surgical, hospitalization and group insurance plan.  desired.  The City agrees to enroll all members of the bargaining unit in the Florida Retirement System (FRS), upon application to and acceptance by FRS. If determined eligible by FRS, employees who were enrolled in the City of High Springs/Florida League of Cities Police and Firefighters' Pension Trust, may purchase coverage in FRS, retroactive to the date of their  employment.  ARTICLE21  HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME  The following provisions shall govern hours of work and overtime:  A. A normal work period for members covered by this Agreement shall depend on their schedule. There shall be two (2) normal shifts, eight (8) and twelve (12) hour shifts. B. Those employees assigned to work an eight (8) hour shift shall be scheduled to work ten (10) eight (8) hour shifts per two (2) week pay period. Any hours worked in excess of those hours shall be compensated at the rate of time and al half(1 1/2) their regular straight time. C. Those employees assigned to work twelve (12) hour shifts shall be scheduled to work six (6) twelve (12) hour shifts and one (1) eight (8) hour shift per two (2) week period. Any hours worked in excess oft those hours shall be compensated at time and al half(1 1/2).  D. Dispatchers shall bid on their shifts once annually at thel beginning ofe each calendar year, which shall be done on the basis of seniority. Four (4)oft the shifts will be 12-hour shifts and will bet the: same as the police officers. There will be an additional "cover" shift that will run either 1600-2400 (4 pm-12 am) or 1700-0100 (5 pm-1 am) for Tuesday through Sunday. In order to compensate for the four (4) hours of automatic overtime that this 12-hour shift creates, the communications supervisor will work one late date (Wednesday) from 1100-1900 (11 am-7 pm), allowing the dayshift dispatcher to go home at 1500 (3 pm) and work an eight (8) hour day. Additionally, the nightshift dispatcher's work schedule will require one eight (8) hour work day  19    per pay period (Tuesday through Sunday) beginning at 2300 (11 pm) with the "cover" shift dispatcher working those hours. Days off shall be rotated quarterly (e.g., From January through March, a day shift dispatcher will have Saturday and Sunday off, from April through June, the days off shall rotate tol Monday and' Tuesday; etc. This shall apply to the other two (2) shifts in the same manner). Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time that the City has less than four (4) full time dispatchers employed and working a full-time schedule, the Chief of Police or his designee may schedule dispatchers in ai manner that, in his discretion, provides the maximum coverage and  benefit to the City. E.  Each year, starting on the pay period which starts after. January 1st, bargaining unit  members assigned to twelve (12) hour shifts will re-bid for one of the two (2) twelve (12) hour shifts. Placement on the shifts will be determined by seniority and will last for the calendar year. The City may create a twelve (12) hour relief shift with hours based on the needs of the Department. The bidding and placement described in this paragraph is only for one (1)oft the two (2)twelve (12) hour shifts. The ChiefofPolice or his designee reserves the right, inl his discretion,  to make team and squad assignments.  F. G. H.  Those members with a rank of Sergeant or above or a supervisor will be exempt Ifan employee covered by this Agreement is called out to work at a time outside The above mentioned minimum call-out compensation shall apply to required off-  from the bid process and may be placed on a shift and rotated as the need arises.  their normal working hours, they shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours pay or actual time duty appearances as a subpoenaed witness to attend any court, deposition, or other legal matters on pending criminal, civil or traffic cases where the employee is involved in their official police capacity. Any feesi in connection with the appearance before any court or for thc purpose oft taking depositions shall be retained by the employee. Any mileage fees shall be paid tot the City ifa City disaster or similar circumstances, that employee will be paid one half of their base pay rate for those hours on stand-by. Only the ChiefofPolice orl his designee can place an employee on stand- in a scheduled work shift in excess of three (3) working days unless there is an emergency as taken for vacation, sick leave, bereavement leave, or time taken off for holiday leave but shall include time spent ini training, travel to and from court, and time actually working a shift. coming in early for a shift will be assigned by rotation on the basis ofs seniority, starting with the employee having the greatest scniority. Should an employee be offered an overtime or extra duty assignment and decline that assignment, their name will be placed on the bottom of the list. In  worked, whichever is greater.  vehicle was used for travel.  I. by. J. K. L.  In the event an employee is off duty and placed on "stand-by" in anticipation ofa  As seventy-two (72) hour notice shall be given to the employee prior to any change For purposes of determining overtime, hours worked shall not include time off Extra duty assignments of ai nature other than working over at the end ofas shift or  classified by the City Manager.  20    certain cases, an employee may wish to not work extra duty or overtime assignments. In that situation, an employce may request, in writing, to have their name: removed from the list. week or one hundred-twenty (120) hours per pay period without permission from the Chief of  M. Police or his designee. N.  No employee shall work more than sixteen (16) hours per day, sixty (60) hours per  Shift Coverage When a bargaining unit member works a shift outside of their  normal shift schedule, the bargaining unit member shall be paid at the rate oft time and one-half (1.5x) their base hourly rate regardless of whether the member met the rules for overtime compensation or not as outlined in Section B and C of this article. This section is intended for bargaining unit members who have, or will use, vacation time during the pay period.  ARTICLE22 VACCINATIONS  The City shall furnish all members of the bargaining unit with the full extent of vaccinations and blood-borne pathogen protection required by Florida law or provided to all  general employees, whichever is greater.  ARTICLE23 CORRECTIVE ACTION  Its shall be the duty of each member to maintain high standards of cooperation, efficiency and integrity in his or her conduct and work performance with the City inl keeping with the Oath of Office; the laws of the United States, the State of Florida and the City of High Springs; provision(s) of Departmental or City Rule(s) or Regulation(s) and Standard Operating  Procedure(s) and other directive(s).  The Cityl has the right tot take corrective: actionagainst. an employee for unsatisfactory work, misconduct or for other just cause. "Corrective action" shall mean disciplinary action including,  but not limited to, written reprimand, suspension or discharge.  The City follows a system of progressive discipline in that thc City imposes a level of discipline necessary to correct undesirable behavior. Actions taken. may increase in severity ifthe original offense is not corrected or if a subsequent offense arises. Progressive discipline assures that discipline is administered consistently and in a non-discriminatory manner.  Based on the severity of the offense, disciplinary action imposed by the City for the first or subsequent offenses may include a suspension without pay, ai reduction in salary, demotion or  discharge.  Actions that may result in the immediate removal of an employee from the work site include, but are. not limited to: criminal misconduct, arrest for domestic violence, assauit, battery,  21    theft, insubordination, sabotage, any threat to the safety of employees or the public and/or  suspected drug or alcohol use on thej job. Disciplinary actions are as follows:  1.  Written Reprimand: Issued by management when counseling has not resulted in a satisfactory change in the employee's conduct or work performance or when counseling  isn not deemed by management to be sufficiently severe for thc offense.  2.  Suspension: Issued by management for the good oft the City or for other just cause or when a written reprimand has not resulted in a satisfactory change in the employee's conduct or work performance or when a written reprimand is not deemed by management tol be sufficiently severe for the offense.. A suspension is an involuntary removal from the 3. Discharge: Issued by management for just cause or when previous disciplinary actions have failed to bring a satisfactory change in the employee's conduct or work performance, or when a suspension is not deemed by management to be sufficiently severe for the offense. A specific reason for discharge is not required for an initial probationary employee who fails to meet probationary standards. A discharge is a permanent separation from and termination of employment with the City. reduction inj pay or reduction in classification (i.e. demotion).  work site which includes loss of pay for the time specified.  4.  Other types ofo disciplinary action may be appropriate including, but not limited to, An employee being considered for discipline that constitutes anything greater than a written reprimand shall receive notice ofbeing considered for such discipline at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of such action being taken in writing unless conditions as deemed by the Police Chief exist which would require immediate action or circumstances by the affected employee exist which would: require immediate action or circumstances by the affected employee  exist which make such advance notice impossible.  Administrative leave or a suspension with pay may be utilized for the purpose of an investigatory procedure or pending investigation. The determination ofwhether an employee shall be placed on administrative leave or suspended with pay shall be made by the Police Chief or his  designee, in his sole discretion.  Appeal and grievance rights or employees are provided in other articles within this  Agreement.  22    ARTICLE24 HOLIDAYS  The City recognizes the following as paid holidays for bargaining unit employees:  New Year's Day---January 1  Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday---Third Monday in January President's Day Third Monday in February Memorial Day---Last Monday in May Independence Day---July 4 Labor Day---First Monday in September Veterans' Day--November 11 Thanksgiving Day--Fourth Thursday in November Day after hanksglving--Fourth Friday in November Christmas Eve---December 24 Christmas Day--December 25 New Yearslye--December 31  1. Eachi member of thel bargaining unit will receive ten (10) hours holiday pay foreach 2. An employee who works on a holiday will be paid at ai rate equal to one and one- half (1 1/2) times his/her regular hourly rate. For calculation of hours worked at the overtime rate, thel holiday shall start and end at midnight and hours worked between those time periods will be counted at time and a half (1 1/2) regardless of the employee's shift 3. An employee who is scheduled to work and who wishes to take the holiday off, 4. Ifaholiday falls while an employee is on vacation, it will be paid as a holiday and not charged to vacation time for that day. Holidays that fall during scheduled vacation may 5. Bargaining unit employees who are working and/or on standby will receive one (1) day off for cach nonscheduled "emergency day off" granted by the City Manager or the Mayor to non-bargaining unit employees who are paid. Said day off must be scheduled 6. Each bargaining unit employee will receive one ten (10) hour Personal Holiday each calendar year. The Personal Holiday will be available to the member each January 1 and must be used by each December 31 of each year or the Personal Holiday will be  holiday listed above at his/her regular rate of pay.  starting and ending times.  must obtain the approval oft the ChiefofPolice or his designee.  be filled by the City.  with the approval oft the Chief of Police.  forfeited.  23    ARTICLE25 MANAGEMENT RIGHTS  The Association agrees that the City has and will continue to retain, whether exercised or not, the sole and unquestioned right to operate and manage its affairs in all respects; and the powers and authority which the City has not officially abridged, delegated or modified by the express provisions ofthis Agreement are retained by the City. The rights ofthe City, through its management officials, including, but not limited toi its Police Chiefa and City Manager, shall include, but shall not be limited to: the right to determine the organization ofCity government; to determine the purpose ofe eachofits constituent agencies; to exercise control and discretion over the organization and efficiency of the City; to set standards for services to be offered to the public; to direct the employees of the City, including the right to assign work and overtime; to hire, examine, classify, promote, train, transfer, assign, and schedule employees inj positions with the City; to suspend, demote, discharge, or take otherdisciplinary, action: against employees forj just cause; toi increase, reduce, change, modify,oralter the composition and size oft the workforce, including the right to relieve employees of duties because oflack ofwork, funds or other reasons; to determine the location, methods, means, and personnel by which operations are to be conducted, including the right to determine if goods or services are to be made or purchased; toe csablah,moliy,combine ora abolishjobclasifications; to change or eliminate existing methods, equipment or facilities; and to establish, implement and maintain an effective  internal security program.  The City has the sole authority to determine the purpose and mission oft the City, to prepare and submit budgets to be adopted by the City Commission and to expend monies appropriated by  the Commission as it shall deem advisable.  Thosei inherent managerial functions, prerogatives and policy-making rights which the City has not expressly modified or restricted by a specific provision of this Agreement are not in any way, directly or indirectly, subject to the grievance procedure contained herein. Ifiti is determined by the City that emergency conditions exist, including, but not limited to: riots, civil disorders, hurricane or severe weather condition, catastrophes or disorders, the provisions of this Agreement may be suspended by the City during the time of the declared emergency, provided that wage rates, overtime, and other monetary benefits shall not be  suspended.  Any changes to a member's wages, terms and conditions of employment or benefits shall  be: subject to impact bargaining.  ARTICLE26 WAGES  Section 1-1 Establishment of a Step Plan  Effective October 1, 2022, a step plan is established for all bargaining unit members, as reflected in Appendix A, attached to this article. Effective October 1,2022, all members willl have  24    their salaries adjusted based on their years of service in their grade, as reflected in the. Appendix Effective October 1, 2022, if the City hires a bargaining unit member with previous law enforcement experience, the bargaining unit member may be given, at the discretion ofthe City, one (1); year of credit for each two (2): years of law enforcement service. Additionally, the City may award current bargaining unit members additional steps based on their previous experience. Ifa bargaining unit member serves in an acting position immediately prior to their promotion into that position, the acting time shall count towards their total years ofs service.  B, attached to this article.  Section 2- Wage Increases  I. Forl Fiscal Year 2024-2025, the parties agree that bargaining unit members will NOT advance one step in the established Step Plan; however, the Step Plan will receive a five percent (5%) Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). This will result in each employee receiving five percent (5%) pay increase across the board. 2. For Fiscal Year 2025-2026, the parties agree that all bargaining unit members shall advance one step in the Step Plan, subject to funding, as outlined in Section 1 ofthis  Agreement and Appendix A, attached to this Agreement.  Section 3 - Training Pay (DOR)  Bargaining unit members assigned to complete a Daily Observation Report on a Police Officer/Police Sergeant Trainee will be compensated at the rate offifteen dollars ($15)perreport.  ARTICLE27 SAVINGS CLAUSE  Allj job benefits hereto enjoyed by the employees who are: not specifically provided for or abridged by the Collective Bargaining Agreement shall continue under conditions that they had previously been granted. The Agreement will not deprive any employee of any benefits or protection granted by the laws ofthe State ofFlorida, the ordinances ofthe City ofl High Springs, ort the personnel rules and regulations ofl High Springs not in conflict with this Agreement.  ARTICLE28 SEVERABILITY CLAUSE  Should any provision of this Collective Bargaining Agreement or any part thereof, be rendered or declared invalid by reason of any existing or subsequently enacted legislation, or by any decree of accord of competent jurisdiction, all other articles and sections of this Agreement  shall remain in full force and effect for the duration ofthis Agreement.  Should any article be rendered invalid, it shall bei re-negotiated within sixty (60) days.  25    ARTICLE2 29 STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS  There will be no strikes, work stoppages, picket lines, slow downs, boycotts, or conceited failure or refusal to perform assigned work by the employees or the Association and there willl be no lockouts by the City fori the duration ofthis Agreement. The Association supports the City fully  in maintaining normal operations.  Any employee who participates in or promotes a strike, work stoppage, picket line, slow down, boycott, or conceited failure or refusal to perform assigned work may disciplined or discharged by the City and only the question of whether he did in fact participate in or promote  such action shall be subject to grievance and arbitration procedure.  It is recognized by the parties that the City is responsible for and engaged in activities which are the basis of the health and welfare of the citizens. Accordingly, it is understood and agreed that in the event of any violation(s) of this section, the City shall be entitled to seek and  obtain immediate injunctive relief.  "Picketing" as used herein shall mean any action which has the effect of preventing employees from reporting to or continuing work or preventing the public from entering public  facilities.  ARTICLE 30  AGENCY ASSIGNED VEHICLES  A. The Chief of Police reserves the right to establish the availability of vehicles, positional assignments, the process by which vehicle assignment will be made, to monitor the program to ensure compliance with the policies governing the use oft the Department vehicles, and to suspend or terminate an assignment or the program. In this regard, the Chief of Police may require that a vehicle assigned to an employee pursuant to Paragraph B be called in as a pool  vehicle.  B. Subject to the language in Paragraph A, an employee is authorized to drive his/her agency-assigned vehicle to and from the employee's home sO long as the employee either holds the rank of Sergeant or the employee's homestead is within thirty miles of_the City limits. The employee may also use the vehicle for training, court appearances, special details and other needs  as designated or approved by the ChiefofPolice  C. Notwithstanding the language in Paragraph A, an employee assigned as the K-9 Handler shall be issued a vehicle and is authorized to drive the vehicle to and from the employee's home as well as to training, court appearances, special details and other needs as designated or  approved by the ChiefofPolice.  26    D. An employee shall be allowed to use an agency vehicle for all off-duty work that is law enforcement related, provided that the off-duty work has been approved in advance by the  ChiefofPolice.  ARTICLE31  CLOTHING AND UNIFORM. ALLOWANCE  A. For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2023, and through the term of this Agreement, the member oft the bargaining unit assigned as a detective shall be paid the lump sum  of$500 fora clothing allowance.  B. All sworn officers shall be given a shoe allowance of $150 per year payable on C. Uniformed employees will be issued two (2) new shirts and two (2) new trousers  October Ist.  pery year, ifrequested.  ARTICLE32 TERM OF AGREEMENT  Section 1  This Agreement is effective October 1,2023, and will remain in effect through September 30, 2026. The City and the Association agree that for the Fiscal Years 2025 - 2026, each party  has thei right to reopen up to two (2) articles in addition to. Article 26. Section 2-1 Memorandum aflmemiamim.seslemens  The parties recognize that during the term of this Agreement situations may arise which require that terms and conditions not specifically and clearly set forth in the Agreement must be clarified or amended. Under such circumstances, the Association is specifically authorized by bargaining unit members to enter into the settlement of grievance disputes or memorandum ofunderstanding that clarifies or amends this Agreement, without having tol be ratified by bargaining unit members.  27    IN WITNESS HEREOF, the parties have signed this AGREEMENT to be effective as of  October1,2024.  APPROVED BY THE CITY OF HIGH SPRINGS  Jeremy Marshall, City Manager  Date  APPROVED FOR' THE: FLORIDA POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, INC.  SpGaag Date  ChiefNegotigtor  3  Florida Pohce Benevolent Association, Inc. Kendrick Hampton Lubs High Springs Poliçe Department NCFL PBA Representative  9MAY  28        PBA/City of High Springs DATE: September 5th, 2024 Page 1ofi 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 16 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 35  CITY Proposal - Article #26-C Counter to Union's Proposal  ARTICLE: 26 WAGES  4 Section 1-1 Establishment ofa Step Plan  Effective October 1, 2022, a step plan is established for all bargaining unit members, as  7 reflected in Appendix. A, attached tot this article. Effective October1 1, 2022, all members will have 8 their salaries adjusted based on their years of service in their grade, as reflected in the Appendix 12 enforcement experience, the bargaining unit member may be given, at the discretion ofthe City, 13 one (1) year of credit for each two (2) years of law enforcement service. Additionally, the City 14 may award current bargaining unit members additional steps based on their previous experience. 17 promotion into that position, the acting time shall count towards their total years of service.  9 B, attached to this article.  Effective October 1, 2022, if the City hires a bargaining unit member with previous law  Ifa bargaining unit member serves in an acting position immediately prior to their  19 Section 2 - Wage Increases  1. For Fiscal Year 2023-2024, 2024-2025, thej parties agree that bargaining unit members will NOT advance one step in the established Step Plan; however, the Step Plan will receive a three five percent (3%) (5%) Cost ofLiving Adjustment (COLA). This will result in each employee receiving three five percent (3%) (5%)payi increase across the 2. For Fiscal Year 2024-2025-and 2025-2026, the parties agree that all bargaining unit members shall advance one step in the Step Plan, subject to funding, as outlined in Section 1 ofthis Agreement and Appendix A, attached to this Agreement.  board.  31 Section 3- Training Pay (DOR)  Bargaining unit members assigned to complete a Daily Observation Report on a Police  34 Officer/Police Sergeant Trainee will be compensated at thei rate of fifteen dollars ($15) per report.  For theCity  For PBA  PBA's Chief-Labor) Negotiator 3 Seph520a  Zaae  7/5/24  Date  Date    PBA/City ofl High Springs DATE: September 5th, 2024 Page 1 of4  CITY Proposal - Article #3 - City's Counter Proposal  ARTICLE3  2 3 4  GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURE  Ina a mutual effort to provide al harmonious working relationship between thej parties to this  5 Agreement, agreed and understood that there will be aj procedure for the resolution of grievances 6 between the parties and that thej procedure set forth in this Article shall cover grievances involving 7 the application or interpretations of this Agreement, and grievances involving discharge, 8 suspension, demotion, or any other discipline ofai nature more severe than and including a written 9 reprimand. Other less severe discipline is merely supervisory in nature and will not be subject to  10 the grievance process.  11 12  Every effort willl be made by all parties to settle any grievance as expeditiously as possible.  13 Any grievance not answered by management within the prescribed time limits shall automatically 14 advance to the next higher step. Should the grieving party fail to observe the time limits as set 15 forth in the steps of this Article for submitting or appealing a grievance or a decision based on a 16 submitted grievance, the grievance shall be considered conclusively abandoned. Business days 17 shall mean Monday through Friday.excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays.  18 19  Any written grievance must: state thej particular article which was violated and statel how that  20 particular article was violated. Failure to state these particular matters will result in a denial ofthe 21 grievance by the City. Any written decision which denies a grievance in Steps 1, 2 and 3 must  22 include ai reason for the denial.  23 24 25 26 27 28  Grievances shall be presented in the following manner:  Step 1: ChiefofPolice  The employee shall first present the grievance tot the ChiefofPolice within five(5)t ten(10)  29 working days of the occurrence oft the event(s) which gave rise to the grievance, erfrem-the-date 30 hleempeyeelsuine awareorshouldhayehesemeaeofiheoftheevent-Ifthe event which 31 gave rise to the grievançe occurred at a time when the employee was on annual leave, sick leave, 32 or other compensated leave, the five-(5) ten (10) working day period shall commence running 33 immediately upon the employee's return from such compensated leave. The first step shall be 34 informal and may be presented verbally by the employee. The P.B.A. representative may be 35 present to represent the employee. The Chief of Police shall render his decision in writing within 36 five-(5) ten (10)_working days, and must document the date on which he received the grievance, 37 the substance of the grievance, the date(s) on which the supervisor met with the employee, the  For the City aase  Forl PBA  y'sChiefLabor Negotiator 15hy Date  PBA'sChiefLabor Sp52oaf Date  Negotiator  2    PBA/City of High Springs DATE: September 5th, 2024 Page 2 of4  CITY Proposal - Article #3 - City's Counter Proposal  38 persons present at the meeting(s) between the supervisor and the employee, and the his ultimate  39 determination regarding the grievance.  40 41 42 43  Step 2: City Manager  Ift the grievance is not resolved at Step 1, the employee or the employee's P.B.A.  44 representative acting with the employee's consent may proceed to Step 2 by submitting a written 45 grievance as set forth in this Article, to the City Manager within five-(5) ten (10)_working days 46 after receipt oft the decision at Step 1. The written grievance shall be discussed by and between the 47 employee and/or the employee's P.B.A. representative and the City Manager within five-(5 ten 48 (10)working days after the submission of the written grievance at Step 2. The City Managershall 49 within five-(5) ten (10)_working days after the discussion render his decision in writing, and 50 provide a copy oft the decision to the employee. Where a grievance is general ini nature, in that it 51 applies to a number of employees rather than a single employee, or if the grievance is directly 52 between the Association and the City, such grievance shall be presented by the Association's 53 Representative, in writing as: set forth in this Article, directly to the City Manager, at Step 2 within 54 ten-(19) ten (10) working days of the occurrence of the event(s) or when the Association first 55 became aware or should have become aware of the event(s). This is the final step in a dismissal 56 hearing for an employee serving a probationary period and is the final step in a grievance based  57 ona written reprimand.  58 59 60 61  Step 3: Arbitration  Ifthe grievançe is not resolved at Step 2, the Association, consistent with thej provisions of  62 this Article, may submit the grievance to Arbitration by delivering written notice ofintent to appeal 63 to the other party no later than fifteen (15) working days after receipt of the decision at Step 2. 64 The notice of intent to appeal must state the particular article which was violated and state how 65 that particular article was violated or the notice will be null and avoid. Ifthe grievance is not 66 appealed to arbitration within said fifteen (15) working days, the City Manager's Step 2 decision 67 shall be final and binding upon the aggrieved employee or the Association as the case may be. 70 shall jointly request the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the sole function ofthat body 71 being to assist in the selection oft the arbitrator, to furnish aj panel ofs seven (7) impartial arbitrators 72 particularly skilled in matters involving local government employee relations. Both the 73 Association and the City shall have the right to strike three (3) names in alternating fashion from  68 69  Within fifteen (15)working days after the grievance is submitted to arbitration, the parties  For the_City Oh'sChiefLabor) Negotiator ese 75lzy Date  For PBA,  PBA's ChiefLabor Septsaset Date  Negotiator  32    PBA/City of] High Springs DATE: September Sth, 2024 Page 3 of4  CITY Proposal - Article #3 - City's Counter Proposal  74 the panel, leaving the seventh (7) name as the Arbitrator who willl hear the case. A coin toss shall  75 determine who shall strike ai name: first.  76 77 80 81  Where there is a threshold issue regarding arbitrability, it is understood that in such cases  78 the Arbitrator will be resolved separate and apart from the merits of the grievance at the same  79 arbitration hearing.  On the substantive issues, the arbitrator shall issue his written not later than thirty (30)  82 calendar days from the date of the closing of the hearings or the submission of briefs, whichever 83 is later. The decision shall set forth the arbitrator shall confine his decision to the particular 84 provision of this Agreement as set forth in the written grievance at Step 2. The arbitrator shall 85 fashion an appropriate remedy for violation of the particular provisions contained in this 86 Agreement, but shall have no authority to change, amend, add to, subtract from, ignore, or 87 otherwise alter or supplement this Agreement or any part thereof or amendment thereto. The 88 arbitration hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the Rules ofl Procedure promulgated by  89 thel Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.  90 91 94 95  The decision of the arbitrator, if made in accordance with his jurisdiction and authority  92 under this Agreement, shall be final and binding upon the City, the Association, and the members  93 oft the bargaining unit.  Each party shall bear the expense of its own witness and of its own representatives for  96 purposes of the arbitration hearing. The impartial arbitrator's fee and related expense of obtaining 97 a hearing room, if any, shall be paid equally by the City and the P.B.A. Any party desiring a 98 transcript oft the hearing shall bear the cost ofs such transcript unless both parties mutually agree to  99 share said cost. 100 101  Copies of the arbitrator's award shall be furnished to both parties within thirty (30) days of  102 the close ofthe: arbitration! hearing. The arbitrator's award shall be final and binding ont the parties 103 for awards where there is no unbudgeted monetary cost to the City. For those awards where there 104 is an unbudgeted monetary cost tot the City, the decision ofthe arbitrator shall be: advisory ini nature 105 tot the City Commission, who shall make the final determination as to the grievance.  106 107  Where any provision of this Agreement involves responsibility on the part of the  108 Association which, in the view of the City, it is not properly carried out, the City may present the 109 issuet tot the Association as a grievance.Ifsuch; grievance cannot be resolved by discussion' between 110 the City and the. Association on ani informal basis, the grievance shall bei initiated at Step 2 oft this 111 procedure by the Chief of Police City Manager and submitted in writing to the President of the  For the City 8  For PBA  Negotiator  PBA's ChiciLabor Negotiator A SephS2oat  Date 7kky  Date    PBA/City ofl High Springs DATE: September 5th,2024 Page 4 of4 114 this Article. 115  CITY Proposal - Article #3 - City's Counter Proposal  112 Association. Ifnot resolved within twenty (20) working days following receipt by the. Association 113 oft the written grievance, the City may submit the grievance to Arbitration under the provision of 116 All above mentioned time frames may be extended in writing by mutual agreement.  For the City GChiefLabor Negotiator ase 9/5/2y  For PBA  PBA's ChiefLabor Negotiator 3 Sl5204  Date  Date