2590  MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING Thel Mayor and Council met for their regular meeting.  JULY25,2024  5:00 P.M.  Those Present:  John Howard Leel Malcom Myoshia Crawford Julie Sams Tyler Gregory Greg Thompson David Dickinson Logan Propes Beverly Harrison Paul Rosenthal Charles Boyce Adriane Brown Larry Bradley  Mayor Vice-Mayor Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member City Administrator Interim City Clerk City Attorney Council Member Council Member  Absent: Staff Present: Visitors: I.  Beth Thompson, Chris Bailey, Mike McGuire, Les Russell, Brian Wilson  CALLTOORDER-JOHN HOWARD  1. RollC Call  Mayor Howard noted that all Council Members were present, except for Council Member  Charles Boyce and Council Member Adriane Brown. There was a quorum.  II. NEWI BUSINESS 1.1 Public Hearings a. 20241 Millage Rate  City Administrator! Logan Propes discussed the 2024 Millage Rate. Staff recommends ai millage rate increase of6 6.661, due toi increasing costs associated with maintaining City Services. Thisi is ani increase of0.452 mills over the calculated full rollback and only a. .194 mill increase over the 2023 rate, which translates to approximately $500,330 more than 2023 at 100% of collections. The last increase of the millage rate was in 2019. The net maintenance and operations millage rate is 6.661 mills, and the bond millage rate is 0.00 giving a total millage rate of6 6.661 mills. Mr. Larry Bradley, of 705 McDaniel Street, spoke against the millage rate. He discussed the history of City taxes and the amounts for homeowners, who he feels are paying more than their There were no other public comments; Mayor Howard declared that portion of the meeting  Thel Mayor declared the meeting open for the purpose of public input. portion. He would like the Cityt to try tol help thel homeowners.  closed.  NoAction.  II. ADJOURN  Motion by Malcom, secondedby Crawford. Passed Unanimously.  Klous MAYOR  ih  BuerhHaruer INTERIM GTYCLERK