Minutes for Wesley Chapel Council Budget Meeting  Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 6 pm All Council members were present.  The Village Council of Wesley Chapel, North Carolina met at Village Hall at 6490 Weddington Road, Members Present: Mayor Amanda Fuller, Mayor Pro Tem David Boyce, Council Members: Mike Como,  Wesley Chapel, North Carolina.  Lori Bailey, and Deb Bledsoe. Cheryl Bennett, Finance Officer/Clerk Kathy Queen, Finance Officer/Clerk. EFf5/1/2023  Staff Present: Guest Attendee:  Minutes for the Special Meeting  1. Callt to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation Allegiance, and Mayor Pro Tem David Boyce gave the invocation.  The meeting began at 7:00 p.m., and a quorum was present. Mayor Amanda Fuller led the Pledge of 2. Review Budget amounts requested for 2023-24 budget and proposed fee schedule Kathy Queen presented costs to upgrade the current website from Catalis to CivicPlus. The annual cost for CivicPlus is $3,415. In addition, she recommended moving from American Legal to Municode. The Council reviewed the proposed 2023-24 budget. Real and personal property tax valuations went up 2.8% to $1,447,193,615 and motor vehicle valuations went up 6.5%1 to $148,457,607. Proposed property tax at the current tax rate of $0.0129 per $100 valuation yields total property tax of $207,099. Other revenues were reviewed. Total revenues after later revising the amount for Appropriated Fund Balance for NNO to $172 and Appropriated Fund balance fori future parki improvements to $40,000 came to $758,154. Expenditures were reviewed. The account Electronic Communications - Telephone/Website was increased by $5,0001 to $12,320. Council is interested in issuing RFP's fora a new website. Bids came in for the RFP for land and pond maintenance services, and the amounts bid by the current provider were the Parks and Rec had requested $90,000 for a master plan consultant. Council discussed it, and noted we do not yet know the extent of work that will have to be done on the dam, nor how long that will take. They decided to fund $40,0001 for ani independently done: survey that would provide data fora a master plan. The amount requested for rentals wasi removed since they agreed to fund at tractor. The amount fort the Sound System ASCAP fee and other work on the sound system was reduced to $1,000. The amount for trash service was reduced to $2,000 since the landscaper included the additional cost of emptying trash cans into the land maintenance line item. Pond stocking was taken out; we have never paid to stock fish and would probably not be stocking any fish in the next fiscal year since the dam repairs will bei in processa and the pond drained. The amount for Pond Maintenance decreased from $4,300 to $750, and Land Maintenance contract went from $42,000 to the new bid of $53,480. The amount for the Sanitation Contract was increased from $4,000 to $4,200. Utilities was reduced from $10,000 to $8,000. Park and Rec Capital Outlay items were reviewed next. The two items for concrete repairs were combined, and  annual cost for Municode is $500. Council would like to see additional quotes.  lower of the two bids, SO those amounts were used for the relevant accounts.    Council felt the cost was much higher than requested, they funded $19,000. The handrail for central staircase wasi removed; this wasa al low priority item. The amounts requestedi forr repairs oftwo trail bridges was moved to Capital outlay and funded there. All other capital outlay requests were funded, forat total  of$63,000.  Thei fee schedule is unchanged from the previous year. 3. Closed session for salary adjustments for 2023-2024  Council Member Como motioned to go into closed session for personnel; Council Member Bledsoe  seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously. Council discussed salary adjustments for 2023-2024.  Council Member Bailey motioned to leave closed session; Mayor Pro Tem Boyce seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously. 4.A Anyadjustments to proposed budget  Council gave a 5% increase to the Administrative Assistant and to the Park Maintenance Worker. Adjustments were made to the budget for salaries and related expenses, and appropriated fund balance, Council Member Bailey motioned to adopt the budget of $758,154 with the changes discussed during  and the final budget became $758,154.  the meeting. Council Member Como seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.  5. Call for public hearing on proposed 2023-2024 budget and fee schedule on June 12, 2023, at 7 Council Member Bailey motioned to call for a public hearing on the proposed 2023-2024 budget and fee schedule on. June 12, 2023, at7 pm at townl hall6 6490Weddington Road, Wesley Chapel, NC 28104;Council  pm at town hall 6490 Weddington Road, Wesley Chapel, NC 28104  Member Como seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.  6. Adjournment  Council Member Bailey motioned to adjourn; Council Member Como seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.  Adopted by the Village of Wesley Chapel Council.  VILLAGE OF WESLEY CHAPEL (NC) fonla ADli Amanda Fuller, Mayor  Clerk  Written by: Amanda Fuller Retired  ade