Apr 10, 2023 Finance Administration and Economic Development Committee Workshop

[1. CALL TO ORDER ]

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THEN YOU KNOW IT'S 2:00 I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE FINANCE ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE A WORK WORKSHOP TO ORDER PLEASE EVERYONE CAN STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. BY PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ]

THANK YOU, MR. DAWSON. THANK YOU ALL AND I HOPE THAT WILL PASS WITHOUT AS OBJECTION US APPROVING THE AGENDA SEE NO OBJECTION WE WILL MOVE ON AND WE DO HAVE A CITIZENS COMMENT PERIOD WE HAVE EVEN SIGNED UP FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. OKAY GREAT.

[6. PRESENTATION OF PRELIMINARY BUDGET INITIATIVES - DENISE CHRISTMAS, FINANCE DIRECTOR ]

LET'S RIGHT INTO NUMBER SIX ON OUR AGENDA AND THAT IS PRESENTATION OF PRELIMINARY BUDGET INITIATIVES AND THAT IS FROM MS.. DENISE CHRISTMAS OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR. MS.. CHRISTMAS, THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY. APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. HELLO.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO RIGHT INTO IT.

BRIANNA, YOU GOT US. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO THIS YEAR WE OFF OUR BUDGET SEASON BY MEETING WITH EACH DEPARTMENT, EACH DEPARTMENT HEAD OR THEIR LIAISON OR BOTH. AND WE WENT THROUGH EVERY LINE ITEM OF THEIR DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET AND DISCUSS EACH LINE ITEM WITH THEM. THEY WERE VERY GRATEFUL BRIAN CRONAN AND I AND HAYES ALL THREE HAVE HAVE TALKED WITH EACH DEPARTMENT AND GOING THROUGH THEIR BUDGETS. THEY WERE VERY GRATEFUL AND EXCITED THAT WE DID THAT.

SO GOOD NEWS AND WE SAW SOME AREAS WHERE WE COULD TRIM THE FAT AND WE'VE GOT A PROCESS GOING WITH WITNEY AND HAYES AND TRIMMINGS AND THAT SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN AVOID THOSE SURPLUSES NEXT AND THEN THE FUTURE YEARS. OKAY SO THAT BEING SAID BY THE OTHER ONE GOSH HEY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THERE WE GO.

SO THE FOUR ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY VERY BRIEFLY ARE THE MILLAGE AND ROLLBACK ESTIMATE NEW POSITIONS AND MERIT PLAN CAPITAL PROJECTS AND CAPITAL REQUESTS AND OUR FORECASTED REVENUE. SO AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'RE IN OUR REASSESSMENT YEAR.

MISS EBONY SANDERS GAVE YOU ALL A GREAT PRESENTATION A MONTH OR SO AGO ON WHAT TO EXPECT WITH THIS REASSESSMENT YEAR AND THIS IS JUST REITERATING EVERYTHING THAT SHE DISCUSSED DURING THAT TIME. AND SO YOU KNOW AS YOU ALL ALREADY AWARE THAT WHEN WE CALCULATE THE ROLLBACK MILLAGE THIS YEAR IT'LL BE CALCULATED BY TAKING YOUR PROPERTY TAXES LEVIED AND YOU DIVIDE THAT BY YOUR NEW ADJUSTED ASSESSMENT SO THAT'S GOING TO BE PART OF OUR PLAN VERY SOON WHEN WE GET NUMBERS. SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WE DID GET FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES OUR CPI PLUS GROWTH THIS YEAR AND IT'S 8% FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY AND CPI'S 8% AND OUR GROWTH WAS 2.27% FOR A TOTAL POSSIBLE MILLAGE INCREASE OF 10.27%. NOT SAYING THAT WE'RE GOING TO EVEN WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT DOING THAT WHOLE THING SO WE'RE JUST DON'T GET SHOCKED.

YEAH. OKAY SO. THOSE THAT'S JUST BRIEFLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND WHENEVER WE GET FINAL NUMBERS OR MORE ACCURATE NUMBERS THROUGHOUT THIS BUDGET PROCESS WE WILL KNOW MORE AS TO WHAT OUR MILLAGE IS GOING TO BE AND WE CAN DISCUSS THAT AT A FURTHER TIME. SO MILLAGE RATES CURRENTLY ARE UP ON THE SCREEN HERE. SO FOR COUNTY OPERATIONS TOTAL WE HAVE 53.9 MILLS AND THAT SERVICE IS 5.6 PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY IS 5.3. SO THE CURRENT VALUE OF THE MILL COUNTYWIDE BASED ON ASSESSED VALUES IS AS OF WHEN WE SENT THE NOTICES OUT LAST FALL WAS 2 MILLION 127 780 I CALCULATED IT JUST TODAY ON OUR ACTUAL COLLECTIONS TO DATE AND WE'RE TRENDING ABOVE THE VALUE WAS PLACED THAT WHEN WE SENT OUT THE NOTICES LAST FALL WHAT WE PLACE THE VALUE OF THE MILL ON THEN SO 2 MILLION 184 344 THAT'S BASED ON ACTUAL COLLECTIONS THAT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR THE GROWTH THAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING OVER THE PAST COUPLE

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SO FOR HALF OF THE OF A BUDGET YEAR WE'RE GOING TO BUDGET 3%. SO A BUDGET 1.5 MAYBE 1.25% INTO THE UPCOMING BUDGET H.R WILL BEGIN TRAINING THOSE SUPERVISORS VERY EARLY IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS ON HOW TO FILL OUT THOSE EVALUATIONS TO THE MERIT FOR THE EMPLOYEES SO SO AT SOME POINT THE DAY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION NEEDS FEEDBACK FROM COUNTY ON HOW YOU ALL FEEL ABOUT US PROCEEDING ON WITH THE MERIT BECAUSE THAT IS A BIG EXPENSE IT'S A BIG OPERATION SO I NEED SOME CLEAR DIRECTION FOR STAFF AS TO WHAT YOUR DESIRE IS GOING TO BE WOULD DO AN ADDITIONAL MERIT INCREASE JUST DID A 3% COLA THAT WAS REFLECTED THE END PAST PAYROLL RUN WITH THE EMPLOYEES RECEIVING THEIR PAYMENTS ON FRIDAY FOR THAT WE ARE PLANNING RECOMMEND YOU ALL THAT WE DO MERIT SOMETIME TO TAKE EFFECT IN JANUARY BUT IF COUNCIL DOES NOT DESIRE TO DO THAT THEN COUNCIL ON COMMITTEE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL NEED TO CLEARLY COMMUNICATE THAT TODAY SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT OR STOP THE WORK ON THAT BECAUSE THAT IS A LOT OF WORK FOR US TO DO AND WE CAN'T GET AT A POINT DOWN THE ROAD AND REDO THAT ONCE WE'RE IN THE BUDGET ADOPTION BECAUSE THAT'S A DISCUSSION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE ON THE FLOOR HERE IS THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T TAKE TOO MUCH TIME. YES.

OKAY. SO YOU'RE ASKING THAT. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE ALSO MET WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON NEW POSITION REQUESTS SO.

THERE ARE DEPARTMENTS WHO REQUESTED NEW POSITIONS FOR THE UPCOMING BUDGET YEAR.

THEY ARE ON THE SCREEN FOR THE GENERAL FUND. THAT'S ONE PAGE OF THEM AND I THINK YOU ALL HAVE ACCESS TO THIS AND IN THERE DO THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THIS PRESENTATION? BRENNER YEAH. AND BRENNER CAN SEND YOU THIS POWERPOINT SO YOU CAN LOOK AT ALL THE POSITION REQUESTS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH EVERY ONE OF THEM INDIVIDUALLY UNLESS YOU WANT TO RIGHT NOW. NO. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. AND SO THERE'S TWO PAGES OF THE GENERAL FUND POSITION REQUESTS.

THE ONES HIGHLIGHTED ARE THE ONES THAT THE DEPARTMENT HEADS SAID THAT THEY COULD RECLASSIFY SOME OF THEIR VACANT POSITIONS SO IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE BUDGET .

SO THE RECLASSIFIED SOME OF THE VACANT POSITIONS I'VE BEEN ROLLING THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND UNFILLED TO THESE NEW POSITIONS SO IT WOULD NOT AFFECT THE BUDGET AGAIN AND THEN THIS IS THE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND IT'S OUR GARAGE AND THESE ARE POSITION REQUESTS DUE TO ELIMINATING THE CONTRACT WITH FLEET SERVICES AT THE NAMEPLATE SERVICE.

RIGHT. OKAY. OKAY SO MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND AND THE CAPITAL REQUEST THIS YEAR SO THESE ARE ALL OF THE PROJECTS AND REQUESTS FOR THE UPCOMING BUDGET YEAR FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND THIS NOTHING NO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES OR BUDGETS WILL BE IN THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET.

THEY'RE ALL OVER TO FUND 1040 WHICH IS OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND WHICH HAS ITS OWN MILLAGE CURRENTLY WE COULD POSSIBLY BE TRANSFERRING A MILL FROM DEBT SERVICE OVER TO CAPITAL TO COVER THESE EXPENSES . SO THIS IS OUR LIST AND AGAIN YOU'LL HAVE ACCESS TO THIS LIST . WE MET WITH ERIC LARSON ON THESE PROJECTS AND WE WENT THROUGH EVERY ONE OF THEM THOROUGHLY AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A GOOD SOLID LIST HERE $2,020 MILLION WORTH OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AND REQUESTS A LOT THESE YOU CAN SEE IN COLUMN THAT SAYS FISCAL YEAR 2023 THE MONIES HAVE BEEN EARMARKED ENCUMBERED POSSIBLY THOSE WILL BE CARRYING FORWARD THE BALANCES WE'LL BE CARRYING FORWARD TO 2024 FISCAL YEAR IS IT PROJECTS OR PURCHASES NOT BEEN COMPLETED BY YEAR END

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MARIA AND TANYA AND I HAD A CONVERSATION A MONTH AGO WHERE THEY WERE SO HAPPY AND JOYFUL, SO EXCITED ABOUT REINVESTING OUR WELL INVESTING OUR OUR INVESTMENTS, REINVESTING THEM AND MOVING INTO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WHERE WE CAN GET THE MOST BANG FOR OUR BUCK, THE MOST RETURN ON OUR INVESTMENT. SO WE ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE LEAST $400,000 MORE IN REVENUE ON AN INTEREST THANKS TO THOSE LADIES I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE MORE THAN THAT AND I DON'T HAVE MY WILL. I CAN'T CLICK ON THAT ON IT IT IT AND SO SOMEONE ASKED THAT WE AND I DON'T KNOW BUT SOMEONE ASKED WE LOOK AT THE SURPLUSES IN THESE AREAS OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND WE THINK MOST OF THEM COME FROM VACANCIES IN THOSE DEPARTMENTS.

SO ON THE BOARD AND YOU'LL HAVE ACCESS TO THIS TO ARE ALL OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS DEPARTMENTS AND FOR FISCAL YEARS 21 AND 22 I THINK HAYES HAS PUT TOGETHER REVENUE AND IT IS REVENUE AND EXPENSES UP THERE FOR THE GENERAL FUND IS JUST EXPENDITURES BECAUSE THAT'S THE LINE ITEM AND THEN THERE ARE SEVERAL FUNDS AS FAR AS THE WITHOUT BEING BECAUSE AS A WHOLE THE FUND YEAH. BRENNAN COULD YOU EVER WANT TO OKAY SO THOSE ARE TWO SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS IN OUR CHART OF ACCOUNTS WHICH SHOWS FUND BALANCES IN THOSE TWO FUNDS AS WELL AND I THINK THAT'S YEAH THAT'S ALL HAVE WE'RE TRYING IT LOOKS LIKE LET'S SAY WE'RE TRYING BUT IT LOOKS LIKE FOR THE GENERAL FUND THIS YEAR THE BUDGET IS NOT GOING TO GO UP THAT MUCH IN MY OPINION AND WE HAVEN'T FINISHED IT YET BUT IT'S REALLY CLOSE.

I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO GO UP THAT MUCH BECAUSE WE'RE TAKING OUT SOME CAPITAL.

WE'RE TAKING EXCESS SOME PLUS THAT'S BEEN IN THERE. SO I DON'T THINK GOING TO HAVE A HUGE INCREASE THIS YEAR IN THE GENERAL THIS CHRISTMAS. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WITH US TWO YEARS? ALMOST ALMOST TWO YEARS, YES. DOING A WONDERFUL JOB.

AND I REMEMBER YOU CAME ON YOU SAID I AM GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND TAKE CARE OF ALL THESE THINGS. AND YOU HAVE I MEAN I CAN REMEMBER I CAME ON IN 2019 OUR WHOLE BUDGET WAS STILL IN HARDCOPY FORM AND NOW HAVING ONLINE AND TRANSPARENCY PEOPLE CAN SEE WHERE EVERY PENNY GOES EVERY LINE ITEM. I WANT TO COMMEND YOU AND THE FINANCE TEAM FOR YOU KNOW, JOB VERY WELL DONE. SO THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHRISTMAS? I DO HAVE ONE BUT BACK TO THE THE THE BUDGET OR THE MERIT BASED INCREASES I THOUGHT WE HAD ALREADY AGREED NOT TO DO THE MERIT BASED WE DID HAVE THAT GOOD. YEAH I THOUGHT WE HAD THE DISCUSSION ABOUT BELOW WAS A STEP WAS A STEP PAY. YES MY RECOLLECTION WAS WHEN WE DISCUSSED THIS WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT A MERIT PAY BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH FOR THEIR TRAINING AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY BE ABLE TO GET THAT DONE AS WELL AS WE HAVE A STEP GUIDE PROCESS THAT WE COULD INSTITUTE BUT WE ALSO HAVE A REASSESSMENT OF A PLAN THAT WAS IN PLACE FOR OUR COMP AND CLASS THAT THEY COULD REDO DO A PARTIAL STUDY OF THAT BUT WE HAVE TO DO A FULL BLOWN STUDY OF THAT AND THAT'S WHAT WE WERE LEANING TOWARDS ON THAT BASIS.

THAT IS MY RECOLLECTION. WHAT WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE DISCUSSION NOW IS GOING TO BE ALSO WANT TO WEIGH IN ON THE ON MERIT BASED PAY. I MEAN I MEAN I OBVIOUSLY FEEL

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SO FIRST OF ALL I NEED YOU TO TELL ME WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO PROGRAM MONEY.

I'M FOR A MAYOR. IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE LESS THAN ONE MEAL TO DO IT. AND IF YOU WANT TO DO MERIT, YOU WANT US TO IMPLEMENT A STEP PROGRAM OR DO YOU WANT US TO DO JUST TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS AND DO THE 3% ACROSS THE BOARD THAT WE TRAIN OUR EMPLOYEES? I PROPOSE THAT STAY BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME TO SET UP A PROGRAM WE DO THAT AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TIME TO DO THAT THIS YEAR I PROPOSE THAT I'M PROPOSING THAT WE DO A UP TO A 3% MERIT FOR EMPLOYEES AND THAT WE DO THAT WITH THE EVALUATIONS COME IN LATE FALL FOR THE RAISES TO TAKE EFFECT IN JANUARY OF 2024 SO THAT'S WHAT I NEED DIRECTIONAL I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT OF EXPERIENCE. I'M HAD EXPERIENCE LIFE EXPERIENCE UNDER BOTH SYSTEMS I THINK THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO TO DO THEM MERIT BUT NOT A STEP AND MAKE SURE THE SUPERVISORS HAVE ADDITIONAL TRAINING AS WELL SUGGESTIONS BEFORE THAT BECOMES EFFECTIVE AND TO WAIT TILL JANUARY FOR IT SOMETIMES WITH A STEP PROGRAM THE PEOPLE IF YOU ONLY HAVE TEN STEPS PEOPLE MAX OUT ON THOSE STEPS AND THERE'S NO WAY TO REWARD THEM. MR. GLOVER THANK TIM I, I SPOKE ABOUT MERIT IN A SHARED MY FEELINGS ABOUT MARY THE SUBJECTIVE IN NATURE OF THE ADMINISTRATION WANTING TO MOVE TOWARD MERIT I THINK IF WE CAN PUT SOME PARAMETERS IN IT TO ASSURE AS MUCH OF SUBJECTIVITY IS TAKEN OUT I COULD SUPPORT THE MERIT MOVING FORWARD THAT THAT'S WHERE I STAND I WOULD TELL YOU THAT IN IN EMPLOYMENT I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE FIVE OR SIX EMPLOYEES MAYBE ONE WOULD HAVE GIVEN ME SOME MERIT DOING THE SAME JOB THE OTHERS WOULDN'T.

SO THAT'S MY AT THIS TIME SO IF WE CAN MOVE IN A DIRECTION WHERE WE CAN GET AS MUCH OF THAT SUBJECTIVITY OF IT, I CAN SUPPORT AMERICAN MOVING FORWARD AND MR. CHAIRMAN, DO CONCUR WITH WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT PUTTING SOME OBJECTIVE STANDARDS IN THERE.

I'D BE FINE WITH THAT ON A MERIT BASED PAY AS LONG AS THERE WAS AN OBJECTIVE CHECKLIST OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT THEY COULD FALL BACK ON ANYBODY ELSE.

BUT HERE W AGAIN KNOW I THINK THE BIGGEST THING TODAY IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUDGETING IT WE CAN ALWAYS REMOVE IT AND HAVE A SURPLUS. CORRECT.

SO IF WE IF WE ARE STILL HAVING THESE DEBATES ABOUT WHICH DIRECTION GO, ALL WE HAVE TO DO

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SO I'M WITH THE SUPPORT OF MOVING FORWARD THE STAFF ON THAT I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD MOTIVATE SOMETHING THAT I THINK THEY ENJOY TO WORK ON.

I KNOW IT'S A BIG TASK BUT THERE IS REWARD IN THE END OF IT AND IF IT'S SOMETHING WE FIND THAT WE CAN GET THE RIGHT PARAMETERS, THE RIGHT SET UP FOR IT THEN AT LEAST WE'RE PREPARED FOR IT. I MEAN THAT'S REALLY THE DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW IS WANT A PLAN FOR AND FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE LATER AFTER THAT.

ALL RIGHT LET'S TABARROK AND THEN MR. DAWSON SO LIKE MISS HOWARD SAID I HAVE LIFE EXPERIENCE UNDER BOTH SINCE I WAS IN EDUCATION HAD STEP AUTOMATIC STEPS AND YOU CAN YOU KNOW, THEN SHAKE YOUR HAND ON THIS ONE. I'M A PROPONENT OF MERIT PAY AND LOVE THAT WE WOULD TRAIN OUR SUPERVISORS TO DO AS OBJECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THERE IS A DANGER IN SUBJECTIVITY. BUT IN MY AFTERLIFE WHEN I GOT OUT OF PUBLIC ED I DID MERIT PAY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WORKED UNDER ME.

IF YOU DO IT RIGHT AND IF YOU REALLY PEOPLE CAN RISE TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE INSTEAD OF JUST SAYING OH I'M GOING GET A STEP INCREASE ANYWAY I DON'T CARE. SO IT GOES TO WHAT MR. SAID IT ENCOURAGES YOUR EMPLOYEES BUT IT HAS TO BE DONE RIGHT AND ALSO MR. PASSMAN IN ORDER TO REDO THE COMPENSATION BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IS A FEW YEARS OLD. THANK YOU.

I'M I'M APPREHENSIVE OF THE THE MERIT OF INCREASE FOR THE SUBJECTIVE OR SUBJECTIVITY OF OF THE MATTER UNLESS THE EMPLOYEE MAKES IT KNOWN THEN I DON'T THINK THE DEPARTMENT HEAD AND THE STAFF WHO'S OVERSEEING THE DEPARTMENT HERE I DON'T I DON'T THINK THEY CAN TAKE ALL THE SUBJECTIVITY OUT OF IT AND SO ON. THAT'S THE EMPLOYEE THE EMPLOYEE WHO FEELS THAT THEY'RE BEING UNFAIRLY TREATED OR OVERLOOKED UNLESS THEY SOUND THE BELL THEN I DON'T THINK MANAGEMENT WILL EVER KNOW AND IF WE DON'T DO IT CORRECTLY THEN WE'RE JUST GOING CREATE A MORALE PROBLEM IN OUR WORKFORCE .

ALL RIGHT, MR. GREENWAY IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE NO IDEA. I'M JUST KIDDING.

WE THINK YOU GOT DIRECTION FROM US HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO AT LEAST CONSIDER THAT AND LOOK FORWARD AND AS MR. CUNNINGHAM SAID, I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA WE PLAN TO GO AHEAD, PUT SOMETHING IN THE AND THEN TRY TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS.

THAT'S CLEAR ENOUGH TODAY. WE'LL DO THAT JUST TO GET THINGS.

NUMBER ONE, YOU GOT THOSE SAME ISSUES THAT BEEN RAISED WITH COLA.

COLA CREATES ON IN AND OF ITSELF ALSO CREATES MORALE PROBLEMS BECAUSE AS YOU BRING IN NEW PEOPLE OVER TIME THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING IN OFFERED MORE MONEY TO START ARE MAYBE PEOPLE THAT WERE HIRED BEFORE THEM. SO THEN WHENEVER YOU DO THE JUST A STRAIGHT COLA ON TOP OF THAT IT CREATES THAT COMPRESSION THAT TRIED TO AVOID AND CAN CREATE MORALE ISSUES AS WELL A PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE FOLKS OR YET THAT ARE PERFORMING WELL VERSUS THOSE FOLKS THAT AREN'T PERFORMING WELL IN WHILE I'M VERY PROUD OF THE TEAM THAT WE HAVE WE DO HAVE PEOPLE THAT DO NOT PERFORM AS WELL AS OTHERS SO SOME SORT OF MERIT OR INCENTIVE BASED PAY IS A GOOD FOR THE COUNTY WORKFORCE TO DRIVE HIGHER PERFORMERS TO TO BE EVEN BETTER AND YES THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE PROBLEMS AND THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO IN THE SYSTEM ON THEIR OWN CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE ABOUT THEIR EVALUATIONS FOR BOTH THE DEPARTMENT HEAD AND THE ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR OVER THOSE DEPARTMENTS TO EVALUATE TO SEE IF ANY RELIEF IS GIVEN. SO THERE'S PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO DO THAT. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT US GOING AND GOING AHEAD WITH GETTING IT INTO THE BUDGET SO WE HAVE MONEY AND THEN ONE OF OUR NEXT MEETINGS WE HAVE MORE TIME MAYBE DO A PRESENTATION AND MORE INFORMATION TO IT WILL BRING WE'LL BRING IT FORWARD TO YOU. I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT WE'RE AUTOMATICALLY GOING UP LIKE THE COMMON CLASS STUDY AS WELL SO FROM ME YES FOR YOU I WAS TOLD WHEN WE PUT IN PLACE THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN I MEAN A COMPENSATION PLAN THAT WE WERE GOING TO DEAL WITH THE TERM USE COMPRESSION SO THAT LONGEVITY IS REWARDED BEING HERE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SYSTEM IS BEING REWARDED IN THAT COMPLAINT. ARE YOU TELLING ME NOW THAT THAT COMPLAINT IS NOT ADDRESSING THAT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'M TO LET THE I'M A LET THE FINANCE PERSON THAT I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT. SO YES, SIR.

WHEN WE IMPLEMENTED THE COMPTON CLASS STUDY WE DID GIVE FOLKS CREDIT FOR YEARS OF SERVICE.

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THEY WERE PUSHED FURTHER INTO THEIR PAY BAND BECAUSE OF THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE.

BUT MR. GREENWAY IS TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO YOU GUYS NOW FOR NEWER EMPLOYEES LET'S JUST SAY THE ANNUAL SALARY OR MR. HOURLY RATE IS $12 AN HOUR AND WE DO A 5% COLA IN THAT HOURLY RATE IS INCREASED. THAT EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN HERE FOR LET'S JUST SAY TWO YEARS.

THEY'VE TAKEN ADVANTAGE THEY'VE RECEIVED THE ADVANTAGE OF THE COLA BUT NOW WE'RE HIRING THAT EXACT SAME POSITION BECAUSE WE DID A COLA AND NOT A MERIT BASED PAY INCREASE.

THE VERY STARTING SALARY THAT WAS ONCE 12 IS NOW COMPOUNDED THE COLA SO THE PERSON THAT HAS BEEN HERE FOR TWO YEARS NOW MAKES THE EXACT SAME AS A PERSON THAT WE'RE BRINGING ON BECAUSE WE'RE BRINGING THEM ON AT THE MINIMUM. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SO HOW DO WE CORRECT THAT SITUATION AND SO THAT WE DO NOT PENALIZE LONGEVITY MERIT BASED PAY POINTS OR STEPS AS HAS HAS BEEN PROPOSED? SO WE NEED A COMBINATION.

WE DO NEED A COMBINATION AND SOMETHING LIKE THAT TAKES TO DEVELOP WHEN YOU HAVE A WORKFORCE THAT IS OUR SIZE AND AS COMPLEX AS OURS WHERE THE SAME JOBS ARE NOT RUDIMENTARY WE ARE SO VARIED COUNTY WIDE BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF OUR DEPARTMENTS AND THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS SOME OTHER ORGANIZATIONS MIGHT BE THAT HAVE A COMBINATION. SO WE HAVE TO INDIVIDUALLY EVALUATE DEPARTMENTS THEIR FUNCTIONS AND JOBS WHAT THEY WITH OUR SUPPORT HYBRID OF THE TWO BECAUSE I DON'T THINK LONGEVITY SHOULD BE PENALIZED AND WHAT IS HAPPENING AND THAT REALLY WOULD DISTURB MORALE IN THE SYSTEM SO I COULD GO ALONG WITH THE MERIT TO GET STARTED BUT EVENTUALLY WE'VE GOT TO PUT A STEPHANIE AS SOMEWHERE JUST FOR THAT THAT DIFFERENCE SO I MEAN I WOULD HATE TO BE ON THE JOB FOR 20 YEARS AND SOMEBODY GETTING FRESH STARTED MAKING THE SAME THING AND.

WE DON'T DESERVE THAT EITHER. THERE IS EVERY DITCHES AND EVERY YOU KNOW, SWITCHES IN THE SYSTEM. SO AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A COMPLEX FOR US TO DEVELOP AND WE KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME TO DEVELOP IT WHICH IS WHY THE SUGGESTION WAS MADE TO KIND OF STOP THAT IN THE MEANTIME DO A SMALL MERIT BASED PAY INCREASE AND WE WILL TRAIN OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS AND DON'T WANT TO TAKE A LOT OF TIME ON THIS BUT THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED A BIAS RIGHT? I LOOK AT MISS PAUL AND A WHITE FEMALE.

SHE'S MORE LIKE ME. I'M GOING TO GIVE HER A HIGHER GRADE OR MR. LAWSON IS A CHRISTIAN AND. HE ATTENDS MY CHURCH. I'M GOING TO GIVE HIM A HIGHER GRADE OR YOU KNOW. BARTHOLOMEW HAS TWO BOYS AND I HAVE KIDS AND THEY'RE THE SAME AGE. I'M GOING TO GIVE HIM A HIGHER GRADE.

SO THERE'S THIS INTRINSIC HUMAN NATURE THAT GROUPS ACCORDING TO SIMILARITIES OR LIKENESSES AND IT CAN KIND OF CAUSE AN INTRINSIC BIAS THAT WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY COGNIZANT OF UNLESS . WE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS IT AND TRAIN IT AND THAT IS THE KIND OF TRAINING THAT WE HAVE TO DO WITH EACH OF OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS OR ANYONE WHO'S IN A MANAGERIAL CAPACITY THAT WILL BE EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF EMPLOYEES.

SO THAT'S ONE SIMPLE EXAMPLE OF THE SUBJECTIVITY THAT WE CAN TRAIN OUR TO BECOME AWARE OF SO THAT IT IS ELIMINATED IN THAT EVALUATION PROCESS. SO THAT IN ITSELF IS GOING TO TAKE TIME. SO IF YOU'LL BEAR WITH THIS AND BE PATIENT WITH US, WE ARE WORKING TOWARD THAT GOOD. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT PRESENTATION.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NOW WE'VE GOT 30 MINUTES LEFT

[7. PRESENTATIONS OF BUDGETS BY ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS HEATHER GALVIN, PROBATE JUDGE MARIA WALLS, TREASURER SHERIFF TANNER AND SUSZANNE COOK, FINANCIAL OFFICER, BCSO ]

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ME HERE THIS IS MY FIRST BUDGET PRESENTATION SO IF YOU'LL BEAR WITH ME AS YOU MAY RECALL MY BOSS RETIRED AND I TOOK OVER AS CEO IN JANUARY. SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FIRST OF ALL FOR YOUR KINDNESS, SUPPORT AND HELP THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. I WANT TO THANK MS..

MR. GREENWAY. MS. RICHLAND. MS..

CHRISTMAS, THE WHOLE TEAM FOR THEIR HELP NOW IN TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN DONE. I APPRECIATE GOING THROUGH THE LINE ITEMS. I THINK THAT REALLY HELPED WITH THE PROCESS. THE ONLY CATEGORY I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT BRIEFLY TODAY WAS OUR CATEGORY ENTITLED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND THAT'S AN ACCOUNT THAT IN THE PAST WAS UTILIZED BACK WHEN I WAS A STAFF ATTORNEY IN 2006 AND 2007 TO PAY ME AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TO THE PROBATE COURT.

SO I DID WORK UNDER TWO OF THE PRIOR PROBATE JUDGES AND DID THAT TYPE OF WORK IF YOU SEE IN THE ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION IT'S RESERVED NOT ONLY FOR THAT BUT FOR REPORTERS, TRANSLATORS, ATTORNEYS, GUARDIAN AD LITEM EXAMINERS AND ACCOUNTANTS. AND SO THAT FUND WAS AT 10,000 AND HADN'T BEEN UTILIZED UNDER THE PRIOR ADMINISTRATION BUT I PLANNED ON UTILIZING IT.

I HAD SEVERAL PROGRAM AND WE'RE ALSO SEEING AN INCREASE IN THE NEED FOR TRANSLATORS.

I HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH THERAPEUTIC COMMITMENT CASE AND I NEED A TRANSLATOR FOR THAT

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SO HAVING PAID INTERNSHIPS FROM THE TCL PARALEGAL WE HAD REACHED OUT TO THEM LAW STUDENTS, LOCAL COLLEGE STUDENTS AND GIVING THEM A SMALL STIPEND.

SO THE WE ASKING FOR 20,000 THAT HAD BEEN CUT TO ZERO. WE'RE HOPING YOU ALL CONSIDER SOMETHING IN THAT REGARD. AND THE OTHER THING THAT I WAS GOING TO MENTION IS WELL JUST TO PIGGYBACK ONTO WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE MERIT VERSUS STEP SINCE I'VE BEEN WITH THE COUNTY THEY'RE RIGHT IN SAYING THAT OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE EXPRESSED DISPLEASURE AT THE COLA PROCESS. THEY'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE COLA BUT THEY FEEL EVERYONE IS TREATED IN THE SAME MANNER. THE CURRENT EVALUATION SYSTEM WHICH I ACTUALLY REALLY LIKE ONE OF THE CATEGORIES IS JOB KNOWLEDGE.

SO TO ME SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN THERE 20 YEARS HAS A LOT MORE JOB KNOWLEDGE THAN SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN THERE SIX MONTHS. SO THERE IS A WAY THAT WE CAN FACTOR THAT IN.

IN ADDITION THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IS CORRECT THAT EXPERIENCE IS A FACTOR THAT WE LOOK AND COMMENTING AT THE END THE EMPLOYEE IS ALLOWED TO COMMENT NOW PERHAPS THE REVIEW PROCESS FOR THAT COMMENT COULD CHANGE PERHAPS H.R COULD LOOK AT THAT OR AN INDEPENDENT AUTHORITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE OR THE ELECTED OFFICIAL IS BEING OBJECTIVE IN MAKING THOSE COMMENTS. I WELCOME ANY TRAINING IN THAT REGARD AND I THINK IT WILL ONLY BENEFIT AND I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE SO MUCH I THINK THE PROBATE COURT WE'RE SEEING A RAPID INCREASE FOR EXAMPLE, JUST TODAY WE HAD 17 NEW ESTATES COME IN IN ONE DAY AND OUR STAFF IS PRETTY OVERLOADED. OUR CASELOAD IS ABOUT 300 TO 350 FILES PER CLERK AND THAT ENTAILS GOING THROUGH INVENTORIES, ACCOUNTINGS, ALL TYPES OF THINGS AND ALL THE JURISDICTIONAL AREAS THAT WE HANDLE. SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE FOR US SO MUCH AND ALLOWING US TO TRY GET SOME NEW POSITIONS INTO THE COURT AND I'LL JUST SAY YOU KNOW, I'LL JUST QUOTE FROM THE BLUFFTON TODAY HERE THAT I HAVE FROM SUNDAY APRIL 2ND THAT FRANK WAYNE RAINWATER THE EXECUTIVE OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA REVENUE AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS OFFICE, TOLD STATE SENATORS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ON TRACK TO HAVE MORE SENIORS OVER THE AGE OF 65 THAN PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 18.

SO WE'RE JUST THAT INCREASE ESPECIALLY HERE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY.

SO AS WE COME TO YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT THESE THINGS, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE, YOUR HELP AND YOUR COOPERATION AND I WELCOME ANY COMMENTS YOU MAY HAVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS? CAN I JUST IN THIS PAST YEAR I'VE HAD CAN YOU HEAR WELL, YES. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH YOU ON TOPICS AROUND THE COUNTY. YOU ARE A CLASS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

SO THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR THE APPRECIATE THAT MEANS SO MUCH FROM YOU AND ANYTHING YOU KNOW LIKE I SAID ANY QUESTIONS ANYTIME WANTS TO COME SEE THE PROBATE COURT WHAT WE DO I'D BE HAPPY TO SHOW YOU AND I WELCOME ANY FEEDBACK YOU GUYS HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME ANYONE ELSE WAS GALLANT THANK YOU FOR COMING AND WE HOPE TO HAVE YOU BACK MANY TIMES AFTER THIS SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S MOVE ON TO MISS WALLS. I THINK SHE IS ON. MARIA, ARE YOU THERE? YES, SIR. IN THIS ONE AND EVERYBODY IS OVER.

YEAH, WE CAN HEAR YOU FINE. MS. WALLACE IS OUR TREASURER AND ALWAYS DOES A GREAT JOB OF PRESENTATION. LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT YOU HAVE FOR US.

THANK YOU BUT THANK YOU FOR ALSO ALLOWING ME TO PARTICIPATE TODAY VIRTUALLY AND ACCOMMODATE SOME CHALLENGES WITH MY SCHEDULE TODAY. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY TO MY LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS THIS AWARD IN THIS HOUSE AND WE ARE THERE PHYSICALLY IN THE ROOM WITH YOU THERE WHILE I GIVE OUR PRESENTATION TODAY FOR THE TREASURER'S OFFICE CAN YOU SEE MY SCREEN? YES MA'AM. WONDERFUL.

ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S GET STARTED. SO THE U.S. TREASURER'S OFFICE OUR VISION IS PEOPLE PEOPLE NOT TRANSACTIONS OR ALSO COLLECTING TAXES.

WHAT WE WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR IS OUR SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS. OUR MISSION IS THAT WE'RE PROFESSIONALS SERVING WITH INNOVATION AND AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST OUR CORE VALUES ON EVERYTHING NOT AS IN THE TAX SALE BUT AS IN TAKING OWNERSHIP OF ALL ASPECTS OF OUR ROLES TO EVOLVE WITH PURPOSE CHANGES IN THEM AS A CHANGE IS INEVITABLE BUT EVOLVE IS A CHOICE AND WE WANT TO DO THAT WITH PURPOSE. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST SERVE WITH PASSION.

ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS SPEAK TO ME PROBABLY FOR FEW MINUTES TO ONE OF MY STAFF AND WE'RE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT WE DO. SO BEFORE WE GET STARTED ON FISCAL YEAR 2024, I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU SOME 2023 STATISTICS AND JUST KIND OF RECAP WHERE WE'VE BEEN FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS WE HIT OVER $1.1 BILLION IN CASH INVESTMENT IN JANUARY THIS YEAR WE'VE NEVER SURPASSED

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THIS IS USING THE IDEA OF WHERE WE ARE SO WE KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING THE BLUE LINE IS WHAT'S IN OUR BANK ACCOUNTS OC REGULAR TRADITIONAL BANK ACCOUNT WELLS FARGO EVERYTHING ELSE RED AND GREEN IS OUR TAXPAYERS MONEY BEING TO WORK IN EARNING INTEREST EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY DAY RIGHT NOW. SO WE HAVE THOSE FUNDS SPLIT BETWEEN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOL RUN BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA BUSINESS OFFICE AND WE ALSO HAVE THOSE FUNDS HELD IN THINGS LIKE TREASURIES AT UBS AND YOU CAN SEE RIGHT WHERE THIS BUSINESS IN MY PERSONALLY SURPASSES THAT 1.1 BILLION RIGHT NOW. SO LET'S LOOK INTO THE FUTURE BECAUSE AS I SAID IN MY PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS NO ENTITY FROM THE ARC IN THE ROOM WE'RE THINKING ABOUT WHAT IS GOING COME IN THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS SO WE CAN PREPARE TODAY TO ADDRESS THOSE CHALLENGES AND THOSE NEEDS ARE ADDITIONAL REQUESTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 IS $99,700 THE AREAS THAT THAT IS INCLUDING IS FIRST ADVERTISING NOW WHY WOULD A TREASURER'S OFFICE ADVERTISE IT'S NOT IN A TRADITIONAL SENSE OF THIS AS PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND AWARENESS WE DO ADS IN PAPERS LIKE THE BOSTON TODAY WHEN A PENALTY DATE IS COMING UP WE DO ADS ON ON OUR WEBSITE ON US ON ISLAND PACKET WEBSITE SOCIAL MEDIA BUT ALSO OUR NEW RESIDENT PROGRAM. WE HAVE SO MANY CITIZENS NEW CITIZENS MOVING TO OUR COUNTY IN EACH OF YOUR DISTRICTS WHO DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY SHOULD DO WHEN THEY ARRIVE TO THE COUNTY HOW DO THEY GET A DRIVER'S LICENSE? HOW DO THEY GET THEIR VEHICLES REGISTERED? WE PROVIDE CONTENT AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS TO REALTORS ASSOCIATIONS AND CLOSING ATTORNEYS SO THAT OUR NEW TAXPAYERS KNOW WHAT TO DO.

THE FIRST TIME SUCH IS THE LEGAL RESIDENCE EXEMPTION SO WE SURE THAT WE ARE MEETING OUR CUSTOMERS WHERE THEY ARE TO HOPEFULLY AVOID STRESSFUL SITUATIONS AND INCONVENIENCE SAYS NEXT IS OUR TAX BILLS. IF WE DON'T HEAR FROM A TAXPAYER OR CUSTOMER OR A CITIZEN AND THESE ARE COUNTIES ALL YEAR LONG THEY WILL FROM US THEN SO A TAX BILL MAY BE THE ONLY THAT PROPERTY OWNER HAS AND FEES THAT COUNTY ALL YEAR LONG AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CONTINUES TO PRINT SUCCESSFULLY TO HAVE THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF POSTAGE BUT ALSO TO INCREASE OUR COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE NEW REVENUE PROGRAM.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO IS INSTEAD OF ALL IT WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION FOR REALTORS AND CLOSING MEETINGS BUT WE WILL EVEN MORE PROACTIVE THAN NOT A MAILING A POSTCARD WE HAVE THIS DATA THROUGH THE REGISTRY DEEDS OFFICE KNOW WHEN TRANSFERS ARE HAPPENING A REAL PROPERTY IS CHANGING HANDS. IT JUST GIVES YOU THE COUNTY AND THE TREASURER'S OFFICE THE ABILITY TO SAY HEY WE SEE YOU ON A NEW PROPERTY WOULD YOU LIKE SOME ASSISTANCE IN FIGURING OUT WHAT EXEMPTIONS YOU MIGHT NEED TO GET HOW TO REGISTER YOUR VEHICLE? SO AGAIN OPPORTUNITY FOR PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION.

NOW I WILL SHARE WITH YOU WE HAVE AN INCREASED ADOPTION RATE OF MY COUNTY EVERY MONTH AND EVERY YEAR WHICH IS OUTSTANDING . IT IS NOT MAKING UP FOR THE GROWTH IN POPULATION THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING NOW WHICH IS WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR THE PRINTING AND POSTAGE INCREASES IN THE BUDGET. MY VISIT COUNTY BENEFIT OF THAT IS NOT ONLY IS IT MORE RELIABLE FOR THE CUSTOMER BUT IT IS FREE TO COST THE COUNTY NOTHING FOR US TO UTILIZE THOSE SERVICES TO SEND OUT AN ELECTRONIC BILL. SO ANYBODY WATCHING ENCOURAGE YOU TO SIGN UP FOR THAT? SAVE US SOME PRETTY GOOD POSTED .

AND LASTLY NOT LEAST BECAUSE THAT'S PROBABLY THE THING I'M MOST EXCITED IS TECHNOLOGY WE THANKS TO COUNCIL SUPPORT AS A FEW YEARS AGO WE IMPLEMENTED THE USE ZENDESK IT IS A CUSTOMER TOOLS SOFTWARE THAT MANAGES INQUIRIES AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION SO THAT'S ESSENTIAL IF YOU CALL WITH AN ISSUE YOU DON'T HAVE TO REPEAT YOURSELF EVERY TIME SOMEBODY ANSWERS THE PHONE IT WILL REGISTER THAT YOU'VE CALLED FOR. SUPERVISORS CAN SEE RATINGS AND

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OUR SALES HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH THE IT DEPARTMENT AND WE LIKE TO TRANSITION THAT TO THIS CUSTOMER CENTRIC TOOL. OKAY. HEY YOU GUYS KIND OF TALKED ABOUT EVERYTHING SO. I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR BECAUSE COUNCILMAN GLOVER IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT A COMBINATION OF COLETTE AND MARY IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND AGAIN IN MY OPINION FOR SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATIONS YOU NEED TRUSTWORTHY SUPERVISORS ADMINISTRATE AND BE A PART OF THE PROCESS AND YOU NEED GROWTH MINDED EMPLOYEES AND SUBORDINATES TO BE WILLING TO ENGAGE IN THE PROCESS AS WELL.

SO IT INVOLVES EVERYBODY IN THE TREASURER'S OFFICE THE TASK IS NO LONGER ENOUGH I TOLD YOU OUR VISION AND CORE VALUES BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WE WILL BE CHANGING OUR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS WE WILL NO LONGER BE GRADING PEOPLE ON ATTIRE OR COMMUNICATION.

THEY WILL BE ASSESSED BASED ON OUR VISION, MISSION AND CORE VALUES BECAUSE AGAIN THE TASKS ARE NOT ENOUGH IT WILL ALLOW SOME PURPOSE COACHING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A ONE TIME A YEAR PROCESS FOR THE TREASURER'S OFFICE AND IN ORDER FOR THIS TO CREATE ORGANIZATIONAL I NEED TO BE ABLE TO TIE THEIR COMPENSATION IN OUR OFFICE TO OUR VISION AND MISSION A CORE VALUES. NOW THIS WOULD NOT NEGATE ARE NOT LOOKING TO REMOVE OUR DEPARTMENT FROM THE CORE PROCESS ANYTHING LIKE THAT BUT IDEALLY OFFICE FOR 12 YEARS AND I HAVE SEEN COUNCILS CHANGE, ADMINISTRATIONS CHANGE AND THERE IS A GREAT INCONSISTENCY ACROSS THOSE OLD YEARS IN HOW OUR EMPLOYEES WERE HANDLED AND IF I COULD SUMMARIZE MY MESSAGE TO YOU TODAY WITH OUR THESE SO THOSE ARE WORDS WE WILL BE HINDERED IN OUR ABILITY TO KEEP OUR STAFF AND OBTAIN NEW ONES. I BELIEVE IT WAS MS. BRICKLIN WHO MENTIONED OUR MR. GREEN. WE PROBABLY COULD YOU BRING ON NEW EMPLOYEES AT HIGHER RATE? THE JOB MARKET HAS CHANGED THE ACCOUNTING SALARIES HAS NOT RESPONDED TO THOSE TO THE JOB MARKET CHANGE IN A HOLISTIC SENSE IT'S BEEN ON AN INDIVIDUAL SENSE WHICH AGAIN CREATES THIS VERY I AM ASKING FOR AN INCREASE NOT JUST FOR THIS YEAR BUT IN EACH YEAR GOING FORWARD AS 5% OF OUR SALARY EXPENSE LINE ITEM. SINCE I CAN ADMINISTER I CAN MINISTER THIS PROGRAM WITH OUR STAFF I APPLAUD OUR NEW H.R. DIRECTOR AND THE INITIATIVES THAT AND THE COUNTY TO MOVE FORWARD IN THIS MANNER. WE'RE AHEAD WHERE YOU ARE STARTING RIGHT NOW AND I AM ASKING RESPECTFULLY TO BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CONGRESS BUT MADE RATHER THAN STANDSTILL NOW I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEA OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING A 60 REVIEWS AND THOSE OF YOU WHO COME FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR PROBABLY VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS BUT WE WILL HAVE TRADITIONAL REVIEWS WHICH ARE NOT WHY IT WILL COME FROM THE PERSON SUPERVISOR OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM WILL ENGAGE IN PEER REVIEWS WHICH ALSO NOT BE WISE AND THEN THEY WILL BE BLIND UPWARD REVIEWS. SO IF YOU MANAGE A TEAM OF TEN YOU ARE GOING TO BE REVIEWED YOUR SUBORDINATES SO SURE THIS WILL BE A LEARNING AND ALWAYS PURPOSE EXERCISE BUT IN THE NEXT YEAR THE YEARS AFTER I INTEND TO TIE SUPERVISORY COMPENSATION THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR FOOD. THAT IS HOW I BELIEVE YOU GET GREAT LEADERS, GREAT ROLES SO THAT WE CAN MOVE THE ORGANIZATION FORWARD SUCCESSFUL LEADERS THE LAST AND NOT LEAST THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT I'M REPRESENTING TODAY AND THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW EVERYTHING IN MY PRESENTATION TODAY THAT I ALREADY DISCUSSED IT WITH THEM IN JANUARY AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO 2024 AND THE EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING FOR THESE ARE COMING SO WITH THAT I AM ONE MINUTE OVER I AM TO TAKE QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW WE ARE PUSHED FOR TIME BUT JUST REAL QUICK AS WELL AS IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE LOOKING DO YOUR OWN CARPOOLING CLASS AND MERIT PAY WHICH IS SEPARATE FROM ACCOUNTING. I BELIEVE THAT THE MORE WE ARE IN LINE WITH THE COUNTY THE BETTER. I WOULD STILL LIKE TO PARTICIPATE OUR DEPARTMENT TO PARTICIPATE LIKE WE HAVE IN THE PAST WITH A TOPIC CLASS STUDY SO THAT WE ARE NOT HAVING REDUNDANT EXPENDITURE CHARTS BUT I NEED TO BE ABLE TO

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THAT IS WHY PEOPLE LOOKING TO COUNTY IS FOR FEEDBACK TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES AND THE PEOPLE THEY LOVE HOME. SO I GUESS I AM ASKING MY OWN MERIT PAY STRUCTURE SIMILAR TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BUT SLIGHTLY DISSIMILAR IN THAT I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE AS WE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN IN THE STUDY SO THERE'S NO REDUNDANCY IN EXPENDITURES OR WE ARE PUSHED FOR TIME TO GIVE SHERIFF TANNER ENOUGH TIME TO OUR QUESTIONS FOR MS. WALZ BEFORE WE I'M AS WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN AS USUAL VERY, VERY THOROUGH PRESENTATION.

SO THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TODAY AND WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, GREAT. LET'S MOVE ON AND. WE HAVE SHERIFF TANNER AND SUSANNA AND PLEASURE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. AND OF COURSE SHERIFF TANNER PUTS MR. COOK OUT THERE FIRST AND TO TAKE THE FIRING LINE. YES BUT YES, MA'AM.

FLOOR GEORGE IS WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU. WHAT IS BEING PASSED OUT TO EVERYONE IS A ONE PAGE SUMMARY OF OUR FISCAL YEAR 24 BUDGET REQUESTS. AS IT'S BEEN STATED BEFORE, WE'VE ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE LINE ITEMS. SO WHAT I PROVIDED YOU IS JUST ANY DIFFERENCES THAT ADMINISTRATION IS GOING TO RECOMMEND VERSUS WHAT WE HAVE REQUESTED AND WITH ANY BUDGET THE REVENUE SOURCE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO DISTINGUISH THE FIRST ONE IS THE GENERAL FUND DOLLARS AND AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE REQUESTED THE $31,188,389.

THE SECOND COLUMN IS WHAT ADMINISTRATION IS IS RECOMMENDING AS OF THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK AND THERE'S A DIFFERENCE THE SECOND TABLE ACTUALLY BREAKS DOWN THAT 148,000 829 INTO THE LINE ITEMS WHERE WHAT WE HAVE WHAT WE HAVE REQUESTED VERSUS WHAT ARE RECOMMENDING. SO IT SHOWS YOU THE ACTUAL DIFFERENCE OF WHAT THEY HAVE ARE PRESENTING TO CUT THE SECOND REVENUE SOURCE IS CAP FUNDS.

HOWEVER AFTER WATCHING DENISE CHRISTMAS HER PRESENTATION LOOKS LIKE HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE CPA FUNDS AND. THEN LASTLY IS THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD LAW ENFORCEMENT FEE FOR THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE FOR THE TOWN? YES WE HAVE A LARGE INCREASE THERE IT IS 516,000 HUNDRED AND $50.

HOWEVER, COUNTY FINANCES COME UP WITH THEIR PROJECTION OF THE REVENUE FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT FEE FOR FISCAL YEAR 24 AT 5,150,000 AND THEY'VE IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAST TABLES THEY RECOMMENDED CUTTING SALARIES $169,139 AND HAVE REQUESTED THAT WE CUT OUR AN ADDITIONAL $279,328. AND I LOOKED THROUGH THERE ARE 42 POSITIONS THAT ACTUALLY ARE UNDER THIS LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE AND LOOKING AT THEIR CALCULATIONS IS THE PERSONNEL TAKEN EVERY SINGLE ONE FOR A RATING IT WITH COMPENSATION PLAN THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO RETAIN AND RECRUIT PERSONNEL I CAN'T CUT ANYTHING ELSE THERE ISN'T ANYTHING ELSE TO CUT BUT I WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THIS INFORMATION AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I GUESS WE'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE TO DISCUSS ANY QUESTIONS ANY QUESTIONS SINCE YOU WERE 5 MILLION? NO THAT THE REVENUE PROJECTIONS 5,150,000 IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP THE VERY FIRST TABLE THIRD LINE THAT'S WHAT COUNTY FINANCES PROJECT TWO BUT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR HILTON HEAD IT'S ALMOST 3 MILLION NO SIR THEY ARE PROJECTING REVENUE TO $5,150,000 FROM THE TOWN OF HILTON.

OKAY. I PROVIDE THE EXPENDITURES THEY PROVIDE THE REVENUE PROJECTION I SO JUST GOING BACK TO PAST ME SO RIGHT WE'RE WE'RE PROJECTED TO COLLECT THE $5,082,000 FROM

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YES, THAT'S CORRECT. SO COUNCIL NEEDS TO MAKE SURE PARTICULARLY THOSE REPRESENTATIVES FROM HILTON HEAD UNDERSTAND THAT AND WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS ARE THAT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND ANY OTHER. YES, WHATEVER.

GOOD. SO SUSANNA, IF I LOOK AT THE LAST BOX YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU'RE THE SHERIFF OR THE REQUEST IS 2.9 MILLION AND ADMINISTRATION SAYING 2.8 SO YOU HAVE ABOUT A HALF A MILLION DOLLAR DIFFERENCE AND YOU'RE SAYING YOU CAN'T FIND WHERE TO CUT THAT IN THE BUDGET, CORRECT? YES, MA'AM.

ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO STATE DURING THIS CHRISTMAS PRESENTATION AND SHE WAS SHOWING YOU FUND BALANCES WHICH THIS IS A SEPARATE FUND ALTOGETHER ONLY THE REVENUE COLLECTED FOR THAT HILTON LAW ENFORCEMENT FEE AND THE EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE HILTON HEAD LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES ARE IN THIS PARTICULAR FUND THERE A FUND BALANCE.

HOWEVER WE WILL BE UTILIZING THE FUND BALANCE IN ORDER TO BALANCE OUR FUND THIS YEAR THERE WILL NOT BE WE WERE SPENDING ABSOLUTELY ALMOST EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR PROBABLY LESS THAN 1% WOULD BE TURNED BACK INTO THE COUNTY FOR OUR GENERAL FUNDS THIS YEAR WE WILL NOT HAVE A LARGE SURPLUS. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION IF THERE'S SO GOING TO THE VERY TOP LINE NUMBER ONE GENERAL FUND, SIR, THAT IS WHAT FISCAL YEAR 23? SO SO THE LAST YEAR THAT WAS APPROVED AMOUNT $29,644,000 AND THEN YOU'RE ACTUALLY REQUESTING THE $31,188,000 OF OUR ADMINISTRATION IS THE 31,000 OH 39 SO YOU ARE ASKING FOR AN INCREASE OF THE HOW MUCH MORE THAT'S 600,000 MORE AND JUST A RANGE LAST YEAR AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING, YOU KNOW, A $400,000 INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR'S THAT KIND OF WHAT WE ARE INCREASE IS ABOUT 1.5 MILLION 31.10 YOU'RE RIGHT.

I WAS OFF THERE $1,000,000 SO THAT THAT'S OKAY RIGHT. AND YES, SIR, WE AGREE ON EVERY LINE ITEM EXCEPT FOR THAT TABLE TO THE SALARIES AND WAGES THEY WOULD LIKE PROVIDE $86,619 AND LESS AND WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING AND SO ON FOR EACH LINE ITEM AFTER THAT SO JUST GOING BACK TO MY ORIGINAL QUESTION SO YOU'RE ASKING FOR $1.6 MILLION INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR STAFF AND THEN RECOMMENDATIONS IS AT 31 MILLION SO THAT WOULD BE LESS THAN YOU'VE ASKED FOR BUT THERE IS AN INCREASE THERE. SO AND OBVIOUSLY WITH THE FIRST TIME WE'RE SEEING THIS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM FROM COUNSEL AT THIS POINT? I DO RIGHT NOW.

YES. QUICK ONE. YEP COMING UP WITH THIS BUDGET HEARING WHAT MR. GREENWAY SAYS WHO COMMUNICATES THIS TO THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD SO THEY'RE PREPARED FOR THIS QUESTION. YOU KNOW, AS A REPRESENTATIVE I THINK I'LL GET COTTON ACROSS HERE IF I DON'T ASK THAT QUESTION. THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD HAVE ANY TO DO CURRENTLY WITH OUR THE THE POLICE THAT WE CHARGE. YEAH BUT THEY PAY THE TAXES FOR IT CORRECT WITH THE RENT. YES. NOT THE TOWN HALL BUT IT'S THE RESIDENCE. WELL I REPRESENT THE RESIDENT SO I'M ASKING HOW DO WE WHO DOES NOT COMMUNICATION WITH THEM DO YOU DO THANK DO I HAVE THAT PERMISSION MR. CHAIRMAN TO DO THAT THESE ARE OUR NUMBERS RIGHT NOW THEY'RE NOT FINALIZED.

THIS IS WHAT'S WHAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO US SO YES, MA'AM. THIS THIS IS MORE ABOUT THIS THING YOU SEE AND EVER WANTED TO GO THROUGH. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE THIS AND THIS IS EYE OPENING FOR SURE. THANK YOU.

GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, SHERIFF TANNER? SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST. YOU LET HER KNOW ALL THE SHOTS .

SHE'S SHE'S A CFO. SHE DID A GOOD JOB AND SHE DOES A GOOD JOB EVERY DAY.

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THAT NUMBER IS ONE IF IT'S AD MAN IT'S ANOTHER ENFORCEMENT I THINK IS 2420 ALL TOTAL IS SOMEWHERE AROUND 37. SO BUT THAT'S A COMBINATION OF ALL THOSE WITH THIS BUDGET ALLOW TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS OR APPLICATIONS WILL ALLOW US TO FILL OUT OF THE BUDGET SUPPORTS THAT YES WITHOUT THE BUDGET WE CAN'T FILL ANY POSITION WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT REVENUE THAT WITH THE OPEN POSITIONS IT SITS IN AN ACCOUNT CREATES A SURPLUS AT THE END SO WHAT WOULD THE VALUE BE OF THOSE POSITIONS OPEN COMPARED TO YOUR SURPLUS? THE VALUE IS PREDICTABLE. YOU KNOW SUZANNE, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE 37 POSITIONS WE DON'T BUDGET 100% OF THEIR SALARIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BECAUSE WE WON'T HIRE EVERYBODY JULY 1ST.

THEREFORE WE PRORATE THOSE POSITIONS AND THE EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATE WITH THEM AND WE WILL NOT HAVE A SURPLUS MR. CUNNINGHAM THIS YEAR. WE ARE USING WE'RE USING EVERY SALARY DOLLAR FOR THE EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE ON STAFF. SO IF WE BUDGETED FOR IT LAST YEAR AND APPROVED IT HOW DID THOSE FUNDS GO TO POSITIONS WEREN'T FILLED BECAUSE WHAT WE WHAT WE DID IN ORDER WITH THE COST OF LIVING WE TRANSFERRED MONEY OUT OF OUR SUPPLIES INTO OUR PERSONNEL IN ORDER PAY FOR THE 3% COST OF LIVING. SO WE STOPPED BUYING CERTAIN THAT WE WILL PURCHASE JULY 1ST. THANK YOU. GOOD ANY OTHER QUESTIONS NOW AND AS USUAL WHEN WE GO THROUGH THESE BUDGET WORKSHOPS, ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR ANY OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS YOU CAN SEND IT TO SARAH BRUNNER AND COPY ME.

WELL, WE WILL THEN GET THOSE QUESTIONS TO THOSE OFFICIALS AND THEN THEY'LL USUALLY RESPOND WRITTEN AND THEN EVERYONE WILL GET THOSE RESPONSES.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE'RE NOT HAMMERING THEM WITH WITH INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS AND EVERYONE GETS THE SAME AND SAME INFORMATION. SO IF THAT'S OKAY, SHERIFF TANNER, THAT'S YOU KNOW, THE PAST THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND DOING THAT.

WE COUNTY COUNCIL TO REACH OUT THAT THAT WILL ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO ME OR SUZANNE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET I WOULD RATHER DO THAT ON A CONSISTENT BASIS WHERE IT IS QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED BECAUSE WE CAN DO IT. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN AN OPEN SESSION. WE GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE OR SEND YOU A TEXT OR SEND YOU AN EMAIL SO YOU GOT QUESTIONS ASKED MAKES IT A WHOLE LOT GUESS GOOD.

WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHT ON MERIT PAY SINCE EVERYBODY ELSE YOU I'VE GOT A VERY GOOD ANSWER 2024 YEARS AGO I STARTED A COMPENSATION PLAN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WHEN I TOOK OFFICE IT'S A PERFORMANCE BASED I SAY YOU GET RID OF THE WORD MERIT BECAUSE IT REALLY DOESN'T MEAN I THINK IF YOU'RE GOING TO CREATE A A COMPENSATION PLAN HAS TO BE BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND THAT'S INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SCALE WE USE A SCALE IT'S ALL BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND WE HAVE A LONGEVITY PLAN.

IT WOULD BEHOOVE YOU TO HAVE THAT IN PLACE AND. COUNTY IT HAS WORKED VERY WELL FOR US. IT'S IT'S MANAGED YOU KNOW I'VE GOT 350 TOTAL EMPLOYEES SO WE DO OUR EVALUATIONS ON OUR EMPLOYEES. YOU KNOW IF YOU'RE BRAND NEW EVERY SIX MONTHS AND IF AND IF IF YOU'VE BEEN IN THE SYSTEM FOR A WHILE, IT'S ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. YOU'RE DATE THE DATE OF POWER IS, YOUR PERFORMANCE BASED EVALUATION SO YOU'RE NOT DOING STAFF IS NOT DOING HUNDREDS OF EVALUATIONS IN JANUARY OR JULY. THEY'RE DONE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THAT KEEPS SUZANNE FROM BEING OVERWHELMED. WHAT WOULD WORK SHE DOES SO IT'S IMPERATIVE YOU'VE GOT DO IT. SOMEBODY ASKED ME ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING THE OTHER DAY IN COUNTY. THE EASY ANSWER PAY YOUR EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE IN THE COUNTY THAT THEY WERE AND ENJOY THE SAME AMENITIES THAT EVERYONE ELSE ENJOYS AND THAT WAY THEY CAN AFFORD TO EITHER RENT OR BUY AND IT'S THEIR DECISION. IT'S NOT THE GOVERNMENT DECISION MAKING OWNERS SO JUST PAY YOUR STAFF CONSISTENT. COLAS IS A MUST AND CONSISTENCY IS WHERE YOU RUN INTO PROBLEMS. INCONSISTENCIES IS WHERE RUN INTO PH COMPRESSION BUT YOU CAN OVERRIDE ALL OF THAT IF YOU ARE CONSISTENT WITH A COLA YOU HAVE A PERFORMANCE BASED PAY SCALE AND YOU ALSO LOOK AT LONGEVITY AND IT'S GOT TO BE BASED ON PERFORMANCE.

SO WHATEVER YOU SCALE YOU CREATE IS IS IS HOW YOU PAY YOUR EMPLOYEES THEY'RE NOT PERFORMING. THEIR PERCENTAGE IS A LOT LOWER THAN THOSE ARE PERFORMING AT THE LEVEL YOU WANT TO PERFORM. SO IT MAKES THEM WORK FOR THE DOLLAR THANK YOU GOOD THANK YOU

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ABSOLUTELY MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NOTHING BEFORE THE FOLKS BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE WE ARE ADJOURNED AND THE NEXT HOW EXCUSE ME I INTERRUPT THIS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND NOT AS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SHOULD EXPECT TO BE HEARING ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL SO THAT WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHETHER OUR BUDGETS WILL BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL AS PRESENTED OR WITH DEVIATIONS. HOW IS THAT GOING TO BE COMMUNICATED? I GUESS MY QUESTION WELL IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOUR OFFICE THAT WILL GO DIRECTLY TO YOU AND OF COURSE THEN AS OTHER OFFICES COME UP WHETHER THEY'RE PRESENTING OR WE'LL SEE THEIR BUDGETS AND BE ABLE TO GET BACK TO THEM, SHE CAN SHE CAN REACH OUT TO ME DIRECTLY AND I'LL ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR BEFORE YOU ADJOURN I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO RECOGNIZE AUDITOR PLEASE.

YES. AND I ALMOST FORGOT TO DO THAT. SO WE DO HAVE TODAY DAVID CAD WHO IS OUR AUDITOR AND CAD IF YOU WANT REAL QUICK COME UP INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND THANK YOU FOR COMING WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. YOU HAVE NO BUDGET BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST STARTING SO KIND OF DO OF USING EVERYBODY ELSE'S BUDGET BUT YEAH I JUST WANT TO SAY AFTERNOON. CHAIRMAN LOST INTERIM PARLIAMENT COUNCIL MEMBERS FEW THINGS ABOUT MYSELF. I'M DAVID CADWALLADER. THANKS FOR INVITING ME.

I'M A RETIRED MARINE. I AND A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND I HAVE AN MBA. I WORKED IN THE TREASURER'S OFFICE FOR A SHORT STINT AND THEN I WAS THE DEPUTY FOR THE COUNTY FOR FIVE YEARS BEFORE I WAS LET GO.

I'M COMING OUT JULY I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE BUSINESS MODEL IS GOING TO BE COOPERATION CUSTOMER SERVICE OF COURSE AND INTEGRITY AND A WHOLE PURPOSE OF .

MY JOB IS AS I ALWAYS TALK TO TOM ABOUT PROPERTY TAXES NOTHING PROPERTY TAXES GET YOU GUYS THE MONEY FOR YOUR SERVICES. AND AT THE SAME TIME TO ENSURE THE RESIDENTS ARE BEING TAXED PROPERLY AND THEY'RE DOING THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.

MR. GREENWAY ASKED ME TO TALK ABOUT HOW I PLAN. I GET ALONG WITH COUNCIL AND A LOADED QUESTION AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATION SO THIS IS IT IS PRETTY SIMPLE I'M A SIMPLE PERSON I BELIEVE IN MUTUAL TRUST BETWEEN EVERYBODY THAT'S THE WAY I AM.

I WILL TREAT YOU THE SAME WAY YOU TREAT ME. I WANT TO BE A TEAM MEMBER AND AT THE SAME TIME BE INCLUDED AS PART THE TEAM. I MEAN IT'S SIMPLE.

I HOPE TO BE TREATED EQUALLY WITHOUT APPREHENSION. MANY OF THE STAFF IN THIS ROOM HAVE WORKED FOR MORE YOU KNOW, OTHER ADMINISTRATORS WHICH IS GREAT.

THEY'RE STILL HERE BECAUSE OF THEIR PERFORMANCE. I JUST WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND I ASK FOR THE SAME CHANCES NOT TO BE JUDGED BY WHO MY PREVIOUS BOSS WAS BUT BE JUDGED ME BY MERIT I BELIEVE COME JULY THE AUDIT OFFICE IS PLANNING ON DOING EVERYTHING NEW IN ITS POWER. I LOOK FORWARD TO IMPROVING PROCESSES.

I SENT OUT AN EMAIL ASKING FOR A FEW BUDGET ITEM THINGS I SAT DOWN TIMES WITH MRS. WALLS TRYING TO GET OUR OFFICE CONNECTED TOGETHER, TRYING TO GET THE PROGRAMS TOGETHER.

SO AS SHE SAYS IT'S A BETTER EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYBODY AND THE MORE PEOPLE WE GET ONLINE THAT I THINK IT'S GOING TO MAKE THE COUNTY A LOT HAPPIER AND LIKE I SAID, MY WHOLE MISSION IS MOVE THAT OFFICE INTO A DIGITAL ERA BECAUSE IT'S REALLY BEHIND EVERYBODY ELSE RIGHT NOW AND I NEED TO GET IT PUSHED FORWARD BECAUSE AS I TELL EVERYBODY ELSE WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE NEXT PANDEMIC COMING BUT IT'S COMING AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT AND WE KNOW THAT WE CAN'T LET PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING WE CAN'T DO THIS WE'VE GOT TO GET PEOPLE TO WORK FROM HOME AND I THINK THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS GETTING THESE OFFICES UP ON THEIR WEB PAGE GETTING THESE OFFICES DIGITIZED SO CAN DO EVERYTHING LIKE THAT AND THAT'S ALL I GOT.

THANK YOU. GOT ANY QUESTIONS IF I COULD? ONE MORE THINGS ARE GOING TO IMPROVE BASIS THE WAY IT IS. I GOT TO TELL YOU A STORY WHEN I FIRST CAME TO WORK HERE THEY DID A COMPENSATION SURVEY AND THERE'S UNDERPERFORMING PEOPLE THAT WERE NOT GETTING RAISES LET'S SAY. SO THEY WENT THROUGH DID THIS COMPENSATION SURVEY.

THOSE PEOPLE ENDED UP GETTING $6,000 CHECKS TO MEET UP WITH EVERYBODY ELSE'S PAY.

SO THERE YOU GO. AFTER THAT, WHAT HAPPENED? I LOST ALL GOOD EMPLOYEES.

THEY WALKED OUT THE DOOR BECAUSE NOW THAT PERSON THAT WAS UNDERPERFORMING GET PAID THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY THEY ARE RIGHT NOW AND IT HAPPENS THEY WALK OUT THE DOOR IT'S ALL THANKS APPRECIATES. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU.

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* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.