<span style="margin-left:0in;">The following changes have been made to the draft presented to Council on July 27<sup>th</sup>:</span><div style="margin-left:0in;"><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li style="margin-left:0in;">Cost of living adjustment was increased to 4% for all personnel</li><li style="margin-left:0in;">Administration-General Fund<ul><li style="margin-left:0in;">Removal of Administrative Assistant position</li><li>Addition of Assistant City Manager position to be hired in January 2027</li><li>Reduction of Building Maintenance to $30,000</li></ul></li><li style="margin-left:0in;">Mayor and Council-General Fund<ul style="list-style-type: circle;"><li>Reduction of Building Maintenance to $32,000</li><li>Reduction of Training to $6,000</li><li>Reduction of Legal Expenses to $150,000</li></ul></li><li style="margin-left:0in;">Police-General Fund<ul style="list-style-type: circle;"><li>Shift $12,500 of Building Maintenance to the Capital Bond Fund (13) using a portion of the remaining balance in the Public Safety Remodel budget.</li><li>Shift $5,500 of Software to the Municipal Court Building Security and Technology Fund (19)</li></ul></li><li style="margin-left:0in;">Fire-General Fund<ul style="list-style-type: circle;"><li>Shift $24,000 of Other Equipment to the Capital Bond Fund (13) using a portion of the remaining balance in the Public Safety Remodel budget.</li><li>Reduction of Training to $24,000</li><li>Reduction of Public Safety Education to $7,500</li></ul></li><li style="margin-left:0in;">Public Works-General Fund<ul style="list-style-type: circle;"><li>Reduction of Street Maintenance to $200,000.</li></ul></li></ul></div>

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.8/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.