One other thing I wanted to point out, we couldn't do the storm windows till we fixed the windows because we had to replace quite a few of the sashes because they were rotting.


And so we couldn't do them at the same time. But again, is City Hall going to fail tomorrow if we don't replace these windows?


No, but our investment in the paint may not make it as long as we were hoping.


That's the only truth here. I'm sorry, Alderman Sanders, you've spoken twice already. I had alderman Sellers twice.


Yes, so I do understand that we do need new windows and if we do continue to constantly wait and wait and wait, the prices will go up because like I said, we were looking at windows at our church and that was like three, four years ago so I know when we look at them again, they're going to be up a little higher so we're either going to take care of the building so we don't have a dilapidated city hall or we're going to continue to go round and round and round Brown on issues that we know we've got to do it either now or later. It has to be done.


So either we're going to do it now at $1,000 a window, or we're going to do it later at $1,500 a window. So, you know, it's our decision. I mean, we've got to do it now and get it over with and move on.


So vote to approve or deny it. Let me get clarity on this, ma'am. Clarity is Sellers, Sanders, Stacy, and Monroe have all spoken a few times.


I wasn't ready so you moved to Monroe. He started the second round. I didn't get a chance because I wasn't ready to start it because I had not thought about what Mr. Darin was talking about. So I passed that, you passed it. I didn't pass it. And then you put Monroe right there.


So, can you wrap it up? What are we doing? You have spoken twice, but if you're insistent, go ahead. No, it wasn't that I'm insisting. I just didn't speak because you passed me. Go ahead and speak. Well, I forgot it now. Okay, so if there's no further discussion, Madam Clerk, would you please take the role?


Sanders, Sellers, Klemm, Monroe, Simmons, Parker, Stacy, and Shadle. The motion passes 6 to 2.


And item number 19 is reports from Department Heads, Finance. Thank you. Nothing tonight, Madam Mayor. Thank you. Public Works? Just a quick update on Adams Avenue. You should see the traffic controls start to be removed tomorrow. The vast majority of it's done. Some restoration may leak over to spring, but otherwise the vast majority is done. We also have had quite a few comments about the remaining portion of Adams, and we are working on a plan, which when I say that, that's from Float to Exchange. We're working on a plan to try to address that for next season.


But it was not currently in the Adams plan. So more to come on that.


And lastly, I'd like to tell you guys that we had some damage done by Comcast here in town and staff was able to negotiate with Comcast and we will be receiving an insurance claim check for I believe it's about $18,000 in lieu of those repairs.


Boyer? Nothing this evening. Thank you. Thank you. Police? I have no report. Thank you.


IT? Nothing in action. I just want to say thank you to the staff and also council for getting this aggressive agenda done at the end of the year. Unfortunately, we tried to not have so much on here, but we didn't do so well. But I thank you very much for all your support.


And all I would like to say is Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, see you after the first. Alderman Sanders would be up first, but he's not here, so we'll move on to Alderman Sellers.


Yes, I would just like to say thank you all, so to everybody that has done the work that we've done this year and the accomplishments and the beautifications and the upgrades we've done and just seeing the progress we have done together as a team.


I just feel so proud to be a part of everything that we have done and wish everybody a Merry Christmas and God bless you in the New Year.


I agree. Alderman Klemm? I'd just like to thank all the city workers for the time that they've put in and the success they've had with projects they've done this year.


It's been extremely important, the total picture of what's been done by the Council and not by the Council, but by the managers and everybody involved.


I'd just like to wish everybody Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Alderman Monroe. Same, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone.


Alderman Simmons. The only thing is that we do not have a Neighborhood Watch meeting next Monday. They all decided that it's too close to Christmas, so we will not have one. And Merry Christmas to everybody.


Alderman Stacy? I would just like to say, Happy Holidays. Alderman Shadle? I'm sorry. Alderman Shadle?


I reiterate the Merry Christmas to everybody. Keep in mind that if it happens to snow, our street department's gonna be working.


There's gonna be a shift of police officers working. There's gonna be a shift of firemen working.


And keep your thoughts with them. Move on to item number 23, is public comment.


Is there any public comment? Bernie? I just couldn't help but kind of chuckle on one comment that was being made. When we were talking about composting at the landfill, I recall me and Mr. Mooring and Mr. Gill was sitting there with Mr. Gullman composting yard waste.


and apparently we had a permit at that point in time what we were doing back then was ahead of the time now we're going back and trying to get this start started again I guess I was ahead of my time at that time and we've lost our vision of moving forward I do appreciate what you did on the discussion of the and the Land Bank. I think the Land Bank is kind of a good idea. One thing that was never discussed on the Land Bank was the fact that $8,000 was the bid. Was that $8,000 to fix the property or just a down payment? How much was going to be invested in that property?


If it's just 8,000, we're going to be back in the same old boat as we did before, just a different owner.


And I just want to say one thing. Strategic planning is the process of accumulating or articulating where and what an organization wants to be in the future.


During the strategic planning process, stakeholders review and define the organization's mission, values, vision, statements including the identification of goals, objectives, strategies, tactics, and conduct priority service assessments.


The mission is the organization's statement of purpose and reason for existing. The values are the ethical and cultural principles that guide its behavior and actions.


The vision represents the future that the organization aims to achieve. Goals are desired outcomes that the organization aims to accomplish.


Objectives are the actionable targets that must be reached to meet the specific goals. and others.


These are plans or approaches designed to accomplish objectives and tactics are the small actionable items.


I think we're spending way too much time on the tactics, the small actual items, and not enough on the vision of where we want to be.


As we, you know, the future, I just happened was listening to Notre Dominus talking about the future.


We probably don't have a future, a future vision. Most people just repeat the past.


Mr. McGulley, your time is up. We need to be the future and move on. So I hope we find a way to define where we want to be instead of argue about it.


Angie, I apologize. I overlooked you. Did you have a report? No. Good. Okay. I apologize. Any other public comments?


Go ahead you have three minutes. Can you state your name? My name is David Coverson. I have a question for him. I used to be a landlord and I sold my properties for like less than highly enough and so if you put on a land Contract for them and it's given like ten years paid off or they might it might work out because it did for me and my homes are almost paid off and they're almost sold and I only charge them three hundred dollars a month it's a really and the Chief Payment, so you just think about it.


Any other public comments? Tommy? Police Chief, you do a good job working in that police department.


and Darian Dickerman, you find out about that Jersey Mike Mr. I don't have a report on Jersey Mikes, but I'm hungry for it, so hopefully next week.


In the world, you do a good job speaking. Are there any other public comments?


Seeing none, I'll entertain a motion for adjournment. So moved. Second. The motion made by Alderman Sellers, seconded by Alderman Shadle.