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Prescott City Council Voting Meeting — 07/10/2018 Page 6 grant the city to tax, it limited the city to tax. Councilman Lamerson shared the frustration regarding cost associated with provid- ing basic services within the city and it applies to everyone equally. This community has thousands of businesses within the community but we do not approach col- lecting applicable taxes to provide basic services equally. The city only goes after the ones they can touch and inquired how much money is the city losing because we don't go out equally. Mr. Johnson said if he knew where they are, they would go after them. Councilman Lamerson said the city needs to figure out a way to treat tax- payers equally. Mr. Paladini said when people fail to pay their TPT tax, the city goes through the judicial order to shut the business down. Once the city finds out about a black market business, we will go after them to collect the taxes. Mr. Woodfill said everyone who is doing business here, will be taxed and licensed. If anyone knows of business in the black market, inform Finance and they will ensure the business is li- censed and paying taxes. COUNCILWOMAN SCHOLL MOVED TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 9.B; SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SISCHKA: PASSED 6-0. C. Award of City Contract No. 2018-219 to Brown and Caldwell, for design and engineering services for the Zone 41 (Mingus) Pump Station, Tank and Pipeline Project, in the amount of $602,530.00. Funding is available in the Water Fund. Public Works Utilities Manager Eric Bay presented on the possible award for the design and engineering services for the Zone 41 (Mingus) Pump Station, Tank and Pipeline Project with Brown and Caldwell in the amount of $602,530.00 from the Water Fund. This booster station has aged and will be upsized to fix some drainage piping issues. COUNCILMAN LAMERSON MOVED TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 9.C; SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GOODE: PASSED 6-0. D. Public Hearing for the FY2019 Budget, Expenditure Limitation, and Tax Levies; at Special Meeting Adoption of Resolution No. 2018-1648 Adopting the Final FY2019 Budget, Expenditure Limitation, and City Job Roster Finance Director Mark Woodfill presented on the FY19 public hearing of the budget, the setting of the expenditure limitation and property tax levies; and the Special Meeting to adopt Resolution No. 2018-1648 the final FY19 budget, expenditure limitation and city job roster. Mr. Woodfill shared details of the FY19 total city budget, the adoption of the final budget pertaining to funds at the department level, home rule expenditure limit at $191,270,765.00 and authorizing a position roster as required by City Charter. Councilman Goode said there have been a number of meetings and has analyzed the budget extensively. To be able to reduce the tax rate and get our bond obligation paid off, the Council is doing a much more effective and robust job in designing, engineering