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Called to Order The January A Meeting of the Carey Town Council This Time Ask In To Confirm She On The Thank You Thank You Can You And I Will Reignite Thank You So Much This Member I Just But I Actually Just Minute Residency I Think Almost Opinion Special Place To Live And I Believe It's All Of You The People Make Special Any Many Of Us Experience Living Other Community Function We Are Experience Difficult Facing Big Challenge I Want To Thingly Every Called And Written Council Hold Local Gum Say On The Same But Okay Beautiful Part Participating Democracy But I No Chance Place Expressive Place I Am Almost Proud To Be Home Become Perfect Become Please

Stands Nation Justice Thank You Mr. At The Adoption Of The Agenda We Have Received A Request From The Applicant For The Petition For South Hills Municipal Service District Requesting That It Be Removed From Two Nights Agenda Due To The Availability of the applicant Who to be So They to approve Discussion Second Discussion From Happy New Year Change Service Reporting Budget Process

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all of our speakers to be respectful in their comments and direct the comments to the Entire Council Not an Individual I think everyone the audience for understanding and respecting This is a business meeting Please do not make remarks Seats Do anything else disrupts the meeting So now is the time for public speeches Out Written comment Then Register Speaker We Had 18 comments Registered Speaker No Speaker Express Concern Corruption Policy Policy Violations Management and Consulting Relationships Withal and the Need for Transparency David Concern 1.58 Million in Purchases to the Pattern Investigation Express Valid Action Fallacy Transactions Express Oversight Giving Personal Action

Desire Transparency Express Concern Final Over Citizen Housing Financial Will Have Been Reliability Transparency Question the Transparency Election Concern About Political History Ration Displacement Community Dev Personal Expenses Then We Express Loss of Trust and Leadership Following Allegations Express Capital Action Express Financial Public Dissatisfaction

Exploitability Personal Health Challengers Concern Express Concern About Departments The first registered speaker is Christine Chalmers By the way you please move to your left to your left your name is Christian and good evening to members council all town people media police anyone attendant I have a Little story I moved from New York

Corrupt New York to Carry North to get away from the corruption and I am most distressed to find out that it fell on me here now unfortunately all of you here are not necessarily responsible but you need to keep better eye on each other because it seems that this corruption was fairly visible if anyone has been paying attention. So with the big paint of corruption I take the big paint brush and unfortunately all of you are going to be painted with that touch of corruption that's unfortunate but that's what happens when you're on a body of legislature so I just want you to know we have made aware we are watching them I thank you for your time and I am you will be in this the next speaker my name is gus I signed up to speak to express my own thoughts on the recent events have come to live I was disappointed to read a council member's blog post after the last regular scheduled council meeting in this in this blog post public comments regarding the former town manager and bureaucracy categorizing of town council this blog also mentions expressing the public as

individuals not representative of the larger community it seems critical to categorize citizen expressions of their feelings as but then council Members Express Their Own Feelings of Court Six Sad and Mad Over the Revolutions of the Former Manager's Actions and Activities I Was Also Shocked to Read This V Member Had Questions So Much in 202 I Am Not for Asdain Accepting Responsibility Piece I Would Like to Review This Topic I Feel Received as All Members on Piece of the Recent Events I Also Commented on Transaction Me as the Money Valid After Public Restors in Judgment with All Individuals Involved and the Town Defense The Transaction As an Employee Benefit The Website on the Town Manager Transaction Links Town Ordinance Policy Regarding Reimbursement for the Defense of This Transaction This Ordinance States to be Offered to Full Time Employees I Question If Council Members Are Truly Full Time Employees of the Town Council Members Are Not Hired Fired But Instead Are Evicted by the Citizen Council Members Are Provided Health Insurance for Their Service, But They Are Not Subject to Fair Labor Standards. This Truly Applies in This Case. The Town Ordinances Also Contradict the Town Benefit Book for Employees. Mention Educational Reimbursement Through the Life Account of $3,500 Provided to the Council Members While Available to Employees. This Rather Question

Council Ethics Policy Clause Regarding This Clause Was Not Here to Help With This Transaction, and I Believe How the Council Continues to Navigate the Situation Will Impact Its Representation. Thank you. Next speaking meeting thank you to email this thank you pressure to force manager recognition the public trust been some speaker about bu $8000 degree north western additional request 8 now thank you for in the town manager and lori secret over the manager budget million purchase at the price of million 64 thousand this over budget expenditure one approval of the council shod hotel accommodation on the time in 24

respect citizen what is the culture of our council there much work to be done of mustvalley operation they i wasd change we ask the mayor office capture between council members mayor and employee distribution questions company month salary becognition investigation crime se should immediately our town manager discretionary spending budget million i was so happy sorry expired lexie

good evening my name is concern report concerning financial mismanagement in town government unless Reports are showing to be false so action taken I will this I think the biggest problem is so much money rush in expenditure is secret question how can it be such an increase was 1.3 million check son about member over million to buy property son about daily busel the status investigation university councilor manager if termination was

the manager wow he considered friend club organization town running how was decision made to award him six through expenditure me no idea financial control of billion ishak I hope so expect response from my public servants was question this conversation this this thank you next speaker some good evening church be democracy recst morning I mean fath wewatch the right thing work common good it's no secret crisis this fath recently the

town manager action to be in fath deeply injurious to democracy however I this city unexpectedly good fath When I Stopped Reality This I Knew What I Wanted to See All of You I Wanted to See Things Back I Wanted to See Investigations Conducted by Third Parties and I Wanted to See a Change in Staff Leadership Relatable Seen Everything I Wanted to See Displays Seen in Politics Today I Am Actually Proud of This Body This Provided for Neighbors Program Like Stable Home Dedication to Affordable Housing Demonstrated This Council Community Inclusive This Council Manages Transcription Community to City Right Sacrificing This Place Great I Almost I Am Proud of the People We People Work You Are People Who I Believe Good Faith Truth Democracy Requires Good Faith Just People This People Seem to Rest Unconsciously I See Community See a Lot Political Frustration See Election

Before It Even Starts I See Another Significantly I Sludge of Staff We People Takes Community Then in the fux thank you next speaker kevin deni williams and denali stone breaker hellovery this is the first time speaking i don't even really rest really today i talk about the gokeri number six from the pass racing center to the gokeri station and i realize when walk from gokeri deep to the con theres no cross walk in between like it's like to walk like skip the car in the street and i think there can be things safety may be time they save life i think because people are not necessary they would take buses and come to meetings for the time manager thing my opinion peripheral stuff education weakness internal control so there is a

typical thing to do but i would say to improve in control you need segregation duty so i would immediately say to improve the function of the finance officers to control the spending account of the time the second thing about the 1.3 million losses in checkable check million transfer let's say you go house Check 2026 not 1996 and the thing about hotels in Austin 600 I think there is a good thing it is not unthinkable but go over the regular rate of 200 300 ask him to pay differences it's EC right it's not difficult to have a good policy to control spending right so or and then I think for for Austin is happening but also I think the mayor should be free from having people irritation that he is deeper like having dinner asking have dinner I don't think is happening I think speech thank you much next speaker breaker

good evening council members my name is honey bean a member of cary for 10 years I live in district deps one of the most profound statements that capture are pass action reality that of president abraham lincoln which he said if you want to taste somebody's character you give them power council members the seats in which the residents of carry many of them over my right and left shoulder elected you to be are not thrown they are spaces of public trust transparency is not something that has a certain limitation here is it conditional if there are policy have great area elected of to find legal loops in then those policy need to be written in ways color to give key language clarity give things clear we are evenly week 2026 these are very very serious words any time you with trust relationships with businesses with family with friends this is the foundation that we are dealing with here perhaps the most honorable thing for an individual to do and I am someone that has been a part of the reform process a volunteer at federal presence and I watch this what I say if individual comes before they are not resident who just happen to be contents by nature they are Concern

residents who really care about this particular community look at this look at this just look at almost capacity here people have things they should be doing so the most likely thing is just simply step down stuff the people and make a mistake was I apologize because I love the town of I am going to step down and people are left to forward and gentleman I thank you again this is a business meeting we do not plot business I thank you Robin I want to the land acquisition disclosed in the blog post on this 28 202 manager who has remained however provided clear council members and directed this acquisition and that it was structured in a non transparent manner disclosed to the full council and the public that is unacceptable under North Key Law the town council exercises authority only as a collective body individual members acting independently in full Staff Council Members Have Obligation to Act Transparently and Vie Statute and Policy Including North's General Statute 16875 The Open Meetings Law and the North's Ethics for Local Government Official The Financial Details Serious Concerns 58 One Parcel Assessed

at 149,000 Purchase for 379,000 Roughly One Parcel Assessed at 248,000 Purchase for 686 686 Taxpayers Paid More Than Double Asle Exceeding 1 Million Total Funds Originally Buzzer Smart Parking Technology Overspending at This Level Issue Not Technology Authorized Pay More Than Twice Hustle Justification Supported Premium and Why Was the Full Council Before Funds Committed in Addition News Report Based on Public Re Indicate the Priority to the Porches The Assistant Town Manager Emailed Council Member Warning the Land May Not Be Suitable for Housing Due to Flood Plain Constraints wrong based on that communication however it is serious questions about this limitations when desi anyway as this leads to this publicly first accountability which which council members direct this action why have then publicly identified constituent authority and ethical obligation second resolution what is the plan for this land be a transparent public process determine its use designation and how will the expenditure and overspending of public funds be corrected this man matter cannot be closed simply because one staff member resigned public depends on transparency commitment may out the hole thank you thank you lady and gentleman I am asking you for the last time this concentrate this

meeting I know the resonance and I need seeker good evening just about month I had the same issue about month later we are back with some to show For it, but at the same time, some are missing. Some residents understand the operation of this budget process. I misinterpret the town manager. I misinterpret the purchasing authority and lost my job. About all council members, some are supplying about purchases. About that, I really have

council members receiving justice. I delay citizens. I appreciate the state auditor investigating this manners matter. Excuse me. The people who have done these things have rights. The citizens deserve investigation and integrity in their public dealing. If the allegations are determined to be true, further allegations may be necessary purposes, rather than later. So we get back to running our town. The proper oversight. Citizens expect on this new thing. Spoke about trust, transparency, friendship, become long- standing relationships. It's broken, it's like glass, you're able to repair it. Same time impossible I suggest be time sweepspeaker good evening from the mayor council seat thank you to our staff to the mayor council members are working organization manager special thanks to our town staff which is doing the heavy lifting involved

auditor city's same time to on operations' most professional and qualified staff of any and I have confidence you will be able to get through these hard times. When We Are in the Myths of Uncovering the Misuse of Funds and the Mismanagement of Our Organization. It is up to me to change policy. Prevent some remaining time. Term to move some change forward. I did give. I am here to discuss just a few thoughts with you and imagine some of these are already items. Discuss and attend the policy and practice changes. I recommend you pursue the Manager's Office. Require all manager expenses to be submitted for reimbursement. Require expenses are reviewed by both the Mayor and the Clerk. We report to the manager. Update the resolution. Authority to negotiate, award, approve, and execute, and other instruments to explicitly budget. Authority of the manager and the deputy manager. I suggest an amount similar to that of our prior understanding between the manager and the deputy manager. Council expenditures are potentially controversial. Questions are potentially controversial. Questions are raised by the full council. Establish policy. Any gifts received by staff over designated amounts are reported. Included in the contract for the feature manager's employment. Wider provisions. for the grounds with holding such as including but not limited to be delineating the ICM Code of Ethics charging

the set it would be good to have a policybits council membership outside the normal professional development which is needed for the function of the job also establish required council membership ethics training on an annual basis guarding staff from policyful in to pay them to paywall upgrade update to policy statement 152 additional register speechification speak like speak public speak please my name ability integrity trustfully public trust are non part issue you are desi integrity and public trust ignant tax per i demand accountability house manager se package over his expense report otherwise

mister with between looking we must ho people period in mr name speak time i wishing the great football coach one said this more about people bih relationship daily to today total amount tax pay question publish report This number is in the six-figure range. This is only a financial aspect. Investigation over communication. Leadership accountability by this elected leader's duty. Are you afraid of criticism about this? Criticism about this

building is fine, then scrutiny becomes this action. No idea. This again, near exceptionally, questions. Fitness leads to some seriousness about the future. If I vote for Lusfer Republican, they speak in the next election. They run again. I deeply have become unable to speak publicly. One, hello, my name is Wala Residen. I moved in in 2014, so it's been about 12 years. I'm here to tell you, much like four years ago, I have disgruntled with this town council and the things you've done recently. Quite shocking to learn that our taxes have gone up 46% in the past three years and our money is being stolen fraudulently. Used in ways that the public has no idea

that's happening we have town council members are hiding what they are doing from the other town council members when we have cd employees who are rubber stamping the actions of your town manager and you all can see here with the ball face and actually the citizens for clapping other say you see to be more content control cities they I find problem you see to have forgotten all of you each one of you are civil servant that's the job you tocontrary to we are the sovereign you took advantage of us try to keep us in the dark even now try to keep us in the dark and there to child us if we are plot citizen is actually I will give you remarks I respectful one I note this on your part is the luck respect for us. So do not request respect from me when I am coming I came down to talk to you you are being respectful citizen we can do a lot of them no but a lot of them are strange they. I am your comment. You show true disregard, disrespect, lack basic understanding of ethics. I

really study this chamber. What is the town attorney doing to advise you about your ethical duty toward the city, toward the citizens. I demand clarity and transparency. I think we all deserve it, and I think all of you need to put aside your friendships. Your loyalty to each other, and you need to show loyalty to this town. We are tax payers. Thank you. So, we take time away from the one-hour time limit. We also take time. If we're going to make remarks, seats must come back when we have control over this meeting. This meeting is a meeting. I really don't like the comments. I do it case. If you're outside, we can do that, but this is a business meeting, and I'd ask you to please respect it. This is a business meeting, and I'd like to hear from this gentleman, right here, please. Residents Western Point community concern express disappointment in the proposal by our property for the

lot on the corner Western Park and well the revised proposal still maintains high density housing complex proposal which is in the surrounding area and by second people to talk about and the potential safety issues arising speaking points last fall I spoke to you about the same issue to increase speed and and I think putting a high density housing complex then would increase more than well very much through area from Western Park to Carey Park primarily suggestion seat to North Carey Park ah and the pedestrian traffic and bus traffic there I am very concerned about the safety issues that would come up with putting a high density housing complex at that corner lot so I do think more consideration would be high density housing community appropriate for residents so I think listening

hopefully this particular instance you will listen to the city proposal 300 Signatures From My Neighbors of Western Point Expressing the Desire Not to Have High Density Housing There and Foreign Alternative Proposals Please Listen Thank You Thank You Next Speaker Please Good Evening Mayor Prote Mayor and Council Members My name is Ravi Gadampalli I am a resident of Morsal and I live in Mek County My business is in Carey and I have been in this town for the past 25 years 26 years back I move from India staying that I have a good dreams of America and feel that America is very great People of our and leaders are great here But looking at Carey ton Council last few months what is happening over here and we don't know what to teach for our kids and what to teach for our community and we celebrate Diwali festivals we celebrate many festivals our leaders in front of us comes to us and we represent our leaders are great and Unfortunately, leaders were involved in losing their faith in the community, and I don't know what message I had to take from my community: that our leaders are involved in the fraud. Whether there is a proven fraud or an unproven fraud, we need clarity. We need a picture that our leaders are not involved in the fraud. And when I talk in my community, my community people are saying that this is a mayor sleeping when money is being taken out, when our tax money is being taken out, when the town manager is putting the czar in front of the council member, the council member is taking the money when the mayor is sleeping. So, we need transparency. How the

transparency comes is when the pro-tem mayor and mayor resign from this position and seek justice. What is happening here? And that's what we are expecting to resign from their seats and look for what is happening here. That's all thank you thank you next speaker please good evening name I come to speak actually listen to my voice to I heard this evening when two walkany supportany of us I help many of us I call friends for well my concern than say concern I have today it was too much spending was actually going on in that it was up front the spending was on it was up front all of that money was a lot of money all of that money was going to. And my concern at the time was we've been and past costs in that were and it was supposed to be for future expenses I still have those concerns I also have concerns about how much the park is costing as far as what is it we have a whole separate marketing team at the park we have a whole separate team of programming at the park and we have a great staff here they are very talented I think they can take on more than one facility they have in the past so that's also a concern

my disappointment in the lack of response to the failed bond is people I feel like I would have someone reach out to me I have asked council members if they would reach out to me talk about it talk about why they were doing so we are concerning we are asking more I think great points to the table I hope you some but Think we start looking further Town Manager Choose members of our community At least one person from each district and several at large to be on a committee to help Talk to you about what we want and manager Thank you for your time Thank you Dedication Sorry I had to get an appeal like you because I want to do but it is too bad I feel I am today sir Thank you Thank you Next speaker Anyone else to speak Public Speaks out have 5 minutes left Public Speaks out Hello my name is Niklas Duson I was I was born in Kerry Oxford h and

just lived in Oxford for my parents about five years and I love it and memory living Proud I am I to school tax I would always tell my friends I was the best city ever and I was just like so proud of the city and when I solve the news on this I was I was so disappointed I just I can believe it may be I had ro colour glasses About This Town But I Think a Lot Will Change I Did Realize It But What I Really Want Is I Have An Article Written By Chris Johnson And I Like To Read Parts Of It Just So Everyone Written October This Year Goes By I Won't Lead When I Speak With Cities That Give Significants To Serve Additional Property Climate I Know I Don't Like Any More Than I Like To Set Wages In Our Budget And I Know What Our Service And Operating Costs Are To Avoid Additional Increases We Had To Cut Services People Enjoy

Today Are Taxes Any Conversation About Cutting Our Taxes Without A Plan For What We Won't Provide And Do Less Of In The Future Simply At Best But I Had The Two Things To Win Skip To The End I Will Always Own The Votes I And The Strategic Diss We Make Remaining To Engage When Enhancing The Financial Stability Of Our Community My Promise To You Unwavering Total Transparency And Commitment Universal Exertion Comes Thank You Johnson Weavney Time Left Speaker 643 OK Next Speaker Please Anyone Else Public Speaks Out Wants OK Public Speaks Out Item Four on the Agenda is the Consent Agenda People Watching Our Meeting on TV Take a Moment to Review Consent Agenda Items Please Keep in Mind One Board Approved Item We Have Minutes

Discussion Items Only Discussion Item Parking Speak Parking Parking South of the Parking On the Left Side on the Right We Have This Conversation 2020Mention Reach October 2023 Public Vangaging Project Parking Was Project We Will Give This Project to the Creation Speaking About This Wanted to Help Meet Some Parking Pressure As We Close Different Levels of the Parking to Make the Final Decision in 2025 Dev July 202 Surrendering Project Return Area to the Construction

Condition Parking Surface Area Wow This Installing AD Parking Parking Fat Wang This End Additional landscaping this cost estate to 5000 on this page in this picture which I would like to include the photo not to scale because when we the improvement this perfect this the improvement will be associated selecting the second option I spoke about the black dash line represents an approximate location of the fencing they surround the blue line you see next to the parking turn to the parking then they feet the parking space green line you represent the location low level planting will be included finally they access near the very library left screen at this time recommendation to $25000 funding buzzer fund appropriation of improving the street parking question so this money comingly

allotment million correct report expenditure you will take we I thought we would sonu it. How We Get It? Second building. Whichoon than seven years. Limit then construction soon. But no later okay if I could please ask for the benefit of the audience there's so much stress on responsibility please explain reference million dollar budget budget million quarter week changer dev

this situation balance otherwise this budget past years we don't money goes like development has not started right and it could start in the next seven years why are we doing this now why are we not waiting for the development to start answer this question but we entered development agreement head stipulated terms parking parking parking parking parking public parking okay 40 space parking one of the pieces see this

park i to pack to go to the park little you don't want to go and go upstairs it's to parkulation safety landscape r position okay okay so i just okay so i want to vote this first time please so forgive me if i make a mistake but motion to approve 25. Staff Recommendation to Fund Budgeted in the General Fund for Appropriation for Improving the Wallen Street Parking Second Discussion

We Going to Come Back Anyone's Question Public Question Ask Session Make Motion Pursuant to G.S. 14381 36. Ive Closed Session to Consult with the Turnee The Turnee Employed by and Retained by the Town In Order to Preserve the Attorney- Client Privilege Between the Attorneys in the Town Among Other Items The Council Expects to Receive Advice Concerning the Following Law Suit A State of Deliberate Carey Prevent Disclosure of Information That Is Made a Privilege for Confidential Persons Under the Laws of the State Including G.S. 1438E and Not Considered a Public Read Within the Meaning of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes Consider the Qualifications Competents Performance Character Fitness Condition of Appointment and Condition and Initial Employment of One More Individual Public Officers and Employees Here Investigate Officer

Meetingness Second Discussion Say Motion and we are journey