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Watertown City Council
Tuesday August 11, 2026
The order of items in transcripts is the chronological order in which they were taken up. Some Agenda items may have been skipped.
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61.88 SIDERIS61.88 -61.88 Present.61.88 Negative62.68 motion63.08 to63.72 go63.8 into63.88 executive64.2 session.64.6 Conduct65.88 strategy66.28 in66.76 preparation66.92 for67.48 negotiations67.64 with68.36 nonunion68.52 personnel69.16 or70.7 to70.86 conduct71.02 collective71.58 bargaining72.86 sessions73.02 or73.42 contract73.58 negotiations74.06 with74.78 nonunion74.94 personnel.75.66 In76.14 this76.31 case,76.55 it's76.78 the76.94 city77.1 auditor77.34 and78.06 the78.3 council78.38 clerk.78.78
79.66 VINCENT79.66 PICCIRILLI79.66 -79.66 COUNCIL79.66 MEMBER79.66 -79.66 So79.66 moved.79.91
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83.26 LISA83.26 FELTNER83.26 -83.26 COUNCIL83.26 MEMBER83.26 -83.26 Second.83.26
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94.38 SIDERIS94.38 -94.38 Yes.94.38 We'll94.62 be94.86 returning95.02 to95.42 open95.58 session95.9 at96.3 approximately96.46 7106.35 PM.106.35 Okay.106.35 I'd107.39 like107.64 to107.8 call107.88 this108.11 meeting108.28 back108.59 to108.75 order.108.92 Next111.25 item111.57 on111.81 the111.97 agenda112.13 is112.45 Pledge112.61 of112.93 Allegiance.113.01 Please113.33 rise113.65 for113.89 the114.05 Pledge114.21 of114.37 Allegiance.114.45
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132.53 SIDERIS132.53 -132.53 Thank132.53 you.132.76 Next133.97 item134.28 is134.6 public134.84 forum.135.25 If135.64 there's135.81 any135.97 member136.28 of136.6 the136.69 public136.84 here137.25 or137.49 at137.56 all137.64 wish137.88 to138.21 be138.36 heard,138.53 please139.66 raise139.98 your140.22 hand140.54 and140.78 be141.02 recognized.141.26 Seeing147.34 none,147.66 I147.98 close148.14 the148.46 public148.62 forum149.02 in149.42 one149.74 to150.06 the150.86 next151.1 item,151.34 which151.66 is151.9 the152.06 examination152.14 of152.94 minutes.153.02 Can153.42 I153.66 get153.74 a153.98 motion154.06 on154.46 the154.62 minutes154.7 council155.65 minutes156.05 from156.53 July156.76 14?157.22
157.81 PICCIRILLI157.81 -157.81 I'll157.81 make158.05 motion158.28 without158.61 the159 minutes159.09 of159.49 July159.72 14160.13 at160.53 the160.69 right160.76 hand.161 Is161.25 there161.41 a161.56 second?161.97
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162.61 SIDERIS162.61 -162.61 Any162.61 discussion?163 All164.37 those164.61 in164.76 favor?165 I.165.49 Opposed?166.21 The167.09 Is167.25 have167.56 it.167.72 Next169.1 item169.34 is169.66 the169.82 president's169.82 report.170.3 First171.5 thing171.82 item171.98 we172.3 have172.54 tonight172.7 is173.02 a173.18 proposed173.42 resolution173.9 regarding174.86 the175.34 fiscal175.42 year175.82 28176.22 budget176.7 process.177.02 I178.54 will178.7 read178.94 the179.18 proposed179.34 resolution.179.9 Whereas,181.28 Article181.76 5182.16 of182.41 the182.56 Watertown182.72 Home183.53 Rule183.84 Charter184.08 sets184.72 out184.97 a185.13 process185.2 for186.16 the186.41 development186.49 and187.04 adoption187.28 of187.76 the187.92 annual188.08 operating188.49 budget188.88 and189.53 capital189.76 improvement190.16 program.190.72 And191.76 whereas,192 the192.56 city192.72 council192.97 wishes193.28 to193.6 establish193.84 a194.32 timeline194.41 consistent195.52 with195.92 the196.08 charter196.24 by197.12 which197.28 it197.44 will197.6 provide197.76 policy198.16 guidance198.48 to198.88 the199.04 city199.2 manager199.44 on200.24 the200.4 development200.56 of200.96 the201.12 budget201.28 and201.6 capital201.84 improvement202.24 program.202.64 And203.76 whereas,204.08 such204.88 a205.04 timeline205.2 will205.68 also205.84 give206.16 city206.4 residents206.72 notice208.5 of208.75 their208.99 opportunity209.15 to209.71 offer209.94 input210.26 on210.91 these211.06 important211.38 financial211.87 matters.212.34
213.47 Now213.47 therefore,213.63 be214.03 it214.19 resolved214.26 that215.15 the215.31 City215.71 Council216.1 of216.1 the216.19 City216.26 of216.5 Watertown216.67 establishes217.38 the217.94 following218.1 timeline218.5 for219.38 the219.63 development219.78 of220.26 the220.43 fiscal220.5 year220.91 2028221.15 operating222.72 budget223.2 and223.52 capital223.76 improvement224.16 program.224.56 First,226.16 the226.88 fiscal227.12 year227.44 2028228.32 preliminary230 budget230.56 overview230.96 will231.44 be231.68 presented231.76 to232.24 the232.4 City232.88 Council233.28 by233.28 10/13/2026.233.52 Second,237.83 the238.16 City238.16 Council238.16 will238.16 adopt238.39 its238.72 fiscal238.96 year239.28 2028240.07 budget241.51 policy242.07 guidelines242.63 by243.44 11/24/2026.243.67 Third,247.44 the247.75 proposed247.91 fiscal248.88 year249.2 28249.6 to250.24 32250.4 capital251.12 improvement251.52 program252 will253.2 be253.36 presented253.52 to254 the254.16 City254.56 Council255.12 by255.12 01/26/2027.255.44 Four,258.72 the258.96 City259.44 Council259.84 will259.84 adopt260.08 its260.56 conceptual260.8 recommendations261.52 on262.4 the262.48 fiscal262.64 year263.04 28263.75 to264.38 32264.46 capital265.19 improvement265.5 program265.99 by267.02 02/23/2027267.26 subject270.15 to270.55 the270.79 availability270.94 of271.75 funds.271.9 Can273.11 I273.35 get273.43 a273.67 motion273.75 on274.46 the274.63 resolution?274.79
275.82 PICCIRILLI275.82 -275.82 Motion275.82 to276.23 adopt276.38 it.276.79 Is277.61 there277.77 a277.93 second?278.49
278.89 FELTNER278.89 -278.89 Second.278.89
278.89 SIDERIS278.89 -278.89 Any278.89 discussion?279.13 All280.57 those280.73 in280.97 favor?281.13 I.281.77 Opposed?282.33 The283.45 Is283.69 have283.93 it.284.69 The285.77 next285.93 item286.25 I286.57 have.286.81 289.37 on290.22 the290.38 stormwater290.63 I'm292.06 sorry.292.31 On293.35 page.293.58 On294.46 the294.63 stormwater294.79 advisory295.35 committee,295.82 one296.22 of296.46 the296.54 departments296.7 is297.66 council298.54 president's298.87 appointment.299.43 And299.9 I'm300.14 announcing300.22 tonight300.7 that301.43 I'm301.58 appointing301.82 Heather302.63 Angstrom303.02 to303.82 the303.99 stormwater304.14 advisory304.78 committee.305.35 Thank306.44 you.306.68 And307.08 then307.32 the307.56 last307.72 item307.96 I308.28 have,308.44 we311 did311.24 this311.4 at311.8 the311.96 last312.12 meeting312.44 for312.84 the313.08 two313.24 state313.48 representatives313.8 who314.6 were314.76 able315 to315.24 get315.4 us315.56 our315.8 formal316.6 petition317 to317.64 the318.54 House318.69 of318.86 Representatives.319.18 I319.98 want320.06 to320.3 tonight320.54 not322.3 only,322.54 make323.74 the323.89 community324.13 aware324.62 that325.57 the326.06 state326.21 senate326.54 passed327.65 it.327.89 The328.3 governor328.69 has329.18 signed329.42 it.329.65 And330.94 I331.18 want331.33 to331.57 thank331.74 our333.33 state333.73 senator334.77 again,335.17 State336.69 Senator336.69 Brownsberger336.69 for336.69 the337.41 relief337.65 that338.05 this338.21 provides338.45 for339.49 our339.81 community339.97 to341.09 be341.33 back342.53 to342.77 where342.93 we343.25 were.343.41 And343.97 because344.21 of344.45 an344.61 obscure344.85 law,345.49 we346.05 weren't346.29 able346.61 to346.85 maintain347.09 that.347.65 And348.36 now348.51 we348.68 can348.92 maintain349.15 that349.56 in350.19 perpetuity350.68 based352.04 on352.27 their352.6 efforts.352.84 And,353.24 again,353.48 the353.88 delegation353.96 was355.15 extremely355.48 helpful355.88 to356.27 the356.44 community,356.6 and357.4 I357.63 think357.71 it's357.88 important358.12 that358.6 we358.84 recognize359 them359.63 all359.8 at360.04 this360.12 time.360.44 That's361.25 all361.57 I361.65 have361.89 tonight.362.13
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