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From:Marty Putnam <br />To:publiccomment <br />Cc:Amy Buckmaster <br />Subject:Comments agenda item 7A <br />Date:Monday, July 22, 2024 12:13:11 PM <br />You don't often get email from marty@putnamlexus.com. Learn why this is important <br />I’d like to thank the staff and council for involving the auto dealers in determining the best <br />way to deal with the city budget shortfall and yet remain committed to the success of the <br />business community. <br />The proposed solution of increasing the employee headcount fee seems to be in the right <br />direction. For the auto dealers, we fall into the retail category and fees would increase <br />appropriately 115% from $37 to $80 per employee. <br />While this is a huge increase, it clearly demonstrates our support of the city. <br />Where we find problems is with the upper limit of $500,000.00 of the professional services <br />sector. And the $250 per employee too high <br />You don’t want to drive those businesses away. In fact, those employees help keep our <br />downtown vibrant. We all need those business to be successful and thrive. <br />Thank you for your service <br />Marty Putnam <br />Putnam Lexus