[Call to Order by Chair]
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>>. >> WELCOME TO THIS MEETING. INTRODUCE THE COVID-19.
THE GOVERNOR SUSPENDED THE REQUIREMENT PHYSICAL QUORUM. WE'VE ADOPTED PROCEDURES TO CONDUCT MEETINGS USING REMOTE ¦ SO THE PUBLIC HAS MEANS TO, WITHOUT PHYSICALLY ATTENDING.
ALL PARK MEDICATIONS INCLUDE EMAIL, PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO COMMENT BY TELEPHONE WHILE WATCHING THE MEETING VIA GTD OR BY STREAMING ON THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE.
WEBSITE ALSO PROVIDES THE TELEPHONE NUMBER TO USE TO CALL INTO THE MEETING.
EVEN IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO NOT PROVIDE COMMENT, PARTICIPANTS ARE ADVISED THAT PEOPLE MAY BE LISTENING. IF YOU DO NOT PROVIDE COMMENT THE PEOPLE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES. THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED. FOR THOSE RECALLING INTO COMMENT IF YOU RECEIVE A BUSY SIGNAL PLEASE CALL BACK. ONTINUE TO WATCH GTD BY YOUR COMMENTING BECAUSE THE 3 MINUTE COMMENT TIME IT WILL BE VISIBLE TO YOU.
PLEASE NEW YOUR PHONE WHILE YOU ARE WAITING TO COMMENT. BE AWARE THERE MIGHT BE A 5 TO 9 SECOND TO LATELY VISUAL PRESENTATIONS. IF WE EXPERIENCE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WE WILL RECESS BRIEFLY AND RESOLVE THOSE PROBLEMS AND RESUME THE MEETING. TONIGHT THE BUDGET BOOK IS AVAILABLE ONLINE.
YOU MAY DESIRE TO LOOK AT THAT. LIKEWISE, TONIGHT ALL VOTES WILL BE DONE VIA ROLL CALL.
AS WE HAVE 2 REMOTE BOARD MEMBERS ON THE TELEPHONE. TONIGHT WE WILL ASK FOR THE
CLERK TO PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. >> CHAIR COMMISSIONER JEB SMITH.
>> PRESIDENT. >> A VICE CHAIR JEREMIAH BLOCKER.
>> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER JAMES JOHN.> PRESENT.
>> COMMISSIONER PAUL WALDRON. >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER HENRY DEAN.
>> HERE. >> THANK YOU. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND.
COMMISSIONER JOHN WILL DO THE DESPERATE. >> DEALER BECOME TO YOU TO LOOK FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM AS WE MAKE DECISIONS AFFECTED IN THE NEXT 12 LUNCH OF OUR BUDGET. WITH CORPORATION OF EVERYONE INVOLVED.
WE THANK YOU LORD FOR GUARDIN THE HEIGHT AND MINDS AND PROVIDING US AT THIS WE NEED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THESE DETAILS. WATCH OVER US EACH AND EVERY DAY. HELP US TO APPRECIATE THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE AND KNOW
THEY ALL COME FROM YOU. WE PRAISE YOUR NAME, AMEN. >> PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD
INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> THANK YOU.
YOU MAY BE SEATED. WE WILL NOW BEGIN. MR. JESSIE DUNN.
[1. Public Hearing * 5:01 p.m. Public Hearing -- Adoption of Tentative Millage Rates & Budget for FY 2021.]
THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN SMITH, COMMISSIONERS GOOD EVENING TO YOU. INTERIM DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET. WE WANT WELCOME BACK EMOTIONAL WALDRON THIS EVENING.
IT'S GOOD TO HEAR HIS VOICE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM HIM THIS EVENING.
WE ARE UP TO THE PUBLIC C HEARING IN THE BUDGET PROCESS RATHER THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT THE BUDGET. WE'VE CERTAINLY BEEN SINCE FEBRUARY OF THIS THIS YEAR BUDGET GUIDELINES. WE'VE HAD WORKSHOPS. WE HAVE BUDGET IN JULY.
THE BOARD SET TO PROPOSE MILLAGE IN AUGUST AND ERE UP AT THIS FIRST MEETING TO SET IT ON SEPTEMBER 8. THE TENTATIVE DATE AND WE WILL REVIEW THAT TONIGHT.
RIGHT NOW IS AT SEPTEMBER 22. WE MAY CHANGE THAT. WERE GOING TO SET THAT TONIGHT.
WE MAY BE LOOKING AT ANOTHER DATE. SO THE 21 BUDGET PROCESS AND CERTAINLY WE WANT TO GO OVER SOME OF THE THEMES APPEARED AT THE TENTATIVE BUDGET NOW SINCE THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET IN JULY WE HAVE PROVIDED THE CAPITAL PROJECT CARRYFORWARDS, MULTIYEAR GRANT CARRYFORWARDS AND REVENUE PICKUPS OR EXPENDITURE REDUCTIONS.
SINCE THE TENTATIVE BUDGET WE'VE BROUGHT IN THE 21 BUDGET, THE CARES ACT, THE GRANT PROGRAM WHICH IS AT 29 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS THAT IS A MATERIAL PORTION STILL REMAINING. THAT IS CARRIED FORWARD INTO FISCAL YEAR 21.
WE WILL GO OVER THOSE NUMBERS IN A LITTLE BIT. WILL RECONCILE WHAT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET AND THE TENTATIVE BUDGET.
WE STILL HAVE A STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION. SEEMS LIKE A YEAR AGO BUT IT'S ONLY BEEN WEEKS IF NOT ONLY COUPLE MONTHS WILL BE HOW TO RESPOND TO DO BUDGET SWEEPS
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THIS YEAR IN ANTICIPATION OF THE PANDEMIC AND IN RESPONSE TO THE BUDGET CERTAINLY REFLECTS ALL OF OUR PERSONNEL, VEHICLES, VEHICLES, DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, SPECIAL SECTIONS WITHIN THE BOOK THAT OUTLINES THAT INFORMATION. FOR THIS YEAR.BECAUSE OF OUR THE BOARD'S COMMITMENT TO A AND OUR INVESTMENTS IN THE OPEC OF THE FUND. AND THE RETURN OVER THE YEARS. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO RECOMMEND A ZERO PERCENT EMPLOYER REDUCTION FOR THIS YEAR AND WE CERTAINLY HOPE FOR COUPLE OF YEARS AND WE WILL CERTAINLY REEVALUATE FROM YEAR TO YEAR APPEARED AS WELL WITH THE CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENT TO HEALTHCARE AND SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED THROUGH THE HEALTH INSURANCE COMMITTEE. HAPPY TO RECOMMEND A 10 PERCENT REDUCTION TO THE HEALTHCARE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION ACROSS ALL CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES. AS WELL AS THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. WE'VE BEEN UPDATING REGULARLY AND I DO HAVE A SLIDE ON THAT TOWARDS THE END OF THIS. PERHAPS SOME SALES TAX, GAS TAX, IMPACT FEES CAME IN A LITTLE BIT, A LOT HIGHER TOWARDS THE END WHICH IS GOOD NEWS INTEREST DEVELOPMENT.
THAT HALF CENT SALES TAX A GAS TAX HAS BEEN VARIABLE THIS YEAR IN TERMS OF THE THIEN WE'VE SEEN. WE'VE SEEN ROBUST INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAX.
THERE'S BEEN SOME CONCERN ABOUT HOW OUR HALF CENT SALES TAX AND GAS TAXES ARE LOOKING AS WE GO INTO, FIRST OF ALL THE RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC AND AS WE GO TO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AMIDST A RECESSION. SO, WE'VE ALSO FOR THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE BEHAVIORAL CHANGES WITH TOURIST DEVELOPMENT ALTHOUGH WE ARE SEEING SOME IMPROVEMENT.
WE ESTABLISHED SOME CONTINGENCY RESERVES. I WILL GO OVER THOSE AGAIN TONIGHT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE BOARD REALIZES THAT WE REALLY DON'T HAVE BASED ON THE REVENUE PROJECTIONS, VERY SIGNIFICANT RESERVES IN OUR TVT FUNDS.
THE ONLY SOLID CASH RESERVE RIGHT NOW IS IN CATEGORY 5. I WILL BRING US TO THAT PAGE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THE REST OF THEM ARE CONTINGENCIES.
REALLY RESPONDING TO IF WE SEE THAT TOURIST DEVELOPMENT BEHAVIORAL CHANGE AND IMPROVEMENT. CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT I'M CERTAINLY TASKED WITH FROM THE BOARD IS TO PROVIDE HEALTHY RESERVES AND MAINTAIN THE COUNTY AA PLUS CREDIT RATING.
CERTAINLY A SLIDE WE'VE SEEN THIS SUMMER AROUND THE BUDGET PROCESS.
WE HAD 11.13 PERCENT TAXABLE VALUE GROWTH INCREASE FOR THIS YEAR.
RESULTING IN AND THIS IS THE INCREMENTAL REVENUE OF PROPERTY TAX REVENUE OF 21.5 MILLION.
HIS IS AT 95 PERCENT. STATUTORILY WERE REQUIRED TO BUDGET IT AT 95 PERCENT.
ACTUALLY OUR RECEIPTS EVERY YEAR COME IN AT ABOUT 96.3 PERCENT.
THEY ARE VERY CLOSE. SPECIFICALLY FOR THE GENERAL FUND IT'S AN ADDITIONAL 14.4 MILLION. WITH THE RELATED CRA'S IT'S ABOUT 300,000.
FOR TRANSPORTATION IT'S AN INCREMENTAL 2.7 MILLION. EALTH DEPARTMENT IT'S IN THE THOUSANDS AND I BELIEVE IT MIGHT BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30,000. FOR FIRE DISTRICT IT'S ABOUT $4.1 MILLION INCREMENTAL REVENUE. INCREMENTAL, NEW PROPERTY TAXES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021. MORGAN A LOOK AT WHAT WE REFER TO AS THE BIG 3 FUNDS.
A LOT GOING ON IN THIS PAGE, 2 BOXES. THESE ARE ALL REFLECTED IN THE MILLIONS. I WANT TO LOOK AT 2221'S BUDGET.
SO CERTAINLY GOING ACROSS THIS. I WILL USE THIS POINTER OVER HERE.
WE'VE CERTAINLY SEEN AN INCREASE IN OUR PROPERTY TAXES BETWEEN 20 AND 21.
HOWEVER I KIND OF ALLUDED TO OR SEEN A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION RIGHT NOW IN CERTAINLY ARE TRENDS ON OUR STATE REVENUES . FOR THE GENERAL FUND THAT'S WHAT'S CALLED REVENUE-SHARING AND HALF ON SALES TAX. THEY'RE DOWN ABOUT $7.2 MILLION THIS YEAR.
WHERE WE WERE SEEING THAT INCREASE IN THE PROPERTY TAXES OF, I'M SORRY IT'S ON THE PREVIOUS LINE. THE 14.4 FANTASTIC NEWS. WE ALSO HAD AN OFFSET WHAT WERE
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SEEN AS WERE TRENDING OF ABOUT $7.2 MILLION THERE. OUR OTHER REVENUES CAME IN REALLY ABOUT FLATS FOR 20 21. THESE ARE RECURRING ACTIVITIES. IF YOU LOOK AT OUR EXPENDITURES HERE FOR THE BCC WE STAYED RELATIVELY FLAT ACTUALLY. WE DECREASED A LITTLE OVER $300,000 GOING FROM 20 TO 21. THE LARGER INCREASE CERTAINLY WAS ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL SIZE.LARGELY IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. WE HAD AN INCREASE THERE.
DESPITE THAT YOU'RE STILL IN A RECURRING POSITIVE NET POSITION OF ABOUT 4 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS. NET RECURRING, CERTAINLY A STRONG POSITION FOR 21.
CERTAINLY A STRONG POSITION IF YOU'RE LL WE HAVE WITH A COUPLE CAPITAL PROJECTS OUT THERE THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED. THERE'S A VILLAGE LIBRARY AND A VILLAGE PARK.
THERE ARE SOME RECURRING COST OF NOT21 THEY COULD BE IN 2022.
FOR STAFFING RELATING TO THE LIBRARY AND TO THE PARK. LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION.
CERTAINLY A POSITIVE NET POSITION. WE WOULD LOOK AT CASH BALANCES ADDED INTO RESERVES FOR GENERAL FUND THIS IS THE SECOND BOX HERE.
AS FOR AND A HALF MILLION OF REOCCURRING DOLLARS AND WHAT IS $6.7 MILLION OF ONE-TIME ADDITIONS TO RESERVES. IF WE HAVE TO RESPOND TO AGAIN WHEN WE HAD COVID-19 WE DID BUDGET SWEEPS. IF THEY WERE CARRYFORWARDS ANYTHING THAT WE DIDN'T UTILIZE. IF WE HAD VACANCIES. ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE CONSIDERED ONE TIME. THEY'RE NOT CONSIDERED OCCURRING DOLLARS.
WHEN HE PUT THESE DOLLARS AND IT'S A ONE-TIME ADDITION OF ABOUT $11.2 MILLION CASH INTO GENERAL FUND RESERVES. THERE'S ABOUT 6.5 OF NON-CASH ITEMS RELATED TO SOME RECEIVABLES THAT WE HEALTH. THE LARGEST ONE BEING THE RECEIVABLE FOR THE SHERIFF TRAINING FACILITY PAYBACK. CERTAINLY A GOOD POSITION. FOR THE FIRE DISTRICT FUND WERE LOOKING AT THIS VERY SIMILAR. YOU SEE THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE THERE.
BY ABOUT $4 MILLION. A LITTLE BUMP IN SOME OF THE OTHER REVENUE.
OUR OVERALL REVENUE IS UP DESPITE THAT WE ARE STILL COMING IN WITH A NET POSITION POSITIVE. CERTAINLY THERE'S ALWAYS THAT CONCERN THAT GOVERNMENTS ARE GOING TO EXPAND INTO THE REVENUES THEY PROVIDE. THIS IS A CASE WHERE WE STILL HAVE A NET POSITION THERE. THAT REOCCURRING NET POSITION OF 1.9 IS THERE.
THERE IS AGAIN A ONE-TIME ADDITIONS TO RESERVE. OUR CASH ADDITIONS TO FIRE RESERVES FOR FY 21 ARE $2.5 MILLION. FOR TRANSPORTATION TRUST WOULD LOOK AT THIS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY BUT SAME CONCEPT. WERE SEEN PROPERTY TAX INCREASE HERE. WE ARE SEEING AN OFFSET IN OUR GAS TAXES.
SIMILAR TO WHERE WE WOULD SEE OUR GAS TAXES DURING A RECESSION.
CERTAINLY COMING BACK STRONG BUT THEY'RE NOT AS STRONG AND WE'VE SEEN BEHAVIORAL CHANGES THERE. AS WE TREND THESE ARE OTHER REVENUES ARE LARELY FLAT.
THEIR SALARY AND OPERATIONS COME IN A LITTLE LOWER FOR 21. AND LARGELY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE AS YOU KNOW WE'VE HAD CERTAINLY A LARGE CIP PROGRAM FOR CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TRANSPORTATION. THOSE DOLLARS GO INTO THEIR CIP PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES PAYMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. LARGELY THERE RECURRING DOLLARS ARE FULLY APPROPRIATED AGAIN TOWARDS HER CIP. IF IT'S NOT FOR OPERATIONS WITH A ONE-TIME ADDITION OF ABOUT $4.8 MILLION TO RESERVES. IN THE BIG 3 FUNDS WE ARE CERTAINLY ADDING TO RESERVES FOR FISCAL YEAR 21. GOING FROM THE RECOMMENDED TO THE TENTATIVE BUDGET. CERTAINLY AT THIS MORNING WE ARE GOING FROM ABOUT $904,000 TO A LITTLE OVER $1 BILLION SPECIFICALLY. 1,066,490,000 THE DIFFERENCE THERE OF ABOUT 161 MILLION ARE PROVIDED BELOW. WE HAVE CARRYFORWARDS THIS YEAR
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ABOUT 127 MILLION. GENERALLY WERE IN ABOUT $100 BILLION CARRYFORWARD FROM YEAR TO YEAR AND THE CARRYFORWARD AGAIN ARE GRANT PROGRAMS THAT ARE CARRIED FORWARD.CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE CARRIED FORWARD. THIS YEAR WE'VE CERTAINLY SEEN SOME SLOW DOWN, REALLY THINK NATIONALLY ON JUST THE ABILITY TO COMPLETE PROJECTS.
I CAN SAY MY OWN PERSONAL LIFE SOME HOME RENOVATIONS AND ETC. THE ABILITY TO EVEN GET SOME MATERIALS HAS BEEN SOME SLOW DOWNS. THERE IS CERTAINLY A JUSTIFICATION OF A CARRYFORWARD THAT IS SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST.
I TALKED EARLIER ABOUT THE CARES ACT PROGRAM WHICH IS ABOUT PROJECTING ABOUT REMAINING 27 BEING CARRIED FORWARD INTO THIS YEAR. CERTAINLY BEGINNING TO EXPENSE THAT AN INCOME FOR THOSE DOLLARS. WHAT WE WILL BRING FORWARD WHAT WE THINK IS THE REMAINING PORTION OF THAT PROGRAM. FOR EVERYONE THAT IS OUT THERE, THAT PROGRAM ENDS RIGHT NOW DECEMBER 30, 2020. THERE WAS AN INCREASE BETWEEN THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET. WE LOOKED AT THE IMPACT FEES AND AUGUST AND VERY DIFFICULT BUDGET TO PROJECT. IT'S REALLY WHEN THOSE IMPACT FEES ARE RECEIVED.
WE BROUGHT IN AN ADDITIONAL 5 POINT 7 MILLION THAT HAS BEEN ADDED IN FOR THOSE ARE 20 IMPACT PEAS THEY WERE GOING TO RESERVES. IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR PROJECTS AND ROADS WILL BE THOSE ADDITIONS. I TALKED EARLIER ABOUT 1.9.
NOTICE $2 MILLION APPROPRIATION TURN BACKS. AT THE TIME WILL BE DUE THE CARRYFORWARDS IS THERE IS A PORTION OF APPROPRIATION THAT A DEPARTMENT NO LONGER SAYS WE DON'T NEED TO CARRY THEM FORWARD. WE WILL TAKE IT.
WE BRING IT UP WITH THOSE DOLLARS BACK INTO RESERVES AT THAT POINT.
OVERALL, THAT IS A RECONCILIATION ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WAS PROVIDED IN THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET IN JULY AND WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING AT THE TENTATIVE BOOK BUT IS ONLINE IN THE WORKBOOK RIGHT NOW. MILLEDGE RESERVES. FOR THE GENERAL FUND CERTAINLY THERE IS A PROGRAM THAT IS THERE. WE HAVE WHAT ARE CALLED RESTRICTED AND NON-CASH RESERVES OF ABOUT $13.7 MILLION.
HAVE A BCC POLICY RESERVE WHICH IS A 60 DAY ABILITY TO OPERATE OR HAVE 60 DAYS WORTH OF OPERATIONS THERE. I WOULD SAY 3 YEARS AGO I WOULD'VE WONDERED IF THAT WAS TO HIGH OF A RESERVE. IT CERTAINLY FOR EVERYONE UP HERE AND HE WAS LISTENING WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE DISASTER RESPONSES. I CERTAINLY HAVE DRAWN THIS NUMBER OUT. OUR ABILITY TO JUST REMOVE DEBRIS POST STORMS CAN VARY BETWEEN 15 AND $18 MILLION. CERTAINLY THAT BCC RESERVE, THAT BCC RESERVES OF THE GENERAL FUND IS CERTAINLY SIGNIFICANT RESERVE TO RESPOND TO.
CERTAINLY STORM SEASON. RIGHT NOW THERE'S ABOUT $19.6 MILLION IN UNRESTRICTED RESERVES. THE RULE OF THUMB LARGELY I'VE WORKED WITH PFM ON THIS AND IT'S A DIFFICULT NUMBER TO CERTAINLY DOCUMENT BECAUSE IT CHANGES DEPENDING UPON WHERE WE ARE IN THE ECONOMY. ABOUT $12 MILLION ABOVE YOUR BCC POLICY RESERVE I'VE MENTIONED THAT NUMBER IN THE PAST. THAT'S WHAT LARGELY MAINTAINS YOUR CREDIT RATING. THE ABILITY TO HAVE ABOVE YOUR OWN POLICY ADDITIONAL REVENUE.
IT'S PROBABLY NOT MUCH DIFFERENT THAN LOOKING AT YOUR OWN CREDIT RATING AND YOUR ABILITY TO RESPOND. YOUR ABILITY TO BE LIQUID. WE CERTAINLY HAVE A STRONG UNRESTRICTED RESERVE THERE. PTRANSPORTATION TRUST RESERVES. THEY'RE NOT NON-CASH BUT THEY ARE RESTRICTED. TO DEVELOPMENT ORDERS. THEY HAVE A BCC POLICY RESERVE UP TO 10 PERCENT OF REVENUES. PTHEN THEY HAVE A ONE TIME, THI IS ALL CUMULATIVE BY THE WAY.
THIS IS NOT RECURRING. THE CUMULATIVE $7.4 MILLION OF TRANSPORTATION TRUST RESERVES AND OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THE BOARD HAS MOVED MILLEDGE FROM THE GENERAL FUND OVER TO TRANSPORTATION SO WE WOULD BUILD UP A REVENUE TO ENGAGE THEIR CIP PROGRAM AND THEIR PAYMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. HEALTH DEPARTMENT DOES NOT HAVE ANY RESERVE. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT FOR A RESERVE.
THEY ARE IN A FIRE DISTRICT RESERVE. THEY HAVE A $1.3 MILLION
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POLICY. THAT'S 10 PERCENT OF REVENUE AND THAT THEY HAVE $11.2 MILLION IN UNRESTRICTED RESERVES. BEFORE I GO TO THE TENTATIVE BUDGET THIS IS JUST A SLIGHT CHANGE. ACTUALLY I'M GOING TO GO FORWARD A LITTLE BIT. IT'S NOT IN THIS MORNING. I HAD ANOTHER VERSION OF THIS.I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT DOLLARS FOR THIS MONTH CAME IN THIS MORNING AND ACTUALLY WE ARE AT ABOUT 86 PERCENT. I COULD PUT THIS ON THE OVERHEAD. LET'S SEE. YOU WANT TO ZOOM IN A LITTLE BIT THERE. THIS CAME IN THIS MORNING. SEEN CERTAINLY A BEHAVIORAL DIFFERENCE HERE WHERE WE WERE UP 48 PERCENT OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
21 PERCENT, 41 NOW WERE SEEING A BIT OF A BEHAVIORAL CHANGE HERE.
I WOULDN'T SAY BIT. I BEHAVIORAL CHANGE OF ABOUT 86 PERCENT AND WE HAVE ONE MORE MONTH THAT HERE. IT APPEARS WERE GOING TO HAVE HER FY 20 PROJECTION AND IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE DECIDED TO PUT SOME CONTINGENCY RESERVES IN THEIR SUPPER ABLE TO RESPOND IN 21 IF WE SEE THAT BEHAVIORAL CHANGE COME BACK.
LOOKING AT GAS TAXES WE ARE STILL TRENDING. I THINK LARGELY TO OUR PROJECTION. WE ARE STILL CERTAINLY IMPROVING HERE.
WE HAVE 2 MORE MONTHS IN THERE. FOR REMITTANCE OR A POINT- IN OUR PROJECTION IS 10.3.
I HOPE WE BEAT THOSE NUMBERS. ON OUR SALES TAX REVENUE SHARING WE ARE AT ABOUT 21.3 MILLION. STILL BELOW ARE PROJECTIONS FOR THE YEAR 20 21.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT. JUST GIVE YOU THAT UPDATE AS WE GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.
ONE CHANGE IN THE BOOK. A SOCKET TO CHANGE THE OVERALL BUDGET.
THERE WAS IN AUGUST A BOARD APPROVAL TOWARDS CORPUS POINT PROJECT OF $325,000 OUT OF GDT 5. THAT IS REFLECTED IN THE BOOK AND RESERVES. THAT'S BEEN APPROPRIATED IN A PORTION WOULD BE CARRIE FORD. THE BOOK WILL BE REFLECTED FOR THE LINE ITEM BUDGET WILL BE REFLECTED AT THE FINAL WHEN IT'S ULTIMATELY ADOPTED AT ABOUT $325,000 LOWER IN RESERVES. THE OVERALL 5 RESERVES WHICH REALLY IS OUR RESERVE FOR TOURIST DEVELOPMENT. I WANT TO PUT THIS OUT THERE. ABOUT $634,000 GOING INTO NEXT YEAR. WE CERTAINLY HAVE SOME DEBT THAT'S ALL THERE ON THE CSR M PROJECT. WE HAVE A SOUTH BONNET TEACHER PROJECT.
BEFORE JANUARY. WE DO HAVE SOME ITEMS THAT ARE COMING UP AND TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT. THE UNRESTRICTED LOOKS ABOUT 634,000 GOING INTO NEXT YEAR.
SO, THAT IS LARGELY THE DETAIL I HAVE ON THE OVERALL BUDGET. BEFORE WE GO INTO REALLY WHAT IS A SCRIPTED AND STATUTORILY SCRIPTED BUDGET THE BUDGET HEARING THIS EVENING.
ARE THERE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOARD MAY HAVE ON THE BUDGET ITSELF BEFORE WE GO
INTO THE ADOPTION PROCESS FOR THIS EVENING? >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. DUNN?
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. AGAIN, THIS IS A PRESCRIBED PROCEDURE.
IT'S A 5 PART IF YOU WILL. WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION OF THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE OVER THE ROLLBACK RATES. THEN THERE WILL BE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THEN IN THIS ORDER THE BOARD WILL ADOPT A TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATE RESOLUTION FOLLOWED BY ADOPTING A TENTATIVE BUDGET RESOLUTION AND THEN THERE WILL BE A FINAL MOTION TO ESTABLISH THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF THE FINAL HEARING TO ADOPT THE FY 21 BUDGET.
STARTING WITH THE FIRST LINE UP THERE. DISCUSSION OF THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE OVER THE ROLLBACK RATE AND THE ROLLBACK RATE IS AND I READ THIS VERBATIM.
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IT'S A MILLAGE RATE. NEEDED TO BE LEVIED IN THE NEW FISCAL YEAR TO GENERATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TAX DOLLARS AS ADOPTED IN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR.IN OUR CASE THE CURRENT EXCLUDING VALUE OF NEW CONSTRUCTION.
IT IS MILLAGE WITH THAT PLUS NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT'S OUT THERE.
THE TAXING AUTHORITY ST. JOHNS COUNTY. THE ROLLBACK MILLAGE RATE IS 6.8470. THE TENTATIVE AGGREGATE MILLAGE RATE IS 7.2496.
AND THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE FROM THE ROLLBACK RATE IS 5.88 PERCENT.
THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE FOR THE INCREASE OVER THE ROLLBACK RATE IS THAT CONTINUED TO FUND OPERATIONS INCLUDING CAPITAL OUTLAY, DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. IN THOSE 3 FUNDS PLUS THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT MILLAGE FUND, THE JOE GENERAL FUND. FIRE DISTRICT FUND AND TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND. AT THIS TIME WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT RELATED TO THE FY 21
TENTATIVE BUDGET. >> THANK YOU MR. DUNN. COMMISSIONER D?
>> WE WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR FISCAL 2021 BUDGET. ANY CALL ENDS.
NUMBER ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK? YES SIR.
NAME AND ADDRESS. >> ÃÃ2 THINGS I WANT TO SAY PRIOR TO ME GETTING STARTED.
I WAS INFORMED IN THIS ROOM YOU GUYS CANNOT TOUCH THE RESTRICTED RESERVES SO MY FIRST PARAGRAPH IS OUT THE WINDOW. EVERYTHING ELSE BEYOND THAT IS GOOD TO GO.
GOOD EVENING. I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF LOOKING OVER THE 2021 TENANT BUDGET AND ITS PREDECESSOR I DISCOVERED THAT NON-SPECIAL EXPANDERS DURING THE 2020 EXPENDITURES GOT 7,000,805 DOLLARS PROPOSED 2021 BUDGET. THIS RESERVE IS GETTING RACE OF 2 MILLION. MAKING A GRAND TOTAL OF $10,868,420.
IF WE WERE TO REDUCE THE INCREASE BY HALF WE WOULD BE ABLE TO RETURN REVENUE FROM OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES, PLANNIN FEES, ANIMAL ADOPTION FEES, PUBLIC DEFENDER FEES ITSELF $824,036 TO RETURN TO THE PEOPLE BY THEIR MEANS. THIS BYNO MEANS IS THAT ISOLATED OPPORTUNITY. THIS IS WHERE IT GETS MORE IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE CAN'T TOUCH RESTRICTED. 2 LINES DOWN ON THE SAME PAPER. THE SAME PHENOMENON OCCURS UNRESTRICTED RESERVES. THIS OCCURRENCE IS ON A MUCH LARGER SCALE.
THE 2020 BUDGET THE UNRESTRICTED RESERVES WERE GRANTED $9,913,770.
THE 2021 BUDGET THE UNRESTRICTED RESERVES WERE, THEY GET A WHOPPING $11,768,842 RAISE. WHICH IS HIGHER THAN THE LISTED 2021 REVENUE FROM THE HALF CENT TAX. UNDERSTAND THERE MAY BE MORE TO THIS I CURRENTLY KNOW.
HOWEVER, IF MY WORKING HYPOTHESIS IS CORRECT TO BE BE PRUDENT TO REALLOCATE THAT MONEY TO LOWER FEES SUCH AS PUBLIC DEFENDER FEES, AND AMBULANCE FEES DUE TO THE INCREASING TUMULTUOUS NATURE THAT ATMOSPHERE THUS DEVELOPING THE COUNTRY, PROXIMITY TO JACKSONVILLE DIRECT THREATS TO THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE WE SHOULD TAKE THE THREAT OF VIOLENT RIOTS SERIOUSLY HERE. IF VIOLENCE DOES ERUPT PEOPLE WILL BE INJURED AND REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. AFTER THE FACT PEOPLE WILL NEED LEGAL DEFENSE AND I GUARANTEE PEOPLE WILL BE VERY GRATEFUL IF THE SERVICES WERE MORE AFFORDABLE.
THIS COUNTY MAY BE THE MOST PROSPEROUS IN FLORIDA BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THERE ARE PEOPLE LIVING HERE WHO DEPEND ON EVERY PENNY THEY CAN GET. SUCH AS ENTREPRENEURS BECAUSE COLLEGE STUDENTS. I MYSELF WALKED WORK AS I CANNOT YET AFFORD A CAR WHILE REQUIRING AN APARTMENT. THERE MANY PEOPLE JUST LIKE ME DEPENDING ON EXCELLENCE FROM OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND A FULLY CONFIDENT THAT WITH THE BOARD WE HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS
POSSIBLE. THANK YOU SIR. >> THANK YOU.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? I THINK THAT COMPLETES IT. >> PUBLIC COMMENT NOW CLOSED.
MR. DUNN, BACK TO YOU. >> SO NUMBER THIRD ITEM ON HERE IS THE ADOPTION OF THE TENTATIVE KNOWLEDGE RATES. THERE IS A RESOLUTION THAT IS IN YOUR PACKET AS WELL.
THE MILLAGE RATES ARE PROVIDED UPON THE SCREEN THIS EVENING. >> ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MILLAGE RATES? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COUPLE OF POINTS HERE.
I HAVE A STRONG AS FELIX STATED HE BROUGHT UP IN REGARD TO THE STRAIN ON HER OWN COMMUNITY.
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WANT TO BRING FORWARD A COUPLE OF FACTS. I LIKE TO COME AT ME PERSONALLY AND NOT TRY TO PERSUADE ANYBODY I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW MY POSITION.I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF A ROLLBACK RATE MILLAGE RATE THIS YEAR.
THE REASON IS BECAUSE OF THE STRAIN WE'VE HAD ON OUR ECONOMY AND THE STRAIN WE FOUND INTERNALLY. JUST A COUPLE OF FACTS. OUR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS DELIVERED TO US ON FRIDAY WAS 7.4 PERCENT FOR THE MONTH OF JULY.
BACK IN FEBRUARY IT WAS AT 2.5 PERCENT. RACK IN JANUARY IT WAS AT 2.2 PERCENT. WE HAVE ABOUT 3 TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE UNEMPLOYED RIGHT NOW THAT WE DID BACK IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. WILL JUST LOOK AT THE GROSS TAXABLE VALUE OF WHERE WE ARE TODAY. IT CONTINUES TO INCREASE NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR MY UNDERSTANDING ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 3RD OF THAT INCREASE IN GROSS TAXABLE VALUE. IN PROPERTY VALUES CONTINUE TO ESCALATE.
HENCE PROPERTY OWNERS CONTRIBUTIONS CONTINUE TO RISE. JUST REMEMBER IN 2008, SAVER HOMES LEGISLATION PLACED A MAXIMUM CAP ON JUST VALUE. NUMBER ONE, HOMESTEADED PROPERTIES BOX INCREASED ABOUT OF 3 PERCENT WERE NON-HOMESTEADED PROPERTIES BOX INCREASE OF 10 PERCENT. THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE. AS WE SEE INCREASING IN VALUE WHO IS PAYING THAT ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO IT ARE REVENUES.
MANY OF OUR BUSINESSES IF NOT ALL ARE GOING THROUGH, THEY'RE GOING HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE MORE TAX REVENUE. ST. JOHNS COUNTY AS WE STAND TODAY.
SOME HAVE SUFFERED DEVASTATING LOSSES. SOME MUST ASSUME HEAVY COST TO CONTINUE THEIR BUSINESS. SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE OUT OF WORK BUT FEDERAL STIMULUS IS GOING TO EVENTUALLY STOP. HOWEVER ECONOMY HAS CONTRACTED AT LEAST TO A CERTAIN EXTENT BUT WE EXPECT SEE IT EXPANDING AGAIN WHICH IS ENCOURAGING NEWS.
IN REGARD TO MR. DUNN HAS GONE OVER OUR GAS TAX, SALES TAX AND TOURIST EVOLVE ATTACKS.
SOME ARE GAINING HEADWAY AGAIN. YOU KNOW WITH THE PRIVATE SECTORS HAD A CONTRACT AND BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD AS WELL. WE HAVE HEALTHY RESERVES WE CAN GO TO. I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
ESPECIALLY WITH HER GROSS TAXABLE VALUE. THIS IS PROVIDED BY MR. KRAMER AND I WANT TO REVIEW THEM QUICKLY BECAUSE I THINK IT'S HELPFUL IN UNDERSTANDING WHY I WANT TO TAKE THIS POSITION. IN 2016 TO 2020 JUST VALUE INCREASED 12 BILLION $696,113,678. TAXABLE VALUE INCREASED DURING THAT SAME 4 YEAR.
9 BILLION $481,095,413. ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK IS EVEN GREATER ON THAT IS TO RECOGNIZE THAT WHAT THAT MEANS THAT ST. JOHNS COUNTY REVENUE. INCREASES IN REVENUE HAS A INCREASED OVER A 4-YEAR PERIOD OF JUST ON HER GROSS TAXABLE VALUE BY $69,563,745.
WHEN WERE IN A TIME OF STRESS AND STRAIN ON SOME OF THOSE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR I THINK IT'S A GOOD TIME TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER A ROLLBACK AND THAT'S WHY I WILL SUPPORT SUCH.
AS TO SAY I'M NOT TRYING TO CONVINCE OTHERS TO VOTE THAT WAY.
IT IS CERTAINLY WHAT I BELIEVE AND I THINK IS A VERY REASONABLE APPROACH AFTER
HAVING RECEIVED MY NOTICES. IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> MR. CHAIRMAN.
>> YES SIR. MR. WALDRON. >> WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PROGRAMS RIGHT NOW THAT HELP PEOPLE THAT ARE IN NEED. IF WE ROLLBACK IT HELPS EVERY TAXPAYER IN ST. JOHN'S COUNTY. I AM IN FAVOR OF ROLLING BACK. I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH RESERVES. IT WILL HELP ALL THE TAXPAYERS IN ST. JOHN'S COUNTY, THE BUSINESSES, THE EMPLOYEES. AND I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH RESERVES AND WITH GROWTH NOT SLOWING DOWN WE SHOULD BE FINE. I'M IN FAVOR OF A ROLLBACK RATE.
>> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. THANKS JESSE, LIKEWISE. BE REPETITIVE JUST FOR THE SAKE
OF IT.THE ROBOT DOESN'T INCLUDE NEW CONSTRUCTION RIGHT? >> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> VERY GOOD. COMMISSIONER DEAN? >> I COULD NOT SUPPORT THIS YEAR ROLLBACK FOR 2 REASONS. NUMBER ONE THE STAFF HAS PRESENTED AN OPERATING BUDGET, AND OPERATIONAL BUDGET THAT IS ACTUALLY SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE CURRENT OPERATIONAL BUDGET.
BY THE WAY, KUDOS TO THE STAFF FOR BEING ABLE TO REACH THAT POINT AND THEN SECONDLY MOST OF
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THE BUDGET IS REALLY FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND OTHER NEEDS PARTICULARLY THERE'S AN INCREASE IN THE MUCH NEEDED SHERIFF'S BUDGET. FOR ONE I'M NOT GOING TO I GUESS I SHOULD SAY IT THIS WAY. I'M GOING TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT.I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE INCREASE IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
WHEN I LOOK AT THE ALMOST FLAT OPERATIONAL BUDGET WITH A FLAT INCREASE FROM YEAR TO YEAR 20 Ã 21. I SEE NO REASON TO VOTE FOR THE ROLLBACK NUMBERS.
THAT'S MY POSITION. >> THAT WAS NOT WHAT I SAID. NOT WHAT I MENTIONED.
IN REGARD TO A ROLLBACK AT THE SAME AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT WE COULD GO AND FUND THE BUDGET BE OF RESERVES. THAT'S THE SAME THING COMMISSIONER WALDRON SAID AS WELL. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH REDUCING WHAT THE PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET IS BUT TO SEEK SUCH THROUGH THE RESERVES. IS THAT UNDERSTOOD?
>> IF I MAY. >> YES SIR. >> I DIDN'T REALLY QUITE UNDERSTANDS THAT. WITH THAT IN MIND I GUESS MY POSITION ON THAT IS THAT THE RESERVES ARE BASICALLY THERE FOR AN EMERGENCY. AND IT'S BASICALLY IF WE START PULLING DOWN OUR RESERVES EACH YEAR TO FUND THE OPERATIONAL BUDGETS AND OTHER NEEDS I JUST CAN'T SUPPORT THAT. I THINK THE RESERVES ARE THERE FOR A SPECIFIC REASON AND THIS
DOES NOT JUSTIFY THAT REASON. THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE A PROPOSED RESOLUTION. WALK US THROUGH THIS MR. DUNN. THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION DOES HAVE THE PROPOSED MILITARY. DO YOU HAVE ONE FOR THE ROLLBACK OR DO WE JUST MENTION
ROLLBACK? >> I DON'T HAVE ONE. WHAT WE WOULD NEED AND THEN I HAVE IT OVERHEAD I HAVE EACH OF THESE HAS THE RESPECTED ROLLBACK RATE.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE BOARD'S INTENT TO DO WHAT THE BOARD INTENT WOULD BE I CAN
PROVIDE THOSE AS NEEDED. >> ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO THROUGH SPECIFIC.
I MAY BE THE MINORITY HERE SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF ANYONE SO DESIRES.
>> I WILL MOVE TO ADOPT THE TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATE RESOLUTION MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2020 Ã342. APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 FOR MILLAGE RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 SET BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION ST. JOHNS COUNTY AS OUTLINED ON THIS OVERHEAD WHICH HAS AN AGGREGATE MILLAGE RATE OF 7.2496. JESSE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NEED
TO READ THOSE INDIVIDUAL NUMBERS? >> GENERALLY I DO AND I'LL HAPPILY DO THAT. IF YOU'D LIKE. YES.
I THINK IF YOU'RE MAKING THE MOTION YOU NEED TO READ IT. >> I'M KIDDING.
>> I'LL BE HAPPY TO READ THOSE MILLAGE RATES. GO AHEAD JESSE.
>> GENERAL FUND MILLAGE RATE OF 4.95 COUNTY TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND OF 0.9000.
COUNTY HEALTH UNIT TRUST FUND 0.0171. FIRE DISTRICT COUNTY WIDE EXCEPT THE CITY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE 1.4700. THE LLANO STREET LINE 8 DISTRICTS 0.05. SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH STREETFIGHTING DISTRICT.
0.21. SUMMER HAVEN MST YOU 8.5. COASTAL HIGHWAY MS TU 0.5.
HONDA BEECHER BEACH, DUDE BEACH RESTORATION MST ZERO. THE BEAH RESTORATION MST YOU ZERO. SARAH NODDED BEACH DUDE AND BEACH RESTORATION MST YOU ZERO.
AGGREGATE MILLAGE RATE IS 7.2496 MILLS ROLLBACK RATE IS 6.8470 MILLS.
>> MAY HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DEAN DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DEAN. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> YES, SECOND. >> HAVE ABOUT COME UP MOTION OF COMMISSIONER DEAN AND SECOND BY WALKER. ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER JOHNSON?
>> BASED ON WHAT I UNDERSTAND I'LL BE SO SUPPORTIVE ROLLBACK RATE.
>> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? WE WILL PURSUE THE ROLL CALL VOTE. COMMISSIONER DEAN.
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X YOU MOTIONED. >> THAT'S WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE HIM READ IT.
>> COMMISSIONER DEAN VOTED YES. COMMISSIONER BLOCKER? >> YES SIR.
>> COMMISSIONER WALDRON? >> NUMBER. >> COMMISSIONER JOHNS?
>> NUMBER I WOULD KNOW AS WELL. SO IT FILLS 3 Ã2. DO WE NEED TO GO THROUGH THE EXACT LANGUAGE OR THE SPECIFICITY OF EACH RATE? [INDISCERNABLE]
>>HERE ALL THE ROLLBACK RATES. EACH ONE OF THESE HAS ITS ROLLBACK K RATE.
TRANSPORTATION, HEALTH ALTH ETC. EACH OF THESE ARE AT THEIR OWN MILLAGE RATES.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE INTENT OF THE BOARD IS. I WILL THROW THIS OUT THERE.
THE COASTAL HIGHWAY MS S TU IT WILL BE ITS FIRST FOR A ROLLBACK RATE.
I THINK THERE IS NOT A ROLLBACK RATE. YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN THERE. I WOULD RECOMMEND IF THE IDEA IS TO FUND THAT COASTAL HIGHWAY MS TU THAT WOULD REMAIN AT 0.5 MILLS. EACH OF THESE IS ITS OWN SEPARATE MILLAGE. WE WANT TO GO THROUGH THESE 5 MILLAGE SO WE GO WITH THE
GENERAL FUND. >> SHOULD ADD UP TO 6.8470, CORRECT?
IS THAT CORRECT? >> THE FIRST GROUPING ARE THE PROPOSED MILLAGE RATES READ HERE. THESE ARE EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE ROLLBACK RATES.
>> AND THAT'S MINUS THAT .5 WHICH SHOULD BE INCLUDED ON THE OTHER SIDE, CORRECT?
>> YES. THERE IS NO ROLLBACK RATE. >> IF YOU WANT TO READ IT OR I
CAN EITHER WAY. >> IT'S THE INTENT FOR ALL MILLAGE RATES?
>> THAT'S WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND. YES SIR.
>> DO WANT ME TO READ THIS AS THE MOTION?> YOU CAN OR I. EITHER WAY.
>> IT WOULD BE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2020 Ã342. APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020. I SET BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. JOHN'S COUNTY. GENERAL FUND WITH A ROLLBACK RATE IS 4.6537 MILLS. COUNTY TRANSPORTATION WOULD BE 0.8444 MILLS.
COUNTY HEALTH UNIT TRUST FUND WOULD BE 0.160 MILLS. FIRE DISTRICT FUND WOULD BE 1.3813 MILLS. SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH STREETFIGHTING DISTRICT WILL BE 0.1968 MILLS. THE LLANO STREET LIGHTING DISTRICT WILL BE 0.0473 MILLS.
SUMMER HAVEN MST YOU WOULD BE 7.3392 MILLS. I BELIEVE IT'S THE INTENT OF THE BOARD OF THE COASTAL HIGHWAY MS TU AND 0.5 MILLS. PONTE VEDRA BEACH DUNE AND BEACH RESTORATION MST YOU WOULD BE ZERO MILLS. SOUTH PONTE VEDRA BEACH DUNE IMPEACH REGISTRATION WOULD BE ZERO MILLS. SARAH NODDED BEACH DUNE AND MST YOU WOULD BE ZERO MILLS. I WILL HOLD OFF AND I NEED TO CALCULATE AND CHECK THESE CALCULATIONS BEFORE PUTTING THAT ONE BACK IN.
I'M GOING TO PUT THESE 2 ON HERE. LOOK AT THAT.
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THE AGGREGATE MILLAGE RATE WOULD BE 6.8130 MILLS IN THE ROLLBACK RATE WILL BE 6.8470.>> ALL RIGHT I MOVE THAT. THANK YOU MR. DUNN. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT ON THE FLY. HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SMITH APPEARED TO HAVE A
SECOND? QUICK SECOND. >> I HAVE A SECOND FROM JOHN'S
LEGAL. >> I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MR. DUNN.
MR. DUNN AFTER THIS MOTION IS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD IF PASSED, THEN THE PROPOSED BUDGET NUMBERS WOULD BE AMENDED RIGHT? IS THAT THE PLAN TO DO THAT?
>> YES. AFTER THIS MOTION IF IT PASSES I WOULD SAY YES WE WOULD NEED
TO ADDRESS THAT. >> NO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WOULD BE AWARE THAT THAT PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE ALSO ADJUSTED SHOULD THE BOARD APPROVE THIS ROLLBACK RATE.
THANK YOU. >> OR APPROVED AS IT IS. HAT'S WHERE I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND THAT.IT'S A TOTALLY SEPARATE RESOLUTION. WE HAVE A MILLAGE THAT HERE AND WE HAVE A BUDGET SETTING NEXT. THE BUDGET WE CAN DISAGREE TO OR NOT.
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO. >> THAT'S CORRECT. IF THE MILLAGE RATES GO TO THE ROLLBACK RATE WE WOULD ASK ASSUMING ALL OTHER THINGS ARE THE SAME THAT WE WOULD NEED TO NEED ABOUT 20 TO 30 MINUTES TO STOP AND CHANGE THE BUDGET BECAUSE NOW SOME OF THE TOTAL BUDGETS FOR EACH OF THESE RESPECTED FUNDS HAVE CHANGED. WE WOULD NEED A BREAK IS ALL.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION?
>> ALL RIGHT SEEING NONE WE WILL VOTE. ROLL CALL VOTE.
COMMISSIONER DEAN? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER BLOCKER?
>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER WALDRON? >> COMMISSIONER WALDRON?>>
I'M SORRY, YES. YES. >> COMMISSIONER JOHNS? X YES. I AM A. [BLEEP] AS WELL.
OKAY THANK YOU. I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT BUT THANK YOU JESSE
FOR ACCOMMODATING.AND NOW WE NEED TO GIVE YOU MORE TIME. >> FOR THE MOTION ITSELF, YES IF I CAN GET MAYBE 30 MINUTES AT MOST. WHAT WE WILL NEED TO DO IS RECALCULATE OUR TOTAL BUDGET AND THE TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE AND THE TAXES FOR ON THE MOTION.
>> WE WILL BE RECESSED AT LEAST 6 O'CLOCK BUT MAYBE TO 30
>> GOOD RECONVENED THIS TENTATIVE BUDGET HEARING. MR. DUNN.
>> THANK YOU. BASED ON THE ADOPTION OF THE TALENTED MILLAGE RATES WE NEEDED TO CHANGE THE NEXT THE TENTATIVE BUDGET. TAKE A BREAK AND IT WAS BASED ON THE MILLAGE RATES AND WE NEEDED TO ADJUST THE BUDGET. I PROVIDED THE RESOLUTION TO THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE AND TO THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE ONLINE. WILL READ WHAT
IS THE TENTATIVE IF THAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE CHAIR. >> YES SIR.
PLEASE MR. DUNN. >> OKAY. MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020 Ã343. TENTATIVE BUDGET WITH THE BOARDS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. JOHN'S COUNTY FLORIDA. DEVELOPED USING THE CERTIFIED TAXABLE VALUE OF $31,661,478,276. GENERATING AN ESTIMATED $215,708,900 IN TAXES.
IS HEREBY ADOPTED RESULTING IN A TOTAL BUDGET OF $1,017,04,024.
THAT IS THE MOTION ITSELF AND I WILL KEEP A PEER LINE ITEM BUDGET.
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>> I WILL MOVE THAT APPEARED TO HAVE A SECOND? >> YES.
>> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SMITH AND A SECOND BINDING. ANY QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS BY
MR. DUNN? >> ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD?
>> WE WILL PROCEED WITH A ROLL CALL VOTE. COMMISSIONER DEAN?
>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER BLOCKER? >> YES.
>> COMMISSIONER WALDRON?>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JOHNS?
>> I AM A YES AS WELL. VERY GOOD. MR. DUNN THANK YOU FOR TAKING
THE TIME TO DO THAT AND DO IT >> WE WILL GO, THERE SHOULD BE A FINAL PAGE IN THAT POWERPOINT? THERE'S 4 OR 5 ON THAT. OKAY.
SO THE FINAL MOTION WILL BE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DATE TIME AND PLACE OF THE FINAL HEARING.
WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THIS. WE TALK TENTATIVELY ABOUT SEPTEMBER 22.
THESE BUDGET HEARINGS SHOULD BE AFTER 5 O'CLOCK. IT WAS SEPTEMBER 22 WAS A TENTATIVE DATE. THAT'S 2 WEEKS FROM TODAY AT 5:01 P.M. IN THE COUNTY AUDITORIUM. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY CONCERN WITH THAT PARTICULAR
DATE? >> I HAVE CONCERNS. I HAVE A CONFLICT BUT I ASKED MS. LUNDQUIST TO TALK TO THE BOARD ABOUT THAT. LOOK LIKE THE 21ST AT 5:01.
THAT WOULD WORK. COMMISSIONER BLOCKER UNDERSTOOD PROBABLY 5:30 WOULD WORK BETTER
FOR YOU? >> MR. CHAIRMAN WILL COPE WITH WHAT THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD IS. LATER WOULD WORK FOR ME BUT IT IF IT DOESN'T WORK WITH THE
REST OF THE BOARD THAT I WILL GO WITH 5:01. >> I CAN WORK THAT I THINK IT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY. IT SHOULD TAKE A TERRIBLY LONG TIME.
THAT SEPTEMBER 21 THAT IS MONDAY AT 5:30 WORK FOR THE BOARD?
>> COMMISSIONER DEAN IS WAGGING HIS HEAD YES. MR. JOHN'S IS.
COMMISSIONER BLOCKER THAT WORKS FOR YOU. >> YES MR. CHAIRMAN THANK YOU
SURE I APPRECIATE IT. >> COMMISSIONER MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21 AT 5:30 WORK FOR
YOU? >> YES FOR SURE. >> ALL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO DO SUCH. MOTION TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. TO SET PUBLIC HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 20. SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 AT 5:30 P.M. IN THE COUNTY AUDITORIUM TO CONSIDER OPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 MILLAGE RATES FOR THE BOARD OF ST. JOHN'S COUNTY.
I HAVE A MOTION DEVICE COMMISSIONER SMITH. WE WILL PURSUE ROLL CALL VOTE.
COMMISSIONER DEAN? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER BLOCKER?
>> YES SIR. >> COMMISSIONER WALDRON?>> YES.
>> COMMISSIONER JOHNS. >> IT'S A GUESS FOR ME AS WELL. ANYTHING ELSE WE
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