>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE AND  WELCOME TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET WORKSHOP. THIS IS OUR  SECOND WORKSHOP. GOOD MORNING  TO THE COMMISSIONERS , THE  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, THE  STAFF, AND ALL THOSE VISITING  WITH US THIS MORNING. I WOULD  LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR CONDOLENCES TO COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE IT'S  GREAT TO SEE YOU BUT IF  THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO IN  REGARDS THE PASSING OF YOUR  FATHER LET US KNOW.  >> I APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED  THOUGHTS FOR A FAMILY. THIS IS  THE SECOND OF OUR BUDGET  WORKSHOPS. I KNOW THAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN BRIEFED BY COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR MISS BRADLEY AND  STAFF. WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN  THE WORKSHOP WITH A  PRESENTATION FROM THE COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR. BEFORE WE GET  STARTED I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES THE  CONGENIALIT THAT WE HAVE  DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT THE BUDGET PROCESS. WE KNOW LOOKING AT THE BUDGET AND THE COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR WITH THEIR STAFF  THEY START DAY ONE AFTER THIS  GOES LOOKING FOR THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR. WE ALL KNOW AS FAR  AS THE RESOURCES ARE CONCERNED  WE NEVER HAVE ENOUGH TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY. I  WANT TO THANK THE  ADMINISTRATORS AND THE STAFF  FOR THIS CONSTRUCTIVE  DELIBERATION AS WE KNOW THE  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR HAS  PRESENTED THEIR PRELIMINARY  BALANCE BUDGET THAT INCLUDES  PREVIOUS DIRECTIONS GIVEN TO  HIM AND STAFF. WE DID QUITE A  BIT OF INPUT IN OUR FIRST  BUDGET SESSION. WE APPROVED  STRATEGIC PRIORITIES WE LOOKED  AT OUTSIDE FUNDING AGENCIES AND APPROVED THOSE. THERE ARE  STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS  INCLUDING FUNDING FOR  CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS THAT  ARE IN THIS PRELIMINARY BUDGET. THERE ARE YOUR JUDICIAL  OFFICERS WITH INCREASED FUNDING AND MANDATES ON THE STATE LEVEL WHICH THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR  HAS INCLUDED IN THE PRELIMINARY BALANCE BUDGET. THERE ARE  CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS  AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THESE HAVE INCREASED BECAUSE OF THE  DEVASTATION. WITH THE PROVISION OF QUALITY SERVICES TO THE  CITIZENS WITHIN OUR COUNTY.  COMMISSIONERS AS WE DO HERE  FROM THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR  AND HIS STAFF WE HAVE A  PRELIMINARY BALANCE BUDGET AND  ON 13 CONSECUTIVE YEARS THE  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND HIS  STAFF HAVE BROUGHT US BALANCE  BUDGETS WITH NO RECOMMENDED  RATE OR RAISE WITHIN THE  MILITARY. THE COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR IS BEFORE US  TODAY WITH NO RECOMMENDATION  ABOUT INCREASING THIS. WE  RECOGNIZE THE COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR AND HIS STAFF  THAT THEY HAVE DONE A LOT OF  WORK TO BRING US TO THE SECOND  WORKSHOP TODAY. I JUST WANT TO  REMIND THE COMMISSIONERS THAT  WE HAVE A POLICY THAT WE DON'T HAVE THAT THREE-MINUTE AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION SO IT'S GOING TO BE THE COUNTY STRAIGHTER HIS  STAFF IN THE ECONOMIST FROM THE COMMISSIONERS. AS CHAIR I WOULD LIKE TO ADHERE TO THAT POLICY  AND NOT HAVE ANY AUDIENCE  INPUT. WE CAN THEN BE FAIR TO  THOSE WHO ARE EQUITABLE SO WE  COULD TREAT ALL CITIZENS EQUAL  AND FAIR. HAVING SAID THAT I  WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO  OUR GREAT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR  AND HIS STAFF TO BEGIN THAT  PRESENTATION.  >> GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO  YOUR SECOND AND POSSIBLY FINAL  BUDGET WORKSHOP OF THE 25  BUDGET CYCLE. WITH A  PLACEHOLDER FOR AN ADDITIONAL  WORKSHOP IN JULY AND AT THE END OF THE WORKSHOP TODAY  COMMISSIONERS THE BOARD CAN  THEN DETERMINE IF THAT  ADDITIONAL WORKSHOP IS STILL  NECESSARY. THE BOARD HAS FOR  PROVIDED A LOT OF REFLECTION AS THE CHAIR SAID THAT INCLUDES  FUNDING PRIORITIES AND  DECISIONS THEY HAVE MADE  THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. AND  THEY DO THIS IN A VERY  SEQUENTIAL STEP-BY-STEP MANNER  MAKING DECISIONS WITH THE BEST  OF INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES  AVAILABLE AND MAKING THE  NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS ALONG THE WAY. AS YOU OFTEN HEAR ME SAY  THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ANNUAL  BUDGETS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT  WE ENGAGE IN ONE TIME DURING  THE YEAR. IT IS HOWEVER A  CONTINUOUS AND ONGOING PROCESS. IT REFLECTS THE LONGER-TERM  FISCAL POLICIES AND PRIORITIES  FOR THE COMMUNITY. OF COURSE A  BIG PART OF THAT PROCESS YOU  WILL HEAR ME SAY A LOT TODAY IS THAT WE CONTINUE TO PLACE THE  COUNTY AND THE VERY BEST  POSITION POSSIBLE TO HANDLE  WHATEVER COMES OUR WAY. WE'VE  BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE AND HAVE A  LONG TRACK RECORD OF DOING THAT THROUGH THIS PROCESS. SOMETHING ELSE YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ME SAY  BUT I AM UNSURE IF IT COULD BE  OVERSTATED THAT THERE ARE NO  TWO BUDGET CYCLES THAT ARE THE  SAME. THEY'LL PRESENT UNIQUE  CHALLENGES. AND THIS YEAR IS NO EXCEPTION. IN APRIL AS YOU KNOW WE EXPERIENCED A ONCE IN 200  YEAR RAIN EVENT THAT WE ALL  KNOW AS THE BICENTENNIAL STORM. WE EXPERIENCED NOT ONE, NOT TWO BUT THREE TORNADOES THAT  TOUCHED DOWN IN OUR COMMUNITY  IN ONE MORNING. THEN WE HAVE A  2024 HURRICANE FORECAST WHICH  PERFECTS AN 85% CHANCE BETWEEN  17 AND 25 NAMED STORMS. AND  THAT'S ALMOST EVERY LETTER OF  THE ALPHABET FOR THE NAMED  STORMS. TO THIS POINT IN THE  FISCAL YEAR OF COURSE WITH ALL  OF THAT WE ARE APPROXIMATELY $7 MILLION AND DEBRIS REMOVAL  COSTS ASSOCIATED TORNADOES. AND THIS IS THE PART WENT TO PARTY  FOR MY WRITTEN COMMENTS. I WAS  GOING TO SAY WERE STILL IN  SPINNING A DECLARATION FROM  FEMA BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE WE RECEIVE WORD THE PRESIDENT  SIGNED THE DECLARATION WHICH  DOES INCLUDE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE  AND INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE. IT  IS NOT ALWAYS A CERTAINTY. WE  HAVE ALL BEEN TREADING LIGHTLY  HERE AND I DO NOT WANT THAT TO  COME FORWARD AS MANAGER  INDICATED WE HAVE AMPLE TIME  TODAY WE DON'T FEEL LIKE WE  WILL NEED ALL FOR THE BUDGET  AND CERTAINLY WE CAN TALK MORE  ABOUT WHAT THAT WILL ENTAIL. AS A VERY RECENTLY THIS MORNING WE DID RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION  THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS SIGNED  THE FEDERAL DECLARATION WHICH  WILL INCLUDE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE  WHICH ALLOWS US TO SEEK  REIMBURSEMENT ON OUR COSTS WITH INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE AS THE  PROCESS THAT WILL ALLOW  CITIZENS TO SEEK INDIVIDUAL  ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THIS  PROCESS. WE COULD TALK MORE  ABOUT WHAT THAT ENTAILS. AND I  SHOULD SAY REIMBURSED IN PART.  I REALIZE THAT IS VERY BIG NEWS AND IT IS THEMATIC AND  CONSISTENT BECAUSE THE  PRELIMINARY BALANCE BUDGET THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY  CONTINUES WITH SIGNIFICANT  CHALLENGES TO THE DAY AND  BEYOND. SHAUNA BRADLEY WILL  PROVIDE MORE DETAIL AND I HAVE  OTHERS THAT WILL DEAL WITH SOME LOOSE ENDS. AND OF COURSE.  ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE  AND ULTIMATELY RECEIVE YOUR  DIRECTION. WE BUDGETED OUR WAY  THROUGH THE GREAT RECESSION A  GLOBAL PANDEMIC RECORD HIGH  INFLATION AND MOST RECENTLY  THERE'S NOT A LOT WE HAVEN'T  BEEN ABLE TO ADDRESS  RESPONSIBLY THROUGHOUT THE  BUDGET PROCESS. THIS YEAR  COULD'VE PROVEN TO BE EVEN  MORE CHALLENGING BELIEVE IT OR  NOT. AS A FACE VERY DRASTIC  IMPACTS DUE TO FRS LEGISLATION  THAT WAS PROPOSED EARLIER IN  THE AIR. LEGISLATION DID PASS  THE PROVIDES FOR INFLATIONARY  LEVELS ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.  IF PAST WHILE BUDGET AND  PACKING 26. I SEE THAT BECAUSE  WE EXPECT MORE LEGISLATIVE  CAUTIONS WHEN THE LEGISLATURE  CONVENES IN THE SPRING. IN  ADDITION EVERYTHING ELSE I HAVE SAID THIS IS WHY IT'S SO  IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO  PLACE THE COUNTY IN THEIR BEST  POSITION HE POSSIBLY CAN FOR  SUCH IMPACT. UNDERSTANDING  THERE'S VERY LITTLE TIME IN  TERMS OF ADVANCED WARNING. 12  DAYS AGO , WE RECEIVED WORD  FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA. OUR  MANDATORY MEDICAID PAYMENT IS  INCREASING BY NEARLY HALF  MILLION DOLLARS. AND AGAIN THE  TIMELINE AFFORDS US THE  OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE ON WITH  THIS AND THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW QUICKLY THINGS CHANGE  THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. THE  BUDGET PICTURE IS CLEAR. THOSE  OFFICIAL JUNE 1st NUMBERS WILL  BE THE FINAL HERE THERE'S VERY LITTLE VARIANCE BETWEEN JUNE  AND JULY NUMBERS. AGAIN WE HAVE THOSE VALUES AND HAVE SEEN  THOSE CONSTITUTIONAL REQUESTS.  THAT IS ALL CONTEMPLATED IN THE PULMONARY BALANCE TODAY. AS  REFLECTED IN THE AGENDA  MATERIALS THE PROPERTY  APPRAISERS PROVIDED 10.3%  INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR. THAT  IS AN INCREASE OF $6.9 MILLION  SINCE APRIL. COMMISSIONER I  WILL PROVIDE GREATER DETAIL ON  THIS LATER IN THIS  PRESENTATION. THE INCREASE  VALUES CORRESPOND WITH THE  FINAL EVALUATIONS WE'VE LOOKED AT RELATIVE TO OUR DEPARTMENT  AND OUR CAPITAL. AS SUCH THE  BONES BUDGET BEFORE YOU  INCLUDES FUNDING HIGH-PRIORITY  PROJECTS INCLUDING THOSE LISTED HERE AS THE CHAIRMAN TO WITH  THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE  STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND THE  PROVISION OF DAILY ESSENTIAL  SERVICES. IT PROVIDES FUNDING  FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS TO MEET  STATUTORY AND CONSTITUTIONAL  REQUIREMENTS FUNDING MANDATORY  PAYMENTS TO THE STATE INCLUDING THAT WHICH I JUST MENTIONED AND A LOT MORE. IT REPLACES THE  CONSIDERABLE LOSS THAT  COMMISSIONERS OF THOSE REVIEWS  THAT WE'VE SEEN OVER THE PAST  THREE YEARS TO ASSIST IN  BALANCING THE BUDGET. IT  REDUCES THE RELIANCE ON FUND  BALANCE WHICH INCREASES HER  RESERVES THAT INVEST IN COUNTY  INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESILIENCY  WITH SEVERE WEATHER. BASED ON  YOUR DIRECTION THE PROPERTY  APPRAISERS OFFICIAL VALUE  ESTIMATE INCREASE IS AVAILABLE  SHOULD THE BOARD WISH TO FUND  5% ACROSS THE BOARD. INCLUDING  PAID INCREASES WHICH THEY  DIRECTED FOR YOUR  CONSIDERATION. HOWEVER, I  SHOULD NOTE AFTER TAKING THAT  BUDGET BALANCING INTO  CONSIDERATION THE PRELIMINARY  BUDGET REMAINS FISCALLY  CONSERVATIVE AND HIGHLY  RESPONSIBLE AS DEMONSTRATED BY  AND I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT A  FEW POINTS HERE. AS THE CHAIR  INDICATED THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE MILLAGE RATE FOR THE 13th  CONSECUTIVE YEAR. NO NEW TAXES  OR FEES OF ANY KIND IN THE  BUDGET. WE HAVE SIX PLANNED  LEVELS PAID FROM DEDICATED EMS  FUNDS. THERE'S NO USE IN THE  GENERAL FUND BALANCE THESE ARE  THINGS THAT MAY NOT MAKE ANYONE EXCITED BUT THERE'S THE USE OF THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE FIRST  TIME SINCE 2010 WHICH POSITIONS US TO GROW OUR RESERVES FOR  FUTURE UNANTICIPATED BUDGET  IMPACT. WE ARE MAXIMA USING  THESE FUNDS AND I WANTED TO ADD THAT WE ARE SPENDING ALL OF  THOSE REVENUES DOWN AND NOT  RETURNING A PENNY. WE ARE  SUSTAINING AGAIN A HIGH LEVEL  OF QUALITY SERVICE MAINTAINING  INFRASTRUCTURE AND OF COURSE  REFLECTING THE HIGH-PERFORMING  WORKPLACE WITH FAIR AND  EQUITABLE PRACTICES ACROSS THE  BOARD. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE  AMOUNT OF EFFORT AND SCRUTINY  THAT OCCURS BEFORE WE GET TO  THE STABLE. I HOPE THEY MIGHT  AGREE WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN A  HIGHLY COMPLEX OR ARDUOUS  PROCESS HAS NOT BEEN PRESENTED  IN VERY CLEAR AND  STRAIGHTFORWARD MANNER FOR YOUR POLICY CONSIDERATIONS. I LIKE  TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO THINK THE COUNTY STAFF AND THEIR  EFFORTS GETTING TO THIS POINT  IN THE PROCESS. AS WELL AS THE  BUDGET STUFF FOR THEIR  EXCELLENT WORK. I ALSO WANT TO  THANK THE COMMISSIONERS FOR  THEIR SPIRIT OF WORK. THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE  COUNTY BUDGET IN THAT SPIRIT OF COOPERATION AND PARTICIPATION  IS SOMETHING THAT I DO GREATLY  APPRECIATE AND I KNOW YOU DO AS WELL. FINALLY I LIKE TO THANK  YOU FOR THE POLICY GUIDANCE IN  YOUR CONSISTENT LEADERSHIP AS  WELL AS YOUR CONTINUED  COMMITMENT TO ENSURE THAT WE  REMAIN HIGHLY EFFICIENT  OPERATIONALLY EFFECTIVE AND  RESPONSIBLE FISCAL STEWARDSHIP  WE HAVE BEEN FOR MANY YEARS YOU ARE TO BE COMMENDED FOR THAT. I HEADED OFF TO FEVER TEAM IN  DIFFERENT SECTIONS IN THE  MEADOW CHAIR WILL BE COMING  BACK TO RECEIVE ANY QUESTIONS  OR DIRECTION YOU MAY HAVE FOR  US TODAY.  >> MORNING COMMISSIONERS. JUST  TO UNDERSTAND WE CONTINUE TO  APPROACH THE FY 55 BUDGET ARE  25 BUDGET. WE ARE OPERATING IN  AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE  ANTICIPATE THE UNANTICIPATED.  MEANING THAT WE HIGHLY EXPECT  UNDERFUNDED MANDATES AND OTHER  CALLS FOR THE STATE  LEGISLATURE. THIS HIGH  RECOMMENDATION IS HERE  ANTICIPATING THE INCREASES IN  THE OPERATING COSTS OPENING  DOORS EACH YEAR THEREFORE WE  ARE PREPARING THE BUDGET WE ARE CONSTRAINING ANY INCREASES TO  THE OPERATING BUDGET TO THE  SMALLEST LEVELS NECESSARY TO  ENSURE WE ARE IN A POSITION TO  ADDRESS THE IMPACT AS IT ARISES NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. WE SPOKE IN GREAT DETAIL ABOUT THE  CURRENT ECONOMIC AND  LEGISLATIVE CONDITIONS THAT ARE ACCOUNTING THIS BUDGET PROCESS. IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT THISIS  THE FINAL YEAR THAT THIS  FUNDING WILL BE AVAILABLE TO  BALANCE THE BUDGET. IT INCLUDES 1.9 MILLION OF THOSE REVENUE  REPLACEMENT DOLLARS. WE'VE  SEEN A PORTION OF THESE FUNDS  OVER THE PAST FOUR FISCAL YEARS TO BALANCE THE OPERATING BUDGET AND SUPPORT THE CAPITAL  PROGRAM. THESE FUNDS HAVE BEEN  CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR  ABILITY TO BALANCE AND OF  COURSE THEY WILL NOT BE  AVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE. AS  BILL SAID THE BUDGET CONTINUES  TO CONTEMPLATE HIGH INFLATION  AND THE COST OF OPERATING  SUPPLIES AND CONSTRUCTION BIDS  INCLUDED WITHIN CAPITAL  PROJECTS AND WHAT IS DRIVING UP THOSE COSTS AS WELL. INFLATION  IS DOWN FROM THE PEAK OF OVER  9%. WE ARE HOWEVER STILL ABOVE  THE NORMAL LEVELS AT THE END OF MAY. TO KEEP INFLATION AMONG  THE 2% LEVEL. THEREFORE THE  COST OF BORROWING IS STILL UP  HERE. WHEN BORROWING IS A  PURCHASES ARE DOWN AND THAT IN  TURN AFFECTS OUR PAST LEVELS.  WE WERE LUCKY THIS YEAR DODGING PROPOSED LEGISLATION. ALL OF  THE INCREASE IN THE GENERAL  REVENUE WOULD WIPE THAT AWAY.  IS THERE SO WE HIGHLY  ANTICIPATE NEXT SPRING THAT  THESE ISSUES AND OTHERS WILL  REVISIT US AGAIN. THEREFORE WE  OPERATE IN A VERY CONSERVATIVE  MANNER CONSTRAINING HER COSTS  AND ENSURING THAT WE ADDRESS  THESE IMPACTS GOING FORWARD.  WITH THAT, A SEGWAY TOUR  DELIBERATE EFFORTS TO CUT COSTS OR AVOID COSTS, THIS IS A  DELIBERATE APPROACH THROUGHOUT  THE YEAR AND NOT JUST DURING  THE BUDGET PROCESS. BEFORE WE  COME TO YOU WITH ANY  RECOMMENDATIONS OR NEW  POSITIONS, EMPLOYEES ARE DOING  A DIVE COMING UP WITH CREATIVE  WAYS TO AVOID COSTS. THAT IS  OVER $76 MILLION SINCE WE BEGAN TRACKING THIS IN 2013.  SWITCHING TO THE MORE DETAILED  BUDGET INFORMATION, AS WE  REPORTED WE WERE STILL EARLY IN THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. THERE WERE STILL A LOT OF  UNKNOWNS AND SINCE THEN WE'VE  COURSE PROCEED WITH PRELIMINARY VALUES FROM THE APPRAISER'S  OFFICE AND ANTICIPATING 6.9  MILLION FROM APRIL. I WILL  QUICKLY TOUCH ON THE INCREASES  HERE. WE HAVE HAD INFORMATION  OR BRIEFINGS ON MAY 1st TO SEE  THE FINAL CONSTITUTIONAL  BUDGETS WHICH CAME IN OVER WHAT WE HAD ANTICIPATED IN APRIL.  THE BUDGET CONTEMPLATES  CONTINUED FUNDING FOR TWO HOST  DEPUTIES L CSO WITH A  SUPPORTIVE THESE POSITIONS THE  SHERIFF HAS REQUESTED WE  CONTINUED FUNDING FOR THESE  POSITIONS THROUGH THE GENERAL  REVENUE. THAT INCLUDES A DEPUTY SHARE FOR THE WEST END OF THE  COUNTY IN THAT POSITION WAS  PREVIOUSLY FUNDED THROUGH  FUNDING FROM THE FORESTRY  SERVICE. AS VINCE SAID HOT OFF  THE PRESS A WEEK AND A HALF AGO WE RECEIVED WORD FROM THE STATE THAT ARE STATUTORILY REQUIRED  MEDICAID PAYMENT WAS INCREASING MY $500,000. SINCE APRIL WE  ALSO MEETINGS WITH THE  JUDICIARY THE STATE ATTORNEY  AND THE COURT SYSTEM. THEY HAD  ADDITIONAL REQUESTS FOR UPDATES TIED TO ARTICLE 5 TO PROVIDE  TECHNOLOGY FOR THE JUDICIARY  HEARING. WE WILL GET INTO  ADDITIONAL DETAIL LATER BUT WE  WERE ABLE TO DEDICATE AN  ADDITIONAL 3.6 MILLION FOR  RECURRING GENERAL CAPITAL  PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THESE STORM READINESS PROJECTS. AND THAT IS A BIG DEAL BECAUSE ANYTIME WE  CANNOT BUDGET THE FUND BALANCE  AND HAVE RECURRING REVENUES  WITHIN THESE CRITICAL PROJECTS  ALLOWS US TO MAINTAIN THE  RESERVES AND THAT IS A BIG DEAL FOR THE BUDGETEERS. AS THEY  STATED THE INCREASE IN REVENUE  PROVIDES THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING IF THE BOARD CHOOSES AND THAT  OPTION IS PROVIDED AS WELL.  TRANSITIONING TO THE OVERALL  BUDGET. ON YOUR SCREEN YOU CAN  SEE THE SUMMARY OF THE  ANTICIPATED REVENUE AND  DISPENSE CHANGES FROM THE FY 24 BUDGET. ALL OF THE DETAIL IS IN YOUR MATERIALS. WE CAN ANSWER  ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY  HAVE. PROPERTY TAX REVENUE IS  EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY ABOUT  $18 MILLION. 2.0.7 PERCENT.  OTHER GENERAL REVENUE SUCH AS  STATE SHARED REVENUES ARE  ANTICIPATED TO INCREASE. AND  THEN YOUR HAVE YOUR GAS TAXES.  OTHER INCREASES TO NOTE ARE THE MSV IS AND MEDICAID  REIMBURSEMENTS FROM THE STATE.  THIS INCREASE IS TIED TO THE  INCREASE IN CALL VOLUMES AS  VINCE SAID IT IS POSITIONING US TO HIRE SIX NEW EMS PHYSICIANS  REPLACING AMBULANCES AND OTHER  CRITICAL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS  CARDIAC MONITORS. AS SHOWN ON  YOUR SCREEN THE MAJORITY OF  THESE INCREASES ARE TIED TO THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES NORMAL  OPERATING EXPENDITURES AND  MANDATORY PAYMENTS. IT DOES  INCLUDE THE FINAL YEARS BRAIN  DEPUTY POSITION SALARIES UP TO  THAT $60,000 MINIMUM. THERE IS  AN ESTIMATED CAPITAL BUDGET $28 MILLION. I WOULD GO INTO SOME  MORE DETAIL LATER IN THE  PRESENTATION ABOUT THE CAPITAL  PROJECTS. INFLATIONARY  INCREASES ARE ESTIMATED TO  INCREASE BY $3 MILLION. THE  OVERALL PERSONAL BUDGET  INCLUDES A MANDATORY RETIREMENT COST AND THE 0 TO 3% AVERAGE  PERFORMANCE RAISES. AND LASTLY  THE BUDGET CONTINUES TO FUND  YOUR OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL  OFFICERS. THIS ALSO FLUCTUATES  DEPENDING ON THE ELECTION  CYCLE. COMPLETE DETAILS ARE  HERE GOING INTO MORE DETAIL IF  YOU WOULD LIKE. FY 25 CAPITAL  PROGRAM BUDGET IS 28 MILLION.  THERE IS NOTHING TOO SEXY BOTH  CAPITAL PROGRAM. HOWEVER WE ARE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE FUNDING  FOR OUR SAFE AND FUNCTIONING  INFRASTRUCTURE. ON THE CAPITAL  BUDGET THIS IS INCLUDED IN YOUR ATTACHMENTS. AFTER EACH  SIGNIFICANT RAIN EVENT WE TAKE  A DEEP DIVE TO REFLECT ON  OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE THE  STORM EVENTS. $3.6 MILLION IN  PROJECTS OF ALTUS TO IDENTIFY  THIS. TO REITERATE 3.6 MILLION  IS ESSENTIAL FOR RESILIENCY AND UPCOMING STORMS. WE HAVE  ALREADY SEEN THE IMPACT OF  HOMEPORT MAINTAINING THIS  READINESS IS WITH THE  BICENTENNIAL STORM IN THE  TORNADOES. THE LOW-LYING AREAS  IN THESE PUBLIC WORKS ARE  RESPONDED TO WASHED OUT ROADS  CLEAR TO COVERTS AND PUMPED OUT SATURATED AREAS FOR READINESS  AND EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR  ACCESS TO NEIGHBORHOODS. THE  BUDGET ALSO EXPERIENCES FOCUSED INVESTMENT AND I WILL HIGHLIGHT JUST A FEW ITEMS. THERE ARE  INVESTMENTS TOTALING 1.4  MILLION. REPLACING  INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENSURING  PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS IS HARVEY  CREEK MOVING EASTWARD INTO THE  LAKE JACKSON AREA WITH THE  VIEWPOINT PROJECT. THEY'VE  BEEN IDENTIFIED AS STORM  READINESS PROJECTS AND WE ARE  HAPPY TO GET STARTED. WE HAVE  HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE REPLACEMENT  EQUIPMENT AT 1.4 MILLION. WE  KNOW WE HAVE HIGHLY TRAINED  STAFF TO ANSWER THE CALL BUT WE ALSO NEED EQUIPMENT THAT WORKS  WHEN WE TURN THE KEY IN TOUGH  TIMES. DURING THE BICENTENNIAL  STORM ALONE WE REPAIRED 11  MILLION ROADS WORK THAT STARTED JUST HOURS AFTER THE STORM  PASSED. WE UTILIZE THEIR SIX  LOADS OF GRAVEL AND A 30 FOOT  COVERTS REBUILD ROADWAY AND  LOVE FIRST RESPONDERS IN. THE  CAPITAL PROJECT CONTINUES TO  KEEP THIS UP-TO-DATE AND READY  TO DEPLOY. THIS INVESTMENT FOR  THREE NEW TRUCKS A CHIPPER A  LOADER AND TOBACCO WILL ALLOW  YOU TO IMMEDIATELY ADDRESS  EMERGENCY ROAD CLEARING AND  DEBRIS REMOVAL. THANK YOU.  >> SOME QUICK HIGHLIGHTS ON  YOUR OTHER PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR'S CIP. WE MAINTAIN  OVER HUNDREDS OF MILES OF ROADS EACH YEAR. THE BUDGET INCLUDES  5.5 DEDICATED BLUEPRINT SALES  TAX FOR RESURFACING. IN THAT IS THE DETENTION CENTER WITH OVER  $5 MILLION TO ADDRESS THOSE  CRITICAL NEEDS AT THE JAIL  LEVEL. WITH TOUCH BRIEFLY ON  THE INCREASES FOR THE EMS AND  THAT BUDGET INCLUDES OVER 2  MILLION FOR SIDEWALK  CONSTRUCTION. 1.8 MILLION FOR  THE BUILDING COUNTY FACILITIES  GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND  REPAIRS. OVER MILLION DOLLARS  IN THE BUDGET FOR MAINTAINING  OVER 1000 ACRES OF PARKS AND  TRAILS THAT THE PARKS  FACILITIES EMPLOYEES MAINTAIN  THIS YEAR. ANOTHER PROJECT IS  THE ESSENTIAL LIBRARIES  INITIATIVE. $1 MILLION IS  INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET TO  CONTINUE THOSE CAPITAL UPDATES  AT THE MAIN LIBRARY. ON AN  ADDITIONAL ASPECT YOU WANTED TO TOUCH ON THAT FUND BALANCE.  THAT'S BALANCE IS ACCUMULATED  FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS  INCLUDING CASH FLOW. HAVING IT  ON HAND ALLOWS US TO PAY HER  BILLS BEFORE PROPERTY TAXES  COLLECTED IN NOVEMBER. WE WOULD HAVE TO BORROW JUST TO PAY HER  BILLS IN THE INITIAL PART OF  THE FISCAL YEAR. THIS BALANCE  PROVIDES NECESSARY FUNDING FOR  EMERGENCIES AND THE CAPITAL  FUND WHICH WE WILL TOUCH ON IT  JUST A MOMENT. AND THEN THEY  ARE ALSO ACCUMULATED TO PAY FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AS WE HAVE  DONE IN THE PAST THROUGH THE  CAPITAL FUND SWEEPS. HOWEVER  GENERALLY IS A BEST PRACTICE  WOULD TELL YOU THAT WE DO NOT  RECOMMEND USING YOUR FUND  BALANCE TO FUND THE CURRENT  OPERATING EXPENDITURES. THE  FUND BALANCES DO GROW EVERY  YEAR WITH THE OVERT COLLECTION  OF REVENUE AND BUDGET  EXPENDITURES. ON THE SCREEN,  WHAT YOU SEE HERE, IS SINCE  2010 WE ARE NOT USE THE FUND  BALANCE. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THE BUDGET INCLUDES NO FUND  BALANCE FOR THE BUDGET. WITH  THAT SAYS, OR DOES, IS ALLOW US TO MAINTAIN THE RESERVES  >>> SWITCH INTO YOUR CAT FUND.  HE REQUESTED AN UPDATE ON THE  CURRENT EXPENDITURES CHARGE TO  THE CAT FUND. THIS FUND WAS  CREATED BY THE BOARD AFTER  TROPICAL STORM FAY. THIS IS 2%  OF YOUR GENERAL OPERATING  PROCEDURES. THE PURPOSE OF THE  FIVE WAS TO SUPPORT AND PAY FOR COUNTY RELATED STORM EVENTS  AFTER NATURAL DISASTER. THESE  ARE PAID UPFRONT BY THE COUNTY  PRIOR TO SEEKING ANY FEDERAL  INVESTMENT. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE  SUFFICIENT CASH FLOW ON HAND TO MEET THOSE OBLIGATIONS PRIOR TO GOING THROUGH A LONG AND  LENGTHY PROCESS WITH FEMA. MY  NOTES THAT WE HAD NOT RECEIVED  FEDERAL DECLARATION YET BUT NOW WE HAVE RECEIVED WORDS THAT  THERE IS A FEDERAL DECLARATION  FOR THE MAY 10th TORNADOES. A  QUICK RECAP OF WHAT THE FUNDING HAS BEEN USED FOR TO DATE. LAST FALL WE HAD DEBRIS CALLS  RELATED TO HURRICANE IDALIA.  AND THEN WE ALSO DEDICATED $1  MILLION TO THE MICRO GRANT  PROGRAM FOR THESE PAST 22  EVENTS. FUTURE EXPENDITURES  THAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING, OF  COURSE WE HAD SOME STRUCTURES  THAT WERE DAMAGED DURING THIS  TORNADO EVENT. WE FILE THE  NECESSARY PAPERWORK WITH  INSURANCE AND ORIGINALLY WE  ANTICIPATED A $75,000 DOCKABLE  PER STRUCTURE WE HAD FOUR  STRUCTURES DAMAGED. BUT WORKING WITH THE FACILITIES AND RISK  MANAGEMENT WE WERE ABLE TO GET  OUR INSURANCE AGENTS THAT  INFORMATION HAVE CATEGORIES  THIS AS A CATASTROPHIC EVENT SO THERE'S ONLY ONE $75,000  DEDUCTIBLE WHICH WILL COVER ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS WHICH WILL  SAVE US OVER $200,000. THE  DEBRIS COST FOR THE TORNADOES  IS ESTIMATED RIGHT NOW AT ABOUT 7 MILLION. BRANDON AND HIS TEAM ARE WORKING WITH DEBRIS  CONTRACTORS RIGHT NOW TO FIND  TUNE THAT ESTIMATE. AT YOUR  JULY 9th MEETING WE WILL BE  BRINGING BACK ADDITIONAL ITEMS  IN A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO SURE  UP THE CAP FUND SO WE CAN PAY  THESE COSTS. AS I HAVE SAID THE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED AND WE  WILL HAVE TO REPLENIH THAT TO  MEET THOSE COSTS. AND THAT  INFORMATION WILL BE BROUGHT  BACK ON JULY 9th.  >> OKAY SWITCHING TO THE  STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. AS WE  SAID THE BUDGET IS  CONSERVATIVE, THEY STILL HAVE  FUNDING IN THE BUDGET TO  SUPPORT AND ENHANCE SEVERAL OF  YOUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. WE  WILL TOUCH ON A FEW OF THEM IN  THIS PRESENTATION. FIRST WERE  GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE  EMERGENCY SHELTERS.  >> AND BEFORE YOU GO THERE JUST A QUICK REMINDER ON THIS  SECTION, THERE ARE OPTIONS IN  YOUR ITEM DID SPEAK TO THESE IT FALLS IN THAT CATEGORY  MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT TYING  UP LOOSE ENDS. WE HAVE MONEY  ALREADY APPROPRIATED IN THE  BUDGET WITH THERE WAS A  PLACEHOLDER TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD ON SPECIFICS RELATED TO  LINE ITEMS FOR SHELTER  OPERATIONS.  >> THANK YOU. SO, IN ADDITION  TO YOUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVE IS THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR  MENTIONED AND YOU MAY RECALL  YOUR OWN BUDGET PROCESS YOU SET ASIDE ONE TIME DOLLARS TO  EXPAND RESOURCES ENHANCE  SERVICE DELIVERY AND STRENGTHEN OPERATIONS TO REDUCE  HOMELESSNESS WITHIN THE  COMMUNITY. WHAT IS ON THE SLIDE ANYMORE DETAIL IS THE SPECIFIC  ALLOCATION THAT EACH SHELTER  WOULD RECEIVE AS RECOMMENDED IN COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION  WITH THE CITY AND THE GENERAL  SERVICE COUNSEL. IN TOTAL 1 1/2 MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE  INVESTED ANNUALLY BETWEEN THE  COUNTY AND THE CITY AND CSE.  LINE ITEM FUNDING PROVIDES  BUDGET CERTAINTY FOR SHELTER  OPERATIONS SUCH AS PROVIDING  BEDS MEALS AND SHOWERS AS WELL  AS CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES  WHICH IS CRITICAL TO CONNECTING CLIENTS TO PERMANENT HOUSING.  THE RECOMMENDED AMOUNT  ESTABLISHES A BASELINE OF  INVESTMENT THAT ENSURES  SHELTERS RECEIVE LEVEL FUNDING  WITH A FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE OF  FUNDING WHILE PROVIDING FUNDING BASED ON BED CAPACITY AT EACH  SHELTER THAT WILL ALLOW FOR  ENHANCED SERVICE DELIVERY THAT  ULTIMATELY REDUCES HOMELESSNESS IN THE COMMUNITY WHICH IS A  PRIMARY GOAL. WITH LINE ITEM  FUNDING COMES GREAT OVERSIGHTS  CONTINUING CARE WITH THE LEAD  THE CSC THE YOU PHS AS WELL AS  THE HEADS OF EACH SHELTER WHICH WILL INCLUDE PERFORMANCE  METRICS FOCUSED ON  TRANSITIONING CLIENTS FROM THE  SHELTERS TO PERMANENT HOUSING.  EVALUATING AND UPDATING  POLICIES AND PROCEDURES SUCH AS WHO AND WHO IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO  STAY AT THE SHELTERS. HOURS OF  OPERATIONS AND LENGTH OF STAY.  ACTIVELY AS PART OF THIS  WORKING WITH THE COC IT WILL  SECURE ADDITIONAL FEDERAL AND  STATE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES.  PERFORMANCE METRIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WILL ALIGN WITH BEST PRACTICES FOR SHELTER  OPERATIONS DEVELOPED BY HUD AS  WELL AS THE NATIONAL LICENSED  AND HOMELESSNESS. AS YOU CAN  SEE WE ARE RECOMMENDING AND THE BUDGET CONTEMPLATES LINE ITEM  ALLOCATION FOR EACH SHELTER YOU COULD SEE A NEW SCREEN. AND  THAT IS WHERE IT SAYS COUNTY  FUNDING FOR YOUR APPROVAL.  >> COMMISSIONERS I JUST WANT TO GIVE A QUICK INTRODUCTION HERE. WE WILL BE WRAPPING IN A VERY  SOON INTERNING BACK TO THE  BOARDFOR ANY QUESTIONS AND  DIRECTION. BUT FIRST I WANTED  TO TAKE A MOMENT'S BECAUSEWE  KNOW HOW THIS PROCESS CAN BE  WITH ALL THOSE NUMBERS AND WE  DO PUT SUCH AN EMPHASIS ON THE  MAINTENANCE OF SAFE AND  FUNCTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE. WE  DO EXCITING STUFF OCCASIONALLY  WITH INVENTIVE AND  TRANSFORMATIONAL THINGS HERE.  INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET WE  WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY  COULD HAVE BEEN A WHILE SINCE  WE'VE SEEN THIS. IS EXCITING  AND TRANSFORMATIONAL. THE  BUDGET AGAIN IS A FRONT  REFLECTIVE INITIATIVES BUDGET.  AND I WANT TO GIVE PAMELA  MUNROE THE UPDATE FOR THIS  INITIATIVE.  >> THE MAIN LIBRARY WAS BUILT  IN 1991. HOWEVER LIBRARIES  ACROSS THE NATION ARE BEING  TASKED WITH ADAPTING OUR  SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO MEET  THE CHALLENGES OF THE  COMMUNITY. THE CAPITAL  IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AS A RESULT OF TARGETED COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS AND SURVEYS AS  PRESENTED IN THE MAY 25th, 2021 BUDGET WORKSHOP WHERE THE  INITIATIVE LIBRARY WAS ADOPTED. I'M VERY HAPPY TO SAY THAT MY  FIRST DAY WORKING I WALKED INTO THIS PROJECT. ARCHITECT LOUIS  AND WHITLOCK TOOK THE TIME TO  LISTEN TO HER NEEDS. AND THE  PROJECT MANAGER STEPHEN KELLY  IS ALSO LISTENED TO WHAT THE  LIBRARY IS DOING NOW. TO DATE,  THERE IS A TOTAL OF $1.9  MILLION FOR FUNDING TO SUPPORT  LIBRARY UPGRADES. THERE WAS A  $400,000 GRANT FROM THE STATE  FOR TOTAL INVESTMENT TO DATE OF $2.3 MILLION. ANOTHER 2.5  MILLION IT PLANNED OVER THE  NEXT THREE FISCAL YEARS TO  SUPPORT THE NEXT PHASE OF THIS  PROJECT. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF CMR THE SIGNAGE WILL BE UPDATED TO FIT THE EL I FOCUS AREAS.  THIS IS TIMELESS AND WILL BE  FEATURED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE  LIBRARY SYSTEM.  >> THIS IS THE CURRENT ENTRANCE OF PARK AVENUE. THIS IS WHERE  WE ARE HEADED. THEY WANTED AN  EXPERIENCE LIBRARY AND THAT IS  WHAT WE ONCE PRESENT RID GONE  IS THE REFERENCE DESK FEATURING THREE MOBILE DESKS WITHIN THE  SECOND FLOOR. THEY HAD THE  SPACE WITH THE WEST WING  FEATURING THIS MATERIALS WITH  ALL THE LIBRARY AND THE EAST  WING FEATURING MORE LIBRARY  SERVICES AND MEETING ROOM. ONE  OF THINGS WE WILL BE DOING IS  RELOCATING ADULT EDUCATION  PROGRAMS TO THE SECOND FLOOR  WHICH WILL INCREASE VISIBILITY  OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES SUCH  AS CD SERVICES AND CITIZEN SHIP CLASSES. I WAS TOLD WE HAVE  OVER 230 ADULT LEARNERS THAT  COME TO OUR LIBRARY SYSTEM. SO  THAT IS DYNAMIC. IN ADDITION  THERE WILL BE COMPUTER  WORKSTATIONS IN THE ROOM TO  ACCOMMODATE DIGITAL LEARNING  AND CREATE A BETTER SENSE OF  BEING WITHIN THE LEARNING  COMMONS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A  COMMUNITY RESOURCES CENTER  WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR  PATRONS WHO ARE SEEKING  ASSISTANCE IN SOCIAL AND HUMAN  SERVICES. THE POSITION IS PART  OF THE ESSENTIAL LIBRARIES  INITIATIVE. THIS IS WHERE SHE  HELPS THE EVERYDAY CITIZENS  NEED HELP APPLYING FOR ALL  KINDS OF THINGS. I REALLY  EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THE  NEW CAREER CORNER IS A  COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE CENTER  WE WILL HAVE EMPLOYMENT  GUIDANCE AND CAREER SERVICE  TRAINING AND THE THING IS WE  WILL BE TAKING OUR STAFF AND  PUTTING THEM THROUGHOUT THE  LIBRARY SYSTEM. GOING DOWN THE  EAST WING THE MORE FUN THINGS  WITH A SOUND BOOTH WHICH WILL  OFFER A PLACE FOR AUDIO  RECORDING BUT ALSO HUDDLE  ROOMS. THESE ARE SMALL  CONFERENCE AREAS AND MEETING  SPACES FOR COLLABORATION. ON  THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HUDDLE  ROOM AFTER WORKING WITH OE VM  PUBLIC WORKS, THERE WILL BE  HEAVY EQUIPMENT SIMULATOR LAB  THAT FOCUSES ON JOBS THEY USE  CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND THE  TRAINING THAT GOES ALONG WITH  IT. THERE'S A RANGE OF USES  FOR BOARD MEETINGS TO BOOK  CLUBS WITH SIZES OF THESE  GROUPS TO 40. IT WILL ALLOW FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO BE DONE  HERE AS WELL AND WE ARE LOOKING AT MAKING THE ENTIRE LIBRARY  SYSTEM MULTIPURPOSE. AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL LARGER ROOMS OR  THREE-PERSON ROOMS. THE  REVAMPED DESIGN HAS ADAPTABLE  MEANING SOURCES WITH A DIVERSE  RANGE AND NEEDS WITH  COLLABORATIVE SESSIONS. IT WILL GIVE US THE ABILITY TO CHANGE  THIS AREA FROM A FULL BUILDING  RETREAT TO LIBRARY LECTURE  HALL. AND THAT IS PHASE ONE.  HERE IS A PREVIEW OF PHASE TWO  WHICH IS THE FIRST FLOOR. IT  WILL INCLUDE THE LIBRARY OF  THINGS, THE MAKER SPACE AND THE CAFE SPACE. WE ARE EXCITED  BECAUSE THIS CAFE SPACE WOULD  BE A DEDICATED WORKING AND  EATING SPACE WITH A COPY SHOP  BY -- COFFEE SHOP VIBE. WE'RE  GOING TO HAVE A MAKERS SPACE TO HAVE THINGS WITH OTHER ARTS AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES. MR.  COMMISSIONERS AS WE WRAP UP AND WANTED TO SHARE THIS IS HOW WE  COMPARE BENCHMARK AGAINST OTHER LIFE-SIZE COUNTIES AROUND  FLORIDA. COMMISSIONERS ON YOUR  SCREEN ARE THE NEXT STEPS  FOLLOWING TODAY'S WORKSHOP.  JULY 1st WE WILL RECEIVE THE  FINAL NUMBERS FROM THE  APPRAISER'S OFFICE. WE WILL  BRING ANY CHANGES BACK TO YOU  ON THE JULY 9th MEETING AND  BUDGET RATIFICATION. AND OF  COURSE WILL FORMALLY ADOPT YOUR BUDGETS AND YOUR SEPTEMBER  PUBLIC HEARINGS. WITHOUT THE  OPTIONS ARE BEFORE YOU AND WE  WILL TURN IT OVER NOW.  >> THINK YOU MET THEM TEAR. AND AGAIN COMMISSIONERS WE ARE  HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS  THE BOARD HAS ON ANYTHING YOU  HAVE HEARD TODAY. WE CERTAINLY  APPRECIATE ALL THE PRINTED  MATERIALS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN  RECEIVED AND HAVE HAD A CHANCE  TO REVIEW AND ANALYZE WE'VE  HAD YOUR BRIEFINGS INTERVIEWS  WITH THE DOCUMENTATION. BEFORE  WE GET TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS AND OPTIONS THAT ARE IN THE  MATERIAL ON PAGES FIVE AND 35,  >> THE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE  HOUSING IS A COMBINATION OF TWO THINGS. IT IS NOW JUST PAY FOR  INDIVIDUAL RENT AND CASE  MANAGEMENT. THOSE ARE AS YOU  MENTIONED PRIMARILY TO THE  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE HAVE 400 UNITS OF PSH IN THE COMMUNITY.  IT IS THAT CONTINUED CARE AS  THEY TAKE THE LEAD TO WORK AND  GET MORE PSH HERE IN THIS  COMMUNITY. THEY BILL THIS IS  PART OF THE ANNUAL FUNDING  REQUEST ON ANNUAL LEVEL BECAUSE THESE ARE DOLLARS THAT ARE  ACQUIRED AND REQUIRED IN ORDER  FOR US TO PROVIDE THE PSH HERE  WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.  >> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. THE  OTHER ONLY QUESTIONS YOU HEAR  ARE REALLY COMPLIMENTS AND  THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO POINT  OUT. SO YOUR QUESTION? I WANT  TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS. I  REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING  PROACTIVELY 3.6 MILLION OF  ADDITIONAL EXPECTED REVENUE TO  BE USED FOR IMPROVING STORM  READINESS AND RESILIENCE. THAT  IS SOMETHING THAT IS A GOOD  QUESTION WE HEARD FROM A LOT OF NEIGHBORS WHO WERE  SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED IN A LOT OF AREAS. WE ARE GOING TO  CONTINUE TO SEE MORE EXTREME  STORM EVENTS AND THIS IS THE  EFFORT HERE TO IMPROVE WHERE WE SEE WE NEED IMPROVEMENT AND  PERHAPS BUILD UP FOR LACK OF  TECHNICAL TERMS A BETTER  TOLERANCE AND LIMIT OF WHAT WE  CAN AND ON THOSE AREAS. AND THE OTHER IS SOMETHING IT WAS NOT  MENTIONED BUT I'M SURE IT WAS  JUST FOR TIME AND BREVITY. WE  MENTIONED IN HERE THE STAFF IS  COMING UP WITH WAYS TO DO COST  AVOIDANCE AND COST SAVINGS THAT ARE UNDERPINNING THE  NON-ACCOUNTANTS. KEEPING THE  MILITARY RATES FROM GOING UP  AND KEEPING IS ABLE TO BE  EFFECTIVE IN OUR MISSION TO  SERVE THE COUNTY AND TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS NEW INITIATIVES EVEN AS COST INCREASE FOR  EVERYTHING. THE CURRENT FISCAL  YEAR IS LOOKING AT 12.2 MILLION BY THE ACTIONS AND CREATIVE  THINKING OF OUR TEAM AND A BIG  ONE HERE I LOVE TO HEAR THIS IF YOU CAN NAME A DEPARTMENT FOR  THE $11.3 MILLION SAVINGS THAT  WE WILL HAVE INSTEAD OF  BUILDING NEW OFFICE SPACE YET  TO FIND AN APPROPRIATE LEASE TO SAVE 11.3 MILLION OVER THE LIFE OF THAT. WHO GETS CREDIT FOR  THAT?  >> THE REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT  OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT TOGETHER.  >> AGAIN, GREAT WORK. I'M GLAD THAT I DO NOT PREPARE THIS  BUDGET FOR US. AND I APPRECIATE THE EXCELLENT STRATEGIC IS FOR  THINKING.  >> COMMISSIONER MINOR AND IN  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR. I THINK  YOU MET THEM TEAR. JUST TO  REITERATE WHAT COMMISSIONER  O'KEEFE WANTED TO SAY HERE I  WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE  HUGE STAFF HERE. THE BUDGET  STAFF LIKE SHANDA AND EVERYONE  ELSE HERE. AS YOU SAY THE  DEPARTMENTS WORK ALL YEAR LONG  FOR THIS EFFORT. WE ARE VERY  APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. 13 IN A  ROW IS COMMENDABLE. IT SHOWS A  LOT OF FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE AND THEN ASK COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE  HAS SAID THE INCREASE IN THE  CAPITAL BUDGET FOR RESILIENCE  EFFORTS WILL BE KEY. DURING THE BRIEFING WE TALKED ABOUT THE  CHANGE IN THE CLIMATE AND THE  MORE EXTREME WEATHER THAT WE  ARE HAVING. NATIONWIDE THEIR  INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS THAT  JUST ARE NOT BUILT TO HAVE A  100 YEAR FLOOD EVERY FIVE  YEARS. I THINK WE HAVE BEEN  SMART OVER THE YEARS  MAINTAINING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE  PRUDENTLY. I THINK THIS  INVESTMENT WILL HELP US FOR THE FUTURE. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO  TAKE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WE  KNEW GOING IN USING THE ARPA  FUNDS WAS NOT TO LAST FOREVER.  I DO APPRECIATE COUNTY  MINISTERS TEAM MAKING SURE THAT WE KEEP THEM WORKING. THEY WILL DEVOTE MOST OF US HAVE BEEN OUT THERE WALKING WITH THEM WITH  THE COMMUNITY. AND THEY KNOW A  LOT OF THESE PEOPLE IN THE  STREETS BY THEIR FIRST NAMES.  FORMING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS THE BUILDING THAT TRUST WITH  SOMEONE ON THE STREET  ENCOURAGING THEM TO ENGAGE AND  GET THE HELP THAT IS NEEDED IS  HARD WORK. WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT CONTINUATION FUNDING.  I HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE  LIBRARY CAMPAIGN. THE IMAGES  THAT YOU SHOWED WERE TERRIFIC.  BUT YOU SAID THE COLLECTION IS  INCREASED. ARE YOU TALKING  ABOUT PHYSICAL AND OR DIGITAL?  OR BOTH?  >> BOTH THE PHYSICAL AND  DIGITAL COLLECTION OF INCREASE. WITH ADDED HOOPLA AND IT HAS  NOT INCREASED DIGITALLY TO 1.3  MILLION BOOKS.  >> LEON COUNTY IS A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT LOVE OUR  LIBRARIES. AND SOME OF THEM  WITH HER JUST LIKE GOING TO THE STACKS AND SEEING THE BOOKS.  THESE IMAGES ARE TERRIFIC AND  I'M GLAD THAT WE ARE GOING IN  THAT DIRECTION. IF THE PHYSICAL COLLECTION IS INCREASING WHERE  THE BOOKS? IF YOU SAID THAT IN  THE BEGINNING I APOLOGIZE. BUT  WE'RE GOING TO GET THOSE  QUESTIONS. WHERE WE SHIFTING  THE STORAGE OF THAT PHYSICAL  COLLECTION FROM THE AREAS YOU  JUST SHOWED PICTURES OF?  >> THE FICTION COLLECTION THE  ADULT FICTION DOES NOT CHANGE  AT ALL. WE'RE JUST TAKING THE  SHELVING FROM THIS COLUMN TO  BEING ABOUT MY HEIGHT. THE  NONFICTION SECTION WHICH IS  CURRENTLY IN THE EAST WING WILL BE SHIFTING WHERE WE HAVE OUR  COMPUTERS. AND WE WILL BE  SPREADING PARTS OF THAT OUT  THROUGHOUT THE LIBRARY ON THE  SECOND FLOOR. WE ARE GOING WITH LOWER SHELVING. WE'VE BEEN  PREPARING FOR FIVE OR SIX YEARS NOW MAKING SURE THAT WE  ELIMINATE BOOKS ON THE BOTTOM  ROW AND BOOKS ON THE TOP ROW.  WE THE SAME AMOUNT OF SHELLS  GOING IN AND ARE ACTIVELY  PREPARED TO HAVE MORE BOOKS WE  ARE JUST CHANGING SHELLS FROM  BEING SO HIGH.  >> THAT IS A GREAT ANSWER  BECAUSE I KNOW WE WILL BE  GETTING THOSE QUESTIONS. SO AS  BEING ABLE TO ASSURE PEOPLE  THAT THE COLLECTION IS STILL  THERE AND STILL RETAINED IS AN  IMPORTANT FORMATTING. WE ARE  ALL LIVING IN THE DIGITAL AGE.  I UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WORKS.  AND THERE ARE TREMENDOUS  BENEFITS FOR THAT BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF READERS IN LEON COUNTY WHO WANT A PHYSICAL BOOK AS  WELL. IT IS GREAT TO SEE THAT  WE ARE COMMON IN BOTH OF THOSE  DEMOGRAPHICS.  >> COMMISSIONER PROCTOR?  >> THANK YOU MET THEM TEAR.  GOOD MORNING STAFF. WE  APPRECIATE YOUR GREAT WORK.  UNLIKE ASK A QUESTION. I WAS  LOOKING AT THE LIGHTING HERE ON THE ATTACHMENT NUMBER 13. THAT  IS ON PAGE 360. I AM TRYING TO  ASK POINT BLANK HERE BUT HOW  COME YOU DON'T LIKE THE PEOPLE ON CROFT MILL ROAD? I HAVE  VIRTUALLY BEGGED YOU TO BE THE  CARE AND NOT ON THIS LIST. THIS BUDGET RIGHT NOW CAN HELP US TO GET SOME LIGHT.  >> THANK YOU. ANYTHING WE HAVE  ANSWER THAT QUESTION IN THE  PAST. LET ME GET YOUR RESPONSE. >> THEN IS A STATE ROAD AND THE PROJECT HAS BEEN FUNDED. WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE CITY OF  TALLAHASSEE TO GET INSTALLED.  THE LIGHTING PROJECT LIST IS  HERE SO IT WILL BE APPROVED FOR INSTALLATION. AND SUBJECT TO  THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS  VALUES.  >> CAN WE CLARIFY?  >> FOR CLARIFICATION USING THIS IS A STATE ROAD AND THE STATE  IS THEN RESPONSIBLE? FOR ANY  LIGHTS ON THE ROAD AND NOT THE  COUNTY IS THAT CORRECT?  >> ON APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR THIS FUNDED AND IN THE PROCESS OF  BEING IMPLEMENTED.  >> OKAY. WE HAVE THREE  POLICIES. ROSE IN THE  UNINCORPORATED AREA. IT DOES  COVER THE UNINCORPORATED AREA  AND PREVENT . THIS LEVEL.  SAYING THAT WE ARE IN A  CORPORATE AREA AND THAT THE  COUNT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR  BRINGING DOWN. I GO BY WHAT I  READ HERE. AND I DON'T SEE US  ON THAT LIST AND I'VE BEEN  ASKING FOREVER. THING IT IS  NUMBER TWO AND I IMAGINE THAT  THOSE RECRUITING LIGHTING AND  ALL THOSE THINGS BEING INCLUDED IN THE DESIGN I WAS WONDERING  ABOUT.  >> AGAIN WITHIN THOSE  IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SIERRA TVA  INCLUDES LIGHTS IN THE ROAD  DESIGN. THESE ARE MILES DOWN  THE STREET. WE ARE TALKING  ABOUT IS FROM 363 EXPANDING IT  TO WHAT CAN LINE THAT IS TWO  LINES DOWN THE ROAD. WHAT IS  ACTUALLY THE FACT THAT THESE  FOLKS ARE JUST TOLD US THE  STATE IN THE CITY ARE IN CHARGE OF PUTTING LIGHTS ON THOSE  ROADS? AND NOT THE COUNTY?  >> WHAT THEY JUST TOLD US IS  THAT THE POLICY FOR PUTTING  LIGHTS IN THE UNINCORPORATED  AREAS ARE THERE. WE PUT THEM UP EXCEPT FOR WHEN IT IS A STATE  ROAD WE DO HAVE A  CRAWFORDSVILLE ROAD MENTIONING  ON THIS LIST AT SHOFAR. IT WILL BE SIGNALIZED IS THE  INTERSECTION. I GUESS THE STATE DID THAT. BUT, TO THE PEOPLE  WHO ARE STATE CITIZENS AND  COUNTY CITIZENS THEY HAVE AN  EXPECTATION ABOUT LIGHTS AND  SEEING THE SAFETY. THEY MAY NOT DISTINGUISH OVER THE STATE ROAD BECAUSE IT IS DARK ON ACCOUNT  OF THE COUNTY ROAD. THE STATE  EXISTS WITHIN LEON COUNTY AS IT HAS NO OTHER COUNTY. AND IN  SOME WAYS ARE ENLARGED AND  ENHANCED LEVEL SHOWS THAT WE  NEED SOME LIGHT. AND I'M NOT  TALKING ABOUT FURTHER HERE WE  ARE APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THE HIGHWAY AS IT  WILL SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR A  LONG TIME. IT WARRANTED IT AND  NEEDED IT. IT'S BEEN A NUMBER  ONE PRIORITY FOREVER. I  APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING  BUT IT DESERVES MERIT. THE  LIGHT FROM WILSON GREEN OF THE  CAPITAL CIRCLE ARE MISSING AND  THAT ROAD HAD BEEN WIDENED WAS  THE REST OF IT WAS HERE. THIS  ROAD HAS BEEN WIDE IT IS AN  URBAN AREA.  >> THE FOLLOWING ONE MR. COUNTY MEASURED TO BE A PROJECTION  ABOUT WHEN THAT CONSTRUCTION OF THE STATE SAND POINT WILL  BEGIN?  >> WE HAVE THE DATES HERE. IT  IS PAGE 354 AND 453. THERE IS A PARAGRAPH ON THE SAME PROJECT  THE LAST SENTENCE OF THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE AS A RESULT THE  PROJECT IS ANTICIPATED FOR  INSTALLATION IN FISCAL YEAR OF  25.  >> SO NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU. AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE LIGHTING AS WELL?  >> YES. WE APPRECIATE YOU  MAKING THAT LAST SENTENCE OF  THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE. THANK  YOU. MY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS  COMMISSIONER AND MADAM CHAIR  INCLUDES A 5% IS THAT CAPTURED  5% ACROSS THE BOARD FOR  COUNTIES AND EMPLOYEES? OR  WHERE IS THAT IN THE  RECOMMENDATION?  >> THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET  IDENTIFIES THAT AMOUNT OF  FUNDING. WE FOLLOWED YOUR  DIRECTION THE PREVIOUS MEETING  AND I THINK THE BOARD SUPPORTED THE MOTION IF THE VALUES HAVE  INCREASED THAT YOU WANTED TO  SEE THAT RECOMMENDATION HAVING  THE FUNDING FOUND ACROSS THE  BOARD. IT IS REFLECTED IN THE  OPTIONS TO INCLUDE IN A BUDGET. YOU COULD SEE SOMEWHERE OUT  THERE THERE WAS A 5% THAT I SEE THAT NY IS 5% LAST YEAR 500  SOMETHING THOUSAND WITH THIS  YEAR'S 1.3 MILLION?  >> COMMISSIONERS THE COST WAS  ABOUT 1.2 MILLION AND WE CAME  TO YOU DURING YOUR JUNE  WORKSHOP. WE WERE ALREADY  CONTEMPLATING USING 1.2  BALANCE. JULY WAS A LITTLE  MORE'S WE WERE ABLE TO REDUCE  THE FUND BALANCE. MADAM CHAIR,  THERE WAS A SLIDE THAT WAS PUT  UP WITH THE HOUSING. CAN WE GO  BACK TO THAT? I KNOW THAT YOU  MIGHT BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THAT  ONE? WHAT IS THE POLICY  DISTINCTION REQUIRES THEM TO  ROLL THEIR SLEEVES UP AND GIVE  TWICE THE AMOUNT OF BLOOD AS  THE CITY AND COUNTY IS LOOKING  AT THIS LEVEL. SPIRIT THE  DOLLARS WERE BASED ON A FORMULA DEVELOPED IN CORONATION WITH  THE CITY AND THE CSC. WHAT YOU  SEE IF THERE IS A COMBINATION  OF LOOKING AT THE AVERAGES THAT WE HAVE ON THE FURTHEST RIGHT  COLUMN. BUT WHEN YOU DO THE  CALCULATIONS FOR THE BANK  PASSING WITH THE REMAINDER OF  THE DOLLARS, WE HAD THE  CALCULATIONS FOR THE FACT THAT  THE COUNTY AND THE CITY ARE  SOLELY THE ONES COVERING THE  KARMA CENTER. WE HAVE TENTACLE  REPORTS ON WHERE THEY DO NOT  PRODUCE PATENT THE CURRENT  CENTER. BUT THEY ARE GIVING A  HUGE EFFORT BEYOND THE CITY,  THE COUNTY AND THOSE OTHER  BLOCKS. WHAT IS THE REASON THAT THEY ARE NOT GIVEN IN? THIS IS  EQUAL. THIS IS NOT HOW FAMILY  AND CHILDREN ARE.  >> IF THEY WERE TO GIVE TO THAT CENTER WE WOULD BE ADDING  356,000 TO THE TOTAL. THEY  WOULD'VE DONE THIS BASED ON  THE DODGE THAT THEY HAVE  CREATED WITH THE CSC EXECUTIVE  DIRECTOR.  >> AND YOU ARE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT EXPLOITING OR EQUITABLY  FUNDING ACROSS THE BOARD THESE  ENTITIES. THIS WAS A FAIR  FORMULA DEVELOPED WITH THE CITY AND CSC AND LOOKING AT DATA  WHICH WOULD ENSURE A COUPLE OF  THINGS HERE. ENSURING THAT WE  DO NO HARM TO THE SHELTERS BUT  ALSO FOCUSING ON THE FACT THAT  WE ARE ENHANCING DELIVERY OF  SERVICE AND CASE MANAGEMENT  BECAUSE THOSE ARE KEY AREAS IN  ORDER FOR US TO ENSURE WE ARE  HELPING PEOPLE TRANSITION FROM  SHELTER TO PERMANENT HOUSING.  IT IS CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND THE COMMISSION IT IS NEW AND SHINY. THEY ARE SHOULDER TO SHOULDER  IN A FIGHT AGAINST OR FOR THE  EMERGENCY HOMELESS SHELTERS. I  HAVE HIGH RESPECT THAT THEY'RE NOT WHIMPERING OR IN ANY WAY  SEEKING TO ESCAPE BEARING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. PROVIDING  EMERGENCY HOMELESS SHELTERS AS  NEEDED. IF THEY WERE NOT IN  EXISTENCE I'M NOT SURE IF WE  WOULD BE SPLITTING THE  ADDITIONAL 425,000 BETWEEN THE  CITY AND THE COUNTY.  >> COMMISSIONER PROCTOR LET ME  JUST INTERJECT HERE. AS THE  BOARD REPRESENTATIVE I THINK WE HAVE A STATUTORY MANDATE THE  ATTORNEY CENTER DOES NOT ACCEPT CHILDREN. OR FAMILIES WITH  CHILDREN. AND BECAUSE OF THAT  EXCLUSION THE CHILDREN SERVICES COUNCIL CANNOT PROVIDE FUNDING  TO THE KEARNY CENTER. IF THERE  WAS A WAY THAT IT COULD BE DONE TO DO SO. BUT BECAUSE OF THE  STATUTE SERVICES ARE  EXCLUSIONARY. THERE ARE  GOLD-MEDAL ACTIVITIES FOR  SERVICES FAMILIES AND MORE.  CHILDREN SERVICES COUNCIL IS  VERY BIG BEING SUPPORTIVE.  THOSE ARE JUST SOME AREAS FOR  THE CSC SUPPORTS.  >> TO AND TRULY SHOCKED AT THE  LEVEL SUPPORT THAT THEY HAVE  STEPPED UP TO. MADAM CHAIR I  WILL TAKE THIS AS A FIRST ROUND AND LET COMMISSIONERS COME BACK AND THEN I CAN ASK THE BALANCE  OF MY QUESTIONS. I WENT TO A  CONFERENCE RECENTLY AND THEY  TALKED ABOUT AI. AND THE COST  OF AI PROGRAMS. I'M CURIOUS ON HOW WE HAVE BUDGETED FOR AI.  >> COMMISSIONER WILTS?  >> THINK YOU MEANT THEM CHAIR.  AND THANK YOU STAFF FOR  PREPARING THIS DOCUMENTATION. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR THE  BUDGET STAFF. WE HAD ANOTHER  ROUND OF INCREASES IN PROJECTED REVENUE FROM THE PROPERTY  APPRAISER'S OFFICE. WHAT IS  THE TOTAL REVENUE INCREASE?  THERE'S A 5% INCREASE IN  PROPERTY TAXES.  >> WE ARE EXPERIENCING A 10%  INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUES  WHICH IS REFLECTING $18 MILLION INCREASE. YOU LOOK AT THE  ENVIRONMENT WERE LIVING IN AND  YOU HAVE TO OPERATE A  GOVERNMENT THEY DO A GREAT JOB  OF OPERATING THIS GOVERNMENT.  NUMBER ONE JOB IS TO PROVIDE  SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY TO  RUN A GOVERNMENT. BUT THIS  MONEY BELONGS TO TAXPAYERS. A  10% INCREASE IN VALUES PASSED  ON TO TAXPAYERS. WE DO A GREAT  JOB OF ALLOCATING IT. THIS IS  COMPLICATED BUT IT'S ALSO  CONCERNING. THE SACRIFICIAL  LAMB OF RATE ROLLBACKS. BUT  WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS BUDGET  THAT IS A 10% PAY INCREASE TO  THE CONSTITUTIONAL WORKFORCES.  AND NOW WE ARE CONTEMPLATING  ANOTHER 5% WHICH WOULD TAKE US  TO ALMOST $4 MILLION ANNUAL  RECURRING REVENUE INCREASE THAT WE WILL HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO. AND YET WERE NOT TALKING ABOUT  THE 10% PROPERTY VALUE  INCREASE. YOU CAN SEE 9.3%.  THIS IS ALMOST A 30% INCREASE  IN PROPERTY VALUATIONS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. AND THAT  MEANS THEY ARE PAYING 30% MORE  FOR THE PROPERTY TAXES. IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. THAT IS A BIG IT GIVEN THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE  DEALT WITH. I AM NOT PROPOSING  THAT WE DO THAT.  >> IT DOES NOT TRANSLATE TO THE 30% INCREASE. WERE TALKING  ABOUT THE YEAR-OVER-YEAR  INCREASES WHICH IT DOES NOT  TRANSLATE INTO THAT 30%  INCREASE. DO WE KNOW WHAT THE  TOTAL NUMBER IS? IN TERMS OF  THE PERCENTAGE?  >> WE HAVE IT FOR YOU THIS  YEAR. YEAR-OVER-YEAR WOULD BE A 10% FOR THIS YEAR. MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU LET ME, I UNDERSTAND THE NUMBERS ARE BEING THROWN AROUND HERE AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO  NORMALIZE THESE AS WELL. THE  THING THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO  DO OVER THE YEARS IS WHEN THE  PROPERTY TAX VALUES HAVE  PLUMMETED WE'VE HAD SCARES AT  1% AND 2% AND WE'VE NOT  INCREASED TAXES. OTHER COUNTIES HAVE. BUT WE HAVE HELD THE  LINE. WE DREW DOWN THE RESERVES OVER THAT TIME AND COUNTED ON  CONSISTENCY. YOU NOTICE THEY DO NOT INCREASE TAXES ONE YEAR AND DECREASE HIM ANOTHER. IT  PROVIDES STABILITY FOR  TAXPAYERS AND SO AGAIN WHILE  YOU MAY HAVE FLUCTUATIONS IN A  GOOD YEAR BY HOLDING THIS RATE  CONSTANT YOU'RE ABLE TO  PROVIDE STABILITY FOR THE NEXT  YEAR. THIS IS HAVING  RESPONSIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE  PLANS WITH NO GENERAL REVENUE  POSITIONS. IT PROVIDES  STABILITY GENERALLY WE DO NOT  FLUCTUATE AND IT PUTS THEM IN  AN ADVANTAGEOUS POSITION TAKING THAT LONG VIEW. FOR PERSPECTIVE I WANTED TO ADD THAT PIECE.  >> NO OFFENSE HERE. BUT A GOOD  YEAR FOR US IS A BAD YEAR FOR  TAXPAYERS. THEIR TAX BILL IS  GOING UP AND THEY ARE PAYING  MORE MONEY. THE MONEY COMING  OUT OF THEIR POCKET IS GOING UP AND THAT HAS HAPPENED FOR THREE STRAIGHT YEARS. IN AN  INCREDIBLY INFLATIONARY  ENVIRONMENT. THERE HAVE BEEN  INCREASES IN EMS MST YOU FIRE  SERVICE FEES AND MORE. I'M  TRYING TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE  REAL TAXPAYERS HERE. I DO NOT  ANTICIPATE DESIRE ON THIS BOARD TO DO A MILLAGE RATE ROLLBACKS. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT 5% ACROSS  THE BOARD WITH THE PAY RAISES  WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS  CONTEXT. I AM TRYING TO PUT IN  THE CONTEXT. YOU HAVE TWO YEARS IN ROW 5% ACROSS THE BOARD WITH THE PAY INCREASE THAT AMOUNTS  TO THE RECURRING COSTS IN  PERPETUITY. AND I BELIEVE THIS  IS SOMETHING THAT DOES NEED TO  BE CONSIDERED. NOW, ONE LAST  THING, WERE TELLING 18.7  MILLION IN REVENUE INCREASE.  WHAT AMOUNT OF THAT GOES TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE? THE COUNTY  ITSELF IS SEEING ONLY $1  MILLION IN ACTUAL MONEY COMING  IN FOR OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND SERVICES PROVISION INCREASE GAS COSTS. THAT'S 13 MILLION  OVER 10 AND THAT IS ON TOP OF  10% OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS. SO  I FEEL LIKE AS YOU GO BACK TO  OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE  CONSTITUENTS WE HAVE TO  ARTICULATE AND JUSTIFY WHY FOR  13 YEARS WE SAY THAT WE'VE NOT RAISED THIS MILLAGE BUT OVER  THE PAST 13 YEARS THOSE  PROPERTY TAX PROJECTIONS HAVE  GONE UP SUBSTANTIALLY. THE  REVENUE HAS GONE UP  SUBSTANTIALLY AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT SO HAS THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS. SO IS THE COST OF HAVING  DEPUTIES THAT ARE PAID WELL AND THE COST OF RUNNING A JAIL OR  OPERATING PRESIDENTIAL  ELECTIONS AND AUCTIONEERS OF  THE SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE. WE  HAVE PART OF GOVERNMENTS WHO  MINISTER THREE TIMES THIS  BUDGET. SOMETIME PEOPLE TO  UNDERSTAND THAT I WANT  ARTICULATE THIS VERY WELL THAT  WE, COMMISSIONER PROCTOR, HAVE  FLIRTED WITH RATE ROLLBACKS  SINCE JANUARY AND NOW HERE WE  ARE PRESSING FORWARD WITH A 6.9 MILLION REVENUE PROJECTION AND  WANTING TO SUSPENDED  IMMEDIATELY. SO JUST WANT US TO THINK ABOUT IT IN THAT CONTEXT. I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT  YOU'RE DOING BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS A DIFFICULT JOB AND I KNOW  THE CONCEPT OF RATE ROLLBACKS  IS NOT SOMETHING YOU AND  UNDERSTAND BECAUSE YOU ARE  BEING ASKED TO PUT SQUARE PEGS  IN ROUND HOLES ALL DAY LONG AND MAKE IT FIT. I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THIS FIRST  AND BE VERY EFFICIENT AND LEAN  WITH HOW WE OPERATE AND SPEND  THAT MONEY. WE HAVE NEW  SUBDIVISIONS AND NEW HOUSES AND BUSINESSES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO GET INTO THAT AS WELL.  >> AND THAT WAS THE POINT I WAS GOING TO MAKE NOTWITHSTANDING  THE VERY GOOD POINTS THAT  COMMISSIONER WELCH MADE WHICH  SPEAKS TO US IN TERMS OF HOW WE APPROACH THE COUNTY BUDGET AS  WELL. WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IN  TERMS OF THE PROPERTY VALUE  INCREASES GENERALLY SPEAKING OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION WITH THE  AMAZON AND NEW APARTMENT  COMPLEXES OF THE WORLD. THOSE  PEOPLE WHO ARE PAYING TAXES  PREDOMINANTLY ARE UNDER THIS  LEVEL THAT HAVE BEEN IN THEIR  HOME FOR A WHILE. THEY ARE  CAPPED IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH  THAT PROPERTY TAX CAN GO UP  EACH YEAR. SO, AGAIN, IT'S  VERY IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER AREA THE AMAZONS OF THE WORLD. THERE ARE SUBSTANTIAL IMPACTS THE  PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE  STANDPOINT. THE DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN WE HAVE $6.9 MILLION  AND HOW WE ARE RECOMMENDING  THAT BE BALANCE WITHIN THE  BUDGET. ON PAGE FOR YOU WILL  SEE THAT THAT ADDS UP TO 6.9  MILLION AND THIS IS WHERE WE  ARE SEEKING YOUR BUDGET  DIRECTION. YOU SEE VERY CLEARLY THAT THE FIRST BULLET IS THE  INCREASES IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICE. AND WE DO TIME IT THIS  WAY THROUGHOUT THE BUDGET  PROCESS ON PURPOSE. WE DO NOT  COMPLETE THE EVALUATIONS UNTIL  WE KNOW AGAIN WHAT THE AMOUNT  OF MONEY IS THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH. A LOT OF TIMES OF MONEY  IS NOT AVAILABLE IN A CERTAIN  YEAR WE SAY THAT WE CAN DO THE  FLEET THIS YEAR MAYBE NEXT  YEAR. OR WE CAN DO THE STEP  PLAN THIS YEAR MAYBE TWO YEARS  FROM NOW. AND THIS IS THE  ITERATIVE PROCESS WE GO  THROUGH. BUT YOU CAN SEE VERY  CLEARLY INCREASES IN THE  CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES WE CAN  TALK ABOUT EACH OF THEM. THEY  ARE DRIVEN SOME BY JUST THE  REVENUE INCREASES. THE SHERIFFS WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT HAS ONE  ADDITIONAL PATROL DEPUTY. THE  THIRD BULLET IS FROM A  STATE-BASED LEVEL. THE FOURTH  BULLET IS AT 226 WHICH IS  JUDICIARY. THEY'VE REQUESTED  THE JUDICIAL OFFICERS LOOKING  AT ARTICLE 5 FUNDING REQUIRED  BY THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION TO  PROVIDE THAT FUNDING. THE REAL  DISCRETIONARY AREA IF YOU'RE  ASKING ME I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO FACILITATE WHATEVER THE  RIGHT DIRECTION OF THE BOARD  IS. IT IS YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE  COMING IN AT 3.6 MILLION WHICH  WE RECOMMEND FOR STORM  READINESS THIS YEAR. IN A CAN  BE FUNDED ON ANYTHING THE BOARD DETERMINES IS GOOD TO DO. OTHER THAN THAT, AGAIN IN TERMS OF MY RECOMMENDATIONS I WOULD LOOK AT THE BUDGET AND THOSE OF THE  AREAS WHERE I THINK THE BOARD  HAS THE MOST FLEXIBILITY.  >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER  WELCH?  >> IT'S ABOUT 350,000 IN FY  26. AND LIKE US TO THINK ABOUT  HOW WE VOTE ON THIS LAST TWO  ITEMS. I TRUST THIS ASSESSMENT  FOR BRENTZ IN THEM AND WHAT  THEY SAY THEY MAY NEED. HOWEVER I THINK WE HAVE TO AT LEAST  TRIED EXERCISE AND FISCAL  RESTRAINT AS COMMISSIONERS AND  STAFF. YOU CAN SEE THOSE  INCREASES FROM THE STATE THAT  WILL CONTINUE TO COME BACK. AND THEN YOU SEE THESE INCREASING  REGULARITIES AND COSTS COMING  AT $7 MILLION IN STORM DEBRIS I THINK YOU SAID THAT WE DID GET  A DISASTER DECLARATION FOR THE  PRESIDENT SO WE WILL GET  REIMBURSED FOR A LOT OF THAT  COST. BUT OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A  RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE  THAT WE HAVE A CAT FUND THAT IS STABLE ESTABLISHED AND SOUND.  WERE TALKING ABOUT FLOODS OR  TORNADOES HURRICANES ARE NOW  THIRD ON THE LIST. THESE ARE  THINGS THAT YOU MUST THINK  ABOUT. AS COMMISSIONERS WE HAVE TO JUSTIFY WHEN WE TALKED TO  HER CONSTITUENTS ON WHY A 10%  IN 2023 TO 2024 FISCAL YEAR WAS HERE. A 10% INCREASE YEAR AFTER YEAR. THEY SAID I MAY BE  HAMMERED IN EVERY DIRECTION.  NOT ONLY DO THEY NOT HAVE THE  SOME OF THESE ARE COMPOUNDING  COSTS. THEY ARE HURTING. WITH  REAL MONEY AND REAL PEOPLE'S  BOTTOM LINES. THAT IS  SUBSTANTIAL BETWEEN PROPERTY  TAXES AND COSTS FOR RATE  INCREASES. PEOPLE CAN BE LEFT  DANGLING WITH HUGE INSURANCE  PREMIUMS. I WANT US TO BE  THOUGHTFUL WITH HOW WE BUDGET  OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY. HOW THAT COMPOUNDING EFFECT IS IMPACTING THE BOTTOM LINE. I AM TRYING TO PUT THIS IN THE CONTEXT ONLY  TALK ABOUT ANOTHER RECURRING  REVENUE ISSUE.  >> COMMISSIONER WELCH. AND THEN COMMISSIONER PROCTOR.  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. YOU  CAN SEE A DIFFICULT SITUATION  HERE AND I AM VERY THANKFUL.  BUT I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS  BRIEFLY. IT VARIES DRAMATICALLY HERE. WE HAVE A LOT OF  EXPERIENCE WITH THE FEMALE  REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS. IT DOES  NOT TAKE US LONG TO SEND OUT  TEAMS. THE TEAM THAT SHE HAS  BUILT ARE REALLY THE MODEL IN  TERMS OF GETTING FEMA MONEY  REIMBURSED QUICKLY. THEY REALLY COME TO US SAYING HOW IN THE  WORLD ARE YOU ABLE TO DO THIS?  IT VARIES DRAMATICALLY WITH A  LOT OF VARIABLES IN THIS  PROCESS. HAVING SAID THAT IT  COULD BE A CALENDAR YEAR BEFORE THOSE DOLLARS ARE COMPLETELY  RESTORED. IT IS MONTHS TO A  YEAR.  >> WHAT ABOUT REALLY FOR  BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS?  >> INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE WHICH  IS INCLUDED IN THIS DECLARATION GETS STOOD UP VERY QUICKLY. AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT  REIMBURSEMENT SCHEDULE IS  ALMOST IN REAL TIME AS WE'VE  DONE THIS IN PREVIOUS EVENTS  FEMA PROCESS FOR INDIVIDUAL  ASSISTANCE IS ALMOST REAL-TIME. >> AWESOME. SO AGAIN JUST A  TESTAMENT TO WHAT WE'VE DONE  IS A BOARD ON THE TEAM. THANK  YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING THE  INITIATIVE. I SAW THERE WOULD  BE A CAFE IN THE LIBRARY. IS  THAT SOMETHING THAT LEON COUNTY IS GOING TO BE THE LANDLORD OF? >> PAMELA?  >> IT IS ACTUALLY A CAFE AREA.  WE WILL BE OFFERING MORE HIGHER AND VENDING MACHINES SO IT'S  NOT REALLY A CAFE. IT IS A CAFE SPACE. WHAT IS THE PERCENT OF  INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUES  LAST YEAR?  >> LAST YEAR WAS 7.87%.  >> DO WE KNOW THIS HERE YET?  >> IT IS AT 10.3. COMMISSIONER  KLEINER AS A CLARIFICATION FROM MS. BRADLEY. WHEN YOU SAID 10.3 HE ASKED WITH THE INCREASE IN  PROPERTY VALUE WAS TALKING  ABOUT TAXABLE VALUES? AND NOT  SPECIFIC AND INDIVIDUAL  PROPERTIES. THANK YOU. IT WAS  COMPLETED WITHIN MY DISTRICT AS WELL AS BUS LIGHTS IN MY  DISTRICT. WHAT IS THE STATUS ON PRIVATE ROADS?  >> WE DO BELIEVE WE HAVE  SUFFICIENT REVENUE TO MEET THE  DEMAND THAT WE ANTICIPATE  HAVING WITHIN THIS PROGRAM THAT WE WOULD TRY TO ENCOURAGE AS  MUCH DEMAND AS POSSIBLE AND  HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE AS WERE  INTERESTED TO PARTICIPATE IN  THAT PROGRAM. WE FEEL LIKE WE  HAVE IT WITHIN THE EXISTING  FUNDING AND WE COULD TALK MORE  ABOUT THAT.  >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I  DO SHARE A LOT OF THE SAME  SENTIMENT THE VICE CHAIR WELCH  HAS IN REGARDS TO WHERE WE ARE  ON THAT INCREASE. WE HAVE THIS  WITH HOW WE ARE BUDGETING. FOR  EXAMPLE WE HAVE A PENNY SALES  TAX WILL GENERATE OVER BILLION  DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS. THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH  CONVERSATION.  >> ADDITIONALLY LET'S TALK  ABOUT APPROPRIATIONS. THERE ARE A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT WE ARE  SPENDING MONEY ON WITH CAPITAL  IMPROVEMENT HERE WITHIN THE  BUDGET. WHY IS THAT NOT COMING  TO US IN THE FORM OF  APPROPRIATIONS? THESE ARE  WEIGHT IS TO GET STATE FUNDING  TO COVER COSTS OF LOCAL  TAXPAYERS IN THIS BUDGET. I  WOULD SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE  WHERE THE MOTION TO HAVE THE  EVALUATION OF SOME SORT OF  MILLAGE RATE CONSTRUCTION TO  COME BACK TO US IN A JULY  MEETING. I ACTUALLY HAVE  WRITTEN DOWN RIGHT HERE THAT WE HAD 6.9 MILLION OF ADDITIONAL  REVENUE COMING TO US AS A  BOARD. NOW THAT THERE'S AN  ADDITIONAL 6.9 MILLION COMING  IN IT HAS ALREADY BEEN SPENT  AND ALSO HAVE A BALANCED  BUDGET. I AM FULLY CONFIDENT IN OUR STAFF. IF WE WENT TO STAFF  AND SO WE WANTED TO REDUCE THIS BY $5 MILLION THAT WOULD COVER  THE TWO HOST DISEASE FREE TO  SERVE AN ADDITIONAL THE  PERCENTAGE THAT WOULD REQUEST  THIS WITH HIGHWAY 20 THE  NATIONAL FOREST. IT ALSO GIVES  STAFF VARIES ACROSS THE BOARD  WITH A 5% INCREASE. I THINK  THERE IS A WAY FOR LOCAL  GOVERNMENT TO HAVE THIS DONE.  >> COMMISSIONER ITEM 2 WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT THE TRAM HERE.  CAN WE ENTERTAIN THAT MOTION  HERE ONCE WE COMPLETE THIS?  >> ABSOLUTELY. SO I'LL WRAP  THAT UP. THAT'S MY SENTIMENTS  AS I THINK THAT THERE IS A WAY  THAT WE CAN TOTALLY ACCOMPLISH  EVERYTHING THAT WE WANT TO  ACCOMPLISH. COMMISSIONER MADDOX AND THEN COMMISSIONER PROCTOR.  THERE WERE GOING TO LOOK AT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS AND TAKE  A VOTE. COMMISSIONER MADDOX?  >> YES MA'AM. THANK YOU MADAM  CHAIR AND MR. MINISTRY AT HER.  THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE WERE  IN THAT SESSION WHAT DO WE DO A STAFF? WHAT WE DO WITH THE ROAD PROJECTS AND CAPITAL  IMPROVEMENT?  >> HOW MANY RECESSIONS HAVE WE  SEEN SINCE 2010? OR LET'S SAY  SINCE 2004? I THINK THIS  CONVERSATION IS A GOOD ONE. AND I THINK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT  MAKING SURE WE CAN DO  EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE THAT  THE LEVEL COMES FISCALLY  RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSTITUENTS IT IS NEVER A BAD THING. I ALSO  THINK THAT HOWEVER SOMETIMES WE FORGET THAT OUR STAFF FROM THE  ADMINISTRATION AND DOWN OUR  CONSTITUENTS AS WELL. MR.  MINISTRY WOOD RIVER ENVISION  PUTTING YOURSELF IN A POSITION  THROUGH BUDGETING THAT WOULD  PUT THIS FUTURE IN JEOPARDY?  WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE  CONVERSATIONS ABOUT STAFF  RAISES ARE YOU TAKING INTO  CONSIDERATION THE FUTURE BUDGET STORY LEVELS? ARE YOUR  RECOMMENDATIONS BASED OFF OF  SUCH? IF YOU FELT IN THE FUTURE THAT YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO  SUSTAIN YOURSELVES THAT IT WAS  FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE TO MOVE  WITHIN A CERTAIN DIRECTION  WOULD YOU SIMPLY SAY THAT THE  COMMISSION DIRECTION IS HERE OR WOULD YOU GIVE SOME OTHER  OPTION FOR US TO CONSIDER FROM  STAFF AS A RECOMMENDATION?  >> WE HAVE NEVER HESITATED TO  MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE ADDITIONAL  INCREASES WITH MANY AREAS IN  THIS BUDGET.  >> WOULD YOU SAY THAT WE ARE  PRETTY FISCALLY RESTRAINED AND  RESPONSIBLE?  >> YES. THAT IS EVIDENCED BY  HER BENCHMARKS.  >> HOW ARE YOU COMPARING THIS  WITH THE COUNTY AS FAR AS THE  STAFF IS CONCERNED?  >> WE HAVE THE MOST. AND I  SHOULD MENTION THAT WE DO THAT  WITH THE MOST TAX REVENUE AS  WELL. WHICH IS A CONSIDERABLE  CHALLENGE.  >> ORGANIZATIONALLY WHEN WE  WENT THROUGH THAT RECESSION I  BELIEVE THAT WAS WHEN I CAME  AROUND HERE THE STAFFING SIZE  WAS THERE HOW WE COMPARE TODAY  AS WE WERE BACK TO THEN?  >> I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THOSE  NUMBERS FOR YOU. I'M NOT SURE  ABOUT ADDING THIPOSITIONS TO  THE COUNTY. WE HAVE NOT ADDED  MUCH. A POSITION HERE IN A  POSITION THERE. I UNDERSTAND  THE CONCERNS AS THE BOARD.  PARTICULARLY WHEN COMMISSIONERS HAVE AS A BOARD. BUT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT OVER TIME  THINGS WILL GET GOOD AND THINGS WILL GET BAD. HOLDING THE  MILLAGE RATE WHERE IT IS  ACUTELY GET CONSTANT IS THE  BEST WAY TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR  CONSTITUENTS. WERE NOT GOING TO ROLL BACK WHEN TIMES ARE BAD.  WHEN TIMES ARE GOOD WE NEED TO  CONTINUE TO KEEP WHERE WE ARE  BUT BE RESPONSIBLE WITH THOSE  DOLLARS SO THAT WE CAN PULL  FROM FUND BALANCE WHEN WE  DON'T HAVE THE MONEY WE NEED  TO DO. DEAR MEMBER THE AVERAGE  OF THAT FUND BALANCE WE USE  YEAR AFTER YEAR TO SUPPORT WHEN TIMES ARE BAD?  >> FIVE TO $6 MILLION.  >> AND WHAT IS THAT RANGE AS  FAR AS IT IS CONCERNED ON THE  HIGH END NEAR 18 TO 30?  >> IT'S 15 TO 30%.  >> WHAT DO WE GET DOWN TO FUND  BALANCE WAS BACK THEN WHEN WE  WERE PULLING THIS?  >> IT WAS DOWN TO BELOW THAT  MINIMUM POLICY. THERE'S 3.6  MILLION. WE WERE AMONGST THE  LOWEST IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. I AM TOTALLY FINE WITH THAT  BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY EARN IT.  NOBODY DOES THIS BETTER THAN  US. I THINK 3.6 IF WE DON'T  SPEND IT NOW AS MUCH IS WHAT  YOU GET DONE HERE YOU CAN BE  ABLE TO GET ANY OF THIS DONE. I THINK IT IS FISCALLY  RESPONSIBLE AND DOES TAKE INTO  ACCOUNT THAT YOU'VE BEEN HERE  LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT IT'S  LIKE WHEN TIMES ARE BAD AND YOU NEED TO ACCOUNT FOR THOSE  THINGS NOW SO THAT WE WON'T  HAVE TO PASS ON THAT BURDEN FOR THINGS WE CANNOT HANDLE WHEN  TIMES ARE GOOD. I CANNOT  REMEMBER A TIME THAT THEY DO  NOT DO THE BEST THEY COULD TO  DECREASE THEIR BUDGETS ON THIS  TIMEFRAME. WE PUT THE NARRATIVE OUT HERE THAT WE TAKE INTO THE  ACCOUNT IT IS TAKEN US 12 OR 13 YEARS TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAVE GOTTEN BACK ON HER FEET AND ARE NOW TRYING TO REALLY  ACCOUNT FOR THE FACT THAT WE  CAN DO GREAT THINGS. AND WE  WILL NOT HAVE TO LOOK AT IT.  WHEN THOSE PROPERTY VALUES ARE  DOWN 5% WILL LOOK AT THAT  MILLAGE RATE INCREASE THEN. I  JUST DON'T SEE IT. WHAT WAS  THE IDEA ON THE EVALUATION  GOING THROUGH THAT RECESSION?  IT WAS NOT ANYTHING FOREIGN TO  WHAT WERE LOOKING AT TODAY WITH THE INCREASES IN THE VALUES. IN ESSENCE WHAT I'M SAYING IS  THAT OVER TIME THESE THINGS  TEND TO BALANCE THEMSELVES OUT. AND WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT AND  CONSIDER WHAT WE ARE SAYING  HERE TODAY AND HOW WE ARE  UNDERSTANDING AND TRYING TO  MAKE SURE WE CAN GET AHEAD  >> FOR THE SECOND ROUND OF  QUESTIONS HERE.  >> THIS IS THE LAST ROUND.  >> OKAY. THE FIRST SO I  REPUDIATE WHAT THE COMMISSIONER IS SUGGESTING. THAT SOMEHOW OR  THE OTHER WAY BEING FRIVOLOUS  AND NOT PRUDENT IN OUR  EXPENDITURES. IT REALLY SPEAKS  FOR ITSELF. AT THIS TABLE RIGHT HERE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND  COMMISSIONER WELCH AND I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO  SEE AND APPRECIATE THIS. THIS  IS THE 13th YEAR IN A ROW THAT  THE BOARD HAS NOT TOUCHED THE  MILLAGE RATE. IT HELPS TO  UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE NOT DONE ANYTHING THAT IS NOT FRUITFUL.  THE RATE HAS NOT MOVED BECAUSE  THE VALUE OF THOSE HOMES THAT  HAVE GONE UP. WE'VE SEEN THAT  WHEN FALL. IT IS A VALUE  INCREASE THAT WE HAVE UPGRADED  TO DO THIS THAT AND THE OTHER.  MADAM ATTORNEY CAN ASK A  QUESTION? DOESN'T THE STATE  CAPPED THE PROPERTY INCREASED  TO 3%? 35 YEARS RIGHT THERE  ABOUT TO GO TO THE HOUSE.  THAT'S CAN REDUCE THE FIVE  YEARS THEY HOLD COLLECTIVELY.  20 YEARS, 20 YEARS, 20 YEARS.  THERE'S LIKE 200 YEARS WORTH  OF PEOPLE WHO MAY TALK TRASH  BUT THEY'RE NOT TRASH A FIGHT. AND THEY DO AN EXTRAORDINARY  JOB. I WANT TO GO DOWN THIS  BULLET HERE. BUT THE NARRATIVE  SOMEONE HAS TO WAIT OUT IN THE  WEEDS AND READ THE FINE PRINT.  AND THAT IS WHAT HE SAW STAFF  HERE. TELLING THEM DON'T FALL  OFF THE TRAIN GET BACK ON AND  HE TOOK ME DIRECTLY TO SOME  PAGE DOWN IN COTTONDALE. AND I  FOUND OUT EXACTLY WHAT LINE  WE'RE LOOKING AT AND THAT'S  WHAT WE APPRECIATE. THAT IS WHY THEY ARE WORTH THE 5%. WITH  THAT EFFICIENC AND PROFICIENCY IN THE CLUTCH. I'M VERY PROUD  OF OUR STAFF AND WITHOUT THAT  5% INCREASE OF THIS YEAR AND  THE BOUNTY AT 1.2 OR $1.3  MILLION WITHOUT THE INCREASE. I CANNOT SUPPORT THE BUDGET THIS  YEAR THAT DOES NOT RESPECT OR  INCLUDE OUR WORKERS WHO HAD  FLOODS OR TORNADOES. YOU DONE  ONE HECK OF A JOB AND THAT  WOULD WALK WITH US REGARDING A  BROAD INDEX BACTRIM OF WHAT  THESE PEOPLE ARE AND WHAT THEY  DO. MISS OT RURAL TOLD US THE  CITY IS CONSIDERING SETTING UP  ITS OWN STORM RESPONSE FUND.  AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE MINI GRANT EVENT WITH THE CITY BUT I'M SURE  THEY'VE TOLD US TALKING FIRST  THEY AND HAD THESE IDEAS. THEY  SAID THEY'RE GOING TO CALL  FEMA THEY CREATE AND IF THEY  FOLLOW US THEY WOULD DO A LOT  BETTER. AND THAT IS NOT AS  EFFICIENT AS THE ONE THAT YOU  ARE MEMBER OF. THANK YOU STAFF  AND MADAM CHAIR.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR. I TO WANT TO THINK  STAFF ARE FOLLOWING THIS HARD  WORK. THEY HAVE PROVIDED  SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AND  THE CITIZENS. YOU CAN SEE WE  BUDGET PEOPLE. I DO AGREE WITH  THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE  ACCOLADES THAT THEY HAVE SAID  HERE. I DO SUPPORT THE INCREASE FOR THE RACE FOR COUNTY  EMPLOYEES. I BELIEVE THEY  DESERVE IT. I DON'T WANT  ANYONE TO LEAVE TODAY WITH  MISINFORMATION THAT RESIDENTS  IN LEON COUNTY HAD TO SWALLOW A 10.3% INCREASE IN PROPERTY  TAXES. THERE ARE MANY OTHER  VARIABLES THAT DID ATTRIBUTE TO THAT 10.3%. WHAT I WOULD LIKE  TO DO, COMMISSIONERS, IS  ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT  OPTIONS ONE THROUGH 11 OF THE  STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.  >> MADAM CHAIR I DO MOVE ITEMS  ONE THROUGH 12 OVER I WANT TO  11 ACCEPTING STAFF  RECOMMENDATIONS.  >> I HAVE TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM OPTIONS FIVE AND SIX.  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR, CAN YOU  DO THE MOTION EXCEPTION  EXCEPTING OPTIONS WENT THROUGH  LOVE AND EXCLUDING OPTION FIVE  AND SIX.  >>  >> THANK YOU MANAGER. YOU HAVE  A COMMENT? GO AHEAD.  >> THINK MADAM CHAIR. I WILL BE QUICK. IN REGARDS TO THE  STREETLIGHTS ON CRAWFORD ROAD I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. WE'VE  DONE THIS FANTASTIC SCHOOL BUS  STOP STREETLIGHTS PROGRAM WHICH THE BUDGET WAS $100,000. IT'S  BEEN A NUMBER OF STREETLIGHTS  HERE. STREETLIGHT INSULATION IS NOT CAUSED INTENSIVE. I KNOW IT IS STATE AND CITY AND THEY ARE  RESPONSIBLE FOR IT HOWEVER  LOOKING AT THE PUZZLE PIECES OF THE CITY LIMITS SOME OF IT IS  IN AND SOME OF IT IS NOT. IS  THERE ANYTHING STOPPING US AT  THE BOARD CHOSE TO LOOKING AT  $100,000 IS THE ENTIRE  UNINCORPORATED AREA FOR SCHOOL  BUS STOPS. I'M GOING TO MAKE  IT UP WITH A $50,000 AND WE  SAID HEY WE THINK IT'S  IMPORTANT ENOUGH AND EVEN IF  IT'S NOT OUR FULL  RESPONSIBILITY WE WOULD APPROVE THIS AND HAVE YOU APPROACH THE  CITY AND STATE TO SAY THAT WE  FUND THAT WE BUILD IT? IS THAT  A POSSIBILITY?  >> MR. COUNTY MINISTER CAN YOU  RESPOND TO THAT?  >> BEFORE I DO I WOULD LIKE TO  MAKE SURE THAT I CAN DEFER  QUICKLY TO BEN AND BRENTZ  BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE DO A LOT OF COORDINATION CURRENTLY HERE. WE THEN AT TIMES AND SAFE THIS  IS NOT IN YOUR FUNDING WINDOW  WE MAY STEP UP IN TIMES  REFERRING TO PRINT IF I'M  WRONG.  >> THIS IS NOT A QUESTION OF  FUNDING. THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN  ALLOCATED BY THE STATE. HIS  QUESTION OF IMPLEMENTATION WITH ALL RESPECT TO THE CITY.  >> THANK YOU MOUNT AYR. I  CANNOT VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THESE OPTIONS BECAUSE OF OPTION 11. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO  UNDERSTAND SOME PEOPLE WOULD BE GETTING 5% AND SOME WOULD BE  GETTING 3%. SO AGAIN, MY POINT  HERE WITH THE CONTEMPLATION OF  THE ROLLBACK RATES AND  CONSIDERING THESE THINGS, IS  ALL ON THAT OPTION. YOU CAN SEE DONE HERE AND NOT A 5% ACROSS  THE BOARD. IF THIS IS THE  MOTION I'M NOT GONNA MAKE A  SUBSTITUTE MOTION I'M JUST  GONNA HAVE TO VOTE NO.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  WELCH. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?  >> I WAS GOING TO MAKE A  SUBSTITUTE MOTION.  >> OKAY. GO AHEAD COMMISSIONER  O'KEEFE.  >> A SUBSTITUTE MOTION THEY  WOULD NOT HAVE TO VOTE AGAINST  THE WHOLE BUDGET. TO PROVE THE  STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS ONE  THROUGH FOUR AND SEVEN THROUGH  10.  >> I SECOND THAT.  >> IT WAS SECONDED BY  COMMISSIONER MINER. THE  SUBSTITUTE MOTION IS SEEMING TO CUT THE THROAT HERE. YOU DON'T HAVE 11 IN THIS MOTION.  >> DON'T TELL ME WHAT HE SAID. COMMISSIONER PROCTOR GO AHEAD.  >> COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE OPTION 11 WITH A 5% PAY RAISE FOR ALL  OF LEON COUNTY INCLUDED IN THIS MOTION?  >> THIS IS THE NEXT MOTION THAT DOES HAVE 11 IN IT. WOULD YOU  JUST ALLOW ME TO DO THAT. I WAS TRYING TO BE A FRIENDLY  COMMISSIONER WE HAVE ONE  COMMISSIONER WHO'S GOING TO  VOTE AGAINST THE ENTIRE BUDGET  BECAUSE NUMBER 11. I WAS TRYING TO BE A GOOD BUDDY AND GIVEN  THE OPPORTUNITY AND THEN WE CAN ALL VOTE PURELY ON 11 PLUS  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR WE GET A  STRAIGHT UP-AND-DOWN VOTE SO  EVERYONE GETS TO KNOW EACH  COMMISSIONER THINKS ABOUT 11.  >> OKAY. COMMISSIONER MY KNEE  SECONDED IT. OKAY WE HAVE A  MOTION ON THE TABLE. ANYTHING  FURTHER? COMMISSIONER MINER  BRIEFLY. WE SPENT MUCH MUCH  TIME ON THIS.  >> I'VE TWO POINTS TO MAKE  HERE. IN PREVIOUS BUDGET  DISCUSSIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 25  OF RECUSE MYSELF FROM VOTING ON BUDGETARY ITEMS THAT INVOLVE  TOTAL CHILD LEON BECAUSE MY  WIFE HAD A CONSULTING PROJECT  WITH IT. AND THAT WOULD BE  INCLUDED IN OPTION ONE. THE  TERM FOR THE CONSULTING  CONTRACT HAS NOT EXPIRED AND AS SUCH MY WIFE ARE NOT CURRENTLY  ENGAGE IN ANY BUSINESS  RELATIONSHIP. THEREFORE I WILL  BE VOTING ON THE PLANETARY  BUDGET WITHOUT ANY RECUSAL.  I'M NOT REQUIRED TO SAY THIS  BUT FOR THE RECORD I DID WANT  TO MAKE IT PLAIN BECAUSE IN  PREVIOUS BUDGET WORKSHOPS I  HAVE RECUSE MYSELF.  >> THANK YOU.  >> I ALSO I THINK COMMISSIONER  O'KEEFE ARE MAKING THE  SUBSTITUTE MOTION BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR.  I THINK COMMISSIONER WELLS HAS  A GOOD POINT. THEY'VE GIVEN  EVERY EMPLOYEE A RAISE OF 2.25% EVERY YEAR. IF WE DO THAT FOR A THIRD TIME IS 15.76% AND THEY  DESERVE THAT. YOU ALL DESERVE  THAT. IF WE GO BACK WITH AN  AVERAGE 3% INCREASE THAT STILL  GIVES HIM 13.5% OVER THREE  YEARS. YOU ARE ALL INCREDIBLE.  YOU ALL DESERVE ANOTHER 5%  ACROSS-THE-BOARD RAISE. BUT  DOES THAT MEAN WE SHOULD DO  THAT? THE LEGISLATURE IS  REQUIRING US TO DO SOME  ADDITIONAL THINGS. IT IS VERY  LIKELY THE FINANCIAL BURDEN  WILL BE PLACED UPON US THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. YOU KNOW, MY WIFE  IS GOING TO KILL ME HERE BUT  THE FACT THAT I'M NOT VOTING  ON NUMBER 11 WHICH WILL TALK  ABOUT LATER DOESN'T MEAN I  DON'T CARE ABOUT EMPLOYEES.  I'M FORFEITING MY  COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE AND  HAVE THAT DIRECTED TO EMPLOYEE  BONUSES. IF YOU WOULD DO THE  SAME. TO INSINUATE THAT MAY  VOTING AGAINST 5%  ACROSS-THE-BOARD MEANS THAT I  DON'T CARE ABOUT THE VALUE FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES IS LUDICROUS  AND I FIND THAT INSULTING.  >> ALL THE ACCOLADES AND NO  MONEY DON'T MEAN ANYTHING.  >> ONE BRIEF COMMENT AND THEN  WE ARE GOING TO VOTE ON THE  SUBSTITUTE MOTION.  >> I FEEL LIKE I'M A BIT  CONFUSED HERE. WHAT IS THE  PERCENT AVERAGE PROPERTY TAX  INCREASE FOR A HOUSEHOLD WITH  THIS BUDGET?  >> CITIZEN X AMOUNT INCREASE TO BE VOTING ON RIGHT NOW. THEIR  LIMITED AT A 3% CAP INGROWTH.  >> SO NO HOUSEHOLD IN LEON  COUNTY WILL HAVE MORE THAN A 3% INCREASE WITH THIS BUDGET? WHAT IS THAT AMOUNT?  >> IT'S A DIFFERENT ANSWER. MY FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE WITH THIS  PROJECT AND I WILL VOTE ON IT I WOULD LIKE TO ROLLBACK THAT  MILLAGE RATE TO SOME EXTENT. WE HAVE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS  ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WITH  THIS BUDGET PROPERTY TAXES GO  UP. WE CAN CONTROL THE HOUSING  CRISIS OR WITH THE CITY OF  TALLAHASSEE DOES. BUT WE CAN  CONTROL WHAT IS IN FRONT OF US  RIGHT NOW. I THINK WE OWE IT TO TAXPAYERS IN OUR JULY MEETING  TO COME BACK WITH AN EVALUATION TO LOOK AT A SLIGHT MILLAGE  RATE. CLARIFICATION MR. COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR. IS IT ACCURATE  TO SAY THAT WITH THIS BUDGET  PROPERTY TAXES ARE GOING UP? WE ARE RECOMMENDING ABBE LOWELL  AND TO REMAIN THE SAME IS THAT  AN ACCURATE STATEMENT? I AM  CONCERNED THAT WE ARE MAKING  STATEMENTS THAT MAY NOT  NECESSARILY BE FACTUAL.  >> WE RECEIVE REVENUES THEY  HAVE LAYERS OF DIFFERENT  EXAMPLES HERE. WE HAVE TO SEE  WHAT THAT IMPACT WOULD BE AND  THAT'S A LOT OF THEM AT THAT  WE DO. WHETHER HE PASSES BUDGET OR NOT THAT SAME TAX IMPACT IS  GOING TO AFFECT LEON COUNTY  PROPERTY OWNERS.  >> UNLESS IT CHANGED SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE I WAS ALWAYS TAUGHT  THAT THERE IS NO TAX INCREASE  HERE.  >> IT PROBABLY HAS CHANGED. IT  IS NOW DEFINED BY THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE ON THE SIGN.  >> WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF  THE PROPERTY TAX PER STATUTE.  OKAY THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.  WE HAVE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION ON  THE FLOOR FOR OPTIONS ONE  THROUGH FOUR. AND THEN OPTIONS  SEVEN THROUGH 10. ALL THOSE IN  FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY  SAYING I. DID YOU VOTE IN  FAVOR? ONE AGAINST. MEADOW  CLERK? OKAY. MOTION TO MOVE  SEVEN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF  OPTION 11 LET IT BE KNOWN BY  SAYING I. ANY OPPOSITION?  COMMISSIONER MINER AND  COMMISSIONER WELCH NEY. I WOULD LIKE TO GET A MOTION FOR  OPTIONS FIVE AND SIX. WITH  COMMISSIONER MATTIX RECUSING  HIMSELF.  >> I HAD TO RECUSE MY SELF  BECAUSE OF THE EMPLOYMENT WITH  THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THE  COMMUNITY. THERE NEEDS TO BE A  CORRECTION IN THE MINUTES.  THERE WAS FOR THE BUDGET AND  ITEMS 9 TO 10. THANK YOU  COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE. OPTIONS  FIVE AND SIX WITH COMMISSIONER  MATTIX RECUSING HIMSELF LET IT  BE KNOWN WITHIN THE OPPOSITION. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. WE ARE ON BUDGET WORKSHOP ITEM I'M  SORRY LET ME GO BACK AND ASKED  THE COMMISSIONERS INDULGENCE  FOR ONE OTHER ITEM AS IT DOES  RELATES TO THE COUNTY  EMPLOYEES. ONE OF THE THINGS WE LOOKED AT AS HELPING TO  COMPENSATE THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES WITH THEIR ANNUAL LEAVE AND  CARE FORWARD. WE LOOKED AT THE  CURRENT CARE FORWARD WITH THE  LEAVE AMOUNT AT 300 HOURS. WHOM WE LOOKED AT THE CITY AND THEY  ALLOW ADMINISTRATORS TO CARE  FOR 344 HOURS OF REGULAR STAFF  AT 264 THAT WE LOOKED AT THE  SCHOOL BOARD IS: 360 HOURS WITH REGULAR STAFF BEFORE HUNDRED 80 HOURS CARE FORWARD FOR THE  ADMINISTRATORS. THAT IS FOR THE RACES AND WHAT HAVE YOU. BUT I  WANT US TO BE COMPETITIVE WITH  OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES IN  LEON COUNTY.  >> MADAM CHAIR FEEL LIKE YOU  BRING UP AN EXCELLENT POINT.  >> THIS IS FROM 300 TO 480.  >> I MAKE A MOTION WE CHANGE  THE POLICY TO REFLECT THAT FROM 3 TO 480 HOURS  >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A  MOTION THAT WE INCREASE THE  CARRYOVER ITEM FROM 300 TO 500. IT IS SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN  FAVOR? ANY IN OPPOSITION?  HEARING NONE THANK YOU SO MUCH  COMMISSIONERS. MR. COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR WE ARE ON BUDGET  ITEM NUMBER TWO.  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM  NUMBER TWO SEEKS YOUR DIRECTION FOR THE UTILIZATION OF ITEMS  ONE AND TWO.  >> OF MOVED AND SECONDED.  >> THANK YOU WE HAVE A MOTION  TO ACCEPT STAFF RECOMMENDATION  ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?  >> I HELD MY COMMENTS ON THIS  FOR THE ITEM. SO I WANT TO SAY  ON THE MILLAGE RATE THERE IS NO CHANGE. OWNERS SAY THAT OUR JOB OF THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT IS TO  PROVIDE STABILITY HERE. IT  ALLOWS PEOPLE TO NOT WONDER IF  IT IS GOING UP OR DOWN. WHEN WE LOOK AT PROPERTY TAXES FOR THE  COUNTY NOT THE CITY I ASK THEM  AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE AND  THERE IS NO WASTE. I ALSO THINK WE HAVE PROPERTIES THAT WE DO  NOT HAVE MONEY FOR YET. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO POINT OUT THAT WE  LOWER THE MILLAGE RATE SO IS IT FAIR TO INCREASE IT. AND  THAT'S WHY IT IS CONSISTENT IN WHAT PEOPLE THAT WANT TO CUT TO CONSIDER WHAT SERVICE YOU WANT  US TO CUT.  >> MAY ADDRESS COMMISSIONER  MATTIX? WOULD YOU BE OPEN TO  HAVING AN EVALUATION, IF THERE  IS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT WE  COULD CUT HERE AND DO A SLIGHT  ROLLBACK IN THE MILLAGE RATE?  AND BRING IT TO THE JULY  MEETING IF THERE IS NOWHERE IN  THE BUDGET THEN WE WILL SUPPORT THAT MILLAGE RATE. BUT I THINK  WE OWE IT TO THEM HAVE AN  EVALUATION THAT WE HAD IN 2020  OH $204 MILLION BUDGET. THAT IS HUNDRED $40 MILLION WITH  ADDITIONAL REVENUE IN FOUR  YEARS. AND THAT IS SIGNIFICANT. >> FOR CLARIFICATION YOU'RE  ASKING IF HE WILL ACCEPT STAFF  RECOMMENDATION BUT FOR THE  AGENDA ITEM TO COME BACK WITH  AN ANALYSIS IF WE DID ROLLBACK? WE HAVE TO VOTE TO RATIFY IT IN JULY SO WE NEED TO KNOW IF  THERE IS AN OPTION. ARE YOU  WILLING TO MENTOR MOTION?  >> KNOW. BUT I WILL ASK THE  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO SEND US ALL THE INFORMATION ON WHAT  THOSE NUMBERS WILL LOOK LIKE.  WHETHER THEY SEND AN EMAIL OR  SOME KIND OF INFORMATION OUT TO THE BOARD TO LET US KNOW WHAT  THAT NUMBER LOOKS LIKE SO THAT  THOSE THAT WANT TO CONSIDER IT  COULD BRING IT UP. IT IS NOT AN AMENDED MOTION IT'S JUST FOR  THE STAFF.  >> I CAN TELL YOU COMMISSIONERS A CASE IT IS OF INTEREST THAT  IF THE BOARD IT HELPS SOMETIMES TO PUT IN PERSPECTIVE. IF THEY  WERE TO LOWER THE MILLAGE RATE  BY $5 MILLION LET'S SAY THERE  WOULD BE A .2 MILLION REDUCTION AND THAT WOULD ELIMINATE $5  MILLION THERE IS THE AVERAGE  HOMESTEADED PROPERTY. I THROW  THAT OUT THERE. AND THAT WILL  BE IF YOU LOWERED IT BY $5  MILLION JUST TO HAVE THAT  INFORMATION. WE KEEP USING THE  TERM HOMESTEAD BECAUSE SO MANY  PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY RENT  AND DON'T HOMESTEAD. THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS THAT RENT MOBILE HOMES. IT'S MISLEADING THAT WE KEEP SAYING HOUSEHOLDS. SO WHAT IS THE VALUE FOR AN APARTMENT  COMPLEX THAT EVALUATED AT $50  MILLION? WHAT IS THAT TAXABLE  INCOME AND HAS THAT AFFECT  RENT? THIS HAS A DIRECT  CORRELATION TO AFFORDABLE  HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  >> YOUR ORIGINAL MOTION IS ON  THE FLOOR TO ACCEPT OPTIONS ONE AND TWO.  >> PLEASE SEND THAT INFORMATION IS REQUESTED.  >> YOU HAVE A GREAT HISTORY  APPEAR. YOU THINK ABOUT A  BUSINESS UNLESS TAXES AND  THEY'RE GOING TO SAVE $.30 ON  THAT .2 MILLION REDUCTION. $31  MILLION IS LITERALLY 100,000  MORE THAN I THOUGHT THEY WERE  GOING TO SAVES THAT  SIGNIFICANT. THIS IS WHAT IT  WOULD LOOK LIKE TO BE MORE  SUBSTANTIAL AND HOW IT WOULD  IMPACT SERVICES.  >> I THINK THIS IS AN  INTERESTING CONVERSATION  HOWEVER THE CONSTITUENTS. AND  LOOK I THINK IT IS TOO LATE IN  THIS GAME AND THE BUDGETARY  CYCLE. WHERE TO FIND A WAY  TRULY AND HONESTLY FOR $31 OR  $10,000. THERE'S A SNOWBALL  IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT BUSINESSES BEING  ABLE TO FUNCTION AND STAY  SUCCESSFUL THAT MONEY GOES A  LONG WAY. AND I'M NOT A  BUSINESS PERSON BUT I KNOW MY  PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES ON MY  HOMESTEADED HOME HAVE GONE UP A LOT AS WELL AS MY INSURANCE  PREMIUMS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.  SO I THINK WE NEED TO BE  SENSITIVE TO THAT AND ONE OF  THE WAYS TO THAT IS BY  EXERCISING RESTRAINT. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  >> SO THERE IS A MOTION ON THE  FLOOR TO ACCEPT OPTIONS ONE  INTO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I  NEGLECTED TO ALSO RECOGNIZE AN  ATTORNEY FROM THE COUNTY  ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT HAS  BEEN WITH US TODAY. CAN YOU  TELL US WHO YOU ARE?  >> MY NAME IS EMILY NORTON AND  I'M YOUR DEPUTY COUNTY  ATTORNEY.  >> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.  >> MISS WANDA IS THIS YOUR LAST MEETING WITH US?  >> IT IS.  >> WE ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS  OF COMING TO TERMS WITH THAT.  WE JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LONG SERVICE HERE. I KNOW  WE TALKED ABOUT THAT QUITE A  BIT AT THE LAST MEETING. MISS  WANDA YOU WILL BE MISSED.  >> COMMISSIONER MINORS ON THE  RECORD WILL THE COUNTY  COMMISSION RECEIVE A RAISE THIS YEAR?  >> WE CAN'T VOTE FOR IT.  >> I'M ASKING IF THEIR NUMBERS BACK FROM THE STATE.  >> WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY.  >> FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER MINER, HE SAID HE WANTS TO  DEFER ANY RAISE SO YOUR WIFE  CAN GET MAD?  >> NEVERMIND. IT'S ALL GOOD.  BASICALLY WHAT I WAS SAYING AND NOT TRY TO PUT ANY ANIMOSITY  OUT THERE. BUT WE SEE  FIRST-HAND THE GREAT WORK THERE HERE. THESE DOLLARS DON'T  BELONG TO US AS INDIVIDUALS BUT AS TAXPAYERS. THE INCREASE THAT WE GET IS GOING TO BELONG TO  US. SO I SAID I WAS GOING TO  FORFEIT THAT IF YOU ARE. THERE  IS NO ANIMOSITY. I FEEL LIKE I  HAVE MADE MY POINT AND I AM  WILLING TO DO THIS IF YOU ARE.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  MINER. THANK YOU TO THE COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR AND THE STAFF.  YOU DID AMAZING. MISS WANDA I  WAS SURPRISED TO SEE YOU THIS  MORNING. IT WAS A VERY PLEASANT SURPRISE. CONGRATULATIONS ON  YOUR RETIREMENT. I KNOW THAT  YOU WILL ENJOY IT. WE WANT TO  WISH EVERYONE THE BEST.  COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE IS STILL  IN OUR PRAYERS AND WE WILL BE  IN TOUCH. THANK YOU. THE  MEETING IS ADJOURNED.  >> REALLY QUICKLY DID AN  EXCELLENT JOB THIS WAS NOT THE  EASIEST BUDGET WORKSHOP. THERE  WAS LOTS OF CONVERSATION AND  BACK AND FORTH. YET HE IS THE  GAVEL A COUPLE TIMES.