##VIDEO ID:z0PdKxeizrg## that's all you're doing you for e to good all right oops all board we'll go ahead and uh go ahead and begin this meeting first budget  hearing September 10 2024 501 p.m Ernie Lee Mah government building first floor please turn your  cell phone to the vibrate silence or off setting um it's not on the agenda I apologize but let's  commissioner BOS would you like to do the pledge before we get started yeah if you don't mind thank  you buddy please rise please join me in the pledge of Allegiance I pledge allegiance to  the flag of the United States of America to the it stands one nation God indivisible andice thank you was the meeting properly advertised Mr chairman the 501 PM first public hearing  for consideration of the tentative budget for fiscal year 2024 2025 was advertised in the  board's weekly meeting schedule in the Escambia sunpress on September 5th 2024 as required by  Florida statute 197 363 the 502 PM public hearing for consideration of adopting the fiscal year  2024 2025 first year assessment roles for Street lighting pond maintenance driveway improvements  roadway improvements Pito Key Beach Mouse and nuisance abatement mbus was advertised in the  Escambia Sun press on August 8th 2024 first class notices were mailed to all property owners in the  affected msbu District a notice of Street lighting msbu adjustment was also published in the Escambia  Sun press on August 8th 2024 thank you entertain a do we need a move Mr chairman oh that was that the  reading okay so we don't need a motion we don't need it okay thanks super uh entertain a motion  to adopt the agenda as PR so moved second please vote item passes four to zero all right we move  into the 501 public hearing Mr administrator I'm sorry Mr chairman yes sir is there I don't know if  a Gil say is there any update on the Storm at all yeah I bet there is an update hopefully it doesn't  pertain to us but yeah there's an update I bet storm update upate all right for what's going to  happen tomorrow it's it's raining between kantom and downtown oh it's certainly raining I we'll  talk about I've been on licky roofs all day so I know it's raining so as of right now it is still  at 65 mil hour it hasn't developed into anything a hurricane but it is expected to develop to develop  into a hurricane tomorrow category one still gonna make landfall somewhere in the L Louisiana coast  uh we are going to get the outer bands uh so we will see rain increase as we go out throughout the  day tomorrow we have an increase for a potential flood localized flooding uh rip currents of course  uh coastal flooding and we'll see about 20 to 25 mph wind gust nice sustained around here uh so far  as schools we've talked to schools and everybody uh schools are staying open tomorrow they're going  to shut down afternoon activities so after school they're letting everybody making everybody go home  uh the storm will go through theight and move off pretty rapid Thursday morning get Northeast of  us so uh but we're going to see a lot of rain and everything uh starting tomorrow afternoon  ramping up to tonight so so You' recommend I after school programs shut down for tomorrow I  would I would just to be safe uh because we also have a potential for isolated uh tornadoes uh as  it as the bands start coming on Shore and that's what we're going to see is those outer bands as  they start uh coming offshore uh so I work with the road department Jamie hiden and his crew put  out sand today to try to get ahead of it and if anybody needs sand go and anybody's worried about  flooding we do have we had our meeting today at EOC Emergency Services we're going to stand up a  couple additional units for EMS tomorrow night and of course Emergency Management will be monitoring  throughout the night so we're in contact with our Community Partners so thank you Mr chairman  yep any other questions for Eric thank you Eric thank you y all right Mr administrator thank you  Mr chairman Commissioners this is the first of two requir public hearings for the board to adopt the  fiscal year 2024 2025 budget the board later in the meeting will set the second public hearing the  the scamby County border County Commissioners BCC approved the 2024 2025 tenanted millage rates for  trim notification purposes at the BCC meeting held on July the 9th 2024 the law requires that  prior to consideration of the tenative budget an explanation of the roll back rate be provided and  entered into the records the roll back rate is a computed millage rate that would generate the same  amount of admal tax dollars as a prior fiscal year based on the proposed year tax rooll excluding new  construction the mill rates tely approved by the board for trim notification are 6.61 165 for the  countywide millage rate 3590 for the library Municipal Services taxing unit and 6850 for  the sheriff's law enforcement Municipal Services taxing unit the aggregate of these millage rates  proposed for fiscal year 2024 2025 is 6.23% above the roll back rate of 7.03 358 certified by the  property appraiser this represents the percentage increase in property taxes tentatively adopted  by the board for information and to avoid any misunderstanding concerning the process of this  meeting this public hearing is convened tonight to discuss the County's fiscal year 2024 2025  budget because of time constraints we will need to confine our discussion to this subject increases  in property assessments remarks or questions concerning individual property appraisals  should be addressed to the county count property appraiser at his office during normal business hours thank you Mr administrator board all right Mr administrator I see no no  lights all right into do we need action on that or we that's just information correct  yes you you can jump straight to the number five public for all right uh do we have any  speakers all right uh to be clear to get into the record we have no speakers for public forum  now to the first action item board adoption of the tenative Mill resolution for fiscal  year 2425 the chair will entertain a motion to adopt the tentative millage resolution as  presented in the agenda back move Mr chairman I think I've got to read the do I need to read the  whole thing okay sorry in the agenda backup of 6.61 165 Mills for the countywide millage  rate 359 for the library mstu and 685 Ms for the sheriff's law enforcement mstu for fiscal year 240  was that a motion commissioner May yes sir thank you is there a second second thank you any  discussion seeing none please vote item passes 40 board adoption of the tentative budget resolution  for fiscal year 2425 the chair will entertain a motion to adopt the tentative budget resolution  of 748 m599 680 for fiscal year 2425 as presented in the agenda backup so moved thank you thank you  please vote item pass is 4 to Z announcement of the date and time of the second public hearing for  the adoption of the final fiscal year 2425 budget the second public hearing for the adoption of the  fiscal year 2425 budget will be held September 23rd 2024 at 501 p.m. in the board Chambers on the  first floor of the early M government building located at 221 palifox place that's simply an  announcement correct Madam Council thank you and 502 public hearing for the consideration  of adopting the fiscal year 2425 non-ad valorum special assessments role the presentation of the  fiscal year 2425 non adum special assessments role Mr administrator thank you Mr chairman  thank you Mr chairman Commissioners uh there's a list of all the non-ad districts in rates provided  in your agenda backup thank you board any any comments hearing none I'll entertain a motion  to adopt the fiscal year 2425 if no comments Mr chairman I'll move the item second all right  the we're moving the 2425 non adorm special assessments Ro as presented in our backup  and the seconds for that item correct all right thank you all right please vote item passes 4 to zero next the board adoption of the fiscal year 2425 bccc employee pay scale as prepared  by the human resources department the chair will entertain a motion to adopt the fiscal year 242  BCC employees pay scale as presented in the agenda backup I'd entertain a motion please so moved thank you is there a second thank you any discussion Commissioners if not i' call a vote please item pass is 4  to zero Mr administrator it's all I'll G concludes Madam Council concludes an  accurate meeting all right so we are together next on the 23rd and then the 24th as well is  that correct for scheduling purposes yes sir okay all right thank you jour