##VIDEO ID:c7wRdSnvezc## first Public public hearing um Mr Hammond you have the floor yes sir I'm gonna go through a few things and then sher's going to give the required stuff then we can go to the Constitutional officers of the public and then we've got a few more add-ons so I gave you a handout just kind of a recapitulation of where we're at this is the fourth year you were able to cut abor taxes the caution that I would have is that bwing a another double digit year which it does seem to be slowing down uh cutting taxes and funding everybody what they're requesting is probably coming to a a halt uh again I hope it continues to go up but uh we've been able to do a lot I'm very satisfied with our Reserve levels I'm satisfied with our disaster fund level I think most everybody is happy with what we've been able to add to to the public works to the Constitutional officers and whatnot but uh we've had a pretty good run but again we're we're basically at balance uh I think Sherry and I were going back and forth I think with within like $40,000 of being balanced I mean I always want our revenues to equal or exceed our expenditures and that's how you stay in the good side not the bad side we're we're pretty much there and uh so that's a good place to be but again we can't continue to cut taxes and continue continue to to grow the the the the budget at what we had and and it and it did slow this time as far as percentage wise when you cut taxes it it come down to to a 5.69% over the rad back that's sustainable but it's not sustainable probably next year if we have a typical year of five or 6% increase so uh your total Levy this year 22 milon 503 uh this is of course the last year barring some crisis that I can't imagine but you know anything happened after covid that we will have the mstu all of those will go away uh they've dropped significantly um of course this year of course again was the countywide was the highest ever at 3 billion 580 up from 3 b66 last year we've had a lot of calls in the last couple weeks uh when the trim notices went out the difference between the Schoolboard uh Levy and the county Levy there are different caps on the county that the school board does not have so they have a larger tax base because they're not as many exemptions and probably Mr Mitch could give a twoh hour talk on that at some juncture if you wanted to but hopefully not tonight but so that is why in a lot of cases even when the rates the combined rates are fairly similar even other school boards a little bit more you pay more school taxes on the same amount because your valuation you don't have the extra or or they don't have the extra deductions that that the county has allowed some of the big ticket items this year of course the biggest that we talked about earlier in the year and I think we've solved our problem with EMS is is a pretty huge chunk uh but that's hopefully got Jody and good graes for a while certainly helped his absenteeism and his uh fill in slots a lot better but uh so that was 536 Sheriff was 477 other constitutional officers 271 and Insurance 2117 jail 189 U firefighter incentive that was new this year was 100,000 County Park renovation I don't want to ask y'all tonight to tell me how you want to do that but going forward we have set aside because of the numerous uh repairs and maintenance problems at our Parks mainly that the new pressure treated wood is not holding up we're trying to to go to tracks on a lot of those things uh we've put aside $100,000 for renovations on Parks and whether you own to to do those By Priority or want to split them by District what not at some juncture in the future I'm going to ask you all to tell us about that proper and Casualty the final numbers 888365 uh seems high certainly not as high as the last couple years but again that's that's that's really a high chunk of change each year for for that uh City summer program was new this year that was 50,000 the Dr is a little bit of a misnomer because a lot of that 40,000 increase again it's it's money that we don't have a choice was the Gateway home coming online and I can't remember uh that was 25 or 30,000 it was a pretty good chunk Gateway combin so the county portion is is what's in this side that that they had been getting an exemption they weren't eligible for the exemption so it come on so we really didn't lose anything it's new coming on but it just to pass through to go to that CRA but so that was $40,000 increase and then the library 30,000 uh again last year the mstu if there's anything left and there won't be a lot but there will be some left it'll go to the to the beach renourishment fund for the next time that we do the uh Beach restoration uh the budget pretty much set again throw away your old books and make sure we use the book dated today because there are some especially the latter Pages changed but the the only thing we're missing we don't have constitutional officers and I checked it 5 minutes ago when I went to get a cup of coffee uh we don't have constitutional officers rates we don't have a couple of the insurance changes in from uh from the elections open enr open enrollment elections but that that will not be great changes what else here and we have we have a few movements in there they've already approved U I won't I'll let Sherry tell you about if we start moving money she's going to pull her hair out but that could be funny and then uh I'll I'll back clean up unless y'all have any questions for me before we all right any questions Commissioners Mr ham good all right M har so most of this is going to be a repeat uh just to meet our trim requirements uh the aggregate mill rate is 62850 that is a 5.69% above the current year aggregate roll back rate of 59466 the aggregate rate is made up of the operating millage for countywide at 5.9 and then each dependent fire district at5 that's St Joseph toow over Street and Howard Creek each of5 and proposed mstu voted Debt Service which is uh beachfront at 0.897 C side interior at 459 and base side at 3981 so these Mill rates are our maximum decrease but you cannot increase at tonight's hearing again kind of a repeat but the primary reasons for avor increases would be related to Sheriff's Office other Constitution officers EMS insurance cost jail firefighter incentives Park Renovations City Port St Joe summer program downtown Redevelopment library and pay raises for employees um you have each been provided a book the uh book was posted on the website in advance of this hearing as required by trim so that is out there and available for since last Thursday page four of your book I always like to just P your attention to that just gives you the total by Fun and page 10 gives you that summary by constitutional officers which gives you you know what their request is in comparison to their current year budget and what we are proposing tonight so at tonight's meeting we can amend that budget U and staying within that just again any increases would have offsetting decreases and then my request is as Michael stated we have open enrollment we have a couple of moving parts we have information we're still waiting on from the state so if y'all will allow me to make adjustments um revenues and expenditures as long as the fund total does not change and it would not affect Adon so if I could get your permission to make those changes between now and the final hearing that will allow us to walk into that meeting with those any questions Commissioners reference to allowing miss her to make those changes after being done entertain the motion we move forward allowing her to make those changes so moved motion by commissioner farell second second by commissioner husband are any further board discussion on this anyone in the public on this or any opposition to that motion motion pass 5 and0 we also received a request from the city of weall uh their initial request was for 95,000 in funding which included 10,000 for fireworks they have asked for that request to be increased by $20,000 to give them $30,000 for fireworks so I told them I would present that to you at this meeting open to the board any questions or concerns did we do that last year so last year yes they did have 30 they only requested 10 when they send in their request for this year and they had increase some of their other requests so I'm not sure if that was initially why or not but uh we did fund their full initial request for this year so it was it was um didn't they also request 10,000 TDC too so that's in there so the little bit of a quirk last year was this so this year they they actually have more money in there this year than they had last year because they got 50,000 for lights at TL James their regular 10 plus another 25 plus for something else and then plus the fireworks last year at the very end we gave both cities more money for fireworks it's a little bit different because the city of St Jo does the January 1st new or excuse me New Year's Eve fireworks that the TDC has always paid for and then it's kind of split so what they got funded this time was what they either asked for or Commissioners asked for at the preliminary budget at time so they they need they so they need a they asking for additional 20 so current budget request what's currently in your book is actually 15,000 higher than what you gave them last year okay and they're asking for another 20 which would be a total of so it's already 15 higher than what they asked for last year staff they're already higher than they 15 and they're asking for another 20 on top of that staff adjusted based on the requests that were made during the time and what their request was we adjusted that down from what they got last year was a one time time deal last year what not then they came back after the book was done and requested the 20 is that correct so they I don't have the date of that request but yes it was after y'all received the initial go ahead M so if the city so if the city of Port St Joe and I'm all about being fair for the entire County but if the city of Port St Joe does two fireworks sessions and weall is only doing one for the fourth of July they don't do any at New Year's Eve to my knowledge um I would instead of asking for they're asking for 20 additional I I would say a fair number would be 10 additional to help them with the fire I know fireworks is going up every year they struggled every year to pay for fireworks and that's something the North End of the county looks forward to going to but if they're only doing one and City's doing city in the 's doing two I don't think it's fair I'm being dead honest I don't think it's fair to give weall or the North End the same amount that the city of Port is having to fund too or the money that we're given I shouldn't say that but the money that we're providing for those I think it should be scaled down some for one one show I can't that was the fair in my opinion that's was just my opinion though one other piece of information I can offer um is I did ask what they are currently paying for fireworks and this year ACC according to Britney this year they paid 165 for fireworks and they were ex I guess their estimate was 181 for next year funding right so if we can do I mean 10 more should cover give that'll give them 2010 more should cover their fire more than cover their fireworks if that's their estimate with CPI 10 from us and 10 from TDC or is it just this is TDC okay all right I I know they wanted the same amount as St Joe got I understand but I didn't realize they were divided by two two shows down here so yep I did not either it's not always apples and apples and apples sometimes apples and oranges and this I think we're making it apples and apples I think that's the i in my mind mathematically we are uh I think we was actually come out on the the north ends come out better a little bit better than the South End is because they only have one show but I think it more than covers them and I know it'll help the city of weall for sure so what you need from us um a motion if y'all want to give them so y'all want to give them 10 more instead of 20 more I I'll make a motion to give them an additional $10,000 from the TDC fund for their 4th of July fireworks celebration thank you sir I got a motion by commissioner hus second second by commissioner Rich any further board discussion all right anyone in the public on this anyone in the public any opposition to the motion motion pass 5 and0 thank we need to change we need to reduce Reserves we need to because y'all made that change we need to make a change so so you canull that from the infrastructure funding if that's where you want to pull it from your other option would be to pull it from res because every change requires a balance now we got to do it so i' I'd recommend take it out of INF structure and reduce that by 10 and increase it by 10 if that's good so move I got a mo second second commissioner husb any further board discussion anyone in the public on this any opposition to the motion motion pass Five and them all right Mr ham if I could go last I got a couple constitutional officers here in the public and then U I'll entertain any questions from the Commissioners on individual lines and uh we'll go from there all right thank you sir all right Miss Nars oh thank you Mr chairman and board um I don't have anything to add other than U thank you for a great budget um session and thank you for what you funded me as well as um all those others there need all right yes ma'am thank you all Mr Bert Sheriff always got something um no I'm just uh looking at at our budget and just um uh thinking about some things that we've got we've got 40,000 that's in there for employee leave payout been fortunate this year that I've only had two that have left and we've had to use that leave payout money which is not even um touched in there but uh in the upcoming year I'm anticipating at least four that will be uh ending their drop time and it's going to increase I'm um asking as far as the uh leave payouts for whatever were left in there this year to be rolled over to next year for us to be able to use an anticipation of of those four going out um also with Beach Patrol uh we are currently nursing one vehicle and no we going to have to get one I've got one ordered but it's probably going to be into uh December before it gets here so I'd like to roll any money that we have left in that fund over to to next year as well um it just would really help us out a lot U being able to keep that money and uh got some other things that are going but specifically those funds there would like to ask for the rollover and we got a couple other vehicles that we're trying to do we spent way too much money in repairs this year um as I stated before and uh looking to to to getting our Fleet back up to where it needs to be I appreciate the extra money that's been appropriated for the uh vehicles but uh and uh as well as raises as well that those those items as well as other just asking to be able to continue and roll those items over which I'll present that into a budget amendment coming up uh um it'll be for your review at the end of the month okay all right thank you sir right any other questions I I just got I mean I know Sheriff talking about rolling over I want to make sure we good with rolling over our Park money if I don't spend it all I won't roll mine over too make motion yeah I'm glad you brought up sherff cuz I want to roll M over I got five gentlemen up I mean four gentlemen up I'm pretty sure you the only one got the money I believe [Laughter] um uh yes sir so so what we do whether we do it officially through the budget or we'll track it I'll get Sherry to track it we've been able to do that it it's it's kind of late in the game yours is a little bit different some of them are we don't know until till November what the bills are because of different things but uh yes sir we can we can come up with that for the final meeting and let you do something so if y'all will bear with me what I would request is that we do what we did last year and let's budget your individual districts at zero and then whatever is true when we have those final numbers we can do a budget into the budget as unanticipated that way we're not guessing at numbers and having a false number in the budget much cleaner I'm good with that okay you good all right we're good all right that's all the Constitution officers that that are that are here uh Mr Hannah he's fine and Miss Jenkins I believe she's good Commissioners and then or the public and then Commissioners all right open to the public anyone in the public when any questions or concerns reference to the first uh budget hearing you welcome to come before the board any questions or concerns anyone questions or concerns all right no questions or concerns all right close to the public Commissioners any questions or concerns that's I just like to thank everybody Sherry Michael clay for going over this with me in greater detail the last two years uh it's a little bit easier for me this year than it was last year uh being dumped on me so quickly so I wanted I still had a lot of questions though so I still want to thank them a lot for for putting the work in and and helping me through this budget all right thanks sir any other Commissioners questions or concerns all right Mr ham I'm certainly proud of your staff uh Sherry had made me pull all my hair out so I'm not totally bald yet and uh or clay maybe Clay is worse than I am pulling the hair out but uh it's a long process You' got a good conservative budget we've got a couple new things in here that that we haven't had before we've got some money uh both on the TDC side and in the regular budget for the Centennial Celebration next year for the 100th anniversary of Guff County's founding and I think clay and Sylvia are working on some things for that and some other entities that that are going to have like a week long uh celebration for that we've got the summer program which is new that that we're going to be doing this year for helping with Kimo's program that's been so successful and maybe we can expand that in the future we've got uh the summer program for the employees for Public Works that we're going to try this year that that we got funded so uh lot lot of good things in the budget a lot of good things looking forward to the to the next budget year youall have questions that's all I have any questions Commissioners [Music] concerns we need to set a few dates or one actually just one date and then got some resolutions all right Miss Haron you have the floor again we can set the date first I guess um we originally had it set for Monday September 16th at 50:1 p.m that's still everybody good with Monday I'm good yep that's what I have the 15 16th sorry and that will be advertised uh in the Star newspaper that will be published next Thursday it will also be on our website and normal uh po everybody good with 16 51 yes sir I entertain a motion set that date so move I got motion by commissioner farell second second by commissioner husman any further board discussion anyone in the public on this budget hearing date any opposition to the motion motion pass five and0 uh our first resolution is adopting the tentative military a resolution of the board of County commissioners of Gul County Florida adopting the tenative leving of a taxes for Gul County for fisc year 2024 2025 for an effective date whereas the board of County commissioners of Gul County Florida on September 4th 2024 adopted fiscal year 2425 tened Mill rates following a public hearing as required by Florida statute 20065 whereas the board of County commissioners of County Florida held a public hearing as required by fla statute 20065 and whereas the gross taxable value for operating purposes not exempt from taxation within g county CER by the property Fraser to the board of County Commissioners as 3 b580 m447 182 now therefore be it resolved by the board of County commissioners of Co County Florida that the fiscal year 2425 aggregate millage rate is 62850 Ms which is greater than the aggregate roll back rate of 59466 Ms by 5.69% the following operating Mill rates are included in the aggregate Mill countywide 5.9 Ms St Joseph Fire Control district5 Ms tupo Fire Control district5 Ms over Street Fire Control district5 M Power Creek Fire Control district5 Ms the fiscal year 2425 voted Debt Service millage rates are msdu Gulfside beachfront at 0.497 Ms MST bothside interior at 0 59 Ms in mstu Bayside at 3981 Ms this resolution will take effect imediately upon its adoption all right thank you m'am any questions Commissioners entertain a motion that we adopt this resolution so Move Motion by commissioner phell second second by commissioner husband any further board discussion anyone in the public on this on this adoption anyone in the public any opposition to the motion motion pass Five and okay I got in trouble for not talking into the mic can you now the second is to adopt the tenative budget a resolution of the board of County commissioners of G County Florida adopting the tenative budget for fiscal year 2425 providing for an effective date where is the board of County commissioners of GF County Florida on September 4th 24 held a public hearing as required by Florida statute 20065 and whereas count of go County Florida set forth the Appropriations and revenue estimates for the budget for fiscal year 2425 in the amount of 123 m970 th000 in $24 now therefore be resolved by the board of County commissioners of County Florida that fiscal year 2425 ten budet be adopted this resolution will take effect immediately upon its adoption all right thank you m any questions on this Commissioners all right entertain a motion that we adopt motion by commissioner husband second second by commissioner Rich any uh further board discussion anyone in the public on this one anyone in the public all right any opposition to the motion motion pass Five fin all right we're good y'all good any questions Commission all right thank everyone for coming out to the first public here entertain a motion to adjourn by commission second by commission Rich the --------- ##VIDEO ID:kJeZyKk-s2w## we have a few uh items on the uh agenda but please join me in the pledge and then we'll get right into it to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for stands one nation under God indivisible liy and justice for all all good evening and welcome to the uh to the uh special special meeting uh we got bid Awards all right Mr Mr Hamond uh I think if we could go first uh Clay's got Miss kimod that wanted to present something yall to approve okay good evening Mr chairman Commissioners Michael told me I had two minutes so I'm GNA be very brief I think I can do it in less go state state your name and address for the rec Kimberly bod 4342 Brook Forest Drive Panama City Florida thank you ma'am yes so you have a sub word agreement that I've brought before the board it's a required agreement with the Department of Commerce it essentially is our agreement that um they will continue to give us funding for Workforce if we follow all the rules in that very long agreement and um of course our local elected officials must sign off on approval for it that's was about 30 seconds good did good all any questions Commissioners from Miss Kim no sir any you need to had anything clay just we got it late last week so Jeremy just needs to look at it but contingent upon his review we have no problems with it okay all right what's so Mr no back okay so I entertain the motion that we move forward with it subject to the attorneys review so Move Motion by commissioner M second by commissioner far any further board discussion anyone in the public all right any opposition to the motion motion passed four and0 thank you M K thank you plus thank you for your support Clay's got a bunch of bid uh information all right we'll start at the top uh bid number 23 24-12 this is the Jones home stead booster station generator staff's recommendation is uh to table that bid for the time being all right entertain a motion to table so Move Motion by commissioner farell second second by commissioner husband any further board discussion on this anyone the public on tbling this one any opposition to the motion I motion pass for and not to table bid 232 24-13 Jones Homestead booster station automatic transfer switch staff recommendation is to table motion to table I got a motion by commissioner mome table second second by commissioner far any further board discussion anyone the public on table in this bid all right any opposition to that motion motion pass for no bid 232 24-16 White City Water Plant generator staff recommendation is to reject that those bids and to re-advertise so move I got a motion by commissioner farell second second by commissioner mome any further board discussion anyone public on this one any opposition to the motion Mo pass 4 and0 bid 232 24-20 White City water plant ground storage tanks staff recommendation is to award to Florida Aqua store at a price of 1,184 584 all any questions on this Commissioners okay I assume that's where we need to be for okay it is it it's different in price than the Jones Homestead booster station bid but it's different tanks and more of them so okay motion to approve all right motion by commissioner farell I mean I'm sorry commissioner mome second second by commissioner far any further board discussion on this one anyone in the public on this any opposition to the motion motion pass for no bid 232 24-21 this the Jones Homestead booster station ground storage tank staff recommendation is to table so move all right motion by commissioner husman second second by commissioner far any further board discussion on this one anyone the public on this any opposition to that motion motion pass for no bid 232 24-22 johnes Homestead booster Station High service pump staff recommendation is to table so Move Motion by commissioner mome second second by commissioner husband any further further board discussion anyone the public on table in this one any opposition to that motion motion pass for no bid 232 24-24 for Jones Homestead booster station staff recommendation is to reject those those bids and re-advertise so Move Motion by commissioner farell to reject and re advertise second second by commissioner husman any further board discussion anyone the public on this one any opposition to that motion motion pass for no bid 232 24-25 that's the Welcome Center underpinning staff recommendation is to toward to the lowest bidder conserve llc at a price of 38 ,400 so move by commission F second second by commissioner mome any further board discussion on this anyone chairman I just want to ask if is there is is that a local company or there I think they're close office in Panama City they've got several throughout the state okay but they're um yeah all right thanks you sir any more discussion anyone in the public on this one any any opposition to that motion motion pass for or no bid 232 24-27 St Joseph Peninsula Beach Tre nourishment and Coastal structures project staff recommendation is to reject that bid and to read advertise so move I got a motion by commissioner M reject and re advertise second second by commissioner far any further board discussion anyone in the public on this one right any opposition to that motion motion pass for or no bid 232 24-28 White City Water Plant chemical feed system staff recommendation is to award this bid to the lowest bidder Odyssey manufacturing company at a price of $28,300 and that'll be contingent upon uh receiving the grant Amendment from D all right thank you sir so move motion by commissioner farell second second by commissioner husband any further board discussion on this one anyone in the public on this any opposition to the motion motion pass for bid 23 24-29 White City Water Plant well pump staff recommendation is award tomorrow water Technologies Inc at a price of 106,000 and that's contingent upon receiving the grant Amendment Amendment from D thank sir moved I got a motion by commissioner farell second second by commissioner MCR any further board discussion on this one or anyone in the public on this award any opposition to the motion motion pass for and0 bid 232 24-30 White City Water Plant automatic transfer switch staff recommendation is to reject these bids and to re-advertise so move Mr chairman motion by commissioner Crome to reject and re advertise second second by commissioner husman any further board discussion on this anyone in the public on rejecting these bids any opposition to the motion motion pass for no bid 232 24-31 Jones homestad booster station chemical feed system staff recommendation is to table thank you sir entertain a motion to table so moved motion by commissioner fa second second by commission husband any further board discussion on this one anyone the public on tbling this one any opposition to that motion motion pass for and0 Mr chairman we I've got one other thing if we if you're ready we get them all we good so just for clarification on the on the public notice bid 232 24-15 Bower replacement I think at the previous meeting it had already been awarded contingent upon Chairman's review so we didn't need any action tonight on it correct okay all right thank you sir all right Mr ham clerk has Got U something she wants to bring before the board that uh I've been looking at probably for a year and and I think she's got a proposal or a f first look at good afternoon um what um Mr Hammond is referring to is um the legislature passed a bill I think two years ago allowing for um government agencies to advertise their notices on bids or Public Notices on um publicly available websites instead of you know possibly through um newspaper print so we've been looking at that um recently and we um found a vendor that provides that service they're doing it for other government agencies and um we think it'll be a pretty viable um option for the county will be cheaper and everybody's pretty tech-savvy these days you're looking at um you know internet um options versus printed so we're looking at that we still got some work to do the attorney and I will be looking at the legal he'll be looking at the legal side let me legal aspects of that to make sure that we we um do everything we need to be doing there's some things we have to tick off to be able to do that but we're looking to do that and hopefully have something to present back to you at your September meeting um but it's it's with the vendor that we're already doing business with so we have a relationship there and um they do your um ordinances and minutes already thank you ma'am all any questions Commissioners for Miss uh Miss NRS yes sir I do um M Miss Norris do you uh will the ads still be posted on the front of the anex building here yes we if that's what y'all would like yes we'll still be putting putting ads out on yeah I say commissioner there was a policy a couple years ago where the commission voted to accept the administration in my office recommendation that we always post it physically on the actual Annex Building so we'll still continue to do that just for people that are familiar with coming to the courthouse and seen the physical posting which is the most traditional old school way to do it but this will obviously save tens of thousands of for be able to do it through your Civic Plus or another vendor so the it's mun code or Civic plus that's right okay so that's going to be ADA Compliant that's requirs all those boxes too yes they told us it'll be Ada stute okay okay yes one that's all I had thank you m thank any more questions commission Mr ham got so so we'll bring this back hopefully for y'all to vote on at the September meeting and and again it's a it's a be a huge cost savings I mean we just roughly figured that we're spending between 60 and $70,000 a year on on print ads between the pdrb and the tax certificates which of course is is is a huge chunk for the for the delinquent taxes but our our biggest problem is even though it's a great thing to save money our biggest problem is timing when either the News Herald or the or the local paper of meeting the deadlines I mean we're having a heck of a time meeting the deadlines for the uh TX deal because we have strict guidelines by Statute that it has to be so many days and not too many days and whatnot and and so recently with uh it's a nationwide situation with with papers declining and whatnot that it's harder and harder for us to meet the deadlines uh for for legal advertisement so that will certainly help that situation but we'll bring it back to you at the next meeting to vote on if at all possible all right it's all I've got for this meeting commission got anything all right thank you for coming to the special man entertain a motion to adjourn mo mo by commissioner farell second by commissioner Crome the opposition MO