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CALLED THIS. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE INDIAN TOWN VILLAGE COUNCIL TO ORDER AT SIX PM ON SEPTEMBER 8TH. 2022. MADAM CLERK. IF YOU COULD PLEASE READ THE ROLE. COUNCIL MEMBER, GIBBS THOMAS HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER STONE COUNCIL MEMBER DIPAOLO. COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ HERE. WE WILL NOW HAVE THE INVOCATION. I BELIEVE WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER. PLEASE STAND. MM HMM. FATHER. WE WANT TO COME TO YOU THIS HOUR. LORD GOD ASKING YOU TO BE WITH THE THIS HOUR IN THIS MEETING. LORD GOD, WE ASK YOU TO ALLOW BUSINESS TO GET DONE. AND WE JUST GIVE YOU ALL THE PRAISE AND GLORY AS YOU TO WATCH OVER THESE PROCEEDINGS IN EACH PERSON IN THE BUILDING AND ON THE PHONE IN JESUS' NAME, WE PRAY. AMEN. IT WAS A PLEASURE. OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND GENERAL PUBLIC STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, VISIBLE, LEVERAGING AND JUSTICE PROBLEM. FOR THE RECORD, UM. WADE THOSE THE VILLAGE ATTORNEY, I'M GOING TO BE ADMINISTRATIVELY CHAIRING THIS MEETING AND THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT MEETING UNTIL THE VILLAGE COUNCIL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE A NEW MAYOR. UM WITH THAT I WOULD ASK FOR APPROVAL OF THE
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AGENDA. SOME MOVE. HEARD A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS STONE AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GIBBS THOMAS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF POLICE SAY I OPPOSED NAY. THE AGENDA IS APPROVED MOVE[1.
RESOLUTION NO. XXX-2022: A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATE FOR THE LEVY OF AD VALOREM TAXATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023; SPECIFYING THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE OF THE SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT A FINAL MILLAGE RATE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
]ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. RESOLUTION NUMBER X X X 2020 TO A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL, THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A TENTATIVE MILITARY RATE FOR THE LEVEE OF ADVIL ARM TAXATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 2023, SPECIFYING THE DATE TIME AND PLACE OF THE SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT A FINAL MILITARY. AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS AS REQUIRED BY LAW BUILD GREAT LAWS FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 2023 BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WILL BE RESOLUTION. 2022 DASH X X X, APPROVING THE TENTATIVE OPERATING PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE. THE VILLAGE MANAGER WILL NOW PRESENT THE PROPOSED MILLET RATE PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED TO THE MARTIN COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER ON WHICH THE PROPERTY TAXES ARE BASED AND APPEAR ON THE TRUTH AND MILLAGE TRIM NOTICES RECEIVED BY OWNERS OF PROPERTY IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN. MR VILLAGE MANAGER. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT DURING THE FY 2022 2023 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. THIS IS THE PRESENTATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 23 TENTATIVE MILITARY TO FUND GENERAL FUND OPERATIONS FOR THE BILLS OF ANY TOWN. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES. 200.65 PARAGRAPH TWO, SO APPEARING E ONE THE FIRST OF THE FIRST SUBSTANTIVE ISSUE DISCUSSED SHALL BE THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN MILLAGE OVER THE ROAD BACK RATE. FOR FISCAL YEAR 22 23. THE BILLS OF ANY TOWN IS CONSIDERING A LEVY OF 1.6304 MILLS. WHICH IS, UH, NEGATIVE, 3.48% LESS. THEN THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 1.6892. AT 95% OF MILITARY OF 1.6304 WILL GENERATE NET ADVIL ARM TAX REVENUES OF 3,088,653. WHICH IS $53,713 LESS THAN THE CURRENT YEAR TAX REVENUES. PROPERTY TAX REVENUES. PROPERTY TAX REVENUE MAKES UP APPROXIMATELY 56% OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET, EXCLUDING ONE TIME REVENUE REPLACEMENT OF $2.26 MILLION FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS THAT THE VILLAGE RECEIVED. THANK YOU. THIS WAS ADVERTISED AS A PUBLIC AT AS A PUBLIC HEARING. AT THIS TIME WE WILL HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE TENTATIVE MILITARY THERE. ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPLIT SPEAK CONCERNING THE TENTATIVE MILITARY, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. FIRST SPEAKER IS LINDEN ICOM.NOT ON THIS ONE. OKAY? THE NEXT ONE, OKAY? AND I DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.
ALRIGHT THERE ARE NO MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR
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THE VILLAGE COUNCIL FOR VILLAGE COUNCIL DISCUSSION CONCERNING THE MILITARY. HEARING NO DISCUSSION AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TENTATIVE OPERATING PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE OF 1.6304. MAKE A MOTION SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED THE PROPOSED MILITARY RATE FOR ALL GENERAL VILLAGE PURPOSES. IF THIS RESOLUTION IS APPROVED WILL BE 1.6304, WHICH REPRESENTS. A 3.48% DECREASE IN THE MILITARY RATE LESS THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 1.6892. MADAM CLERK. COULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL CALL THE COUNCIL MEMBER GIVES THOMAS COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ YES, COUNCIL MEMBER STONE COUNCIL MEMBER, DIPAOLA COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ YES. MOVING ON TO ITEM TWO. RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE[2.
RESOLUTION NO. XXX-2022: A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023; SPECIFYING THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE OF THE SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT A FINAL BUDGET; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
]COUNCIL, THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 2023, SPECIFYING THE TIME DATE TIME AND PLACE OF THE SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT A FINAL BUDGET AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DAY. COUNCIL MEMBERS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS AS REQUIRED BY LAW UNDER FLORIDA LAW FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 2023 FOR THE ADOPTION OF BUDGETS. THE VILLAGE MANAGER WILL NOW PRESENT. UH THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 2023 TENTATIVE BUDGET. THIS IS THE PRESENTATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 2023 BUDGET PROVIDING APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO OPERATE THE GOVERNMENT OF THE VILLAGE OF ANY TOWN FOR FISCAL YEAR. 2020 22 2023 AGAIN. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE FY 22 23. BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. FOCUSING ON THE NEEDS AND PRIORITIES OF THE RESIDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS PROVIDED THE FRAMEWORK WITH WHICH THIS BUDGET IT WAS DEVELOPED. THE VILLAGE HELD TWO ADVERTISED BUDGET WORKSHOPS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE FIRST WORKSHOP WAS HELD ON JULY. 21ST SECOND WAS HELD ON AUGUST 18TH. THE WORKSHOPS WERE CONDUCTED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND FOR THE COUNCIL. WITH DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AND STAFF IN ATTENDANCE. THE CURRENT DRAFT OF THE PROPOSED FY 22 23 BUDGET IS A TOTAL OF 9,940,280. THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 2,654,057. OR 26.7% FROM THE FY 21 22 REVISED BUDGET OF 7,286,200. 1000 DOLLARS. THE GENERAL FUND. THE FY 22 23 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR GENERAL FUND IS 7,785,500. WHICH IS SUPPORTED PRIMARILY BY THE OPERATING MILLAGE. THE PROPOSED BUDGET REPRESENTS A 44.8% INCREASE FROM THE FY 21 REVISED BUDGET, LARGELY DUE THE BUDGETING OVER 2.26 MILLION UH OF ONE TIME NON RECURRING REVENUE OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS. THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING TO SUPPORT CORE FUNCTIONS. ANOTHER VILLAGE, INCLUDING ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS, COMPLIANCE, RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING, VARIOUS CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION. THE BUDGET INCLUDES A STAFF LEVEL OF 34.5 FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS. ALSO SUPPORTING THIS BUDGET IS A RENEWED SPONSORSHIP OF THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD $10,000 FUNDING FOR THE MAYOR. STATE OF THE VILLAGE ADDRESS VIDEO $5000 HOLIDAY DECORATING AND OTHER COMMITTEE EVENTS AT $10,000 FUNDING FOR THE TAX INCREMENT. I MEAN, I'M SORRY TAX INCENTIVE GRANT OR TVP GRANT PROGRAM WITH L P AND L $450,000. TRAVELING TRAINING FOR VILLAGE COUNCIL AT 7000 AND TRAVELING TRAINING FOR THE VILLAGE STAFF WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND 131,500 . THIS PROPOSED BUDGET. ALSO INCLUDES FUNDING FOR ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS OF OUR PARKS, FACILITIES, DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND RAILWAY PAIRS. THE PROPOSED BUDGET ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE LEASE OF VILLAGE CHARLIE ABOUT $45,000. THE COMMUNITY TRUST FUND. UH, WE WERE.INTEREST INCOME GENERATED FROM THE TRUST IS DESIGNATED FOR PROJECTS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF TOWN ANNUALLY. THE VILLAGE WILL SECRET PROJECT APPLICATIONS FROM NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION TO PERFORM SERVICES THAT HAVE A PUBLIC PURPOSE IN OUR INTEREST FUNDS WILL ONLY BE AWARDED OR DISTRIBUTED IF THE INTEREST IS REALIZED. WASTEWATER AND WATER AND WASTEWATER. FUN FOR THE FY 22 23 PROPOSED BUDGET. FOR THE WATER AND WASTE WATER FUND IS 2,154,609. THAT'S A 2.6% INCREASE OVER THE CURRENT YEAR. THE WATER AND WASTE WATER FUND IS A BUSINESS TYPE FUND, WHICH
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IS SUPPORTED BY USER FEES CHARGED BY RATEPAYERS. CHARGE TO RATEPAYERS BUDGET IS BASED UPON ANALYSIS OF THE PAST TWO YEARS OF OPERATING HISTORY. THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING FOR NINE EMPLOYEES AND GENERAL OPERATING COSTS, INCLUDING TRAVELING TRAINING AT $14,200.TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN OPERATING LICENSES REQUIRED BY THE FLOOR DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT PROTECTION. IN SUMMARY IN CONCLUSION, THE FY 22 23 10 OF THE BUDGET IS A BALANCED BUDGET IS CONSERVATIVE IN ALL RESPECTS AND IS NEEDS SPACE. ALL EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CONDUCT DETAILED ANALYSIS OF ANTICIPATED REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR PROPOSED TENTATIVE BUDGET, AS APPROVED BY COUNCIL WILL BE ADVERTISED IN THE TC PUMP.
STEWART NEWS, A LOCAL NEWSPAPER , GENERAL CIRCULATION ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH 2022 THIS INCLUDES MORE IMPORTANT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. THIS ITEM WAS ADVERTISED AS A PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME WE'LL HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 2023 TENTATIVE BUDGET FIRST SPEAKER IS LYNDON ICON. FOR THE RECORD LYNDON ITEM. I WENT THROUGH THIS VERY HORRIBLY THIS AFTERNOON, AND MOST OF THE NUMBERS ARE ON PAGES. 16 AND 17 OF THE DIAGRAMS THAT WERE GIVEN AND I'VE GOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO CRAM INTO THREE MINUTES. UM I'VE NOTICED THAT THE PARKS AND RECREATION BUDGET IS DOWN BY 1.5. ALTHOUGH IT'S BEEN REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES. RECENTLY THAT PARKS ARE IMPORTANT CONDITION AND NEED A LOT OF WORK. THERE'S AN INCREASE IN SOMETHING CALLED C E. D. 81.8% AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE. UM, THERE. PAGE 16, IT SAYS. WE HAVE OTHER SOURCES. INCOME OF 2.268 MILLION BUT IT DOESN'T REFER TO WHAT OTHER SOURCES ARE. THIS STAFF PAGE 26. SO THAT THERE WOULD BE TWO ADDITIONAL FOR THE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT WHO WILL ALSO BE ATTENDED TO THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT. AND ONLY HALF OF A PERSON FOR THE FINANCIAL SERVICES. I AM FROM WHAT I CAN SEE. I THINK FINANCIAL SERVICES NEEDS A LITTLE BIT MORE. SUPPORT THAN JUST ARE ARE ONE GUY BACK HERE.
UM I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE THE COUNCIL TO REVIEW THE PAYROLL INSURANCE ON EMPLOYEES. WE'RE PAYING 100. OH THE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR SENIOR EMPLOYEES. ON EVERY 90% OF THOSE DEPENDENT.
MARTIN TONY ONLY PAYS ANY PERCENT OF BOTH. FORTIES AND DEPENDENCE. WHY ARE WE PAYING SO MUCH MORE? UM ESPECIALLY SINCE OUR WARM TAXES ONLY BE GOING DOWN. BY 1.7. OVER THE NEXT YEAR . FOR TWO YEARS IN A ROW. WE REDUCED OUR INCOME AND YET OUR EXPENSES ARE GOING UP. UM I JUST FEEL LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE REVIEW A LITTLE BIT. LATER. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MR. CHAIR.
ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK. HEARING NONE IF THERE ARE NO MORE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC FROM THE PUBLIC. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR NOW FOR VILLAGE COUNCIL DISCUSSION. COUNCIL MEMBER GIB STONES. THANK YOU. UM I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW THAT ANY DISCUSSION COUNCIL DISCUSSED DISCUSSES ANY THING THAT WE SEE IN THE BUDGET, UM LIKE ISSUES THAT MRS NAIK UNMENTIONED ANY CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE, AND WE'RE ABLE TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT AS TO IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED AND REFLECTED IN THE FINAL BUDGET BEFORE IT COMES BACK TO US THAT THAT IS AVAILABLE TO BE DONE. YES OKAY, SO WE CAN DISCUSS IT AND WORK.
IT DISCUSS IT. SORRY. DISCUSS IT. AND IF THERE ARE CHANGES THREE OF YOU GUYS AGREED TO IT, AND THEN WE WILL USE THAT YOU DIRECT STAFF TO INSTRUCT THOSE CHANGES AND WE'LL WE'LL CHANGE IT. OKAY, AWESOME. MR BROWN. UM CHEMISTRY FOR REAL COME AND THE REASON WHY IS HE EXPLAINED ALL THIS AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING THAT WE HAD IN REGARDS OF WIDER SWITCH ON THE, UM EMPLOYEES? UM
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OR THE PERCENTAGES AND CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS IS HIS FIRST BUDGET HERE, SO EVERYTHING ELSE WAS DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. SO HE IS TRYING TO REORGANIZE THE BUDGET SO THAT IT COULD LOOK BETTER. AND, UM CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS ARE DOING CERTAIN STUFF WITH OUR MONEY. UM AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE HE ADDRESSES THAT BECAUSE, UM, YEAH, WE THERE'S AN EXPLANATION FOR ALL THIS. COUNCIL GOOD AFTERNOON. MIKE FLORIO FOR THE RECORD. UH JUST, UH, MADE NOTES ON SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED PARKS, THE PARKS BUDGET. UM, THE REASON WHY THE OPERATING BUDGET WAS DOWN. WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT DURING THE LAST WORKSHOP. UM OUR PARKS DIRECTOR IS NOW HIRING SOME PART TIME RANGERS, WHO WERE TAKING OVER SOME OF THE FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED BY CONTRACTORS. WE HAD A LOT OF, I THINK, PIG STICKING GOING ON OUT THERE, CONTRACTED STAFF PICK STICKING CLEANING UP PARKS TRASH. UM PRESSURE WASHING CLEANING, SO THAT IS BEING CURTAILED IN LIEU OF THE STAFF THAT HAVE BEEN HIRED TO PERFORM THOSE TASKS WHILE THEY'RE ON SHIFT, SO THAT'S RESULTING IN A BIT OF A COST REDUCTION THERE AGAIN. THAT DOES NOT SPEAK TO ANY OTHER PROJECTS FOR PARKS, BUT THAT'S JUST THE GENERAL OPERATING COSTS. UM THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET INCREASES AS RELATED TO INCREASES IN PLANNED BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY OVER THE UPCOMING YEAR. AND WE DID ALSO INCREASE PROJECTED REVENUES. SO ESSENTIALLY, WHAT HAPPENS IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS, UM, DEVELOPERS. CONTRACTORS COME IN, THEY SUBMIT PLANS. THEY PAY US FEES FOR THOSE COSTS TO BE INCURRED. THOSE REVENUE INCREASES THEN, OF COURSE WE THEN, UM HAVE OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR PLANNING AGENCIES WHO ACTUALLY DO SOME OF THE PLANS REVIEWS IN TANDEM WITH STAFF. UM SO THERE'S A AS BUILDING ACTIVITY INCREASES . THE COST FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO INCREASE , SO IT'S JUST REALLY GOES HAND IN HAND WITH THAT, UM, THE OTHER SOURCES INCREASED THERE. I THINK I DID HAVE A FOOTNOTE IN THE BUDGET BOOK. THAT IS AGAIN WE SPOKE ABOUT THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLANS. SO WE HAVE ABOUT 2.26 MILLION OF UNSPENT FUNDS THAT WERE PLANNING ON ROLLING FORWARD INTO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR 23.THAT IS WHAT THE PREDOMINANT AMOUNT OF THOSE OTHER SOURCES ARE. WE DO HAVE SOME CONTINGENCY FUNDS IN THERE AS WELL. UM AND AS FAR AS STAFFING GOES, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 3.5 POSITIONS. IN THIS BUDGET. WE HAD A PROCUREMENT COORDINATOR. WE HAVE A STAFF ACCOUNTANT. UM AND WE HAVE A PART TIME RECORD SCANNER . THAT IS, UM IN MY DEPARTMENT. ALL OF THOSE ARE BEING SPLIT, FUNDED BETWEEN THE GENERAL FUND AND THE UTILITY FUND. UM THEY'RE ALL REALLY DESPERATELY NEEDED.
UH AS FAR AS THIS OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR ME WHAT I'M PLANNING ON DOING IN THIS BUDGET. ALSO AS I HAD MENTIONED DURING THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, THERE'S 75,000 AND CONTRACTED SERVICES FOR WORK WITH AN ACCOUNTING FIRM. TO REALLY HELP ME. I NEED A LITTLE HIGHER LEVEL WORK THAN JUST AN ACCOUNTING CLERK. AND UM, UM, UM YOU KNOW, SOMEONE WHO CAN JUST I DO NEED THAT HELP AS WELL. BUT I NEED TO REALLY BUILD AND DESIGN CERTAIN THINGS AND DESIGN SYSTEMS WHICH HAVE NEVER EXISTED BEFORE, SO I'M IF THE BUDGET IS APPROVED AS IT IS PROPOSED, I THINK I'LL HAVE TO HELP THAT I NEED FOR NOW, AND WE'LL MOVE THINGS FORWARD. UM BUT I THINK HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS MOST OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED SHORTLY AGO. AND LET ME JUST REITERATE, ALSO, UM. WE BOUGHT A SYSTEM THAT WHAT THEY CALLED THE ENTERPRISE E. R P AND ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM, AND IN ORDER TO START THAT SYSTEM JUST SO THAT THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBER KNOWS, UM, IN ORDER TO START THE SYSTEM. WE HAVE TO START AT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND WE DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW. WE ONLY HAVE YOU SO WE NEED THE EXTRA RESOURCES IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT SO THAT WE CAN START THERE AND GO. OTHER DEPARTMENTS, WHICH WOULD MAKE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS SO MUCH EASIER, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE HAS A QUESTION ON A BUDGET, THEY CAN JUST PULL AN ITEM FROM THIS, UH, THIS SYSTEM AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO CALL. UM, OUR CLERK FOR PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GIVES THOMAS THANK YOU. UM QUICK QUESTION. I NOTICED. THAT IT WAS SAID THAT, UM. IN THIS BUDGET. THERE IS $7000 FOR TRAINING. FOR THE COUNCIL. DID I SEE THAT SOMEWHERE? YES. IN THE SCRIPT. OKAY AND IN THE PRESENTATION, IT HAS THAT IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE APPROVED TO ATTEND COURSES AND TRAINING WENT OFFERED BUDGET YEAR RELATED TO AND IT GIVES VERY SPECIFIC ENTITIES. RIGHT?
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UM. I WOULD LIKE AND THE FIRST ONE I SEE IS NATIONAL LEGAL CITIES. HAVE WE EVER HAD ANYBODY ATTEND NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES ? I'M NOT AWARE OF THAT WE HAVE . WE'VE HAD ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTEND THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES 12 TWICE TWICE. 20 NEVER HEARD A REPORT COME BACK TO THIS COUNCIL ABOUT THEM ATTENDING. I NEVER KNEW THAT WE SO I FIND THAT INTERESTING WITH YOU GO GET TRAINING, AND IT'S NOT EVEN MADE AWARE AT A COUNCIL MEETING THAT YES, I ATTENDED.THIS IS WHAT THE I GAINED FROM IT. THIS IS THE THIS IS THE REASON I WANTED TO GO AS BECAUSE I GAINED THIS EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE THAT'S GOING TO HELP THE VILLAGE. UM I WOULD LIKE TO SEE. UH HMM. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY. ON ON THE THINGS THAT WE ATTEND. KIND OF BRING BACK A REPORT TO THE PEOPLE THAT PAID FOR IT. THE CITIZENS AND THEIR TAX DOLLARS.
WHAT ENABLES US TO GO TO THOSE THINGS? I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT, UM IT IS $7000 AND THE ONE EVENT THAT WAS MOST RECENTLY ATTENDED. BY JUST FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD HAVE WIPED OUT THAT WHOLE TOTAL BUDGET. SO I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT WE'VE ONLY UM BUDGET AT $7000, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEY'RE NOT BE ANYTHING PRE APPROVED. THAT IT NEEDS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL. AND IT NEEDS TO HAVE A REASON. AND A WHAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO GET OUT OF IT IN ORDER TO MAKE IT WORTH THEIR WHILE FOR PEOPLE TO SPEND MONEY FOR IT. SO I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT REMOVED OUT OF THERE. UM IS THERE, AN ATTORNEY? SORRY I FORGOT. I WAS CHEERING FOR A SECOND. I WAS I WAS LOOKING TO LOOK AT THE PIECE. UH THEY'RE IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. ADDRESSING THAT UM IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ADDRESSED TO THIS MATTER OR ANY OTHER MATTER? YEAH THAT'S WHY COUNCIL EVER. YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU. MR ATTORNEY. UM I JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT THE REASON WHY IT'S SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO COME TO COUNCIL TO GET THIS PRE APPROVED IF THE COUNCIL AT THE PLEASURE OF COUNCIL WE HAVE TO BRING A REPORT, IT'S FINE. BUT YOU KNOW, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ANY AREA IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE I CAN'T GO TO AH, MR WADE VOS, WHO IS? UH HE IS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. UM AND I CAN'T ASK HIM ALL THE MILLION QUESTIONS. I DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW OUR STAFF. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN DEAL. WE SHOULD BE GETTING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FROM SOURCES WHERE WHERE OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE GETTING, UM, THEIR SOURCES YOU KNOW, ADVOCACY IS A HUGE PART. THE ONLY WAY TO GET FUNDS HERE AND THEN IN TOWN. YOU KNOW , PEOPLE DON'T WANT US TO RAISE TAXES, AND I'VE HEARD THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. BUT THE ONLY WAY TO NOT RAISE TAXES IS ADVOCACY AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO ADVOCACY AND TO, UM YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON TO HAVE UPDATES, UM, WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IS THROUGH GOING THROUGH THESE, UM THROUGH THESE EVENTS. NOW THAT WE HAVE TWO NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS , THEY HAVE TO GET TRAINED ON WHAT IS GOOD AND WHATS OKAY AND HOW TO DEAL WITH THE COUNCIL BECAUSE THEY'VE NEVER BEEN ON A COUNCIL. UM, WE WENT THROUGH THOSE IMO TRAININGS, SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AND IF UM, WE NEED TO BRING REPORT BACK WHICH THE LAST TWO I HAVE BROUGHT IN REPORTS BY BECAUSE I HAVE, UH, DISCUSSED CERTAIN STUFF WITH WITH, UM, STAFF MEMBERS BECAUSE I'VE MET CERTAIN PEOPLE AND THESE, UH THESE CONFERENCES THAT HAVE HAD STAFF MEETINGS WITH US LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, NALEO I WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH, UM U. S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND GOT A LOT OF INFORMATION, AND I ACTUALLY SAT WITH SENATOR HEROISM YESTERDAY DURING LUNCH, AND I GOT MORE INFORMATION THAN HOUSE THE STATE REX BECAUSE IF WE CAN'T RAISE TAXES, WHERE THE ONLY OTHER WAY I CAN I CAN GET RESOURCES FOR ANY TOWN. OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS FAILING OUR STREETS, OUR ROADS, OUR PARKS.
WE DON'T WANT TO RAISE TAXES. THE ONLY WAY IS TO GET GRANTS, AND THE ONLY WAY IS TO BE NO UPDATED INFORMATION FOR THAT. SO I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT. UM I FEEL THAT PROBABLY THE STAFF LOWBALLED THE 7000 BECAUSE, YOU KNOW PREVIOUS. OUR PREVIOUS BUDGET. WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
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COVID NO ONE DID ANYTHING. EVERYTHING WAS VIRTUAL. SO THAT'S WHY PROBABLY NAMED LOWBALLED IT, BUT THAT'S MY OPINION, AND I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH AND HOW TO, UM NETWORK HOW TO GET ANY INTEL NONA'S, BUT REMEMBER WE AS A COUNCIL PERSON , A COUNCIL MEMBER, WE ARE THE BRAND OF THE VILLAGE OPINION TOWN AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET RESOURCES OUT HERE IS MEETING PEOPLE AND I THINK YOU KNOW, MR GARCIA, YOU KNOW, HE WAS FOR SENATOR HAROLD AND OTHER AND KEVIN POWERS. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET IT, SO I THINK IT'S ESSENTIAL. UM AND I AM DONE WITH MY SAY THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. COUNCIL MEMBER GIFTS, THOMAS. FOR CLARIFICATION . MY REQUEST TO DO AWAY WITH THESE WITH THESE, UM PREAPPROVED. UM. ENTITIES OR THESE COURSES OR THESE. THESE UM , CONFERENCES. WHATEVER THEY MAY DO, IT HASN'T IT IS NOT TO DO AWAY WITH EDUCATION. IT'S NOT TO DO AWAY WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO GO. IT'S DOING AWAY WITH THE PRE APPROVED THIS IS THE LIST. UM THAT IS WHAT I AM ASKING, DO I NEED TO PUT A MOTION? ARE WE GOING TO ORDER MOTION IN ORDER TO GET DIRECTION TO STAFF TO BRING BACK ON THE FINAL BUDGET? UM UH, AH, OKAY. VERY GOOD. IN ORDER TO, UM. IN ORDER TO GIVE DIRECTIONS STAFF TO BRING BACK AND FINAL BUNCHES TO HAVE THAT PRE APPROVAL REMOVED. WE ASKED. WE HAVE THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS INDICATE THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO SEE BACK IN THE FINAL BUDGET. A VOTE WOULD BE THE BEST WAY SO TO MAKE DO I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION JUST NEEDED RECOMMEND THAT AND BASICALLY COULD, UH, YOUR MOTION WOULD BE TO HAVE THE FINAL BUDGET COME BACK WITH THAT PRE APPROVAL REMOVED, AND THEN THAT WOULD BE DIRECTION TO COUNSEL. OR TO THE STAFF. OKAY, THAT'S MY MOTION. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. UH COUNCIL MEMBER DEPAULA YOU HAD YOU HAD UP YOUR YEAH, I CONCUR WITH COUNCILWOMAN. THOMAS. UM I THINK THERE OUGHT TO BE A TRAINING BUDGET, BUT I THINK THE TRAINING OUGHT TO BE A REQUEST FROM THE COUNCILMAN COUNCILWOMAN. AND. I THINK IT OUGHT TO BE APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL. I THINK THAT THAT WE NEED GLASSES. WE NEED TRAINING.BUT WE DON'T NEED WEEKENDS AWAY. WE ALL NEED LUXURY. NEEDED TRAINING. SO UH, I AGREE WITH COUNCILWOMAN GIVES THOMAS. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION CONCERNING THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE. HOLD ON ONE SECOND, PLEASE. UH, MADAM CLERK WAS THIS COMMENT DIRECTED TO THE MATTER UNDER IMMEDIATE DISCUSSION. DO YOU KNOW I DO NOT KNOW. IS IT RELATED TO THE COMMENT? YES COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THIS, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT MY OPINION IS IN PUBLIC COMMENT, THE MORE THE BETTER. WE'VE RECEIVED A REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT CONCERNING THE IMMEDIATE MATTER. UNDER DISCUSSION WITH YOUR LEAF WILL GO AHEAD AND ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT CONCERNING IT. PLEASE GO AHEAD, PRESSLER. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT. I WOULD MY NAME'S RONNIE TO PRESSLER. UH I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I HAVE HEARD REPORTS FROM THE LEAGUE OF CITIES AND EVERY ORGANIZATION MENTIONED THERE. I FEEL LIKE HAVING TO SEEK APPROVAL FOR EVERY SINGLE THING YOU DO IS CREATING UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND ALSO FEEL THAT IT IS MICROMANAGING. I FEEL LIKE MEMBER KNOWS WHAT THEY NEED AND WHERE, UH, THEY WOULD BENEFIT THE MOST, AND I THINK THEY SHOULD BE THE ONES TO MAKE THAT DECISION. I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE SELF DETERMINATION. THANK YOU. A FURTHER DISCUSSION CONCERNING THE MOTION. HEARING NONE. SUSAN, CAN WE HAVE A ROLL? CALL THAT? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER GIVES THOMAS I COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ NO COUNCIL MEMBER STONE NO. COUNCIL MEMBER DE POLO. I COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ. YES. ALRIGHT. MOVING BACK TO THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET. UM IS THERE OF THE TENTATIVE
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BUDGET? IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF THE TENTATIVE BUDGET? NONE. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 2023 TENTATIVE BUDGET , SETTING THE DATE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING. SEPTEMBER 22ND 2022 AT SIX PM AT VILLAGE HALL CHAMBERS , 15516, SOUTH SOUTHWEST OSCEOLA STREET, SUITE C. INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA 34956. SO MOVED. SECOND IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE. MADAM CLERK. ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER GIVES THOMAS I COUNCIL MEMBER, HERNANDEZ. YES COUNCIL MEMBER STONE COUNCIL MEMBER DE POLO.COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ. YES. AND THERE'S ONE FINAL PROCEDURAL MATTER. I WILL NOTE FOR THE RECORD ONE MORE TIME THAT A SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ADOPTION OF A FINAL MILITARY RATE AND FOR THE ADOPTION OF A FINAL BUDGET. HAVE BEEN SET FOR SEPTEMBER. 22ND 2022 AT SIX PM AT GUILDHALL CHAMBERS, 15516 SOUTHWEST RC COLA STREET SUITE C. INDIAN TOWN , FLORIDA 34956. THEY'RE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS. IN THIS MEETING. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. STAFF WILL NEED A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO SET UP THE NEW MEETING FOR THE 6 30
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