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LIGHT HERE. GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THIS SPECIAL SPECIAL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER THE 14TH 2023. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR GIVES THOMAS HERE BY SMEAR STONE HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER APOLLO HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ HERE. I HEAR THE ACTOR. YEAH, THOSE ARE VERY WELL. UM, WE HAVE SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE THE REGULAR CROWD HERE. PLEASE SILENCE YOUR TELEPHONES, TELEPHONES, CELLPHONES. UM ALSO TAKE NOTE OF THE EXITS TO YOUR LEFT TO YOUR RIGHT. BATHROOMS ARE TO YOUR LEFT. UM ALSO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE EVENING. ONE IS PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE VERY FIRST THAT DOES NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA. THE SECOND TIME WOULD BE ON A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM. PLEASE FILL OUT A PUBLIC. UM, SPEAK. SPEAKING FORM THAT IS ON THE TABLE WHEN YOU FIRST COME IN, MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAND IT TO YOUR LEFT TO OUR CLERKS TABLE OVER HERE AND YOU WILL BE CALLED UP ONCE YOU COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE MAKE SURE THE MIC IS ON SPEAK INTO THE MIKE CLEARLY AND IF YOU WOULD AT THE BEGINNING JUST PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FOR THE INVOCATION FOR THIS ONE? NO MA'AM. OKAY IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION IS REMAINED STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. MISS PHYLLIS BROWN, WOULD YOU? DO THE IMPLICATION, PLEASE. THANK YOU SO MUCH PROBLEM. LORD WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE AND ALL OF YOUR MERCY. WE ASK THAT YOU GO WITH US TODAY AS WE MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT A VILLAGE THAT WE ALL LOVE. WE ASK THAT YOU COVER US AS WE TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH AND THESE THINGS WE ASK IN YOUR NAME. AMEN. AMEN. MY PLEASURE MEASURES TO THE FLAG. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, VISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
MADAM CLERK. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL SOLUTIONS PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS?
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MADAME MAYOR. DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? MOTION HAS MADE WAS BEEN MADE BY VICE MAYOR STONE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBERS, APOLLO ANY COMMENTS, PUBLIC COMMENTS. ALL IN FAVOR, ALL RIGHT? PASSED UNANIMOUSLY ONTO OUR REGULAR[1.
RESOLUTION NO. 011-2023: 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 2023-2024: SPECIFYING THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE OF THE SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT A FINAL MILLAGE RATE: AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE
]AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER ONE THANK YOU. MAYOR RESOLUTION NUMBER 0 11-2023, A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL, THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A TENTATIVE MILITARY FOR THE LEVEE OF ADVIL ARM TAXATION FOR FISCAL YEAR, 2023 2024, SPECIFYING THE DATE TIME AND PLACE OF THE SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT THE FINAL MILITARY AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND INEFFECTIVE DEBT. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS AS REQUIRED BY FLORIDA MILITARY LAWS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024 THE VILLAGE MANAGER WILL PRESENT THE PROPOSED MILITARY, WHICH WAS CERTIFIED TO THE MARTIN COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE, ON WHICH THE PROPOSED TAXES ARE BASED. AND THAT APPEAR ON THE TRUTH AND MILLAGE OR YOUR TRIM NOTICES RECEIVED BY OWNERS OF PROPERTY IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT. DURING THIS FY 2023 2024 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE 200.0 65 TO E ONE. THE FIRST SUBSTANTIAL ISSUE DISCUSSED SHALL BE THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE MILLAGE OVER THE ROLLBACK RATE. FOR PHYSICAL YEAR 2023 2020 FOR THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN IS CONSIDERING A LEVY OF 1.6304. WHICH IS A 12.9% INCREASE OVER THE ROLLED BACK RATE OF 1.4446. THE MILITARY OF 1.6304 WILL GENERATE NET EV ALARM TAX REVENUES OF 3,000,636 . WHICH IS $548,302 MORE THAN THE CURRENT YEAR TAX REVENUES. PROPERTY TAX REVENUE MAKES UP[00:05:06]
APPROXIMATELY 56.5% OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET. THIS WAS ADVERTISED AS A PUBLIC HEARING.AT THIS TIME WE WILL HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE TENTATIVE MILITARY RATE. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, MADAM MAYOR. OKAY? IF THERE ARE NO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. AND IT SAYS HERE FOR VILLAGE COUNCIL DISCUSSION, I WOULD JUST LIKE IT. TO BE, UM, FOR THE EDIFICATION OF THE PUBLIC. ARE 1.6304 MILLS. IT SAYS, WHICH IS A 12.9% INCREASE OVER THE ROLL BACK, RIGHT? IT ACTUALLY IS NOT AN INCREASE OVER OUR TAXES FROM THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THE TAX RATE THE TAX RATE. YES, MA'AM, IS THE STATE. SAME AS IT HAS BEEN. IT IS NOT INCREASING. THAT'S CORRECT. OK I THINK I CAN EXPLAIN FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC WISE PHRASE THAT WAY. UH SO THE LEGISLATURE NUMBER OF YEARS AGO PUT SOME REQUIREMENTS AND FOR THE ADOPTION OF VILLAGES THAT REQUIRED THAT YOU CAN KEEP YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE THEY'RE GONNA MAKE IT. REAL CLOSE HERE THAT REQUIRED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS , CITIES AND COUNTIES TO CALCULATE WHAT THEY CALL THE ROLLBACK RIGHT AND IT'S VERY COMPLICATED CALCULATION. THE VERY SIMPLE WAY TO DO IT IS BASICALLY, UH TO TAKE OUT ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENED IN THAT LAST YEAR AND THEN OTHERWISE. BACK INTO A NUMBER THAT WOULD YIELD THE SAME TOTAL NUMBER OF TAX DOLLARS. OKAY AND THEN YOU DO SOME ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS AND CALCULATIONS AND THAT BACKS INTO WHAT A MILITARY IT WOULD BE. WHAT YOU END UP WITH GENERALLY IS IN YEARS WHERE YOU HAVE APPRECIATING PROPERTY VALUES. EVEN IF YOU STICK WITH THE SAME MILLAGE THAT'S GOING TO YIELD MORE TAX REVENUES. OF COURSE, WE'VE SEEN TIMES WHERE YOU HAVE DECLINING TAX REVENUES AS WELL. GENERALLY IN THE WORLD AND AN INDIAN TOWN WHERE THE OPPOSITE HAPPENS, SO THE MILITARY RATE IN THE VILLAGE HAS REMAINED THE SAME. AND THE PROPOSED TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS IT HAS BEEN EACH OF THE LAST YEARS. BUT THE STATUTE REQUIRES YOU TO STATE IT AS AN INCREASE OVER THE ROLL BACKGROUND. OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I FIND IT INTERESTING. I THINK IT'S ABOUT AN INCREASE. OF THE AMOUNT THAT WE DECREASED. PREVIOUS WE HAD TWO YEARS OF REDUCTIONS, ACTUALLY, AND AT THAT TIME YOUR ROLLBACK RATE WOULD HAVE EXCEEDED. THE 1.606304. AND SO BECAUSE YOU KEPT YOUR VILLAGE THE SAME YOU ACTUALLY BROUGHT IN LESS TAX REVENUES OVERALL. OKAY? OKAY. THANK YOU. UM IS THERE ANY OTHER? VILLAGE COMMENTS DISCUSSION. AT THIS TIME. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION. 011-2. TO THREE APPROVING THE TENTATIVE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE OF 1.6304. THEY PROPOSED MILITARY RATE FOR DO I STOP PROMOTION? KEEP GOING. KEEP READING. YEAH. THE PROPOSED MILLED RATE FOR ALL GENERAL VILLAGE PURPOSES WILL BE 1.6304 , WHICH REPRESENTS A 12.9% INCREASE IN THE MILITARY RATE OVER THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 1.4446 MILLS. DO I HAVE A MOTION MOTION MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY A COUNCIL MEMBER. APOLLO? IS THERE A SECOND SECOND BY VICE MAYOR STONE. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC.
COMMENTS. ANY MORE DISCUSSION FROM THE COUNCIL. SAYING NONE ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. MR BOSE. THANK YOU, MADAM. ITEM TO RESOLUTION NUMBER 0 12 ASH 2023, A RESOLUTION OF
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RESOLUTION NO. 012-2023: A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 SPECIFYING THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE OF THE SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT A FINAL BUDGET; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
]THE VILLAGE COUNCIL, THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024. SPECIFYING THE DATE TIME AND PLACE OF THE SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT A FINAL BUDGET AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERAL BUILDINGS AND INEFFECTIVE DAY.THANK YOU. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS AS REQUIRED BY FLORIDA BUDGET LAWS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024 THE VILLAGE MANAGER WILL PRESENT THE PHYSICAL YEAR. 2023 2024 TENTATIVE BUDGET. THANK YOU. MAYOR THIS IS THE PRESENTATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024 BUDGET PROVIDING APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO OPERATE THE GOVERNMENT OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN. AGAIN I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THEIR
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LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE PHYSICAL YEAR 2023 2024 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. WHICH FOCUSED ON NEEDS AND PRIORITIES FOR THE VILLAGE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. THE VILLAGE HAD HELD ONE ADVERTISED BUDGET WORKSHOP OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON JULY 27TH 2023. THEY ALL FUN TOTAL OF THE PROPOSED FY 2023 2024 BUDGET IS 9,021,002. THIS IS A DECREASE OF $919,014, OR 9.3% REDUCTION FROM THE FY 23 ADOPTED BUDGET. THE GENERAL FUND IN THE GENERAL FUND, THE FY 2023 2024 GENERAL FUND PROPOSED BUDGET IS 6,442,009. WHICH IS SUPPORTED PRIMARILY BY THE OPERATING MILLAGE. THE PROPOSED BUDGET REPRESENTS A 17.3% DECREASE FROM THE PRIOR FY 2023 ADOPTED BUDGET LARGELY DUE TO THE UTILIZATION OF ONE TIME NON RECURRING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS OR YOUR ARE PYTHONS. THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING TO SUPPORT CORE FUNCTIONS OF THE VILLAGE. ALSO SUPPORTED IN THIS BUDGET IS A RENEWED SPONSORSHIP OF THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR $10,000. THE TAX INCENTIVE. GREAT GRANT TO FP AND L FOR 625,000. AND ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO INCREASE RIDERSHIP FOR THE TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED, WHICH WAS 12,500.AND OTHER ANTICIPATION ANTICIPATED INFLATION COSTS FOR OUR OPERATIONS, SALARIES AND CAPITAL. IN THE WATER AND WASTE WATER FUND, THE FY 2023 2024 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE WATER AND WASTEWATER ENTERPRISE FUND IS 2,578,003. WHICH REPRESENTS A 19.7% INCREASE OVER THE CURRENT YEAR. THE WATER AND WASTEWATER ENTERPRISE FUND IS A BUSINESS TYPE FUND, WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY USER FEES CHARGED TO RATEPAYERS . THE BUDGET IS BASED UPON ANALYSIS OF THE PAST TWO YEARS OF OPERATING HISTORY. PERSON ANTICIPATED BY PERCENT RATE INCREASE. THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING FOR 11 EMPLOYEES OPERATING AND CAPITAL COSTS. UNDER THE SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION OF THIS BUDGET, THE WHITE 2023 2024 TENTATIVE BUDGET IS A BALANCED NEEDS BASED BUDGET. THE BUDGET INCLUDES A STAFFING LEVEL OF 38.5 FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS, OR FTE S AN INCREASE OF 3.5. FT S FROM THE CURRENT FY 23 FISCAL YEAR. THE PROPOSED TENTATIVE BUDGET, AS APPROVED BY THIS COUNCIL WILL BE ADVERTISED AS REQUIRED IN A LOCAL NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION ON SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 24TH. 2023. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR SUPPORT, AND PARTICULARLY MR FLORIO FOR ALL THE LONG HOURS AND EFFORTS THAT HE HAS PUT IN TO GET THIS BUDGET FINALIZED. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THIS WAS ADVERTISED AS A PUBLIC HEARING. AT THIS TIME WE WILL HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE PHYSICAL YEAR. 2023 2024 TENTATIVE BUDGET. MADAM CLERK. IS THERE ANY NO, MA'AM. OKAY IF THERE ARE NO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE COUNCIL ON THIS? ANY DISCUSSION. I JUST WANNA. THANK THE VILLAGE MANAGER . I KNOW SHE PUT A LOT OF TIME IN THE STAFF AND MR FEAR FLORIO. ARE YOU GUYS WORKED HARD AND IT'S A CHALLENGING TIME. YOU KNOW, I TUNED INTO THE COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING AND THEY GOT AN $8 MILLION SHORTFALL. SO WE VOTED ON THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD SLASH 10% OF OUR BUDGET. AND GIVE IT BACK TO THE COUNTY. TRY AND HELP. SO YOU KNOW THE COMING YEARS ARE GOING TO BE TOUGH. AND YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB WITH, UH WATCHING OUR DOLLARS AND CENTS. I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE STAFF. HAPPY TO THANK YOU. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO THOSE SENTIMENTS. WE HAVE A AN AMAZING STAFF THAT WORKS DILIGENTLY TO MAKE SURE THINGS GET DONE AND GET DONE PROPERLY. SO AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 012-20 TO THREE APPROVING THE PHYSICAL YEAR 2023 2024 TENTATIVE BUDGET, SETTING THE DATE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING OF SEPTEMBER. THE 28TH 2023 AT 6 P.M. AT THE VILLAGE HALL CHAMBERS 15516 SOUTHWEST OSCEOLA STREET. SWEET. SEE INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION
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MOTION MOTION HAS BEEN MADE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND HUSBAND MADE BY VICE MAYOR STONE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION. SAYING NONE ALL IN FAVOR. I PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THAT'S IT. AND I[ANNOUNCEMENTS]
BELIEVE THAT IS ALL THAT WE HAVE ON THIS SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA. THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A SHORT BREAK AND WE WILL RESUME OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING AT 6 30. YES SIR. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, STARTING AT THAT NEXT MEETING.I'M GOING TO ADMINISTRATIVELY CALLED THE MEETING DAUGHTER AND WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED AS THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS TO THE SELECTION OF THE MAYOR. OKAY SO WE WON'T DO ROLL CALL CALL THE ORDER. IMPLICATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, WELL DONE BYPASS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO ROLL CALL CALLED ORDER. INDICATION. PLEASURE ALLEGIANCE, BUT NOTHING ELSE WILL GET THE OKAY. GOOD. THANK YOU. SO MUCH FOR CLARIFICATION. OKAY EVERYBODY,
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