[ROLL CALL]
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SPECIAL MEETING FOR ESTABLISHING THE MILLAGE RATE, SECOND PUBLIC HEARING, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2024.
ROLL CALL PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER GIBBS. THOMAS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. WATERS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILLIAMS. PALMER HERE. VICE MAYOR PEREZ HERE. MAYOR. DEPAULO HERE. OKAY A COUPLE HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS. IT'S TURN YOUR CELL PHONES OFF OR ON VIBRATE. RESTROOMS BEHIND THAT LEFT DOOR EXIT. YOU KNOW WHERE THEY ARE. YOU CAME IN SO CLOSE. THE SAME WAY. BUT ANYWAYS, IF WE COULD JUST STAND AND HAVE THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. WE THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US SAFE FROM THE DANGERS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE ELEMENTS. AND WE ASK GOD THAT AS WE ATTEND THIS MEETING, AS WE PARTICIPATE, THAT YOU WOULD GIVE GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION FOR WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE FIT FOR INDIAN TOWN. AND WE THANK YOU IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY, FOR THE FIRST ITEM, WE'RE GOING TO HAND IT OFF TO ATTORNEY
[APPROVAL OF AGENDA ]
ROSS. THANK YOU. MAYOR, FIRST, REALLY QUICKLY, MAYOR, IF WE COULD JUST HAVE AN APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. WELL, SOMEONE COULD HAVE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT. I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE AGENDA.I SECOND IT. ALL IN FAVOR? I PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. AND, MAYOR, I'LL GO AHEAD AND
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RESOLUTION NO. 012-2024: A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA. ADOPTING A FINAL MILLAGE RATE FOR THE LEVY OF AD VALOREM TAXATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025: AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
]HANDLE THE FIRST RESOLUTION. RESOLUTION NUMBER ZERO 12 DASH 2024, A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A FINAL MILLAGE RATE FOR THE LEVY OF AD VALOREM TAXATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024, 2025. AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. OKAY, THIS IS THE SECOND OF TWO HEARINGS AS REQUIRED BY FLORIDA MILLAGE RATE LAWS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025. THE VILLAGE MANAGER WILL PRESENT THE FINAL MILLAGE RATE, WHICH WAS CERTIFIED TO THE MARTIN COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISERS, ON WHICH THE PROPOSED TAXES ARE BASED AND THAT APPEAR ON THE TRUTH IN MILLAGE NOTICES RECEIVED BY OWNERS OF PROPERTIES IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT DURING THIS FY 2024 2025 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE 200. 052E1. THE FIRST SUBSTANTIVE ISSUE DISCUSSED SHALL BE THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN MILLAGE OVER THE ROLLED BACK RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025. THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN IS CONSIDERING A LEVY OF 1.8250 MILLS, WHICH IS A 17.4% INCREASE OVER THE ROLLED BACK RATE OF 1.5543. THIS MILLAGE RATE OF 1.8250 WILL GENERATE NET AD VALOREM TAX REVENUES OF 4.3 $4,301,120, WHICH IS. $664,165 MORE THAN THE CURRENT YEAR TAX REVENUES. PROPERTY TAX REVENUE MAKES UP APPROXIMATELY 52.7% OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET. MAYOR OKAY, THIS WAS ADVERTISED AS A PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE FINAL MILLAGE RATE. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, SIR. OKAY IF THERE'S NO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. ANY VILLAGE COUNCIL DISCUSSION? NO. AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2024 APPROVING THE FINAL PROPERTY MILLAGE TAX MILLAGE RATE OF 1.8250. THE MILLAGE RATE FOR ALL GENERAL VILLAGE PURPOSES, WILL BE 1.8250, WHICH REPRESENTS A 17.4% INCREASE IN THE MILLAGE[00:05:02]
RATE OVER THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 1.5543 MILL MILLS. I MOVE FOR TO APPROVE. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? YOU WANT TO DO A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON THIS ONE? SURE. OH YEAH. OKAY COUNCIL MEMBER. GIBBS. THOMAS.AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BROWN. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. PALMER. AYE. VICE MAYOR. PEREZ. AYE. MAYOR.
DEPAULO. I. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. AND MAYOR WILL GO AHEAD AND HANDLE THE NEXT
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RESOLUTION NO. 013-2024: A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2024 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2025; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
]RESOLUTION. TITLE. THIS ITEM IS RESOLUTION NUMBER ZERO 13. DASH 2024, A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2024, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025, AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. OKAY, THIS IS THE SECOND OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS AS REQUIRED BY FLORIDA BUDGET LAWS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025. VILLAGE MANAGER WILL PRESENT THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025 FINAL BUDGET. THANK YOU. THIS IS A PRESENTATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025 BUDGET, PROVIDING APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO OPERATE THE GOVERNMENT OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN. AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE FY 20 2425 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, WHICH FOCUSED ON NEEDS AND PRIORITIES FOR VILLAGE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. THE VILLAGE HELD ONE ADVERTISED BUDGET WORKSHOP OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON JULY 25TH, 2024. THE ALL FUND TOTAL OF THE FY 2425 BUDGET IS $30,618,122. THIS IS AN INCREASE OF $21,000,596 AND $596,847, OR A.239.4% INCREASE FROM THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET ADOPTED FOR CURRENT YEAR. FY 24 ADOPTED. BUDGET. THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE BUDGET IS DUE TO THE ADDITION OF A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, WHICH REFLECTS THE FUNDS THAT WERE BEING RECEIVED FROM THE STATE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. MIGHT REMIND EVERYONE, WE RECEIVED 38 MILLION TO DATE AND WE HAVE OUR BUDGETING THAT WITH THE ANTICIPATION OF SPENDING AT LEAST A 20 MILLION IN THIS NEXT YEAR IN THE GENERAL FUND. THE FY 2425 GENERAL FUND BUDGET IS $8,455,350, WHICH IS SUPPORTED PRIMARILY BY THE OPERATING MILLAGE. THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET REPRESENTS A 31.2% INCREASE FROM THE FY 24 ADOPTED BUDGET, LARGELY DUE TO A GRANT, FUNDING FOR PUBLIC WORK PROJECTS AND AN ALLOCATION OF A LINE ITEM TO REFLECT SOME FUND BALANCE. THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING TO SUPPORT CORE FUNCTIONS OF THIS VILLAGE. ALSO SUPPORTED IN THIS BUDGET IS A RENEWED SPONSORSHIP OF THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR 15,000, WHICH IS A $5,000 INCREASE FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. THE TAX INCENTIVE GRANT FOR FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT OF $1,018,055, WHICH IS THE TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY GRANT FUND AND FUNDING TO INCREASE RIDERSHIP FOR THE TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGE OF 12,500, WHICH WAS ACTUALLY INCLUDED LAST YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME AND ANTICIPATED INFLATION COSTS FOR YOUR SALARIES, OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL IN THE WATER AND WASTEWATER FUND. THE FY 2425 BUDGET FOR THIS FUND IS $3,156,710, A 22.4% INCREASE OVER THIS CURRENT YEAR. THE WATER AND WASTEWATER ENTERPRISE FUND IS A BUSINESS TYPE FUND WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY USER FEES AND TO THE RATEPAYERS. THE BUDGET IS BASED UPON ANALYSIS OF THE PAST TWO YEARS OF OPERATING HISTORY, PLUS AN ANTICIPATED 40% BLENDED OVERALL RATE INCREASE.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING FOR TWO ADDITIONAL POSITIONS, TWO WATER WASTEWATER TECHNICIAN TRAINEES AND A LOW, WHICH WILL GIVE A LOCAL COMPLEMENT FOR THAT DEPARTMENT OF 11 EMPLOYEES, WHICH IS ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR OPERATING AND CAPITAL COSTS IN YOUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THE FY 2425 BUDGET FOR THIS FUND IS $19,006,062.
THIS IS A NEW FUND ADDED TO THE BUDGET TO REFLECT THE FUNDING THAT WAS RECEIVED FROM THE STATE FOR YOUR CONSTRUCTION OF YOUR NEW WATER TREATMENT PLANT. IN SUMMARY. IN CONCLUSION, THIS FY 2425 BUDGET IS A BALANCED NEEDS BUDGET. THE BUDGET TO BE APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL WAS ADVERTISED AS REQUIRED IN A LOCAL NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION THIS PAST SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2024. THIS BUDGET INCLUDES STAFFING LEVEL OF 40 FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS OR FTES, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF THE TWO FTES FROM THE CURRENT YEAR. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT
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AND PRESENTATION. I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK GETTING THIS BUDGET TO THIS FINAL STATE. THANK YOU. THIS WAS ADVERTISED AS A PUBLIC HEARING. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025 BUDGET. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, SIR. MR. DOUG CALDWELL. MR. CALDWELL. START THE CLOCK. OKAY. IT'S ALREADY GONE. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL. LET ME START OVER. DOUG CALDWELL FROM INDIAN WOOD, I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL THIS IS PROBABLY PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT MEETING IN YOUR CAREER. SETTING THE MILLAGE AND THE BUDGET, THAT SETS THE TONE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. SO IF YOU HAVE STUFF AND IF YOU HAVE STUFF, YOU NEED TO EXCUSE ME, DO NEXT YEAR, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY GET IT ON THE BUDGET, BUT THAT BEING SAID, YOU HAVE AN OUTSTANDING STAFF AND I HOPE THAT YOU ALL ARE PRESSURED OR QUESTIONED OR USED THE STAFF FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BUDGET AND THE MILLAGE, YOU AIN'T READING IT, IT'S THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS I GOT. I GOT A BUNCH OF THEM, BUT THAT'S NOT FOR ME TO SAY, ONE THING THERE THAT I SAW IN THE NARRATIVE THERE, THAT YOU'RE GOING TO INCREASE YOUR RESERVE FUND. I JUST REMEMBER WHEN YOU INCREASE YOUR RESERVE FUND, YOU'RE DELETING MY RESERVE FUND. SO THE PEOPLE. AND THAT'S FOR ALL THE PEOPLE. AND THAT BEING SAID, I GOT I'M GOING TO HAVE. YOU OWE ME A MINUTE. I GOT TO GO, I CAN'T BE HERE FOR THE NEXT MEETING. SO AT THIS MEETING, I'LL. I'LL THANK OUR PREVIOUS MAYOR FOR THE TIME AND EFFORT SHE PUT IN TO HER DEAL, THERE'S ONLY A FEW OF US KNOW WHAT SHE GOES THROUGH. WHAT SHE WENT THROUGH, AND I CAN ATTEST TO THAT. BUT SHE DID A HELL OF A JOB, AND I THINK YOU PUT THE FOUNDATION DOWN TO, FOR PRIOR YEARS. FOR FUTURE TIME. I THINK THAT'S BEEN SET PRETTY WELL, SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, BEST OF LUCK NEXT YEAR, HOPE YOUR BUDGET IS RIGHT AND I HOPE YOUR MILLAGE IS RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.NO MORE SIR. NO MORE COMMENTS. OKAY SO IF THERE'S NO MORE COMMENTS, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. VILLAGE COUNCIL DISCUSSION. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION THIS TIME. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2024, APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET FOR 2024 2025. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT. MOTION BY. SECOND.
SECOND. BY PALMER. PALMER OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? ROLL CALL AGAIN. COUNCIL MEMBER. GIBBS. THOMAS AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BROWN. GRAY. COUNCIL MEMBER. PALMER. YES. VICE MAYOR. PEREZ. AYE.
MAYOR. DEPAOLA. AYE. MOTION PASSES. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. OKAY.
[NEXT REGULAR MEETING]
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES. TILL THEN, WE WILL TAKE A RECESS. AND I CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED. THANK* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.