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          THAT AGAIN. OKAY. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR SEPTEMBER 25TH INDIANTOWN VILLAGE COUNCIL 
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MEETING. I'D LIKE TO REMIND YOU TO SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES. THE BATHROOMS ARE LOCATED. 
          BATHROOMS LOCATED THROUGH THE DOOR TO YOUR LEFT. EXIT DOORS ARE TO YOUR LEFT AND RIGHT, CLEARLY MARKED WITH EXIT SIGNS. YOU'LL HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK TONIGHT. THE FIRST WILL BE DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SEGMENT, WHICH TIME YOU CAN COMMENT ON ANY TOPIC THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. THE SECOND WILL BE DURING AGENDA ITEM DISCUSSION. THERE WILL ALSO BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT THE CLOSING. FOR PEOPLE THAT WERE NOT PRESENT DURING THE OPENING. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES IN EACH SEGMENT. PLEASE ADHERE TO OUR CIVILITY PRACTICE IN THIS AND ALL COUNCIL MEETINGS. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE FILL OUT THE INFORMATION CARD THAT ARE LOCATED ON THE BACK TABLE BEHIND YOU AND HAND IT TO THE CLERK. AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK YOU TO STAND FOR THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY PASTOR WILLIAMS. REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I DID WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU. TURN IT ON. OH. OH. THERE IS. OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. I DID WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT ONE OF THE SERVICE THINGS THAT WE WE DO, OUR CHURCH IS LOCATED BASICALLY JUST RIGHT ACROSS THE GROCERY STORE. USED TO BE THE INDIAN TOWN REALTY, BUT WE OFFER FREE ENGLISH CLASSES THERE ON WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS AT SEVEN. 
          ANYONE IS WELCOME. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT LANGUAGE IS YOUR NATIVE TONGUE. WE HAVE DIFFERENT LEVELS AND WE JUST LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IT'S THERE FOR YOU. OKAY, OUR KIND FATHER IN HEAVEN, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS THAT WAS POURED UPON US. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THIS COUNTRY WE LIVE IN. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE THE BEAUTY OF INDIAN TOWN. AND WE'RE ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL FOR OUR VILLAGE OFFICIALS THAT WORK SO HARD TO TO MAKE INDIAN TOWN A WONDERFUL PLACE. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE AS CITIZENS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND TO SHARE IN A CORDIAL MANNER AND A LOVING MANNER TOWARDS THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF OF DOING THINGS PLEASING UNTO THEE. AND WE ASK THAT THERE WILL BE PEACE IN IN HERE AS WE DISCUSS IMPORTANT MATTERS TO TO ALL OF US. AND WE ASK THAT YOU LINGER WITH US AND WE WILL FOCUS ON WHAT WHAT THOU WOULD HAVE US DO. AND THIS WE PRAY IN JESUS NAME. AMEN, AMEN. 
          OUR PLEDGE OF 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. 
          THANK YOU. MIRANDA. MAYOR. IF WE COULD BACK UP JUST A MOMENT AND JUST ACKNOWLEDGE. ROLL CALL. 
          THE ROLL CALL FOR COUNCIL. FOR COUNCIL. OKAY. GO AHEAD. MAYOR DEPAULO HERE. VICE MAYOR PEREZ HERE. COUNCILWOMAN WILLIAMS PALMER HERE. COUNCILWOMAN WATERS BROWN HERE. COUNCILWOMAN ONZAGA HERE. OKAY. THE FIRST PART OF OUR MEETING IS GOING TO BE OUR SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MILLAGE RATE. BEFORE WE START ON THAT, I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO KEEP THE SHERIFF HERE ALL NIGHT. SO THE SHERIFF IS GOING TO DO GIVE US A PRESENTATION AND INTRODUCE US TO OUR NEW LIEUTENANT THAT'S GOING TO BE IN CHARGE OF THE SUBSTATION OUT HERE IN INDIANTOWN. THANK YOU SHERIFF. THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MISS TARYN OVER THERE FOR. GIVE ME JUST A COUPLE MINUTES HERE TONIGHT. I KNOW YOU ARE BUSY. YOU HAVE A LOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT THE MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS HAS HAD A LONG STANDING, WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH INDIANTOWN PRE THE VILLAGE. IT'S BEEN HERE THROUGH THE GOOD TIMES, THROUGH SOME ROUGH TIMES BACK. IT'S BEEN YEARS NOW AND THEN WE'RE BACK IN THE GOOD TIMES NOW. REALLY GOOD TIMES WHERE YOU'VE GOT A VILLAGE THAT'S COME TOGETHER, YOU'RE GROWING. PROBABLY GOING TO DOUBLE IN SIZE HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. BUT WITH THAT AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, IT'S MY JOB TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL ARE PROPERLY REPRESENTED AT THE MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. AND WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD SYSTEM GOING. WE HAD LIEUTENANT ROSCOE OUT HERE WHO WAS DOING A GOOD JOB, BUT HE HAD DUAL DUTIES. HE WAS TRYING TO BE ALL THINGS INDIANTOWN, AND THEN HE WAS ALSO TRYING TO RUN TRAFFIC, WHICH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A REALLY A BEAST OF A TASK TO DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, I MET WITH THE MAYOR AND HE HE HIGHLIGHTED A COUPLE THINGS THAT YOU ALL WOULD LIKE DONE OUT HERE IN INDIANTOWN. AND I JUST GOT TO THINKING, WE NEED TO GO BACK TO WHERE WE WERE A FEW YEARS AGO, WHERE WE HAVE A DEDICATED INDIVIDUAL OUT IN INDIANTOWN THAT YOU ALL HAVE ACCESS TO. THAT IS, WE HAVE THAT MORE OF A SMALL TOWN FEEL. SO IF THERE'S AN ISSUE, THE LIEUTENANT CAN HANDLE IT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE WAY FROM BARKING DOG ISSUES THROUGH POLITICAL ISSUES. WE HAVE STRONG REPRESENTATION. AND YOU'RE NOT GETTING THE RUNAROUND WHEN YOU TRY TO INTERACT WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. YOU HAVE A POINT, MAN, THAT IS GOING TO COME TO YOU. WE DON'T JUST SEND ANYBODY OUT HERE. I SENT THE BEST OF THE 
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BEST. THE LIEUTENANT MCCARTHY. I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE ALREADY MET HIM. HE IS A THIRD GENERATION LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. HIS DAD WORKED WITH SHERIFF SNYDER DOWN IN MIAMI. 
          RETIRED OUT OF THERE. LIEUTENANT MCCARTHY. I KNOW HE LOOKS YOUNG. HE'S A WHOLE LOT OLDER THAN HE LOOKS. AND HE'S A WHOLE LOT SMARTER THAN HE. THAN HE WILL LET YOU LET YOU KNOW. 
          BUT HE'S RUN A LOT OF THINGS THAT THE MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, HE'S BEEN RUNNING A ROPE, WHICH HE'S BEEN A COMMANDER ON ROAD PATROL FOR THE LAST FOR THE LAST BIT. BUT HE'S RUN A RAPID RESPONSE TEAM WHICH HANDLES ALL CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE, LARGE SCALE EVENTS. HE'S HANDLED HE'S RUNNING NARCOTICS UNIT. HE'S OBVIOUSLY WORKED IN ROAD PATROL. 
          HE'S BEEN IN DETECTIVE BUREAU. HE KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON IN MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND HE KNOWS WHAT RESOURCES THAT YOU ALL HAVE AT YOUR DISPOSAL, IF NEED BE. AND SO I CAME OUT HERE TONIGHT JUST SO YOU ALL COULD SEE ME ALSO. BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, HE'S GOT MY FULL AND UNEQUIVOCAL SUPPORT AND BACKING IN WHATEVER HE DOES. HE'S GOT THE ABILITY TO MAKE UNILATERAL DECISIONS AND TAKE CARE OF YOU ALL. AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT THAT INDIAN TOWN IS NOT A FORGOTTEN ABOUT LOCATION, BECAUSE IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL, YOU ARE REMOVED FROM OUR MAIN OFFICE AND AND WE CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN. SO WITH THAT, I'LL INTRODUCE THE LIEUTENANT. LIEUTENANT MCCARTHY, IF YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS, PLEASE. 
          GOOD EVENING. APPRECIATE YOU ALL GIVING ME THE TIME. I DON'T SPEAK AS WELL AS THE SHERIFF, SO I'LL BE A LITTLE, A LITTLE QUICKER THAN HE WAS. I'M EXCITED TO BE OUT HERE. IT'S A GREAT TIME TO BE IN INDIANTOWN. THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT GOING ON WITH THE GROWTH AND THE IMPENDING PLANS FOR FUTURE GROWTH. SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW I'M HERE FOR THE COMMUNITY SHERIFF'S OFFICES, HERE FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP SUPPORT YOU GUYS, WE'RE HERE FOR IT. PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT. IT'S WHY WE PAY TAXES. WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU GUYS, SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BE A PART OF IT. AND WE WANT TO BE A PART OF THE GROWTH WITH YOU GUYS. SO THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU HAVING US. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I KNOW YOU KNOW CLARENCE. HE'S OUT HERE ALL THE TIME. BUT HE REALLY DOES A PHENOMENAL JOB TAKING CARE OF YOU ALL AND REPRESENTING US ALSO. SO THANK YOU CLARENCE. SO. BEFORE I LEAVE, ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS OR ANY ANYTHING YOU WANT TO HIT ME WITH OR IS THAT NOT APPROPRIATE NOW. NO. THAT'S FINE. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU. I MEAN, WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM OF DEPUTIES OUT HERE. I KNOW MOST OF THEM PERSONALLY. AND AND THEY DO A THEY DO A REALLY GREAT JOB. THEY REALLY DO. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON OUT HERE. YOU ALL SAW YESTERDAY WE HAD A DOUBLE FATALITY. UNFORTUNATELY NOT YESTERDAY THE DAY BEFORE. AND THEN DOWN IN PALM BEACH COUNTY RIGHT ACROSS THE LINE. SO WHEN THINGS GO BAD, THINGS GO REALLY BAD. AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE WORK TOGETHER ON, ON DIFFERENT PROJECTS. THAT ONE SPECIFICALLY WILL BE A PUSH ON FDOT, STILL ON A ROAD WIDENING PROJECT TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE NORTH OF TOWN. SO ALL RIGHT, I DON'T WANT TO MOVE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION YOU'RE MEETING. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. BEFORE YOU LEAVE, SHERIFF, HOW LONG HAVE MCCARTHY BEEN HERE? I WAS HIRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2014. OKAY. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN INDIANTOWN? SINCE TWO WEEKS. OH, OKAY. OKAY. I THOUGHT YOU WAS THAT. THAT OFFICER THAT GAVE ME A TICKET, THAT'S WHY. WELL, I WHAT I DO WANT TO SAY TO YOU. I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND, SHERIFF, I WANT TO THANK YOU. YES, I DID GET A TICKET BECAUSE I WAS IN THE WRONG, BUT I. BUT THE THE YOUNG MAN THAT GAVE ME THE TICKET, I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS NAME. HE WAS WONDERFUL. HE TOLD ME WHAT I NEEDED TO BECAUSE I DIDN'T. I DIDN'T HAVE MY MY INSURANCE. RIGHT. AND I WENT TO COURT AND HE WAS A BEAST IN COURT. I MEAN, ABSOLUTELY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I DON'T KNOW HIS NAME, BUT YOU PROBABLY CAN LOOK IT UP. BUT HE HE WAS WONDERFUL. I'M GONNA LEAVE THAT ONE WELL ENOUGH ALONE. RIGHT. THERE YOU GO. LEAVE THAT ALONE. YEAH, THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. 
          ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? ANY QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. YOU YOU CAN SEE OUR SHERIFF IS VERY INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY. I SAW HIM LAST NIGHT. I WAS UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION DAY YESTERDAY AT BIG MOUTH. AND HERE HE COMES ROLLING ON UP. 
          AND HE, YOU KNOW, HE HE SAT THERE AND WATCHED US AND HE'S ALWAYS THERE. AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT THEY'RE THEY WANT TO HELP IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS ANGELINA. 
          YES, MA'AM. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT TO ADDRESS US. I APPRECIATE A DEDICATED OFFICER FOR JUST INDIANTOWN. YOU SAY OUT HERE, EVERYBODY SAYS OUT IN INDIANTOWN. GIVE US JUST A MINUTE AND SEE WHAT YOU SAY. I KNOW, THANK YOU THAT I AGREE WITH YOU. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. AND I'VE BEEN BEEN HERE A LONG TIME MYSELF. SO I'VE SEEN THE CHANGES AND THEY'RE POSITIVE CHANGES. SO YOU HAVE YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR KEEPING MARTIN COUNTY ONE OF THE SAFEST COUNTIES. WE ARE VERY PROUD THAT WE WE HAVE YOU GUYS. YOU HAVE CONTINUED WHAT SHERIFF SNYDER WAS DOING. AND IT'S IT'S NICE TO LIVE IN A COUNTY THAT TAKES LAW ENFORCEMENT SERIOUSLY. WE DO THAT WITH YOUR BACKING. SO I'VE CONTINUED WITH SHERIFF HOLT, 
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SHERIFF CROWDER, SHERIFF SNYDER, I'VE BEEN HERE A WHILE THROUGH ALL THOSE SHARES. SO WE'VE GOT A GOOD BACKING, A GOOD HISTORY HERE IN MARTIN COUNTY. I'LL LET YOU ALL GET TO YOUR MEETING. I APPRECIATE YOU. IF YOU NEED SOMETHING, PLEASE REACH OUT. THE LIEUTENANT AGAIN IS AVAILABLE, AND I'M GOING TO LEAVE. I HOPE I'M NOT OFFENDING YOU, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO WEIGH IN ON YOUR ON YOUR DISCUSSIONS. SO THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU SHERIFF. THANK YOU. OKAY. 
          [VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA  RESOLUTION NO. 011-2025
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 2025-2026; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ]
MOVING ON. IT'S GOING TO BE THE SECOND OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS AS REQUIRED BY FLORIDA MILLAGE RATE LAWS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2526. THE VILLAGE MANAGER WILL PRESENT THE FINAL MILLAGE RATE, WHICH WAS CERTIFIED BY THE MARTIN COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER, ON WHICH THE PROPOSED TAXES ARE BASED, AND APPEARED ON TRUTH IN MILLAGE TRIM NOTICE, WERE RECEIVED BY OWNERS OF PROPERTIES IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN. VILLAGE MANAGER. MAYOR, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ THE TITLE OF THE FIRST RESOLUTION FOR THE MILLAGE, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO VILLAGE MANAGER. THIS IS RESOLUTION NUMBER ZERO 11 DASH 2025, 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 2025 2026, AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE VILLAGE MANAGER. THANK YOU. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT DURING THIS FY 2025 2026 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE 200.06521, THE FIRST SUBSTANTIVE ISSUE DISCUSSED SHALL BE THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE MILLAGE OVER THE ROLLED BACK RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026. THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN IS CONSIDERING A LEVY OF 1.8250 MILLS, WHICH IS A 4.3% DECREASE OVER THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 1.9157. THE MILLAGE RATE OF 1.8250 WILL GENERATE NET AD VALOREM TAX REVENUES OF $4,108,312, WHICH IS $175,900 LESS THAN THE CURRENT YEAR. TAX REVENUES AT THE REQUIRED 95%. PROPERTY TAX REVENUE MAKES UP APPROXIMATELY 51.4% OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET. MAYOR. THIS WAS ADVERTISED AS A PUBLIC HEARING. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE FINAL FINAL MILLAGE RATE. WE HAVE ANY WE HAVE ANY. SPEAKER. YES, SIR. 
          THE FIRST IS MISS LINDA NICCUM. OKAY. WELCOME FOR THE NEXT MEETING. OKAY. THIS ONE. THANK YOU, MR. BEN SWETLAND. I JUST KIND OF WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. I'M BEN SWETLAND, RETIRED ARMY LIVE OVER HERE IN INDIANWOOD. I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE HOA OVER THERE. 
          WE'VE GONE THROUGH A BIG TRANSITION. SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW IN THE LAST 16 MONTHS, WE WENT FROM CO-OP OWNED TO LEGACY OWNED A PRIVATE CORPORATION, WHICH HAS BEEN A BIG SHOCK TO OUR COMMUNITY THERE. SO IT'S REQUIRED US TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS IN HOW WE DO BUSINESS OVER THERE. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO IS WE HAVE TO START BEING BETTER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AT THIS LEVEL, ALL THE WAY UP TO THE STATE LEVEL, BECAUSE WE'VE GONE FROM LOCALLY OWNED TO A COMPANY THAT OWNS 140 BUSINESSES IN DIFFERENT STATES. SO OUR INTERACTION IS GOING TO BE AT VARIOUS LEVELS THAT WE NEED TO START TO PURSUE. SO THIS IS THE FIRST REACH OUT. DOUG AND LINDA COME HERE OFTEN AS YOU KNOW, ALL THE TIME. AND THEY ASKED ME TO COME. SO I JUST WANTED TO COME AND INTRODUCE MYSELF AND SAY HELLO AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT SIR, THAT'S IT. OKAY. THERE'S NO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE VILLAGE COUNCIL? OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOVE. NO. WHERE ARE WE? OKAY. I'M SORRY. WE HAVE A MOTION. OKAY. SO MOVED. WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AND, MAYOR, JUST TO ANNOUNCE FOR THE RECORD FOR TRIM COMPLIANCE, THE PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE THAT HAS JUST BEEN ADOPTED FOR ALL GENERAL VILLAGE PURPOSES WILL BE 1.8250, WHICH REPRESENTS A 4.7% DECREASE IN THE MILLAGE RATE OVER THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 1.9157 MILLS. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND IF YOU'D LIKE, I'D BE GLAD TO READ THE RESOLUTION TITLE. GO AHEAD. 
          [VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA RESOLUTION NO. 012-2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2025, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2026; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
THANK YOU. MAYOR, THIS IS RESOLUTION NUMBER ZERO 12 DASH 2025, A RESOLUTION OF THE 
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VILLAGE COUNCIL. THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026, AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. OKAY, MAYOR. YES, THIS IS THE SECOND OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS AS REQUIRED BY FLORIDA BUDGET LAWS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2526. THE VILLAGE MANAGER WILL PRESENT THE FISCAL YEAR 2526 FINAL BUDGET. YES. THANK YOU. THIS IS A PRESENTATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 BUDGET, PROVIDING APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO OPERATE THE GOVERNMENT OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN. AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THIS FY 20 2526 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 24TH, 2025 TO ESTABLISH A FINAL FY 2025 2026 MILLAGE RATE, WHICH WAS THEN ADOPTED AT THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2025. THIS ALL FUND TOTAL OF THE PROPOSED FY 2025 2026 BUDGET IS $41,902,285. THIS REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF $11,284,163, OR 36.9%, FROM YOUR FY 25 ADOPTED BUDGET. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THIS BUDGET IS DUE TO THE ADDITION OF A HALF CENT SALES TAX THAT WAS APPROVED VIA VOTER REFERENDUM FOR LAND ACQUISITIONS. ALSO INCLUDED IN THE INCREASE ARE PLANNED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE WASTEWATER AND WATER TREATMENT PLANTS, AS WELL AS ROAD AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR YOUR GENERAL FUND. THE FY 2025 2026 GENERAL FUND BUDGET HAS A TOTAL OF $7,989,710, WHICH IS SUPPORTED PRIMARILY BY THE OPERATING MILLAGE THAT WAS JUST ADOPTED WITH THE PROPOSED REDUCTION IN THE AD VALOREM TAXES. THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET REPRESENTS ROUGHLY 5.5% DECREASE FROM THE FY 25 ADOPTED BUDGET. THE EXPENDITURES ARE BASED UPON PRIOR YEAR EXPENDITURES AND CONTINUANCE OF ANTICIPATED EXPENDITURES FOR THIS YEAR. FOR THE NEXT YEAR, THE BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING TO SUPPORT CORE FUNCTIONS OF THIS VILLAGE. ALSO SUPPORTED IN THIS BUDGET IS A RENEWED SPONSORSHIP OF THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD, WHICH WAS A $15,000 LINE ITEM, AND THE TAX INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT OF $794,630 AND ANTICIPATED INFLATION COSTS FOR SALARIES, OPERATIONS, AND SOME CAPITAL IN YOUR WATER AND WASTEWATER FUND FOR FY 2025 2026. FINAL BUDGET FOR THIS WATER AND WASTEWATER ENTERPRISE FUND IS $3,335,165, WHICH IS A 5.7% INCREASE OVER THE CURRENT YEAR. THE WATER AND WASTEWATER ENTERPRISE FUND IS A BUSINESS TYPE FUND, WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY THE USER FEES THAT ARE CHARGED TO THE RATEPAYERS. THE BUDGET IS BASED UPON ANALYSIS OF PAST YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR OF OPERATING HISTORY. IN FY 25, THE VILLAGE EXPERIENCED FAILED INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH MOST LIKELY WILL CONTINUE DUE TO THE AGE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, PRIMARILY THE SERVICE PUMPS AND MAIN LINES THAT SUPPORT THE EXISTING WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. THE FY 2025 2026 FINAL BUDGET FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND IS 30,025,000. THIS IS A NEW FUND THAT WAS ADDED TO THE BUDGET TO REFLECT THE FUNDING, WHICH HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE STATE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND ANTICIPATED EXPENDITURES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW WATER TREATMENT PLANT, AS WELL AS OTHER ROAD AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION THE FY 2025 2026 FINAL BUDGET IS BALANCED AND A NEEDS BASED BUDGET. THIS BUDGET PROVIDES FUNDING FOR CORE OPERATIONS FOR THE VILLAGE. THE PROPOSED FINAL BUDGET AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2025, WAS ADVERTISED AS REQUIRED IN A LOCAL NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION ON THIS PAST SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2025. THE BUDGET INCLUDES A STAFFING LEVEL OF 42.5 FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS, AN INCREASE OF 0.5 FTES DUE TO THE CONVERSION OF A PART TIME, FULL TIME EQUIVALENT IN PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. AND BEFORE I CONCLUDE, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR STAFF. WE HAVE TREMENDOUS STAFF AND ALL THEIR HELP IN DEVELOPING THIS BUDGET AND HELPING US PUT THIS TOGETHER BEFORE THE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. OKAY. THIS WAS ADVERTISED AS A PUBLIC HEARING. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2526 FINAL BUDGET. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? NO, SIR. 
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OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I WANT TO TAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION. 012 DASH 2025, APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 FINAL BUDGET. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I HAVE A MOTION, BUT IT'S NOT TO ADOPT. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE DEPUTY MANAGER POSITION NOT APPROVED WITHIN THE BUDGET FOR THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? WELL ARE WE IS ANYBODY SECONDING THAT OR ARE WE MOVING FORWARD? I'D LIKE TO ADOPT THE BUDGET AS IS. I'D LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD. BUT DO WE HAVE DO WE HAVE WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON ON THAT MOTION. 
          DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? YEP. WE HAVE A MOTION A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. NO IT WASN'T TO APPROVE. TO NOT APPROVE MOTION. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SECOND MOTION MADE TO APPROVE, WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE DEPUTY MANAGER POSITION FROM THE BUDGET. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND, SECOND? MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE DEPUTY MANAGER'S FROM THE BUDGET? FIRST AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? YES. I'M OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL CONCLUDE THIS MEETING AND TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK, AND THEN WE'LL
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