[1) CALL TO ORDER]
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DAY, AND I DON'T NEED A CREDIT. I STILL GOT TO PAY. OKAY, WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
MADAM CLERK, ROLL CALL PLEASE. MAYOR DEPAOLO HERE. VICE MAYOR WATERS BROWN HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. PEREZ HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILLIAMS. PALMER. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. ONZAGA HERE. OKAY, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR JULY 23RD INDIAN TOWN VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING.
I'D LIKE TO REMIND YOU TO SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES, PLEASE. THE BATHROOMS ARE LOCATED AT AT THE EAST END OF THE CORRIDOR TO YOUR RIGHT. EXIT SIGNS ON BOTH ENDS OF THE CORRIDOR TO MAKE AN EXIT. TONIGHT, YOU'LL HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK. THE FIRST WILL BE DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SEGMENT, WHEN YOU CAN SPEAK ON ANY TOPIC THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. THE SECOND IS DURING AN AGENDA ITEM DISCUSSION. AT THIS TIME, YOU CAN COMMENT ON THAT ITEM. THERE WILL BE A SEGMENT PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF THE MEETING FOR LATE COMERS THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO SPEAK. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES IN EACH SEGMENT. PLEASE ADHERE TO OUR CIVILITY PRACTICE AND LISTEN ALL COUNCIL MEETINGS. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE FILL OUT THE INFORMATION CARD LOCATED IN THE BACK TABLE BEHIND YOU AND HAND IT TO THE CLERK. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO STAND FOR THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY LINDA NICCUM AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WE BOW OUR HEADS. HOLY FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER US TONIGHT. GIVE US STRENGTH IN OUR DECISIONS. KEEP OUR EARS OPEN TO HEAR WHAT EVERYONE HAS TO SAY. PROTECT US, GIVE US. GIVE US ALL COMMON SENSE AND PEACE. THERE'S A LOT OF TURMOIL AND AND WE NEED TO TAKE A BREATH AND STEP BACK. WE ASK THIS IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. I 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. ALL RIGHT. SO THE FIRST PART OF OUR MEETING IS, IS THE BUDGET, AND WE NEED
[4) APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I SECOND.MOTION. AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. OUR RESOLUTION NUMBER 004-2026.
[5.a) RESOLUTION NO. 004-2026: A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE FOR THE LEVY OF AD VALOREM TAXES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027; SPECIFYING THE COMPUTED ROLLED-BACK RATE; PROVIDING FOR THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATE AND TENTATIVE BUDGET AND TO ADOPT A FINAL MILLAGE RATE AND FINAL BUDGET; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE MARTIN COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER; PROVIDING FOR ADVERTISEMENT OF THE FINAL HEARING TO ADOPT A FINAL MILLAGE RATE AND FINAL BUDGET; PROVIDING FOR RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
THANK YOU. MAYOR, THIS IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 004-2026. A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE FOR THE LEVY OF AD VALOREM TAXES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO 2027, SPECIFYING THE COMPUTED ROLLBACK RATE, PROVIDING FOR THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATE AND TENTATIVE BUDGET, AND TO ADOPT A FINAL MILLAGE RATE AND FINAL BUDGET PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE MARTIN COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER.PROVIDING FOR ADVERTISEMENT OF THE FINAL HEARING TO ADOPT A FINAL MILLAGE AND FINAL BUDGET, PROVIDING FOR RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. YES, THIS ITEM IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE MILLAGE STAY AT THE 1.8250, SO THERE'S NO REQUEST TO CHANGE THAT MILLAGE RATE AS OF THIS MOMENT. AND ONCE YOU SET THAT TENTATIVE MILLAGE, IT CANNOT GO UP. IT CAN ONLY GO DOWN. AND THEN WE WILL BE BACK TO YOU IN AUGUST WITH THE FINAL BUDGET. ONCE WE KNOW WHAT THE MILLAGE IS. SO WE CAN START DOING THE BUDGET. AND THEN ONCE YOU APPROVE THAT, THEN THAT IS WHAT WILL GO INTO YOUR PUBLIC HEARINGS IN SEPTEMBER. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?
[6) PUBLIC COMMENT]
COUNCIL? YES, I DO, MISS LINDA NICKUM. IT'S TIME FOR THE RECORD. LINDA NICKUM MY COMMENTS WEREN'T SO MUCH ON ON THIS THIS VOTE FOR MILLAGE, BUT I PERSONALLY WANTED TO THANK[00:05:01]
EACH ONE OF YOU FOR SITTING UP HERE AND BEING IN THE SPOTLIGHT, UNDER FIRE AND STILL EXPECTED TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO OUR PROBLEMS THAT IS GOING TO SATISFY. THE MAJORITY OF OF OUR RESIDENTS. YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO SATISFY EVERYONE, BUT I, I APPLAUD YOU FOR STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE. AND I HOPE THAT YOUR DECISIONS ARE WELL THOUGHT OUT AND THAT THAT WE AS A GENERAL PUBLIC CAN SIT BACK AND SAY, YOU GUYS DID A GOOD JOB OF COMING UP WITH THE ANSWER THAT IS BEST FOR OUR VILLAGE, NOT BEST FOR ANY ONE SEGMENT OR PARTICULAR GROUP, BUT FOR OUR VILLAGE OVERALL. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? NO, SIR. ANY COUNCIL COMMENTS? NO. OH YES. I HAVE A COMMENT. ARE WE DID WE DO COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ALL OF THAT FIRST. YEAH IT'S NOT. THAT'LL BE AT THE 630 MEETING. OKAY. SO OKAY. WE NEED A MOTION TO WELL, LET'S I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE THING. PLEASE DON'T CUT ME OFF. YOU ASKED IT IN THE COUNCIL HAVE CONVERSATION OR SOMETHING. SO IMMA JUST ASK HERE RIGHT NOW.PLEASE DON'T CUT ME OFF. I THOUGHT WE WAS ON THE OTHER ONE. I LOOKED AT THE WRONG THING. SO I'M GOING TO SAY LET'S JUST RESPECT EACH OTHER WHILE WE'RE ON THIS DAIS. EVERYBODY HAS A VOICE. LET'S NOT DO THAT. CUTTING EACH OTHER OFF. OKAY. THANK YOU. BECAUSE I'M SO SORRY.
BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE VOTE OF PROPERTY TAXES THAT'S COMING UP. I VOTE THAT WE LEAVE IT THE SAME. YES. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND ALSO I FORGOT TO MENTION WAS DID NOT MENTION THAT THE LEGISLATION RECENTLY CHANGED. AND IF YOU YOU HAVE TO BE WITHIN 110% OF YOUR ROLLBACK RATE. AND IF YOU'RE IN IF YOU'RE NOT, YOU NEED A UNANIMOUS VOTE. BUT IF YOU ARE, YOU NEED A SUPERMAJORITY. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S RIGHT.
YEAH. SO THIS EVEN LEAVING YOUR MILLAGE AT 1.8250 BECAUSE YOUR TAX BASE WENT UP. YOU'RE ABOVE YOUR ROLLBACK RATE, BUT YOU'RE WITHIN THAT 110%. SO WE WOULD NEED FOR AT LEAST FOUR OF YOU, IF NOT ALL OF YOU TO VOTE FOR THAT. WELL, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS. MOTION SECOND, SECOND. AND JUST TO CLARIFY FOR THE RECORD, THAT IS THAT IS WHAT IS BEFORE YOU IN THE RESOLUTION. SO THAT WOULD BE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS PROPOSED. CORRECT. VERY GOOD. OKAY, SO WE GOT A MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU, MR. FLORIO, FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. YES. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'LL JUST MOVE RIGHT INTO OUR. OUR NEXT MEETING. I JUST NEED ABOUT TWO MINUTES. OKAY. SHE NEEDS TO SWITCH OVER. I'LL GIVE YOU TWO. I'LL GIVE YOU THREE.
HOW'S THAT? ACTUALLY, I HATE TO BE THE BAD GUY. WE NOTICED THE 630 MEETING FOR 630, SO UNFORTUNATELY, WE GOTTA WE GOTTA HANG AROUND AND DO IT AT 630. I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. TAKING A 20 MINUTE BREAK? YEP. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 20 MINUTES. DID YOU JOIN? DID YOU JOIN? DID YOU
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.