HomeMy WebLinkAboutBudget Public Hearing Minutes 09-13-2007
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PUBLIC HEARING
FINAL BUDGET FY 2007-2008
Date: September 13, 2007 Convened: 6:00 p.m.
Adjourned: 6:55 p.m.
Commissioners Present: Chairman, Chris Craft, Joseph Smith, Paula Lewis, Charles
Grande, Doug Coward
Others Present: Doug Anderson, County Administrator, Faye Outlaw, Asst. County
Administrator, Dan McIntyre, County Attorney, Marie Gouin, Management and Budget
Director, Millie Delgado-Feliciano, Deputy Clerk
1.PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FINAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007-
2008/ THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS TO ADOPT A
FINAL MILLAGE RATE AND A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007-
2008.
1A. DISCUSSION AND READING OF THE ROLLED BACK RATE.
The Management and Budget Director addressed the Board and discussed the rolled back
rate.
THE ROLLED-BACK RATE IS 8.0.534
1B. SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS –Doug Anderson, County administrator (If there
is a consensus from the Board, funding will be approved with the approval of the
ERRATA).
The County Administrator made a power point presentation of the following: He
informed everyone present about a previously held discussion with the School District
where they had indicated funding the School Resource Officers program from October 1,
2007 to September 30, 2008. He was advised by the School Board could not fund the
program this upcoming year. In an attempt to find funding for this program he
recommended the following funding options:
A total of $1.3 million dollars would be needed to fund this program.
Orange Avenue Post Office $400,000
Sheriff Salary Increases ‘07’ $100,000
Sheriff Salary Increases ‘08’ $100,000
Delay Airport Land Purchase $500,000
Retiree Insurance (Reserve fund) $100,000
Law Enforcement Trust Fund $100,000
Total: $ 1,300,000.00
He advised the Board the City of Port St. Lucie provides funding of $736,000 and the
School District provides $2,500,000 .
The County Administrator advised the Board they would be funding the program only
until the end of the school year which may be May 31, 2008 or early June, 2008. He also
advised the Board the $100,000 for ‘07’ and ‘08’ Sheriff’s salaries is what is left from the
$500,000 a year being allocated by the County.
The Erratta Sheet includes these adjustments.
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Com. Grande questioned why not utilizing $700,000 from the airport land purchase fund
opposed to utilizing the Retiree and Law Enforcement Trust Funds.
The County Administrator advised the Board he had attempted to spread the reduction
from various areas.
Com. Grande recommended taking the additional $100,000 from the airport land fund
and leaving the retiree fund alone.
Com. Craft recommended the Board commit to fund the School Resource Officers
program at this point, approve the funding sources as listed and discuss the re-allocation
at a later date.
Com. Coward state he had previously opposed using any more taxpayers money to buy
airport property and had recommended selling other property in order to obtain the
necessary property for the upcoming projects. He is not against land acquisition but felt
it should not be obtained with taxpayers money.
It was the consensus of the Board to adopt the proposed funding recommendations for the
School Resource Officers program and deal with the subsequent issues later.
The Management and Budget Director read the following millages into the record.
1C. MILLAGES AND BUDGETS
(NOTE: Only Millages will be read into the record. Fund Budgets are proposed as
listed)
Fund Fund Name FY 08Tentative Tentative FY08
Millage Rate Budget
001 General Fund 4.2299 166,792,976
101 Transportation Trust Fund 73,667,836
102 Unincorporated Services Fund 0.4605 7,290,612
102001 Drainage Maintenance MSTU 0.4731 15,691,810
103 Law Enforcement MSTU 0.3511 3,181,233
104 Grants & Donations 812,087
105 Library Special Grants Funds 203,500
107 Fine & Forfeiture Fund 1.9352 71,286,510
109 Drug Abuse Fund 19,776
111 River Park I Fund 0.2117 52,263
112 River Park II Fund 0.3863 10,182
113 Harmony Heights 3 Fund 0.4561 4,794
114 Harmony Heights 4 Fund 0.3415 9,123
115 Sheraton Plaza Fund 0.3948 11,681
116 Sunland Gardens Fund 0.3534 12,040
117 Sunrise Park Fund 0.4819 3,993
118 Paradise Park Fund 0.7638 16,436
119 Holiday Pines Fund 0.1651 17,078
120 The Grove Fund 0.1029 4,986
121 Blakely Subdivision Fund 1.2925 2,952
122 Indian River Estates Fund 0.0743 19,011
123 Queens Cove Lighting Dist 13 0.0633 6,291
126 Southern Oak Estates Lighting 0.4196 4,196
127 Pine Hollow St Lighting MSTU 7,130
128 Kings Highway Indus. Pk Lighting 11,520
129 Parks MSTU Fund 0.2313 15,054,496
130 SLC Public Transit MSTU 0.0833 2,985,306
136 Monte Carlo Light MSTU #4 0.2866 33,647
138 Palm Lake Gardens MSTU 0.2452 7,312
139 Palm Grove Fund 0.3990 15,463
140 Port & Airport 23,532,240
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142 Port MSBU Development Fund 58,963
145 Mosquito Fund 0.2036 7,896,821
146 Mosquito State I Fund 37,000
150 Impact Fee Collections 300,000
160 Plan Maintenance RAD Fund 338,586
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162 Tourism Dev-5 Cent 163,541
170 Court Facilities Fund 3,543,652
171 Court Facilities Fund Court Costs 149,828
181 SLC Housing Finance Authority 39,175
182 Environmental Land Acquisition Fund 68,797
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183 Ct. Administrator 19 Judicial Cir. 3,065,486
184 Erosion Control Operating Fund 0.2036 5,736,444
185 Housing Assistance SHIP 8,037,541
187 Boating Improvement Projects 112,950
188 Bluefield Ranch Improvements 109,428
201 So. County Regional Stadium Debt 54,225
204 Communication System I & S Fund 1,567,307
210 Impact Fees I & S 262,164
215 Sales Tax Revenue Bonds I & S Fund 13,762,717
216 County Capital I & S 1,008,758
217 State Revenue Sharing Bonds I & S 3,824,080
218 Transportation I & S Fund 3,332,813
242 Port I & S Fund 0.0144 783,288
250 Capital Projects I & S 21,848,908
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262 Tourism Dev. 4 Cent I & S Fund 1,457,711
282 Environmental Land I & S Fund 0.0776 2,692,031
295 River Branch I & S Fund 40,049
301 So. County Regional Stadium 4,265
310 Impact Fee Funds 22,212,337
315 County Building Fund 4,351,521
316 County Capital 42,301,405
317 County Capital-St. Rev. Share Bnd 9,044,362
318 County Capital-Transportation 29,104,383
342 Port Development Capital Fund 223,150
362 Sports Complex Improv Fund 448,815
370 MSBU Inhouse Financing Projects 937,607
382 Environmental Land Capital Fund 5,147,246
390 MSBU Capital 22,588,695
396 Lennard Road 1 Roadway Capital 162,392
397 Lennard Road 2 Water Capital 62,840
398 Lennard Raodd 3 Sewer Capital 36,763
401 Sanitary Landfill Fund 25,681,777
418 Golf Course Fund 1,827,769
451 S. Hutchinson Utilities Fund 3,241,750
458 SH Util-Renewal & Replacement 617,616
461 Sports Complex Fund 2,416,713
471 No. County Utility District Operating 8,875,099
478 No. Cty Util Dist-Renewal & Replace 338,141
479 No Cty Util Dist-Capital Facilities 6,471,126
491 Building Code Fund 4,908,741
505 Health Insurance Fund 19,877,116
610 Tourist Development Trust Fund 995,857
611 Tourist Development Trust Adv Fund 536,642
620 Law Enforcement Trust Fund 227,880
625 Law Library 460,692
665 SLC Art in Public Places Trust Fund 940,340
666 SLC Economic Dev. Trust Fund 185,887
673 S. Hutchinson Fund 3,850,621
674 Driftwood Manor MSBU Fund 31,077
677 Lost Tree Estates Fund 11,705
678 Anita Street MSBU Fund 8,623
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679 Timberlake Estates MSBU 35,280
681 King Orange 2 10,355
682 Skylark 2 7,790
683 Revels Lane 1 12,979
685 Sunland Gardens MSBU 36,371
686 Greenacres MSBU 15,901
688 Briargate MSBU 8,473
689 Rouse Road MSBU 15,850
690 Treasure Cove Ocean Harbor S MSBU 74,344
691 North A1A MSBU 21,243
692 Ideal Holding Road MSBU 35,063
693 Westglen MSBU 34,851
694 Raintree Forest MSBU 19,238
Total Budget $679,519,434
Aggregate Millage Rate 7.2577
1D. Comment on Errata and Substantive Changes
The Management and Budget Director commented on the Errata and its changes
(attached).
1E. Public Comment
Mr. Charlie Wilson, St. Lucie Association, addressed the Board and requested the Board
consider more cuts in order to assist the taxpayers in the County who are having
problems maintaining their homes due to the increase in taxes. He advised the Board in
costs $2,000 more to live in the City of Ft. Pierce than in Vero Beach. He addressed the
CRA funds the County returns to the Cities and advised them of a new Supreme Court
ruling where the CRA’s are not permitted to spend any of the revenues unless a
referendum is held.
The County Administrator advised Mr. Wilson, the return of monies to the cities is
mandatory and the Supreme Court ruling stated the CRA cannot bond money for projects
without a referendum.
Mr. Wilson urged the Board to look in the direction of CRA funds for more relief to the
taxpayers.
Mr. Bryan Longworth, 5806 Raintree Terrace, Ft. Pierce, Florida, addressed the Board
with his concerns on the property tax increases versus the land values. He requested the
Board attempt to reduce the property taxes further.
1F. Board Discussion of the Millage and the Budget
Com. Coward reiterated the Board had reduced the millage rate for the past few years.
1G. Motion to approve Resolution No. 07-277 adopting the FY 2007-2008 Final
Millage Rates
It was moved by Com. Coward, seconded by Com. Grande, to approve Resolution No.
07-277 adopting the FY 2007-2008 Final Millage Rates, and; upon roll call, motion
carried unanimously.
1H. Motion to approve Resolution No. 07-278 adopting the FY 2007-2008 Final
Budget.
It was moved by Com. Grande, seconded by Com. Lewis, to approve Resolution No.
07-278 adopting the FY 2007-2008 Final Budget, the Errata and its substantive changes,
and; upon roll call, motion carried unanimously.
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There being no further business to be brought before the Board, the meeting was
adjourned.
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Chairman
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Clerk of the Circuit Court
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