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Home My WebLink AboutJULY 19,2012 BOCC SPECIAL MEETING_201207180820July 19, 2012 3:00 P.M. CONFERENCE ROOM #3 SPECIAL MEETING BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA WELCOME ALL MEETINGS ARE TELEVISED. ALL MEETINGS PROVIDED WITH WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS FOR PUBLIC CONVENIENCE. PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES AND PAGERS PRIOR TO ENTERING THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS. PLEASE MUTE THE VOLUME ON ALL LAPTOPS AND PDAS WHILE IN USE IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS. GENERAL RULES AND PROCEDURES -Attached is the agenda, which will determine the order of business conducted at today's Board meeting. INVOCATION-PLEDGE - To bring order and decorum to its meeting, the Board begins its meetings with an invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Participation is voluntary CONSENT AGENDA -These items are considered routine and are enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commissioner so requests. REGULAR AGENDA -Proclamations, Presentations, Public Hearings, and Department requests are items, which the Commission will discuss individually, usually in the order listed on the agenda. PUBLIC HEARINGS -These items may be heard on the first Tuesday at 6:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as possible and on the third Tuesday at 9:00 A.M. or as soon thereafter as possible, these time designations are intended to indicate that an item will not be addressed >1 riot to the listed time. The Chairman will open each public hearing and asks anyone wishing to speak to come forward, one at a time. Comments will be limited to five minutes. As a general rule, when issues are scheduled before the Commission under department request or public hearing, the order of presentation is: (1) County staff presents the details of the Board item (2) Commissioners comment (3) if a public hearing, the Chairman will ask for public comment, (4) further discussion and action by the board. ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION -Please state your name and address, speaking clearly into the microphone. If you have backup material, please have eight copies for distribution. NON-AGENDA ITEMS -These items are presented by an individual Commissioner or staff as necessary at the conclusion of the printed agenda. PUBLIC COMMENT -Time is allotted at the beginning of each meeting for general public comment. Please limit comments to five minutes. DECORUM -Please be respectful of others' opinions. MEETINGS -All Board meetings are open to the public and are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month; the first Tuesday at 6:00 P.M. and the third Tuesday at 9:00 A.M., unless otherwise advertised. Meetings are held in the Counly Commission Chambers in the Roger Poitras Administration Annex at 2300 Virginia Ave., Ft. Pierce, FL 34982. The Board schedules additional workshops throughout the year as necessary to accomplish their goals and commitments. Notice is provided of these workshops. Assistive Listening Device is available to anyone with a hearing disability. Anyone with a disability requiring accommodation to attend this meeting should contact the St. Lucie County Risk & Benefits Manager at (772) 462-1404 or TDD (772) 462-1428 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. July 19, 2012 3:00 P.M. SPECIAL MEETING BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS www.co.st-lucie.fl.us www.stlucieco.orp Tod Mowery, Chairman District No. 2 Paula A. Lewis, Vice Chairman District No. 3 Frannie Hutchinson District No. 4 Chris Craft District No. 5 I. INVOCATION II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT REGULAR IV. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET Approval of proposed millage rates and dates for public hearings Board approval to: 1. Advise the Property Appraiser's Office of the millage rates as outlined on "Worksheet Analysis of Roll-Back Millage Rate for fiscal year 2012-2013" under the column headed "2012-2013 proposed millage." 2. Set two public hearings on September 6r^ and 20'~ 2012, at 6:00 P.M. in the Roger Poitras Administration Annex Commission Chamber. 3. Set the proposed aggregate millage as outlined on "Worksheet Analysis of Roll-Back Millage rate for fiscal year 2012-2013" under the column headed "2012-2013 proposed millage". NOTICE: All Proceedings before this Board are electronically recorded. Any person who decides to appeal any action taken by the Board at these meetings will need a record of fhe proceedings and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made. Upon the request of any party to the proceedings, individuals testifying during a hearing will be sworn in. Any party to the proceedings will be granted the opportunity to cross-examine any individual testifying during a hearing upon request. Anyone with a disability requiring accommodation to attend this meeting should contact the St. Lucie County Risk & Benefits Manager at (772) 462-1404 or TDD (772) 462-1428 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting.