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Home My WebLink AboutCBC 6.5.15MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT OTHERS PRESENT: CALL TO ORDER �1, Meeting Date: June 05, 2015 Conference Room 3 Ron Knaggs, Chair Dan Kurek, Vice Chair Stephanie Morgan Steven Weaver Gwen Morris Richard Pancoast John Culverhouse Craig Mundt William Donovan Patrick Campion Jay L. McBee Carl Hensley Ron Parrish Ed Lounds James Clasby Jennifer Hill Asheley Hepburn Mike Powley Toby Long Beth Ryder Ed Matthews John Wiatrak Garry Wilson Ken Mascara Mark Satterlee Mr. Knaggs called the meeting to order at 7:30 a.m. and welcomed Chief Ron Parrish to the Committee. PUBLIC COMMENT No member of the public spoke at the meeting. APPROVAL OF APRIL 17, 2015 MINUTES After a motion and second, the minutes were unanimously approved. REVIEW OF SHERIFF BUDGET Sheriff Mascara introduced Toby Long and Garry Wilson. He gave an overview of the budget increases. Mr. Long distributed three handouts that are attached. Mr. Knaggs reviewed the graphs and compared the different portions of the total budget. Citizens' Budget Committee June 05, 2015 Page 2 Mr. Mundt asked about starting and average wages for deputies. He complimented the crime statistics and expressed his concern about losing qualified people. Mr. Knaggs asked about two to three and five year employees' wages. They will go up one step. The increase will be repetitive. Ms. Morgan commended the Sherriff on the job they do and expressed her displeasure at losing deputies to surrounding areas. She asked about body cameras. She questioned different lines.on the budget. Mr. Knaggs noticed that the line item for food for the inmates is reduced. Mr. Long explained that it is a very competitive field and they were able to cut costs. Mr. Kurek asked for explanation of the step program. Insurance and a change in August was discussed. Mr. Kurek started discussion on the step, health insurance, the clinic, bargaining unit and local hospital rates for inmate medical. Mr. Hepburn gave current numbers for inmate medical and information on a patient's costs. Sheriff Mascara told the status of the case. Mr. Kurek asked about a rate plan with the hospitals and gave his opinion on the cost of medical care. Mr. Mundt asked about a medical wing. Mr. Knaggs started discussion on a mental health wing. Ms. Morris asked about the breakdown in mental health care, how deputies are trained and how to determine if criminally insane. Mr. Donovan asked about sending inmates to other Counties for treatment. Saving money was discussed. Mr. Hepburn gave information on the County's Reinsurance Policy. Mr. Kurek started discussion on the Law Library at the Jail. Chief Parrish mentioned new employees, crime rate, services, run volume and holding back. He feels as we turn the corner, we need to recognize the troops out there doing the job. He appreciates the Sheriff's efforts. Mr. Donovan asked about comparisons with Palm Beach. Ms. Morris asked if it was feasible to offer less than 5% because of budget restraints, since it is going to be continual. Citizens' Budget Committee June 05, 2015 Page 3 Mr. Culverhouse complimented the job the Sheriff's Department has done and told of his conversation with a Fort Pierce police officer that is leaving for Palm Beach. He is glad to see the wage/step increases. Mr. Weaver started discussion on a cost per capita comparison with other counties. Chief Parrish made comparisons with the Fire District and mentioned duplication of services with the Cities. Chief Parrish asked about a step compared to a cost of living. Mr. Pancoast expressed his appreciation for the job done and the leadership of the Sheriff. He thinks people should know that when people call 9-1-1 they ask for a Sheriff's deputy, not a City officer. He started discussion on duplicate services. Ms. Morgan asked about arrests made in Cities being taken to County Jail. Mr. Hensley asked about step and base salaries. Mr. Weaver asked how the Affordable Care Act fits into the situation. Mr. Pancoast started discussion on a recommendation. Mr. Hensley asked what would happen if the County Commission said no. Sheriff Mascara gave some options. Mr. Knaggs reviewed the comments. Ms. Morris asked for clarification on staff cuts, Star program and block things with lights. Mr. Campion agrees that they should send a message of support. He wondered about the impact of Community Patrols. The Sheriff explained the program and the cars were discussed. Mr. Weaver returned to the subject of redundancy in municipalities and consolidation. Mr. Knaggs summed up the conversation and started another on the 9-1-1 call center. Mr. Pancoast expressed his desire to make a motion to support the proposed Sheriff's budget. Ms. Morgan seconded the motion. Mr. Kurek said he could not support it because of the deficit in the entire County of several million dollars. He would not say yes until the Commission has a chance to make their decision. The vote was called. There were 11 for and one opposed. One member did not vote. Sheriff Mascara thanked the group and told them their tax dollars are probably his most precious resource. He realizes that $6.6 million is a huge request, but things that have been neglected over the years, have to be paid. Mr. Mundt said the Sheriff Department and Fire District are the primary purpose of having government. Citizens' Budget Committee June 05, 2015 Page 4 At the last meeting, Mr. Hepburn gave an overview of the budget and property values and there was an All Aboard Florida presentation. Mr. Knaggs asked for the estimate from the Property Appraiser. The estimate is 4% which would generate $4.5 million for the General Fund. Mr. Kurek asked about new construction. Since it is preliminary, details were not given. Mr. Kurek explained the effect of new construction on the millage rate. Mr. Knaggs talked about the next meeting. Mr. Hepburn will make a presentation on percentage value and property value and the impact on revenue. The proposed tax rate, ad valorem revenue impact and the budget gap will be discussed. The Budget Reviews with the County Commissioners are scheduled for July 13-1.6. Details will be given at the June 19th meeting. A meeting after the workshop to determine a recommendation was requested. A date was discussed. Ms. Hill informed the group that the Board would adopt the millage rates for the TRIM notices at the first meeting after the Reviews. It was decided to have a meeting July 17th and cancel the August 21St meeting. Ms. Morgan expressed her disappointment of QVC closing. Mr. Campion, a QVC employee, gave some details on the closing and said one of the factors of choosing St. Lucie was the long term viability of available work force as compared to the other two locations. Mr. Satterlee reported on incentives and return. Ms. Morris asked about the Supervisor of Elections budget. It will be discussed in the July budget hearings. Mr. Satterlee mentioned that the building would be discussed at the BOCC Informal Meeting the following Tuesday. Mr. Hensley started discussion on the All Aboard Florida fight. ADJOURNMENT Mr. Knaggs reminded the members to sign in, thanked them for coming and adjourned the meeting at 9:01 a.m. Respectfully submitted by: Brenda Marlin The next CBC meeting will be held on Friday, June 19, 2015, at 7:30 a.m., in Conference Room 3, at the St. Lucie County Roger Poitras Administration Annex. El .7 t13 C R� FA C.O PROPOSED BUDGET 2015-2016 9 June 1, 2015 FLORIDA KEN J. MASCARA Telephone: (772) 462-3200 < Fax: (772) 489-5851 4700 West Midway Road • Fort Pierce, Florida 34981 ��CREDITXTI The Honorable Paula Lewis, Chairwoman St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners 2300 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, FL 34982 Dear Commissioner Lewis: As I submit my fifteenth budget as Sheriff of St. Lucie County, I pause to reflect on what the last few years have been like for this office. We've suffered the tragic loss of a hero, seen another shot and wounded, had countless on-the-job injuries and nearly two -dozen others suffer debilitating illnesses, with many losing their battles to cancer, stroke and heart conditions. We've seen the jail population increase once again, with the mentally ill making up an ever-increasing percentage, individuals who are more costly to house and difficult to control. We've seen the scourge of pill mills morph into heroin on our streets, and a criminal element that is often better armed than we are, with no regard for innocent civilians who suffer at their hands. Through all of this, the women and men of the Sheriffs Office have served this community with pride, integrity and a quiet dignity. They have managed to keep crime rates down, fight back against a violent element and keep drugs at bay, and help restore our community after the devastating economic downturn through which we have all suffered. And they have done so without a substantial increase in their take-home pay in seven years. I have been challenged over this time to adequately compensate and retain my staff, replace worn out equipment, add personnel where needed and adequately fund our health care reserves. To remedy some of these inadequacies, my budget includes a substantial increase this year, but it still does not fully address the shortfalls that have built up over the last few years. My budget includes a new step plan for my employees. For eight years employees have lived with uncertainty as to what if anything they could expect to receive in compensation. This has in effect put their lives on "hold" for much too long. The new plan allows for the type of planning all families and individuals need to move on with their lives. As an example of The Honorable Paula Lewis June 1, 2015 Page 2 this uncertainty, if you were a deputy hired in 2007, even with the minor adjustments we have been able to make, your salary increases over that time would equal about $140 per year, for a total increase of about $1,120. This year I have begun to lose good deputies to other agencies that have funded salary increases more appropriately. While I hate to see experienced deputies leave, I understand that they must do what is best for themselves and their families. After years of holding insurance premiums flat (one 6% increase since 2006), our reserves are depleted. We must increase premiums by approximately $2.2 million to bring our reserves into compliance with state requirements. Other increases include contractual agreements and operating expenses that we have held flat for budgetary purposes, but which have, in reality, been increasing steadily. For example, there is a total of $286,000 in capital expenditures that we must fund. These items include $40,000 in state -mandated equipment, the cost of replacing ballistic vests and helmets which have degraded severely over time, and necessary upgrades to our computer network infrastructure, some of which is more than fifteen years old and is beginning to fail. As we are a technology -driven organization, this infrastructure must remain viable. In addition, the Florida Legislature increased the retirement contribution rate, which adds a cost of over $800,000 to our budget. • I greatly appreciate the Board of County Commissioners having funded the replacement of patrol cars in recent years. I have not budgeted any replacement patrol cars for this year, but therefore must increase the funding request for the maintenance and repair of vehicles, some of which are approaching 200,000 miles. Another increase is caused by the dwindling number of federal inmates housed in our jail to help offset our costs. Since I began housing federal inmates, I have cumulatively been able to reduce the amount of money I have needed from the Board of County Commissioners by approximately $13 million. I have done this through either direct payments.to the county, vehicles purchased directly from this funding source, or reductions in my annual budget request. While this year's budget still includes'an offset based on federal inmate housing, it is significantly less than in previous years due to a reduction in the number of inmates we anticipate will be housed. My fiscal year 2014-2015 budget reflected an increase of approximately $3 million over the prior year. The fiscal year 2015-2016 budget I am submitting reflects about a $6.6 million increase over the 2014-2015 budget, but after subtracting the amounts needed for insurance reserves and other required increases, the proposed increase is almost identical to last year's increase. My budget includes no amounts to hire new employees, although the jail is now ® critically understaffed. Employees there are getting burned out, which causes The Honorable Paula Lewis June 1, 2015 Page 3 r" -J L health problems, performance issues and a decline in the quality of life for those " affected. This will also mean additional jail overtime because burned -out employees are out sick more often than others, and the jail requires a minimum staffing level to maintain security. Clearly, the day of reckoning has arrived. Postponing our needs did not make them go away. We can't ignore the lack of investment of the last nine years. Thankfully, we all agree that the worst of our financial crisis has passed. There are noticeable increases in construction, tourism, and other economic indicators. In 2014, we achieved a 17.2% reduction of crime in the unincorporated county, and an overall 8.1% decrease countywide. As we prepare for a new wave of economic development, I will continue our crime reduction initiatives to make our community as attractive as possible for such investments. I appreciate our cooperative working relationship, and I pledge my continuing commitment to work with the Board of County Commissioners to provide the level of public services our citizens deserve at a reasonable cost. oincereiy, Ke . Mascara eriff ds cc: St. Lucie County Commissioners St. Lucie County Administrator J • n St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office Budget Certificate 2015-2016 As required by Chapter 30.49(2)(a), I hereby certify that the proposed expenditures for Fiscal Year 2015-2016 are reasonable and necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office. Further the functional distribution is as follows - 2015 -2016 16 -Judicial 4,106,124 21- Law Enforcement 39,450,471 (includes SRD funding) 23 -Detention 31,743,093 TOTAL BUDGET EXPENDITURES Miscellaneous Revenue Final Adjusted Budget Expenditures from ad valorum Page 4 Respectfully subm Ken J.Xascara, Sheriff 75,299,688 -1,892,000 73,407,688 2015-2016 St. Lucie County Sheriffs Office Proposed Expenditures Pursuant to FS 30.49(2)(a) Salary of the Sheriff Salaries of deputies and assistants (incl. benefits) (includes SRD funding) Expenses, other than salaries Equipment Investigations Reserve for Contingencies TOTAL; Grants and Aids (grants, joint venture, etc,) Page 5 2015-2016 142,835 59,138,800 15,672,053 286,000 60,000 0 $75,299,688 5,068,000 ST. LUCIE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE PROPOSED BUDGET 2015-2016 Approved Proposed Line # Account Title 2014-2015 2015-2016 16000 - Judicial Page 6 1 512000 -Salaries 1,952,632 2,106,989 2 513000 -Other (LIS Vac/Sick/Holiday/Incentive) 40,443 47,090 3 514000 -Overtime 76,123 81,140 4 521000 -FICA 128,290 135,584 5 521100 -FICA Medicare 30,003 32,411 6 522000 -Retirement 393,803 463,343 7 523000 -Life Insurance 10,396 11,089 8 523500 -Group Health 537,898 658,221 9 524000 -Workers Compensation 92,698 103,686 10 534000 -Contractual Agreements 350,207 401,914 11 540000 -Travel 500 500 12 540410 -Meals 1,500 1,500 13 540440 -Lodging 2,000 2,000 14 545420 -Bonding, Liab., and Property Ins. 39,157 39,157 15 546425 -Radio Accessories 500 1,500 16 549445 -Repair and Maintenance 500 500 17 551000 -Office Supplies 500 1,500 18 552000 -Operating Supplies 3,000 4,000 19 552490 -Equipment under $1000 3,500 5,000 20 552600 -Food 500 S00 21 22 552750 -Uniforms 552755 -Uniform Accessories 7,500 500 8,000 500 23 564410 -Capital Outlay -Vehicles 0 0 24 564490 -Capital Outlay -Other 0 0 25 26 Personnel Services - Judicial 3,262,286 3,639,553 27 Operating - Judicial 409,864 466,571 28 Capital Outlay - Judicial 0 0 29 30 TOTAL JUDICIAL 3,672,150 4,106,124 31 32 33 21000 -Law Enforcement 34 511100 -Executive Salary: Sheriff 141,308 142,835 . 35 512000 -Salaries 16,666,352 17,774,740 36 513000 -Other (US Vac/Sick/Holiday/incentive) 834,314. 1,088,998 37 514000 -Overtime 597,181 594,298 38 521000 -FICA 1,143,228 1,215,253 39 521100 -FICA Medicare 267,368 184,212 40 522000 -Retirement 3,051,411 3,478,034 41 523000 -Life Insurance 91,100 95,615 42 523500 -Group Health 4,483,852 5,714,283 43 524000 -Workers Compensation 683,046 746,673 44 525000 -Unemployment 5,000 5,000 45 531000 -Professional Services 75,000 80,000 46 531430-Attomey Fees 40,000 40,000 47 534000 -Contractual Services 130,000 175,000 48 535000 -Investigations 60,000 60,000 49 540000 -Travel 2,500 2,500 50 540410 -Meals -Per Diem 10,000 10,000 51 540415 -Prisoner Transport 150,000 150,000 Page 6 Page 7 ST, L.UCIE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE PROPOSED BUDGET 2015-2016 Approved Proposed Line # Account Title 2014-2015 2015-2016 52 540420 -Private Vehicle Allowance 5,000 5,000 53 540040-1-odging 15,000 15,000 54 541000 -Data Communications 245,000 260,000 55 541100 -Telephone 45,000 45,000 56 541150 -Cellular Phones 70,000 85,000 57 541200 -Postage 30,000 30,000 58 544000 -Rentals 275,000 300,000 59 544410 -Leased Vehicles 50,000 50,000 60 545410 -Auto Insurance 286,148 286,148 61 545420 -Bonding, Liability and Property Insurance 424,137 424,137 62 546000 -Technical Maintenance Contracts 536,280 536,280 63 546410 -Auto Repairs 370,000 450,000 64 546430 -Radio Repair Contract 10,000 10,000 65 547000 -Printing 20,000 20,000 66 547420 -Copier Supplies 20,000 25,000 67 549100 -Advertising 5,000 15,000 68 549410 -Auto: Other 80,000 95,000 69 549413 -Towing 1,500 1,500 70 549415 -Lettering 15,000 25,000 71 549420 -Computer Supplies and Accessories 45,000 60,000 72 549430 -Polygraph Supplies 51000 5,000 73 549435 -Crime Lab 214,017 219,637 74 549436 -Weapons 5,000 15,000 75 549445 -Repairs and Maintenance 20,000 30,000 76 549450 -Physicals 3,000 3,000 77 549460 -Aviation 350,250 350,250 78 549470 -Marine 75,000 75,000 79 551000 -Office Supplies 55,000 55,000 80 552000 -Operating Supplies 120,000 170,000 81 552100 -Batteries 20,000 25,000 82 552410 -Fuel and Lubricants 1,520,000 1,350,000 83 552420 -Ammunition 200,000 250,000 84 552490 -Equipment Under $1000 130,000 130,000 85 552600 -Food 10,000 12,000 86 552700-Rentware 5,000 5,000 87 552750 -Uniforms 75,000 75,000 88 552755 -Uniform Accessories 30,000 35,000 89 554000 -Books and Publications 15,000 15,000 90 554200 -Memberships 15,000 30,000 91 554500 -Newspapers 600 600 92 571000 -Debt Service 60,282 60,282 93 581000-Interfund Transfer 1,658,196 1,858,196 94 564410 -Capital Outlay: Vehicles 488,750 0 95 564490 -Capital Outlay: Other 0 286,000 96 599999 -Contingency 0 0 97 98 Personnel Serives - Law Enforcement 27,959,160 31,134,941 99 Operating - Law Enforcement 7,606,910 8,029,530 100 Capital Outlay - Law Enforcement 488,750 286,000 101 Contingency - Law Enforcement 0 0 102 Page 7 ST. LUCIE COUNTY = • PROPOSED L Page 8 Approved Proposed Line # Account Title 2014-2015 2015-2016 103 TOTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 36,054,820 39,450,471 104 Minus Miscellaneous Revenue (267,000) (367,200) 105 NET TOTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 35,787,820 39,083,271 106 107 108 123000 • Detention 109 512000 -Salaries 12,453,448 13,281,426 110 513000 -Other (US Vac/Sick/Holiday/Incentive) 763,266 837,953 111 514000 -Overtime 766,696 824,561 112 521000 -FICA 854,571 926,525 113 521100 -FICA Medicare 199,859 216,687 114 522000 -Retirement 2,489,764 3,009,665 115 523000-1-ife Insurance 68,209 71,926 116 523500 -Group Health 3,760,754 4,679,133 117 524000 -Workers Compensation 585,054 659,265 118 525000 -Unemployment 10,000 10,000 119 531000 -Professional Services 72,000 170,000 120 531410 -Inmate Medical 4,240,419 4,367,628 121 534000 -Contractual Services 40,000 45,000 122 540000 -Travel 1,000 1,000 123 540410 -Meals 2,000 2,000 124 540417 -Prisoner Transport: Departmental 2,000 2,000 ® 125 126 540420 -Private Vehicle Allowance 540440•Lodging 500 6,000 2,000 6,000 127 541100 -Telephone 12,000 12,000 128 541150 -Cellular Phones 4,000 4,000 129 541200 -Postage 1,000 1,000 130 644000 -Rentals and Leases 10,000 10,000 131 545420 -Bonding, Liability, and Property Insurance 205,627 205,627 132 Technical Maintenance Contracts 0 36,000 133 546430 -Radio Repair Contract 7,500 7,500 134 546440 -Office Equipment Repair 500 500 135 547000 -Printing 3,000 3,000 136 547420 -Copier Supplies 35,000 35,000 137 549420 -Computer Supplies and Accessories 18,000 25,000 138 549445 -Repairs and Maintenance 10,000 15,000 139 549570 -Hepatitis B 100 100 140 551000 -Office Supplies 25,000 25,000 141 552000 -Operating Supplies 150,000 175,000 142 552100 -Batteries 1,500 1,500 143 552490 -Equipment Under $1000 40,000 40,000 144 562600 -Jail: Food 1,516,237 1,460,597 145 552610 -Jail: Supplies 170,000 170,000 146 652620 -Jail: Paper Goods 85,000 85,000 147 552630 -Jail: Laundry 185,000 185,000 148 552640 -Jail: Janitorial Supplies 80,000 75,000 149 652760 -Uniforms 40,000 40,000 150 552755 -Uniform Accessories 1,500 2,500 151 654000 -Books and Publications 1,000 1,000 152 554200 -Memberships 15,000 15,000 163 564410 -Capital Outlay: Vehicles 0 0 154 564490 -Capital Outlay: Other 0 0 155 599999 -Contingency 0 0 Page 8 Page 9 ST. LUCIE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE PROPOSED BUDGET 2015-2016 Approved Proposed Line # Account Title 2014-2015 2015-2016 156 157 Personnel Services - Detention 21,941,621 24,507,141 158 Operating - Detention 6,990,883 7,235,952 159 Capital Outlay - Detention 0 0 160 Contingency - Detention 0 0 161 162 TOTAL DETENTION 28,932,504 31,743,093 163 MINUS Miscellaneous Revenue (33,000) (64,800) 164 MINUS Interfund Transfer (1,752,000) (1,460,000) 165 NET TOTAL DETENTION 27,147,504 30,218,293 166 167 Personnel Services - Sheriff's Office 53,163,067 59,281,635 168 Operating - Sheriff's Office 15,007,657 15,732,053 169 Capital Outlay - Sheriff's Office 488,750 286,000 170 Contingency - Sheriff's Office 0 0 171 Total Budget 68,659,474 75,299,688 172 MINUS Miscellaneous Revenue (300,000) (432,000) 173 MINUS Interfund Transfer (1,752,000) (1,460,000) 174 175 TOTAL Sheriff's Office Budget Request 66,607,474 73,407,688 176 177 178 Total Budget Increase 3,002,027 6,640,214 Page 9 cu m Ln "6 to N � � m 0 t--. �- N Lr� W 'H � y/} 0 O +d N ca ea L- 4.-, C 0 w m �o 0 vi Ln M V/ . v C C O Ln N Q O V) v U C fC N e c O 'a=+ ca O CL V) a� 8' 4-, a tL0 D Ca a) U cr- Q L p N uA H 00 QD l0 � N L c m o o t0 N .� ® N ^ 00 N Ln C O U N U J cn m V N Ln V) 0) m O O O O O O O O O O O OC O C C' C O O C O' O O ' O 'O O O O O O Ci O C O O O C:) - C) O v1 C It O ui O m Om O m ti m co m n n �D n N O N a o O N d ci O N m OCD N m N 0 N ci O N O N 14 N O N N O N O O O 0 O N m O O O O N 00 O O N