09.15.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing (FY22 Budget)

increase in taxable assessed values over the past year compared to the current fiscal year the tentative general fund expenditure budget represents an increase of 106 million dollars the main factors for this uh increase include an accounting of the american rescue plan contribution reaching the recommended reserve level of 16.7 percent of budgeted expenditures fully funding the sheriff's budgeted request arranged wage increase from board and constitutional officer employees opening two new fire stations adding a second rescue unit at station 30 adding a veterans service officer and adding additional personnel in the planning and voting divisions to address the increasing developmental workload prior action by the florida legislature eliminated the requirement for a mandatory transportation avalor tax no transportation millage was levied last year and we propose no military assess this year for the transportation trust at this time i would like to ask that the board accept public comment and then vote on the general fund and transportation trust family trades and associated budgets the minimum vote required to levy the general fund millage rate is a simple majority or three votes according to the maximum millage rate calculation does anyone wish to speak to the board regarding the general fund and transportation trust fund see another one is there any discussion by the board nope is there a motion to adopt the please let him get his full statement yeah is there any motion to about the tentative millage rate for the general fund of 7.6076 meals so moved okay i heard that okay i got a motion in a second uh all those all those in favor do we have to do this by roll call vote or not you don't need to work with that okay all those in favor say aye aye aye aye opposed lack sign motion pass five zero mr fund of zero foreign so move second oh my papers i got a motion in a second all those in favor say hi hi i'll oppose like signs we should pass 5-0 thank you mr chair members of the board i will now provide a summary of the fire and municipal service taxing unit budget stating the tentative military the percentage change from the rollback rate and the reasons for that change the fire mstu fund has a tax levy of 1.8036 mills this represents a 6.11 increase from the rollback rate of 1.6998 mills the increase in property tax values represents an additional 6.2 million dollars in

property taxes the total fund is 9.5 million higher than the prior year the increase is primarily attributable to the negotiated firefighter wage increase the opening of two new fire stations and fully implementing the firefighter wellness program at this time i would ask that the board to accept public comment and then vote on the prior municipal services taxing unit fund the millage rate and associated budget the minimum vote required to levy this military is two-thirds or four votes according to the maximum military calculation does anyone wish to speak to the border regarding the fire municipal services taxing unit seeing no one is there a motion to adopt a millage rate of 1.8036 meals for the fire municipal service taxing unit second got a motion a second all those in favor say aye aye aye proposed like sign motion pass 5-0 thank you mr chair and members of the board i will now provide a summary of the seven voter approved debt service millage rates these millage rates are levied to repay the debt service or the general obligation bonds that includes two tranches or two different loans for the jail project two tranches for the fire rescue project one tranche for the parks and recreation project and two tranches for the library's project the seven individual millage rates are listed on table one in your handout rather than read this chart into the record we have provided copies to each commissioner and board of records the total of the seven voter approved debt service millage rates is 0.2098 mills this represents an increase of 0.1096 mills over the 2021 actual millage rates of 0.100 mills three additional tranches of bonds one for fire rescue one for libraries and ones for the detention center were completed during the past year and we will and will be levied for the first time during this pleasant cycle at this time i would like to ask the board to accept public comment and then vote on each of the debt service millage rates there is no vote requirement for these millage rates so a simple majority of three votes is all that's needed does anyone want to speak to the board regarding the seven bond millage rates seeing no one is there a motion for adopting a millage rate of 0.038387 meals for the 2019 a jail facility bonds with a motion second all those in favor say aye aye i'll close like sign motion pass five zero is there a motion for the adopt the millage rate of

0.0920 meals for the 2021 b jail facility bond absolutely second we got a motion a second all those in favor say aye aye aye all our opposed black sign motion pass five zero is there a motion for adopt the millage rate of 0.0301 mils for the 2019 b fire rescue bomb second okay uh all those in favor say hey all right all right okay motion pass 5-0 is there a motion to adopt the millage rate of 0.0176 mils for the 2020 a fire rescue bond so in a motion a second all those favors say aye all right all opposed like sign motion pass five zero is very emotional for adopt the millage rate of 0.0134 mils for the 2019 c parks recreation and natural resources some of it got a motion in a second all those in favor say aye aye aye aye opposed like sign motion pass five zero is there a motion to adopt a millage rate of 0.0124 mils for the 2019 d libraries blog absolutely second okay all those i have a motion and a second always in favor say aye aye aye aye all opposed laxation motion pass 5-0 is there a motion to adopt a military of 0.0056 mills for the 2021 a library's bond second okay i have a motion and a second all those very say aye all right opposed sign motion pass 5-0 thank you mr chairman and members of the board i will now provide a summary of the remainder of the budget you refer to the table too a certain amount why is it less than last year less than last year those were existing bonds and we have to raise the same amount of money but we have more properties to spread it over so it decreases the amount that each property will pass here okay you always have to raise the same exact amount each time some more people yeah okay [Music] so in reality your taxes went down [Laughter] thank you mr chairman and members of the board i'll now provide a summary of the remainder of the budget if you refer to table 2 in your handout you will see the revenue sources and allocations identified by type without regard to individual funds as stated prior to any action taken by the board tonight the budget total is one billion seven hundred thirty five million nine hundred fifty eight thousand two hundred and twenty two

dollars net of interfund transfers at this time i would like to ask the board to accept public comment and vote on the candidate budget there is no vote requirement for the budget so a simple majority or three votes is all that is needed okay has anyone here wish to speak to the public coming on the tentative budget seeing no one is at this time i will entertain a motion to adopt the fiscal year 2022 tentative budget as outlined by staff oh second got a motion in a second all those affairs say aye aye aye aye all opposed lock sign motion pass 5-0 thank you mr chairman and members of the board the actions you have taken today the actions you have taken today has set the tentative aggregate millage at 9.3482 mills which reflects an increase of 1.49 above the rollback rate i will now read the resolution adopting the millage rates by title only and that is a resolution of the board of county commissioners of pasco county florida adopting the tentative levying of an avalon taxes for pasco county for fiscal year 2022 providing for an effective date is there a motion to approve for approval of the resolution adopting the tentative levying of ad valve taxes for pasco county in fiscal year 2022. so thank you in motion and second all those in favor say aye aye aye aye all opposed like sign motion pass 5-0 thank you i will now read the resolution adopting the budget by title only a resolution of the board and county commissioners of casco county florida adopting the tentative budget for fiscal year 2022 providing for an effective date is there a motion for approval of the resolution adopting the tentative budget for pasco county for fiscal year 2022. second got a motion a second all those papers say aye aye opposed like sign motion pass 5-0 thank you any changes made between now and the final public hearing on september 28th will be detailed in a memorandum which will be provided to you with your agenda for the regular meeting of september 28 2021. staff recommends the board provide direction prior to the final public hearing regarding any additional amendments to the tenant of the budget as a result of the memorandum memorandum mentioned above and any other amendments the board desires these changes can then be incorporated into the resolutions for the public hearing on the evening of september 28 2021. okay this concludes the public hearing to adopt the tenant administrative rates and the tentative budget for physical year 2022. thank you have a good job get on this one [Music] you