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[0:02] Budget, a military camp find my, my, my, my, my, my strip, budget, September,
[0:13] uh,
[0:16] I suppose at this point we should say the pledge.
[0:24] Is Matt here, or didn't? No, Matt is in Colorado. I'll take us through this mayor.
[0:29] All right, I was looking at the wrong.
[0:31] It's already gone.
[0:32] Yeah, he's gone. He's a mile high right now.
[0:39] So we open the public hearing of the budget meeting.
[0:47] Thank you, Mayor, and before we actually do get into the public hearing for the budget,
[0:53] there's one agenda item I wanted to cover, and the reason is because it impacts the budget
[0:58] and it has to do with the collective bargaining agreement.
[1:02] So just by way of background, there's two collective bargaining units of public safety.
[1:08] And one is the officers, the corporals, and the communications personnel.
[1:12] The other one is separate unit as the sergeants, both recognized by the Perk, the Public
[1:18] Employee Relations Commission.
[1:21] So their current collective bargaining agreement is a three-year contract ratified October
[1:27] 1, 2025, but there's a provision in it that they can open for negotiation the wages article
[1:34] every year which they have.
[1:38] So we've been negotiating this wages article for a while now, and we've met an executive
[1:45] session from following the direction from the commission in that session, and I met in the
[1:52] final negotiation with our labor attorney, and we reached an agreement.
[1:56] The agreement is memorialized in a memorandum of understanding has been ratified by the union.
[2:04] and it's in front of you today for your ratification.
[2:10] So what we're looking for is a approval of the memorandum of understanding,
[2:16] and we'll need a motion for this.
[2:18] MOU number 08142026,
[2:23] and authorization and the town manager to execute same.
[2:28] So that's the motion if the commission would approve that.
[2:31] How do you feel about this?
[2:34] How do you feel about it?
[2:35] I think it was exactly the direction I received from the commission.
[2:41] And I think that the negotiations weren't well,
[2:44] and I think it is worthy of ratification.
[2:47] Okay.
[2:47] Are we dealing with a resolution or approval of an MOU?
[2:50] Just approval to authorize me to execute the MOU.
[2:55] All right, and that's MOU 08142026.
[2:59] Yes.
[2:59] I'll make the motion.
[3:02] The discussion.
[3:04] All in favor.
[3:05] Hi.
[3:06] Opposed?
[3:07] All right.
[3:08] Thank you for that.
[3:09] And by the way, I had point out that we talked about the fire and medical and their local
[3:14] agreement with Martin County Fire Rescue.
[3:16] That was in fact approved by the County Commission.
[3:20] Great.
[3:20] We're good there.
[3:22] So we'll go ahead and open the the
[3:30] As required by the trim process, the first issue is to discuss the percent increase over the rollback rates.
[3:40] The Town of Jupiter Island aggregate final millage rate of 3.7825 mills is greater than the rollback rate of 3.4419 mills by 9.90%.
[3:55] The town of Jupiter island general fund millage rate of 2.8259 mills is greater than the
[4:05] rollback rate of 2.5716 mills by 9.89%.
[4:11] The town of Jupiter island beach protection district 5 millage rate of 0.95393 mills is greater
[4:21] than the rollback rate of 0.8728 mills by 9.91 percent, and the town of Jupiterau on electric
[4:29] debt service fund, final millage rate is 0.1880.
[4:36] And obviously, this increase is a result of the increase in property values on the island,
[4:42] as we know.
[4:44] And the reason for the increase revenues are increasing to cover the cost of personnel operating
[4:50] and capital costs for the town.
[4:54] It needs to be said.
[4:56] And by the way, Mayor, I'll point out I do have a monitor now.
[5:00] At the appropriate time, when we seek public comment,
[5:04] if I have any, I'll let you know.
[5:06] Thank you.
[5:07] The second issue to discuss is the town of Jupiter Island final annual budgets
[5:12] for fiscal year, 2026, 2027 as follows.
[5:16] The general fund budget, $14,851,460, the beach protection district, $4,310,877, the electric
[5:30] debt service fund, $82,511, the Christmas fund, $212,000, beautification fund, $100,000, and
[5:41] the conservation fund, $50,000.
[5:43] So at this point it's appropriate to open it up for public questions or comments.
[5:51] I see no one here, we know I've no one listening in.
[5:55] If there is someone listening in who would like to comment,
[5:59] please email the town manager as soon as you can.
[6:03] So he will be aware of you wanting to speak.
[6:07] And I am looking for a motion,
[6:16] you have your recommendations, we need two motions.
[6:19] So let's not talk to you.
[6:21] Which one is the first resolution, number 9555, and I can read that by title if you'd like
[6:33] Mayor.
[6:34] Please?
[6:35] That's, uh, this resolution is adopting the town of Jupiter Island final, final,
[6:40] millage rate resolution 955 resolution of the town commission of the town of Jupiter
[6:46] Island Martin County, Florida adopting the final millage rates for the town of Jupiter
[6:50] Island Martin County, Florida for fiscal year 2026-2027 providing for an effective
[6:57] date.
[7:00] We have a motion to move a provolk.
[7:04] I'm making a move in a motion.
[7:06] Resolution 955.
[7:08] 255.
[7:10] Further discussion?
[7:11] If I could just include in that motion, the adoption of the resolution is the aggregate
[7:18] military rate of 3.7825, the general fund-military rate of 2.8259, the beach protection district
[7:26] 10th of milliderate of 0.959.
[7:30] And electric debt service fund, millage rate of 0.1888, which is a part of the resolution. Thank you for that.
[7:40] Yes.
[7:42] The motion for that?
[7:45] It's incorporated in the resolution.
[7:48] Thank you.
[7:48] All right. All in favor?
[7:49] Aye.
[7:50] Opposed?
[7:52] Now we need a motion for resolution to a resolution 956, which is final.
[7:59] budget, would you like that motion to include these amounts?
[8:03] Yes, if I can read it by title, if that's a
[8:06] agreeable resolution 956 adopting the town of Jupiter-Iron final annual budgets.
[8:12] A resolution of the town of Jupiter-Iron, Martin County, Florida adopting the final
[8:16] budgets necessary to fund the town of Jupiter-Iron for the fiscal year 2026-2027
[8:22] providing for an effective date.
[8:24] The request of the motion includes general fund budget of 14,851,460.
[8:33] The beach protection district, 4,310,807.
[8:38] The electric debt service, 802,511.
[8:42] Christmas fund, 212,000.
[8:45] beautification fund, 100,000.
[8:47] Conservation fund, 50,000.
[8:50] So we're looking for adoption of the resolution.
[8:52] have a motion to approve Resolution 956.
[8:58] A lot of motion.
[8:59] Wait a second.
[9:01] All right.
[9:02] Motion.
[9:03] And second.
[9:04] Any further discussion?
[9:07] All in favor?
[9:08] Aye.
[9:09] Post.
[9:11] That concludes.