1 00:07:34,070 --> 00:07:53,530 Good evening. Pact House tonight. Today is September 8, 20, 26. We're here for the budget workshop. I've got 531. We'll call the meeting to order. We start our meetings with prayer and a pledge. I've asked Commissioner Smith, if he'll lead us in an invocation and I'll lead us in the pledge. If you'll just stand as able, please. Please 2 00:07:55,540 --> 00:08:04,220 join me in prayer. Heavenly Father, we thank you for this day. We thank you for all the many blessings you give us, Lord. Lord, we are here to do the business of the county. 3 00:08:04,220 --> 00:08:12,480 and we pray that you, or with us, guide us through this Lord. Lord, it is in you we trust 4 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:16,640 and we put it on our seal. So let us be an example of that. But we pray all of this 5 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:22,420 in Jesus name. Amen. Amen. Please join me in the flesh. I pledge allegiance to the 6 00:08:22,420 --> 00:08:29,220 flag of the United States of America, to the Republic of which it stands. One nation under 7 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:42,300 Thank you, Commissioner Smith. We'll move on to the MSPU public hearing. Sabrina, if you'll 8 00:08:42,300 --> 00:08:46,180 tell us about the new MSPUs? Yes, sir. So we have a slide. 9 00:08:51,150 --> 00:08:56,910 All right, there we go. So we have two new MSPUs this year for 10 00:08:56,910 --> 00:09:08,090 lighting. The first one is Jubilee Phase 101 for street lighting. There's a $200 annual fee for 11 00:09:08,090 --> 00:09:16,570 83 lots and then a $65 fee for 260 lots so that tells you that's some pretty expensive lights 12 00:09:16,570 --> 00:09:26,670 that they have there. The second MSBU we have for lighting is for the industrial parks so we have 13 00:09:26,670 --> 00:09:32,510 several street lighting that we've been paying for several years and now that we're continuing 14 00:09:32,510 --> 00:09:37,890 to add on industrial customer Shannon has worked with them and so we're just going to put this 15 00:09:37,890 --> 00:09:44,830 into a MSVU so that all of those parcel owners can contribute to that. The county will also still 16 00:09:44,830 --> 00:09:50,370 contribute for those lots that we still own so that's why we kind of broke it up into to acres to 17 00:09:50,370 --> 00:09:53,570 make it an easy way to dissect the number. 18 00:09:57,420 --> 00:10:00,460 So next we have a few MSBUs with changes. 19 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:07,660 With lighting, as you are all aware, we have over 110 lighting MSBUs. 20 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:17,280 We had 21 of those that we made some increases to that averaged about $10 per parcel. 21 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:26,100 none of the increases are past $20 and we currently still have over 73% of the 22 00:10:26,100 --> 00:10:33,960 lighting MSBUs that have negative cash balances. So the power bills have 23 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:39,220 continued to increase over the years and the assessment rate has just not quite 24 00:10:39,220 --> 00:10:44,280 called up to that. So we are working to change out as many as we can to LED 25 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:47,360 LED lighting to hopefully reduce that cost. 26 00:10:49,180 --> 00:10:52,260 Then we have Baypoint Boulevard Paving. 27 00:10:53,180 --> 00:10:59,420 So this is our final year for this MSPU and we were able to reduce the final year down 28 00:10:59,420 --> 00:11:01,480 to $170 per life. 29 00:11:04,680 --> 00:11:10,720 The final changes that we have are related to the stormwater MSPU, just to kind of remind 30 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:19,400 you that this was the program that we put in place last year that works in several of the subdivisions 31 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:25,900 for scheduled mowing and trimming of the ponds four times per year with at least two cycles 32 00:11:25,900 --> 00:11:36,560 during the growing season. It also allows for aquatic weed control and minor repairs that are needed 33 00:11:36,560 --> 00:11:38,920 to the functionality of the system. 34 00:11:41,130 --> 00:11:47,270 For the North MSPU, we were able to reduce that to $30 per parcel. 35 00:11:47,950 --> 00:11:55,670 We added 18 subdivisions, which was a total of 4,097 more lots. 36 00:11:56,550 --> 00:12:03,890 For a total of 42 subdivisions, 5,818 parcels in the North MSPU. 37 00:12:04,910 --> 00:12:13,670 For the South MSPU, we were able to reduce that cost from $71 per parcel to $65 per parcel. 38 00:12:14,270 --> 00:12:26,170 We added 10 subdivisions for a total of 1,631 additional parcels for a total of 41 subdivisions 39 00:12:26,170 --> 00:12:29,830 and 3,529 parcels. 40 00:12:30,970 --> 00:12:35,630 So, that is all of the changes related to the MSB use. 41 00:12:37,150 --> 00:12:41,230 All right, Sabrina, I had somebody on my screen here that was signed up, but it's fallen 42 00:12:41,230 --> 00:12:41,810 off of there. 43 00:12:43,050 --> 00:12:43,850 Yes, sir. 44 00:12:44,010 --> 00:12:46,190 He decided I was able to answer all his questions. 45 00:12:46,450 --> 00:12:46,690 Okay, no problem. 46 00:12:46,830 --> 00:12:49,870 I saw it for a second and it disappeared, so make sure I wasn't missing something. 47 00:12:50,410 --> 00:12:50,470 All right. 48 00:12:51,190 --> 00:12:52,910 Any comments, questions from the board? 49 00:12:53,410 --> 00:12:53,850 Any concerns? 50 00:12:55,370 --> 00:12:55,590 All right. 51 00:12:55,810 --> 00:12:56,250 Seeing none. 52 00:12:56,930 --> 00:13:00,750 I'll move approval without objection for the MSPUs. 53 00:13:02,030 --> 00:13:03,210 Seeing none, they are passed. 54 00:13:04,210 --> 00:13:05,190 Back to you for the budget. 55 00:13:07,490 --> 00:13:08,050 Yes, sir. 56 00:13:08,470 --> 00:13:13,290 So, for the budget presentation, there's not much, 57 00:13:13,410 --> 00:13:15,750 but since we have a couple members in the audience, 58 00:13:15,930 --> 00:13:17,850 I told them I would try to go over some stuff, 59 00:13:18,030 --> 00:13:21,270 so they're just wanting to learn about how the budget process works. 60 00:13:21,710 --> 00:13:24,550 So, as you could see on the screen, 61 00:13:24,550 --> 00:13:37,030 our total budget is $256,452,080, which is roughly a 3% lower than FY26. 62 00:13:38,270 --> 00:13:45,330 The main reasons this is a change is a 53% reduction in capital, which is due to the 63 00:13:46,090 --> 00:13:48,650 potential expiration of the half-sent. 64 00:13:48,890 --> 00:13:53,030 I can't budget those numbers until we have the results of the election. 65 00:13:53,030 --> 00:14:01,990 Grants and aid decline by 34%, which is mainly due to the medical examiner facility that we just finished construction on. 66 00:14:02,370 --> 00:14:08,050 We had that in last year's budget and we don't have it in the next year, so we had a decrease there. 67 00:14:09,070 --> 00:14:17,050 Non-operating also fell 5%, personnel in operating rose slightly by 1%, 68 00:14:17,050 --> 00:14:24,010 and that service increased 24% due to the new MIP wastewater treatment plant. 69 00:14:27,460 --> 00:14:31,400 So in general, I wanted to kind of break it down by the BACC departments. 70 00:14:31,420 --> 00:14:38,960 We, as you're all aware, we gave our departments guidance to cut 10 to 20% of their operating. 71 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:46,000 And so they were able to do that as you can see over $13 million for our departments. 72 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:51,360 Since some of that is related to the sales tax, about 8 million of that, but still our 73 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:57,700 departments were able to cut across the board so we appreciate that and that's going 74 00:14:57,700 --> 00:14:59,080 to go a long way to help in us. 75 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:00,740 As our funds. 76 00:15:03,450 --> 00:15:21,450 This is the total budget summary. Again, you can see per fund the revenues have to match the expenditures so that we are balanced. This is what we have to submit to the state to show that we have a balanced budget, and that is it. 77 00:15:24,420 --> 00:15:33,860 All right. Gentlemen, you have any questions or comments for Sabrina? All right. In that case, I'll entertain an emotion for approval to adopt this 78 00:15:33,860 --> 00:15:57,800 Senator is a county board of county commissioners tentative county milled rate of 3.885 mills, which is 2.98% above the rollback rate of 3.7727 mills, and to adopt the law enforcement MSTU milled rate of 2.07 mills, which is 2.78% more than the rollback rate of 2.0141 mills. 79 00:15:57,800 --> 00:15:59,460 and I'll entertain a motion. 80 00:16:03,470 --> 00:16:04,390 So moved. 81 00:16:09,260 --> 00:16:09,780 Second. 82 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:10,940 All right. 83 00:16:11,140 --> 00:16:12,220 We have a motion in a second. 84 00:16:12,420 --> 00:16:14,080 All those in favor? 85 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:15,740 Signify by raising your right hand. 86 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:16,120 St. I? 87 00:16:16,660 --> 00:16:17,120 Aye. 88 00:16:17,820 --> 00:16:18,360 No, opposed. 89 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:19,300 Passes unanimously. 90 00:16:21,980 --> 00:16:25,260 We'll move on to the, I'll entertain a motion now for approval 91 00:16:25,260 --> 00:16:27,500 to adopt the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners 92 00:16:27,500 --> 00:16:30,260 tentative operating budget for fiscal year 2027, 93 00:16:30,260 --> 00:16:35,260 and the amount of $256,452,080. 94 00:16:35,260 --> 00:16:35,600 $3. 95 00:16:38,610 --> 00:16:40,050 Make a motion to approve. 96 00:16:41,430 --> 00:16:41,910 Saga. 97 00:16:42,110 --> 00:16:43,190 All right. 98 00:16:43,290 --> 00:16:44,470 We've got a proper motion in a second. 99 00:16:44,850 --> 00:16:46,550 All those in favor raise your right hand. 100 00:16:46,610 --> 00:16:46,990 Say aye. 101 00:16:47,730 --> 00:16:47,910 Aye. 102 00:16:48,590 --> 00:16:49,030 None opposed. 103 00:16:49,250 --> 00:16:50,610 Passes to unanimon unanimously. 104 00:16:52,270 --> 00:16:52,870 All right. 105 00:16:52,990 --> 00:16:54,090 Just a quick reminder. 106 00:16:54,470 --> 00:16:58,650 The final budget hearing is scheduled for September 22nd at 5.30 p.m. 107 00:16:58,750 --> 00:17:01,530 In this boardroom here at 6495 Caroline Street. 108 00:17:01,670 --> 00:17:04,010 So anyone that's interested, we'll see you then. 109 00:17:04,550 --> 00:17:09,010 Gentlemen, thank you for coming and being here tonight and I'll just remind anyone that 110 00:17:09,010 --> 00:17:10,230 has questions about the budget. 111 00:17:10,690 --> 00:17:11,850 We are an open book. 112 00:17:12,330 --> 00:17:15,490 Reach out to any of us and Sabrina is always willing to answer questions as well. 113 00:17:15,910 --> 00:17:16,590 We are adjourned.