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Budget Workshop

Friday, August 21, 2026 · Government meeting record

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| [OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) |

The Board of County Commissioners directed the County Attorney's Office to review major project rights associated with Surtax 4 to ensure compliance with local development codes and the comprehensive plan. This was the only action taken during the August 21, 2026, budget workshop, which otherwise focused on administrative and financial presentations.

Why it matters

This review impacts the legal standing and development requirements for major capital projects funded by Surtax 4, which affects how tax dollars are applied to infrastructure and development in the county.

What happens next

No later meeting or follow-up date is stated in the reviewed record.

Official minutes publish outcomes and identify speakers and the topics they addressed.

Captured actions

13

Recorded outcomes

0

Source artifacts

4

What people said

Attributed speechA separate authority lane. Speech is evidence of what a person said, never of what the board decided.

  • Commented on Blackburn Point Swing bridge.

    Commissioner Tommye Whildekar, Cathleen Nardi, Janet Steves, and July London

  • The official minutes identify speakers and topics, but summarize rather than quote their exact words.

Record text

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Minutes textBudget Workshop — Minutes

Budget Workshop

August 21, 2026

9:00 a.m.

MINUTES

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

ROBERT L. ANDERSON ADMINISTRATION CENTER

4000 SOUTH TAMIAMI TRAIL

COMMISSION CHAMBER

VENICE, FLORIDA

BUDGET WORKSHOP NO. 6

Ron Cutsinger, Chair, District 5

Mark Smith, Vice Chair, District 2

Teresa Mast, District 1

Tom Knight, District 3

Joe Neunder, District 4

Also present were:

Jonathan Lewis, County Administrator

Karl Senkow, Chief Deputy County Attorney

Beatrice Patrizi, Deputy Clerk

(09:00 a.m.)

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Chair Cutsinger

(09:00 a.m.)

1.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Tommye Whildekar, Cathleen Nardi, Janet Steves, and July London commented on Blackburn Point Swing bridge.

DISCUSSION SECTION:

(09:13 a.m.)

2.

ADMINISTRATION

County Administration Opening.

Staff Presenters: County Administrator Jonathan Lewis, Office of Financial Management Director Kimberli Radtke and Deputy County Administrator Steven Botelho

(09:45 a.m.)

3.

OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Tax Collector Budget.

Staff Presenters: County Administrator Jonathan Lewis and Office of Financial Management Director Kimberli Radtke

(09:45 a.m.)

4.

ADMINISTRATION

Action agenda textBudget Workshop — Action Agenda

Budget Workshop

August 21, 2026

ACTION AGENDA BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ROBERT L. ANDERSON ADMINISTRATION CENTER 4000 SOUTH TAMIAMI TRAIL COMMISSION CHAMBER VENICE, FLORIDA BUDGET WORKSHOP NO. 6

9:00 a.m.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

no action taken

1.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

DISCUSSION SECTION:

no action taken

2.

ADMINISTRATION County Administration Opening.

no action taken

3.

OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Tax Collector Budget.

no action taken

4.

ADMINISTRATION Fiscal Year 2027 Proposed Budget Overview:

A.

Budget Assumptions;

B.

Total Budget;

C.

General Fund Update.

no action taken

5.

OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Internal Service Charge (ISC) Refresher.

no action taken

6.

OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Property Appraiser Requested Inventory.

Directed the County Attorney's Office to review the major project rights of Surtax 4 and ensure compliance with the Unified Development Code and Comprehensive Plan

7.

CAPITAL PROJECTS Surtax 4 Re-review.

no action taken

8.

OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Actions for September Budget Public Hearings.

no action taken

9.

ADMINISTRATION Amendment 3.

no action taken

Agenda textBudget Workshop

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| | | | --- | --- | | August 21, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. |

ROBERT L. ANDERSON ADMINISTRATION CENTER

4000 SOUTH TAMIAMI TRAIL

COMMISSION CHAMBER

VENICE, FL

Ron Cutsinger, Chair, District 5

Mark Smith, Vice Chair, District 2

Teresa Mast, District 1

Tom Knight, District 3

Joe Neunder, District 4

| | | --- | | [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#)<br>Commissioner Cutsinger |

| | | --- | | BUDGET WORKSHOP 6 | | |

| | | | --- | --- | | 1. | [OPEN TO THE PUBLIC](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) – (Three-minute time limit per person.) | | | This time is reserved for persons desiring to comment on items not scheduled for a public hearing. Persons wishing to speak at Open to the Public shall complete a Request to Speak card, including the number of the agenda item or, if not an agenda item, the topic to be addressed. Comments on scheduled agenda items will be heard first, followed by up to 5 speakers related to topics not on the advertised agenda. Any remaining speaker cards will be held for the final Open to the Public session at the end of the meeting. |

| | | --- | | [DISCUSSION SECTION:](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) |

| | | | --- | --- | | 2. | [ADMINISTRATION](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) | | County Administration Opening. |

| | | | --- | --- | | 3. | [OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) | | Tax Collector Budget. |

| | | | --- | --- | | 4. | [ADMINISTRATION](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) | | Fiscal Year 2027 Proposed Budget Overview:<br>1. Budget Assumptions;<br>2. Total Budget;<br>3. General Fund Update. |

| | | | --- | --- | | 5. | [OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) | | Internal Service Charge (ISC) Refresher. |

| | | | --- | --- | | 6. | [OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) | | Property Appraiser Requested Inventory. |

| | | | --- | --- | | 7. | [CAPITAL PROJECTS](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) | | Surtax 4 Re-review. |

| | | | --- | --- | | 8. | [OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) | | Actions for September Budget Public Hearings. |

| | | | --- | --- | | 9. | [ADMINISTRATION](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) | | Amendment 3. |

| | | | --- | --- | | 10. | [OPEN TO THE PUBLIC](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) – (Three-minute) time limit per person.) | | | This time is reserved for persons desiring to comment before the Board on items not scheduled for a Public Hearing. Persons wishing to speak at Open to the Public shall complete a Request to Speak card, including the number of the agenda item or, if not an agenda item, the topic to be addressed. This segment may include speakers deferred from the initial Open to the Public segment. |

| | | | --- | --- | | 11. | [OTHER BUSINESS](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) |

| | | --- | | [NOTE:](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) | | Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs, or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, marital status, familial status, religion, or genetic information. Persons with disabilities who require assistance or alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), or who wish to file a complaint, should contact: Sarasota County ADA/Civil Rights Coordinator, 1 Apex Road, Sarasota, FL 34240Phone: 941-861-5000; TTY 7-1-1 or 1-800-955-8771, E-mail: adacoordinator@scgov.netPersons needing assistance are asked to provide notice as soon as practicable in advance of the event to allow time to accommodate the request. |

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  • Meeting recordOther meeting itemsNo recorded outcome

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  • Agenda item 1Public hearingsNo recorded outcome

    Residents commented on Blackburn Point Swing bridge.

    Official meeting record item

  • Agenda item 2Other meeting itemsNo recorded outcome

    | [ADMINISTRATION](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) |

  • Agenda item 3Budget and financeNo recorded outcome

    | [OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) |

    Open item
  • Agenda item 4Budget and financeNo recorded outcome

    | [ADMINISTRATION](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) |

  • Agenda item 5Other meeting itemsNo recorded outcome

    | [OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) |

  • Agenda item 6Other meeting itemsNo recorded outcome

    | [OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) |

  • Agenda item COther meeting itemsNo recorded outcome

    posed Budget Overview:

    Department: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC · Topics: budget

  • Agenda item 7Other meeting itemsNo recorded outcome

    | [CAPITAL PROJECTS](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) |

  • Agenda item 8Public hearingsNo recorded outcome

    Budget workshop will consider major project rights of Surtax 4

    Department: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC · Topics: land use

  • Agenda item 9Other meeting itemsNo recorded outcome

    | [ADMINISTRATION](https://egenda.scgov.net/onbaseagendaonline/meetings/viewmeeting?id=1985&doctype=1#) |

  • Agenda item 10Public hearingsNo recorded outcome

    Official meeting record item

Official record

ArtifactSourceState
Agenda packetBudget Workshop — Packetlinked only
Budget documentNot published in the sources we holdunavailable
Transcript or captionsNot published in the sources we holdunavailable
AttachmentNot published in the sources we holdunavailable

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  • Budget Workshop — Minutes
  • Budget Workshop — Action Agenda
  • Budget Workshop
  • Budget Workshop — Packet

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