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Special Commission Meeting - Tentative Millage & Tentative Budget

Monday, September 9, 2019 · Government meeting record

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The Stuart City Commission held a special meeting to tentatively approve the city's budget, property tax rates (millage), and fire assessment fees for the 2020 fiscal year. These actions represent the first of two required public hearings before final adoption.

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The commission's decisions set the property tax rates and fire service fees for Stuart residents for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2019, and ending September 30, 2020.

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Agenda textSpecial Commission Meeting - Tentative Millage & Tentative Budget

MINUTES

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE STUART CITY COMMISSION

HELD September 9, 2019

AT 5:15 PM Commission Chambers - TENTATIVE MILLAGE & TENTATIVE BUDGET

121 SW FLAGLER AVE.

STUART, FLORIDA 34994

CITY COMMISSION

Mayor Rebecca S. Bruner

Vice Mayor Eula R. Clarke

Commissioner Kelli Glass Leighton

Commissioner Merritt Matheson

Commissioner Mike Meier

ADMINISTRATIVE

City Manager, David Dyess

City Attorney, Michael J. Mortell

City Clerk, Mary R. Kindel

5:15 PM ROLL CALL

Present: Mayor Bruner, Vice Mayor Clarke, Commissioner Glass Leighton, Commissioner Matheson, Commissioner Meier.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

5:16 PM Motion: Move approval of the Agenda.

Moved by: Commissioner Meier

Seconded by: Commissioner Matheson

Motion passed unanimously.

COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (5 min. max)

COMMISSION ACTION

City Manager Dyess commented that by Florida law, two public hearings must held to adopt the final millage rates and annual budget. Tonight’s first public hearing is to hear the tentative rates, hear public comments, amend the budget if necessary, and tentatively adopt the budget and millage rate. The first hearing has been advertised via the notice of proposed property tax through the property appraisers office. There have been three public budget workshops over the past three months.

1. APPROVE NON-AD VALOREM FIRE ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020:

RESOLUTION No. 86-2019; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020 NON-AD VALOREM

ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES, FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS; DIRECTING CERTIFICATION OF THE ASSESSMENT ROLL TO THE MARTIN COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

5:18 PM Motion: Motion to approve Resolution No. 86-2019.

Moved by: Commissioner Matheson

Seconded by: Vice Mayor Clarke

Motion passed unanimously.

2. ADOPT TENTATIVE MILLAGE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020:

RESOLUTION No. 85-2019; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA ADOPTING THE TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

5:20 PM Motion: Move that we adopt this millage rate for 2020’s budget.

Moved by: Vice Mayor Clarke

Seconded by: Commissioner Meier

Motion passed unanimously.

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