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TAYLOR COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PERRY, FLORIDA MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 5:01 PM 201 E. GREEN STREET TAYLOR COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLEX OLD POST OFFICE 2ND AND FINAL BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING FY 25/26 THE CHAIR CALLED THE PUBLIC MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:01 P.M. THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ATTENDED THE MEETING AS FOLLOWS: DISTRICT OFFICE NAME HOW ATTENDED PORTION ATTENDED 1 CHAIR JAMIE ENGLISH IN PERSON ALL 2 JIM MOODY IN PERSON ALL 3 V-CHAIR MICHAEL NEWMAN IN PERSON ALL 4 PAM FEAGLE IN PERSON ALL 5 THOMAS DEMPS IN PERSON ALL A FULL BOARD BEING PRESENT. COUNTY STAFF ATTENDED THE MEETING AS FOLLOWS: POSITION NAME HOW ATTENDED PORTION ATTENDED CO ADMINISTRATOR LAWANDA PEMBERTON IN PERSON ALL TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR TERESA COPELAND IN PERSON ALL COUNTY CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS ATTENDED THE MEETING AS FOLLOWS: POSITION NAME HOW ATTENDED PORTION ATTENDED CLERK OF COURT GARY KNOWLES IN PERSON ALL DEPUTY CLERK DEPUTY CLERK SALINA GRUBBS LAURA BROCK IN PERSON IN PERSON ALL ALL AGENDA 1. PRAYER COMMISSIONER DEMPS LED THE BOARD IN PRAYER, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. BUSINESS WAS TRANSACTED AS FOLLOWS: 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA UPON MOTION OF COMMISSIONER DEMPS, WITH SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FEAGLE, AND BY UNANIMOUS VOTE, THE BOARD APPROVED THE AGENDA FOR THIS DATE, AS FOLLOWS: BIDS/PUBLIC HEARINGS: 4. THE BOARD TO HOLD THE SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MILLAGE AND BUDGET FOR FY 2025/2026, SET FOR THIS DATE AT 5:01 P.M.: A. ADOPT FINAL MILLAGE FOR FY 2025/2026 B. ADOPT THE FINAL ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION FOR WARRIOR CREEK SUBDIVISION, OCEAN POND SUBDIVISION, STRICKLAND'S LANDING SUBDIVISION, OAKRIDGE ESTATES UNIT ONE SUBDIVISION, BOWDEN SUBDIVISION, STEINHATCHEE ACRES SUBDIVISION, GULF COAST ESTATES SUBDIVISION AND SCALLOP BAY SUBDIVISION, FOR 2025/2026. C. ADOPT SOLID WASTE ASSESSMENT FOR FY 2025/2026 AT $178.00. D. ADOPT FINAL BUDGET FOR FY 2025/2026. SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING ON MILLAGE AND BUDGET FOR FY 2025/2026: THE BOARD HAVING HERETOFORE ADVERTISED FOR THE SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET AND MILLAGE FOR FY 2025/2026, FOR THIS DATE AT 5:01 P.M. THE CLERK ADVISED THE BOARD THAT THE REQUIRED NOTICE OF THIS SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET AND MILLAGE FOR FY 2025/2026 HAS BEEN ADVERTISED, AS PROVIDED, IN THE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 ISSUE OF THE PERRY NEWS HERALD. THE BOARD HAD HERETOFORE, AT A MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 08, 2025, ORDERED AND CAUSED THE TENTATIVE BUDGET AND MILLAGE FOR FY 2025/2025 ADVERTISED, AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON SAME, FOR THIS DATE AT 5:01 P.M. DANNIELLE WELCH, COUNTY FINANCE DIRECTOR, FURNISHED A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION REGARDING THE PROPOSED/TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR FY 2025/2026, FOR THE BOARD'S INFORMATION. ATTACHMENT: FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026 – FINAL HEARING MS. WELCH PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING OVERALL BUDGET BY FUND, FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION: GENERAL FUND $49,464,041 AIRPORT FUND 5,835,912 BOATING & IMPROVEMENT 39,000 ROAD & BRIDGE FUND 3,685,270 SECONDARY ROAD PAVING FUND 3,831,209 MSTU FUND 7,053,922 SOLID WASTE FUND 2,702,811 CDBG (HOUSING) GRANT 158,000 COUNTY LANDFILL FUND 736,000 MSBU FUNDS (SUBDIVISIONS) 401,647 AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDS 1,097,630 SALES TAX REVENUE FUND 20,650 SCOP/SCRAP ROAD PAVING 13,878,583 AIRPORT ENTERPRISE FUND 733,990 TOURISM DEVELOPMENT FUND 1,295,000 TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE(3RD.) 507,500 TOURISM OPERATIONS (4TH. & 5TH.) 1,540,000 SMALL COUNTY SURTAX 5,740,000 AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN 2,593,616 SAID FUNDS AGGREGATING A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $101,315,281 THAT THE BUDGET AS LISTED ABOVE, WILL REQUIRE A TAX MILLAGE TO BE LEVIED AS FOLLOWS: GENERAL REVENUE FUND 7.2426 MILLS BASED ON A COUNTY WIDE VALUATION OF $1,732,143,559, AS CERTIFIED BY THE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER, AND A MSTU MILLAGE OF 1.2250 MILLS, BASED ON AN UNINCORPORATED VALUATION OF $1,404,051,602, AS CERTIFIED BY THE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER. THAT THE BUDGET INCLUDES A DEBT SERVICE FUND, IN THE AMOUNT OF $-0-, WHICH REQUIRES NO MILLAGE LEVY. THE GENERAL FUND ROLL-BACK RATE IS 8.2236 MILLS. THE MSTU ROLL-BACK RATE IS 1.4309 MILLS. THE ABOVE AGGREGATE MILLAGE RATE IS 8.2356 MILLS, WHICH IS LOWER THAN THE AGGREGATE ROLL-BACK RATE OF 9.3835 MILLS BY 12.23%. THEREUPON, AT THE TIME AND PLACE AS ADVERTISED, A HEARING WAS HAD FOR THE PURPOSE OF HEARING COMPLAINTS AND REQUESTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE BUDGET AND MILLAGE FOR THE FY 2025/2026. CHAIR OPENED PUBLIC MEETING FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. THERE WERE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THEREFORE, THE CHAIR CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING A. MOTION TO ADOPT A MILLAGE RATE BY RESOLUTION OF 7.246 MILLS ON THE COUNTY WIDE VALUATION TO E USED IN GENERAL FUND. MOTIONED BY COUNTY COMMISSIONER FEAGLE, SECONDED BY COUNTY COMMISSIONER NEWMAN. VOTING YES: COUNTY COMMISSIONER ENGLISH, COUNTY COMMISSIONER NEWMAN, COUNTY COMMISSIONER FEAGLE, COUNTY COMMISSIONER DEMPS, COUNTY COMMISSIONER MOODY VOTING NO: NONE ROLL CALL VOTE BY CLERK. MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. ATTACHMENTS: RESOLUTION MOTION TO ADOPT A MILLAGE RATE, BY RESOLUTION, OF 1.2250 MILLS ON THE UNINCORPORATED PROPERTY VALUATION, TO BE USED IN THE MSTU. MOTIONED BY COUNTY COMMISSIONER FEAGLE, SECONDED BY COUNTY COMMISSIONER DEMPS. VOTING YES: COUNTY COMMISSIONER ENGLISH, COUNTY COMMISSIONER NEWMAN, COUNTY COMMISSIONER FEAGLE, COUNTY COMMISSIONER DEMPS, COUNTY COMMISSIONER MOODY VOTING NO: NONE ROLL CALL VOTE BY CLERK MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. ATTACHMENTS: MILLAGE RESOLUTION B. THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE ADOPTION OF FINAL ASSESSMENT RESOLUTIONS FOR FY 2025/2026, TO SET THE MSBU ASSESSMENT RATE FOR WARRIOR CREEK SUBDIVISION, DEERWOOD AT THE BEACHES SUBDIVISION AND OCEAN POND SUBDIVISION, AT $35.00 PER LOT/PER YEAR, STRICKLAND'S LANDING SUBDIVISION AT $50.00 PER LOT/PER YEAR, OAKRIDGE ESTATES UNIT ONE SUBDIVISION, AT $45.00 PER LOT/PER YEAR, BOWDEN SUBDIVISION AT $83.94 PER LOT/PER YEAR, STEINHATCHEE ACRES SUBDIVISION AT $207.81 PER LOT/PER YEAR, SCALLOP BAY SUBDIVISION AT $313.19 PER LOT/PER YEAR AND GULF COAST ESTATES SUBDIVISION AT $320.70 PER LOT/PER YEAR. MOTION TO ADOPT THE FINAL RATE ASSESSMENT RESOLUTIONS FOR FY 2025/2026, FOR THE ABOVE LISTED SUBDIVISIONS, AS STATED. MOTIONED BY COUNTY COMMISSIONER DEMPS, SECONDED BY COUNTY COMMISSIONER MOODY. VOTING YES: COUNTY COMMISSIONER ENGLISH, COUNTY COMMISSIONER NEWMAN, COUNTY COMMISSIONER FEAGLE, COUNTY COMMISSIONER DEMPS, COUNTY COMMISSIONER MOODY VOTING NO: NONE ROLL CALL VOTE BY CLERK. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUS VOTE. ATTACHMENTS: FINAL RATE ASSESSMENT RESOLUTIONS C. MOTION TO APPROVE SOLID WASTE ASSESSMENT FOR FY 2025/2026 AT $178.00. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MOODY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NEWMAN VOTING YES: COUNTY COMMISSIONER ENGLISH, COUNTY COMMISSIONER NEWMAN, COUNTY COMMISSIONER FEAGLE, COUNTY COMMISSIONER DEMPS, COUNTY COMMISSIONER MOODY VOTING NO: NONE ROLL CALL VOTE BY CLERK. MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. ATTACHMENTS: SOLID WASTE ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION D. ADOPT FINAL BUDGET DISCUSSION: SHERIFF WAYNE PADGETT AGREES TO LEAVE ALL SERVICES THE SAME. COMMISSIONER FEAGLE - WHERE I STAND IS NOT PERSONAL, BUT CUTTING THE BUDGET IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO. USING OUR RESERVES SHOULD NOT BE AN OPTION, UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. COMMISSIONER NEWMAN - IN FAVOR OF THE BUDGET REQUESTED BUDGET AMOUNT. CHAIRMAN ENGLISH - WE ARE IN A PRETTY TIGHT BIND AND WE DO NEED TO STAND WHERE WE ARE ON CUTTING THE BUDGET. COMMISSIONER MOODY - EVEN WITH A CUT, THE SHERIFF IS NOT GOING TO CUT THE SERVICES. WE NEED TO LEAVE IT THE SAME. COMMISSIONER DEMPS - WE NEED TO LEAVE THE BUDGET THE SAME. SUPPORT GIVING BACK THE $288,000 TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS. MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AT $101,315,281 BY COMMISSIONER FEAGLE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY. VOTING YES: COUNTY COMMISSIONER ENGLISH, COUNTY COMMISSIONER FEAGLE, COUNTY COMMISSIONER DEMPS, COUNTY COMMISSIONER MOODY VOTING NO: COUNTY COMMISSIONER NEWMAN ROLL CALL VOTE BY CLERK. MOTION CARRIED BY 4-1 VOTE. ATTACHMENTS: BUDGET RESOLUTION AND BUDGET SUMMARY FY 2025/2026. WRITTEN NOTICE TO BE GIVEN TO THE SHERIFF OF THE BUDGET CUT. ADJOURN THE HOUR BEING APPROXIMATELY 5:34 P.M., AND THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, COUNTY COMMISSIONER DEMPS MADE A MOTION, WITH A SECOND BY COUNTY COMMISSIONER FEAGLE, TO ADJOURN. THE MOTION TO ADJOURN PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE BOARD, SUBJECT TO CALL. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA BY: JAMIE ENGLISH, Chair ATTEST: BY: SALINA GRUBBS, DC for GARY KNOWLES, Clerk