Board of County Commissioners

July 2, 20259:00 a.m. SARASOTA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER1660 RINGLING BOULEVARDTHIRD FLOOR, THINK TANKSARASOTA, FL Joe Neunder, Chair, District 4Ron Cutsinger, Vice Chair, District 5Teresa Mast, District 1Mark Smith, District 2Tom Knight, District 3 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCECommissioner Knight BUDGET WORKSHOP 4 1.OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 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: 2.ADMINISTRATIONCounty Administration opening. 3.DEPARTMENTSTo consider the preliminary Fiscal Year 2026 Budgets as follows:Emergency Services;Health and Human Services;Planning and Development Services;Capital Projects;General Services;Human Resources;Public Utilities;Solid Waste; Public Works. 4.OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTTo authorize mailing and publishing a notice of a public hearing to consider the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 non-ad valorem assessments. 5.CAPITAL PROJECTSCapital Improvement Program update. PUBLIC HEARINGS:The Sarasota County Charter requires that evidence and testimony presented during Public Hearings shall be under oath. Persons presenting evidence and/or testimony are required to complete and sign the Request to Speak Card. Time Limits: Petitioner Presentation - 20 minutes; Citizen Comments - 5 minutes per speaker (unless otherwise determined by the Chair); Petitioner Rebuttal - 5 minutes 6.CAPITAL PROJECTS(Public hearing) To adopt a resolution relating to the Local Government Infrastructure Sales Tax (Surtax 3) Project List, replacing Thirty-fifth Revised Exhibit A with Thirty-sixth Revised Exhibit A of Ordinance No. 2007-087, to revise the project implementation dates and proceeds among projects;(Public hearing) To adopt a resolution relating to the Local Government Infrastructure Sales Tax (Surtax 4) Project List, replacing Third Revised Exhibit A with Fourth Revised Exhibit A of Ordinance No. 2022-001, to revise the project implementation dates and proceeds among projects; (Not a public hearing) To adopt a resolution amending the Sarasota County Fiscal Year 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program (Resolution No. 2024-145) to add the Digitization Initiative as Project No. 85027;(Not a public hearing) To adopt a resolution amending the Sarasota County Fiscal Year 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program (Resolution No. 2024-145) to add the Library Renovation and Remodel Program as Project No. 85025; (Public hearing) To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2025-055, amending the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget to appropriate funding for various Capital Improvement Program projects, in the amount of $1,382,700. DISCUSSION SECTION: 7.ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS & AGENCIES/BOARDSA. Sheriff 8.OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 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. 9.OTHER BUSINESS NOTE: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 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)/Civil Rights Coordinator, 1660 Ringling Boulevard, Sarasota, Florida 34236, Phone: 941-861-5000, Teletype (TTY): 7-1-1 or 1-800-955-8771. Email: adacoordinator@scgov.net. Persons 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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