Board of County Commissioners Budget Workshop (2024-07-10)

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOCC Budget Workshop Wednesday, July 10, 2024 9:00 AM Havert L. Fenn Center 2000 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, FL 34982 BOARD MEMBERS District No. 5, Chair CATHY TOWNSEND District No. 1, Vice-Chair CHRIS DZADOVSKY District No. 3 LINDA BARTZ District No. 2 LARRY LEET District No. 4 JAMIE FOWLER Mission Statement St. Lucie Works to deliver superior service that enhances our quality of life.

BOCC Budget Workshop Wednesday, July 10, 2024 9:00 AM 2 | P a g e WELCOME All meetings are televised. All meetings provided with wireless internet access for public convenience. Please turn off all cell phones and pagers prior to entering the commission chambers. Please mute the volume on all laptops and PDAs while in use in the commission chambers. GENERAL RULES AND PROCEDURES – Attached is the agenda, which will determine the order of business conducted at today’s Board meeting. INVOCATION-PLEDGE – To bring order and decorum to its meeting, the Board begins its meetings with an invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Participation is voluntary. CONSENT AGENDA – These items are considered routine and are enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commissioner so requests. REGULAR AGENDA – Proclamations, Presentations, Public Hearings, and Department requests are items which the Commission will discuss individually, usually in the order listed on the agenda. PUBLIC HEARINGS – These items are usually heard on the first Tuesdays at 6 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. However, if a public hearing is scheduled for a meeting on the third Tuesday, which begins at 9 a.m., then public hearings will be heard at 9 a.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. These time designations are intended to indicate that an item will not be addressed prior to the listed time. The Chair will open each public hearing and asks anyone wishing to speak to come forward, one at a time. Comments will be limited to five minutes and must be pertinent to the agenda item being considered by the Board. As a general rule, when issues are scheduled before the Commission under department request or public hearing, the order of presentation is: (1) County staff presents the details of the Board item (2) Commissioners comment (3) if a public hearing, the Chair will ask for public comment, (4) further discussion and action by the Board. ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION – Please state your name and address, speaking clearly into the microphone. If you have backup material, please have eight copies ready for distribution. NON-AGENDA ITEMS – These items are presented by an individual Commissioner or staff as necessary at the conclusion of the printed agenda. PUBLIC COMMENT – Time is allotted at the beginning of each meeting for general public comment. Please limit comments to three minutes. Comments may pertain to any matter related to the Board’s duties as the County’s governing body. Comments in support or opposition to candidates for public office are not pertinent to the Board’s duties. This includes any speaker identifying himself or herself as a candidate for public office. DECORUM – Please be respectful of others’ opinions. MEETINGS – All Board meetings are open to the public and are held on the first Tuesdays of each month at 6 p.m. and on the third Tuesdays at 9 a.m., unless otherwise advertised. Meetings are held in the County Commission Chambers in the Roger Poitras Administration Annex at 2300 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce, Fla. 34982. The Board schedules additional workshops throughout the year necessary to accomplish their goals and commitments. Notice is provided of these workshops. Anyone with a disability requiring accommodation to attend this meeting should contact the St. Lucie County Human Resources Department at 772-462-1546, HumanResources@stlucieco.org or TDD 772-462-1428 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

BOCC Budget Workshop Wednesday, July 10, 2024 9:00 AM 3 | P a g e CALL TO ORDER - COMMISSIONER TOWNSEND, CHAIR BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Day One – Monday, July 8, 2024 (Morning, 9:00 - 12:00 noon) Recommended Budget Overview (Part 1) • County Outlook • Growth • Economic Scan • Strategic Plan & Accomplishments • BOCC Strategic Priorities • CBC Recommendations • The composition of the Recommended Budget (Expenditures) • Taxable Value, Millage, Summary, and Impact on property tax revenue • Reserves • Incremental Changes and Budget Priorities • Millage Rate Recommendations Day One – Monday, July 8, 2024 (Afternoon, 1:00 – 5:00) Recommended Budget Overview (Part 2) • Capital Improvement Plan o Major Capital Projects o County One-time Funding o Future Debt • Capital and Operating Challenges o Transit o Parks, Recreation, & Facilities o Port, Inlet, & Beaches o Public Utilities o Airport o Public Works o Information Technology Day Two – Tuesday, July 9, 2024 (Morning, 9:00 - 12:00 noon) • Constitutional Officers • Judicial Agencies • Outside Agencies Day Two – Tuesday, July 9, 2024 (Afternoon, 1:00 – 5:00) • Recap & Wrap Up Day Three - Wednesday, July 10, 2024 (All Day, 9:00 - noon, 1:00 - 5:00) • Additional Wrap Up (if needed) Day Four - Thursday, July 11, 2024 (All Day, 9:00 - noon, 1:00 - 5:00) • Additional Wrap Up (if needed)

BOCC Budget Workshop Wednesday, July 10, 2024 9:00 AM 4 | P a g e Note: The schedule may be modified as needed to allow for variations in the time needed to cover each topic. In the event the Board moves through the reviews at a different rate than anticipated, be prepared that an item may be heard at an earlier or later time than shown on this schedule. ADJOURNMENT