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TAYLOR COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PERRY, FLORIDA THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2025 9:00 AM 201 E. GREEN STREET TAYLOR COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLEX OLD POST OFFICE FY 2025/2026 BUDGET WORKSHOPS MONDAY, JULY 14, 2025 THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2025 MONDAY, JULY 21, 2025 (CANCELED) THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2025- IF NEEDED SPECIAL MEETING TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2025 (PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE) 5:30 P.M. THE CHAIR CALLED THE FY 25/26 BUDGET WORKSHOP SESSION TO ORDER AT 9:00 A.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 ASST CO ADMIN MARSHA DURDEN IN PERSON ALL COUNTY ATTORNEY COUNTY FINANCE DIR UNDERSHERIFF TCSO FINANCE OFFICER CONRAD BISHOP DANNIELLE WELCH MARTY TOMPKINS JOHN KETRING IN PERSON IN PERSON IN PERSON IN PERSON ALL ALL ALL 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. THE BOARD TO CONTINUE TO HOLD BUDGET WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS ALL ASPECTS OF FY 2025/2026 BUDGET PRIORITIES. CLERK GARY KNOWLES ADVISED THE BOARD OF MILLAGE ADOPTION MEETING DATES. DANNIELLE WELCH, COUNTY FINANCE DIRECTOR, GAVE AN OVERVIEW OF BUDGET CHANGES. • PROPERTY APPRAISER REDUCED AN ADDITIONAL $8,985.00 • HEALTH DEPARTMENT REDUCED AN ADDITIONAL $10,000.00 • REDUCTION OF SHERIFF’S INCREASE REQUEST BY $286,044.00 • REDUCTION OF CURRENT BUDGET BY $200,000.00 • REDUCTION OF SHERIFF WORK SQUAD BY $120,000.00 O TOTAL SHERIFF’S BUDGET REQUEST= $8,933,498.00 • ADD BACK IN $120,000.00 WORK SQUAD AMOUNT TO THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT. • EXPENDITURES AT BEGINNING OF BUDGET: $24,901,186.00 • CURRENT EXPENDITURES: $24,396,157.00 • CURRENT REVENUE: $24,709,811.00 • EXCESS FOR GENERAL FUND: +$313,654.00 COMMISSIONER FEAGLE AND CHAIRMAN ENGLISH REQUESTED TO ADD BACK $1,500.00 TO THE BUDGET FOR THEIR TRAVEL EXPENSES. DANNIELLE WELCH, COUNTY FINANCE DIRECTOR-THIS WOULD BRING THE EXCESS FOR GENERAL FUND: +$316,654.00. MSTU FUND • EXPENDITURES AT THE BEGINNING OF BUDGET: $3,659,986.00 • CURRENT EXPENDITURES: $3,649,986.00 • CURRENT REVENUE: $3,421,539.00 • CURRENT DEFICIT FOR MSTU: $228,447.00 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR- IF BUILDING AND PLANNING PERMIT FEES INCREASE BY 20%, THIS WOULD BRING THE DEFICIT IN THE MSTU TO $186,000.00. BOARD CONSENSUS ON INCREASING PERMITTING FEES. COMMISSIONER FEAGLE SUGGESTED CLOSING THE ROLL-OFF SITES 2 DAYS A WEEK. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR- THIS WOULD BE IN SOLID WASTE, NOT MSTU. COMMISSIONER FEAGLE- STILL WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE ONE-CENT SALES TAX BACK. COMMISSIONER NEWMAN- IF THE BOARD PAYS THE $81,000.00 DEFICIT IN THE GENERAL FUND OUT OF THE ONE-CENT SALE TAX, THIS WOULD NOT REDUCE ANY SERVICES OR CHANGE THE MILLAGE. COMMISSIONER MOODY AGREES WITH USING THE ONE-CENT TO FUND THE GENERAL FUND DEFICIT. COMMISSIONER FEAGLE- THIS WOULD REDUCE THE ONE-CENT SALE TAX. THIS WOULD NOT BE THE BEST WAY TO MOVE FORWARD. CHAIRMAN ENGLISH- WE ASKED EVERYONE TO REDUCE THEIR BUDGET. WE STILL HAVE THE INSURANCE PROPOSALS TO LOOK AT. ASKING FOR A $200,000.00 REDUCTION IS NOT MUCH TO ASK OUT OF A $9M BUDGET. COMMISSIONER FEAGLE- AVERAGE REDUCTION WITH THE OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS WAS A 7.5%. WHY WOULD ONE DEPARTMENT BE EXEMPT? THEY HAVE SAID FROM DAY ONE, THEY WERE NOT CUTTING THEIR BUDGET. SHELLEY JEFFERSON, STEINHATCHEE RESIDENT-WE DO NOT WANT TO REDUCE THE SERVICES IN STEINHATCHEE. COMMISSIONER MOODY STATES THAT CITIZENS WOULD LIKE TO USE THE FUNDS FROM RESERVES FOR BALANCING ATTACHMENT: BUDGET CHANGES COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ITEMS : 4. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO DISCUSS INFORMATIONAL ITE M S. THERE WERE NONE . THE HOUR BEING APPROXIMATELY 10:21 A.M ., AND THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS , THE WORKSHOP RECESSED UNTIL TUESD AY, JULY 29, 2025, AT 5:30 P.M., OR AS SOON THEREAFTER . BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BY : ATTEST: BY : Taylor County 2025 - 2026 Budget July 24, 2025 Continued Budget Workshop CHANGES DURING BUDGET WORKSHOPS: • Health Department reduced additional $10.,000 • Reduced Sheriff"s Office request by increase $286.,044 • Reduced Sheriff"s Office request by $200.,000 • Reduced Sheriff"s Office request by $120.,000 (work squads amount) • Will make Sheriff"s Office budget request be $8.,933.,498 • Add back in $120.,000 to County department (work squads amount) • Property Appraiser reduced additional $8.,985 Expenditures at beginning of budget: Current expenditures: Current revenue: Excess for General Fund: 24.,901,186 (10,000) (286.,044) (200.,000) (120,000) 120.,000 {8,985) 24.,396,157 24.,709,811 + 313,654 MSTU FUND • Reallocating 50% of one of the code enforcement salaries to the boat ramps= approximately $10,000 Expenditures at beginning of budget: 3,659,986 (10,000) Current expenditures: Current revenue: Current Deficit for MSTU: 3,649,986 3,421,539 228,447