HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/18/2013 MINUTES ATTACHED
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
AGENDA
2013/2014 FINAL BUDGET HEARING
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 , 2013 - 5 : 01 P. M.
L�jtt� County Commission Chamber
Indian River County Administration Complex
180127 1h Street, Building A
Vero Beach, FL 32960
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Joseph E . Flescher, Chairman District 2 . Joseph A . Baird, County Administrator
Wesley S . Davis, Vice Chairman District 1 Dylan Reingold, County Attorney
Peter D. O ' Bryan District 4 Jeffrey R. Smith, Clerk to the Board
Bob Solari District 5
Tim Zorc District 3
1 . CALL TO ORDER 5 : 01 P. M.
2 . INVOCATION Stan Boling, Planning Director
3 . PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Commissioner Peter D . O ' Bryan
4. BUDGET OVERVIEW BY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JOSEPH A. BAIRD
5 . AD VALOREM FUNDS
A . Ad Valorem Millage and Ad Valorem Budget (Read each fund separately and
make motion for each fund after public input) .
General Fund PAGES 19-21
Proposed millage is 3 .2620 and is 6 . 14% above rollback rate of 3 . 0733 . The proposed budget
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$70,920,776 .
• Open for public comments .
• Consider any proposed changes to budget .
• Make a motion to approve millage rate and adopt millage resolution .
• Make a motion to approve dollar amount and adopt budget resolution .
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6. INDIAN RIVER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SITTING AS SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT BOARD
Solid Waste Disposal District Budget (Non-Ad Valorem Special District) PAGE 41
A. Announce 2013 /2014 Proposed Charge and Budget .
1 . $44 .29 per Residential Waste Generation Unit ($ 70 . 86 / House)
(4 .46% increase from current year)
$30 .44 per Commercial Waste Generation Unit
(3 . 57% increase from current year)
Readiness-to-Use Fee $ 18 . 81
(3 . 75 % increase from current year)
Landfill Ash Product Disposal Fee $ 18 . 81 per ton
(0 . 00% increase from current year)
2 . $ 11 ,200, 862 Budget
B . Receive comments from the Public .
C . Consider any Proposed Amendments .
D . Make a motion to adopt a resolution to approve non-ad valorem Residential and Commercial
Waste Generation Unit Charges, Readiness-to-Use Fee, and Landfill Ash Product Disposal Fee .
E . Make a motion to adopt budget resolution .
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8. APPROVE NON-AD VALOREM DOLLAR BUDGETS PAGE 6
A . Announce 2013 /2014 Proposed Budget .
1 . Special Revenue Funds $ 191794 , 698
2 . Other Debt Service Fund $ 8779513
3 . Capital Projects $ 17 , 3119556
4 . Enterprise Funds $42 , 120 ,544
5 . Internal Service Funds $23 , 199 ,708
B . Receive comments from the Public .
C . Consider any Proposed Amendments .
D . Make a motion to adopt budget resolution .
10. ADJOURN
Anyone who may wish to appeal any decision which may be made at this meeting will need to ensure that a verbatim record of
the proceedings is made which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal will be based.
Anyone who needs a special accommodation for this meeting may contact the County ' s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Coordinator at (772) 226- 1223 at least 48 hours in advance of meeting.
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JEFFREY R. SMITH
Clerk to the BoardIpA
INDEX TO MINUTES OF 2013 - 2014 FINAL BUDGET HEARING
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SEPTEMBER 18 , 2013
LCALL TO ORDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2 . INVOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3 . PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, 6 4 0 a * 9 0 a a 0 a 0 a a a 4 * 0 a 0 a a a 0 0 * a a a a a 0 * 0 0 a a a a & 4 a a so # * @ 0 a a a a a a * a * a a & a ease
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4. BUDGET OVERVIEW BY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JOSEPH A. BAIRD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
5 . AD VALOREM FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AD VALOREM MILLAGE AND AD VALOREM BUDGET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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GENERALFUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNIT ( M . S . T . U . ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TRANSPORTATION FUND (NO MILLAGE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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LAND ACQUISITION BONDS — 2004 REFERENDUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AGGREGATE (MILLAGE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6 . INDIAN RIVER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SITTING AS
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT BOARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT BUDGET (NON -AD VALOREM SPECIAL DISTRICT) . . . . . . . . 10
A . ANNOUNCE 2013 - 2014 PROPOSED CHARGE AND BUDGET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Be RECEIVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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JEFFREY R. SMITH
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September 18, 2013
FINAL BUDGET HEARING
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, met at the County
Commission Chambers , 180127 1h Street, Vero Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, September 18 ,
2013 , to conduct the Final Budget Hearing. Present were Chairman Joseph E . Flescher, Vice
Chairman Wesley S . Davis and Commissioners Peter D . O ' Bryan, Bob Solari , and Tim Zorc.
Also present were County Administrator Joseph A . Baird, County Attorney Dylan Reingold, and
Deputy Clerk Maureen Gelfo .
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1 . CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Flescher called the meeting to order at 5 : 01 p .m .
2 . INVOCATION
Stan Boling, Planning Director, delivered the Invocation.
I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chairman Flescher led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
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recommendation in the General Fund . Director Brown revealed several additions to the budget
that were made subsequent to the Workshop : ( 1 ) $ 92 , 539 related to the hiring of a new
stormwater employee to oversee the enforcement and educational components of Ordinance
2013 -012 (the fertilizer ordinance) , and associated expenses ; (2) $ 100,000 for a lobbyist to help
effect the sale of the Vero Beach Electric Utility to Florida Power and Light (FPL) ; and (3 )
around $ 150,000 to increase the operating hours of the GoLine Transit System .
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5 . AD VALOREM FUNDS
AD VALOREMMILLAGEANDAD VALOREMBUDGET
GENERAL FUND
Director Brown announced that the proposed millage rate is 3 . 2620, 6 . 14% above the
rollback rate of 3 . 0733 , and the proposed budget is $ 70, 920, 776, 0 . 6% or $ 417 , 152 above the
current budget . The FRS rate increase impacted the Constitutional Officers ' Budgets by an
estimated $ 1 million, and the Board of County Commission budget by $ 195 , 000 ; total increases
to the Constitutionals ' budgets were about $ 2 . 2 million. He reported that the Board of County
Commissioner' s overall budget declined approximately $ 800,000 or 5 . 5 % , and that the fund
balance usage is being reduced from $ 1 . 8 million in the current year to $ 900, 000 in the
upcoming fiscal year, in accordance with the recommendation to phase out the usage of the
reserves .
Commissioner Solari mentioned that the Press Journal had misreported the County' s fund
balance for the General Fund as $24 million, whereas it is presently $48 million. He explained
that the Motion he had made at the Preliminary Budget Hearing of September 11 , 2013 was to
take the excess of the 20% fund balance threshold (established in the County' s fund balance
policies) , and use an additional $ 1 million of that to lower the proposed millage rate.
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season, a portion of the playing field that needs improvement (disclosed to him by Mr. Outler)
will be leveled out before said time.
The following persons commented favorably on the advocacy role of the Gifford
Progressive Civic League (GPCL) in the Gifford community. Mr. Idlette III and Mr. Brown also
affirmed the positive working relationship between the organization and the County with regards
to the installation of streetlights .
Joe Idlette III, 4570 57th Avenue
Anthony Brown , 4159 57th Court
Joe Idlette, 4730 58th Avenue
Wilford (inaudible) , 617 19th Place SW
Reverend William Shelly, 4630 32nd Avenue
Chairman Flescher attested to the positive relationship between the County and the
GPCL.
There were no additional speakers , and the Chairman closed the public comments
session.
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ON MOTION by Commissioner O ' Bryan, SECONDED
by Vice Chairman Davis , by a 44 vote (Commissioner
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Solari opposed) , the Board approved the millage rate of
3 . 2620 , and approved Resolution 2013-095 , establishing
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the tax millage rate to be levied upon all real and personal
taxable property in Indian River County, Florida, for
Fiscal Year 2013 -2014 for the General Fund.
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the tax millage rate to be levied upon all real and personal
taxable property in Indian River County, Florida, for
Fiscal Year 2013 -2014 for the Indian River County
General Purpose Municipal Service Taxing Unit.
ON MOTION by Vice Chairman Davis, SECONDED by
Chairman Flescher, the Board unanimously approved the
budget in the amount of $24,942 , 596 , and approved
Resolution 2013-098, amending the County Budget
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Officer' s estimates of receipts other than taxes and of
balances to be brought forward for Fiscal Year 2013 -2014
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and adopting a Final Budget for the Indian River County
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General Purpose Municipal Service Taxing Unit.
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TRANSPORTATION FUND (NO MILLAGE)
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Director Brown announced that the proposed budget for the Transportation Fund is
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$ 13 ,296, 874 , an increase of a $270, 592 or 2 . 1 % . He disclosed that impacts to this budget are
two additional full-time positions, a slight decrease in gas tax, and an increase of $ 89 , 000 in FRS
costs . There is no millage.
The Chairman opened the floor to public comments .
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Bob Johnson , Coral Wind Subdivision, asked if there is an increase in gas tax in the
proposed budget, and was informed that there is not.
There were no other speakers and the Chairman closed the public comments session .
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ON MOTION by Commissioner Solari , SECONDED by
Commissioner O ' Bryan, the Board unanimously approved
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ON MOTION by Commissioner O ' Bryan, SECONDED
by Vice Chairman Davis, the Board unanimously
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approved the dollar amount of $ 26 , 667 ,288 , and approved
Resolution 2013401 , amending the County Budget
Officer' s estimates of receipts other than taxes and of
balances to be brought forward for fiscal year 2013 -2014
and adopting a Final Budget for the Indian River County
Emergency Services District.
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Director Brown related that the proposed millage is 0 . 3788 , and the rollback rate does not
apply; the proposed budget is $4, 775 , 560 .
The Chairman opened the floor to public comments .
No speakers came forward, and the Chairman closed the floor to public comments .
ON MOTION by Commissioner O ' Bryan, SECONDED
by Vice Chairman Davis , the Board unanimously
approved the millage rate of 0 . 3788 (rollback rate does not
apply) , and approved Resolution 2013402, establishing
the tax millage rate to be levied upon all real and personal
taxable property in Indian River County, Florida, for
Fiscal Year 2013 -2014 for the General Obligation Land
Acquisition Bond Issue — 2004 Referendum.
ON MOTION by Commissioner Solari , SECONDED by
Vice Chairman Davis, the Board unanimously approved
the tentative budget of $4, 775 , 560 for the Land
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B. RECEIVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
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The Chairman opened the floor to public comments . There were no speakers, and the
Chairman closed the floor to public comments .
C. CONSIDER ANY PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
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D. MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT A RESOL UTION TO APPROVE NON-AD VALOREM
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RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL WASTE GENERATION UNIT CHARGES. READINESS-
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TO- USE FEE, AND LANDFILL ASH PRODUCT DISPOSAL FEE
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ON MOTION by Vice Chairman Davis, SECONDED by
Commissioner O ' Bryan, the Board unanimously approved
the tentative Non-Ad Valorem assessment rates of $44 . 29
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per Residential Waste Generation Unit; $ 30 . 44 per
Commercial Waste Generation Unit; $ 18 . 81 Readiness-
] to-Use Fee ; and Landfill Ash Product Disposal Fee of
$ 18 . 81 per ton for the Solid Waste Disposal District
( SWDD) , and approved Resolution 2013404,
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establishing the Assessment Rate to be levied upon all real
taxable property in Indian River County, Florida, for
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Fiscal Year 2013 -2014 for the Solid Waste Disposal
District.
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9 . Tierra Linda $ 21 . 00
10 . Vero Shores $ 19 . 00
11 . Ixora Park $ 17 . 00
12 . Royal Poinciana $ 32 . 00
13 . Roseland Road $ 1900
14 . Whispering Pines $ 16 . 00
15 . Moorings $ 10 . 00
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16 . Walker' s Glen $22 . 00
17 . Glendale Lakes $40 . 00
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18 . Floralton Beach $45 . 00 (up $ 7 . 00)
19 . West Wabasso $21 . 00
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B. RECEIVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
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Chairman Flescher opened the floor to public comments .
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Ms . McKenzie said there is a need for better lighting� gin Gifford, and asked the Board to
bring in more lights, or increase the brightness of the existing lights . Regarding the East Gifford
Stormwater M . S .B .U . charges , she wondered if there were entities benefitting from the
stormwater pond that might contribute to the East Gifford Stormwater M . S . B .U . charges , and
relieve the Gifford property owners from that annual cost.
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Discussion/debate followed between the Board, staff, and Ms . McKenzie regarding the
geographic region, purpose, and laws governing the M . S . B .U .
Myra Ferguson, 3000 491h Street, petitioned the Board for a light on her street, going
west of Old Dixie Highway to 32nd Street.
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5 . Internal Service Funds $235199, 708
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B. RECEIVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
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( Chairman Flescher opened the floor to public comments .
There were no speakers and the Chairman closed the floor to public comments .
C. CONSIDER ANY PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
There were no proposed amendments .
D. MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT B UDGET RESOL UTION
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ON MOTION by Commissioner O ' Bryan, SECONDED
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by Commissioner Solari, the Board unanimously approved
the Non-Ad Valorem Dollar Budgets for the Special
Revenue Funds, Other Debt Service Fund, Capital
Projects, Enterprise Funds, and Internal Service Funds,
and approved Resolution 2012407, adopting a Final
Budget for Fiscal Year 2013 -2014 for certain non-taxing
Rinds of Indian River County.
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ALL BACKUP DOCUMENTATION, RESOLUTIONS , AND ORDINANCES ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE
OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD AND ARE HEREBY MADE A PART OF THESE MINUTES
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