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SEPTEMBER 27TH. 5 18 PM THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS. THIS WAS ADVERTISED FOR 5 15. PM. THIS IS REGARDING THE FINAL MILLAGE AND FINAL BUDGET. FOR THE CITY OF STEWART, AND WE'RE HERE AT 1 21 SOUTH WAS FLAGLER AVENUE, STUART, FLORIDA TO CONDUCT THE SPECIAL MEETING REGARDING THE FINAL MILLAGE. AND THE FINAL BUDGET. CLARK, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? VICE MAYOR MATHESON. HE WAS HERE. HE'S IN THE BATHROOM. YES SORRY. SORRY SORRY HE'S IN THE BUILDING. GO SLOW COMMISSIONER BRUNER. YES HERE, COMMISSIONER MCDONALD'S COMMISSIONER MEYER HERE, MAYOR CLARKE HERE AND VICE MAYOR MATHESON PRESENT. I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE ADVICE. MEME MATHESON CAME IN, ESPECIALLY TO SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I DID. TRY AFFECTED. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. WHAT IS UNDERGOING. INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. LET ME CORRECT THE RECORD. I SAID THAT VICE MAYOR WAS GETTING A SHOES SHINED. WE HAVE ONE RESTROOM. HMM. SHOULD WE ORDER THE WEST ROOMS FOR THE CITY OF THAT'S GOOD? UM, COMMENTS BY CITY COMMISSIONERS.
THIS IS OUR BUDGET FINAL MILLAGE MEETING. COMMENTS THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMENTS BY CITY MANAGER NO, MA'AM. WE HAVE AN AGENDA THAT WAS ADVERTISED WITH TWO ITEMS. AND I DIDN'T
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SEE ANY OTHER END. BUT, UM. SO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. MOTIVE OF PRIVILEGE END A 2ND 2ND.THERE'S A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR MATHESON, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MCDONALD UM UM.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THE AGENDA WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. UM COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC'S THREE MINUTES. AH ON THIS AGENDA ITEM REGARDING THE FINAL MILLAGE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022. OR ANY OTHER MATTER THAT THE PUBLIC HAS. NO COMMENT WILL CONTINUE WITH THE AGENDA
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FINAL MILLAGE FOR FY 2022 (RC):
RESOLUTION No. 102-2021; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, OF MARTIN COUNTY, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FINAL LEVYING OF AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE CITY OF STUART IN MARTIN COUNTY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
]AS PUBLISHED FINAL MILLAGE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 RESOLUTION NUMBER 1 TO 2021 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE SERIOUS STUART, FLORIDA MARTIN COUNTY, FLORIDA. ADOPTING THE FINAL. LEVIAN OF ADVIL, OR, UM, TAXES WITH THE CITY OF STUART IN MARTIN COUNTY FOR FISCAL YEAR, 2020 TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. DID WE MISS ANY LEGAL MATTER THAT WE NEED TO READ WITH REGARD TO THAT ITEM? MR MARTEL, MADAM MAYOR YOURSELF A COUPLE QUICK THINGS. YES, SIR. BYE FOR THE LAW TO PUBLIC HEARINGS MUST BE HELD TO ULTIMATELY ADOPT THE FINAL MILLAGE RATES AND ANNUAL BUDGETS OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA. THE FIRST OR TENTATIVE HEARING WAS HELD ON MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 13TH 2021. THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S SECOND PUBLIC HEARING OR FINAL, IS TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THE PROPOSED MILITARY RATES AND BUDGET. UM IN THE BUDGET, IF NECESSARY, AND TO ADOPT THE FINAL MILITARY RATE AND CITY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR, 2022. THE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN ADVERTISED VIA PUBLIC NOTICE IN A NEWSPAPER OF COMMON CIRCULATION. AT THIS TIME. IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION THAT YOU LIKE TO HAVE ABOUT THE BUDGET WE HAD TWO PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS AND THE FIRST READING THAT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 13TH. THE BOARD. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? UN RESOLUTION ONE OR 2 2021 TO ADOPT. COULD YOU PLEASE STATE? THE MILLAGE PROPOSED MR CITY MANAGER? YES MA'AM. THE NEXT SECTION WILL BE READINGS DISCUSSING THE MILLAGE RATE.
THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA ROLLBACK RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR. 2022 IS 4.8201 MILLS. THE CITY IS PROPOSING A MILLAGE RATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 WHICH EXCEEDS THE ROLLBACK RATE BY 3.73% THE CITY IS PROPOSING A VILLAGE RATE OF 5.0 MILLS, WHICH IS THE SAME THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE THIS YEAR. THE PURPOSE OF THE INCREASES TO FUND CURRENT OPERATIONS AND ACCOMMODATE NORMAL INCREASES IN THE COST OF THE OPERATIONS. AND WHEN WILL THIS RESOLUTION BE EFFECTIVE? MR CITY MANAGER EFFECTIVE UPON ADOPTION, HOWEVER, THE BUDGET GOES INTO EFFECT ON OCTOBER 1ST. SECOND, THE MOTION AND THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRUNER. I'M COMING
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TO MCDONALD MADE THE MOTION. UM ANY MEMBER. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? AND COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS. CLERK. COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? VICE MAYOR MATHESON YES, COMMISSIONER BRUNER. YES COMMISSIONER MCDONALD. YES COMMISSIONER MEYER? YES AND MAYOR CLARKE. YES, THANK YOU. BEFORE WE GO TO THE NEXT ITEM. UM UM, CITY MANAGER. WHEN YOU GET TO YOUR DISCUSSION, COULD YOU JUST STATE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF OUR BUDGET WHEN YOU'RE DOING[2.
FINAL BUDGET FOR FY 2022 (RC):
RESOLUTION No. 103-2021; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, OF MARTIN COUNTY, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2021 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2022; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
]YOUR YOUR PRELIMINARY COMMENTS FOR US NEXT ITEM IS FINAL BUDGET NUMBER. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 RESOLUTION NUMBER ONE OH 3 2021 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA OF MARTIN COUNTY, FLORIDA. ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 BEGINNING OCTOBER 1 2021 ENDED ON SEPTEMBER 30TH 2022. PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR THE PURPOSES, CITY MANAGER. YES MA'AM. THE TOTAL ADOPTED BUDGET FOR GENERAL FUND IS 35,756,000. I HAVE THE OTHER FUNDS LIKE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. IF YOU'D LIKE FOR ME TO READ THOSE OFF AS WELL, YES, SIR. OR C R. A THE FUND WOULD BE 3,537,460. OR THE LANDFILL. IT'S $47,153. FOR THE LEAST PROPERTY FUND. IT'S 1,654,500. FOR POLICE. SPECIAL REVENUES IS $51,400. WATER AND SEWER FUND IS 28,000,012, 12,000 AND $322 SANITATION FUNDED 6,177,000 AND $228 AND THE STORM WATER FUND IS 1,397,078 CENTS. THANK YOU AND MR. MISS IS THAT YOU, MR MARSHALL? NO. MR CITY MANAGER DID WE HAVE. ALL OF THE PRELIMINARY AND APPROPRIATE HERE IN REGARDING THIS BUDGET. YES, MA'AM. OKAY AND THE COMMISSIONERS MOVE FOR APPROVAL. COMMISSIONER MCDONALD MOVE FOR APPROVAL SECONDED BY.
COMMISSIONER BRONER AND IT COMMENTS BY THE BOARD. UM I JUST HAVE ONE AND I HAD SPOKEN WITH HER. MR DEISS ABOUT THIS. UM I'M SURE YOU HAVE. I'VE HEARD FROM, UH, A COUPLE FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE, UM, DIALED INTO THE FEDERAL ARTS FUNDING. AND WE'VE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW WE'RE SPENDING THAT MONEY. UM IT'S IN THE BUDGET. WE WENT THROUGH IT IN THE WORKSHOP. BUT I TALKED TO MR DIAS ABOUT US JUST CREATING A VERY SIMPLE ONE SHEET. SOME. SOME SIMPLE GRAPHICS JUST TO KIND OF COMMUNICATE THAT BETTER TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE IT'S A NICE BIG CHUNK OF CHANGE REALLY IMPORTANT MONEY AND WE'RE PUTTING IT TOWARDS REALLY GOOD USE, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANTLY, COMMUNICATE TO THE FOLKS. CITIZENS. HOW HOW IT'S BEING USED AND WHAT OUR PLANS ARE FOR IT SO THAT'S. BUDGET RELATED. YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT. YES, MA'AM. I AGREE, AND WITH REGARD TO THAT, ALSO NOT ESPECIALLY THAT, BUT. JUST READ THE FEAR OF SEGMENTS OF THE BUDGET FOR THE FOR THE FOR THE FUNNEL BUDGET. AND I'LL JUST ASK YOU A GENERAL QUESTION. WITH REGARD TO THE BUDGET. ARE THERE ANY. LARGE AREAS, ESPECIALLY IN OUR 1ST, 1ST RESPONDERS, POLICE AND FIRE.
DID WE, UM. PUT LESS MONEY IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR FOR THEM OR MORE MONEY OR THE SAME LEVEL.
I DON'T LIKE ANYTHING EVER GOES DOWN. NO NO, WE DO NOT REDUCE ANY FUNDS. OKAY? THANK YOU. AND COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. NO COMMENTS ON THE CITY OF STEWART FISCAL YEAR BUDGET 2022. WHICH WILL BE ADOPTED IF GOES FORWARD AND WILL START IN OCTOBER. 1ST 2021 GOES UNTIL SEPTEMBER, 30TH 2022. NO COMMENTS. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND CLERK. COMMISSIONER BRUNER. YES VICE MAYOR MATHESON. YES COMMISSIONER MCDONALD. YES, COMMISSIONER MEYER? YES AND MAYOR CLARKE. YES THANK YOU. I THINK THAT I SEE IT WORD THAT SAYS ADJOURNMENT. IS THAT IT FOR THAT MEETING? YES. YES THAT MEETING IS ADJOURNED WITH REGARD TO THE BUDGET. THE CITY OF STEWART HAS NOW ADOPTED A FINAL MILLAGE RATE AS WELL AS UH, BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR. 22 WERE FULLY BALANCE AND WE'RE READY TO GO FORWARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH SENTIMENTAL FOR CREATING A BALANCED BUDGET FOR US DURING THIS PANDEMIC ERA, AND WE MUST GIVE YOU UNDERSTAFFED. KUDOS. YES. IS IT 5 38. WE HAVE TWO MINUTES TO TWIDDLE.
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