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MARRIED. OKAY EVERYONE. I LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE SPECIAL MEETING. SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING OF STUART CITY COMMISSIONED THE FINAL BUDGET HEARING. UM MARRIED YOU CALL THE ROLL. MCDONALD HERE. MAYOR BRUNER. HERE COMMISSIONER CLARK HERE, MR COLLINS RECORDING IN PROGRESS. MHM OKAY, UM PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. REGIONS TO FLAG.
STATES OF AMERICA. THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION. INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. ALL RIGHT.
[COMMENTS BY CITY COMMISSIONERS]
OKAY THIS IS FOR THE BUDGET HEARING ONLY ANY COMMISSION COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONER YES.THE BUDGET HEARING? YES THIS IS THE FINAL MILLAGE AND THE FINAL BUDGET HERE. COMMENT JUST FIRST.
I JUST WANT TO THANK MR MORTAL OR NEW CITY MANAGER AND OUR BUDGET DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS WHEN WE STARTED WITH COVID MANY YEARS AGO. EVERYBODY'S ALWAYS BORED ABOUT THE BUDGET AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE OUR CITY AND WHERE THE FUNDING IS GOING TO COME FROM. I'M JUST SO PROUD OF THE BUDGET THAT YOU'VE PUT BEFORE US TODAY, AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT STAFF KNEW THAT OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS? ANY COMMENTS WITH THE MANAGER FOR THE BUDGET HEARING. NO, I HAVE NOTHING BUT ME. OKAY ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AND THE
[1. ADOPTING THE FINAL MILLAGE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 (RC): RESOLUTION No. 73-2023; 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 2024; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]
BUDGET FINAL BUDGET HEARING? OKAY MOVE ON TO COMMISSION ACTION. ADOPTING THE FINAL MILLAGE FOR FISCAL YEAR. 2024 MIKE PAUL, I GUESS YOU NEED TO READ THE RESOLUTION RESOLUTION NUMBER 73-2023 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSIONER, THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA. MARTIN COUNTY, FLORIDA ADOPTING FINAL LEVYING OF AN ADVIL ORUM TAX FOR THE CITY OF STEWART AND MARTIN COUNTY FOR FISCAL YEAR. 2024 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. AND I WILL TAKE OVER FROM THERE. BY FLORIDA LAW, PUBLIC HEARINGS MUST BE HELD TO ULTIMATELY ADOPT THE FINAL MILLAGE RATES AND ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA. THE FIRST TENTATIVE HEARING WAS HELD ON MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 11TH 2023 THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S SECOND PUBLIC HEARING OR FINAL IS TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED MILLAGE RATES AND BUDGET. AMENDED BUDGET IF NECESSARY, AND TO ADOPT THE FINAL MILLAGE RATE AND CITY BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 THE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN ADVERTISED VIA PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE NEWSPAPER OF COMMON CIRCULATION. AND, UH, THE FINAL MILLAGE. THE CITY OF STEWART IS A THE I WANT TO GIVE THE ROLLBACK RATES AND THE PERCENTAGES AS WELL. THE CITY OF STEWART ROLLBACK RATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 IS 4.5775 MILLS . THE CITY IS PROPOSING A MILLAGE RATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2024, WHICH EXCEEDS THE ROLL BACK BY 9.23% THE CITY IS PROPOSING TO MAINTAIN THE MILITARY OF FIVE MILLS. THAT IS THE CURRENT MILLAGE RATE. AND THE PURPOSE OF THE INCREASE, WHICH WOULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ROLLBACK RATE AND THE CURRENT TAX RATE WOULD BE TO FUND OPERATIONS AND ACCOMMODATE NORMAL INCREASES IN THE COST OF THOSE OPERATIONS. AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING. WE HAVE ANY EMOTIONS. MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 73 2023 AS PUBLISHED WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLARK SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RICH DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MOTION? SAYING NOT VERY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER RICH VICE MAYOR BRUNER. YES, COMMISSIONER[2. ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 (RC): RESOLUTION No. 74-2023; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGETS OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2023 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]
CLARK? YES COLLINS MCDONALD? YES OKAY. ITEM NUMBER TWO, ADAPTING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO READ THE RESOLUTION RESOLUTION NUMBER 74-2023 RESOLUTIONS. CITY COMMISSIONER, THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGETS. OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER, 1ST 2023 AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER 30TH 2024. PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. UM THE ONLY COMMENT I HAVE IS THAT YOU KNOW THE BUDGET AGAIN. I WANT TO THANK THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IN PARTICULAR JOLIE, WHO REALLY HELPED ME A LOT, ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR, TRYING TO TRANSITION INTO IT AS WELL AS ALL THE DIRECTORS WHO ALSO, UM TIGHTEN THEIR BELTS AND DID WHATEVER WAS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE MILITARY RATE. AND WE DON'T. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL. UNLESS YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 74-2023. WHICH IS A FINAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 FOR THE CITY OF STUART , FLORIDA. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLARK SECONDED BY[00:05:01]
COMMISSIONER TOM WANTS ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MOTION. SAYING NONE MARRIED YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. BRUNER YES, COMMISSIONER CLARK? YES RICH? YES COMMISSIONER COLLINS? YES? MCDONALD? YES. OKAY THAT IS THE END OF OUR BUDGET HEARING. I JUST WANT TO THANK CITY STAFF.THANK YOU, MR MARTEL, MISS JOLIE AND ALL OF THE STAFF FOR
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