BCC Minutes 09/23/2010 B (Budget)
September 23,2010
TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Naples, Florida, September 23,2010
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Board of County
Commissioners, in and for the County of Collier, and also acting as
the Board of Zoning Appeals and as the governing board( s) of such
special districts as have been created according to law and having
conducted business herein, met on this date at 5:05 p.m., in BUDGET
SESSION in Building "F" of the Government Complex, East Naples,
Florida, with the following members present:
CHAIRMAN:
Fred Coyle
Jim Coletta
Donna Fiala
Frank Halas
Tom Henning
ALSO PRESENT:
Leo Ochs, County Manager
Mark Isackson, County Manager's Office
Jeffrey A. Klatzkow, County Attorney
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COLLIER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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BUDGET AGENDA
Thursday, September 23, 2010
5:05 p.m.
Fred W. Coyle, BCC Chairman Commissioner, District 4
Frank Halas, BCC Vice-Chairman Commissioner, District 2
Jim Coletta, BCC Commissioner, District 5
Donna Fiala, BCC Commissioner, District 1
Tom Henning, BCC Commissioner, District 3
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LISTENING DEVICES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED ARE AVAILABLE IN
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE.
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Advertised Public Hearing - BCC FY 2010-11 Budget
A. Discussion ofFY 20 I 0-11 Millage Rates and Increases over the Rolled Back
Rates.
B. Discussion of Further Amendments to the Tentative Budget.
C. Public Comments and Questions.
D. Resolution to Amend the Tentative Budgets
E. Public Reading of the Taxing Authority Levying Millage, the Name of the
Taxing Authority, the Rolled-Back Rate, the Percentage Increase, and the
Millage Rate to be Levied
F. Adoption of Resolution Setting Millage Rates
G. Resolution to Adopt the Final Budget by Fund
3. Adjourn
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September 23, 2010
MR. OCHS: Mr. Chairman, you have a live mike.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay. Ladies and gentlemen, the Board
of County Commissioners' hearing is now in session.
Will you please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
(The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison.)
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay, County Manager.
MR. OCHS: Commissioners, good evening. This is the second
of two statutorily retired public hearings to adopt your fiscal year 2011
budget.
I've put the agenda for this evening's meeting on the visualizer.
And unless there's any other questions, with no further ado, I'll turn
this to Mr. Isackson to take you through the agenda.
MR. ISACKSON: Thank you, County Manager Ochs, and good
evening, Mr. Chairman, Commissioners, members of the audience,
and those watching on our Collier Television.
Welcome to the final public budget hearing on Collier County's
fiscal year 2011 budget which runs October 1,2010, to September
30th of 20 II.
Pursuant to Florida Statutes, Chapter 200, governing the annual
truth and millage process, an advertisement for this hearing was
published in the Naples Daily News on Monday, September 20,2010.
This hearing date was also announced at the first public budget
hearing on September 9,2010, and was contained within Resolution
2010-159 approving the tentative millage rates and tentative budget
passed by the Board of County Commissioners on July 27, 2010.
Agenda speaker slips are available in the hallway. You must
register if you wish to address the Board of County Commissioners
regarding the county budget. Mr. Ian Mitchell would take your
speaker slips.
Following some introductory remarks regarding tax rates,
changes to the tentative budget initially approved by the Board of
County Commissioners on the 27th of July, 2010, and subsequently
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amended at the first hearing on September 9,2010, there will be an
opportunity under Item 2C on the agenda for public comment, and
speakers will be called by name.
Item #2A
FY 2010-11 MILLAGE RATES AND INCREASES OVER THE
ROLLED BACK RATES - DISCUSSED
MR. ISACKSON: Commissioners, if you'll bear with me, there are a
number of items I have to place on the record relative to the TRIM
statute. And we begin with Item A on the agenda, which is a
discussion of the fiscal year 20 -- 2010/11 millage rates and increases
over the rolled back millage rates.
State law requires that the first substantive issues to be discussed
at this hearing are, one, the percentage increase in millage over the
rolled back rate needed to fund the budget and, two, the reasons ad
valorem tax revenues above the rolled back rate as calculated on the
state DR420 forms are being increased.
Rolled back rate is defined as that tax rate necessary to raise the
same amount of ad valorem tax revenue raised in the previous fiscal
year. The calculation of the rolled back rate does not account for new
construction.
The board adopted budget guidance for fiscal year 2011 included
a millage-neutral position of the General Fund and the Unincorporated
Area General Fund.
The fiscal year 2011/10 of the General Fund and Unincorporated
Area General Fund budget are presented -- as presented is based upon
a millage-neutral tax rate. Neither of the substantive discussion topics
mentioned above applies to the fiscal year 2011 Collier County budget
based upon the TRIM statutory definition of ad valorem tax increased
above the rolled back rate.
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Referring to Exhibit 2A, each Collier County taxing authority,
exclusive of debt service, has currently set a millage rate, which is
either at rolled back rate or below the rolled back rate.
Budget guidance provided at millage-neutral tax rate positions
would be taken in the General Fund and Unincorporated Area General
Fund.
Further MSTU tax rates would be set between millage neutral
and tax neutral based upon their respective advisory board
recommendations. MSTU rates where no advisory boards exist would
be set at millage neutral or below.
The cumulative aggregate rolled back tax rate for all Collier
County taxing authorities, exclusive of debt service, totals 4.9264 per
$1,000 of taxable value. The proposed aggregate tax rate for all
Collier County taxing authorities, exclusive of debt service, totals
4.2596 per $1,000 of taxable value. This represents a decrease of
13.54 percent.
No changes to the millage rates as tentatively adopted at the
September 9,2010, public budget hearing are proposed.
Item B on your agenda is a discussion of further amendments to
the tentative budget. Further amendments to the tentative budget are
contained within separate fund resolutions found under agenda Item
2B, Pages 1 to 15.
These amendments reflect previous board actions connected with
debt service, actions necessary to correct the budget based upon actual
postings in our accounting system, grant requirements, or all other
relevant actions of a routine nature.
Item #2B
FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE TENTATIVE BUDGET-
DISCUSSED
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Further amendments to the tentative budget by fund dated
September 23, 2010, as contained within the resolutions under
attachment 2B represent a cumulative decrease of $10,138,800 from
the approved tentative budget by fund dated September 9,2010.
At this point, Mr. Chairman, I'll stop and entertain any questions
regarding the changes to the tentative budget.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Commissioner Henning?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: I have two budget books, two
final budget books, one I studied and one that was on the dais. Is there
any difference between the two?
MR. OCHS: Let's take a look, sir.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: The one with September the 17th date, I
think, is the most recent; September 17. I don't know if you have --
MR. OCHS: Yeah.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: That's the most recent one.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: September 17th?
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Seventeenth, yeah.
MR. OCHS: The memorandum on the front tab.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Okay. What's -- anticipating--
obviously the board approved these payments for the water and sewer.
How come that wasn't reflected within the budget? Why do we --
why do we have an amended budget if it was approved previously?
MR. ISACKSON: Commissioners, these actions are in relation
to the -- with respect to the water and sewer funds that you see in
there?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Correct.
MR. ISACKSON: They're primarily related to actions that took
place by this board on the 14th at your board meeting.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Okay.
MR. ISACKSON: The budget amendments that were done,
those budget amendments are now being reflected in the adopted
budget that we're moving forward for the beginning of October of
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2010.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Right. But one of them's stated,
anticipated loan.
MR. ISACKSON: That was a $4 million SRF loan, sir, that we
had -- while we had anticipated it back in June, it's no longer
necessary to draw on that loan so that, as a result, we're changing the
budget accordingly.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Okay, thank you.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Any other questions from
commissioners?
Item #2C
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
MR. ISACKSON: Mr. Chairman, ifthere are none, it would be
appropriate for public comment at this time.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay. How many public speakers do we
have?
MR. MITCHELL: We have one speaker, and that's Hans Meier.
MR. MEIER: That's me. I'm Hans Meier. I'm here on behalf of
the M- -- I forget the name -- MSTU proposed 1 mile or 1.29 miles of
east Radio Road.
They're proposing 687,000 to be spent over five years to plant
trees on one mile. You people must be kidding. I'm pleading with
you, put it to a vote by the people. Let the people decide.
Mr. Henning told me I'm the minority. He talked to 90 people in
three communities out of eight.
I don't think this is American. I don't think this is right. You can
do what you want. I'm a taxpayer. I'll pay what I have to. I don't
have any backup. The news doesn't want me. MSTU, I was in twice.
They have the thing all run. I asked one guy from there, how did you
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get on the board? He said, I just put my name in. I didn't know what it
was all about. Those are the kind of people you make responsible for
687,000 to plant the trees? I plead my case. Thank you.
Any questions?
CHAIRMAN COYLE: I'd like some questions directed to the
staff. Who approved or recommended the improvement to the Radio
Road section that we're talking about?
MR. ISACKSON: Well, originally, Commissioner, as you'll
recall, there was -- there was substantial discussions before the district
was even brought to this board for establishment. Once it was decided
that -- and there was a sufficient number of petitions generating
interest in establishing the MSTU -- 50 plus one, I believe; Mr. Feder?
MR. FEDER: Yes.
MR. OCHS: Yes.
MR. ISACKSON: Then the matter was brought before this
board, an ordinance was passed, and the district was established.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: But the petitions came from whom?
MR. ISACKSON: That would be the residents within the
proposed district itself.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay.
MR. MEIER: Excuse me. Those were the big shots that were
there. There were a few people writing them in. It was about 50 to
one, you said, out of 3,000 people. Why can't this be on a tax -- on a
voters' board where people could vote their piece? I know only 20, 30
percent vote, but at least there would be enough of them to vote.
I was standing on the corner, and I was threatened with arrest
because I tried to make people aware what's going on. But, you know,
to me, something's fishy.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Well, here's the problem we have. There
are probably, what, 25, 30 MSTUs that have all been formed as a
result of the residents themselves. We did not form them just because
we wanted to form them. The residents themselves petitioned us to
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form these MSTUs.
Our general policy is, we will not form an MSTU unless you
have at least 50 percent plus one of the residents submitting a petition,
a signed petition, and that's how all of these MSTUs got created.
You don't have the list up there, but there's 25 or 30 of these that
we have in the county, and they're all formed exactly the same way,
and they're all administered exactly the same way. And the residents
have said, we want to do this beautification for our area. That is the
most democratic way we can think of.
We can't submit that to the entire county for a vote; that would be
unfair. So, we've taken the vote from the residents in the area, and the
residents in the area, by a majority vote, said, we want this MSTU set
up.
So my advice to you is, if you think they're not doing this
properly, then maybe you should try to get on that MSTU board and
get enough votes. And that's the way it started in the first place.
Somebody went around and got enough votes to do this. Maybe
someone can go around and get enough votes to stop doing it.
MR. MEIER: Sir, I asked around. They said you don't read the
bulletin board. The bulletin board hasn't been changed for three, four
months. Again, there's hardly any people here. And I ask around; who
came around to ask? All it was is, the 30, 40 people that were there at
the meeting were asked, are you against it? Nobody told them how
much money it was going to cost, that it was going to be 687,000 for
one mile over five years.
I'm not going to live long enough to see all the red cones over
there and whatever's been done. The grass looks good. Bahaya needs
fertilizer once a year, mowing every three, four weeks, self-seeding.
Everything is good.
You look out -- I drove out today on Davis Boulevard. There
were about 30, 40 Mexicans putting stuff under the bedding under all
the bushes and pulling weeds. They're spraying chemicals. All this
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stuff needs to be done year-round. I know it's going to be proposed
and torn (sic), but don't you people ever think about the taxpayers and
about the money it's going to cost you over the years?
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Of course we do, but when taxpayers
come to us and say they want to raise their own money to do this,
what would you expect us to do, tell them no?
MR. MEIER: They were not asked, sir. There were 50 people,
and that's not 50 percent. They did not go around door to door.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Commissioner Coyle?
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Commissioner Fiala?
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Yes. I can just compare it to
Bayshore, because that's the one I know. Nobody was ever going to
landscape Bayshore, just like the county was not going to landscape
Radio Road. Radio Road people had asked us many times, would you
please landscape, and we said no, we just don't -- we just aren't going
to do that, just like we weren't going to do Bayshore.
We said, if you want to have landscaping, you have to form your
own MSTU, and then you have to have your own board and you have
to make your own decisions, and we'll abide by that.
But it wasn't us that started it. It wasn't us that forced a number
on your people, and it wasn't us that chose the people to serve on your
board. It's your own people.
MR. MEIER: Well -- but it's the -- it's 15 people on our board,
on --
COMMISSIONER FIALA: They don't answer us to.
MR. MEIER: -- at Sapphire Lakes, it's 15 people, and they went
to the road, and 11 out of 15 voted for it, okay? They did not go door
to door. The people that -- the people are busy working. They have 30
people at the meeting at the most, okay. And if 30 -- they're not afraid
-- they're afraid of their neighbors. So they said, anybody against?
Nobody standing up. I wasn't here. Right now a lot of people aren't
here.
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But, ma'am, I feel, if they say 50 plus one percent, is that 15
people out of 450 condo units? My arithmetic might not be good, but
that does not make sense to me, and they did not go door to door.
I ask in various areas. Nobody came knocking on the door, do
you want it. Ms. Chapman, the one that's almost done (sic) the MSTU
all the way, they proposed -- they proposed not $100 trees. They
proposed $1,400 trees to make a nice canopy. Florida's growing all the
year. Why should they spend so much money?
You look what they're planting now on the end of Radio Road.
They go double on palm trees. They're going --
COMMISSIONER FIALA: But you're yelling at us, and we had
nothing to do with that. I mean, it was your own people that defined
what they wanted.
MR. MEIER: It has -- in my view, the people -- you call it voters
step (sic) on your sheet on the tax bill I got, which I don't understand
because 50 people voting for it out of 3,000?
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Look--
MR. MEIER: Okay. I've stayed. I'm sorry, but I had to say my
piece. You check it. I'm right. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay. Thank you very much.
Commissioner Coletta?
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Yeah, very briefly. I got right
in front of me a notice about an MSTU meeting. It's a regular thing.
We send out news releases on a regular basis when these meetings
take place. Can we make it a special point that when that MSTU
comes due that this gentleman gets a copy of it well in advance of the
news release, and he can go around to his neighbors and bring
whoever he wants to that meeting?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: He goes to the meeting.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: He goes to them. Okay. Well, I
don't know what to tell you. It's an open process, sir.
MR. MEIER: Sir, I had to go to the road commission and had to
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ask to be on the mailing list. There was nothing in the paper, nothing
on the bulletin board. And that's -- that's why I'm upset. And I
shouldn't be, because I'm one out of 3,000. I'm just an ant, but that's
not right.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Thank you very much.
Okay. Where do we go from here?
Item #2D
RESOLUTION 2010-176: AMENDING THE TENTATIVE
BUDGETS - ADOPTED
MR. ISACKSON: Commissioner, Item 2D on your agenda is a
resolution to amend the tentative budgets. Under Item 2D, you will
find the required resolution which amends the tentative budget. This
action will include all the resolutions contained under Item 2B, Pages
1 to 15.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay. You're looking for a motion to
approve --
MR. ISACCSON: I am, sir.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: -- 2D --
COMMISSIONER HALAS: So moved --
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Second.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: -- the resolution to amend the tentative
budgets?
Okay. Motion to approve by Commissioner Halas, second by
Commissioner Coletta.
Any further discussions?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN COYLE: All in favor, please signify by saying
aye.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye.
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COMMISSIONER HALAS: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Aye.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Any opposed, by like sign?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN COYLE: The resolution to approve the tentative
budget is approved unanimously.
Item #2E
PUBLIC READING OF THE TAXING AUTHORITY LEVYING
MILLAGE, THE NAME OF THE TAXING AUTHORITY, THE
ROLLED-BACK RATE, THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE, AND
THE MILLAGE RATE TO BE LEVIED ~ READ INTO RECORD
MR. ISACKSON: Commissioner, Item 2E is a reading, a public
reading, of the taxing authority levying millage, the name of the
taxing authority, the rolled back rate, the percentage increase, and the
millage rate to be levied.
Commissioners, if you'll indulge me, I'll proceed with reading the
millage rates into the record. If you want to follow along, it's agenda
Item 2F. It's on Page 3.
General Fund, Fund 001. Rolled back millage rate, 4.0900; the
proposed millage rate 3.5645. That is a decrease on a rolled back rate
of a minus 12.85 percent.
Water Pollution Control, Fund 114. The rolled back millage rate,
.0337; proposed millage rate, .0293. That is a percent change from the
rolled back rate of a minus 13.06 percent.
The Unincorporated Area General Fund, Fund 111. The rolled
back millage rate, .8402; the proposed millage rate, .7161. That is a
change from the rolled back rate of a minus 14.77 percent.
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Golden Gate Community Center; that's Fund 130. Rolled back
millage rate, .2354; proposed millage rate, .1990. That's a change
from the rolled back rate of a minus 15.46 percent.
Victoria Park Drainage, Fund 134. Rolled back millage rate is
.0736; the proposed millage rate, .0500. That is a percent change from
the rolled back rate of a minus 32.07 percent.
Naples Park Drainage, Fund 139. Rolled back millage rate,
.0112; proposed millage rate, .0090. That is a changed from the rolled
back rate of a minus 19.64 percent.
The Vanderbilt Beach MSTU, Fund 143. The rolled back
millage rate, .5297; the proposed millage rate, .5000. Percentage
change from the rolled back rate of a minus 5.61 percent.
The Isle of Capri Fire Protection District, Fund 144. Rolled back
millage rate, 2.3827; proposed millage rate, 2.0000. Percent change
from the rolled back rate of a minus 16.06 percent.
The Ochopee Fire Control, Fund 146. Rolled back millage rate,
5.0348; proposed millage rate is 4.0000. Percent change from the
rolled back rate of a minus 20.55 percent.
Collier County Fire, Fund 148. Rolled back millage rate, 3.1157;
proposed millage rate, 2.0000. Percent change from the rolled back
rate ofa minus 35.81 percent.
The Goodland Fire MSTU, Fund 149. Rolled back millage rate,
1.4645; the proposed millage rate, 1.2760. Percent change from the
rolled back rate, a minus 12.87 percent.
The Sabal Palm Road MSTU, Fund 151. The rolled back millage
rate, 3.2028; proposed millage rate, .1000. That is a percent change
from the rolled back rate of a minus 96.88 percent.
Golden Gate Parkway Beautification, Fund 153. The rolled
backed millage rate, .7221; proposed millage rate, .5000. That is a
percent change in the rolled back rate of a minus 30.76 percent.
The Lely Golf Estates Beautification MSTU, Fund 152. The
rolled back millage rate, 2.2937; proposed millage rate, 2.0000.
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Percent change from the rolled back rate, minus 12.80 percent.
Fox Ridge Stormwater Pumping MSTU, Fund 154. The rolled
back millage rate, .1276; proposed millage rate, .0500. Percent
change from the rolled back rate of a minus 60.82 percent.
The Radio Road Beautification, Fund 158. Rolled back millage
rate, .2949; proposed millage rate, .2949. The percent change from
the rolled back rate, 0 percent.
Forest Lakes Roadway and Drainage MSTU, Fund 159. Rolled
back millage rate, 1.3974; the proposed millage rate, .2606. Percent
change from the rolled back rate of a minus 81.35 percent.
The Immokalee Beautification MSTU, Fund 162. Rolled back
millage rate, .9166; proposed millage rate, .9166. A 0 percent change
from the rolled back rate.
Bayshore Avalon Beautification MSTU, Fund 163. The rolled
back millage rate, 2.1577; proposed millage rate, 2.1577. Zero
percent change from the rolled back rate.
Haldeman Creek Dredging MSTU, Fund 164. Rolled back
millage rate, .6564; proposed millage rate, .6564. Zero percent change
from the rolled back rate.
Rock Road MSTU, Fund 164. Rolled back millage rate, 3.6355;
proposed millage rate, 3.0000. Percent change from the rolled back
rate of a minus 17.48 percent.
Radio Road East MSTU, Fund 166. Rolled back millage rate is
zero; proposed millage rate, .4400. The percent change is not
applicable.
Conservation Collier, Fund 172. The rolled back millage rate,
.1387; proposed millage rate, .1008. Percent change from the rolled
back rate, minus 27.33 percent.
The Forest Lakes Debt Service, Fund 259. Rolled back millage
rate, 3.4367; proposed millage rate, 3.7394. That is a percent change
from the rolled back rate ofa plus 8.81 percent.
Conservation Collier Debt Service, 2005 Series, Fund 272.
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Rolled back millage rate, .0858; proposed millage rate, .0853. Percent
change from the rolled back rate, minus .58 percent.
Conservation Collier Debt Service, Series 2008, Fund 237.
Rolled back millage rate, .0630; proposed millage rate, .0639. That is
a percent change from the rolled back rate of a plus 1.43 percent.
Collier County Lighting, Fund 760. Rolled back millage rate, 1.
-- .1356; proposed millage rate, .1356. Zero percent change from the
rolled back rate.
Pelican Bay MSTBU, Fund 778. Rolled back millage rate,
.0555; proposed millage rate, .0531. Percent change from the rolled
back rate, minus 4.32 percent.
Item #2F
RESOLUTION 2010-177: SETTING MILLAGE RATES-
ADOPTED
MR. ISACKSON: Commissioners, with the -- with the reading
of the taxing authorities, levying a millage, the name of the taxing
authority, the rolled back rate, the percentage increase, it would be
appropriate to move to Item F, which is adoption of a resolution for
citing the millage rates.
I would note -- and you'll notice this on your agenda -- the
separate motion is required for the dependent district millage rates and
a separate motion is required for the remaining millage rates.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: I make a motion to adopt the
resolution for the millage rate for the levy for 2010/2011 for the
dependent districts.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay. Motion to approve the millage
rate for the dependent districts by Commissioner Henning.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Second.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Second by Commissioner Halas.
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Any further discussion?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN COYLE: All in favor, please signify by saying
aye.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Aye.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Any opposed, by like sign?
(No response.)
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Make a motion to adopt --
CHAIRMAN COYLE: It passes unanimously. Okay. Go ahead.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: -- adopt the millage rate to be
levied for '01 % 11 for the independent districts.
MR. ISACKSON: I would -- Commissioner, I would just say--
CHAIRMAN COYLE: For all remaining.
MR. ISACKSON: -- for all other, for all other, if you would, sir.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: For all other funds?
MR. ISACKSON: All other millage rates, sir.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Millage rates, yeah.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Millage rates.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Commissioner Henning's made a motion
to approve the millage rates for all other districts or millage rates.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Second.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Second.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Second by Commissioner Halas.
All in favor -- is there any further discussion?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN COYLE: All in favor, please signify by saying
aye.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye.
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COMMISSIONER HALAS: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Aye.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Any opposed, by like sign?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Then it passes unanimously.
That brings us to a resolution to adopt the final budget.
Item #2G
RESOLUTION 2010-178: ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET BY
FUND - ADOPTED
MR. ISACKSON: Mr. Chairman? I'm sorry. Item 2G would be
a resolution to adopt the final budget. Once again, separate motion
required for the dependent district budgets and a separate motion is
required for the remaining budgets.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: I make a motion to adopt the
final budget for the dependent districts.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Second.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Motion by Commissioner Henning,
second by Commissioner Fiala.
Any further discussion?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN COYLE: All in favor, please signify by saying
aye.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Aye.
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COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Any opposed, by like sign?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay. That motion passes unanimously.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Make a motion to adopt the
resolution for the final budget for all the other millages.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Second.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Motion by Commissioner Henning,
second by Commissioner Halas.
Any discussion?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN COYLE: All in favor, please signify by saying.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Aye.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Any opposed, by like sign?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN COYLE: It passes unanimously.
MR. ISACKSON: Commissioner, before we adjourn, I'd just
like to offer up an item that you're going to see on your September 28,
2010, agenda. It's not in any way connected with the adoption of the
budget, but it has budgetary implications going forward in 2011, and
that's your annual consideration of the role of capital project funds and
grant funds moving forward into the FYll fiscal year from FYI0.
That would be Item 16F4 on the agenda and a companion Item 171.
The role in -- for the fiscal year 2010 of unspent dollars moving
into fiscal year 2011, which will comprise part of the amended budget
beginning October 1 st, is $306.2 million.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Those are capital projects?
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MR. ISACKSON: Yes.
MR. OCHS: And grant funds, sir.
MR. ISACKSON: And I just wanted to point that out to you. If
you have any questions prior to the meeting on the 28th, I'd be happy
to answer those for you. It was just a point of information that I
wanted to raise to the board this evening.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Can we call you over the weekend
while we're reading it?
MR. OCHS: Certainly, certainly.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Yes, give us your cell phone number.
MR. OCHS: Read it right in. Tell the audience.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Anybody can call you.
MR. ISACKSON: That's all I have, sir.
MR. OCHS: Mr. Chairman, before you do adjourn this evening,
again, I would just like to personally thank the constitutional officers,
our division administrators, and our department directors, for the hard
work that they've put into this budget, and I'd particularly like to thank
Mr. Isackson and our budget office staff for the many, many hours
that they've spent producing this budget for you. I think they've done
a great job, and I'm very proud and personally grateful for their work.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: And I would like to emphasize that for
all of those people out there who will get a tax reduction this year, it's
because of the work of all the people in all segments of government
that have worked very, very hard to trim the budget and reduce the
spending of Collier County Government. So many of you will be
getting a tax reduction in a range of about 13.47 percent, ifI
remember correctly.
MR. OCHS: Yes, sir.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: So it's -- and the millage rate is
essentially the same as it was in 1999, if you can believe that. So the
staffhas done a really good job.
MR. OCHS: Thank you, sir.
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CHAIRMAN COYLE: Thank you very much.
Is there a motion to adjourn?
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Motion to adjourn.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Motion -- second.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: A lot of motions to adjourn.
All in favor, please signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Aye.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: We are adjourned. Thank you very
much.
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