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N,'p)t'ß, "'10rld." AUr' IJRt 10, It)~2
LET IT ßE REMr.MREREO, that tho ~oard of county Commissioners in
and for tho County of Collier, an~ nlao actinq as tho qov~rnlng
b03rd(9) of such special di"tricts as have beon cr~ated according to
law and hðvinq conducted businoss herein, mot on thl" dðt~ nt lt~O P.M.
in eudqet Worknhop s.ssion in ~ui1dinq "F· of the Courthousl Complex,
F.ast Nnplos, Florida, with the following members prCDcntr
CH^TRMANr C. R. "Russ· Wim~r
VICE-CH^TRMAN: ~nry-Frances Kruso
,John A. pintor
Clifford Wenzel
David C. Brown
Al.fiO PRESENT' Will1nm J. RCl'ICJlIn, ClC'rlq l1arold L. 111111, Chlcf
Deputy Clerk; Maurcen Konyon, DGputy Clr.rk; Burt L. ~lIundors, County
^ttornoy; C. Willl~m Norman, County MlInaq~r; Henry Hill, Manaqem.nt
Anlllyst ßr~nt Perkins, Pudqet ~nðlyst and Dr. Cox, Health DirC'ctor.
BUDGET WORKSHOP ACf.ND^
1. Rev iow of £\udqpt 5t1ltus and proponod Schedule
2. Conments, If ðny, by ~onrd reqnrdlnq Proporty ~pprllir.er'a
Budget (to be approved by Department of Revenue by Auqu~t
15, 19R2).
3. Dcpllrtmcntlll Pudqot Reviows
ð. AdmlniRtrntlvc Services Division
b. !!('lIlth DCplHtrn('nt
c. rubllc Scrvlco!) ['lvlßion
d. Courts ~nd n~l~tcd Proqr~m" (Tentðtive)
o. Othors, ð3 Time £"err~d tn
~. Est~bllsh d"tC9 tor contlnuðtion ot budqot workshop, as
needed.
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~oOK070 PACE 364
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Tape 11
Item 11
REVIEW or ßUOOET STI\TlJS "ND PROPORED SCJ1EDULE
Chief Deputy Clerk Hall stnted that thero are two slqnificant
items to roport, one being th~t after receiving the assossed valuos
thore is $50,20~ short for the non ad valorem rðvenU8S IInd over
exponditures, adding that the othor it~m 10 thðt Mr. Coldinq requested
th~t, as ð part of tho exccloratod Bchcdule, he would like to have the
tentative budgr.t adopted by Monday, August 1~, lQR2, and to be advised
of the proposod millage. He stated that, if Mr. Coldlnq Is advised of
the adoption of the tcnt~ttv~ budqct hy ~uqust l~, 1982, the noti~e of
propos('d taxes could be m~tlcd by ~ondny, ^ugunt 23, 19P?, and each
tnxinq ~uthortty could hold ~ hudgot henrlng by Monday or Tuesday, the
14th of September in tho ~vcning. He øtatcd that Mr. coldinq 18 trying
to hold nIl tho tðxlnq ðut~orlty hr.~ringG within one or two days In
order to qet nIl tho budgets approved by Octohcr 1 to onahle the tax
bills to qo out on Rcherlulc. He reported th~t, under the tentative
budget, there would bo n budqot Incronse of 9\ In the Ceneral Fund
oCter ðdju9tinq {or tho trcnsfors from th~ ~ST unincopor~ted ~roal a ~,
decrease in tho unincorpor3ted arCðl " increase In water m~nðqemQnt a
large Increnße In debt sr.rvicc, nnd a Jnt incre~8ø in the total
county-wide op()rntinq budget. flo stilted that thrre would be an l8t
dccroa8t\ In tho unlncorpor.Hcrt nrra buc1ql!t. lie not~d thllt thlt'ðd
vnlorem taxcn In the county-wide area, would be ð JO\ increaso In tax
do]lðrs, hut only II '\ lncreðse in thp millaqe rnto, with thn biq
Increaße baing in ðßsensed value. He stnted that in the unincorporated
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arca, there would bc ð 76' docrens8 in t~x dollars, adding thðt thn
ronDon for thiD chðngc is th~t nlmost nIl the availðbl~ cash carry-over
In the Gonornl Fund wan us~d to hold down taxes In the curront yoar,
adding that th~ro waD ð lot of clIsh carry-over genorntcd in the
unincorporat~d aroa for tho coming Y~lIr. He noted that by using some
of the cðsh cðrry-ov~r in the unincorporated arca for tho coming year
pluø putting 05\ of ~O\ of tho salo& tax in the unlncorporntod areð
would produce a big r~duction In tðX~~ in the unincorporated area. He
BtatC'd that this moans th~t to bring tho budqct in balance, taxes will
have to be r~16cd consld~rnbly In the Goneral Fund, which lB the reason
for ð 30\ increase in taxes in the County-wide fund.
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DEPARTMF.NTAL BUDGET REVIEWS
Chðlrmðn Wimer stðted that he felt the Bonrd n~~dp.d to review the
budget that was r~celved by th~M this date and to hold discussion on
the budget on Thursday, ^uqust ]2, ]9P.2, which was a gcneral consonsus.
County Manager Norman stated that thero is a ahortfnll on the
Health Insurance, to which Mr. Hall stated that Workor's Comp was also
omitted from tho Sheriff's Bud~ot, duplicate revenues wer. mðd~, notinq
that tho total shortfall 1~ $220,~~O.OO.
Chalrm~n Wimer directed County ~nnðqer Norman and ~r. "all to
dI5CU~S the matter ðnd come back to the ~oard with a rocommnndntlon for
the ahortfal1. County Manager Norman stlltcd that at this point, thero
could only be operations cut, with ~r. Hnll addinq that people,
gaoollne, postage, and operating buðqnts would hnvo to be cut.
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ðOOK 070 PACE 366
^ugust 10,1982
Item f 3
HF.^L't'1I DEPJ\RT"'f.NT PRF.SF.NT^TION
Dr. Cox st~t~d thllt in tho last f~w months thore hDS been a
dramatic and scvero r~conÐtructlon of the fiscal ønd øccountlnq
capabilities, adding that theao ch~ngQs have hod a siqnlficant impact
on the currcnt budget that 18 being prosonted.
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Dr. Thomas ßt~ted that a co~ploto system of accountahility has
been InitLl ted in the Ilcnlth Department which is predicated on 'two
things1 ono heing financial accountllbility whore all ledgers are sot
whereby no expenditurcs arc mndo until a crosø rofercnce has been made
to the budgeted amount in that line ite~1 and secondly, tho development
of a cost accountlnq SY8te~ for p-ach program. She stated th~t the
totðl propor.ed budget for A'-A1 is 1-1/2\ greater than last year'.
budget. ~hc 8t~tcd thnt laRt year at tho ond of the HRR fiscal year,
0' of the total budget wns c~rriod forward which was in excess ot
5113,000, nddlnq that this year there ia no buffer. She roportod that
l~st year's County contrihutlon wns '9', adding that this year the
County contribution would be 37'. fiho noted that last yellr the State
contr Ihutr-rl 3)\ of th(' hudqet, but this YQar they will contribute 35\.
She turthor noted that last year's Fcdor~l contribution was lA\, but
next yc^r It will go down ", adding thnt local fee collection will
remain nt the 12\ level. f,hc stðtr.d thi'lt the liP-81th Depl\rtmfrnt Is
trying to Imrrovc tho collection tees which is now bctwe~n 5G-5~'. She
5t~ted that Colll~r County offors primary hoðlth cðro which ð lot of
Countlcß do not, nddinq that ßhe hns checked other counties th~t otter
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the prim~ry hoalth cora, incticlltlnq Sar~ßotll County to bo ona of them
which receives about 33' Dupport from their County. fihu stated that
Polk and Loo Counties hnve receIved bettor than 3'\ support In tho past
years. She roported that thero nro l7 unfunded positions 1n the Hnnlth
Dapnrlmnnt Cor noxt yo~r. She ß~id that ohe would liko to see the
Bo~rd extend some help by wrltinq lottors to tho Stnte, regarding tho
stðto basJnq ita formula for Dupport on 1970 censuS flqures, which nrc
in~dequ~te. Sho reported thnt BInce tho original hudget on nctditlonal
530,000 has been cut which Includes two positions, travel expensos, and
communlclltlono. She noted that any further cuts would havo to bo
program", I.e., RervlcQs th~t tho Henlth Copllrtmcnt offors.
CommlsRloncr Kruso quoDtioned the amount of discrep~ncy between
tho Shcrlff.'s Budget IJnd tho lIonlth Dopllrtmcnt's Budget ~s to the fees
for health sorvlces, to which Or. Cox replied thnt the difference would
be 518,000 for the SherIff's Department ~qainst $31,000 which tho
Heal th {)(>plH tmont h.!ls hudgeted.
CommiDoloncr [lrown qUQotloncd It any of tha services could be
Qlimln~tod, to which Dr. Thom~n atated thllt ovory time a servIce is
eliminated the fundlnq Is nloo ellmlnlltp.d, adding th~t almost evory
proqram the foderal or State Govornmcnt funds is bas~d on the B~rvlcea
provided by tho 1I~"lth Depllrtmont. She reported thnt th"re Is actul'Illy
a doublo penð1ty ~ny time ð service 10 elIminated.
Ch~lrm~n Wimer expre5~~d his thnnks nnd th~ th~nks of thp. Board to
Dr. Thomns (or ðcc~ptlnq tha project of thn Hel'llth Departmont.
Dr. Thoml'ls concluded hy stntlnq thnt next year State and rederðl
Punding combined wIll bo cut 25'.
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Item 14
£ST"BLISHHIG 1)~,.r.5 FOR CONTHIUATION OF eUDCF.T WORKf,HOPR, ^S Nr.f.D!D.
Chnirm1ln Wimer stated thnt tho cons~n9US of the Board 15 to keep
the contingency considerably hlqh IInd not cut Into the operational
ðspects of the County, adðlnq that, In re~llty, this mllY hove to be
done. The Boord directed ~r. Hall and County ~nnnger Norman to ðlscus.
tho matter and come bnck with a recommcnd~tlon on Thursday, August l2,
1982.
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GOLDr.N G~TF. COMMUNITY CF.NTER CRAFT ROOM nr.INSTATr.O IN THE B2-B3 BUDGET.
County MlInaqer Norman stated that there has heon some concern by
the residents of Goldcn Gate rC'qarding cutting bock proposðls I~ th~lr
tnxlnq districts. He reported that there ðro legal Iscu~s that County
Attorney Snunders is In the process of ch~cklng.
Mr. Hðll indicated that the craft room, at this point, has been
deleted fro~ the 02-R3 budget.
County ~nnngor Norman stðt~d that tho question revolves around
whethor or not there wos ð roferendum calling for the levy of taxes for
the dlstrictn which C]ðG9ifi~s thosc districts as voter approved ta~
levies under the 5tðtut~. He noted that n tentative budget could bo
adoptcrl ðnd cut back, but n t~nt^tive budget th~t is adopted can not be
increased.
Chðirm~n Wimer dirocted County ~anngrr Norman to send n lettor
post-hnste to the civic nnsoclations, news medias, pross, IInd those
people th~t Inquired, Indicðtinq that the rnattnr is being researched
but that thð craft room has been r~ln8tntcd into the tentatlvo budgot.
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Ch~irmðn Wimor complimented tho Staff for their work on the
Budget.
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Thore being no further business for the qooð of the County, ~he
meeting was lIdjourncd hy Ordcr of the Chair - Time 2t~O P.M.
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