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AGENDA
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PUBLIC HEARINGS
FIRST PUBLIC HEARING - FISCAL YEAR 2012/2013 COUNTY-WIDE BUDGET
September 11, 2012
5:01 p.m.
Governmental Complex – First Floor
             
1.
Call to Order - Chairman Wilson B. Robertson 
 
(PLEASE TURN YOUR CELL PHONE TO THE VIBRATE, SILENCE, OR OFF SETTING) 
 
2.
Was the Meeting Properly Advertised? - Chairman Wilson B. Robertson
 
3. 5:01 p.m. – Public Hearing for Consideration of Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 2012/2013
 
A. Presentation of Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 2012/2013 – County Administrator Randy Oliver

Randy Oliver – Mister Chairman, Commissioners: This is the first of two required Public Hearings for the Board to adopt the Fiscal Year 2012/2013 Budget.  The Board later in the meeting will set the second Public Hearing.

The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approved the 2012/2013 tentative millage rates for TRIM notification purposes at the BCC meeting on July 26, 2012.

The law requires that prior to consideration of the tentative budget, an explanation of the “Rolled Back Rate” be provided and entered into the records.  The “Rolled Back Rate” is a computed millage rate that would generate the same amount of ad valorem tax dollars as the prior Fiscal Year, based on the proposed year’s tax roll, excluding new construction.

The millage rates tentatively approved by the Board for TRIM notification are 6.9755 for the County-wide millage rate and .6850 for the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSTU).  The aggregate of these millage rates proposed for Fiscal Year 2012/2013 is 2.96% below the “Rolled Back Rate” certified by the Property Appraiser. This represents the percentage decrease in property taxes tentatively adopted by the Board.

For information, and to avoid any misunderstanding concerning the process of this meeting, this Public Hearing is convened tonight to discuss the County’s Fiscal Year 2012/2013 Budget.  Because of time constraints, we will need to confine our discussion to this subject.  Increases in property assessments, remarks or questions concerning your individual property appraisals should be addressed to the County Property Appraiser at his office during normal business hours.
 
B. Questions/Discussion from the Board – Chairman Wilson B. Robertson
 
C. Public Forum – Chairman Wilson B. Robertson
 
D.   Board Adoption of the Tentative Millage Resolution for Fiscal Year 2012/2013

Commissioner Robertson – The Chair will entertain a motion to adopt the tentative millage Resolution, as presented in the Agenda backup, of 6.9755 mills for the County-wide millage rate and .6850 mills for the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement MSTU for Fiscal Year 2012/2013.
 
E.   Board Adoption of the Tentative Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2012/2013 – Chairman Wilson B. Robertson

Commissioner Robertson – The Chair will entertain a motion to adopt the tentative Budget Resolution of $345,891,477 for Fiscal Year 2012/2013, as presented in the Agenda backup.
 
4. Announcement of Date and Time of Second Public Hearing for the Adoption of the Final Fiscal Year 2012/2013 Budget - Chairman Wilson B. Robertson

Commissioner Robertson – The second Public Hearing for adoption of the Fiscal Year 2012/2013 Budget will be held September 25, 2012, at 5:01 p.m., in the Board Chambers on the First Floor of the New Office Building located at 221 Palafox Place.
 
5. 5:02 p.m. – Public Hearing for consideration of Adopting the Fiscal Year 2012/2013 Non-Ad Valorem Special Assessments Roll – Chairman Wilson B. Robertson
 
A.   Presentation of the Fiscal Year 2012/2013 Non-Ad Valorem Special Assessments Roll – County Administrator Randy Oliver

A list of all non-ad valorem rates are provided in your agenda backup.
 
B.   Presentation of the Proposed Fiscal Year 2012/2013 Pensacola Beach Law Enforcement/Mosquito Control and Fire Municipal Services Benefit Unit (MSBU) Methodology Changes – County Administrator Randy Oliver

A list of the Pensacola Beach Law Enforcement/Mosquito Control non-ad valorem rates is provided in your Agenda backup.
 
C. Public Forum – Chairman Wilson B. Robertson
 
D. Board Adoption of the Fiscal Year 2012/2013 Non-Ad Valorem Special Assessments Roll - Chairman Wilson B. Robertson
 
6.   Board Adoption of a Resolution Establishing the Tax Increment for Funding Each of the Neighborhood Redevelopment Trust Funds - Amy Lovoy, Management and Budget Services Department Director

That the Board adopt the Resolution establishing the Tax Increment for funding each of the Neighborhood Redevelopment Trust Funds at 36% and managed by the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA).  This Resolution allows the Board to determine on an annual basis the increment level of funding within the Tax Increment Fund Districts (TIFD).
 
7.   Board Adoption of a Resolution Concerning the Revision of the Fee Schedule and the Administration of Rabies Vaccine at the Escambia County Animal Shelter - Marilyn Wesley, Community Affairs Department Director

That the Board take the following action regarding the Animal Services Division:

A.  Adopt the Resolution authorizing the administration of the rabies vaccine and the associated sale of annual County animal license tags to persons eligible for services of the Low Cost Spay/Neuter Program, including the additional costs for staff and resources due to the vaccine administration, and the revision of the fee schedule of services for the Animal Services Division, which includes, among other changes, a three dollar ($3.00) increase of the annual County animal license tag fee to fund the additional staff person and remittances to participating local veterinarians and the Escambia County Health Department, with an effective date of October 1, 2012;

B.  Approve the addition of a senior kennel technician or equivalent position to the Animal Services Division as one of the additional costs of administering the rabies vaccine, per Board approval of the Recommendation at their June 28, 2012, Regular Meeting;  

C.  Approve the remittance of one dollar ($1.00) per annual County animal license tag sold by local participating veterinary clinics back to the veterinary clinic, based on the number of tags sold by the participating clinic, to assist with their substantial administrative efforts associated with the license tag sales; and

D.  Approve the remittance of one dollar ($1.00) per annual County animal license tag sold in total to the Escambia County Health Department, per the request of the Florida Department of Health for remuneration toward the Health Department's rabies and quarantined animals investigation program.

[Funding Source:  With over 48,000 annual County license tags sold during each of the last three Fiscal Years via the partnership with participating local veterinarians, the $3 increase to this specific fee should result in $144,000 of additional monies.  This increase will be split in approximately three parts:  with one third - $48,000 - utilized to cover the additional necessary staff person and resources; another third paid to the Escambia County Health Department; and the final third to be retained by the participating local veterinarians.  No additional cost centers are requested or required.]
 
8.
Adjournment.