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Minutes for City Commission Budget Hearing - 5:30 p.m.

MINUTES OF A SPECIAL BUDGET MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, HELD IN THE CITY HALL COMMISSION CHAMBERS, 100 NORTH U.S. #1, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, AT 5:30 P.M. ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017.
 
1.
CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Hudson called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
 
2.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
 
3.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Mayor Linda Hudson; Commissioner Jeremiah Johnson; Commissioner Thomas Perona
Absent:
Commissioner Rufus Alexander; Commissioner Reginald Sessions
Staff Present:
  • City Attorney James Messer
  • City Clerk Linda Cox
  • City Manager Nicholas Mimms
Commissioner Alexander arrived at 5:32.
Commissioner Sessions arrived at 5:34.
 
4.
PUBLIC HEARING
 
a.
Proposed 2017-18 General Fund Budget and Millage Rate for the City of Fort Pierce.


Finance Director, Johnna Morris, offered a brief overview of the proposed budget and was available for questions.

Mayor Hudson opened the public hearing.  Seeing no one, she closed the public hearding.
 
b.
Consider any proposed amendments to the 2017-18 General Fund Budget


There were no amendments to the proposed budget.
 
c.
Adoption of tentative 2017-18 General Fund Budget
 

Motion was made by Commissioner Thomas Perona, seconded by Commissioner Rufus Alexander to adopt the FY 2017-2018 Proposed General Fund Budget.

AYE:
Mayor Linda Hudson, Commissioner Rufus Alexander, Commissioner Jeremiah Johnson, Commissioner Thomas Perona, Commissioner Reginald Sessions

Passed

 
d.
Adopt the proposed Millage Rate and Recompute if necessary.

          The proposed millage rate is 6.90.
 

Motion was made by Commissioner Jeremiah Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Reginald Sessions to adopt the millage rate of 6.90

AYE:
Mayor Linda Hudson, Commissioner Rufus Alexander, Commissioner Jeremiah Johnson, Commissioner Thomas Perona, Commissioner Reginald Sessions

Passed

 
e.
Announce the percentage by which millage rate exceeds the roll-back rate.    

          The millage rate exceeds the roll-back rate (6.4813) by 6.46%.

Mayor Hudson announced that the millage rate exceeds the roll-back rate of 6.4813 by 6.46%.
 
5.
ANNOUNCEMENT
 
a.
The second public hearing and first reading of the budget ordinances will be held at a special City Commission Meeting on Monday, September 11, 2017 at 5:05 p.m. in the City Commission Chambers, City Hall, 100 N US Highway 1, Fort Pierce, Florida.
 
6.
ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 5:39 p.m.
ATTEST:

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CITY CLERK
MAYOR COMMISSIONER