Oh, that's what I'm saying.

She has a bad stomach.

And I forgot.

We are there right now.

So they were like going across like the news.

You like that?

Chicken's a little tough.

I mean, I was thinking this would be questioning.

Good evening, everybody.

Good evening, Mr.

Mayor.

Um, we're we're going to start in two hours.

Uh we have uh we uh three hours there's a TV show I'm waiting to watch.

Um I'm sorry I have to read a script.

Mike, can you make it louder in the back because we have some people that are very loud in the back.

Please take your seat.

Commissioner Fisher.

There he is.

GQ Commissioner Lamar Fisher.

He's smooth.

Thank you for the comments.

Good evening.

Tonight the Broward County Board of County Commissioners will conduct public hearings on the final millage rates and final budgets that will support county services during fiscal year 2027.

I will try to talk fast so this doesn't take five hours.

This is the this is the last of two public hearings as required by law.

The purpose of this hearing is to receive comments from the public and provide information on the county's proposed budget and tax levies.

The public hearing will be conducted in three sections.

First section includes public hearings on countywide and Broward Municipal Services District Millage rates and budgets, as well as the fire rescue and street lighting subdistrict millage rates and budgets.

The second section includes public hearings on the millage rates and budgets for the county's dependent water control districts.

The third section includes adoption of the county's five-year capital improvement program.

An agenda listing all the items to be discussed and the order of the items is available near the entrance.

If you are interested in addressing the Board of County Commissioners about an item on the agenda, please register with the county staff member near the entrance of the commission chambers if you have not registered already.

County staff is also available near the entrance to answer questions about the county's budget and taxes.

If anyone has any questions about property value assessment or exemptions, the property appraisers office staff is available near the entrance.

Whereas where is Marty Keir?

I don't know, and can be reached in 954-357-6830.

We'll get his cell number to you soon.

Marty Kear at BCPA.net or in room 111 on the first floor of this building from 8 a.m.

to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday with that introduction.

Let's begin.02 percent aggregate increase in property taxes when compared with the taxes generated from the aggregate rollback rate.

The rollback rate generates approximately the same amount of taxes as the prior year, plus taxes generated from new buildings added to the tax roll.

A countywide millage and budget.

Today we are presenting a budget for fiscal year 27, totaling $9.219 billion, which is $483.1 million more than fiscal year 26.

The operating budgets reflect an increase in the amount of $185.2 million, largely due to increases in the Constitutional Officers General General Fund budgets, primarily for BSO Regional General Fund Services, and the dispatch contract.

The countywide employee benefits fund to reflect increases in the health insurance and the self and in the self-insured state required reserve, the local provider participation fund paid fully by private hospitals and the transit operating fund to address cost increases in contracts and diesel fuel.

It also reflects an increase in the capital budget of $332.7 million, largely due to the budgeting of the following major non-property tax supported capital projects in fiscal year 27.

Pardon me.

Thank you.

Finally, there is a decrease in the debt service budget of $34.7 million.

The general fund budget proposed for fiscal year 27 totals $2.145 billion, which is an increase of $109.4 million.

The General Fund Regional Broward Sheriff's Office recommended budget increased by $41.5 million, and the general fund transfer to the dispatch contract fund for $911 services increased by $2.7 million, which includes funding for the third and final year of $8 million salary adjustments for the Broward Sheriff's Office detention deputies, as originally proposed by the Sheriff two years ago and reiterated as a priority by the sheriff in this year's budget request.

This represents a $24 million total increase over the past three years for salary adjustments for detention deputies, coupled with an additional $15 million increase for a $1.8 percent salary increase, inclusive of increases in benefits, FICA and FRS, for the following BSO departments in the functional categories: general law enforcement, courts and fire rescue, and emergency services, in addition to an increase to BSO's special risk for the Florida Retirement System for FRS of $6.7 million, along with an increase of $19.1 million for BSO's health insurance and fully funding BSO's operating expense and capital outlay budget request for fiscal year 27.

Those items combined with an increase of $5.8 million to fully fund BSO's requests and operating expenses, along with a decrease of $10.4 million to fully fund BSO's request and capital outlay.

Overall increase the FY27 BSO budget by $44.2 million, which is an increase of $1.3 percent, while the County General Fund Agency budgets have modestly increased by 3.4 percent when compared to fiscal year 26.

The fiscal year 27 proposed budget provides the largest operating investment in public safety in Broward County's history.

The Supervisor of Elections budget increases by $5.9 million, primarily due to the different elections planned in fiscal year 27 compared to fiscal year 26.

The clerk of courts budget increases by $0.3 million, and the fiscal year 27 budget for the tax collector increases by $4.9 million, which is driven by the 2% commission levied on the county from the tax roll, which includes the county paying the school board's share per state law and as a result of recent legislative changes.

Now includes the school board's voted debt debt service that will be withheld by the tax collector in the distribution of property tax revenue to the county.

The budget proposes a fiscally responsible approach and a series of actions to restrain the county budget given the available resources while protecting to the greatest extent essential services to those most in need in our community and continuing to invest in the county's highest priorities.