The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners held a special meeting on March 18, 2025, to receive the Public Health Trust's annual external audit and then reconvened for the annual joint meeting with the Public Health Trust. The audit received unanimous approval, and the Trust presented a forward-looking vision for Jackson Health System.
A Tracy Brown, Mother Tracy Brown for this particular award. Because in 2007, April 13th, uh Tracy Brown's son was killed at the age of 23. Yep. Go ahead and do we have any cards for reasonable opportunity? I have nothing in front of me. Thank you. Unless uh the team has not uh Mr. McGoy, how much time are you gonna need? For the audit will be very brief unless anyone has any questions, I like brief presentation, max ten minutes. All right. Go ahead, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh uh, Mr. Vice Chair, uh, Madam Mayor, Commissioners. Uh, we're here today with uh our chief financial officer Mark Knight to present to you the audit uh for the public health trust that was completed at September 30th of uh 24. Uh it's an unqualified uh opinion uh with no exception, so I'll pass it on to Mark to give you a brief presentation. Good morning. Uh each of you were provided with an electronic copy of the fiscal year 24 external audit completed by KPMG. This is our 12th consecutive name and address, please. Name and title. Uh Mark Knight, Chief Financial Officer of Jackson Health System. Each of you were provided with an electronic copy last month of the external audit completed by KPMG with no uh deficiencies or um weaknesses noted. This is the 12th consecutive year of profitability or excess revenues for the system, and uh we are pleased to present that for your acceptance. All right, with that, colleagues, is there a motion to approve the audit? It's been moved by Commissioner Bastien, seconded by Commissioner Regalado. Um discussion on the out on the uh budget on the audit, seeing none. All in favor signify by saying aye. All opposed, nay. All right, madam attorney, is there any further business or is it in order to adjourn the special meeting and reconvene our BCC meeting? It's it's appropriate to adjourn and reconvene. All right, show us adjourned. All right, let's go ahead and uh take item 6B1. Yes, 6B1's the annual joint meeting of the public health trust and the board. Mr. Magoya, you are once again recognized. This time I'd like to ask our our chair of the public health trust, Madeo Lopez Castro uh to start off the presentation. Mr. Chairman, you're recognized. Good morning. My name is Amadeo Lopez Castro. I am the uh chairman of the public health trust. Behind me are members over your public health trust, who I'm just here to be the voice of this morning. Um it is my privilege to serve on this board and to address this chamber today. Good morning, Mr. Chairman Rodriguez, Vice Chairman McGee, Mayor La Cava, this Gamma Gami. Uh Magami. Gaia Magani. We only call him Dr. G, so um I apologize, Dr.