Good evening.

The fiscal year 2023 fire protection assessment and public and budget public hearing of the City of Myanmar is now called to order.

An opportunity was given to the public to email the city clerk prior to the public hearing with any questions, comments, concerns on items.

We will hear on this evening's agenda.

Any person may be heard by the city commission through the chair and upon registering pursuant to the un to the published notice for not more than three minutes on any proposition before the hearing unless modified by the chair.

This public hearing is being streamed live at Miramarfl.gov slash commission meeting and televised on Comcast Channel 7678 and ATNT U versus Channel 99 for City of Myanmar subscribers.

As of September 14th at 4 30 p.m., no members from the public have registered to participate virtually in this meeting.

If someone has registered later than this time and would like to speak, they can raise their hand at the appropriate time, and our IT staff will unmute their mic to allow them to speak.

Please be sure to mention your name and address for the record prior to addressing the commission.

All comments submitted will be included as part of the record for this meeting and will be considered by the city commission prior to any action taken.

Madam Clerk, at this time, please call the roll.

Here.

Commissioner Chambers.

Here.

Vice Mayor Colburn.

Here.

Commissioner Davis.

City Manager Dr.

Virgin.

Here.

City Attorney Powell.

Here.

Let us all rise for the Pledge of Allegiance.

I pledge allegiance.

At this time, we'll observe a moment of silence.

I don't have a commemoration list for City of Myanmar employees.

So it will take this time to observe any condolences in our community at this time.

Chapter 200.0652E 1.

Florida statutes requires that the governing body of the city shall adopt its proposed millage rate prior to adopting its tentative budget.

The establishment of a millage rate is necessary to generate advertisement tax revenues, which in part are necessary to fund the general fund budget.

The city has proposed a millage rate of 7.1172 mills.

This rate constitutes a 9.59% increase compared with the rollback rate of 6.4943 mills.

The rollback rate is the rate that would be needed to bring in the same advilarm tax revenue as last year.

The city has proposed a millage rate of 7.1172 mills.

This would constitute a millage rate that is 9.595% above the rollback rate of 6.4943 mills, and is necessary to fund the budget.

City manager will now explain the specific purposes for which advalorm tax revenues are being used.

And we will then hear a presentation from staff regarding the proposed millage rate.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

Staff will make the presentation.

Thank you, City Manager.

Dr.

Roy Virgin.

Good evening, Mayor, Vice Mayor, Commission, City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk, members of staff, and public.

Item number 1795, also the first reading of the tenant budget for fiscal year 2023, and item 7707 setting the fire protection assessment rates.

So for uh item number 1795, uh tonight's presentation uh represents the fiscal year 2023 proposed budget that was originally presented to commission on July 6th.

Uh please note that the agenda uh item memorandum that was originally included or published uh included a tentative budget that was initially intended to be presented today.

However, due to several additional changes uh that have been requested, we are presenting the 23 proposed budget tonight.

Uh we will be presenting the full 23 tenure budget with all the changes, including the CIP at the second public hearing of September 29th.

So, as such, we have been provided with a revised memo that reflects what's being presented in the presentation tonight.

So just keep that in mind.

Thank you.

Um I want to go up uh over the budget rationale for the 2023.

Uh the budget philosophy for the next fiscal year is to bring you a fiscally responsible budget that maintains the high level of existing services that each resident has come to expect.

It also maintains the quality of life for residents and businesses throughout the various offerings, and at the same time, it tries to maintain a healthy level of fund balance.

Uh, I mean a very challenge challenging period that we're experiencing right now with all the inflation that's going on and all the tramoil.

And we have accomplished this uh the creation of this budget without a millage rate increase and without a fire fee assessment fee increase for the residents and the uh business community of the city.

Um so going into the uh fiscal year 2023 uh proposed budget.

The uh the total budget for all funds is 233 million, and general fund is 59 percent of that or 196 million.

The enterprise funds, which includes utilities and stormwater, is 19% or 64 million.