Okay, thank you.

Let's get Josh next, and then we'll get my I'll take myself off.

Well, thank you for a very wonderful presentation.

I I wanted to sort of unpack one or one of the points you were bringing up about I believe it was repurposing our uh uh a longstanding senior hotline uh to reach uh through for COVID.

Uh good evening.

The fiscal year 2024 budget hearing for the city of Miramar is now called to order, and 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.

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At this time, let us all rise for the excuse me before we rise.

Roll call, please.

Sorry about that.

Just checking to see if you all were on standby.

Glad to see you all were ready.

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

Mayor Massum.

Here.

Commissioner Barnes.

Here.

Commissioner Chambers.

Commissioner Colburn.

Yeah.

Vice Mayor Davis.

City Manager Dr.

Virgin.

Here.

City Attorney Austin Pamies.

Here.

Now let's rise for the Pledge of Allegiance.

Please note that there will be one presentation for items numbers one and two.

Madam Attorney, please read both items one and two into the record, and we'll vote on them individually.

Item number one, please.

An ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Miramore, Florida, establishing and adopting the City of Miramore's ad valorem tax operating millage levy rate at 7.1172 mills or $7.1172 per thousand of taxable assessed property value for the 2023 tax year, which is eight point seven percent greater than the rolled back rate of six point five four seven three mills, providing for conflicts and providing for an effective date.

Chapter 200.0652 E1 Florida statutes requires that the governing body of the city shall adopt its proposed millage rate prior to adopting its sensitive budget.

The establishment of a millage rate is necessary to generate advalores 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 an 8.70 percent increase compared with the rollback rate of 6.5473 mills.

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

In addition, Section 200.0652D Florida statutes requires that prior to the adoption of the millage levy, the mayor make the following public service announcement.

The proposed millage rate set by the Miramar City Commission on July 5, 2023 was 7.1172 mills.

At the first budget hearing on September 13, 2023, the City Commission adopted the proposed millage rate of 7.1172 mills, representing an 8.70 percent increase compared with the rollback rate of 6547, 6.5473 mills, which is necessary to fund the budget.

We as the governing body of the City of Miramar shall now hear a presentation from staff regarding the proposed millage rate and the budget.

As staff's staff's presentation will include items number two at this time.

City attorney, please read the title for item number two.

Agenda item number two, public hearing to adopt the fiscal year 2023 budget ordinance.

Second reading, temporary ordinance number 1815.

An ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Miramore, Florida adopting the tentative operating and capital improvement program as the City of Miramore's final budget for fiscal year 2024, allocating appropriating and authorizing expenditures in accordance with and for the purposes stated in said budget, accepting certain appropriation and expenditures from requiring further city commission action, authorizing budgetary control by department total for all appropriations, providing for the authorization of all budgeted employment positions, providing for the creation of balanced revenue and expenditure accounts for receipt of monies by gift, grant or otherwise, and the management and disbursement thereof, providing that the budget hereby adopted may be adjusted or modified by ordinance, providing for the authorization to lapse all encumbrances outstanding on September 30th, 2023, providing authorization to reappropriate lapse capital outlay and capital improvement encumbrances in the 2024 fiscal year and providing for an effective date.

Good evening, sir.

Good evening, Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Commissioners.

Rafael San Miguel with the management and budget department.

As you previously stated, I'm here to present two items in the one presentation, temp ordinance number 1816, the proposed millet trade and ordinance number 1815, the tentative operating budget for the fiscal year 2024.

So the budget philosophy for the next year is to bring you a fiscally responsible budget that maintains the high level of 60 services that each resident has come to expect.

It also maintains the quality of life for residents and businesses throughout the various offerings that we have at the city.

And at the same time, we try to maintain a healthy fund balance, given that we have a challenging period financially.

So let me just go over the uh the numbers.

Um the total tentative budget for all funds is 381 million.

General fund is 57 percent of that or 217 million.

Enterprise funds, which includes utilities and stormwater is 20 percent or 77 million.