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From YouTube: Budget Public Hearing #1 - September 8, 2022 5:01 PM

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Good evening, everybody good.

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Evening, Mr Mayor.

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Okay, good evening, everybody I am Michael udine, the mayor of Broward County, I'm reading exactly what they told me here so tonight. The Broward County Board of County Commissioners will conduct public hearings on the proposed millage rates budgets and special assessments that will support County Services during fiscal year 2023.. This is the first of two public hearings, as required by law. The purpose of the hearing is to receive comments regarding the County's budget tax rates and special assessments, and to provide information on the budget and proposed amendments.

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The public hearings will be conducted in three sections. The first section will include public hearings on county-wide and Broward Municipal Service District area, millage rates and budgets. The second section includes public hearings on proposed special assessments for fire and garbage collection in the Broward Municipal Service District area. The third section will include public hearings on the millage rates and budgets for the counties, dependent water, Control, District districts and an agenda listing all the items to be discussed and the Order of the items is available at the entrance.

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If you are interested in addressing the board of County Commissioners about an item on the agenda, please register with a county staff member at the entrance of the commission. Chambers County staff is also available at the entrance to answer any questions about the County's budget and taxes. If anyone has questions about property value assessments or exemptions, the property off Appraiser's office can be reached at.

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954-357-6830 martycare at bcpa.net or the property appraiser staff is available in room 111. On the first floor of this building from 8 AM to 5 P.M Monday through Friday the last day to file an appeal with the value adjustment board to challenge your assessment is September 19th with that introduction. Let's begin so they don't have it in in the notes here, but I'd like to introduce the County Commission. We normally do that here, so I know we have commissioner Moskowitz on the phone I.

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Think uh commissioner beam Furr is here: Senator Nan Rich vice mayor Lamar, Fisher, Senator, Steve Geller, commissioner Ryan is around here somewhere and commissioner Mark Bogan and we are all present and we all have worked diligently with County Administration on this.

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Yes, the fiscal year 2023 tax rates certified for the notice of proposed property taxes result in a 9.63 aggregate increase in property taxes when compared with the taxes generated from the aggregate roll-back rate, the rollback rate generates approximately the same amount of taxes as the prior fiscal year, plus taxes generated from new buildings added to the tax roll. The aggregate millage rate of 5.5631 as compared to an aggregate rollback rate of 5.0746, includes all ad valorem taxes levied by the county and its dependent districts, except for voted Debt Service taxes.

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This aggregate millage rate is the basis for the state required advertisements concerning the budget and taxes. The rollback millage rate and the percent change in property taxes are based on the assessment role certified by the property appraiser.

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Okay, the public hearing is now open on on the general County millage rate and budget, the proposed millage rate for General County purposes as advertised on the notice of proposed property taxes. Exclusive of debt, Debt Service is 5.5306, which represents a 9.66 percent increase in property taxes as compared to a rollback rate of 5.0433.

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The proposed millage rate for voted Debt Service is 0.1384 when combining the above two elements, the proposed millage rate for all General County purposes, including Debt Service, is 5.6690. That is the same as the millage rate. Last year, I would like to introduce our County Administrator Monica cepero, to provide an overview of the proposed County budget and millage rate Monica. You have the floor. Thank.

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You Mr Mayor. Today we are presenting a budget for fiscal year, 23 totaling 6.92 billion dollars, which is 175.1 million more than fiscal year. 22. the operating budgets reflect an increase in the amount of 534.3 million, largely due to increases in the airport, Port Everglades, Transit and tourist development program returning to more normal activity, levels, more flights, more cruises and greater Hotel average daily rates.

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It also reflects a decrease in the capital budget of 474.7 million dollars, largely due to the convention center Expansion Project and Convention Center headquarters Hotel having been budgeted in fiscal year 2022..

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Finally, there is an increase in The Debt Service budget of 115.5 million dollars, reflecting recent Bond financings.

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The general fund budget proposal fiscal year 23 totals 1 650.1 billion dollars, which is an increase of 164.7 million dollars. The general fund budgets for constitutional officers, including the Broward sheriff's office, property, appraiser supervisor of elections and Clerk of Courts increase by 45.1 million dollars. Tax increment payments for municipal Redevelopment continue to grow due to an increase in the tax rolls. The most significant changes for the coming year is an increase in reserves by 10 million.

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For future Debt Service for County facilities, a 11.77 million reserved for ad valorem tax revenues to safeguard against economic Trends over the next two years, and an increase of 11.5 million for the annualized cost of Consolidated dispatch to support the general fund. The certified property tax roll increases, 10.74 percent when compared to the role used for the adopted fiscal year 22 budget. However, we do not anticipate this level of growth.

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Continue the fiscal year, 23 total military Remains, the Same as fiscal year, 22 with a slight decline in debt service millage and a corresponding increase dedicated for General capital projects. This shifting, with the same total rate, will help the county maintain the property tax supported Capital program with over 2.8 billion dollars in tax supported assets. It is essential we ensure that our investments are adequately maintained in the future. More importantly, we look to these capital projects to be major jobs stimulus, particularly with the board's focus on supporting local businesses, which hire local residents.

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It should be noted that County taxes make up less than one quarter of the overall Property Tax Bill. The increase in assessed value for Homestead Property Owners is capped to three percent for fiscal year. 23 and generally Homestead taxpayers will experience a slight increase in County taxes for other properties. The change in the assessed value of each property will determine how much the property taxes will change. The final public hearing to adopt the county budget and tax rates is scheduled for September 20th.

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Thank you, uh Miss County Administrator. We have 11 speakers that have signed up that I. Have we have 12 speakers? I'm am I supposed to go in the order that is written up here, okay, so I'm, going in the order that they gave me these um and then how how long they get to speak. Three minutes. Everyone gets three minutes to speak three minutes: okay, fabulous! The first speaker is Hall.

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Come on down and then on, Deck is Helene O'brien. So first we have Tazia Hall. Please is someone working the clock we are going to use our most esteemed County attorney is going to actually be the clock person. That's how important this is go ahead.

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Hi good evening, you're honored, commission, my name is Tazia Hall. My mother here is with me: Sonia delshan we're a broad Residence at 10453 Southwest 17th, Court, Miramar, Florida 33025.

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County Commission thank you for having us here today and giving us the opportunity to contribute to the dialogue of setting a sustainable budget for Broward County and the City of Miramar. By extension, um we have been residents for over 24 years and lately we have been concerned about the steady rise in property taxes. The last few years, I would like to present some facts and figures that would help balance the budget for all of us and just to kind of state what it's been like on our end as well.

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So um when we first moved into our home back in 96, the property tax was 700 a year because it was pretty much nothing here yet, but now it is skyrocketed to you know over 4470. According to the 2022 assessment notice, in 2021, our household's gross annual income was fifteen thousand five hundred and forty one that's between the two of us maintaining or maintaining our property and cost of living added up to 26 688 last year.

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So when we subtract the cost of living from our income, we are living in the negative, with negative 11 147 less to pay. We have had to go into debt, live on assistance or rely on the kindness of others, borrowing up to two thousand three hundred dollars to make up this difference.

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We also have at least eighteen thousand dollars worth of house repairs like a broken window, leaking foundation, hairline cracks, damage, light fixtures, leaky, Plumbing, mold, damaged appliances, ripping out filthy old, Carpeting and refloring the entire house for better air quality. As it stands, we cannot afford to implement these repairs. Instead, we have to survive month to month. We also have to watch our house deteriorate while all these new apartments that we could never afford to live in spring up in our area.

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Last year, my 75 year old mother Sonia Delson, had to withdraw 1 550 from her 401K in order to meet the property tax deadline. She now has only 500 left in her 401k, so we are sacrificing our futures and retirement funds to meet a yearly tax. At this rate, my mother will have to continue dipping into our 401k and working into her 80s. She just got out of the hospital in July 2022 and is still recovering from the stress.

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As am I, it's outrageous and I can only see this driving as another residence towards homelessness, I'm, so I'm, just sorry, we didn't speak up sooner till now.

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Please understand that as a resident, I fully understand the need to pay our taxes to keep everything running. I want to pay my taxes, but I need reasonable taxes from a balanced budget. As it stands, the system does not take into account the resident's, actual income and cost of living. Our wages pay our taxes, not our House's market value. The market value is irrelevant variable to the actual cost of running our services, because the house itself generates no Revenue. In fact, it absorbs it.

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The budget should be set according to what the residents can actually afford. Instead of sending a budget then forcing the residents to meet it under threat of a lien. Thank.

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Forces residents.

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Live in a constant state of insecurity, so honored Commissioners, please correct this method of budget calculations, so we can work together effectively.

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Thank you very much. I appreciate you coming out. Senator Geller raised his hand. Thank.

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You for hearing.

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Quickly too, two questions wait, don't go number one um first by the way, you're an excellent speaker. I just wanted to tell you that the um have your tax. Do you own that house? Yes, because your taxes should have been going up. I, don't know, can't tell you about from 25 years ago, because I don't remember what year we pass save our homes, but at least over the past 10 or 15 years it should. The value should have been going up at a maximum of three percent per year. Is that accurate have.

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Looked at that I.

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Can't really see because, as of now, it says our market value is um 403. 390.

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But you're not charged on your market value, you should have a save our homes, value, which only goes up at most three percent a year and for many years it hadn't gone up. So you should take a look at that and number two I want to ask the County, Administrator, County, Administrator I, believe because the what we're hearing I I believe we have a fund to help people that, in order to stay in their home, that can help make repairs and things like that to our home. Is that correct?

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Can you ensure that somebody will reach out to the speaker because it's I mean I I? It tugs at our heartstrings, and we hear stories like this I I. Don't think it's because we're raising taxes because we're not but uh nonetheless you're the story. You're telling is still certainly an issue and can I ask County Administrator if you can have someone reach out to her.

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We certainly will and do we have our contact information on the card. I.

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Did put my number okay, we will absolutely.

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On commissioner Geller's point is also the city of Miramar might have some home funds too, and call them too okay for repairs. Okay, thank you. Mayor.

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Thank you just say one second, you've.

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All of our interests, yeah exactly you- did attract all of our interests and much uh commissioner Geller said many. Many things, I was thinking, but Miramar does have ship funds and home funds, so you may have to be asking particularly what you're at so.

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They know what you're asking for it's home, Rehabilitation home, Rehabilitation funds that are available, particularly if you're, if it's in your mom's name, she's a senior and she should be able to get those home Rehabilitation funds that are that serve as a grant as long as you stay in the house for over 10 or 15 years. So uh it's not going to fall into the county in this case, but it will fall into the city. So please contact us after that, and let us direct you toward that. Thank you. Okay,.

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What I'm going to do is I'm going to give the card back to Monica. That has a.

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You have it: we've got it so I'm not going to give this back. Monica.

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What city do you live in Miramar, Miramar? Okay, you.

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I just want to ask one question: so you you're here before County Commission. Yes, what what are you looking for? What you're here for send is it to donate, raise taxes? Are you looking for the county to provide any other services? What are you looking for.

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I'm, looking for a way to just be able to sustainably.

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You know um because there are a few factors also that are out of my control. You know it's also being able to find work. That's a living wage things like that, but it would be really helpful if we could just get.

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Do you need job assistance that.

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Would be great too, what's.

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The name of the organization um OIC, yes,.

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An organization that I have worked with Broward CareerSource, but they weren't able to find anything really in my area, I've even.

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Worked with the.

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Vocational rehab.

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I was just gonna say we have her contact information and we're going to make sure that any services that she may be in need of that we can at least put you in the right hands. We.

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Have other organizations that can help with jobs, so this is one called OIC and is it thank you? So so please be persistent, and if you don't you know, if you don't have satisfaction, you could always call us. You know our numbers are available and give us a call.

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Much for being here, I.

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Appreciate thank.

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You Helene O'brien.

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Good afternoon everybody.

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Purple's my favorite color, um uh my name is Helene O'brien and I lead Florida, 32bj SEIU, the union that organizes and represents security officers, janitors and Airport workers I want to first start by thanking County, Administrator, Monica sapero and her team for their willingness to meet with us, and we commend the administration and the Commissioners for recognizing the need for workers covered by the living wage law to have paid time off.

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um But the administration's proposal, Still Still, falls short on the wage rates, especially given the dramatic rise in costs in South Florida, but I am going to address first and foremost, Our concern about the health insurance for Broward County's County security officers, Broward County's contracted security officers participate in a high quality and affordable Union Health Plan, thanks to this County Commission and the living wage law.

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The this employee only plan includes a primary care and Urgent Care Network here in Broward County that is extremely affordable and accessible to them, and this has enabled these lower wage workers to access high quality, Medical Care, some of them for the first time in their lives, because the Broward living wage law has a cap of three percent on any annual increases. It has not kept up with the actual cost of the health insurance. That is why we were originally proposing to the county the that you follow.

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The rates set in the federal service contract act, which is four dollars and eighty cents per hour for benefits and the County's proposed living wage rate for 2023, though, is only 365 per hour and the security officers. Health insurance rate in 2023 is 406.. That is why we are asking you to amend the living wage law, Health Care differential for 2023 to four dollars and six cents. Even at the new living wage rate, the county is proposing. Full-Time security officers will only be making around thirty five thousand dollars a year before taxes.

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These officers cannot afford to have their health insurance costs. Go up or Worse have them lose it all together. We urge this board to help security officers, keep their health insurance by raising their Healthcare differential rate in 2023 to four dollars and six cents, and at forty thirty nine seconds to spare. Thank.

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You very much thank you, commissioner.

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With a question you're.

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Asking to raise the 404 from where 406.

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Well, uh this year it's 354 and the proposal I believe, is to go to 365. and we're saying it should go to 406.

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So you're looking for a 50 cents.

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52 Cent increase per hour instead of it's 41 cents increase above the proposed number.

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If I understand the proposal right now, where do you get that number from the.

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The 406 is from our from our health fund, the.

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Actual health insurance.

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Why not 390.? Why not 450? What? Where do you get this.

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Number, the health insurance basically looks at the actual cost of of the insurance and how how much it costs and the challenges are always it's always a little challenging because of an hourly system right.

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So if someone is out sick, unpaid they're not getting paid and their money isn't going into the health fund right so after the the um I don't know what the the terminology is for the fund and the analysts have looked and they've set the rate for 2023 to be four dollars and six cents an hour for full-time workers, and so that's that's where we're stuck with yeah.

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Just County Administration, so I know that we had the workshop on this. Where so tell me what we present, where do we? What did we do with this living wage this year,.

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So in the in the recommended budget you have in front of you. There is a 15 per hour um increase from 1402 right uh per hour for non-security guards.

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The 1717 dollar per hour for security guards um and that's also up from the original amount. So, okay.

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Got and I I need to get the exact number of what it was increased, but I know that the number was calculated at 22 and a half percent increase on security guards of what the current security guard rate is and.

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So I remember you explained this to us when we had this Workshop, so you said we were going to go up like 22 percent higher than what the living wage ordinance a lot. So I want to make sure that you're actually doing we're doing that. We're not lowering that number, because.

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That there was some that's in the budget to go to that higher number that you.

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Mentioned that is correct. Okay, it's a seven. It represents a seven percent increase in the base rate for non-security guards and a 22 increase for the security guards per hour for for this living wage uh component. Thank.

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You mayor I, can, if I can just so the 1717, so I need Monica to hear this. So you know their organization is claiming that the 1717 was should have been implemented a year ago and it wasn't. Can you.

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Can you explain so.

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They're really not getting an increase because it was supposed to be implemented a year ago. I don't understand, can.

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You explain so so: I was just uh confirmed with the dollar amount, so that increase that I was referring to the 1717 was also at 1402., so it was both of them were 1402.. We, we recognized the two-tiered approach that was being requested, so we are proposing a from 1402 to 15 for the non-security guards and from fortunate to 1717 for the security guards.

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What they are referring to I believe was a conversation that you all had on the Deus, where you directed us to go to 1717 for security guards at the airport and the seaport.

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Wasn't for all security guards for General government and general fund, and so what this budget has is for all security. So it's not just what you guys had narrowly discussed as important airport. It's I've expanded it even larger to all security guards.

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But why why the issue of it was supposed to be implemented last year and then they're saying wasn't so by saying we're giving to you this year saying well, we should have had it last year and we didn't have it last year.

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I, don't understand so you all directed us to go back and negotiate and to look at that, and then you guys also had agreed to look at put the conversation on hold for moving forward on the rest of it, so that you have the larger living wage conversation, which is what we've been doing all this time and work working with them and then putting it in the budget.

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But just to follow up what you have in your budget this year is the 1717. that is correct for all security guards and that's where it's staying, it's not going lower than that. That's I'm, not.

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Okay, because I'm not voting I. Imagine if that.

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Number goes down, so, if you're telling me that number's in there, then I would vote for it I'm voting for it. That's correct. Okay and.

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Mayor just to finish so they're asking now for 406 on the health, um why? Why did the administration feel that wasn't the right, a good number.

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So when we, when we look at the budget impact right, we're looking at that as as well as what we subsidize our own County employees, health insurance, and so when you look at it on a per hour basis per our employees, that higher number from what I understand. I! Don't have it right in front of me, but the higher number is higher than what we were um put proposing per hour per employee.

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Helene is yeah, so we looked so you have more options. You have a lot more options in health insurance which we understand for the for these workers. There's one plan: it's employee only um for your main plan when we did the math this year. If you, if your workers work 40 hours, it's 402.

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and I'm sure it's I'm, imagine it could, because medical inflation, health insurance goes up more than three percent a year. I'm sure yours is going up to more. You come you're, comparing our plan to the high deductible plan. Most of these workers are older people and they're not going to put in two thousand dollars into pay the first several thousand dollars to get health care. This has been. This is a small plan. It's a finite cost and that's what we're we're asking a.

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Small plan: what do you mean how many.

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People I mean no, it's a big plan, uh um I mean it runs. It's like over 150 000 families, but here's employee only.

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So it's not Apples to Apples exactly.

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It's Apples to Apples to the plan that we looked at, that you have for 2022 online, which looked like it was 402 an hour for your employees for 2022. and and we're saying it'll be 406 in 2023. I. Don't have your.

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Your new numbers so just to follow up Mr Mayor, um the the cost we have um 85, if not higher percent of our all of our employees, are in that plan. So it's not that it's one of our options. It's the predominant, see.

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All your employees take the high deductible, that's correct, and you put the first 1200 into that high deductible plan correct right. So that's it's just hard to compare so the first twelve hundred dollars in the high deductible account is from the county, which is a wonderful plan. You should be proud of that I'm, not even trying to criticize it I'm just saying that we finally have a plan for low-wage officers.

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That's working thanks to you and the cost because of the limited is to 406 and um and it's been yeah so anyway, it's challenging with the hourly rate yeah.

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um I I would like to see us uh it does. It does not sound Equitable to me, I mean uh and- and it's in 1717 is not a living wage anyway. So, let's just start with that, I mean you can't get the affordable housing you need and all the other necessities with that amount of money. Okay, I mean we have statistics that show from Dr Murray and others that you need to be earning 28 an hour.

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So obviously that's not happening, but at least we could, since we have not moved this up from the 1717 that we did discuss over a year ago, that we could at least match the uh the amount that's in the uh that our employees are getting, or at least go to this four dollars and six cents, because the health care costs keep going up and we want. You know to be able to offer these these people to be able to have health care.

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I I think we need to consider moving that up and, unfortunately, to make a motion to do that.

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Is that what they are asking right now, the 406, the health insurance for.

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The yes yeah they're, saying they're, giving us the projection so for 2023, it's 406.

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Okay and that, and that would be for all the workers.

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Yeah for everyone in the health fund.

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Because who has.

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The basic plan- this is our most basic plan and you yeah.

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You were saying there was one plant, but are there two plants.

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um In in Florida, there's only one, the basic health plan employee only and.

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Who, and who, who runs this plan? It's.

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The trustee, but it's a taft-hartley fund where employers are on it. We don't have anything really to do. I mean it's a there's: employers on the board and Union reps on the board, and then basically they keep. We have a very narrow Network. We keep costs down. It's.

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A tough heartly.

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Fun: it's a taft-hartly, fun, yeah, okay,.

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All right, so this is about me coming up with the number, so you don't so.

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You don't promise you.

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Don't negotiate with them.

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No, no, the employers do they just do they actually just look at the analysis and the costs and how much it costs so.

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They just true it up.

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They okay, what is true that mean but yeah they, they figure out the math and they told us per hour for full-time workers in 2023. It's going to be 406., so yeah.

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um With that I actually think we probably should probably get I'd try to go to that um I know the other. The other ones may be hard hard to get to. But this is you.

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We've just been through a pandemic, we know how important it is and- and we've we've made that decision that um we're insisting that they take this, we're not giving them the option of take this or a higher wage and and I think it's a good idea, because it's keep it's allowing it's making sure that all of our workers have health care and good health care, um and- and you know, we've seen what happened we we know how important it is more so than we've ever needed.

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I know this is you know, I've looked through all this stuff and I can't see the economic impact on it. I've seen economic impact on the living wages, but I don't see it on the health cost and it I didn't see it included in this.

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um You know obviously I'd like to see that, but I think it's something we should probably consider it looks like it would be a 41 cents, more increase, um but.

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Is making sure that everybody has a good health care, County admin so.

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I've got some figures, but it's not matching up to what the new request is, because we had based it on some other requests that had been made, and so now it's a little different from what I had. So um it's probably in the two million dollar range, um which is okay and.

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I need to verify that, but okay I'm, but.

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But I get, but if we don't.

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Don't know how.

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They get it I'm, not sure, because what would happen if what happens if.

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We would I say we'd probably have to they'd lose the health care. They'd have to go, some we'd have to change the union benefit which is really high quality enough fancy limited network but high quality. They wouldn't.

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To keep doing it yeah so otherwise.

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You have to go back to the Affordable Care.

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Act Care Act and somebody that's kind of what we tried to.

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Move them from yeah.

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And if we're going to be consistent and try to keep them there, then this is what it would take. Okay,.

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Senator, rich you, okay, okay,.

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um I have vice mayor healing just a couple of commissioner for answering one of my questions. What the cost analysis was for the additional 41 Cent. You think it's about 2 million.

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Roughly I I again it's different numbers than what I had costed out, because then the proposal has changed, but.

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So where does the 2 million? Where are we taking the 2 million out of that's.

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Really, what we have to that's? Why I was trying to figure out where the dollars are going to come from and number two Helene. It's called Reserve, okay, Helene, um you know, there's always I remember talks about whether they can opt out or they can would this be mandatory, which would they yeah I want I I? What we don't want to top it was we pay them the 406. right and then they don't get the health insurance it's and they go. Are we able to yeah.

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It Elaine or.

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Well, it um the security officers are mandated they're 100 in the fund. um What happens is when you do an hourly? Sometimes the workers don't have enough hours to pay the, even if they're, even if it's at 406 some people. So if you're like most of the airline contractors work less than 32 hours, because it's always flight late flights, and so they never schedule people for 40.. So in 32 hours you can't be in the plan, so it is complicated.

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So the the the security officers are the ones that are 100 wall to wall in the plan. So there could be. You know that as well. If you wanted to do that so.

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Let's explain that to you.

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Yeah Senator Geller.

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I'm, maybe premature in quizzer hasn't been emotion yet, but okay I thought. You said you were going to make a motion. So, okay, the um I, think that respectfully, we should probably delay this to the next meeting, where we have data in front of us as to I think we should instruct the County Administrator today to run the numbers. Tell us how much it would cost to speak with Helene um and then come back at our final budget hearing, and let me from a procedural, Viewpoint I assume we can do that.

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We can still make the change at the next meeting. Is that correct.

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I I think all of you know I hate negotiating from the Deus I. Just don't think that that is good policy.

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I've opposed this on whether it's on salary on contracts, on virtually anything else, I hate negotiating from the Deus I think that the issue raised is certainly one that should be explored and that you know I think that, instead of a motion to adopt something that we don't know how much it's going to cost and where it's going to come from, we should be directing the County Administrator to talk to Helene I, still believe in collective bargaining and hope that there can be some collective bargaining over the next two weeks.

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But I would like to know how much it's going to cost who it would apply to, because right now, we've had some discussion, whether it applies default time or part-time people, where that money would come from I'm hoping we can find that someplace else, because I am very very concerned about dipping into our reserves.

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When we know this is our last good year, because this is the last year that we have federal funds- and you all have heard my concerns about increasing permanent increases because of temporary Surplus, which is what I'm afraid we're in, but so I guess. I would like to unless Senator Rich agrees, I'd like to amend her motion to ask the County Administrator, instead of adopting something to ask the County Administrator to report back to us at our next budget.

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Hearing and I specifically, would like to know what the County Fiscal impact will be, which employees this will apply to whether it's full-time people, because I share commissioner Fisher's concern about increasing we say well, we have to increase because of health insurance, the people that aren't going to be buying health insurance. So you know, let's figure out who would apply to how much it would cost where you would be getting that from at least those three items than anything else that you think is permanent is pertinent.

C

Not permanent and I would also ask you to speak with Helene in the meantime to to discuss this matter. Senator Rich! Would that be? Okay with you, or do you want me to do, I need to do that as an amendment.

M

Well, I I'm I'm, really not comfortable with not doing something. Today I mean I, feel I, I I, don't know you know you. You said it's two million dollars.

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M

E

Know that to be the exact number Senator I don't have the proposal until today.

M

Is it is going to be five million dollars? Is it going to be 2.1 million I mean I I. You know I.

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M

I feel like we're always delaying whatever it is that we do when it comes to the union being up here and asking for this. We've delayed the 1717 I, don't I, you know what I understand you're saying it was only supposed to be for airport, whatever I had a different understanding about that, but we're always delaying, and these people are not able to access Quality Health care. If we're not going to fund the minimum amount that the that the plan is asking for so uh I, you know it's it's to me.

M

I would like to at least make the commitment that we are going to do this and we'll work out the details later. I'm sure you'll bring them back to us and, if they're anything different, and we can, we can look at it, but it just gets stymied and- and it just doesn't, you know happen.

C

Mr Mayor would like to move.

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B

Amend when the time's right so I'm, gonna I still there's a few more people that want to be around us and what I thought we were. What we said when we had the workshop and we went through all this- is that we were going to try not to do all this on the Deus, because we were doing.

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B

So you know this was we were. We were all presented with this at the workshop, because I share the ones I I we can pay whatever. We need to pay to make sure that this everything works out.

B

Health insurance, wise I, know I had heard that this number was coming down, so I'm glad that we're staying at the 1717- that's in the budget, so but the money's got to come from somewhere- and you know like this young lady who spoke before that she wants to see her taxes going down and we did speak and- and we said specifically as a board that this was a year when there were flush with.

B

We were flush with dollars, from federal covid funds and from property values going through the roof, and we were putting some of those dollars into reserves. Otherwise, I think there would have been more of a drum beat to lower the millage rate to give the people that are paying all the bills here in this County, a little bit of financial relief I want everybody to get paid, what they're going to get paid.

B

um But we didn't talk about that in the overall scheme of everything that we were doing. We said when that came up with the millage thing, that, as long as we were keeping those in the reserves, I kind of backed off what I said, but otherwise I would reiterate that we're at a point now where I I was just interviewed by a news reporter this in between our last meeting, our property values are going through the roof. People are paying more in taxes.

B

We can talk about whatever the millage scheme is with the state and how we do this, but people want to see their tax burdens being lower they're, getting priced out of their homes, there's no affordable housing because they're paying for everything- and this is only one element of all that so I'm with you. If we can do it, let's do it so that we get paid, but I, don't think this is the way to do it right here. The way to do it is come back. What does this mean for our regular employees?

B

We try to do parity with them. We just voted on that this afternoon. This afternoon we may have to wait I'm. It should be the same. The point with the point we made Senator the point we made at the workshop was we want our employees to get the paid what they can get paid. We can't fill the jobs we have in the county. You can't fill the jobs you have if there's different parity and we need to pay our employees in the county, more There's jobs.

B

This young lady said she made fifteen thousand dollars last year. That's a far cry from thirty seven thousand five hundred I'd like to figure out a way to hire that young lady at thirty seven thousand five hundred that just spoke. So there's a lot more to this than than doing this on the flying. The dice commissioner Bogan.

H

Senator Geller, what I think the one thing you're missing, what you're presenting is we're not negotiating from the desk negotiating means. I say one thing: you say another: we couldn't negotiate we're not looking to negotiate we're, not asking the account the administrator to negotiate we're asking her to raise it to par to where our employees are at. To my understand, we're asking to raise the 406 and that's where our current uh no okay.

E

That was that's the request. I just don't know what our okay.

H

So so so I'm not I'm I'm, not so I wouldn't be asking the administrator to negotiate I'd, be saying if this number is an accurate number, but what what are they asking for? The most important thing that somebody needs is Health Care without your health, you have nothing and I, don't care what we we have non-profits calling us. We have non-profits calling us asking for money.

H

We have everybody in the world asking for money, the most important thing: I'm, sorry I'm, going back to health is health, and- and so um you know, I, just I, I, I um I think we should be directing our County Administrator to to see um how we can come to 406 and we're not talking in a six 6.9 billion dollar budget. I can't imagine if it's two something million. This is going to have any type of impact on us, but you know I I, just we're not negotiating I, don't think we should be she's.

H

Gonna, come back at 401 and she's, going to come back at 403 and I mean like where's the negotiation I think if, if she can demonstrate, if Helene can demonstrate, the number 406 is the accurate number, then then, what do we negotiate right? Senator thank.

C

You Miss America to offer an amendment to the senator Rich motion and I partially described it, but Senator commissioner Bogan just further.

C

You know I think furthered. My point I believe your statement was: if 406 is the right number other than what Helene has told us and I like Colleen and I haven't seen her calculations. We don't know if that, in fact, is the right number. We don't know exactly who this is applying to. We don't have really any of the actual facts here to reach a decision. I'm not saying we should postpone this till next year. I'm saying um this is my Amendment.

C

It is a substitute I guess to say that we should direct the County Administrator to talk to Helene. You know collectively bargain or whatever you wanted or just get any information, because I think what we need to do is find out. You know let her show you where the 406 is a 406. 404 comes from, let's figure out who it would apply to let's figure out what the fiscal is to the county and commissioner Bogan, when okay.

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H

One thing I was going to say.

C

Is when you said, 2 million shouldn't have I think the only addition to our reserves this year was it was either only 10 or 12 million total. So this would be 20 give or take of the reserve so which I'm not saying we shouldn't do it I'm just saying I want to know what the numbers are that that was I said I asked where it would come from so Mr Mayor. That's my motion. It's an immense substitute, Amendment and I I. Think everybody heard what it is so I'm not going to repeat it. Thank you.

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B

America I have Monica raising your hand, then I'm going to go to beam a commissioner fire.

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I

Okay, commissioner I just think it needs to be stipulated that it's that we're doing this in preparation for the next meeting, okay,.

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That's right, I want this back to us. This is not some far.

C

This is to be done in this, commissioner, for my motions, my motion was to say.

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C

Bring this back to us too weak at our budget committing two weeks from or 12 days from today, I'm sorry, September.

B

20Th 501 mark your calendars, we'll be back Monica, so.

E

um Just I just got pointed out to me: I've got the figures here for not the physical impact, but what we pay with the county pays for our County Employees per hour for health care benefits, inclusive of the twelve hundred dollars that you referenced. The total is 3.84 cents for our County Employees. For that same.

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Health Care in 2022 in 2022, that's correct. We didn't count the help.

E

Though that includes the 1200. we didn't, that is the the breakdown. So it's significantly and in.

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E

I'm getting those numbers clean, but.

B

This is kind of the.

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We said at the workshop.

B

We weren't going to do this like this there's two I'll I'll vote. However, you guys I'll put the motion out there, but the motion is part of the budget process is done over a two meeting process, this meeting and the next meeting. This is something that should be looked at before we adopt the final budget. That's where it's going to be.

M

So I just want to make this point so the way Senator Geller expressed it it's going to be this negotiating and back and forth. That is not what I think I had in mind or commissioner Bogan had in mind we're talking about parity parity. Now the parity may be 3.90, it might be four dollars and six cents I understand that.

M

But it needs to be that we are bringing these people up to parity, okay, so the and you know that's not what I think the intent of that motion of the amendment uh to my motion is: uh if you can assure me that people that we're looking at trying to bring parity here with with our employees and these employees, then I'm. Okay with this and and let let them meet- and you know, come up with the figures and come back to us, but I just you know this idea.

M

You know that you're gonna, well she's gonna, throw out one figure and you're going to throw out another figure and try and come somewhere in between, but the idea is to bring parity. That's that's the bottom line. As far as sorry.

C

So so move my Amendment.

B

So the amendment the The Substitute motion that was put forth by Senator galorez as part of the budget process between this meeting and the next meeting staff and Helene, are going to talk to try and come up with a if there's a different way to do this with the health care. Differential staff is also going to bring us the where this money is going to come from. Was it two million dollars still two million dollars? I, don't know? Is it going to come from the affordable housing fund that we put in?

B

Is it going to come from the heart program that we put in two million dollars? Is a big number? So, let's see where is it coming from reserves? I, don't know where it's coming from. That's what we need to find out, but I think when we move things around, everything gets changed and that's where we miss this thing: pay them whatever. We need to do to keep a productive, positive, employee, Workforce.

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A second okay I'll, second, it thank you, Expo.

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In favor signify by saying aye aye aye opposed yes,.

B

It's fine I'm, not even using that, but it hasn't been spent. There's there's 10 million dollars there right. It's fine! That's why there's budget amendments and if I may you just said their health is everything this is.

E

People who are screaming for help and Mr Mayor, if I may, to add on to your your point, uh commissioner Bogan. um This would have to be a recurring Revenue stream, and that was a one-time stream. So it would it's right. It's apples and oranges so that the two million dollars or whatever the impact would be a recurring reduction. Okay,.

H

Say that, based on Senator Rich's comments parody, basically would be lower than what Colleen's asking for. Because.

B

Well, we're hearing that and we're hearing this all the time in workshops we're getting different kind of numbers.

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B

The numbers come back and I get it I think that Helene and Pat do the most amazing job bargaining for their employees. These aren't even employees from the county. I want them to represent me, and my bargaining and I do something in the future. Everybody up here sitting on this Deus wants to do the best we can. They.

H

Want us to unionize the Commissioners.

B

Yeah I want them, maybe on my union, but I mean they're busting, their butts for their employees and their employees that work for another organization. That makes this even harder there's a lot of ways. We can skin this cat, I, don't even know in some- and we spoke about this in the I'm, not going to say skin the.

C

Cat I was going to say Mr Mayor, the animal rights.

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H

So I'm going to be after you, I got.

B

Activists calling all right.

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B

Know, there's all there's a lot of different ways that you can work employees through the county. You want to give full parity, bring them all in-house and let them work for the county and then let's get rid of what we're paying independent contractors. But that's for another day we have our motion. We can talk about it, no matter what no matter, what we raise them to. Unfortunately, they're still going to have housing issues, they're still going to have health care issues. The numbers at Senator, rich, is 28 dollars an hour.

B

I would say to you: you were still going to have housing issues in Broward, County and you're still going to have health issues. We're not solving that problem. For you up here on the commission, I'm sorry I wish we could we can't no shot anyway. That's that we have our motion. Okay passed. All right is other members of the public, uh Michael Cohen.

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If you're here from uh you know, SEIU we've we're I mean we're hot.

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Don't really need to come up we're doing it right right, but you're more than welcome to speak no.

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So you could say what they say in.

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B

You our next speaker, our next speaker, Sean McMillan, yes, sir, come on up.

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J

Take them all, you got it Sean all right good evening.

J

My name is Sean. Mcmillan and I have been working as a security officer at the central courthouse in Broward County for 14 and a half years.

J

I screen everyone who comes to the courthouse for weapons and other dangerous objects, and there are many on a daily basis.

J

My co-workers and I have found loaded guns, lowly guns, knives and on many occasions, swords hidden inside walking canes.

J

We take seriously our responsibility to protect the people whom we serve and work in and visit the courthouse when I first started working at the courthouse I made about 11 an hour here we go now 14 years later, I'm at 15 an hour with five churn, two in college, it's difficult to survive to survive in South Florida when you are when you earn so little and give so much I took time off from my for my health in 2020 because of covet I lost two family members a week apart because of covet.

J

They only gave me three days off with no pay, not only that I had to take two months off because of covet with no pay at all.

J

I had to rush back to work because I was running behind on my bills.

J

We had no paid sick days and the stress of grief and financial insecurity and something something I don't want. Anyone, especially you all to ever experience this. Why we are here to ask you, stop the delaying the raise and we understand that the 1717 would not solve the issue, but it will help us as we continue to serve you. So we're asking you today, please consider us as security officers and help us move forward as we help you secure the government buildings.

D

Thank you. Thank you.

B

Morris Sanders.

H

Something sure.

B

Question by commissioner Bogan.

H

You know: does this commission want to set a policy for people that work in our government buildings they're, confused, sick, and you know you don't get paid I just find that sitting here, I just I can't stomach it. It really bothers me and I think we should. We need to have a policy of whatever company is doing this or we hire them as County Employees. It's not acceptable to me that someone could be sick and they're not being paid it just it.

H

You know, and so I'd like to see if you guys be open to changing policy here so.

B

I I would, let's see if we should bring all the.

E

So part of and I sent you all an email on September 1st outlining um the proposal for living wage, including all contracts that we will be putting out prospectively for outside vendors, are required to have a 40-hour minimum of paid time off uh for all living wage employees, work 30 hours a week or more with a year of continuous service. So.

H

Yeah, but what if that employer then goes? Okay, I'm going to only make people work 29 hours to to get it to skirt around that? Well,.

E

That so we're looking at it in parity to user you'll use your word uh Senator Ridge, as it relates to benefit eligible employees that, like that we have as well that are eligible for different benefits, so we're trying to treat the situation. Similarly,.

H

Is this contract going into effect within.

E

All contracts that are going forward, perspectively for the so.

H

What, if that gentleman's contract with the companies in four years, comes renewing four years from now that policy won't take effect for four years.

E

I will double check what the proposal was, but I'll I'll that that contract particularly is coming up.

H

Okay, how about all contracts can we ask our County attorney? Do you mind if we say we have a policy starting immediately, that this has to go into your contract? I, don't know if our County attorney can answer the question, but from now on anybody who's sick. It's you know this has to be implemented in all of our contracts. Are you guys? Okay with that I.

R

Reopen and renegotiate those contracts, so we wouldn't be able to do it uh right off the bat and then for your RFP Pro you'd have to remember. We went through this with some of the security guards right. You have to essentially re-let those rfps because you're going to come out in a different situation. You can do it, but you'd have to go back out essentially for a.

H

Month, yes, work, but you can do it.

D

So, even going a step further, if.

B

We have to I mean if we're going to tell the policies of what they have to do. 24 7 with everything and I agree with commissioner Bogan. We they should people should get paid when they're sick. If that's what our policy is, if we have the policies, we have the pain, we're paying we're setting the wages, we're setting the policies we're setting the work conditions.

B

Why do we need to even contract with these we contract so that it's a different way to bring it in-house and let them become County Employees right and get rid of all the contracts right I mean if you're going to look at that that's rather than re-letting these out bring them in his account. There must have been a reason why they they did. Some of this.

C

Can you respond to what the mayor was saying.

E

I was talking to.

B

You my comment is: if the County Commission is going to set the entire policy of how the work has to be performed, what benefits has to be paid? What has to be done, how much they have to pay? Why do we contract out? What's the benefit to the county for Contracting it out so.

E

When we look at what types of services we contract out, it's for a cost, Effectiveness measure, so I. Guess! If we're going to have everything on parity, then it might make sense just to bring everything in-house so we'll have to do a lot of analyzes on on some of these contracts to see if it's even worth having contracts to do these services. So.

H

But in the meantime, in the meantime, let's that's a long range short ways right, short policy: why don't we have our County attorneys go? Do the work necessary to implement a policy so if people get sick, they're being paid so.

B

Little right because I think what they're going to say is they have to reopen all.

L

Those contracts, it's.

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B

We're going to do that, let's just bring them in if you're, reopening and redoing.

C

The content that will take months and months to you know how long procurement, I'm sorry Mr America, commissioner Bogan I understand your desire. You know how long procurements take you know. First, the purchasing has to draft it or County already I mean the entire procurement process is minimum six months and if there's protests, which there always are longer than that so I I, agree with mayor udine.

C

If we're, if everything is going to be on parity, perhaps we should just bring people in house I I'm, not saying yes, I'm, saying I I'd be interested in exploring that, but I don't think it's you know. We can't just say make it happen, because there is a long period on that and again can before we reach these decisions from the Deus. We should figure out what the process is, how much it's going to cost where it's coming from I mean because I have.

H

An agenda item in the next medium and.

C

I have no problem because then, when we get it in a meeting, there will be an analysis on it and that's all I'm asking.

M

Oh Senator, rich just one thing, um I just heard something and I did not realize this. So are you're. Basically saying that someone whose contract is not up for renewal for four years, we will not be able to deal with sick pay for four.

E

Years so so that is what my understanding is. However, I will say this: that of the five contracts that the vendors that we currently have correct me if I'm wrong Uh Kevin, if I say something um off for my recollection last spreadsheet, I saw and I don't have it with me today, because I wasn't expecting to go into this conversation in this detail, but the last time I looked at this four of the five vendors for security guard services offer PTO already.

E

So maybe this gentleman worked for the other company that didn't have it, but what I'm saying is: is that a lot of times, at least in the security guard side that already exists now? What um Anika was referring to earlier is that there are hundreds of contracts that would need to be opened and renegotiated so I think that's the lengthy period that we were talking about that that have that would have these Provisions. That would need to be addressed.

R

Yeah and so Senator Rich, we weren't necessarily, you know we don't necessarily have to wait until the end end of those contracts in order to renegotiate them. But we would have you know so. Most of our contracts have a termination for convenience or other termination provision. If we needed to exercise that in order to go back out, but we'd have to essentially redo a procurement in order to to renegotiate those terms and.

E

I was just thank you, Anika, and what I was just told is that all of our security guard vendor contracts are up within this year, so they will all have that provision inside okay. So nobody is out for years without that's.

M

D

That correct, maybe some other ancillary group that I believe both security guard and janitorial are okay. Next.

A

Year, okay, mayor.

H

That's great uh Monica that it's going to be in, but I'd like it to be an official policy of this board. So it's in all future contracts- and you know so I'll- put an agenda item on you know as as Senator Geller was talking about. Thank you.

E

And commissioner Bogan, we can talk to you later, but we have that exact thing that it would be a policy of the board already in our item that we're bringing forward.

B

And by the way we get these before they go out, we get the rfps we can put whatever we want in them. It comes to us in the days we voted on every one of these rfps that have gone out there and then that's what the that's, what the parties operate off of and you know, and then we come back afterwards and we try to do this all on the Fly and then there's a lot of different dominoes that fall based on what happens with all this and I know.

B

This I mean I worked in a city when I was mayor, we contracted for a lot of things. We did it because there was tremendous savings to taxpayers um and there was a lot different ways to do that. Maybe we're not in a like in in the city I worked at. If we contracted for landscaping, we didn't know who the landscapers were, that they sent every day, so they may have used them for different jobs.

B

It sounds to me like here, there's all the same people, the same thing, the same jobs and there there may not be the synergies. So we may need to look at that. There's a lot of our contracts. It's not just security guards that have this same issue, I think you're going to see there's hundreds of them. That would have this same issue that we need to look at so, but we've already voted on it. So I'm going to go to my up vice mayor, Fisher I, just.

G

Wanna you stay right there, sir no you're.

B

You're, like you can stand, you can work out. You can hang.

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G

I I would respectfully ask this board in administration for next year's budget that we have this discussion in.

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Have we had it at the workshop, where we all had agreed to what we were to do and I understand that, but to again every year to come to this table right here is is not healthy for anybody. It's not healthy for our workers, it's not healthy for us and we're Seer like we're negotiating something that we do. We have no numbers on.

G

So let's make a commitment that, at the workshop before this hearing, whatever it is Monica that we hear from the seus do we hear from everybody and we make a decision. So when we get to this point, we are not doing this and we said we weren't going to do it, and here we are doing it again. So Iris Buffet request that we do that next year, so we don't get his position. These poor folks have to come in and they have to do their their begging and their.

G

You know whatever may be, let's get it ironed out in advance. Commissioner.

H

I apologize for bringing it up. You.

G

Know I just I just didn't know from what he I just want to I want to.

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President in the.

G

Future that we can get this settled right, windows or Draw, if it's whatever the ask, is we make a decision on it ahead of time? Thank you.

B

100, that's what we said at the workshop this year too, that we were going to do it next year. It's really do it, not we didn't just. Do it we're going to really do it right. We don't object. We strenuously object all right. All right did you? Are we ready to go we're ready now, the one.

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And only Mr Morris.

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Morris Sanders.

N

Good evening, Mr Mayor Ms, vice president, how you doing this evening I want to thank you for my name right. um Oh boy, hey. My name is Hunter for a thousand times to get my name wrong a lot so I wanna I wanna. Thank you for that. Okay,.

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N

um I worked at the airport for about about a year and a half and to Echo what y'all saying about the pay rate. um I appreciate your voting on it. um We um have issues with the paper because a lot of our offices that work at the airport there are new officers. What happens?

N

Is they get hired on and because they work outside, because it's so hot and when we checking cars whatever within a few days and I'm quitting because of pay rate they're saying I, guess they don't get compensated for the pay rate that they they have so they're, saying hey when I get paid enough to do this, so they leave, and for the last about 600 months we have lost a lot of options because of that so I appreciate about the pay rate and I want to. Let you know about the um the insurance.

N

The insurance is great. We have and I hope we keep. The insurance I mean um it's been. It's I've been getting checked, I've been getting free checkups for my Mom primary I. Have my eyes checked. My dental was, is the good. The insurance is great, so um keeping the insurance is very important. Our sick days are important, I'm a co-worker at the airport. We have issues with officers getting sick and they cannot have time off because no pay time off. So we haven't issues that also so that's one thing.

N

We need to um try to try to get and um I had a thing written down here, but y'all went over so much already. It's.

A

Kind of a hard time it's just like no.

N

But um I'm not sure, what's more to say but um I'm thinking for for uh considering and understanding uh the jobs we do it's not easy and um thank you for uh showing appreciation. uh Thank you. A lot appreciate it. Thank you.

B

Thank you thank.

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Mr Sanders.

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B

You you look very healthy to me, I mean you just came from the gym, but uh okay, our next speaker and and and if you're coming to speak, I think that the additional wage is already in the budget. So if you're the wage is going up and the 1717 is already in the recommend recommended budget which is and I just want to thank Monica for that. That's the highest I've ever seen the live. This wage go up percentage-wise in the history of the county, unless I'm missing it I'm.

E

B

I, don't think the wage has ever gone up, percentage-wise that high in the history of Broward County.

E

um I, don't believe so, and it certainly has never been in a recommended budget.

B

Right not 22, on an increase for whatever that's worth Michael Rayner come on down.

S

Good evening, mayor and Commissioners uh Michael Rayner, chair of the Broward County Human Rights board, um speaking on some of the budget items uh today, first I want to thank um the addition of the one investigator position uh for the section which is needed and was a recommendation from HUD as part of the performance Improvement plan.

S

um However, what is missing in terms of additional employees is one intake person in the June document of the performance Improvement plan HUD issued its concern on page four actually recommending that it have two permanent intake analysts. Currently the section has one and I just need to also you know, commend the section. They've cleared away all the open cases um that HUD had required of them to meet before the August 30th deadline, so those are settled So currently right now, there's a current caseload of 80 housing cases that are open and then act.

S

Only cases are 44 in number. Most of those I believe are employment cases which HUD does not provide a reimbursement for um the the section right now in terms of at least the human rights side is, um you know, has been operating almost at a skeleton level in terms of Staffing. You know between over the years between different vacancies that were delayed to be filled. You know, the budget in the previous fiscal year was increased by one staff person for investigator.

S

um However, they have a vacancy right now. The addition of this one then we'll provide two vacancies and they currently have a vacancy also and the intake. So the staff is working really hard and doing quality work, they're just overwhelmed and need more staff so that we're not continuing operating at a skeleton crew. There's a lot of other concerns. I have here and I'm running quick on time. So one of the things that would help also improve efficiency. For about 10 years, the section has been working on a case management system.

S

It's becoming like a mythical unicorn I. You know. I really would like to see something like that. Put you know, sped up provided with a timeline, something like that right now, when I ask staff for things they're having to go through Excel sheets and paper files, they don't have a system that could easily help us as a board identify trends of issues that are happening at certain points. They can't just push a button.

S

We've had over a year delay in actually just getting quarterly reports to the board because of short staff and limited staff, so we even as a board, sometimes have actually delayed when we would hold a meeting out of respect for staff to be able to get some of their stuff done.

S

um You know, Outreach is something that's not happening. We do need to have the section get back to outreach. There is a hundred and twenty five thousand dollar partnership Grant with HUD, um and the section needs to go forward with that. It would also help them perform intake by screening housing complaint calls. It would also provide the funds to partner, has finished just a.

D

Second and.

S

This would also help the county actually be a financial sponsor with hope, a fair housing to even put on a fair housing month event and there's so much more. That can be done. um I I will come back on the next hearing, with the rest of what I have unless.

D

There's any questions, commissioner, commissioner. Ryan was first and then and then vice mayor Fisher.

Q

I recall last year when we went over this issue and we did fund one additional position as a investigator and um so HUD has a recommendation of two permanent intake, analysts and I believe we have one.

Q

um So what uh Monica? What is the cost? If we were I know we were seeking I guess right now, another investigator. We have an open position um and then we have another one in this year's budget up. But it sounds to me like, according to the uh the HUD recommendations and I mean these recommendations are also I mean. You know, they're they're tied to certain funding grants. You know in the rest of it, some of which it seems to be, they would more than make up for the cost of an analyst annual salary.

Q

If you, you know, if you're able to secure one of those particular grants, um what is the estimated cost for a uh uh you know, a uh an additional you know: permanent um intake analyst.

E

So, um commissioner, that so uh Mr Rainer was correct, that we're having trouble filling some positions, but that's happening all over the county, yeah um and as we hear in in the private sector as well, um but we do have I believe two vacancies currently and in this budget you don't have one. You have two I put two additional positions in this budget that you have in front of you. So there was one last year and there's two more this year. So there are two to.

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Q

Mayor Commissioners go to digital this year and is that your understanding as chair of this no.

S

That is not our understanding. What.

B

We've been advising you have a question of Mr Rayner that he can respond.

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S

Thank you, commissioner. Through the mayor um we were advised yes in the budget, it does reflect to staff members, it's very vague on the on what actually was put in print uh during our last human rights board meeting in July. We were advised by these uh the manager of uh the section that it is one investigator for the professional standard side and one investigator for the human right side. So it's not true that we're getting two we're only getting one in the human right side.

Q

Housing discrimination cases and you can understand that as it gets, it gets to be a tighter housing market that um some um some landlords, certain groups are a little more selective and in doing so they uh they they fail to comply with. You know fair housing laws, and you know it's important that you know we protect the community in that regard so um Monica's. So your understanding is because I I know we have like one or two positions uh that that are held, uh that are.

Q

We have existing employees, but like one is out on maternity leave and one is out on some other sick leave and that and that we're running short staffed and that's you know, kind of uh um impeding our ability to you know handle the intake of new cases. Your thoughts, yeah.

E

So, like I, like I mentioned, you know, along with the vacancies, there have been some long-term absences for medical reasons, and so those positions obviously need to stay opened and waiting for those employees to come back. uh So so the combination of that and I did stand corrected. We added two last year, two positions last year and two this year. So um in the last two fiscal years there have been four additional positions. Added to um this entire.

Q

um So so the the speaker indicates, it seems, quote unquote a little vague on that particular I. Guess, job description or well.

E

It's just not listed in the budget. If you.

Q

Could have your staff follow up with me? Is it Kevin or whoever is working on that issue?.

E

Well, yeah and our budget team can go through it, but um I think what Mr Rayner's position or point is is about where we have allocated those positions, but but there have been four additional positions in this small unit, that was 11 positions and now it's 15. in the last two fiscal years, so it we have provided additional resources more so and on a percentage-wise than many other areas in our government, where that also need additional Staffing. Okay, thank you.

D

Thank you. Thank you, sir. Vice mayor.

G

Thank you, Mr Wayne. You spoke with two items. Point of my interest number one: that partnership Grant.

G

Monica, can we apply for that partnership Grant to help the 100 up to 125 000? Can we go and apply for that yeah.

E

I'm not aware of it personally, I, don't know if my team's working on it, but I certainly will look into.

G

It so, let's hope we can get that going and something else. You said 10 years for a case management system, I mean this is 2022.

S

It's approximately been about 10 years vice mayor, it started I believe um at the time when Gretchen Harkin, uh Gretchen Cassini was supervising. That area is I believe when talks began, there may have been interruptions and things so I know it was like a wish list in the pipeline. I, don't know the progress of where that.

G

Started but I know that so.

S

It's about 10.

G

Years I would say: I mean there's systems, you can buy the shelf for goodness sakes, Management Systems, so Monica can we find out what in the world is taking so long to get a system together, I.

E

Will add that to the list, sir.

B

Other comments.

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B

Commission to Mr Rayner, seeing no one else that thank.

D

You Michael.

B

Our next speaker is listed for questions only pat lipald pat, are you speaking or no wave.

D

And support our.

B

Next speaker, Kim sweers come on down.

Q

In our very main years, we uh we would have maybe three speakers for the entire budget right.

B

It's it's it's, it's so great to see us adding so many different staff members. So far since I've been here today in a few years when this Market turns to uh we're gonna. Unfortunately,.

A

It's not going to be easy, but.

B

You know I've heard today already we've added a bunch in Animal Care, we've now added a bunch in this one and that one and yeah.

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You actually move good.

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L

Tall someone have to bend over it's great to see all of you mayor, Commissioners I, know so many of you so well from business philanthropy. You name it it's good to see you and thank you for having me I'm here today. I, don't have my speech written I'm, coming speaking from the heart I'm, a mother of a 16 year old son that attends a grade school in Fort Lauderdale, but attends Junior Achievement, as required as part of his curriculum.

L

But most importantly, as Lamar knows, since I was in this great city of Pompano Beach I'm, one of America's largest boat dealerships housed here in Fort, Lauderdale, proud to call it my home, 30 million in Revenue 25 employees were a mean Successful dealership. But what keeps me up at night is that we sold 40 percent more votes during the pandemic, with 40 percent less technicians. That's what keeps me up at night as a business owner enter Junior Achievement Lori solarillo back here.

L

She and I brainchild a program that you so graciously funded and we put 25 kids through a program where they now have five certifications, Mercury Marine technician. They came out certified forklift, CPR, AED, voter certificate and forklift training. Those people do not come through my door as a business owner and you guys funded that 25 kids graduated today I interviewed eight of them with Marine Max. As my partner and Intrepid powerboats.

L

We chose our employers because we needed the quality employers to actually teach these kids, not only about a job but a career in the rain industry. So let's talk numbers they're, gonna, minimum wage is what ten dollars now I, don't even know it because I don't believe in it. Our minimum wage is 15 an hour when they enter into our dealership upon graduation of the program that will make 18 an hour upon certification as an outboard technician.

L

They go to 23 and today, one of these gentlemen, with an HVAC certified technician, he will be making twenty eight dollars an hour, so those numbers are real. The numbers you speak of that these people can't live here. My employees will live here. Our employees will live here thanks to this program and you guys supporting it and continuing funding. So that's what I'm here for I talk fast I work fast, so I hope I can answer any questions that you have regarding the program. Thank.

D

You thank you, questions, Tazia,.

B

Before she leaves I'd get her card, that's where you want to apply.

G

For a job, she's, big.

B

Time, the boat boss next speaker, Lori saluro,.

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T

Thank you, I'm freezing, thank you for keeping the air so low, I'm, staying wide awake, um no I'm only kidding good evening. Everyone look! That's the story. um You know Senator Geller. That program came out of your meetings. We heard loud and clear that there was a need, especially in our trades Marine construction, uh Automotive uh manufacturing across the board. They are struggling. We can't wait till they turn 18 and they get out of school and they have no path right.

T

This is putting them into jobs, as Kim just said, so they can afford housing, so they can afford food. That's the idea! Getting them into these good, paying jobs. Ja is different, I know. Sometimes you think. Well, everybody else is doing this. We don't we we, those kids, came from across every Broward County High School. They don't just have special needs, they're, not just at risk. If we're going to build a pipeline.

T

If we're going to work with you with all of those health and youth, Health and Human Service organizations, as well as our Economic Development Partners, we have got to address this by getting all kids ready for these jobs, not just some but all of them, and so this funding, as Kim said, was funded. Last year we piloted this program. We are going to expand it. Hopefully, with your help, doe funded us, we went together with fast boats. They put in their part we put in the pre-apprenticeship. They have full confidence in us.

T

They want to see the local contribution and investment. That's why this is so important, but if each semester, every six months, we can put out 25 kids, who can go right into employers and fill these jobs. That's what this funding request was for.

T

So my hope is that next year, because, as you did with them right, I I would love to be able next year to come to you during this next year, work with Administration work with Health and Human Services with Sandy in the small business and come up with a plan on how we're going to address filling the pipeline with our young people, getting them ready, putting them into these programs.

T

Okay, having a plan and a process Senator Rich, so that we can go through that process and work with the plan and have all of us who do this work in all of these different areas and J.A by the way leading Talent Forge, which is a community-wide organization or or Consortium about scaling, youth, employment and youth Workforce experiences.

T

We can do this as a county. We have to approach it that way, and so that's my hope, is that next year, I'll be coming to you during the year with the administration saying here's the plan on how we're going to build the pipeline and get the kids ready and here's the process and here's how we're all going to be at the table working together. That's my hope, so I hope that you will strongly consider this request for this year, so we can continue and expand this program. So thank you.

T

Everybody and I don't need to dress up this much for you, but I'm going off to the Rose Soiree as soon as this is done.

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T

You everyone any questions, any.

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D

Thank you. That brings.

B

Us to I'm so glad that I get to call this one, because this is now the fourth time I have called my friend today to speak. I called three times in the first meeting. Unfortunately, the person wasn't here and then the public meeting closed and she got a little angry with me. I said: 501 we're back Deborah, cerratello and I was not rude in any way. You can step forward and speak.

U

Please good evening, thank you, Mary Eugene! Yes, vice mayor Fisher and Commissioners Bob, oh glasses, sorry, okay, I know he missed it earlier and and yes no, he was not Rude by any means. So after going over the audit, it indicated that 84 of 150 items had been completed.

U

That's only 55, so that's sort of failing the first item and the one we really are concerned about is the Staffing it needed 29 to 36 in the first audit and I believe it's the same, and that and Staffing is important, because if you don't have that it's a rotating domino effect, if you have it more staff income, more programs will thrive um the more enrichment for the pets in an allegation uh number 26, it says eight, we lost eight people, I believe it's about 20.

U

um I'm going to run through this quickly because I'm sure you're hearing this, maybe two or three times failures of rescues may be going down nationally, but it's only about 1.6 percent and ours in 2021 was 18. Now it's down eight percent in 2022., January 2021 to September. We took in or transferred out 909 pets this year. It's 452 same time spent and that's only half, so the statistics are bad.

U

Despite an increase in rescues, we've added 27, more all and but the transferring out of the pets has been decreased, so something's not obviously correct there and I think it's a problem with the getting along with the rescues and not having a very good rapport and the audit recommended 2.5 behaviorists I agree as you might, and I also agree that the one behaviors that they're now Jenna Jones I'm looking at the time, needs to spend more time with the animals other than other things.

U

um Another order recommendation was the seven days a week which you guys covered. uh Oh Foster, rescue and adoption has one person. Those are the most important aspects of getting any animal out of there. How can one person do that and then the Pet Supermarket coordinator there isn't one, so they want to use a customer service person. So that means you have one person doing practically everything that would be Ricardo, so I don't understand, or you might not understand why we're not getting animals out well, there's a reason nobody's.

U

There's nobody there to do it you're missing all the prominent people that we need Foster rescue, adoption, pet supermarket.

U

Who else is going to take them out? I mean that wasn't like that. That I just found oh time's up that we need staff.

D

We need more staff there. Okay, thank you and.

U

You need to pay to substitute teachers more yeah.

B

Budget substitute teachers, more staff in every Department, more.

L

Money in every Department 28.97 an.

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B

Add it all on, thank you any.

U

Questions hey any questions.

B

Seeing no I'm! Thank you. Thank you for being here. Thank you for letting you were able to speak turn. Rosa Smith.

V

Good evening, everyone, my name, is Rosia Smith and I'm. Here, representing my family property concerning property tax.

V

The address is 717 Northwest, 7th Street in Hallandale Florida this, where my mom lived for over 60 years, she lived as a law-abiding taxpaying citizen for all those years. We lost her last year.

V

And I'm here concerning the tax, the taxes we paid them no incident for all these years, but this year's tax is just unreasonable. It makes no sense.

V

My mom died at the age of 102 when she's been at this property, she was the recipient I heard someone here mention uh the uh home rehabilitation program at the age of 90.. She was recipient of that award and this is the home that I'm trying to get some understanding about the taxes.

V

Now on the current tax bill. uh Now that she's gone she's left uh two of my sisters who lived there. They both received Social Security One receives SSI and she's disabled.

V

The other one lives there with her to prove to assist her because she can't work on any stress brings on seizures with the two of them and this tax bill. It makes no sense all these years, no problem with the tax bill, but this current tax bill jump from 478 dollars, which was reasonable to four thousand dollars, which makes no sense.

V

The market value didn't increase that much and if I could get if we could get some kind of review or appeal. This is what we're looking to do, because everything's going up I, understand that everybody understand everything going on taxes, everything, but to go one times two times three times, but ten times what it was before I. It makes no sense to.

B

Me you're, you I, don't mean to interrupt you you're, a hundred percent right.

B

You have to go downstairs, I'd mentioned in the beginning, to room 111 between nine and five Monday through Friday to speak to the property appraiser, because without seeing what happened, I kind of know, what happened when you're, unfortunately, when your mother passed away, I'm, assuming that the house lost its Homestead and got reassessed and it lost save our homes and because of the reassessment under state law, it shot way up. If you had somebody else on the deed prior to passing that had Homestead, maybe that would have.

Q

That's exactly right.

B

Q

Even though you probably had the property whether she did a will or not and went to the the two sisters, her two daughters right I mean that's fine as far as it being you know, exempt from claims of creditors, but you don't. You have to have somebody else that is sharing that Homestead status before your mother passed away. So I, don't know how by state law that that Marty cares office can correct that, but.

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It might not be able to.

Q

You know it's, it's just a I think a little more information needs to go out to the public about about how people that have you know, had save our homes for decades and have been able to take advantage of that I mean it really will just wreck your your tax bill. I mean it is yeah. Well.

V

They occurs all the time they're, both now 65, so.

C

uh Right I was going to say ma'am that uh the reason that commissioner Ryan suggested going downstairs, it was very clear to me what happened again, that you lost to save our homes exemption, which is the three percent that I told the young lady in pink about that it could only go up by three percent a year. But if the current two occupants established this as a homestead, then there are tax uh additional Homestead exemptions that are available for low-income and seniors.

C

So, even though the price has gone up, because you have now lost the save our homes exemption, they can still get additional Homestead exemptions if it's established as a homestead, which is why uh commissioner Ryan was correct in his suggestion about going down to visit with the property appraiser. Who may be able to help you, we don't guaran T. We don't know your individual circumstances, but I'm guessing.

V

That that's the case.

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V

Yeah, so what was the room.

B

11. downstairs the Property Appraiser's office and.

V

That's during what.

D

Hours, nine to five Monday through Friday.

B

Eugene's going to help you.

E

Oh you're right: it's.

B

Eight to five eight to.

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Five Eugene's.

B

Really good he's like our best one here.

V

Thank you. One.

B

Time, they're all our best ones, but he's right now, our best one, all right, our next, our our next speaker is Leonor Laurie, Galvin.

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Evening, everyone.

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On his own behalf, as well as the senior community.

P

Foreign property taxes.

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Taxes are increasing three thousand dollars.

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O

Doesn't think his property is worth that much and he only owes 235 thousand dollars.

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300 increase.

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O

If you'd like I, can sort of walk them through what we do yeah so.

B

So the valuations are not determined by us they're determined by a Marty Karen room, 111.

O

The Property Appraiser's office.

C

It's clear that people are losing.

O

Their Homestead.

C

Exemptions, for whatever reasons they haven't filed, the property I mean whatever reason.

O

You know I think he's maybe.

C

The third person that has said that their property went up far in excess of the three percent, so perhaps you could ask at our next next time we do this at the property. Appraiser might have somebody here at these meetings because clearly we're getting a lot of people that have this issue. If you want to translate.

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You, sir, for being here, he's going to help you Mr Mayor, um just to assuage everyone's concerns on that issue: everyone that I've spoken tonight that has an issue like that. We will make sure that those individuals contact information will be given directly to the Property Appraiser's office and they can reach out to them directly and, as of note, just a note of importance. The VAB value adjustment board deadline is September, 19th.

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E

Still time, okay.

B

That's all the public cards I have. Is there anybody else from the public see any of the department heads want more staff, we're big into getting more staff now come on up. This is your chance um now that the public comment period is completed. I will take comments from the County Commission. We've kind of gone.

D

Through Senator Geller.

C

Mr Mayor I would move you, sir, that we have the staff that we're discussing increase the salaries.

B

Other comments from the County Commission we've pretty much gone through most of it, okay screw now that now that commissioner comments are complete, can I actually.

C

Picking up Senator gather, you're recognized I just want to say what I've said before, but oh so I will do it in one minute or less go. I am this year we have some money. I've been very clear. That I think when times are good you'd either build your reserves or put it into Capital.

C

We cannot either lower millage or because, if we do that when times turn- and they will, we won't have enough money and if we put it into operating uh recurring Revenue, then when times turn, we will either need to lay people offer increased millage, so I think we need to be careful on increases. I think we need to build our reserves and do Capital, because this time this year we still have Federal money. Next year we won't I'm done I, think that was less than a minute.

C

I told you I could do it in less than a minute.

B

Yeah I mean when you bring us this stuff now, when we make the changes, please bring us where the money's coming from so we can see it I think that's important! Okay! Now that the commissioner comments are complete, what were they? The board will vote to adopt the tentative millage rate and budget. Is there a motion on resolution number 2022 561, establishing the tentative millage rate for General County purposes.

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B

It is moved by Senator Geller. Is there a second second by commissioner Bogan, all in favor signify by saying aye.

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B

Opposed, please show that that passes. How many are we seven to zero? Is there a motion on resolution number 2022-562 adopting a tentative budget for General County purposes? It has been moved by Senator rich. Is there a second thank you? It is seconded by commissioner Bogan, all in favor say aye aye opposed. Please show that that passes seven to zero. The public hearing on item a the general county-wide millage rate and budget is now closed.

B

The public hearing is open on the proposed millage rate and tentative budget for the Broward Municipal Service District to provide funds for municipal level services in the unincorporated area. The proposed millage rate for this purpose is 2.3353, which represents a 9.78 increase in property taxes as compared with the rollback rate of 2 2.1272. The County administrator will give an overview of the millage and budget for the Broward Municipal Service District County Administrator.

E

Thank you, Mr Mayor, the Broward Municipal Service District military Remains, the Same for fiscal year 23. the county continues its investment in the Broward Municipal Service District, which is reflected in a 9.78 growth in the property tax roll. The average Homestead property owner will pay approximately seven dollars more than the prior year, based on the increase in property. Values capped by save our homes.

B

Is there anybody from the public that wishes to speak on this item? Seeing no one from the public I'm closing to the public and I will take comments from the County Commission, seeing no one from the County Commission. Is there a motion on resolution number 2022-563 establishing the tentative millage rate for the Broward Municipal Service District?

B

It has been moved by commissioner Bogan. Is there a second? It has been seconded by Senator Geller, all in favor, say aye aye all opposed. Please show that that passes seven to zero.

B

Is there a motion on resolution number 2022-564 adopting the tentative budget for the Broward Municipal Services District, so moved it has been moved by Senator Geller? Is there a second second? It has been seconded by commissioner Furr, all in favor signify by saying aye aye opposed, say no, let the record show that that passes seven to zero. The public hearing on Item B, the Broward, Municipal, Service, District millage rate and budget is now closed.

B

The public hearing is open on the proposed millage rate and tentative budget for the fire rescue Municipal Municipal Service District to provide funds for Fire Rescue Services. In the unincorporated area, the proposed millage rate for this purpose is 2.6191, which represents a 9.78 percent increase in property taxes as compared with a rollback rate of 2.3857. The County administrator will now give an overview of the fire rescue, Municipal Municipal Service District tax rate County Administrator. Thank.

E

You Mr Mayor the fire rescue, Municipal Service District millage rate Remains, the Same for fiscal year 23., the average Homestead property owner will pay approximately seven dollars more than the prior year, based on the increase in property. Values capped by save our homes.

B

Thank you. Are there any speakers from the public here, seeing no one from the public I'm closing from the public and.

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Opening the comments for the commission, seeing no one from the commission is there a motion on resolution number 20 22-565, establishing the tentative millage rate for the fire rescue Municipal Service District. It has been moved by Senator Geller. Is there a second second by vice mayor Fisher, all in favor signify by saying aye.

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Please show that that passes seven to zero. Is there a motion on resolution number 2022-566 adopting the tentative budget for the fire rescue, Municipal Service District budget move.

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B

It is moved by Senator Geller. Is there a second seconded by commissioner Bogan? Well done, sir, all in favor signify by saying aye.

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B

Please show that that passes 7-0 the public hearing on item C, the fire rescue, Municipal, Service, District, millage rate and budget, is now closed. The public hearing is now open on the proposed millage rate and tentative budget for the street lighting sub-district to provide funds for street lights in portions of the unincorporated area. The proposed millage rate for this purpose is 0.3743, which represents a 13.63 increase in property taxes as compared with a rollback rate of 0.3294. The County administrator will give an overview of the street lighting sub-district tax rate.

E

Thank you again: Mr Mayor, the street lighting sub District tax rate Remains, the Same for fiscal 23.. The average Homestead property owner will pay approximately one dollar more than the prior year, based on the increase in property. Values capped by save our home.

B

Do we have any speakers on the street lighting sub-district, seeing no one? Is there anybody from the County Commission that wishes to speak on this? Seeing no one is there emotion on resolution number 2022-567 establishing the tentative millage rate for the street lighting sub-district? Second, who moved it Hogan? It has been moved by commissioner Bogan second by Senator Geller, all in favor signify by saying aye aye opposed. Please show that that passes seven to zero.

B

Is there a motion on resolution number 20 22-568, adopting the tentative budget for the street lighting sub-district budget moved by Senator rich? Is there a second by.

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Commissioner, second.

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By commissioner, or vice mayor, Fisher, I I caught all in favor signify by saying aye aye opposed. Please show that that passes seven to zero. The public hearing on item D, the street lighting, sub-district millage rate and budget is now closed.

B

The public hearing is now open on the proposed special assessment within the fire Municipal Service District. This non-advolorum assessment provides funds for fire services in the unincorporated area. The County administrator will give an extensive overview of the proposed fire and non-advolorum assessment rates.

E

Thank you again. Mr Mayor fire assessment rates remain the same for fiscal 2023 as detailed in appendix C to resolution number 2022-569. are.

B

There any speakers seeing no one from the public is there anyone from the commission seeing no one from the commission is there a motion on resolution number 20 22-569 establishing a special assessment rates within the fiery Municipal Service District move.

C

B

I have a motion by vice mayor by Senator Geller second by commissioner Bogan, all in favor signify by saying aye aye aye opposed. Please show that that passes seven to zero. The public hearing on item e, the fire special assessment is now closed.

B

The public hearing is now open on the proposed special assessment within the garbage and trash collection. Municipal Service District, the County administrator, will give an overview of the proposed non-avalorem assessment rate County Administrator thank.

E

You Mr Mayor single-family homes and multi-family complexes with nine units or less that pay. This assessment will experience a change for fiscal year 23..

E

The rate is increasing by twenty dollars from three hundred and ten dollars to three hundred and thirty dollars. As you are aware, the community is particularly focused on the rising costs of waste disposal, a national phenomenon this, along with the costs for pickup results in this change,.

B

Are there any speakers from the public that wish to comment on this, seeing no one from the public and seeing no one on the County Commission? Is there a motion for resolution number 2022-57.

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B

The special assessment rates within the garbage and trash Municipal Service District I have a motion by commissioner Farr seconded by commissioner fur. No.

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He can't do both. No, you can't.

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He's just making the motion- it's second by vice mayor by Senator Geller, all in favor yeah, all in favor signify by saying aye opposed. Please show that it passes 7-0 the public hearing on item F, the garbage and trash special assessment is now closed. We're now going to move into the water Control District number two.

B

The public hearing is open on the proposed millage rate and tentative budget for the water Control District number two, the proposed millage rate for this purpose is 0.1231, which represents an 8.65 increase in property taxes as compared with a rollback rate of 0.1133. Are there any speakers seeing no one? Is there anyone from the commission seeing no one? Is there a motion or resolution for number 2022-571 establishing the tentative millage rate for water, Control, District 2.? It's been moved by Senator Geller second, by Senator Rich, all in favor signify by saying aye opposed.

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Please show that that passes seven to zero. Is there a motion on resolution number 20 22-572, adopting the tentative budget for the water Control District number two budget a little bit. It.

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B

By vice mayor, Fisher, SEC seconded by Senator Geller, all in favor signify by saying aye uh opposed, please show that that passes six to zero. The public hearing on item G, the water, Control, District, 2, millage rate and budget is now closed. Are we good or does anybody need a break? Well, let's keep going okay, the.

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Running okay, public.

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Hearing is open on the proposed millage rate and tenant a budget for water Control District number three, the proposed millage rate is 0.1542, which represents an 8.98 increase in property taxes as compared to the rollback rate of 0.1415. Is there anybody from the public that's here to speak on this? Seeing no one is there anyone in the commission seeing no one? Is there a motion on resolution number 20 22-573, establishing the tentative millage rate for water Control District number: three: it's been moved by Senator Geller.

B

Is there a second second by commissioner Bogan, all in favor signify by saying I I opposed? Please show that that passes six to zero. Is there a motion on resolution number 2022-574, adopting the tentative budget for the water Control District 3 budget?

B

It's been moved by commissioner Farren seconded by Senator, rich all in favor signify by saying aye aye opposed. Please show that that passes six to zero. The public hearing on item H, the water, Control, District, 3, millage rate and budget is now closed. We are now on the water, Control District, 4, millage and budget rate and man. We should combine these water districts get up to Tallahassee and figure this out. The public hearing is open on the proposed millage rate and tentative budget for water, Control, District, Number Four and its three sub-districts.

B

The proposed millage rate for sub-district 4A is .0146, which represents a 6.57 percent increase in property taxes as compared with a rollback rate of 0.0137. The proposed millage rate for sub-district 4B is .0318, which represents a 15.22 percent increase in property taxes as compared with a rollback rate of 0.0276. The proposed millage rate for sub-district 4C is 0.1276, which represents a 9.53 percent increase in property taxes as compared with a rollback rate of 0.1165 anybody from the public, seeing no one from the public. Anyone from the commission is there a.

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B

Resolution number 2022-575 establishing tentative millage rate for water, Control, District 4 and its sub-districts. It's been moved by Senator Geller second second by commissioner Farr, all in favor signify by saying aye aye opposed. Please show that that passes six to zero.

B

Is there a motion on resolution number 20, 22-576, adopting the tentative budget for the water Control District 4 and its sub-districts? It's been moved by Senator rich. Is there a second second, it's been seconded by vice mayor Fisher, all.

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B

In favor signify by saying aye aye opposed, please show that that passes 6-0 the public hearing on item one water, Control, District, 4 millage rates and its sub-districts is now closed.

B

We are now on to the cocomar water Control District. The public hearing is open on the proposed millage rate and tentative budget for unit area number one of the cocomar water Control District. The proposed millage rate for this purpose is 0.1446, which represents a 9.38 percent increase in property taxes as compared with the rollback rate of 0.1322.

B

There is no one from the public left here, so I, don't think. There's anybody else, speaking. uh Anyone from the commission seeing no one from the commission is there a motion on resolution number.

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B

Establishing the tentative millage rate for unit area, one of the kokomar water Control District, it's been moved by Senator Geller. Is there a second I thought it was Norm that was seconded, but I might give it to me and far. There's a motion and a second all in favor signify by saying aye aye opposed. Please show that that passes six to zero. Is there a motion on resolution number 2022-578, adopting the tentative budget for the kokomar water, Control District move.

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Coco Mark, it's been moved by Senator Gellers or a second second by Senator Rich, all in favor signify by saying aye. uh Please show that that passes six to zero, though yeah we're getting there we're really working norm and Jennifer. Thank you for the large font. You guys are super awesome. The public hearing on item J, the Kokomo water, Control, District millage budget rate, is now closed.

B

Dear everybody, there will be public hearings to finalize the County's millage rate and budgets at 501 pm on Tuesday September 20th right here in the Broward governmental Center Room 222 115 South Andrews Avenue in Fort, Lauderdale Florida. Everyone will be here. We expect you to be here too. All the public is welcome. uh This concludes this public hearing Madam.

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E

I just want to make sure that what you said the room number was room 422.

B

I said 422. did I, say 222., okay,.

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The meeting will.

B

Be at the Broward County Government Center room, 422, 115, South, Andrews, Avenue I thought it's okay. Anybody else.

C

Thank you all for your behavior.

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You've heard a great job with that we are.

C

Yeah I think we all need.

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