BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PASCO COUNTY FLORIDA PUBLIC HEARING

							       BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA

                                 PUBLIC HEARING


                            ANNOTATED AGENDA
                         PREPARED IN THE OFFICE OF
                  JED PITTMAN, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

                               SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

             WEST PASCO GOVERNMENT CENTER, BOARD ROOM
          7530 LITTLE ROAD, NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA 34654-5598

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County Commissioners               Chairman Ann Hildebrand, District 3
                                   Vice-Chairman Ted J. Schrader, District 1
                                   Pat Mulieri, Ed.D., District 2
                                   Michael Cox, CFP®, District 4
                                   Jack Mariano, District 5

County Administrator               John J. Gallagher

County Attorney                    Robert D. Sumner

Clerk to the Board                 Jed Pittman – ABSENT.   MS. LINDA DILLON, DEPUTY CLERK,
                                                           PRESENT




CALL TO ORDER - 6:30 P.M.      - CHARIMAN HILDEBRAND



PUBLIC HEARING

Adoption of Fiscal Year 2007-08 Final Millage Rates, Assessments, and Budgets:


A.     Fiscal Year 2007-08 Aggregate Millage Rate

       COMMISSIONER MULIERI MOVED APPROVAL TO ADOPT THE FINAL
       MILLAGE RATE OF 5.4333 MILS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008; COMMISSIONER
       COX AND COMMISSIONER MARIANO SECONDED; MOTION CARRIED
       UNANIMOUSLY ON A ROLL CALL VOTE.




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B.   Fiscal Year 2007-08 General Fund

     COMMISSIONER COX MOVED APPROVAL TO ADOPT THE FINAL
     GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTALING
     $225,865,801; COMMISSIONER MULIERI AND COMMISSIONER MARIANO
     SECONDED; MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY ON A ROLL CALL VOTE.




C.   Fiscal Year 2007-08 Road and Bridge Fund

     COMMISSIONER COX MOVED TO ADOPT THE FINAL MILLAGE RATE OF 0
     MILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008; COMMISSIONER MARIANO SECONDED;
     MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY ON A ROLL CALL VOTE.

     COMMISSIONER COX MOVED TO ADOPT THE FINAL BUDGET FOR THE
     FINAL ROAD AND BRIDGE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTALING
     $11,587,945; COMMISSIONER MARIANO SECONDED; MOTION CARRIED.




D.   Fiscal Year 2007-08 Pasco County Municipal Fire Service Unit

     COMMISSIONER MULIERI MOVED TO ADOPT THE FINAL MILLAGE RATE
     OF 0.9955 MILLS FOR THE MUNICIPAL FIRE SERVICE UNIT;
     COMMISSIONER COX SECONDED; MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY ON
     A ROLL CALL VOTE.

     COMMISSIONER MULIERI MOVED TO ADOPT THE FINAL BUDGET FOR
     THE MUNICIPAL FIRE SERVICE UNIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTALING
     $36,370,858; COMMISSIONER COX AND COMMISSIONER MARIANO
     SECONDED; MOTION CARRIED UNANIMIOUSLY ON A ROLL CALL VOTE.




E.   Fiscal Year 2007-08 Williamsburg West Municipal Service Taxing Unit

     COMMISSIONER MULIERI MOVED TO ADOPT A FINAL SPECIAL
     ASSESSMENT OF $119.03 PER PARCEL FOR THE WILLIAMBURG WEST
     MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNIT; COMMISSIONER MARIANO
     SECONDED; MOTION CARRIED.

     COMMISSIONER MULIERI MOVED TO ADOPT A FINAL FISCAL YEAR 2008
     BUDGET FOR THE WILLIAMBURG WEST MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING
     UNIT TOTALING $44,079; COMMISSIONER MARIANO SECONDED; MOTION
     CARRIED.


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F.   Fiscal Year 2007-08 Quail Hollow Municipal Service Benefit Unit

     COMMISSIONER MULIERI MOVED TO ADOPT A FINAL SPECIAL
     ASSESSMENT OF $80.00 PER PARCEL FOR THE QUAIL HOLLOW
     MUNICIPAL SERVICE BENEFIT UNIT; COMMISSIONER MARIANO
     SECONDED; MOTION CARRIED.

     COMMISSIONER MULIERI MOVED TO ADOPT A FINAL FISCAL YEAR 2008
     BUDGET FOR THE QUAIL HOLLOW MUNICIPAL SERVICE BENEFIT UNIT
     TOTALING $71,566; COMMISSIONER MARIANO SECONDED; MOTION
     CARRIED.




G.   All Other Funds

     COMMISSIONER COX MOVED TO ADOPT THE REMAINDER OF FISCAL
     YEAR 2008 BUDGET INCLUDING THOSE ADJUSTMENTS CONTAINED IN
     MEMORANDUM OMB07-7505 AND OTHER CHANGES AS ADOPTED BY
     THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AT THEIR REGULAR MEETING
     EARLIER TODAY; COMMISSIONER MARIANO SECONDED; MOTION
     CARRIED.




COMMISSIONER COX MOVED APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE
MILLAGE RATES FOR TAXATION AND ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008;
COMMISSIONER MARIANO SECONDED; MOTION CARRIED.




COMMISSIONER COX MOVED APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE
FINAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008; COMMISSIONER MARIANO SECONDED;
MOTION CARRIED.




PUBLIC COMMENT

MR. GARY WILNER SPOKE REGARDING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ASKED THE
BOARD TO PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WITH ANY
ADDITIONAL FUNDING.




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MR. JOHN CONNOLLY WITH THE FATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE THANKED THE
BOARD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BUDGET PROCESS
AND THANKED THEM FOR A JOB WELL DONE.




ADJOURN

THE MEETING ADJOUNED AT 7:00 P.M.




PREPARED BY: SRB




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