SPECIAL MEETING

LEVY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

August 14, 1997

 The Special Meeting of the Board of Levy County Commissioners was held on August 14, 1997 at 9:00 a.m. in the Levy County Board of County Commissioners’ meeting room, with the following Commissioners present:

Chairman Sammy Yearty

Vice Chairman Don Foley

Comm. Wilbur Dean

Comm. Don Lindsey

Comm. Frank Davis

 Also present were:

Clerk of Court Douglas M. McKoy

Administrative Assistant William C. Cobb

 The Chairman called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. for the special workshop to discuss the millage rate and the proposed budget for the ensuing fiscal year 1997-1998.

 BUDGET

Clerk of the Court, Mr. Douglas M. McKoy presented the expenditures for the proposed budget. Mr. McKoy said that the workshop was to address two (2) items of business. The first item to discuss and begin preparation for additional public hearings on the proposed budget. Mr. McKoy said the General Revenue and the Emergency Medical Services budgets are not balanced and must be addressed by the designated commissioner and staff to determine ways to balance the budgets by increasing revenues, deleting or cutting expenditures. Mr. McKoy said that the Landfill budget needs to be reviewed but it presently was balanced and could be adopted. Mr. McKoy said that the General Revenue was out of balance by $346,000.00 and serious review needs to be made of ways to increase revenue or decrease expenditures. The Emergency Medical Services budget is out of balance by $103,000.00, however, an additional operational center is being added in Cedar Key and consideration is being given to balancing the budget Mr. McKoy said.

Mr. McKoy asked for consideration of an evening workshop prior to the Trim hearings for the board and staff to give final consideration on the budget.

Chairman Yearty said that the millage rate needed to be considered to increase the revenue in the general fund. Mr. McKoy said that an increase of the millage rate from 9 mills to 9.2 mills would be an increase of $478,000.00 and an increase of 9.5 would be an increase of $661,000.00 in general revenue. Mr. McKoy said that in considering the balancing of the budget for the General Revenue, there should be a $200,000.00 reserve.

Comm. Lindsey inquired on the status of the landfill budget if the millage rate remained at 9 mills. Comm. Dean said that after review it is difficult to determine what will be needed in the future for the landfill.

Comm. Foley moved to adopt a tentative millage rate of 9 mills. Comm. Lindsey seconded and the MOTION CARRIED.

Chairman Yearty said that if the millage rate dropped below 9 mills there were many programs that the county would be unable to take of advantage of through the state.

Mr. McKoy said that an evening workshop will be scheduled and notification will be made shortly. Chairman Yearty asked that the scheduling be done with consideration for the special assessments and the changes which may be necessary for the fire tax or the MSTU’s. Mr. McKoy said that the TRIM Hearing had been scheduled for September 17, 1997 at 6:00 p.m.

THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS THE MEETING ADJOURNED.

W. S. Yearty, Chairman

ATTEST:

Douglas M. McKoy, Clerk of Court