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09-07-2011 Tentative Budget Hearing OCOEE CITY COMMISSION TENTATIVE BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING Ocoee Commission Chambers September 7, 2011 AGENDA 6:00 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Vandergrift A. Roll Call and Determination of Quorum B. Mayor’s Announcement II. PUBLIC HEARING A. Briefing by City Attorney to discuss the maximum millage rate which may be levied and the rates required to exceed such millage. C. Briefing by Finance Director: review of additions/deletions to the budget since August 1, 2011 distribution, the percentage increase in millage over the rolled-back rate necessary to fund the budget and the specific purpose for which ad valorem tax revenues are being increased. 1. Comments by Citizens. 2. Comments by Commissioners. 3. Motions by Commissioners for amendments to the proposed tentative budget. NOTE: RECESS (if needed) to recompute the proposed millage rate and rolled-back percentage increase. D. Announcement by Finance Director of the recomputed proposed millage rate and the percent by which the recomputed proposed millage rate exceeds the rolled-back rate. This percentage is the proposed tentative percentage increase in property taxes. Announcement regarding the vote required to adopt this millage rate (Regular Majority, Super Majority, or Unanimous). 1. Read title to Ordinance regarding millage rate. 2. Motion to adopt the tentative millage rate. a. Comments by Citizens. b. Comments by Commissioners. c. Vote on motion to adopt the tentative millage rate. 3. Read title to Ordinance regarding budget. 4. Motion to adopt the tentative budget. a. Comments by Citizens. b. Comments by Commissioners. c. Vote on motion to adopt the tentative budget. E. Motion to schedule the public hearing on September 21, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers to adopt the final millage rate and budget. F. Announcement by Mayor Vandergrift of end of hearing and date for final millage and final budget hearing. III. ADJOURNMENT P LEASE N OTE: I N ACCORDANCE WITH F LORIDA S TATUTE 286.0105: A NY PERSON WHO DESIRES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION AT THIS MEETING WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND FOR THIS PURPOSE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE WHICH INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS BASED. A LSO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH F LORIDA S TATUTE 286.26: P ERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT THE O FFICE OF THE C ITY C LERK, 150 N. L AKESHORE D RIVE, O COEE, FL 34761, (407) 905-3105 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING.