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09-08-2014 Fire Assessment & Tentative Budget Public Hearings OCOEE CITY COMMISSION TENTATIVE BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING Ocoee Commission Chambers September 8, 2014 AGENDA 6:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER; FIRE ASSESSMENT PUBLIC HEARING– Mayor Vandergrift A. Roll Call and determination of a quorum B. Motion to continue the Fire Assessment Public Hearing until after the opening comments of the Tentative Budget Public Hearing I. CALL TO ORDER; TENTATIVE BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING-Mayor Vandergrift A. 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. B. Briefing by Finance Director: review of additions/deletions to the budget since August 1, 2014 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. III. RECESS BUDGET PH; RESUME FIRE ASSESSMENT PUBLIC HEARING (via separate agenda) A. Complete the Fire Assessment Public Hearing in its entirety IV. RESUME TENTATIVE BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING 1. Comments by Citizens. 2. Comments by Commissioners. 3. Motions by Commissioners for amendments to the proposed tentative budget. C. 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. D. Motion to schedule the public hearing on September 17, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers to adopt the final millage rate and budget. E. Announcement by Mayor Vandergrift of end of hearing and date for final millage and final budget hearing. V. 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.