Pasco County Commission Budget Workshop morning

0:01Good morning, good morning.

0:08No, it's not on yet. it's on. Mike says not yours, you know.

0:16I'd like to download the Pasco County Commission Constitutional Officers and County Budget Workshop on June eighteenth.

0:32Good morning. Let's pray. Father, we have gathered this morning in order to begin talking about the budget. Uh talking about the budget is always probably one of the more challenging things that we're faced with each year. There are always things that are changing and the needs seem to continue to increase, and yet we're also aware of the fact that property taxes may change, which is also going to affect

1:03our budgeting process. So, in the face of all of these challenges, Challenges, I ask that you give us all wisdom as we try to come up with equitable solutions. Solutions that are not going to overly impact our county residents and yet at the same time are going to provide all the funds that we need for our ongoing services. So we thank you for your presence at always and after. that you just be in the midst of our

1:33conversation and guide and lead us in all the decisions we need to make. And I lift this all up in your name. Amen.

1:44to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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2:00Thank you,

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2:04Yeah, that's right.

2:14Interesting times we're gonna be dealing with to kind of how this property tax situation does go. So I think it's something that we keep mindful everything we do as far as try to work through our budget as best we can and being kind of prepared for what may happen down the road. I think Pasco Tony's done a great job as far as responsible to listen to the citizens. I think the citizens have said they wanted better things and I think we've been on our way to deliver that so I I think we've got

2:46good discussions we talk about and responsibly we've done with our budgets. Um I gotta carry the weight and hopefully uh we'll be in a good situation coming up.

3:06Good morning, Amy Farrell, Budget Director with Pasco County.

3:10Eric Breckent, Assistant County Administrator with Pasco County. Good morning, Mike Carvalho, Pasco County Administrator.

3:17Jeff Steinsnyder, County Attorney. That's what Jack Mariano. Please say Gaker District Board. Jack

3:22Mariano? Chairman Mariano midterms because he's her. Seth Weightman.

3:40Pasco County Clerk and Controller.

3:42Good morning, Sean Frank, Chief Judge Judicial Service. Good morning, Brian Corley, Supervisor of Elections.

3:48Good morning, Mike Fasano, tax collector.

3:51Good morning, Mike Wells, property appraiser. At this point,

3:55I'll recognize Mike Garbello.

3:58Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank everyone for being here today. I agree. I think Pasco County has done uh done a wonderful job over the years, but especially as of late, this is the uh the third time that we have we've pulled our constitutional officers in. Um, you know, in this in this effort of of providing more touch points on the budget, uh transparency. In collaboration in building in building the budget to uh serve our community to create a better future. And so um I I I I will ask I'm sorry,

4:28the uh the format of this is gonna be a little different than than in years past. Typically, we we held a separate workshop with our constitutional officers ahead of this, but as you point out, Mr. Chair, because of the uncertainty, we decided to kind of delay that until we Do a little bit more about what was going to happen with reform or potential there. So we've combined the budget workshop today. So today we're going to ask our constitutional officers to first present uh present their budgets or their their challenges, key issues that are that are

4:58there. Um we're we're limiting that time to approximately 15 minutes.

5:02Fifteen minutes, 15 minutes,

5:04and then I'll we'll we'll take a brief five. Minute uh process if that's okay to do. Uh and then we'll have uh Amy and the budget team come up and again present the operational side of the budget. Uh due to time constraints, we will handle the capital portion of our budget at a July public meeting. I'm sorry, uh public workshop. Um, but uh we really want to focus on the operational side since that is the most uh critical piece. that we need to get information and guidance and discussion from the board on. So with that, I would like to ask Matthew

5:34Clerk if you're prepared to kick us off today.