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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: April 16, 2013
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Rick Owen
SUBJECT: Change of Date for Final Budget Public Hearing
DEPARTMENT: County Administrator
BCC DISTRICT: All
BACKGROUND: At the Budget Policy Workshop held on April 9, 2013 at 6 pm in the Water
& Sewer building, the Board considered a request to change the date for the final Public Hearing
on the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget from Tuesday, September 17th, to Monday, September 16, 2013,
pending staff providing details on the feasibility this modification.
F.S. Chapter 200 - Covers TRIM (Truth in Millage).
1. Hearings must be held Monday through Friday after 5:00 p.m. or any time on Saturday.
Do not hold hearings on Sunday.
2. Within 15 days after the tentative budget hearing (September 5), the taxing authority
advertises its intent to adopt a final millage and budget.
3. Hold the public hearing to adopt the final millage rate and budget within 2 to 5 days after
the advertisement is published.
Further, the final Public Hearing for the County Budget cannot occur on the same night as the
County School Board meeting. The 2013 Okaloosa County School Board calendar does not have
a meeting for September 16, 2013.
OPTIONS: Approve/disapprove modifying calendar.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends modifying calendar to move date for final Public
Hearing on Fiscal Year 2014 Budget from September 17th to September 16, 2013.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
James D. Curry, County Administrator