CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORKSHOP BUDGET

City of Palm Coast City Hall 160 Lake Avenue Minutes Palm Coast, FL 32164 www.palmcoastgov.com CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL BUDGET WORKSHOP Mayor David Alfin Vice Mayor Eddie Branquinho Council Member Victor Barbosa Council Member Ed Danko Council Member Nick Klufas Tuesday, September 7, 2021 5:30 PM COMMUNITY WING City Staff Denise Bevan, Interim City Manager William Reischmann, City Attorney Virginia A. Smith, City Clerk > Public Participation shall be in accordance with Section 286.0114 Florida Statutes. > Other matters of concern may be discussed as determined by City Council. > If you wish to obtain more information regarding the City Council’s agenda, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 386-986-3713. > In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the City Clerk at 386-986-3713, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. > City Council Meetings are streamed live on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/PalmCoastGovTV/live. > All pagers and cell phones are to remain OFF while City Council is in session. A CALL TO ORDER Mayor Alfin called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm. B PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG C ROLL CALL City Clerk Virginia Smith called the roll. All members were present. D PRESENTATIONS 1 PRESENTATION - FY 2022 GENERAL FUND BUDGET DISCUSSION Helena Alves, Financial Services Director and Gwen Ragsdale, Budget & Procurement Manager, presented to Council on this item. Council Member Danko requested what the millage would be at the roll back rate. Ans: Ms. Alves- It would be 4.4593. Mayor Alfin - looked for discussion and direction to staff. Mayor Alfin was in favor of reducing millage rate and fully fund the sheriff's deputy.  Council Member Danko suggested large cuts to include the Racquet Center. Council Member Danko requested to know how much comes from tax payers. Mr. Cote provided an overview to the 3 funds for the project. Approximately $250,000. Council Member Danko suggested cutting the Racquet Center out of the budget. Council Member Barbosa shared support for hiring of additional City staff and funding of additional Sheriff's Office deputies. Council Member Klufas supported keeping the millage rate the same while funding the additional deputies. Vice Mayor Branquinho agreed with Council Member Klufas. Attorney law firm CPI increase is based on June 30 index at 5%. Council held discussion with Ms. Alves regarding one time type of expenditures that could be funded from reserves. Additionally, Council discussed the General Fund Balance. E ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:32 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Virginia A. Smith, MMC City Clerk