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Budget Workshop 5 June 17, 2026 09:00 a.m. MINUTES BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ROBERT L. ANDERSON ADMINISTRATION CENTER 4000 SOUTH TAMIAMI TRAIL COMMISSION CHAMBER VENICE, FLORIDA BUDGET WORKSHOP NO. 5 Ron Cutsinger, Chair, District 5 Mark Smith, Vice Chair, District 2 Teresa Mast, District 1 Tom Knight, District 3 Joe Neunder, District 4 Also present were: Jonathan Lewis, County Administrator Karl Senkow, Deputy County Attorney Beatrice Patrizi, Deputy Clerk Mandy Houston, Deputy Clerk (09:00 a.m.) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Commissioner Knight (09:01 a.m.) 1. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Martin Hyde commented on the County Budget. Mike Holderness commented on allocation of funding, lifeguard's benefits package, and illegal beach rentals. DISCUSSION SECTION: 2. ADMINISTRATION County Administration opening. Staff Presenter: County Administrator Jonathan Lewis (09:07 a.m.) 3. PRESENTATIONS To consider the preliminary Fiscal Year 2027 Budgets as follows: A. Emergency Services B. Health and Human Services C. Planning and Development Services D. Capital Projects E. General Services F. Human Resources G. Public Utilities H. Stormwater I. Solid Waste J. Transportation Staff Presenters: County Administrator Jonathan Lewis, Emergency Services Director Richard Collins, Planning and Development Services Director Matthew Osterhoudt, Capital Projects Director Carolyn Eastwood, Deputy County Administrator Steven Botelho, Director of General Services Dan Rodriguez, Director of Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer Michael McNichols, Public Utilities Director Brooke Bailey, Stormwater Director Ben Quartermaine, Solid Waste Director Brian Usher, Public Works Director Spencer Anderson, and Fire Chief David Rathbun Item submitted: A copy of a presentation RECESS: 10:17 a.m. - 10:28 a.m. RECESS: 12:26 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (01:36 p.m.) 4. ADMINISTRATION County Facilities Update and Relocation for Efficiency and Cost Savings. Staff Presenters: Deputy County Administrator Steven Botelho and County Administrator Jonathan Lewis 01:37 p.m. Board Action: Commissioner Smith moved that the Board authorizes Staff to continue working on the plan, that they just presented to us and then that should be brought back to us. Seconded by Neunder, carried by a 5-0 vote. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (01:37 p.m.) 5. OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (Public hearing) To adopt a Resolution, Budget Amendment B2026-070, amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to appropriate funding for disaster related projects, in the amount of $91,790,354. Staff Presenters: Office of Financial Management Director Kimberli Radtke, Deputy County Attorney Karl Senkow, and County Administrator Jonathan Lewis 01:55 p.m. Board Action: Closed the public hearing. Closed by Cutsinger, without objection. 01:58 p.m. Board Action: Commissioner Knight moved to adopt Resolution, Budget Amendment B2026-070, amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to appropriate funding for disaster related projects, in the amount of $91,790,354. Seconded by Smith, carried by a 5-0 vote. DISCUSSION SECTION: (01:58 p.m.) 6. OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT To authorize mailing and publishing a notice of a public hearing to consider the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 non-ad valorem assessments. Staff Presenter: Office of Financial Management Director Kimberli Radtke 01:59 p.m. Board Action : Commissioner Smith s o moved. Seconded by Neunder, carried by a 5-0 vote. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (01:59 p.m.) 7. CAPITAL PROJECTS A. (Public hearing) To adopt a resolution relating to the Local Government Infrastructure Sales Tax (Surtax 3) Project List, replacing Thirty-eighth Revised Exhibit A with Thirty-ninth Revised Exhibit A of Ordinance No. 2007-087, to revise the project implementation dates and proceeds among projects; B. (Public hearing) To adopt a resolution relating to the Local Government Infrastructure Sales Tax (Surtax 4) Project List, replacing Fourth Revised Exhibit A with Fifth Revised Exhibit A of Ordinance No. 2022-001, to revise the project implementation dates and proceeds among projects; C. (Public hearing) To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2026-058, amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to appropriate funding for various Capital Improvement Program projects, in the amount of $11,336,117. Staff Presenters: Capital Projects Director Carolyn Eastwood, Deputy County Administrator Steven Botelho, County Administrator Jonathan Lewis, Public Works Director Spencer Anderson, and Office of Financial Management Director Kimberli Radtke 02:07 p.m. Board Action: Closed the public hearings. Closed by Cutsinger, without objection. 02:07 p.m. Board Action : Commissioner Smith so moved. Seconded by Knight, carried by a 5-0 vote. (03:00 p.m.) 8. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - Opened and closed without comment. (03:01 p.m.) 9. OTHER BUSINESS 03:04 p.m. Board Action : Commissioner Knight moved for a Board assignment that Chuck Henry's group do a review of the Restore Program. Seconded by Neunder, carried by a 5-0 vote. MEETING ADJOURNED: 3:15 p.m. MINUTES APPROVED: _______________ ______________________________ Chair