City Commission - Special Meeting

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You ready? Commissioner's ready? Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor, you ready? All right, all right, all right. Attention to roll call. That's the wrong thing to say, sorry. Meeting date, Wednesday, July 29th, 2026 at 6 PM, Commission Chambers, 500 Southwest 109 Avenue. Roll call, Madam Clerk. Please stand for the invocation. Does any commissioner wish to give the invocation? All right. In Jesus' name I pray. Dear Heavenly Father, thank you again for granting us the gift of life, the gift of family, friendship, the gift of freedom, and the gift that you've bestowed upon us as elected officials to make the necessary decisions for the betterment of our city. Please continue to bless our elected officials, most importantly our staff, They do an amazing job. Please continue to bless our police officers, our firefighters, the greatest military in the world. In Jesus' name I will always pray. Amen. Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. All right. Adam Clerk, do we have any public comments? Excellent. Item five, a resolution of the city of Sweetwater determining the proposed millage rate for fiscal year 2026-2027. The rollback rate and the date, time, and place for public hearing is required by law, directing the city clerk to file said resolution with the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser's Office pursuant to the requirements of Florida statutes and the rules and regulations of the Department of Revenue of the state of Florida providing for a transmittal, providing for an effective date. Trim requirements. Mr. Mayor, you have the floor.

All right. I have a return. You have to reach up to the

Yes, the proposed millage for the first public hearing is to be set and declared to be a 3.5634 mills, which is $3.56 per $1,000 of assessed property within the city of Sweetwater. The rollback rate is declared to be 3.3629 mills, which is $3.36 per $1,000 of assessed property value within the city. And the date and time and place for the first public hearing is set to be 6 p.m. on the 14th day of September 2026 in City Hall, Commission Chambers, 500 Southwest 109th Avenue, Sweetwater, Florida, 33174-1398. Mr. Mayor.

As was stated on the rollback rate was less, we are going with a flat rate as we've done in the last three years, 3.5634. We will also engage the same program that we give a bigger and better result back to the residents as we've done in the last two years too. So I urge and ask you to stay with the 3.5634 rate.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Attorney, you said the date set certain is September 14th, 6 p.m. Is that accurate? Yes, sir. 6 p.m. First public hearing.

First public hearing, exactly.

And then the second public hearing for that, does it have to be the 10-day rule?

No, it's the 15th day after the first public hearing, which is set for September 28th.

My understanding, you have to have it set in stone. Am I correct?

Correct. Yes. We need a second public hearing.

All right. To a chair.

Commissioner Diaz, you have the floor.

Yeah. So, Carmen, we're going to have one on September 14. That will be the first reading. Correct. And then the second reading will be the September 28th. September 28th, the final budget hearing. Yes.

Both at 6 p.m., right? At 6 p.m., both. Okay. Thank you.

All right. Do we have a motion to approve? Set the rollback rate at the mayor's recommendation.

Motion by the commissioner. No, at the flat rate.

At the flat rate.

Okay. Saying the same thing? Same thing. Sounds better for me. Great. Motion by Commissioner Idañanio, seconded by Commissioner Reinaldo Rey. Let's do a roll call, Madam Clerk.

Yes. Commissioner Idañanio? Yes. Commissioner Ruiz? Yes. Commissioner Diaz? Yes. Commissioner Rey? Yes. Commissioner Reyes-Millo? Yes. President Villanueva? Yes. It passes.

All right. Motion to adjourn? Move. All in favor say aye.