City Commission - Special Meeting

Special commission meeting of the Steuart City Commission. Mayor, would you call the role? Mayor Collins here. Vice Mayor Reid here. Commissioner Clark here. Commissioner Gio here. Commissioner Rich here. All right. And we'll do the pledge of allegiance. Yeah. The right thing. Yes, it is. I pledge allegiance to 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. Sucker for the pledge. All right. Comments by city commissioners. Yes, I have one. Okay.

No comments. You have no comments. Um my only comment would be that this is not posted on the city website. That's my only comment. He says on the agenda page. not post it. You correct? We published the agenda, so I'll have to double check what might have happened. I mean, I have it here on my the the agenda was electronically published, but it was advertised in the Steuart News as required by TRIM. Correct. So, I I ran into this on the no board recently and um I don't have the correct statue in front of me, Lee, but I believe it's supposed to be posted on the website

because you have to have the actual agenda, right? Correct. the agenda. It was published so it's not there at all right now. Correct. When did you discover that? I just when I just handed uh Mayor Collins my sheet to go pull one up and I noticed it's not there and I just December 8th regular meeting meet the advertising requirements. So I special there but it should be there as a special commission meeting. Right. So when you look it up online that's what shows up. Can somebody else double check it and see if it's there? It's on there. Special meeting. Says special meeting. She's got it. That's it. I wonder what Let me refresh. It's been there since Santa. He's good, though. He'll catch it.

Hey, it was He'll catch it if it's there. He'll catch It's there now. But All right. So, we're good. We're Yes, we're good. I'm good. That's where I read it from. All right. Any other comments from commissioners? He saw my screen, by the way. That's why you're here. Yes, it's there. Yep, we're good. Okay. So, uh do I have a motion to approve the agenda? I'll make a motion to approve the agenda. Second. All right. Any public comment? Seeing none, comment from commissioner. Seeing none. Uh Mary, would you All in favor? All in favor? I I

Okay. Um comments from the public on non-aggended items. Seeing none, commission action number one. Resolution number 96-2025A, a resolution of the city commission of the city of Stewart, Florida of Martin County, Florida, adopting the final levying of ad valerum taxes for the city of Stewart in Martin County for fiscal year 2026, providing an effective date and for other purposes. Okay, commissioners, I would I would add I don't make excuses. I give you explanations.

I we had six versions this year and I we're supposed to advertise the 18 million which was the 100%. I advertised the adopted amount, the 95%. How is this Milton's fault? It is not Milton's fault. It is not It's not Milton's fault. The um every meeting and so TRIM contacted us. They said, "Listen, your resolution's right, your door, your forms right, whatever, but the ad the newspaper needs to be corrected." And they provide that language. So, this is like, you know, my cousin Vinnie, these are identical, right? So, these are identical to the resolutions you adopted before. I would remind you that our original vote was 41 on this for the millillage setting. If you'd like to replicate your votes from

once you change your mind, you want it to be unanimous. It's just something like that. So, so just saying that's that's how the vote went originally and on this original resolution and since it's identical, I didn't know if you want to keep your votes the same. Does it have to be identical to the It does not have to be identical. However, the mayor was running some scenarios with me if you somehow didn't vote for this tonight. Yeah, unless it's chaos. It doesn't pass, right? This would be chaos. No, no, no. Okay. I'd like to make a motion to approve 96-2025. Second. Okay. Is there any public 25 a a I'm sorry a second is uh is there any public comment seeing none comment from commissioners? None. This is for the millillage. This is for the sir. Final millage. Yes sir.

I got it. Not the budget. 4. This is the 4.9 mills. Yes. Commissioner. Yes. Comments from commissioners. Seeing none. Mary, would you call the role? Commissioner Gobi. Yes. Vice Mayor Collins. Whoa. Oh. Oh, I'm so sorry. Wow. Sorry. Mayor Collins, yes. Old habits. Sorry. Vice Mayor Reed? Yes. Commissioner Clark? Yes. Commissioner Rich? No.

All right. Number two. Resolution number 972 D-2025A. A resolution of the city commission of the city of Stewart, Florida, adopting the final budget budgets of the city of Stewart, Florida for fiscal year beginning October 1st, 2025 and ending September 30th, 2026, providing an effective date and for other purposes. Okay. Again, this resolution is identical to the first one you passed. Thank you. And this vote was 50 the first time. Okay. I'd like to make a resolution to accept 97-2025A. A motion to accept. Thank you. Um I'll second the motion to accept resolution.

Is there any public comment? Seeing none. Are there any comments from commissioners? All right. Mary, would you call the role? I will. Commissioner Rich. Oh, I'm first. In that case, I'll vote yes. Hey, I'm glad to do it. Uh, Commissioner Gio, yes. Commissioner Clark, yes. Vice Mayor Reid, yes. Mayor Collins, yes. Yes. All right. If there is no further discussion or deliberation, this meeting is adjourned. I'll transer