The broadcast is now starting. All attendees are in listenonly mode. >> Good morning everyone. Today is Saturday, November 22nd, 2025. The time is now 10:05 a.m. This is our special council meeting for a final revised mill
and budget. Um, Madam Clerk, please call the role. >> Councilwomano, >> present. >> Councilwoman Marine Cor. Council Rafin, >> present. >> Vice Mayor Dnaval, >> present. Mayor Christie Fraga >> presum >> please rise for the pledge of allegiance led by Councilwoman Reynoso.
>> 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. >> Okay. I don't believe there's any changes to the agenda order of business.
So we'll go ahead and go right into our public comments. The public comments portion of this meeting is now open. Anyone who would like to speak on anything on this agenda or gerain to this council, please approach the podium. You have three minutes to speak in a respectful manner, make sure to register with the city
clerk. I have no pre-registered speakers at this time. All right. Being no public speakers, public speaking time has closed, madam clerk, the record reflect no one has chosen to speak at this time. We'll now move into the
public hearing. Public hearings item 5A, a resolution of the mayor of the city council of the city of D Florida establishing and adopting a final military and levy of advalorum taxes for fiscal year 2526 in the amount of 1.6912 mills which is 6.53% greater than the roll back rate to balance the general fund for fiscal year
2526. Establishing the roll back rate to be 1.5875 mills. Establishing and adopting the debt service millage rate for fiscal year 2526 in the amount of 4810 mills for the general obligation bonds parks and recreation project series 2019 and 2021 providing for implementation incorporation recital and
an effective date. >> All right. Thank you very much madame clerk. Madame city manager. I believe this is finance and your item. >> Thank you mayor. Good morning mayor and council members. On November 14th, 2025, the city received a letter from the state department, Florida, state of
Florida Department of Revenue, which advised the city that the mill rate that the council adopted on September 17th, 2025 at 1.7166 mills would affect the city's tax revenues in a manner that statutoily
required a twothirds vote. The September 17, 2025 council vote was three out of five votes, which did not meet the twothird statutory requirement. In order to remedy this compliance issue, the city followed the Department of Revenues
instructions and readvertised to hold today's final public hearing to adopt a final milit rate and levy of advalorum taxes. The city also readvertised to confirm the roll back rate, to adopt a final depth service millage rate, and to
adopt a final fiscal year 2526 operating budget for the general fund, all in accordance with section 200.0652D of the Florida statutes. City staff's recommendation is that council approve the resolution before
you, thus establishing a final millage rate of 1.6912 mills, which is the maximum allowable minutes rate that can be adopted with a simple majority that is 3 out of five votes. With this action and as part of
the resolution before you, the city will also be confirming to the public that the final mill rate the final mill rate of 1.6912 6912 MS is lower than the fiscy year 2425 millage rate of 1.7166
mills and that it is also 6.53% greater than the fisc year 2526 roll back rate of 1.5875 mills. The resolution also establishes a final debt service millage rate for
fiscal year 2526 of 04810 mills. It's important to note when taking up the millage rate resolution that the council will also be considering a subsequent resolution this
morning and the first reading of an ordinance to adopt a final fisc year 2526 operating budget for the general fund which will decrease the city's budget revenues and expenditures by $528,68 to both reflect the impact of the
Millate rate reduction on the budget and adopt a fiscal year 2526 balance budget. Thank you. And please let me know if you have any questions. >> Okay. >> Motion to approve. >> A motion to approve by Councilman Pado.
>> Second. >> Second by Councilwoman Reynoso. Is there any questions? >> I would like to propose an amendment to the resolution to go back to the roll back rate of 1.5 uh 675 mills.
Okay. Um I don't think there there is an acceptance to that amendment. I'm going to go ahead and open up for the public one more time because this is a public hearing. Um I know that there's been no change in the public, but we'll go ahead and open it up if there's anyone in the public who would like to speak at this time about this item. Please approach
the podium. Being none, we'll close the public comments. Madam clerk, the record, no one has chosen to speak at this time and we'll take it back up. Um, is there any other additional comments? >> I have a comment. >> Okay, Councilman Porus. >> So, obviously, you know, while I'm very
happy that we are rolling back or reducing the military that we're going to pass, I still believe that we should adopt the roll back rate. I know that the vice mayor has made an amendment that I guess councilman pedal has not accepted because he made the motion, but
I would like to just put on record that I'm very happy that we are um reducing the military, but I still think that we need to get back to the roll back rate and that's why I'm not supporting this rate today even though it's lower than
the original one that was proposed and now we're being forced to lower it by the state. And I just want to make sure that that's on record. And thank you, you know, to the staff for acting swiftly to to remedy this. I truly do appreciate your work, especially today
on a Saturday before Thanksgiving. I think it's something that really shows how how effective and how good our our departments are and and making sure that we are, you know, now going to be in compliance with everything that's required from us. But again, I want to
put on record that I will not be voting in favor of it because I think that we need to reduce it even lower to the roll back rate. Thank you. >> All right. Any other comments? Okay. Being none, madam clerk, please call the role.
>> Motion to approve made by council pedo, seconded by council. Council, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Reynoso, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Poras, >> no. >> Vice Mayor Ka, >> no. >> Mayor Fraga, >> yes. >> Motion passes. >> Okay, move on to the next item. Madam clerk, please read the item into the record. Next item, item 5B, a resolution
of the mayor and the city council of the city of Dorado, Florida, finalizing and adopting the budgets for the general fund, the transportation fund, the people's transportation plan fund, the park impact fee fund, the police impact fee fund, the development services technology fee fund, the building fund, the public arts program fund, the debt service fund, the capital improvement fund, the capital asset reserve fund,
the vehicle replacement fund, the park general obligation bond series 2021 capital project fund, the stormwater fund, the other post-employment benefits fund, establishing the capital improvement project division, and retitling the office of charter enforcement to office of the inspector general General of the city of Dal for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025 and ending September 30, 2026 as
reviewed, modified, and approved by the city council at the meetings held on September 3rd and September 17th and as a result of a notification for the Florida Department of Revenue amended and finalized on November 22nd, 2025, authorizing the expenditure of funds appropriated in the budget, authorizing the levy and collection of taxes on real and personal property and other revenues
necessary to meet the expenditures provided in the budget. specifying the methods by which grants and gifts are addressed in the budget providing for transmitted by the city clerk implementation incorporation recital conflicts and an effective date. >> All right, thank you very much. I'm going to go ahead and open up the public comments one more time for item uh 5B or
25-6419, the resolution on the budget. Anyone would like to speak, please approach the podium. Being none, public comments is now closed. And madame city manager, this is your >> mayor and council. On September 17th,
2025, the city adopted its fiscal year 2526 budget with tax revenues of 66,680,947. The adoption of the lower mill rate at 1.6912 6912 Mills will reduce the city of Dorado's budget tax revenues by
approximately $528,68 to 66,152,879. The $528,68 reduction in tax revenues will also require a reduction to budget expenditures in order to achieve a balanced budget. City staff's
recommendation is to decrease the contingent reserve allocation within the general government budget section by $528,68. This reduction will not affect any departmental operational budget since it is being taken from a line item that we
allocate to every fiscal year as a best practice for un unforeseen contingencies that may arise throughout the fiscal year. It is important to note when taking up this resolution that this action will also adopt a final fiscy
year 25.26 operating budget for the general fund in accordance with section 200.0652D of the Florida statutes. After considering this resolution, the council will also be taking up the first reading of an ordinance that will repeal
ordinance 2025-36 as well as ratify and adopt this resolution, an action that will satisfy the requirements of our city charter. Thank you and please let me know if you have any questions. >> All right. Thank you very much. >> Motion to approve.
>> Motion to approve by Councilman Pinato. >> Second. Second by Councilwoman Reoso. Do we have any questions on this item? Okay, being none, madam clerk, please call. >> Motion to approve, made by Counciloman Pedo, seconded by Councilman Reoso. Counciloman Pinedo, >> yes.
>> Councilman Reoso, >> yes. >> Counciloman Poras, >> no. Vice Mayor, >> no. >> Mayor Frag, >> yes. >> Motion passes. >> All right. Thank you very much. Move on to the next item. >> Item 5 C, ordinance number 202551, repealing ordinance 202536 and adopting budget resolution fiscal year 2526. An
ordinance of the mayor of the city council of the city of D Florida repealing ordinance 202536 ratifying and adopting resolution number 25-lb blank providing preservability incorporation into the code and effective date. >> All right, I'm going to go ahead and open up public comments for this item. Public comments now open for item 5C 25-6443.
Anyone would like to speak on this item, please approach the podium. Being none, public comments now closed. Madame clerk, let the refer one has chosen to speak at this time. go ahead and hand it over to the city manager. >> Thank you, mayor, mayor, and council. As I explained in the previous item, this
is the first reading of an ordinance that will repeal ordinance 2025 30-36 as well as ratify and adopt the previous resolution. City staff is recommending that city the city council consider this action in order to satisfy satisfy the
requirements of our city charter. This action will adopt a final fiscal year 2526 operating budget for the general fund, satisfy the requirements of section 405 of the city's charter to adopt a
balanced budget, and section 8.07B, which states that the city's budgets must be adopted by ordinance. Please know that the council will be asked to consider the second reading of this ordinance at the December 10th council meeting. Thank you so much, and please let me know if you have any questions.
Okay. >> Motion to approve. >> Motion to approve by Councilman Padel. >> Second. >> Second by Council Marinoso. Is there any questions on this item? >> Being none, Madam Clerk, please call RO. >> Motion to approve ordinance number 20251 on first reading by Council Pedo.
Seconded by Council Maros. Council Pedo. >> Yes. >> Council Reoso. Yes. >> Counciloman Porz. >> No. Mayor, >> no. Mayor Frago. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. >> Okay. Thank you very much. All right. This has exhausted our agenda for today. If there's no additional comments, we just need a motion to approve.
>> I mean, motion to adjurnn. I'm sorry, >> that one. >> Motion to adjourn by counciloman Reynoso. Second, >> second by counciloman Pino. All in favor say I. I. This meeting is adjourned. Thank you very much for coming.