2020-09-21 Agenda
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CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
55 SE THIRD AVENUE OKEECHOBEE, FL 34974
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 @ 6:00 PM
RESCHEDULED FROM
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
FINAL BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING AND
REGULAR MEETING
OFFICIAL AGENDA
Mayor
Dowling R. Watford, Jr.
Council Members
Wes Abney
Monica Clark
Bob Jarriel
Bobby Keefe
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-69, issued by the Office of Governor Ron DeSantis on March 20, 2020, and extended by
Executive Order No. 20-193, effective August 7, 2020, municipalities may conduct meetings of their governing boards without
having a quorum of its members present physically or at any specific location, and utilizing communications media technology
(CMT) such as telephonic or video conferencing, as provided by Section 120.54(5)(b)2, Florida Statutes.
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ATTENDANCE
III. AGENDA AND PUBLIC COMMENTS
A. Requests for the addition, deferral, or withdrawal of agenda items.
B. Motion to adopt agenda.
C. Public participation for any issues not on the agenda requires an Agenda Item Form or a Comment Card.
Citizen comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker unless otherwise approved by the Mayor.
IV. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
A. Proclaim the month of October 2020 as “Domestic Violence Awareness Month.”
V. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of Minutes – September 3, 2020 First Budget Public Hearing and Regular Meeting
B. Warrant Register – August 2020
C. Approve renewal of Property and Casualty Insurance coverages with Public Risk Management (PRM) with
an effective date of October 1, 2020 (Exhibit 1).
D. Approve a contract for services with Century Link for a Fiber and Enterprise Data Package (Exhibit 2).
E. Approve award of Sidewalk and Concrete Roadway Bid PW-03-11-08-20 to Vest Concrete (Exhibit 3).
VI. FINAL READING – PUBLIC HEARING OF BUDGET ORDINANCES
A. Mayor announces that the purpose of this public hearing is to consider the final reading of ordinances for
the proposed millage rate levy and proposed budget for fiscal year 2020 -2021.
B. Mayor announces that the proposed millage rate levy represents 6.03% more than the roll back rate
computed pursuant to F.S.200.065 (1).
C. Read by title only and adopt proposed Ordinance No.1216, levying a millage rate of 7.6018 on all real and
tangible personal property for proposed Fiscal Year October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (Exhibit
4).
D. Read by title only and adopt proposed Ordinance No. 1217, setting the annual budget for proposed Fiscal
Year October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (Exhibit 5).
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VII. NEW BUSINESS
A. Approve a purchase adjustment in the amount of $8,617.20 to C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. for road
resurfacing overages (Exhibit 6).
B. Discussion of Okeechobee Utility Authority mandatory hookup resolution.
C. Review applications for the Charter Review Committee and consider appointments (Exhibit 7).
D. Update on Fire Services Interlocal Agreement with Okeechobee County (Exhibit 8).
E. Adopt proposed Resolution No. 2020-14 extending the local health state of emergency due to the
Coronavirus to November 3, 2020 (Exhibit 9).
VIII. COUNCIL COMMENTS
IX. ADJOURN MEETING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE AND BE ADVISED that if any person desires to appeal any decision made by the City Council with
respect to any matter considered at this proceeding, such interested person will need a record of the proceeding, and for suc h
purpose may need to ensure a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence
upon which the appeal is to be based. City Clerk recordings are for the sole purpose of backup for official records of the Clerk. In
accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), any person with a disability as defined by the ADA, that needs special
accommodation to participate in this proceeding, contact the City Clerk’s Office no later than two business days prior to
proceeding, 863-763-3372.
BE ADVISED that should you intend to show any document, picture, video, or item to the Council in support or opposition to any
item on the agenda; a copy of the document, picture, video, or item must be provided to the City Clerk for the City’s records .