Hernando County  
Board of County Commissioners  
Budget Hearing  
Budget Hearing  
Minutes  
September 12, 2023  
CALL TO ORDER  
The meeting was called to order at 5:01 p.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, in the John  
Law Ayers County Commission Chambers, Government Center, Brooksville, Florida.  
Attendee Name  
John Allocco  
Title  
Chairman  
Elizabeth Narverud  
Steve Champion  
Jerry Campbell  
Brian Hawkins  
Toni Brady  
Vice Chairman  
Second Vice Chairman  
Commissioner  
Commissioner  
Office of Management and Budget Director/Chief Procurement Officer  
Scott Herring  
Jon Jouben  
Interim Deputy County Administrator  
County Attorney  
Jeffrey Rogers  
Heidi Kurppe  
County Administrator  
Deputy Clerk  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
AGENDA  
Motion  
To approve the Agenda.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
Elizabeth Narverud  
Allocco, Narverud, Champion, Hawkins and Campbell  
PUBLIC HEARING  
Presentation Regarding FY 2023-24 Tentative Budget and Tentative Millage Rates  
FY 2023-24 Tentative Millage Rates  
Budget Director Toni Brady announced the tentative millage rates (a), the rollback rates (b),  
and the percentage increase over the rollback rates (c), as follows: General Fund - (a) 6.9912,  
(b) 6.2614 and (c) 11.66%; Transportation Trust Fund - (a) 0.8091, (b) 0.7246 and (c) 11.66%;  
Health Unit Trust Fund - (a) 0.1102, (b) 0.0987 and (c) 11.65%; Emergency Medical Services  
Municipal Service Taxing Unit (MSTU) - (a) 0.9100, (b) 0.8150 and (c) 11.66%; and  
Stormwater Management MSTU - (a) 0.1139, (b) 0.1020 and (c) 11.67%.  
The Board accepted public comment pertaining to the tentative millage rates.  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 7:40 p.m. and reconvened at 8:40 p.m.  
Presentation Regarding FY 2023-24 Tentative Budget and Tentative Millage Rates  
FY 2023-24 Revised Tentative Millage Rates  
Budget Director Toni Brady announced the revised tentative millage rates (a), the rollback  
rates (b), and  
the percentage increase over the rollback rates (c), as follows: General Fund - (a) 6.6997, (b)  
6.2614 and (c) 7.00%; Transportation Trust Fund - (a) 0.8091, (b) 0.7246 and (c) 11.66%;  
Health Unit Trust Fund - (a) 0.1102, (b) 0.0987 and (c) 11.65%; Emergency Medical Services  
Municipal Service Taxing Unit (MSTU) - (a) 0.9100, (b) 0.8150 and (c) 11.66%; and  
Stormwater Management MSTU - (a) 0.1139, (b) 0.1020 and (c) 11.67%.  
Adoption of Tentative Budget  
Motion  
To accept the new tentative budget of $767,373,154.  
(Note: The Motion included the adoption of the final public hearing to be held on September  
26, 2023, at 5:01 p.m., at 20 North Main Street, Brooksville, Florida, in the County  
Commission Chambers and to approve the Budget Director to advertise the Public Hearing  
and authorize the Notice of Public Hearing.)  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
Elizabeth Narverud  
Allocco, Narverud, Champion and Hawkins  
Campbell  
NAY:  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m.