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The Citizens Budget Task Force,
which held its introductory meeting June 15, has released its
meeting schedule to meet with executive and department heads
during July.
The task force will meet on July 1, 15 and 29 to review the
county’s proposed fiscal year 2010 budget. All meetings will
begin at 6 p.m. in the Think Tank on the third floor of the
Sarasota County Administration Center, 1660 Ringling Blvd.,
Sarasota. The meetings are public and will also be aired live
over Access Sarasota TV on Comcast channel 19 and Verizon
channel 32 except for the July 15 meeting which residents can
watch through a live Webcast on scgov.net. The live airing of
the July 15 meeting was preempted by a previously scheduled
Sarasota City Commission meeting.
More session(s) may be scheduled in August for the task force
members to review additional information and/ or to take care of
any final business before making their report to the county
commission on Sept. 8.
Sarasota County Commissioners formed the Budget Task Force on
May 12 and appointed members on May 27. The members of the task
force are:
- Robert L. Anderson
- R.G. “Kelly” Caldwell Jr.
- Lisa Carlton
- Harrison Fox
- Robert Long
- Eric Resker
- John W. Saputo
- Mary Anne Servian
- Richard Singer
- Joseph J. Welch
Residents can also provide
feedback about county budget priorities through an online
budget tool at www.scgov.net/CommunityConnections. This
web-based survey allows property owners to enter their
assessed property value and shows the amount of their
property tax bill that pays for services such as fire and
emergency medical service, libraries and parks. Property
owners can select different levels of service for these
areas and see how changing the level of service affects
their property tax bill.
For additional information on the Citizens’ Budget Task
Force, contact the Sarasota County Call Center at
941-861-5000For additional information on the budget
workshops or the citizens’ budget task force, contact the
Sarasota County Call Center at 941-861-5000 or visit the Budget
Task Force Web site at
http://www.scgov.net/CFPO/BudgetGuide/BudgetTaskForce.asp. |
