Page 5 - Jupiter Ocean Mile- November '23

Jupiter Ocean Mile, Page 5
Commissioner’s Update

Budgeting To Reduce Your Property taxes make up roughly 25 percent of the significant reserves helps us maintain a AAA rating,
operating budget and public safety takes up the largest
which is the highest credit designation assigned to bond
Tax Burden portion. Departments covering airports and water utilities issuers by rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s
are enterprise funds, not funded primarily by property taxes. and Fitch. Reserves enable us to respond to emergencies
By Commissioner Per Florida Statutes, the other funds on the balance sheet and unanticipated expenditures without chipping away
Maria Marino include the general fund, special revenue funds restricted or at services residents rely on.
Preparing a balanced committed to a specific purpose, debt service funds, capital Of the total gross budget of $7.9 billion, projected
county budget takes more projects, and internal services. total property tax revenue is $1.9 billion. Approximately
than covering expenditures With a population of just over 1.5 million, nearly half of 72 percent of the property tax revenue is for the general
with revenues. It requires a our residents live in the unincorporated area. fund to provide the budget for the sheriff and other
focus on providing essential After 11 years with a millage rate of 4.7815, the commission constitutional officers, judicial facilities and technology,
services to our residents, last year approved a reduction to 4.715, the rate applied to county departments, capital projects, agency partners who
from garbage pickup and each $1,000 of taxable property value. As new residents have assist the public, and to community development agencies
disposal, to striping roads, to continued to make Palm Beach County their home, tax revenue that reinvest in their infrastructure. The remaining 28
assisting low-income elderly has increased at a rate of more than 13 percent over the past percent pays for fire rescue, libraries and debt service.
folks keep their utilities on, year. With more money coming into the county coffers, I Feedback from the District 1 communities has made it
to preserving our beaches and natural areas. We must use proposed and achieved unanimous consent from the Board clear that reducing the county tax rate is a trend we need
precision to create efficiencies and eliminate any waste in to approve a further reduction in the millage rate this year to to follow.
our budget in the interest of lessening the tax burden on the 4.50 mils, so that taxpayers can realize more savings. Thank you all for your continued input and please
property owners in this community and helping households This reduction allows us to keep a hefty level of reserve feel free to contact me at (561) 355-2201 or by email at
make ends meet. funds. The county’s conservative approach to keeping mmarino@pbcgov.org.
Tampa General Hospital

Signs On As Presenting Sponsor Of ArtiGras

The ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival is proud to announce connecting the community with access to exceptional care, Association, and the Hanley Foundation, among others, to
that Tampa General Hospital (TGH) will be the festival’s but also to bringing together local organizations, including showcase all the region has to offer.”
presenting sponsor through 2026. Produced by the Palm the chamber, the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, the American Heart For the past few years, TGH has been involved with the
Beach North Chamber of Commerce, ArtiGras is the premier, Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce by supporting
outdoor fine arts festival of the Palm Beaches and ranks as and sponsoring their popular Loggerhead Triathlon and
one of the top 100 festivals in the nation. Leadership Awards Dinner.
“As a former Jupiter resident and former president of “Tampa General Hospital has long been a supporter of
the Palm Beach North Chamber, I am proud to continue ArtiGras as an on-site sponsor, and we are pleased that they
to support a community I love, and where Tampa General have chosen to expand their relationship with the festival by
Hospital is providing leading-edge academic medicine being the presenting sponsor for the next three years,” said
across the Treasure Coast. I am also honored to support Noel Martinez, president and CEO of the Palm Beach North
the chamber’s three largest events: ArtiGras, the TGH Chamber of Commerce. “ArtiGras attracts patrons from all
Loggerhead Triathlon, and the Leadership Awards Dinner,” over the country and especially from all over Florida, so we
said John Couris, president and CEO of Tampa General
Hospital. “Tampa General Hospital is not only committed to Tampa General Hospital on page 6

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