City Council Meeting - 1st Budget Hearing 09/16/2025 06:30 PM City Hall Chambers, 1600 Nela Ave, Belle Isle FL

City Council

Mayor Jason Carson
Vice-Mayor – Commissioner Jim Partin, District 7

District 1 Commissioner – Frank Vertolli | District 2 Commissioner – Holly Bobrowski |
District 3 Commissioner – Karl Shuck  |  District 4 Commissioner – Bobby Lance  |
District 5 Commissioner – Beth Lowell  |  District 6 Commissioner – Stan Smith

Welcome to the City of Belle Isle City Council meeting. Please silence all technology during the session. Thank you for participating in your City Government.

 

1.Call to Order and Confirmation of Quorum

2.Invocation and Pledge to Flag - Comm Bobby Lance, District 4

3.First Public Budget Hearing - FY 2025/2026 

  1. a.Discuss the % increase over the rolled-back rate needed to fund the budget, and the reasons ad valorem tax revenues are increasing

  2. b.Budget Presentation by City Manager Rudometkin

  3. c.Council Discussion

  4. d.Citizen Comments

  5. e.State the taxing authority, rolled-back rate, % increase over the rolled-back rate, and the millage rate to be levied

  6. f.Resolution 25-09 Adopting Tentative Millage

  7. g.Resolution 25-10  Adopting Tentative Budget

4.Public Comments & Announcements - Persons desiring to address the Council must complete and provide the City Clerk a yellow "Request to Speak" form, limited to three (3) minutes, with no discussion. When the Mayor recognizes you, state your name and address and direct all remarks to the Council as a body.

5.Presentations

  1. a.PD: Swear In Officer Karlos Ramos

  2. b.PD: Welcome Officer Mendez from his Military Deployment

  3. c.Appeal CE-25-0341: 2504 Trentwood Blvd

6.Consent Items - These items are considered routine, and one motion will adopt them unless a commissioner requests to have an item removed from the consent agenda and considered separately.

  1. a.Approval of the City Council Meeting Minutes - September 2, 2025

  2. b.August 2025 Monthly Reports: PD, Finance (https://cleargov.com/florida/orange/city/belle-isle), and OC Fire

7.Unfinished Business

8.New Business

  1. a.2024-2025 Red Light Camera Survey

  2. b.Review of Updated Fee Schedule 2025/2026

9.Attorney's Report

10.City Manager's Report

  1. a.City Manager's Report and Work Plan

  2. b.Chief's Report

  3. c.Florida Statute 790.053 Ruling of Prohibiting the Open Carry of Firearms

  4. d.Public Works Report

11.Mayor’s Report

12.Commissioners Report

13.Adjournment

“If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Council with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he/she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he/she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.”(F. S. 286.0105). “Persons with disabilities needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the City Clerk‘s Office (407-851-7730) at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.”