Page 12 - Boca Exposure - October '20

Page 12, Boca Exposure
From The Desk Of Palm Beach County

Vice Mayor Robert S. Weinroth:

What You Should Know Before You Vote ... And More!

Robert Weinroth, a former I am pleased to report the Board unanimously approved • To verify your ballot has been received, go to www.
member of the Boca Raton the county’s $5.5 billion budget without increasing the PBCElections.org to track your ballot.
City Council, was elected county’s tax rate. The current tax rate of 4.78 for every $1,000 • If your household receives multiple vote-by-mail ballot,
as a Palm Beach County of taxable value will remain in place for the upcoming year, please ensure the ballots are placed in the correct business
Commissioner to replace effective Oct. 1. reply envelopes. Do not combine ballots into a single
Steven Abrams, who The $5.5 billion budget provides some insight into the envelope, and make sure each envelope has the required
retired due to term limits enormity of the county’s responsibilities. The county operates signature.
requirements. three airports including PBIA, waste disposal plants, potable Ballot amendments, if approved, would affect the
As of this writing, the water, 8,000 acres of pristine parks, fire rescue and so much following changes:
county is in an incremental more. Additionally, there are over a half-million residents • Amendment 1 would state only citizens could vote in
Phase 2 reopening plan. living in unincorporated Palm Beach County who are served Florida.
Under this plan, a number by the county. • Amendment 2 would raise the minimum wage to $15
of businesses such as bars, nightclubs, arcades and adult In these challenging times, nearly every household, business by 2026.
entertainment venues are still required to remain closed. and community in our country has had difficult decisions to • Amendment 3 would establish top-two open primaries.
Consequently, the Board of County Commissioners make. Government officials across the country and locally are • Amendment 4 would require constitutional amendments
(the Board) gave approval for individual grants up to anticipating budgetary challenges in the next few years due to to be passed twice. (If this passes, all future amendments
$25,000 to help “restart” county businesses forced to the pandemic and associated costs. I remain committed to finding would need to receive 60 percent of the votes cast in two
close by State or County Executive Order. The CARES solutions to decrease spending while providing more efficient successive elections.
Restart Business Grants Program resumed on Friday, Sept. and innovative ways of improving services. • Amendment 5 would increase the period during which
25, at 8 a.m. and ended on Oct. 9 at 11:59 a.m. and was With the November election quickly approaching, it’s a person may transfer “Save Our Homes” benefits to a new
processed on a first come, first eligible basis. important anyone eligible to vote is registered and informed. homestead property from two years to three years.
With the county continuing to experience a decrease Here are some tips, including a brief overview of the six ballot • Amendment 6 would allow a homestead property
in positive COVID-19 cases, the Board has directed the amendments: tax discount to be transferred to the surviving spouse of a
Executive Policy Group (EPG) to review and update the • The last day to register to vote was Oct. 5. deceased veteran.
county’s Phase 2 reopening plan. The request included • The deadline to request vote-by-mail ballots is Oct. 24. Please contact me at (561) 276-1220 or email at
accelerating the timetable for safely reopening the • All mail-in ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Nov. 3 rweinroth@pbcgov.org if you have any questions or require
businesses that are still required to remain closed. by the Supervisor of Elections office. assistance. Stay safe and well.
Council Corner:

All The More Reason To Be Happy About Living In Boca!

By Boca Raton City owners pay) went down slightly, from 3.6787 mills to Beach charges 6.85 mills, and Deerfield Beach charges
Councilman Andy 3.786 mills. A home in the city with a taxable value of 6.36 mills. Despite our substantially lower tax rate, the
Thomson, who was first $300,000, for example, will pay $1,103.58 in property services provided by the City of Boca Raton remain
elected during the special taxes to the City of Boca Raton. excellent.
City Council election - Of the total property taxes paid by residents, the - The city retains healthy reserves to protect us in the
in 2018, and re-elected City of Boca Raton receives only about 20 percent. The event of an emergency or natural disaster.
without opposition to the School District of Palm Beach County receives about 39 - The city’s overall budget is $772 million. The
council. percent, while Palm Beach County receives 27 percent. operating budget is $503 million.
At our meeting on - Property values in the city went up 4.75 percent Overall, we are pleased that, despite the economic
Sept. 21, the City Council overall this year. The total taxable value of all the property downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, our
passed the city’s budget for in Boca Raton (our “tax base”) is a staggering $25 billion. city remains on strong financial footing while keeping
2020-2021. Here are some - Boca Raton has a significantly lower property tax property taxes low (in fact, lower than last year).
highlights: rate than our neighbors. In comparison to Boca Raton’s Please let me know if you have any questions about
- Boca Raton’s millage rate (the tax rate that property millage rate of 3.68 mills, West Palm Beach charges this year’s budget or anything related to our beautiful
8.47 mills, Boynton Beach charges 7.90 mills, Delray city. I’m here to help.

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