Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Commissioners decided to grant Sheriff Chris Nocco's budget request for 23 new workers but made no promise for next year.
Pasco County commissioners agreed to give the sheriff extra detectives, medical staff and analysts he says are needed to combat the crime wave from pill mills that give such easy access to prescription narcotics. But, commissioners said during a workshop session Tuesday, Sept. 13, there are no promises for next year. Though commissioners couldn’t take a formal vote, they agreed to grant Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco everything he asked for in his budget. Their decision wraps up most loose ends in the county’s $1.141 billion budget for the fiscal year of 2011-12 that starts Oct. 1. That amount includes special districts and constitutional officials such as sheriff and property appraiser. Commissioners set the millage at 7.68 mills and …
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Commissioners will discuss the sheriff's spending request during their meeting before the evening's public hearing on county budget.
County commissioners are set to hear what you have to say about Pasco’s proposed budget that keeps tax rates unchanged but brings in $3.3 million less than last year. The commission will open a public hearing on the proposed millage rate at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the government center in Dade City. The new fiscal year starts Oct. 1. Commissioners will consider a millage of 6.36 mills for the county’s main operating fund and 1.42 mills for the Municipal Fire Service Taxing Unit. That is the same as the current budget. That would bring the total of those two major funds for most households in unincorporated Pasco to 7.68 mills. Commissioners cannot raise their millage rate. Schools, cities and the Southwest Florida Water Management District …
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
A nonprofit group plans to ask the county to reevaluate its stand on the issue.
Just because the county has the money to cover the cost of renovations at the Land O’ Lakes Community Center doesn’t mean it can afford the staffing and maintenance expenses, officials say. The money for construction at the park is covered by park impact fees. These are fees paid by developers to offset the demand on services new construction creates. Impact fees must be used in the area of the county where they are collected and can only fund construction. The county cannot use its park impact fees to pay for staffing. Earlier this year, the county unveiled proposed plans to rework just about everything at the Land O’ Lakes Community Center park except for the community center building itself. The newly redesigned park would offer more …
Clay G. Colson
7:10 pm on Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Forget pill mills, our unindicted criminal governor, Dick Skeletor Scott, profits from them, take away his income and he might start drawing his salary! More importantly our Sheriff is FAILING to serve and protect Pasco's citizens from property and environmental crimes. He has been performing poorly and without oversight ... who do you complain to when the Sheriff fails to make a case even when … more ›