County Commission Meeting - Jun 17, 2025

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What is the purpose of the June 17 2025 County Commission meeting and how does it begin?

Beam Furr 0:00
I think we got enough here. Got one, two, three, move, four. I moved the idea. Okay, all right. Very good.
Unknown 0:05
Second. I'm the one.
Beam Furr 0:08
This is gonna be a very quick meeting. Um I I wish it was just as easy as that. Okay, uh if you all would please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. You want to start us off, Name? Okay. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Okay. Yes. Okay, we only have one item today on this. What's that? Um Vice Mayor Bogan is in Chicago, so he will not be with us. He was representing us at the tourist industry, which is doing a great job up there.
Unknown 0:56
He's with um the IPW that we will be hosting next year.
Beam Furr 1:00
Correct.
Unknown 1:01
Um and you weren't able to make it because you have this today, so he was to accept four on our behalf, thank you.
Beam Furr 1:08
I said, Okay. I know he wanted to go to Chicago though, so I know, I know. So we could remember what those songs were, just in case in case you forgot. What's that? We'll see what we can do. Yeah. So moved. So we have one item today. We all wanna get out of here and get to the cats game later. But no, we still got a little bit of work to do first. We've got a little bit of work to do. I know, I know. Um with that we have one item and if the clerk could please read the item.
Unknown 1:46
And today's only public hearing item is item one. The public hearing on item one is now open. Item one is a motion to adopt resolution providing for fiscal year twenty twenty six assessment rates and amounts for non adval arms special assessment on private hospitals in Broward County to help finance supplemental payments pursuant to the Medicaid hospital directed payment program and the low income pool program. There are two members of the public signed up to speak.
Beam Furr 2:10
Okay.
Unknown 2:11
Who is first? The first speaker is Lorna Osbourne, followed by Ingrid Roberts. Okay.
Beam Furr 2:19
If they could come on up to speak. Are they here?

Which public hearing item is on the agenda and what does the resolution propose?

Beam Furr 2:31
We may need others.
Unknown 2:35
There are some signed up for questions only. As well.
Beam Furr 2:39
Okay. They are other. Okay. Do are the are the two speakers here, not here? Oh there oh that was four questions only.
Unknown 2:48
Got it. No, there are are additional ones that are signed up for questions only. I can call those.
Beam Furr 2:55
Okay. All right. With that, uh we have s um let's let's move the item first. I'll move it. We have a motion from Commissioner Udeen, second from Okay, Commissioner Fisher. Uh with that we'll d uh discussion.
Unknown 3:08
Just just a question. My understanding is that we've received no objection to this from the public two public hospital districts. Is that still correct?
Beam Furr 3:18
To my knowledge, yes. Okay.
Unknown 3:19
Great.
Beam Furr 3:20
Okay. All
Nan Rich 3:20
those in which I I just would like to thank uh our staff and uh our uh legal uh eagles uh for putting this all together on extremely short notice because it is a num kind of an emergency. And I just wanna thank them because it's it's amazing that it got done all so quickly and Uh uh Anik Anik is uh is here. Anika is yeah. And uh just wanted to thank her and and everybody that had a hand in it of being able to get this. Yeah,
Beam Furr 3:50
let me echo those thoughts, because this was this was very impromptu as this is our only item on today's agenda. We we kinda snuck it in here. And Commissioner Fisher.
Lamar Fisher 4:00
It's just a personal privilege, uh uh uh mayor, just to say something about HGA Northwest. Um My uh son had twin boys, as you know, back in April. And they had to spend uh quite a bit of time at in the NIC unit. And I just want to thank them publicly for All the nurses and the doctors and everyone that was involved and and taking care of our two little boys was just It was just outstanding. So just personal privilege just to thank them. Thank you.
Beam Furr 4:25
Nice. Um Commissioner Rogers.
Hazelle Rogers 4:28
Thank you, Mr. Mayor, colleagues. I think we're for the benefit of the public who will benefit from what we're doing here. It needs to be explained because I'm always saying there's nothing about healthcare that is discussed here. And this is major the collaboration between the hospitals, Broward County, what we are actually doing, what are we committing to do?

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