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1ST BUDGET HEARING AND CITY COUNCIL
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EDGEWOOD
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City Hall- Council Chamber
405 Bagshaw Way, Edgewood, Florida
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 6:30PM
MINUTES
A.
CAll TO ORDER, INVOCATION, & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Council President Horn called the meeting to order at 6:30pm. He asked for a moment of silence
and then led the Pledge of Allegiance .
B.
ROll CAll & DETERMINATION OF QUORUM
Clerk Riffle confirmed a quorum with all elected officials present.
Elected Officials Present:
Mayor John Dowless
Council President Richard A. Horn
Council President Pro-Tem Susan Lomas
Councilmember Casey McElroy
Councilmember Ryan Santurri
Councilmember Beth Steele
C.
Staff Members Present:
City Clerk Sandra Riffle
Chief Dean DeSchryver
Deputy Chief Miguel Garcia
City Attorney Drew Smith
City Planner Ellen Hardgrove
FIRST BUDGET HEARING
1.
Ordinance 2026-11 : Adopt Final Levy FY 2026/2027
Attorney Smith read Ordinance 2026-11 in tit le only.
Clerk Riffle reviewed changes to the proposed budget and said that since the budget
workshop, Police Department HRA reimbursements increased, and City Hall insurance costs
decreased slightly. Chief DeSchryver further discussed the increase in FRS and the 25%
increase in health insurance premium costs.
There was no public comment.
Council President Pro Tern Lomas moved to adopt Ordinance No. 2026-11, setting the City of
Edgewood's millage rate for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 at 5.250 mills, which represents a 6.97
percent increase over the roll-back rate of 4.9077 mills. Seconded by Council member
McElroy. The motion was approved by roll call vote {5/0}.
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2.
MINUTES
Councilmember Lomas
Councilmember Santurri
Councilmember McElroy
Approve
Approve
Approve
Councilmember Steele
Council President Horn
Approve
Approve
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Resolution 2026-07: Tentative Budget Fiscal Year 2026/2027
Attorney Smith read Resolution 2026-07 in title only.
There was no public comment.
Councilmember Santurri moved to adopt Resolution No. 2026-07, a Resolution adopting the
tentative budget and confirming the date of the second public hearing for Fiscal Year
2026/2027. Seconded by Councilmember Steele. The motion was approved by roll call vote
(5/0}.
D.
Councilmember McElroy
Approve
Councilmember Steele
Approve
Councilmember Lomas
Approve
Councilmember Santurri
Council President Horn
Approve
Approve
CONSENT AGENDA
1.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 City Council Draft Meeting Minutes
Council President Horn made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
Seconded by Councilmember Lomas. The motion was approved by voice vote (5/0).
E.
ORDINANCES (FIRST READING)
F.
PUBLIC HEARINGS (ORDINANCES- SECOND READINGS & RELATED ACTION)
1.
Ordinance 2026-05: Fence Scrivener's Error
Attorney Smith read Ordinance 2026-05 in title only. He said there we re no changes to the
ordinance for the 2nd reading.
There was no public comment.
Councilmember Lomas made a motion to approve Ordinance 2026-05. Seconded by
Councilmember Santurri. The motion was approved by roll call vote (5/0}.
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Councilmember Lomas
MINUTES
Councilmember McElroy
Councilmember Santurri
Approve
Approve
Approve
Councilmember Steele
Council President Horn
Approve
Approve
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Ordinance 2026-06: Smoke Shop & Convenience Store Definitions
2.
Attorney Smith read Ordinance 2026-06 in title only. He noted that at first reading, lighters
were removed from the paraphernalia items list.
There were no public comments .
Councilmember Lomas made a motion to approve Ordinance 2026-06. Seconded by
Councilmember Santurri. The motion was approved by roll call vote {5/0}.
Councilmember Lomas
Councilmember McElroy
Councilmember Santurri
3.
Approve
Approve
Approve
Councilmember Steele
Approve
Council President Horn
Approve
Ordinance 2026-07: Fire Assessment
Attorney Smith read Ordinance 2026-07 in title only. He explained the ordinance created the
"shell" within the code. It does not actually create the assessment . He confirmed to Mayor
Dowless that this is the statutory process.
There were no public comments .
Councilmember Lomas made a motion to approve Ordinance 2026-07. Seconded by
Councilmember Steele. The motion was approved by roll call vote {5/0}.
Councilmember McElroy
Councilmember Santurri
Councilmember Steele
Councilmember Lomas
Council President Horn
4.
Approve
Approve
Approve
Approve
Approve
Ordinance 2026-08: CBA Adoption
Attorney Smith read Ordinance 2026-08 in title only.
There were no changes since the first reading . There was no public comment.
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Councilmember Santurri made a motion to approve Ordinance 2026-08. Seconded by
Councilmember Lomas. The motion was approved by roll call vote {5/0}.
Councilmember Santurri
Councilmember Steele
Councilmember Lomas
Councilmember McElroy
Council President Horn
G.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
H.
NEW BUSINESS
1.
Approve
Approve
Approve
Approve
Approve
Resolution 2026-04: Amend Live Scan Fingerprinting Fees
Attorney Smith read Resolution 2026-04 in title only.
Clerk Riffle explained the resolution changed fees affected by changes in the FBI price
standards.
Councilmember McElroy made a motion to approve Resolution 2026-04. Seconded by
Councilmember Steele. The motion was approved by roll call vote (5/0}.
2.
Councilmember Steele
Approve
Councilmember Lomas
Councilmember McElroy
Councilmember Santurri
Council President Horn
Approve
Approve
Approve
Approve
Resolution 2026-06 : Equipment Lease
Attorney Smith read Resolution 2026-06 in title only. He said this formally approves the police
fleet purchase.
There were no public comments.
Councilmember Santurri made a motion to approve Resolution 2026-06. Seconded by
Councilmember Steele. The motion was approved by roll call vote (5/0}.
Councilmember Santurri
Councilmember McElroy
Councilmember Lomas
Councilmember Steele
Council President Horn
I.
App rove
Approve
Approve
Approve
Approve
GENERAL INFORMATION
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CITIZEN COMMENTS
K.
BOARDS & COMMITTEES
L.
STAFF REPORTS
MIN UTES
9/15/2026
City Attorney Smith - No report.
Police Chief DeSchryver
Chief's Report August 2026
1.
Chief DeSchryver discussed LPR cameras, including the brand name "Flock." He said cities and
states have used LPR cameras for decades. Audits are done monthly, and any abuse leads to
disciplinary action. The City had one camera, which was removed.
In response to Council President Horn, Chief DeSchryver said the cameras have aided in some
hit-and-run investigations and were able to capture a description of a vehicle and tag .
Cameras are also part of data sharing with other agencies.
One officer finished field training and is now on solo patrol. The department could benefit
from having another Spanish-speaking officer and a female officer.
City Clerk Riffle
1.
Clerk's Report September 2026
Clerk Riffle reported that the pipe repair on The Oaks Circle was completed . The road area
where the work was performed will be repaired soon .
City Hall and the Police Depa rtment have begun the groundwork for the 2025/2026 financial
audit .
Code Compliance Officer Zane
1.
Code Compliance Report September 2026
M. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
Mayor Dowless
Mayor Dowless reminded the Council that the Tri-County League of Cities luncheon meeting will
discuss AI use and public records request requirements. He recommended attending the meeting.
He said he requested a "Do Not Block" box at Harbor Island Road and Orange Avenue, but FDOT
denied it .
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He asked for yellow lines to be painted at the end of Jessamine Lane and expected that would
happen by the end of the week.
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Councilmember Lomas- No report.
Councilmember McElroy- No report.
Councilmember Santurri- No report.
Councilmember Steele- No report.
Council President Horn- No report.
N.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:18pm.
Richard A. Horn, Council President
· sandra Riffle, City Clerk
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