Lorraine Koss
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- Meetings spoken in
- 18
- Total speaking time
- 2:52:24
- Avg per meeting
- 9:35
- Segments
- 2280
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Top issues during term (20)(Taxes Budget)
FY2027 Tentative Millage Rate and Budget
Keeping the current rate is a 1.29% tax increase over rollback; going to rollback means finding $173,000 in cuts.
FY2027 Fire Protection Assessment
Sets the per-property fire assessment amount residents will pay in FY 2027.
Citywide Contract Mowing Services
Costs the city $369,556 a year, about $1.1 million over three years.
Lien reduction program revenue
Over $81,000 collected in one month from old liens.
Firefighter overtime costs climbing
About $65,000 more approved this meeting, on top of two earlier adjustments, bringing overtime to roughly $900,000.
FY2027 CRA Budget Priorities
Unfulfilled grant obligations after 2032 would fall on city taxpayers rather than CRA funds.
Porcher House Rent Increase
A 5% rent increase for Porcher House tenants; dollar amount not stated.
Grant Program Reapplication Limits
Protects limited CRA grant funds from being repeatedly drawn by the same applicants.
Retiree Medicare Advantage Renewal
Covers nine months of FY 27 and three months of FY 28; specific cost not stated.
Permit accessibility problems
The owner faces $50-a-day fines beginning Sept. 16 if the permit isn't obtained.
Fire operations overtime funding
Additional FY2026 spending on fire overtime, with the exact amount not stated in the agenda.
Building permit fee schedule amendment under House Bill 803
Small revenue adjustments; no general fund subsidy — development still pays for itself.
FY2026/2027 HUD Action Plan
Determines how federal community development funds are spent in the coming year.
Property tax referendum and CRA outreach
Up to $2.5 million in lost revenue over two years if the referendum passes.
HUD Community Development Block Grant Acceptance
Federal grant allocations for housing and community development were to be recommended.
Habitat rehab grant delay (Anita Gibson)
About $4,800 repayment over five years for the homeowner — the reason she withdrew.
City Hall HVAC Upgrade
Up to $280,662, with a total authorized project amount of $287,738 including contingency.
Stantec Financial Analysis of the City of Cocoa
The analysis itself has no direct cost figure on the agenda, but its findings could influence next year's budget, taxes, and fees.
Code Enforcement Equipment Funding
Funded by interest revenues in the Building Fund; no new taxes.
Civic Center Roof Replacement
$105,491.61, with a maximum project cost of $116,041.61 including contingency.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Koss was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Taxes Budget.
Voting record (0)(Taxes Budget)
No votes found matching Taxes Budget.