Rachael Bassett
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 18
- Total speaking time
- 26:33
- Avg per meeting
- 1:29
- Segments
- 486
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Top issues during term (19)(Taxes Budget)
Retirement Fund Investment Performance
Fund performance and actuarial adjustments determine future city contribution requirements for regular and special risk classes.
Pension Fund Performance and Private Equity Allocation
Directly impacts the investment performance and asset allocation of the municipal firefighters' pension trust fund.
Affordable Housing Property Tax Exemption Opt-Out Renewal
Preserves municipal property tax revenue from moderate-income rental developments.
Proposed Changes to City Development Fees
Fee changes would alter the cost of development permits in Melbourne, though the amounts are not on record.
State Property Tax Constitutional Amendment Impact
Potential loss of approximately $18.1 million in annual homestead property tax revenue.
Proposed Pension Ordinance Revisions
Sets the employer contribution rate at 34.26% of police payroll.
Council Travel and Per Diem Policy Restructuring
Reallocates existing council travel and per diem budget line items without increasing total expenditures.
Summary Plan Description Updates
Administrative updates with no direct fiscal impact on the operating budget.
Police Officers Retirement System Investment Manager Replacement
Involves managing a multi-million dollar equity portfolio and optimizing management fees around 45 to 48 basis points.
Fiscal Year 2027 Proposed Budget and Millage Rate
The approved tentative millage rate generates approximately $500,000 in additional revenue above the rolled-back rate to support city contingencies and community programs.
Board Member Fine Rescission Request
The $1,250 fine remains as a municipal lien against the property.
Retirement Fund Investment Performance and Market Volatility
Fund values experienced minor Q1 fluctuations followed by a strong recovery of 4 to 5 percent in early Q2.
Baseline Energy and Fleet Data Requests
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City Employee Health Insurance and Benefit Plan Overhaul
The new health insurance contract is projected to save the city approximately $2 million net after funding employee health savings accounts.
Firefighters Pension Fund Actuarial Valuation
City contribution requirements adjusted to approximately $4.46 million, reflecting assumption changes and rising payroll.
Administrative Purchasing and Contract Threshold Adjustment
Does not change city spending totals but shifts contract approval authority for mid-sized purchases to administrative staff.
Police Officers Pension Fund Valuation and Contribution Rates
The city will budget roughly $64,250 in required pension contributions for next fiscal year, up a few thousand dollars from this year.
Revision of Critical Community Needs Funding Policy #10
Transition to Digital Agenda Packets
Reduces city printing and mailing overhead expenses.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Bassett 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.