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Votes at a glance

- CRA minutes (02/04/2025): Approved as submitted at the CRA meeting prior to the town council session; motion carried unanimously. (No mover/second recorded in transcript.)

- Town Council amended minutes (April 1, 2025): Council approved amended minutes; motion carried unanimously.

- Consent agenda (items 4, 5, 8, 9, 11): After members and the public pulled items 6 and 10 for discussion, the council approved the amended consent agenda by unanimous vote.

- Consent pull — Item 6 (Taylor property clearing/exotic removal): Council approved the staff recommendation to clear exotic vegetation in stages and to coordinate restoration and habitat protection; motion carried unanimously.

- Consent pull — Item 7 (selection of a firm to prepare a fire assessment / contract approval): Council approved the contract to proceed with the scope that includes preparing and presenting an assessment report and public engagement steps; motion carried unanimously. A public commenter urged broad notification before any ordinance or initial assessment resolution.

- Neighborhood matching grants (items originally including two neighborhoods with council member conflicts): Council approved an amended set of matching grant awards and tabled two neighborhood awards (Valencia and Abacoa) to avoid conflicts. The amended awards (excluding the two conflict items) were approved unanimously; staff was directed to return the two tabled items for future action when the council can act without conflicts.

- Resolution 36‑25 (PUD amendment / MarineMax, setback waiver for accessory structures): Council adopted the resolution to reduce a side‑corner setback from 35 feet to 17 feet for specific accessory storage structures at the MarineMax site, subject to conditions including landscaping, screening and a marine stewardship plan; resolution approved unanimously.

- Resolution 50‑25 (two‑month health insurance premium holiday): Council adopted a resolution authorizing a premium holiday for medical insurance premiums for May and June 2025. If implemented as presented, estimated employee savings for two months range by plan (example: HSA single ~$172; HSA family ~$505) and the corresponding taxpayer share was estimated; motion carried unanimously.

- Selection of Vice Mayor for 2025‑26: Council nominated and appointed Councilmember Delaney as Vice Mayor for 2025‑26 by unanimous vote.

- Town charitable donations (FY 2025 distribution of $50,000): Council approved allocations across 20 eligible nonprofits according to the staff‑recommended formula; motion carried unanimously.

Details and procedural notes

- Several items were discussed in public comment and by councilors before the votes. The town attorney advised that council members should abstain from voting on neighborhood grants where there is a direct financial benefit to the member’s neighborhood; that advice prompted the tabling of two grants so the council could act on the remaining awards without conflict.

- Multiple motions in the record were recorded as carrying \"unanimously\"; the transcript does not provide roll‑call vote tallies with member‑by‑member votes for each item. Where a councilor stated an abstention was required (for example, on item 10), the council adjusted the consent/award actions so that the remaining approvals could proceed.

- For the MarineMax PUD amendment, planning staff noted the Planning & Zoning Commission had unanimously recommended approval with conditions and staff added conditions limiting the waiver’s applicability to the area under the existing dry docks, requiring additional screening and requiring a marine stewardship plan and master plan update before permits and certificates of occupancy proceed.

- For the insurance premium holiday, Finance Director Scott Reynolds presented historic claims and reserve projections and explained the council’s policy target of $10,000,000 in reserves for the town insurance fund; the proposed action would draw the reserve down to that target while returning roughly $1.0 million in combined employee and town premium relief across the two months (estimates based on prior enrollment and claims patterns). Council discussed that the town maintains stop‑loss insurance to limit exposure to catastrophic claims.

Where to find source material: the ACFR, CRA audited statements, and the resolutions voted on were included in the meeting packet presented April 15, 2025.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Town Council Meeting- April 15","oneSentenceSummary","Council and CRA approved minutes and several resolutions: CRA minutes, town minutes, consent agenda, neighborhood grant awards (two items tabled), a PUD setback waiver for MarineMax (Resolution 36‑25), a two‑month health‑insurance premium holiday (Resolution 50‑25), selection of Vice Mayor Delaney for 2025‑26, and town charitable donations.","taxTitle","Jupiter, Palm Beach County, Florida","taxId",48505,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6272648,"External audit finds clean opinion for Jupiter’s fiscal 2024 financial reports; town, CRA and federal programs reviewed",999,824000,1823000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3027350-86d42415d997f9879f32635254e9019d&start=824&end=1823","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3027350-86d42415d997f9879f32635254e9019d/thumbnail_824000.jpg","/articles/6272648/Jupiter/Palm-Beach-County/Florida/External-audit-finds-clean-opinion-for-Jupiters-fiscal-2024-financial-reports-town-CRA-and-federal-programs-reviewed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6272648-5e43b74c6c8dd734f6dd1c24bc7d1956/orig.mp4?Expires=1770667529&Signature=JjhrHy~xbFQsQksSvcZWoM-gKV2omKpS8z5~Yl7sZ9jVndENKaVqLASYQyz3Ssa-XKVQQVZIsMnSZDjfqMynWjqp3l0Xpl6rvyCfYtsqXhbm4Tp7xSvoWsg62NrCMS0qwj7CinSni7pB6LI6SqJ1fTM-vejO3yRPDAwIg3NhOHzdZLwWYvJnau2SFnS19xIGMmBeg8TaBtE7faZiKzDKOKfu1E9BHITe0BAfUGC59nH6LkaCO3mjVWx-FVRwNHKC412ZmtJPIlCxGHvAOTA-JoqnkJ3Wz8FK6vIoy4Q7cVU-CLvZ~Xu9Spyjd4m4FcWUbVTmNJh8VvpBASyHius56Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","An audit partner identified in the meeting as Moriza presented the Town of Jupiter’s annual comprehensive financial report (ACFR) and the separate Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2024. Moriza told the Town Council and the CRA board that the auditor issued an unmodified opinion — the standard “clean” opinion auditors aim to give — on the municipal financial statements.

For the town overall, Moriza said the audit covers governmental activities, business‑type activities and each major fund. He highlighted the Management’s Discussion and Analysis portion of the ACFR as a nine‑page narrative that explains drivers behind fiscal 2024 activity compared with 2023, and he urged elected officials and the public to read it for context. The auditors reported unrestricted net position for the town at about $188 million at year‑end and a positive change in net position for the town of about $35.2 million for the fiscal year.

For the Jupiter CRA, Moriza said the auditors issued a clean opinion on the CRA’s financial statements for the year ended Sept. 30, 2024. The CRA’s net position increased by roughly $1.8 million, from about $8.3 million to $10.1 million at year‑end, and the auditors reported no instances of noncompliance with statute in their testing for eligible CRA expenditures under Florida law.

The auditors also completed federal single‑audit testing required for major federal programs that the town expended during the year. The auditors told the council they had selected the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund program (CFDA 21.027) as a major program and, after testing, reported no findings of noncompliance for that program.

On internal controls, the auditors said they did not identify any deficiencies rise to the level of material weakness or significant deficiency for the town, and they reported no instances of noncompliance discovered in their tests of compliance for grants, contracts and statutes. The audit team also released a separate communication letter identifying sensitive footnotes; the auditors highlighted pension and other post‑employment benefit (OPEB) accounting (GASB Nos. 68 and 75) as significant items for readers.

Council members thanked the audit firm and town staff for a thorough audit process; the auditors reported the work required roughly 500–600 hours on site this cycle and the ACFR was released to the board on March 28, 2025. The council noted the town’s ongoing participation in the Government Finance Officers Association certificate of achievement program and its long record of receiving that recognition. No action was required during the presentation beyond acceptance of the report and public discussion.","A CPA partner presented the Town of Jupiter and Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) audited financial statements for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2024, reporting an unmodified (clean) opinion, no material internal control deficiencies and no findings in federal single‑audit testing.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6272653,"Town updates timetable, budget and staffing plan as it builds Jupiter Fire Rescue",110,1085000,1195000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3027350-86d42415d997f9879f32635254e9019d&start=1085&end=1195","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3027350-86d42415d997f9879f32635254e9019d/thumbnail_1085000.jpg","/articles/6272653/Jupiter/Palm-Beach-County/Florida/Town-updates-timetable-budget-and-staffing-plan-as-it-builds-Jupiter-Fire-Rescue","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6272653-022217e802809eea1fbd171edbd9dffb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770667529&Signature=Bqfha2jWp-Sn2JdVhj6TYveLakm~FmkI5Cw6PYvriAYaXJ0M4Y7jz3zsoF0xNORbSm1icIHeR-aqP6e3SOI-BQVbJlZTG8XApHNQ1qShFV-kUyBWk9UxgGfgkyGJkfAX4TcuCETFldDZVGEmVleybd3vLdFb5JwYzMbvLf9mQcRTaG5Gg045mPw~qZclK0j4jdui8PrHsCkQMAUCf7oCSw8DQavY3pYy9BDJtGtVrOFTORDzrG2CPs0jBCkMrhUZyJD9Jmhi-hXusonfkSe64xyKkOp6BNDyhfmvSzPf2HZ6M12xBCkcxAv4Js56MMiNWckJpUS8CdV1yIJHsjcPlw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Fire Chief (name not specified) told the Town Council on April 15 that the town will pursue a phased assumption of fire and emergency medical services (EMS) now provided by Palm Beach County and expects to assume full operational responsibility at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1, 2026, per the existing contract termination date of Sept. 30, 2026.

The chief said the town will not simply “flip a switch” on that date; instead, Jupiter and Palm Beach County Fire Rescue will run joint training and begin joint emergency responses starting in August 2026 to ensure continuity. The town filed an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (COPCN) with Palm Beach County in December 2024; the county EMS advisory council unanimously recommended approval on March 20, 2025, and the Palm Beach County Commission will hold a public hearing on the town’s COPCN application on June 10, 2025.

The phase-in also includes infrastructure and staffing steps. The town is building two new fire stations — one at Piatt Place and another adjacent to Senquez Park. Site work at Piatt Place is nearly complete and vertical construction is expected to start soon; the Senquez Park site work includes a new park road the town expects to open in May 2025. Both stations are on schedule for substantial completion by April 2026, the chief said.

The chief also reported that ownership of the Abacoa Fire Station is set to revert to the town under a previously recorded reversionary deed if Palm Beach County ceases providing fire and EMS services; staff are coordinating a formal transition plan for that station with county fire officials.

On staffing and budget, the chief said the department will propose a 48‑hour workweek for operational personnel rather than a 56‑hour schedule used in an earlier consulting study. That change increases staffing needs but, staff say, will align the town with accepted work schedules across South Florida and reduce mandatory overtime costs. The town’s current projection for an annual operating budget for Jupiter Fire Rescue is $25,000,000 for fiscal 2027; by contrast, the town presently pays Palm Beach County about $28,200,000 for fire services and county projections without the town’s contract termination put countywide costs at roughly $31,500,000 for FY 2027.

The chief outlined offsets the town will use to hold the town’s projected $25 million cost: eliminating debt service on station land purchases that had been included in the 2023 consultant estimate, reducing mandatory overtime by moving away from a 56‑hour schedule, and other operational efficiencies. The town has used investment earnings to fund start‑up costs so far and staff said general fund reserves could cover next year’s startup without jeopardizing the town’s reserve policy.

Training and state licensing steps were highlighted. The town must receive the COPCN from Palm Beach County before applying for a Florida state EMS provider license; once the COPCN is approved and the town secures the state license, it will expand recruitment and training. The town is also hiring a fire marshal and expects to present a proposed fire prevention code ordinance for adoption prior to assuming fire prevention enforcement responsibilities.

The update included one personnel development item: five current town employees have accepted positions in the first firefighter‑EMT trainee cohort. They will move from their current town jobs into full‑time schooling in August 2025 to complete combined EMT and fire minimum standards training, then enter operational duty on completion of certification.

The chief closed by telling council the department remains “on schedule and on budget.” No formal council action was required during the presentation; council members asked questions about trainee timing, the fire marshal transition and public engagement on the prevention code.","Town staff briefed the council on a phased transfer of fire and EMS services from Palm Beach County, plans for two new stations, a trainee program converting five town employees into firefighter-EMTs, and a proposed $25 million annual operating budget for the new department.","actionData","errors"]

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