MINUTES OF MEETING FOUNDERS RIDGE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

The regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Founders Ridge Community Development District was held Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. in the Minneola City Hall, 800 N. U.S. Highway 27, Minneola, Florida.
Present and constituting a quorum were:

Aaron Blake	Chairman
Joe Zagame	Vice Chairman
Darby Shields	Secretary

Also present were:

George Flint	District Manager
Tucker Mackie	District Counsel by phone
Robert Zebro	Developer’s Counsel

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS	Roll Call
Mr. Flint called the meeting to order and called the roll.

SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS	Public Comment Period
There being no comments, the next item followed.

THIRD ORDER OF BUSINESS	Approval of the Minutes of the August 22,
2023 Meeting

On MOTION by Mr. Blake seconded by Ms. Shields with all in favor the minutes of the August 22, 2023 meeting were approved as presented.

FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Ratification  of  Agreement  with  Grau  &
Associates to Provide auditing Services for Fiscal Year 2023
Mr. Flint stated next is ratification of the agreement with Grau & Associates to perform the independent audit that is a requirement as a government entity, and it has to be done by June 30th. We executed the agreement and are asking the Board to ratify that action.

On MOTION by Mr. Blake seconded by Ms. Shields with all in favor the Agreement with Grau & Associates to perform the Fiscal Year 2023 Audit was ratified.

FIFTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Consideration	of	Resolution	2024-01
Approving the Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and Setting a Public Hearing
Mr. Flint stated item five is consideration of Resolution 2024-01 approving a proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budget and setting a hearing. The only thing that has changed in this budget is your insurance, which is a liability policy that includes public officials’ liability. There are no other changes to the budget. If we need to make changes to this, we can do that between now and the public hearing.

On MOTION by Mr. Blake seconded by Ms. Shields with all in favor Resolution 2024-01 Approving the Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and Setting the Public Hearing for July 25, 2024 was approved.

SIXTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Staff Reports
Attorney
CDD Ethics Training Requirement
Mr. Flint stated in the past CDDs have been exempt from the ethics training requirement and that was changed in the last legislative session. It is required that you complete four hours of training annually. The requirement went into effect for calendar 2024. You have to complete it within this calendar year and when you file your form 1 in 2025 there is a box you have to check saying you have completed the training. It is self-reporting; it is a good idea to track when and how you did it but there is no certificate you have to turn in. We will email you links to the trainings. In the past you have filed the form 1 financial disclosure with the supervisors of elections but you will now file it online with the commission on ethics. By the end of April you should receive an email with a link and you go on and register and file it by July 1.
Manager
Balance Sheet and Income Statement
A copy of the financials was included in the agenda package.

Ratification of Funding Requests 1-6

On MOTION by Mr. Blake seconded by Ms. Shields with all in favor funding request 1 – 6 were ratified.

SEVENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Supervisors’ Requests
There being no comments, the next item followed.

EIGHTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Adjournment

On MOTION by Mr. Blake seconded by Ms. Shields with all in favor the meeting adjourned at 11:08 a.m.

Secretary/Assistant Secretary	Chairman/Vice Chairman