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SENATOR NOVELLE E. FRANCIS, JR. 36TH LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Chairman, Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance REVISED III Memorandum No. 25-0014 To: Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance Members The Honorable Marvin A. Blyden, Vice-Chairman The Honorable Dwayne M. DeGraff The Honorable Ray Fonseca The Honorable Hubert L. Frederick The Honorable Marise C. James The Honorable Kurt A. Vialet From: The Honorable Novelle E. Francis, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance Date: April 7, 2025 Re: April 15, 2025 Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance Meeting Block I The Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance will meet on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 12:00 P.M. in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Chamber on St. Thomas to receive an update on the operational accomplishments and needs of the Virgin Islands Diabetes Center of Excellence Invited Testifier: Ms. Julia Sheen, DrPH, MPH, Executive Director, Virgin Islands Diabetes Center of Excellence Block II The Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance will receive testimony on the following lease agreement: Bill No. 36-0062 An Act approving the lease agreement between the Government of the Virgin Islands, acting through the Commissioner of the Department of Property and Procurement, and the United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for a portion of the telecommunications tower located on Parcel R-22 of Tract I Estate Nazareth, No. 1 Red Hook Quarter, St. Thomas Sponsored by Senator Milton E. Potter By Request of the Governor Invited Testifiers: Honorable Lisa Alejandro, Commissioner, VI Department of Property and Procurement Mr. Vincent Richards, Assistant Commissioner, VI Department of Property and Procurement Block III The Committee of Budget, Appropriations and Finance will receive testimony on the following bills: Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance April 15, 2025 Bill No. 36-0008 An Act amending title 33 Virgin Islands Code, subtitle 2, chapter 89, subchapter I, section 2494 requiring the Lieutenant Governor to offset a property owner’s property tax liability against any amount of money that the Government of the Virgin Islands owes to the property owner Sponsored by Senator Milton E. Potter Invited Testifiers: Mr. Brent Leerdam, Tax Collector, Office of the Lieutenant Governor Bill No. 36-0032 An Act amending title 33 Virgin Islands Code, subtitle 3, chapter 111, section 3080 by limiting the salary amount used to compute the service retirement annuity for the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor of the Virgin Islands Sponsored by Senator Kurt A. Vialet Invited Testifier: Cindy L. Richardson, Director, Division of Personnel Bill No. 36-0042 An Act amending title 33 Virgin Islands Code subtitle 3, chapter 118, section 3411 to increase the maximum judgement amount for the award of damages against the Government of the Virgin Islands Sponsored by Senator Alma Francis Heyliger Invited Testifiers: Mr. Troy deChabert-Schuster, Director, AARP Dr. Mark Wenner, Economist Dr. Gwen-Marie Moolenaar, President, VI League of Women Voters