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WORKSHOP MEETING
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DANIA CITY COMMISSION
MAY 28, 1975
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1 . Present :
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Mayor: Robert Duncanson w
Vice Mayor:
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Commissioners: Robert Donly
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t City Manager: Woodward Hampton ' s
Assistant to City Manager: Charles McNally
City Attorney: Jack Milbery
Sanitation anita[ion Contractor: Thomas Sette
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1 . Assistant to City Manager McNally stated that it appears that there will be a deficits
s of $75,000 to $80,000 in the general budget this year. This deficit -is due to a de-
crease in anticipated revenues than was originally budgeted for. When asked whatrY
• revenues were not being collected as originally planned, Mr. McNally explained that,
for example, State Revenue Sharing, interest on investments, and building permits 7
were down due to the present economic situation. The Commission then reviewed with
Mr. McNally several items in the budget for possible solutions to the deficit. . Vice
Mayor Bertino stated that it boils down to two things: either decrease the number
of employees, or raise the taxes, or both. Mayor Duncanson stated that he can only
• thin], of one area in which the City can increase revenues, and that is through a
garbage fee. Mr. Sette then spoke, and said that he was willing to help save the
City money by charging a flat fee for garbage service. City Manager Hampton further
explained that Mr. Sette would reroute his route and try to dump as much garbage as
possible at the Surfside dump. A City truck would follow Mr. Sette's truck for the
sole purpose of collecting trash the first two days of each week. Mr. Sette offered
• to charge a flat fee of $10,000 per month, which the Commission figured would cause
tl:P garbage expenditures account to break even at the end of the fiscal year. How-
cvcr, as the City has been receiving back 15% of the garbage expenditures, the new
:rrnngement that Mr. Sette proposed would cancel this 15%. revenue.
Nayor Duncanson then reviewed the budget report for April. The majority of overall
• expenditures for each department are shown to be below budget at the end of April.
The Hayor stated that he cannot understand how Mr. McNally can predict such a deficit
if the budget to date is at the level that it should be. As far as he can see, the
only account that is heading toward a sizable deficit is the garbage account. He
suggested amending the Ordinance to allow two cans per unit with a maximum of eight
cans per four units, larger buildings would have dumpsters, and levy a charge of
• $2.00 per can for each extra can. City Attorney Milbery was asked if this could be
done legally. Ile replied that it could be done by Ordinance, and it could be passed
on first and second readings at the June 2 meeting as an emergency due to the deficit
in the budget. A woman from Sunshine Villas stated that the residents there are
already paying $100 per month which includes a fee for garbage collection, and thus
an added fee for extra cans would be unfair to them. The Commission agreed with this,
• and instructed Mr. Milbery to prepare an Ordinance stipulating two cans per unit as
stated above, and allowing for exceptions, such as condominiums and co-ops that al-
ready have contracts with the City for garbage pickup.
Robert H. Duncanson - Mayor
Wanda Mullikin - City Clerk
City Commission -1- May 28, 1975
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