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HomeMy WebLinkAbout31393 - MINUTES - City Commission qq C MINUTES DANIA CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP MEETING ' AUGUST 7 , 1985 I i ROLL CALL: Present: Mayor: Jean Cook Commissioners: James Adams Howard Hirsch Commissioner: Charles McElyea City Manager: Eugene Jewell City Clerk: Wanda Mullikin Deputy City Clerk: Mary Jabalee Absent: Vice Mayor: Chester A. Byrd (excused , out of town) The workshop meeting to discuss the fiscal year 1985-86 budget for the City of Dania was called to order by Mayor Cook. City Manager Jewell explained the structure of the preliminary General Fund budget for the fiscal year 1985-86 , which calls for no Ad Valorem increase , maintaining the 5 .239 millage. He reported that the only revenue increase requested is 50� per month per single family home on garbage fees , necessitated by Broward County' s landfill rate increase . } `r City Manager Jewell explained that due to the uncertainty of Federal Revenue Sharing funding at the time of budget preparation, everything that the City could still operate without was put into the Federal Revenue Sharing budget; therefore the General Fund budget reflects an increase and the Federal Revenue Sharing budget reflects a decrease from last year' s . During detailed review of revenue projections , the Commissioners expressed pleasure re the conservative revenue estimates . During Commission review of the General Fund expenditure line items , the following changes were recommended: 1 . In the Admin. Center division of City Manager Dept. , correct typo error by reversing Clerk Typist I and Maint. Crew II figures . 2 . Revise Police Dept. recommended personnel nomenclature changes to reflect no Assistant Chief , change Acting Captain i to Captain by creating the civil service position, add no additional lieutenants, change one detective to sergeant , I correct Administrative Aide to read Administrative Assistant , and add one patrolman , increasing total personnel number to 54 . 3 . Zero out the E .M.S . Dept . equipment one-year lease figure of $1750 and add $3500 to the Capital rescue equipment account . 4 . Effect a 58 salary increase for Public Works 1 Administrator. 5 . Correct Recreation Dept. Beach Aide to read Community Service Aide. Workshop Meeting 1 August 7 , 1985 I City Manager Jewell asked for direction re a request from Thomas Sette for an annual grant of $15 ,000 to the Dania Chamber of Commerce. The Commissioners discussed the request, but made no decision at this time . With regard to the Broward County School Board' s request for crossing guards at six street intersections, City Manager Jewell recommended hiring three part-time crossing guards and utilizing three uniformed officers . It was generally agreed to fund $6 ,000 from the Police Dept. budget , for this purpose. The activity status of the Police Advisor was also discussed. After discussion of the General Fund budget, City Clerk Mullikin was directed to notify the County of the taxable value of 5 .239 ( the rollback figure being 5.250 ) . A Special Meeting was scheduled for September 17, 1985 , for the first public hearing on the General Fund budget . The second and final public hearing was scheduled for the regular Commission Meeting of September 24 , 1985. During review of the preliminary Federal Revenue Sharing budget, City Manager Jewell reported that the budget was formulated at 75% funding , not having a confirmed figure yet. The Commission rejected the request for a Recreation Aide at Modello Park , electing to place the allotted $11 ,600 into the Federal Revenue Sharing Contingency Fund. In response to Commissioner McElyea ' s suggestion that the $11 ,600 , or part of it, be used to maintain a diving team for rescue, City Manager Jewell said he would prepare and present a past performance report at the Special Meeting public hearing. The preliminary Water, Sewer and Pier Fund budgets were then reviewed . Commissioner Hirsch suggested that partial salaries split between the Water and Sewer Funds be footnoted . Commissioner Hirsch requested the City Manager to supply Pier net profit figures so that the practicality of leasing out the Pier can be workshopped. There were no recommended changes to the Water, Sewer and Pier Fund budgets by the Commission. Staff was commended for a job well done and the workshop meeting was then adjourned. YOR-COMMISSIONER f CITY CLERK-AUDITOR i L Workshop Meeting 2 August 7 , 1985 � t WORKSHOP MEETING CITY OF DANIA DANIA CITY COMMISSION August 7, 1985 9:00 A.M i WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS: THE FISCAL YEAR 1985-86 BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF DANIA. i i j i j re o i i i I I I i i I