HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-06-09 - City Commission Workshop Meeting MinutesCity of Tamarac
Virtual City Commission Workshop - Minutes
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Gomez called the Wednesday, June 9, 2021, City Commission
Workshop to order at 5 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Commissioner Marlon Bolton, Commissioner Debra Placko, Vice Mayor Elvin
Villalobos and Mayor Michelle J. Gomez were present. Commissioner Mike Gelin attended
virtually.
Also present were Assistant City Manager Kathleen Gunn, City Attorney John R. Herin, Jr., and
City Clerk Jennifer Johnson.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Vice Mayor Villalobos led the Pledge of Allegiance.
FY2022 Revenues
Assistant City Manager Kathleen Gunn and Financial Services Director Christine Cajuste
provided a presentation, which is on file in the City Clerk's Office.
Discussion by the Commission ensued regarding community awareness of the City's financial
stability, increase outreach efforts to the community with explanations of the budget process on
the web, in Tam -A -Gram, etc.
Fire Chief, Percy Sayles, provided a presentation, which is on file in the City Clerk's Office.
Discussion by the Commission ensued related to the definition of institutional properties.
Chief Building Official, George Folles, provided a presentation, which is on file in the City Clerk's
Office.
Discussion by the Commission ensued related to decreased revenues for scanning.
2, BSO Staffing
BSO Capt. Jeff Cirminiello provided a presentation, which is on file in the City Clerk's Office
Discussion by the Commission ensued regarding speeding on Southgate Blvd., using drones for
speeding enforcement, speeding in school zones, revenues from speeding tickets within the
city, data regarding enforcement and deputy schedules, installing right turn lanes at Rock Island
Road and Bailey Road, more police presence out east, increasing the number of deputies
during the budget cycle, Penny Surtax funds for additional sound barriers, and loud
muffler/speeding enforcement.
3, Domestic Partnership Benefits
Director of Human Resources, Lerenzo Calhoun, provided a presentation, which is available in
the City Clerk's Office.
Discussion by the Commission ensued related to total projected cost, how the program would
work, what other cities are doing, and what insurance carriers other cities use.
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Mayor Gomez adjourned the meeting at 6:29 p.m.
Minutes transcribed and submitted by City Clerk Jennifer Johnson.
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Note to the reader. The above signature is the City Clerk, of the City of Tamarac, Florida.
if the minutes you have received are not signed, or completed as indicated above, they
are not the official minutes of the Tamarac City Commission Workshop held Wednesday,
June 9, 2021.
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