HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-01-18 - City Commission Special Workshop Meeting MinutesCITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP
STRATEGIC PLANNING AND FINANCIAL UPDATES
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bushnell called the City Commission Financial Update meeting to order
at 8:48 a.m. on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, in the second floor
meeting room of the Tamarac Recreation Center, 7501 North University
Drive.
ROLL CALL: Mayor Pamela Bushnell, Commissioner Marion Swenson (arrived at 9:03 a.m.),
Commissioner Michelle J. Gomez (arrived at 8:57 a.m.), Vice Mayor Diane
Glasser and Commissioner Harry Dressler were in attendance.
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Michael C. Cernech, Assistant City Manager Diane Phillips,
City Attorney Sam Goren, City Clerk Peter Richardson,
Process Consultant David Harrawood,
Building Director Claudio Grande, Community Development
Director Jennifer Bramley, Community and Economic Affairs Officer Andy Berns,
Financial Services Director Mark Mason, Human Resources Director Maria
Swanson, Interim Utilities Director Jack Strain, Interim Public Works Director
John Doherty, Information Technology Director Levent Sucuoglu, Fire Chief
Mike Burton and BSO Chief Marc Duguay.
Mr. Cernech made brief introductory remarks regarding today's proposed agenda, including a financial
update, an overview presentation regarding the City's pension plans and a comprehensive overview of
strategic planning matters. Mayor Bushnell extended best wishes for a happy birthday to Mr. Strain
and commended Mr. Goren for his recognition as the Broward Aging and Disability Resource Center
(ADRC) Volunteer of the Year. Ms. Phillips made brief introductory remarks regarding the City's
strategic planning process.
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Financial Services Director Mark Mason provided a detailed overview of the City's revenues and
expenditures to date in all City funds, noting that current balances were generally on -target through the
first quarter of the City's fiscal year and was doing quite well in the financial realm. Mr. Mason
responded to questions from the Mayor and City Commissioners and provided a brief update on the
potential impacts of proposed legislation on the City's future financial outlook.
Mr. Harrawood presented a brief overview of the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and
threats) component of the City's Strategic Planning process. Mr. Harrawood inquired about the
individual priorities of City Commissioners relative to the City's strategic planning process. Mayor
Bushnell and the members of the City Commission outlined the individual "wish lists" and discussed the
applicable items in detail. There was a break in the proceedings between 10:36 and 10:53 a.m. The
Mayor and City Commissioners continued to outline their strategic visions, including opportunities for
input from the Mayor and all members of the City Commission. Mr. Harrawood inquired whether the
City Commission wished to make any revisions to the City's mission statement. Following a brief
discussion, there was consensus to leave the existing City mission statement in its present form. There
was a break for lunch between 11:46 a.m. and 1:03 p.m.
Human Resources Director Maria Swanson introduced Mr. Chuck Carr, actuary for three of the City's
four pension plans, to provide an overview of pension -related matters. Mr. Carr noted that the City of
Tamarac pension plans used the entry age normal cost method, the most conservative of seven
available methods for pensions. Mr. Carr noted that the methodology used in the recent Collins Report
was fatally flawed and erroneous. There was a final break in the proceedings between
2:04 and 2:16 p.m.
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Following the break, Mr. Harrawood, assisted by the applicable City department heads, led the Mayor
and City Commissioners through all of the goals of the City's Strategic Plan and related action items. Mr.
Cernech made closing comments, thanking the Mayor and City Commissioners for this very important
exercise today. The workshop meeting adjourned at 4:10 p.m.
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