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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-09-14 - City Commission Special Meeting Minutesti g14 S,, Y 3� F i 1 7525 NORTHWEST 88TH AVENUE • TAMARAC, FLORIDA 33321-2401 TELEPHONE (305) 722.5900 RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTIONS/DISCUSSION September 11, 1989 SPECIAL MEETING CITY COUNCIL OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA There will be a Special Meeting of the City Council on Thursday, September 14, 1989 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 7525 NW 88 Avenue, Tamarac, Florida, to hold public hearings on the proposed millage and tentative budgets for Fiscal Year 1989/90. 1. ANNOUNCEMENT of percentage increase/decrease in proposed millage rate over/under the rolled -back rate necessary to fund the General Fund budget for Fiscal Year 1989/90. FINAL ACTION: Announcement made of 23.51% increase in proposed millage rate over the rolled --back rate necessary to fund the General Fund budget for Fiscal Year 1989/90. 2. PUBLIC HEARING on the proposed millage rate for Fiscal Year 1989/90. FINAL ACTION: Public Hearing was held. 3. PUBLIC HEARING on the tentative General Fund budget for F scal Year 1989/90. • FINAL ACTION: Public Hearing was held. 4. MOTION TO ADOPT a proposed millage rate for Fiscal Year 1989/90. FINAL ACTION: ADOPTED a proposed 4.1143 millage rate for FY 1989/90. 5. MOTION TO ADOPT a tentative General Fund budget for Fiscal Year 1989/90. FINAL ACTION: ADOPTED a tentative General Fund budget of $17,043,430.00 for FY 1989/90. 6. ANNOUNCEMENT of percentage increase/decrease of - recomputed millage rate over/under the rolled -back rate necessary to fund the General Fund budget for 1989/90. FINAL ACTION: Announcement made of 23.51% increase of recomputed millage rate over the rolled -back rate necessary to fund the General Fund budget for 1989/90. 7. ANNOUNCEMENT of the time, date and place of the second public hearing during which a final millage and General Fund budget shall be adopted. FINAL ACTION: The second public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, September 26, 1989 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAPPED STATUS 8. PUBLIC HEARING on all other fund budgets for Fiscal Year 1989 90. FINAL ACTION: Public Hearing was held. 9. MOTION TO ADOPT tentative budgets for all other funds for Fiscal Year 1989/90. FINAL ACTION: The following tentative budgets for all other funds for FY 1989/90 have been adopted: Special Revenue Funds $ 52,380.00 Debt Service Funds 920,020.00 Capital Projects Funds 978,700.00 Enterprise Funds 14,723,970.00 Internal Service Funds 2,221,240.00. 10. ANNOUNCEMENT of proposed debt service millage rate for Fiscal Year 1989/90. FINAL ACTION: ANNOUNCEMENT was made of a proposed debt service millage rate of .6755 for FY 1989/90. 11. MOTION TO ADOPT a proposed debt service millage rate for Fiscal Year 1989/90. FINAL ACTION: The proposed debt service millage rate for FY 1989/90 is .6755 mills. All meetings are open to the public. CAE/pm • Carol A. Evans City Clerk Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes IF a person decides to appeal any decision made by the dty, Council with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or raring, he will need a record of the proceedings and for such he may need to ensure that a verbatim record includes -' i,-.;Ii^^ony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be baso-j CITY OF TAMARAC CITY COUNCIL BUDGET SPECIAL MEETING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1989 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Abramowitz called this meeting to Order on Thursday, September 14, 1989 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers. PRESENT: Mayor Norman Abramowitz Councilman Bruce Hoffman Councilman Henry Rohr ABSENT AND EXCUSED: ALSO PRESENT: Vice Mayor Dr. H. Larry Bender Councilman Jack Stelzer John P. Kelly, City Manager Richard Doody, City Attorney Ken Burroughs, Finance Director Carol A. Evans, City Clerk Pauline Walaszek, Special Services Secretary Mayor Abramowitz thanked the City Manager, Finance Director and the Department Heads. He said before the City Council left for their vacation in July, 1989, the City Manager was instructed to make sure that the budget was lean and mean when he presented it to the City Council. He said the last six weeks were the worse for the City Council. Mayor Abramowitz said the City Council held several budget workshops and the City Manager did present a very lean and mean budget. He said the City Council thanked the City Manager, Finance Director and staff for a job well done. Mayor Abramowitz said C/M Stelzer was absent and has not been feeling well for the past few months; however, he attended every budget workshop and Mayor Abramowitz thanked C/M Stelzer. Mayor Abramowitz said C/M Hoffman had foot surgery during the budget workshops and attended them using a walker and cane. He thanked C/M Hoffman. Mayor Abramowitz said V/M Bender was absent; however, he spent several hours reviewing certain articles in the budget. He thanked V/M Bender. Mayor Abramowitz thanked C/M Rohr for trying to provide levity in the situation and his attempts to calm everyone. Mayor Abramowitz said there were several people in the audience with their tax bills and he asked that the bills be put away because they were not correct. Mayor Abramowitz said everyone on the City Council joined with him in knowing that the budget was not complete. He said as pleased as he was with the outcome of the budget session, the City Council was very disturbed that there Page 1 9/14/89-pw were no funds available in the budget to compensate the employees of the City. He said the City Council was very aware of this matter; however, he was extremely pleased with the turn the City was taking. Mayor Abramowitz said every month the City Council received a break --down of the revenue coming into the City; however, he asked the City Manager to submit a comprehensive report on revenue to the City Council every 90 days. He said the number one priority was to bring an increase in salaries to the employees. He said a pat on the back was wonderful; however, it did not buy groceries. He asked the City Council if they agreed with this request and, it was agreed. City Manager Kelly said the public who had young children were welcome to take them into the room in the back of the Chambers as opposed to taking them outside. He said the room was lit and air conditioned and any one was welcome to use it. 1. ANNOUNCEMENT of percentage increase/decrease in proposed millage rate over/under the rolled -back rate necessary to fund the General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 1989/90. SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: ANNOUNCED the percentage increase over the rolled -back rate to be 23.51%. City Manager Kelly said the agenda was mandated and would be followed directly. He said the first item was the proposed millage rate over/under the rolled --back rate necessary to fund the General Budget for Fiscal Year 1989/90. City Manager Kelly said the rolled -back rate was the rate of property tax required to raise the same tax revenues in the proposed budget year as in the current budget year. He said the percentage increase was over the rolled -back rate which was 23.51%. He said the bottom line increase as 14.7%. 2. PUBLIC HEARING on the proposed millage rate for Fiscal Year 1989 90. SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: Public Hearing g was held. City Manager Kelly said the millage rate was in the Operating Budget for the City, which was 4.1143%. Mayor Abramowitz Opened the Public Hearing. * C/M Hoffman MOVED to CLOSE the Public Hearing, SECONDED by * C/M Rohr. VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE 3. PUBLIC HEARING on the tentative General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 1989/90. SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: Public Hearing was held. City Manager Kelly said the Operating Budget for the City was $17,022,260.00. Page 2 9/14/89-pw * C/M Hoffman MOVED to APPROVE the General Fund Budget, * SECONDED by C/M Rohr. VOTE: ALL VOTED AXE Mayor Abramowitz Opened the Public Hearing. Rex Van Mehren, Fourth District Vice President of Local 3080, representing the Tamarac Firefighters, said the Firefighters were present for two reasons. He said one reason was to express their desire to work with the City Council in getting through the difficult budget year. He said the Firefighters have felt in the past that they had the support of the City Council and they wanted to assist the City Council but bring to light some of the problems that the City Council may not be aware of. Mr. Van Mehren said there was a need to create a career path or pay plan for the younger employees of the Fire Department. He said they comprised a small percentage of a 37 man Department; however, the City was in competition with the Fire Departments in Dade and Palm Beach Counties; therefore, if the Fire Department wanted to retain the employees, a competitive salary had to be established. He said there were proposals submitted and he hoped that something could be worked out during negotiations. He said the majority of the Fire Department was not affected; however, the Fire Department and the City had a large investment in the employees and would like to retain them. Mr. Van Mehren said the Fire Department was concerned about the manpower and supervisory levels on the ladder truck. He said the City had a large investment in the ladder truck which may not be used as much as a ladder truck in New York or Chicago; however, it was used and was necessary. He said the supervisory level was low and the Department did not function as it should. He said hopefully, something could be worked out for the next budget year to handle these problems. Mayor Abramowitz said everyone was extremely proud of the Tamarac Fire Department and their concerns were understood. He said the City Council would do the best they could to bring the Firefighters to the appropriate salaries. He said the City Council was conscious of the problems. C/M Hoffman said he agreed with the Fire Department and, as soon as funds were available, the Fire Department would be taken care of. Melanie Reynolds, Resident, had concerns with the revenue not being in detail. She said she did not know what was lumped together and this was done last year as well. She said the residents were not aware of what was involved. A member of the audience asked the City Council to respond to Mrs. Reynolds's comment. Mayor Abramowitz said he felt that Mrs. Reynolds was incorrect. He said if Mrs. Reynolds would have attended every budget workshop, she would have been aware that there was no lumping together. C/M Rohr said the City Council reviewed the budget line by line, which consisted of 150 pages. Page 3 9/14/89-pw Joe Schreiber, Resident, congratulated the City Manager and Mayor Abramowitz for doing a fine political con job on the budget. He said he was complimenting them because they started of with a 100% tax increase in July, 1989, which scared the public. He said the City filed approximately 50% with the County Appraiser's Office and came up with 14.7%. He said this was a fantastic job. Mr. Schreiber said he reviewed the budget for the year and found that 70% of the allocated budget was expended; however, the newspapers indicated a 100% tax increase. He said he found this hard to believe because it was more than was needed to operate normally. He said it may not have been appropriate to scare the residents with a 100% increase so that City Council could come in as a hero with 14.7%. He said the budget review was good and the residents were pleased; however, he had recommendations and questions. Mayor Abramowitz said the law required that the proposed millage rate be sent to the County Appraiser's Office at a specific time. He said the proposed millage rate could be decreased but not increased. He said during the time that the proposed millage rate was submitted, there was litigation filed against the City because of the Broward Sheriff's Office merge and the City Attorney advised that the City Council include the tax that would be required if the Tamarac Police Department did not merge with the Broward Sheriff's Office. He said it was felt that the litigation would not continue and the proposed taxes were reduced. Mr. Schreiber asked if the Consulting Attorney advised the City Council to do this and Mayor Abramowitz said the City Attorney gave the advice. Mr. Schreiber recommended that the City Council eliminate the Consulting Attorneys from the budget because they were costly. He said the City Attorney was qualified to do the job and additional services were not needed. Mr. Schreiber recommended that the City use better discretion in dismissing employees to avoid litigation, such as John Montalvo and Judy Deutsch. He said every time someone was dismissed the City was charged with a lawsuit; therefore, the City should be careful in the future. Mr. Schreiber recommended that the Medics Ambulance revenue be examined to determine if the City was receiving the appropriate count. He said the City was not recovering fees from Medics Ambulance Service although the City was entitled to 50% of anything over $140,000.00. Mayor Abramowitz said the City Council received a count every month from the Fire Chief and Mr. Schreiber said the Fire Chief was very qualified; however, an accountant should be hired to review the counts. Mr. Schreiber suggested that the City stop the practice of hiring managerial personnel at higher salaries than the ones they replaced. Mayor Abramowitz said he requested from a report the City Manager a report comparing today to approximately 2 years 1 1 1 Page 4 9/14/89-pw ago. He said he would submit a copy of the report to anybody that wanted it. He read the cover letter into the record (SEE ATTACHMENT). Mayor Abramowitz said every department was reviewed and the savings to -date was approximately $100,000.00 in salaries. He said he never was as pleased with the staff as he was now. He said he has worked with people his entire life; however, he has never worked with department heads and secondary management as qualified and professional as the staff of the City of Tamarac. He said the politicians were not in control of the departmental functions and the City was run like a well oiled, top-notch business. He said he would stand next to every person hired by the City Manager. Mr. Schreiber said his concern was with replacing managerial personnel at higher salaries. He asked if the City hired Kelly Carpenter -Craft, City Planner, at a higher salary than the previous City Planner. City Manager Kelly said when top talent was hired, top salary had to be provided. He said Mrs. Carpenter -Craft was hired at $48,000.00 and the previous City Planner was receiving $41,000.00. He said the previous Assistant in the Planning Department was receiving $30,000.00 and the new Assistant was receiving $24,000.00; therefore, there was approximately $1,000.00 saved in the department. City Manager Kelly said the previous Personnel Director was receiving $50,000.00 and the new Personnel Director was receiving $40,000.00. Mr. Schreiber asked if one individual was replacing two people and Mayor Abramowitz said Steve Oxenhandler, Director of Development Services, was replacing three people. Mayor Abramowitz said the three departments have not worked in the past as they were working now. City Manager Kelly said the previous Utilities Director was receiving $59,000.00 and the new Utilities Director was receiving $50,000.00. He said Mr. Schreiber's information was incorrect. Mr. Schreiber said the City should publicize when they were hiring one person to fill three positions when replacing another that filled one. He said this information would eliminate a lot of the concerns. Mayor Abramowitz said Mr. Schreiber was welcome to come to the City Council and administration and ask these questions. Mr. Schreiber asked what benefits options meant and City Manager Kelly said the employees in the Federation of Public Employees (FPE) received $1,300.00 each year as a benefit option to use for such things as child care, returned premium, etc. He said it was additional funds to their salaries that was non-taxable. A member of the audience said every speaker should be limited to a specific amount of time and Mayor Abramowitz asked Mr. Schreiber to continue with his questions so that the other speakers would have a chance to address Council. Page 5 9/14/89-pw Mr. Schreiber said Item 313-100, Electric Franchise Tax, seemed to be under estimated. He said there should be at least $1,635,000.00 in the revenue budget. He said based on what has been collected and the projected future population, the revenue seemed to be under estimated. Mayor Abramowitz said if the City Council over estimated the revenue, they would be more of a hero and Mr. Schreiber suggested that the City Council be more accurate. C/M Hoffman said every estimate was a guess and C/M Rohr asked why Mr. Schreiber did not attend the budget workshops. Mr. Schreiber said he was out of town and C/M Rohr said other people wanted to speak; therefore, Mr. Schreiber should not go through the budget at this time. Mayor Abramowitz said Mr. Schreiber should receive answers to his questions; however, other residents should be given the chance to speak. He suggested Mr. Schreiber come to the City Council office and ask his questions tomorrow. C/M Rohr suggested that Mr. Schreiber submit his questions to the City Manager and the questions could be answered at the next Public Hearing. Mr. Schreiber did not agree with this and said he would try to be as brief as possible with his questions. Mayor Abramowitz suggested that Mr. Schreiber be allowed to talk to avoid litigation in the future. He said this would cost the City more money for consulting attorneys. C/M Hoffman said he would like to hear what Mr. Schreiber had to say because so far, Mr. Schreiber has not made sense. He said Mr. Schreiber mentioned eliminating the consulting attorneys; however, the City of Tamarac was the only City of its size to have only one attorney on staff. He said the City could hire three Assistants for the City Attorney or use the consulting attorneys at a 20 % difference in cost. Mayor Abramowitz said everyone would have a chance to talk; however, he did not want the meeting turned into a circus. He said if the people could not contain themselves, they should step outside. Mr. Schreiber said 365-100, Sale of Surplus Property, indicated $700,000.00 as an estimate and he asked if this was realistic. He said the City did not know if the property could be sold. Mayor Abramowitz said the City recently received two offers on the property. Mr. Schreiber asked if there would be any increase in water and sewer fees and City Manager Kelly replied, no. Herman Gross, Resident, said he attended the budget workshops and he was very impressed with how the City Council reviewed the budget. He said the City Council did a commendable job in reducing the budget. He said the residents could live with the proposed millage rate of $4.79 and they should be pleased that the services were not decreased and there was no financial crisis. Page 6 9/14/89-pw Mr. Gross said the City Council eliminated the provision for an Internal Audit Procedure in the amount of approximately $100,000.00. He urged the City Council to reconsider their decision because it would assist the City in reviewing the financial records on a continual basis. He said an Internal Audit served as a warning system and the quality of reporting standards would be improved. Mayor Abramowitz announced that Mr. Gross was the only resident that attended every budget workshop meeting. TAPE 2 Maxwell Ingram, Resident, said it was obvious that everyone was reluctant to pay taxes regardless of how small. He said all of Broward County increased their taxes due to higher population, salaries, police protection, etc. He said the City of Tamarac proposed a budget with a very small increase and the City Council, City Manager and Department Heads worked very hard in creating a bare bones budget. He said these people worked long hours on the residents' behalf. Mr. Ingram said the highest amount of taxes paid went to schools, the second highest was the County and the City took the remaining. He said the City's tax was 1/2 less than the school tax amount; however, the City provided all of the services to the residents. He said the residents should be proud of the present administration's accomplishments, such as the Tamarac Sports Complex, for which funding was not provided by tax dollars. He said the City Council helped the City in receiving $250,000.00 in grant funds for the Multi -Purpose Complex. He said the City assisted the residents in fighting off Florida Power & Light's high electrical lines. He said the taxpayers must assist the City Fathers in doing their jobs appropriately, which was to serve the residents. Mayor Abramowitz said on a house assessed for $40,000.00, the tax rate would be $9.28 per year, $50,000.00 the rate would be $15.47 per year, $75,000.00 the rate would be $31.00 per year and Tamarac was one of the very few Cities in Broward County that did not have a Utility Tax. He said they would be happy to provide the amount of revenue the Cities received from Utility Tax. Marvin Seidel, Resident, commended the City Council for keeping the taxes down to a reasonable level without interrupting the services. He said C/M Stelzer suggested during a budget workshop that a Utility Tax be imposed because there was an area on the east side that did not pay taxes because of their homestead exemptions. Mayor Abramowitz said this was not correct and C/M Hoffman said those residents on the east side were paying taxes like everyone else. Mr. Seidel said he apologized if someone was stating false information. Peter Prior, Member of the Tamarac Fire Department, asked the City Council to consider the possibility of the Ambulance Service being handled by the Fire Department. Mayor Abramowitz said the City Council had no control over this issue. He said the City Manager recently submitted the proposed ambulance contract with Medics Ambulance. He said he would not accept the proposal because the cost for service would be increased and he Page 7 9/14/89-pw informed the City Manager to tell the President of Medics Ambulance that the contract would not be approved. He said as a result, the contract was decreased by $5,000.00 last year. Mayor Abramowitz said the City Council fought very hard to have their own ambulance service and the County would not agree to this. He said Broward County was not willing to certify the City to have their own ambulance service. Mr. Prior said the politics in the County and City have changed and there was a strong leadership in the City Council. He said a feasibility study and workshop may be in order with the City Council, County, City Manager and Fire Department. He said if the Tamarac Fire Department could provide a better service than the existing ambulance service, it may not be as out of reach as it seemed. C/M Hoffman said he would like to see the City have their own ambulance service and he approved of a feasibility study. He said if he could be shown that the City could have an ambulance service, he would approve it. Mayor Abramowitz said he would approve of this type of service even if it cost more money because the welfare and health of the public was more important. He said he would call a workshop meeting on this matter. Mr. Prior said by the City having its own ambulance service, the manpower of the Fire Department would increase and the services would be better for the residents. Mayor Abramowitz said he would call a workshop meeting inviting the County Commissioners. Julie Link, Resident, asked if the City Council could explain what the taxes for the Port Authority would be used for. Mayor Abramowitz said this matter was a big concern and the tax was only proposed; therefore, the taxation may not be implemented. City Manager Kelly said the Port Authority had the power to levy a tax and this was the first time they were doing it. He said the purpose of the tax was to fund a number of capital improvements for the area. C/M Hoffman said he lobbied the Legislators regarding what could be done about taking the power away from the Port Authority. He said the Port Authority was a business and should be operated as a business. He said the funds should be collected from the people that used their facility and not the general public. Ms. Link asked if the City's increase in public school taxes was 40% over the other and Mayor Abramowitz said this tax was imposed by the County. C/M Hoffman said the City had nothing to do with the County, School, Port Authority, Water Management District and Hospital District taxes. Page 8 9/14/89-pw City Manager Kelly said the City was governed not to conflict with the School Board and County Commission Budget Hearings. He said this was to allow the residents to attend these meetings. Vickie Beech, Resident, said Ms. Link should be informed that the County Commission would be holding their meeting in Coral Springs next week; therefore, she could address the Commission with her questions. Bernie Hart, Resident, referring to page 2, Line 1, of the Budget asked why there was an increase of $1,368,576.00 in City taxes. He asked why the City was expecting this much tax money from property. Mr. Hart said he thought the City was receiving less money from the State for State Sharing Revenue. Mayor Abramowitz said, referring to Mr. Hart's first question, there was approximately $75,000,000.00 of new construction in the City this year. Mr. Hart asked what was in the Miscellaneous Revenue Account. Ken Burroughs, Finance Director, said this item consisted of interest income in the amount of $469,000.00, rental in the amount of $240,000.00, administrative fees for TUW in the amount of $350,000.00, taxing TUW in lieu of taxes in the amount of $345,000.00 and sale of surplus property in the amount of $700,000.00. He said these were the larger items. Mr. Hart said he thought that the City was not receiving revenue from developers; however, now the City was receiving more money than the past. Mr. Hart asked what Debt Proceeds in the amount of approximately $250,000.00 included and Mr. Burroughs said this was an accounting mechanism to pay for the fire apparatus received in October, 1988. He said the Note Financing had to be recorded as a revenue item; however, the purchase of the equipment was listed in the Fire Department as a capital outlay. Mr. Hart said he thought $240,000.00 from the police facility would reduce the debt service for the cost of the building. He asked if the millage was reduced when it was put in revenue. Mr. Hart said he was asked how much was being saved because of the merge of the Police Department with the Broward Sheriff's Office and Mayor Abramowitz said approximately $1,400,000.00 was being saved. Mayor Abramowitz said the merger saved the City a lot of money, provided more services to the residents and was one of the best things that could have happened to the City. Mr. Hart said he would like the record to reflect that he never opposed merging the Police Department with the Broward Sheriff's Office. He said his only argument was for the rights of the residents to vote on the matter. Wade White, Resident, said Mayor Abramowitz recently stated that the City was saving approximately one million dollars per year on the Police Department and he felt Page 9 9/14/89-pw this was great. He said the City could have saved this money several years ago by merging with the Broward Sheriff's Office. Mr. White said the City was saving all of the money; however, the Fire Department services were being reduced. He said the City was going to force the Firefighters to find jobs elsewhere because they needed better wages. He said the City did not have the appropriate manpower to cover the City like it should be. He said even though he lived next door to the Fire Department, it scared him that the Fire Department would not be able to respond to several incidents occurring at one time in the City because there was not enough manpower. He said if the Fire Department had the manpower, they would not be as well qualified as the existing Firefighters. Mayor Abramowitz asked Mr. White if he was a Firefighter and Mr. White replied, yes; however, he worked for the City of Lauderhill. Mayor Abramowitz said he received a comprehensive report on every response made by the Fire Department. He said he was not arguing the matter concerning the wages and he thought that every Firefighter knew that the City Council was interested in assisting them. He said he did take exception that Mr. White felt the City was not covered. Mayor Abramowitz said the City was part of the Mutual. Aid Program and the other Cities would assist Tamarac and Mr. White said this program was great unless the other Cities had incidents in their own Cities to handle. Mayor Abramowitz said the City Council was aware of the priorities with the Fire Department and would place a tax on the residents if they felt there was a danger to them. He said the City of Lauderhill was different than the City of Tamarac. He said the City Council would work with the Fire Department if given the opportunity. Vickie Beech, Resident, asked what Deferred Compensation was. City Manager Kelly said this was money that the City Attorney and City Manager did not receive but was put in a Pension Fund. He said the City Manager and City Attorney were excluded from the City's Pension Plan. He said the money was assigned to an account that was invested for them and, when they retired, they could collect the funds. City Manager Kelly said there would be an adjustment to the budget; however, it would not affect the tax rate. He said the Recreation Department Budget had to be increased by $21,170.00; however, the funds would be offset by the revenues of the program. Mayor Abramowitz asked if the program consisted of trips for senior citizens and City Manager Kelly replied, yes. Mayor Abramowitz said a man recently walked up to him in the hallway, kissed him and thanked the City for the trips provided by the Recreation Department for he and his wife. He suggested that the residents avail themselves of the programs available by the Parks and Recreation Department. * C/M Hoffman MOVED to CLOSE the Public Hearing, SECONDED by * C/M Rohr. Page 10 9/14/89-pw 1iMUMNE ALL VOTED AYE 4. MOTION TO ADOPT a proposed millage rate for Fiscal Year 1989/90. SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: ADOPTED a proposed millage rate of 4.1143%. * C/M Hoffman MOVED to APPROVE the proposed millage rate in * the amount of 4.1143%, SECONDED by C/M Rohr. VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE 5. MOTION TO ADOPT a tentative General Fund Budget for Fiscal a Near 1989/90. SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: ADOPTED the General Fund Budget in the amount of $17,022,260.00 with the adjustment of $21,170.00 for the Parks and Recreation Budget. * C/M Hoffman MOVED to APPROVE the tentative General Fund * Budget in the amount of $17,022,260.00 with the adjustment * of $21,170.00 for the Parks and Recreation Budget, SECONDED * by C/M Rohr. VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE 6. ANNOUNCEMENT of percentage increase/decrease of recomputed millage rate over/under the rolled back rate necessary to fund the General Fund Budget for 1989/90. SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: ANNOUNCED the percentage increase to be 23.51%. City Manager Kelly said the recomputed millage rate for the General Fund Budget would be 23.51%. 7. ANNOUNCEMENT of the time, date and place of the second public hearing during which a final millage and General Fund budget shall be adopted. SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: ANNOUNCED the second Public Hearing to be held on September 26, 1989, at 7:00 P.M in the City Hall Council Chambers. City Manager Kelly announced that the second Public Hearing would be held on Tuesday, September 26, 1989, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers. 8. PUBLIC HEARING on all other fund Budgets for Fiscal Year 1989 90. SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: Public Hea nr g was held. ANNOUNCED the other funds to be $18,236,860.00 in which TUW was included in the amount of $14,723,970.00. City Manager Kelly announced the other fund budgets to be $18;236,860.00 in which TUW was included in the amount of $14,723,970.00. Page 11 9/14/89-pw Mayor Abramowitz Opened the Public Hearing. * C/M Hoffman MOVED to CLOSE Public Hearing, SECONDED by * C/M Rohr. vnTF- ALL VOTED AYE 9. MOTION TO ADOPT tentative budgets for all other funds for Fiscal Year 1989/90. SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: APPROVED. * C/M Rohr MOVED to APPROVE the tentative budget for all other * funds, SECONDED by C/M Hoffman. ** EDITOR'S NOTE: The following tentative budgets for all other funds for Fiscal Year 1989/90 were adopted: Special Revenue Funds $ 52,380.00 Debt Service Funds 920,020.00 Capital Projects Funds 978,700.00 Enterprise Funds 14,723,970.00 Internal Services Funds 2,221,240.00 VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE 10. ANNOUNCEMENT of proposed debt service millage rate for Fiscal Year 1989/90. SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: ANNOUNCED proposed debt service millage rate to be .6755. City Manager Kelly announced the proposed debt service millage rate to be .6755. He said the residents voted on the debt service to pay for the various capital projects in the City. He said the debt service last year was .8136. He said there was a reduction of approximately $.13 in the debt service. 11. MOTION TO ADOPT a proposed debt service millage rate for seal Year 1989/90. SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: APPROVED the proposed debt service millage rate to be .6755 mills. * C/M Hoffman MOVED to APPROVE the proposed debt service * millage rate in the amount of .6755 mills, SECONDED by * C/M Rohr. MAN1Y50 ALL VOTED AYE With no further business, Mayor Abramowitz ADJOURNED this meeting at 8:20 P.M. ti NOR AN ABRAMOWITZ, MAYOR CAROL A. EVAN , CITY CLERK N "This public document was promulgated at a cost of $95.40 or $11.93 per copy to inform the general public, public officers and employees of recent opinions and considerations of the City Council of the City of Tamarac." 1 1 1 APP VED AT MEETING OF Page 12 City Clerk