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August 5, 1988
NOTICE OF
CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETINGS
There will be City Council Budget Workshop Meetings with
the following Department Heads in Conference Room #1 at City
Hall, 7525 N.W. 88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida on the
following days:
Date Time Department
Monday
August 8
10:30
a.m.
City Manager
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10:45
a.m.
City Attorney
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11:00
a.m.
City Clerk
1:30
p.m.
Engineering
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2:00
p.m.
Fire Department
Tuesday
August 9
1:00
P.M.
Finance
" If
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1:30
p.m.
Police Department
Thursday
August 11
9:00
a.m.
Public Works
If"
11:00
a.m.
Community Development
Ifit
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1:30
p.m.
Building Department
Carol E. Barbuto
City Clerk
CEB/nr
cc: Mayor & Council
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAPPED STATUS
CITY OF TAMARAC
CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1988
TAPE 1
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Abramowitz called this
Budget Workshop meeting to Order on Thursday, August 11, 1988 at 9:00
A.M. in Conference Room #1 (City Clerk's Office).
PRESENT:
Mayor Norman Abramowitz
Vice Mayor ,Tack Stelzer
Councilman Dr. H. Larry Bender
Councilman Bruce Hoffman
Councilman Henry Rohr
ALSO PRESENT:
John P. Kelly, City Manager
Ken Burroughs, Finance Director
Pauline Walaszek, Special Services
Secretary
Public Works Department Butt
City Manager Kelly said the staff who recently reviewed
their Budget with the City Council complimented the City
Council on their professionalism.
Mike Couzzo, Public Works Director, said there would be a
total increase in salaries of 6.17%. He said this
increase included the 4% FPE and a part/time employee
from 24 hours to 28 hours a week.
Mr. Couzzo said there was 24% increase in operating
expenses and a 300% increase in capital expenditures.
C/M Rohr asked if more personnel had to be hired for the
Municipal Complex and Mr. Couzzo said this Budget was for
the Administrative Division only.
Mayor Abramowitz said the Health Insurance may be
changing and Ken Burroughs, Finance Director, said until
the change is made, the existing figures will be applied.
V/M Stelzer asked if the automobile allowance would be
eliminated and City Manager Kelly said it would be to the
City's advantage to pay the Public Works and the
Utilities/Engineering Directors to use their own
vehicles. He said it would cost approximately $600.00
per month to maintain and operate a car for these
departments.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if this Budget could be cut and
City Manager Kelly said after reviewing this Budget, he
could not cut anymore than he already did.
C/M Hoffman asked if there was anything cut from the
Budget that City Manager Kelly may want to consider and
City Manager Kelly replied, no.
C/M Rohr asked what the Employment Agency Fees Account
was for and Mr. Couzzo said this Account was for
Temporary Services when certain personnel were on
vacation or sick leave.
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C/M Bender asked what Account 130, Temporary Account, was
for and Mr. Couzzo said this account was for the
temporary summer employees.
C/M Hoffman asked if the overall Budget increase was
3.95% and Mr. Couzzo replied, yes. He said this increase
was for all of the Divisions in his Department.
C/M Rohr asked what the Purchasing Store Services Account
was for and Mr. Burroughs said this Account was pro -rated
by dividing each Department's use into the cost to
operate the Purchasing Department.
City Manager Kelly asked Mr. Couzzo to emphasize the
office equipment needed and Mr. Couzzo said the increase
in the office equipment was for a Gama Program. He said
this program was an automated computer system which
tracked calls placed in the Department regarding the
disposition of resident concerns.
Walter Rekuc, Resident, asked if the purchasing cost was
an allocation and Mr. Burroughs replied, yes.
V/M Stelzer said Section G would inform Mr. Rekuc of the
allocations within the Budget.
Mr. Rekuc said the City's CPA suggested that the Public
Works Director's position be eliminated and combined with
the City Engineer. He said this has been done in other
Cities and he recommended this be considered for this
year's Budget.
City Manager Kelly said Mr. Rekuc's observation pertained
to Administration matters. He said he has reviewed the
capabilities of each department and he has determined
that each department should remain as it is.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if Contractual Services were
eliminated and presently being done In-house and Mr.
Burroughs said the expenses for the Maintenance of the
Municipal Complex were deducted from the Line 340 and
placed in a separate Division.
Mayor Abramowitz said he was pleased to see the
janitorial services being done In-house because of
security reasons as opposed to contracting the services
out. City Manager Kelly said he was very comfortable
with having the services In-house and with knowing that
the employees would be responsible to the City rather
than contracting the services out to people who were not
as involved with the City.
C/M Hoffman asked what the Beautification Special
Projects Account was for and Mr. Couzzo said $50,000.00
was designated for landscape and irrigation improvements
on Nob Hill Road. He said the City was obligated to the
County for this project.
Mayor Abramowitz said he was concerned with having these
items together to avoid confusion and Mr. Burroughs said
the City Manager and Mr. Couzzo informed him of this
matter; however, the Budget was already printed. He said
he would place these accounts under Special Account for
the Budget Hearings.
Mayor Abramowitz said he was very interested in the
City's beautification; however, he would like the
Beautification Account identified differently.
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Mr. Burroughs said the backup material listed everything
separately; however, it was difficult to list every
project separately.
V/M Stelzer asked how much money would be spent on
irrigation and Mr. Couzzo said approximately 2/3 of the
Account.
V/M Stelzer said there was no need to separate these
accounts because there would be little money in the
Account. He suggested the Nob Hill Project be placed in
a separate account and the remaining funds be placed in a
Special Projects Account.
Mayor Abramowitz asked City Manager Kelly to inform him
when the Commercial Boulevard Project was completed.
C/M Bender asked if supplemental Grants were being
explored for the Beautification projects and City Manager
Kelly replied, yes.
C/M Hoffman asked if the impact fees could be used for
the Nab Hill Road Project and Mr. Burroughs said impact
fees may not address this matter.
City Manager Kelly said there were no impact fees
designated for this project and C/M Hoffman asked if this
project could be identified as a necessity because of the
development of Nob Hill Road.
Mr. Burroughs said the current trafficway impact fees
language did not make this project eligible for the
money,
V/M Stelzer said this project could be classified as a
new development and C/M Hoffman suggested that this
matter be investigated to see if it was feasible to use
the money for this project. He said if the impact fees
could be used, the Budget would be lowered.
Mr. Rekuc asked if there were any new vehicles and City
Manager Kelly replied, yes. Mr. Rekuc had concerns with
the employees being allowed to take their vehicles home.
Mr. Couzzo said the Divisional Supervisors no longer take
vehicles home.
Mayor Abramowitz said he received a complaint regarding
City vehicle being taken home and the City Manager
informed him that there were employees on call 24 hours
day; therefore, a vehicle was needed to get to the
designated area.
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C/M Hoffman asked what the Contractual Services Account
was for and Mr. Couzzo said this Account was for Aquatic
Weed Control. City Manager Kelly asked if there were
monies received to offset this Account and Mr. Couzzo
replied, yes.
Mayor Abramowitz said this Service should be increased
because of the many complaints received regarding the
canals and lakes.
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City Manager Kelly said most of the complaints have been
honored; however, the complaints are repetitious because
when the water is treated it takes time for the water to
clear up. He said the annexed areas only wanted the City
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to take over the service of Aquatic Control because of
the good canal maintenance in Tamarac. He said the
services for the annexed areas would not be budgeted for
until next year.
V/M Stelzer said when the water levels are lower, more
dirt will be present creating algae.
C/M Rohr had concerns with the Street Resurfacing Account
being cut from $99,000.00 to -0-. He asked if the City
decided not to repair the streets and Mr. Couzzo said
this Account was for resurfacing only.
City Manager Kelly said the City's streets were in good
shape and really did not need resurfacing and Mr.
Burroughs said $99,000.00 was the cost for resurfacing
all of the streets over a 12 year period.
C/M Rohr had concerns with the reconstruction of
sidewalks and City Manager Kelly said the Budget
contained no money for sidewalks.
C/M Hoffman asked why sidewalks were not Budgeted and
City Manager Kelly said there was a Comprehensive Plan
for sidewalks; therefore, he did not want to place money
in an account for sidewalk projects.
C/M Rohr asked if the City would be getting Grants for
sidewalks and Mayor Abramowitz said this matter was being
negotiated.
C/M Hoffman asked if the City would be receiving money
from the County since the widening of Nob Hill Road was
not being done. He said this money could be used for
sidewalks, turning lanes, etc.
City Manager Kelly said this matter should be discussed
during the Community Development Budget review.
Mr. Rekuc said the State of Florida provides a Gasoline
Tax Fund and he asked what the balance was in the Fund.
He asked if this money would charged against the Fund.
Mr. Burroughs said the State of Florida had a gasoline
tax through Broward County and all street charges against
the Fund were justified with more expenditures than what
was received. He said there was no Fund available with a
balance.
Mayor Abramowitz asked what vehicles were being purchased
and Mr. Couzzo said there would be a replacement of 1
dump truck, 1 service truck and 1 cement mixer.
Mayor Abramowitz suggested that the City shop around for
a second hand street sweeper as opposed to spending the
extra money on leasing a machine. He said the City would
save a lot of money if they had their own street sweeper.
Parks and Recreation Budget
C/M Hoffman asked if Lighting should be listed under
Engineering and Mr. Burroughs said Street Lighting was a
Public Works Project.
Mayor Abramowitz said projects should not be listed if
there is not enough money to complete them. He asked if
the City was able to spend $83,750.00 for lighting
projects and City Manager Kelly replied, yes.
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C/M Hoffman asked if the money would be used for
placement of lights rather than new poles and City
Manager said in many instances, the replacement of lights
require the changing of the poles.
Mr. Burroughs said the City bought the energy and the
energy included the cost of the lamp and pole. C/M
Hoffman asked if the poles were free and Mr. Burroughs
said the cost of the poles and lighting were paid on a
monthly ba.Si.`s,,
C/M Hoffman suggested that the City Attorney investigate
the use of the impact fees for the lighting projects
because these projects were very important to the
residents and City Manager Kelly said he would discuss
this matter with the City Attorney.
Referring to the Garbage Account, City Manager Kelly said
the garbage billing was Budgeted; however, this Account
may change depending if the garbage billing is
transferred to Waste Management, Inc., for direct
billing.
Mayor Abramowitz said the City Council was in favor of
direct billing until they realized that there may be a
$2.25 increase and a 3 month billing cycle. He said the
City Council directed the City Manager to negotiate with
Waste Management, Inc., for monthly billing and increase
the bills $.25 per month. He said he would like to see
this matter eliminated from the Utility operations
because of the extra manpower it takes causing the City
to lose money.
Mr. Rekuc said the garbage tax should be added to the ad
valorem to cut the tax increase. He said this would
reduce the cost for billing and the cost to the
taxpayers.
C/M Rohr said it would not be fair to do this because
there would resident's paying for other residents garbage
service because of their assessed valuation.
V/M Stelzer said business people pay for their own
garbage service; therefore, if the garbage tax was placed
in the ad valorem, the business people would be charged
twice for the garbage service.
Mayor Abramowitz said the City Council has reviewed this
matter several times and whatever way the garbage tax is
handled, it would be in the best interest of the City and
the residents.
Mayor Abramowitz asked why the salaries for the
Recreation Budget increased and Mr. Couzzo said this
increase was due to the expansion of the Summer and After
School Programs.
Mayor Abramowitz said the Recreation Program recently had
60 people more than anticipated. He said there were
problems with the Programs in the past because of the
lack in staff and space. He said he, the City Manager
and Mr. Couzzo discussed this matter and there would be
action taken to find more space to accommodate the
Program.
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Mayor Abramowitz said he would leave the revenue matter
for this Department for the City Manager and Mr. Couzzo
to handle.
Vickie Beech, Resident, asked how many children were
added to the City with the annexation and Mayor
Abramowitz replied, very few.
Mr. Rekuc said in the prior years, it had been discussed
that Parks, Recreation, Streets and Landscaping should be
placed under a different Director. He suggested this be
done because the Departments were a different concept
than the Public Works Department. He said 10 years ago,
Parks and Recreation Department did not exist and he was
the first one to approach the City with a request for
$10,000.00 to start the Department. He said Parks and
Recreation Department needed its own Director.
Ms. Beech said there had been an analysis and a
consultant hired to set a system regarding how the City
should be broken down. She said there had been
recommendations made regarding the break down of several
Departments and she asked if these studies have been
reviewed and if City Manager Kelly implemented any of
these recommendations since there was approximately
$18,000.00 spent on the study.
City Manager Kelly said the study was made and
recommendations were made to the City. He said he
reviewed this study before he.started working for the
City. He said he made assessments to the recommendations
to determine if they were in the City's best interest and
he felt strongly that the Parks and Recreation Department
should be a strong separate Department with a Department
Director; however, this was only for the Parks and
Recreation Department's programmatic aspect. He said the
maintenance of the Parks facilities should continue being
the Public Works Department's responsibility. He said
after the Multi -Purpose Complex was completed, the
decision regarding the separation of the Public Works and
Parks and Recreation Departments would be considered. He
said the separation of the Departments would not be
considered for this Budget year.
C/M Hoffman said the City was very fortunate in having an
employee like Mr. Couzzo. He said Mr. Couzzo was
directing two departments and saving the City money. He
said Mr. Couzzo has done an outstanding job and helped
the City keep costs down. Mayor Abramowitz and C/M Rohr
agreed.
City Manager Kelly said the Parks and Recreation
Department has expanded a lot; however, until recently,
the Parks and Recreation Department has been an
embarrassment to the City.
C/M Hoffman said the State recently passed Legislation
stating it was mandatory for the Cities to have proper
recreational facilities or they would not be able to
issue Certificates of Occupancy and all Development would
be stopped.
C/M Hoffman asked what the Rentals and Leases Account was
for and Mr. Couzzo said the rental was for the bus to
provide transportation for the programs. C/M Hoffman
asked if the programs paid for themselves and Mr. Couzzo
replied, yes. Mr. Couzzo said the Summary indicated the
revenue projections for the upcoming year.
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City Manager Kelly said the Liaison from the State called
and asked how the City would want the State money for
Parks and Recreation allocated. He said he would like to
have the money up front so a better negotiation with the
Architect could be made for the Multi -Purpose Complex.
He said the City Planner has been assigned as the City`s
Liaison on the matter and it would be brought to the City
Council for authorization.
Mayor Abramowitz asked why the Part/Time Account was
increased and Mr. Couzzo said this increase would.provide
more personnel for night maintenance at the Tamarac
Sports Complex (Tract 27) .
Mr. Rekuc suggested a summary be made of the Parks and
Recreation and Public Works Departments for the Public at
the Budget Hearings.
Mayor Abramowitz said the City Manager and Mr. Burroughs
would consider the feasibility of this decision.
At 10:55 A.M., Mayor Abramowitz RECESSED the meeting and
RECONVENED at 11:05 A.M. with ALL PRESENT.
Community Development Department Budget
City Manager Kelly said this Department may be
reorganized which would result in a slight decrease in
the proposed Budget.
C/M Rohr asked if there was an increase or decrease in
employees and Thelma Brown --Porter, City Planner, said the
only increase was the 4% FPE raises.
City Manager Kelly asked Mrs. Brown -Porter to address the
Engineering and Planning Services Account. Mrs.
Brown --Porter said there was a necessity to recreate the
boundary lines to comply with the new Comprehensive Plan.
She said there would be approximately $3,500.00 expended
for outside consultants. She said the Planning Service
fees were for expenses to comply with the Growth
Management requirements and the 9 Elements. She said
this compliance would be approximately $5,000.00.
C/M Hoffman asked if the voting districts have been
determined for the annexed areas and City Manager Kelly
said the City Clerk informed him that the annexed areas
would be voting in District 1; however, after the
elections, this matter would be reviewed.
C/M Rohr asked when the monies for the Nob Hill Road
expansion would be refunded to the City from Broward
County and Mrs. Brown -Porter the monies collected from
the County for the road work on Nob Hill Road resulted in
the City saving 1.2 million dollars; however, there were
monies deposited by the developers surrounding the area
and is being used for Nob Hill Road.
Mrs. Brown -Porter said the developer along Land Section 7
wanted some money credited back for his portion expended
for Nob Hill Road. She said this money would be refunded
to the developer with the traffic impact fee monies;
however, the developer requested that the City join him
in getting the money from the County.
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TAPE 4
C/M Hoffman said the question was in regard to getting
the money returned to the City for the Nob Hill Road
widening and Mrs. Brown -Porter said Lennar Homes, Inc.,
placed all of the money for Nob Hill Road; therefore,
Lennar Homes, Inc., would be receiving the money. She
said the money would be taken from Lennar Homes, Inc.,
account and placed into the City's Trafficway Account.
Mayor Abramowitz said no one was taking anything away
from the City and this matter was being negotiated at
this time.
C/M Hoffman asked when Nob Hill Road would be open and
Mrs. Brown --Porter said the County indicated the opening
to be September 5, 1988. She said there would be a
contribution of approximately $42,000.00 for the
landscaping of the road.
Vickie Beech, Resident, asked what the City would be
doing to improve the beautification throughout the City
and Mayor Abramowitz said the City would be hiring two
more Code Enforcement Officers. He said the conflicts
with Code Enforcement will be reviewed to correct the
problems.
Walter Rekuc, Resident, said he understood that there was
a law against manufacturing within the City; however,
Green Thumb was making items behind their building and
Mrs. Brown -Porter said she would see that this matter was
investigated.
Mr. Rekuc said there were several places that had
foundations and he asked if the City would look into this
and enforce the City Code.
Mayor Abramowitz said the Code Enforcement was being
reviewed and updated to provide more service to the City.
At 11:35 A.M., Mayor Abramowitz RECESSED the meeting and
RECONVENED at 1:45 P.M. with all present, except C/M
Rohr.
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Building Department Budget
Bob Jahn, Chief Building Official, said there would only
be one increase in personnel and this would be for a Code
Enforcement Officer.
C/M Rohr ENTERED the meeting at 1:48 P.M.
C/M Hoffman said the City should have the Code
Enforcement Department in the Police Department because
of Code Enforcement's ability to write citations.
Mr. Jahn said this Department was in the Police
Department; however, the Police Chief and the previous
City Manager felt that Enforcement was not being
administered properly. He said at that time, a new State
Law was implemented for the Code Enforcement Board to
Fine and have Hearings. He said the Code Enforcement
Officers presently have Police powers.
C/M Hoffman had concerns with the Code Enforcement
Officers being on duty during the day and not at night or
weekends.
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Mayor Abramowitz agreed with C/M Hoffman.; however, he did
not agree with the Code Enforcement Officers being
assigned to the Police Department. He said there seems
to be problems which are arising because of the
Ordinance.
Mayor Abramowitz suggested a Workshop be scheduled to
review and discuss the Code Enforcement Ordinance. He
said most complaints pertain to Code Enforcement matters.
V/M Stelzer said the Code Enforcement Officers are
responsible for violators during the day and Police
Department was responsible for violations during the
night.
Mayor Abramowitz said the Police Department was not
monitoring during the night. He said the Police
Department tells the residents who call during the evening
hours with a Code Enforcement complaint to call the Code
Enforcement Department during the day.
Mr. Jahn said he was anticipating for the future to place
one Code Enforcement Officer in the morning, one in the
late afternoon and one on Saturdays; however, because of
the liability, he refused to place a Code Enforcement
Officer on duty at night without having communication
with someone other than the Police Department.
Mayor Abramowitz asked the City Manager to schedule a
Workshop meeting on this matter after the Budget process
was finished.
After discussing the salary increases, Mr. Jahn said his
calculations for lastyear's salaries were wrong; however,
the costs for the Budget were lower. He said he did not
fill positions until they were completely necessary and
before the Board of Appeals began questioning the
positions.
V/M Stelzer said he would like to have a reconciliation
of the salaries for the Budget year before the Budget
Hearings.
V/M Stelzer asked what vehicles were in the budget and
City Manager Kelly said the repairs and maintenance cost
for the Building Department vehicles would be decreasing
with the vehicles being provided.
Mayor Abramowitz asked how much mileage was placed on the
Building Departments vehicles per year and Bob Kegan,
Deputy Building Official, said there was approximately
5,000 miles per year placed on the cars; however, the
cars were stopped and started a lot.
Mayor Abramowitz said it may be better to lease the
Building Departments cars and City Manager Kelly said the
City of Davie was sending him information regarding
leasing.
C/M Hoffman asked what type of vehicles were needed and
City Manager Kelly said he was looking to use compact
cars for the Building Inspectors.
V/M Stelzer asked if the Building Department was getting
a new frequency for their radios and Mr. Jahn said the
radios being purchased would allow for the frequency.
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At 2:20 P.M., Mayor Abramowitz RECESSED the meeting and
RECONVENED at 2:30 P.M. with ALL PRESENT.
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AGENDIZED BY CONSENT
Boards and Committees Budget
City Council
There was no discussion on this Budget.
Charter Board
C/M Rohr suggested that the Charter Board's Budget be
decreased from $10,000.00 to $5,000.00 to reflect last
year's expenses and City Manager Kelly said the Charter
Board did not have legal Counsel during most of last
year's budget; therefore, their budget did not reflect
the expense.
City Manager Kelly suggested a Workshop be held with the
Charter Board to determine what was to be done with the
Charter Amendments. He said the deadline for the
Amendments being submitted to the County for Referendum
was September 6, 1988.
The City Council AGREED to have a Workshop meeting with
the Charter Board on Tuesday, August 16, 1988 at 9:00
A.M. in Conference Room #1 (City Clerk's Office).
Mayor Abramowitz suggested that the Charter Board's
Budget be discussed during the Workshop and the City
Council AGREED.
Public Information Board Buffet
There was no discussion on this Budget.
Economic Development Office Bu, dget
City Manager Kelly said in the Economic Development
Office Budget he proposed a brochure for the City. Mayor
Abramowitz said he would like to review the brochure
before spending the money for it.
City Manager Kelly said the brochure was very informative
and Mayor Abramowitz said he would like to review the
brochure; therefore, he would hold this Budget in
abeyance.
Consumer Affairs Board Budget
C/M Hoffman suggested that this Budget be increased to
$350.00 and the City Council AGREED.
Safety Advisory Board Budget
There was mQ discussion regarding this Budget.
City Hall Operations Bid et
Mr. Burroughs said there would be 4 new Janitors included
in this Account.
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Police Building Budget
Mr. Burroughs said as of October 1, 1988 the Police
Department monies would be transferred into this Account.
City Manager Kelly said the Detectives, who were located
in the trailer at the old City Hall, were relocated to
the second floor of the old building.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if the trailer could be used for
Fire Station #2 and City Manager Kelly said the trailer
was in very bad shape.
Mayor Abramowitz suggested City Manager Kelly investigate
this matter.
Social Services Budget
Mayor Abramowitz asked how many vehicles were involved in
the Fleet Maintenance Service Account and C/M Rohr
replied, 3.
V/M Stelzer suggested the Childhood Development Account
be allowed $1,000.00.
Mayor Abramowitz asked why the Area Council of Aging was
increased to $10,000.00 and City Manager Kelly said
Tamarac uses the services of the Area Council of Aging as
much as any other City. He said the City's fair share
has never been contributed; therefore, he increased this
Account to $10,000.00.
C/M Bender said the County wrote to him because he was
Liaison for the Board. He said the County has asked that
the City attempt to contribute most of its fair share.
He said $10,000.00 was not close to the City's fair
share.
V/M Stelzer said the Early Childhood Development should
be increased to $1,000.00 and City Manager Kelly said he
was investigating the eligibility of this Account and, if
it was eligible, he would add $1,000.00. The City
Council AGREED.
General Services
Mr. Burroughs said this account was for postage and
copies expended in the City Clerk's. Office. He said the
postage was going to be monitored and pro -rated to each
Department for next year's Budget; however, these
Accounts were created to isolate these funds for
accounting purposes.
V/M Stelzer had concerns regarding the public being
charged for copies and Mayor Abramowitz said there was a
new Law stating that this was illegal.
V/M Stelzer asked the City Manager to discuss the
legality of the charges for copies with the City
Attorney.
C/M Hoffman asked if the City knew how much money was
being collected from the Insurance Company for the
Ambulance Service and City Manager Kelly said the Fire
Chief was meeting with the Ambulance Company regarding a
break down of the costs.
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C/M Hoffman said he read the old contract and the
proposed contract stated that it was a continuation of
the old contract. He said there was nothing deleted in
the contract.
C/M Hoffman exhibited a copy of the old and new contract
with the Ambulance Service and, after reviewing them, the
City Council AGREED that they would like this matter to
be investigated.
C/M Hoffman said he would like to know, 1) what was
required by the City for costs and, 2) where the costs
were being applied. He said the City was entitled to
receive this information.
With no further discussions, Mayor Abramowitz ADJOURNED
this meeting at 3:15 P.M.
CAROL E. BARBUTO, CITY CLERK
"This public document was promulgated at a cost of $237.50 or $6.50 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."
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