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September 7, 1989
NOTICE OF
CITY COUNCIL
BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING
for FISCAL YEAR 1989/90
There will be a Budget Workshop Meeting of the City Council
held on Friday, September 8, 1989 at 9:00 A.M. in the City
Council Conference Room at City Hall, 7525 NW 88 Avenue,
Tamarac, Florida.
The purpose of this meeting is to review the following
budgets for Fiscal Year 1989/90:
Utilities Capital Improvements
Health Insurance
Summary of Final Budget
• All meetings are open to the public.
CAE/pm
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Carol A. Evans
City Clerk
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAPPED STATUS
CITY OF TAMARAC
CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1989
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Abramowitz called: this meeting to Order on
Friday, September 8, 1989 at 9:00 A.M. in the City Council Conference
Room.
PRESENT:
Mayor Norman Abramowitz
Vice Mayor Dr. H. Larry Bender
Councilman Bruce Hoffman
Councilman Henry Rohr
Councilman Jack Stelzer
ALSO PRESENT:
John P. Kelly, City Manager
Ken Burroughs, Finance Director
Bob Foy, Director of Utilities/
Engineering
Pauline Walaszek, Special Services
Secretary
The purpose of this meeting was to review the proposed Budget
for Fiscal Year 1989/90.
Mayor Abramowitz said at the previous Workshop there were
a few items that were left unresolved.
V/M Bender said he did an extensive review of the Budget.
Referring to Page 9, Item 313-100, Franchise Tax for
Electric, he said this tax was not collected from the
Public Utilities of Florida Power & Light. He requested
that $100,000.00 be added to this Item as Revenue. He
said this would increase the Item from $1,602,500.00 to
$1,702,500.00.
Referring to Page 11, Item 389-110, Appropriated Fund
Balance, V/M Bender requested that this Item be increased
from $200,000.00. He said this Item would now be
$307,500.00.
Mayor Abramowitz said this matter was discussed'at the
previous meeting and the City Council agreed to have this
matter reviewed in a conservative manner.
V/M Bender said he examined the records thoroughly and he
received a Report from the Finance Director on
investments. He said considering the $200,000.00
increase, he was being very conservative. He said
nothing was being jeopardized by the increase.
C/M Stelzer asked Ken Burroughs,
Finance Director, if
there was $200,000.00 available
in the
unappropriated
funds.
Mr. Burroughs said not based on
the
projections in the
Budget; however, historically, there
was. He said he has
been this business for 35 years
and
estimating year
end surplus to be credited into
the
next Budget year as a
Revenue item was unpredictable.
He
said this Account was
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estimated in June, 1989; however, it could change. He
said he was not uncomfortable with the addition. He said
he hoped the amount was more than what V/M Bender added.
V/M Bender said he could assure the City Council that he
dial not deplete the fund in any way.
Mayor Abramowitz said when this matter was first
discussed he decided that he was not going to be
uncomfortable regardless of the outcome. He said he was
not the ultimate optimist; however, he was very
comfortable with this addition.
City Manager Kelly asked if the City Council agreed with
these additions and all agreed.
C/M Hoffman asked how much the Ad Valorem Tax would be
decreased if one million dollars was decreased from the
Budget and Mr. Burroughs said if one million dollars was
decreased from the City Manager's proposed Budget, the Ad
Valorem rate could be reduced by $.91.
C/M Hoffman asked if one million dollars equated to
$1.20. He said if the Ad Valorem rate was increased by
$1.20, 1.2 million dollars would be available.
Mr. Burroughs said 1.2 million dollars equated to $1.00
and C/M Hoffman asked how much $1.20 was in revenue.
C/M Hoffman asked how much $1.00 was in revenue. He said
$1.00 brought in 1.2 million dollars and Mr. Burroughs
said one Mill brought in 1.2 million dollars. Mr.
Burroughs said one Mill divided by 1.2 Mills was $.91.
Mayor Abramowitz said the City received figures from the
County Appraiser's Office regarding property. He said
Mr. Burroughs informed him that the total cost submitted
by the County Appraiser's Office was not figured.
Mr. Burroughs said he reduced the total by 5% and Mayor
Abramowitz said C/M Hoffman was saying that if the taxes
were increased by one million dollars, revenue would be
brought in. Mr. Burroughs said 1.2 million would be
brought in.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if the revenue would be reduced by
1.2 million if the taxes were decreased by 1 million. He
said the figures indicated that approximately $900,000.00
was decreased from the proposed Budget.
Mr. Burroughs said the proposed Budget was reduced by
$1,093.160.00 and Mayor Abramowitz asked if this equated
to more than $1.20.
Mr. Burroughs replied, no, only $.91. He said
$1,093.160.00 divided by 1.2 million was 9.09099.
C/M Hoffman said if the total assessed valuation was 1
billion dollars and it was increased by $1.00, 1 million
dollars would be collected. He said if it was decreased
by $1.00, there would be a loss of 1 million dollars.
C/M Hoffman said if 1 million dollars was dropped from
the tax roll, the rate would be dropped by $1.20 per
$1,000.00.
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Mayor Abramowitz asked why Mr. Burroughs disagreed with
this and Mr. Burroughs said because 1.2 million dollars
had to be reached in order to drop $1.00 from the tax
roll.
C/M Hoffman said. 1. million dollars was $1.20 and 1.2
million dollars was more than $1.20.
Mayor Abramowitz said there was something missing that
would not allow him to understand this matter. He said
C/M Hoffman indicated that if the tax rate was dropped by
$1.00, 1.2 million dollars would be lost as well as 1.2
million dollars would be gained if the tax rate was
increased by $1.00.
Mr. Burroughs said if the tax rate was dropped by $1.00,
1.2 million dollars would be lost; however, the tax rate
was not dropped by 1.2 million dollars but by 1 million
dollars.
Mayor Abramowitz said the tax rate was not dropped by
$1.00 and Mr. Burroughs said the tax rate was dropped by
$.91.
Mayor Abramowitz asked what would be deducted from the
tax rate if 1 million dollars was decreased from the City
Manager's proposed Budget and Bob Foy, Director of
Utilities/Engineering, said it would be 1 million dollars
divided by 1.2 million dollars times $1.00.
C/M Hoffman asked how much the Ad Valorem Tax would be
reduced if the total assessed valuation in the City was 1
billion dollars and 1 million dollars was dropped from
the tax rate and Mr. Burroughs replied, $1.00.
C/M Hoffman said the City had over 1 billion dollars in
assessed valuation and Mr. Burroughs agreed. Mr.
Burroughs said the assessed valuation was 1.2 billion
dollars.
C/M Hoffman said this equated to $.82 not $1.20. He said
Mr. Burroughs was figuring this matter backwards.
Mayor Abramowitz asked what other business was required
at this meeting.
Mr. Burroughs said he was going through the Budget and
$5,890.00 would have to be added to the Budget.' He said
this amount covered approximately 20 different accounts,
for instance, the City did not Budget for telephone lines
for the Repeater Stations on the Communication System,
which was approximately $14,000.00; however, the account
for the Crossing Guards had $16,000.00 more than what was
needed.
The City Council agreed to the increase.
City Manager Kelly said an account would have to be
established to hold the funds for the rental of the
existing Public Works Facility.
Mayor Abramowitz said he would be calling a Special
meeting regarding this matter at which time it could be
discussed.
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Mr. Burroughs said this matter would have to be discussed
and decided upon before the Budget Public Hearing on
September 14, 1989 and Mayor Abramowitz said the Special
meeting would be called before then.
Mr. Burroughs said there had been previous concerns
regarding the Police Department Budget being renamed to
Police Services Budget. He said he could make this
change if the City Council agreed. It was agreed by the
City Council that the Police Department Budget would be
renamed to the Police Services Budget.
Mayor Abramowitz thanked the City Manager and his staff
for doing such a good job on the Budget. He thanked Mr.
Burroughs for his patience and professionalism. He said
C/M Stelzer has been sick throughout the Budget review
and he thanked C/M Stelzer for attending all of the
Budget Workshops. He said C/M Hoffman had his foot
operated on and he thanked him for attending the Budget
Workshops with a cane.
Mayor Abramowitz said someone came to him and
complimented the City Council on how they reviewed the
Budget line by line. He said he wished that more of the
public would have attended the Workshop meetings to see
how intensive the Budget review was. He thanked the City
Council for their input, patience and intelligence during
the Budget review.
City Manager Kelly said the Utilities Capital Improvement
Budget had to be reviewed and Mayor Abramowitz said this
would be done during the Special meeting that would be
called.
With no further business, Mayor Abramowitz ADJOURNED this
meeting at 12:40 P.M.
COOL A. EVANS, CITY CLERi'
"This public document was promulgated at a cost of $48.20 or $6.03 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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