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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-09-08 - City Commission Budget Workshop Meeting Minutes7525 NORTHWEST 88TH AVENUE 0 TAMARAC, FLORIDA 33321.2401 TELEPHONE (305) 722-5900 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 (R 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 I Page 1 MUM 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. Page 2 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. Page 3 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." Page 4 1 11 1