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Home My WebLink AboutCity of Tamarac Resolution R-2009-173Temp. Reso. #11745 Page 1 December 7, 2009 CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA RESOLUTION NO. R-2009- / 73 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, APPOINTING MARK C. MASON AS DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 11, 2010, OR AT SUCH DATE AS IS MUTUALLY AGREED UPON; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Charter, Section 5.04(a) provides that the City Manager "shall appoint and supervise the heads of all departments and Assistant City Manager... subject to the approval of the majority of the Commission...."; and WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the City Manager that Mark C. Mason be appointed as Director of Financial Services, effective January 11, 2010, or at such date as is mutually agreed upon; and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida deems it to be in the best interest of the citizens and residents of the City of Tamarac to approve the City Manager's appointment. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION -OF -THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA: SECTION 1: That the foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution. All exhibits attached hereto are incorporated herein and made a specific part of this Resolution. Temp. Reso. #11745 Page 2 December 7, 2009 SECTION 2: That on recommendation of the City Manager, attached hereto as Exhibit 1, Mark C. Mason is appointed as Director of Financial Services, effective January 11, 2010 or at such date as is mutually agreed upon. SECTION 3: All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 4: If any clause, section, other part or application of this Resolution is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, in part or application, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions or applications of this Resolution. SECTION 5: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this day of, 2009. �gw gon�Z6 BE H FLANSBAUM-TALABISCO, MAYOR ATTEST: 'L- Record of COMMISSION VOTE: MAR109 SWENSON, CMC MAYOR FLANSBAUM-TALABISCO CITY CLERK DIST 1: COMM BUSHNELL DIST 2: COMM ATKINS-G DIST 3: COMM GLASSER iZ!L DIST 4: VM DRESSLER 7�� 1 HEREBY CERTIFY that I have approved this RESOLUTION as to form. A , n 1 ��Llu AMUEL S. GO EN CITY ATTORNEY EXHIBIT 1 OFFICE OF THE Jeffrey L. Miller CITY MANAGER 1 1 1 CITY MANAGER December 9, 2009 The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission City of Tamarac 7525 NW 88 Avenue Tamarac, FL 33322 Madam Mayor and Members of the Commission: Pursuant to the City Charter, I recommend that Mark C. Mason be appointed to the position of Director of Financial Services, effective January 11, 2010, or at such date as is mutually agreed upon. Mr. Mason received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Accounting from the University of Central Florida, and is a Florida Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Mason has both public and private sector experience, including nine years in a private accounting firm, and over 12 years of progressively responsible experience in local governments including serving as Accountant II in Melbourne, Florida, Finance Director in Sebastian, Florida, and Financial Services Director in Cape Coral, Florida. am very pleased to recommend that Mr. Mason be appointed to the position of Director of Financial Services. I fully anticipate that he will be an asset to the department and the City. If you have questions, or would like to discuss this, please let me know. Sincerely, Jeffrey L. Miller City Manager c: Samuel S. Goren, City Attorney Encl. Mr. Mason's resume 7525 N.W. 88th Avenue I Tamarac, Florida 33321-2401 1 P: 954.597.35101 F: 954.597.3520 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Mark C. Mason (239) 283-1675 Mark C. Mason, CPA 3 731 SW 1" Terrace Cape Coral, FL 33991 (239) 574-0491 (work); (239) 283-1675 (home); (239) 707-7585 (Cell) mcmcpa@msn..com SUMMARY Over eighteen years of local government and private sector experience with expertise in the following areas: ➢ Financial Management & Budget ➢ Labor Relations ➢ Organizational Change Management ➢ Customer Service ➢ Strategic Planning ➢ Media Relations ➢ Project Management ➢ Operational Planning and Analysis A progressive leader with demonstrated organizational, analytical, financial, and communication skills. Experienced in financial management and managing change. Results -oriented and committed team player with a proven record of results. RELEVANT LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE Financial Services Director June 2003 — Present City of Cape Coral, FL Cape Coral, located on the Southwest Florida Coast in Lee County, has a diverse and growing population of 165,000. A full -service City, the organization has 1,500 employees and a $440 million budget. Issues relate to managing growth, economic development, transportation, and utility infrastructure. Since mid- 2003, 1 have been responsible for the financial management of City. Duties and Responsibilities: ➢ Chief Financial Officer of a municipal government with 67 employees and a $5.3 million budget. ➢ Responsible for the day to day operations of the following functions: budget, procurement, accounting, including financial statements, utility billing and customer service, and debt/treasury management. ➢ Oversaw preparation and administration of the City's operating and capital budgets ➢ Oversaw preparation of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and related State reporting requirements. Negotiation and review of service and construction contracts. ➢ Media representation including print media and television interviews. ➢ Development and implementation of assessments, rate studies, and fee analysis for a variety of services within the City. Responsible for the City's compliance with State and Federal regulations regarding financial internal controls and financial reporting. Serve as Chief Financial Officer for the Cape Coral Charter School Authority. ➢ Treasurer and advisor to the Community Redevelopment Agency. ➢ Serve on Public Private Partnership task force for development of City owned property. ➢ Prepare and make presentations to City Council and Community Groups. ➢ Issue Bonds and interact with rating agencies and underwriters. ➢ Serve as Acting City Manager in the absence of City Manager. Key Accomplishments: ➢ Enabled a decrease in the tax rate for the City for five consecutive years. Page 1 of 3 Mark G Mason (239) 283-1675 Enhanced the City's performance based program budgeting process resulting in recognition by the Government Finance Officer Association, Y Served on Steering Committee for Lean Government. Initiated "LEAN" Government initiatives in procurement and accounts payable resulting in issuance of purchase orders within twenty-four hours from five days. Initiated internal customer satisfaction surveys to measure effectiveness of services within the organization. Integrated this information in LEAN Government analysis for enhanced service delivery. y Reorganized utility/assessment billing and customer service group into cohesive unit enhancing performance and resulting in reduction of personnel. Initiated customer service training decreasing executive level complaints by 50%. Created and implemented a deferred assessment alternative financing mechanism for water, sewer and irrigation assessment districts. v Worked with the construction industry to update a comprehensive set of building fees. Planned and issued in excess of $500 million in bonds and refunding bonds for utilities, assessments, facilities construction, and land purchases. Designed and implemented a $250 million commercial paper variable rate funding alternative for short-term capital improvement financing reducing total interest cost of capital improvements in excess of $15 million. Y Served on transportation committee with Florida legislator resulting in statute changes to implement Tax Increment Finance mechanism for transportation improvements. Planned and implemented a replacement enterprise wide financial management system. Finance Director January 1999 - June 2003 City of Sebastian, FL With a population of 18,000, Sebastian employed 250 staff and had an operating budget of $28 million. Duties and Responsibilities: ➢ Chief Financial Officer of a municipal government with five employees and a $1.1 budget. Responsible for the day to day operations of the following functions: accounting, treasury, budgeting, occupational licensing, management information systems, risk management, and grants. Preparation and administration of the City's operational and capital budgets. Media representation of the City including interviews with the print media. Key Accomplishments: Facilitated a decreased the millage rate 42% over three years. Received the City's first ever Excellence in Financial Reporting award and maintained level of reporting and awards for subsequent years. Y Implemented Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 34 Financial Reporting model including infrastructure reporting three years in advance of required implementation date. Designed and implemented performance based program budgeting process. Implemented an enterprise financial management system. Y Wrote and implemented financial policies for financial statements, capital improvements, risk management, fixed assets, travel, internal accounting, and investments. Wrote and implemented policies and procedures enhancing internal controls over City, State and federal compliance for grants. Y Established policies and procedures for on-line purchasing and purchasing cards. Obtained over $12,000,000 in bond funding for various improvements and achieved a first time underlying rating of A+ on Infrastructure Sales Surtax Revenue bonds. Accountant II August 1997 - January 1999 City of Melbourne, FL The City of Melbourne has a population of 85,000 and is the second largest City on the Space Coast. The Finance Department is responsible for accounting, payroll, revenue, utility billing and customer service. Page 2 of 3 Mark C. Mason (239) 283-1675 Duties and Responsibilities: ➢ Performed accounting for an average of two hundred on -going governmental capital projects, fixed asset accounting and control of over 5,000 assets, federal and state grants, trusts, ten special revenue funds, and three internal service funds. ➢ Conducted analysis of accounts for correct recording of expenditures. ➢ Preparation of Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and audit workpaper preparation, Key Accomplishments: ➢ Wrote complete set of fixed asset accounting policy and procedures for governmental and enterprise funds. OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Carpenter & Carpenter, CPA, PA July 1990 —July 1997 Melbourne, Florida Carpenter & Carpenter, CPA, PA is a local accounting firm specializing in tax, accounting and audits. Served as a Senior Accountant, whose principal responsibilities were audit, review and attestation engagements for fifty plus manufacturing, retail and not -for -profit organizations, annual preparation of three hundred plus corporate and personal tax returns in conjunction with financial planning. Also provided management advisory services focusing on computer and software applications, budgeting and various other controller functions such as payroll and business loan generation. Operations Manager, U.S. Army August 1980 — August 1987 EDUCATION Certified Public Accountant — Florida - May 1991 Bachelor of Science Business Administration — Accounting - May 1990 University of Central Florida PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS International City/County Management Association Florida City/County Management Association Government Finance Officers Association American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Florida Government Finance Officers Association Page 3 of 3