07-26-1932 Special Meeting MINUTES 'OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE -- -_--
COUNCIL OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE HELD
TUESDAY EVENING , JULY 26, 1932
In accordance with a resolution passed by the
Council at a.meeting held on Tuesday,, ,July 12th, 19323, the
Counc3l .aga3n met on Tuesday Evening, July 26th at the Village
Offices, there being presentp Frank Oe. Puritt, Mayor, and
John Me Carlisle., Me R. Harrison, Hugh H. Gordon, Jr., and.
�N. F. Andes, these being all of the members of the council
aid .S_L Z. Carothers, Village Manager, and Geo=. E, .Holt,
Village' Attorneq. The minutes of the meeting of July 12th,
were read by the clerk and approved. _
The question of billboards was again discussed -
=_- - --end-ittivas decided that some definite understanding be had vr3th- _-
_ the Elliott Company at once. and that the Mayor inform the
- Be Bw Elliott Company and its attorney that t3.v Council had
set December 31st, 19 as the limit within which all. sign
and--b-illbaard:s must be removed- or-made to compily with the _
Village Ordina.n:ees.
Thequestion of the water franchise and agreement`
on the remaining 15 'street :lights. was brought up ar>d the Village
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""`' attorney informed the ,council .that Mr. Zees., the City: Manager of=.
lUT3am1 `1 had"reports from the t.Tater , plant indicating that the
cost 9g dervice in the Village did' not warrant a surcharge of
75°� on grater rates but that tie consuagption was such, that on
_ the basis of a 50j, surcharge, the cost of service in the :Village
vuould overrun. th revenues- by approximately 4 lOA,OO per year
end further that mr. Lee was of the .opinion that"an agreement'
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.-on the 50% surcharge basis could be reached if the Village Council
- roiild'agree to stand .this '100,00 average, After some discussion
in which the opinion was expressed that it was possible, that this
extra charge might be eliminated ,and upon motion. of Mr Gordon �
seconded by Mr.- Carlisle, it- was .agreed that the Village would
-stand thi6100.,00 extra charge. as long as the .water rates remained
as at present bearing the 50,C5,61 surcharge for the City of Miami;
It was. also the opinion of the council that it. w.ould be. well to
enter into an agreement with the Miami Water' Compan.� for water
f f service in connection with fire hydrants and sanitary purposed .
on the basis of paying, for this service by exempting the Florida,
M Power & Light Company and the -Miami Water Company r^rom -taxes on
their e(uipment, such tax being set -tap in the proposed budged
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the amount of ,256.00 on an. assessed valuation of S69,0437.00
- already set up in the assessment roll. The Council then instructed.
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the 'Village Attorney to negotiate with tr_e Tiliami Water Company
for a contract on this basis - _ contract to run from year to year
with 'option of either party, to_ cancel:
Mr. Molt, having coif erred: with Mr. 'Lee, the
City Memager of Miami.,,, _informed the Council ;that: he -would
1mmiediately write Mr. tee requesting that the 15 white-way
g and that g
li hts be turned '_on Mr. Lee had' a -reed: that re would write
the :Florida Power & Light Company making this same request :in:
--�-- - risme -f tie City of-1�I3ani, _ thus assuring ,the V3llage teat
these lights would be put in service at once.
The
proposed o rd;inanc e requi ring the licensing and
inoculation of dogs, discussed and approved at the previous meeting
of the council, having been revised by 'the tTillage Attorney, was, .
upon motion of Mr. Gordon., seconded by Mr. =Andes, passed for-
proper signature, stip-ij Ung :tlmt. the, license tax be li�tited`
to not more than. <t2.00 and excluding rac3:ng, dogs confined within _
the limits of .race, track property,
The `proposed budgetfor the fiscal year from
August lst 1932` to July 31st;, 1933 was presented and, gone. over
item by Item, each`item being discussed in detail. Upon di s--
cussion of the cost of police protection it was suggested that
due to the fact that the', V311age Marshall was _svbjeot to' cAll
at any time of tim'°day or night every day in the year he should
be entitled to more rexnun.era.t ion for his, services than he had.
received in tho past and upon, motion of Mr. Gordon, seconded by --
Andes j, tYie tentative budg,eAl.was revised to male allowance
for 11300.00 for-Marshall s salary fore 12 months in .place of _
R1240:00 as the budget originally proposed Upon. motion. of Mr:
Garlis e, seconded b Ur Gordon, t be following ing resolution
was adopted unanlm,ously: BE IT RESOLD ED-:,BY THE 'COUNC IL OF
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE; that the budget' of contemplated revenues
and expenditures for„ the fiscal year 1.932-33 submitted by the
lla e- M19 er. and Clerk to the Couneil-- -
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_Vi g, � , ��-� '2,'-;and
- subject to A revision making allowance for an additional t100:00
for the salary of Village M'rshalit is tentatively-.approved
by the Council, the Village Clerk already having given, public
notice. of _a hearing on sai �sac3 -tri
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P M. on the 27th dad- of July, A. D 19320at . the New Miami Shores
Elementary School, 'No. 10351 N. E. Fifth Avenue, in accordance
with Ordinance N06 ,42 said tentative budget being as follows:
The question of the valuations placed on the properties
in blocks 187, 1880 189, 194 and 191 in Miami Shores Sectikin 8
as shown by the Village Maps and proposed tax roll was discussed
and since the members of the council were not all throoughly
familiar with this property they decided to reserve their
opinions until such t 3me as they could make a personal Ihope e-
tion and form an accurate opinion: This they agreed to do
at once:
There being no further business to come before the
Council, the meeting.was adjourned.
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As TRValge Manager and Cler
Apprppd by the Co il;
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MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
Tentative Budget - Estimated Revenues .
Dog Track Licenses,. 45 days @ $50.00 per day $2,250.00
Deduct Expense at Dog Track, extra police, etc. 750 .00 $19500.00
Occupational licenses and other reveXlues, 200.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUE $1,700.00
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Tota, estimated expenditures per page 1 $ 39,497 .89
Less -estimated revenues (net) above 11700.00
37,797 .89
Total Assessed Valuation, $12,087,381.00
Millage necessary to produce 37,797.89 on
assessed valuation of $22087,381 .00 V,.0181
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Miami Millage 1931 was . . 00 . , . x.3.46 mills
eo aQo oD
7/12 of 13.46 equals 7.85 ++
or 19 months on Old basis . . . . . . . . . o . 21.31 J+
Our Budget . . . . . . . 18.10
A Saving of . . . . . . . . . . .. 3.21 '+
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MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
Tentative Budget - Estimated Expenditures
August 1, 1932 - July 31 1933.
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Retainer Fee for Village Attorney, 12 mo @ X25.00 300.00
Auditing Exp ens e, per estimate Purvis-, Ring & Mahoney 200.00
Salary of Village Manager, 12 mo . @ $200.00 per mo . 2,400-.00
Police Protection:
Salary of Marshall, 52 weeks $25 .00 per wk. $1,300 .00
Salary of Deputy, 3 months @ 100.00 per month 300.00
Gas & Oil, for police cars. and office car used
in day time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00
Repairs , tires, etc . 150.00
Traffic Signs, 4 reflector danger signs @ K2.00 j
each plus estimated cost of painting "stop"
and 'slow" signs on pavement at intersections 100.00
Other expense, 1 pistol, expense on uniforms, etc. 100.00 22450..00
Mowing Parkways & Trimming Shrubbery & Trees:
Salaries, 1 man $30 .00 and 1 man $20 .00
per week for 52 weeks . . . , , , . . , . .$ .2.,600.00
Gas & Oil, for truck and mowing machines
and tractor 600.00
Repairs, parts, tires for above machines 600.00
Equipment 300.00 4,10Q.00
Street Paving & Repairs _ 6,000.00
Street Lighting,
25 - 100 c .p . lights @ $27.96 per year each $ 699 .00
9 - 250 c .p . lights @ 73.44 per year each 661 .00
6 - 400 c .p . lights @ 88.32 per year each 530 .00 1189Q.00
Fire Protection, - 8 calls for $10OO per contract
plus one call overage already due in first
seven months 11100 .0O
Garbage Disposal, approximate average §100.00 per
month during lst 7 months 1932 1,2Ob.00
Insurance & Bonds:
Fidelity bond on Mayor & Village 11anager, 75.00
Public & Mnployers Liability Insurance 150.00 22115.00
Office Expense & Supplies, (1st 7 mo. cost $300.00)
Telephone & Telegraph, $12 .00 per month $ 144.00
Office Lights 1.50 per month -18.00
Water bill 1.50 per month 18.00
Stationary, supplies, stamps, etc. , 120.00 300,00
Office Furniture, ( only thing purchased during 4
lst 7 months was $60.00 typewriter) 1010.00
Legal Advertising, legal publication of all ordinances
and provision for publication of delinquent-
tax list next June 5010.00
Cleaning off vacant lots , mower and harrow, estimated
cost to clean off twice per year . . . . . . 500.00
Contingent fund, to cover uncollectible taxes, etc . , 5,O09.0O
Allowance of tax bills of Florida Power & Light Co. and
_ 1diami jflater Co. in payment for services , 1,2 00
$27,52L.00
Balance due on warr_.,mts issued to July 31, 1932 11,50114°88.
Accrued interest on warrants issued to July
31, 1032 172.01
Estimated interest in addition to accrued interest
to be paid on warrants , . , . . , . . . , 300 ,00
TOTAL ESTI14tiTED EXPENDITURES $309,497.89
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