09-04-2007 Budget Hearing Meeting•
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MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
BUDGET HEARING — FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008
The Miami Shores Village Council held the first of two Public Hearings on the proposed Fiscal Year
2007-2008 Operating Budget on Tuesday, September 4, 2007. The Meeting was held in the Council
Chambers of Village Hall and was called to order at 7:00 PM with the following members present:
PRESENT:
Herta Holly
Steve Loffredo
Hunt Davis
Prospero Herrera
JC Rodriguez
ALSO PRESENT: Tom Benton, Village Manager
Barbara Estep, Village Clerk
Richard Sarafan, Village Attorney
1) PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND PROPOSED
MILLAGE RATE (7.1400 AND 0.2153 plus 0.4611) FOR OPERATING AND DEBT
SERVICE RESPECTIVELY.
Mr. Benton stated the purpose of the Hearing, indicating that he and the Council had reviewed the
proposed budget with the various Department Heads during the budget workshop held July 24 and July
25, 2007. Mr. Benton advised that the Administration had presented a balanced budget with a proposed
tax rate of 7.14 and 0.6764 for the operating budgets and debt service fees respectively. Mr. Benton
expressed the difficulty with balancing the proposed budget due to the constraints imposed by the
Legislature. Mr. Benton indicated that the Administration had cut a number of positions from the budget
and attempted to make cuts which would have the smallest effect on the majority of residents. He went
on to say that certain fees would be raised and some programs scaled back, including an increase in the
Sanitation and Stormwater rates, and reduced hours at the Community Center and Aquatic Center.
2) A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL, MIAMI SHORES
VILLAGE, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING TENTATIVE AD VALOREM TAX LEVIES
FOR GENERAL OPERATING AND VOTER -APPROVED DEBT SERVICE PURPOSES
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2007; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
3) A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL, MIAMI SHORES
VILLAGE, FLORIDA, TENTATIVELY ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008
OPERATING AND DEBT SERVICE BUDGETS; SETTING THE TIME, DATE AND
PLACE OF THE SECOND OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TO DISCUSS THE AD
VALOREM TAX LEVIES AND CORRESPONDING BUDGETS; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The Clerk read the Titles of the two proposed Resolutions. Mayor Holly opened the floor for the Public
Hearing. Resident Gwen Burzycki spoke about the hardship to her if the hours at the Aquatic Center are
reduced. She spoke about needing to keep the lap swim program available in the evening for the
individuals who work and cannot attend the morning hour lap swim. Residents Tom Gay and Joanna
Revelo also spoke about the lap swim hours. As no one else present chose to comment, the Mayor closed
the Public Hearing.
As the Manager and Council had thoroughly reviewed the proposed budget during the two evening
workshop in July, the Council had no further comments to make at this time.
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Mr. Loffredo moved to approve the Resolution establishing tentative ad valorem tax levies for the general
operating and voter approved debt service for the fiscal year 2007-2008. Mr. Herrera seconded the
motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
Mr. Rodriguez moved to approve the Resolution tentatively adopting the fiscal year 2007-2008 operating
and debt service budgets and setting the date and time for the second of two Public Hearings. Mr. Herrera
seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
4) ADJOURNMENT
The September 4, 2007 Budget Hearing was adjourned at 7:17 PM.
Barbara A. Estep, MMC
Village Clerk
Herta Holly, Mayor