09-02-2008 Budget Hearing Meeting•
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MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
BUDGET HEARING — FISCAL YEAR 2008-2009
The Miami Shores Village Council held the first of two Public Hearings on the proposed Fiscal Year
2008-2009 Operating Budget on Tuesday, September 2, 2008. 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 (7.6351 AND 0.6578) 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 8 and July 9,
2008. Mr. Benton advised that the Administration had presented a balanced budget with a proposed tax
rate of 7.6351 and 0.6578 for the operating budgets and debt service fees respectively.
2) A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL, NIIAMI SHORES
VILLAGE, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING TENTATIVE AD VALOREM TAX LEVIES
FOR GENERAL FUND AND OTHER FUNDS OF THE VILLAGE FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2008; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
3) A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL, MIAMI SHORES
VILLAGE, FLORIDA, TENTATIVELY ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2008-2009
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.
Ms. Estep read the captions of the two proposed Resolutions. Mayor Holly opened the floor for the
Public Hearing. A number of individuals spoke in support of funding for the North Dade Foundation for
Senior Citizens. As no one else present wished to speak, Mayor Holly closed the Public Hearing.
Mr. Loffredo moved to approve the Resolution establishing tentative ad valorem tax levies for the general
fund and other funds of the Village for the fiscal year 2008-2009. Mr. Herrera seconded the motion and
the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
Mr. Davis moved to approve the Resolution tentatively adopting the fiscal year 2008-2009 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.
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4) ADJOURNMENT
The September 2, 2008 Budget Hearing was adjourned at 7:07 PM.
Barbara A. Estep, MMC
Village Clerk
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Herta Holly, Mayor