09-22-2009 Budget Hearing Meetinge
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
BUDGET HEARING — FISCAL YEAR 2009-2010
The Miami Shores Village Council held their second and final Public Hearing on the proposed Fiscal
Year 2009-2010 Operating Budget on Tuesday, September 22, 2009. 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:
Al Davis
Donald Shockey
Prospero Herrera
Herta Holly
Steve Loffredo
ALSO PRESENT: Tom Benton, Village Manager
Barbara Estep, Village Clerk
ABSENT DUE TO ILLNESS: Richard Sarafan, Village Attorney
1) PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND PROPOSED
MILLAGE RATES (8.0000 AND 0.7059).
Mr. Benton reiterated the fact that the Administration had presented a balanced budget with a proposed
• tax rate of 7.6351 mils but the Council had chosen, by a majority vote, to increase the millage to 8.0000
and keep the excess funds for the 2010-2011 fiscal year budget.
2) A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL, MIAMI SHORES
VILLAGE, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING FINAL AD VALOREM TAX LEVIES FOR THE
GENERAL FUND AND OTHER FUNDS OF THE VILLAGE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2009, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
3) A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL, MIAMI
SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2009-2010
BUDGETS AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Mrs. Estep read the proposed Resolutions into the record. Mayor Davis opened the floor for the Public
Hearing. Resident, Martha Schweiger spoke of the school crossing guard allocation and Recreation
Department's resident versus non-resident fee structure. As no one else present wished to speak, Mayor
Davis closed the Public Hearing.
Mrs. Holly moved to adopt the presented Resolution to establish final ad valorem tax levies for fiscal year
2009-2010. Mr. Shockey seconded the motion and the vote was three to two in favor of the motion with
Misters Herrera and Loffredo dissenting. Mr. Shockey then moved to adopt the presented Resolution to
adopt the fiscal year 2009-2010 budgets. Mrs. Holly seconded the motion and the vote was four to one in
favor of the motion with Mr. Loffredo voting against the motion.
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4) ADJOURNMENT
The September 22, 2009 Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 tax levies and budget was
adjourned at 7:10 PM.
Barbara A. Estep, MMC
Village Clerk
Al Davis, Mayor