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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-10-03 Minutes SS MINUTES OF THE OCOEE CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL SESSION PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE TENTATIVE BUDGET FY 2003-2004 CALL TO ORDER Mayor pro tern Anderson called the Special Session to consider the Tentative Budget to order at 7: 10 p.m. in the Commission Chambers. City Clerk Grafton called the roll and declared a quorum present. PRESENT: Mayor pro tern Anderson, Commissioners Howell, Johnson and Parker. Also present were City Manager Gleason, City Attorney Rosenthal, City Clerk Grafton, Finance Director Horton, Accountant Bishop, and Budget Analyst Brosonski. Department Directors were present in the audience in order to respond to any questions. ABSENT: Mayor Vandergrift Mayor pro tern Anderson announced this is a public hearing on the Tentative Budget and proposed millage rate for the City of Ocoee. Notice of this hearing was contained in the Notice of Proposed Property Taxes mailed by the Property Appraiser. The City Commission has previously set a proposed millage rate of 4.5789 mills which represents a 2.2213 % increase in millage over the rolled-back rate of 4.4794 mills. PUBLIC HEARING Finance Director Horton announced the percentage increase in millage over the rolled-back rate necessary to fund the proposed budget is 2.2213 %. Ad valorem tax revenues are being increased by $343,394 to provide funding for operating expenses, programs, capital improvement projects, and the purchase of equipment and vehicles. Comments by Citizens. There no citizens present; therefore no comments were made. Comments by Commissioners. There were no comments at this time. Motions by Commissioners for amendments to the proposed Tentative Budget. There were no amendments presented for the proposed Tentative Budget. City Attorney Rosenthal stated, in that there were no amendments to the proposed Tentative Budget, it would not be necessary to recompute the proposed millage rate or the percentage increase in the millage rate. He announced the proposed millage rate is 4.5789 mills, which represents a 2.2213 percentage increase in millage over the rolled back rate of 4.4794 mills. This percentage increase is the proposed percentage increase in property taxes. Ordinance No. 2003-36, regarding millage rate. City Attorney Rosenthal read the title only of Ordinance No. 2003-36. establishing the millage rate. He pointed out a corrected ordinance had been distributed just prior to the meeting with the figures for the rolled back rate consistent with those figures just announced. Motion to adopt the tentative millage rate. Ocoee City Commission Special Session Tentative Budget September 10, 2003 Commissioner Johnson. seconded bv Commissioner Parker. moved to adont a tentative millalle rate of 4.5789 mills for the fiscal vear beQinninll October 1. 2003. and endinll Sentember 30.2004. Comments by Citizens. There were no comments from citizens. Comments by Commissioners. There were no comments from Commissioners. Vote on motion to adopt the tentative millage rate. Motion carried 4-0. Mayor Vandergrift was not present. Ordinance No. 2003-37, regarding budget. City Attorney Rosenthal read the title only of Ordinance No. 2003-37, regarding the budget for fiscal year 2003-2004. Comments by Citizens. There were no citizen comments. Comments by Commissioners. Mayor pro tem Anderson said he was not present at the work session and he felt the budget was pretty good, but he would like to see the 3% COLA (which would amount to $400,000- $500,000) applied to some projects other than across the board raises for employees. He said if any cost of living increase had to be given he wished to have only the police and fire departments receive the 3 % increase, but if they wanted to stay the same as the rest of the employees then that money should go to projects. Commissioner Johnson objected to such a plan or thought as he would never vote to separate the employees in such a manner. Commissioner Parker said she would not support not giving the COLA to the employees because of the morale factor. Commissioner Howell said he had been opposed to the 3 % COLA originally, but after it was explained to him he was in favor. Motion to adopt the Tentative Budget. Commissioner Parker. seconded bv Commissioner Johnson. moved to adont the Tentative Budllet of the Citv of Ocoee distributed alonl! with the budQet messalle of the Citv Manaller dated AUllust 4. 2003. alonll with the chanlles resultinll from the budQet workshons. such Tentative BudQet beinll for the fiscal vear bellinning October 1. 2003. and endinQ September 30. 2004. There were no comments from the Citizens. Page 2 of 3 Ocoee City Commission Special Session Tentative Budget September 10, 2003 There were no further comments from the Commissioners. Vote on motion to adopt the tentative budget. Motion carried 3-1 with Mavor nro tem Anderson votinQ: no. Motion to schedule the public hearing on September 24, 2003, at 7:00 p.m. in the commission chambers to adopt the final millage rate and budget. Mavor nro tern Anderson. seconded bv Commissioner Johnson. moved to schedule the nublic hearinll to consider the final millaQ:e rate and final budllet for Sentember 24. 2003. at 7:00 n.m. at a Snecial Meetinll of the Citv of Ocoee Citv Commission to be held at the Ocoee Citv Hall Commission Chambers. that the hearinll be advertised in accordance with the nrovisions of Section 200.065. Florida Statutes. and Section C-37 of Article VI of the Ocoee Citv Charter. that the anDfonriate Ordinances necessarv to adont the final millaQ:e rate and final budllet be nreoared bv the Citv staff. and that all other action necessarv to comnlv with the reauirements of Section 200.065. Florida Statutes. be undertaken. Motion carried 4-0. Announcement of end of hearing and date for final millage and final budget hearing. Mayor pro tem Anderson announced the end of the hearing and said the public hearing for the final budget is scheduled for September 24, 2003, at 7:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Attest: APPROVED: City of Ocoee ~~+CJdv,*}7L/' Scott Anderson, Mayor pro tern Page 3 of 3