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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-07-94 SS MINUTES OF THE CITY OF OCOEE BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS SPECIAL ~ SESSION FOR BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING HELD SEPTEMBER 7, 1994 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Vandergrift called the special session to consider the tentative millage rate and tentative budget to order at 7:00 p.m. in the commission chambers and upon calling the roll declared a quorum present. PRESENT: Mayor Vandergrift, Commissioners Combs, Foster, Gleason, and Johnson. Also present were City Manager Shapiro, City Attorney Rosenthal, Administrative Services Director Beamer, Finance Manager Horton, Personnel Director Psaledakis, and City Clerk Grafton. ABSENT: None PUBLIC HEARING Mayor Vandergrift announced that this was 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 4.00 mills which represents a 2.59% increase in millage over the rolled-back rate of 3.899 mills. City Manager Shapiro advised that the percentage rate increase of 2.59% millage over the ~ rolled-back rate necessary to fund the budget millage rate of 4.00 mills is proposed in order to cover the health insurance increases, the addition of several employees, and a $100,000 above ground fuel tank (per EPA). Comments by Citizens. There were no citizen comments made at this time. Comments by Commissioners. Commissioner Combs complimented staff for the best budget he has reviewed in six years on the Commission. Commissioner Gleason pointed out for the record, "In the majority of the neighborhoods of Lake Olympia, Lake Olympia Club, Silver Glen, and the Hammocks the assessed taxable value of the homes was reduced. Whether we approve the budget as is or even went with the rolled- back rate those neighborhoods experienced a reduction in their property tax bills; so I find it real hard to use the terminology that we have had a tax increase when we are holding the same millage rate for the fifth year that we have done in the previous years, so mathematically I'm not so sure how the taxes have gone up and also for the record, on my particular case, between going with the budget changes versus the non-changes amounts out to $11.36 a year difference, which amounts to $.95 a month, so I don't think that there's much of a savings or much of a rolled-back on the other rate, and if it's done on a value of $137,000, uh 538, I could imagine that savings must be $3.00 - $4.00 maybe on some of the average homes. So, quite honestly, '-' I don't think that we'd be giving anybody any kind of significant break or tax break or any Ocoee City Commission Special Budget Session ~ September 7, 1994 money in their pockets at all by going with the rolled-back rate." Administrative Services Director Beamer stated for the record, "The 2.59% increase is far as the proposed millage over rolled-back, what in a dollar amount that adds up to is $47,349." There was discussion here regarding the meaning of truth in millage, and several questions were raised about line items, but no substantive changes were proposed. Motions by Commissioners for amendments to the proposed tentative budget. There were no amendments made to the proposed tentative budget. Therefore there was no need to recess to recompute the proposed millage rate. City Attorney Rosenthal announced again that the proposed millage of 4.00 mills which represents a 2.59% increase in millage over the rolled-back rate of 3.899 mills which is the proposed tentative increase in property taxes. Motion to adopt the tentative millage rate. Commissioner Gleason. seconded bv Commissioner Combs. moved to adopt a tentative millage rate of 4.0 mills for the fiscal vear beginning October 1. 1994 and ending September 30. 1995. There were no comments from citizens present, nor were there any further comments by ~ Commission. Motion carried 4-1 with Mavor Vandergrift voting "nav. " Motion to adopt the tentative budget. Commissioner Foster. seconded bv Commissioner Johnson. moved to adopt the tentative budget of the Citv of Ocoee distributed along with the budget message of the Citv Manager dated August 25. 1994. such tentative budget being for the fiscal vear beginning October 1. 1994 and ending September 30. 1995. There were no comments from citizens, nor were there any further comments from Commission. Motion carried 5-0. Motion to schedule the public hearing on September 21, 1994 at 7:00 p.m. in the community center to adopt the final millage rate and budget. Commissioner Johnson. seconded bv Commissioner Combs. moved that a public hearing to consider the final millage rate and final budget be scheduled for September 21. 1994 at 7:00 p.m. at a Special Meeting of the Citv of Ocoee City Commission to be held at the Ocoee Communitv Center. that the hearing be advertised in accordance with the provisions of Section 200.065. Florida Statutes. and Section 7 of the Articles VI of the Ocoee Citv Charter. that the appropriate Resolutions necessary to adopt the final millage rate and final budget be prepared bv the Citv staff. and that all other action necessary to complv with the requirements of Section 200.065. Florida Statutes. be undertaken. Motion carried 5-0. ~ 2 Ocoee City Commission Special Budget Session ........ September 7, 1994 Announcement by Mayor Vandergrift of end of hearing and date for final millage and final budget hearing. Mayor Vandergrift announced the end of the hearing and that the final budget and final millage hearing would be held September 21, 1994 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ocoee Community Center, 125 N. Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m. Attest: APPROVED: City of Ocoee :5 s.~ t/rw.trtJ S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayo ~ ....... 3