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MINUTES OF THE OCOEE CITY COMMISSION BUDGET WORKSHOP HELD
AUGUST 18, 1997
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Vandergrift called the Budget Workshop to order at 7:05 p.m. in the commission
chambers. The roll was called and a quorum declared present.
PRESENT: Mayor Vandergrift, Commissioners Anderson (arrived at 7:28 p.m.), Glass,
Howell (arrived at 7:17 p.m.), and Parker. Also present were City Manager
Shapiro, Personnel Director Psaledakis, Finance Director Horton, Finance
Supervisor Carter, Budget Specialist Strickland, Capital Projects/Concurrency
Analyst Resnik, City Engineer/Utilities Director Shira, Planning Director Wagner,
Public Works Director Corwin, Public Works Superintendent Smith, Building
Official Flippen, Acting Recreation Director Nordquist, Police Chief Mark, Fire
Chief Strosnider, and City Clerk Grafton.
ABSENT: None
REVIEW/DISCUSSION: BUDGET FY 1997-98 - (continued)
The review of the Budget Workshop Workbook was continued beginning with page 3-55, with the
Finance Team, City Manager Shapiro, and Department Heads responding to questions raised by
Commission. There were no changes made to the line items during this session, but several
requests were made that required action. Those are listed below:
Pg. 3-60 Cemetery - The question was raised again about the status of the cemetery. City
Manager Shapiro advised that he would check with Mr. Hawthorne and if that
proposal was no longer working he would advertise in the Florida League of Cities
publication that the City has a Certificate of Necessity and that the property is
available.
Pg. 3-69, 70 Mayor Vandergrift proposed doing a trail instead of the sidewalk at A.D. Mims
Road and asked that City Manager follow up on it. Mr. Shapiro advised that the
railroad people will not even discuss using or crossing the track as they still have
one train a month and said he would provide all the correspondence he has from
Biscayne regarding this. When Mayor Vandergrift asked about Foxfire he was
advised that it was dropped off this year's list. Mr. Shapiro said it would be put
back on the list if there were funds left over.
Pg. 73 Park Maintenance - Commissioner Howell advised that new rims and nets were
needed for the basketball court.
Commission Budget Workshop
August 18, 1997
Mayor Vandergrift requested that in the future, when a position is to be considered for the
budget, a job description be provided for Commission review. Mr. Shapiro advised that all the
job descriptions for this budget are prepared and will be provided on Tuesday.
The review continued through page 5-17.
There was discussion regarding the possibility of continuing the August 19 Regular Meeting to
Wednesday night following the Budget Workshop or to another night and City Clerk was directed
to have the calendar available at that meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:02 p.m.
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