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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-02-97 SS MINUTES OF THE OCOEE CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL SESSION TENTATIVE BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING HELD SEPTEMBER 2, 1997 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Vandergrift called the Special Budget Session to order at 7:00 p.m. in the commission chambers. The roll was called and a quorum declared present. PRESENT: Mayor Vandergrift, Commissioners Anderson (arrived 7:05), Glass, Howell, and Parker. Also present were City Manager Shapiro, City Attorney Rosenthal, Finance Director Horton, Personnel Director Psaledakis, City Engineer/Utilities Director Shira, Capital Projects/Concurrency Analyst Resnik, Police Chief Mark, Building Official Flippen, Finance Supervisor Carter, Budget Technician Strickland, PEC Consultant Hooper, and City Clerk Grafton. ABSENT: None Mayor Vandergrift announced that this was a public hearing of 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 12.391 % increase in millage over the rolled-back rate of 3.559 mills. Finance Director Horton announced that the proposed 4.00 mills to fund the budget proposed for fiscal year 1997-98 represents a 12.391 % increase in millage over the rolled- back rate of 3.559 mills. The revenues generated will be used for funding the following: . additional personnel and reclassifications to realign positions in the City Manager, City Clerk, Police, Fire, Public Works, Inspections and Recreation Departments . enhancements to employee benefits . continued upgrading of the computer system, including a permitting system VIa the telephone, and . leasing vehicles to upgrade the rolling stock throughout the City. PUBLIC HEARING The public hearing was opened and Mayor Vandergrift asked for comments from the citizens. Comments by Citizens There were no citizen comments. Comments by Commissioners Mayor Vandergrift noted that he had discussed the Certification of Taxable Value with the Property Appraiser, challenging the figures in the appraisal of the Mall as low. He said that by his calculations the roll-back rate should be either 3.620 mills or 3.727 mills, depending on which figures were used for the appraisal of the Mall. Mayor Vander2l'ift moved to amend Ocoee City Commission Special Session-Tentative Budget Public Hearing September 2, 1997 the millage rate to 3.727 mills due to a $lOM error on the appraisal. Motion died for lack of a second. City Attorney Rosenthal advised, for the record, that he, City Manager Shapiro, and Finance Director Horton had met with Property Appraiser Crotty regarding the issues raised by Mayor Vandergrift and they found that the Mall was being appraised in a manner consistent with other malls in the area. However, the Mall is challenging the appraisal on the vacant portions of the property. There were no other Commission comments at this time, nor were any other amendments to the tentative millage proposed. Clerk's note: As there were no changes proposed it was not necessary to take a recess to recompute the proposed millage and rolled-back percentage increase. City Attorney Rosenthal announced that, based upon the proposed budget, there is a proposed millage rate of 4.00 mills representing a 12.391 % increase in millage over the roll- back rate of 3.559 mills and that is the proposed percentage increase in property taxes. Read Title of Ordinance No. 97-18 Regarding Tentative Millage The Ordinance was presented by title only for the first reading. Motion to Adopt the Tentative Millage Rate Commissioner Glass. seconded by Commissioner Anderson. moved to adopt a tentative millage rate of 4.0 mills for the fiscal year beginning October 1. 1997 and ending September 30. 1998. Before the vote was called for, both citizens and Commissioners were given an opportunity to comment. As no one wished to speak the vote was taken without further discussion. Motion carried 4-1 with Mayor Vandergrift voting no. Read Title of Ordinance No. 97-19 Regarding Budget The Ordinance was presented by title only for the first reading. Motion to Adopt the Tentative Budget There were no citizen or Commission comments at this time, nor were any amendments to the tentative budget proposed. Commissioner Anderson. seconded by Commissioner Parker. moved to adopt the tentative budget of the City of Ocoee distributed along with the budget message of the City Manager dated July 30. 1997. such tentative budget being for the fiscal year beginning October 1. 1997 and ending September 30. 1998. Before the vote was called for, both citizens and Commissioners were given an opportunity to comment. As no one wished to speak the vote was taken without further discussion. Motion carried 4-1 with Mayor Vandergrift voting no. Page 2 of 3 Ocoee City Commission Special Session-Tentative Budget Public Hearing September 2, 1997 Motion to Schedule the Public Hearing on September 10, 1997 at 7:30 p.m. in the Commission Chambers to Adopt the Final Millage Rate and Budget Commissioner Howell, seconded bv Commissioner Parker, moved that a public hearing to consider the final millage rate and final budget be scheduled for September 10, 1997 at 7: 30 p.m. at a Special Meeting of the City of Ocoee City Commission to be held at the Ocoee City Hall Commission Chambers, that the hearing be advertised in accordance with the provisions of Section 200.065, Florida Statutes, and Section 7 of Article VI of the Ocoee City Charter. that the appropriate Resolutions or Ordinances necessary to adopt the final millage rate and final budget be prepared by the City staff. and that all other action necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 200.065, Florida Statutes, be undertaken. Motion carried 5-0. Mayor Vandergrift closed the public hearing and announced that the public hearing to adopt the final millage rate and final budget for fiscal year 1997-98 would be held September 10, 1997 at 7:30 p.m. at Ocoee City Hall. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:13 p.m. Attest: APPROVED: City of Ocoee ,/'--;, 1"',--, , i , ,I ',"- \- ,., -t'r 'I ,', '!/: ""-____) - ~ )~' ~ L / 4-,'Y.~ -i, {" -: l" S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor f Page 3 of 3