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MINUTES OF THE MEETING BETWEEN COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
AND COMMISSIONER JOHNSON
HELD AUGUST 20, 1996
Mayor Vandergrift called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. in the Commission Chambers
conference room.
PRESENT: Mayor Vandergrift and Commissioners Anderson and Johnson. Also present were
City Manager Shapiro and Deputy City Clerk Green.
ABSENT: None.
DISCUSSIONRE: SENIOR PROGRAM
Commissioner Anderson addressed the issue of the ad valorem tax break given by the City
under the Over 65 Program. He said if there were a court case against the City, the court would
probably look at that part first.
Commissioner Johnson said he had said he did not mind reviewing the program again, but he
would have to continue to support it as he had for the II years he had been on the Commission.
He said if the program were closed to new participants effective September I, he would not vote
against it. Discussion followed.
City Manager Shapiro said there was no constitutional problem if age, not residency, was the
requirement for eligibility. Commissioner Anderson asked about the possibility of a sliding
scale. Mr. Shapiro said a sliding scale could be used as long as it had to do with age only.
Commissioner Anderson asked about the break on water use, i.e., was it based on the household
or the person in the household who qualified for the program. Mr. Shapiro said it covered the
household.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:02 p.m.
Attest:
APPROVED
City of Ocoee
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