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MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
FISCAL YEAR 2003-2004 BUDGET
WORKSHOP MEETING
The
Miami Shores Village Council met on Monday, July
7, 2003
and conducted their Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Budget Workshop in the Village
Hall’s Conference Room. The meeting
was called to order at 6:10 PM with the following members
present:
PRESENT: Mayor McCoy
Herta Holly
Al Davis
Ed Quinton
Greg Ullman
ALSO
PRESENT: Tom Benton, Village Manager
Barbara Estep,
Village Clerk
Richard
Sarafan, Village Attorney
Mark Malatak, Finance Director
Mr.
Benton offered introductory remarks, noting some of the highlights
contained within the proposed budget, including the fact that the proposed millage rates would remain at 7.7500 and 0.5151 for the
ad valorem and debt service tax levies
respectively. Mr. Benton reported
that the total assessed value of Miami Shores’ properties, as reported by Miami-Dade County, increased by 14% for a total
of $532,350,000 compared to $482,755,673 for the previous year. Mr. Benton reported a change in the
Non-Departmental Budget and asked that the Council make a note to the
effect that the donation to the Shores Theater be changed to $25,000 and
that the Contingency line item be changed to $170,000. Mr. Benton indicated that the individual
Department Heads were present to answer any questions that may arise during
the discussions.
Mark Malatak, the Village’s Finance
Director, providing information on the various revenue funds and projected
revenues for the new fiscal year.
The Department
Heads and the Village Council reviewed the individual Departmental
Budgets. The following Departments
were discussed and no changes in the proposed operating budgets were
suggested:
Recreation Code Enforcement
Library Mayor & Council
Police Department Village Attorney
Public Works Village Clerk
Building Department Finance Department
Planning & Zoning Non-Departmental
Within
the Village Manager Department, Mr. Benton’s salary was discussed. Mr. Benton had indicated that a merit
increase (5%) and a COLA (3%) were included in the proposed budget. Mr. Davis suggested an additional 5%
increase to reward Mr. Benton for his performance and to compensate him for
the increased responsibilities of his position. Following a discussion amongst the
Council, the Council Members reached a consensus to award an additional 5%
to the Manager’s budgeted salary.
Mr. Malatak indicated that funding the additional 5% could be
accomplished by savings realized throughout the next fiscal year or by
delaying the hiring of a Special Projects Coordinator by two weeks. Mr. Malatak stated that in any event, the
additional salary would not effect the bottom line
of the proposed budget numbers.
The
July 7, 2003 Budget Workshop on the proposed Fiscal Year 2003-2004
Operating Budget was adjourned at 8:20 PM.
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Jim
McCoy, Mayor
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Barbara
A. Estep, CMC
Village
Clerk
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