09-16-2015 Second Budget Hearing Of CITY COMMISSION
Awntura The REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Aventura Government Center
19200 W.Country Club Drive
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 Aventura, Florida 33180
6:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Enid
Weisman at 6:00 p.m. Present were the following: Mayor Enid Weisman, Vice Mayor
Enbar Cohen, Commissioner Teri Holzberg, Commissioner Denise Landman,
Commissioner Robert Shelley, Commissioner Howard Weinberg, City Manager Eric M.
Soroka, City Clerk Ellisa L. Horvath, and City Attorney David M. Wolpin. Commissioner
Marc Narotsky was absent. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting
commenced.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge was led by Commissioner Landman.
3. PUBLIC HEARINGS: ORDINANCES: SECOND READING - 2015/2016
BUDGET:
Mr. Wolpin read the following Ordinance by title and noted that the rolled back rate is
1.5722 mills:
A. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING
AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF AVENTURA AD VALOREM TAX OPERATING
MILLAGE LEVY RATE AT 1.7261 MILS PER THOUSAND DOLLARS OF
TAXABLE ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE, WHICH IS 9.79% ABOVE THE
ROLLED BACK RATE COMPUTED PURSUANT TO STATE LAW, FOR THE 2015
TAX YEAR; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion for approval of the Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Shelley and
seconded by Vice Mayor Cohen.
Mayor Weisman opened the public hearing. There being no speakers, the public
hearing was closed.
The motion for approval of the Ordinance on second reading passed unanimously, by
roll call vote and Ordinance No. 2015-08 was adopted.
Mr. Wolpin read the following Ordinance by title:
B. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE
ATTACHED TENTATIVE OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET, AS REVIEWED
AND APPROVED BY CITY COMMISSION AT THE REVIEW MEETING HELD
ON JULY 16, 2015, AS THE CITY OF AVENTURA FINAL BUDGET FOR THE
2015/2016 FISCAL YEAR, PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.05 OF THE CITY
CHARTER; AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY THE
BUDGET; PROVIDING FOR BUDGETARY CONTROL; PROVIDING FOR
PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATION; PROVIDING FOR GIFTS AND GRANTS;
PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING FOR PROCEDURES
REGARDING ENCUMBRANCES AND THE RE-APPROPRIATION OF
UNEXPENDED CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS; ESTABLISHING THE
COMMITTED FUND BALANCE FOR CAPITAL RESERVE; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Aventura City Commission Meeting Min utes—
September 16. 2015
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A motion for approval of the Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Holzberg and
seconded by Commissioner Weinberg.
Mayor Weisman opened the public hearing. There being no speakers, the public
hearing was closed.
The motion for approval of the Ordinance on second reading passed unanimously, by
roll call vote, and Ordinance No. 2015-09 was adopted.
4. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the
Commission, a motion to adjourn was offered by Commissioner Landman, seconded by
Commissioner Shelley, and unanimously approved; thus adjourning the meeting at 6:05
p.m.
'!` �' Ellisa L. Horvath
�, City Clerk
Approved by the Commission on October 6, 2015.