September 13, 2021 Aventura City Commission First Budget Hearing Minutes •
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AVENTURA CITY COMMISSION
FIRST BUDGET HEARING MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
6:00 P.M.
Aventura Government Center
19200 West Country Club Drive
Aventura, FL 33180
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Enid
Weisman at 6.07 p.m. The roll was called and the following were present: Mayor Enid
Weisman, Vice Mayor Dr. Linda Marks', Commissioner Jonathan Evans2, Commissioner
Rachel S. Friedland, Commissioner Denise Landman, Commissioner Marc Narotsky,
Commissioner Robert Shelley, City Manager Ronald J. Wasson, City Clerk Ellisa L.
Horvath, and City Attorney David M. Wolpin. As a quorum was determined to be present,
the meeting commenced.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge was led by Mayor Weisman.
3. PUBLIC HEARINGS: ORDINANCES: FIRST READING — 2021/2022 BUDGET:
Mrs. Horvath read the following Ordinance title:
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 MILLS PER THOUSAND DOLLARS OF
TAXABLE ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE,WHICH AS A PERCENT(%) CHANGE
OF ROLLED-BACK RATE OF 1.7172 MILLS IS 0.52% ABOVE THE ROLLED-
BACK RATE COMPUTED PURSUANT TO STATE LAW, FOR THE 2021 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 Commissioner Landman.
Mr. Wasson reviewed the ad valorem tax rate as outlined in the agenda, maintaining the
same millage rate as the prior year and resulting in no tax increase for the 26th year in a
row.
The Commission provided comments.
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Aventura City Commission First Budget Hearing Minutes
September 13, 2021
Mayor Weisman opened the item for public comment. There being no comments, Mayor
Weisman closed the item for public input.
The motion for approval of the Ordinance passed unanimously, by roll call vote.
Mrs. Horvath read the following Ordinance title:
B. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE
ATTACHED TENTATIVE OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET,AS REVIEWED AND
APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION AT THE REVIEW MEETING HELD ON
JULY 22, 2021 AS THE CITY OF AVENTURA FINAL BUDGET FOR THE 2021/2022
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.
A motion for approval of the Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Evans and
seconded by Commissioner Friedland.
Mr. Wasson reviewed the budget totaling $60,468,975, which is 1 .14% less than the prior
year, as previously presented to the City Commission on July 22, 2021 for review.
Mayor Weisman opened the item for public comment. There being no comments, Mayor
Weisman closed the item for public input.
The motion for approval of the Ordinance passed unanimously, by roll call vote.
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 6:16
p.m.
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Ellisa L. Horvath, MM , City Clerk
Approved by the City Commission on October 5, 2021 .
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