September 5, 2023 Aventura City Commission First Budget Public Hearing Minutes �
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AVENTURA CITY COMMISSION
FIRST BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
6:00 p.m.
Aventura Government Center
19200 W. Country Club Drive
Aventura, FL 33180
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Mayor
Weinberg at 6:10 p.m. The roll was called and the following were present: Mayor Howard
S. Weinberg, Vice Mayor Amit Bloom, Commissioner Rachel S. Friedland, Commissioner
Billy Joel, Commissioner Paul A. Kruss, Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks, Commissioner
Michael Stern, City Manager Ronald J. Wasson, City Clerk Ellisa L. Horvath, and City
Attorney Robert Meyers. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting
commenced.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge was led by Mayor Weinberg.
3. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
ORDINANCES - FIRST READING - 2023/2024 BUDGET:
Mrs. Horvath read the following Ordinance title:
A. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING AND
ADOPTING THE CITY OF AVENTURAAD 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 1.5573 MILLS IS 10.84% ABOVE THE ROLLED-BACK RATE COMPUTED
PURSUANT TO STATE LAW, FOR THE 2023 TAX YEAR; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;AND PROVIDING FORAN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
A motion for approval of the Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Stern and seconded
by Commissioner Kruss.
Mr. Wasson reviewed the item and reported on the same millage rate for the 28th year in
a row for the $20,507,334 budget.
No comments were provided by the City Commission.
Mayor Weinberg opened the item for public comment. There being no comments, Mayor
Weinberg closed the item for public input.
Aventura City Commission First Budget Public Hearing Minutes
September 5, 2023
The motion for approval of the Ordinance on first reading 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 20, 2023 AS THE CITY OF
AVENTURA FINAL BUDGET FOR THE 2023/2024 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 Friedland and
seconded by Vice Mayor Bloom.
Mr. Wasson reviewed the item.
No comments were provided by the City Commission.
Mayor Weinberg opened the item for public comment. There being no comments, Mayor
Weinberg closed the item for public input.
The motion for approval of the Ordinance on first reading 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 Vice Mayor Bloom, seconded by
Commissioner Kruss, and unanimously approved; thus, adjourning the meeting at 6:16
p.m.
Ellisa L. Horvath, MM-C, City Clerk
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Approved by the City Commission on October 3, 2023.
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