HomeMy WebLinkAboutSeptember 8, 2026 RECAP Aventura City Commission First Budget Public HearingCITY OF AVENTURA
Aventura Government Center
19200 West Country Club Drive
Aventura, FL 33180
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CITY COMMISSION
FIRST BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING RECAP
September 8, 2026
6:00 p.m.
Aventura Government Center
Commission Chambers
City Commission
Mayor Howard S. Weinberg, Esq.
Vice Mayor Clifford B. Ain
Commissioner Gustavo Blachman
Commissioner Amit Bloom
Commissioner Rachel S. Friedland, Esq.
Commissioner Paul A. Kruss
Commissioner Cindy Orlinsky
City Manager Bryan Pegues
City Clerk Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC
City Attorney Robert Meyers
Aventura City Commission First Budget Public Hearing RECAP September 8, 2026
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order at 6:50 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge was done at the City Commission Meeting.
3. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
ORDINANCES - FIRST READING - 2026/2027 BUDGET:
A. Action Taken: Passed on First Reading
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 1.6918 MILLS IS 2.03% ABOVE THE ROLLED -BACK RATE COMPUTED PURSUANT
TO STATE LAW, FOR THE 2026 TAX YEAR; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
B. Action Taken: Passed on First Reading
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 MEETING HELD ON JULY 23, 2026 AS THE CITY
OF AVENTURA FINAL BUDGET FOR THE 2026/2027 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.
4. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:58 p.m.