09-19-2000 2nd Budget Meeting
The c~ of
Aventura
City Commission
Arthur I. Snyder, Mayor
City Manager
Eric M, Soroka
Arthur Berger
Jay R. Beskin
Ken Cohen
Harry Holzberg
Jeffrey M, Perlow
Patricia Rogers-Libert
City Clerk
Teresa M. Soroka, CMe/ME
City Attorney
Weiss Serota Helfman
Pastoriza & Cuedes
AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 19. 2DDD . G PM
2nd PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING
Biscayne Medical Arts Building
21110 Biscayne Boulevard Suite to1
Aventura, Florida 33180
1. CALL TO ORDERlROLL CALL
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PUBLIC HEARINGS: ORDINANCES: SECOND READING - 2000/2001 BUDGET
A. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF A VENTURA, FLORIDA,
ESTABLISHING AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF AVENTUBA AD
VALOREM TAX OPERATING MILLAGE LEVY RATE AT 2.2270 MILS PER
THOUSAND DOLLARS OF TAXABLE ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE,
WHICH IS 3.5% ABOVE THE ROLLED BACK RATE COMPUTED
PURSUANT TO STATE LAW, FOR THE 2000 TAX YEAR: PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS: PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
B. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF A VENTURA, FLORIDA, ADOPTING
THE ATTACHED TENTATIVE OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET, AS
REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY CITY COMMISSION AT THE REVIEW
MEETING HELD ON JULY 24, 2000, AS THE CITY OF AVENTUBA FINAL
BUDGET FOR THE 200012001 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 ENCUMBRANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
4. ADJOURNMENT
This meeting is open to the public. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, all persons who are disabled
and who need special accommodations to participate in this meeting because of that disability should contact the Office of the City
Clerk, 305-466-8901, not later than two days prior to such proceeding.
Anyone wishing to appeal any decision made by the Aventura City Commission with respect to any matter considered at such
meeting or bearing win need a record of the proceedings and, for such purpose, may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the
proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
Agenda items may be viewed at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Aventura Government Center, 2999 NE 191st Street, Suite
500, Aventura, Florida, 33180. Anyone wishing to obtain a copy of any agenda item should contact the City Clerk at 305-466-
8901. One or more members of the City of Aventura Beautification Advisory Board and/or Recreation and Cultural Arts Advisory
Board may be in attendance.
CITY OF AVENTURA
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
FROM:
City Commission
EO, M. Somk., C~g,
August 15, 2000
TO:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Ordinance Adopting Ad Valorem Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2000/01
1st Reading September 5,2000 City Commission Meeting Agenda Item ,5~A
2nd Reading September 19, 2000 City Commission Meeting Agenda Item
Attached for your approval is an Ordinance adopting the ad valorem tax rate for fiscal
year 2000101.
The 2.2270 millage rate was approved as part of the proposed budget and represents
no increase above the existing rate. It is the same rate as the Unincorporated
Municipal Service Area (UMSA) rate adopted by the County for the 1995/96 fiscal year.
The City's tax rate is 3.50% above the rolled back rate as computed pursuant to State
law.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
EMS/aca
Attachment
CC0908-00
ORDINANCE NO. 2000-_
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
ESTABLISHING AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF
AVENTURA AD VALOREM TAX OPERATING MILLAGE
LEVY RATE AT 2.2270 MILS PER THOUSAND DOLLARS
OF TAXABLE ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE, WHICH IS
3.5% ABOVE THE ROllED BACK RATE COMPUTED
PURSUANT TO STATE LAW, FOR THE 2000 TAX YEAR;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County has certified a Tax
Assessment Roll for the year 2000 which includes the assessment for the City of
Aventura; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission and the City Manager of the City of Aventura
have reviewed the 2000/2001 fiscal year budget for the various operating departments
of the City and the means of financing said budget; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered an estimate of the necessary
expenditures contemplated for the fiscal year ensuing, and has determined that the
levy set forth herein below shall provide a portion of the necessary funds for said
expenditures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOllOWS THAT:
Section 1. The City Commission of the City of Aventura, Florida, does hereby
establish and adopt the City of Aventura Ad Valorem Tax Operating Millage Levy Rate
of 2.2270 mils for the 2000 tax year, or $2.2270 per thousand dollars of taxable
Ordinance No. 2000-_
Page 2
assessed property value. Said rate represents a 3.5% increase above the rolled back
rate computed pursuant to State law.
Section 2. The Miami-Dade County Tax Collector is hereby directed to proceed
with the collection and enforcement of the taxes levied herein as authorized by State
and County law.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances, resolutions or parts of resolutions
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 4. Severabilitv. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be
severable and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall for any
reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining sections, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance but they shall
remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this Ordinance shall stand
notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon
adoption on second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner
, who
moved its adoption on first reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner
, and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Arthur Berger
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin
Commissioner Ken Cohen
Commissioner Harry Holzberg
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Ordinance No. 2000-_
Page 3
Commissioner Patricia Rogers-Libert
Vice Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner
who moved its adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by
Commissioner
and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as
follows:
Commissioner Arthur Berger
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin
Commissioner Ken Cohen
Commissioner Harry Holzberg
Commissioner Patricia Rogers-Libert
Vice Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder
PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this 5th day of September, 2000.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 19th day of September, 2000.
ARTHUR I. SNYDER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
TERESA M. SOROKA, CMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY
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CITY OF AVENTURA
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Commission
FROM: Eric M. Soroka, C.
DATE: August 15, 2000
SUBJECT: Ordinance Adopting 2000/2001 Operating and Capital Budget
1st Reading September 5, 2000 City Commission Meeting Agenda Item .;313
2nd Reading September 19, 2000 City Commission Meeting Agenda Item M
Attached for your consideration is the adopting Ordinance and budget document for the
1999/00 Operating and Capital Budget.
The Ordinance format is similar to the one utilized to adopt the 1999/00 fiscal year
budget document.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
EMS/aca
Attachment
CC0797-99
ORDINANCE NO. 2000-_
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 24,2000, AS THE CITY OF AVENTURA FINAL
BUDGET FOR THE 2000/2001 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 ENCUMBRANCES; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The tentative 2000/2001 Operating and Capital Improvement
Program Budget, reviewed and approved by the City Commission on July 24, 2000, a
copy of said budget being attached hereto and made a part hereof as specifically as if
set forth at length herein, be and the same is hereby established and adopted as the
City of Aventura's final budget for the 2000/2001 fiscal year. The tentative budget
adopted hereby may be amended or adjusted by a motion approved by a majority vote
of the City Commission at the public hearings in accordance with State Statutes.
Section 2. ExPenditure of Funds Appropriated in the Budqet Authorized. Funds
appropriated in the Budget may be expended by and with the approval of the City Manager
in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter and applicable law. Funds of the City
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Ordinance No. 2000-_
Page 2
shall be expended in accordance with the appropriations provided in the Budget adopted
by this Ordinance and shall constitute an appropriation of the amounts specified therein.
Supplemental appropriations or the reduction of appropriations, if any, shall be made in
accordance with Section 4.07 of the City Charter.
Section 3. Budoetarv Control. The 2000/2001 Operating and Capital Outlay
Budget establishes a limitation on expenditures by department total. Said limitation
requires that the total sum allocated to each department for operating and capital expenses
may not be increased or decreased without specific authorization by a duly-enacted
Resolution affecting such amendment or transfer. Therefore, the City Manager may
authorize transfers from one individual line item account to another, so long as the line item
accounts are within the same department and fund.
Section 4. Personnel Authorization. The "Personnel Allocation Summary" included
within each department budget enumerates all authorized budgeted positions for
appointment by the City Manager. All personnel filling said authorized positions shall be
paid pursuant to the City's Personnel Policies.
Section 5. Grants and Gifts. When the City of Aventura receives monies from any
source, be it private or governmental, by Grant, Gift, or otherwise, to which there is
attached as a condition of acceptance any limitation regarding the use or expenditures of
the monies received, the funds so received need not be shown in the Operating Budget nor
shall said budget be subject to amendment of expenditures as a result of the receipt of said
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Ordinance No. 2000-_
Page 3
monies, but said monies shall only be disbursed and applied toward the purposes for which
the said funds were received. To ensure the integrity of the Operating Budget, and the
integrity of the monies received by the City under Grants or Gifts, all monies received as
contemplated above must, upon receipt, be segregated and a=unted for based upon
generally accepted a=unting principles and where appropriate, placed into separate and
individual trust and/or escrow a=unts from which any money drawn may only be
disbursed and applied within the limitations placed upon the Gift or Grant as aforesaid.
Section 6. Amendments. Upon the passage and adoption of the 2000/2001 fiscal
year Budget for the City of Aventura, if the City Manager determines that an Operating
Department Total or a Capital Outlay Line Item will exceed its original appropriation, the
City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to prepare such Resolutions as may be
necessary and proper to modify any line item from the Budget hereby.
Section 7. Encumbrances. All outstanding encumbrances at September 30, 2000
shall lapse at that time; and all lapsed capital outlay encumbrances shall be reappropriated
in the 2000/2001 fiscal year.
Section 8. Severabilitv. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be
severable and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall for any
reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining sections, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance but they shall
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Ordinance No. 2000-_
Page 4
remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this Ordinance shall stand
notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
Section 9. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon
adoption on second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner
, who moved
its adoption on first reading.
This motion was seconded by Commissioner
, and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Arthur Berger
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin
Commissioner Ken Cohen
Commissioner Harry Holzberg
Commissioner Patricia Rogers-Libert
Vice Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner
, who
moved its adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner
and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Arthur Berger
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin
Commissioner Ken Cohen
Commissioner Harry Holzberg
Commissioner Patricia Rogers-Libert
Vice Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder
PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this 5th day of September, 2000.
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Ordinance No. 2000-_
Page 5
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 19th day of September, 2000.
ARTHUR L SNYDER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
TERESA M. SOROKA, CMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY
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MIAMI, FLORIDA
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF DADE
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared:
MONICA KELLY
Who on oath that she is
ADVERTISING OFFICE MANAGER
Of The Miami Herald Publishing Company, a daily newspaper at Miami in Dade County, Florida;
that the advertisement for
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-was published in said newspaper in the issues of:
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Affiant further says that the said Miami Herald is a newspaper published at Miami, in the said Dade
County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said
Dade County, Florida, each day and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in
Miami, in said Dade County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of
the attached copy of advertisement.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
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This
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Nancy Reynolds
3613 N.E. 163rd Street
Norrh Miami Beach, FL 33160
)KNIGHTRIDDER)
NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE
City of Aventura has tentatively adopted a measure
tcrease its property tax levy.
year's property tax levy:
Initially proposed tax levy .... $ 7,529,260
B. Less tax reductions due to Value
Adjustment Board and other
assessment changes .......... $ 138,143
C. Actual property tax levy ....... $ 7,391,117
000
150
236
~,270
5,000
7,065
7,847
6,040
4,721
~1,415
il .695
~9,449
14,441
FIECOR0,
year's proposed tax levy .......... $ 7,817,598
citizens are invited to attend a public
~ring on the tax increase to be held on
Tuesday, September 19, 2000
6:00 P.M.
at
Biscayne Medical Arts Building
21110 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 101
Aventura, Florida 33180
NAL DECISION on the proposed tax increase and
:will be made at this hearing.
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PUIl~ IIIO'I1CEOF PROPOSED ORDINANCES
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on TuesdaY, the 19th day of Septem-
ber, 2000, at a mootinO 01 thO CitY Convnission of the City of Aventura, to
be ~at 6:00p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room at the Biscayne
~ Arts BuildIng, 211111 Biscayno Boulevard, Suite 101, .Aventura.
FIo_ tI1e City Cc>mn1iIOIOII will consider the adoptiOfl of the following
Ordil1\l'!'Os on SotDI\d reading, entitted:
.OROI!'IANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA. ES-
ri!BUSHING AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF AVENTURA AD
\IN.OREM TAX OPlHlATING MILLAGE LEVY RATE AT 2.2270
MILS PER THOUsJiHf) DOLLARS OF TAXABLE ASSESSED
PJIOPERTYVALUE,\\IHICH IS 3.5% ABOVE THE ROLLED
BACI( RA~ coMl!l11'al PURSUANT TO STATE LAW, FOR
lHl! 2000 TAX YEAflt PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PRO-
VIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EF-
FECTIVE DATE.
AN ORDINANCE oFTflE CITY OF AVENTURA. FLORIDA.
ADOPTING THE ATtACHED TENTATIVE OPERATING AND
CAPITAL BUDGET.A$REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY CITY
COMMISSION ATTHE REVIEW MEETING HELD ON JULY 24.
2000. AS THE CITY OF AVENTURA FINAL BUDGET FOR THE
2000/2001 FISCAL YEAR. PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.05 OF
THE CITY CHARTER; AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF
FUNDS ESTABLlSHEl> BY THE BUDGET; PROVIDING FOR
BLIOGET ARY CONTROL: PROVIDING FOR PERSONNEL AU-
THORIZATION; PROVIDING FOR GIFTS AND GRANTS; PRO-
VIDING FoR AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING FOR ENCUM-
IlI\ANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVID-
ING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The pmpoaed Ordinancoa may be inspected by the public at the Office
of tho City Cieri<, 2999 N.E.191st Street, SUite 500. Aventura. Florida. in-
terested parties may appear at the Public;- Hearing and be heard with re-
spect to tho proposed OjdinanCeS. Any person wishing to address the
City Commission on any item at this Public Hearing is asked to register
with thO City Cieri< prior 10 Il1at "em being heard.
In accordance with the Am8ric8.ns with Disabilities Act of 1990, aU per-
sons who are disabled and-who' need special accommodations to partici~
pate in this proceeding beCaUse of that disability should contact the Office
of the City Clerk, 305~6&-8901, not later than two business days prior to
such proceedings.
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If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City CommiS-
sion with ",sped to any matter considered at a meeting or hearing, that
person will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purpose, may
need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which
record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to \
be beaed.
Teresa M. Soroka. CMC City Clerk
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