09-19-2002MINUTES Government Center
CITY COMMISSION MEETING 19200 West Country Club Ddve
2nd BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING Aventura. FL 33180
SEPTEMBER 19, 2002 5:45 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 5:49 p.m. by
Mayor Jeffrey M. Pedow. Present were Commissioners Ken Cohen, Manny Grossman,
Harry Holzberg, Patricia Rogers-Libert, Vice Mayor Arthur Berger (arrived at 5:50 p.m.),
Mayor Perlow, City Manager Eric M. Soroka, and City Clerk Teresa M. Soroka.
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin was absent. As a quorum was determined to be present,
the meeting commenced.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Perlow led the pledge of allegiance.
3. PUBLIC HEARINGS: ORDINANCES - FIRST READING: 2002~2003 BUDGET
A. Mr. Soroka read the following ordinance by title:
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 4.84% ABOVE THE ROLLED BACK RATE
COMPUTED PURSUANT TO STATE LAW, FOR THE 2002 TAX YEAR;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion for approval was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert and
seconded by Commissioner Cohen. Mayor Perlow opened the public
hearing. There being no speakers, the public hearing was closed. The
motion for approval passed unanimously by roll call vote and Ordinance No.
2002-23 was enacted.
B. Mr. Soroka read the following ordinance by title:
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 18, 2002, AS THE CITY OF
AVENTURA FINAL BUDGET FOR THE 2002/2003 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
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SEVERABILITY AND
A motion for approval was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert and
seconded by Vice Mayor Berger. Mr. Soroka noted that the budget would be
revised to provide for the re-organization of the Community Development
Department, with no monetary changes. A motion to amend the budget to
provide for the Community Development Department reorganization was
offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert, seconded by Commissioner
Holzberg and unanimously passed. Mayor Pedow opened the public
hearing. There being no speakers, the public hearing was closed. The
motion for approval, as amended, passed unanimously by roll call vote and
Ordinance No. 2002-24 was enacted.
Harvey Felsher, The Point, addressed the Commission.
4. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Commission
at this time, after motion made, seconded and unanimously passed, the meeting
adjourned at 5:58 p.m.
T~'a M. So~, CM~, City
Clerk
Approved by the Commission on October 1, 2002.
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