09-10-1998 Commission Meeting MINUTES
CITY OF AVENTURA
COMMISSION MEETING
SEPTEMBER 10, 1998 - 7:00 p.m.
Aventura Medical Arts Building
21110 Biscayne Boulevard Suite 101
Aventura, Florida 33180
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 7:00
p.m. by Mayor Arthur I. Snyder. Present were Commissioners Arthur
Berger, Jay R. Beskin, Harry Holzberg, Jeffrey M. Perlow, Patricia Rogers-
Libert, Vice Mayor Ken Cohen, Mayor Arthur I. Snyder, City Manager Eric
M. Soroka, City Clerk Teresa M. Smith and City Attorney David M. Wolpin.
As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting commenced.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Ginger Gressman led the pledge of
allegiance.
3. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1998/99 BUDGET
A. Mr. Wolpin 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 3.46% ABOVE THE ROLLED
BACK RATE COMPUTED PURSUANT TO STATE LAW, FOR
THE 1998 TAX YEAR; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion for approval was offered by Commissioner Beskin and seconded
by Commissioner Rogers-Libert. Mayor Snyder opened the public
hearing. The following individual addressed the Commission: Judith
Jaffe, 3401 N. Country Club Drive. There being no further speakers, the
public hearing was closed. The motion for approval was unanimously
passed by roll call vote.
B. Mr. Wolpin 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 20,
'1998, AS THE CITY OF AVENTURA FINAL BUDGET FOR THE
1998199 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.
Mayor Snyder opened the public hearing. There being no speakers, the
public hearing was closed. A motion for approval was offered by
Commissioner Rogers-Libert, and seconded by Commissioner Holzberg.
Commissioner Berger requested that the ordinance be amended to
replace the word "hereat" with "herein". The motion for approval, as
amended, was unanimously passed by roll call vote.
4. There being no further business to come before the Commission, the
meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
Teresa M. Smith, CMC, City Clerk
Approved by the Commission on October 6, 1998.
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