10-06-1998 Commission Meeting MINUTES
CITY OF AVENTURA
COMMISSION MEETING
OCTOBER 6, 1998 - 5:45 P.M.
Biscayne Medical Arts Center
21110 Biscayne Bourevard Suite 101
Aventura, Florida 33180
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 5:45
p.m. by Mayor Arthur I. Snyder. Present ware 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.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Muriel Cohen led the pledge of allegiance.
PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1998/99 BUDGET
Mr. Wolpin announced that due to the Governor's Executive Order of a
State of Emergency in light of an impending hurricane, the budget final
headng originally scheduled for September 24, 1998 was cancelled and
re-set to this time.
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 Vice Mayor Cohen. Mayor Snyder opened the public hearing. There
being no speakers, the public hearing was closed. The motion for
approval was unanimously passed by roll call vote and Ordinance No. 98-
21 was enacted.
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
1998/99 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 headng. There being no speakers, the
public hearing was closed. A motion for approval was offered by
Commissioner Rogers-Libert, and seconded by Commissioner Berger.
The motion for approval was unanimously passed by roll call vote and
Ordinance No. 98-22 was enacted.
4. There being no further business to come before the Commission, the
meeting adjourned at 5:50 p.m.
Teresa M. Smith, CMC, City Clerk
Approved by the Commission on November 17, 1998.
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