09-09-1999 Commission Meeting CITY COMMISSION MEETING
Biscayne Medical Ads Center
21110 Biscayne Boulevard Suite 101
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder. Present were Commissionere Arthur Berger, Jay R. Beskin,
Ken Cohen, Harry Holzberg, Jeffrey M. Pedow, Vice Mayor Patricia Rogers-Libert,
Mayor Snyder, City Manager Eric M. Soroka, City Clerk Teresa M. Soroka, and City
Attorney David M. Wotpin. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting
commenced.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. Harry Kiigore led the pledge ofallegiance.
3. PUBLIC HEARINGS: ORDINANCES: FIRST READING: 1999/2000 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.'13% ABOVE THE
ROLLED BACK RATE COMPUTED PURSUANT TO STATE LAW, FOR THE
1999 TAX YEAR; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABIMTY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Mr, Soroka announced that the millage levy rate at 2.2270 mils per thousand
dollars of taxable assessed property value is 3.13% above the rolled back rate of
2.1595 computed pursuant to state law.
A motion for approval was offered by Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert, and seconded
by Commissioner Berger. Mayor Snyder opened the public hearing. There
being no speakers, the public headng was closed. The motion for approval
passed unanimously by roll call vote.
B. Mr. WolpJn 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, 1999, AS THE CITY OF AVENTURA FINAL
BUDGET FOR THE 199912000 FISCAL YEAR, PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.05
OF THE CITY CHARTER; AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS
ESTABMSHED BY THE BUDGET; PROVIDING FOR BUDGETARY
CONTROL; PROVIDING FOR PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATION; PROVIDING
FOR GIFTS AND GRANTS; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING
FOR ENCUMBRANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABIMTY AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion for approval was offered by Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert and seconded by
Commissioner Berger. Mayor Snyder opened the public hearing. There being
no speakers, the public hearing was closed. The motion for approval passed
unanimously by roll call vote.
Mr. Soroka announced that the next budget headng wirl be held on Thursday,
September 23, 1999 at 6 p.m.
4. ADJOURNMENT. There being no further business to come before the
Commission, the meeting adjourned at 6:06 p.m.
,T~resa M. Sor'bka, CMC/AAE City Clerk
Approved by the Commission on October 5, 1999.
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