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TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA
FINANCIAL ADVISORY BOARD
June 24, 1985 10.00 A.M.
A meeting of the Financial Advisory Board was held at Town Hall on
Monday, June 24, 1985 at 10:00 A.M.
Those attending included members Reese James and alternate member
Walter Peklenk. Also present throughout the meeting were
Commissioner Grier, and Town Manager Hugh D. Williams.
Absent were members Ben Cohen and Joe Murania.
The minutes of the May 28, 1985 meeting were approved as written.
The subject for this meeting is the continuing review of the proposed
1985/86 budget. This meeting is to address the General Operating
budget.
Each department of the budget was reviewed item by item and with the
following exceptions were accepted as presented in the June 21st copy.
f Exceptions included:
Legal - Although the Financial Advisory Board continues to be
concerned with the expense involved, the Financial
Advisory Board does recommend that pending further review
by the Commissioners, the amount of $70,000 should be
again budgeted for Fiscal 85/86.
Fire - Inasmuch as this item is still in review including a
scheduled meeting on Friday, June 28th, it is the view
of the Financial Advisory Board that this item be
deferred until its July 22nd meeting in the hope that
more definitive data will be available.
Highways - The Financial Advisory Board does recommend that in
the interest of financial responsibility, the commitment
of funds for the Greening of AlA be only with the
explicit approval of the Commissioners acting after
receiving a written proposal from the appropriate
committee.
In general, the Financial Advisory Board is of the opinion that the
Town Manager with his abbreviated term has presented a realistic
( budget in a business like format and we are in general agreement
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with his proposal subject to our comments as noted in the minutes
of our meetings.
The meeting adjourned at 11:45 A.M. with the next meeting scheduled
for Monday, July 22, 1985 at 10:00 A.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Reese E. James, Chairman
cc: F.A.B. Members
Town Commission
Town Manager
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