1987.09.22_FAB_Minutes_RegularTOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA
FINANCIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Minutes of Regular Meeting
Tuesday, September 22. 1987
9 30 A M.
A meeting of the Financial Advisory Board was held at 9:30 a.m. on Tues.,
September 22, 1987, at Town Hall. Walter Peklenk acted as Chairman.
Members present included Richard Brunton, Grover Ensley, and Walter
Peklenk. Benjamin Cohen was absent (vacation). Also absent was Chairman
Reese James, who was on vacation. Mayor Betty Jean Stewart was absent
(vacation). Town Manager Hugh D. Williams and Chief Finance Officer
Stanley M. Novak were also present throughout the meeting.
Upon MOTION made and seconded, the Minutes of the August 10, 1987 Meeting
were approved as written.
The Chief Finance Officer reviewed the August Financial Statement in
detail. The department was busy getting ready for the year-end audit.
It was reported that accruals will be made monthly instead of yearly.
The committee agreed this would more accurately reflect the financial
Position. Various transfers were explained and noted.
The deficit in the water and sewer account should be in balance after the
August and September billing. Stan Novak will review the water and sewer
accounts and make recommendations for consolidation in the near future.
It was noted that the Board appreciated the review.
The Long Report was then reviewed with the following notations:
a. Establish Account #114 for "A" licensed water/sewer operator.
b. Establish Account #119 for the Chief Finance Officer.
C. Recommend that the Town Manager be in Grade #125.
The Financial Advisory Board, after study and discussion among them-
selves, the Chief Finance Officer, and the Town Manager, recommended the
adoption of the Long Report in its' entirety, subject to the following:
a. Town Manager should be in Pay Grade 125.
b. The "A" Water/Sewer Operator Grade should be pay Grade #114,
but the Commissioners should determine the number of "A", "B".
"C", and Trainee grades the department can comfortably afford
without hurting the profitability of the Department.
It was further recommended that the Town Manager present to the
Commission an Organization Chart complete with number of persons needed
for each department. The Commission then can determine if these
recommendations meet the needs of the Town of Highland Beach.
Further recommended was the adoption of the various pay scales and the
excel program. There were no further recommendations as to other
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departments and number of employees. It is our thought that the Town
Manager should make these recommendations and, after approval by the Town
Commission, he should be responsible for the implementation.
The next meeting should address the payment of the Bond and the review of
combining the water and sewer account.
Respectfully submitted,
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Walter H. Peklenk, Acting Chairman
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cc: FAB Members
Town Commission
Town Manager