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TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA
Minutes of Meeting of Town Con-~-ission
PUBLIC HEARING
Friday, September 9, 1988 5:01 P.M.
The Public Hearing of the Town Con-n-ission was called to order by Mayor
Betty Jean Stewart in the Con-n-ission Chan-bers at Town Hall at 5:01 P.M.
Others present were Vice Mayor John J. Basso, Con-n-issioners Robert F.
Scholz and Doris R. Ron-e.
Also present were Town Manager Mary Ann Mariano, Deputy Town Clerk Anne
M. Kowals and n-e~-bers of the general public .
Mayor Stewart noted that this is a Public Hearing of the Town Con-tY-ission
of the Town of Highland Beach called for the purpose of obtaining
citizens' input for the 1988/89 Fiscal Year Budget.
Mayor Stewart requested comments fron- persons in the audience.
Mrs. Marge Mantel, a n-en-ber of the Friends of the Highland Beach
Library, questioned if the Town Budget will cut out n-oney allocated to
the Highland Beach Library which is an integral part of the Town.
• Town Manager Mariano noted that the Town Con-ct-ission is inquiring about
the funding mechanism of the Library.
Mr. John E. Ward, Treasurer of the Friends of the Highland Beach
Library, addressed the Con-n-ission regarding the proposed budget for the
Library and requested that money in the Town Budget allocated to the
Library not be cut.
Mr. Ward informed the Commission that the Friends of the Library have a
checking account with a sum of $5,650. which is used for everyday
expenses; a n-oney n-arket account totalling $5,400. which is to be used
for any in-proven-ents they n-ay want to make (furnishings, shelving, etc.)
as well as a reserve in a certificate of deposit in the an-ount of
$5,350. which would be used for any contingency that n-ay arise.
Following discussion, it was suggested that the members of the Friends
of the Library n-eet with the Town Manager and the Librarian for the
purpose of discussing the Library Budget and the Town's appropriation of
contingency funds.
Mayor Stewart noted that the next Public Hearing relative to the Budget
will be held on September 20, 1988, at 5:01 P.M. (That Public Hearing
has been subsequently changed to September 27, 1988.)
The purpose of this Public Hearing having been met, Mayor Stewart
adjourned same at 5:25 P.M.
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.Town Commission Public Hearing Minutes
September 9, 1988
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Bet ,~j Jean ,~tew~t, Mayor
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Robert Scholz Commiss,i.an
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Doris R. Rome, Commissioner
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