1987.07.28_TC_Minutes_Special
TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA
• Minutes of Meeting of Town Commission
SPECIAL MEETING
Tuesday, July 28, 1987 3:00 P.M.
A Special Meeting of the Town Commission was called to order by Mayor
Betty Jean Stewart in the Chambers at Town Hall. Also present were
Vice Mayor Mary Louse G. Blosser and Town Commissioners John J. Basso,
David T. Robinson and Robert F. Scholz.
Also present were Town Attorney Thomas E. Sliney, Town Manager Hugh D.
Williams, Town Clerk Mary Ann Mariano and various members of the
general public.
Mayor Stewart noted that the first item on the Special Meeting Agenda
was to set a tentative millage rate for the 1987/88 Fiscal Year for
submission to the Property Appraiser.
Mr. Williams noted that originally it had been his recommendation to
levy the same millage as levied for the 1986/87 fiscal year, being
2.8454. It was noted that legal notices required any levy which gener-
ated funds in excess of the prior year to be advertised as a "Tax
Increase". Therefore, it was now Mr. Williams' recommendation that the
• Town levy the millage which would generate $1,288,191, the amount of
last years tax revenue. Mr. Williams stated that the millage would be
somewhat higher than 2.7, but did not have an exact figure. It was
noted that whatever figure was set could be decreased prior to adoption
of the budget, but in no event increased.
Mayor Stewart stated that the Town needed an exact figure in order to
set the millage. Mr. Williams left the meeting to ascertain same.
The Town Commission proceeded with the other Agenda items.
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA,
APPOINTING AN ALTERNATE MEMBER TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTYWIDE
BEACHES AND SHORES COUNCIL.
This Resolution was read appointing Commissioner Scholz as the Town's
Alternate Member to the Palm Beach Countywide Beaches and Shores Coun-
cil. Commissioner Scholz accepted the appointment, after which MOTION
was made by COMMISSIONER ROBINSON/VICE MAYOR BLOSSER to adopt the Reso-
lution. This MOTION carried unanimously with favorable votes.
The Political Subdivision Program Agreement between the State of Flori-
da Department of Community Affairs and the Town to adopt a required
Post-Disaster Redevelopment Rule was then discussed. It was noted that
Section 11 had been amended to include acceptable indemnity language
provided by the DCA. This Agreement is required to be adopted prior to
• August 1, 1987. MOTION was made by VICE MAYOR BLOSSER/COMMISSIONER
BASSO to authorize a Resolution adopting a Political Subdivision
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Program Agreement between the State of Florida Department of Community
Affairs and the Town to adopt a Post-Disaster Redevelopment Rule. This
MOTION carried unanimously with favorable votes.
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Bett Jean Stewart, Mayor
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n J.~-asso, Commissioner
At this time, the Town Manager noted that he had done some calculations
and recommended that the Town set the tentative millage for the 19$7/88
FY at 2.381. Commissioner Robinson, who had been manually working the
necessary millage out stated that this figure could not possibly be
right in that the millage necessary to generate the needed funds would
be in excess of 2.7 mils. The Mayor then recessed the meeting until
1:34J p.m. on Friday, July 31, 1987 and directed that the Town Manager
have the correct figure at that time for action. It was noted by the
Town Clerk that the tentative millage had to be set this week. Later in
the day, however, the Town Manager requested the re-convening of the
Special Meeting, assuring that he had obtained the correct information
in order to set the appropriate millage. Mayor Stewart re-convened the
Special Meeting.
Mr. Williams then distributed a copy of an adding machine tape which
showed the appropriate millage to generate $1,288,191 as 2.7931. MOTION
was then made by VICE MAYOR BLOSSER/COMMISSIONER BASSO to set the tent-
ative millage for the 1987/88 Fiscal Year at 2.7931 for submission to
the Property Appraiser. This MOTION carried unanimously.
There being no further business at this Special Meeting, same adjourned
at 4:2~ p.m.
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