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• TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA
Minutes of Meeting of Town Commission
SPECIAL MEETING
Friday, July 29, 1983 2:00 P M
Mayor Horton called a Special Meeting of the Town Commission to
order at 2:00 p.m. in the Town Commission Chambers. Those in
attendance were: Mayor Louis Y. Horton, Vice Mayor Mary Louise G.
Blosser, Commissioners William E. Paul, Betty Jean Stewart and
Harry Walker.
Also in attendance were: Town Attorney Thomas E. Sliney; Town
Manager, Elaine W. Roberts; Finance Director Maree Birkbeck;
Town Clerk Mary Ann Whaley; citizens and the general public.
The purpose of the Special Meeting was to discuss the proposed
1983/84 fiscal year budget and certify the millage to the county
property appraiser.
• Substantial discussion ensued regarding the present and proposed
revenues and expenditures set out in the proposed budget as
recommended by the Financial Advisory Board. It was the recomm-
endation of the Financial Advisory Board that the operating
millage rate be set at 8/ more than the rolled back rate of 1.3048
(1.4092) plus .5284 for debt service. It was the consensus of the
Town Commission that several workshop sessions ~ uld be required to
review the budget line item by line item. The first required
public hearing on the budget was set for September 6, 1983 at 1:30
p.m. (After receiving additional information from the Office of
the Property Appraiser, the Town Manager polled the Town Commission
by telephone and this public hearing was re-scheduled to 5:01 p.m.
on this same date.)
MOTION by COMMISS IONER ~ WALKER/MAYOR HORTON that the Town of
Highland Beach set the millage rate at 1.9376 as recommended
by the FAB. It was further noted that the Town Commission could
reduce this rate when the budget is adopted. The vote was taken
and carried unanimously.
There being no further business to come before the Town Commission
• at this Special Meeting, it was adjourned at 2:40 p.m.
APPROVED
Loui Horton, Mayor
Town Commission
Special Meeting
July 29, 1983
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Mary Louise G. Blosser, Vice Mayor
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William E. Paul, Commissioner
Betty Jean Stewart, Commissioner
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Harry Wal~lcer, Commissioner