2007.08.21_TC_Minutes_Special
TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH
MINUTES OF TOWN COMMISSION MEETING
SPECIAL BUDGET WORKSHOP
Tuesday, August 21, 2007 2:00 P.M__
Mayor Harold R. Hagelmann called the Special Budget Workshop to order in
Commission Chambers at 2:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER:
Roll Call
: Members present: Mayor Harold R. Hagelmann; Vice Mayor Joseph J.
Asselta; Commissioner Miriam S. Zwick; Commissioner Jim Newill, CPA; Town
Attorney Thomas E. Sliney; Town Manager Dale S. Sugerman; Town Clerk Beverly M.
Brown; Police Chief Carlo Angelillo; Building Official Robert Dawson; Public Works
Director Jack Lee; Finance Director Stan Novak; Librarian Mari Suarez; and members of
the public. Absent ? Commissioner Doris. M. Trinley.
1. Town Manager Sugerman
Provided an updated budget hand out with updates from the previous meeting:
Page 1 ? Far right hand column ? Tentative adopted budget millage rate produces
$8,868,956 in Taxes
Page 2 ? Revenue Comparison Chart ? first number at top of right hand column is the
summary number that changed.
Page 3 - Water Expenditures ? Engineering ? the $262,500 will be offset by the
General Fund
Page 7 ? Account #311.00 total of Ad Valorum Taxes adopted with the tentative millage
Rate
Page 8 - Revenues ? last column - $11,320,602
Page 9 - Commission ? no changes
Page 10 ? Town Manager ? no changes
Page 11 ? Town Clerk ? no changes
Page 13 ? Finance Department ? Salaries - $173,682; FICA - $13,287; Retirement ?
$20,300
Page 14 ? Legal Counsel ? no changes
Page 15 ? Debt Service ? no changes
Page 16 ? Public Works ? no changes
Town Commission Special Meeting Minutes
August 21, 2007 Page 2 of 3
Page 17 ? Post Office ? no changes
Page 18 ? General Government ? Changed ? Item #531.000 Professional Fees $25,000;
Item #534.000 ? Other Contractual Services - $2,000; Item #563.000
Improvements Other than Bldg. - $400,000
Page 20 ? Police ? Memo from Chief Angelillo in reference to future replacement of
police vehicles. Item #541.000 Communications - $20,000; item #552.000
Operating Supplies - $14,200; item #554.000 Books $1,200; total budget
now $2,028,009
Page 22 ? Delray Beach Fire Rescue ? no changes
Page 24 ? Building Department ? reduced line item #552.400 Operating Supplies ?
gasoline and line item 554.00 Books, Dues - to $750 each; total
budget $418,925
Page 26 - Ambulance Services ? reduced line item #534.000 by $1,200; total - $12,000
Page 27 - Garbage/Waste ? no changes
Page 28 ? Library ? increased line item #566.000 Books, Library Materials to $75,000;
total budget now $438,363
Page 30 ? Interfund Transfers ? line item #581.700 Water Fund Engineering? $262,500
transfer to General Fund.
Page 31 - Reserve for Contingency ? $1,183,340; with tentative adopted millage rate this
is an increase of $501,970.
Mayor Hagelmann ? If we reduced the millage rate to 4.0; what would be the
reserve contingency? Reply - $970,190
Page 32 ? Library Donations ? no changes
Page 34 ? Cultural Board Fund ? no changes.
Page 35 ? Law Enforcement Trust Fund ? no changes
Page 36 ? Capital Projects Fund ? no changes
Page 37 ? Water System ? line item #381-700 Transfer from General Engineering ?
transfer of $262,500 for engineering study; line item #514.000 Shift
differential ? reduced to $23,000; line item #524.000 ? Workman?s Comp ?
reduced to $41,000; line item #545.000 Insurance and Bonds ? increase to
$260,000 due to new well on line; line item #563.000 Improvements ?
increase to $262,500 ? engineering costs
Questions/Comments by Commission
?
Vice Mayor Asselta - This is a good and fair budget. It recognizes not only the
obligations imposed on us by Tallahassee, but also the wishes of the residents. Wanted to
thank everyone for the all the work that was put into this budget.
Town Commission Special Meeting Minutes
August 21, 2007 Page 3 of 3
2.PUBLIC COMMENTS
? 1)
Joe Yucht ? Boca Highlands Do not see the end of year funds from last year in this
budget. Reply ? The funds are in the unrestricted reserve. The proposed budget is pay as
2)
you go. If there is a $400,000 outlay for funds for trees, where is the revenue being
returned to us? Reply ? We do not anticipate that it will be received during the next
. 3)
fiscal year Congratulations to the town management for following the spirit of the
legislature.
3) ADJOURNMENT
Adjournment:
There being no further business to come before the Commission at this
MOTION
time, a was made by Commissioner Newill and seconded by Commissioner
Zwick to adjourn at 3:15 P.M.
APPROVE:
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Harold R. Hagelmann
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Joseph J. Asselta, Vice Mayor
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Miriam S. Zwick, Commissioner
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Jim Newill, CPA, Commissioner
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Doris M. Trinley, Commissioner
Attest:
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Date: ____________________