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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Special Meeting_09/04/2008MINUTES VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA SPECIAL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 4, 2008 Call to Order and Roll Call The meeting was called to orcler by Mayor Pat Watkins at 5:32 p.m. A roll call was taken by Village Clerk Lori McWilliams. Present were: Mayor Pat Watkins, Vice Mayor Calvin Tumquest, Council Member Tom Patemo, Counal Member Vince Arena and Counal Member Jim Humpage. Also in attendance were: village Manager Michael R. Couzzo, Jr., village Attorney Davis, Village Clerk Lori McWilliams, and Department Heads. Open Public Hearing • Mayor Watkins announced tha# the proposed operating millage rate necessary to fund the budget is 9.77R~ under the rolled-bads millage rate of 6.3917 milts. • Mayor Watkins announced the proposed millage rate is 5.7671; ad vakNem taxes had decreased since the past two years approximately 13°~; state revenue sharing and revenue projections for community development had also decreased. • The Mayor noted the budget still provided an outstanding level of service, and provided a summary of the tentative budget. • Citizen Comments: Dottie Campbell, 30 Eastwinds Circle, preserrted a proposed plan for street banners, and requester the word "Welcome' be added to the wall at the north entrance to Country Club Drive, and addition of a metal small Indian sign by Bay Harbor. Two other signs were requested for later. Suggestions were to do the hani signs first, a couple of prototypes second, and modify the plan as needed. Consensus of Council was to appropriate $5,000 out of contingency to budget for this proposal. • Council Member Patemo asked that Council be educated with what was going on with the pension funds at an upcoming workshop, plus the role of the pension boards and their fiduciary duties. • Counal thanked staff for their great job on the budget. Hearing no further comments, Mayor Watkins declared the public hearing closed. TI N: Vice Mayoar Tumquest moved that die proposed millage rate for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 be set at 5.7671 mills. Council Member Jim Humpage seconded the motion; motion carried 5-0. MOTION: Council Member Humpage moved to adopt the Tentatnre 2008-2009 Budget. Vice Mayor Tumquest seconded the motion; motion carried 5-0. Special Council Meeting September 4, 2008 Page 2 Mayor Watkins announced the time and place of the Final Budget Public Hearing to be held September 11, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. immediately preceding the regular Village Council Meeting, at Tequesta Village Hall. ANY OTHER MATTERS Village Manager Couzzo thanked the members of the public for coming to the meeting. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Vice Mayor Tumquest moved to adjourn the meeting at fi:00 p.m.; seconded by Council Member Patemo, motion carried unanimously 5-0. Respectfully submitted, ~, ~. m~~~ Lori McWilliams, CMC village Clerk Note: These summary minutes are prepared in compliance vrith 286.011 F.S. and are not verbatim transcripts of the meeting. A verbatim audio record is available li»m the Office of the Village Clerk. All referenced attachments are on file in the Village Clerk's office.