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AGENDA ITEM TRANSMITTAL FORM
Meeting Date: Meeting Type: Regular Ordinance #:
01 /10/2013
Consent Agenda: Yes Resolution #: 2-13
Originating Department: Finance
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: (Wording form the SUBJECT line of your staff report)
Identifying the authorized uses of funds budgeted into the Village Council's Expense/Discretionary
Accounts.
BUDGET / FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Account #: N/A Amount of this item
N/A
Current Budgeted Amount Available: Amount Remaining after item:
N/A N/A
Budget Transfer Required: No Appropriate Fund Balance: No
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF MAJOR ISSUES: (This is a snap shot description of the agenda item)
Approving and authorizing the discretionary expenditure by individual council members from their
individual expense accounts for council member education, travel, meals, meeting reimbursements
and also for Public Purposes as defined in this Resolution.
APPROVALS: SIGNATURE:
Department Head
Finance Director
Reviewed for Financial S�rf'�iciency ❑ �"[
No Financial Impact � ` , f+r
Attorney: (for legal sufficiency)
Village Manager:
Submit for Council Discussion: � _�-
Approve Item: ❑
Deny Item: �
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLERK: (if you wish to have agreements signed, be sure to include the
number of copies you want signed and place "Sign Here" sticker on them)
Form Amended: 10/20/11
RESOLUTION NO 2-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, IDENTIFYING AND APPROVING THE
AUTHORIZED USES OF FUNDS BUDGETED INTO INDIVIDUAL
VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS' EXPENSE/DISCRETIONARY
ACCOUNTS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, Village Council Member individual expense accounts have in the past
been used only for council member education, travel, meals and meeting reimbursements; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council desires to allow such expenditures from individual
expense accounts to continue; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the continuation of such expenditures, the Village Council
believes it to be in the best interest of the Village to also allow individual Council Members the
discretion to spend their individual expense account funds for Public Purposes so long as the
benefit of the expenditure remains in the Village; and
WHEREAS, for the purpose of these discretionary expenditures as provided for by this
Resolution, a"Public Purpose" is a purpose that results in some benefit or improvement to the
Village, serve a Village purpose, and/or fosters morale within the Village; and
WHEREAS, henceforth, the expenditure of Village Council Member individual expense
account funds for a Public Purpose will be in accordance with the Village's policies and
procedures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The Village Council of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, hereby approves
and authorizes the discretionary expenditure by individual council members from their individual
expense accounts for council member education, travel, meals, meeting reimbursements and also
for Public Purposes as defined in this Resolution.
Section 2: All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith shall be and
hereby are repealed.
Section 3: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon passage.