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EQUITY STUDY COI+II�ISSION
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VILI,AGE OF TEQIIESTA
1KEETING I�INOTES
JONE 2, 1994 -_
I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The Equity Study Commission, appointed by the Village
Council to review the Occupational License Rates of Tequesta
and to make recommendations on those rates; held its second
meeting at the Village Hall, 357.Tequesta Drive, Tequesta,
Florida, on Thursday, June 2, 1994. The meeting was cailed
to o.rder at 8:30 A.M. by Scott D. Ladd, Buildinq Official.
A roll call was taken by Betty Laur, the Recording
Secretary. Commission members present were: John Giba and
Mac Goodner. Commission Chairman Sdwin D. Nelson was absent
from the meeting. Tom Bradford, Villaqe Manager, was also
in attendance.
II. APPROV1�lL OF AGENDA
Commission member Goodner moved that the Agenda be approved
as submitted. Commission member Giba seconded the motion.
The vote on the motion was:
John Giba - for
l�ac Goodne�r' - for
The motion was therefore passed and adopted and the Agenda
was approved as submitted.
III. APPROVAL OF PREVIOIIS l�BTIliG MINtITgS (April� 29, 1994 }
Commission member Giba moved that the minutes of the April
29, 1994 meeting of the Equity Study Commission be approved
as submitted. Commission member Goodner seconded the
motion. The vote on the motion was:
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John Giba - for
l�ac Goodner - for
The motion was therefore passed and adopted and the minutes
were approved as submitted.
N. NEW BIISINESS
There was no new business to come before the Commission.
V. DNFINISHED BIISINESS �
A. Continuation of reviet� of proposed occupational
license fee schedule: Scott D. Ladd, Building
Official, reviewed what had been done up to this
point, stating that after all fees were reviewed at
the first meetinq, he had compared those fees
against the $10,613.00 increase cap allowed by the
State, changed those figures which the Commission
had directed him to change, and arrived at a total
under the cap amount. Since work on Classes A, B,
C, D, E, F, and G(personal, professional, and
specialized services) had been tabled at� tlie last
meeting, Building Official Ladd had copied only
those sections from the Occupational License Tax
Ordinance and sent to the commission members for
their review.
Commission member Giba stated he had been unable to
find guidelines for the categories, and stated the
importance of being able to support the
differentiation between the categories in order to
have an answer when questioned by a business person
as to why they were placed in one category instead
of another. For purposes of discussion at this
meeting he had prepared a chart showing the
differentiation between categories and guidelines
for each category. Shown on the chart were
suggested criteria which might be used to
differentiate .between categories: number of
employees; individual or agency; sales/inventory;
square feet of space; and service only or products
also. Commission member Giba suqgested categories
start with the first one (A) as simple service by
an individua�, no agency, no formal training (non-
professional) and gradually increase requirements
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for the other categories. He suggested category
(B) might be service by an aqency (no traininq/non-
professional); category (C) could be service which
requires training (agency/non-professional);
category (D) miqht be service which requires
trai.ning with a license (professional); category
(E) could be professional service with product; and
category (F) could be miscellaneous services.
Commission member Goodner agreed with Commissioner
Giba's concept, and also stated that no one whose
occupational license fee is increased from $200 to
$350, for example, would understand how this could
be oniy a 10$ increase, and this wili be very hard
to justify to irate citizens; and that fees should
reflect the ability to make revenue. Commission
member Goodner also recommended that review of
Occupational License fees should be revisited only
every 6 to 8 years, not every two years as allowed
by State law.
Buildinq Official Scott D. Ladd responded to
Commission member Goodner's concern that
enforcement of the occupational license fees would
increase income over the l0$ allowed by the law by
explaining that new licenses would not fall under
the $10,613 amount, and that as much revenue as
could be collected for new iicenses would be
allowed.
It was the consensus of the Equity Study Commi.ssion
that Building Official Scott D. Ladd define the
categories, and establish graduated criteria
categories incorporating suggestions made by the
commission members. Commission member Giba would
critique the results.
(B) Reco�endation from Commission reqarding proposed
chanqes to Occupational License �rdinance:
It was the consensus of the Equity Study Commission
to have another meeting to finalize the categories
and fees. The meeting would be held in time for
the Co�i.ssion's recommendation to be presented to
Village Council for both first and second readings
of the new Occupational License Ordinance l�fore
the month of August when renewal notices are
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mailed.
VI • CO1�II�QNICATION FROI�i CITIZBNS
NONE
VII. ANY OTHER 1KAZTERS
None
VII. AUJOIIRNMLNT �
Com�i.ssion member Giba moved that the meetinq be adjourned.
Co�mission member Goodner seconded the �otion. The vote on
the motion was:
John Giba - for
I��Iac Goodner - for
the motion was therefore passed and adopted and the meetinq
was adjourned at 9:10 A.IrI.
, Respectfully submitted,
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Betty Laur
Recording Secretary
ATTEST:
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Scott D. Ladd
Building Official
DATE APPROVED:
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