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VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
Post Once Box 3273 250 Tequesta Drive Suite 300
Tequesta, Florida 3346)-0273 (561) 575-6200
Fax: (561) 575-6203
MINUTES
PUBLIC HEARING ON MILEAGE
AND FY 2001/2002 BUDGET
SEPTEMBER 13, 2001, 7:05 PM
PRECEDING SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
TEQUESTA RECREATION CENTER
399 SEABROOK ROAD, TEQUESTA
I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The Village Council of the Village of Tequesta held a Public Hearing on Millage
and FY 2001/2002 Budget on September 13, 2001. Mayor Genco called the
meeting to order at 7:05 p.m., and the Village Clerk called the roll. MEMBERS
PRESENT: Councilmember Russell J. von Frank, Councilmember Sharon D.
Walker, Mayor Geraldine A. Genco, Vice Mayor Joseph N. Capretta, and
• Councilmember Basil E. Dalack. ALSO PRESENT: Village Manager Michael
R. Couzzo, Village Attorney John Randolph, Village Clerk Mary Wolcott, and
Department Heads. A moment of silence was observed for the World Trade
Center and Pentagon tragedies, the victims, their families, the rescue workers, and
the country.
II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: Councilmember von Frank moved to approve the agenda, seconded by
Councilmember Dalack. Motion can~ied S-0.
III. PUBLIC HEARING
A. Public Hearing for Tentative Millage Rate Adoption and Tentative Budget
Adoption.
Mayor Genco announced the Public Hearing was open.
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Finance Director Jody Forsythe stated we had a workshop on August
18th where we discussed each budget. All the information was put
together in a book, given to the Council, available to the public.
Recycled Paper
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Mayor Genco discussed a letter that came out over the weekend a letter
was sent out to our residents, and sent anonymously to several people.
She feels it is the equivocal of a terrorist act, without the permission of the
citizens that were previously named the same. She has provided in the
back a copy of what she is discussing with some information repudiating
what she has received. She stated everyone here has worked hard to
provide a fiscal budget despite what they had to work with. The
accountants had a large number of comments about the previous
administration and how they mishandled things journal entries were not
reconciled, accounts receivable were not reconciled. She commented we
had two million dollars in anon-interest bearing account and we took a
loan out. Finance had to work with inaccurate records. The finance
director and Mr. Couzzo did an extraordinarily good job. The people who
sent this letter are cowards, and basically will end up causing the Village
pain and costing us money, just to basically try and ruin teamwork and the
positive perspective we are trying to take.
Vice-Mayor Capretta asked the Councilmembers who had received calls
• regarding the letter. Mayor Genco stated she had received four,
Councilmember Walker stated she had received five, and none of the
other Councilmembers had received such. Vice-Mayor Capretta stated
the public did not make a big outcry.
Village Attorney Randolph read the Ordinance relating to the millage
rate 6.7305 in its entirety.
i. Ordinance-First Reading-An Ordinance of the Village
Council of the Village of Tequesta, Palm Beach County,
Florida, providing for levying a millage rate of $6.7305 per
$1,000.00 of taxable valuation for the Fiscal Year 2001/2002
providing an effective date...
MOTION: Councilmember von Frank moved to tentatively adopt the
Millage, seconded by Councilmember Dalack. Motion carried 4-1 with
Councilmember Walker dissenting.
Councilmember Walker stated for those of us who were here at
the budget workshop, she had a number of questions, has done a
lot of work, and will not be voting for the budget. She feels there
are ways we can reduce the millage rate. She has a spreadsheet
• outlining those.
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Village Attorney Randolph read the Ordinance by caption only.
ii. Ordinance-First Reading-An Ordinance of the Village
Council of the Village of Tequesta, Palm Beach County,
Florida, providing for the adoption of the budgets for the
Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2001.
MOTION: Councilmember von Frank moved to tentatively approve the
budget, Councilmember Dalack seconded. Motion carried 4-1, with
Councilmember Walker dissenting.
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A female member of the audience stated she takes an offense to
the Mayor stating these people were cowards because this letter
was sent out on the heels of the tragedy, she received it on
Saturday. And this has happened before: they said the Town of
Tequesta had no money. It seems this Council is spending more
money than ever. You hired a consultant to tell you where the
town hall shall be. You are calling a special election. You
complain about the letter went out, but the original letter that went
out last year, two of you on the Council were elected because of
that letter.
Leslie Cook questioned the Encon dumping and wanted to know
who was responsible, and wanted to know about the oak tree
replacement in Hobe Sound. Village Manager Couzzo stated he
will follow up on that.
Jim Humpage stated he believed the budget was very well done
and wanted to compliment the manager and staff.
Mayor Genco announced the next public hearing on the budgets
and millage would be September 27, 2001. She announced the
public hearing was closed.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Councilmember Dalack moved to adjourn, seconded by Councilmember von
Frank. Motion carried 5-0. Meeting was adjourned at 7: 30 p.m.
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Respectfully s/ub/m~,i~tteod,
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Mary Wo cott
Village Clerk
Date Approved
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