07/23/1980
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CITY COMMISSION MEETING
July 23, 1980
The City Commission of the City of Clearwater met in
special session at the City Hall, Wednesday, July 23, 1980,
at 6:05 p.m., with the following members present:
Charles F. LeCher
. William Nunamaker
Richard E. Tenney
Marvin Moore
Rita Garvey
Also present were:
Anthony L. Shoemaker
Frank Kowalski
Jean Gansel
Major Wm. McClamma
Lucille Williams
Mayor/Commissioner
Vice-Mayor/Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
City Manager
Chief Asst. City Attorney
Budget Director
Acting Police Chief
City Clerk
1he Mayor called the meeting to order.
'The City Manager read into the record, letter dated
July 21, 1980, calling a special meeting to review and possi-
bly adopt the Tentative Budget for fiscal year 1980-81.
The Tentative Budget submitted to the Commission is the
City Manager's recommended General and Central Services Funds
Operating Budgets, the Capital Improvement Program and Budget,
and additional and replacement equipment for those Operating
Funds.
Discussion ensued on the City Manager's memorandum
addressed to the City Commission, dated July 23, 1980, subject:
1980-81 Tentative Budget.
The General Fund Budget is a conservative budget with ,an
increase of 10.8% over the approved 1979-80 Budget. By con-
verting the 1979-80 budget to real dollars adjusted for infla-
tion of 14.38%, the difference is actually a reduction of
$808,074.
The proposed budget will include the negotiated 7\ salary
adjustment for City employees. The one item in the budget
which far exceeds the inflation rate is the cost of fuel; a
100% increase, from $475,000 to $975,000.
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New legislation requires taxing authorities to submit a
tentative ad valorem tax budget to the Property Appraiser no
later than July 31, 1980. Thi5 will allow the Property
Appraiser to mail 'tax notices by August 15th to each property
owner, identifying the taxing authority, the property tax
paid last year, the taxes to be paid this year, and the time,
place, and date to be set for public hearings. In order to
avoid the expense of a second notice to the property owners,
it is important that the adopted Tentative Budget adequately
covers anticipated expenses.
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Ronald Schultz, Property Appraiser, reported the millage
rate in the budget document and the millage rate on the tax
bills in November may vary substantially, because the Tenta-
tive Budget is using the 1979 assessment figure and appraisals
on. all properties in Pinellas County are being recomputed for
the 1980 tax roll. Also, property owners may be eligible for
a $ISiOOO homestead exemption if the constitutional amendment
'is approved in October, 1980. Because of these two changes
in'appraised values and the values of exemptions, it is not
possible to exactly calculate the millage rate at this time.
The major increases, as enumerated in the memorandum,
were discussed. Department Directors requested 63.7 new posi-
tions but only 27.22 are recommended, a portion of which are
CETA conversions. The General Fund contribution to the Capi-
tal Improvement Fund has been substantially reduced. There
were increases in professional services for an intergovern-
mental coordinator and a consultant to assist in preparation
of Revised Land Use Code Regulations.
Commissioner Nunamaker requested a breakdown of travel
expenses and other expenditures, and also questioned the
switchboard operation.
Commissioner'Tenney was opposed to an increased budget
and suggested deletion of $150,000 in the Capital Improvement
Budget for the Annex parking lot, a cap on the number of new
employees hired, a 4-day lO-hour-per-day work week to produce
a savings' in energy and fuel, to discontinue lights at night
in the parking lots, and to reduce the drainage millage. The
Traffic Engineer reported vandalism would increase if the"
lights were "not continued at the parking lots. The City
Engineer stated the drainage millage is needed and there is
a drainage problem at the Annex parking lot which needs to be
repaired.
In response to Commissioner Moore, the City Manager re-
ported the purpose of this meeting is to establish a property
tax dollar value and to set an upper limit on expend.itures.
If the Tentative Budget is approved as submitted, there will
be a 3.87\ 'increase over the roll-back millage rate which
would be necessary to generate sufficient revenues to provide
the services and capital projects identified in the recommended
budget.
Commissioner Moo~e moved to adopt the Tentative Budget
submitted by the City Manager for the TRIM (Truth in Millage)
Bill notices purpose and to set public hearings for Thursdays,
September 4, 1980, and September 18, 1980, at 7:30 p.m., and
discuss and adopt a proposed budget for 1980-81. Commissioner
Garvey seconded the motion. Commissioner Tenney suggested
the budget be cut $295,000 in order to show no tax increase.
Upon the vote being taken, Commissioners Garvey, Nunamaker,
and Moore, and the Mayor, voted "Aye"; Commissioner Tenney
voted "Nay. II, Motion carried. '
The meeting adjourned
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