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Absent:
Janet MacNutt
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FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
CITY OF CLEARWATER
August 14, 1997
Present:
Daniel Fleck
Richard Lynch
Daniel Moran
Carol Warren
Michael Roberto
Tina Wilson
Brenda Moses
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City Manager (departed 9:00 a.m.)
Budget Director
Board Reporter
Budget Director Tina Wilson called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. at the
Municipal Services Building, Clearwater, Florida. In order to provide continuity for research,
the items listed were not necessarily discussed in that order.
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Ms. Wilson explained that the FRC (Fiscal Review Committee) was formerly known
as the Budget Advisory Committee. Over the past year and a half, the FRC has spent time
reviewing various areas of the City, such as the Solid Waste Department's Recycling and
initial business plan, the CGS (Clearwater Gas System) marketing and business plans, the
Marina business plan and other business. FRC members are appointed by, and under the
direction of, the City Commission. The City Manager indicated that the Department
Performance Measures and Goals System would be a good area for this Comn .ittee to
review. He suggested that the FRC submit a proposed agenda to the City Commission as
suggested topics for review over the next 12 months. This committee can help to review
the "process" and provide insight for furthering progress. Some Members indicated that
they felt disconnected from the decision-making process after submission of
recommendations to the Commission. Mr. Roberto stated one of his roles is to coordinate
the overall perspective of the government and steer the City towards an agenda that the
community, the public, and the City Commission believes is the right dir~ction. He plans to
get to know the community better by visiting Rotary Clubs, Kiwanis Clubs, and other
organizations to gain a perspective of how they perceive City government. Maintaining
quality of life while implementing subjective decisions through accountabilities and fiscal
responsibility is a major objective.
Discussion ensued regarding renovation efforts of the City of Largo, particularly in
reference to the Clearwater~Largo Road area. Largo is developing a plan to renourish the
area and offering special loan programs to businesses. It was noted that people tend to
frequent areas that are considered "attractive."
City Manager Roberto departed at 9:00 a.m.
Discussion ensued regarding the new City Manager's plans and objectives. It was
remarked that over the next year, through the City Manager's total quality management
style, many changes will be effected.
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The meeting recessed from 9:08 a.m. to 9:17 a.m.
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() Ms. Wilson noted that the City Commission has conducted a series of employee
meetings throughout the City to present Clearwater's Vision Statement. The plan includes
a focus on 6 specific strategies to achieve the City Vision. There were also 3 community
meetings in late May to receive input from citizens regarding possible budget issues for
fiscal 1997/9B.
Ms. Wilson distributed and briefly discussed the City's Preliminary Annual Operating
and Capital Budget for 1997-1998. Members were asked to review the information before
the next meeting.
An invitation will be extended to Director of Central Permitting Scott Shuford und
Assistant City Manager Bob Keller to attend the next FRC meeting. The topic of discussion
will be to review the proposed downtown plan and any available new plans or information.
It was noted that future FRC meetings will be held the second Thursday of every
month at 8:00 a.m. at the Municipal Services Building.
The meeting adjourned at 9:40 a.m.
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