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City of South Miami
Special City Commission Minutes
FINAL BUDGET HEARING
September 24, 2013
A. SILENCE OR TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES
B. ROLL CALL
The following members of the City Commission were present: Mayor Stoddard, Vice
Mayor Liebman, Commissioner Newman, Commisil()ner Harris, Commissioner Welsh
Also in attendance were: City Attg~ri~;Thomas F. Pepe, Esq.,City Manager Steven
Alexander, City Clerk Maria M. Menendez, CMe.
C. MOMENT OF SILENCE
D. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
E. PRESENTATIONS
City Manager
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The City Manager presented the final budget.
ORDINANCE(S) SECOND READING -PUBLIC HEARING(S)
1. An Ordinance levying the millage of 4.3639 which represents a 0% increase
from the City's current rate and approximately 4.32% increase over the rolled-
back rate of 4.1830, for the fiscal year 2013-2014.
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28 Mr. Alexander addressed the Commission.
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30 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to table An
31 Ordinance levying the millage of 4.3639 which represents a 0% increase from the City's current
32 rate and approximately 4.32% increase over the rolled-back rate of 4.1830, for the fiscal year
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September 24, 2013
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Nay:
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Liebman
Commissioner Newman
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Welsh
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An Ordinance adopting the Capital and Operating Budget of $21,194,690 and
Pay Plan for the fiscal year 2013-2014.
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Mayor Stoddard read out loud from<k'rn~mo relating tothe.millage.
The public hearing was opene~'~~~~ the following
Commission: Dennis Deblois, Brad Cassel, Donna Shelley, Pam
Gabriel Edmond, Antoinette Fischer~·
individual(s) addressed the
Lahiff, John· Edward Smith,
Commission comments:
The Sylva MartJn Building window replacement was discussed.
14 This was followed bya motion from Commissioner Newman, seconded by Vice
15 Mayor Liebman directing the Manager to restore the windows at Sylva Martin building. The
16 motion passed4.;,1 (Welsh)
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18 Commissioner Newman requested for the City Attorney to present in his report at
19 the next Commission meeting a list of all of the lawsuits and all of the payouts over the past
20 four years, whether the settlement included a payout or if we lost the case, plus any pending
21 litigation.
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25 Raising the minimum wage; proposing to use the $45K in the line item for the
26 kiosks for increasing the minimum wage;
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28 At this time Commissioner Newman made a motion to increase the wages of the
29 full-time employees to $10 an hour, and to leave the current $8.16 an hour wage for the part-
30 time employees; the balance of the $45K to be given back to the residents by reducing the
31 millage rate. Seconded by Commissioner Welsh. The second was later withdrawn.
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September 24, 2013
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2 Commissioner Harris then moved for $10 for the full-time employees and $9 for the
3 year round part-time employees. Seconded by Mayor Stoddard the motion passed 5-0.
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5 Recommendation to use any remaining balance towards parks improvement;
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7 The motion by Commissioner Newman, seconded by Vice Mayor Liebman, not to
8 investigate further about red light cameras failed by a 2-3 vote (Stoddard, Harris, Welsh)
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10 Discussion relating to MIS and the proposed contract with the County for IT
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13 Discussion relating to the City MClnager's organizational chart: Vice Mayor Liebman
14 recommended eliminating the proposed Community Development dir.ector position and
15 replacing it with that of an assistant city manag~6position;this positio~ w6uld entail assisting
16 the city manager, and also taking on the roll ofthec:ommunity Development director
17 responsible for managing the Building/Planning, and Code Enforcement Departments.
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Moved by Vice Mayor Liebrrianforanassistantcity manager's position, seconded
by Commissioner Welsh, the motion pass~dunanimously.
With regardt~t~:~"~D~C Gala, Commissioner Newman moved to remove it from
the budget, and that each IndividJal\ member of the Commission be responsible for purchasing
their ticket from their own expensej3ccount. Seconded by Commissioner Welsh, the motion
passed bya3-2 vote (Stoddard,l-farris)· .
With some further comments the Commission proceeded to table this item.
Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Vice Mayor Liebman, the motion to table An
Ordinance adopting the Capital and Operating Budget of $21,194,690 and Pay Plan for the fiscal
year 2013-2014, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Nay:
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
September 24, 2013
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Liebman
Commissioner Newman
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Welsh
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1 1. An Ordinance levying the millage of 4.3639 which represents a 0% increase
2 from the City's current rate and approximately 4.32% increase over the rolled-
3 back rate of 4.1830, for the fiscal year 2013-2014. 3/5
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6 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, after taking this item off the table, to amend Section
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8 over what the tax would have been had the City adopted the rollback rate." Seconded by Vice
9 Mayor Liebman, the motion passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Commissioner-Newman
Commissioh~rHarris
Comm{s~jQher Welsh
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11 Moved by CommissionerNewman to reduce the proposed millage to 4:1830 and the
12 rolled-back rate taking it out ofthe ending fund balance. The motion died for lack of a second.
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14 Moved by Mayor SWddard, second~d by Commissioner Harris, the motion to approve as
15 amended Ordinance No~:23;.,13-2170 levying the millage of4.3639 which represents a 0%
16 increase from the City'~c:urrentrate and approximately 4.32% increase over the rolled-back
17 rate of 4.1830, for the fiscal year 2013-2014, passed by a 4 -1 vote:
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Vice Mayor Liebman
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Welsh
Commissioner Newman
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21 Pay Plan for the fiscal year 2013-2014.
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24 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Harris, after taking this item off
25 the table, the motion to approve Ordinance No. 24-13-2171 adopting the Capital and Operating
26 Budget of $21,194,690 and Pay Plan for the fiscal year 2013-2014, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
September 24, 2013
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Liebman
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G. ADJOURNMENT
Attest
Maria M. Menendez
City Clerk
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
September 24, 2013
Commissioner Newman
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Welsh
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Approved
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