Ord No 23-14-2201ORDINANCE NO.23-14-2201
An Ordinance of the CityofSouthMiami,located inMiami-DadeCounty,Florida
("City"),approvinga tentative millagerateof the City for the fiscal year
commencing October 1,2014,through September 30,2015which amount may
be amended at the firstor second reading,andapprovingand enacting the final
millage rate of the Cityon second reading.
WHEREAS,pursuant to section 200.065,Florida Statutes,tax assessments for all real
property within the jurisdiction of the Cityof South Miamifor the fiscal year 2014/2015 has
been made by the property appraiser forDadeCounty;and,
WHEREAS,levying the millageof 4.3639 which represents a0%increase from the City's
current rate and approximately 7.62%increase over the rolled-back rate of 4.0548,for the fiscal
year 2014-2015;and
WHEREAS,pursuant to the above-cited statutory provision,the Mayor and City
Commission are required to adopt a tentative and thereafter afinal millage rate for the taxing
jurisdiction of the City of South Miami.
NOW,THEREFORE,BEIT ORDAINED BYTHE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OFTHE
CITYOF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA THAT:
Section 1.There shall be and hereby is levied upon real property in the City of South
Miami,Florida,a tax of 4.3639 millson the dollar for the fiscal year 2014/2015 for the
operational expenses of the government of the City for the fiscal year beginning October 1,
2014,and ending September 30,2015.This results ina0%increase from the City's FY 2013-14
property tax rate but an increase of 7.62%or 0.3091 mills over the roll back rate of 4.0548
which is statutorily characterized asan increase in property tax.
Section 2.Severability.If any section,clause,sentence,or phrase of this ordinance is
forany reason heldinvalid or unconstitutional bya court of competent jurisdiction,this holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 3.Ordinances in Conflict.All ordinances or parts of ordinances and all section
and parts of sections of ordinances in direct conflict herewith are hereby repealed.However,it
is not the intent of this section to repeal entire ordinances,or parts of ordinances,that give the
appearance of being in conflict when the two ordinances canbe harmonized or when onlya
portion of the ordinance in conflict needs to be repealed to harmonize the ordinances.If the
ordinance inconflictcanbe harmonized by amending its terms,itis hereby amended to
harmonize the two ordinances.Therefore,only that portion that needs tobe repealed to
harmonize the two ordinances shallbe repealed.
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Ord.No.23-14-2201
Section 4.Effective Date.This ordinance shall become effective upon enactment.
PASSED AND ENACTED on this 23^.day of September,2014.
1st Reading-9/9/14
2nd Reading-9/23/14
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APPROVED:
COMMISSION VOTE:5-0
Mayor Stoddard:Yea
Vice Mayor Harris:Yea
Commissioner Edmond:Yea
Commissioner Liebman:Yea
Commissioner Welsh:Yea
South''Miami
THE CITY OF PLEASANT LIVING
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDtIM
To:The HonorableMayor &City Commissioi;
From:Steven Alexander,City Manager
Copy:Alfredo Riverol,CPA,CGFM,CGMfA,Cr.fft,ChiefFinancialOfficer
Date:September 23,2014
Subject:2nd Budget Hearing -Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Proposed Budget
Below isalistofsignificantchanges incorporated in the Proposed FY 2014-2015Budget
subsequent to the September 9,2014,budget hearing.These suggested changes incorporate
newlyobtainedinformation and of course the recommendations providedby the Mayorand
City Commission.
GENERAL BUDGET ITEMS
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
The City hasincluded$100,000for Citywide Parks Improvementinthe FY 2015Budget;belowis
adetailedfinancialbreakdownof the proposed projects inthislineitem:
Fuchs Park Historic Pavilion
Scope:replaceold preserved structural wood supports and replace roof.
Approximately:$23,500
Dante Fascell Park -Runoff Mud/Clay -Drainage Issue
Scope:implementa permanent solutionto the drainageissueforrunoffcomingfrom
the tennis courts.
Approximately:$52,500 (includes survey,geotechnical engineering and construction)
Brewer Park Tennis &Basketball Improvements
Scope:fill cracks,resurfaceandrestripetwo (2)tenniscourtsandone(1)basketball
half court.
Approximately:$16,500
Murray Park Athletic Field
Scope:Turf renovations to include the complete removal ofthe existing vegetationand
reestablishment ofthe athletic field turf area.The City and SMCRA have both
committedtofund the matchingportionoftheprojectinequalamounts.
Approximately:$7,500
Total =$100,000
Additionally,$20,000 has been allocated in the CIP program for FY 16 for a traffic calming study
on 60th Avenue from 56th Street (Miller)and 62nd Avenue.Furthermore,the City has already
included the 42nd Street,between 62nd Avenue and 64th Avenue,Roadway and Drainage design
and construction in FY 2015 CIP budget,which was discussed atthefirst public hearing.
Beginning in FY 2016,the City will be establishing a Parks Acquisition and Capital Improvement
Fund.As perthedeveloper'sagreement,the City will beobtaining$250,000fromMetroSouth
oncetheprojectreceivesthe Certificate of Occupancy (CO)in full satisfactionof the
Developer's obligation forparks/openspace.The City expectstoissue CO in FY 2016.The
moniesreceivedfrom the Metro SouthProject will provide the initialfundswithin the Parks
Acquisition and Capital Improvement Fund.
REVENUES
The City iscurrentlyresearching the details involved withestablishing separate exclusive
franchisesfortowingservices city-wide andcommercialsolidWastehauling;
The City has initiated the procuremeht process to select a vendor for the installation of
commercial orresidentialsolarpanelstobeaccessedbytheentire City andperhapsultimately
beyond our borders,atapredeterminedvendor price.The RFP hasbeensenttothe City
Attorneyforhisreview.Once the procurement processis complete,residents willbeallowed
to use the City selected vendor at their discretion.
Arevisionwas made to the explanation of the line-itemforFranchiseFee-Electriconpage61
toclarify that the City currently hasafranchise agreement with FPL,notanInterlocal
agreement as incorrectly stated in the first draft.
Additionalclarificationisincluded in the description for the ParkingFundline item in the
General Fund budget.Thisline item excludes the businesses in the Hometown District,because
those businesses are accounted forin the Hometown District Improvement Trust Fund.
Staffhasreviewedand updated the CRA funds transfer amount.Therevisionexcludes code
enforcement expenses related to the CRA andincludesa portion of the expenses related to the
useof the City's procurement divisionto purchase goodsand services for the CRA.It shouldbe
noted that the amounts listed below are based on estimates and actual amounts may be
substantially different,especiallyasitrelatesto the Madison Square project.Befbw please find
a breakdown of the expenses related to the CRA transfer to the General Fund-
Postage &Printing for CRA mail-outs 1,910
CRA Vehicle Fuel Expense 800
CRA Vehicle Insurance Expense 500
Procurement Division 1,850
PD Clothing Allowance 400
Police Vehicle Fuel Expense 1,333
CRA Deputy Clerk (Secretary)Expenses 7,096
Finance for Collections 4,490
Planning Department Land-Use Amend Processing 3,800
GIS (CRA Maps &Demographic Analysis)7,945
Human Resource Services 3,050
City Attorney Contract 10%26,291
City Community Pool 50,000
TOTAL 109,465
EXPENSES
City Attorney's Office
Abudget highlight wasaddedforthe City Attorney's Expense lineitem explaining thatthis line
itemisused to cover printing,travel,faxes,courier fees,etc.,asperthe City Attorney's
contract.Additionally,the expense forthe Lexis Nexis annualsubscriptionhas been reallocated
to this line item from the Human Resources Office.
Human Resources Office
The City has recently received the General Liability,Property,Auto,Workers Compensation and
Public Officials and Employment Insurance Policies and their costs,from Public Government
insurance Trust (PGIT)and Florida Municipal Insurance Trust (FMIT).Below please find a
breakdown ofthe changes in the City's Proposed FY 15 Budget related to insurance when
compared to the expense line-items that were presented during the first budget hearing on
September 9,2014:
•The City's workers compensation expenditure amount was reduced by $76,487.
•Autoinsurance increased by$19,871,whichwas satisfied with reduction from workers
compensation.
•The difference of $56,616 from the reduction of workers compensation and the increase
inautoinsurancewasappliedtothe Liability Insurance expense account.
Furthermore,the$40,000 which was allocated topay Sapoznik wasalso reallocated to
the Liability Insurance account tohelp pay for deductibles which maybeneeded
throughout FY 15.Sapoznik will continueto provide health insurance representation,
on a commission basis,which we believe will continue the same level of excellent
representation and assistance that the firmhasalways provided (a true value to the
City)atalowercostthantheconsultingfee of $40,000.
In FY 2016 the Citywillbe establishing anInsuranceStabilization Reserve Fund with the intent
of preparing for some of the increases,whichinherently occurs from one fiscal yearto the next
related to General Liability,Property,Auto,Workers CompensationandPublic Officials and
Employment Insurance and Health.Any General Funds within the Liability Insurance expense
line item which remains unspent,unencumbered at the end of the fiscal year will betransferred
into the Stabilization Reserve Fund.
Building Department &Code Enforcement Office
The activity reports forboth the Building DepartmentandCode Enforcement were revisedto
reflect the actual numbersratherthanestimatesand averages fortheirrespectiveactivities
within each of the displayed fiscal years.
Public Works Streets and Landscaping Division
In ordertoprovide the readermoreclarity,the titlefor the line item of citywide street lighting
expense was updated to read:Electricity -Street Lights.
Parks Landscaping Division
A budget highlightwas added for the Electricityline item to explain the budgeted expense
revision reflecting current electrical projections basedon the electricalusagefor the pastyear.
The history of the fluctuation in this lineis due to afullorpartial assignment of these expenses
in the Public Works budgets inprior years.
Belowpleasefinda comparison of the adopted appropriated amounts for FY 2014 and how it
compares with the FY 2015Proposed Appropriated amounts.
Appropriation Comparison (FYs)Amount
ADOPTED PROPOSED
FY 2014 FY 2015 Diff
General Fund 16,737,052 17,659,802 922,750
Scorhiwater Drain Trust Fund 567,818 351,729 -216.089
Local Option GasTax 225,000 285,000 60,000
Hometown Improvement Fund 0 0 0
Tree Trust Fund 15,000 0 -15,000
Peoples Transportation 1,100,000 1,560,000 460,000
Debt Service 1,241,634 1,247,827 6,193
Capital ImprovementProgram 600,000 1,268,439 668,439
EmergencyReserve 0 0 0
State Forfeiture 45,000 30,000 -15,000
Federal Forfeiture 818,283 887,432 69.149
TOTAL 21,349,787 23,290,229 1,940.442
General Fund Additional Expenses
Redlight Cameras 512,400
2 New Police Officers 144,000
CRA Expenses Covered byGF 317,178
Streetline Project 87,480
CommunityPool-6Months 88,253
TOTAL 1,149,311
The term "roll-back"isusedto describe thetotal taxable value in the prior fiscal yearandthe
amountofmonies raised by ad-valorem taxesintheyearbeingbudgeted.
Withthe millage roll-back rate,the City would realize exactlythesameamountofadvalorem
revenue as the preceding fiscalyear.If the City decides to raise the millage rate above the roll
back rate,it means that the cost of government operations has increased,or that new public
service programs have been added to the budget ora combination of the two.
South'Miami
THE CITY OF PLEASANT LIVING
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To:
From:
Date:
Subject:
The Honorable Mayor,ViceMayorand Members of the City Commission
Steven Alexander,City Manager
September 9,2014 Agenda Item:./
Levy of Millage Rate for FY 2014-15
Ordinance:An Ordinance ofthe City of South Miami,locatedin Miami-Dade County,Florida
("City"),approvingatentative millage rateofthe City for the fiscal year
commencingOctober1,2014,through September 30,2015which amount may
beamendedatthefirstorsecond reading,and approving andenactingthe final
millage rate of the Cityonsecondreading.
The City isproposing levying the millage of4.3639 which representsa 0%
increasefrom the City's currentrateandapproximately7.62%increaseoverthe
rolled-back rate of4.0548,for the fiscal year2014-2015.
Request:Approval ofthe proposed millage rateof 4.3639 for Fiscal Year 2014-2015;which
resultsina 0%increase from the City's FY 2013-14 propertytaxrate.
MIAMI DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW
Published Daily except Saturday,Sunday and
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Miami,Miami-Dade County,Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OFMIAMI-DADE:
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MARIA MESA,whoon oath saysthatheorshe is the
LEGAL CLERK,Legal Notices ofthe Miami Daily Business
Review f/k/a Miami Review,a daily (except Saturday,Sunday
and Legal Holidays)newspaper,published at Miami in Miami-Dade
County,Florida;thatthe attached copyof advertisement
being a Legal Advertisement of Notice in the matter of
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI -NOTICE OF SECOND BUDGET
HEARINGS FOR F/Y 2014-2015 -9/23/2014
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was published insaid newspaper intheissuesof
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Affiant further says that the said Miami Daily Business
Review isa newspaper published at Miami in said Miami-Dade
County,Florida and that the said newspaper has
heretofore been continuously published in said Miami-Dade County
Florida,each day (except Saturday,Sunday and Legal Holidays)
and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post
office in Miami in said Miami-Dade County,Florida for a
period ofone year next preceding the first publication ofthe
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
NOTICE OF SECOND BUDGET HEARINGS
(FY 2014/2015)
NOTICEISHEREBY given that the City Commission of the Cityof South Miami,Floridawill
conduct Public Hearings atits special City Commission meeting scheduled forTuesday,
September 23,2014 beginning at7:00 p.m.,in the City Commission Chambers,6130 Sunset
Drive,to consider the following ordinances on second reading:
AnOrdinanceof the Cityof South Miami,located inMiami-DadeCounty,Florida
("City"),approvinga tentative millagerateoftheCityforthefiscalyear
commencing October1,2014,through September 30,2015which amount may
be amended at the firstor second reading,andapprovingand enacting the final
millage rateof the Cityon second reading.
AnOrdinanceof the Cityof South Miami,locatedinMiami-DadeCounty,Florida
{"City"),approvingaproposedbudgetfortheCityforthefiscalyearcommencing
October1,2014,through September 30,2015,which amount maybe amended
atthefirstorsecondreadingofthisOrdinance,andapprovingandenactingthe
final budget on second reading.
Ifyouhaveanyinquiries,pleasecontacttheFinanceDepartmentat(305)663-6343.
ALL interested parties are invited to attend and willbe heard.
Maria M.Menendez,CMC
CityClerk
Pursuant to Florida Statutes 286.0105,theCity hereby advises thepublic thatifa person decides to appeal any decision made bythis Board,
Agency orCommission with respect toany matter considered atitsmeeting orhearing,heorshewill need a record oftheproceedings,and
thatforsuch purpose,affected person may need to ensure thata verbatim record ofthe proceedings is made which record includes the
testimonyandevidenceuponwhichtheappealistobebased.
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