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City of South Miami
Special City Commission Minutes
FINAL BUDGET HEARINGS
September 20, 3017
A. SILENCE OR TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES
B. ROLL CALL
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The following members of the City COrnmi~sion wer~present: Mayor Stoddard, Vice
Mayor Welsh, Commissioner Harris, Commissiol"ierliebman, Commissioner Edmond.
Also in attendance were: City M~h~~yr Steven Alexander, CiWAttorney Thomas F.
Pepe, Esq., City Clerk Maria M. Menendez, CMC>«
C. MOMENT OF SILENCE
D. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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ORDINANCE(SY~EtONDREADING -pl.JaLlc'H~ARING(.$) •..
An Ordih~nce of*he City of5buth Miami, located in Miami-Dade County,
Florida, approving<at~ritative millage rate for the fiscal year commencing
bcto6etl, 2017;ihroughSeptember30, 2018 ("fiscal year 2017/2018") which
amount<may be'arhended at the;first or second reading, and approving and
enacting tile final millage rate of the City on second reading. 3/5
(City Manager~FinanceDept.)
The Cit'y.Manager wgnt over the changes since the first budget hearing. . . commis~;~g:~r.Hl!l;ti;;:aSked whether this meeting would be deferred.
Commissioner Edmond moved, Commissioner Harris seconded to move the
meeting to the following Wednesday. The motion failed 2-3 (Stoddard, Welsh, Liebman)
The Commission discussed the list of requests on page 264 of the budget. The
motion to strike the request for the study of undergrounding cable in the amount of $250,000,
moved by Commissioner Liebman, seconded by Commissioner Edmond, passed 4-1 (Stoddard).
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
September 20, 2017
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2 Commission: Antoinette Fischer, Gary Robinson, Douglas Thompson.
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4 With regard to Florida Power and Light, Commissioner Edmond expressed concern
5 with the Coalition, and requested to discuss the issue of the transmission lines in the near
6 future with the Commission in order to determine what would be the best way forward.
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The Commission also discussed the mileage with Mr. Riverol, the Chief Financial
Officer.
At this juncture the City Attorney advi~ed);theMayor to announce that the
percentage by which the proposed mileage ra1:~ exceeds the rollback rate is statutorily
characterized as the percentage increase in thgproperty taxes. Th~rv1ayor proceeded to read
the announcement.
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Moved by Mayor Stoddard, s~conded bySi~~"£v1ayqr\'Velsh, the mo~ion~? approve
Ordinance No. 15-17-2285 of the Ci~YRf •. ?outh MiamI,IR~ated in Miami-Dade County, Florida,
approving a tentative millage rate for'1:fiefiscal year commencing October 1, 2017, through
September 30,2018 ("fiscal year 201714018'!)Whic;h amountmqy be amended at the first or
second reading, and approving and enacting the fin~lmillage rateof the City on second reading,
passed by a 4 -1 vote: .
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Yea: Mayor.st6dd~rd
Vice MaYo/Welsh
Cqmmission~rHarris
Co ~+riission erLi e b man
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Commissioner Edmond
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An Ordinanceqf theeity of South Miami ("City"L located in Miami-Dade
'County, Florida,approving a proposed budget for the City for the fiscal year
cdMli1encing october 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018, which amount
maYbe.qme(ided at the first or second reading of this Ordinance, and
approvrl1g~ndenacting the final budget on second reading. 3/5
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26 This item was amended in order to incorporate the recommended $95,000 for the
27 landscaping improvement project.
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29 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Vice Mayor Welsh, the motion to approve as
30 amended Ordinance No. 16-17-2286 of the City of South Miami ("City"L located in Miami-Dade
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
September 20, 2017
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1 County, Florida, approving a proposed budget for the City for the fiscal year commencing
2 October 1, 2017, through September 30,2018, which amount may be amended at the first or
3 second reading of this Ordinance, and approving and enacting the final budget on second
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F. ADJOURNMENT
Attest
Maria M. Menendez, CMC
City Clerk
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
September 20, 2017
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris.:
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Philip K>St(,)ddard, PhD
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