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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09121985MINUTES SPECIAL COUNCIL WORKSHOP - BUDGET SEPT 12~ 1985 THERE BEING NO OTHER OBJECTIONS REGARDING THE PARKS AND RECREATION PROPOSED BUDGET IT WAS ACCEPTED. BUILDING MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT MAYOR GALLAGHER EXPLAINED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAD CREATED A NEW DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THESE WERE THE EMPLOYEES THAT CLEANED THE CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, YACHT AND COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE OUTSIDE MAINTENANCE OF THE FACILITIES WERE INCLUDED. VICE MAYOR HARRIS QUESTIONED THE WATER. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE TO ADJOURN MOTION CARRIED. CITY COUNCIL MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 10:30 P.M. CITY CLERK' ~_ ~MAYOR THESE MINUTES WERE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL A~ ~-~AR MEETING ON MARCH 12, 1986. MINUTES SPECIAL COUNCILWORKSHOP~BUDGET SEPT 12, 1985 AFTER SOME DISCUSSION REGARDING THE SAVING OF MONIES MOTION BY VICE MAYOR HARRIS, TO STOP THE COUNCILMEMBERS PAY MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF SECOND RECESS WAS CALLED AT THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL. THE COUNCIL RECONVENED AND MAYOR GALLAGHER STATED FOR THE RECORD THAT ALL MEMBERS PRESENT PRIOR TO THE RECESS WERE PRESENT FOR THE RECONVENING OF THE MEETING. MAYOR GALLAGHER ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE BUDGET PROPOSED FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THERE BEING NONE MAYOR GALLAGHER ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE BUDGET PROPOSED FOR THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BUDGET. THERE BEING NONE BUILDING DEPARTMENT MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ROTH THAT THE STARTING SALARY OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL BE $24,000.00. ~ -- ~ ~/~ MAYOR GALLAGHER EXPLAINED THAT THE BUDI~ET HAS B~EN ~REPAR~D ~ITH THE MAXIMUM SALARY ALLOWED BY THE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE AT $25,9~J~00 AND THAT IFIT~E COUNCIL ESTABLISHED THE MAXIMUM AT $24,000.00 THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WO¥,L~B~ ~ItED ~D WOR~ pNE FULL YEAR WITHOUT A SALARY INCREASE AND THERE WOULD BE NO ROOM FOR NEGOTIA'~. -- _J k.J ROLL CALL: AYES: COUNCILMAN ROTH COUNCILMAN VALLONE ~ ~ NAYS~ VICE MAYOR HARRIS COUNCILMAN SZELUGA MAYOR GALLAGHER ~ N'FAILED. THERE WAS SOME DISC~ P~E'G'A'~DII~"-I'~E NLJl~BI~R or~P~o~o PI~RFOJ~I~'~NSP:-C~FJ'ONS IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENTI A~l~-lllHEl~j~q~ eR ~j)~ 1T/W~ NE~E~I~Y'T'J ~rI~DGEI FO~ ^FqLL TI~ ~MPLOYEES WITH MOTION BY COUNCILMA~.E~U~A~H~TJ~B~IIbI~I~ ~.i~R~ENT )ERSK)~NEL/t~, ~NCRI~SE3 BY ONE FULL TIHE INSPECTOR AT A STARI'~N~r/SAL~q-Y-JOF $'.~,))ar~.))~ ~ -- _ ~ LI ~_ MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF SECOND. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ROTH TO ACCEPT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT BUDGET AS PRESENTED. ROLL CALL AYES: NAYS: COUNCILMAN ROTH COUNCILMAN VALLONE MAYOR GALLAGHER 'VICE MAYOR HARRIS COUNCILMAN SZELUGA MOTION CARRIED. NO OBJECTION ON THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS BUDGET AS PRESENTED. ENGINEER BUDGET AS PRESENTED HAD NO OBJECTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS CEMETERY BUDGET COUNCILMAN SZELUGA STATED THAT THE BUDGET DID NOT HAVE MONIES FOR GASOLINE. MAYOR GALLAGHER EXPLAINED THAT THE CEMETERY USED SO LITTLE GASOLINE THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION PROVIDED THE GASOLINE. COUNCILMAN ROTH SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE BUDGET AS PRESENTED. PARKS AND RECREATION BUDGET COUNCILMAN VALLONE STATED THAT HE HAD OBJECTIONS TO THE MAYOR TAKING THE FULL TIME SALARY FROM 'THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND THAT THEY NEEDED A FULL TiME COORDINATOR, THE PART TIME COORDINATOR JUST COULD NOT DO THE JOB FOR $2600 PER YEAR. BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE THAT THE COUNCIL FIND $10,000 IN THE BUDGET AND HIRE A FULL TIME NATOR FOR PARKS AND RECREATION. MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. MINUTES SPECIAL COUNCIL WORKSHOP' BUDGET SEPT 12~ 1985 MAYOR GALLAGHER ADVISED THAT HIS SALARY INCLUDED THE PLANNING AND ZONING GO,MISSION, AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD, CONSTRUCTION BOARD, SOME CODE ENFORCEMENT HEARINGS, AND MANY MORE. AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSSION THE FOLLOWING MOTIONS WERE MADE. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ROTH THAT THE COUNCIL AMEND THE CITY ATTORNEY BUDGET SALARY TO $38,000 PLUS $1,000 COURT FEES FOR A TOTAL $39,000 ALL INCLUSIVE. MAYOR GALLAGHER QUESTIONED AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THAT INCLUDED THE PLANNING AND ZONING LEGAL FEES AND IF IT DID THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP PLANNING AND ZONING SEPARATE HOWEVER THE COUNCIL COULD DECREASE THE PLANNING AND ZONING ATTORNEY FEES BY $'1,000. COUNCILMAN VALLONE AMENDED HIS MOTION TO READ THAT THE RETAINER STAY AT $37,000 AND $1,000 FOR COURT COSTS AND DELETE $3,000 FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING LEGAL FEES. ¥1CE MAYOR HARRIS STATED THAT IT WOULD BE HIS DESIRE TO LEAVE THE PLANNING AND ZONING LEGAL FEES ON AN ADD NEED BASIS ON AN HOURLY BASIS AND ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO USE SMALL LEGAL USAGE. COUNCILMAN VALLONE WITHDREW HIS MOTION. VICE MAYOR HARRIS RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE BASED ON AN HOURLY RATE. ATTORNEY PALMER STATED THAT THE AVERA~RL~"R/~T_F WA_~ ~ PER HOUR. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE, SECONDE]) IY-COLN£ILMAN ROTH~TO/AMEND THE CITY ATTORNEY BUDGET TO A MAY. OR GALLAGHER STATED THAT HE WOULD S'~I~P..~I:~T TFE II:~_A OF ~I~JltING THE CITY ATTORNEY A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE. ROLL CALL: AYES: NAYS: COUNCILMAN ROTH COUNCILMAN yALLONE VICE MAYOR HARRIS COUNCILMAN SZELUGA MOT}ON BY' ¥I'CE MAYOR"~,AI~RI 5 ~CO~D~-~ l~Y ]~Q~III~LMAI~x,V~LLOFE. TO?SE ~i~EI 9~AV_'N~S :N INSURANCE PACKAGE 1~.~ ~___~' U )E N-AI.~P~A~.. ~~H EMPLOYEEo._ i L~_~ _~ ROLL CALL: AYES: VICE MAYOR HARRIS COUNCILMAN ROTH COUNCILMAN VALLONE MAYOR GALLAGHER THE HEALTH NAYS: COUNCILMAN SZELUGA MOTION CARRIED. POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET THERE WAS A LENGTHY DISCUSSION REGARDING THE NUMBER OF NEW OFFICERS AND CARS NEEDED. DISCUSSION REVOLVED AROUND THE IDEA OF HOT SEATING CARS AND A PROGRAM TO PURCHASE NEW CARS ON A YEARLY BASIS. DISCUSSION ALSO REVOLVED AROUND THE NUMBER OF MILES ON THE PRESENT VEHICLES AND THERE WHEREABOUTS AFTER NEW CARS ARE PURCHASED. ALLEGED DIFFERENCES IN THE SALARIES PROPOSED iN THE BUDGET AND THE AMOUNT OF SALARY INCREASE VS NEW EMPLOYEES. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR HARRIS THAT THE PROPOSED ADJUSTMENT IN SALARIES BE CHANGED FROM $2,000 TO $1500 WITH 3 NEW POLICE OFFICERS STARTING AT $15,500. COUNCILMAN ROTH STATED THAT HE COULD NOT AGREE WITH THAT AS A STARTING SALARY YOUNG PEOPLE WITH FAMILIES CANNOT LIVE ON $15,500.00. MAYOR GALLAGHER STATED THAT HE WOULD SUPPORT $18,000.00. VICE MAYOR HARRIS STATED THAT WOULD BE NICE HOWEVER OUR SALARIES SHOULD BE THE SAME AS SURROUNDING AREAS. ROLL CALL: AYES: COUNCILMAN VALLONE NAYS: VICE MAYOR HARRIS councilman szeluga COUNCILMAN ROTH MAYOR GALLAGHER MOTION FAILED. SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP BUDGET MEETING CITY OF SEBASTIAN SEPT 12, 1985 MAYOR JIM GALLAGHER CALLED THE SPECIAL WORKSHOP MEETING TO ORDER AT 5;00 P.M. AND STATED THAT THE MEETING HAD BEEN CALLED FOR THE PURPOSE O? THE COUNCIL AND DEPARTMENT HEADS REVIEWING THE PROPOSED CiTY BUDGET. PRESENT: ¥ICE MAYOR HARRIS COUNCILMAN ROTH COUNCILMAN VALLONE CITY ATTORNEY THOMAS PALMER MAYOR GALLAGHER ABSENT: COUNCILMAN SZELUGA DEPARTMENT HEADS PRESENT: C. RAYMOND LADD, SEBASTIAN MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE H. NEWTON KRAGES, SUPERINTENDENT, GOLF COURSE HECTOR A FRANCO, BUILDING OFFICIAL ALBERT PELTIER, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR GERALD J NAPPI CHIEF,j;)F-.~POLTr. E~ _ __ CAROL CARSWELL, FIN/~NCJ~ qIR,ECTdP.- --] \ \// DEBORAH C KRAGES, C?Tv ~-~ERK \v/ COUNCILMAN KENNETH ROTH LEAD THE COUNCI~,~EPAPTME)T HEAD~ ~ND AUDIENCE iN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGI'ENCE TO THE FLAG. k~ __ __ U MOTION BY VICE MAYOR HARRIS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE, TO BRING TO THE FLOOR THE ABANDONMENT OF EASEMENT OF LOTS I & 2, BLOCKF~UN~ SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS/LOBATO. m ALL AYES: MOTION C.~RRI~D.~ / ATTORNEY PALMER READ FOR THE FIRST TIME BY liITd~E~N_YI A RESOLUTION VACATING, ABOLISHING, ABANDONING AND DISCONTINUING EASEMENT BET~EEhk~ N~IFH SIDE OF LOT I AND THE SOUTH SIDE OF Lot 2 BLOCK 77, UNIT 2, SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK I 5 34, PUBLIC RECORDS OF INi~ OF LOT 2, BLOCK 77~-U PLAT BOOK i 5 34 PUt~ L---J - '-- -' o~EEsEcODE~ B~ ~O~NC~q-]ROT~ TO ADOPT ~ ~EIOLUTI~ VACATING, ~D )I~ 3N-I~j~lq~G ~/)~_~M~NT ~EEN TFE NOR-H ~ ~OF k~ ~ AND THE SOUTH SIDE ~EO~T) 2,?E SAST[~ ~I'~N~S ~O~DI~G TO -HIE ~ ~ERE~,m,~co~ z, ~ O~I'~R~R~ FL~IDA._ ~ ~ ~ ALL AYES MOTION CARRIED, MAYOR GALLAGHER STATED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP BUDGET MEETING WAS TO RE¥1EW THE PROPOSED BUDGETS WiTH THE DEPARTMENT HEADS. COUNCILMAN SZELUGA ARRIVED AT THE MEETING AT 5;20 P.M. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE TO AMEND THE ELECTION COST OF THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET BY $3360.00. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION THE FOLLOWING MOTION WAS MADE MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ROTH SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR HARRIS TO RAISE THE ELECTION COST IN THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET FROM $4940 PLUS $3660. MAYOR GALLAGHER STATED THAT AN ADDITIONAL ELECTION TOTAL TWO WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $6360. COUNCILMAN VALLONE STATED THAT HE WOULD PREFER TO WAIT AND HAVE ONE ELECTION TO COVER A NUMBER OF ISSUES, MAYOR INCREASE, CITY MANAGER, ETC IN MARCH. MAYOR GALLAGHER AGREED AND STATED THAT IF THAT WAS THE OPINION OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS TO DEFEAT TBE MOTION, ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: VICE MAYOR HARRIS COUNCILMAN SZELUGA COUNCILMAN ROTH NAYS: COUNCILMAN VALLONE MAYOR GALLAGHER MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN VALLONE STATED THAT HE WOULD CHECK INTO THE $1,000. PHONE BILL FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION. VICE MAYOR HARRIS QUESTIONED THE SALARY INCREASE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY.