09/12/2011 Special 158
MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Monday, September 12, 2011
Marathon, Florida
A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
convened at 5:05 P.M., at the Marathon Government Center. Present and answering to roll call
were Commissioner Sylvia Murphy, Commissioner George Neugent, Commissioner David Rice,
Commissioner Kim Wigington, and Mayor Heather Carruthers. Also present at the meeting
were Roman Gastesi, County Administrator; Debbie Frederick, Assistant County Administrator;
Suzanne Hutton, County Attorney; Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk of Courts; Isabel C. DeSantis,
Deputy Clerk; County Staff, members of the press and radio; and the general public.
ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, DELETIONS
Item A There were no Additions, Corrections or Deletions made to the Agenda.
FISCAL YEAR 2012 MONROE COUNTY BUDGET
Item B Roman Gastesi, County Administrator updated the Board concerning the Fiscal
Year 2012 Monroe County Budget. Mr. Gastesi discussed the document entitled Monroe
County, Florida Board of County Commissioners Fiscal Year 2012 Proposed Budget, dated
September 12, 2011, Budget Hearing, Marathon, FL.
PUBLIC INPUT
Item C The Board accepted public input with the following individuals addressing the
Board: Lisa Druckemiller and Jim Crane.
The Board discussed salary increases for county employees. After discussion,
motion was made by Commissioner Murphy and seconded by Commissioner Rice approving a
3% salary increase for all employees to make them whole - except for those employees who are
in DROP and any employee who is capped as long as it does not exceed their capped salary and
a 2% salary increase for all employees who have not received a "raise" in the past three years.
Roll call vote was taken with the following results:
Commissioner Murphy Yes
Commissioner Neugent No
Commissioner Rice Yes
Commissioner Wigington No
Mayor Carruthers Yes
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Motion carried.
Item E The Clerk announced the following date and time for the Public Hearing to adopt
the final Fiscal Year 2012 millage rates and budget: September 15, 2011 at 5:05 P.M. to be held
at the Harvey Government Center, 1200 Truman Avenue, Key West, Florida.
There being no further business, the meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners was adjourned.
Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk
and ex- officio Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners
Monroe County, Florida
Isabel C. DeSantis, Deputy Clerk