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MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Thursday, July 22, 1993
Key Colony Beach
A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners convened at 9: 00 A.M. on the above date at the Key
Colony Beach City Hall. Present and answering to roll call were
Commissioners Earl Cheal, Shirley Freeman, Mary Kay Reich, and
Mayor Jack London. Commissioner Harvey arrived later in the
meeting. Also present were Danny Kolhage, Clerk; Isabel
DeSantis, Deputy Clerk; Randy Ludacer, County Attorney; Tom
Brown, County Administrator; County Staff; members of the Press
and Radio; and the general public.
All stood for the Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, DELETIONS
There were no Additions, Corrections or Deletions.
FISCAL YEAR 1994 BUDGET WORKSHOP
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
County Administrator, Tom Brown, addressed the Board
concerning a front page article in the Key West Citizen wherein
an incorrect amount of taxes, due to the wrong millage rate, was
reported and stated that he has requested a correction be made.
Mr. Brown presented the County Administrator's
Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994.
VETERAN'S AFFAIRS
Charles Ingraham, Veteran's Affairs Director, presented
the Veteran's Affair's Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994.
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SAFETY
Rufus Frazier, Safety Director, presented the Tentative
Budget for Fiscal Year 1994.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Barry Boldissar, Environmental Management Director,
presented the Environmental Management's Tentative Budget for
Fiscal Year 1994.
MISCELLANEOUS
Commissioner Cheal held a discussion concerning the
position of Medical Examiner.
Commissioner Harvey entered the meeting.
PUBLIC WORKS
' County Administrator, Tom Brown, Central Services
Director, Roy Sanchez, Public Works Director, Dent Pierce, Wendy
Key-Buxton, and Acting Public Facilities Director, John King,
presented the Public Works Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994.
Motion was made by Mayor London and seconded by
Commissioner Cheal to adopt the following Resolution requesting
the Tourist Development Council fund the maintenance and cleanup
of beaches and related areas of Monroe County beaches. Motion
carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 282-1993
See Res. Book No. 116 which is incorporated herein by reference.
Resolution No. 283-1993, has been assigned to a
Resolution adopted on July 23, 1993 .
Motion was made by Commissioner Freeman and seconded by
Commissioner Cheal to adopt the following Resolution to petition
our Legislators and the Florida Association of Counties to
provide for the use of Infrastructure Sales Tax Revenue Funds for
maintenance of facilities. Motion carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 284-1993
See Res. Book No. 116 which is incorporated herein by reference.
Albert Kelly, of the Florida Keys Youth Club, addressed
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the Board concerning the Youth Club's budget request. Motion was
made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded by Commissioner Freeman
to restore the amount of $8,400. 00 to the Florida Keys Youth
Club's budget request. Roll call vote was taken with the
following results:
Commissioner Cheal No
Commissioner Freeman Yes
Commissioner Harvey Yes
Commissioner Reich Yes
Mayor London Yes
Motion carried.
Mayor Jack London discussed the qualification of
individuals who run Youth Centers in Monroe County, and the types
of programs and activities involved.
Engineering Director, Dave Koppel addressed the Board.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT
Bob Herman, Growth Management Director, Lorenzo Aghemo,
Planning Director, and Pat McNeese, Environmental Director
presented the Growth Management Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year
1994.
DISTRICT #1
LOWER AND MIDDLE KEYS FIRE AND AMBULANCE DISTRICT
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Present and answering to roll call were Commissioners
James Fenhoff, Hal Halenza, Jack London, Mary Kay Reich, and
Chairman Earl Cheal.
Art French, of the Fire and Rescue Committee, made a
lengthy presentation concerning the Monroe County Fire/Rescue
Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. Reggie Paros, Public
Safety Director, and Billy Wagner, Emergency Management Director,
addressed the Board. Motion was made by Mayor London and
seconded by Commissioner Halenza appointing Art French, initially
on an interim basis, as the Director of the Volunteer Fire and
Rescue Department and requesting the County Administrator to
report back to the Board with recommendations. Roll call vote
was unanimous.
Discussion by the Board of Governors of the District I
Ambulance was held.
There being no further business, the meeting of the
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Board of Governors of District #1 Lower and Middle Keys Fire and
Ambulance District adjourned.
The Board of County Commissioners reconvened with all
Commissioners present.
Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by
Commissioner Harvey appointing Art French, initially on an
interim basis, as the Director of the Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Department and requesting the County Administrator to report back
to the Board with recommendations. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Mayor London and seconded by
Commissioner Freeman to abolish the Fire and Rescue Committee.
Motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Billy Wagner, Emergency Management Director, Reggie
Paros, Public Safety Director, and Norman Legget, Communications
Director, held a discussion concerning communications.
Motion was made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded by
Commissioner Freeman to create the position of Emergency
Management Planner, without funding, at a Pay Grade of 215.
Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Reich not present.
Motion was made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded by
Commissioner Freeman not to allow use of the translator towers,
in the future, unless it is economically beneficial to the
County. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Reich not
present.
Motion was made by Commissioner Freeman and seconded by
Commissioner Cheal to reduce the Capital Outlay Budget in the
amount of $50, 000. 00. Motion carried unanimously with
Commissioner Reich not present.
FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE
Joe London, Fire Marshal, and Jeannie Banks, Chief of
the Tavernier Volunteer Ambulance, presented the Fire Marshal's
Office Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. Motion was made by
Commissioner Harvey and seconded by Mayor London to increase the
budget in the amount of $3,500. 00, Account #520, with
Commissioner Reich not present.
Ron Mobley, of the Key Largo Volunteer Fire Department,
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addressed the Board.
Elaine Gorman, of the Upper Keys Trauma District,
addressed the Board.
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
Clerk to the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe County
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Deputy Clerk