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07/23/1993 Special 93/325 MINUTES OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Special Meeting Board of County Commissioners Friday, July 23, 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, Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey, Mary Kay Reich, and Mayor Jack London. Commissioner Freeman 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 Elaine Gorman, of the Upper Keys Trauma District presented the Upper Keys Trauma District's proposed Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. County Administrator, Tom Brown, discussed funding of ambulance and equipment from the Upper Keys Trauma District's budget. Dale Wolgast, of the Upper Keys Trauma District Advisory Board, addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Reich and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to increase District Six's Ambulance Budget in the amount of $117, 000. 00. Motion carried unanimously, with Commissioner Freeman not present. COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION Community Services Director, Peter Horton, and Code Enforcement Director, Marty Arnold, presented the Code 93/326 Enforcement proposed Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Mayor London granting approval of an additional position as Special Projects Coordinator for the Community Services Division which will be funded by a grant. Roll call vote was unanimous, with Commissioner Freeman not present. Social Services Director, Louie LaTorre, presented the proposed Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner Reich to add the amount of $9,500. 00 in the Welfare Services - Medicaid Hospital. Motion carried unanimously, with Commissioner Freeman present. Commissioner Shirley Freeman entered the meeting. Doug Gregory, Extension Services Director, Kim Blanco, Marine Projects Coordinator/Staff Assistant II, and Mr. Horton, presented the Extension Service's proposed Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. Mr. Horton and Airports Manager, Art Skelly, presented the Airport's proposed Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. Mr. Horton and Library Director, Mary Quinn, presented the Library's proposed Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. Motion was made by Commissioner Reich and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to use user fees to offset the expenses of additional personnel services, (2 full time equivalents) , plus benefits, for the existing libraries. Roll call vote was unanimous. Motion was made by Commissioner Reich and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to fund up to $75, 000. 00 for operating expenses of the new Big Pine Key Library. Roll call vote was unanimous. FINE ARTS COUNCIL Executive Director of the Fine Arts Council, Parvan Barkardjiev, presented the Fine Arts Council proposed Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. Lynda Stuart, Office Manager of the Tourist Development discussed the budget request. Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal to allocate $45, 000. 00 to the Fine Arts Council. Motion died for lack of a second. Motion was then made by Commissioner Freeman and seconded by Commissioner Reich to allocate $90, 000. 00 to the Fine Arts Council. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Cheal Yes 93/327 Commissioner Freeman Yes Commissioner Harvey No Commissioner Reich Yes Mayor London Yes Motion carried. MISCELLANEOUS Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Mayor London to add a presentation by the Health and Rehabilitative Services to this agenda as item B-8. Motion carried unanimously. TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Vice-Chairman, Tim Greene, and Office Manager, Lynda Stuart, presented the proposed Tourist Development Council Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. CAPITAL PROJECTS _, County Administrator, Tom Brown, presented the Capital Projects proposed Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994 . Motion was made by Commissioner Freeman and seconded by Mayor London to take out of the Capital Projects Fund #304, Big Pine Volunteer Fire Department and Layton Volunteer Fire Department the amount of $175,000.00, and put it into the contingency account. Motion carried unanimously. SHERIFF Sheriff Richard D. Roth, Finance Director Mary Clevenger, and Major Charles S. Casey, presented the Sheriff's proposed Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner Freeman to conduct a ceremony for dedication, of the New Jail Facility, similar to the one at the Monroe County Regional Service Center. Motion carried unanimously. HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES Stephanie Walters, Administrator of the Monroe County Public Health Unit, and Louis LaTorre, Social Services Director, addressed the Board. After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Reich and seconded by Commissioner Freeman to add 93/328 the amount of $52, 000.00 to fund an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner who will provide additional days in the Tavernier and Marathon area for a basic Primary Care Program. Motion carried unanimously. MANAGEMENT SERVICES Tim Miller, Director of Information Systems, Keith Spencer, and Rick Bernskoetter, presented the proposed Information Systems Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. Motion was made by Commissioner Freeman and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to adopt the following Resolution appealing to the Governor and Cabinet to expedite DOT fiber-optic cable permitting, for a government information television station for hurricane-awareness and evacuation and to ensure public safety. RESOLUTION NO. 283-1993 See Res. Book No. 116 which is incorporated herein by reference. Motion was made by Commissioner Freeman and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to create the position of a TV/Multi-Media Production Technician, position #212, which will be unfunded. Motion carried unanimously. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Office of Management and Budget Director, Melonie Bryan presented Office of Management and Budget's proposed Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. PURCHASING Director of Purchasing, Dick Cofer, presented Purchasing's proposed Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. GRANTS Grants Management Director, Mary Broske, presented Grants Management's proposed Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. Commissioner Reich left the meeting. HUMAN RESOURCES Stella Otto, on behalf of Paula Rodriguez, presented y` 93/329 i the Human Resources, Workmen's Compensation and Group Insurance proposed Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner Freeman directing Staff to evaluate a preventative program, from a cost standpoint, and report back to the Board. Motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE County Administrator, Tom Brown, and Rick Bernskoetter, presented the Public Information Office proposed Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. PROPERTY APPRAISER Motion was made by Mayor London and seconded by Commissioner Freeman approving an increase of $50, 000. 00 for the Property Appraiser's proposed Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 1994 to cover the implementation of the Cody report. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Reich not present. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County a•a.141 C. A174214.44) Deputy Clerk