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07/20/1992 Special92/189 i f Special Meeting Board of County Commissioners Monday, July 20, 1992 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 in Key Colony Beach. Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner Earl Cheal, Commissioner Jack London, and Commissioner John Stormont. Commissioner Doug Jones arrived later in the meeting. Mayor Wilhelmina Harvey was absent from he meeting and Commissioner Jack London chaired the meeting as Mayor Pro Tem. Also present were Danny L. Kolhage, 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. COUNTY ATTORNEY County Attorney Randy Ludacer addressed the Board. Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem London and seconded by Commissioner Stormont to reduce the County Attorney's Budget by $100,000. Roll call vote was unanimous with Commissioner Jones not present. Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem London and seconded by Commissioner Stormont to transfer all responsibility for Growth Management decisions to the firm of Morgan & Hendrick except for ongoing Code Enforcement cases. Roll call vote was unanimous with Commissioner Jones not present. MISCELLANEOUS Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner Stormont to direct the County Administrator to prepare actions to remove individual water coolers from the County Budget and add funding to Facilities Maintenance Budgets to install water fountains. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. 92/190 Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner Stormont to offer guidance to the Constitutional Officers concerning the issue of water coolers. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. COUNTY ATTORNEY Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Cheal that the County Attorney's budgetary flow and employee personnel policies be under the County Administrator. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Cheal No Commissioner Stormont Yes Mayor Pro Tem London No Motion failed. Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem London and seconded by Commissioner Cheal directing the County Attorney to come back with a breakdown of caseload in order to determine if a fifth attorney is needed. Roll call vote was unanimous with Commissioner Jones not present. Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem London to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of the County Attorney at $752,505. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. PROPERTY APPRAISER John Almyda addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner Stormont to continue to Wednesday's meeting for receipt of further information concerning the Budget of the Property Appraiser. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. MISCELLANEOUS Danny Kolhage, Clerk, addressed the Board and distributed information concerning an alternative insurance program for the Clerk's employees and a potential savings of approximately $170,000 per year. The County Administrator was directed to review the insurance requirements and the impact of the proposal submitted by the Clerk. JUDICIAL Chief Judge Richard Fowler discussed the Court Budgets. Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Mayor Pro 92/191 Tem London to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Court Budgets as submitted: Circuit Court $403,988 Guardian Ad Litem $118,982 County Court $ 90,298 Pre -Trial Services $340,561 Guardianship of Monroe County $ 45,734 Witness Fees $695,000 Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. STATE ATTORNEY Nancy Criswell, Executive Director, addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Cheal to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of the State Attorney in the amount of $130,391. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. PUBLIC DEFENDER Public Defender Rand Winter addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Cheal to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of the Public Defender in the amount of $166,719. :lotion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner Stormont to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of the Supervisor of Elections in the amount of $400,510 and Special Elections in the amount of $147,716. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Cheal to require that all future Resolutions concerning referenda will state the sources of funding of the expenses of that referenda. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. The Board recessed for lunch. 92/192 The Board reconvened with all Commissioners present except Commissioner Jones. HUMAN SERVICES Fred Mannillo of the Human Services Advisory Board addressed the Commission. The following persons also addressed the Commission: Nancy K. Graham of the American Red Cross, Catriona Rawsen of the Upper Keys Youth Association, Joe Bell of the Human Services Advisory Board, Kirsten Wisner of The Heron House, and Jim Hendrick of the Human Services Advisory Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner Stormont to task the Human Services Advisory Board to evaluate the Mental Health Budgets and any others with mental health functions for the current year and including The Heron House. COMMISSIONER JONES ENTERED MEETING AND TOOK HIS SEAT Roll call vote was unanimous. Motion was then made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem London to provide direction that the three County youth organizations - in the Upper, Middle and Lower Keys - be considered for funding within the availability of funds available in the current Human Services Budget. Roll call vote was unanimous. Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem London and seconded by Commissioner Stormont directing the Human Services Board to develop a policy concerning funding of youth clubs. Roll call vote was unanimous. Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Cheal to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the following Human Services: Monroe Association for Retarded Citizens $25,000 Lower Keys AARP $ 1,000 Middle Keys AARP $ 1,000 Upper Keys AARP $ 1,000 Big Pine AARP $ 1,000 Older Amer. Vol. Prog. $ 4,000 Legal Aid $14,250 Help Line $12,000 Domestic Abuse Shelter $20,000 Hospice of the F1. Keys $50,000 Roll call vote was unanimous. SHERIFF Sheriff Rick Roth addressed the Board. After 92/193 discussion by the Board, motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Cheal to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of the Sheriff as follows: Sheriff's Budget $22,811,118 Group Insurance $ 2,374,599 L E E A Funds $ 75,000 Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Cheal Yes Commissioner Jones No Commissioner Stormont Yes Mayor Pro Tem London Yes Motion carried. Motion was then made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Cheal to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget that portion of the Sheriff's Budget as follows: Jail Operations $ 274,000 Roll call vote was unanimous. CLERK OF COURTS Danny Kolhage, Clerk, discussed his proposed Budgets for Fiscal Year 1992/93. The Clerk proposed some reductions in the Budgets tentatively submitted and also discussed an alternative group insurance proposal which could produce savings that would fund the other items in the requested Budgets. After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner Jones to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the following Budgets of the Clerk of Courts: Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners $ 666,551 Clerk of the Circuit Court $1,129,259 Clerk of the County Court $ 835,841 Microfilm $ 161,070 Data Processing $ 316,246 Domestic Relations $ 51,090 Internal Audit $ 88,109 Tourist Tax Audit Function $ 106,702 Motion carried unanimously. 92/194 MEDICAL EXAMINER County Administrator Tom Brown addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Jones and seconded by Commissioner Stormont to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of the Medical Examiner in the amount of $351,329. Roll call vote was unanimous. MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS Drs. David Rice, Richard Mathews and Marshall Wolfe addressed the Board. The County Attorney and the County Administrator were directed to review the funding responsibilities of the County and report back to the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Cheal to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of the Mental Health Clinics in the total amount of $899,019. Roll call vote was unanimous. PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing was held to consider the implementation of a Passenger Facility Charge at the Marathon Airport. Proof of publication was noted for the record. The following persons addressed the Board: Community Services Division Director Peter Horton, Betty Vail, Ray Kitchner, Kay Graddick. Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner Stormont to adopt the following Resolution, amended to change effective date, regarding the implementation of a Passenger Facility Charge Program at the Marathon Airport. Roll call vote was unanimous. RESOLUTION NO. 358-1992 See Res. Book No. 109 which is incorporated herein by reference. Motion was then made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner Stormont to adopt the following Resolution to define the projects eligible for funding through the Passenger Facility Charge Program. Roll call vote was unanimous. RESOLUTION NO. 359-1992 See Res. Book No. 109 which is incorporated herein by reference. 92/195 TAX COLLECTOR Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner Jones to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of the Tax Collector in the amount of $2,477,654. Motion carried unanimously. HUMAN SERVICES Nancy Graham of the American Red Cross addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Jones to appropriate $10,000 for the Upper and Lower Keys Chapters of the American Red Cross. Motion died for lack of a second. PROPERTY APPRAISER Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Jones to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of the Property Appraiser int he amount of $1,788,641. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Cheal No Commissioner Jones Yes Commissioner Stormont Yes Mayor Pro Tem London Yes Motion carried. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.