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07/19/1990 Special 5!5 0 1 1 6 Special Meeting Board of County Commissioners Thursday, July 19, 1990 Key Colony Beach A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened at 8:45 a.m. on the above date at the City Hall in Key Colony Beach. Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey, Commissioner Douglas Jones, Commissioner Eugene Lytton, Commissioner Michael Puto, and Mayor John Stormont. Also present were Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk; Rosalie L. Connolly, 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. The Board proceeded to make additions to the Agenda. Commissioner Jones discussed the jurisdiction of Tank Island. Patsy Dietrich of Marathon addressed the Board. After lengthy discussion engaged in by the Board members and the County Attorney, motion was made by Commissioner Jones and seconded by Commissioner Puto to approve the commencement of a lawsuit to determine the jurisdiction of Tank Island. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Harvey Commissioner Jones Commissioner Lytton Commissioner Puto Mayor Stormont No Yes No No No Motion failed. Commissioner Jones discussed the Comprehensive Planning Team and the Future Land Use Maps. No official action was taken. After discussion by the County Administrator, motion was made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to grant permission to Saint James The Fisherman Episcopal Church to use Harry Harris Park on July 29th, subject to the usual conditions regarding insurance and alcoholic beverage procedures. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Harvey Commissioner Jones Commissioner Lytton Commissioner Puto Mayor Stormont Yes No Yes Yes Yes Motion carried. SS' o 1 1 7 After discussion by Mayor Stormont, motion was made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to grant permission to readvertise the RFP for Tourist Development Council - Major Events for District 5. Motion carried unanimously. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. * * * * * 59 0 1 1 8 Special Meeting Board of County Commissioners Thursday, July 19, 1990 Key Colony Beach A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened at 9:45 a.m. on the above date at the City Hall in Key Colony Beach. Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey, Commissioner Douglas Jones, Commissioner Eugene Lytton, Commissioner Michael Puto, and Mayor John Stormont. Also present were Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk; Rosalie L. Connolly, 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. COURTS Chief Judge Richard J. Fowler and Court Administrator Debbie Fassnacht addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Puto and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to add $144,000 to the proposed Tentative Courts Budget for the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS). Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Harvey Commissioner Jones Commissioner Lytton Commissioner Puto Mayor Stormont Yes No Yes Yes Yes Motion carried. Motion was then made by Commissioner Puto and seconded by Commissioner Lytton to approve the following proposed Tentative Courts Budgets: Guardianship Program Circuit Court Court Administrator Pre-Trial Program CJIS $ 99,324 $423,308 $ 77,835 $278,208 $144,000 for a total of $1,022,675. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Harvey Commissioner Jones Commissioner Lytton Commissioner Puto Mayor Stormont Yes No Yes Yes Yes Motion carried. STATE ATTORNEY Nancy Criswell addressed the Board on behalf of the State Attorney's office. Motion was made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Commissioner Jones to approve the S8 0 1 1 9 proposed Tentative Budget of the State Attorney at $122,193. Motion carried unanimously. COUNTY CLERK Danny Kolhage, Clerk, addressed the Board. After discussion, motion was made by Mayor stormont and seconded by Commissioner Lytton to add $23,200 to the Administrator's proposed Tentative Budget for one-half of the cost of the new payroll system. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Harvey Commissioner Jones Commissioner Lytton Commissioner Puto Mayor Stormont Yes No Yes Yes Yes Motion carried. Motion was made by Mayor Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Jones to add $98,000 to the Clerk's proposed Tentative Budget and to the appropriate TDC Budget for handling TDC audits. Motion carried unanimously. Motion was made by Mayor Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Lytton to include $73,000 in the Clerk's pro- posed Tentative Budget for the internal audit function. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Harvey Commissioner Jones Commissioner Lytton Commissioner Puto Mayor Stormont Yes No Yes Yes Yes Motion carried. Motion was made seconded by Commissioner Puto to Tentative Budget as submitted by for a total of $3,517,553. Roll the following results: by Commissioner Lytton and approve the proposed the Clerk, with amendments, call vote was taken with Commissioner Harvey Commissioner Jones Commissioner Lytton Commissioner Puto Mayor Stormont Yes No Yes Yes Yes Motion carried. PROPERTY APPRAISER Mayor Stormont asked that the Property Appraiser's proposed Tentative Budget be reduced by $5,000 in accordance with a certified letter received from the Department of Revenue which he submitted for the record. Motion was made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Commissioner Puto to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of the Property Appraiser at $2,044,678. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Harvey Commissioner Jones Commissioner Lytton Commissioner Puto Mayor Stormont No No Yes Yes Yes Motion carried. ss. 0 1 2 0 SHERIFF Sheriff Rick Roth and members of his staff addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Puto and seconded by Mayor Stormont to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of the Sheriff at $16,227,394. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Harvey Commissioner Jones Commissioner Lytton Commissioner Puto Mayor Stormont Yes No Yes Yes Yes Motion carried. SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS Harry Sawyer, Supervisor of Elections, addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Commissioner Puto to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of the Supervisor of Elections at $363,441. Motion carried unanimously. Motion was then made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Commissioner Jones to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $IS3,486 for Special Elections. Motion carried unanimously. The Board recessed for lunch. * * * * * The Board reconvened with all Commissioners pre- sent. TAX COLLECTOR County Administrator Tom Brown addressed the Board. After discussion, the Board directed that the necessary funds for the TDC audit function would have to be added to the Tax Collector's proposed Tentative Budget at a later date. Motion was then made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of the Tax Collector at $2,2IS,519. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Harvey Commissioner Jones Commissioner Lytton Mayor Stormont Yes No Yes Yes Motion carried with Commissioner Puto not present. PUBLIC DEFENDER Linda Papy and Rosemary Enright addressed the Board on behalf of the Public Defender. Motion was made by Mayor Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Puto to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of the Public Defender at $177,137. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: 55l o 1 2 1 Commissioner Harvey Commissioner Jones Commissioner Lytton Commissioner Puto Mayor Stormont Yes No Yes Yes Yes Motion carried. DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS Dent Pierce, Division Director, and various members of his staff addressed the Board. Animal Shelters Vern Pokorski of Big Pine Key addressed the Board. After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Commissioner Puto to add one additional Animal Control Officer on Big Pine Key at a salary of $16,128 plus benefits. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Harvey Commissioner Jones Commissioner Lytton Commissioner Puto Mayor Stormont Yes No Yes Yes Yes Motion carried. Motion was then made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Commissioner Puto to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $497,265 for Animal Shelters. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Harvey Commissioner Jones Commissioner Lytton Commissioner Puto Mayor Stormont Yes No Yes Yes Yes Motion carried. Public Works Management After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Mayor Stormont to approve the pro- posed Tentative Budget of $113,618 for Public Works Management. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Harvey Commissioner Jones Commissioner Lytton Commissioner Puto Mayor Stormont No No Yes Yes Yes Motion carried. Public Works Garages Motion was made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Commissioner Puto to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $613,675 for Public Works Garages. Roll call vote was unanimous. I ss 0 1 22 Facilities Maintenance Motion was made by Mayor Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Lytton to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $2,568,181 for Facilities Maintenance. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Harvey Commissioner Jones Commissioner Lytton Commissioner Puto Mayor Stormont Yes No Yes Yes Yes Motion carried. Parks and Beaches After discussion, the County Administrator was instructed to determine all appropriate costs in this Cost Center which are legally payable by TDC under authorized law. Motion was then made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Mayor Stormont to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $139,668 for Parks and Beaches. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Harvey Commissioner Jones Commissioner Lytton Commissioner Puto Mayor Stormont Yes Yes Yes Yes No Motion carried. Historic Keys Preservation Board Motion was made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Commissioner Jones to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $8,550 for Historic Keys Preservation Board. Motion carried unanimously. East Martello Art Galley Motion was made by Mayor Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Puto to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $7,6IS for East Martello Art Gallery and to direct the County Administrator to seek total funding from TDC dollars during Budget adjustments in September. Motion carried una- nimously. Key West Garden Club/West Martello Tower Motion was made by Mayor Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Lytton to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $20,737 for Key West Garden Club/West Martello Tower and to direct the County Administrator to seek total funding from TDC dollars during Budget adjustments in September. Motion carried unanimously. Key West Lighthouse Motion was made by Mayor Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Lytton to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of'$12,500 for Key West Lighthouse and to direct the County Administrator to seek total funding from TDC dollars during Budget adjustments in September. Motion carried unanimously. SS' 0123 Road Department Motion was made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $1,873,530 for the Road Department. Roll call vote was unanimous. Local Option/Operating and Maintenance Motion was made by Mayor Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $281,000 for Local Option/Operating and Maintenance. Motion carried unanimously. Boot Key Bridge Motion was made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Mayor Stormont to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $122,212 for Boot Key Bridge. Motion carried unani- mously. Street Lighting/Local Option Gas Tax Motion was made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Mayor Stormont to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $300,441 for Street Lighting/Local Option Gas Tax. Motion carried unanimoUSly. County Engineer Motion was made by Mayor Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Lytton to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $330,963 for the County Engineer. Motion carried unani- mously. Card Sound Road and Toll Bridge After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Commissioner Jones to reclassify Dale Enwall, Toll Collector, from $17,292 to Supervisor of Toll Collectors at $19,235 and to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $1,187,813 for Card Sound Road and Toll Bridge. Motion carried unanimoUSly. Unincorporated Parks and Beaches Motion was made by Commissioner Jones and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $321,731 for Unincorporated Parks and Beaches and to direct the County Administrator to seek all possible funding from TDC. Motion carried unanimously. Unincorporated Parks and Beaches/Pigeon Key Motion was made by Commissioner Puto and seconded by Mayor Stormont to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $58,064 for Unincorporated Parks and Beaches/Pigeon Key and to direct the County Administrator to seek all possible funding from TDC. Motion carried unanimously. TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Sandra Higgs, Administrative Director, and staff addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Puto and seconded by Commissioner Jones to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $9,534,526.20 for the Tourist 5S 0 1 2 4 Development Council. Motion carried unanimously. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSlONERS Motion was made by Commissioner Puto and seconded by Commissioner Lytton to reduce Subscriptions by $1,614 and to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $858,586 for the Board of County Commissioners. Roll call vote was unani- mous. COUNTY ATTORNEY Randy Ludacer, County Attorney, addressed the Board. After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded by Commissioner Puto to increase the County Attorney's salary by $5,500. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Harvey Commissioner Jones Commissioner Lytton Commissioner Puto Mayor Stormont Yes No Yes Yes Yes Motion carried. Motion was then made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $875,591 for the County Attorney. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Harvey Commissioner Jones Commissioner Lytton Commissioner Puto Mayor Stormont Yes No Yes Yes Yes Motion carried. TRAUMA CARE Trauma Care Administration Motion was made by Commissioner Jones and seconded by Commissioner Lytton to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $99,194 for Trauma Care Administration. Motion carried unanimously. Transfer and Treatment Motion was made by Commissioner Puto and seconded by Mayor Stormont to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $741,517 for Transfer and Treatment. Motion carried una- nimously. Pre-Transfer Hospital and Facility Care Motion was made by Mayor Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Jones to approve the proposed Tentative Budget of $57,040 for Pre-Transfer Hospital and Facility Care. Motion carried unanimously. Upgrading Facilities and Staff Services Motion was made by Commissioner Puto and seconded by Mayor Stormont to approve the proposed Tentative Budget S8 0125 of $342,239 for Upgrading Facilities and Staff Services. Motion carried unanimously. After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded by Commissioner Puto to change the meeting of July 26th to 1:00 p.m. on July 3lst at the Key Colony Beach City Hall to set the millage. Motion carried unanimously. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. * * * * *