08/10/1987 Special
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Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Monday, August 10, 1987
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 City Hall in Key Colony Beach. Present and answering
to roll call were Commissioner William Freeman, Commissioner
Michael Puto, Commissioner John Stormont, and Mayor Pro Tern
Eugene Lytton. Absent from the meeting was Mayor Jerry
Hernandez, Jr. Also present were Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk;
Tom Brown, County Administrator; Michael Managan, Assistant
County Administrator; members of the Press and Radio; and
the general public.
The Chairman announced that all approvals and con-
siderations of Tentative Budgets would be subject to future
action of the Board at the scheduled Public Hearings as
required by law.
Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and
seconded by Commissioner Freeman to tentatively approve the
MARC Budget of $20,300. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Commissioner Freeman and
seconded by Commissioner Puto to tentatively approve the
Budget of Lower Keys Mental Health at $161,300. Motion
carried unanimously.
Dr. Richard Matthews of the Upper Keys Guidance
Clinic addressed the Board concerning his Budget. Motion
was made by Commissioner Puto and seconded by Commissioner
Freeman to tentatively approve the Budget for the Upper Keys
Guidance Clinic at $77,640. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Commissioner Puto and seconded
by Commissioner Freeman to tentatively approve all of the
requested AARP Budgets as submitted and the Older American
Volunteer Program at $4,000. Motion carried unanimously.
Merilee McCoy, Mel Levitt, David Tackett and Liz
Kern addressed the Board concerning the Hospice Program.
Motion was made by Commissioner Freeman and seconded by
Commissioner Puto to tentatively approve the Hospice Budget
at $75,000. Motion carried unanimously.
Dan Moore of MARC addressed the Board concerning
their program.
Representatives of Help Line addressed the Board.
Motion was made by Commissioner Freeman and seconded by
Commissioner Puto to tentatively approve Help Line's Budget
at $10,000. Motion carried unanimously.
Leonard Mikul and Laura Schaefer addressed the
Board concerning Legal Aid. Motion was made by Commissioner
Puto and seconded by Commissioner Freeman to tentatively
approve Legal Aid's Budget at $12,350. Motion carried una-
nimously.
Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Lytton and
seconded by Commissioner Puto to adopt a Summer School
Recreation Budget at $73,500 and to split the cost between
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the County-wide and the Unincorporated Area on the basis of
45% or $33,075 for County-wide and 55% or $40,425 for the
Unincorporated Area. Motion carried unanimously.
Pat Knight and Mary Gates addressed the Board con-
cerning the Big Brother/Big Sister Program. Motion was made
by Commissioner Freeman and seconded by Commissioner Puto to
tentatively approve the Big Brother/Big Sister Program at
$20,000. Motion carried unanimously.
Dave Hunt, President of the Board of Directors of
the Handicapped Job Placement Program, addressed the Board.
Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by
Commissioner Freeman to tentatively approve the Handicapped
Job Placement Program's request for funding in the amount of
$40,000. Motion carried uinanimously.
Charles Flaherty of the Monroe County Radio
Committee addressed the Board concerning their request.
Motion was made by Commissioner Freeman and seconded by
Commissioner Puto to tentatively approve the request for
funding for a public radio station in the amount of $50,000.
Motion carried unanimously.
The Board recessed for lunch.
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The Board reconvened at 1:05 p.m. with all members
of the Board present except Mayor Hernandez.
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Motion was made by Commissioner Freeman and
seconded by Commissioner Stormont to tentatively approve the
PeriNatal Budget at $30,000. Motion carried unanimously
with Commissioner Puto not present.
Ed Seebol addressed the Board concerning a request
for funding by AIDS Help, Inc. Motion was made by Mayor Pro
Tern Lytton and seconded by Commissioner Freeman to ten-
tatively approve the AIDS Help, Inc. Budget at $35,400.
Motion carried unanimously.
Sandy Ballard of the Bicentennial Committee
addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Puto
and seconded by Commissioner Freeman to tentatively approve
the Bicentennial Committee's request for funding at $12,000.
Motion carried unanimously.
The Board then discussed MSD. Charles Aguero, MSD
Manager, addressed the Board. The Board agreed to change
the ad valorem tax in the MSD to reflect the same tax
dollars as the previous year and to off-set that by
increases in a transfer to Renewal & Replacement for land
acquisition. Motion was made by Commissioner Puto and
seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Lytton to tentatively approve the
MSD Budget in the total amount of $11,073,058. Motion
carried unanimously.
The Board of County Commissioners recessed.
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MUNICIPAL SERVICES TAXING DISTRICT NO. 2
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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
The Board of Governors of Municipal Services Taxing
District No. 2 convened. Present and answering to roll call
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were Commissioner William Freeman, Commissioner Al Owens,
Commissioner Russ Radom, and Chairman Michael Puto.
Motion was made by Commissioner Freeman and
seconded by Commissioner Radom to tentatively approve the
Fishermen's Ambulance appropriation in the amount of
$105,667. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Commissioner Freeman and
seconded by Commissioner Owens to tentatively approve the
Marathon Volunteer Fire request in the amount of $275,437.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chairman Puto announced that there would be a
District No. 2 Board Meeting on August 14th at 9:00 a.m. at
310 Fleming Street in Key West for the purpose of certifying
the millage to the Property Appraiser for Fiscal Year 1987-
1988.
The Board of Governors of Municipal Services Taxing
District No. 2 adjourned.
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The Regular Meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners reconvened.
Mr. Turner adressed the Board concerning a proposed
Vocational School. Motion was made by Commissioner Freeman
and seconded by Commissioner Stormont to tentatively approve
an appropriation for a Vocational School in the amount of
$25,500. Motion carried unanimously.
Mayor Pro Tern Lytton announced that there would be
a Special Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners on
August 14th at 9:30 a.m. at 310 Fleming Street in Key West
for the purpose of certifying the millage to the Property
Appraiser for Fiscal Year 1987-1988.
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
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