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Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Tuesday, July 31, 1984
11:15 A. M., Marathon
A special meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners convened on the above date. Present and
answering to roll call were Commissioner Alison Fahrer,
Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey, Commissioner Jerry
Hernandez, Commissioner Ed Swift, and Mayor Ken Sorensen.
Also present were Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk; Kermit Lewin,
County Administrator; Lucien Proby, County Attorney; James
Matthews, Finance Director; members of the Press and Radio;
and the general public.
All stood for the Invocation and Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.
The Board first discussed the proposed budget of
the County Attorney. Mr. Lucien Proby addressed the Board
concerning his requested budget and the need for additional
legal staff. He also addressed the Board concerning a
salary increase for himself. Motion was made by
Commissioner Harvey and seconded by Mayor Sorensen to extend
to Mr. Proby a vote of confidence for the work that he has
done since being appointed as the County Attorney. Motion
carried unanimously. Motion was made by Commissioner
Hernandez and seconded by Commissioner Swift to authorize
the addition of one attorney to the staff of the County
Attorney's office. Motion carried unanimously. Motion was
made by Commissioner Fahrer and seconded by Commissioner
Harvey to budget contractual services in the budget of the
County Attorney at $55,000.00. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was then made by Commissioner Hernandez and seconded
by Mayor Sorensen to approve the County Attorney's budget
with the amendments already approved. During discussion,
the Chairman ruled the motion out of order. After further
discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Hernandez and
seconded by Mayor Sorensen to approve the County Attorney's
budget as submitted with the amendments as approved by the
Commission. Motion carried unanimously.
The Board then considered the proposed budget of
the Veterans Affairs Office. Mr. Jerry Parrish of the
Veterans Council addressed the Board concerning their ini-
tial request to Mr. Lewin. Motion was made by Commissioner
Hernandez and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to approve the
Veterans Affairs Office budget as submitted. During
discussion, the motion was withdrawn. Motion was made by
Commissioner Swift and seconded by Commissioner Fahrer to
approve the Veterans Affairs Office budget as recommended by
the County Administrator with the removal of the increases
as shown on the budget as submitted from the Veterans
Council. During discussion, motion was withdrawn. Motion
was then made by Commissioner Fahrer and seconded by Mayor
Sorensen to approve the Veterans Affairs Office budget as
submitted by the County Administrator in the amount of
,..., $133,338.19. Roll call vote was taken with the following
results:
Commissioner Fahrer No
Commissioner Harvey Yes
Commissioner Hernandez Yes
Commissioner Swift No
Mayor Sorensen Yes
Motion carried.
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After further discussion, motion was made by Commissioner
Hernandez and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to increase
the salary account in the tentative Veterans Affairs Office
budget for fiscal year 1984-1985 by $3,200.00 for the
possible increase to the Director of the Veterans Affairs
Office. Roll call vote was taken with the following
results:
Commissioner
Fahrer
No
Commissioner
Harvey
Yes
Commissioner
Hernandez
Yes
Commissioner
Swift
No
Mayor Sorensen
Yes
Motion carried.
The Board then considered the proposed tentative
budget of the Planning Department. Mayor Sorensen discussed
the possible designation of the Department of Community
Affairs as Monroe County's local planning agency. After
discussion, motion was made by Mayor Sorensen and seconded
by Commissioner Harvey to designate the Florida Department
of Community Affairs as the local planning agency for Monroe
County. During discussion-, motion was withdrawn. Motion
was then made by Commissioner Swift and seconded by
Commissioner Fahrer to approve the Planning Department
budget as tentatively submitted in the amount of
$812,320.04. Roll call vote was taken with the following
results:
Commissioner
Fahrer
Yes
Commissioner
Harvey
Yes
Commissioner
Hernandez
No
Commissioner
Swift
Yes
Mayor Sorensen
No
Motion carried.
Mayor Sorensen then called for a Special Meeting of
the Board of County Commissioners on Thursday, August 2nd,
at 4:00 p.m., for the purpose of discussing the County
budgets and also the possible designation of DCA as the
local planning agency.
Motion was made by Commissioner Swift and seconded
by Commissioner Fahrer to approve the proposed tentative
budget of Personnel/Safety in the amount of $94,765.27.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded
by Commissioner Fahrer to approve the Extension Services
Department in the amount of $79,567.00. Motion carried una-
nimously.
Motion was made by Commissioner Hernandez and
seconded by Commissioner Fahrer to approve the budget of
Civil Defense as submitted in the amount of $246,758.41.
Roll call vote was taken with the following results:
Commissioner
Fahrer
No
Commissioner
Harvey
Yes
Commissioner
Hernandez
Yes
Commissioner
Swift
No
Mayor Sorensen
Yes
Motion carried.
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Motion was made by Commissioner Swift and seconded
by Commissioner Fahrer to approve the Marathon Airport ten-
tative budget in the amount of $159,905.40 and Key West
International Airport in the amount of $488,318.00. Roll
call vote was unanimous with Mayor Sorensen not present.
The Board then considered the proposed budget of
the Fine Arts Council. Mayor Sorensen read a letter
requesting the Board of County Commissioners to consider
favorably the request of the Fine Arts Council for the
appropriation of $10,000.00. Mr. Grant Spradling, Director
of the Fine Arts Council, addressed the Board concerning
proposed grant funding. Motion was made by Commissioner
Hernandez and seconded by Commissioner Swift to tentatively
appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 for the Fine Arts Council
for the fiscal year 1984-1985. Roll call vote was taken
with the following results:
Commissioner
Fahrer
Yes
Commissioner
Harvey
Yes
Commissioner
Hernandez
Yes
Commissioner
Swift
Yes
Mayor Sorensen
No
Motion carried.
The Board then considered Special Districts. Mr.
James R. Paros, Emergency Services Coordinator, addressed
the Board and presented funding alternatives for the Special
Taxing Districts.
The Board discussed the budgets for the Special
Districts. Motion was made by Commissioner Swift and
seconded by Commissioner Fahrer to include the funding for
the newly -created position of Fire Marshall and also a
prorata distribution of the EMS budget and to limit the
departmental budgets in the Fire and Ambulance Districts to
the same budget as the prior year. Motion carried unani-
mously.
Motion was made by Mayor Sorensen and seconded by
Commissioner Swift to approve the budget of the Board of
County Commissioners in the amount of $603,591.68. Motion
carried unanimously with Commissioner Hernandez being absent
from the meeting.
Motion was made by Commissioner Swift and seconded
by Mayor Sorensen to approve the County Administrator's
budget in the amount of $132,245.43. During discussion, the
motion was withdrawn. Motion was then made by Commissioner
Harvey and seconded by Mayor Sorensen to set the salary of
the County Administrator at $40,000.00 per year. During
discussion, the motion was withdrawn. Motion was made by
Mayor Sorensen and seconded by Commissioner Fahrer to adopt
the County Administrator's budget in the amount of
$132,245.43 and allow Mr. Lewin to set salary increases
within the limitations of the budget as approved. Motion
carried unanimously with Commissioner Hernandez being absent
from the meeting.
Motion was made by Commissioner Swift and seconded
by Commissioner Fahrer to reduce the requested increase in
the Building Department's budget to reflect a 2% increase
over the previous year's budget. Motion carried unanimously
with Commissioner Hernandez being absent from the meeting.
Motion was made by Commissioner Fahrer and seconded
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by Commissioner Swift to approve the budget of the Clerk to
the Board of County Commissioners in the amount of
$360,084.11. Roll call vote was taken with the following
results: I
Commissioner Fahrer Yes
Commissioner Harvey Yes
Commissioner Swift No
Mayor Sorensen Yes
Motion carried with Commissioner Hernandez -being absent from
the meeting. °
Motion was made b Commissioner Fahrer and seconded
by Commissioner Swift to approve the budget of the Clerk of
the Circuit Court in the amount of $6419895.75. Motion
carried unanimously with Commissioner Hernandez being absent
from the meeting. Q
Motion was made by, Commissioner Swift and seconded
by Commissioner Fahrer to approve the budget for the �
Microfilm Department in the amount of $112,731.87. Motion
carried unanimously with Commissioner Hernandez being absent
from the meeting. -1
Motion was made by Commissioner Fahrer and seconded
by Commissioner Harvey to approve the budget of the Clerk of
the County Court in the amount of $367,239.38. Roll call
vote was unanimous with Commissioner Hernandez being absent
from the meeting. I
Motion was made by Commissioner Swift and seconded
by Mayor Sorensen to approve the budget for the Data
Processing Department in the amount of $260,053.74. Motion
carried unanimously with Commissioner Hernandez being absent
from the meeting.
Motion was made b
the proposed tentative bud
with an increase of $49,34
second. Motion was then m
seconded by Commissioner H
Appraiser's budget as subm
$819,658.00. Roll call vo
results:
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Commissioner Swift to approve
et of the Property Appraiser
.40. Motion died for lack of a
de by Commissioner Fahrer and
rvey to accept the Property
tted in the amount of
e was taken with the following
Commissioner Fahrer Yes
Commissioner Harvey Yes
Commissioner Swift No
Mayor Sorensen Yes
Motion carried with Commissioner Hernandez being absent from
the meeting. I
Motion was made by Commissioner Fahrer and seconded
by Commissioner Harvey to ccept as submitted the budget of
the Tax Collector in the amount of $900,000.00. Motion
carried unanimously with Commissioner Hernandez being absent
from the meeting.
Motion was made.by Mayor Sorensen and seconded by
Commissioner Swift to approve the budget of the Circuit
Court in the amount of $140,854.14 with a 6% increase.'
Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Hernandez being
absent from the meeting.
Motion was made by Commissioner Swift and seconded
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by Mayor Sorensen to appro
in the amount of $25,265.0
carried unanimously with C
from the meeting.
Motion was made b
by Mayor Sorensen to accep
$76,500.00 as submitted.
Commissioner Hernandez bei
Motion was made b
by Mayor Sorensen to appro
no increase. Motion carri
Hernandez being absent fro
Motion was made b
by Commissioner Fahrer to
Supervi.sor of Elections an
call vote was taken with t
e the budget of the County Court
with a 6% increase. Motion
mmissioner Hernandez being absent
Commissioner Swift and seconded
the State Attorney's budget of
otion carried unanimously with
g absent from the meeting.
Commissioner Swift and seconded
e the Public Defender's budget at
d unanimously with Commissioner
the meeting.
Commissioner Swift and seconded
ccept the budgets of the
Elections as submitted. Roll
e following results:
Commissioner Fahrer Yes
Commissioner Harvey Yes
Commissioner Swift No
Mayor Sorensen No
Motion failed. Motion was
seconded by Commissioner S
Elections and the Supervis
as 1_ast year plus requesti
County Administrator conce
purchases. Roll call vote
results:
Motion failed.
then made by Mayor Sorensen
ift to accept the budgets o-
r of Elections at the same
g a recommendation from the
ning the requested capital
was taken with the following
Commissioner Fahrer No
Commissioner Harvey No
Commissioner Swift No
Mayor Sorensen No
Motion was made
by Commissioner Harvey to
Examiner in the amount of
mously with Commissioner
meeting.
Motion was made
by Mayor Sorensen to appr
Communications budget at
7% increase. During disc
Motion was then made by C
Mayor Sorensen to tentati
Medical Communications bu
vious year. Roll call vo
results:
y Commissioner Fahrer and s
approve the budget of the N
$59,375.00. Motion carried
ernandez being absent from
y Commissioner Swift and se
ve the EMS budget and the M
he same levels as last year
ssion_,- the motion was withd
mmissioner Swift and second
ely approve the proposed EM
gets at no increase over th
e was taken with the follow
Commissioner
Fahrer
Yes
Commissioner
Harvey
Yes
Commissioner
Swift
Yes
Mayor Sorensen
No
and
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unani-
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and
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ng
Motion carried- with Commissioner Hernandez being absent from
the meeting.
Motion was made by Commissioner Fahrer and seconded
-by Mayor Sorensen to approve the 911 Emergency System budget
as submitted. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner
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Hernandez being absent fro
Motion was made b
by Mayor Sorensen to appro
budget at the same rate as
mously with Commissioner H
meeting.
Motion was made b
by Commissioner Fahrer to
budgets and the budget of
vious year. Motion carrie
Hernandez being absent fro
Motion was made b
by Mayor Sorensen to appro
budget at $33,000.00. Mot
Commissioner Hernandez bei
Motion was made b
by Commissioner Fahrer to
$1,500.00 per AARP. Roll
Commissioner Hernandez bei
During discussion, motion_
minate the $1,500.00 in th
pay the electric bill at t
of a second.
the meeting.
Commissioner Swift and seconded
e the Baker Act -Hospitalization
last year. Motion carried unani-
rnandez being absent from the
Commissioner Swift and seconded
pprove the Mental Health Clinic
ARC at no increase over the pre -
unanimously with Commissioner
the meeting.
Commissioner Swift and seconded
e the Baker Act-Transportatjion
on carried unanimously with,
g absent from the meeting.
Commissioner Swift and seconded
pprove the budgets of the A'ARP at
all vote was unanimous with
g absent from the meeting.
as made by Mayor Sorensen to eli-
Lower Keys and to continue! to
e Armory. Motion died for lack
Motion was made by Commissioner Swift and seconded
by Commissioner Fahrer to approve the budget for Legal Aid
as submitted. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner
Hernandez being absent fro,m the meeting.
Motion was made b!y Mayor Sorensen and seconded by
Commissioner Fahrer directing the County Administrator, to
proceed to obtain a refund of 50% of the expenses of the
County in, providing space and utilities to Legal Aid
Services. Roll call vote was taken with the following,
results: F
Commissione.
Commissione
Commissione
Mayor Soren
Motion carried with Commissioner Hernandez being absent
the meeting.
Fahrer
Yes
Harvey
No
Swift
Yes i
n
Yes
from
Motion was made by Mayor Sorensen and seconded by
Commissioner Fahrer to approve the Museums budget as siub-
mitted. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner
Hernandez being absent froem the meeting.
Motion was made
Commissioner Fahrer to ap
for travel to the Older A
Board. Motion carried un
Hernandez being absent fr
.Motion was made
Commissioner Swift to den
B-ig Sisters for a $3,000.
nimously with Commissione
meeting.
Mayor Sorensen and seconded by
ove the allocation of $4,000.00
ricans Volunteer Program Advisory
imously with Commissioner
the meeting.
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Mayor Sorensen and seconded by
the request of Big Brothers and
allocation. Motion carried una-
Hernandez being absent from1the
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned. 1
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A special meeting
District 2, convened on th
answering to roll call wer
Commissioner Wilhelmina Ha
Also present were Danny L.
County Administrator; Luci
Matthews, Finance Director
and the general public.
Chairman of this meeting.
Special Meeting
Board of Governors
District 2
Tuesday, July 31, 1984, Marathon
of the Board of Governors,
above date. Present and
Commissioner"Alison Fahrer,,
,vey, and Commissioner Wright.
Kolhage, Clerk; Kermit Lewin,
�n Proby, County Attorney; James
; members of the Press and Radio;
:ommissioner Harvey was Acting
All stood for the Invocation and Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.
Motion was made by Commissioner Wright and seconded
by Commissioner Fahrer to "reject the proposal submitted by
Mr. Paros for a proposed Fire and Ambulance budget for,
District 2 for fiscal year 1984-1985. Roll call vote was
unanimous.
Motion was made by Commissioner Fahrer not to,
approve any budget which required an ad valorem increase in
excess of 15%. Motion die-6 for lack of a second.
Motion was made b
by Commissioner Wright to
of the Fire Marshall posit
Emergency Services budget
Ambulance Department budge
the current fiscal year.
There being no fui
adjourned.
Commissioner Fahrer and seconded
Include provisions for the funding
ion and a prorata amount of the.
lind to limit the Fire and
�s to the same appropriation;as
Eoll call vote was unanimous.
ther business, the meeting was