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07/30/1981 Special 118W - Budget; Veterans. Library; Budget. * * * * * * * * * * * * Special Meeting Board of County Commissioners Thursday, July 30, 1981 10:00 A.M., Marathon A special meeting of the Board of County Commission- ers convened on Thursday, July 30, 1981 at 10:00 A.M., in Marathon, Florida for the purpose of discussing budget requests for fiscal year 1981-82. Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner Curt Blair, Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey, Commissioner Jerry Hernandez, Jr., Com- missioner Ken Sorensen and Chairman George Dolezal. Also present were Ralph W. White, Clerk; Danny L. Kolahge, Deputy Clerk; Lucien Proby, County Attorney; Kermit Lewin, County Administrator; members of the Press and Radio; and general public. Ms. Ellen Lague of the Veterans Affairs Office briefly discussed the Veterans Affairs Budget for fiscal year 1981-82. No action was taken. Ms. Maryanne Lancaster, Head Librarian, discussed the Budget of the Monroe County Public Library System for fiscal year 1981-82. Motion was made by Chairman Dolezal and seconded by Commissioner Hernandez to allow the proposed Budget to remain as set in the amount of $573,720.30. During W 119 discussion motion was made by Commissioner Hernandez and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to table this item. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Mel Levitt, President of the Lower Keys AARP, Budget; Retired Persons. .....,..,."...... discussed the Board's recent action in cutting the budget request of the various AARP Chapters. No action was taken. The Board resumed discussion of the budget of the Budget; Library. Library. Motion was made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded by Chairman Dolezal to take from the table. Motion carried unanimously. During discussion motion was made by CommissioneI Sorensen to approve the budget of Library after reducing the Subscription Account by $10,000.00 for a total of $554,720.00. Motion was withdrawn. During discussion Ms. Lancaster advised the Board that they had reduced their requested appropriation to $564,720.00. Motion was made by Commissioner Sorensen to reduce the Subscription Account in the proposed budget of the Library to $63,110.00 which reflects a reduction of $10,000.00. - Motion died for lack of a second. Motion was then made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded by Chairman Dolezal to tentatively approve the appropriation for Monroe County Library System in the amount of $564,720.30. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Blair Commissioner Harvey Commissioner Hernandez Commissioner Sorensen Chairman Dolezal Yes Yes Yes No Yes Motion carried. Dr. Borras, Chairman of the Older Americans Advisory Budget; Retired Board, discussed the RSVP Program and volunteer concept. Motic ~ersons. was made by Commissioner Sorensen and seconded by Commissioner Blair to approve the appropriation of $4,000.00 to be used by the program to reimburse volunteers performing County services for mileage under the supervision of AARP. Motion carried unanimously. During discussion a motion was made by Commission er Hernandez and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to refer the item concerning insurance coverage for the volunteers to Mr. Lewin for the purpose of providing additional information. Motion carried unanimously. ~w Retired Persons; Budget. Retired Persons; Budget. Budget; Legal Aid. Tax Millage. Motion was made by Commissioner Sorensen and secon- ded by Commissioner Blair to direct Mr. LaTorre to provide for two (2) positions from the Sr. Community Service Project to the Middle Keys Chapter of AARP at the earliest possible date through attrition. Roll call vote was taken and carried with Commissioner Harvey and Commissioner Hernandez voting no. The Board continued discussion of the AARP Budget. Motion was made by Commissioner Hernandez and seconded by Com- missioner Blair to allow $500.00 to the Lower Keys Chapter of AARP and the County would assume the responsibility of the maintenance of the building. Roll call vote was taken and carried with Commissioner Sorensen voting no. The Board then discussed the Budget of Legal Aid. Mr. Joe Miklas, a member of the Governing Board of Legal Services of the Florida Keys, discussed the Legal Aid budget- cuts. Motion was made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded by Commissioner Hernandez to rescind the previous action of th Board. Roll call vote was taken and carried with Commissioner Sorensen and Chairman Dolezal voting no. Motion was made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded by Commissioner Hernandez to approve the Budget of Legal Aid as requested in the amount of $10,400.00. Roll call vote was taken and carried with Commissioner Sorensen and Chairman Dolezal voting no. The Board then discussed the process of adopting a tentative millage for the County. After discussion a motion was made by Commissioner Hernandez and seconded by Commissione Blair to certify the following millage and calling for a public hearing pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 200.065 4 (c) on September 8, 1981 at 5:05 P.M. in plantation Key Governmental Center, Plantation Key, Florida: General Fund 2.453 Fine & Forfeiture 2.753 Health Clinic .104 Roll call vote was taken and carried with Commissioner Harvey and Commissioner Sorensen voting no. Motion was made by Commissioner Sorensen and secon- ded by Chairman Dolezal to approve the following Sheriff's Budget for fiscal year 1981-82: w 121 Sheriff; (A) Salary of the Sheriff $ 33,669.0C Budget. (B) Salaries of the Deputies & Assistants 3,3l5,344.0C (C) Matching Funds (Social Security & Retirement) 694,993.0C (D) Expenses Other Than Salaries 1,567,179.00 ~,~".. (E) Equipment l49,600.0C (F) Investigations 33,000.OC (G) Reserve for Contingencies 55,000.00 (H) Salary Incentive Program 55,000.00 TOTAL $5,903,785.00 Motion carried unanimously. Commissioner Blair discussed the computer services required by the Sheriff's Office and also the Clerk's Office. No action was taken. Data Processing, The Board discussed the Budget of the Board of County Budget; Corrrrnission- Commissioners. Motion was made by Commissioner Sorensen and ers; Com- municationE seconded by Commissioner Blair to reduce the appropriations for Communications from $100,000.00 to $75,000.00 with the conditio that the County Administrator is to developan Administrative Order concerning the efficient use of County Telephone System. Roll call vote was taken and carried with Commissioner Hernandez voting no. Motion was made by Commissioner Sorensen to reduce th Contractural Services line item account in the Budget of the Board of County Commissioners from $100,000.00 to $50,000.00. During discussion this motion was withdrawn. Motion was made by Commissioner Sorensen to reduce $10,000.00 from each of the Animal Shelter Budgets. During discussion the motion was withdrawn. Motion was made by Commissioner Sorensen and secon- ded by Commissioner Blair to strike $10,000.00 requested ap- propriation for cash match for the Community Care for the -~. Elderly Program as this match would be sat~sfied with in-kind services. MOtion carried unanimously. Motion was made by Commissioner Hernandez and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to certify to the Property Appraiser a Millage for the Municipal Service District in the amount of 1.049 and call for a public hearing on September 8, 1981 at Plantation Key Governmental Center, Plantation Key at 5:05 P.M. Roll call vote was taken and carried with CommissionE Sorensen voting no. Contracts & Agreements; Corrrrnission- ers; Bud- get. Budget; Animal Control. Budget; Retired Persons. Tax Millage; District. 1.22 W Tax Millages; Districts. Tax Mi11age~ Motion was made by Commissioner Hernandez and secon- ded by Commissioner Harvey to certify the following Special Districts Millages and call for a public hearing: District 100A Operating 1.253 Stock Island Referendum .253 Key West 1. 506 District 100B Operating 1. 859 Big Coppitt Referendum .255 2.114 District 100C Operating .811 Sugar loaf Referendum .888 1. 699 District 100H Operating .732 Big pine Key Referendum .476 1. 208 District 2 Operating .706 Marathon Referendum .342 1.048 District 3 Operating 1. 661 Conch Key Referendum 1. 507 3.168 District 500L (4A) Operating 1. 534 Layton - Long Key Referendum .104 1.638 District 5001 (4B) Operating .493 Islamorada Referendum .107 .600 District 5 Tavernier .706 District 6 Operating .572 Key Largo Referendum .076 .648 During discussion the motion was amended to add the sum of $24,000.00 to District 100A and to adjust the Millage accord- ingly which resulted in the following Millages for the Special Districts: District 100A Stock Island - Key West Operating Referendum 1. 639 .253 1. 892 (The rest of the Districts are same as listed above) Roll call vote was taken and carried with Commissioner Sorense voting no. Motion was made by Commissioner Sorensen and secon- ded by Commissioner Hernandez to certify a Millage for 1965 Certificates of Indebtedness in the amount of .052 and call for for a public hearing on September 8, 1981 at Plantation Key Governmental Center, Plantation Key at 5:05 P.M. Roll call vote was taken and carried with Commissioner Blair voting no. W 123 The Board then discussed the necessity for a Proposec Funds (Fed. Revenue Use Hearing for Federal Revenue Sharing Entitlement Period Sharing). October 1, 1981 through September 30, 1982. Motion was made by Commissioner Sorensen and seconded by Commissioner Blair to schedule said proposed hearing for September 25, 1981. Motion carried unanimously. There being no further business the special meeting was adjourned by the Chairman. r--- I