07-31-1973 Supporting DocumentsMINUTES Nt) 958
SPECIAL MEf:TING
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the
Council Chambers on Tuesday, July 31, 1973, The meeting was called to order at
7:30 P. M. by Mayor Don E. Smith with the following members present: Councilmen
Schroedel, Byrd, Beals and Smoak. Other officials present were: City Manager
Hopkins, City Controller Fleming, City Clerk Carroll, Director of Community
Services Smythe, Director of Public Utilities Mitchell and Chief of Police Tyridal.
Others present were: Mesdames Plummer, McCance, Oswalt and Sheldon and the
Messrs. Allbright and Peacock. Representatives of the Sentinel -Star and the local
Press were also present.
Mayor Smith announced the purpose of the meeting was to adopt a Resolution with
regards complying with certain requirements under the Florida Revenue Sharing Act
and to consider the preliminary budget as submitted for fiscal year 73-74.
Councilman Smoak offered and moved the adoption of a RESOLUTION of the City of
Clermont, Florida providing for compliance with certain requirements under the
Florida Revenue Sharing Act of 1973. The motion was seconded by Councilman Schroedel
and unanimously carried. The RESOLUTION was read in full by City Manager Hopkins,
the number 219 assigned to it and a copy ordered posted.
In response to a letter from Councilman Beals published in the local Press requesting
opinions as to how the tax payers desired their tax monies to be spent, Mrs. Ann
Dupee presented a petition of seventy nine signatures endorsing the request of
Cooper Memorial Library for an increase in the financial assistance from the city
to the library. Using the proposed budgeted figure of $17,400.00, Councilman Smoak
inquired of Mrs. Dupee if the Library Board would acquire an additional $2600.00
which would be needed to increase their budget figure to $20,000.00 in order to be
eligible to apply for federal assistance, and she replied she imagined that they
would.
Mrs. Elna Plummer., President of the South Lake Art League, gave a brief resume of
the Club and its annual outdoor art exhibit and appealed to Council for financial
assistance in the amount of $250.00.
Following an outline of the preliminary budget which showed the Utility Fund to
have a deficit of $55,745.00, City Manager Hopkins inquired of Council as to their
desired distribution of the balance of revenue sharing funds. It was consensus of
Council that they be applied to the Utilities Fund.
City Manager Hopkins submitted a preliminary listing of priority items as follows:
General
Fund
Controller
@ $
6,854.00
2.
Library
@
17,400.00
3.
Street Sweeper
@
17,000.00
4.
Trash Truck
@
4,500.00
5.
Policeman
@
6,916.00
6.
Patrol Car (equipped)
@
5,250.00
7.
Tennis Court Improvements
@
5,325.00
8.
Fire Department
@
1,170.00
9.
6 Picnic Grills
@
300.00
10.
Shuffleboard Court
Resurfacing
@
700.00
11.
Portable Radios W/chargers
@
1,345.00
12.
Softball field improvements@
740.00
13.
Street resurfacing
@
17,437.00
14.
Mental Health
@
2,400.00
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Utility Fund
1. Backhoe 0 $ 14,981
2. Sewer Rodder 0 3,500
Following consideration of these items, it was tentatively agreed that items
11 and 14 be deleted, that item 7 be increased to include cost of leveling the
tennis courts, and that item 2A be inserted and designated as South Lake Art League
0 $250.00.
With regards a proposed budgeted item in the General Fund in the amount of $18,000.00
for payment of debt on the Jenkins Auditorium and City Hall, 'it was tentatively
agreed that this item be deleted inasmuch as the payment is to one of the city's own
accounts, the Equipment Replacement Fund.
Following considerable study of the expenditures and having determined that additional
revenues would be necessary, it was tentatively agreed that the garbage tax be
increased $1.00 per month, commenting that there had not been an Increase for this
service since 1959.
Inasmuch as the annual salary of the City Manager is determined by Council and not
included in the wage and salary schedule of other city employees, Mr. Hopkins was
excused from the meeting whereupon motion was made b Councilman Beals seconded
by Councilman Byrd and unanimously carte t at the salary of the city manager e
increased from the present $14,000 by $100.00 per month for the fiscal year 73-74.
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith.
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Don E. Smiti, 4ayor
Dolores W. Carroll, City Clerk
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