CCMtg07-07-83WSI1lNL4.00D CITY OFRIISSION
dI1LY 7, 1983
Present: Mayor lonrenn
DepMayor Uskert
Camdssimer GS:m[
Cwmdssimer Ni.tchell
Cwmiissioner Pappas
David matey, Ciry Admz~is[raCOr
Donald 'terry, Ciry C1exk
1. Mayor Lomann called a budgeC woxksession to order ac 3:00 p.m
2. Mr. Cnacey briefed Che Ccnmission m escimat d incwre and expenditures
Eor nurent Fiscal year and for fiscal year 1903/4. M14. Chacey said Chao in
line with zero based budgeting, the s are for this fiscal year was expected
eo be slightly ~rore Hm~ expmdittees.c Mr. (}tacey said he had previwsly
suludCTed his recwnvidations fox a Five Ymr CapiCal Tnmrwa~m[s Progcan
to be fimdetl Hsswgh a bond issue. Mr. Qracey said the roll back ndllage
ce for Longwood for FY 83/84 mould be 2.1919 which is just slightly less
than presme 2.2063. !4. Chacey said Cmvussim could increase the roll back
nnllage by 8 percent co 2.3672 with a majority vote and cwld increase the
roll back rate by 15 percent to 2.5207 with an ex¢aoxdinary voce (4-LJ.
3. Nk. (2;acey recampnded that Che City Cmmission increase Ocwpa[iwal
Licenses as. authorized in 1960 -which would increase the maj oriry of Eees
frwn $40.00 en $50.00 per year.
4. Mr. Chacey said that all departnent heads had been cooperaeive in submtting
a bare bones budget. h4. Ctacey said he xeccr~m¢~ded chat the Cwmdssiw grant a
five percenC cost of living increase to pen~a~e eiployees; a 2S cents per hour
e for erage e~loyee a SO c s per hour merit raise for selected
key personnel and a 75 cen s persho~n uicrease for smwr sz@ervisors.
5. Mr. Qucay then briefed the Gmsissi.on on individual depaxv;enC budgeC requests
and reviewzd each line Cwm;issimer Ltmc objected eo e>~pnditure of $11,000
fox IBI - CweracC. hk1CQtacey said the City had entered an agreere~C for 522,000
which the co~any had guaranteed could be returned in form of grants. Mr. Qacey
said budget equests c lied for $],500 fox a word processor for ehe City Clerk,
an electronic cash register for the wager department that mould in diately reflect
payments in cmpueer records; fiords eo wdaee and expazid Hie cawuter and to
provide the Bookkeeper with a scope and cexvanal for co~ueex operaeiort. Mr. Chacey
said $2,250 had been included as an increase in Hie atcomey's budget in the
rot the fords were required. C'onmssioner GYant objected to the fiends being
celled a merit in e and t4. Cracey said the fiords cwld be retained in a
[mci.,genry aoeo<n,C.
6. 19u Cannission requested thaC members of the land PlarninR Agency's ninthly
expenses be increased to $50.00, htr. Chacey briefed ehe Cwmdssirn ten Hse budgeC
for the Eire deparment. He said fords had been indicaeed buC not budgeted for
fox persamel co man the new fires Gznniss'iwer Granc objected eo the
fac ehae ehe ne+ fires cebudgeeed for in the g ral budgeC. Mr.
Chacey said fords were inathebwd is to fisid the ne+a s w if the Canvssiw
approved the bond is end if nog, hear amimded a 15 percent in
which mould generace $61,000 rn fund theestati.on. Conmissimcr Pappasesaidthe ~rted
aery taY se for ad valorem taxes to be decided by referendum. Mr. Chacey said
s ChecCmmiss esponsibility c e for n nary t
Cwmdssiwer Pappassuggested that merit raises far allccity enployeesrbeSecancelled
if necessary to pay for salaries Co mm the new fire station. Chief Chameai said
his personnel had urorked hard all year and deserved Che nerit raises. aief Cnay ~
said he would prefer tY'mtfirarea received merle raises before the new oersoemel
cmre hued to marl fire sxatiw. Camdssioner Mitchell said he did not want to rake
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e for merit pay awry. Commissioner Grant said the ;mney co mm~ the n
fireeceaaon could be saved from the budget witl;oue elwinating m=_rit raises
]. N¢. Ghacey asked et;e Camdssion [o advise him whether m proceed with [he
bond issue m fistl the Capital InWmve;rencs Program. Mayor Inrewm asked il;e
Cmmisaion to give Mr. CM1acey a o their desires concerning the
bond issue. -epMayor Uskerc said he~approvedtehe braid issue; Commissioners
Mitchell and Pappas said go ahead with bond i and Mayor Lnnracm said she was
en fawr of proceeding with band issue also. sCamissioner Grant said he was
mod these the noes fire station mould eat be built if he approved the
bond is mtd Camussioner Pappas said i};e new fue ae would be built.
Mr. aacey said a resolution mould be prepared eo sulmiet[o ehe Cermdssion
ac next regular camussrop ;ree ing c coming the bond issue.
8. the wrksession adjouned at 5:10 p.m
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