HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 062507 City Manger BudgetI CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
2 CITY COUNCIL/CITY MANAGER
3 MEETING
4 June 25, 2007
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6 The June 25, 2007 meeting of the City Council and City Manager of the City of Palm Beach
7 Gardens, Florida, was called to order at 11:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal
8 Complex, located at 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, by Mayor Russo,
9 and opened with the pledge of allegiance.
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11 ROLL CALL: The Municipal Services Coordinator called the roll and the following elected
12 officials were found to be in attendance: Mayor Russo, Vice Mayor Levy, Councilmember Jablin,
13 Councilmember Valeche, and Councilmember Barnett.
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15 Also in attendance:
16 Ron Ferris, City Manager; Christine Tatum, City Attorney; Dan Clark, City Engineer; Stephen
17 Stepp, Police Chief; Jack Doughney, Community Services Administrator; Eric Holdt, Information
18 Technology Administrator; Patricia Snider, City Clerk; Allan Owens, Finance Administrator;
19 Mary Anderson Pickle, Deputy Finance Administrator, Pete Bergel, Fire Chief, Kara Irwin,
20 Growth Management Administrator; Sheryl Stewart, Human Resources Administrator, Stacy
21 Rundle, Assistant to the City Manager.
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23 Mayor Russo opened the meeting by stating that the purpose of today's meeting was to have a
24 Council/City Manager workshop and to discuss the budget information received by Council. This
25 meeting also will ensure that the City and Council are moving in the right direction with the
26 proposed budget. The actual line -by -line review of the budget will take place at the meeting on
27 Thursday, June 28, 2007. Mayor Russo commended the City and stated that he felt the budget was
28 a good one and thanked the staff for all of their hard work. Vice Mayor Levy echoed the
29 statements of Mayor Russo and commended the staff for all of their hard work, felt the budget was
30 done fairly. He suggested that the Council eliminate their $8000 travel budget and all travel
31 requests come before Council for approval. Mayor Russo suggested that not all Council members
32 attend Palm Beach County Days and also noted that contrary to what was written in the newspaper
33 over the weekend, more was being done than just the elimination of vacant positions within the
34 City. The City Manager has eliminated certain positions and transferred people from other
35 positions as needed. Councilmember Valeche thinks that the staff's proposed budget cuts should
36 be accepted. However, he does feel that the Honda Classic should be placed back into the budget
37 since it does provide an economic benefit to the City. Councilmember Valeche suggested looking
38 at all the City's events separately and determining the cost of each with it's attendance in order to
39 make a better determination as to what events may be able to be reincorporated back into the
40 budget. This would allow important events such as the City's 50th Birthday to be held.
41 Councilmember Jablin made a suggestion that the City seek sponsorships from local businesses for
42 upcoming City events. Councilmember Barnett asked that she be provided with an organization
43 chart for the City which would include departmental positions, employees and salaries. City
44 Manager Ferris stated that he would provide her with any information she requested.
45 Councilmember Barnett also had some questions regarding line items in the budget and it was
46 decided to address her questions at Thursday night's meeting.
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2 5. ADJOURNMENT
3 There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 11:36 a.m.
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5 Note: These summary minutes are prepared in compliance with 286.011 F.S. and are not verbatim
6 transcripts of the meeting. A verbatim audio record is available from the Office of the City Clerk.
7 All referenced attachments are on file in the City Clerk's office.
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