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CITY COUNCIL
BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING
AUGUST 7, 1984
A BUDGET WORSHOP MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA WAS HELD ON AUGUST 7TH, 1984 AT
CITY HALL, 105 POLK AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, IMMEDIATELY
AFTER THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7s35 P.M. BY MAYOR
RUTHERFORD. OFFICIALS PRESENT WERE MAYOR W. RUTHERFORD, MAYOR
PRO TEM J. CALVERT, COUNCIL MEMBERS J. FISHCETTI AND L. NICHOLAS.
ALSO PRESENT WERE CITY MANAGER F. NUTT, CITY. ATTORNEY J. SCOTT
AND ACTING CITY CLERK J. LEESER.
OTHER PERSONNEL PRESENT WERE: BENNETT BOUCHER, KEN BORING,
ARTIS GUNN, JEFF ECKLEY, NANCY HANSON AND LYLE WALTERMIRE.
COUNCIL MEMBER J. WINCHESTER WAS OUT—OF—TOWN ON VACATION.
ITEM 1. DISCUSSION RE: 1984-85 ANNUAL BUDGET
CITY MANAGER F. NUTT OFFERED OPENING REMARKS REGARDING THE
1984-85 ANNUAL BUDGET.
COUNCIL REVIEWED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET WITH FIRE CHIEF
PAT LEE AND ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF JACK BURNS. THEY EXPRESSED THE
OPINION THAT THE MONIES BUDGETED FOR THE ADDITIONAL PAID FIRE—
FIGHTER COULD BE UTILIZED BETTER BY INSTALLING AN AIR FILLING TANK
AT THE FIRE STATION. CITY MANAGER NUTT NOTED THAT IF THIS IS A
HIGH PRIORITY ITEM, PERHAPS A BUDGET TRANSFER COULD BE MADE FOR
THE PURCHASE OF THE EQUIPMENT THIS YEAR.
MR. LEE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE MONEY RECEIVED FROM THE
PORT CANAVERAL FIREFIGHTING CONTRACT SHOULD BE PLACED IN A SPECIAL
ESCROW ACCOUNT. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED.
COUNCIL CONTINUED THEIR REVIEW OF THE VARIOUS BUDGETS. ALL
OF THE BUDGETS IN THE GENERAL FUND WERE REVIEWED. REGARDING THE
PUBLIC SAFETY BUDGET, COUNCIL EXPRESSED THE OPINION THAT AN
ADDITIONAL DEPUTY FOR CRIME PREVENTION/TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT WAS
NOT NECESSARY.
COUNCIL ALSO REVIEWED THE SEWER AND RECREATIONFUNDS. AT
THIS TIME, COUNCIL. DID NOT FORESEE THE NEED FOR AN ADDITIONAL
BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT
10:00 P.M.
ET S. LEEb iR
ACTING CITY CLERK