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Home My WebLink About09-19-1975 Special MeetingR MICROFILMS® 4 -24 -80 SPECIAL MEETING CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 19, 1975 A SPECIAL MEETING COVERING THE ALTERNATE BUDGET CONTINUED FROM SEPTEMBER 16 AT 7:35, -CITY HALL, 105 POLK AVENUE, CAPE . CANAVERAL,_ FLORIDA. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT WERE: MAYOR PRO TEM E. HARRISON RHAME, COUNCILMEN L. C. NICHOLAS, G. J. SALVAGGIO, AND MRS. ANN THURM. CITY MANAGER A. J. FRANCIS, CITY CLERK ANITA J. OSTROM, SGT. AT ARMS POLICE CHIEF TWEED. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM l .. ' ALTERNATE' BUDGET 1975-76-FISCAL YEAR M ONTINU M 'MR. RHAMK:aTATED THAT THE'EUDGET=NOW SHOWED A DEFICIT OF $71, 485: AN'D. ASRE THE° GITY":MANAGER. FOR RECO tENDA- TIONS. MR. FRANCIS SUBMITTED A REPORT WHICH HE-READ SUGGESTING VARIOUS DEPARTMENT HEAD CUTS AND OTHERS. MR. SALVAGGIO MOVED FOR APPROVAL. MR. NICHOLAS SECONDED THE MOTION. AFTER LENGTHY DISCUSSION ON THESE PROPOSALS, MR. NICHOLAS MOVED TO AMEND BY APPRQVING_ONLY THE FOLLOWING DELETIONS AS- SUGGESTED:. BUILDING DEPT. $121120, POLICE DEPARTMENT $22,600, BACKHOE REPAYMENT $9,000, POLLUTION CONTROL $4,.750, BASKETEALL COURTS $3,.000, FOR A TOTAL OF $51,470. MR. RHAME SECONDED THE MOTION. MR. RHAME MOVED TO AMEND THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT CUT FROM $12,120 TO $4,620 TO PROVIDE FOR A PART -TIME BUILDING OFFICIAL. MRS. THURM SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTE ON SECOND AMENDMENZ —WAS AS- "FOLLOWS: IN FAVOR, MR. RHAME, MRS. THURM', OPPOSED M NICHOLAS , AND MR. SALVAGGIO. VOTE ON THE SECOND AMENDMENT FAILED. VOTE ON FIRST AMENDMENT WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN FAVOR, MR. NICHOLAS, MR. RHAME, OPPOSED, MR. SALVAGGIO, MRS. THURM. FIRST AMENDMENT FAILED. VOTE ON MAIN MOTION WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN FAVOR, MR. SALVAGGIO, OPPOSED, MR. NICHOLAS, MR..RHAME,.AND r MRS. THURM. MAIN MOTION FAILED. MICROFILMED 4 -24 -80 MR. RHAME MOVED THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET BE REDUCED BY $14,900. MRS. THURM SECONDED MOTION. VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN FAVOR, MR. RHAME, MRS. THURM, OPPOSED MR. NICHOLAS, MR. SALVAGGIO. MOTION FAILED. MRS. THURM MOVED. THAT THE BUILDING OFFICIAL'S i SALARY BE SET AT $7,500 ON A PART -TIME BASIS. MR. RHAME 1 SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN FAVOR, MR. RHAME, MRS. THURM, OPPOSED, MR. NICHOLAS, MR. SALVAGGIO. MOTION FAILED. I MRS. THURM MOVED THAT THE REPAYMENT OF THE BACK - HOE OF $9,0.00 BE.DELETED. MR. NICHOLAS SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MR. RHAME MOVED THAT THE COUNCIL ABANDON ATTEMPTS TO CUT EXPENSES AND CONCENTRATE ON INCOME. MRS. THURM SECONDED MOTION. VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN FAVOR, MR. RHAME, MR. SALVAGGIO, MRS. THURM, OPPOSED MR. NICHOLAS. MOTION CARRIED. " MR. RHAME MOVED THAT A NEW INCOME LINE ITEM BE INSERTED ACCOUNT 451 IN THE AMOUNT OF $66,000: WITH THE COMPUTATION OF RATES TO BE DETERMINED AT A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING. THIS MOTION FAILED- FOR LACK OF A SECOND. MRS. THURM MOVED TO INSTIGATE A 10% UTILITY TAX ON .CABLE f i TV WITHIN 30 DAYS TO BRING A REVENUE OF $9,851. MR.. RHAME SECONDED !� THE MOTION. VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN FAVOR, MRS. THURM, OPPOSED, i MR. NICHOLAS, MR. RHAME, MR. SALVAGGIO. MOTION FAILED. MR. RHAME MOVED THAT THE LINE ITEM 4511 GARBAGE SERVICE i CHARGES, IN THE AMOUNT OF $65,000 BE PUT INTO THE BUDGET WITH RATES I TO BE DETERMINED BY FORMULA BASED ON CONTRIBUTION FROM INDIVIDUAL I I USERS. MOTION FAILED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. MR. NICHOLAS MOVED THAT COUNCIL RECONSIDER PERSONNEL CUTS. MOTION FAILED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. i MR. SALVAGGIO MOVED TO ADJOURN. THERE WAS NO SECOND TO THIS MOTION. MOTION FAILED. f AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION BY COUNCIL, MR. SALVAGGIO AGAIN MOVED TO ADJOURN. MOTION FAILED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. AT 9:30.P.M. MR. NICHOLAS MOVED TO ADJOURN. MR. SALVAGGIO SECONDED. VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN FAVOR, MR. NICHOLAS, MR. SALVAGGIO, it OPPOSED. MRS. THURM, MR. RHAME. MOTION FAILED. f MRS. THURM MOVED THAT A GARBAGE SERVICE CHARGE OF $1.00 SPECIAL MEETING 9 -19 -75 - -- - - - - -- - -- - - - -- - - PAGE-2 OF 3 MIGROFILME,b 4- 24 -80' PER LIVING UNIT BE IMPOSED PLUS AN EQUITABLE AMOUNT -TO THE COMMERCIAL UNITS. MR. RHAME SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION FAILED WITH ALL OPPOSING. MR. NICHOLAS MOVED THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER BOTH INCREASTN'G REVENUE AND PERSONNEL CUTS. MRS. THURM SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MR. NICHOLAS MOVED THAT IN AN EFFORT TO BALANCE THE BUDGET-THAT COUNCIL CONSIDER ADDITIONAL GARBAGE CHARGES LINE ITEM "451 GARBAGE SERVICE CHARGES." MR. RHAME SECONDED THE MOTION. MR. RHAME MOVED TO AMEND THE MOTION BY PUTTING. AN AMOUNT OF $40,000 IN ITEM 451. MRS..THURM SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN FAVOR, MR. NICHOLAS, MR. RHAME, MRS. THURM, OPPOSED MR. SALVAGGIO. AMENDMENT CARRIED. VOTE ON, D NS 1!! t =FIN FAVOR, MR. NICHOLAS, MR. RHAME, MRS. THURM, T OPPOSED, MR. SALVAGGIO ' MOTION CARRIED. MR..NICHOLAS MOVED.THAT THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATIONS .BE ACCEPTED AND A CUT OF $22,600 FROM ACCOUNT 1002, POLICE ,DEPARTMENT. MR. RHAME SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN FAVOR, MR. NICHOLAS, MR. RHAME, MRS... THURM, OPPOSED MR. SALVAGGIO. MOTION CARRIED. AT THIS POINT THE ALTERNATE BUDGET WAS IN BALANCE AND DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON DISTRIBUTION OF AN INFORMATION SHEET TO THE VOTERS. MR. RHAME MOVED THAT THE COUNCIL CHANGE THE GARBAGE INCOME FORMULA.TO OBTAIN REVENUE OF $48,0.00 AND CHANGE THE CUT IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT 1002 TO DELETE ONE POLICEMAN AND ONE POLICEWOMAN. MRS. THURM MOVED TO AMEND TO USE - °. THE WORDS "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS" INSTEAD OF "POLICEWOMAN ". MR. RHAME SECONDED. VOTE WAS UNANIMOW.- :- ..AMENDMENT CARRIED. VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN FAVOR, MR. RHAME, MR. SALVAGGIO, MRS. THURM, OPPOSED, MR. NICHOLAS. MOTION AS AMENDED CARRIED. BY MOTION OF MRS. THURM, SECONDED BY MR. NICHOLAS, THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 1.0:15 P.M. APPROVED THIS = DAY OF OCTOBER , 1975.