Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 07-02-09 special minutes — reading text

239 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA JULY 29 2009 INTRODUCTION A special meeting of the City Council of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was held on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 2: 30 p. m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, with the following members present: Mayor Mike Anderson Councilmen: Mike Holmes; Virgil Miller; Dennis Reeves; Bill Garvie, Bill Patterson; and Dick Rynearson Absent: Bobby Nabors Also Present: Robert Mearns, City Manager; and Department Directors. Absent: Helen Spencer, City Clerk; and Toni Craig, City Attorney; PURPOSE The purpose of the meeting is to set the tentative ad valorem millage rate for FY 2009/ 10. CALL TO ORDER The Mayor called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. He requested anyone who wished to address Council to approach the podium after being recognized, and then state his or her name and address for the record. PLEDGE The Mayor led in the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mr. Reeves moved to approve the agenda as the business of the day. Mr. Patterson seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Miller, Reeves, Garvie, Patterson, and Rynearson in favor (Nabors absent). TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATE Consideration of setting the tentative ad valorem millage rate for FY 2009/ 10. The City Manager advised the City still has not yet received the DR420 from the Property Appraiser. He said based on individual meetings with Council it has been ascertained there is no desire to increase the millage rate so staff proposes Council set the tentative millage rate the same as last year at 4. 1986 mills. The Finance Director added that once the tentative millage rate will be shown on the notice of proposed taxes sent by the Property Appraiser and once it is set it may not be increased without the additional expense of formal re- notification to each taxpayer. She said staff requests one motion to set the tentative millage and another motion to confirm the dates 2nd 16th and times of the budget public hearings for September and at 5: 30 p. m. 240 Special Council meeting 7 -2 -09 TENTATIVE MILLAGE cont. The Mayor opened the public hearing. As no one who wished to speak the public hearing was closed. Mr. Miller moved to set the FY 2009/ 10 tentative millage rate for ad valorem taxes at 4. 1986 mills. Mr. Garvie seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Miller, Reeves, Garvie, Patterson, and Rynearson in favor (Nabors absent). Mr. Garvie to confirm Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 5: 30 p. m. and moved Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 5: 30 p.m. as the dates and times of the Special Council meetings for the budget public hearings.Mr. Patterson seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Miller, Reeves, Garvie, Patterson, and Rynearson in favor ( Nabors absent). ADJOURNMENT As there was no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2: 37 pm. ATTE T: CI Y CLERK ddm