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07-14-1997 VC B WS-M/ `~~,V~"1AriC~o~ O V .L~~~2~17777 R ~ r 'yPgyMO~~ ~~~ TO: FROM: DATE: RE: MEMORANDUM Mayor & Village Council Dennis W. Kelly, July 22, 1997 Village Mana Budget Workshop Minutes of July 14, 1997 The following represents, in essence, the budget workshop minutes of the North Palm Beach Village Council on Monday, July 14, 1997, convening at 7:00 p.m. All Council members were present except Councilman Larry Kelley who was out ill. Staff present were Village Manager Dennis Kelly; Finance Director Shaukat Khan was absent due to a conference out of town. The following changes to the budget were made or discussed: MISCELLANEOUS • Short discussion regarding longevity; staff directed to examine impact of longevity being prorated over a transition year starting October 1, 1997. The new Personnel Rules and Regulations made October 1, 1997 the effective date for rolling in longevity. • Lengthy discussion ensued regarding evaluation of Country Club Administrator and how raises will be determined for the Country Club. It was Council's consensus that the Village Manager evaluate the Country Club Administrator and regulate the evaluations and raises taking place among Country Club employees. In addition, Council consensus was to review the enabling ordinance creating the Country Club Administrative Board. • Question raised concerning shutters at Community Center to reconfirm that they will be budgeted out of the FY 96-97 budget. • Staff directed to examine service contracts for various computer and copying and other office machinery and equipment for FY 97-98 budget preparation. In addition, staff was encouraged to look at state contract linkage for maintenance contracts to business equipment purchases. REVENUES • Lengthy discussion ensued regarding establishment of a tentative millage rate. Council ~--- looked seriously at the differences between 5.25 mills and 5.50 mills and eventually agreed to a millage rate of 5.4 mills. Staff was instructed to advertise a millage rate of 5.45. • Staff directed to make minor correction to the budgetary taxable value (95 %) which should be $723,000,000±, as opposed to $720,597,578. • The millage rate of 5.4 will represent a 7.59% increase over the rollback millage rate of 5.0189. • A millage rate of 5.4 mills will generate $3,888,000 (approximate) in ad valorem tax. • $3,888,000 is 7.50% increase over the rollback ad valorem tax of $3,616,607. • $3,888,000 is 6.63% over the current 1996-97 rate, which represents $3,646,223. There being no further business to come before the Council in their budget workshop, they agreed the budget workshops were concluded with the tentative millage rate advertised at 5.45 with the intention of reducing it to 5.4 during final adoption of the budget. The Council stood adjourned at approximately 8:05 p.m. DWK:sh cc: All Department Heads VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH ~ ~ a ~ MEMORANDUM To: Mayor Gail Vastola Village Council Members From: Dennis W. Kelly, Village Manag Re: Amended Minutes to Budget Workshop July 14, 1997 Date: September 5, 1997 Reference memorandum to Mayor and Village Council from Kelly dated July 22, 1997 regarding the above subject. Specifically, the first page under miscellaneous, the second bullet it was reported in the July 14, 1997 minutes that it was Council consensus that the Village Manager evaluate the Country Club Administrator and regulate the evaluations and raises taking place among Country Club employees. Upon review of the tapes of that budget workshop the Council at the very end of their discussion decided that their consensus was to have the Country Club Administrative Board evaluate the Country Club Administrator and the Country Club Administrator in turn would evaluate the Country Club employees. It was further understood that such evaluation and distribution of raises for Country Club non-union employees would be in accordance with the policy set for all other non-union employees in the General Fund. This memorandum will serve as an addendum to the budget workshop minutes of July 14,1997 clarifying the responsibilities for the evaluations. cc: All Department Heads Country Club Administrative Board DK/rda