1997-0821 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Minutes, City Commission Regular Meeting 5 of August 21, 1997 INTERIM BUDGET AND FISCAL YEAR 1997 -98 BUDGET The City Attorney explained the City must adopt an interim budget and one for next year. Mr. Robert Lillienfeld, a certified public accountant and former member of the Charter Commission, prepared a draft. In meeting with the City Manager of the City of Aventura, he explained it needs to be in a govemmental format. The former Finance Director for the City of Homestead contacted Mr. Lillienfeld and has offered his services on a consultant hourly basis of $35 per hour for an amount not to exceed $1,000. Mr. Horacio Montes DeOca will prepare the 1997 -98 budget, present the budget at a City Commission meeting and answer questions. He will keep an accounting of his time. Mr. Lillienfeld discussed his work on this project. He recommended Mr. DeOca be retained to prepare the budget as well as many other financial matters. The services of Horacio Montes DeOca were retained at an hourly rate of $35 and a total amount not to exceed $1,000, for preparation and presentation to the City Commission of the City's 1997 -1998 fiscal year budget. MOTION: Vice Mayor Turetsky; SECOND: Commissioner Morrow. Unanimous vote of 4 -0. In response to Commissioner Iglesias' request, Mr. DeOca offered to apply for tax exempt status to the appropriate agency and any other financial matters the City may need. CITY HALL Commissioner Iglesias wanted to nominate Irving Diamond to serve on the City Hall Citizens Committee. Mayor Samson indicated Mr. Diamond is his nomination as well. Commissioner Iglesias wanted to make City Commission offices smaller, a size of 11'x9', which would most likely allow for 2 additional offices. Mayor Samson noted that with modular office dividers there is flexibility. SUNSHINE LAW The City Attorney indicated that Howard Leonard, counsel for the Dade League of Cities, and City Attorney of the City of North Miami Beach, has agreed to provide an overview to the City Commission on the Sunshine Law and becoming a public official. The date of September 16, 1997, at 7 P.M., at this location, was selected to hold a workshop.