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SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
COUNCIL CHAMBER
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: The Mayor called the meeting to
order at 6:00 p.m. Present were Councilmembers Luis de la Cruz, Theodore Holloway, Edward
London, James S. Taintor, Vice Mayor Franklin H. Caplan and Mayor Mayra Lindsay.
Councilmember Michael E. Kelly was absent. Also present were Village Manager John C. Gilbert,
Village Clerk Conchita H. Alvarez and Village Attorney Stephen J. Helfman.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Lindsay led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. The Attorney addressed the Council regarding the process that took place on September 8th
approving the proposed millage rate. The Attorney explained that pursuant to Florida Statute
200.065 "prior to the adoption of the tentative budget each taxing authority shall compute a proposed
millage rate necessary to fund the tentative budget other than the portion of the budget to be funded
from sources other than ad valorem taxes."
The Attorney further stated that the Statutes also states that "prior to the conclusion of the hearing,
the goveming body of the taxing authority shall amend the tentative budget as it sees fit, adopt the
amended tentative budget, recompute its proposed millage rate, and publicly announce the percent,
if any, by which the recomputed proposed millage rate exceeds the rolled -back rate computed
pursuant to subsection (1)." This process was not completed on September 8, 2015.
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There was extensive discussion from Council regarding the process to approve the millage rate and
the budget.
The Clerk read the following resolution by title:
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA; ADOPTING THE
PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 PURSUANT
TO FLORIDA STATUTE 200.065 (TRIM BILL); SETTING A DATE FOR A FINAL
PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT THE MILLAGE RATE; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Vice Mayor Caplan made a motion to adopt Resolution 2015-40 as originally presented to the
Council on September 8, 2015 in lieu of the item that was voted upon. The motion was seconded
by Councilmember Holloway and approved by a 4-2 roll call vote. The vote was as follows:
Councilmembers de la Cruz, Holloway, Vice Mayor Caplan and Mayor Lindsay voting Yes.
Councilmembers London and Taintor voting No.
At this time the Mayor announced that on Monday, September 21st the Council will open the
meeting and the recess it until probably Monday, September 28, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.
4. ADJOURNMENT: The motion was adjourned at 6:35 p.m.
Respec ully submitted:
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onchita H. Alvarez, MMC
Village Clerk
Approved this 13th day of October. 2015:
Mayra Pet7a L
Mayor
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IFA PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL
WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT A MEETING OR HEARING, THAT
PERSON WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND, FOR SUCH PURPOSE,
MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS
MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH
THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
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