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Summary Minutes:Special City Commission Meeting September II,2003 Sunny Isles Beach,Florida First Budget Hearing whatsoever in the City. He stated that the City is in a growth mode and it will continue to be for many more years to come. He said that the City is using every penny of the growth in the tax base to accommodate the services that are necessary to keep up with that growth and the improvements to our infrastructure. Public Speakers: none Commissioner Iglesias moved and Vice Mayor Edelcup seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2003-587 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 3B. Budget Ordinance (Public Hearing) An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida,Adopting an Operating and Capital Outlay Budget for the Fiscal Year Commencing October 1, 2003 through September 30,2004,Pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 200.65 (Trim Bill) Authorizing Expenditures of Funds Established by the Budget; Authorizing Encumbrances; Authorizing Issuance of Checks; Providing for Grants and Gifts; Providing for Post Audit; Providing for Severability and Providing for an Effective Date. Action: Acting City Clerk Hines read the title and City Manager Russo gave his report including a power point budget overview presentation. He noted that the City of Sunny Isles Beach is approximately 14.5% of the total tax dollars, and sets our millage rate at 3.35. He noted that the proposed budget is about $15 Million, 14.5 cents on a dollar, and all of that includes all City Department Services, Cultural & Human Services, and our Capital Improvement Program. He explained that the City collects a little over $8 Million from property taxes, everything else is other fees, services, franchise taxes, most of it is sales tax and tied to how the general economy is doing. He stated that the Capital and the General Operating is generated by property taxes. City Manager Russo stated that we have a draft Police Manual that is intended to ultimately qualify the City for Florida State Accreditation for our Police Department which will be the formal recognition and show how.well deserving of that recognition the Police Department is. He stated that the most important thing of that study is that it is a Master Plan and lets us know where we need to be, based on the development going on in this City and we are moving forward there. He also noted the Disaster Preparedness Plan that mimics the County's and is done on a FEMA model and going forward, and that will be another issue to look at in how to train and improve our preparedness based on the items in that Study. City Manager Russo stated that the City has a new initiative in Code Enforcement,creating in this Budget a Parking Enforcement Division, which will pay direct attention to parking violations, non-moving violations. All the studies show that a Division dedicated to this clearly increases the effectiveness and frees up uniformed sworn Police Officers. City Manager Russo noted that the City has more than doubled the landscaping in this City in the past 18 months. He also noted that the size of the Community Center is being increased and that the plans will come back before the Commission. City Manager Russo said that we 2