CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH, FLORIDA

MEMORANDUM

CM09-182

DATE:                        August 08, 2009

TO:                 Honorable Mayor and City Commission

FROM:            D. Mike Good, City Manager

SUBJECT:     Consideration of the City Commission Summer Meeting Schedule and Schedule for Adoption of Truth in Millage (TRIM) Rate and Other Budgetary Hearings

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PURPOSE

To establish a Summer Schedule for the City Commission Meetings.

BACKGROUND

Each year the City Commission considers scheduling a summer vacation whereby certain regular meetings are cancelled or rescheduled.  Along with the review of the summer regular meeting schedule, the City Commission also schedules the Budget Special Meeting/Workshop(s) and the meeting dates for adoption of the tentative millage rate and the tentative Budget Hearings in accordance with the Truth in Millage (TRIM) legislation.

DISCUSSION

It has been the City Commission’s practice to schedule their summer vacation during the month of July and the Budget Special Meeting/Workshop(s) in August.  The dates for adoption of the tentative millage rate and tentative Budget Hearings are set in accordance with the Truth in Millage (TRIM) legislation.

To facilitate the City Commission’s summer schedule, I am recommending to present and discuss the Proposed Budget to the City Commission during July.  With this, it is expected that the adoption of the tentative millage rate would be during the first City Commission meeting in July while the Budget Hearings would be held in September, in accordance with the Truth in Millage (TRIM) legislation.

Should the Commission approve the proposed summer schedule, the City Commission would still hold its regular Commission meetings during the month of July and no Commission meetings would be held during August.  Finally, the dates for adoption of the tentative millage rate and tentative Budget Hearings would be set in accordance with the Truth in Millage (TRIM) legislation.  The City Commission will be advised of these specific dates in advance, once they are set by the County.

RECOMMENDATION

The City Commission considers changing its summer schedule whereby the City Manager Recommended Budget is presented to the City Commission for consideration in July and the City Commission schedules its vacation in August.  The dates for adoption of the tentative millage rate and tentative Budget Hearings will be set in accordance with the Truth in Millage (TRIM) legislation.

As always, should you have any questions, I am available to discuss at your convenience.

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D. Mike Good, City Manager

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