Minutes 06-06-11
MINUTES OF THE FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
HELD ON MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2011 AT 6:00 P.M.
AT THE LIBRARY ROOM “A,” BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
PRESENT
Don Scantlan, Chair Barry Atwood, Finance Director
Michael Madalena, Vice Chair Tim Howard, Assistant Finance Director
George Feldman
Terry Lonergan
David Madigan
Merline Pamplona
William Shulman
Jeffrey Fisher, Alternate
1. Call to Order
Chair Scantlan called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. The recording secretary called
the roll. A quorum was present.
2. Approval of Minutes of May 12, 2011
Motion
Mr. Shulman moved to defer approval of the minutes. The motion was duly seconded
and unanimously passed.
3. Discussion and vote by the FAC on the Pensions recommendation not
previously voted on by the Committee. Attached are:
FAC Pensions Recommendation to consider – Mike Madalena
The Segal Company “Review of the City’s Defined Benefit Retirement Plans”
November 18, 2010
Vice Chair Madalena reviewed his recommendations and explained his comments are
still the same as made to the Commission on May 12, 2011.
After reviewing the three pensions the City maintains, which are the General
Employees, Firefighters and Police, the total combined unfunded liability for the City is
over $88 million with a funding ratio under 75% for the General Employee Pension Plan;
under 60% for the Police Plan; and under 65% for the Firefighters’ Plan.
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As it pertained to unfunded liability, pensions are considered minimally distressed with
funding ratios of 70% to 89%. A ratio of 50% to 69% is considered moderately
distressed, and 50% or less is deemed severely distressed.
Vice Chair Madalena’s suggestions were the City engage Segal Company to review the
pension assumptions that are built in for the City to fund on an ongoing basis to ensure
the City is funding the correct amount going forward. If one reads the Segal Report
provided by the Finance Department a few months ago, there were severe losses the
three pensions sustained over the last three years which was a reflection of why they
are underfunded today.
There are a combination of factors, such as investment selection, funding or funding by
employee contributions, to consider. The current formula in place for the three pensions
does not sustain it for a solid future of growth. There is liability to the City that is growing
exponentially each year. The charts Finance had previously provided to the Committee
reflected in 2002, all the plans were somewhat stable. There was positive funding in the
General Employees’ pension of over $2.8 million but the Police and Firefighters’ plans
were still underfunded. Vice Chair Madalena noted the unfunded liability doubled every
five years, and nine years later amounted to $88 million for the three plans. The last 10
years were lost years in the market and the only way to make up the difference was by
adding more contributions by either the employees or the employer.
Vice Chair Madalena recommended Segal evaluate the Cost of Living Adjustment
(COLA) based in the pension and make a change to it, and also make a change to the
overall calculation for what the future benefit would be for the employees. In that
scenario, he acknowledged the plans cannot do anything for existing employees. The
change would only apply to future employees. For existing employees who were vested
in the plan, they are locked into the guaranteed benefits for the future. For unvested,
there could be some changes. He acknowledged there are also Collective Bargaining
Agreements.
The recommended changes were to immediately end the DROP programs in all three
plans effective July 1, 2011. He also recommended the City Commission examine the
use of the 175 and 185 monies and how those dollars could be earmarked for funding
for Police and Firefighters as to their contributions to the overall pensions. Another
recommendation made was to review a conversion from a defined benefit plan to a
defined contribution plan and hire an outside consulting firm.
Vice Chair Madalena noted the City already engaged one of the firms, which was
Sageview Advisors, who were reviewing the Deferred Compensation program in the
City. He contacted them to ascertain whether a review of the pensions was within the
firm’s purview and they responded it was. He did not think it would be a good idea to
engage Segal to review whether making the change from a defined benefit plan to a
defined contribution would be best, because their interests lay with a defined benefit
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plan. He thought an independent third party such as Sageview could do an independent
analysis to develop a cost for the City.
Another recommendation was to frontload funding for the pension obligation at the
beginning of the year, as opposed to spreading the payments out over the year and
making sure it was part of the 2011/2012 budget. The City was looking for a projection
of the total cash flow, which was close to zero until they received the tax revenue. They
took half of it in 2010/2011 and will take the other half in 2011/2012 so they will not be
charged interest for the delayed payment. This would save approximately $500,000 in
2011/2012. They were a year behind in the past but the City was now current in paying
the annual required contribution and recording it as an expense in the proper fiscal year.
Vice Chair Madalena explained part of Senate Bill (SB) 1128 that did not pass was the
provision to make it mandatory that municipalities convert to a defined contribution plan
by January 2012. It did not pass, but the Division of Retirement set up a special
committee to monitor all municipal plans to ensure they are not severely underfunded or
posed a risk to the indebtedness of the municipality.
The percentage of unfunded liability that was acceptable was between 70% to 89%.
Vice Chair Madalena reiterated the City was at 75% for General Employees, under 60%
for Police, and under 65% for Firefighters. The 20% that was underfunded totaled $16
million; however, he did not know if the City could just write a check for $16 million to
bring it up to that level. There was no legal route to break out the additional money.
What was being added in was not keeping up with the pace of the ultimate liability down
the road. The City would have to either increase the tax base to bring in more revenue
or ask the employees to pay more.
The amount needed from employees, under the impact of the 2011/2012 budget
showed a 2% increase in employee contributions to all three plans would decrease the
City’s annual required contribution by $1.116 million. Other savings would come from
the possible use of the 175 and 185 monies and $868,000 for the general fund.
Discussion followed there needed to be an interpretation on the use of the 175 and 185
monies. Mr. Atwood explained there was an administrative decision, which was not
clear. There was a provision that any use of the 175/185 monies for Police and
Firefighters had to be used for increased benefits. That was eliminated in SB 1128. If
looking at the use of the funds, if they were allowed, they could use up to $1.9 million for
Firefighters and about $55,000 for Police. No one had actually tried using the 175 and
185 in this manner. Vice Chair Madalena explained part of Mr. Bressner’s message
was the bill was just signed and no one has yet implemented using the funds in this
way; however, there are many municipalities considering it. If it has been accomplished
by other municipalities, the City should review using the funds to close that gap.
A question was posed what would be gained by finding another way to fund the pension
and increase the value. Vice Chair Madalena explained that was a question for Segal
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to answer because they do the due diligence on the plan. Segal is not the actuary for
the three plans, they are the independent actuary to review the plans. Usually the three
Board’s review and recommend potential changes and then the City Commission either
approves or disapproves them. Those decisions do not come before the Financial
Advisory Committee. The investment firms the Boards engage choose their investment
elections, and they can give advice how to invest. The assumptions the plans make,
such as the return on investments, periodically are modified. As an example, the
Firefighters’ reduced their assumption rate from 7.5% to 7%. That made an impact in a
reduction in the City's contribution. They are doing it slowly over five years but it has an
impact on next year’s budget. If going to 6%, it would be a lot more, but it depended on
how the market performed.
Chair Scantlan thought if the Board’s were making the decision to use a lower
assumption rate, the employee contributions would have to increase; however, Mr.
Atwood explained there was more involved to it. The actual results are determined by
the investments. If the assumptions are realized, they have to make up the revenue
somewhere else. Changes in benefits of individual plans can have a big effect.
The savings, with a reduced assumption rate over five years, has an actuarial impact.
Mr. Atwood clarified a certain level of pensions of “x” dollars for assumed years of
service, salary levels, and other factors are calculated. The mechanism to get there by
the time the employee is ready to retire is determined by the market, contributions by
the member and the City and, in the case of Police and Firefighters, by 175 and 185
state monies. It was estimated between all three plans, about 55 employees were in
the DROP.
A question was posed if the City could affect participating in DROP. Vice Chair
Madalena explained the original Senate Bill 1130 stated in the first draft, that for anyone
currently in DROP, their employment ended on July 1, 2011. The revision was DROP
was unaffected going forward but the original language wanted to cease the program
altogether. Instead, they reduced the interest rate from 6.5% on the money
accumulating in the DROP account to1.3% going forward, and allowed the individuals to
continue.
The DROP allows the employee base to collect a pension in a deferred account, which
they cannot access until separating from service, while collecting a paycheck. When
starting the program in 1998, the theory was to give individuals at a higher pay rate,
closer to retirement age, a vehicle to exit the system and hire replacement employees at
a reduced pay level. At this point, a decision to continue to pay in the annual required
amount for a pension and pay a high salary for five years, or quit the program and have
individuals retire at normal retirement age needs to be made. The City can replace the
position at a lower rate or eliminate the position altogether. It helps, through attrition, to
get to a more manageable number in terms of headcounts for municipalities.
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Mr. Atwood sought clarification if one entered the DROP program and was “retired”
while still earning a paycheck, that the City did not have to make the contribution based
on the person’s salary. Vice Chair Madalena confirmed Mr. Atwood was correct. The
payment one receives as a pensioner goes into a separate account, and when the
employee leaves service, they would receive it either via lump sum or it is rolled over to
another account. The City saves money for people going into the DROP, but they are
paying out the retiree who is still collecting their highest salary and then receiving a
benefit five years later.
Discussion ensued the pool was bifurcated into two parts. One was for those who
retired on a deferred basis and one for those that have not.
Chair Scantlan commented if one was still drawing a salary and the plans bifurcate the
money into an account obligated to a specific employee for up to five years, when they
are ready to retire the employee was already taking benefits in the pool to be allocated
to the individual, just as if they retired. He commented the City was not saving money
and the retirement plan itself was already feeling the burden of someone not retired
having benefits allocated to them. Mr. Atwood responded he was not sure that was a
correct statement.
Vice Chair Madelana clarified it does not detrimentally impact the pool of funds. The
program was a benefit to the City to get an employee to separate from service. Chair
Scantlan disagreed and further added the unfunded mandate was larger because
people who had not yet retired were taking out of the pool of funds.
Vice Chair Madalena offered to explain how the DROP plan worked. Chair Scantlan
again expressed his understanding if someone is supposed to be drawing out of the
retirement plan and they are not paying retirement and the City is not paying, but they
are having funds obligated to them, there was no way interest would cover what was
being allocated to them. Vice Chair Madalena explained the unfunded liability was not
truly impacted by the DROP.
The plans’ liability grew over the last nine years because of the addition of employees
the City hired, coupled with terrible investment returns and an annual contribution that
was paid late or delayed. When considering all those factors and the true assumptions
the plans were working under combined, that was what got the City to the $88 million
unfunded liability. Things were working well until after 2002. After that, the plan
became undone. There was a huge expansion in special risk with the additional fire
stations and officers. It is a benefit to the City but it takes on a larger pension obligation
for each member who becomes an employee. It has to be balanced. The City does not
want to raise taxes and it has ballooned.
A question was posed whether the Mayor and City Commissioners were opposed to
raising taxes. The FAC has a goal and was looking at different items. Mr. Atwood
explained raising the millage rate one mill would provide about $3 million.
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Further discussion followed that if the intent of the FAC was to find money or create
revenue, they needed to check out the mandate. The FAC had looked at both sides of
the equation. The millage rate was as much a political decision as it was an economical
decision but it was not the function of the FAC. Mr. Atwood explained by keeping the
millage rate level, the City reduced the taxes. Chair Scantlan noted they were working
on next year's budget.
At the last workshop, the City Commission requested the FAC come back with
recommendations, but the pension legislation had not been signed at that time. The
recommendation was to conduct a study to do the DROP program. There was no
specific recommendation to change anything or to contract with any firm. The City
already has a contract with Sageview. Segal could look at the assumptions used to
ensure the City is provided with the correct annual required contribution. Additionally,
by knowing the true rate of returns, they can project the plans forward into the future
and conduct a detailed analysis why the City should maintain a defined benefit program.
Sageview could do a study to close down the defined benefit program and implement a
defined contribution plan. When moving to a defined contribution plan, DROP is
eliminated because DROP is only inherent with a defined benefit plan. There is also a
hybrid plan. Under the tax codes governments abide by, municipalities have the ability
to freeze and/or terminate a defined benefit plan and create a hybrid plan that would
take the vested amount inside the plan, which the actuary would provide, and shift the
lump sum into a defined contribution plan. Going forward, the City could implement a
matching formula.
There are many different things that can be reviewed. Some plans can offer savings
and result in the annual required contribution that is growing, becoming a more
manageable number. The City could decide to have the funding be more the
responsibility of the employees as opposed to the employer. That was why private
industry was moving to defined contribution plans. The City does not want the burden
to balance the budget on a legacy benefit and want to balance it on the services they
provide.
Motion
Vice Chair Madalena explained the motion would be to go to Segal to do a review of the
defined benefit plan and the assumptions they are using. The last Segal review was
done in November 2010, but it was just a review of the plans, not a review of the
assumptions to the plans or adjustments made to its interest rates, funding, and the
impact.
His motion would be for Segal to bring back various assumptions on the funding ratios
of the plans, the annual required contribution of the plans and give the FAC a
recommendation to either maintain the plan or close it. Then they would engage
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Sageview to give a recommendation to produce a proposal for the City to move from a
defined benefit to a defined contribution plan. Mr. Madigan seconded the motion.
Motion
Ms. Lonergan moved to allow the audience some time to comment – 10 minutes total
time for audience participation. Mr. Madigan seconded the motion that unanimously
passed.
Toby Athol,
Police Department, suggested the FAC attend the pension meetings. The
meetings are free, the FAC would not have to pay for the studies, and everything the
FAC was asking for was available in black and white. The FAC was wasting a ton
money on studies that have probably already been done and if they take the time to
attend a meeting, the FAC would receive answers to all their questions. Mr. Athol was
asked when the last time a study was done and Mr. Athol responded he was making a
general statement and he did not know the exact date.
Chair Scantlan commented some of the questions on the table may not be covered at
the meeting. How the plan affects the rest of the City would not be discussed at the
individual meetings. Mr. Athol responded if the issue was brought up at the meetings, it
would be discussed.
Christine Roberts
, Public Works Department, inquired how much the study would cost.
Mr. Atwood responded the last time it was done, it cost $45,000 and the Segal report
was paid for by Finance. It was anticipated that if the focus was only on switching from a
defined benefit to a defined contribution plan, the study cost would be about $10,000.
Sageview was part of Willis who the City had already engaged. The study for the 457
plan was done gratis and that could be thrown on the table.
Dean Kinser,
Boynton Beach Firefighters’ Local 1891, commented he spent five weeks
lobbying and thought realistically, the FAC needed to look at the actuarial impact
statements, which would be costly. Because of legislation that has been brought up,
the legislation that was not signed will probably be passed into law because the
Governor wanted to see more done. Senate Bill 1128 reduced the Firefighters’ Pension
by 11.1%. That was in the November 2010 Segal report and all three employee plans
will be affected. The benefit of sick, vacation, and overtime can no longer be used in
the calculation of average final compensation. The Segal report included that in its
report also and what the benefit was worth. Employees were still waiting for the 2010
report to up be updated because it would reflect a reduction in the unfunded liability to
the plan due to the 11.1% benefit that is no longer being paid out.
Mr. Kinser suggested going back to the prior records and reviewing employees in 1999,
2001 and 2004. In those three years, as contained in the 2006 Segal report, the City
offered buyouts. They gave employee “x” with 17 years of service, three years of
pension benefits. It assumed the pension benefit would be paid by the employee for
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those three years. The City did that three times due to attrition and reorganization. The
liability created by those three buyouts, as contained in the Segal report, cost $1.5
million as noted in the 2003 actuarial report. The Fire Department lost 31 firefighters
that did not pay into the pension which equated to 93 years of unfunded liability. It was
disclosed with all three buyouts, the plans would need to absorb that money throughout
its duration. Mr. Kinser commented the plans could only absorb it if the market was
good; however, the benefit was never able to be recouped due to the downfall of the
market. He thought the members really needed to consider that specific issue.
Mr. Kinser suggested that because of the three years when employees were given
pension benefits, it was the reason the plans have so much liability. Mr. Atwood agreed
and stated that is what caused the unfunded liability, not the DROP. In 2002, the total
unfunded liability was $3 million, and in one year went to $9.9 million. There are 489
pension plans covering General Employees, Police and Firefighters in Florida. As to
employee contributions, Boynton Firefighters make the seconded highest contribution.
There is a lot to consider and it was difficult to put all plans into one ball.
Segal would review the defined benefit side, but it was thought they would have a bias
because their contract is to provide the background and support of the plans as they
currently exist. Sageview has nothing to do with the City. There would be costs
associated with the studies. Discussion followed GRS calculated the costs for each
plan to convert from a defined benefit plan to a defined contribution plan. The problem
was if all the participants in the plans paid along with the City, and some participants
stayed with the defined benefit plan while others went with a defined contribution or visa
versa, there would be less people paying into a defined contribution plan and the cost of
the defined benefit plan goes up. Unless the plan was terminated and made a hybrid,
there would be less participants to payoff the obligation. It is not always a win-win
situation with a defined contribution plan.
Discussion followed on having the studies done and having a liaison to the firms. Mr.
Atwood was designated as the liaison Sageview and Segal for the studies and Vice
Chair Madalena was designated to serve as a consultant.
Vote
There was a vote on Mr. Madalena’s motion for Segal to bring back various
assumptions on the funding ratios of the plans, the annual required contribution of the
plans and give the FAC a recommendation to either maintain the plan or close it. Then
they would engage Sageview to give a recommendation to produce a proposal for the
City to move from a defined benefit to a defined contribution plan. The motion passed 6
to 1, (Chair Scantlan dissenting.)
4. Review the attached “Basic Recap by Topic from Joint City
Commission/Financial Advisory Committee Meeting of May 12, 2010
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prepared by the City Manager. The following FAC recommendation items
are referred back to the Committee for further discussion and follow up:
3. FAC Forestry & Grounds Recommendation - Merline Pamplona
Ms. Pamlona had been asked to provide additional information. The information was
obtained from the department heads and forwarded to the City Commission. The
Financial Advisory Committee was just voting on it. She was unaware the Committee
had to vote on it again.
Jeff Livergood
, Director Public Works and Engineering, explained Departments were
asked to make a 10% cut across the board while the FAC was reviewing further cuts.
The 10% cut equated to $153,000 which was submitted to the City Commission to
review in July. He explained the cuts involved all of the landscape maintenance
services, the majority of which were contracted for services for buildings, medians, and
the general maintenance they provide. Services were reduced from 44 times per year
to 39 per year. Litter will be picked up five less times per year. Fertilization would occur
two times instead of three times per year on palms and shrubs and could result in
potential nutrient deficiencies. At the workshop, there was a recommendation to convert
landscaped medians to grass and to bring back information on the costs incurred to
change some landscaping types to reduce maintenance going forward. In the first year,
turf would be removed and the irrigation systems changed. there would be an offset in
maintenance expenses and there may not be any savings in the first. The department
already implemented the changes over the last five years, particularly along Federal
Highway because the department has to abide by other requirements such as water
reduction. The Department will also eliminate some pesticide applications.
Glenda Hall
, Manager Forestry and Grounds, explained they have about 250,000
square feet of irrigated sod in the medians. With that much sod, the goal was to remove
it and install low maintenance plants. Sod needs overhead irrigation and plant materials
would have low volume irrigation. Staff revised what was given to Ms. Pamplona to
match the budget. The first recommendation included only the Federal Highway and
Congress Avenue roadways because the corridors were all medians.
The revised recommendation encompassed what staff would present. Ms. Hall had
originally made the recommendation to reduce the services from 48 to 44 and then to
39. She explained the methodology and there was no further discussion.
4. FAC Cell Phone Recommendation - Bill Shulman
Mr. Shulman did not make any changes to his original proposal but received a memo
from Mr. Bressner to review some of the equipment costs. Mr. Shulman only reviewed
the cost of the service. He believed his proposal should be supported. It was not a
major savings but he commented $35,000 adds up. The additional information was not
so much a change in the recommendation as it was with equipment costs and
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combining plans and using one provider. Chair Scantlan did not think it was an action
item on the part of the committee, only a staff action item.
8. FAC Library Recommendation - Merline Pamplona
The question posed at the workshop about this recommendation was which hours were
the right hours to cut back services. Ms. Pamplona forwarded information with charts
and analysis to the City Commission and it was noted this was a staff action item. Ms.
Pamplona had nothing to change in the proposal because staff had to determine the
time and forward the information to her.
10. FAC Recreation & Parks Recommendation - Merline Pamplona
Ms. Pamplona explained Mr. Majors conducted an analysis of fees for summer camp,
youth basketball, fees for building rentals, and others. Ms. Pamplona believes Boynton
Beach has the lowest fees. She recommended raising some of them to be comparable
to other cities. She made a recommendation and the City Commission can decide if
there was room for an increase. This was contained in her original proposal.
There was brief discussion. Mr. Bressner had been looking at the proposed revenue
increases and incorporating some in the new budget. Parking meters at the beach had
been under discussion and resurfaced at the workshop. There was no further
discussion of this item.
14. FAC Solid Waste Franchise Recommendation — George Feldman
Mr. Feldman had not provided anything further and wanted to have one more meeting
with staff. The Mayor was pushing for privatization and wanted more information and
Mr. Feldman was trying to ascertain exactly what information he wanted. He expressed
he believed the Mayor wants a comparison of other cities, the dollar value and
information where the transfer of $3 million was going. Chair Scantlan suggested a
"Make or Buy" analysis be done to determine if outsourcing can lead to a better
outcome or better service. The Government Accounting Office (GAO) A -76 study about
competitive sourcing is used when the Federal government considers privatizing
services.
The FAC would not be able to conduct the study in two months; however, Chair
Scantlan explained they were not going to make a recommendation for this year's
budget. He noted Commissioner Holzman caught onto the concept that if solid waste
funds were transferred to the general fund, then there was a hidden tax. It would be
generating a profit on services and it was a concept put forward as to why they should
not go to a franchise. They would lose $3 million every year. Another concept was the
City was charging too much. It was clarified the cost a company would charge cannot
be guaranteed unless put into the contract. Additionally, employees would be lost, but
their employment could be written into the contract. It was thought more qualitative and
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quantitative statements should be included as well as how it would affect services such
as disaster services. Chair Scantlan explained if using the GAO A-76 study, he was
willing to take on the project for next year. As to this year’s budget, the FAC provided
as much information as possible. Another recommendation could include selling the
service to other cities.
Motion
Mr. Shulman moved the recommendation be stated as is and be carried over to next
year’s operations. The motion was duly seconded and unanimously passed.
Ms. Pamplona left the meeting at 7:29 p.m.
20. FAC Pensions Recommendation – Mike Madalena (Only if further action is
needed.)
There were no new comments regarding this item.
21. FAC Shopper Hopper Recommendation – Terry Lonergan
Ms. Pamplona returned at 7:31 p.m.
Ms. Lonergan visited the Mae Volen Center to ascertain if this was something that could
be undertaken by the Senior Center or just for general information for the City. While
there were some stipulations, she did not see why it could not be something undertaken
for the senior center. The Mae Volen Center transports passengers over 60 years old,
who can register by phone, and must provide contact information such as address, and
caregiver name. It is a door-to-door service. It does the same thing the City had. The
service area is the southern border of Palm Beach County, north to Hypoluxo Road
from the ocean side in the east to the western county border. The Mae Volen Center,
has a private car escort service at a fee. It provides everything and fulfills a need to go
to the Senior Center. The idea was if the Shopper Hopper was eliminated, an alternative
option be provided to individuals who do not drive. This was an item for staff action. the
Lori LaVerriere
taxi cab service was also a staff action item. , Assistant City Manager,
commented staff reviewed all of it and it was a policy decision. If the Shopper Hopper
was eliminated staff would alert the public on the new options. At the workshop, the
consensus was to eliminate the Shopper Hopper and provide a structured program in its
place.
22. FAC Solid Waste Residential Garbage Collection Recommendation –
George Feldman
Mr. Feldman commented the City Commission wanted more information. A discussion
had been held that if garbage collection was reduced to one time a week, individuals
with larger families using only one garbage container might have trash on the ground.
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Changing from one size trash receptacle to a larger size container was a large expense
and huge undertaking and it was not known if the City was willing to take on that
change. Mr. Feldman thought the FAC should stick with the recommendation right now
and there was enough information available to make a decision. Discussion turned to if
the service was reduced, then the residents may want their fees reduced
commensurately. The survey question asked residents if they would rather pay more or
receive reduced service. There were many comments received indicating residents only
put their garbage curbside once a week anyway. The current garbage cans were 55
gallons. It was also recognized there was nothing to prevent residents from having
more than one garbage can, but they would pay extra.
Discussion followed if extra garbage was placed on the top of the trash can, the worker
would probably dump it. If placed on the side of the receptacle, it is left. There are other
options. One option on the Commission agenda for the next night was to return to the
four 10-hour workdays and work the trucks for the full 10 hours, reducing staff and
equipment. The change would save $196,000 and it was thought the notification costs
would be minimal, especially when compared to the savings.
Chair Scantlan requested a motion that there is a staff recommendation going forward
to the City Commission having the same recommendation as Item 14 had, which is they
stand by their current recommendation providing additional information as requested
and it be reviewed next year.
Motion
Ms. Lonergan moved there is a staff recommendation going before the City Commission
that they have the same recommendation as item 14 and they stand by the current
recommendation. They provided additional information and would look at it next year.
Mr. Shulman seconded the motion.
5.
Establish date and time of future meeting dates
July 11, 2011 was the budget workshop. In response to a question posed, Mr. Atwood
responded; historically, the City Commission went through the budget department by
department. Ms. LaVerriere would inquire if the City Commission wanted to use the
same process as last year.
Chair Scantlan’s expressed his understanding the FAC made their recommendations for
the year, but as members of the FAC, and for the long-term, the members should try to
attend the meetings as much as possible. It will help the process next year.
Ms. LaVerriere commented as the City Commission reviews the department budgets,
the FAC recommendations are included in what the department recommendations are
and then the City Commission makes a policy decision.
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Meeting Minutes
Financial Advisory Committee
Boynton Beach, FL
June 6, 2011
The budget workshop schedule was noted as follows:
,. July 11 - 1 p.m to 8 p.m.
,. July 12 - 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
, July 12 - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. if needed.
Ms. LaVerriere would reconfirm the schedule. There was discussion there was no need
for the FAC to have a meeting beyond that that date. The FAC agreed to continue to
meet on Mondays and the next meeting was scheduled for August 1, 2011. The
committee could pickup where they left off.
6. Adjournment
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was properly adjourned at 7:55
p.m.
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Catherine Cherry J
Recording Secretary
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