Minutes 05-21-12
MINUTES OF THE FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON
MONDAY, MAY 21,2012, @6:00 P.M., IN THE BOYNTON BEACH CITY LIBRARY,
ROOM "A", 208 S. SEACREST BLVD., BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
PRESENT:
Don Scantlan, Chair
Dennis Dougherty
David Katz
Terry Lonergan
Barry Atwood, Finance Director
Tim Howard, Deputy Finance Director
1. Call to Order
Chair Scantlan called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.
Roll Call was taken. A quorum was present.
Motion
Ms. Lonergan moved to approve the agenda. Mr. Katz seconded the motion that
unanimously passed.
2. Approval of May 14, 2012, Minutes
Two corrections to the minutes were noted.
. Page 4, item 4, paragraph 4, the end of line 3 should read "Chamber ef or
Community Redevelopment Agency events."
. Page 5, item 4, final paragraph should delete the last sentence.
Motion
Mr. Katz moved to approve the minutes as amended. Ms. Lonergan seconded the
motion that unanimously passed.
3. Distribution and presentation by each Committee member of individual
recommendations.
1. Impact of New Legislation/League of Cities - Dennis Dougherty
Mr. Dougherty recommended assigning a specific individual to track and report on new
legislation and the related impact to the City. Recognition was given to the fact that
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Carisse Lejeune had previously assumed this task, but due to reassigned
responsibilities in the City Manager's Office, this was only done on an informal
exception basis this year.
It was noted that while several bills were passed, no immediate impact should impact
our current budget.
Chair Scantlan called for a vote on the recommendation. The vote was 4-0.
2. City Services Citizen Survey - Don Scantlan
Mr. Scantlan provided a general discussion of the Survey's purpose and results. It was
noted that there were 224 respondents this year which was less than last year. Nine of
the questions obtained citizens opinions of certain budget actions. In addition, this year,
there were three added questions that allowed a narrative response to budget
questions.
Motion
Ms. Lonergan moved to approve the recommendation. Mr. Dougherty seconded the
motion that passed 4-0.
4. Update by Committee members regarding progress to date of their
Assignment Areas
Mr. Scantlan indicated that he was progressing on his topic to review County/City
service redundancies, but there was no report to share at this time.
Mr. Dougherty reported that he would provide his recommendations regarding his
analysis of the Capital Improvement Plan before the next meeting.
Likewise, Ms. Lonergan and Mr. Katz said that their recommendations would be
forthcom ing.
5. Discuss necessary deadlines for individual assignment recommendations
and Committee voting in order for the Chair to summarize and submit to
the City Commission.
It was noted that further recommendations would require transmission to Mr. Atwood
prior to the next meeting on June 11. In turn, they would be assembled and sent on
June 7 along with the Agenda for the meeting or members could walk them into the
meeting on June 11.
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In turn, Chair Scantlan would prepare an Executive Summary of the Committee's report
for presentation to the City Commission. (Note: The presentation to the Commission is
tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, July 3 at the regular Commission meeting.)
6. Adjournment
There was no further business to discuss.
Motion
Mr. Katz moved to adjourn. Ms. Lonergan seconded the motion that unanimously
passed. The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 p.m.
E. Barrett Atwood, Sr.
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