LBTS DEPARTMENTS LOOKIN’ FOR A PIECE OF THE PIE …..
A PUBLIC SERVICE FOR LBTS TAXPAYERS…NOT FOUND ON THE TOWN WEBSITE …. (although this writer made a request for it)
Dear Readers …as promised the LBTS 2009-2010 PROPOSED Budget- link below to Town website found on the right hand side of the site/ Justification pages…scans below…
First, some info …on July 28, 2009 at the 5 pm meeting the Commissioners directed the Town Manager the following…No 5% increase for the Commission/ Group Ins. stays as budgeted for Commissioners/ No more Sister Cities/ “Training” (going to Tallahassee/ FLOC etc.) for Commissioners stays as budgeted/ Town Topics will still be going out every 2 months and allow residents to opt out of mailing/ Decorative poles stays as budgeted/ Discussion of charging for non- residents vs residents for Recreation & Senior Center/ Recreation stays at $34,000 as budgeted / Comm. Clottey’s Community Concerts is lowered from $10,000 to $7500/ Special events stays at $64,000 as budgeted/ Discussion on Chamber if receiving additional $20,000 from County could be penalized with money going to Town/No ins. for full grown tree replacement ($750,000 policy would cost 10%)/ 2.5% or 2% COLA for all 30 hour Town Employees
Also see below…VFD Fire Dept.4% increase/AMR4% increase-/BSO-5% increase… as budgeted/No Mgr. proposed budget for non- profits/Pelican Hopper will get monies / Town Attys.Weiss Serota will have additional $250,000 for Bert J. Harris suits( per TA request)/ Town Manager ran an RFP option by Comms. at their individual budget meetings/ New Command car property of VFD/ Actual Town staff 32/Some changes in Justification pages are due to designated department changes such as Fire Marshall (on paper)/Insurance changed with change of “risk” class for employees/ Computers will be replaced 1 at a time/ Req. Reserves 904,000 roll- back only (not applicable)/Pelican Hopper we pay $58,000/ Beach Patrol -advalorem account opened on July 29, 2009 by Town to pay VFD 2008-09 – 1 day after the budget meeting ( VFD income-expense reports show Beach Patrol VFD paid already)/$284,000 LETF not included in budget (not supposed to be)/Salary changes from $295,000 to $192,000 “misallocation”/Printing down due to no longer printing Business Tax Licenses/ water down sprinkler sensors & Zenoscape / Equipment maintenance lower cost due to changing equipment to another dept. (on paper) ..Check out “Community Standards …..
THE BUDGET LINK….
http://www.lauderdalebythesea-fl.gov/
The Justification Sheets…
More To Come….
Any input from residents…. contact a Commissioner prior to the meetings below….contact info is on Town website …link above…
SEPT. 14, 2009 5:01 pm & SEPT. 28, 2009 5:01 pm…JARVIS HALL …PUBLIC MAY COMMENT…
Televised on Comcast Ch. 78/online Town website (live stream)…link above…
