City Commission Workshop Meeting
Regular MeetingEustis, FL · February 20, 2020
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City Commission Workshop
APPROVED:4/2/2020
5:00 PM - Thursday, February 20, 2020 - City Hall
CALL TO ORDER: 5:07 P.M.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF QUORUM AND PROPER NOTICE
PRESENT: Commissioner Marie Aliberti, Vice Mayor Emily Lee, Commissioner Karen
LeHeup-Smith , and Mayor Michael L. Holland
EXCUSED: Commissioner Robert Morin
1. WORKSHOP ITEM
1.1 Budget Planning Workshop for FY 2020-21
Rob Visser, Deputy Finance Director, provided a brief review of the current year
budget and a preview of anticipated cost changes for fiscal year 2020-2021. He
provided an explanation of the various funds, where the revenues come from,
what is expended from each fund and what restrictions each fund has. He then
provided a more in depth review of the General Fund, Water and Sewer Fund,
Street Improvement Fund, Stormwater Fund , and CRA Fund revenues and
expenditures. He reviewed the five year Capital Improvement Plan for the period
of FY 20 - 24. He then reviewed the anticipated operating cost increases for FY
2020-2021 as follows : 1) 3% cost of living adjustment with an estimated impact of
$318,639, going from $10,621,325 to $10,939,965; 2) 5% health insurance
increase with an estimated impact of $124,143 going from $2,482,875 to
approximately $2.6 million citywide; 3) police pension contribution decreasing from
47.09% of salary to 44.72% for a decrease of $49,314 and providing a total cost of
$930,514; 4) fire pension contribution increasing from 40.6% of salary to 41.3% for
an increase of $9,585 for a total cost of $565,571 ; 5) 10% general liability, worker's
compensation and property insurance increase from $1 ,194,377 to $1,313,814.
and 6) March 17th referendum for the financing of the Eustis sailing and
conference center.
2. COMMISSION DISCUSSION: NONE
3. PUBLIC INPUT
Mayor Holland opened floor the floor to public comment at 5:20 p.m . There was
no public comment.
4. COMMISSION DIRECTION
The Commission provided no direction at that time.
5. ADJOURNMENT: 5:20 P.M.
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MICHAEL L. HOLLAND
City Clerk Mayor/Commissioner
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