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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-90-0937Miami is a young, growing city and as the city expands there will be a need for increased services, also, there will be an increase in the cost of providing these services. The funds to pay for these increases must come from someplace. Tuesday, November 6, 1990 the City of Miami residents again demonstrated that they are violently opposed to any kind of Bond Issue. They have demonstrated to us before that they are also anti - taxes - increase for any reason. A message like that places the City of Miami in the same condition as most other metropolitan cities, and that is how to find funds to maintain the present level of services without increasing taxes. . The eight years I have been on this City Commission I have watched a fund balance of $35,000,000 disappear, and during those eight years I have watched the City's Administration do a remarkable job "juggling funds" attempting to balance or otherwise cope with the scenario that would show the availability of funds to meet the cost of providing those services. I am saying to the homeowners' umbrella groups in Coconut Grove, in Northeast Miami, the Santa Clara /Allapattah /Comstock area, Overtown, Little Havana, Edison /Liberty City area, Flagami, People Acting For a Community Together, Edgewater, Brickell Avenue, Miami Roads and others. We cannot do any more to fight prostitution, drug crimes, truancy, uncleaned streets, flooding and other elements which make our city undesirous to live in, with the limited funds we have. 1 itCLfi 9 0 - 9 3'7 ivf i y Hirai C.:y Clerk With little or no hope of getting any more workers in the workforce, due to budget constraints and no relief for budget constraints because of shortfalls in tax revenue, and no additional revenue because residents won't pass Bond Issues or support tax increases. We, the elected officials and the appointed officials must find new and innovative methods of obtaining funds to provide critical services to the City of Miami's residents. Here are some examples of how the tax revenue collected from us is spent: Police: Personnel 73,691,300 90% Non Personnel 8.308,700 10% Total 82,000.000 100% As you can see 90% of the Police Budget is for Personnel. The pay 5005 5011 5012 5013 8077 8280 8078 8180 8380 Next scale is similar to what I have here: Police Officer Submitted into the public Sergeant Lieutenant record in item 3 Captain Major Assistant Chief Deputy Police Chief Executive Assistant Chief is the Fire Department: Personnel 40,997,652 connection with on Matty Hirai City Clerk to Police Chief 2 94% Average Salary $ 37,500 48,239 56,500 67,475 71,400 85,790 93,808 53,812 95,075 90- 937 Non Personnel Total 5305 & 5306 5307 & 5310 5308 & 5311 Here 94% of the budgeted amount is for pay scale is similar to what follows: 8044 8054 8098 8275 8375 Next Fire Fire Fire 2.708.552 43.706.204 Fighter Lieutenant Captain 5309 & 5313 Chief Fire Officer Battalion Chief Chief of Fire Rescue Executive Assist. To Fire Chief Assistant Chief of Fire Fire Chief is the budgeted amount of money Department: Solid Waste Personnel 18,382,911 Non Personnel 10.654.790 Total 29.037.701 Here 63% of the budgeted amount pay scale is similar to the one below. 8080 Assistant to Director 8146 Management Assistant 8372 Director S.W. 8408 Support Services Coordinator 3 6% 1 00% personnel costs. The Average Salary $ 40,991 45,000 54,912 0 a� 0 69,500 b 50,382 lj 87,000 0 03 93,808 68,255 68,968 to the Solid Waste 63% 7% 100% is for Personnel Costs. El • The Average Salary $ 54,731.73 31,408.00 81,036.80 56,097.60 a 90- 937 8472 Chief of Operations 61,942.40 Next is the amount budgeted for Operations Management (G.S.A.): Personnel 6,479,323 41% Non Personnel 9.382.471 59% 15.861,794 100% Here 41% of the budgeted amount is for Personnel Costs. The pay scale is similar to the one below. This department has the greater amount of the budget going towards Non - Personnel. Averaae Salary 8130 Assistant to Director $ 36,358.40 mitted into the public 71, 789.80 8250 Assistant Direc So b record in connection with 89,356.89 8350 Director, G.S item 2 on ( ( q� . 8152 Fleet Manager . 58,926.40 'Next is the amount budgeted for Park . t� ti ation: iiy C_erk Parks & Recreation: Personnel 6,944,473 65% Non Personnel 3,798.530 Total 15.861.794 100% Here also 65% of the amount is for. Personnel costs. The pay scale is similar to the one below. 8050 Assistant to Director 8336 Director, P & R 8782 Development Services Aide 8793 Special Projects Coordinator 8247 Assistant Director, P & R 4 Averaae Salary $ 53,705.60 81,036.00 37,939.29 41,870.40 66,948.26 90- 937 Submitted into the public record in connection with item 3 on t2/6 f qic) Matty Hirai City Clerk 5 8012 Marine Development Specialist 56,097.60 Those of us who reside in the city contribute the taxes and fees which provides the revenue to do the above. The Managers should not have delegated the right for any subordinates to grant permission for city employees to move out of the City of Miami. Those employees who reside outside the City of Miami, their salaries are paid by monies collected from those of us who reside within the city, and they make contributions to the locality where they reside: 1. Advalorem taxes are paid to where they live. 2. Sales taxes, gasoline taxes cigarette taxes, luxury items, etc. 3. Contribute to the welfare of where they live by buying food, clothing, etc., which keep others employed in the community. 4. Make people in their community feel safe by going home in official uniforms. The next two charts shows the breakdown as to where 4,201 City of Miami employees live, and 2,943 of those listed do not reside with the City of Miami's boundaries. 90-° 937 I. ■II IIIi100 11,l1,0.I,l. 141.1 U, I, IIY� Y��L�i 1, I. I.I ,I'Ilu •LL�ll �i���.i �I�II .:� 1 Amer. E.ployee Group Rim Black White Asian Indian Other Total 1< 01 - AFSCME 167 73 26 2 -- -- 268 21.3 04 - M/C CLASSIFIED 59 6 20 -- -- -- 85 6.8 06 - M/C UNCLASSIFIED 0 :,..-6;e7 5 11 -- -- -- 43 3.4 07 - ELECTED /B0A4 21 11 3 10 -- -- 24 1.9 08 - CASUAL/EVENTS o c�i z 28 1 94 15 3 28 -- 2 1 402 32.0 169 13.4 .o a G o 0 49 14 24 11 - SEA 0 .5 M 39 74 2 15 - CITY MANAGLi 'b 1 -- -- A 0 8 18 - STANDBY LAI REI r .: 20 24 -- 21 - EXEC.- UNCLASSIFIED 8 1 7 23 - EXEC. -FIRE 1 2 24 - EXEC.- APPOINTED 1 -- -- 09 - FOP 10 - IAFP (fit) 26 Ot CITY OP MIAMI ETHNIC BREAKDOWN OP EMPLOYEES WHO LIVE IN TJth GITT IX EMPLOYEE GROUP crD ■ ■ TOTALS 726 369 158 2 2 1 1,258 100.0 57.7 29.3 12.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 100.0 TOTAL CITY EMPLOYEES 1,816 1,144 1,203 22 7 9 4,201 $ TOTAL EMPLOYES (ETHNIC CATEGORY) 4o 32 13 9 29 11 30 6.9 87 115 9.1 1 0.1 44 3.5 16 1.3 3 .2 f .1 01 - AFSCIE 04 - M/C CLASSIFIED 06 - M/C UNCLASS; 'I6 07 - ELECTED /BOA p ry �� 0 08 - CASUAL /EVENS U N o 09 - FOP ~ 0 10 - IAFF - 11 - SEA 18 - STANDBY LA Ra @ 21 - EXEC.- UNCLASSIFIED 22 - EXEC. - POLICE 23 - EXEC. -FIRE 24 - EXEC.- APPOINTED Amer. ployee Group plop. Black White Asian Indian Other Total 1< 276 227. 146 4 1 2 656 22.3 El. 8 7 62 74 7 -- -- 230 7.8 X32 27 17 -- 1 -- 77 2.6 U 2 1 4 -- -- -- 7 0.2 q51 128 124 04 -- 03 410 13.9 0 0 350 158 336 2 3 2 851 28.9 139 54 321 1 -- 1 516 17.5 21 78 8 -- -- -- 107 3.6 10 19 1 -- -- -- 30 1.0 14 13 7 2 -- -- 36 1.2 6 7 4 -- -- -- 17 0.6 1 1 3 -- -- -- 5 0.6 1 -- -- -- -- 1 -- TOTALS 1,090 775 1,045 20 5 8 2.943 100.0 37.0 26.3 35.5 0.7 0.2 0.3 100.0 TOTAL CITY EMPLOYEES 1,816 1,144 1,203 22 7 9 4,201 TOTAL EMPLOYEES (ETHNIC CATEGORI) 60 68 87 91 71 09 70 CITY OF MIAMI A:? ETHNIC BREAKDOWN OP EMPLOYEES WHO LIVE OUTSIDE TEN CITY BY EMPLOYER GROUP C�3 T'- The County Administration says $47- million will be cut from the County's budget. Listen to this, as per the County's Administration "parks, police, hot meals for the elderly, health care for the poor and veteran services -- are on the block." Also 300 jobs will be eliminated. The City of Miami and Metro - Dade have both hit that constitutional limit of 10 -mils, and the cost of providing "Critical Services" continues to increase. We pay county taxes also, yet services will be reduced at two primary health care centers located in the city; Coconut, Grove Health Care Center and the Liberty City Health Care Center. The irony of all of this is that the majority of the City of Miami employees pay their taxes in Dade County. • I have tried to explain to the tax payers in the City of Miami that their tax dollars are used to pay workers who for reasons of their own, chooses not to live in the City of Miami. •The citizens in Miami should know that approximately $142,551,186 of their tax dollars goes to pay a work force where the majority do not live in the City. I want the Manager to provide me with: projected budgets, estimated revenues, sources of estimated revenues, with backup continuances for each budget, that is, what must be done for that budget if projected funds do not materialize, (what services would be eliminated) for the following years: 1991 - 1992 Submitted into the public 1992 - 1993 record in connection with I f � 1993 - 1994 item 3 2 on i 6 Matty Hirai City Clerk 8 90- 937 .) I need to know what must be done to balance the budget in the years listed, when the one -cent sales tax did not pass the County Commission was aware of what must be done because the County Manager made them aware! I should know what our options are. The budgets should not show sales of any City owned properties as revenue for balancing the budget, why? Two reasons, #1, there may not be a market for the real estate, #2, we have no way of knowing what the fair market value of real estate will be at time of sale. I would like to have these budgets in hand so as to discuss them during the time the City Commission make an evaluation of The City Manager's performance and also to alert the citizens of what to expect from us. There appears to be a consensus that to ask employees of the City of Miami to live in the City is inhumane and unfair. But isn't it just as unfair for me to live in the City and support employees who do not live in the City. Those citizens, corporate, business and benefactors who like to see Miami continue to allow its residents to live outside the city should start a Foundation, raise funds, establish a super - trust fund, from which the interest could be earmarked for: Critical Services, Services to the Elderly, Child Care and Parks. Submitted into the public record in connection with item 3 on 1 . Matty Hirai City Clerk 9 90- 937 'By STEVE ROTHAUS , Herald Staff Writer An off -duty Miami police officer who had been drinking at a southwest Broward saloon shot and killed a softball player holding a bat early Tuesday during a brawl, Pembroke Pines detectives said. Officer Robert Sadlier shot George Ellefsen, a marine contractor, once in the stomach with his police -issue 9mm Glock semi- automatic, Pembroke Pines Lt. Carl Hall said. Ellefsen, a 31- year -old softball enthusi- SHOOTING, FROM 18 sentation to the grand jury, Hall said. Miami police are conducting their own internal investigation. Sadlier ' will be off from work, with pay, pending the outcome of the investi- gation, Miami police spokesman Raymond Lang said. Sadlier, 42, arrived at the bar about 9 p.m. to watch the Eagles -Vi- kings football game, according to homicide detectives. Bartender Tara Biasucci told investigators that from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., she served him between eight and 10 beers. Police did not check Sadlier's blood- alcohol level following the shooting, Hall said. About 12:30 a.m., Ellefsen and his best friend, Joey Todd, arrived at Gum Tree Billy's. Biasucci served Ellefsen about four rum and Cokes, she told investigators. Shortly before closing time, Ellef- sen told a customer that another man in the bar looked like country singer Hank Williams Jr. The unidentified look -alike overheard the remark and was insulted, Todd 'said. • The man punched Ellefsen in the eye, Todd said, and a fight broke out involving Ellefsen and several cus- tomers. Sadlier was not involved. Things quieted down, but a few minutes later tempers flared again and Ellefsen was punched again. Softball player kiiied at bar by off -duty cop ast who had been playing earlier in the eve- ning, died on his way to Memorial Hospital in Hollywood. The shooting occurred about 2 a.m. in a parking lot outside Gum Tree Billy's Saloon. "I'm not giving any statements," Sad - lier said Tuesday afternoon from his Pem- broke Pines home. No charges were filed. The case will be turned over to the Broward state attor- ney's office for review and possible pre- PLEASESEE SHOOTING, 3B F. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1990, THE MIAMI HERALD 38 Off -duty cop fatally shoots man after barroom brawl The crowd, including Sadlier, moved into the parking lot. Ellefsen went to the rear of his gray pickup and grabbed an alumi- num softball bat, Todd said. About the same time, Sadlier went to his car and got his gun. "He just showed up from nowhere," Todd said. "He just stood there and said something and then he shot him." Several witnesses said Sadlier told Ellefsen he was a policeman and ordered him at least twice to put down the bat, detectives said. The witnesses differed on whether Ellef- sen threatened Sadlier with the bat. Todd, who was standing next to Ellefsen, said he never heard Sadlier identify himself as a police officer. A 22 -year veteran of the Miami Police Department, Sadlier is a uni- formed officer who works the department's information desk from 3 to 11 p.m., spokesman Lang said. Sadlier's personnel file contains several commendations. In March 1985, he helped rescue three small boys who nearly drowned in Bis- cayne Bay while rafting on a large scrap of Styrofoam. The file contains several repri- mands for being late to work. Sad - lier also was suspended once for four days after he missed several court appearances. Herald staff writer Carlos Harri- son contributed to this report. • 5 � .O c 0 0 g O clf • 0 ' d U 90— 937 XAVIER L. SUAREZ MAYOR George H. Adams, Chairman of the Board of Directors Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation 6116 N.W. 7th Avenue Miami, Florida 33127 Dear Mr. Adams: XLS /lew Pt! of `ttitlttt, IFIoribis cc: Clinton J. Pitts, President Merchants Association Dorothy R. Baker, President Miami -Dade Chamber of Commerce Herman K. Williams, President /CEO Family Christian Association of A Otis Pitts, Jr., President Tacolcy Economic Developmen Elaine .H Black, President Tools For Change September 26, 1990 This regards your letter dated September 4, 1990. Very my y Xavier L.`fl'uarez DO. BOX 33070e MIAMI, FLOR10A 33233.0708 305-250.5300 FAX 305.854.4001 Submitted into the public record in connection with item P on Matty Hirai City Clerk Although we have balanced this year's budget without reducing - services, I believe further streamlining measures are necessary. I particularly support the requirement that City employees reside within City limits. Without any delay, all employees taking home City vehicles or receiving a car allowance should be required to live in the City or lose the car privileges. Also without delay, all new employees should meet residency requirements. And existing employees should have to meet the requirement within some reasonable period. BOARD O ►DIRtC1 U Colonel George H. Maas Clinton 3. Pine Km Chairman t Genie 3. Rinkode Ttessoree Maw" Gran, Moan Look T. McMillan Sammy MDCCI Meath Campo lames B. Campbell Parliament. y lnntanre Emotive • Retired Dorotby Baker Hee Provident, Executive Director Afumi Dade Ow omber Willie Banks Manager Southern Bell Mark A. Valentine Anoerv•At•Law Sandra Williams 1ta.dd Manager Lc union 7 tau .ia7 /ark Blaine H. Black Eaeadhe Dueeae rule for Omar Manny AMru 6w. Aipointee Samuel Mason bead,. D reetewICEO MLKEDCF' MARTIN LUTHER KING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 6116 N.W. 7th Avenue • Miami, Florida 33127 • (305) 757 -7652 September 4, 1990 The Honorable Xavier Suarez, Mayor City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Dear Mayor Suarez: Submitted into the public record in connection with item N 6 ____on / - S -qo Matty Hirai City Clerk We are writing because of our dissatisfaction with the commission meeting of July 26, 1990. Where it was revealed that the City of Miami is facing a 16 million dollar gap next year. Between estimated revenues and projected cost of providing the same level of service as this year. Also a need to find ways to raise monies or make cuts to balance the budget. We think that the City of Miami has some serious problems as It relates to 'this Commission Meeting of July 26, 1990. We also believe that some creative thinking should be used in this manner. Our community and merchants cannot stand any cuts in service. We are requesting your office to respond to us in terms of your thinking as it relates to this serious matter that is facing the City of Miami. 'IF IT'S NOT YOU WHO, IF IT'S NOT NOW WHEN, IF IT'S NOT HERE WHERE, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR COMMUNITY 90- 937 The Honorable Xavier Suarez, Mayor September 4, 1990 Page 2 We believe making all city workers live in the city will be a good beginning. Sincerely, George H. JAdams Chairman of the / :'a v Clinton J. Pitt Merchants Asso cc: City Commissioner Board of Directors &c., Board of Directors f / Presidenf' ation te7.4?, Dorothy R. Baker, President Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce Herman K. Williams, President /CEO Family Christian Association of America Otis Pitts. ., President Tacolcy Economic Development Corporation dt/rL1.J 1 %s%C Elaine H. Blacks, Pr sident Tools For Change Submitted into the public rd in connection with item N / A on to S• 4o Matty Hirai City Clerk 90- 937 s• 4 � ', M ,t t lit io •%. Ai�R3isA WAMI. PL6016A StASS.6766 UVItO L tU%tift' S�Ci�•tJei•1i91C1f1 MAV64 txR SO#-664.4661 F September 26, 1990 >x Submitted into the nu1sIi� Y: Ceorge H * Adama, Chairman record in connec ion wit�i of the Board of Directors c = y D Martin Luther King Economic item ©n...L .. Development corporation x..+ 6116 N.w. lth Avonue 11 ri artxx Miami. Florida .311:"i City C�r�ka, Dear Mr. Adams: This regards=your, letter''dated September 4, 1990. Although,. we have balanced -this 'year's budget without reducing services, f belie"ve,further streamlining measures are necessary I'particularly support- the .requirement that City employees _ reside withim City,,l�imits. without,'any delay, all employees taking , home City v.hicies-�or. r ceivin acar` allowance should; be `required• to live in ;the City,<.or- .lose .-th:.car pr v legs$: 'Also without': delay, 'all new employees should meet residency' requirements, And existing employees should have to meet the requirement ;within same reasonable ,per'id* & Very u 1y y u r r.>t....' z Xavier 'to uarez L3 All laws �Sh- f 4� t ;�ec� wCl`ioton Jf Pitsts, President ..'.c`�''-R8`_^Seyeili {■an5i :_�i��V{�}. 1►i/1g/ •� ,,���?��„~f.its.�`�i:�-+'�<.tt",-.`tt'Jta1��xe`���i��C"'b°>�'lr+pt�n` . _ . , _ _ , _ t - .'.; .. �{ '��."��� \: �d A.� A&����°�����\����»��������\ r np s µ, 61ItNXftkAW 6VAVK PAft `iEr+da ts► sfi�s�olls s Gomm Sept esber K. 1660 ti _. it6ra V„ 81i l� , � sue► ,� K clty�: Ci �c € o ■s r The Nonorable Xavier 3uarea, mayor s City of Miami 3660 Pan American Drive Via■i. FL 33133 v asrt�.: Dear Mayor Suarez: We are writing because of our dissatisfaction with tiro;; commission meeting of July 269 1960. Where It was reveals a x that the City of Miami is faring a i6 ■iliion dollar iaP aa.�ra. next year. r Betweon estimated revenues and projected cost of Providln thesame level of service as this tear. Also a need to llrid, — days to raise monies or .make cuts to balance the bud0t . O We think that the City of miaml has $ome aerions problems ae= i relates to this Commission meeting of July 2g, 'fii9O Ne; also believe that some creative thinking'should be used In this manner.Our community and ,,.merchants cannot stand cuts in service. ' Mc areour. office to'respond:to.;as'. in requesting y a' tarts o"f your tbinking as !t, relates 'to this se»tous mattar that t iactng the City of Miami aF'r ) •°������u��rt �*... S r ..�� 3�-'nett �t hpp a' TV qvwl