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File Number: 08-00810 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION MAKING APPROPRIATIONS
RELATING TO OPERATIONAL AND BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS FOR FISCAL
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2008.
WHEREAS, the City Manager has prepared and submitted to the City Commission a Budget
Estimate of the expenditures and revenues of all City of Miami ("City") Departments, Offices and
Boards for Fiscal Year 2007-2008, copies of such estimate having been furnished to the newspapers
of the City and to the main library in the City which is open to the public; and
WHEREAS, the General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2007-2008 is $512,951,455 million, and
the total Budget for all funds is $790,060,152 million; and
WHEREAS, the City's ad valorem millage rate has been reduced to the rate of 7.2999 mills;
and
WHEREAS, the major source of revenue for the General Fund is derived from the category
identified as "Taxes" in the amount of $261,026,148; and
WHEREAS, an additional 31 positions have been added to the General Fund; and
WHEREAS, provisions have been duly made by the City Commission for Public Hearings on
the proposed budget before the City Commission as a Committee of the Whole and Public Hearings
were held;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The following appropriations are made for the municipal operations of the General
Fund for Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2007 and ending September 30, 2008:
GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS
Department, Boards & Offices:
Mayor $ 891,232
Board of Commissioners 2,000,000
Office of the City Manager 3,070,664
Office of City Clerk 1,967,625
Office of Civil Service 318,405
Communications 1,381,366
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Office of Hearing Boards 1,014,601
Building 7,774,638
Public Facilities 7,109,593
Finance 5,678,592
Fire - Rescue 80,124,611
General Services Administration 18,485,430
Employee Relations 5,454,914
Information Technology 13,902,500
Office of Auditor General 914,842
Law 6,650,725
Office of Strategic Planning, Budgeting & Performance 1,578,379
Parks and Recreation 22,800,994
Pension 65,945,032
Department of Planning 2,882,950
Police 137,595,318
Public Works 16,399,722
Purchasing 1,486,020
Risk Management 52,420,609
Solid Waste 22,528,099
Citistat 395,243
Office of Grants Administration 591,538
Office of Zoning 1,214,283
Miami Office of Sustainable Initiatives 301,561
Non -Departmental Accounts (NDA) 26,777,395
CIP Administration 3,294,574
TOTAL GENERAL FUND 512,951,455
Reserves Based on Financial Integrity Principles:
(Included in General Fund - NDA)
Contingency Reserves
Undesignated Reserves
Total Reserves
Section 3. The above appropriations for the General Fund are made based on the following
sources of revenues for Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2008:
GENERAL FUND REVENUES
Property Taxes $ 261,026,148
Franchise Fees and Other Taxes 37,005,000
Interest 8,115,000
Transfers In 40,458,003
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Fines and Forfeits 5,208,555
Intergovernmental Revenues 39,506,964
License and Permits 29,658,555
Other Revenues 11,261,470
Charges for Services 80,711,760
TOTAL GENERAL FUND $ 512,951,455
Section 4. The following appropriations are made for the municipal operations of Debt Service
Funds for Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2008:
DEBT SERVICE FUNDS APPROPRIATIONS
Property Taxes
Transfers In
Total Debt Service Funds
21,426,659
28,651,310
$ 50,077,969
Section 5. The above appropriations for Debt Service Funds are made based on the following
sources of revenues for Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2008:
DEBT SERVICE FUNDS APPROPRIATIONS
Special Obligation Bonds $ 28,651,310
General Obligation Bonds 21,426,659
Total Debt Service Funds
$ 50,077,969
Section 6. The following appropriations are made for the municipal operations of Special
Revenue Funds for Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2008:
SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS APPROPRIATIONS
General Special Revenues 7,531,535
Planning Services 8,552,240
Economic Development 554,160
Fire Rescue Services 32,430,986
NET and Code Enforcement 8,589,619
Parks and Recreation 3,395,447
Police Services 7,649,666
Law Enforcement Trust Fund 3,474,020
Public Works 1,966,477
Community Development 52,304,267
Homeless Program 1,284,138
Strategic Development Initiatives 9,415,006
Transportation and Transit 13,822,020
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Public Facilities 11,633,441
City Clerk Services 358,454
Local option Gas Tax 7,343,596
Public Service Taxes 56,725,656
TOTAL SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $ 227,030,728
Section 7. The above appropriations for Special Revenue Funds are made based on the following
sources of revenues for Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2008:
SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS REVENUES
All Sources $ 227,030,728
TOTAL SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $ 227,030.728
Section 8. This Res.olution is a resolution of precedent and all other resolutions in conflict with
it are held null and void insofar as they pertain to these appropriations; however, no provision
contained in this Resolution shall be construed to violate the Anti -Deficiency Act, as set forth in
Sections 18-500 through Sections 18-503 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended. The
appropriations are the anticipated expenditure requirements for the City, but are not mandatory should
efficient administration of City Departments and Boards or altered economic conditions indicate that a
curtailment in certain expenditures is necessary or desirable for the general welfare of the City. The
City Manager is specifically authorized to transfer funds between accounts and withhold any of these
appropriated funds from encumbrance or expenditure should such action appear advantageous to the
economic and efficient operation of the City. The City Manager is also authorized to transfer any
excess unrestricted moneys from other funds to the General Fund provided that those are
appropriated moneys which are no longer needed to implement the original purpose of the
appropriation and whose expenditure is not limited to use for any other specified purpose.
Section 9. All departments and the number of employees designated therein provided for in
this budget either by position summary or by the organizational chart are deemed approved by the City
Commission. Any permanent change regarding same shall require City Commission approval.
Section 10. The City Manager is authorized to administer the executive pay plan and benefit
package, to disburse the funds appropriated herein for said purpose in a manner he deems
appropriate. The City Manager is also authorized to administer and disburse the City Commission
benefit package. With the exception of those positions in which the salary is established by City
Commission action, the City Manager is further authorized to establish the salaries of those employees
in executive and staff positions in accordance with the executive and staff pay plan. These employees
may receive any salary increases given in Section 11.
Section 11. The City Manager is authorized to disburse any funds that may be designated
by the City Commission as cost -of -living or other pay adjustments to Civil Service, executive and staff
employees as may be approved by the City Manager.
Section 12. Nothing contained in this Resolution shall be construed as to prohibit or prevent
the City Manager, the administrative head of the City of Miami, who is responsible for the efficient
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administration of all Departments, from exercising the power granted to and imposed upon him/her in
the City Charter to fix, adjust, raise, or lower salaries, and to create, abolish, fill or hold vacant,
temporary or permanent positions whenever it has been determined by the City Manager to be in the
best interest of efficient and economical administration of the City of Miami and all its Departments.
The authority contained in this Section shall also be applicable whenever the City Manager shall cause
a Department to reorganize itself to perform its services more efficiently; such reorganization may
include reduction of budgeted positions, reclassification of positions, and alteration of the number of
budgeted positions in any given classification.
Section 13.(a)(1)The transfer of funds between the detailed accounts comprising any separate
amount appropriated by the above sections hereof is approved and authorized when such transfer
shall have been made at the request of the City Manager and when such transfer shall have been
made of any part of an unencumbered balance of an appropriation to or for a purpose or object for
which the appropriation for the herein fiscal year has proved insufficient.
(2)The transfer of funds between the detailed accounts comprising any separate
amount appropriated by the above sections hereof is approved and authorized when such transfer of
funds is made at the request of the City Manager and when such transfer is to be made between the
detailed accounts appropriated to the same office, department, or division.
(b)(1)To effect salary adjustments, the City Manager is further authorized to make
departmental and other transfers from any reserve accounts established in the General Fund, and is
authorized to approve transfers for any unforeseen requirements of all appropriated funds as may be
required so long as such transfer is consistent with the provisions contained in Chapter 18, Article IX
of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended.
(2)To facilitate effective budgetary control and sound fiscal management, the City
Manager is further authorized to transfer funds from departmental budget reserve accounts to the
Emergency Account of Non -Departmental Accounts to other Funds, and to departmental budget
reserve accounts from the Emergency Account of Non -Departmental Accounts to other Funds.
(3)The Emergency Account is declared to be appropriated to meet emergency
expenses and is subject to expenditure by the City Manager for any emergency purpose.
(c)Except as herein provided, transfers between items appropriated shall be
authorized by resolution amendatory hereto, except that transfers from the Non -Departmental
Accounts may be made by resolution.
Section 14.(a)The City Manager is authorized to invite or advertise for bids for the purchase of
any material, equipment, physical improvement, or service provided by the aforementioned
appropriations or which may be provided for in accordance with the authority of Section 14, for which
formal bidding is required; such bids to be returnable to the City Commission or City Manager in
accordance with Charter or Code provisions.
(b)Further, expenditure of the herein appropriated funds is authorized in the
procurement of goods and services by award or contract for the same by the City Commission
following the use, if applicable, of competitive negotiations unless the award of such contract by the
City Manager is expressly allowed under City Code provisions.
Section 15. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the Mayor.{1}
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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