TOWN OF MELBOURNE BEACH
MINUTES
TOWN COMMISSION - BUDGET WORKSHOP
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WEDNESDAY
August 27, 2003
COMMUNITY CENTER
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A workshop of the Town Commission of the Town of Melbourne Beach, Florida was called to order by
Mayor Crispen at 6:37 p.m. on on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 in the Community Center.
Present:
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Mayor Crispen
Vice Mayor Smith
Commissioner Price
Commissioner Walters
Commissioner Wilson
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Others Present:
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Town Manager Hoskovec
Staff members and members of the
Volunteer Fire Department
Four (4) members of the public
Town Clerk Masny
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CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2003/2004 MUNICIPAL BUDGET
Town Manager Hoskovec asked that the Fire Chief review his portion of the budget. Chief Hunter presented a lease-
purchase plan to obtain a Class A Pumper for the volunteer fire department and advised that the existing pumpers
are 26 and 32 years’ old and both are considered antique vehicles. Chief Hunter advised that the service life of one of
these vehicles should be considered at no more than 25 years. Chief hunter reviewed the NFPA standards for fire
fighting vehicles.
Chief Hunter presented a cost for the vehicle at $320,000 and advised that the longevity of the vehicle is expected to
be 20 years. Chief Hunter reviewed the vehicle warranty information on the vehicle and advised that grants were applied
for the past two years to purchase a fire vehicle and the department did not receive the funding. Chief Hunter reviewed
funding possibilities for a new vehicle such as a bond referendum, lease turn-in plan, and a lease purchase option and
both Chief Hunter and Town Manager Hoskovec made a recommendation not to finance a vehicle over 5 years.
Chief Hunter recommended that any future annual thrift savings from a typical fire department budget be used
toward fire department vehicle payments rather than going back into the general fund balance.
Commissioner Walters suggested the Town consider a lease for 10 years as it will be less of burden on community.
Chief Hunter and Corporation President Sue Stark discussed that the Corporation has agreed to look into replacing a
pumper truck for around $130,000 and has committed $30,000 for a down payment and that they are planning to hold
a second fund drive for a new vehicle and that the volunteers have collected $5,000 to date in donations.
Mayor Crispen agreed with Commissioner Walters regarding the idea of a 10-year lease rather than a 5-year lease.
The Town Commission and Sue Stark discussed the amount of funding available for the purchase of a fire vehicle
and Vice Mayor Smith suggested that the budget amendments need to be reviewed in addition to the adopted
budgets to follow the funding put aside by the Town Commission for a fire truck. The Town Manager advised
that the Town Commission will have to review and approve any lease or purchase proposals regarding the fire
vehicle.
Residents Mike King of 1401 Oak Street and Paul Guglietta of 318 Third Avenue supported the idea of a leasing
a new fire vehicle to help the volunteers and for the safety of the residents.
The Town Commission took a break from 7:38 p.m. until 7:45 p.m.
The Town Commission and Town Manager reviewed the Public Works Department budget and Superintendent of
Public Works, Larry Hosmer reviewed the stormwater budget and discussed future stormwater improvement
projects at Sixth Avenue, Andrews Drive and Fifth Avenue.
Town Manager Hoskovec and Finance Manager Matthews reviewed the remaining proposed budget with the Town
Commission.
Town Manager Hoskovec reviewed the step salary program with a 5 percent across the board and with an additional
3 percent increase for targeted positions. Finance Manager Matthews reviewed the proposed salary increase plan at
a total cost of $81,998. After a discussion regarding the Law Enforcement salary step program policy, the Town
Commission decided to amend Attachment A of the plan at the next meeting so that the evaluation is based on
“department standards”, which was removed from the policy at the August 20th meeting.
The Town Commission discussed the proposed ad valorem tax rate and after discussion, it was the consensus
of the majority of the Town Commission to keep the proposed ad valorem millage rate at 3.4939 mills.
The Town Commission reviewed budget changes with the Town Manager and Finance Manager:
• Change Town Manager’s Salary to $60,000;
• List the Police Chief’s salary as $53,688;
• Reduce Law Enforcement overtime budget by $5,000;
• Reduce Law Enforcement uniforms by $1,500; and
• Remove the $7,000 ticket writers in the Law Enforcement Capital Outlay budget.
There being no further business, the workshop adjourned at 11:15 p.m.
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MARK J. CRISPEN, MAYOR
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CYNTHIA E. MASNY, CMC
TOWN CLERK
Note: a mechanical recording has been made of the foregoing procedures of which these minutes are a
part and is on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
PURSUANT TO SECTION 286.0105, FLORIDA STATUTES, THE TOWN HEREBY
ADVISES THE PUBLIC THAT: If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the
Town Commission with respect to any matter considered at its meeting, he will need a
record of the proceedings and that for such purpose, affected persons may need to insure
that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony
and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. This notice does not constitute
consent by the Town for the introduction or admission into evidence of otherwise
inadmissible or irrelevant evidence, nor does it authorize challenges or appeals not
otherwise allowed by law.
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