Manager's Report for the September 10, 2019 Town Council Meeting

 

Proposed Upcoming Town Council Meeting Schedule

  • September 10th – 6:30 PM Budget Public Hearing, CRA Board Meeting, Regular Town Council Meeting
  • September 24th – 6:30 PM Budget Public Hearing, Regular Town Council Meeting
  • October 15th - 6:30 PM Regular Town Council Meeting
  • November 12th - 6:30 PM Regular Town Council Meeting

 

Upcoming Events

  • September 20th – 5:30 PM Food Truck Invasion
  • September 21st – 8:00 AM Coastal Clean Up
  • October 18th – 5:30 PM Food Truck Invasion
  • October 31st – 5:30 PM Better Than Halloween Celebration
  • November 2nd – 9:00 AM LCS Triple Tennis Tournament
  • November 17th – 7:30 AM Loop Around the Lake
  • December 7th – 11:00 AM Holiday Parade

 

Additional Updates

 

Hurricane Dorian

It almost came here, we were prepared, 7 police officers, 2 admin, 3 utility staff, and the Chief and I were here for the non-event.  Significant coordination occurred with Palm Beach County EOC, South Florida Water Management District, FLAWarn Utility, SWA, and our surrounding neighbors.  We have estimated expenses of approximately $46,000 in FEMA Category B allowable expenditures.  No debris or damage is being reported to the County/FEMA for the Town.

 

Fiscal Year 2019/2020 FINAL Budget

Staff is presenting the FINAL FY2019/2020 budget on September 10th.  The proposed budget estimates 6% less revenue and 2% fewer expenditures than last year’s budget.  A lot of careful analysis and consideration went into the preparation of this budget.  While the Town’s financial situation is good, we are continually trying to balance the needs and wants of the various Departments. 

  • The Police Department is now 45% of the Town’s Budget.  Turn over within the PD is higher than we would like and our defined contribution pension program is often the stated reason for leaving.  Considerable investment has been made and is continuing in this budget year for equipment and software to support PD activities.  Implementation is continuing with the Records Management System shared with Palm Springs.  We are addressing the cybersecurity and reliability issues of this software as we implement the system and train staff in its use.  This budget includes a fleet lease program and the Police Department will exchange all of it’s older cruisers for Chevy Tahoe Police Pursuit Vehicles at a significant annual savings.
  • Additional investment is being made in our financial software to support new cashiering methods. 
  • Investment is being made in our IT infrastructure as new and more efficient business practices are being implemented.  New cybersecurity threats are being identified and our IT Consultants are changing hardware, software, and procedures to better protect us. 
  • We are adding an additional staff person in Utilities to free up senior staff to implement a thorough work order/asset management program which will include an enhanced GIS capability.  It’s also time to update our 2010/2011 Rate Study.  We have not had a Town initiated utility rate increase since 2010.  Further, our Financial Advisor would like a revised and updated 10-year Capital Improvement Plan for Utilities.  The $300,000 legislative appropriation for Septic to Sewer Design has been added to the Utilities Professional Services line item in the Budget.  The money will be used for the detailed survey needed for a sewer system design. 
  • CRA expenditures include an allowance for our Financial Advisor to help us maximize our growth potential while shielding us from possible legislation that could change our CRA operating abilities. 
  • Finally, we expect to design the Pine Tree Bridge in next year’s Infrastructure Budget.
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