TOWN
OF
SURFSIDE GAZETTE AUGUST 2016
MESSAGE FROM THE TOWN MANAGER
Proposed 2016-17 Town Budget The proposed FY 16/17 Town of Surfside Budget represents an effort to deliver required services and infrastructure systems under sound principles of sustainability. The proposed budget plan for the next fiscal year balances the Town’s financial resources with current programming and services levels while maintaining a solid financial position. Environmental resiliency, traffic management, construction projects management, intrusion by non-permitted activities in the single family area and overall maintenance of public facilities are the main challenges that the Town has to address. At the July 20, 2016 Special Town Commission Meeting a proposed operating mileage rate was maintained at 5.0293. This is the same rate established for the FY 15/16 budget. The reported Surfside’s FY 16/17 Certified Value represents a 12.42% increase in assessed value over last year. This reflects the increase of existing property values and not new construction. Property values will continue to rise in the short term as new projects are incorporated into the tax roll. The portion of property taxes collected annually is indicated in the graph below with less than 25% remitted to the -Continued on the next page
Organ Donation in the Spotlight at July Commission Meeting
The Town of Surfside presented a proclamation at the July 12 Commission meeting recognizing Donate Life Month and the importance of organ donation. (L-R) Town Manager Guillermo Olmedillo, Mayor Daniel Dietch, Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency Communications Manager Cynthia Smith, Surfside resident and organ recipient Scott Shamis, Commissioner Tina Paul, Vice Mayor Barry Cohen and Town Attorney Linda Miller.