HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008 08 11 Referenced During Manager McLemore's ReportsDate: August 11, 2008
The attached documents were referenced during
Manager McLemore's "Reports" during the
August 11, 2008 City Commission Regular
Meeting.
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
Ronald W. McLemore
City Manager
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM
DATE:
SUBJ:
1126 EAST STATE ROAD 434
WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA 32708-2799
Telephone (407) 327-1800
Mayor and Commission
Ronald W. McLemore, City Manager
August 11, 2008
Fire Consolidation
As you are probably aware, there is an effort going on to discredit the benefits of consolidation with
misinformation.
Specifically, the effort involves a strategy to convince the public that consolidation is going to cause
taxes to increase. One rumor states that consolidation will cause taxes to go up 300%.
The facts do not support this erroneous information.
As shown in Table I below, the millage equivalent for the City to retain the Fire Department, at FY 08
budgeted expenditure levels, is greater than the County MSTU millage. In all likelihood the millage
equivalent would have actually gone up as opposed to staying the same.
Table I
Millage Equivalent to Retain the Fire Department 2.4335
County MSTU Millage 2.3299
Millage Savings to City (0.1036)
Table II below shows the City millage savings if the City retained the Fire Department and provided
firefighters the same employee benefits provided by the County.
Table II
Millage Equivalent to Retain the Fire Department 2.4335
Additional Retirement Benefits (County) 0.2749
Additional Pay (County) 0.0325
Total Millage 2.7409
County MSTU Millage 2.3299
Millage Savings to City (0.4110)
Table III below shows the City millage savings if the City retained the Fire Department and provided
increases pay and benefits demanded by the Fire Union.
Table III
Millage Equivalent to Retain the Fire Department 2.4335
Additional Retirement Benefits (Union) 0.2749
Additional Pay (Union) 0.2788
Total Millage 2.9872
County MSTU Millage
Millage Savings to City
~.1P
2.3299
(0.6573)
080808 Memo to Comm Consolidation Mis-Information
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