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Home My WebLink About2025-005-485_-_Budget_Ordinance_FY_2025-2026.docxPage 1 of 9 Ordinance No. 2025-005-485 ORDINANCE NO. 2025-005-485 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CITY’S BUDGET FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR; PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS; PROVIDING FOR CARRYOVER OF FUNDS; PROVIDING FOR INTERFUND TRANSFERS; PROVIDING FOR AUTOMATIC AMENDMENT; PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 4.5 of the City of Miami Gardens (the “City”) Charter, the City Council is required to adopt an annual budget for the City, and WHEREAS, the City Manager has prepared a tentative budget document, a copy of which is attached and made a part hereto, that details proposed city expenditures and organizational arrangements for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, and WHEREAS, the proposed Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget for the City of Miami Gardens, included an estimate of revenues and expenditures, and WHEREAS, the City Manager has provided for various City departments in the budget, and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined the amount of money which must be raised to conduct the affairs of the City as required by City-operating funds, departments, offices and agencies for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, so that the business of the City may be conducted on a balanced budget, and Docusign Envelope ID: B80C3932-2EA5-43A3-9E7C-77CF96D3F308 Page 2 of 9 Ordinance No. 2025-005-485 WHEREAS, the City Council has also determined the amount necessary to be raised by ad valorem taxes and other taxes or special assessments upon all of the property, real and personal, within the corporate limits of the City of Miami Gardens, and WHEREAS, public hearings as required by Section 200.065, Florida Statutes, will be held by the City on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 5:01 p.m., and Wednesday September 24, 2025, at 5:01 p.m. at City Hall, 18605 NW 27 Ave., Miami Gardens, FL 33056, and WHEREAS, said public hearings have been held as stated above and comments from the public concerning said budget have been heard and considered, and WHEREAS, the amount of funds available from taxation and other non-ad valorem revenues equals the total appropriations for expenditures and reserves, and WHEREAS, this Budget will authorize that non-bargaining employees will be paid 100% of their earned PTO overage and Charter employees will be paid 50% of their earned PTO overages, and WHEREAS, during the course of a budgetary year, the City applies for and/or receives certain grants and reimbursements, and WHEREAS, the City does not know the dollar amount of the grants or reimbursements that will be awarded at the time that the budget is approved, and WHEREAS, when grants are awarded, reimbursements, unexpected revenues and donations are accepted by the City, these funds must be accounted for in the budget, and WHEREAS, it is more expedient to allow the Resolution accepting the grant or donation to enact the necessary budget transfers and amendments, and WHEREAS, special events listed by name that are included in the attached Budget with a specific line item and are hereby approved in accordance with the approval of the Budget Docusign Envelope ID: B80C3932-2EA5-43A3-9E7C-77CF96D3F308 Page 3 of 9 Ordinance No. 2025-005-485 should not need additional authority from the City Council unless they require the City Manager to exceed his purchasing authority for said events, as outlined in the Code of Ordinances, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS: The foregoing Whereas Clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true, and the same are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance. SECTION 2. BUDGET ADOPTION: A. The following amounts are hereby appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the City's various governmental departments for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2026: FUND FY 2025-2026 PROPOSED GENERAL FUND $ 121,482,777 TRANSPORATION FUND 12,984,347 GRANT FUND 650,000 STATE HOUSING INNITIATIVE PROGRAM 514,801 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 970,105 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 4,855,248 IMPACT FEES 6,376,120 FORMULA ONE 444,444 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FUND 104,000 SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICTS 921,081 DEBT SERVICE 8,580,298 CAPITAL PROJECTS 5,431,641 STORMWATER 6,916,271 TOTAL OPERATING APPROPRIATIONS $ 170,231,133 Docusign Envelope ID: B80C3932-2EA5-43A3-9E7C-77CF96D3F308 Page 4 of 9 Ordinance No. 2025-005-485 B. The following revenues will be available during Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to meet the foregoing appropriations: GENERAL FUND Property Taxes $ 64,876,435 Franchise Fees 9,727,414 Intergovernmental Revenue 15,035,000 Utility Taxes 12,992,140 Fines and Forfeitures 4,655,450 Licenses, Permits & Fees 2,831,500 Charges for Services 6,519,940 Miscellaneous 2,971,648 Interfund Transfers 1,873,250 TOTAL REVENUES $ 121,482,777 TRANSPORTATION FUND Fuel Taxes $ 2,444,056 Intergovernmental Revenue 7,911,291 Fines and Forfeitures 2,800 Licenses, Permits & Fees 402,000 Charges for Services 30,000 Miscellaneous 40,700 Interfund Transfers 249,572 Re-appropriated Fund Balance 1,903,928 TOTAL REVENUES $ 12,984,347 GRANT FUND Grants $ 650,000 TOTAL REVENUES $ 650,000 SHIP FUND SHIP Program $ 514,801 TOTAL REVENUES $ 514,801 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUND Grants $ 970,105 TOTAL REVENUES $ 970,105 Docusign Envelope ID: B80C3932-2EA5-43A3-9E7C-77CF96D3F308 Page 5 of 9 Ordinance No. 2025-005-485 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FUND Licenses, Permits & Fees $ 2,981,703 Charges for Services 394,481 Miscellaneous 74,313 Re-appropriated Fund Balance 1,404,751 TOTAL REVENUES $ 4,855,248 IMPACT FEES FUND Re-appropriated Fund Balance $ 6,376,120 TOTAL REVENUES $ 6,376,120 FORMULA ONE FUND Miscellaneous $ 444,444 TOTAL REVENUES $ 444,444 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FUND HOME Program $ 104,000 TOTAL REVENUES $ 104,000 SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT FUND Special Assessments $ 921,081 TOTAL REVENUES $ 921,081 DEBT SERVICE FUND Ad Valorem Taxes $ 3,957,201 Transfers In 4,623,097 TOTAL REVENUES $ 8,580,298 CIP FUND From General Fund $ 4,025,238 Build America Bonds Rebate 966,403 Interest Earnings 440,000 TOTAL REVENUES $ 5,431,641 Docusign Envelope ID: B80C3932-2EA5-43A3-9E7C-77CF96D3F308 Page 6 of 9 Ordinance No. 2025-005-485 STORMWATER FUND Licenses, Permits & Fees $ 6,410,473 Charges for Services 53,308 Miscellaneous 25,000 Re-appropriated Fund Balance 427,490 TOTAL REVENUES $ 6,916,271 SECTION 3. EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS: The City Manager is authorized to expend or contract for expenditures, pursuant to the Charter of the City of Miami Gardens and adopted Code of Ordinances, in accordance with the adopted Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget and budget detail, which is attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance as if it were set forth here in full. The City Manager is hereby authorized to allocate City resources as deemed necessary. SECTION 4. AUTHORIZATION TO THE CITY MANAGER: The City Manager is hereby authorized and empowered to make budgetary transfers, limited to line item allocations within a single fund, including apportioning budgets within funds to line items in the Chart of Accounts for the City. Said authority shall include the authority to correct inter- fund transfers and accounting allocations. SECTION 5. AUTHORIZATION TO THE CITY MANAGER: The City Manager is hereby authorized and empowered to amend the budget on an as-needed basis in order to correct typographical errors or omissions that are purely scriveners’ errors. SECTION 6. AUTHORIZATION TO THE CITY MANAGER: The City Manager is hereby authorized to appropriate unanticipated revenues as deemed necessary including but not limited to accepting grant or donation of funds or upon issuance of a bond or other municipal debt instrument and re-appropriated “assigned fund balance” for Parks & Recreation operating purpose for completed projects funded from the General Obligation Bond. Docusign Envelope ID: B80C3932-2EA5-43A3-9E7C-77CF96D3F308 Page 7 of 9 Ordinance No. 2025-005-485 SECTION 7. AUTHORIZATION TO THE CITY MANAGER: The City Manager is hereby authorized to carry out all requirements associated with Special Events that are specifically listed by name in the attached Budget with a specific line item. The City Manager does not need additional authority from the City Council for the special event, unless the special event requires the City Manager to exceed his purchasing authority as outlined in the Code of Ordinances. SECTION 8. AUTHORIZATION TO THE CITY MANAGER: The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute contract renewals for contracts previously presented and approved by the City Council. SECTION 9. AUTHORIZATION: Authorizing that non-bargaining employees be paid 100% of their earned PTO overage and Charter employees be paid 50% of their earned PTO overages. SECTION 10. CARRYOVER OF FUNDS: The budget shall also automatically re- appropriate any encumbrances and outstanding contracts carried forward from fiscal year 2024-25. SECTION 11. REVENUE MANUAL: All fees shall be set as outlined in the FY 2025-2026 Revenue Manual and any amendments are included in the FY 2025-2026 Annual Operating Budget Document. This manual may be amended from time to time during the fiscal year by City Council by resolution. SECTION 12. FINANCIAL POLICIES: All policies included under “Financial Policies” in the FY 2025-2026 Annual Operating Budget Document is adopted and approved by Council. The policies may be amended from time to time during the fiscal year by City Council by resolution. Docusign Envelope ID: B80C3932-2EA5-43A3-9E7C-77CF96D3F308 Page 8 of 9 Ordinance No. 2025-005-485 SECTION 13. INTERFUND TRANSFERS: The City Manager is authorized to effectuate all interfund transfers anticipated by this budget to include line items classified as ‘Transfers to,’ and ‘Transfers from’ regardless of fund. SECTION 14. INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY MANAGER: The City Manager is authorized to take all actions necessary to implement the terms and conditions of this Ordinance. SECTION 15. CONFLICT: All ordinances or Code provisions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 16. SEVERABILITY: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. SECTION 17. EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its final passage. PASSED ON FIRST READING IN FULL ON THE 9th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025. MOVED BY: COUNCILMAN LEON SECONDED BY: COUNCILWOMAN BASKIN ADOPTED AND PASSED ON SECOND READING BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS AT ITS MEETING HELD ON THE 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025. Docusign Envelope ID: B80C3932-2EA5-43A3-9E7C-77CF96D3F308 Page 9 of 9 Ordinance No. 2025-005-485 ___________________________ RODNEY HARRIS, MAYOR ATTEST: ____________________________________ MARIO BATAILLE, CMC, CITY CLERK Reviewed by: SONJA K. DICKENS, ESQ., City Attorney SPONSORED BY: Cameron Benson, City Manager 1st READING MOVED BY: Councilman Leon 1st READING SECONDED BY: Councilwoman Baskin 1st VOTE: 7-0 Mayor Rodney Harris X (Yes) (No) Vice Mayor Robert Stephens X (Yes) ___(No) Councilwoman Katrina Baskin X (Yes) (No) Councilwoman Reggie Leon X (Yes) (No) Councilwoman Michelle C. Powell X (Yes) (No) Councilman Katrina Wilson X (Yes) (No) Councilman Linda Julien X (Yes) (No) 2nd READING MOVED BY: Councilman Leon 2nd READING SECONDED BY: Councilwoman Baskin 2nd READING VOTE: 7-0 Mayor Rodney Harris X (Yes) (No) Vice Mayor Robert Stephens X Yes) ___(No) Councilwoman Katrina Baskin X (Yes) (No) Councilwoman Reggie Leon X (Yes) (No) Councilwoman Michelle C. Powell X (Yes) (No) Councilman Katrina Wilson X (Yes) (No) Councilman Linda Julien X (Yes) (No) Docusign Envelope ID: B80C3932-2EA5-43A3-9E7C-77CF96D3F308