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FEBRUARY 4, 2009
Commission Holds Workshop On Financial Reporting At the end of every fiscal year, the City has an independent accounting firm to conduct a comprehensive audit of all the financial statements including revenues, expenditures, internal controls, separation of duties, and assessed risks. In addition to this external review, the City’s own Office of Internal Audit is responsible for ensuring that an adequate internal control structure is in place for compliance with applicable laws and regulations. On an average, this Office conducts between 12 and 15 audits throughout the year and their finding and recommendations are reported to the Budget/Audit Advisory Board. At a January 21 workshop, the Commission discussed the possibility of adding another layer of checks and balances by expanding the scope of the external auditor’s work on significant financial issues that occur during the year and to report directly to the Commission. The Commission pledged to continue this discussion and to iron out the details for additional financial auditing.
Coral Gables Among Dreamiest Places To Live If you didn’t know it already, the City of Coral Gables has been named among the top 10 dreamiest places to live in the United States. HGTV’s FrontDoor, an online real estate site, has ranked Coral Gables among the neighborhoods throughout the nation in high demand with buyers willing to pay millions to call them home. The site describes the City Beautiful as “quintessential old South Florida, featuring historic architecture, good schools and the Miracle Mile, a lively street lined with restaurants, bars and high-end boutiques.” Other dreamy places to live in the United States picked by this site include Sonoma, California; Buckhead in Atlanta, Georgia; Gold Coast in Chicago, Illinois and Scottsdale, Arizona. To view the full top 10 Dreamy Neighborhoods, click here.
The City of Coral Gables recently opened the roundabout at Segovia Street and Coral Way in its continued campaign to provide traffic calming devices to reduce vehicular congestion. Now, it’s up to drivers to follow the rules of the road when driving through a traffic circle and avoid unnecessary accidents, but many still don’t know what to do. Coral Gables Television has prepared an educational video that is currently airing on Channel 77 reminding drivers what to do when driving through a traffic circle. There are some simple steps to follow like: a) Slow down as you approach the traffic circle, but you are not required to stop; b) Wait for a gap and merge with the moving traffic and c) Always yield to vehicles that are already in the circle. To view more on traffic circles rules of the road, click here.
The City of Coral Gables cordially invites you to the official dedication of Perrin Plaza on Tuesday, February 10, 5 p.m. at 250 Aragon Avenue. The Plaza is located at the base of the Museum Parking Garage and immediately in front of the soon-to-open Coral Gables Art Cinema. The dedication is open to the public and light refreshments will be served. Those attending will get a sneak preview of the Art Cinema still under construction and will receive a validation coupon for free parking at the garage for the event. For more information, contact the Development Department at 305-460-5313.
All American High School Games Coming To Gables he McDonald’s All American High School Basketball Games, showcasing the top boys and girls high school basketball players in the nation, are coming to Coral Gables. Before they were champions, previous All-American players have included Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, Magic Johnson, Candace Parker and Candice Wiggins. For the first time in Florida, the Games are scheduled for Wednesday, April 1 at 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Bank United Center on the University of Miami Campus in Coral Gables. The Games will be nationally televised on ESPN and events include a separate POWERade JamFest on March 30, from 7-9 p.m. also at the Bank United Center featuring nationally televised slam dunk and three-point contests. Proceeds benefit the local chapter of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida helping children in Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe and Palm Beach counties. For more information on how to obtain tickets for the games and additional information, click here.
Engraved Brick Fundraiser To Benefit Carver Middle Become part of the history of G.W. Carver Middle School, the number one middle school in the state of Florida, by acquiring an engraved brick in honor of a current or former student, teacher or business group. The bricks will be installed in the Walk of Fame garden near the front entrance of the school, located at 4901 Lincoln Drive. The donations will support the Carver Middle PTSA and are tax deductible. The engraved bricks will have a space of up to three lines of 20 characters each. Bricks can be ordered until February 11, 2009. For more information, contact G.W. Carver Middle School at 305-444-7388. |
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TRAFFIC Every Saturday through March 28, Biltmore Way will close. The closure is a result of the Farmers Market. Traffic will be affected in front of City Hall from LeJeune Road to Hernando Street between the hours of 6 a.m. and 2 p.m.
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MAYOR Don Slesnick VICE MAYOR William H. Kerdyk Jr. COMMISSIONERS Maria Anderson Rafael “Ralph” Cabrera Jr. Wayne "Chip" Withers INTERIM CITY MANAGER Maria A. Jimenez CITY ATTORNEY Elizabeth M. Hernandez CITY CLERK Walter J. Foeman
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