Pond

Commlssloner,

?ou may posslbly noL recall, however, ln Lhe orlenLauon sesslon as a Commlssloner, l explalned resoluuon 12-
136, a copy of whlch ls auached. Lven lf l knew of any ouLsLandlng llens on your prlvaLe properLy when Lhe llsL
for Lhe llen amnesLy program was creaLed (whlch l dld noL know was sull ouLsLandlng, and whlch was placed
prlor Lo you belng a commlssloner), by resoluuon 12-136 Lhls omce would be prohlblLed from lnformlng you of
same unless Lhe ClLy was golng Lo lnform all ouLsLandlng llen holders.

number 2 of 8esoluuon 12-136, speclcally provldes LhaL LxcepL as provlded ln paragraph 1 of Lhls pollcy, no
lndlvldual member of Lhe ClLy shall recelve a beneL, from an employee of Lhe ClLy of MargaLe, over and above
LhaL recelved by any oLher slmllarly slLuaLed resldenL, buslness owner, or properLy owner of Lhe ClLy of
MargaLe." (paragraph 1 refers Lo employees).

1herefore, l can only proLecL you" ln your publlc capaclLy as a ClLy Commlssloner and noL ln your prlvaLe
capaclLy as a properLy owner, conLracLor, buslnessman, or prlvaLe cluzen.

Nancy Popick, Executive Secretary/Paralegal
City of Margate (Offices of City Manager and City Attorney)
5790 Margate Blvd.
Margate, FL 33063
npopick@margatefl.com
Office 954-935-5300
Office Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM



From: Tom Ruzzano [mailto:thomasruzzano@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 2:54 PM
To: Eugene Steinfeld; Jerry Blough; Douglas E. Smith; Leslie May
Subject: RE: Pond

Yes Gene, I woul like to speak with Nancy and Doug. I would also like to know why an ofcer came to my house with code ofcer King and who told him
to go with her. Is this normal or just in my case? I'll be waiting for the answers. Tommy Ruzzano
On Nov 26, 2013 2:39 PM, "Eugene Steinfeld" <esteinfeld@margate.com> wrote:
Quite frankly, I found this out approximately the same time you did, yesterday. I was never informed that your lien
was running or that it had not been complied.

If you would like to know the details of the code amnesty program and how your name came to your attention of this
office, you need to speak to Nancy Popick and our Assistant City Manager, Doug Smith, who would like to discuss this
with you.

Eugene M. Steinfeld, City Attorney
City of Margate
From: Eugene Steinfeld <esteinfeld@margate.com>
To: Tom Ruzzano <thomasruzzano@gmail.com>
Date: Monday, December 2, 2013 at 1:53:03 PM
Subject: RE: Pond
5790 Margate Blvd.
Margate, FL 33063
cityatty@margatefl.com
Office 954-935-5319
Office Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM



From: Tom Ruzzano [mailto:thomasruzzano@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 1:32 PM
To: Nancy Popick; Jerry Blough; Douglas E. Smith; Tom Ruzzano; Leslie May
Subject: Pond

Gene,

I just had code compliance ofcer King come to my house to observe the pond as you asked yesterday. She arrived with a Margate police ofcer as well,
why I have no clue nor did my neighbors? I am still very upset not with paying the ne, but the fact that you knew this whole time about it and never told
me. I had no clue of this ne and thought that by the resolution it was over. Then to nd out the ne was still ongoing up until I paid it yesterday. Why?
When I rst spoke to you when I was elected, you told me that you are there to protect us and make sure what we do is right. You knew I had a code
compliance issue,but never questioned what I was going to do about it. I do not consider that protecting or watching out for the best interest of your
commissioners. I do not know how this will play out, but I do know I corrected it properly as soon as I was made aware of it

Sincerely,
Tommy Ruzzano

Please Note: The City of Margate is a public entity subject to Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes concerning public records. Under Florida
law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not
send electronic mail to this entity. All e-mail messages sent and received are captured by our server and retained as public records.
CITY OF MARGATE, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO. 12-136
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MARGATE, FLORIDA,
PROVIDING FOR GUIDELINES OF BENEFITS TO
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MARGATE, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: The City Commission of the City
Florida, hereby provides for a Policy regarding
individual members of the City Commission as follows:
of Margate,
benefits to
1. No individual member of the City Commission shall receive a
benefit from the City of Margate not eligible to any
Officer or employee of the City of Margate unless specified
in a resolution adopted by the City Commission.
2. Except as provided in paragraph 1 of this policy, no
individual member of the City Commission shall receive a
benefit, from an employee of the City of Margate, over and
above that received by any other similarly situated
resident, business owner, or property owner of the City of
Margate.
3. Nothing in this resolution shall be held to prohibit or
impede any City Commissioner from performing all duties
necessary or proper as a Commissioner of the City of
Margate as allowed or required by policy of the City
Commission or any resolution, ordinance, or Charter
provision of the City of Margate, or any law of the State
of Florida or Federal government.
4. Should any Charter Officer of the City of Margate become
aware of what he/she believes is a deviation from the first
two paragraphs of this policy, he/she shall notify all
members of the City Commission to allow the City Commission
to make a determination of whether there has been a
deviation from the policy stated herein and what action
should be taken.
5 . Interpretation of this resolution shall be made at the sole
discretion of the City Commission of the City of Margate in
a duly noticed meeting of the City Commission of the City
of Margate.