City of Long Beach - File #: 16-0821

• File #: 16-0821
• Version: 2
• Name: FM-ORD/Departmental Organization
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 8/29/2016
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 9/6/2016
• Final action: 9/20/2016
• Title: Recommendation to declare ordinance relating to adopting an amendment to Ordinance No. C-6496, adopted July 5, 1988, and amended on January 24, 1989, July 11, 1989, December 5, 1989, March 20, 1990, July 3, 1990, September 18, 1990, July 2, 1991, July 7, 1992, January 26, 1993, August 24, 1993, June 28, 1994, July 18, 1995, November 28, 1995, October 1, 1996, March 25, 1997, October 7, 1997, October 27, 1998, April 20, 1999, October 19, 1999, October 17, 2000, October 30, 2001, March 19, 2002, November 26, 2002, January 6, 2004, February 8, 2005, November 1, 2005, December 5, 2006, March 20, 2007, May 22, 2007, December 18, 2007, July 15, 2008, September 21, 2010, September 13, 2011, September 11, 2012, October 3, 2013, September 9, 2014, and September 22, 2015, relating to departmental organization of the City of Long Beach, read and adopted as read.
• Sponsors: Financial Management

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/20/2016	2	City Council	approve recommendation and adopt	Pass
9/13/2016	1	City Council	declare ordinance read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading	Pass
9/6/2016	1	City Council	laid over

TITLE
Recommendation to declare ordinance relating to adopting an amendment to Ordinance No. C-6496, adopted July 5, 1988, and amended on January 24, 1989, July 11, 1989, December 5, 1989, March 20, 1990, July 3, 1990, September 18, 1990, July 2, 1991, July 7, 1992, January 26, 1993, August 24, 1993, June 28, 1994, July 18, 1995, November 28, 1995, October 1, 1996, March 25, 1997, October 7, 1997, October 27, 1998, April 20, 1999, October 19, 1999, October 17, 2000, October 30, 2001, March 19, 2002, November 26, 2002, January 6, 2004, February 8, 2005, November 1, 2005, December 5, 2006, March 20, 2007, May 22, 2007, December 18, 2007, July 15, 2008, September 21, 2010, September 13, 2011, September 11, 2012, October 3, 2013, September 9, 2014, and September 22, 2015, relating to departmental organization of the City of Long Beach, read and adopted as read.

DISCUSSION
On August 1, 2016, the City Manager's Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2017 (FY 17) was delivered by Mayor Garcia to the City Council and community with recommended amendments for consideration. Budget meetings were set for March 8, August 2, August 9, August 16, August 23, September 6, and September 13, along with five Budget Oversight Committee (BOC) meetings, and ten community meetings at which the FY 17 Proposed Budget was discussed. We are pleased to report that through the scheduled hearings, BOC and community meetings, there have been 22 separate opportunities for public feedback, deliberation and input. In addition, this year, the City has solicited input through the Budget Priority Survey to obtain feedback on what the City's General Fund priorities should be. The survey was promoted, along with OpenLB, which shows the budget visually, on the City's website, through Twitter and Facebook, and at the community meetings.

At the conclusion of the hearings, the City Council will amend the proposed budget as it deems appropriate, and adopt the proposed budget as amended. Since the publication ...