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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and take the actions necessary to adopt the Fiscal Year 2024 budget as listed in Attachment A. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On August 1, 2023, the City Manager’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 24) was delivered by Mayor Richardson to the City Council and the community for consideration. The City Council budget hearings were held on January 17, March 7, August 1, August 8, August 15, August 22, and September 5, 2023. Additionally, Budget Oversight Committee (BOC) meetings and citywide community town hall meetings were also held in the months of January, February, July, and August 2023, at which the Proposed FY 24 Budget was discussed. As a result of these meetings, there were 24 scheduled opportunities for public feedback, deliberation, and input. Additionally, FY 24 budget input was solicited through the Long Beach Budget Priority Survey in January and the Digital Budget Comment Card in August to obtain feedback on desired City priorities and input on the FY 24 Proposed Budget. Both the survey and the comment card were promoted on the City’s website, X (formally Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, Nextdoor, and at community meetings.
At the conclusion of the September 5, 2023 Budget Hearing, the City Council will amend the Proposed FY 24 Budget as it deems appropriate and adopt the proposed budget as amended. Since the publication of the Proposed FY 24 Budget, a few updates were made to the proposed revenue and expenditure budgets, which primarily address technical corrections and are listed by fund group and department in Attachments B, C, and D. The reasons for these budget adjustments are discussed at the end of this letter.
As part of the FY 24 Budget Adoption, there are three Ordinances to be considered for approval in Attachment A. The first Ordinance amends the Departmental Organization of the City (A-6). The second Ordinance...
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