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Recommendation to adopt a motion amending the proposed FY 18 budget. (A-15)
DISCUSSION
On July 31, 2017, the City Manager’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY 18) was delivered by Mayor Garcia to the City Council and community for consideration. Budget meetings were set for March 14, July 25, August 1, August 8, August 15, August 22, September 5, and September 12, along with six Budget Oversight Committee (BOC) meetings, and ten community meetings at which the FY 18 Proposed Budget was discussed. We are pleased to report that through the hearings, BOC and community meetings, there were 24 scheduled opportunities for public feedback, deliberation and input. In addition, this year, the City solicited input through the Long Beach 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 hearing, the City Council will amend the proposed budget as it deems appropriate, and adopt the proposed budget as amended. Since the publication of the FY 18 Proposed Budget, updated estimates of revenue and expense, which primarily address technical corrections, are listed by fund and department in Attachments B, C and D to this letter. The reasons for the adjustments are discussed at the end of this letter.
There are three Ordinances in Attachment A. The first approves Resolution No. WD-1376 (A-3), which establishes the rates and charges for the water and sewer service. The second is the Appropriations Ordinance (A-17), which officially adopts the FY 18 budget and authorizes expenditures in conformance with the adopted budget. For these two Ordinances to become effective October 1, 2017, the City Council must first declare an emergency to exist before adopting each Ordinance (A-2 and A-16). The third Ordinance amends the Departmental Organiza...
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