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Recommendation to receive and discuss an overview of the Proposed Fiscal Year 2020 budgets for the following Departments: Technology and Innovation and Civil Service; and
DISCUSSION
On July 31, 2019, the City Manager’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY 20) was delivered by Mayor Garcia to the City Council and community for consideration. Budget meetings were held on December 18, 2018, August 6, August 13, August 20, and September 3, 2019, along with Budget Oversight Committee (BOC) meetings, and community meetings throughout August at which the Proposed FY 20 Budget was discussed. As a result of these meetings, there were 22 scheduled opportunities for public feedback, deliberation, and input. Additionally, input was solicited through the Long Beach Budget Priority Survey to obtain feedback on what the City’s priorities should be. The survey was promoted on the City’s website, along with OpenLB, which shows the budget visually, 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 Proposed FY 20 Budget, updated estimates of FY 20 revenues and expenses, which primarily address technical corrections, are listed by fund group and department in Attachments B, C, and D. The reasons for the adjustments are discussed at the end of this letter.
There are three Ordinances to be considered for approval in Attachment A. The first amends the Departmental Organization of the City (A-6). The second is the Resolution No. WD-1413 (A-10), which establishes the rates and charges for the water and sewer service. The third Ordinance is the Appropriations Ordinance (A-16), which officially appropriates the funding for the Adopted Budget (approved in A-3) and authorizes expenditures in conformance with the Adopted Budget. For the second and third Ordinances to become effective on Oc...
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