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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 2022 budget as listed in Attachment A;
Approve the revised Long Beach Recovery Act program allocations and approve the Fiscal Year 2021 departmental and fund budget appropriation adjustments for the Long Beach Recovery Act in accordance with existing City Council Policy; and
Set September 7, 2021 as the hearing date for a continued budget hearing to take the necessary actions to adopt the Fiscal Year 2022 Master Fees and Charges Schedule and establish the rates and charges for water and sewer service. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On July 16, 2021, the City Manager’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 22) was delivered by Mayor Garcia to the City Council and community for consideration. The City Council budget hearings were held on March 16, July 20, August 3, August 10, August 17, and August 24, 2021. Additionally, Budget Oversight Committee (BOC) meetings and citywide community town hall meetings were also held in the months of April, July, and August, at which the Proposed FY 22 Budget was discussed. As a result of these meetings, there were 15 scheduled opportunities for public feedback, deliberation, and input. An additional budget hearing will be held on September 7, 2021, to discuss the Water and Sewer Rates and the Master Fees and Charges Schedule. Additionally, input was solicited through the Long Beach Budget Priority Survey to obtain feedback on desired City priorities. The survey was promoted on the City’s website, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and at community meetings.
At the conclusion of the August 24, 2021 hearing, the City Council will amend the Proposed FY 22 Budget as it deems appropriate and adopt the proposed budget as amended. Since the publication of the Proposed FY 22 Budget, a few updates were made to the proposed revenue and expenditure budgets, which primarily address te...
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