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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 2016 budget as listed in Attachment A. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On July 28, 2015, the City Manager’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 (FY 16) was delivered by Mayor Garcia to the City Council and community with recommended amendments for consideration. Budget meetings were set for March 3, June 16, July 28, August 4, August 11, August 18, September 1, September 8, September 15, along with five Budget Oversight Committee (BOC) meetings, and nine community meetings at which the FY 16 Proposed Budget was discussed. We are pleased to report that through the scheduled hearings, BOC and community meetings, there have been 23 separate opportunities for public feedback, deliberation and input. In addition, this year, the City has solicited input through two informal survey mechanisms. The first is the Budget Challenge, which is an interactive simulation that provides citizens with the opportunity to balance the City’s budget, while also deciding if funding levels should be changed. The second is the Budget Priority Survey to obtain input on what the City’s General Fund priorities should be. These were both 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 of the FY 16 Proposed Budget, updated estimates of revenue and expense, which primarily address technical corrections, are listed by fund and department in Attachments B and C to this letter, respectively. The reasons are discussed at the end of this letter.
There are two Ordinances in Attachment A; one is an Ordinance approving Resolution No. WD-1341 (A-3), which establishes the rates and cha...
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