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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 2023 budget as listed in Attachment A. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On August 2, 2022, the City Manager’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23) was delivered by Mayor Garcia to the City Council and the community for consideration. The City Council budget hearings were held on December 7, 2021, as well as on March 8, August 2, August 9, August 16, August 23, and September 6, 2022. Additionally, Budget Oversight Committee (BOC) meetings and citywide community town hall meetings were also held in the months of January and August 2022, at which the Proposed FY 23 Budget was discussed. As a result of these meetings, there were 17 scheduled opportunities for public feedback, deliberation, and input. Additionally, input was solicited through the Long Beach Budget Priority Survey to obtain feedback on desired City of Long Beach (City) priorities. The survey was promoted on the City’s website, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and at community meetings.
At the conclusion of the September 6, 2022 hearing, the City Council will amend the Proposed FY 23 Budget as it deems appropriate and adopt the proposed budget as amended. Since the publication of the Proposed FY 23 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 23 Budget Adoption, there are two Ordinances to be considered for approval in Attachment A. The first Ordinance amends the Departmental Organization of the City (A-6). The second is the Appropriations Ordinance (A-15), which officially appropriates the funding for the Adopted Budget (approved in A-3) and authorizes expenditures in conformance with the...
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