On January 26, 2010, the City Commission received the following information in the form of a report, describing the suggestions that were considered to be viable which were gleaned from the Citizen Budget Gatherings.
A team was assembled to review each suggestion. The suggestions were then sorted by the following categories:
- reducing expenses
- increasing revenue
- general comments
The team also made a preliminary determination on the viability of each suggestion, assigned the suggestion to subject matter experts (SME) where appropriate, and provided a status and/or comment as necessary. A number of suggestions were identified as viable that relate to initiatives staff are currently undertaking.
Read the information here:
Attachment 1 - general comments
Attachment 2 - reducing expenses
Attachment 3 - increasing revenues
Over 500 people attended the Community Budget Gatherings which were held in November and December. Attendees learned about the $27.4 million budget deficit the City is projecting for FY2011, the actions the City has taken to date, and the City’s need to transform into a new form of government service provider. They then broke up into small groups and discussed how they could make the new City platform work for them and what applications they might design for what matters most to them. They also gave suggestions for increasing revenues and decreasing spending.
The unedited results of those discussions are provided here.
- December 3 Meeting Notes
- December 2 Meeting Notes
- December 1 Meeting Notes
- November 30 Meeting Notes
- November 23 Meeting Notes
- November 19 Meeting Notes
- November 18 Meeting Notes
- November 16 Meeting Notes
For times and dates, see the meeting notice. (English version) (Spanish version)