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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 06/17/13 Item No.: 14.a Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Consider Setting Additional Council Meetings for the Purpose of Discussing the 2014 Budget B ACKGROUND 1 At the June 10, 2013 City Council meeting, the Council agreed to set additional City Council meetings 2 for the purposes of discussing the 2014 Budget. More specifically, the Council expressed a desire to 3 create a forum that would allow individual City Departments to identify operational issues that will 4 impact the 2014 Budget, while also promoting an interactive exchange between the Council and Staff 5 regarding those issues. 6 7 The Council is asked to consider establishing 3 separate meetings during the weeks of: 8 9 thth June 24 (excluding the June 25 Public Works Commission meeting date) 10 ththth July 8 (excluding July 8 Council meeting & July 10 Planning Commission meeting) 11 th July 15th (excluding July 15 Council meeting) 12 13 thth Conceivably, the Council could elect to use the July 8 and/or the July 15 regularly scheduled Council 14 meetings for purposes of primarily discussing the budget rather than scheduling a separate meeting. 15 Conducting a 2-hour budget discussion on these nights would still allow ample time for a consent 16 agenda and light discussion on other topics. 17 18 Following these special budget meetings, it is hoped that the Council can provide final budget direction 19 at the July 22nd City Council meeting. City Staff would then spend the next few weeks drafting the 20 City Manager Recommended Budget with the intent on presenting that Recommendation at the August 21 12th or 19th meeting. 22 PO OLICYBJECTIVE 23 Not applicable. 24 FI INANCIAL MPACTS 25 Not applicable. 26 SR TAFF ECOMMENDATION 27 Staff recommends that the Council consider adding these meetings for the purposes of discussion the 28 2014 Budget. 29 Page 1 of 2