Laserfiche WebLink
Attachment B <br />Finance Director Miller clarified the concept of creating some sort of cash carry forward fund <br />was so the City could take the excess monies and prioritize how they are spent. This would <br />imply that the City has priorities that are more than the department priorities. <br />Commissioner Bachhuber stated it would be the City Manager’s job to know what the City’s <br />priorities were. <br />Finance Director Miller stated this is what the City Manager does with the City Manager <br />Recommended Budget. He is letting the City Council know what he feels should be funded to <br />meet the needs of the City. <br />Chair Schroeder stated this item should be added to the next agenda for further discussion. <br />Continue Discussion On The CIP Priority Rankings <br />Chair Schroeder provided Commissioner’s Harold’s comments: At this point there are two <br />options to recommend to the Council. The first is to add the CIP priority rankings as guidance <br />only and state it as such in the Capital Investment Policy. The other is to update the policy to <br />direct staff to add the priority rankings to next year’s expenditures when updating the CIP. The <br />Council did not seem to think that having staff assign the priority rankings had value so until the <br />Council changes their mind it would probably be best to add language that the rankings are <br />guidance only. <br />Commissioner McRoberts stated the guidelines would not be useful if the projects are not <br />classified or ranked in order of importance. <br />Commissioner Bachhuber stated his recommendation would be follow the policy that was <br />adopted and ask staff to start categorizing their projects. <br />Chair Schroeder stated she would agree because if it is done this information would be available <br />in the future. The Council asked the Commission to review this item so the Commission should <br />make a formal response and this could be in the form of a motion. <br />Commissioner Bachhuber made a motion, seconded by Commissioner McRoberts to recommend <br />the City Council direct staff to begin using the priority rankings as adopted in the Capital <br />Investment Policy for future budgeting cycles. <br />Commissioner McRoberts stated if the City felt therewas value in prioritization whether for <br />discussion or advisory you cannot do this unless the projects are categorized. <br />Commissioner Bachhuber stated the Capital Investment Policy is guidelines and is not binding <br />by law. The City can make decisions without following the policy. <br /> <br />