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<br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> Date: September 19, 2022 <br /> Item No.: 7.a <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />Item Description: Receive Finance Commission recommendations on the 2023 City Manager <br />recommended budget, tax levy, and 2023-2042 CIP <br />1 B ACKGROUND <br />2 The Finance Commission reviewed the 2023-2042 Capital Improvement Plan and the 2023 City Manager <br />3 recommended budget & tax levy at their meetings over the past few months. The Commission’s findings <br />4 and recommendations are highlighted below. <br />5 <br />6 2023 City Manager Recommended Budget & Tax Levy <br />7 After reviewing the 2023 City Manager Recommended Budget & Tax Levy at their August and <br />8 September meetings, the Finance Commission unanimously made a recommendation that theyfelt <br />9 citizens would be more comfortable with a 5-6% increase in the tax levy, rather than the City Manager <br />10 recommended tax levy increase of 7%. <br />11 <br />12 2023-2042 Capital Improvement Plan and Funding Strategies <br />13 The Finance Commission had a discussion on the 2023-2042Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) at their <br />14 June and July meetings. The Finance Commission took no formal action with regard to a <br />15 recommendation on the 2023-2042 CIP, though they were supportive of staff recommendations. The <br />16 Commission may review this at their October meeting and make a formal recommendation at that time. <br />17 <br />18 Wanda Davies, Chair of the Finance Commission, and Dan Sagisser, Vice-Chair will be in attendance at <br />19 the meeting to present the Commission’sfindings and recommendationson the 2023 Preliminary Budget <br />20 and Tax Levy. <br />21 P OLICY O BJECTIVE <br />22 See above. <br />23 F INANCIAL I MPACTS <br />24 Not applicable. <br />25 S TAFF R ECOMMENDATION <br />26 Receive the Finance Commission recommendations on the 2023 Budget, tax levy and 2023-2042 CIP. <br />27 R EQUESTED C OUNCIL A CTION <br />28 The Council is asked to receive the findings and recommendations on the 2023 Budget, tax levy and <br />29 2023-2042 CIP from the Finance Commission. <br /> <br /> <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />