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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />1. 3 <br />14 <br />1s <br />1� <br />17 <br />1s <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />�3 <br />24 <br />25 <br />25 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />3� <br />Reg�a�ar City Co�neil Meeting <br />�i'�onday, �iane 11, 2007 <br />Page �6 <br />ess, they could act to adopt i� by resoluiion, sim�lar to o�her recentlyT <br />adopted budget policies, to bu'rld greater s�ructure and d'zscip�ine <br />through the process �'ar �uture years. <br />Mr. Mil�e� reviewed the proposed significant steps: prelimina�y dis- <br />cussion of City programs and services; foilowed by Council discus- <br />sion o�` goals, �tz'ategies and prinrities; a Council dead�ine for individ� <br />ual Councz�me�nber submission of budget suggestions or requests; <br />sta�f report on Gouncil budget suggestions or requests; presentation of <br />the City Manager reeommended budget; Council discussion o�' that <br />budget; and addption of the preliminaxy budget and prope�t.y tax �evy; <br />and Council deadline �or submitting amended budget suggestions ox <br />requests, �ain p�rovisions of this process would be submisszon by <br />Councilmembe�s o�' their inztial suggest�ons oar requcsts in writing at <br />the July 23, 20a7 Councii m�eting; prohibition o� additional proposa�s <br />after that date in the preliminary or �"�na1 budg��, unless approved by <br />the Coune�l majoriiy; and establishing an October 1S, 2007 deadline <br />for submitt�ng w�itten amended budg�t suggestions or requests on <br />those p�ropasals submitted prior to the origina� July 23, 2007 deadline. <br />Mr. Miller adv�sed that this would a��ow sta��' time to evalua�e impacts <br />to the budget and other services, depaa�tment-sp�cific and czty-wide <br />impacts of those proposals, and pr�ven� negotiation from the beneh at <br />the eleventh hou�' prior to i'inal budget adopiion. <br />Councilmembex Kough expressed his ongoing interes� in pu�suing a <br />motorcycie pa�ol far th� City in an effort to r�duce vehicle expenses. <br />Mayor K�ausin�; spoke in suppor� of t�e definite drop dead date of Oc- <br />�ober 1 St�. <br />City Nlanager noted the line item for �nitial Council deadline fox sub� <br />mitting Bud.get sugg�s�ions or r�quests for July 23, 2007, al�owing for <br />more interactive conversation and aciion betw��n �he City Council <br />and staff. <br />36 Councilmember Pust obsezved that indiv�dua� Councilmembers wou�d <br />3? need io be on their honor, and if agreeing �o the deadline date, they <br />38 wou�d need to adhexe io it, unle�s there was majority support o�' devi- <br />39 ating from the process. Councilmember Pus� opined that if the Coun- <br />