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the City Manager to submit a budget,to Council by April 1 each year. <br /> <br /> THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1998 <br />He suggested that this could be <br /> <br />changed to meet contemporary needs. Mrs. Ernest then commented that the information required of staff for <br />the budget must be requested far enough in advance to allow integration of its preparation into the ongoing <br />workload, to which Mr. Blackman agreed stating, however, that the City Manager must still be allowed to <br />manage the transition process. Mrs. Haskell then suggested that it would be helpful to plan the budget <br />sessions for this years effort at this time. Mr. Reynolds responded by stating that Council would have to <br />agree to receiving their budget later than April 1, and noted that the State would not adopt the Education <br />Budget until May 15, and Council has already scheduled a budget meeting on May 12. He also suggested <br />that the annual process for the budget should take no more than one month. Consequently, Mr. Reynolds <br />suggested a Charter change to have the budget due to Council not later than the second Tuesday in April each <br />year, and that such a change would need to be submitted to the Legislature for its approval. Mrs. Haskell <br />then suggested that the entire process be considered before requesting a Charter change, and that such <br />consideration should be given in the course of Council's next Retreat. Council Member Teague then <br />suggested that there could be separate consideration given to dealing with the Education budget by April 12. <br />Mr. Reynolds then expressed agreement with Mrs. Haskell's suggestion, and pledged to come back to <br />Council with a formal recommendation on the matter at their regularly scheduled meeting on March 24, <br /> <br />1998. Mr. Wayne Knox, Planning, Housing and Zoning Manager then suggested that consideration be given <br />to beginning the new budget process as early as November of each year. Vice-Mayor Crabtree then thanked <br />all the staff members present for exemplary performance throughout the years, and Mayor Adams <br />commented that the staff' s performance made being a Council Member much easier, due to the fact that they <br />get many more positive than negative phone calls about City services. Mr. Dallas complimented the staff <br />also, and added his encouragement that they all continue to look for ways to lower the cost of operations. <br />Mr. Blackman then asked Council to settle on dates for upcoming budget discussions. Council unanimously <br />agreed upon the, following dates and times: <br /> <br /> <br />