City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: DECEMBER 5, 2018
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Amending the Budget Resolution Establishing the Process to be Used to Adopt the FY 2020 Operating Budget and the FY 2020 to FY 2029 Capital Improvement Program. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: To provide an alternative option to the Budget Adoption date as discussed at the November 13, 2018 Legislative meeting.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council adopt a revised resolution removing the requirements that final budget decisions be made 72 hours prior to adoption and made available to the public 48 hours prior to adoption, and that budget adoption be rescheduled from Thursday, May 2, 2019 to Wednesday, May 1, 2019.
BACKGROUND: City Council adopted Resolution #2855: Budget Resolution Establishing the Process to be Used to Adopt the FY 2020 Operating Budget and the FY 2020 to FY 2029 Capital Improvement Program at the November 13, 2018 City Council Legislative Meeting. This resolution includes provisions that "final decisions will be made 72 hours prior to budget adoption and discussed at a Special City Council work session" (i.e. the final add/delete work session) and that "final decisions will be made available to the public 48 hours prior to budget adoption." As part of the Resolution #2855 discussion, Council directed staff to return to Council with options to consider potentially reducing the amount of time between final add/delete and budget adoption from the current 72 hours.
DISCUSSION: The 72-hour period between the final add/delete work session and budget adoption was one of several add/delete changes City Council made to the budget process beginning with the FY 2016 budget. Staff believes the intent for the 72-hour period between final add/delete and adoption was to provide time for the public have time to review proposed add/delete items that may have b...
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