City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: NOVEMBER 6, 2019
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of a Budget Resolution Establishing the Process to be Used to Adopt the FY 2021 Operating Budget and the FY 2021 to FY 2030 Capital Improvement Program. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: To determine the process that will guide FY 2021 budget deliberations.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council adopt the proposed resolution (Attachment) establishing the Process to Be Used to Adopt the FY 2021 Operating Budget and the FY 2021 to FY 2030 Capital Improvement Program.
BACKGROUND: This resolution will establish the framework for City Council’s deliberations for the FY 2021 Operating Budget and FY 2021 to FY 2030 Capital Improvement Program to be presented for City Council consideration on February 18, 2020.
City Council has long had a resolution in place to frame the budget process roles and responsibilities of Council, the City Manager and the Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS). The attached budget process resolution reflects the language and process used for FY 2020. The dates proposed in this resolution reflect the adopted City Council calendar for 2020.
There are no significant changes to this year’s process resolution. However, a few items are worth highlighting:
• Last year, City Council added a second public hearing to obtain public input on the preliminary add/deletes proposed by City Council. The attached resolution continues this option for the upcoming cycle in Section (c)(8).
• Section (c)(10) has been updated from 48 hours to 24 hours to reflect the change incorporated last year with budget adoption taking place 48 hours after Final Add/Delete instead of 72 hours after Final Add/Delete.
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
ATTACHMENT: Budget Resolution Establishing the Process to Be Used to Adopt Operating
Budget and Capital Improvement Program
STAFF:
Laura Triggs, Deputy City Manager
Morgan Routt, Director, Office of Management and Budget