City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: NOVEMBER 2, 2021
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of a Resolution to Establish FY 2023 Budget Guidance. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Consideration of a Resolution to Establish FY 2023 Budget Guidance.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council adopt the FY 2023 Budget Guidance Resolution (Attached) which will provide guidance to the City Manager to be used in the preparation of the Proposed FY 2023 Operating Budget and Proposed FY 2023 to FY 2032 Capital Improvement Program to be presented on February 15, 2022, for City Council consideration.
BACKGROUND: The attachment in this docket reflects guidance adopted in prior resolutions, updated with FY 2023 budget development information. The City Council Retreat will be held on November 6, 2021, at which time staff will present an economic outlook and estimated budget gap for FY 2023 not including to-be-determined employee compensation increases beyond merit pay, supplemental funding requests from departments and other agencies, or capital project increases beyond the current funding plan.
City Council has, since the FY 2007 budget process, annually adopted a resolution that provides the City Manager with guidance for the preparation of the forthcoming budget and 10-year Capital Improvement Program. The proposed Budget Guidance Resolution for the FY 2023 Operating Budget and FY 2023 to FY 2032 Capital Improvement Program reflects many of the same principles and features as the FY 2022 Council adopted Budget Guidance Resolution with the following changes:
(1) The City Manager is again directed to propose an operating budget and 10-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) that seeks to balance the need to continue priority services and the need for an affordable tax and fee responsibility which ...
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