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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Agenda StatementCITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT MEETING DATE: February 19, 2013 AGENDA ITEM NO. ITEM TITLE: Scheduling of City Council workshops related to the discussion and preparation of the City of National City's strategic plan andannual budget for Fiscal Year 2013-2014. PREPARED BY: Stacey Stevenson DEPARTMENT: Fine PHONE: 336-4308 APPROVED BY: EXPLANATION: The City of National City operates on a fiscal year calendar: July 1 through June 30. On or before June 30 of each year the operating budget for the following fiscal year is presented to the City Council for adoption. The process of developing the City's annual budget includes a series of events over a four to five month period including departmental budget reviews and budgeting requests, community meetings via Neighborhood Councils and financial reviews/analysis by the Finance Department. Another key component in the process has historically been budget workshops with the City Council as a means of seeking both Council direction and as another means of soliciting community input, In preparation of the budget calendar for the development and adoption of the Fiscal Year 2013-2014 annual budget, staff has tentatively scheduled two City Council budget workshops. Said workshops are tentatively scheduled for April 9, and April 30, 2013. Both dates are "off Tuesdays", that is to say they are Tuesdays on which there is no regular meeting of the City Council scheduled. With this item, staff seeks approval of these tentative budget workshop dates. In the alternative, if said dates are not agreeable to the majority of the City Council, direction on alternative dates is sought. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: APPROVED: Finance ACCOUNT NO. APPROVED: MIS There is no fiscal impact associated with this item ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: This is not a project and therefore is not subject to environmental review. ORDINANCE: INTRODUCTION: FINAL ADOPTION: STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Accept staff's recommended budget workshop dates of April 9 and April 30, 2013; or, in the alternative, provide direction on alternative dates. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: N/A ATTACHMENTS: