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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA200 Scheduling of City Council workshop (Finance)CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT MEETING DATE: February 18, 2014 AGENDA ITEM NO. ITEM TITLE: Scheduling of City Council workshops related to the discussion and preparation of the City of National City's annual budget for Fiscal Year 2015. PREPARED BY: Ed Prendell, Budget Analyst DEPARTMENT: Financ/e PHONE: 619-336-4332 APPROVED BY: ' ( i i e 4.�r" 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 2015 annual budget, staff has tentatively scheduled two City Council budget workshops. Said workshops are tentatively scheduled for April 29, and May 13, 2014. 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: ACCOUNT NO. APPROVED: MIS There is no fiscal impact associated with this item. APPROVED: 7('' e4/4c;•t.---'Finance ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: This is not a project and, therefore, not subject to environmental review. ORDINANCE: INTRODUCTION: FINAL ADOPTION: STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Accept staff's recommended budget workshops dates of April 29 and May 13, 2014; or, in alternative, provide direction on alternatives dates. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: NA ATTACHMENTS: Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Calendar