Memorandum 17-084 2018 Budget Schedule

Memorandum 17-084

TO:                        Mayor Zak and Homer City Council
THROUGH:          Katie Koester, City Manager
FROM:                 Elizabeth Walton, Finance Director
DATE:                   June 7, 2017
SUBJECT:             2018 Proposed Budget Schedule

Included is the 2018 Proposed Budget Development Schedule.

At the May 30th City Council meeting members indicated a desire to give administration formal direction on the budget before the scheduled August 14 Committee of the Whole conversation on budget priorities for the upcoming year. If that is the case, I recommended amending the attached budget schedule: the next available worksession is July 24.

Councilmembers have requested additional information on the public outreach process in prior years. I have attached the summary page from the first town hall meeting that was held when the City learned of a ¾ of a million shortfall in FY 2015. An online survey with over 500 respondents accompanied the Town Hall. The first Town Hall was followed up with two additional meetings on revenue solutions with robust public participation. The entire summary, including attachments can be found here: http://www.cityofhomer-ak.gov/citymanager/closing-gap-town-hall-meeting-...

Attached is an analysis of budget growth across City departments over the past ten years and the last two years to help inform the Council’s budget conversation. The decreases over the last two-year period reflect the City Council’s response to cuts from the state and the current economic climate.

Recommendation:

Review, amend as desired, and approve the 2018 Budget Schedule.

Enc:

Budget schedule for 2018

Town Hall website summary from 2015

10 year and 2 year high level general fund budget chart