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CityCouncil | 2005-06-07 | 26 | first and then get staffing recommendations. Councilmember Matarrese reiterated that the dollar amount of the reduction is small. that he likes the idea of contracting services; having a reduction in the processing of permits and review of plans costs the City and customer money in the long run; other budget issues are hard realities; stated City services cost a lot of money. Councilmember deHaan inquired whether there was $150 million in permits this year, to which the Building Official responded permits have totaled $138 million. Councilmember deHaan stated that there was not a budget for FY 2004-05 for nine months the ten-year plan will give better insight he is concerned with the future years; praised the efforts of all involved with the budget preparation; stated the information provided is good, hard data; it is important to have some balances in equity within pay structures and labor management agreements. Vice Mayor Gilmore stated that she was glad that the public was present at tonight's meeting; she hoped that more people attend when the ten-year budget is presented; the City's past commitments will pay a big role in the future. Councilmember Daysog stated that having a ten-year budget is great but it is important to have a strong hold on the budget situation for the next 6 to 18 months suggested devising a system to track spending and see how the budget is evolving every two weeks. The Acting City Manager stated that he always reviews the budget with the Finance Director. stated that said information can be passed on to Council. Councilmember Daysog requested an Off Agenda Report on grant models and payment options; stated he looked forward to the City Attorney's review on how to handle the budget issues regarding | CityCouncil/2005-06-07.pdf |