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CityCouncil | 2009-02-07 | 1 | MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING SATURDAY - -FEBRUARY 7, 2009-8:30 A.M. Vice Mayor deHaan called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Roll Call - Present Councilmembers deHaan, Gilmore, Matarrese, Tam and Mayor Johnson - 5. [Note: Mayor Johnson arrived at 9:05 a.m. ] Absent : None. The City Manager provided a brief introduction. Sharon Cornu, Alameda Labor Council, stated labor management relations are not following a democratic, fair bargaining process ; labor organizations object to the policy that states the City is committed to using private sector resources in delivering municipal services. (09-061) Recommendation to accept the Financial Report for the Second Fiscal Quarter - October, November and December 2008. The City Manager gave a brief presentation to provide budget context. The Interim Finance Director gave a presentation. Mayor Johnson requested an explanation of the just over $200,000 difference; stated the Council needs to understand to ensure it does not happen again. The Interim Finance Director responded the math for revenue and expenses were off; stated the budget was done using Excel spreadsheets instead of the City's finance system; mathematical errors cannot be precluded; a retirement anticipated in the Finance Department did not occur. Councilmember Matarrese inquired whether the amount was a math error or misprojection about someone retiring. The Interim Finance Director responded both; stated the amount was off by $100,000, which seems like a math error since the number is even; the projection was one person would leave. Councilmember Matarrese stated $217,000 might be the amount needed to keep the library open; the cause of the error has to be identified in order to minimize the occurrence in the future. Special Meeting Alameda City Council 1 February 7, 2009 | CityCouncil/2009-02-07.pdf |