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Finance Committee Meeting Highlights of March 2, 2012
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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
CITY COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE
March 2, 2012
8:15am - 9:45am
San Leandro City Hall
835 East 14th Street
San Leandro, California
(Sister Cities Gallery)
HIGHLIGHTS
Committee Members: Mayor Cassidy, Vice Mayor Gregory, Councilmember Souza
City Staff Present: City Manager Zapata, Assistant City Manager Marshall, Interim Finance Director O’Leary, Deputy Finance Director Rodriguez, Interim Police Captain Tudor, Budget and Compliance Manager Perini, Administrative Assistant III Perez
Public Present: None
The meeting was called to order at 8:15 a.m.
1. Discussion Regarding Annual Report on Emergency Communication System Access Tax (911 Tax) and Annual Tax Cap Adjustment by the Consumer Price Index.
Interim Finance Director O’Leary presented the report of the Emergency Communication System Access Tax (911 Tax), as required by Municipal Code, Section 2-18-220. Mr. O’Leary reported revenue of approximately $1.3 million for the period July 2011 through December 2011; stating that it was on track to the projected amount of $2.7 million for the fiscal year. Mr. O’Leary provided a summary of the expenditures for the current fiscal year as well as the projected expenditure for 2012-13. There will be a decrease in Police Dispatch operation expenditures in 2012-13 due to the pay-off of the CAD RMS loan this year, offset by a small increase in Fire Dispatch costs. Mr. O’Leary advised the Committee that in May of 2012, staff will present the City Council with a proposed ordinance to increase the rates by the CPI of 2.6% as authorized, along with the other proposed changes to fees in the master fee schedule.
Mayor Cassidy and Councilmember Souza inquired about the rise in Fire Dispatch costs. Councilmember Souza stated that it was her understanding, from a prior report from Alameda County Fire, with more cities joining the pool, costs would be spread throughout. Budget and Com...
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