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Staff Report for the City of San Leandro City Council to Receive the Proposed Community Advisory Budget Task Force Work Plan and Adopt Resolution Appointing Members to the Task Force
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council review and comment on the proposed Community Advisory Budget Task Force work plan and adopt the associated City Council Resolution appointing members to the 28-person Task Force.
BACKGROUND
On July 21, 2020, the City Council created the Community Advisory Budget Task Force (Task Force), to seek the input of residents and stakeholders and make recommendations to the City Council on community priorities and strategies to maintain a high quality of service delivery while taking tangible steps to reduce ongoing budget deficits. The City Council further directed the Task Force to focus on changes necessary to rebalance the City budget considering budget deficits, the COVID-19 pandemic, the accompanying shelter-in-place orders, and the reallocation of a portion of the Police Department budget.
DISCUSSION
The following summarizes the mission for the Task Force:
* Develop an understanding of the City's budget and fiscal issues;
* Provide input on community priorities and develop recommendations on fiscal strategies and program delivery that ensure a balanced budget and reflects those priorities;
* Make recommendations to enhance public understanding of the City budget and community input into the budget development process;
* Make recommendations for the most efficient and effective reallocation of funding that was recently deducted from the Police Department budget; and
* Make recommendations to help achieve a long-term, sustainable budget through reducing expenditures and/or increasing revenues.
Attached to this staff report is the proposed Budget Task Force work plan. The work plan was reviewed by the Finance Committee on September 9, 2020. The Committee emphasized the importance of having an orga...
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