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Staff Report for the City of San Leandro City Council to Receive the Final Recommendations from the Community Advisory Budget Task Force and to Provide Direction to Staff
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and comment on the Community Advisory Budget Task Force (Task Force) Final Recommendations and provide direction to staff in preparation for the development of the biennial budget for Fiscal Years 2021-22 and 2022-23.
BACKGROUND
On July 21, 2020, the City Council created the Community Advisory Budget Task Force (Task Force), to seek the input from 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 $1.7 million from the Police Department budget.
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.
DISCUSSION
The Community Advisory Budget Task Force met 2 times a month for 6 months (with some exceptions) for a total of 12 times since October 2020. Their schedule also...
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