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6/3/91
City Council, Adjourned Regular Meeting
City Hall Conference Room
760 Parkview Avenue
Redding, California
June 3, 1991 5:25 p.m.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Buffum with the following Council
Members present: Arness, Dahl, Fulton, Moss, and Buffum.
Also present were City Manager Christofferson, Assistant City Manager McMurry,
City Attorney Hays, Director of Public Works Galusha, Director of Planning and
Community Development Perry, Electric Utility Director Lindley, Chief of
Police Blankenship, Fire Chief Bailey, Director of Finance Downing, Director
of Recreation and Parks Riley, Director of General Services Masingale,
Community Services Director Gorman, Director of Utilities Customer Service
Vokal, Airports Director Ruff, City Treasurer Linville, and City Clerk
Nichols.
BUDGET STUDY SESSION
(B-130)
City Manager Christofferson presented an overview of the 1991-92 budget
proposal. Following Mr. Christofferson's presentation, each department
Director briefly outlined their department budget requests.
During discussion, Council Member Fulton suggested that Council Members
salaries be increased to $500 per month effective following the election in
April 1992.
Council Member Dahl requested that a City Council subcommittee be appointed to
discuss with staff the advisability of separating the Records Management
Division from the City Clerk's Department.
Council Members Dahl and Moss indicated they favor implementing the Power Stat
project requested by the Director of Utilities Customer Services.
Council Member Arness offered suggestions for "humanizing" the budget, such as
the ability to snap out a department section. He said he likes simple terms
such as revenue, income, expenditures, and more conciseness. He also
requested line item information for the Corporation Yard and City Hall, and he
wanted revenue clearly identified. Council Member Arness indicated he would
like to see a wish list of future projects, and he would like to see a mock-up
of the 1992-93 budget, including Council suggestions, by the first of the
year.
Council Member Moss recommended more break-down for materials, supplies, and
services, and he requested expansion of the computer system to be more
departmental specific. More explicit is more simple, he said.
Mayor Buffum suggested adding an explanation of what materials, supplies, and
services are included in each department. She also suggested including
summary information with each department budget.
Council Member Fulton opined that the format is an improvement over previous
years.
City Council agreed to meet again June 24 and 25, 1991, to further consider
the budget.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, at the hour of 8:57 p.m., Mayor Buffum
adjourned the meeting to 6:30 p.m., June 4, 1991, at City Council Chambers,
1313 California Street, Redding, for a Closed Session.
APPROVED:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk