HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - unsigned - 1995-11-14 - Adjourned Regular Meeting City Council, Adjourned Regular Meeting
Contractors' Turtle Bay House
1856 Blue Bell Drive
Redding, California
November 14, 1995 1:30 p.m.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Kehoe with the following Council
Members present: P. Anderson, R. Anderson, McGeorge, Murray and Kehoe.
The following members of staff were also in attendance: City Manager
Warren, Director of Administrative Services Starman, Finance Officer
Strong, Management Assistant to the City Manager Bachman, and Management
Analyst Davis.
PUBLIC COMMENT
(A-050-060)
Kent Dagg, Shasta Builders' Exchange, welcomed the City Council to the
Contractors' Turtle Bay House and thanked both the City Council and the
City for its support of the project. Mr. Dagg introduced some of the key
members of the community who were involved in making the Contractors'
Turtle Bay House a reality.
MISSION-DRIVEN BUDGETING
(B-130-070)
Director of Administrative Services Starman provided an overview of the
Report to City Council dated November 7, 1995, incorporated herein by
reference, which discussed the issue of mission-driven budgeting. He
explained that mission-driven budgeting requires the City to focus on
results and enables the City Council to concentrate on policy issues. He
noted some of the primary features of mission-driven budgeting: 1)
Budgets are aggregated and allocated by department or program; 2) Budgets
are adjusted annually in accordance with a growth factor approved by the
City Council; 3) Budgets focus on desired outcomes and results, as opposed
to inputs; 4) Departments are allowed to retain or "bank" 50 percent of
whatever savings they generate; and 5) The City would use a two-year
budget, although periodic budget reviews would be conducted.
Mr. Starman noted some of the advantages associated with a mission-driven
budget: 1) Requires the City to focus on results and enables the City
Council to concentrate on policy issues; 2) Provides managers and
employees with a powerful incentive to save money and be more efficient; 3)
Significantly simplifies the budget and makes it a more meaningful and
understandable document; 4) Simplifies the budget process enormously; 5)
Enables managers to allocate resources better and adjust to changing
priorities; 6) It is conducive to long-range financial planning; and 7)
It enables the City Manager and the City Council to focus on the dollars,
as opposed to the pennies.
A general discussion was held regarding the merits of a mission-driven
budget. The City Council directed the City Manager to develop some
specifics regarding some elements of a mission-driven budget, while
retaining the City's existing line item budget system.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, at the hour of 3:30 p.m, Mayor Kehoe
declared the meeting adjourned.
APPROVED:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk