Review budget strategies to close projected deficit
In Plain English
The city faces a budget deficit and needs to identify ways to balance its finances. The Finance Director presented a list of potential cost-cutting and revenue-generating options for council consideration. Council discussed specific strategies including possible library closures, police overtime costs, and payments for special prosecutions.
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Public Comments
71 public comments — 71 spoken
- Craig MurrayEmail
- Gregory EverettsEmail
- Janet L. JohnsonEmail
- Jill PerryEmail
- Juan DiazEmail
- Sean StalbaumEmail
- Adam EdgellEmail
- Adina RoseEmail
- Ben MeekEmail
- Brooke HazenEmail
- Cam-Ly DayEmail
- Carl CapistranoEmail
- Carol BurdickEmail
- Cordell HindlerEmail
- Corinne CoburnEmail
- Diana WearEmail
- Dorothy GilbertEmail
- Erin KerleyEmail
- Indira SivakumarEmail
- Jane CourantEmail
- Jeff SilvaEmail
- Jescenia RamirezEmail
- Joel GuzmanEmail
- Jon EngelageEmail
- Juliet EspinozaEmail
- Laura ThomasEmail
- Lilia EdgellEmail
- Lilian GarciaEmail
- Lynn MaackEmail
- Margarita AndradeEmail
- Martha JacksonEmail
- Nain LopezEmail
- Olene SparksEmail
- Pam TellewEmail
- Piper CoburnEmail
- Raelene CoburnEmail
- Riley EdgellEmail
- Robin DeGraciaEmail
- Ruby-Rose DayEmail
- Sallian UmemotoEmail
- Sally TobinEmail
- Stacey WalkerEmail
- Will SantanaEmail
- Yolanda SkeltonEmail
- Yvonne CuellarEmail
- Alix MazuetEmail
- Angela VottoEmail
- Denee EvansEmail
- Dorothea RastegarEmail
- Josh AnijarEmail
- Joe SummersEmail
- Liz WattsEmail
- Maria and Oliver GuiterrezEmail
- Natalie MulfordEmail
- Robbie HurtadoEmail
- Sara TheissEmail
- Sean StalbaumEmail
- Yulia PinkusevichEmail
- Ashlee GutierrezEmail
- Claudia JimenezEmailcouncilmember
- Gabe NelsonEmail
- John WainscottEmail
- Nirmani KalakhetiEmail
- Nishat GardensEmail
- Orlando RodriguezEmail
- Yen DoEmail
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- Naomi WilliamsEmail
- Tarnel AbbottEmail
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