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449 <br /> October..,1986 <br /> MAYOR'S COMMENTS <br /> mUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE <br /> mayor Moore said that President Gipson had appointed Councilmen <br /> Langue and Morrow to work with him in reviewing the three finalists <br /> for the Everett Court Judge position. He said theY voted <br /> unanimously for the same person, Tim O'Dell. He said he was <br /> appointing Mr.O'Dell as the Everett Court Judge position. <br /> Moved by Councilman Stephenson,Seconded by Councilman Overstreet to <br /> concur in the Mayor's appointment of Tim O'Dell as Everett Muncipal <br /> Court Judge. <br /> Roll was called with all councilmen voting yes. <br /> Motion carried. <br /> Ho said he was late this morning as be had met with Senator cohen <br /> ' from Maine discussing Homeporting in Everett. . <br /> BUDGET MESSAGE I I <br /> mayor Moore then presented the 1987 Budget Message as follows: <br /> I am pleased to transmit to you the proposed 1987 budget for the <br /> City of Everett. These document. represent the financial and <br /> management plan for the City ae recommended by the Mayor's office in <br /> conformance with State law and provisions of the City Charter. . <br /> The first draft of the 1987 budget was printed in February 1906. At <br /> that tiff,we were aware that 1.4 million dollars of revenue sharing <br /> funds were on the line at the federal level and could be cut by <br /> congress. During the early months of 1906, revenues were coming in <br /> Curates below our projections. For the fifth year in sunceesion, <br /> all departments were informed to hold the line on expenses. To I <br /> Properly understand the impact of this spending freeze, we must [ <br /> remember that the operating departments have not had a general <br /> increase since 1983. Then in 1904, a two percent across the board <br /> reduction in operating dollars was imposed city wide. The onlY <br /> department budget increases have been in specific isolated cases <br /> whore an adjustment was clearly required. I , <br /> Respite our caution and recognition of the problem, the neW budget <br /> refused to balance. Draft after draft was printed, ea. one <br /> exploring different proposals, different revenue projections and <br /> various reductions in expenditures. <br /> The major decision in balancing the 1987 budget was to confront the <br /> single largest expense item head on;that ie,to address the cost of 1 ! <br /> pereonnel and to hold in place for one year all salaries not°abject <br /> to previously negotiated agreements. Once the direction was given, <br /> we were able to focus on revenues,present and future expenses, and <br /> define programs for the 1987 budget. <br /> The ealary bold we have recommended is neceesary due to the <br /> uncertain revenue picture and in keeping with the top prioritY of <br /> this administration to maintain our current level of service for the <br />