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October28.2009 <br /> •Implementing a review process that increased controls ever vehicle <br /> replacement <br /> As I stated earlier in this message,the operating budnet I am preat rsng <br /> to you today is very lean and concentrates funding on essential pub..c <br /> The proposed annual revenue budget is$111.9 million,which is down <br /> $6.6 million from the original 2009 budget,and$7.5 million or 6.3 percent <br /> less revenue than the City received in 2008. <br /> In 2010,public safety remains our No.1 General Government priority. <br /> Staffing for police will increase thanks to a federal grant that adds two <br /> police officers assigned as a school resource officer and a gang <br /> awareness and education officer.Additionally,we continue our planning <br /> efforts to replace Fire Station 3 near downtown. <br /> Our regional utility,which is funded by rate payers,will continue to make <br /> progress on$50 million in construction projects centered on water and <br /> sewer system maintenance,and mandated capacity expansion and <br /> environmental improvements. <br /> Our transit agency,in padnerehip with Community Transit,will come on • <br /> line with Bus Rapid Transit in the fourth quarter of this year.Bus Rapid <br /> Transit aNI improve transpedation options for our residents and regional <br /> commuters with state-of-the-art busses,new stations.and more frequent <br /> Our underlying goal in developing this proposed budget was to preserve <br /> our core services.We are able to do so primarily by continued spending <br />• restrictions,vigilance in seeking Increased efficiencies througn advances <br /> in technology,and taking advantage of one-time savings opportunities. <br /> Specific examples include: <br /> 307 <br />