Title
Public Hearing on the 2014 City of Olympia Operating Budget and 2014-2019 Capital Facilities Plan (CFP)
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
The Finance Committee will present recommendations on the Budget and CFP at a later date. Various City advisory committees forwarded written recommendations to the Council at an earlier date. The Planning Commission will submit additional written recommendations for the Council to consider at the Council's November 19th meeting following the Planning Commission's public hearing on November 18th.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to open the public hearing and take comments on the 2014 City of Olympia Preliminary Operating Budget and CFP. The Council should close the public hearing for oral presentations at the end of the oral comments and should accept written comments until November 19, 2013 at 5:00pm.
Report
Issue:
The hearing is an opportunity for the public to comment on the 2014 Operating Budget and Capital Facilities Plan.
Staff Contact:
Steve Hall, City Manager, 360.753.8370
Jane Kirkemo, Administrative Services Director, 360.753.8499
Presenter(s):
Jane Kirkemo, Administrative Services Director
Jennifer Priddy, Olympia School District
Background and Analysis:
The 2014 Preliminary Operating budget was presented on October 22, 2013 followed by a neighborhood forum on October 29th. The Preliminary CFP was presented in July and the Council held a separate public hearing on the CFP on Oct 8, 2013. This hearing provides additional opportunity for the council to hear from the public on the Capital and Operating Budgets of the City. The Operating Budget includes utility rate increases and recommendations for the Lodging Tax. The City of Olympia CFP includes the Olympia School District CFP along with inflationary increases in parks, transportation, and school impact fees.
Operating Budget
The 2014 City of Olympia Preliminary Operating Expenditure Budget is $119 million r...
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