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<br />To: Honorable Mayor Adams and Council <br />From: Julie Feier, City Manager <br />Date: March 27, 2009 <br />Subject: Weekly Update <br />local option sales tax <br />As the alone will not solve our financial situation, I updated the <br />March 11 study session agenda information for your discussions with citizens. Your help <br />educating the public, soliciting their input, and engaging them in problem solving is <br />greatly appreciated. Please let me know if there is anything staff can provide to assist in <br />your efforts. Information relating to the August ¼-cent Local Option Sales Tax ballot <br />initiative will be distributed in the upcoming recreation guide, in a FAQ brochure mailed <br />late April and a postcard reminder for distribution to registered voters in July. I attached <br />the executive summary of a whitepaper entitled Navigating the Fiscal Crisis: Tested <br />Strategies for Local Leaders the supporting research papers is available at <br />http://www.transformgov.org/. <br />We are working on a survey that will assist in with <br />education and information gathering regarding resident preferences for revenue <br />generation and city expenditures. A draft of the survey will be available for your review <br />next week. <br />Upcoming Budget Meetings: <br />Monday, April 6 5:30 PM Study Session, Development Tools/TIF/LCRA <br />Monday, April 20 5:30 PM Study Session, Budget Projections <br /> 6:30 PM Council Meeting: Budget Projections Presentation <br /> CDBG Public Comment, last chance for comment prior to printing <br /> of draft budget <br />Monday, April 27 6:30 PM Study Session on Health Insurance Alternatives, EOC <br /> Room <br />Monday, May 4 5:30 PM Study Session, Budget Transfers <br />Thursday, May 14 6:30 PM Budget Study Session, EOC ROOM <br /> Review Draft Budget/Operational Focus <br />Monday, May 18 5:30 PM Study Session –Intentionally Left Open-- <br /> 6:30 PM Council Meeting <br /> First Reading of Compensation Ordinance <br />Thursday, May 21 6:30 PM Budget Study Session, EOC ROOM <br /> Review Draft Budget <br />Capital Improvement Focus <br />Follow Up on Misc. Issues <br />Monday, June 1 5:30 PM Study Session –Intentionally left Open-- <br /> 6:30 PM Council Meeting <br /> <br />