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273073 �NM17E - C�T1( CIERK PINK � FINAACE GITY OF SAINT PALTL �Council c��� � ►�-�� CANARV - DEPARTMENT BI.UE - MAVOR �{.,- �� . � File N 0. C�unCZG l�esolution Page 1 of 2 pages Presented By � Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date WHEREAS, in preparing during 1978 for adoption of the City of Saint Paul 1979 General Fund Budget, the Council of the City of Saint Paul desired to increase citizen participation in the budget development process; and WHEREAS, to achieve the objective of increased citizen participation in the budget development process, the Mayor appointed, and the Council of the City of Saint Paul confirmed, the members of the Citizens' Budget Review Committee, which committee did study the proposed 1979 operating budgets and reported its findings and recommendations to the Mayor and City Council; and WHEREA5, the Council of the City of Saint Paul, meeting on December 4 , 1978 as the Finance, Management and Personnel Committee of the Whole, reaffirmed its commitment to improved citizen participation in the annual budget development process; Now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Mayor appoint up to 11 persons to serve on the 1979 Citizens' Budget Advisory Committee and to transmit the names of the proposed committee members to City Council for confirmation not later than July 3 , 1979; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul directs the Mayor to make available on August 14, 1979 to all established and recognized district councils his Proposed 1980 General Fund Budget, together with such narrative as will explain to t�ie di trict councils the effect of said proposed Budget upon the level and types of services delivered by the City; and be it COUNCILMEN Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays Butler [n Favor Hozza Hunt Levine __ Against BY Maddox Showalter TedesCO Form Approved by City Attorney Adopted by Council: Date Certified Passed by Council Secretary BY By, t\pproved by Ylavor: Date _ Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council BY - — BY WHITE - C�TV CLERK ('� w� PINK � FINA7YCE COUQCII � _f � / CANARV - DEPARTMENT GITY OF SA.INT PAUL File NO. � ^ r� S BLUE - MAVOR . � Council Resolution Page 2 of 2 pages Presented By Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date FxNALLY RESOLVED, that the Counc�.1 0� the City of Saint Paul will schedule a series of eveninq F�,nance Cozn,mittee meetings with the Citizens ' Budget Advisory Committee in o�'der to pxovi,de the Citi,zens' Budget �,dvisory Comm,ittee w,ith a thorough review of the proposed 1980 budget. COU[VC[LMEN Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays � Butler [n Favor Hozza Hunt Levine �__ Against BY — Maddox Showalter Tedesco MaY 3 � 1919 Form Approved by City Attorney Adopted by Council: Date Certified Y ss d y Cou '1 r a BY By t#p v by ;Vlavor: Dat — `�UN Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council By \ _ BY �.�o ,1 U N 9 1979 . � • , . Z � 3 � ? � St. Paul League of Women 1� Voters Central Manor M� 17, 1979 26 E. Exchange Street St. Paul, MN 55101 (612)222-3178 T0: Members of the City Council FROM; The League of 4lomen Voters oP St. Paul Beverly McKinnell, President Sally Patterson, 1978 member of the St. Paul Citizen Budget Review Committee RE: Citizens Budget Review Co�arnittee The League oP tidomen Voters of St. Paul supports citizen access to and involvement in all facets of city government. Since the operating budget reflects the overall policies of the city, we are paxticularly concerned with citizen access to the budget process. It is important that the Mayor and City Council make available to e11 interested individuals and groups enoizgh budget information in an understandable Porm so that these citizens have an opportunity to provide meaningPul input at an early point in the budget process. Therefore, the Lea�ue of IJomen Voters supports the policy that � District Councils have timely communications with the departments as the department budgets axe being prepared, and that the District Councils have an opportunity to make recommendations, particularl,y concerning the level and types oP services delivered by the city. 4Je also support the increased availability of the Mayor's proposed bud�et together with a narrative explainin� the effect of the budget on service delivery. In �ddition, the League supports the seriea of evening Finance committee meetings to which the public will be encoura,�ed to come, which will provide both the Council and citizens with a thorou�h review of the proposed budget. The resolution being discussed today does address the Lea�ue's concern with the dissemination of budget information in a convenient and timely fashion. However, the resolution does not completely address the Lea�ue's concern with how the resulting citizen feedback is to be handled. What wi11 be the charge to the proposed 11 member Advisory CommitteeY How will their reco�endations be handledY Will they testif�► as part oP the re�ular public hearing on the budget? For what purpose should 11 citizens of St. Paul spend many hours reviewing the budget? � • . �- The League of 4Toaen Voters oP St. Paul recognizes that our elected representatives, the City Council, must make the final budget decisions. We also feel that these decisions and policies are best made aFter con- sidering the priorities of an informed citizenry. jde are pleased with your plans Por informing the citizenry on budget matters, but feel the structure for receiving citizen input should be more specific and have more purpose. If there is to be a Citizen Budget Review Coam�ittee its nembers must feel that their input has been meanin�ful and worth theip time.