1999 MAY 11 ADJ REG MIN - Laserfiche WebLink

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➢ The City's core values: Financial strength, focus on customer service, cost effective and efficient operations, organizational environment of trust and innovation, promotion of team Colton and provide a safe and livable City; ➢ Realignment of departments: Placement of the Code Enforcement Unit with Police Department; the Customer Service Division with the Utility Department and the Parks Division with Neighborhood Services; ➢ Introduced the idea of a Money -back Guarantee Program; ➢ Customer Service Orientation and reward system; ➢ Two-year budget cycle; ➢ The All-American City designation for a healthy and safe community; ➢ Develop relationship with the school system ➢ The infrastructure improvements City Manager Garcia described future plans: Study for best utilization of the Public Benefit Charge; evaluate the City's fee schedule; the Capital Infrastructure Program; evaluate the Citizens' Survey Program and the Town Hall meetings. Using a power point program to display charts and graphs, Acting Finance Director DeAlwis described the general fund revenue composition and figures, the major revenue categories, breakdown of sales tax revenue, general fund expenditure, and the general fund executive summary. The reserve analysis revealed a reserve fund of $1.8 for FY1998-98 and expected to increase with each successive fiscal year. Discussion followed on the plan to obtain laptop computers for the Council to allow the members to have information on disk. Further, there was discussion on the Departments' need for growth via quality performance reviews through changing and challenging performance measures. City Manager Garcia explained that monies listed under Building and Maintenance did not include monies to add new restrooms or new facilities and said the matter would be addressed under department presentation. RECESS: At 7:53 P. M., a recess was declared and at 8:17 P. M., the meeting was reconvened with all members present. Budget Presentation (Continued) City Manager Garcia highlighted certain budget items for the following departments: CITY COUNCIL: Increase in postage for special mailings, i.e., town hall meetings and district bulletins; and a future plan to purchase computer laptops for Council Members. CITY CLERK: Equipment charge for the second year of the budget due to the technical support charges anticipated for optical imaging; the conversion of a part-time employee to full-time status; and an increase in postage due to C.C. Adj. Reg. Mtg. May 11, 1999 2