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ADJOURNED CITY COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 14, 1990 In accordance with notice duly and legally given, an Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Colton was held on the above given date at 10:25 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Mayor Gonzales presiding. ROLL CALL Council Members present were Rios, Cisneros, Rehrer, Lofy, and Mayor Gonzales. Also present were City Manager Sotelo, City Attorney Edwards, and City Clerk Ramos. BUDGET REVIEW City Manager Sotelo reported every year the City Council must adopt a Budget prior to July 1. Failure to do so will cause all operations to cease. Mr. Sotelo informed the Council that normally, the budget process begins in January, February or March and that his personal preference is to begin the latter part of January. Mr. Sotelo outline the various activities required in the budget process: Assembly of the Budget Team, Preparation of Revenue Projections and Closing Expenditure Projections, Preparation of Draft Budget by Depart- ments, Review of Drafts by Finance Team, Review and Revision by Depart- ment Directors and City Manager and a Series of Reviews with the City Council to ensure that the budget is in keeping with the Goals and Objectives of the City Council. Mr. Sotelo stated having gone through the various procedures, the budget is then adopted at the last Council Meeting of the Fiscal Year. Mr. Sotelo continued, this year, for a number of reasons the budget process did not begin until late in May. To date, the City Manager and Finance Office have reviewed the Department Budgets, two separate budgets have been prepared. The budget before you is strictly an Operations and Maintenance Budget which includes a 5% Consumer Index increase and the salary increases recently negotiated with employee units. The budget is before you for your review today. On June 19, 1990 the Council will be asked to adopt the Working Budget to continue daily operations. The second budget, the your review in July ani August. Ongoing currei reviewing the expanded ditures, Fund Balances Mr. Sotelo stated when in August it will be a expanded budget, will be presented to you for 3 adoption is scheduled for the first part of ntly, the City Manager and Finance Office are budget with Departments, the Revenue and Expen- and Appropriations Limits are being looked at. the Comprehensive Budget comes to the Council balanced budget. 1