Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> e 4. Workshop Kits--November 6 through December 20 <br /> a. self-administered <br /> b. one-hour and two-hour versions <br /> c. video, background information, worksheet <br /> B. Background Reports <br /> 1. Workshop resource manual <br /> a. detailed service impact analysis and financial information <br /> b. long-term issues paper: consolidation, privatization, <br /> efficiency, volunteers <br /> 2. Review of administration <br /> 3. Review of compensation report <br /> Ms. Bellamy said the time line was adjusted to receive an adequate amount of <br /> public input. She said there will be a process checkpoint in December and <br /> the end date of the process will be June 1992. <br /> Tony Mounts, Financial Management Services Division, then presented sample <br /> budget strategies that will be included in Eugene Decisions workshops. <br /> Strategies focused on spending reduction ideas, budget maintenance ideas, and <br /> e budget enhancement ideas. Mr. Mounts stated there were some changes from the <br /> draft budget ideas presented at an earlier meeting. Responding to council- <br /> ors' requests for clarification, Mr. Mounts stated that the Transient Room <br /> Tax is treated as General Fund dollars, not program revenue or dedicated <br /> revenue. <br /> Mr. Gleason said that in determining strategy, overhead costs for the City <br /> could be stated as 10.4 percent and the City's managerial costs could be <br /> figured at 5 percent of the employment base. <br /> Budget reduction strategy 2 would eliminate $1 million in capital projects. <br /> Mr. Robinette said this strategy was inconsistent with the others. Mayor <br /> Miller said the strategy was also inconsistent with City policy. Mr. Boles <br /> said the council should not encourage strategies that would reduce funding <br /> for capital projects. Mr. Nicholson said that since this strategy takes $2.2 <br /> million from cultural services, it would require renovation of cultural ser- <br /> vices facilities to be considered as a general capital project reduction. <br /> Ms. Bascom preferred including capital projects in the reduction strategy. <br /> Mr. Robinette believed the council should not discuss refinement of strate- <br /> gies at this point. Mayor Miller wondered about the City's current level of <br /> funding for maintenance. <br /> Mr. Nicholson said the strategy could be presented in its current form, but <br /> the public should know specifically what will be reduced by general capital <br /> project reductions. Mr. MacDonald said that the strategy should be tied to <br /> e Page 3 <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 21, 1991 <br /> - <br />