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<br /> <br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Work Session: Fiscal Year 2009 Service and Budget Alignment Process <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Date: October 17, 2007 Agenda Item Number: 1 <br />Department: Central Services Staff Contact: Kitty Murdoch <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5860 <br /> <br />___________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br /> <br />Shall the City of Eugene use a limited Budgeting for Outcomes process for building the FY09 Proposed <br />Budget that aligns all services with the five council vision/goal statements? <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Due to the inability of current resources to support the future cost of current service levels in the General <br />Fund, the Budget Committee and the City Council approved an allocation of $100,000 in the FY09 <br />budget to undertake a review of General Fund services in order to build a sustainable General Fund <br />budget by FY11. Over the summer, staff initiated a Request for Qualifications and selected a consultant, <br />Public Strategies Group, to advise City of Eugene staff in new and effective approaches for allocating <br />resources so the City delivers the services citizens most want and are willing to support. <br /> <br />The Budget Committee reviewed the plan for building the FY09 budget on October 15, 2007. Due to <br />time constraints, the Budget Committee and the City Council are providing the public voice in the initial <br />phase of the project. As in the past, public comment will be included in the spring review of the <br />proposed budget. <br /> <br />Staff is still designing the technical aspects of the project. As an example, the project was originally <br />envisioned as a review of the General Fund and the effort now encompasses all operating funds. <br />Because data will be collected differently, it is very likely that the look and content of the budget <br />document, especially the service view of the budget, will change in FY09. Historical costs of services <br />may not be comparable in this new approach. <br /> <br /> <br />RELATED CITY POLICIES <br />The budget will more clearly support policy A.1. of the Financial Management Policies: “The City <br />budget will support City Council goals and policies, Council adopted long-range plans and service needs <br />of the community.” The budget will continue to be prepared in accordance with Oregon Budget Law. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCIL OPTIONS <br /> <br />The council may: <br /> <br />1)Endorse the proposed changes to the FY09 Budget Process and budget document; <br /> L:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M071017\S0710171.doc <br /> <br />