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Garden.Libraryserviceswerefirstaffectedbyreducingthebudgetforbooksandmaterials;lastyear, <br />branchlibraryhourswerealsoreduced,amongotherstaffefficienciesandchanges. <br />Thefinancialstrategychartbelowprovidesourfivepartframeworkformaintainingcommunityservices <br />revenues,hasbeenaddedfor <br />andachievingfinancialsustainability.Thefifthcomponent,creatingnew <br />thefirsttimeinseveralyearsandwillinteractwiththeotherfourcomponentstostabilizethebudget <br />overthenextseveralyears.However,giventhereductionsmadeoverthelastfouryears,closingthe <br />impactcommunityservicespresently <br />$6milliongapsolelybycuttingspendingfurtherwillnegatively <br />beingprovidedtoEugeneresidents.Therefore,newrevenuesarebeingconsideredasonecomponent <br />oftheoverallframeworktomaintainthoseimportantservicesatcurrentlevels. <br />FinancialStewardship <br />EconomicProsperity <br />Livewithinourmeans <br />Maintainadequate <br />InvestinCommunityGoals <br />Encourage <br />reserves <br />developmentofnew <br />CostControl <br />businessesand <br />ReduceProperty <br />constructioninorder <br />New <br />Crime <br />tocreatejobsand <br />Revenues <br />Lookforefficiencies <br />FixtheStreets <br />increasethetaxbase <br />andmakefootprint <br />tocontributetolong <br />RevitalizeDowntown <br />reductions <br />termfinancialstability <br />Focusfirstonstability, <br />SupportHuman <br />thensustainability <br />Slowgrowthin <br />Services <br />expenditures <br />ReestablishCityHall <br />Identifypartnerships <br />andotherwaysto <br />reducecostsand <br />maintainservices <br />FY14BudgetʹProposedPlanofAction <br />ThisplanisbaseduponcommunityfeedbackreceivedoverthelastthreeyearsviaEugeneCounts, <br />communitysurveysandEnvisionEugene.ItisalsoguidedinpartbyrecentsurveysofEugenevoters <br />conductedinJulyandNovember2012.Thekeyfindinginthesescientificsurveysisthatthecommunity <br />isopentopayingamodestfeetoavoidfurthercutbacksinCityservices.Themostrecentsurveyresults <br />indicatethataclearmajority(59%)ofEugenevotersarelikelytosupportsuchafeeinthe$10per <br />monthrange. <br />WewillcontinuetheapproachǁĞ͛ǀĞinstitutionalizedoverthepastfourbudgetyearstocontrolcosts <br />andinvestincommunitygoals,whilelivingwithinourmeansandbeinggoodfinancialstewards.The <br />proposedplanofactionisdesignedtofilltheGeneralFundgapof$6million,strengtheneconomic <br />prosperity,maintaincommunityservicesattheirpresentlevels,andprovidefuturefinancialstabilityto <br />ensurecontinuationofthoseeffortsinthelongrun. <br />December2012 <br />