The City Council will hold the first of two hearings about the proposed 2014-15 budget at their meeting on Tuesday evening, June 3.
Author: Guy Bjerke
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Can Fundraising Save the Music & Market Series?
The Music & Market series in Todos Santos Plaza and other downtown improvement efforts will have to seek generous donors as plans for a Property Based Improvement District (PBID) are put on hold by the City.
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Closing the City’s Structural Deficit
The City of Concord was fortunate in 2008 that as the Great Recession began to impact our local economy and drove our tax revenues into a significant decline, we had $24 million dollars in the bank or a reserve of 30 percent in what was about an $80 million dollar budget.
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Mayor Helix proposes changes to Council committees
Mayor Dan Helix is asking the City Council on Tuesday night to consider merging two Council standing committees (Neighborhood & Community Services and Recreation & Cultural Affairs) into the Recreation, Cultural Affairs, & Community Services Committee and create a new one called the Youth & Education Committee.
Each standing committee is made up of two Council members. The City Council has traditionally had five standing committees which allow each member to Chair one of them while serving on another.
The purpose of the standing committees is to serve as a filter or preliminary sounding board for issues or items before they are brought to the full Council for consideration. In some circumstances a Council member or member of the public (especially during the Public Comment period) may raise an issue in a Council meeting that will be referred to one of the standing committees for further review and analysis. Several of the standing committees also interview and recommend applicants for service on City commissions and boards.
If agreed to by the Council – the reorganized standing committees will be:
- Policy Development and Internal Operations (Mayor & Vice-Mayor)
- Infrastructure and Franchise
- Housing and Economic Development
- Recreation, Cultural Affairs & Community Services
- Youth and Education
Mayor Helix will be appointing Council members to serve on those committees and numerous external committees representing Concord on regional panels.
LEARN MORE
Read the staff report for Agenda Item 8.a