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City of Seattle
Seattle City Council
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NEWS ADVISORY
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| SUBJECT: Council begins review of City's 2005-2006 Biennial Budget
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
9/27/2004 3:53:00 PM |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy Roberts (206) 684-8146
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COUNCIL BEGINS REVIEW OF CITY'S 2005-2006 BIENNIAL BUDGET
SEATTLE - The hard work of reviewing the City's proposed 2005-2006 Biennial Budget now shifts to the Seattle City Council after the Mayor presented his proposals in Council Chambers this afternoon.
"Over the next several months my Council colleagues and I will be examining the Mayor's budget proposal in detail with the expectation that we will complete our work by Thanksgiving," said Councilmember Richard McIver, chair of the Council's Budget Committee.
The first opportunity for Seattle citizens to share their opinions of the Mayor's budget will occur next week, on Thursday, October 7, at 6:30 PM, at Mt Zion Baptist Church (19th & Madison). Councilmember McIver will be hosting the Town Hall Budget Meeting.
In addition, the Council invites the public to two Public Hearings on the budget. The first will occur on Thursday, October 14, at 5:30 here in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. The second such meeting will occur on Thursday, November 4, also at 5:30, here in the Chamber.
All other budget sessions will be held within the periods from 9:00 a.m. to noon and from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. On Mondays, we will begin the budget session after the full Council meeting.
The Council's budget review process requires regular schedule changes. The most up-to-date information is on the web at: http://www.cityofseattle.net/council/budget/budget2005-07.htm.
You can watch Council in action on Seattle Channel 21 or visit the Seattle City Council's Website at http://www.cityofseattle.net/council.
Following is the current Budget Review Schedule:
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Activity
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| Monday, September 27th
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Mayor submits his 2005-2006 Proposed Budget and 2005-2010 CIP to the Council
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| Monday, September 27th(after Full Council Meeting)
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Mayor's Office & DOF present and discuss Proposed Budget at Budget Committee following Full Council
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Wednesday, September 29th, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 30th, 9:00 a.m. - noon and 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, October 1st, 9:00 a.m. - noon and 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday, October 4th, @10:30 a.m. (after Council briefings) - noon and @ 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Discussion sessions: Select departments present budget highlights and provide information on key budget changes.
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| Thursday, October 7th, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
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Council Town Hall Budget Meeting, Mt. Zion Baptist Church
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| Thursday, October 14th, 5:30 p.m. (call-ins begin @ 4:30 p.m.)
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Public hearing on: a) property tax ordinance; b) Mayor's Proposed Budget; c) other as needed
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Monday, October 18th, @ 10:30 a.m. (after Council briefings) - noon and @ 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 19th, 9:00 a.m. - noon and 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 20th, 9:00 a.m. - noon Tuesday, October 26th, 9:00 a.m. - noon
Thursday, October 28th 9:00 a.m. - noon and 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Budget Committee Departmental review - Issues identification. Council staff presentations of key highlights of department budgets and identification of preliminary issues. Council Committee chairs lead on those departments under their committee purview. [We may use only some of the time set aside.]
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| ~Wednesday, October 20th
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Council receives budget errata from DOF
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| Wednesday, October 27th, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Budget Retreat, Bertha Knight Landes Room
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| Tuesday, November 2nd
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Election Day
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| ~Wednesday, November 3rd - Friday, November 5th, 9:00 a.m. - noon and 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Budget Review Session Round 1: Staff present departmental budget review papers with options and possible recommendations for Council discussion. [We will use only some of the time set aside.]
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| Thursday, November 4th5:30 p.m. (call-ins begin @ 4:30 p.m.)
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Public hearing on: a) Mayor's Proposed Budget
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Monday, November 8th, @ 10:30 a.m. (after Council briefings - noon and @ 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 9th, 9:00 - noon and 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 10th, 9:00 a.m. - noon and 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Budget Review Session Round 2: Staff present budget action sheets (green sheets, SLIs). Councilmembers vote on individual action sheets including elements of the "balancing package."
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| Thursday, November 11th
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Veteran's Day
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| Friday, November 12th 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Budget Committee takes final votes on budget
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| Monday, November 15th - Friday, November 19th
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Central Staff balances budget and prepares all documents for budget adoption
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| Monday, November 22nd
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Full Council Adopts budget
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| Thursday, November 25th
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Thanksgiving
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| Monday, November 29th
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Fallback date for Full Council vote on budget
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The Council's budget review process requires regular schedule changes. The most up-to-date information is on the web at: http://www.cityofseattle.net/council/budget/budget2005-07.htm.
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