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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes2008-025r CITY OF' SEWARq ALASKA RESOLUTION 2008-025 spoasnred ny: oaroa A RESOLUTION ON THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SF.N'ARD, ALABKA,SUBMITI'ING APROPOSfI10N TOTHF. QUALIFH:D V OTERS AT'1'HE OCTOBER 7, 2008 REGULAR MUMCIPAi, ELECTION WHICH 6HALL AMEND THE SEWARD CITY CIIARTF.R, SECTION 5.4 (d), SECTION 6.2 AN06.3 TO REQDIRE ABIENNIAI. BUDGET CYCLF. WHEREAS, the City of Seward cumavdy operame untlu an annual budget cycle;and WHEREAS, in the past twn yeare durinKbvdget discussions. Ne City Council expressed on interest in moving to a Oiuwal budget proccse in order to provide more oppnrmnity Ior swtT and Council to focus on longer-temr stra2gio ar,d Enancial planning Pmjwls~, az~d WIIERF,AS, tNe same proposition camp be&m [he voters in the100fi regular murcipal election, but Coiled to be adopted; aM WHEREAS, the Glarter would he changed to mquirc approval oC a bie~mial, rather Ihan annual, budget, in order m make more effective use o[eeuce time and resencees~, end WHEREAS, the modi(icatiov of Charter language to mandate o bicmual budget process .ould not allow discretion to acted between a or~cycaz or rwo-year budget, but would instead mandatcn two-year hudgd; entl WHEREAS, this meol0liov would provide dre bases upon which to approve a future ordiuence nmevdment m SSC 220,035(9) and 225.045 (3) chavKing the reference liom nMUeI hudgel to biennial budget; and WHEREAS, iftha votem approvolha Char[archange, an ortlinanw wouldhe introduced to the Llty Council ro make cortesPanding and necessary changes N Chaptu i.05 ofthe Seward Cily Code; and WHEREAS, a biennial budget proccse would allowcnuncil sad slaRto focus nn longterm Gswl planning rather then shore term Fudge[ pmparatiov, and thus, stabilize rata inercvses for ite cili'hms. NOW, THEREFORE, RE IT RESDLYEII EY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIIE CITV OF SF. WARD, ALASKA that' Seetlon 1. 'tlw city wwcil hereby proposes Ihet if approved by vamm m the October ], 2006 municipal elactloq Seward City Charter Sectieva SA (d), 6.2 and 6.3, rele[ing to budgets, bt CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RE8OLUTION 2008-025 emended in substantially the following form as follows: (gkvkeant=Jelotioae; Bold/m//es=additions): Char u 5 4 C'N Mnnagar (d) He shall prepam and recormnend to the council the e~na+Aiennlatbndget proposals of the city. Chvrter 6 2 Budect statement of ci- Dwng or prior to the third week in Nmcnrbcr oJevery even year, the city manager shall pmsenl to the cooneilahudgetproposal for the ncxtfiseaFyeerrwoyears( vddondm~enye )of theeity. Snoh budgetproposal shall set forth the citymanagers recormaendaliove eoneeming, and vn analysis nC the anticipated inwmc and expendituresofthe cityduring the ncxtfiseeF)carewoyearx, and shall be presented to the council within DS days ofthe end of Nc "even year"fiscal year. She proposed expendihrtes ed forth inthebudgetproposal shall not exceed theexpected revenues oCthe city. Unencumbcmd toads remaining at the end ofthe Grst ycumaybe reallocated forpurposes sal forth in the bodgd proposal. Charter F 3 (d Hu~et edovCon orowdum At a regular meeting held not Icss than ten days prior to the end of the "even year' fscal year, the cowcil shall,byresolution, adopt abudget far the folluwingReeeFyem'twoyeanv endmake en appropriation o(ihe money needM therefore. 6ecfian 2. The City Clerk is hemby dvednd to submit Pmpoeition No. 2 m the qualified votors s[ the October 9, 200R regular municipal election which world emend tha Seward Cily Charter Sections 5,6 (d), fi.2 and 6.3 iv substantially tho following form: PROPOgI f1ON NO. 2 Shall the SewarN City Charter 5.4 (d), fl2 and 6.3 be amwded to requim a biennial City hudget rather than an ermnal City budget? A "YHS" vole approves tlm proposed amendments m Sewarvl C'lv Char cr 5 4 fdl Ctv Mnnaga5 S N C t CI aver 6 2 Budeet 8taremen[ ofthe City Mennen and Charter 5.3 Aud¢el adovi ov rocedare and would change thebwlget adoption cycle kom once each year (armuap to once every two years (biennial). J CITY OF 6E WARD, ALASKA ~ RESOLOT1ON 2009-025 A "NO" vote rejects all of the proposed emendmcnix to Cherlu 5.4 (d), 62 end 63, and mainlainsthe euacnl cnce-a-yeaz(annual)hndget cycle. BeGion 7. The amcndmen[proposetl by this resolution shall he pvblisheJ in the semcmunner vs nc~ noliw ofrhe October], 200fl mm~idpnl eleUion. 8eetion 4. This resolulion shall rake aged immediately upon in adoVtioa Sec[Iav 5. The amwdmant set forth in Section I shall became efkctive upon its approval by e m jonry of We qualified voters ar the Ocmber ], 2008 municipal eledioq as provided in 9eoriov 149 ofrhe Clutter of the City of Scwazd PASSED AND APPROVED by [he City Ceuncil of tla city ofScwaN, Alaskq tbfv 24'" day of March, 2008. _ TDE CITV' O`F^/SE WA~RDO, ALASKA ~V L~ Clerk Corbridge, Meyvr AYES: lluMem. Valdetra, Aarderaon, Ambug, Smith, Corbridge NOLS: Nono RESENT: Kellar AHSTAM: None ATTEST: C ~.,~n~J /, t. Sq Ony Clerk' ,.~ ~y gLy1 'p ray seal) : ~;;:P ~e ~' ~@. i d .. ~ ._ _ .YOB,-r ~....,!.. yl.::. n Agenda Statement Meeting Dare- March 24, 2008 I o. Mayoq City Cevnoil Fmm. ism hcv~is, City Clerk 4[ill7~Y Kris pmWageq Gin¢ue DirecAnr ~/ AKenda Item_ Charter CM1angea le require a biennial nlher [hen mal budget ~ACKCROUNll k ]USTIWCA'fIOH~ DurinK Ihe2006 hudSG Precess.the City Cmmcil indicated a dcaim lopursuea bictmial budgeteycle tatbri than the curry n praGiw ofpmdncingaru atmunl dudget'RmbuQget cycle is stipulated inthe Ciry's Charter, and vnoditicaGon to the Charecrreyuires a voteofnc~people. This praponilion was vmeA down in 200fi. With the smig5le'd paasvge of tltc 2008 annual city budKat, the city eommll aKain expressed tin imerest in n biamial badger for various rensonc 1'hao(ore, we are asein seeking Council eutborization to prraan a proposition to the vplers at the Octobcx 7,1008 elec['roq in xubs[nntialb~ thesame form as approval al this Council mwtinK~ This prnp0ailion seeks m modify tbu Chwlerm require a biemial, mtlrerthan atumul, budget. On every evpi yearofa hienmel budget pronevs, the City Council is asked to eppmve the hudget for thenut hvo ywrs (the next odd year and even year). At rho wd of the first ycaq the Council and ndminicbati0n would engage inathorou5hreriew ofihe second yens'budeel, making adjustments ccessary m retlcu unforeseen revenues and expenditumc Conned approval of the madi(icalions would then eonaemm the ApTIIORIZFD bndgm fbryear nvo. if the votcn approvethe proposed Charley chvnges, the adminlstralion will then eubmit subsequent Ordinanw chargerewmmandalione w the Council, m reflect Ihp wishes ofthe votag and oRcially modify the Ciry Charles. IVTENT. To change tls Clry Charter to rcquim abiennial mtlrer than anmtnl budget process. WVSISTENCY CHFf KL1ST- Where applicablq this aKenda statement ie wnnistent with the Sewall Cip-Code, Charer, CmnprdmneivePlvns, LanA Usc Planx. Smmegic elan and Clly Councl Roles of pmacdazcx Other'. F SCAL NOTE: Clw.gin6 m a biermiu! hudget pmocas will [educe theamonnl of fime slam Fy the Comril and the edmininmtion in preparing annual bodgcts. Presently, Me pmcusn of wmpleting an ammo) budget from beginning m end, takes apPmximately 5 months. A biennial bodge) process would be much c elLCinnL and af! rA mom lime hx staff mad Council to fxus mr Ions-term fiscal plamung mihar Than ov ahoy)-term budge) prepflRlion. Approved by Finanw Deparlmeut RCCObtMENDATIOV: Rttmnme~~0 city enn~mil pass Reeolution 2008-015, requirie6 a bienniol ce0rer ~hmt muwxl b Wgu ryde, unA placing Ons issue baiore iho voters ra a Pmposiu'oq ai the Ocmber J, 200A mgWac ciry~ clwtion