CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE
WEEKLY MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Rines, Councilors and Department Heads
FROM: Jeffrey Kobrock, City Manager
DATE: September 17, 2004
RE: Weekly Memo
Meetings for the Week of September 20, 2004
Safety Meeting Tues., Sept. 21, 10:00 am, City Hall
Historic Preservation Tues., Sept. 21, 6:00 pm, City Hall
Housing Committee Thurs., Sept. 23, 8:30 am, City Hall
Council Meeting Thurs., Sept. 23, 7:00 pm, City Hall
Maine Rural Water Association’s Management Analysis and Kent Associates Relocation and Consolidation Study
In the week’s packet is a huge volume of information to review. Both the Management Evaluation and Service Center Study are enclosed. Because of the volume of information we are distributing these studies as one integrated e-document on CD, separate from the agenda packet. Here is the schedule for the review of these studies.
September 17 – Studies distributed for review over the next two weeks.
October 1 – Facilitator Chris Simpson will start working with the Council and Trustees to focus their attention on particular critical issues and decisions. This will occur via written materials and will be in preparation for joint Council/Trustee workshops.
October 14 – Joint Council/Trustee Workshop at Boys & Girls Club facilitated by Chris Simpson. Presentation of Findings and Questions and Answer Session
October 21 – Joint Council/Trustee Workshop at Boys and Girls Club facilitated by Chris Simpson. Action by Policymakers on critical issues and decision Points.
1% Tax Cap Impacts
At the next Council meeting we will continue our process of understanding and quantifying the impacts upon city services resulting from the 1% Tax Cap proposal (Palesky Initiative). We will formally consider the projected budget under a 1% tax cap and look at a Council resolve summarizing the impacts.
Some the impacts we have projected are:
Public Safety Reduced By 73% - Local Police Eliminated
Public Works Reduced By 28% - All Services Delivered Contractually
Community Services (Library, Recreation) Eliminated as City Services
City Hall Services Reduced By 73%
All Economic Development/Community Improvement Projects Eliminated
Overall City Services Budget Reduced from $4.31 Million to $1.96 Million – 58%
In this packet
Resolution 04-48, Summarizing Negative Impacts to City Services and Opposing 1% Tax Cap Initiative
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