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January 31, 2019
Cou ·1 Memorandum
To: Honorable Mayor Hall a e of the City Council
From: Scott Chadwick, City Man r
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Carlsbad
Re: Fiscal Year 2019-20 Operating an Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget
Process Changes
The purpose of this memorandum is to inform City Council of improvements to the budget
process relating to the Community Budget Meeting and the annual meetings for the
preliminary CIP and operating budget presentations.
The city's budget is the most comprehensive policy document prepared annually and involves
every division, department and employee including City Management and City Council. Because
the budget defines how we provide services to meet the needs of trre community, it is important
to review that process on a regular basis.
A budgeting process that engages the public allows for meaningful civic participation and
promotes transparent and responsive government. Meaningful civic engagement can help
residents understand the hard choices that budgeting entails, and can assist City Council in better
understanding the programs and services residents value most. Staff are scheduling the
Community Budget Meeting in early March this year to allow for community engagement earlier
in the budget process. In the past, the Community Budget Meeting has been scheduled towards
the end of May leaving little time for consideration of community input.
The second improvement we are incorporating is to present the city's CIP and Operating budgets
together at one City Council meeting. In the past, the CIP and Operating budgets have been
presented separately on different City Council meeting dates.
Next Steps
Staff will schedule and provide public notice for the Community Budget Meeting in early March.
The CIP and operating budgets will be presented together, tentatively scheduled for the May 21
City Council Meeting, with adoption tentatively scheduled for the June 18 City Council. Meeting.
City Manager's Office
City Hall 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive I Carlsbad, CA 92008 I 760-434-2820 t
Memo ID #2019006