City adopts $77 million budget by 4 to 1 approval of Alternative 1, Option A
From the Woodland Record:
On Tuesday, June 22, 2010, the Woodland City Council (and Redevelopment Agency) voted four to one to approve staff recommendations Alternative 1 and Option A for the Fiscal Year 2011 operating budget. The total operating budget for the city /RDA is about $77,141,477 that includes the General Fund, Water Enterprise Fund, Sewer Enterprise Fund, Transportation Program and Redevelopment Agency. City council members Martie Dote, Bill Marble, Skip Davies and Art Pimentel voted for the budget while Jeff Monroe voted against it.
From the staff report by city manager Mark Deven:
Fiscal Year 2011 Proposed Operating Budget Update and 10-Year Financial Plan
The information described herein summarizes the proposed operating expenditures for the City’s General Fund, Water Enterprise Fund, Sewer Enterprise Fund, Transportation Program and Redevelopment Agency. The FY 2011 proposed expenditures for each of the financial plans described herein are summarized as follows:
The Preliminary Fiscal Year 2011 Operating Budget, being presented for adoption reflects the current economic conditions, the Budget and Fiscal Policy and balances services desired by Woodland’s residents, business and the City Council. The General Fund budget includes approximately $3.2 million in expenditure reductions, $1.5 million in estimated new revenue due to the approval of Measure V, $825,000 in revised revenue estimates and identified expenditure savings and up to $307,000 in one time revenue to balance a $5.8 million gap as discussed in the March 30 and May 25 budget workshops. Depending on the option selected, up to 11.5 positions are proposed for elimination with a lesser number of layoffs expected based on the results of the Golden Handshake program. Additional layoffs could occur depending on the results of labor negotiations currently in progress at this time.
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Is it just me or did others hear what I had heard. My recollection is that the City Council said passing the sales tax measure would avoid reductions in police and fire services.
What happened? Can I get my yes vote back?
If 11 positions were scheduled for reduction, then you add back three firefighters and three police, the city can now claim it saved six positions and therefore avoided a reduction of those six positions... it still needs to reduced by five, but it avoided a reduction of 11.
It's a different kind of math mixed with a different kind of English called Governmentese.
It's politics, they twist everything we vote on. Look at the advisory measures, The people spoke and they turned a blind eye!! Public safety 66% yes votes and splits $400,000 PD/Fire, the library got 65% yes vote and they get $600,000????? seems pretty clear that the elected officials do not care what the "people" think!
When will the REAL people in Woodland learn to speak up?
No body wanted the Taj Mahall, but yet the few duped voters voted in favor of measure H. Well that didn't bring in enough sales tax, so, they asked us to vote again for measure E. Like idiots, the few voters were duped again. Bring in measure V. No way we would fall for this ploy a third time, right?
Well Woodlanders, you get what you pay for. Oh, you paid nothing for your leaders? You get nothing from them.
All of us had a chance to vote the numbskulls out. Rexy and Skip are right back where they started. Who's fault is that?
Look the sales tax increase will make our store un competitive on saddles and larger ticket products as compared to Internet stores and stores in lower tax rate areas that charge no sales tax on items.
We now have one of the highest tax rates in the state, right up there with LA.
We are positioning our store and branching into other areas for our customer base because of this tax; but the City of Woodland will be the loser. Our customers, mainly from out of town were already complaining about the tax rate here. This means more paperwork and cost for us. (& No I am not moving or closing the store.)
I wsa just talking to a friend that is a farmer and they are considering larger ticket purchases for farm equipment, machinery etc.. and looking to purchase in other cities that do not have this massive tax.
Brenda Cedarblade
Owner, Tack Warehouse
Council had a tough job to balance budget and service level. I believe they had no choice but to cut the staff down to the present income level. Good job Council
10:52 and others, you miss the point. We were told that passing a 1/4 cent sales tax would avoid this situation. The ink is not dry on the vote and we now know it did not avoid layoffs, etc.
Since when was it so difficult to tell the truth?
I aplaud the council for their willingness to make hard decisions but I prefer a completely honest and forthcoming dialog, don't you?
How about if they told us, pass the sales tax and we'll only lay off 11 employees. Instead of pass the sales tax and well keep public safety whole and not close the library.
Govt , unions and politicians got the US cities nationwide into the economy problem. This tax is a drop in the bucket. Pensions, a retired police chief in SFO at 47 making 100K... We need to cut and get the money sucking politicans off our backs.
Bottom line is come next year, we have to close the library, cut welfare, cut subsidies and cut the govt back.
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