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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 01 Budget Committee Interviews AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: 2/19/2013 Meeting Type:Work Session Staff Contact/Dept.: Bob Duey Staff Phone No: 726-3740 Estimated Time: 45 Minutes S P R I N G F I E L D C I T Y C O U N C I L Council Goals: Mandate ITEM TITLE: BUDGET COMMITTEE INTERVIEWS ACTION REQUESTED: Interview candidates for the Budget Committee vacancy in Ward 5 and Ward 6. ISSUE STATEMENT: The Budget committee has two vacancies due to term expiration on December 31, 2012. The City has received one application for Ward 5 and three applications for the vacancy in Ward 6. The appointee for both Ward 5 and Ward 6 will serve a three year term that will expire on December 31, 2015. ATTACHMENTS: Attachment 1: Schedule of Budget Committee Interviews Attachment 2: Budget Committee Interview Questions Attachment 3: Application of Diana Alldredge Application 4: Application of Paul Selby Attachment 5: Application of Kimberly Thompson-Alvarado Attachment 6: Application of Joe Pishioneri Attachment 7: Budget Committee Charge DISCUSSION/ FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Council is requested to interview four applicants. Budget Committee appointments are scheduled to be ratified at the Regular Session Meeting on March 4, 2013. SCHEDULE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE INTERVIEW  February 25, 2013      5:30pm Council Preliminary Discussion  5:35 – 5:43pm Diana Alldredge, Ward 5  5:43– 5:51pm Paul Selby, Ward 6  5:51– 5:59pm Kimberly Thompson‐Alvarado, Ward 6  5:59– 6:07pm Joe Pishioneri, Ward 6  6:07– 6:15pm Council Discussion and Deliberation                  Attachment 1 Page 1 of 1  Budget Committee Interview Questions 1. Describe some personal goals that you wish to achieve by serving on the Springfield Budget Committee. 2. While all of Springfield services seem to have strong support from different areas of the community, it is often necessary to prioritize services for budgetary reasons. How would you go about the task of establishing priorities among services? 3. Local governments, such as Springfield, are seeing a much delayed economic recovery as many revenue sources remain flat or continue to fall. If you were a member of the Budget Committee, what would be some of the ways you would look to control costs and still be responsive to the service expectations of our citizens? 4. Often times the members of the Budget Committee have different opinions on how the citizens’ money should be spent. What is your experience with working as a member of a diverse group and helping to ensure that all opinions are heard and considered? 5. If you were on the Budget Committee and were looking at one of the City’s services to decide how much should be funded through general taxes and how much through specific fees on customers, what questions would you want to have answered in order to make your decision? 6. One of the purposes of the Budget Committee is to get the citizens of Springfield involved in setting priorities for the City. Do you have any suggestions on how the City could raise the interest of your friends or co- workers in City government? 7. The Budget Committee meets on Tuesdays in April and May, generally for a total of four or five meetings. The meetings start at 5:30 or 6:00 and usually last three hours. There is occasionally a mid-year meeting in December or January. Will you be able to meet the time requirements of the Committee? 8. The City has a very large financial investment in its infrastructure such as streets, sanitary sewer and buildings that need to be maintained. In these economic times, do you think it would be better for the citizens to defer the maintenance until a later time resulting in more expensive repairs or ask citizens to approve a bond issue and perform the maintenance now; pay less per year but over a longer period of time. 9. Do you have any questions for us? Attachment 2 Page 1 of 1 Attachment 3Page 1 of 4 Attachment 3Page 2 of 4 Attachment 3Page 3 of 4 Attachment 3Page 4 of 4 Attachment 4 Page 1 of 3 Attachment 4 Page 2 of 3 Attachment 4 Page 3 of 3 Attachment 5Page 1 of 3 Attachment 5Page 2 of 3 Attachment 5Page 3 of 3 Attachment 6Page 1 of 4 Attachment 6Page 2 of 4 Attachment 6Page 3 of 4 Attachment 6Page 4 of 4 Attachment 7 Page 1 of 1 February 19, 2013 Budget Committee CHARGE The Budget Committee is provided for in State Law. It is responsible for reviewing the financial plans and policies of the City, including the review of the Annual Budget and the recommendation of the Annual Budgets to the City Council. Source of Existence: State/Council Bylaws: No Code: No Sunset Date: Mandatory Membership Number: 12 In City: 12 Out of City: None Terms (2 max): 3-Years staggered terms Ward: Yes (not required by State Law) Qualifier: 6 members from the Council and 6 citizens by Ward (Citizen members may not be officers, agents or employees of the City, per ORS 294.336(4). Appointed By: Council application and interview Meeting Time: Varies through Budget Season Funding Source: General Fund Staff Liaison: Jeff Towery, Assistant City Manager, 726-3700 Bob Duey, Finance Director, 726-3740 Council Liaison: All Council (Note: the Mayor may participate with the approval of the Budget Committee as an ex-officio, non-voting member.) cmo/common/bcc/budget Last Revised: 3/4/04