HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 01 Budget Committee Interviews AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: 2/25/2019
Meeting Type: Work Session
Staff Contact/Dept.: Neil Obringer/Finance Staff Phone No: 541-736-1032
Estimated Time: 15 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: Provide Financially Responsible and
Innovative Government Services
ITEM TITLE: BUDGET COMMITTEE INTERVIEWS
ACTION
REQUESTED:
Conduct interviews for two vacancies on the Budget Committee for Wards 5 and 6.
ISSUE
STATEMENT:
Applicants are being sought to represent Wards 5 and 6 where former committee members’ terms expired. The recruitment for these vacancies opened on January
18, 2019 and closed on February 15, 2019. One candidate applied for Ward 5 and
two applicants applied for Ward 6. The appointee for both Ward 5 and Ward 6 will serve a three year term that will expire on December 31, 2021.
ATTACHMENTS: Attachment 1 – Interview Questions Attachment 2 – Ward 5 Victoria Doyle Application (term expired on 12/31/18)
Attachment 3 – Ward 6 Isabelle Mathews Application Attachment 4 – Ward 6 Paul Selby Application Attachment 5 – Budget Committee Charge
DISCUSSION/ FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The Council is requested to interview two applicants for the Ward 6 vacancy on the
City Budget Committee. Councilors may use any of the questions off the sample
list or provide one of their own but should be consistent with their questions for all candidates. Committee appointments are scheduled during the March 4th Regular
Session. Staff plans to include the applicant for the vacancy in Ward 5 on the list of appointees for Council approval at that time.
The City’s charge for the Budget Committee (Attachment 5) states as a qualifier that 6 members from the Council and 6 citizens by Ward shall make up the Budget Committee (Citizen members may not be officers, agents or employees of the City,
per ORS 294.336(4).
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Budget Committee Interview Questions
1. Why are you interested in serving on/continuing to serve on the Budget Committee?
2. Describe your professional and personal experience as it relates to your desire to
become a Budget Committee Member.
3. Describe your familiarity with the City’s budget.
4. While all of the 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?
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. How do you think the work of the Budget Committee will improve our community?
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February 19, 2019 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: Gino Grimaldi, City Manager, 726-3700
Nathan Bell, Finance Director, 726-2364
Council Liaison: All Council
(Note: the Mayor may participate with the approval
of the Budget Committee as an ex-officio, non-voting
member.)
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Last Revised: 2/19/19
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