HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 08/09/2016 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
Port Angeles, Washington
August 9, 2016
CALL TO ORDER SPECIAL MEETING:
Deputy Mayor Kidd called the special meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at 5:06 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Members Present: Deputy Mayor Kidd and Councilmembers Gase and Whetham.
Councilmember Bruch participated via speaker phone.
Members Absent: Councilmember Collins.
Councilmember Merideth joined the meeting at 5:15 p.m.
Mayor Downie joined the meeting at 5:25 p.m.
Staff Present: City Manager McKeen,Attorney Bloor,Clerk Veneklasen, C. Fulton,N. West,C. Delikat,B. Smith,
K.Dubuc, S. Carrizosa and G. Goodworth.
WORKSESSION:
Chief Financial Officer Byron Olson,Budget Officer Sarina Carrizosa,and Senior Accountant Glen Goodworth
conducted a PowerPoint presentation on the City's 2016 mid-year budget status. CFO Olson noted that the City is
well above the 25%reserves target that Council established in its long range financial planning.The presentation
also outlined the 2017 Preliminary Revenue Forecast. CFO Olson spoke about how revenue comes into the General
Fund and how sales tax is generated within Port Angeles. Council discussion followed.
City Manager Dan McKeen outlined 2017 Budget Development and how the City's budget has continued to shift
towards more Council-driven directives.He noted that personnel had been reduced by 11.86 FTEs since 2011
through program elimination and re-organization.He said staff has worked to tie together the budget,the Capital
Facilities Plan,the Comprehensive Plan,performance measures,priority setting,the Long-Range Financial Plan and
Council strategic planning to increase accountability.
Manager McKeen spoke about what considerations must be taken into account for the future,including economic
development,public safety options,and infrastructure maintenance. Council discussion followed.
ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Downie adjourned the meeting at 7:54 p.m.
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