HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved Minutes - 1989-03-08 March 8 , 1989
A regular meeting of the Lake Oswego Budget Committee for fiscal
year 1989-90 was convened at 7 : 00 p.m. in the City Council
Chambers, City Hall. Present were: Mayor Schlenker and
Councilors Holman, Durham, Fawcett, Anderson and Holstein;
citizen members Fuller , Kopplien, Prange, Giri and Berentson .
Also present were Peter Harvey , City Manager and City staff.
Councilor Churchill and citizen member Corey were excused .
Peter Harvey reported that the Council had been notified by
citizen member Gallottini that she was resigning from the Budget
Committee due to a transfer to another city by her employer. Mr .
Harvey noted that she will be missed as a member of the team.
III. Selection of Chair , Vice-Chair , and Secretary .
Citizen member Prange nominated, and Councilor Fawcett
seconded, Sally Fuller for the position of Chair; it was
moved, seconded and passed unanimously that citizen member
Fuller serve as Chair of the 1989-90 Budget Committee.
Counselor Durham nominated , and Councilor Fawcett
seconded, David Prange for the position of Vice-Chair; it
was moved, seconded and passed unanimously that citizen
member Prange serve as Vice-Chair .
Moved by Councilor Fawcett, seconded by Mayor Schlenker ,
that Councilor Holstein be appointed Secretary. The
motion was passed unanimously .
IV. Review of Budget Schedule. Mr. Harvey called the
Committee' s attention to the budget calendar and asked if
there were any objections to the schedule. No objections
were raised.
V. Review of Budget Process . Mr . Harvey briefly reviewed
last year ' s budget process. A memo prepared by Robert
Kincaid , Assistant City Manager , concerning the 1989-90
process was distributed. Mr. Kincaid ' s memo stated that
at the conclusion of the 1988-89 budget meetings , it was
the recommendation of the Budget Committee that a similar
format be used for 1989-90 .
Referring to a suggestion in Mr . Kincaid ' s memo of perhaps
placing dollar amounts on the high, medium and low service
levels , Mr. Harvey asked for direction from the Budget
Committee regarding attaching dollar amounts to the
service level reports.
Mayor Schlenker commented that with regard to service
levels, she would be interested in getting a clear idea of
what service levels could be provided with the same
dollars being expended during the current budget year .
Rajesh Giri commented that he would like to see the
direction of strategic financial planning, as he feels
that would assist in determining budgeting for this year .
Discussion followed concerning three alternative budget
scenarios: status quo, enhanced levels , or a percentage
reduction after adjustment for inflation.
It was the consensus of the committee that the percentage
reduction alternative of the budget scenario be a
reduction of 10% of the adjusted base.
VI. Orientation Tour. Mr . Harvey asked for an indication of
the group' s interest in an orientation tour . The
suggested dates were Saturday, March 18 or March 25 .
Councilor Fawcett suggested waiting until after
anticipated replacements on the Budget Committee have been
completed, and then bringing up the matter for discussion
in a later meeting. The group concurred with this
suggestion.
VII. Preliminary Strategic Financial Plan . Mr . Harvey outlined
the ideas and basis for preparation of a strategic fin-
ancial plan for the City. Finance Director Bruce Griswold
distributed copies of the "Preliminary Strategic Financial
Plan" which had been prepared by staff.
Mr. Kincaid then reviewed the contents of the document and
gave an overview of each of the funds , noting the key
points of each, and answering questions from the
committee. Mr . Kincaid stressed that the figures in the
report are projections only. He suggested that committee
members study the report carefully and use the information
in making budgeting decisions .
Councilors Durham and Fawcett complimented the Finance
Department on the amount of information and detail
provided in the "Preliminary Financial Plan" projections.
Mayor Schlenker expressed her pleasure with the assistance
this will provide the committee in completing its work.
VIII . Adjournment and Announcement of Next Meeting. The next
will be held on Thursday, March 30 at 7 : 00 p.m. in the
City Council Chambers .
The meeting was adjourned at 8 : 40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted ,
Kathy Kelley
Recording Secretary
Budget Committee Meeting Page 2
March 8, 1989