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Expressing reporting commitments and additional City Council priorities related to the 2025 Budget.
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WHEREAS, in accordance with RES 24-1763, the City Council is adopting the 2025 Budget in collaboration with Mayor Carter; and
WHEREAS, from August to December, following Mayor Carter’s proposed 2025 Budget Address, the City Council participated in budget events hosted by the Mayor’s office, held ward-specific meetings to solicit input on the budget, conducted the annual city-wide budget community meeting, and conducted the annual Truth-in-Taxation hearing on the proposed budget; and
WHEREAS, the adopted 2025 Budget reflects the result of this intensive engagement with the community and between the Council and Administration, as laid out in RES 24-1763: Adopting the 2025 Budget and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to express budget-related reporting and information-sharing commitments agreed to by the Administration in partnership with the Council as a result of the 2025 budget negotiations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council also wishes to express its commitment toward priorities that were discussed but unfunded this budget season, and that the Council desires to prioritize in the next and future budget cycles; so
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council requests regular reports on police overtime spending beginning in the first quarter of 2025. Reports should include data on overtime funds spent by sworn officer type and activity type; and
BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council requests ongoing reporting on vacancies across departments, including the length of time a position has been vacant, the stage of the hiring process, and when the position is expected to be filled in order to support departments in hiring for approved positions as well as find savings for future budgets; and
BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council recognizes the need for additional funding and clearer expectations of District Councils and requests the Depa...
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