Citywide Neighborhood Councils Rally to Save Themselves
Dear Friends,
Here's what the Mayors NC Budget Committee sent to City Council tonight as their formal proposal. It was a heated time. The NC Budget Reps were in a militant and determined mood:
1) $45,000 annual funding budget (in line with the Mayor's recommendation)
2) No sweeps of any kind of saved and/or unallocated funds
3) City Clerk does the election with no cash contribution by the NCs
There was much discussion regarding sweep of money in hand, who does elections and how much the City should allocate annually for the coming budget year.
After a long and spirioted debate, a unanimous vote was taken affirming the information above.
That debate included the actual cost of the City Clerks budget to oversee & manage the elections, as well as the most important issues of both our cumulative volunteer hours annually, our value to the community, and the fact that over the years of our existence, we have never received a percentage increase in our annual budgets, unlike that of the other departments in our City.
We look forward to as many N.C. members and their constituents coming out to support our position at the following meetings:
Tuesday 5/12 10 A.M. City Council
Tuesday 5/12 1 P.M.: Budget and Finance committee
Currently, based on return e mails, we expect more than a hundred N.C. members to appear at the Budget Committee at 1 P.M.
Be sure to come early and fill out a speaker card.
OUR VOICES MUST BE HEARD.....
Sincerely:
Jay Handal
West Area Budget Representitive
Chair: West L.A. N.C.
Here's what the Mayors NC Budget Committee sent to City Council tonight as their formal proposal. It was a heated time. The NC Budget Reps were in a militant and determined mood:
1) $45,000 annual funding budget (in line with the Mayor's recommendation)
2) No sweeps of any kind of saved and/or unallocated funds
3) City Clerk does the election with no cash contribution by the NCs
There was much discussion regarding sweep of money in hand, who does elections and how much the City should allocate annually for the coming budget year.
After a long and spirioted debate, a unanimous vote was taken affirming the information above.
That debate included the actual cost of the City Clerks budget to oversee & manage the elections, as well as the most important issues of both our cumulative volunteer hours annually, our value to the community, and the fact that over the years of our existence, we have never received a percentage increase in our annual budgets, unlike that of the other departments in our City.
We look forward to as many N.C. members and their constituents coming out to support our position at the following meetings:
Tuesday 5/12 10 A.M. City Council
Tuesday 5/12 1 P.M.: Budget and Finance committee
Currently, based on return e mails, we expect more than a hundred N.C. members to appear at the Budget Committee at 1 P.M.
Be sure to come early and fill out a speaker card.
OUR VOICES MUST BE HEARD.....
Sincerely:
Jay Handal
West Area Budget Representitive
Chair: West L.A. N.C.
Posted by Michael Higby @ 5/12/2009 12:22:00 AM
2 Comments:
ha ha ha
nobody commented on this windy effort by higby. loser.
3:18pm and still waiting for the Budget Meeting to start... the feed isn't up yet on Channel 35 or on Council Phone.
Wondering how many of the hundreds of folks expected there are still sticking around to have their minute in the sun?
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