This Is Our Second Year of the City's Budget and Financial Advisory Committee. See Attached Pdf

This is our second year of the City's Budget and Financial Advisory Committee. See attached pdf.

Erick Cheung, CPA
Finance/HR Director
City of Piedmont
120 Vista Avenue
Piedmont, CA 94611
Phone: (510)420-3045

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City of Palo Alto which has a Finance Committee which has all the items you reference below. You can contact Lalo Perez, Administrative Services Director there for this info: 650-329-2675

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The link below should take you to Indio’s Municipal Code, which spells out the functions and make-up of our Citizens’ Finance Advisory Commission.

The commission was originally born out of a ballot measure that increased local utility user taxes in 2010, but the commission’s scope has since been expanded to cover all general fund uses and activities. The commission provided good feedback during the difficult years when the city was facing significant budget cuts, including cuts to public safety. However, I would recommend that you avoid this added responsibility if you can because it requires significant amount resources to staff and manage the meeting, which are brown-act meeting in my case. All the documents I normally create for the council, including the budget and quarterly budget reports, now have to be created weeks in advance for review by the finance commission. It’s a valiant idea, just be prepared for the added work.

Rob Rockwell

Finance Director

City of Indio ~ the City of Festivals

(760) 391-4021

These I got from the Internet by typing the following in the Google search box:

CA cities with budget committees

CITY OF OAKLAND

Budget Advisory Committee

Meetings
Meetings are open to the public.
Regular meetings are held on the third Monday of the month in the Building Bridges Conference Room (City Administrator’s Office, third floor of City Hall) at 6 pm.
Meeting quorum requires eight members to be in attendance.

What We Do
The BAC advises the City Council on expenditures, revenues, and financial policies. The BAC’s advice generally takes the form of informational reports submitted quarterly reports to the Finance & Management Committee of the City Council.

City Staff Contact

Bradley Johnson – Budget Office

Becoming a Committee Member
The Committee is composed of fifteen members:

Members are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council upon the recommendation of a responsible City Officer.

Prospective members should contact the Mayor’s office or the office of the responsible City Officer.

Qualifications

All members must be Oakland residents or taxpayers.

Members serve for two-year terms, and may serve no more than two consecutive terms.

Members may be removed from the committee by the Mayor for cause (conviction of a felony, misconduct, incompetence, inattention or more than three unexcused absences).

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City of San Marcos

The Budget Review Committee (BRC) workswith the finance director and conducts a thorough review of the annual operations and capital improvement budget for the City and Redevelopment Agency.

The BRC meets as needed to have City staff brief them on matters pertaining to the budget.

The seven members of the BRC are appointed to three-year terms by the City Council. They serve in an advisory capacity to staff and Council.

All members must either reside within the City as a qualified elector or own a business or be a business location manager for a business within the City of San Marcos.

Name / Appointed / Expiration
Rick Barthel / 5/22/12 / 6/30/15
Christopher Carroll / 5/22/12 / 6/30/15
Scott Myers / 5/14/13 / 6/30/16
Brian Smith / 6/14/11 / 6/30/14
Charles Zahl / 5/14/13 / 6/30/16
Glen Winn / 5/14/13 / 6/30/16
Richard Zohn / 7/27/99 / 6/30/14
Vacant(Alternate) / 6/30/15

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San Diego

Budget and Finance Committee

View Agendas and Actions
Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Process Key Dates (PDF)
Fiscal Year 2014 Departmental Hearing Schedule (PDF)
IBA Review of the Fiscal Year 2014 Proposed Budget (PDF)

The Budget and Finance Committee's AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY includes Annual Budget Review, Financial Reports, Taxes, Fees, Assessments, Independent Budget Analyst Reports, Performance Measures, Information Technology, Enterprise Resource Management (SAP), Purchasing and Contracting, and Managed Competition.

Committee members include Todd Gloria (Chair), David Alvarez (Vice Chair), Sherri S. Lightner, Kevin Faulconer, and Mark Kersey.

The Budget and Finance Committee meets one to two Wednesdays per month at 9:00 a.m. in the City Council Committee Room, 12th Floor, City Administration Building. For specific dates, please access the Legislative calendar (PDF) or contact Budget Committee Consultant, Katie Keach, at (619) 236-6633. Email: .

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Studio City

Budget Committee

Every Neighborhood Council in Los Angeles is entrusted with an operating budget of $40,500 per year. If you have a project or idea you believe would improve our quality of life, beautify the neighborhood, or help build the community, please complete the convenient FUNDING REQUEST FORM online and submit itto us. It is our job to help you. The Budget Committee is charged with supervising the approvals of spending plans and with operating the payments procedures in concert with the Treasurer.

FUNDING REQUEST FORM

The Budget Committee does not have a standing monthly meeting. The Budget Committee only meets when a funding request form is submitted and financial allocations are required.

Current Budget Committee members are:

Remy Kessler (Treasurer, Board Member)
Denise Welvang (Board Member)
Mark Batterman (Stakeholder)
John T. Walker (Ex-officio)

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Sonoma

Council & Commissions

Budget Committee

On September 16, 2009, in response to the current fiscal challenges being faced by the City, the Sonoma City Council formed a Budget Committee. The committee will delve into the current fiscal challenges faced by the City and will make recommendations for solutions. It is charged with reviewing budget projections for future years, and working on both revenue and expenditure strategies with respect to meeting the challenge of balancing the General Fund and maintaining City services in the next three to five years of economic recovery.

Please Note: As of May 3, 2010, pending adoption of the City’s 2010-11 Operating Budget, regular meetings of the Budget Committee have been suspended. Meetings will be held on as as-needed basis at the discretion of the Committee Chair.

Committee Members:

Joanne Sanders, Councilmember

Laurie Gallian, Councilmember

Linda Kelly, City Manager

Carol Giovanatto, Assistant City Manager

Stanley Cohen, Citizen and former Councilmember

Meeting Dates:

Meetings have tentatively been scheduled for the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in the upstairs conference room at City Hall, #1 The Plaza, Sonoma.

For information, please contact:

Linda Kelly, City Manager

City of Sonoma

#1 The Plaza

Sonoma CA 95476

(707) 933-2215

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Poway

Budget Review Committee

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The purpose of the Budget Review committee shall be to review the annual Operating and Capital Improvement Budget as proposed by the City Manager, and report its findings to the City Council.