Portland Parks and Recreation is asking for budget input!

Filed Under For Buyers, For Sellers, Health and Wellness, Home Owners, Investors, Landlords · Tagged: , ,  

 
Portland Parks & Recreation invites the public to comment on
Budget reductions for the FY 2010-2011 Budget
 
 
What:            Community Budget Meeting on the FY 2010-11 Portland Parks & Recreation Requested Budget
 
When:    6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, January 21
 
Where:   Oregon Commission for the Blind
535 SE 12th Avenue, Portland (Between SE Washington and SE Stark)
Based on directions from the City of Portland, Portland Parks & Recreation has prepared reductions of 4%, or approximately $1.7 million, from the bureau’s ongoing General Fund discretionary budget for the Fiscal Year 2010-11.
 
These reductions could mean reduced community center hours, staff reductions and decreased levels of maintenance for some facilities. 
  
PP&R will present the results of these reductions to the public at the January 21 meeting.  Participants will have the opportunity to make comments and ask questions of PP&R senior staff. Parks Commissioner Nick Fish will approve the final Requested Budget before it is submitted to the City on February 1. The public will have opportunity to further comment on the Mayor’s Proposed Budget in late April.
 
The proposed reductions will be posted on the PP&R budget website, www.portlandonline.com/parks/budget, on the week of January 11, so that the public will have the opportunity to review them prior to the community budget meeting.
 
 
Budget timeline
 
Week of November 30     Staff and public meetings held
 
December 1       City Council budget work session and presentation of General Fund financial forecast
 
December 9      BAC meets to review recommendations from Senior Management Team, discuss and clarify information, and formulate initial recommendations
 
Date TBD        BAC meets to consider staff and public feedback and to make their final recommendations
 
Week of January 4       Budget recommendations finalized and preparation of requested budget begins
 
February 1                      PP&R presents FY 2010-11 Requested Budget to City
 
April 30                         Mayor releases Proposed Budget decisions
 
June 17                  City Council action to adopt FY 2010-11 budget
 
 
As we know from other years, much will change from over the course of the budget process, but the Budget Communication Committee (Margaret Evans, Elizabeth Kennedy-Wong, Fred Kowell, Karen Loper, and Beth Sorensen) is committed to providing you with information in a timely manner. Email updates will be distributed as news develops, or please check the PP&R website often for the latest posts.
 
 
 
Beth Sorensen | Public Information Officer
Portland Parks & Recreation
503.823.5300 (office); 503.823.6634 (cell)
beth.sorensen@ci.portland.or.us
Healthy Parks, Healthy Portland
portlandparks.org
Nick Fish, Commissioner | Zari Santner, Director
 
 
 
 
Elizabeth Kennedy-Wong
Community Engagement and Public Involvement Manager
Portland Parks and Recreation
(503) 823-5113
 
 

January 22, 2010 by : No Comments

Comments

Feel free to leave a comment...
and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar!





CAPTCHA Image
*