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2 <br /> <br />reach more clients. He said those agencies given excellent reviews were only given a 4% <br />increase. He said the City should be held to the same standard as agencies. <br /> <br /> Ms. Hamilton said we are pretty far into the budget process to do as Mr. Lynch <br />suggests this year. <br /> <br />Dr. Brown suggested that this be brought back up after the budget process. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch said not all agencies are being reviewed through the budget review <br />team. He suggests that City departments go through the same review. <br /> <br /> Mr. Schilling said he agrees with the idea of a review of City departments. Mr. <br />Schilling asked about the $27,000 for new programs. <br /> <br /> Mr. O'Connell said that no new programs were recommended by the City <br />Manager' s office. <br /> <br /> Regarding the presentation of agency materials, Mr. Schilling said some agency <br />budgets show revenues and expenditures, but not all. He said this needs to be changed so <br />they can be compared. He said the projected outcomes need consistency as some give <br />specific numbers and some percentages. He said numbers really need to be put in. <br /> <br /> Ms. Saphira Baker, Director of the Commission on Children and Families, said it <br />would not be difficult to add numbers to the book. Ms. Baker said that the agencies are <br />given flexibility in their reporting. <br /> <br /> Mr. Schilling said he would like more budget information on the Music Resource <br />Center. He said they have a $250,000 surplus projected for their building fund and he is <br />uncomfortable spending this amount when they have a surplus. <br /> <br /> Mr. O'Connell said that his understanding is that the Music Resource Center still <br />has to raise funds that go to their building while our funding is for operating expenses. <br /> <br /> Ms. Baker said that the Music Resource Center cannot transfer funds from their <br />capital budget to their operating budget. She said they have a very lean operating budget. <br /> <br />Mr. Caravati said other agencies are in this same situation. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch said he would like more information on the Virginia Extension <br />Service, including the actual number of kids served by the 4-H Program, a better <br />description of the Environmental/Consumer Program; and Dietary Program. <br /> <br /> Ms. Hamilton asked about the increase in the Health Department's budget, and <br />Ms. Linda Peacock, Assistant City Manager, said it is due to an increase in salaries and <br />benefits. <br /> <br /> Regarding MACAA, Mr. Schilling said that the feedback system requested by the <br />review team was not done and he asked why they tolerated non-compliance with this <br />request. He said he thinks the rule should be if they do not follow the request they <br />receive limited or a curtailment of funds. He suggested putting this back to the agency <br />review team and have a report back. <br /> <br /> Ms. Baker said that some ofMACAA's programs got strong ratings, but the <br />school based program was rated only fair. <br /> <br /> Ms. Hamilton said Mr. Schilling has a point and she thinks there needs to be a <br />procedure. <br /> <br /> Mr. Caravati said he has heard complaints from agencies that they feel <br />overburdened by requirements as it takes people to provide the budget information. He <br />noted that these agencies are serving a need that the City does not. <br /> <br /> <br />