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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Further Rationale For the 2013 Budget From City Manager

City Manager Pat Woods offered some further details on the rationale behind the much-delayed 2013 operating budget at the most recent meeting of Common Council.

Woods says in addition to top priorities like roads, transit and economic development, they tried to give more back to communities. All of the allocations of funds, says Woods, were based on the ideals of PlanSJ and the results of the public engagement strategy leading up to the budget process.

Woods says this definitely wasn't the year to reduce the tax rate due to sluggish economic growth---but it's hoped that will turn around in the years to come.