DEPARTMENT: Office of Management and Budget
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Justina Tate
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
City Council Worksession on the FY 2018 Proposed Budget
SUMMARY:
Staff presentation on the FY 2018 Proposed Budget focusing on, but not limited to, the following City policies and initiatives:
A. Planning Department
B. Neighborhood & Housing Services
C. Historic Preservation
D. Office of Sustainability
E. Metro Health
F. Human Services & Delegate Agencies
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The FY 2018 Proposed Budget was presented to the Mayor and City Council on August 10, 2017. The budget is balanced as required by law and reflects the City Council policy direction of budgeting through an equity lens.
Equity and equality are two strategies that can be used in budgeting. Equity aims to understand the needs of the community and fairly distribute resources. Equality involves ensuring all parts of the community get similar amounts of resources regardless of need. In the context of the proposed budget, decisions made through an equity lens matter because it determines how the City will allocate resources and set priorities to meet the social and economic needs of San Antonio residents. This Budget proposes an equity approach.
The FY 2018 Proposed Budget includes investments in streets, public safety, and neighborhood services that have the potential to make a significant difference in the quality of life of our community while maintaining a strong financial position.
A total of 10 City Council worksessions are scheduled prior to budget adoption on September 14 to present the budget in detail to the City Council. Since August 10 three budget worksession haven been held. During the August 15 worksession the proposed budget for the Transportation and Capital Improvements Department was presented. On August 16 the proposed budgets for the Fire and Police Departments were discussed and on August 17 the proposed City Debt Plan was presented to the...
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