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Santa Fe finance committee members push to start new budget process
Summary
Councilors at the June 9 Santa Fe Finance Committee meeting urged staff to begin work on a new budget process immediately; no formal budget vote was taken, and the committee scheduled follow-up work.
Councilors on the Santa Fe Finance Committee on June 9 urged staff and colleagues to begin work on a new budget process and agreed to schedule follow-up meetings to start that work.
During matters from the committee, Councilor Faulkner told the committee, “I would really like to start to start working on the new budget process ASAP. I'm ready to do the work, so put me in coach. Let's get this done.” Chair Merritt said the city manager also identified the budget process as a high priority and that the committee had met earlier that day to begin planning.
Committee members agreed to begin scheduling the work needed to develop the new budget process; no formal motion to change the budget calendar or adopt a new budget framework was made during the meeting. The committee’s next meeting was announced as Monday, June 23.
The exchange indicates the committee intends to prioritize planning for the city budget in coordination with the city manager and staff; specific deadlines, deliverables, and any formal actions to adopt a new budget process were not specified during the meeting.
