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Salem council approves budget efficiencies task force with 60-hour staff cap
Summary
The Salem City Council voted unanimously Jan. 13 to form a budget efficiencies task force whose membership the city manager will propose and whose final membership the Finance Committee will approve. The council limited direct city staff support to 60 hours unless council approves more time.
The Salem City Council voted unanimously on Jan. 13 to create a city budget efficiencies task force, directing the city manager to draft proposed membership and giving the Finance Committee authority to approve the final members. City staff time devoted in direct support of the task force was capped at 60 hours unless the council authorizes additional time.
Councilor Shane Matthews introduced the substitute motion that passed. Matthews moved, in part, “that the city council form a budget efficiencies task force, proposed membership to be drafted by the city manager, the finance committee to approve the final members, [and] city staff time to be limited to no more than 60 hours in direct support of the task force without additional city council approval.” Councilor…
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