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Planning Department presents flatlining revenue, no new positions in FY17–19 budget
Summary
Planning Department staff told the commission that revenues have plateaued after several high years; the department proposes a FY2017–19 budget based on current‑year actuals, no new positions (mayoral direction), modest reductions in contracts and materials, and an emphasis on grant pursuit and repurposing vacancies.
Planning Director John Raham and Finance Manager Deborah Landis presented the Planning Department’s proposed FY2017–19 budget on Feb. 2, telling the Planning Commission that the department has hit a revenue plateau after recent record years.
Raham said the department is seeing no new revenue growth for the first time in about six years and that the mayor’s budget direction prohibits adding new authorized positions. Landis said the department plans next year’s budget assuming revenue will mirror current‑year actuals and is proposing a two‑year rolling…
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