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Resident offers citizen advisory committee and budget oversight help
Summary
A resident offered to serve on a planning commission and on budget oversight, proposed a permanent citizen advisory committee to cut project costs and urged use of local contractors to save money on parks and median projects.
Jim Weiner told the council he reviewed the budget and a $500,000 playground equipment charge and urged the city to use local contractors and a permanent citizen advisory committee to reduce costs. He said he submitted an application to sit on the planning commission and to help with budget oversight and offered his management experience to review protocols and expense controls.
Weiner also tied his recommendations to ongoing concerns about fiscal responsibility and urged the council to close procedural loopholes on reimbursements and expense accounts. Council did not act on forming an advisory committee during the meeting; public comment preceded the closed‑session personnel review.
