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Office of the City Manager <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> <br />DATE: September 12, 2017 <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and Council Members of New Brighton <br /> <br />FROM: Dean Lotter, City Manager <br /> <br />SUBJECT: 2018 Budget Summary Report <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – ONE CITY, ONE SET OF RESOURCES, ONE SET OF SERVICES <br /> <br />Since the 2014 Budget was assembled, my message to the leadership staff has been the “One City” message. <br />This idea represents a philosophy of unity throughout the City by elected and hired staff to achieve the <br />Council’s Strategic Priorities. Prior to 2014, the budget processes used provided little if any opportunity for <br />various departments to hear and comment on specific requests outside their own department. In the <br />development of the budgets since 2014, the process of inter-departmental participation continues to build on <br />tearing down “silos” and fostering greater appreciation by elected officials and staff of all services offered by <br />the City. Leadership staff held a budget retreat where each department presented a budget to their peers, who <br />then had opportunities to ask questions and seek clarification as needed. The budgeting process has been more <br />efficient this year because many of the staff involved continue adopting and implementing the One City <br />approach. Directors and second tier supervisors worked in partnership to create a budget document for <br />Council’s consideration. The very manner in which the budgets since 2014 have been and will be created <br />achieves multiple Council strategic priorities and directives. <br /> <br /> Executive Summary – New in the 2018 Budget <br /> <br /> New personnel requests <br />o Parks Maintenance <br />o IT <br />o License Bureau <br /> 2018 Street Reconstruction Debt Payment <br /> <br />COUNCIL’S PRIORITIES <br />Staff continued to focus on the Council’s strategic priorities when preparing the budget. The priorities are as <br />follow: <br /> <br /> Financial Sustainability <br /> Community Engagement <br /> Economic Development <br /> Effective Service Quality <br /> Workforce Engagement & Development <br /> <br />1