04/23/2008
CITY COUNCIL BUDGET PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF CLEARWATER
April 23, 2008
Present: George N. Cretekos Vice-Mayor
Paul Gibson Councilmember
Carlen Petersen Councilmember
Absent: Frank Hibbard Mayor
John Doran Councilmember
Also present: William B. Horne II City Manager
Jill S. Silverboard Assistant City Manager
Rod Irwin Assistant City Manager
Pamela K. Akin City Attorney
Cynthia E. Goudeau City Clerk
The Vice Mayor called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. at the Long Center and
presented information regarding the City’s budget and the upcoming challenges.
Doug Matthews, Public Communications Director, explained the exercise the attendees
in which the attendees will use “chips” in determining priorities and service cuts.
The attendees than broke into groups to complete the exercise. The results are:
Starting
Chip # of Ending # Ending
Value Chips Total Value of Chips Value
Library
Branch Library 300 4 1,200 3 900
Parks & Recreation
Recreation Center 500 6 3,000 5 2500
Landscape Maintenance 1,000 2 2,000 1 1000
Police
Police Substation 90 5 450 5 450
CHIP Program 100 1 100 0 0
Internal Administration 250 1 250 0 0
Community Policing 150 2 300 2 300
Fire & Rescue
Fire Station 1,000 8 8,000 8 8000
Squad 49 700 1 700 0 0
Other Public Safety
Beach Lifeguards 350 2 700 1 350
Other Quality of Life
Neighborhood Services 150 2 300 2 300
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Cultural Affairs 100 2 200 2 200
Office on Aging 50 2 100 1 50
C-VIEW TV 150 2 300 1 150
Special Events 500 2 1,000 2 1000
Harborview Center 350 1 350 1 350
Citizen
Inv./Communication 350 2 700 1 350
Jolley Trolley 150 1 150 1 150
Tourism Marketing 100 2 200 1 100
TOTAL 20,000 16,150 19%
The results were reviewed with the attendees.
The meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
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