 Working together with
Mayor Pam Iorio and her
Administration, it is the goal
of this Council to assist in
making the City of Tampa one
of the truly great cities in the
United States. It is with the
implementation of this budget
that we will be afforded the
opportunity to move forward
with our plans to create
beautiful, scenic, clean, safe and
affordable neighborhoods for all
of our citizens.
While addressing this year’s
budget, it is Council’s posture
to stand on the side of financial
preservation. It is with this in
mind that we follow our mission
of enacting the kind of laws and
resolutions that will benefit the
citizens of Tampa while at the
same time, creating the kind of
atmosphere that will encourage
healthy job producing industries
and promoting greater tourism
opportunities.
City Council wants to do
whatever is necessary to help the
mayor make Tampa the great
city it is poised to be. However,
legislatures are not successful in
and of themselves, it also takes
the voice of the people. This
Council is primed and ready to
listen to those voices which we
believe will result in the delivery
of services in a more effective,
efficient, timely and cost saving
manner.
City Council will never hesitate
to take advantage of good
things that are going on in
other cities or be close-minded
to any suggestions made by
constituents or the mayor. The
members of this Council will
dedicate themselves to doing
everything within its power to
make Tampa a city we can all
be proud of.
Thank you for your help in
making this city an all-inclusive
one.
Gwendolyn Miller
Chairman
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Public Safety Committee:
Responsible for all matters
presented to City Council
involving the Police and Fire
Rescue Departments.
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Building, Zoning and Preservation Committee:
Responsible for all matters
presented to City Council
involving zoning and code
amendments within the city, all
land transactions and housing
and development.
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Public Works Committee:
Responsible for all matters
presented to City Council relating
to the operation of the Water,
Solid Waste, Public Works, and
Wastewater Departments.
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Finance Committee:
Responsible
for all matters presented to
City Council involving the
Department of Revenue and
Finance, Legal, Administration
and Cable Communication.
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Parks and Recreation and Cultural Committee:
Responsible for all matters presented to City
Council relating to the operation
of the Convention Center,
Tampa Theatre, Tampa Museum
of Art and Parks and Recreation
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Transportation Committee:
Responsible for all matters
presented to City Council dealing
with Transportation issues,
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THE BUDGET PROCESS
The City of Tampa budget development
is a year round process. During the
first quarter of the new fiscal year, the
budget office prepares initial revenue
and expense estimates. Next, the mayor
and the departments review goals
and develop their service and delivery
objectives during the second quarter,
based on anticipated funding levels.
Departments then prepare working
budgets that are within the threshold
amounts. All budgets must be ready by
June for the mayor’s review.
Finally, the Recommended Budget is
presented to City Council for review,
two public hearings are held and
the budget is adopted by the end of
September. On October 1st the new
fiscal year starts and the process begins
again.
The first public hearing was held
on September 16th with the second
scheduled for September 30th, 5:30
p.m. at City Hall.
WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
We hope you have found this report to be informative. Please call us at 274-8211 if
you have questions regarding general city services or 274-8111 if you have questions
regarding the budget or the complete budget can be viewed at this Web site. |
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