| | | | | | | | Agenda Item - 7.b.
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
| To: | Scott C. Stiles
| From: | Maria Stipe
| | Dept.: | City Manager
| Dept.: | City Manager
| | Subject: | Draft policy outlining the spending and reporting guidelines of potential district budget allocation funds within the City Council Contingency account as requested by the City Council. (Action Item) | Date: | 8/27/2019 |
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| | | | | | | | OBJECTIVE
To provide the City Council with a draft policy outlining the spending and reporting guidelines of potential district budget allocation funds within the City Council Contingency account. |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND
At the August 13, 2019, City Council meeting, the Garden Grove City Council discussed the idea of implementing an annual City Council budget appropriation whereby each council member, including the mayor, could be allotted a set amount of dollars to utilize within their respective districts or citywide. Upon receiving information on the practices of neighboring cities in Orange County, the City Council directed staff to draft a comprehensive policy outlining specific spending guidelines, reporting practices, and transparency measures should the City Council decide to move forward with district budget allocations. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
City staff researched the existing policies of neighboring cities and incorporated the recommendations of the City Council in order to draft a comprehensive policy (see attached). The draft policy outlines specific criteria for the appropriate use of the funds, procedures for the administration of the funds, as well as transparency measures for the regulation of the funds. |
| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no additional financial impact should the City Council wish to implement district budget allocations within the City’s Council Contingency account. |
| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
- Consider the draft policy on spending and reporting guidelines for district budget allocation funds within the City Council Contingency account; and
- Provide direction to staff.
By: Shawn Park, Sr. Administrative Analyst
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