The past two weeks have been budget focused - the fiscal 2013 budget that is.
Our budget team including Finance Director Tara Musick, Accounting Manager Hollie Verran, and Human Resources Director Belva Hale has been meeting with department directors to discuss their proposed work plan and funding needs for the 12-month period commencing July 1, 2012.
An important part of the discussions is to review where each department is in accomplishing their current objectives as we're now seven months and counting into the current fiscal year.
Our focus as a budget team is what we need to do as a city to enhance the public health, welfare, safety, and economy - once we know that, assigning resources to advance the desired outcomes is easy.
Well - maybe not easy - but at least we know what we need to do. And that's the most important part of the process.
