05 April 2017

Mesa City Council Study Session - 4/3/2017

The meeting is running way over the allotted 45 minutes allotted time in the agenda details.
Item 2a takes an extended time.
Giles says is a very short agenda ?????????????
THIS IS NOT A STRATEGY Ever heard this word before> :"Civilianization" in Police Department as a strategy to reduce payroll expenses is a big topic in discussion with Mayor John Giles and City Manager Chris Brady unusually actively in defensive discussions.
Candace Cannistraro in the hot seat making the presentation and fielding questions.
Re: financial stability
City going after old and uncollected court fees and penalties
$8.6 Million is beginning funding gap going into FY17/18 with a lot of issues getting kicked down-the-road . . . based on third-party actuarial studies received in February
PSRS liabilities are source of many questions that Chris Brady chimes into to try to give some semblance of believability  
City admits it is oftentimes reactive to budget issues
Future meeting dates and times to be announced on Thursday by Chris Brady


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