The colors in Sun Valley this fall have been spectacular and continue to hang on. I took this photo yesterday near Old Dollar Road of Sun Valley Lake and Bald Mountain. Come on up and visit if you get the chance…you won’t regret it!
Seven and a half hour City Council meeting yesterday…proud of my fellow Council members…we passed a budget for next year that doesn’t raise taxes, passed a 5-year Capital Improvement Plan and worked on a way to pay for it, rejected a plan to change our Comprehensive Plan after listening to 160 citizens testify against it…it was a good day for democracy!
The week of August 15, 2011 we have three Sun Valley City Council meetings:
Tuesday August 16, 2011 at 10:00 am – Special Council Meeting – 2nd reading of Appropriations Ordinance #440 to adopt the City’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget.
Wednesday August 17, 2011 at 9:00 am – Special Council Meeting – Site visit, Sun Valley Company Comprehensive Plan Amendment requests.
Thursday August 18, 2011 at 1:00 pm – Regular Monthly Council Meeting.
You can also listen to any of our Council meetings live, or later on the internet at this link.
You can always see the full Council schedule and additional information at my website.
UPDATED 8-5-11
On Tuesday August 9, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. we have a Special Sun Valley City Council meeting. This is the fourth in a number of meetings we are holding to establish the City’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget (October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012). At this meeting the Council will hold its formal Public Hearing on the Tentative Budget for FY12 we adopted on July 12, 2011.
You will note that the Public Hearing on the FY12 Budget was to be held on August 2, 2011, a date the Council established back in April and which is indicated on your tax statement. Unfortunately, the City’s Administrative staff did not follow proper notice procedures and the August 2nd Public Hearing could not be held on that date. It had to be moved to August 9th. I hope this does not cause an inconvenience to the taxpayers of Sun Valley. I am also waiting for the City to post a copy of the Tentative Budget on the City’s website. When that happens, I will put a link to it here. The Tentative Budget is now available online at the City website. Click here to view it.
During the July 12, 2011 Special Council Meeting, I was able to convince the Council to agree to my proposal to forego raising property taxes by 3% in the FY12 Tentative Budget. It makes no sense to increase property taxes when the draft budget showed revenues over expenditures greater than the increase in property taxes. We are still able to fund necessary operations and meet our obligations.
The City has not posted the Agenda or Council Packet for the 8-9-11 meeting yet. When they do, I will put a link to it here. The Agenda and Council Packet for the 8-9-11 meeting is now available online at this link. You will note that the Mayor has now added several additional items to the Agenda for this Special Meeting.
You can also listen to any of our Council meetings live, or later on the internet at this link.
You can always see the full Council schedule and additional information at my website.
On Tuesday July 12, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. we have a Special Sun Valley City Council meeting. This is the third in a number of meetings we are holding to establish the City’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget (October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012). Click here to see the complete list of our budget meetings.
At this meeting the Council is expected to adopt a “Tentative Budget” for FY12. The purpose of the Tentative Budget is to set a ceiling on the level of expenditures and the city property tax levy. This information will then be put in the notice for the public hearing on the budget which will be held on August 2, 2011.
During the June 21, 2011 Special Council Meeting, we made significant expenditure reductions in the Mayor’s original proposed draft FY12 Budget ($6,055,000 down to $5,166,000). The Council modified version is available online at this link. We will be using this version as we consider our “Tentative Budget” at the July 12th meeting. Input from the citizens of Sun Valley will be important at this meeting.
To see the full Agenda and Council Packet for the 7-12-11 meeting, click here.
You can also listen to any of our Council meetings live, or later on the internet at this link.
You can always see the full Council schedule and additional information at my website
On Tuesday June 21, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. we have a Special Sun Valley City Council meeting. This is the second in a number of meetings we are holding to establish the City’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget (October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012). Click here to see the complete list of our budget meetings.
At this meeting, the Council will receive the Mayor’s proposed draft budget for FY12, we will discuss revenue and expenditure assumptions and projections for the budget, and we will review and update our Council Priorities for FY12.
As I do each year, I prepare my recommended Strategic Project Priorities for the upcoming Fiscal Year for the City of Sun Valley. I will be discussing these at the meeting on June 21st. You can click here to see my FY12 priorities.
We will also have the second reading of Ordinance 442 Regarding Use of Certain Vehicles on Public Streets.
To see the full Agenda and Council Packet for the 6-21-11 meeting, click here.
You can also listen to any of our Council meetings live, or later on the internet at this link.
You can always see the full Council schedule and additional information at my website
UPDATE 5-30-11: As I do each year, I prepare my recommended Strategic Project Priorities for the upcoming Fiscal Year for the City of Sun Valley. I will be discussing these at the meeting on May 31st. You can click here to see my FY12 priorities.
On Tuesday May 31, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. we have a Special Sun Valley City Council meeting. This is the first of a number of meetings we will hold to establish the City’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget (October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012). Click here to see the complete list of our budget meetings.
At this meeting, the Council will review and update its Priorities for FY12, and we will review our External Contracts Policy.
We will then listen to presentations from various organizations and individuals wishing to contract with the City for FY12. They include: Fly Sun Valley Alliance, Ketchum Parks and Recreation, Sustain Blaine, Sun Valley Marketing Alliance, Blaine County Housing Authority, Mountain Rides Transportation Authority, Adam King – Attorney, and Frederick Allington – Attorney.
To see the full Agenda and Council Packet for the 5-31-11 meeting, click here.
You can also listen to any of our Council meetings live, or later on the internet at this link.
You can always see the full Council schedule and additional information at my website.
