Dana Point Ca Budget

The City Council tonight will consider the 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 city budgets, each totaling about $13 million. Despite a $750,000 annual loss in "new city" subsidies, the budget is expected to have a $2.8-million surplus each year, keeping the general fund at about $11 million. The council will also review the city's seven-year capital improvement plan. The council meets at 7 p.m. in chambers, 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 210. Information: (949) 248-9890.

Mayor Ingrid McGuire plans to give her support for the preservation of the Dolph House and an elementary school project at Tuesday's City Council meeting. McGuire wants to donate her share of a $15,000 fund set aside in the city's budget for council members to use for nonprofit organizations or events that benefit the community.

Near the end of an eight-hour meeting, a divided City Council delayed talks on its upcoming budget for the second straight time, forcing it to consider a special meeting to deal with the city's 1997-99 financial plan. After a full agenda Tuesday night and comments from eight residents on the budget, the council voted 3 to 2 to delay talks rather than start them at 12:05 a.m. Wednesday.

A divided City Council passed its budgets for 1997-98 and 1998-99 this week, slashing grants to community groups and eliminating the city's Economic Development Department in the process. For the first time, the city passed a two-year budget to improve long-range planning. The $12.5-million operating budget for 1997-98 was trimmed about 1% from the current year and will decline again, to $12.3 million, for 1998-99.

At a sometimes unruly meeting that ran until 1 a.m. Wednesday, the City Council passed the bulk of Dana Point's $12.5-million operating budget for 1997-98. Because the city's fiscal year begins July 1, the council avoided having to call an eleventh-hour session Monday to finish the job. Instead, the council approved the plan except for a few provisions on which members could not agree.

In an abbreviated budget workshop this week, the City Council reviewed Dana Point's proposed $24.7-million financial plan for the next two years. To improve long-range planning, the city is approving a budget for 1997 through 1999, instead of just next year. The $12.5-million budget for 1997-1998 is up about 1.6% from this year's, but revenue is also up about 7%, to $16 million. No new initiatives or programs are planned, but the city plans to cut two staff positions, finance director Susan M.

The City Council tonight will review its proposed $12.6-million annual operating budget at its first public hearing on the issue. The budget is 1.6% lower than last year's, mostly because of cost-cutting efforts within departments, City Manager Stephen B. Julian said. Projected revenue is up 3.9% from last year, from $13.6 million in 1995-96 to $14.1 million in 1996-97, giving the city a $1.5-million operating surplus.

The proposed $12.8-million city operating budget for the 1995-96 fiscal year will be the focus of a special City Council meeting at 6 tonight at City Hall. The budget is $490,000 higher than last year's, chiefly because of increases in the costs of police services, street maintenance and park maintenance, said Sanford M. Groves, the city's interim director for finance administration.

The City Council has unanimously approved a $15-million budget for the coming fiscal year, the largest spending plan in the city's six-year history. The budget is more than $2 million higher than the 1993-94 budget because the city has acquired the former Capistrano Bay Park and Recreation District, said Rita Geldert, the city's director of finance and administration.

A divided City Council passed its budgets for 1997-98 and 1998-99 this week, slashing grants to community groups and eliminating the city's Economic Development Department in the process. For the first time, the city passed a two-year budget to improve long-range planning. The $12.5-million operating budget for 1997-98 was trimmed about 1% from the current year and will decline again, to $12.3 million, for 1998-99.

At a sometimes unruly meeting that ran until 1 a.m. Wednesday, the City Council passed the bulk of Dana Point's $12.5-million operating budget for 1997-98. Because the city's fiscal year begins July 1, the council avoided having to call an eleventh-hour session Monday to finish the job. Instead, the council approved the plan except for a few provisions on which members could not agree.

Near the end of an eight-hour meeting, a divided City Council delayed talks on its upcoming budget for the second straight time, forcing it to consider a special meeting to deal with the city's 1997-99 financial plan. After a full agenda Tuesday night and comments from eight residents on the budget, the council voted 3 to 2 to delay talks rather than start them at 12:05 a.m. Wednesday.

In an abbreviated budget workshop this week, the City Council reviewed Dana Point's proposed $24.7-million financial plan for the next two years. To improve long-range planning, the city is approving a budget for 1997 through 1999, instead of just next year. The $12.5-million budget for 1997-1998 is up about 1.6% from this year's, but revenue is also up about 7%, to $16 million. No new initiatives or programs are planned, but the city plans to cut two staff positions, finance director Susan M.

After adopting a fiscal 1992 budget this week showing $11.5 million in general fund revenues, the City Council temporarily froze all spending except for what is needed to keep the city operating. The action Tuesday night was taken to meet next Tuesday's deadline for adopting a budget by the end of the current fiscal year.