Simi Valley Ca Budget

After cutting nine already vacant jobs and postponing almost $400,000 in public works projects, the Simi Valley City Council unanimously adopted a no-frills budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. City leaders said the $24.8-million spending plan, approved late Monday, will require no layoffs. But at the same time it provides little money for civic improvement projects. "It's a bare-bones budget," said John R. McMillan, director of the city's General Services Department.

After cutting nine already vacant jobs and postponing almost $400,000 in public works projects, the Simi Valley City Council unanimously adopted a no-frills budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. City leaders said the $24.8-million spending plan, approved late Monday, will require no layoffs. But at the same time it provides little money for civic improvement projects. "It's a bare-bones budget," said John R. McMillan, director of the city's General Services Department.

Simi Valley officials will allow residents to review the city's preliminary 1993-94 budget, beginning Tuesday, and will hold a public review of the document on Thursday. The budget is the proposed spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Residents will be able to review copies of the budget at Simi Valley City Hall at 2929 Tapo Canyon Road, and the Simi Valley Library at 2969 Tapo Canyon Road.

The Simi Valley City Council will hold an open meeting today to begin fine-tuning the city's 1993-94 budget, beginning with proposed Police Department spending. The meeting is slated to run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall, 2929 Tapo Canyon Road. Last month, Simi Valley staff members released a preliminary general fund budget calling for $25.2 million in spending during the fiscal year that begins July 1.

As cities across the state warn of layoffs and reductions in services, the city of Simi Valley released a $25.2-million budget proposal Tuesday that will probably require no firings or catastrophic cuts, officials said. Although the spending plan exceeds expected revenues by $342,500, Mayor Greg Stratton said the city could bridge the gap and balance the budget in the absence of further cuts by the state. "It's not going to be too difficult to bring it into balance," Stratton said.

As the Simi Valley City Council gets ready to begin its annual budget-cutting process, the first item on the chopping block is a familiar one--a proposal to cut funding for a visitor's information program run by the Chamber of Commerce at city expense. Every year at budget time, city staff presents the council with a book of proposed cuts. And every year, the visitor information program is at or near the top of the list of suggested trims.

The Simi Valley City Council will hold an open meeting today to begin fine-tuning the city's 1993-94 budget, beginning with proposed Police Department spending. The meeting is slated to run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall, 2929 Tapo Canyon Road. Last month, Simi Valley staff members released a preliminary general fund budget calling for $25.2 million in spending during the fiscal year that begins July 1.

As the Simi Valley City Council gets ready to begin its annual budget-cutting process, the first item on the chopping block is a familiar one--a proposal to cut funding for a visitor's information program run by the Chamber of Commerce at city expense. Every year at budget time, city staff presents the council with a book of proposed cuts. And every year, the visitor information program is at or near the top of the list of suggested trims.

As cities across the state warn of layoffs and reductions in services, the city of Simi Valley released a $25.2-million budget proposal Tuesday that will probably require no firings or catastrophic cuts, officials said. Although the spending plan exceeds expected revenues by $342,500, Mayor Greg Stratton said the city could bridge the gap and balance the budget in the absence of further cuts by the state. "It's not going to be too difficult to bring it into balance," Stratton said.

Simi Valley officials will allow residents to review the city's preliminary 1993-94 budget, beginning Tuesday, and will hold a public review of the document on Thursday. The budget is the proposed spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Residents will be able to review copies of the budget at Simi Valley City Hall at 2929 Tapo Canyon Road, and the Simi Valley Library at 2969 Tapo Canyon Road.