It’s budget season.
We’ve had one week of budget hearings. City workers have come out to tell city leaders what they think think about the proposed city budget.
The City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee is holding a series of Special Meetings to go over the budget in depth. They will discuss each department’s budget with the General Manager and the CAO. They will also allow public comment toward the end of each hearing. If you have something to say, come to the budget hearing on the day they discuss your department.
2013 Budget Hearing Schedule
(All hearings are in the City Council’s Chambers on the third floor.)
Friday, May 3, 1 p.m.
-Emergency Management
-Economic Development Department
-Community Development Department
-Housing Department
-LA Convention Center
-El Pueblo
-LA Zoo
-Department of Aging
-Department on Disability
-Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
Monday, May 6
9 a.m.: Coalition of LA City Unions Press Event
(Outside City Hall East)
10 a.m.: Pack the Budget Hearing
-Presentation by the Coalition of City Unions
-City Ethics Commission
-City Clerk
-City Administrative Officer
-General City Purposes
-Unappropriated Balance
-Reserve Fund
-Capital Finance Administration (MICLA)
-Capital Improvement Expenditure Program
-Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes
May 7 – May 14
To be determined. The schedule will be updated as the city releases more information. Are you on Twitter? SEIU 721 members and leaders are live Tweeting from the budget hearings: https://twitter.com/seiu721 #LAbudget, #LAbudgetfacts, #LAforward, #CAOzgottago and more. Check it out! Read more about the budget. For more information and to let us know what hearing days you’ll attend, contact your Worksite Organizer or call the SEIU 721 Member Connection: (877) 721-4YOU (4968).