Title
Increase Budgeted Outreach Resources
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to increase budgeted resources for City Council offices by $28,000 each for the remainder of the fiscal year ($85,000 annually) and the Mayor’s office by $50,000 ($150,000 annually) to provide added resources for community engagement and involvement; constituent services; participatory budget outreach; and other resources necessary for elected officials in the fastest growing city in the United States. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
Reports show the population of Phoenix has grown from 1.44 million in the 2010 US Census to an estimated 1.66 million residents in 2019. Each Council district now serves over 200,000 residents. Administrative support staff in the Mayor and Council offices was reduced by 25 full time employees after the great recession. A mid-year adjustment of resources is proposed to provide for Councilmembers and the Mayor to adequately serve their constituents.
Financial Impact
Funds are available from General Fund budgetary savings in the current fiscal year.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by City Manager Ed Zuercher.