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How You Can Get Involved Review of FY07 Budget <br />k .....~ <br />FY2007 Budget Review Process <br />The review and approval phase of the budget cycle begins with the publication of the budget <br />document. On Apri124, 2006, the City Manager will present the Budget Message to the Budget <br />Committee. Then, during work sessions in May, the Committee will review the budget. There <br />will be a 30-minute public comment period at the beginning of each work session. <br />After the initial presentation from the City Manager, Budget Committee members may. ask <br />questions, request further presentations from staff on particular issues, discuss proposed changes <br />to the budget, and make proposals for other changes. Through a series of motions, the <br />Committee will prepare its preliminary recommendation to the City Council by amending the <br />City Manager's Proposed Budget. Once the Committee has prepared its preliminary <br />recommendation, it will hold a public hearing. After listening to the public testimony, the <br />Committee will refine its recommendation and forward it to the City Council. The City Council <br />will conduct a public hearing and will act to adopt the budget by June 30. <br />How You Can Get Involved <br />Citizens are encouraged to express their views on the budget and all meetings of the Budget <br />Committee and City Council are open to the public. Citizens can provide comment at the <br />beginning of each Budget Committee work session (up to 3 minutes per speaker). Citizens may <br />also testify at the Budget Committee public hearing in May and the City Council public hearing <br />in June. Copies of the Proposed Budget Summary or a compact disc of the Proposed Budget are <br />available free of charge from the Eugene Library, the City Manager's Office, and the Finance <br />Office. Copies of the full budget can be purchased from the Finance Office, borrowed from the <br />library, or reviewed at the locations where the Summary is available. In addition, you can <br />download or view the Proposed Budget or the Budget Summary from the City's Web site: <br />http://www.eugene-or.gov/budget <br />How to Provide Comment or Testify: <br />1. Send a written statement to the Budget Committee or City Council, <br />c/o City of Eugene Budget Office, 100 W. 10th Ave., #400, Eugene OR 97401 or <br />email to eu~enebudgetcommittee(a,ci.eugene.or.us; or <br />2. Submit a written statement at the work session or hearing; or <br />3. Speak to the Committee or Council at the public comment times or public hearings. <br />If written statements are received by the Wednesday prior to the work session or public hearing, <br />they will be included in the packet sent to the Budget Committee or City Council. If they are <br />received after that time, they will be distributed at the meeting. <br />