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How You Can Get Involved Review of FY08 Budget <br />FY2008 Budget Review Process <br />The review and approval phase of the budget cycle begins with the publication of the budget <br />document. On April 23, 2007, the City Manager will present the Budget Message to the Budget <br />Committee. Then, during work sessions in late April and early May, the Committee will review <br />the budget. There will be a 30-minute public comment period at the beginning of each work <br />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 are available free of charge from the Eugene <br />Library, the City Manager's Office, and the Finance Office. Copies of the full budget can be <br />purchased from the Finance office, borrowed from the Library, or reviewed at the locations <br />where the Summary is available. A compact disc of the Proposed Budget is also available free of <br />charge from the Finance Office. In addition, you can download or view the Proposed Budget or <br />the Budget Summary from the City's Web site: http://www.eugene-or.~ov/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. l0`h Ave., #400, Eugene OR 97401 or <br />e-mail to eu eng ebudgetcommittee(a,ci.eu~ene.or.us; or <br />2. Submit a written statement at the work session or public 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 />