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TO: <br />FROM: <br />BY: <br />City of Tukwila <br />Allan Ekberg, Mayor <br />INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM <br />Finance Committee <br />David Cline, City Administrator <br />Cheryl Thompson, Executive Assistant <br />CC: Mayor Ekberg <br />DATE: October 10, 2018 <br />SUBJECT: Mayor's Office Department 2019-2020 Proposed Budget <br />ISSUE <br />As provided for in the budget process approved by the Finance Committee, Council Committees <br />will be reviewing budget sections prior to review by the full Council. The Mayor's Office section <br />of the budget is ready for review by the Finance Committee. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Mayor's Office is composed of Administration, the City Attorney's Office, the City Clerk's <br />Office and Economic Development. The Mayor's Office Budget also includes the Planning <br />Commission, the Equity and Social Justice Commission, the Arts Commission, the Park <br />Commission and the Library Advisory Board. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The proposed budget for the Mayor's Office is a 3.12 percent decrease of the 2018 budget in <br />2019 and a 1.63 percent decrease of the 2018 budget in 2020. The following will summarize <br />the proposed changes to the Mayor's Office budget by division, in the order they appear in the <br />budget document. <br />Changes from 2017-2018 Budget <br />Administration <br />• Public Defense Contract for services reduced by $24,000 due to a decrease in case <br />assignments. <br />• Operating Supplies reduced by $2,200 based on actual costs in previous years. <br />• Professional Services reduced by $40,000 due to the reduction of the Summit Strategies <br />Contract for Federal Lobbying Services. <br />• Memberships and Dues increased in 2020 based on increase in dues from Association <br />of Washington Cities, Puget Sound Clean Air and Sound Cities Association. <br />• Leasehold Tax was added to the 2019 and 2020 budgets in the amount of $20,000 each <br />year after the State Auditor's Office, during their audit this year, identified that the City <br />had lease agreements subject to Leasehold Tax. Payment was made in 2018 and this <br />was added to cover Leasehold Tax payments going forward. <br />Boards and Commissions - Reductions made based on actual costs in 2016 & 2017. <br />Planning Commission <br />• Miscellaneous reduced by $1,000. <br />51 <br />