2015 Annual Report - Personnel and Finance

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2015Annual Report of the Personnel and Finance Committee November 24,2015 Page 2 • Preparing a series of questions/concerns received from the public meetings on the proposed budget and • Review and discussion of proposed new regulations addressing mobile food vendors, mobile food vending vehicles, and updating restaurant regulations • Numerous budget transfer and appropriation requests The Personnel and Finance Committee has basically operated as the"fiscal watchdog"in making sure that all available fiscal and financial information is shared with the Common Council and with the public. It has been a pleasure to work closely with City Controller John Murphy,Assistant City Controller Jennifer Hockenhull, Sr. Budget Analyst Cecil Eastman, Director of City Finance Rahman Johnson, and all of the fiscal personnel which work on the individual cost center budgets. I have always advocated for transparency in all city government operations, and especially with regard to fiscal matters. By having each of the Personnel and Finance Committee's agendas and meeting minutes regularly posted on the Council's website, I believe that better information is now being shared with the public. I also believe that the detailed postings on the Department of Administration and Finance's website and in the particular the postings of the city budgets, annual investment reports, annual licensing fee reports, Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) Reports, the Controller's Monthly Cash Reports, the Comprehensive Annual Finance Reports (CAFR), Cash Reserve Summaries, Salary ordinances, credit rating reports, debt summaries, etc. are of great benefit to the Common Council and the public. Thank you for the opportunity to serve. Respec 1 submitted, Coun it Member Karen L. Whit , Chairperson Personnel and Finance Committee LEC ;; 1 ZO lb