Charter Review Task Force Meeting Wednesday, January 23, 2008 10:00 am Main Library Auditorium, 1st Floor 101 West Flagler Street AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes A. Approval of January 17, 2008 meeting minutes 4. Old Business A. Discussion of Issue 7 - Study of Balance of Power between Mayor & Board • Review Functions of Mayor vs. County Manager • Review Powers of Commission Auditor & Legislative Analysis • Review of Budget Process B. Initiative, Referendum, Petition and Recalls (Mayor Alvarez’ January 8, 2008 Letter) 5. New Business A. Review of Final Report (Report to be provided at meeting tomorrow) 6. Adjournment - Tentative Meeting: Friday, January 25, 2008 1:00 pm Main Library Auditorium, 1st Floor 101 West Flagler Street
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Charter Review Task Force Meeting Wednesday, January 23, 2008 10:00 am Main Library Auditorium, 1st Floor 101 West Flagler Street
AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes
A. Approval of January 17, 2008 meeting minutes
4. Old Business
A. Discussion of Issue 7 - Study of Balance of Power between Mayor & Board • Review Functions of Mayor vs. County Manager • Review Powers of Commission Auditor & Legislative Analysis • Review of Budget Process
B. Initiative, Referendum, Petition and Recalls
(Mayor Alvarez’ January 8, 2008 Letter)
5. New Business
A. Review of Final Report (Report to be provided at meeting tomorrow)
6. Adjournment - Tentative Meeting: Friday, January 25, 2008
1:00 pm Main Library Auditorium, 1st Floor 101 West Flagler Street
Charter Review Task Force
January 23, 2008
AGENDA PACKAGE Please be reminded that discussions among or between members regarding matters which might be considered by the Task Force must be held in accordance with the requirements of the Sunshine Law. Therefore, please reserve any discussion with Task Force members regarding information in your agenda packet and other Task Force topics, until the Task Force meets.
CLERKS SUMMARY AND OFFICIAL MINUTES CHARTER REVIEW TASK FORCE MEETING
JANUARY 17, 2008
The Charter Review Task Force convened in a meeting on January 17, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. in the Stephen P. Clark Government Center, Conference Rooms 18-3 & 18-4, 111 NW 1st Street. The following members were present: Chairman Victor M. Diaz, Jr. and members Mr. Miguel De Grandy; David Dermer, former Mayor of the City of Miami Beach; Carlos Diaz-Padron, former Mayor of the City of West Miami; Maurice Ferre, former Mayor of the City of Miami; City of Miami Gardens Mayor Shirley Gibson; Mr. Robert A. Ginsburg; Mr. Murray Greenberg; Mr. Larry Handfield; Mr. John Hogan; Mr. Robert Holland; Mr. Richard Kuper; Mr. Jorge Luis Lopez; and Mr. H. T. Smith; (Ms. Lynn Dannheiser; Commissioner Carlos Gimenez; Ms. Elizabeth Hernandez; Mr. Francois Illas; Raul L. Martinez, former Mayor of the City of Hialeah; Ms. Yvonne Soler-McKinley and Mr. Ignacio Vazquez were absent). Also present were Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natacha Seijas and Mr. Terry Murphy, Aide to Commissioner Seijas. 1. Call to Order Chairman Diaz called the meeting to order at 10:17 a.m. 2. Roll Call The following staff members were present: County Manager George Burgess; Assistant County Manager Susanne M. Torriente; Assistant County Attorneys Wifredo Ferrer and Monica Rizo; Assistant to the County Manager Maggie Fernandez; Office of Strategic Business Management Director Jennifer Glazer-Moon; and Deputy Clerks Doris Dickens and Judy Marsh. 3. Approval of Minutes A. Approval of January 9, 2008 Meeting Minutes It was moved by Mayor Gibson that the minutes of the January 9, 2008 Charter Review Task Force meeting be approved. This motion was seconded by Mr. Handfield.
Following a brief discussion regarding the intent of Mayor Ferre’s motion relating to zoning authority, Chairman Diaz asked that the foregoing minutes be amended to reflect that the Task Force recommend to the County Commission that zoning applications, including variances and setbacks be heard by Community Councils with appeals to hearing officers (to be appointed by the County Commission) charged with making final determinations on zoning applications; with the exception of appeals on an abusive discretion standard. Mr. Lopez asked that the minutes be amended to reflect him as voting “yes” on his proposed amendment to Mayor Dermer’s original motion (See paragraph 1, page 10). In response to Mayor Ferre’s inquiry regarding the motion on page 10 of the minutes relating to the Urban Development Boundary (UDB), Chairman Diaz noted he felt the motion was clear that the Task Force recommended raising the threshold for moving the UDB on a project basis by 75% of the County Commission, in addition to adding the periodic five-year review of the line in a comprehensive fashion. Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, the Task Force unanimously approved the January 9, 2008 Charter Review Task Force minutes, as amended. Chairman Diaz emphasized the importance of the Task Force forwarding a report to the County Commission by January 29, 2008. He recommended Task Force members consider Agenda Item 5 A (Review of Preliminary Recommendations (since October 31, 2007 Initial Report) as the first item in order to clarify and adopt final recommendations. With regard to the proposal that future district boundaries be drawn by retired federal judges, Chairman Diaz indicated he would provide a report on January 23, 2008 and Task Force members could decide whether to make a recommendation at that time. 5. New Business A. Review of Preliminary Recommendations (since October 31, 2007 Initial
Report) With regard to the Task Force’s preliminary recommendation regarding countywide incorporation, it was moved by Mr. De Grandy that the Task Force recommend to the County Commission that the Commission appoint an independent Task Force to prepare and submit a comprehensive plan in 2009 for countywide incorporation, accomplished through annexation and/or incorporation, subject to amendments or changes by two-thirds vote of the County Commission, and that such plan be placed on the ballot for all
citizens to vote on at a general election in 2010. This motion was seconded by Mr. Lopez.
Discussion ensued among Task Force members regarding the foregoing motion. Mr. Ginsburg expressed concern regarding the foregoing motion, noting the Task Force was recommending that the County as a whole vote on whether or not to have further incorporations, even if every single voter in the Unincorporated Municipal Service Area Area (UMSA) voted against it. He noted he felt the Task Force should not be involved in anything that would dilute the interest of residents living in (UMSA) and expressed concern that the Task Force’s credibility was on the line. Mr. Ginsburg indicated people should have the burden and the power to decide whether they wished to incorporate. Chairman Diaz acknowledged the presence of Commissioner Seijas. Mr. De Grandy explained why he made the motion. He noted the people of UMSA should have a say because they were impacted by decisions to incorporate. Mr. De Grandy said to the extent that a smaller tax base remained in the UMSA after each incorporation, issues involving the quality of fire rescue and police and the ability of the UMSA to continue providing funding were real issues. He noted he felt the best way to address this issue was holistically where everyone would have an opportunity to vote on a master plan. Mayor Ferre spoke in support of the foregoing motion. He referred to Jacksonville and Duval County as an example of a regional system that was functional, noting the idea was that Metropolitan Dade County should be dealing with regional issues and not be involved in many of the municipal issues. Mayor Ferre also pointed out that before the incorporation of Miami Gardens, the general thinking was that incorporation could only work in affluent communities and that with good public policy and practices, you could have a municipal government whose tax base was not that immense, but that could survive and render proper services. He noted he felt it was time for the County to begin the process toward regional government. Mr. Lopez spoke in support of the motion. He noted there was an erosion of services and some cities were walking away from arrangements they had with the County. Mayor Gibson noted she previously voted against the foregoing motion because she felt most of the residents did not understand how incorporations impacts them negatively or positively; and that the incorporation of Miami Gardens would never have been approved by a countywide vote. She noted she did not believe it would work and that cities would still remain a part of UMSA and would have a difficult time getting the level of services
needed. Mayor Gibson said she felt this motion was a bad policy and comprehensive direction was needed from the County Commission to say that areas could incorporate and to establish the boundaries. Chairman Diaz noted the preliminary recommendation did not affect the current incorporation process and was motivated by uniform feedback from various public hearings, by careful consideration of staff’s role, and by the County Commission’s concern regarding the effect of piecemeal incorporation. He expressed appreciation to Mr. Lopez for pointing out that the vote was intertwined in good faith with the final recommendation made by the Task Force regarding single member districts. Mr. Holland noted he would be supportive of a comprehensive plan that divided the UMSA into three major cities, which would allow residents within those areas to vote. He noted he was opposed to a countywide vote on incorporation, but would not be supportive of the proliferation of the small piecemeal approach that had occurred. Mayor Dermer spoke in support of the foregoing motion. He noted the Task Force’s consensus was to see the County’s jurisdiction be one that emphasizes a regional approach and if this was not done, the issue of single member districts might have to be revisited. Upon being put to a vote, the foregoing motion passed by a vote of 9-5, (Mr. De Grandy, Mayor Dermer, Mayor Diaz-Padron, Mayor Ferre, Mr. Greenberg, Mr. Hogan, Mr. Kuper, Mr. Lopez and Chairman Diaz voted “yes;” Mayor Gibson, Mr. Ginsburg, Mr. Handfield, Mr. Holland and Mr. Smith voted “no;” Ms. Dannheiser, Commissioner Gimenez, Ms. Hernandez, Mr. Illas, Mayor Martinez, Ms. Soler-McKinley and Mr. Vazquez were absent). With regard to the Task Force’s preliminary recommendation regarding the ability of future Charter Review Task Forces to place proposed Charter amendments directly on the ballot, it was moved by Mr. Greenberg that the Task Force recommend to the County Commission that the Home Rule Charter be amended to empower future Charter Review Task Forces to place proposed Charter amendments directly on the ballot if supported by a two-thirds vote of the Task Force members present; and to provide that the appointment process for future Task Force members be the same as contained in Sections 1 and 2 of the resolution creating the current Charter Review Task Force, with the exception of that portion that allowed a Commissioner to appoint him or herself to the Task Force, which was deleted. This motion was seconded by Mr. Lopez. Mayor Ferre offered a friendly amendment to provide that any recommendations supported by a two-thirds vote of the Task Force, could be placed directly on the ballot,
subject to a two-thirds super majority veto of the County Commission. This amendment was not accepted by Mr. Greenberg. Mr. Holland offered a friendly amendment to empower future Charter Review Task Forces to place proposed Charter amendments directly on the ballot if supported by a two-thirds vote of the appointed members; and to limit the number of issues that could be placed on the ballot. This amendment was not accepted by Mr. Greenberg. Following discussion and upon being put to a vote, the motion as moved by Mr. Greenberg and seconded by Mr. Lopez, passed by a vote of 9-5, (Mayor Dermer, Mayor Gibson, Mr. Greenberg, Mr. Handfield, Mr. Hogan, Mr. Kuper, Mr. Lopez, Mr. Smith and Chairman Diaz voted “yes;” Mr. De Grandy, Mayor Diaz-Padron, Mayor Ferre, Mr. Ginsburg and Mr. Holland voted “no;” Ms. Dannheiser, Commissioner Gimenez, Ms. Hernandez, Mr. Illas, Mayor Martinez, Ms. Soler-McKinley and Mr. Vazquez were absent). With regard to the Task Force’s preliminary recommendation regarding the time period in the Charter to collect signatures for proposed Charter amendments and citizens’ initiatives, it was moved by moved by Mayor Ferre that the Task Force recommend to the County Commission that the time period in the Charter to collect signatures for proposed Charter amendments and citizens’ initiatives be expanded to 120 days and that Charter amendments must be placed on the ballot during a general election. This motion was seconded by Mr. Ginsburg, and upon being put to a vote, passed by a unanimous vote of those members present. With regard to the Task Force’s preliminary recommendation regarding Charter changes, it was moved by Mr. Ginsburg that the Task Force recommend to the County Commission that with regard to Charter changes, a public hearing be held on the day the County Commission was asked to place the matter on the ballot. This motion was seconded by Mr. Handfield, and upon being put to a vote, passed by a unanimous vote of those members present. With regard to the Task Force’s preliminary recommendation regarding citizen initiative petitions, it was moved by Mr. Ginsburg that the Task Force recommend to the County Commission that with respect to citizen initiative petitions, at the time the petition is presented to the Board for possible adoption of an ordinance, a public hearing be held. This motion was seconded by Mr. Handfield, and upon being put to a vote, passed by a unanimous vote of those members present. With regard to the Task Force’s preliminary recommendation regarding the petition process, it was moved by Mayor Ferre that the Task Force recommend to the County Commission that the Home Rule Charter be amended to provide that the Board of County
Commissioners shall adopt no resolutions or ordinances regulating the petition process as defined in the Home Rule Charter. This motion was seconded by Mayor Dermer, and upon being put to a vote, passed by a unanimous vote of those members present. With regard to the Task Force’s preliminary recommendation regarding the certification and petition gathering provisions, it was moved by Mayor Ferre that the Task Force recommend to the County Commission that Section 9.07 of the Home Rule Charter be amended to reflect that the certification and petition gathering provisions of the Charter shall also govern citizen initiative petitions to amend the Charter. This motion was seconded by Mayor Dermer, and upon being put to a vote, passed by a unanimous vote of those members present. With regard to the Task Force’s preliminary recommendation regarding citizen initiative petition, it was moved by Mr. Ginsburg that the Task Force recommend to the County Commission that the Home Rule Charter be amended to provide that the Clerk of the Court, rather than the County Commission, shall approve as to form any citizen initiative petition. This motion was seconded by Mr. Handfield, and upon being put to a vote, passed by a unanimous vote of those members present. With regard to the Task Force’s preliminary recommendation regarding bid protests, it was moved by Mr. Ginsburg that the Task Force recommend to the County Commission that to the extent allowable by law, the Home Rule Charter be amended to provide that the final decision-maker of bid protests shall be a hearing officer process used by the State of Florida (as provided for in the State of Florida Administrative Procedure Act). This motion was seconded by Mayor Gibson. Following discussion, it was then moved by Mayor Ferre that the Task Force recommend to the County Commission that to the extent allowable by law, the Home Rule Charter be amended to provide that the final arbiter of bid protests shall be hearing officers charged with making final determinations on those bid protests, with an appeal to the County Commission on an abuse of discretion standard only. This motion was seconded by Mr. Lopez. Mr. De Grandy offered a friendly amendment to Mayor Ferre’s motion to provide that the hearing officers be governed by the procedures set forth in the State of Florida Administrative Procedure Act. This amendment was accepted by Mayor Ferre. Chairman Diaz read the amended motion as moved by Mayor Ferre, and seconded by Mr. De Grandy as follows: That the Task Force recommend to the County Commission that to the extent allowable by law, the Home Rule Charter be amended to provide that the final arbiter of bid protests shall be hearing officers charged with making final determinations based on findings of facts and determination of law; that those hearing
officers and the process be governed by the procedures set forth in the State of Florida Administrative Procedure Act; and that appeals of the hearing officers’ decisions be heard by the County Commission on an abuse of discretion standard solely. Following discussion, Chairman Diaz advised the language “final arbiter” was no longer included in the motion. Mr. De Grandy then presented a motion to provide that the Home Rule Charter be amended to provide that bid protests shall be governed by the State of Florida Administrative Procedure Act. This motion was seconded by Mr. Holland. Chairman Diaz noted Mr. De Grandy’s motion was not appropriate as a pending motion was on the table. Following further discussion, upon being put to a vote, the motion made by Mayor Ferre that the Task Force recommend to the County Commission that the Home Rule Charter be amended to provide that bid protests shall be heard by hearing officers charged with making final determinations based on findings of facts and conclusions of law; that the appeal process be governed by the Administrative Procedure Act; and that the findings of the hearing officer would be final, subject to appeal to the County Commission on an abusive discretion standard, passed by a vote of 8-6, (Mayor Dermer, Mayor Ferre, Mayor Gibson, Mr. Ginsburg, Mr. Greenberg, Mr. Hogan, Mr. Kuper and Chairman Diaz voted “yes;” Mayor Diaz-Padron, Mr. Handfield, Mr. Holland, Mr. Lopez, Mr. Smith and Mr. De Grandy voted “no;” Commissioner Gimenez, Ms. Hernandez, Mr. Illas, Mayor Martinez, Ms. Soler-McKinley, Mr. Vazquez and Ms. Dannheiser were absent). With regard to the Task Force’s preliminary recommendation regarding moving the Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line, it was moved by Mayor Ferre that the Task Force recommend to the County Commission that the Charter be amended to provide that any proposal to move the Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line on a project basis, must be approved by 75% of the total constituted County Commission; that every five years an independent body shall be constituted to conduct a comprehensive and holistic study as to where the UDB line should be drawn; and that if approved by a simple majority vote of the County Commission, the recommendations of the independent body be submitted for approval by the electorate in the form of a referendum. This motion was seconded by Mayor Gibson. Following discussion, and upon being put to a vote, the foregoing motion passed by a vote of 9-5, (Mayor Ferre, Mr. Greenberg, Mr. Handfield, Mr. Hogan, Mr. Kuper, Mr. Lopez, Mr. Smith, Mayor Dermer and Chairman Diaz voted “yes;” Mayor Diaz-Padron, Mayor Gibson, Mr. Ginsburg, Mr. Holland and Mr. De Grandy voted “no;”
Commissioner Gimenez, Ms. Hernandez, Mr. Illas, Mayor Martinez, Ms. Soler-Mckinley, Mr. Vazquez and Ms. Dannheiser were absent). With regard to the Task Force’s preliminary recommendation regarding zoning applications, it was moved by Mr. Ginsburg that the Task Force recommend to the County Commission that all zoning applications, including variances and setbacks be heard first by the Community Councils with appeals to hearing officers charged with making final determinations based on findings and facts and conclusions of law which may be appealed to the County Commission solely on abusive discretion standard. This motion was seconded by Mayor Ferre, and upon being put to a vote, passed by a vote of 14-0, (Commissioner Gimenez, Ms. Hernandez, Mr. Illas, Mayor Martinez, Ms. Soler-McKinley, Mr. Vazquez and Ms. Dannheiser were absent). Upon conclusion of the foregoing, discussion ensued among Task Force members regarding comments made relating to the single-member district issue at the public hearing held on January 16, 2007 and the concerns raised by Mr. De Grandy. Mayor Ferre said he would second Mr. Lopez’ motion that the Task Force reconsider its previous motion involving single member district. Following a discussion regarding Mr. Lopez’ motion and whether it should be ruled out of order as suggested by Mr. Smith, Chairman Diaz noted the motion was out of order because the Task Force had already taken affirmative action, diametrically opposed to that motion and transmitted a report to the County Commission, indicating that was a final recommendation. 4. Old Business
A. Discussion of Issue 7 – Study of Balance of Power between Mayor & Board
• Review Functions of Mayor vs. County Manager • Review Powers of Commission Auditor & Legislative Analysis
Chairman Diaz indicated Mayor Alvarez’ proposal regarding citizens’ initiatory petitions, the functions of the the Mayor versus the County Manager, and the powers of the Commission Auditor and Legislative analyst would be considered by the Task Force on January 23, 2008.
• Review of Budget Process Mr. Ginsburg noted he wished to offer a motion at the January 23rd meeting to place the Office of Strategic Business Management (Budget Department) under the Board of County Commissioners.
B. Discussion of Proposed Amendments of Section 8.07
5. New Business A. Review of Preliminary Recommendations Considered earlier in the meeting. 6. Chairman’s Reports A. Report on January 16, 2008 Workshop and Public Hearing Chairman Diaz indicated that the voters were being polled on the Task Force’s Website and that by a 2-1 margin, the Task Force’s recommendation regarding converting the position of the County Commission into a full-time job and prohibiting outside employment and imposing term limits were being approved by voters. Regarding single member districts, the majority (57% to 42%) of the voters supported the recommendation to retain the existing 13 single member district plan and by the same margin, voters supported the Task Force’s recommendation regarding the Tax Collector. Chairman Diaz noted the voters were also in favor by a 2-1 margin, in favor of the Task Force’s preliminary recommendations regarding countywide incorporation posted on the Website. 7. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the Task Force, the Charter Review meeting was adjourned at 1:40 p.m. ___________________________ Victor M. Diaz, Jr., Chairman Charter Review Task Force
ATT
AC
HM
ENT
A
Mia
mi-D
ade
Cou
nty
2. 4
mill
ion
Com
mis
sion
/ E
xecu
tive
(May
or)
Cha
rter
: Fo
rmal
sea
led
bids
sha
ll be
sec
ured
for a
ll su
ch c
ontra
cts
and
purc
hase
s w
hen
the
trans
actio
n in
volv
es m
ore
than
the
min
imum
am
ount
est
ablis
hed
by
the
Boa
rd o
f Cou
nty
Com
mis
sion
ers
by o
rdin
ance
. The
tra
nsac
tion
shal
l be
evid
ence
d by
writ
ten
cont
ract
su
bmitt
ed a
nd a
ppro
ved
by th
e B
oard
. The
Boa
rd, u
pon
writ
ten
reco
mm
enda
tion
of th
e M
anag
er, m
ay b
y re
solu
tion
adop
ted
by tw
o-th
irds
vote
of t
he m
embe
rs
pres
ent w
aive
com
petit
ive
bidd
ing
whe
n it
finds
this
to
be in
the
best
inte
rest
of t
he c
ount
y.
Cod
e: C
ount
y M
anag
er h
as d
eleg
ated
aut
horit
y to
pur
chas
e go
ods
and
serv
ices
up
to $
1 m
illio
n.
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Ord
er 3
-21:
Fo
rmal
bid
pro
test
s ar
e fil
ed w
ith
the
Cle
rk o
f the
Boa
rd a
nd a
re
then
hea
rd b
y a
hear
ing
exam
iner
. C
ode
Sect
ion
2-8.
4: B
oard
of
Cou
nty
Com
mis
sion
ers
is fi
nal
arbi
ter o
f bid
pro
test
.
Zoni
ng re
gula
tions
are
dic
tate
d un
der C
hapt
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3 of
the
Mia
mi-
Dad
e C
ount
y C
ode.
Zon
e ch
ange
s, v
aria
nces
and
cer
tain
A
dmin
istra
tive
Dec
isio
n ar
e ap
peal
able
to th
e B
oard
of
Cou
nty
Com
mis
sion
ers.
An
appe
al is
file
d th
roug
h th
e Zo
ning
Hea
rings
Sec
tion,
if it
is
to g
o be
fore
the
Boa
rd o
f C
ount
y C
omm
issi
oner
s. A
ll ot
her i
tem
s m
ay o
nly
be
appe
aled
to C
ircui
t Cou
rt.
Inde
pend
ent a
naly
sis
is
prov
ided
by
staf
f fro
m th
e O
ffice
of t
he C
omm
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on
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itor.
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Cou
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1 m
illio
nC
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Exe
cutiv
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ayor
)
Cha
rter
is s
ilent
. Cod
e: A
ll rig
hts,
pow
ers,
dut
ies
and
auth
ority
rela
ting
to th
e pr
ocur
emen
t and
con
tract
ing
of
good
s an
d/or
ser
vice
s fo
r the
boa
rd o
f cou
nty
com
mis
sion
ers,
incl
udin
g th
e au
thor
ity to
app
rove
all
purc
hase
s an
d si
gn th
ose
agre
emen
ts, c
ontra
cts,
ch
ange
ord
ers
and
purc
hase
ord
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for t
he p
urch
ase
of
good
s an
d/or
ser
vice
s go
vern
ed b
y th
is a
rticl
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rovi
ded
they
are
in c
onfo
rman
ce w
ith th
e la
w a
nd a
ll ap
plic
able
ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns, a
re v
este
d in
the
chie
f of
purc
hasi
ng a
nd c
ontra
cts.
All
bid
awar
ds in
exc
ess
of
one
hund
red
thou
sand
dol
lars
($10
0,00
0.00
) mus
t be
appr
oved
by
the
boar
d; p
rovi
ded,
how
ever
, prio
r au
thor
ity to
aw
ard
any
bid
exce
edin
g th
is a
mou
nt m
ay
be g
rant
ed to
the
chie
f of p
urch
asin
g an
d co
ntra
cts
by
the
boar
d w
ith th
e st
ipul
atio
n th
at a
war
d sh
all b
e m
ade
to th
e lo
wes
t res
pons
ive
and
resp
onsi
ble
bidd
er w
ithin
th
e bu
dget
am
ount
for s
uch
purc
hase
.
Purc
hasi
ng G
uide
lines
: 1.
P
urch
asin
g m
anag
er re
view
s th
e do
cum
enta
tion,
talk
s w
ith v
endo
r an
d is
sues
a w
ritte
n de
cisi
on. 2
. V
endo
r may
app
eal p
urch
asin
g m
anag
er's
dec
isio
n to
a p
rote
st
com
mitt
ee c
ompo
sed
of th
e pu
rcha
sing
man
ager
(non
-vot
ing
mem
ber)
, Cou
nty
Atto
rney
's O
ffice
re
p., C
ount
y A
dmin
istra
tion
rep.
an
d us
er d
epar
tmen
t rep
. 3. I
tem
s th
at re
quire
Boa
rd a
ppro
val m
ay
be a
ppea
led
to th
e B
oard
afte
r be
ing
eval
utat
ed b
y th
e pr
otes
t co
mm
ittee
.
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pter
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ates
all
Zoni
ng
mat
ters
in O
rang
e C
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he
Zoni
ng D
ivis
ion
over
sses
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
code
. Zo
ning
var
ianc
es, a
ppea
ls, a
nd
spec
ial e
xcep
tions
are
bro
ught
be
fore
the
Boa
rd o
f Zon
ing
Adj
ustm
ent.
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inde
pend
ent a
naly
sis
occu
rs; p
rofe
ssio
nal s
taff
prov
ides
legi
slat
ive
anal
ysis
.
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t is
deni
ed a
nd th
e de
cisi
on
is e
xecu
ted
by th
e M
ayor
.
It is
the
resp
onsi
bilit
y of
the
Pla
nnin
g an
d D
evel
opm
ent
Dep
artm
ent t
o ad
min
iste
r, en
forc
e an
d in
terp
ret t
he Z
onin
g C
ode
purs
uant
to C
hapt
er 3
0.
Rez
onin
gs a
nd a
dmin
istra
tive
devi
atio
ns s
hall
be m
ade
to th
e D
epar
tmen
t; ap
peal
s ar
e br
ough
t bef
ore
the
Com
mis
sion
.
Inde
pend
ent a
naly
sis
is
prov
ided
by
staf
f fro
m th
e O
ffice
of t
he C
ounc
il A
udito
r.
Mon
tgom
ery
Cou
nty,
MD
930,
000
Cou
ncil
/ Exe
cutiv
e
Cha
rter
: The
Cou
ncil
shal
l pre
scrib
e by
law
a
cent
raliz
ed s
yste
m o
f pur
chas
ing
and
cont
ract
ing
for a
ll go
ods
and
serv
ices
use
d by
the
Cou
nty.
The
ce
ntra
lized
pur
chas
ing
syst
em s
hall
be a
dmin
iste
red
unde
r the
pro
fess
iona
l sup
ervi
sion
of t
he C
hief
A
dmin
istra
tive
Offi
cer s
ubje
ct to
the
dire
ctio
n of
the
Cou
nty
Exe
cutiv
e.Th
e C
ounc
il sh
all p
resc
ribe
by la
w fo
r co
mpe
titiv
e pr
ocur
emen
t for
pur
chas
es b
y or
con
tract
s w
ith th
e C
ount
y in
exc
ess
of a
n am
ount
or a
mou
nts
esta
blis
hed
by la
w.
Cod
e: T
he C
hief
Adm
inis
trativ
e O
ffice
r has
the
auth
ority
and
resp
onsi
bilit
y fo
r: (1
) th
e pr
ocur
emen
t of g
oods
, ser
vice
s, a
nd c
onst
ruct
ion,
and
th
e m
anag
emen
t, co
ntro
l, w
areh
ousi
ng, s
ale,
and
di
spos
al o
f goo
ds; (
2)
dec
idin
g m
atte
rs o
f pr
ocur
emen
t pol
icy;
and
(3) a
uditi
ng a
nd m
onito
ring
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
regu
latio
ns a
nd th
e re
quire
men
ts o
f th
is C
hapt
er.
All
right
s, p
ower
s, d
utie
s, a
nd a
utho
rity
to
adm
inis
ter t
he p
rocu
rem
ent s
yste
m a
re v
este
d in
the
Chi
ef A
dmin
istra
tive
Offi
cer.
Cod
e: C
hief
Adm
inis
trativ
e O
ffice
r is
fina
l arb
iter o
f bid
pro
test
.
It is
the
resp
onsi
bilit
y of
the
Offi
ce o
f Zon
ing
and
Adm
inis
trativ
e H
earin
g (O
ZAH
) to
adm
inis
ter,
enfo
rce
and
inte
rpre
t the
Zon
ing
Cod
e pu
rsua
nt to
Cha
pter
59.
S
peci
al E
xem
ptio
ns a
re b
roug
ht
befo
re th
e C
ount
y B
oard
of
App
eals
.
Inde
pend
ent a
naly
sis
is
prov
ided
by
staf
f fro
m th
e O
ffice
of L
egis
lativ
e O
vers
ight
.
Coo
k C
ount
y, IL
5
mill
ion
Cou
ncil/
Exe
cutiv
e (P
resi
dent
)
Bid
pro
test
s ar
e fil
ed w
ith th
e O
ffice
of t
he P
urch
asin
g A
gent
. D
ecis
ions
of t
he p
urch
asin
g ag
ent
are
final
.
It is
the
resp
onsi
bilit
y of
the
Offi
ce o
f Bui
ldin
g an
d Zo
ning
to
adm
inis
ter,
enfo
rce
and
inte
rpre
t the
Zon
ing
Cod
e pu
rsua
nt to
the
Coo
k C
ount
y Zo
ning
Ord
inan
ce o
f 200
1.
App
eals
are
bro
ught
bef
ore
the
Com
mis
sion
.
No
inde
pend
ent a
naly
sis
occu
rs; p
rofe
ssio
nal s
taff
prov
ides
legi
slat
ive
anal
ysis
.
l Comparables
Pag
e 2
Legi
slat
ive
Ana
lysi
s3Zo
ning
Fo
rm O
f G
over
nmen
tPr
ocur
emen
t - A
war
d A
utho
rity
Proc
urem
ent -
Bid
Pro
test
City
/Cou
nty
2005
Po
p.
Way
ne
Cou
nty,
MI
2 m
illio
n C
omm
issi
on/
Exe
cutiv
e
Cod
e: T
he c
hief
exe
cutiv
e of
ficer
is d
eleg
ated
the
auth
ority
to fu
lly a
ppro
ve a
nd e
xecu
te a
ll co
ntra
cts
and
cont
ract
mod
ifica
tions
of l
ess
than
$50
,000
.00
for
supp
lies
and
serv
ices
and
less
than
$10
0,00
0.00
for
cons
truct
ion.
Bid
pro
test
sub
mitt
ed in
writ
ing
to
Buy
er. B
uyer
's d
ecis
ion
is
appe
alab
le to
the
Dire
ctor
of
Pur
chas
ing.
The
Dire
ctor
is th
e fin
al a
rbite
r of t
he C
ount
y's
bid
prot
est p
roce
ss.
Zoni
ng re
gula
tions
are
de
term
ined
by
each
mun
icip
ality
w
ithin
Way
ne C
ount
y.
Inde
pend
ent a
naly
sis
is
prov
ided
by
staf
f fro
m th
e D
epar
tmen
t of C
omm
issi
onP
olic
y R
esea
rch
and
Ana
lysi
s.
Kin
g C
ount
y, W
A 1
.8 m
illio
n C
ounc
il/ E
xecu
tive
Cha
rter
: Th
e co
unty
sha
ll pu
rcha
se a
ll pr
oper
ty a
nd
awar
d al
l con
tract
s by
pro
cure
men
t pro
cess
es
esta
blis
hed
by o
rdin
ance
or g
ener
al la
w.
Oth
er:
Con
tract
s ar
e su
bjec
t to
Cou
ncil
appr
oval
onl
y if
requ
ired
in a
bud
get p
rovi
so.
Bid
pro
test
is s
ubm
itted
to th
e P
urch
asin
g A
gent
for e
valu
atio
n an
d is
suan
ce o
f a d
ecis
ion.
An
appe
al o
f the
Pur
chas
ing
Age
nt's
de
cisi
on m
ay b
e m
ade
to th
e D
irect
or o
f Fin
ance
. The
Dire
ctor
of
Fin
ance
is th
e fin
al a
rbite
r of t
he
Cou
nty'
s bi
d pr
otes
t pro
cess
.
The
Dep
artm
ent o
f D
evel
opm
ent a
nd
Env
ironm
enta
l Ser
vice
s im
plem
ents
the
Zoni
ng c
ode
defin
ed u
nder
Titl
e 21
A o
f the
K
ing
Cou
nty
Cha
rter.
Var
ianc
es
are
brou
ght b
efor
e a
hear
ing
exam
iner
.
Inde
pend
ent a
naly
sis
is
prov
ided
by
staf
f fro
m th
e C
ounc
il's C
omm
ittee
Sta
ff (w
hich
incl
udes
Leg
isla
tive
Ana
lyst
s an
d re
ports
to th
e re
spec
tive
Cha
ir of
the
Com
mitt
ee).
Bal
timor
e C
ount
y, M
D80
0,00
0C
ounc
il / E
xecu
tive
Cod
e: F
or c
ontra
cts
over
$50
,000
: A c
ontra
ct fo
r the
pu
rcha
se o
f com
mod
ities
in w
hich
the
tota
l pur
chas
e pr
ice
is d
efer
red
or fi
nanc
ed fo
r a te
rm o
f yea
rs a
nd a
co
ntra
ct fo
r the
leas
e or
leas
e/pu
rcha
se o
f com
mod
ities
sh
all b
e ap
prov
ed b
y th
e C
ount
y C
ounc
il be
fore
it is
ex
ecut
ed...
.Exc
ept a
s ot
herw
ise
prov
ided
by
law
, all
cont
ract
s, i
nclu
ding
pro
fess
iona
l cap
ital i
mpr
ovem
ent
serv
ices
con
tract
s, s
hall
be s
igne
d on
beh
alf o
f the
co
unty
by
the
Cou
nty
Exe
cutiv
e or
the
Cou
nty
Exe
cutiv
e's
desi
gnee
app
rove
d by
the
Cou
nty
Cou
ncil.
Bid
pro
test
s ar
e in
itial
ly s
ubm
itted
to
the
Buy
er o
r Sen
ior B
uyer
. A
ppea
ls a
re e
valu
ated
by
the
Pur
chas
ing
Age
nt. T
he P
urch
asin
g A
gent
is th
e fin
al a
rbite
r of t
he b
id
prot
est p
roce
ss.
The
Offi
ce o
f Pla
nnin
g an
d Zo
ning
ove
rsee
s th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of A
rticl
e 32
. A
ppea
ls re
latin
g to
zon
ing
are
brou
gt b
efor
e th
e C
ount
y B
oard
of
App
eals
.
Inde
pend
ent a
naly
sis
is
prov
ided
by
staf
f fro
m th
e O
ffice
of t
he C
ount
y A
udito
r.
Not
e: T
he C
ounc
il m
embe
rs
do n
ot h
ave
thei
r ow
n le
gisl
ativ
e st
aff;
thus
, the
C
ount
y A
udito
r sta
ff is
thei
r le
gisl
ativ
e st
aff.
Selected National
Pag
e 3
Legi
slat
ive
Ana
lysi
s3Zo
ning
Fo
rm O
f G
over
nmen
tPr
ocur
emen
t - A
war
d A
utho
rity
Proc
urem
ent -
Bid
Pro
test
City
/Cou
nty
2005
Po
p.
City
of
Phi
lade
lphi
a, P
A
1,40
0,00
0 C
ounc
il - E
xecu
tive
(May
or)
Cha
rter
: The
Pro
cure
men
t Dep
artm
ent s
hall
have
the
pow
er to
pur
chas
e...
all p
erso
nal p
rope
rty to
be
proc
ured
with
fund
s fro
m th
e C
ity T
reas
ury.
... I
n th
e pe
rform
ance
of i
ts p
rocu
rem
ent f
unct
ions
, the
D
epar
tmen
t sha
ll co
nsul
t with
and
con
side
r re
com
men
datio
ns o
f the
Cou
ncil,
the
May
or, t
he o
ffice
r, de
partm
ent,
boar
d or
com
mis
sion
of t
he C
ity o
r oth
er
gove
rnm
enta
l age
ncy,
who
se re
quire
men
ts it
is
proc
urin
g. T
he D
epar
tmen
t may
per
mit
any
offic
er,
depa
rtmen
t, bo
ard
or c
omm
issi
on o
f the
City
or o
ther
ag
ency
to m
ake
a pa
rticu
lar p
urch
ase
or c
lass
of -
purc
hase
s di
rect
ly, b
ut in
any
suc
h ca
se th
e D
epar
tmen
t sha
ll fir
st a
ppro
ve in
writ
ing
the
spec
ifica
tions
for s
uch
purc
hase
. ...T
he A
dmin
istra
tive
Boa
rd s
hall
dete
rmin
e ab
ove
wha
t lim
it pr
opos
als
for
the
purc
hase
of e
quip
men
t, m
ater
ial o
r sup
plie
s m
ust
be s
ubm
itted
by
the
Pro
cure
men
t Dep
artm
ent t
o th
e D
irect
or o
f Fin
ance
for a
ppro
val.
The
Dep
artm
ent o
f Lic
ense
s an
d In
spec
tions
enf
orce
s th
e Zo
ning
cod
e. A
ppea
ls a
re
brou
ght b
efor
e th
e Zo
ning
B
oard
of A
djus
tmen
ts.
No
inde
pend
ent a
naly
sis
occu
rs; p
rofe
ssio
nal s
taff
prov
ides
legi
slat
ive
anal
ysis
.
City
of
New
ark,
NJ
300,
000
Cou
ncil
- Exe
cutiv
e (M
ayor
)
Cha
rter
: The
dep
artm
ent o
f adm
inis
tratio
n sh
all b
e he
aded
by
a di
rect
or w
ho s
hall
be k
now
n an
d de
sign
ated
as
busi
ness
adm
inis
trato
r. Th
e de
partm
ent,
unde
r the
dire
ctio
n an
d su
perv
isio
n of
the
may
or s
hall
adm
inis
ter a
cen
traliz
ed p
urch
asin
g sy
stem
.
Bid
pro
test
s m
ust b
e su
bmitt
ed to
th
e C
ity's
lega
l dep
artm
ent f
or
eval
uatio
n an
d fin
al d
eter
min
atio
n.
The
Dep
artm
ent o
f Zon
ing
over
sees
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
th
e Zo
ning
Cod
e (c
hapt
er 4
0).
Var
ianc
es a
re b
roug
ht b
efor
e th
e B
oard
of A
djus
tmen
t and
ad
just
men
ts/a
ppea
ls b
efor
e th
e P
lann
ing
Boa
rd.
Inde
pend
ent a
naly
sis
is
prov
ided
by
staf
f fro
m th
e C
lerk
's O
ffice
. N
ote:
Onl
y th
e C
ounc
il P
resi
dent
has
a
dedi
cate
d Le
gisl
ativ
e pe
rson
; ho
wev
er, l
egis
lativ
e an
aysi
s re
ports
don
e by
this
per
son
are
gene
rally
pro
vide
d to
the
othe
r Cou
ncil
mem
bers
as
wel
l.
Pag
e 4
Legi
slat
ive
Ana
lysi
s3Zo
ning
Fo
rm O
f G
over
nmen
tPr
ocur
emen
t - A
war
d A
utho
rity
Proc
urem
ent -
Bid
Pro
test
City
/Cou
nty
2005
Po
p.
Was
hing
ton
D.C
.
60
0,00
0 C
ounc
il - E
xecu
tive
(May
or)
Cod
e: T
here
is e
stab
lishe
d an
inde
pend
ent s
ervi
ce
agen
cy to
be
calle
d th
e O
ffice
of C
ontra
ctin
g an
d P
rocu
rem
ent (
"OC
P")
, whi
ch s
hall
be a
dmin
iste
red
by
the
Chi
ef P
rocu
rem
ent O
ffice
r. B
y de
lega
tion
from
the
May
or, t
he C
PO
sha
ll be
the
excl
usiv
e co
ntra
ctin
g au
thor
ity fo
r all
proc
urem
ents
cov
ered
by
this
cha
pter
. Th
e M
ayor
and
all
inde
pend
ent a
genc
ies
and
entit
ies
of
the
Dis
trict
gov
ernm
ent s
hall
subm
it to
the
Cou
ncil
for
appr
oval
any
pro
posa
l to
cont
ract
out
ser
vice
s co
vere
d by
this
cha
pter
that
invo
lves
exp
endi
ture
s in
exc
ess
of
$1,0
00,0
00 d
urin
g a
12-m
onth
per
iod.
Bid
pro
test
s ar
e fil
ed w
ith th
e C
ontra
cts
App
eals
Boa
rd. T
he
Boa
rd is
com
pose
d of
two
adm
inis
trativ
e ju
dges
and
one
non
-vo
ting
gene
ral c
ouns
el.
The
Offi
ce o
f the
Zon
ing
Adm
inis
trato
r adm
inis
ters
, in
terp
rets
and
enf
orce
s th
e zo
ning
regu
latio
ns u
nder
Titl
e 11
of t
he D
istri
ct o
f Col
umbi
a M
unic
ipal
Reg
ulat
ions
. V
aria
nces
, spe
cial
exe
mpt
ions
, an
d ap
peal
s ar
e br
ough
t bef
ore
the
Boa
rd o
f Zon
ing
Adj
ustm
ent
(BZA
).
Inde
pend
ent a
naly
sis
is
prov
ided
by
staf
f fro
m th
e C
ounc
il's C
omm
ittee
Sta
ff (w
hich
incl
udes
Leg
isla
tive
Ana
lyst
s an
d re
ports
to th
e re
spec
tive
Cha
ir of
the
Com
mitt
ee).
City
of N
ew
Yor
k, N
Y8,
200,
000
Cou
ncil
- Exe
cutiv
e (M
ayor
)
Cha
rter
: The
City
has
a P
rocu
rem
ent P
olic
y B
oard
co
nsis
ting
of fi
ve m
embe
rs, t
hree
of w
hom
are
ap
poin
ted
by th
e m
ayor
and
two
appo
inte
d by
the
com
ptro
ller.
Eac
h m
embe
r ser
ves
at th
e pl
easu
re o
f the
ap
poin
ting
offic
ial.
The
may
or d
esig
nate
s th
e C
hair.
Th
e bo
ard
prom
ulga
tes
rule
s es
tabl
ishi
ng th
e m
etho
ds
for s
olic
iting
bid
s or
pro
posa
ls a
nd a
war
ding
con
tract
s.
The
boar
d do
es n
ot e
xerc
ise
auth
ority
with
resp
ect t
o th
e aw
ard
or a
dmin
istra
tion
of a
ny p
artic
ular
con
tract
or
cont
ract
dis
pute
. In
eac
h C
ity a
genc
y, s
taff
mem
bers
id
entif
y ne
eds
that
sup
port
the
agen
cy's
mis
sion
. Oth
er:
Eac
h ag
ency
has
an
Age
ncy
Chi
ef C
ontra
ctin
g O
ffice
r to
ens
ure
that
the
rule
s se
t by
the
Pro
cure
men
t Pol
icy
Boa
rd (P
PB
) are
follo
wed
dur
ing
the
proc
urem
ent
proc
ess.
The
Chi
ef P
rocu
rem
ent O
ffice
r (D
irect
or o
f the
M
ayor
's O
ffice
of C
ontra
ct S
ervi
ces)
has
ove
rsig
ht o
f th
is p
roce
ss a
nd e
nfor
ces
the
PP
B ru
les.
Oth
er o
ffice
s th
at a
ppro
ve p
rocu
rem
ent d
ocum
ents
incl
ude
OM
B,
Law
, Div
isio
n of
Lab
or S
ervi
ces,
and
the
Offi
ce o
f the
D
eput
y M
ayor
for O
pera
tions
. Cer
tain
con
tract
s in
ex
cess
of $
100,
000
may
be
subj
ect t
o a
publ
ic h
earin
g.
The
Bui
ldin
g D
epar
tmen
t has
th
e au
thor
ity to
enf
orce
the
New
Y
ork
City
Zon
ing
Res
olut
ion
(Arti
cles
1-1
2) a
nd in
terp
rets
its
prov
isio
ns.
Spe
cial
per
mits
and
va
rianc
es a
re b
roug
ht b
efor
e th
e B
oard
of S
tand
ards
and
A
ppea
ls.
The
City
Pla
nnin
g C
omm
issi
on m
ay m
odify
cer
tain
zo
ning
requ
irem
ents
for a
pa
rticu
lar d
evel
opm
ent.
Inde
pend
ent a
naly
sis
is
prov
ided
by
the
Cou
ncil's
Le
gisl
ativ
e D
ivis
ion.
Pag
e 5
Legi
slat
ive
Ana
lysi
s3Zo
ning
Fo
rm O
f G
over
nmen
tPr
ocur
emen
t - A
war
d A
utho
rity
Proc
urem
ent -
Bid
Pro
test
City
/Cou
nty
2005
Po
p.
City
of
Atla
nta,
GA
500,
000
Cou
ncil
- Exe
cutiv
e (M
ayor
)
Cha
rter
: The
gov
erni
ng b
ody
shal
l pre
scrib
e by
or
dina
nce
or re
solu
tion
the
proc
edur
es fo
r all
purc
hase
s of
real
and
per
sona
l pro
perty
by
the
city
. Th
e m
ayor
sh
all
have
the
pow
er to
pur
chas
e su
pplie
s, m
ater
ial,
equi
pmen
t and
per
sona
l pro
perty
of e
very
type
and
de
scrip
tion,
and
ser
vice
s fo
r the
rent
al, r
epai
r, or
m
aint
enan
ce o
f equ
ipm
ent,
mac
hine
ry, a
nd o
ther
city
-ow
ned
prop
erty
; pro
vide
d, h
owev
er, t
he p
urch
ase
amou
nt d
oes
not e
xcee
d $3
00,0
00.0
0. I
n ex
erci
sing
th
e po
wer
of p
urch
asin
g an
d pr
ocur
emen
t, th
e m
ayor
sh
all a
dher
e to
the
prov
isio
ns w
ithin
this
Cha
rter a
nd
any
ordi
nanc
e go
vern
ing
purc
hasi
ng a
nd p
rocu
rem
ent;
prov
ided
, how
ever
, whe
n th
e m
ayor
pro
pose
s to
let a
co
ntra
ct to
one
oth
er th
an th
e lo
wes
t bid
der o
r offe
ror o
r aw
ard
a co
ntra
ct w
hich
has
not
bee
n co
mpe
titiv
ely
proc
ured
, the
con
tract
sha
ll be
app
rove
d by
the
coun
cil
prio
r to
an a
war
d of
con
tract
.
Bur
eau
of B
uild
ings
Zon
ing
Div
isio
n is
resp
onsi
ble
for
inte
rpre
ting
and
enfo
rcin
g th
e zo
ning
ord
inan
ce.
The
Zoni
ng
Rev
iew
Boa
rd c
onsi
ders
pr
oper
ty re
zoni
ngs
and
spec
ial
use
perm
its.
The
Boa
rd o
f Zo
ning
Adj
ustm
ents
con
side
rs
appl
icat
ions
for v
aria
nces
and
sp
ecia
l exc
eptio
ns.
Inde
pend
ent a
naly
sis
is
prov
ided
by
the
Offi
ce o
f R
esea
rch
& A
naly
sis
(R&
A).
N
ote:
The
Cou
ncil
mem
bers
do
not
hav
e th
eir o
wn
legi
slat
ive
staf
f; th
us, t
he
Offi
ce o
f R&
A is
thei
r le
gisl
ativ
e st
aff.
City
of
Hou
ston
, TX
2,
100,
000
Cou
ncil/
Exe
cutiv
e (M
ayor
)
Cha
rter
: No
cont
ract
, agr
eem
ent o
r oth
er o
blig
atio
n in
volv
ing
the
expe
nditu
re o
f mon
ey in
exc
ess
of th
e lim
itatio
n am
ount
det
erm
ined
as
prov
ided
in th
is
para
grap
h, b
elow
, sha
ll be
ord
ered
, aut
horiz
ed, e
nter
ed
into
, or e
xecu
ted
by a
ny o
ffice
r of t
he c
ity u
nles
s sa
me
be, b
y au
thor
ity o
f ord
inan
ce, r
esol
utio
n or
mot
ion.
...
The
limita
tion
amou
nt re
ferr
ed to
abo
ve s
hall
be e
qual
to
the
max
imum
dol
lar a
mou
nt o
f an
expe
nditu
re th
at
the
City
is g
ener
ally
allo
wed
to m
ake
with
out t
akin
g co
mpe
titiv
e bi
ds fo
r con
tract
s un
der s
tate
law
, as
amen
ded
from
tim
e to
tim
e.
Bid
pro
test
s ar
e su
bmitt
ed in
w
ritin
g to
the
purc
hasi
ng a
gent
, w
ho th
en m
eets
with
the
vend
or.
The
deci
sion
of t
he P
urch
asin
g A
gent
may
be
appe
aled
to th
e Le
gal D
epar
tmen
t, w
hich
is th
e fin
al a
rbite
r in
the
bid
prot
est
proc
ess.
The
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pla
nnin
g an
d D
evel
opm
ent r
egul
ates
la
nd d
evel
opm
ent i
n H
oust
on.
Sin
ce H
oust
on is
not
a z
oned
ci
ty, d
evel
opm
ent i
s go
vern
ed
by c
odes
that
add
ress
how
pr
oper
ty c
an b
e su
bdiv
ided
, but
ci
ty c
odes
do
not s
peak
to th
e la
nd u
se.
No
inde
pend
ent a
naly
sis
occu
rs; p
rofe
ssio
nal s
taff
prov
ides
legi
slat
ive
anal
ysis
.
City
of
Chi
cago
, IL
2,
800,
000
Cou
ncil/
Exe
cutiv
e (M
ayor
)
Bid
pro
test
s ar
e fil
ed w
ith th
e C
hief
P
rocu
rmen
t Offi
cer.
The
Chi
ef
Pro
cure
men
t Offi
cer m
ay m
eet
with
the
vend
or a
nd is
the
final
ar
bite
r of t
he b
id p
rote
st p
roce
ss.
The
Zoni
ng O
rdin
ance
is
defin
ed u
nder
Titl
e 17
of t
he
Chi
cago
Mun
icip
al C
ode
and
impl
emen
ted
by th
e D
epar
tmen
t of
Zon
ing.
Var
iatio
ns, a
apea
ls,
and
spec
ial u
ses
are
brou
ght
befo
re th
e Zo
ning
Boa
rd o
f A
ppea
ls.
Inde
pend
ent a
naly
sis
is
prov
ided
by
staf
f fro
m th
e C
ounc
il's L
egis
lativ
e R
efer
ence
Bur
eau.
Pag
e 6
Legi
slat
ive
Ana
lysi
s3Zo
ning
Fo
rm O
f G
over
nmen
tPr
ocur
emen
t - A
war
d A
utho
rity
Proc
urem
ent -
Bid
Pro
test
City
/Cou
nty
2005
Po
p.
City
of L
os
Ang
eles
, CA
3,
800,
000
Cou
ncil-
Exe
cutiv
e (M
ayor
)
Cha
rter
: Exc
ept a
s ot
herw
ise
prov
ided
in th
e C
harte
r, no
boa
rd, o
ffice
r or e
mpl
oyee
sha
ll m
ake
any
type
of
cont
ract
obl
igat
ing
the
City
or a
ny d
epar
tmen
t to
mak
e or
rece
ive
paym
ents
of m
oney
or o
ther
val
uabl
e co
nsid
erat
ion
for a
per
iod
long
er th
an 3
yea
rs, u
nles
s
first
app
rove
d by
the
Cou
ncil.
If t
he C
ounc
il do
es n
ot
appr
ove
the
cont
ract
, the
Cou
ncil
shal
l not
mod
ify th
e co
ntra
ct, b
ut s
hall
retu
rn it
to th
e co
ntra
ctin
g au
thor
ity
for r
econ
side
ratio
n an
d re
subm
issi
on to
Cou
ncil.
Cod
e:
Any
act
ion
by a
ny o
f the
dep
artm
ents
con
tract
s w
hich
ob
ligat
e th
e C
ity fo
r lon
ger p
erio
d of
tim
e th
an o
ne y
ear
or w
hich
invo
lves
con
side
ratio
n re
ason
ably
val
ued
in
exce
ss o
f Tw
enty
Tho
usan
d D
olla
rs ($
20,0
00) s
hall
be
take
n by
the
head
of t
he d
epar
tmen
t by
orde
r or
reso
lutio
n. H
owev
er, t
he B
oard
of C
omm
issi
oner
s of
th
e D
epar
tmen
ts o
f Airp
orts
, Har
bor a
nd W
ater
and
P
ower
may
eac
h au
thor
ize
its G
ener
al M
anag
er to
co
ntra
ct o
n be
half
of it
s de
partm
ent w
here
the
cont
ract
do
es n
ot in
volv
e co
nsid
erat
ion
reas
onab
ly v
alue
d in
ex
cess
of O
ne H
undr
ed-F
ifty
Thou
sand
Dol
lars
($
150,
000)
.
Bid
pro
test
s ar
e su
bmitt
ed in
w
ritin
g to
the
Pro
cure
men
t Ana
lyst
ha
ndlin
g th
e ite
m a
nd th
e A
naly
st
mak
es th
e fin
al d
ecis
ion
on th
e P
rocu
rem
ent D
epar
tmen
t's b
ehal
f; th
ere
is n
o ap
peal
pro
cess
oth
er
than
cou
rt ac
tion.
The
zoni
ng c
ode
is d
efin
ed
unde
r the
Mun
icip
al c
ode,
C
hapt
er 1
. Th
e O
ffice
of Z
onin
g A
dmin
istra
tion
mak
es
dete
rmin
atio
ns o
n al
l ap
plic
atio
ns fo
r var
ianc
es fr
om
zoni
ng o
rdin
ance
s, m
any
cond
ition
al u
ses
and
othe
r sp
ecia
l zon
ing
perm
its.
App
eals
may
be
mad
e to
Are
a P
lann
ing
Com
mis
sion
s or
City
P
lann
ing
Com
mis
sion
.
Inde
pend
ent a
naly
sis
is
prov
ided
by
staf
f fro
m th
e O
ffice
of C
hief
Leg
isla
tive
Ana
lyst
.
Am
eric
an
Bar
A
ssoc
iatio
n -
Mod
el
Pro
cure
men
t Cod
e (2
000)
N/A
N
/A
The
Chi
ef P
rocu
rem
ent O
ffice
r sha
ll, in
acc
orda
nce
with
re
gula
tions
, pro
cure
or s
uper
vise
the
proc
urem
ent o
f all
supp
lies,
ser
vice
s, a
nd c
onst
ruct
ion
need
ed b
y th
e (S
tate
).
The
Chi
ef P
urch
asin
g O
ffice
r, or
de
isgn
ee, s
hall
have
the
auth
ority
to
set
tle a
nd re
solv
e a
prot
est o
f an
agg
rieve
d bi
dder
, offe
ror o
r co
ntra
ctor
con
cern
ing
the
solic
itatio
n or
aw
ard
of a
con
tract
.
N/A
N/A
NO
TES
1 -
The
Dire
ctor
of F
inan
ce is
app
oint
ed fr
om a
mon
g th
ree
pers
ons
who
se n
ames
are
sub
mitt
ed to
the
May
or b
y th
e Fi
nanc
e P
anel
. The
Civ
il S
ervi
ce C
omm
issi
on is
app
oint
ed b
y th
e P
erso
nnel
Dire
ctor
. W
ith th
e ap
prov
al o
f the
May
or: (
a) T
he M
anag
ing
Dire
ctor
app
oint
s th
e P
olic
e C
omm
issi
oner
, the
Hea
lth C
omm
issi
oner
, the
Fire
Com
mis
sion
er, t
he S
treet
Com
mis
sion
er, t
he R
ecre
atio
n C
omm
issi
oner
, th
e W
elfa
re C
omm
issi
oner
, the
Wat
er C
omm
issi
oner
, the
Com
mis
sion
er o
f Pub
lic P
rope
rty, t
he C
omm
issi
oner
of L
icen
ses
and
Insp
ectio
ns, a
nd th
e C
omm
issi
oner
of R
ecor
ds;
(b) T
he D
irect
or o
f Fin
ance
ap
poin
ts t
he R
even
ue C
omm
issi
oner
and
the
Pro
cure
men
t Com
mis
sion
er.
2 -U
nder
the
Cha
rter,
the
mun
icip
ality
sha
ll ha
ve a
max
imum
of n
ine
depa
rtmen
ts, a
s th
e co
unci
l may
est
ablis
h by
ord
inan
ce. A
ll of
the
adm
inis
trativ
e fu
nctio
ns, p
ower
s an
d du
ties
of th
e m
unic
ipal
ity, o
ther
th
an th
ose
vest
ed in
the
offic
es o
f the
mun
icip
al c
lerk
and
the
mun
icip
al ta
x as
sess
or, s
hall
be a
lloca
ted
and
assi
gned
am
ong
and
with
in s
uch
depa
rtmen
ts.
3 - I
n al
l jur
idic
tions
, unl
ess
othe
rwis
e sp
ecifi
ed, l
egis
lativ
e an
alys
is is
don
e by
the
Com
mis
sion
er/C
ounc
ilper
son'
s ow
n st
aff.
"Ind
epen
dent
" leg
isla
tive
anal
ysis
refe
rs to
add
ition
al a
naly
sis
done
by
sepa
rate
sta
ff.
Pag
e 7
Atta
chm
ent B
City
/ C
ount
y20
05
Pop.
Fo
rm o
f G
ovt.
Bud
get C
ycle
Exec
utiv
e
Pow
ers/
A
utho
rity
over
B
udge
t
Chi
ef
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Offi
cer(
s)
Pow
ers/
Dut
ies
Com
mis
sion
/ C
ounc
il Po
wer
s/
Aut
horit
y
Oth
er E
ntiti
es
Hav
ing
Bud
geta
ry
Res
pons
ibili
ties
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Adm
in.
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Com
mis
sion
/
Cou
ncil
Mia
mi-
Dad
e2.
4 m
illC
omm
issi
on/
Exe
cutiv
e (M
ayor
)
In J
anua
ry, t
he C
ount
y M
anag
er's
reso
urce
allo
catio
n pr
iorit
ies
are
rele
ased
, in
Mar
ch th
e M
ayor
has
a
budg
et a
dres
s, in
Apr
il, th
e C
ount
y C
omm
issi
on a
ppro
ves
the
reso
urce
Allo
catio
n po
licie
s, in
Jul
y, th
e pr
opos
ed
reso
urce
allo
catio
n pl
an is
re
leas
ed, i
n S
epte
mbe
r the
re
are
2 pu
blic
hea
rings
, bud
get
appr
oved
by
Oct
ober
Vet
oes
legi
slat
ion
incl
udin
g bu
dget
or
budg
et c
ompo
nent
s
Pre
pare
s C
ount
y B
udge
t for
revi
ew b
y M
ayor
and
C
omm
issi
on (C
harte
r R
equi
rem
ent)
App
ropr
iate
fund
s an
d ad
opt o
pera
ting
and
capi
tal b
udge
ts;
Ove
rrid
e M
ayor
's v
eto
by 2
/3 v
ote
Non
e O
ffice
of S
trate
gic
Bus
ines
s M
anag
emen
t (O
SB
M)
Com
mis
sion
Aud
itor i
s ap
poin
ted
by th
e C
omm
issi
on. P
rovi
des
the
Com
mis
sion
with
in
depe
nden
t bud
geta
ry,
audi
t, m
anag
emen
t, re
venu
e fo
reca
stin
g, a
nd
fisca
l ana
lyse
s of
co
mm
issi
on p
olic
ies,
and
co
unty
ser
vice
s an
d co
ntra
cts.
Ora
nge
1 m
illC
omm
issi
on/
Exe
cutiv
e (M
ayor
)
Dep
artm
ent b
udge
t mee
tings
w
ith th
e C
ount
y M
ayor
and
C
ount
y A
dmin
istra
tor a
re h
eld
in M
ay; d
istri
butio
n of
the
prop
osed
bud
get t
o th
e B
CC
an
d 2
publ
ic h
earin
gs o
n th
e pr
opos
ed b
udge
t and
mill
age
rate
s oc
cur i
n Ju
ly.
The
O
ffice
of M
anag
emen
t and
B
udge
t sub
mits
the
final
ad
opte
d bu
dget
in N
ovem
ber.
Sub
mits
the
annu
al
budg
et e
stim
ate
to
the
Boa
rd.
Cou
nty
Adm
inis
trato
r as
sist
s th
e M
ayor
in
the
daily
m
anag
emen
t of t
he
Cou
nty
(Cha
rter
Req
uire
men
t)
App
rove
ann
ual
oper
atin
g an
d ca
pita
l bu
dget
sN
/A
The
Offi
ce o
f M
anag
emen
t & B
udge
t (O
MB
) has
the
prim
ary
resp
onsi
bilit
y fo
r pr
epar
ing
and
mon
itorin
g th
e C
ount
y's
reve
nue,
ex
pend
iture
s, a
nd
capi
tal i
mpr
ovem
ent
budg
ets.
Com
mis
sion
has
a s
taff
that
revi
ews
the
budg
et
and
info
rms
them
on
issu
es. T
he c
omm
issi
on
and
may
or's
offi
ce is
re
spon
sibl
e fo
r the
fina
l fu
ndin
g an
d po
licy
deci
sion
s.
Mia
mi-D
ade
Cou
nty
Offi
ce o
f Stra
tegi
c B
usin
ess
Man
agem
ent
Se
lect
ed F
lorid
a an
d N
atio
nal J
uris
dict
ions
- B
udge
t Pro
cess
Atta
chm
ent B
City
/ C
ount
y20
05
Pop.
Fo
rm o
f G
ovt.
Bud
get C
ycle
Exec
utiv
e
Pow
ers/
A
utho
rity
over
B
udge
t
Chi
ef
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Offi
cer(
s)
Pow
ers/
Dut
ies
Com
mis
sion
/ C
ounc
il Po
wer
s/
Aut
horit
y
Oth
er E
ntiti
es
Hav
ing
Bud
geta
ry
Res
pons
ibili
ties
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Adm
in.
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Com
mis
sion
/
Cou
ncil
Mia
mi-D
ade
Cou
nty
Offi
ce o
f Stra
tegi
c B
usin
ess
Man
agem
ent
Se
lect
ed F
lorid
a an
d N
atio
nal J
uris
dict
ions
- B
udge
t Pro
cess
Duv
al
(C
ity o
f Ja
ckso
nvil
le)
830,
000
Ele
cted
E
xecu
tive/
Co
mm
issi
on
Ther
e ar
e 3
budg
et h
earin
gs
begi
nnin
g in
mid
-Aug
ust.
In
the
first
wee
k of
Sep
tem
ber,
the
coun
cil h
olds
a b
udge
t he
arin
g w
rap
up s
essi
on
whe
re th
ey v
ote
on th
e bu
dget
.
Adm
inis
ters
the
cent
ral g
over
nmen
t, w
hich
incl
udes
10
depa
rtmen
ts;
App
oint
s th
e de
partm
ent d
irect
ors
and
divi
sion
chi
efs,
su
bjec
t to
Cou
ncil
appr
oval
(May
or, 4
ye
ar te
rm)
The
Chi
ef
Adm
inis
trativ
e O
ffice
r (C
AO
) pr
ovid
es fi
nanc
ial
over
sigh
t and
cha
irs
the
May
or's
Bud
get
Rev
iew
Com
mitt
ee.
Ena
cts
legi
slat
ion
to
prov
ide
for t
he n
eeds
of
the
com
mun
ity (c
ity
and
coun
ty
gove
rnm
ents
mer
ged
to b
ecom
e si
ngle
en
tity)
. The
Cou
ncil
has
auth
ority
ove
r the
bu
dget
s of
the
gene
ral g
over
nmen
t an
d th
e in
depe
nden
t ag
enci
es o
f the
city
; E
lect
s P
resi
dent
and
V
ice
Pre
side
nt;
Pre
side
nt th
en
assi
gns
mem
bers
to
Sta
ndin
g an
d S
peci
al
Com
mitt
ees;
A
ppro
ves
appo
intm
ents
of
depa
rtmen
t hea
ds
mad
e by
May
or (1
4 si
ngle
mem
ber
dist
ricts
, 5 a
t lar
ge, 4
ye
ar te
rms)
N/A
The
Bud
get O
ffice
(u
nder
the
Dep
artm
ent
of A
dmin
istra
tion)
pr
ovid
es s
uppo
rt se
rvic
es to
gen
eral
go
vern
men
t de
partm
ents
in th
e de
velo
pmen
t and
ex
ecut
ion
of th
e A
nnua
l B
udge
t.
The
Offi
ce o
f the
Cou
ncil
Aud
itor (
CA
O) r
evie
ws
the
budg
et d
epar
tmen
t by
depa
rtmen
t for
the
coun
cil
and
mak
es
reco
mm
enda
tions
to th
e co
unci
l.
Atta
chm
ent B
City
/ C
ount
y20
05
Pop.
Fo
rm o
f G
ovt.
Bud
get C
ycle
Exec
utiv
e
Pow
ers/
A
utho
rity
over
B
udge
t
Chi
ef
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Offi
cer(
s)
Pow
ers/
Dut
ies
Com
mis
sion
/ C
ounc
il Po
wer
s/
Aut
horit
y
Oth
er E
ntiti
es
Hav
ing
Bud
geta
ry
Res
pons
ibili
ties
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Adm
in.
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Com
mis
sion
/
Cou
ncil
Mia
mi-D
ade
Cou
nty
Offi
ce o
f Stra
tegi
c B
usin
ess
Man
agem
ent
Se
lect
ed F
lorid
a an
d N
atio
nal J
uris
dict
ions
- B
udge
t Pro
cess
New
Yor
k C
ity, N
Y8.
2 m
ill
Cou
ncil
/ E
xecu
tive.
Th
e C
ounc
il is
pre
side
d ov
er b
y th
e P
ublic
A
dvoc
ate,
an
inde
pend
entl
y el
ecte
d co
nstit
utio
nal
offic
er.
In J
anua
ry, t
he M
ayor
re
leas
es th
e P
relim
inar
y B
udge
t. Th
is is
follo
wed
by
a pe
riod
of p
ublic
com
men
t du
ring
whi
ch th
e 59
C
omm
unity
Boa
rds,
the
5 B
orou
gh B
oard
s an
d th
e C
ity
Cou
ncil
mak
e re
com
men
datio
ns o
n th
e bu
dget
to th
e M
ayor
. The
M
ayor
then
sub
mits
the
Exe
cutiv
e B
udge
t to
the
City
C
ounc
il in
Apr
il. T
he C
ounc
il on
ce a
gain
hol
ds a
set
of
hear
ings
on
the
budg
et. A
fter
the
hear
ings
, the
Cou
ncil
nego
tiate
s ch
ange
s to
the
Exe
cutiv
e B
udge
t with
the
May
or. O
nce
an a
gree
men
t ha
s be
en re
ache
d, th
e C
ounc
il vo
tes
to a
ppro
ve a
bu
dget
for t
he u
pcom
ing
fisca
l yea
r, w
hich
beg
ins
on
July
1.
Issu
es a
Pre
limin
ary
Bud
get t
hat i
s re
leas
ed in
Jan
uary
an
d an
Exe
cutiv
e B
udge
t in
Apr
il. T
he
may
or h
as th
e po
wer
, un
der t
he C
harte
r, to
ve
to a
ny in
crea
se o
r ad
ditio
n to
the
budg
et o
r any
ch
ange
in te
rms
or
cond
ition
s ap
prov
ed
by th
e C
ounc
il, s
uch
veto
is h
owev
er,
subj
ect t
o an
ove
rrid
e by
a tw
o-th
irds
vote
of
the
Cou
ncil.
N/A
The
City
Cou
ncil
is
resp
onsi
ble
for
adop
ting
the
expe
nse
and
capi
tal b
udge
t. Th
e C
harte
r sta
tes
that
the
Cou
ncil
may
in
crea
se, d
ecre
ase,
ad
d or
om
it sp
ecifi
c un
its o
f app
ropr
iatio
n ("
U/A
s") i
n th
e bu
dget
su
bmitt
ed b
y th
e M
ayor
and
may
add
, om
it or
cha
nge
any
term
s or
con
ditio
ns
rela
ted
to s
uch
appr
opria
tions
.
The
City
Com
ptro
ller,
an e
lect
ed c
onst
itutio
nal
offic
er, i
s th
e C
ity's
chi
ef
fisca
l offi
cer;
unde
r the
C
ity C
harte
r the
C
ompt
rolle
r rev
iew
s an
d co
mm
ents
on
the
City
's
budg
et a
nd fo
ur-y
ear
finan
cial
pla
n, in
clud
ing
prep
arat
ion
of a
num
ber
of s
peci
fic re
ports
and
le
tter s
tate
men
ts.
Add
ition
ally
, the
In
depe
nden
t Bud
get
Offi
ce is
a p
ublic
ly
fund
ed in
depe
nden
t ag
ency
that
pro
vide
s no
npar
tisan
bud
geta
ry,
econ
omic
and
pol
icy
anal
ysis
for r
esid
ents
an
d el
ecte
d of
ficia
ls.
The
Offi
ce o
f M
anag
emen
t and
B
udge
t (O
MB
) is
resp
onsi
ble
for
assi
stin
g th
e M
ayor
in
deve
lopi
ng a
nd
impl
emen
ting
the
City
's
budg
et, a
nd fo
r ad
visi
ng th
e M
ayor
on
polic
y af
fect
ing
the
City
's fi
scal
sta
bilit
y an
d th
e ef
fect
iven
ess
of C
ity s
ervi
ces.
Non
e id
entif
ied
Atta
chm
ent B
City
/ C
ount
y20
05
Pop.
Fo
rm o
f G
ovt.
Bud
get C
ycle
Exec
utiv
e
Pow
ers/
A
utho
rity
over
B
udge
t
Chi
ef
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Offi
cer(
s)
Pow
ers/
Dut
ies
Com
mis
sion
/ C
ounc
il Po
wer
s/
Aut
horit
y
Oth
er E
ntiti
es
Hav
ing
Bud
geta
ry
Res
pons
ibili
ties
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Adm
in.
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Com
mis
sion
/
Cou
ncil
Mia
mi-D
ade
Cou
nty
Offi
ce o
f Stra
tegi
c B
usin
ess
Man
agem
ent
Se
lect
ed F
lorid
a an
d N
atio
nal J
uris
dict
ions
- B
udge
t Pro
cess
Mon
tgom
ery
Cou
nty,
M
D93
0,00
0C
ounc
il /
Exe
cutiv
e
The
Cou
nty
Exe
cutiv
e su
bmits
pro
pose
d ca
pita
l and
op
erat
ing
budg
ets
to th
e C
ounc
il by
Jan
uary
15
and
Mar
ch 1
5, re
spec
tivel
y. T
he
Cou
ncil
hold
s pu
blic
hea
rings
an
d de
liber
ates
on
the
prop
osal
. Cou
ncil
take
s fin
al
actio
n by
Jun
e 1.
Fis
cal Y
ear
begi
ns J
uly
1. T
he fi
nal
adop
ted
budg
et is
pre
pare
d by
the
Offi
ce o
f Man
agem
ent
and
Bud
get.
Sub
mits
ann
ual
budg
et a
nd a
co
mpr
ehen
sive
six
-ye
ar p
rogr
am fo
r ca
pita
l im
prov
emen
ts
for C
ounc
il ap
prov
al
The
Chi
ef
Adm
inis
trativ
e O
ffice
r sha
ll, s
ubje
ct
to th
e di
rect
ion
of th
e C
ount
y E
xecu
tive,
su
perv
ise
all
depa
rtmen
ts, o
ffice
s,
and
agen
cies
of t
he
Exe
cutiv
e B
ranc
h,
advi
se th
e C
ount
y E
xecu
tive
on a
ll ad
min
istra
tive
mat
ters
and
per
form
su
ch o
ther
dut
ies
as
may
be
assi
gned
by
the
Cou
nty
Exe
cutiv
e, o
r by
the
Cha
rter (
Cha
rter
Req
uire
men
t)
The
Cou
nty
Cou
ncil
ap
prov
es o
pera
ting
and
capi
tal b
udge
t as
wel
l as
six
year
ca
pita
l im
prov
emen
t pr
ogra
m.
N/A
The
Offi
ce o
f M
anag
emen
t and
B
udge
t (O
MB
) is
the
depa
rtmen
t of C
ount
y go
vern
men
t tha
t pr
epar
es th
e an
nual
op
erat
ing
budg
et a
nd
six-
year
cap
ital p
lan.
O
MB
mon
itors
ex
pend
iture
s an
d re
venu
es p
erio
dica
lly
durin
g th
e ye
ar. B
udge
t tra
nsfe
rs, s
uppl
emen
tal
appr
opria
tions
and
m
ovem
ent o
f pos
ition
s ar
e al
so O
MB
fu
nctio
ns.
The
Offi
ce o
f Leg
isla
tive
Ove
rsig
ht w
orks
on
a pr
ojec
t bas
is in
ac
cord
ance
with
a
Cou
ncil-
appr
oved
wor
k pl
an. T
he L
egis
lativ
e C
entra
l Sta
ff co
nsis
ts o
f 1
Dire
ctor
, 8 L
egis
lativ
e M
anag
ers,
3 A
ttorn
eys
and
8 Le
gisl
ativ
e A
naly
sts.
Cen
tral s
taff
are
assi
gned
Cou
nty
depa
rtmen
ts m
uch
like
the
OM
B s
taff
and
issu
e re
com
men
datio
ns b
ased
on
thei
r ind
epen
dent
an
alys
is o
f the
pro
pose
d bu
dget
.
Atta
chm
ent B
City
/ C
ount
y20
05
Pop.
Fo
rm o
f G
ovt.
Bud
get C
ycle
Exec
utiv
e
Pow
ers/
A
utho
rity
over
B
udge
t
Chi
ef
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Offi
cer(
s)
Pow
ers/
Dut
ies
Com
mis
sion
/ C
ounc
il Po
wer
s/
Aut
horit
y
Oth
er E
ntiti
es
Hav
ing
Bud
geta
ry
Res
pons
ibili
ties
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Adm
in.
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Com
mis
sion
/
Cou
ncil
Mia
mi-D
ade
Cou
nty
Offi
ce o
f Stra
tegi
c B
usin
ess
Man
agem
ent
Se
lect
ed F
lorid
a an
d N
atio
nal J
uris
dict
ions
- B
udge
t Pro
cess
Coo
k C
ount
y, IL
5 m
ill
Com
mis
sion
/ E
xecu
tive
(Pre
side
nt)
Dur
ing
Sep
tem
ber &
Oct
ober
th
e P
resi
dent
con
duct
s ex
ecut
ive
budg
et h
earin
gs.
The
Pre
side
nt's
bud
get
reco
mm
enda
tion
is s
ubm
itted
to
the
Com
mitt
ee o
n Fi
nanc
e.
From
Nov
embe
r to
Dec
embe
r th
e bu
dget
is m
ade
avai
labl
e fo
r pub
lic re
view
and
pub
lic
hear
ings
are
con
duct
ed.
The
Com
mitt
ee o
n Fi
nanc
e su
bmits
the
prop
osed
bud
get
with
its
amen
dmen
ts to
the
Boa
rd fo
r ado
ptio
n.
Con
duct
s ex
ecut
ive
budg
et h
earin
gs a
nd
subm
its p
ropo
sed
budg
et to
Boa
rd
Coo
k C
ount
y ha
s a
Chi
ef A
dmin
istra
tive
Offi
cer;
Chi
ef
Fina
ncia
l Offi
cer;
Com
ptro
ller;
Chi
ef
Info
rmat
ion
Offi
cer;
Chi
ef H
ealth
Offi
cer;
Chi
ef H
uman
R
esou
rces
Offi
cer;
Chi
ef P
ublic
Saf
ety
Offi
cer,
each
hav
ing
disc
rete
are
as o
f au
thor
ity a
nd
resp
onsi
bilit
y;
(Leg
isla
tive
Req
uire
men
ts fr
om
Cou
nty
Cod
e)
The
Boa
rd
appr
opria
tes
reve
nue
and
adop
ts th
e bu
dget
.
N/A
The
Dep
artm
ent o
f B
udge
t and
M
anag
emen
t Ser
vice
s is
with
in th
e B
urea
u of
Fi
nanc
e w
hich
repo
rts
to th
e P
resi
dent
. Thi
s ag
ency
pre
pare
s th
e an
nual
bud
get a
nd
coor
dina
tes
deve
lopm
ent o
f lon
g-te
rm b
udge
tary
pr
ojec
tions
.
In th
is fo
rm o
f go
vern
men
t the
Cou
nty
Exe
cutiv
e (P
resi
dent
) is
elec
ted
coun
tyw
ide
and
pres
ides
ove
r the
C
omm
issi
on. T
here
is n
o m
entio
n in
the
code
or
onlin
e lit
erat
ure
of s
uppo
rt st
aff t
hat r
epor
t to
othe
r th
an th
e P
resi
dent
.
Way
ne, M
I 2
mill
C
omm
issi
on
/ Exe
cutiv
e
By
June
3 th
e C
ount
y E
xecu
tive
trans
mits
the
prop
osed
bud
get t
o th
e C
ount
y C
omm
issi
on.
By
June
18
the
Com
mis
sion
in
trodu
ces
the
App
ropr
iatio
n O
rdin
ance
. By
July
18
at le
ast
2 pu
blic
hea
rings
are
hel
d on
th
e bu
dget
. Bud
get i
s ad
opte
d on
Sep
tem
ber 1
and
the
fisca
l ye
ar s
tarts
Oct
ober
1. T
he
Cou
nty
Exe
cutiv
e es
tabl
ishe
s a
sche
dule
of p
erio
dic
allo
tmen
ts fo
r the
Fis
cal Y
ear.
Tran
smits
pro
pose
d bu
dget
to
com
mis
sion
; has
au
thor
ity to
vet
o lin
e ite
ms
in a
n ap
prop
riatio
n or
dina
nce
Dep
uty
CE
O
exer
cise
s th
e po
wer
s an
d du
ties
of th
e C
EO
in h
is a
bsen
ce;
Per
form
s po
wer
s an
d du
ties
dele
gate
d by
th
e C
EO
(Cha
rter
Req
uire
men
t)
The
Com
mis
sion
ap
prop
riate
s re
venu
e an
d ad
opts
the
budg
et.
N/A
The
Dep
artm
ent o
f M
anag
emen
t and
B
udge
t pre
pare
s a
perfo
rman
ce-b
ased
bu
dget
for m
ajor
C
ount
y op
erat
ions
, pr
ogra
ms
and
activ
ities
.
The
Dep
artm
ent o
f C
omm
issi
on P
olic
y R
esea
rch
and
Ana
lysi
s is
th
e op
erat
iona
l arm
of t
he
Com
mitt
ee o
n W
ays
and
Mea
ns. T
hey
prep
are
an
annu
al re
port
on th
e bu
dget
and
tech
nica
l sta
ff su
ppor
t and
rese
arch
as
sist
ance
to a
ll C
omm
issi
on C
omm
ittee
s.
The
Com
mis
sion
als
o st
affs
an
Offi
ce o
f Le
gisl
ativ
e A
udito
r G
ener
al a
nd D
epar
tmen
t of
Com
mis
sion
Cou
ncil.
Atta
chm
ent B
City
/ C
ount
y20
05
Pop.
Fo
rm o
f G
ovt.
Bud
get C
ycle
Exec
utiv
e
Pow
ers/
A
utho
rity
over
B
udge
t
Chi
ef
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Offi
cer(
s)
Pow
ers/
Dut
ies
Com
mis
sion
/ C
ounc
il Po
wer
s/
Aut
horit
y
Oth
er E
ntiti
es
Hav
ing
Bud
geta
ry
Res
pons
ibili
ties
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Adm
in.
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Com
mis
sion
/
Cou
ncil
Mia
mi-D
ade
Cou
nty
Offi
ce o
f Stra
tegi
c B
usin
ess
Man
agem
ent
Se
lect
ed F
lorid
a an
d N
atio
nal J
uris
dict
ions
- B
udge
t Pro
cess
Kin
g, W
A
1.8
mill
C
ounc
il /
Exe
cutiv
e
At l
east
sev
enty
-five
day
s pr
ior t
o th
e en
d of
eac
h fis
cal
year
, the
cou
nty
exec
utiv
e pr
esen
ts to
the
coun
ty c
ounc
il a
com
plet
e bu
dget
. At l
east
th
irty
days
prio
r to
the
end
of
the
fisca
l yea
r, th
e co
unty
co
unci
l ado
pts
the
budg
et fo
r th
e ne
xt fi
scal
yea
r.
Pre
sent
s to
the
coun
cil a
nnua
l st
atem
ents
of t
he
coun
ty’s
fina
ncia
l af
fairs
, the
pro
pose
d bu
dget
and
cap
ital
impr
ovem
ent p
lan
The
Cou
nty
Adm
inis
trativ
e O
ffice
r ass
ists
the
Cou
nty
Exe
cutiv
e an
d su
perv
ises
the
adm
inis
trativ
e of
fices
an
d ap
poin
ts th
e ch
ief o
ffice
r of e
ach
adm
inis
trativ
e of
fice
(Cha
rter
Req
uire
men
t; m
anag
es in
tern
al
supp
ort a
genc
ies
only
)
The
Cou
nty
Cou
ncil
adop
ts a
nd a
ppro
ves
the
budg
et.
The
coun
ty c
ounc
il sh
all
not a
dopt
an
addi
tiona
l or a
men
ded
capi
tal b
udge
t ap
prop
riatio
n or
dina
nce
durin
g th
e fis
cal y
ear u
nles
s re
ques
ted
to d
o so
by
the
coun
ty e
xecu
tive.
In 2
002
the
Cou
nty
Exe
cutiv
e co
nven
ed a
B
udge
t Adv
isor
y Ta
sk
Forc
e, w
hich
tran
smitt
ed
its fi
nal
reco
mm
enda
tions
the
follo
win
g ye
ar.
The
Offi
ce o
f M
anag
emen
t and
B
udge
t is
an o
ffice
of
the
Cou
nty
Exe
cutiv
e.
The
Cou
ncil
adop
ted
a se
t of "
Prio
ritie
s fo
r P
eopl
e" to
gui
de
deve
lopm
ent o
f the
200
7 bu
dget
. The
Cou
ncil
also
in
itiat
ed a
nd e
xecu
ted
a C
itize
n B
udge
t Prio
ritie
s In
itiat
ive
in 2
007
to in
form
pr
epar
atio
n of
the
2008
bu
dget
. R
esul
ts w
ere
trans
mitt
ed to
the
Cou
nty
Exe
cutiv
e. T
he C
ount
y A
udito
r rep
orts
to th
e co
unci
l, bu
t doe
s no
t ha
ve a
dire
ct ro
le in
the
budg
et p
roce
ss.
Bal
timor
e,
MD
800,
000
Cou
ncil
/ E
xecu
tive
On
or b
efor
e A
pril
16 o
f eac
h ye
ar, t
he C
ount
y E
xecu
tive
subm
its to
the
Cou
nty
Cou
ncil
a pr
opos
ed b
udge
t for
the
ensu
ing
fisca
l yea
r. Th
e C
ount
y C
ounc
il m
ay m
ake
redu
ctio
ns in
the
Exe
cutiv
e's
prop
osed
bud
get,
but m
ay n
ot
incr
ease
any
item
or a
lter t
he
reve
nue
estim
ates
. The
C
ounc
il m
ust a
dopt
a b
udge
t by
Jun
e 1
or th
e E
xecu
tive'
s pr
opos
ed b
udge
t will
sta
nd
adop
ted.
The
Offi
ce o
f B
udge
t and
Fin
ance
tran
smits
th
e fin
al a
dopt
ed b
udge
t.
Sub
mits
to th
e C
ount
y C
ounc
il a
prop
osed
Ope
ratin
g B
udge
t and
Cap
ital
Impr
ovem
ent
Pro
gram
to th
e C
ount
y C
ounc
il.
The
CA
O is
the
chie
f bu
dget
offi
cer o
f the
C
ount
y an
d pr
epar
es
and
subm
its th
e an
nual
bud
get t
o th
e C
ount
y E
xecu
tive
for
pres
enta
tion
to th
e C
ounc
il.
The
Cou
nty
Cou
ncil
may
mak
e re
duct
ions
in
the
Exe
cutiv
e's
prop
osed
bud
get,
but
may
not
incr
ease
any
ite
m o
r alte
r the
re
venu
e es
timat
es.
The
Cou
ncil
mus
t ad
opt a
bud
get b
y Ju
ne 1
or t
he
Exe
cutiv
e's
prop
osed
bu
dget
will
sta
nd
adop
ted.
How
ever
, th
e ad
opte
d bu
dget
is
not s
ubje
ct to
May
oral
ve
to.
The
Cou
nty'
s bu
dget
gu
idel
ines
stip
ulat
e th
at
grow
th in
the
gene
ral
fund
ope
ratin
g bu
dget
sh
ould
not
exc
eed
the
coun
ty's
gro
wth
in
pers
onal
inco
me.
A
Spe
ndin
g A
fford
abili
ty
Com
mitt
ee p
rovi
des
proj
ectio
ns o
f gro
wth
in
pers
onal
inco
me
and
reco
mm
ends
an
estim
ated
spe
ndin
g lim
it. Th
e D
irect
or o
f Bud
get
and
Fina
nce
is
resp
onsi
ble
for t
he
form
ulat
ion
of th
e bu
dget
und
er th
e su
perv
isio
n of
the
Cou
nty
Adm
inis
trativ
e O
ffice
r and
is
resp
onsi
ble
for t
he
adm
inis
tratio
n of
the
finan
cial
affa
irs o
f the
C
ount
y.
The
Cou
nty
Aud
itor
oper
ates
as
part
of th
e Le
gisl
ativ
e br
anch
of
gove
rnm
ent p
ursu
ant t
o th
e C
ount
y C
harte
r.
Am
ong
the
Aud
itor's
du
ties
are
to a
ssis
t the
C
ounc
il in
its
annu
al
eval
uatio
n of
the
Cou
nty
exec
utiv
e's
prop
osed
bu
dget
. The
Aud
itor
revi
ews
depa
rtmen
tal
budg
ets,
reco
mm
ends
ad
just
men
ts, a
nd
iden
tifie
s is
sues
that
de
partm
ents
sho
uld
be
prep
ared
to d
iscu
ss.
Atta
chm
ent B
City
/ C
ount
y20
05
Pop.
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rm o
f G
ovt.
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get C
ycle
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utiv
e
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ers/
A
utho
rity
over
B
udge
t
Chi
ef
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Offi
cer(
s)
Pow
ers/
Dut
ies
Com
mis
sion
/ C
ounc
il Po
wer
s/
Aut
horit
y
Oth
er E
ntiti
es
Hav
ing
Bud
geta
ry
Res
pons
ibili
ties
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Adm
in.
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Com
mis
sion
/
Cou
ncil
Mia
mi-D
ade
Cou
nty
Offi
ce o
f Stra
tegi
c B
usin
ess
Man
agem
ent
Se
lect
ed F
lorid
a an
d N
atio
nal J
uris
dict
ions
- B
udge
t Pro
cess
City
of
Phila
delp
hia
, PA
1.4
mill
C
ounc
il -
Exe
cutiv
e (M
ayor
)
It is
con
side
red
bette
r bu
dget
ary
prac
tice
for t
he
fisca
l yea
r to
com
men
ce o
n or
abo
ut J
uly
1. T
his
was
not
pr
actic
able
for t
he C
ity
beca
use
real
est
ate
tax
asse
ssm
ent a
nd p
aym
ent
requ
irem
ents
, spe
cifie
d by
st
atut
e, p
rodu
ce m
ost o
f the
C
ity's
reve
nue
in th
e m
onth
s of
Mar
ch, A
pril
and
May
. H
owev
er, C
ounc
il is
em
pow
ered
to c
hang
e th
e fis
cal y
ear w
hen
mod
ifica
tion
of s
tatu
tory
pro
visi
ons
perm
its
it an
d th
e pr
oble
m o
f ch
angi
ng th
e ta
xing
per
iod
has
been
thor
ough
ly s
tudi
ed
Com
mun
icat
e to
the
Cou
ncil
at le
ast o
nce
a ye
ar a
sta
tem
ent o
f th
e fin
ance
s an
d ge
nera
l con
ditio
ns o
f th
e af
fairs
of t
he C
ity
and
also
suc
h in
form
atio
n on
fin
anci
al m
atte
rs a
s th
e C
ounc
il m
ay fr
om
time
to ti
me
requ
est
Sam
e as
exe
cutiv
e po
wer
s
It sh
all b
e th
e du
ty o
f th
e C
ounc
il, t
o ad
opt
the
annu
al o
pera
ting
budg
et o
rdin
ance
for
the
next
fisc
al y
ear;
The
cons
ider
atio
n of
th
e op
erat
ing
budg
et
ordi
nanc
e sh
all b
egin
fo
rthw
ith u
pon
the
rece
ipt f
rom
the
May
or o
f his
ann
ual
oper
atin
g bu
dget
m
essa
ge a
nd th
e pr
opos
ed a
nnua
l op
erat
ing
budg
et
ordi
nanc
e,
The
Aud
iting
D
epar
tmen
t, sh
all
exam
ine
and
appr
ove
or
disa
ppro
ve a
ll re
quis
ition
s su
bmitt
ed to
it
thro
ugh
the
Dire
ctor
of
Fina
nce
by a
ny o
ffice
r, de
partm
ent,
boar
d or
co
mm
issi
on o
f the
City
or
oth
er a
genc
y to
whi
ch
an a
ppro
pria
tion
has
been
mad
e, A
udits
of
the
Fina
ncia
l Affa
irs o
f O
ffice
rs, D
epar
tmen
ts,
Boa
rds,
Com
mis
sion
s an
d O
ther
Age
ncie
s
The
Dire
ctor
of F
inan
ce
is th
us th
e ch
ief
finan
cial
offi
cer o
f the
C
ity a
nd a
ll po
wer
s an
d du
ties
conc
erni
ng
finan
ces,
acc
ount
ing,
an
d bu
dget
ing
in th
e ex
ecut
ive
bran
ch a
re
dire
ctly
or i
ndire
ctly
his
, B
udge
t Bur
eau
- P
repa
res
and
dire
cts
over
sigh
t of t
he
oper
atin
g bu
dget
, pr
ovid
es fi
nanc
ial
fore
cast
s an
d up
date
s th
e C
ity's
Fiv
e-Y
ear
Fina
ncia
l Pla
n.
N/A
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chm
ent B
City
/ C
ount
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rm o
f G
ovt.
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get C
ycle
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utiv
e
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ers/
A
utho
rity
over
B
udge
t
Chi
ef
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Offi
cer(
s)
Pow
ers/
Dut
ies
Com
mis
sion
/ C
ounc
il Po
wer
s/
Aut
horit
y
Oth
er E
ntiti
es
Hav
ing
Bud
geta
ry
Res
pons
ibili
ties
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Adm
in.
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Com
mis
sion
/
Cou
ncil
Mia
mi-D
ade
Cou
nty
Offi
ce o
f Stra
tegi
c B
usin
ess
Man
agem
ent
Se
lect
ed F
lorid
a an
d N
atio
nal J
uris
dict
ions
- B
udge
t Pro
cess
City
of
New
ark,
N
J
300
,000
C
ounc
il -
Exe
cutiv
e (M
ayor
)
The
mun
icip
al b
udge
t sha
ll be
pr
epar
ed b
y th
e m
ayor
with
th
e as
sist
ance
of t
he
busi
ness
adm
inis
trato
r. D
urin
g th
e m
onth
of
Nov
embe
r, th
e m
ayor
sha
ll re
quire
all
depa
rtmen
t hea
ds
to s
ubm
it re
ques
ts fo
r ap
prop
riatio
ns fo
r the
ens
uing
bu
dget
yea
r, an
d to
app
ear
befo
re th
e m
ayor
or t
he
busi
ness
adm
inis
trato
r at
publ
ic h
earin
gs, w
hich
sha
ll be
hel
d du
ring
that
mon
th, o
n th
e va
rious
requ
ests
. On
or
befo
re th
e fif
teen
th d
ay o
f the
fis
cal y
ear t
he m
ayor
sha
ll su
bmit
to c
ounc
il hi
s re
com
men
ded
budg
et
toge
ther
with
suc
h ex
plan
ator
y co
mm
ent o
r st
atem
ent a
s he
may
dee
m
desi
rabl
e.
The
mun
icip
al b
udge
t sh
all b
e pr
epar
ed b
y th
e m
ayor
with
the
assi
stan
ce o
f the
bu
sine
ss
adm
inis
trato
r.
N/A
Cou
ncil
may
redu
ce
any
item
or i
tem
s in
th
e m
ayor
's b
udge
t by
a vo
te o
f a m
ajor
ity o
f th
e co
unci
l, bu
t an
incr
ease
in a
ny it
em
or it
ems
ther
ein
shal
l be
com
e ef
fect
ive
only
up
on a
n af
firm
ativ
e vo
te o
f tw
o-th
irds
of
the
mem
bers
of
coun
cil.
N/A
The
mun
icip
al b
udge
t sh
all b
e pr
epar
ed b
y th
e m
ayor
with
the
assi
stan
ce o
f the
bu
sine
ss a
dmin
istra
tor
N/A
Atta
chm
ent B
City
/ C
ount
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rm o
f G
ovt.
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get C
ycle
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utiv
e
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ers/
A
utho
rity
over
B
udge
t
Chi
ef
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Offi
cer(
s)
Pow
ers/
Dut
ies
Com
mis
sion
/ C
ounc
il Po
wer
s/
Aut
horit
y
Oth
er E
ntiti
es
Hav
ing
Bud
geta
ry
Res
pons
ibili
ties
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Adm
in.
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Com
mis
sion
/
Cou
ncil
Mia
mi-D
ade
Cou
nty
Offi
ce o
f Stra
tegi
c B
usin
ess
Man
agem
ent
Se
lect
ed F
lorid
a an
d N
atio
nal J
uris
dict
ions
- B
udge
t Pro
cess
Was
hing
ton
D.C
.
600
,000
C
ounc
il -
Exe
cutiv
e (M
ayor
)
The
May
or d
evel
ops
and
subm
its th
e pr
opos
ed b
udge
t an
d fin
anci
al p
lan
for t
he n
ext
fisca
l yea
r to
the
Cou
ncil
of
the
Dis
trict
of C
olum
bia
by
Mar
ch 1
8. T
he C
ounc
il ho
lds
publ
ic h
earin
gs a
nd a
ccep
ts
the
May
or's
bud
get o
r ado
pts
its o
wn
vers
ion.
The
May
or
may
sig
n or
vet
o th
e C
ounc
il's
budg
et. I
f the
May
or v
etoe
s th
e bu
dget
, the
Cou
ncil
may
ov
errid
e th
e ve
to. O
nce
agre
emen
t is
reac
hed
betw
een
the
May
or a
nd th
e C
ounc
il, th
e bu
dget
is
adop
ted
and
trans
mitt
ed to
th
e P
resi
dent
of t
he U
nite
d S
tate
s fo
r sub
mis
sion
to
Con
gres
s fo
r app
rova
l. C
ongr
ess
mus
t app
rove
the
Dis
trict
's b
udge
t as
one
of th
e 13
ann
ual f
eder
al
appr
opria
tions
bill
s.
The
May
or d
evel
ops
and
subm
its th
e pr
opos
ed b
udge
t and
fin
anci
al p
lan
for t
he
next
fisc
al y
ear t
o th
e C
ounc
il of
the
Dis
trict
of
Col
umbi
a
Offi
ce o
f the
Chi
ef
Fina
ncia
l Offi
cer
(OC
FO),
is
resp
onsi
ble
for
over
sigh
t and
dire
ct
supe
rvis
ion
of th
e fin
anci
al a
nd
budg
etar
y fu
nctio
ns
of th
e D
istri
ct
gove
rnm
ent;
prep
arin
g th
e ci
ty's
an
nual
bud
get,
repr
esen
ting
the
Dis
trict
in th
e fe
dera
l ap
prop
riatio
ns
proc
ess,
and
m
onito
ring
budg
et
perfo
rman
ce d
urin
g th
e fis
cal y
ear
The
coun
cil h
olds
pu
blic
hea
rings
and
ac
cept
s th
e m
ayor
's
budg
et o
r ado
pts
its
own
vers
ion.
The
co
unci
l may
over
rde
the
may
ors
veto
.
The
Offi
ce o
f the
Dis
trict
of
Col
umbi
a A
udito
r was
es
tabl
ishe
d by
fede
ral
legi
slat
ion.
The
Dis
trict
of
Col
umbi
a A
udito
r an
nual
ly a
udits
the
acco
unts
, ope
ratio
ns,
and
prog
ram
s of
the
Dis
trict
of C
olum
bia
Gov
ernm
ent a
nd
certi
fies
reve
nue
estim
ates
in s
uppo
rt of
m
unic
ipal
bon
d is
suan
ces.
Fur
ther
, the
O
ffice
of t
he A
udito
r is
requ
ired
by th
e A
dvis
ory
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d C
omm
issi
ons
Act
of
1975
, as
amen
ded,
to
prov
ide
over
sigh
t and
co
nduc
t aud
its o
f the
fin
anci
al a
ctiv
ities
of t
he
Dis
trict
gov
ernm
ent's
37
Adv
isor
y N
eigh
borh
ood
Com
mis
sion
s.
N/A
N/A
Atta
chm
ent B
City
/ C
ount
y20
05
Pop.
Fo
rm o
f G
ovt.
Bud
get C
ycle
Exec
utiv
e
Pow
ers/
A
utho
rity
over
B
udge
t
Chi
ef
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Offi
cer(
s)
Pow
ers/
Dut
ies
Com
mis
sion
/ C
ounc
il Po
wer
s/
Aut
horit
y
Oth
er E
ntiti
es
Hav
ing
Bud
geta
ry
Res
pons
ibili
ties
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Adm
in.
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Com
mis
sion
/
Cou
ncil
Mia
mi-D
ade
Cou
nty
Offi
ce o
f Stra
tegi
c B
usin
ess
Man
agem
ent
Se
lect
ed F
lorid
a an
d N
atio
nal J
uris
dict
ions
- B
udge
t Pro
cess
City
of
Atla
nta,
G
A
500
,000
C
ounc
il -
Exe
cutiv
e (M
ayor
)
At t
he fi
rst C
ounc
il m
eetin
g in
Fe
brua
ry o
f eac
h ye
ar,
begi
nnin
g in
200
7, e
ach
Cou
ncil
mem
ber m
ay s
ubm
it hi
s/he
r bud
get p
riorit
ies
for
the
com
ing
year
. Suc
h pr
iorit
ies
shal
l be
refe
rred
to
the
Fina
nce/
Exe
cutiv
e C
omm
ittee
, whi
ch s
hall
subm
it th
ese
prio
ritie
s in
the
form
of a
reso
lutio
n to
be
adop
ted
by th
e C
ounc
il no
la
ter t
han
the
seco
nd C
ounc
il m
eetin
g in
Feb
ruar
y.
The
may
or s
hall
prep
are
and
subm
it th
e pr
opos
ed a
nnua
l bu
dget
ord
inan
ce to
th
e go
vern
ing
body
no
late
r tha
n th
e fir
st
regu
lar m
eetin
g of
th
e go
vern
ing
body
in
May
, pre
cedi
ng th
e co
mm
ence
men
t of
the
fisca
l yea
r.
N?A
The
gove
rnin
g bo
dy
may
am
end
the
prop
osed
ann
ual
budg
et, e
xcep
t tha
t th
e bu
dget
as
final
ly
amen
ded
mus
t pr
ovid
e fo
r all
expe
nditu
res
requ
ired
by la
w o
r by
this
C
harte
r
N/A
Fina
nace
Dep
artm
ent
mon
itors
and
ass
ists
in
the
prep
arat
ion
of th
e an
nual
bud
get
N/A
City
of
Hou
ston
, TX
2.1
mill
C
ounc
il/
Exe
cutiv
e (M
ayor
)
It sh
all b
e th
e du
ty o
f the
M
ayor
from
tim
e to
tim
e to
m
ake
such
reco
mm
enda
tions
to
the
Cou
ncil
as h
e m
ay
deem
to b
e fo
r the
wel
fare
of
the
City
, and
eac
h ye
ar to
su
bmit
to th
e C
ounc
il th
e an
nual
bud
get o
f the
cur
rent
ex
pens
es o
f the
City
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith th
e re
quire
men
ts o
f the
Sta
te
Bud
get L
aw a
pplic
able
to
citie
s an
d to
wns
. (A
dded
by
amen
dmen
t Dec
embe
r 28,
19
15; a
men
ded
Janu
ary
27,
1968
)
It sh
all b
e th
e du
ty o
f th
e M
ayor
from
tim
e to
tim
e to
mak
e su
ch
reco
mm
enda
tions
to
the
Cou
ncil
as h
e m
ay d
eem
to b
e fo
r th
e w
elfa
re o
f the
C
ity, a
nd e
ach
year
to
sub
mit
to th
e C
ounc
il th
e an
nual
bu
dget
of t
he c
urre
nt
expe
nses
of t
he C
ity
N/A
App
rove
s th
e an
nual
bu
dget
sub
mitt
ed b
y th
e m
ayor
The
City
Con
trolle
r sha
ll,
on o
r bef
ore
the
first
day
of
Apr
il of
eac
h ye
ar,
prep
are
and
trans
mit
to
the
City
Cou
ncil
a re
port
of th
e fin
anci
al
trans
actio
ns o
f the
City
du
ring
the
fisca
l yea
r en
ding
the
last
day
of
Dec
embe
r, ne
xt
prec
edin
g, a
nd o
f its
fin
anci
al c
ondi
tion
on
said
last
nam
ed d
ay o
f D
ecem
ber.
The
repo
rt sh
all s
how
an
accu
rate
st
atem
ent i
n su
mm
ariz
ed fo
rm a
nd
also
in d
etai
l of t
he
finan
cial
rece
ipts
of t
he
City
from
all
sour
ces
and
of th
e ex
pens
es o
f the
C
ity
The
City
Con
trolle
r sh
all b
e re
spon
sibl
e fo
r co
nduc
ting
inte
rnal
au
dits
, in
acco
rdan
ce
with
pro
fess
iona
lly
reco
gniz
ed a
uditi
ng
stan
dard
s, o
f the
op
erat
ions
of a
ll C
ity
depa
rtmen
ts, o
ffice
s,
agen
cies
and
pr
ogra
ms.
Adm
inis
trativ
e O
ffice
of
City
Cou
ncil
(AO
CC
), fo
rmer
ly O
ffice
of t
he
May
or P
ro T
em, s
erve
s al
l adm
inis
trativ
e du
ties
for H
oust
on C
ity C
ounc
il.
Alth
ough
, the
offi
ce
serv
es C
ity C
ounc
il, it
is a
di
visi
on o
f Fin
ance
and
A
dmin
istra
tion.
Atta
chm
ent B
City
/ C
ount
y20
05
Pop.
Fo
rm o
f G
ovt.
Bud
get C
ycle
Exec
utiv
e
Pow
ers/
A
utho
rity
over
B
udge
t
Chi
ef
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Offi
cer(
s)
Pow
ers/
Dut
ies
Com
mis
sion
/ C
ounc
il Po
wer
s/
Aut
horit
y
Oth
er E
ntiti
es
Hav
ing
Bud
geta
ry
Res
pons
ibili
ties
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Adm
in.
Staf
f Sup
port
to
Com
mis
sion
/
Cou
ncil
Mia
mi-D
ade
Cou
nty
Offi
ce o
f Stra
tegi
c B
usin
ess
Man
agem
ent
Se
lect
ed F
lorid
a an
d N
atio
nal J
uris
dict
ions
- B
udge
t Pro
cess
City
of
Chi
cago
, IL
2.8
mill
C
ounc
il/
Exe
cutiv
e (M
ayor
)
Bud
get c
ycle
beg
ins
Jan
1st -
D
ec 3
1st.
The
may
or s
ubm
its
the
budg
et to
cou
ncil
for
appr
oval
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
City
of L
os
Ang
eles
, C
A 3
.8 m
ill
Cou
ncil-
Exe
cutiv
e (M
ayor
)
On
or b
efor
e A
pril
20 o
f eac
h ye
ar, t
he M
ayor
sha
ll su
bmit
to th
e C
ounc
il a
budg
et fo
r th
e ne
xt e
nsui
ng fi
scal
yea
r se
tting
forth
in s
umm
ary
and
in d
etai
l; O
n or
bef
ore
Febr
uary
1, t
he M
ayor
sha
ll pu
blis
h hi
s or
her
bud
get
prio
ritie
s fo
r the
nex
t fis
cal
year
in o
rder
to fa
cilit
ate
publ
ic c
omm
entO
n or
bef
ore
Mar
ch 1
of e
ach
year
the
Con
trolle
r sha
ll su
bmit
to th
e M
ayor
a d
etai
led
stat
emen
t of
the
mon
ey th
at th
e C
ontro
ller
estim
ates
will
be
requ
ired
for
the
inte
rest
and
sin
king
fund
s an
d fo
r all
outs
tand
ing
bond
ed in
debt
edne
ss
The
May
or m
ay
veto
, res
tore
or
othe
rwis
e ch
ange
an
y ite
m to
the
amou
nt o
rigin
ally
pr
opos
ed a
nd th
at
adop
ted
by th
e C
ounc
il. T
he M
ayor
, ho
wev
er, s
hall
have
no
pow
er to
cha
nge
any
desc
riptio
n or
lim
itatio
n m
ade
appl
icab
le to
an
item
by
the
Cou
ncil,
ex
cept
to v
eto
the
chan
ge o
r to
rest
ore
the
desc
riptio
n or
lim
itatio
n to
the
cond
ition
orig
inal
ly
prop
osed
by
the
May
or.
N/A
App
rove
the
budg
et
or m
odify
the
budg
et
by d
isap
prov
ing
in
who
le o
r in
part
any
item
s, o
r by
incr
easi
ng o
r de
crea
sing
any
item
, or
by
addi
ng n
ew
item
s, a
nd re
turn
the
budg
et a
s m
odifi
ed b
y th
e C
ounc
il to
the
May
or.
Any
act
ion
take
n by
the
Cou
ncil
unde
r thi
s se
ctio
n sh
all b
e ta
ken
by a
m
ajor
ity v
ote
of it
s m
embe
rs, t
he C
ounc
il sh
all h
ave
five
days
w
hich
to o
verc
ome
the
actio
n of
the
May
or re
lativ
e to
any
ite
m o
r ite
ms
of th
e bu
dget
. A
ny it
em o
r ite
ms
of th
e bu
dget
w
hich
sha
ll ha
ve b
een
veto
ed, o
r oth
erw
ise
chan
ged
by th
e M
ayor
, and
whi
ch
shal
l not
be,
by
a tw
o-th
irds
vote
of a
ll of
the
me
The
Con
trolle
r sha
ll be
th
e au
dito
r and
gen
eral
ac
coun
tant
of t
he C
ity
and
shal
l exe
rcis
e a
gene
ral s
uper
visi
on o
ver
the
acco
unts
of a
ll of
fices
, dep
artm
ents
, bo
ards
and
em
ploy
ees
of th
e C
ity c
harg
ed in
an
y m
anne
r with
the
rece
ipt,
colle
ctio
n or
di
sbur
sem
ent o
f the
m
oney
of t
he C
ity.
The
Con
trolle
r sha
ll be
el
ecte
d as
pro
vide
d in
S
ectio
n 20
2.
Bud
get o
ffice
is w
ithin
th
e m
ayor
's o
ffice
N/A
Additional Materials
From: Pat Wade [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 5:13 PM To: Charter (CMO) Subject: follow up to recommendations Since only UMSA is affected by incorporation/annexation and the dismantling of community councils will they be the only ones to vote on those charter changes. Seems people that live in municipalities will not have the same passion for councils as UMSA folk. I feel certain the BCC will put the community council question on the ballot as they have tried to do away with them ever since they were formed. Councils are too popular with the people to survive. Pat Wade
From: Citizen_Email [mailto:Citizen_Email] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 9:30 AM To: Charter (CMO) Subject: Charter Review Task Force
Charter Review Comment Form
Name: Janet P Jackson
Street Address: 730 NW 50 Street
City: Miami
State: Fl
Zip: 33127
Comment: What’s on paper at this time is acceptable.
