3 Oxnard Council meetings this week- Utility rate increases, budget, maintenance asssessment and community facilities districts
Due to the year end crunch of business, major financial crisis and utility rate increase proposal, there will be three council meetings this week- tuesday, wednesday and Thursday. Name Date Agenda City Council Meeting December 8, 2015 – 05:00 PM View Agenda City Council – SPECIAL MEETING December 9, 2015 – 05:00 PM View […]
Oxnard failing to close large budget deficit; Bond ratings lowered; More lawyer $; Navy base land usage;
By George Miller Contention was high over the $12 million General Fund deficit and proposed budget cuts status at the 11-17-15 Oxnard City Council meeting. Name Date Duration Agenda Minutes Video City Council Meeting November 17, 2015 05h 18m Agenda Minutes Video Oxnard was facing the 12 million dollar budget deficit going into the current […]
Oxnard Council- coastal plan update funding, gang prevention program, budget
By George Miller Name Date Duration Agenda Minutes Video City Council Meeting September 15, 2015 06h 06m Agenda Minutes Video Coastal Plan The Council approved up to $383,358 for Rincon Consultants for preparation of the Comprehensive Local Coastal Program update. It was mentioned that Planner Chris Williamson, who has been critical to the city’s efforts here, […]
Oxnard City Council passes $359+ million budget, big cuts; Perello’s surprise
By George Miller The Oxnard budget passed Tuesday night, 6-23-15, right on schedule, along with those for many assessment districts and supplemental property taxes. It was clear that the Council had been moving moving toward a consensus, even with strong opposition from the public safety unions and many members of the public. The alternative was insolvency, leading […]
Oxnard Council will try to pass budget Tuesday
By George Miller After months of wrangling over budget priorities and agonizing on what staff and consultants say would be a $12.8 million deficit at current spending rates, Oxnard is now at the crossroads. By state law, budgets must be passed by the end of June or the proposed budget is enacted by default. The […]
Oxnard to debate budget cuts- Police, Fire, etc. and present utilities budget
By George Miller After months of wrangling about Oxnard spending priorities, it’s getting down to the wire, with a budget due by month-end. This year is different than most, in that estimates of deficits have grown and grown to $12.8 million- and that was just as of last Thursday. Projected deficits have been presented as the […]
Oxnard Fire Dept incident response times officially a mystery- more important now that budget cuts will hit Dept.
By George Miller Rapid response by the fire department is vital for public safety. City Council has requested Fire Department incident response time numbers repeatedly. A Fire Dept response time survey was pulled off the 3-4-14 City Council meeting agenda due to lack of agreement on its accuracy. Those numbers showed that, overall, only about […]
