Reparations Commission Meeting | July 24, 2024
Saturday, March 15, 2025
City budget process overview
Roles and responsibilities of the mayor, city council, and reparations commission
Review of the Reparations Commission work plan and draft activities
Fiscal year 2025 budget strategy
Conceptual budget request planning
Procurement rules and vendor selection processes for city projects
Subcommittee planning for Rondo and Emancipation fund
Historical timeline development
Community resource list development
Harm report and slavery disclosure initiatives
Notable Quotes (3)
The mayor shall prepare and recommend to the council budgets as provided in section 10.03... the council may revise the budgets recommended by the mayor.
City Budget ProcessExplaining the separation of powers in budget setting.
If there's revenues above what we expected or revenues below he'll recommend budget amendments and then the council will vote on those.
Budget AmendmentsExplaining mid-year budget adjustments.
The budget allocation, having potentially a committee to look at that and go a lot more details around that and build that out based on our initial $500,000 request.
Commission Work PlanDiscussing the creation of a budget subcommittee.
People (4)
CruzChairman
Presiding over the reparations commission meeting.
Jay WilliamsCity Council Chief Budget Officer
Nonpartisan fiscal officer assisting in budget process education.
EnglishCommissioner
Read the labor acknowledgment.
VeronicaStaff
Assisting with administrative coordination and work plan documentation.
Places Mentioned
City Hall and ChambersSt. Paul
Events & Meetings (2)
- Most Wednesdays at 10:00 A.M. at City Hall Chambers (Budget Committee meetings)
- August 13 (Mayor's budget proposal release date)