Recreation Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2020 07 27

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o 2 Police Officer Positions (Police Department) - Hiring in process o 2 Librarians (Library) — Remains Vacant • Six positions will remain vacant or be cut, based on programs that will be significantly reduced or will no longer be offered. Impact of Budget adjustments to City operations and programs: The expenditure adjustments will impact all departments in some way, with those departments continuing under strict public health orders for operations (Library and Recreation Center) impacted in the greatest manner. Below is a summary of some of the operational and capital budget reductions and their impact on City programs, services and operations. Budget reductions represent adjustments to strategic programs, as well as some across the board cuts in operational expenses such as travel, trainings/development, equipment and supplies, travel/vehicle stipends, etc. Residents and internal/external customers can expect changes in programs and services to some degree within each department. Some departments will experience more minor reductions in several areas, and therefore not all departments or operational reductions are represented in the summary below. City Manager's Office • Communications — Minor reductions have been made to the communications program, including a reduction in the frequency of the mailed quarterly Community Update Newsletter to three issues in 2020. The City will produce a digital version and email it out to City email lists, and post on the website. In addition, the City will not proceed with new communication tools like a mobile application or new email marketing platform for City information and services as originally planned. Staff will continue to focus on digital communication, e-notifications, email newsletters and the City's website to keep residents updates on City operations and services and is still planning to launch the new website in early August with an online Citizen Problem Reporter application. • Arts and Events —The arts and special events program will be reduced to reflect COVID- related event cancellations. The budget has been updated to remove most 4t" of July expenses and summer concerts in the park. Additionally, arts programming has been significantly reduced due to public health guidelines. • GIS — At this time, the City no longer has a part-time in-house GIS coordinator. Therefore the City will rely on consulting services to support its GIS programs and needs. • All City Manager's Office budgets have been reduced to eliminate travel and trainings, volunteer appreciation and supplies.