City of Oviedo Budget - 2012
Late summer is the time each year for most cities to prepare and propose their annual revenue and expense budgets for elected representatives and taxpayers to review and, eventually approve. The summer of 2011 is no different for Bob Bentkofsky, assistant city manager and budget director for the City of Oviedo, Florida. He leads you and me through the proposed budget. It’s proposed to be approved by city council in late September, with the council’s first hearing set for Thursday, September 8 at 6:30pm at city hall. Feature length - 26:10
(Produced, reported and edited by Stephen McKenney Steck)
Sanford, Florida is Seminole County’s largest and oldest city. The severe decline in property tax revenue and federal and state funding has created a serious budget challenge. Interim city manager Tom George describes how the city is working to maintain services with fewer resources. Feature length - 18:20
Winter Springs Mayor Charles Lacey explains how a new cost-effective approach to city finances has made it possible for the city to maintain the level of services even when revenues have declined by 28%. He describes the ways the city has managed to hold the line on costs through economies not utilized by previous administrations. Feature length - 19:20
In this fifth “conversation,” hear momentum build among service providers toward creating a collaborative initiative to better serve the homeless in Seminole County, Florida. The group says goodbye to Michele Saunders, director of community services for Seminole County Government and welcomes an expanded role for Steve Fussell, the county’s manager of business processes who will facilitate future meetings. Feature length - 36:20
There is fallout to note and followup to share in this podcast. First, fallout from CMF’s initiative to address the resignation of a key player in the “community conversation” and our mention of the almost $1million dollars of public funding available for this provider project. Second, followup with the new facilitator appointed by county government to fill the vacuum as a result of that resignation. Feature length - 24:55
Manning Pynn, chairman of the board of Carroll McKenney Foundation for Public Media, commenting on CMF’s second anniversary and the issue of staying informed. Feature length - 4:07
