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15 SAN MARCOS CITY COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT 1984-1985 BUDGET: 1. Budget to reflect fund balance at beginning of budget year. 2. Complete management study and implement changes based on that study which Council recommends. 3. City Manager and Department Heads to review staff positions as to: A) Necessity B) Competence of person holding the position If negative review on either or both, the position may be eliminated or upgraded or replaced. 4. Establish an Engineering Department capable of meeting City needs to eliminate as much reliance on outside firms as possible. Funds from Bond Projects might be a possible source of salary require- men ts. 5. Secure services of a Financial Officer with knowledge and back- ground to direct the City's Financial Operation and to advise on all aspects of present and anticipated fiscal needs, including cash flow, bond programs, reinvestment policies and procedures. Move toward more in house financial management with less reliance on outside consultants. 6. Develop a Planning Department competent to implement the Master Plan, Zoning Ordinance, the IDEC Ordinance and the Subdivision Ordinance, to administer issuance of building permits and in- spections and Certificates of Occupancy. 7. City Manager to review critically all budget requests by depart- ments and to determine need, cost effectiveness and long range benefits, and report the status of all prior requests for bud- get funding particularly Capital Improvement Projects. 8. Continue and expand policy of requiring development to pay for itself through Capital Recovery Fees, Use Fees and other fiscal devices. 9. City Manager to prepare for Council consideration a Merit/Cost Of Living (COL) pay increment and funding for same to be con- sidered by the Council after management study has been com- pleted with the understanding that merits would be retroactive to the first of October, 1984. 10. Provide money in budget equal to population of City to enable City to apply for designation as Tree City, USA, and to develop a Tree Ordinance to protect existing trees and to require re- placements of certain types, either removed or killed in process of building or other types of construction. 11. Have staff investigate a proposal for implementation of local option of Homestead Exemption.