The Assembly Finance Committee crossed some things off the budget list during its meeting on April 11. It moved forward the Capital Improvement Program with small changes, the Docks & Harbors Department budget and the Juneau International Airport budget. Done, done and done.
On April 18, the committee is scheduled to hear funding request presentations from Travel Juneau, Alaska Small Business Development Center and Juneau Economic Development Council. The Aquatics Board will present its budget, information will be provided on Mental Health Trust’s sale of the Public Safety Building and property, and the committee is scheduled to take action on the Marine Passenger Fee Recommendations. Finance Director Bob Bartholomew will also present on property tax breaks for economic development.
Please mark your calendars for April 25! This is when you can weigh in on the budget. The public can comment on the CBJ operating budget, the Juneau School District general operating budget, capital improvement projects, and the property tax mill levy rate (the manager has proposed 10.66, the same as last year) at a public hearing during a Special Juneau Assembly Meeting on April 25 at 5:30 p.m.
And while the public hearing on the budget is on April 25, community members are always invited to sit in on any Assembly Finance Committee meeting, or contact the Assembly or city staff.