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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-04-27 09-146 RESOLVECOUNCIL ACTION Item No. 09 146 Date: 4-27-2009 Item/Subject: Resolve, To Cooperate with the City of Brewer to Establish a Committee to Recommend Means for Savings and Efficiencies through Mutual Cooperation Responsible Department: City Council Commentary: The City Councils' of Bangor and Brewer recently met in a joint workshop to discuss issues of mutual concern. Subsequent to that meeting, Councilor Stone of Bangor and Councilor Ferris of Brewer have proposed that both communities consider establishing a joint citizen advisory committee to explore areas where the communities might cooperate to identify savings and efficiencies in the delivery of services. The attached resolve would indicate the interest of the City of Bangor in working toward the formation of such a committee. It directs the respective Council Chairs' designees and City Managers to meet and develop a more complete proposal for such a committee and submit this plan to each Council for action. Among the issues that would be addressed are committee purpose and duties, composition and manner of appointment, and term of existence. There was some preliminary discussion of this effort both at the joint meeting with Brewer and a recent Council budget workshop. Manager's Comments: Associated Information: Budget Approval: Legal Approval: Introduced for X Passage First Reading Referral Department Head City Manager i ��F W ". M -D - I Page _of_ City Solicitor Assigned to Councilor Stone April 27, 2009 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) Resolve, To Cooperate with the City of Brewer to Establish a Committee to Recommend Means for Savings and Efficiencies through Mutual Cooperation WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Bangor to work with neighboring communities to identify potential areas for savings and efficiencies that can be achieved through mutual cooperation; and WHEREAS, the City of Brewer has a similar interest; and WHEREAS, establishing a committee of diverse citizens representing both communities and various interests would be an effective means to identify savings and efficiencies to allow property taxes to be stabilized or reduced or to provide resources necessary to invest in the future of our communities; and WHEREAS, such a committee should be charged with identifying minimal annual collective organizational savings of 1.5 million dollars while recognizing that such savings may be realized over time as changes are implemented and through attrition or in such other manner as to avoid the loss of employment; and WHEREAS, the committee should review and take advantage of the work of previous or similar groups that have undertaken such reviews, both in Bangor and Brewer and elsewhere; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT the City Council Chair's designee and City Manager meet with the Brewer City Council Chair's designee and City Manager for the purpose of drafting an Order for presentation to both City Councils and acceptable to both communities that would establish a citizens committee charged with making recommendations to the respective City Councils identifying how we can work together to achieve savings and efficiencies in the operation of and services provided by our respective communities. IN CITY COUNCIL April 27, 2009 Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Doubted Vote: 7-2 Councilors Voting Yes: Bronson, D'Erric, Gratwick, Nealley, Palmer, Stone & Wheeler Councilors Voting No: Blanchette, Hawes Passu ` . CITY CLERK +# 09-146 R E S O L V E (TITLE,) To Cooperate with the City of Brewer to Establis a Committee to Recommend Means for Saving and Efficiencies through Mutual Cooperation Assigned to Councilor_ �>