Mayor Donchez (video min. 18:00):
- 577 coronavirus cases/19 deaths
- all city workers have masks
- supply chain for city supplies good
- 1 worker tested positive, now back to work (how good is that!)
- almost everything functioning at 100%
- yard waste open
- recycling closed
- Memorial Pool construction begun again
- Golf course open and busy
- decision of pool openings coming soon, waiting on guidelines from governor
- tax extensions as announced before
- Wind Creek kicking in $$$$
- BPA back in normal operation, 18 furloughed workers
- arrangements for housing homeless, 1 positive case
- Small Business Relief Fund: $300,000 (150 awards of $2000), 188 applicants, chance of supplemental funds
Business Administrator Evans (video min. 23:12):
- Income:
- Real Estate Tax, Earned Income Tax, Casino = 62% of budget
- Fairly good shape there, though EIT will lag
- very tentative = $4.5m loss of revenue
- Expenses:
- thorough review (detailed by Mr. Evans) = approx $1.6m reduction
- Deficit:
- $4.5m loss of income minus $1.6m cut in expenses = possible deficit c. $3m
- How handle the deficit:
- freeze 2021 budgets, ask depts. to cut 5-10%, give each dept. a $$$ amount