City of Santa Fe Finance Committee met April 20

City of Santa Fe Finance Committee met April 20.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

SPECIAL FINANCE COMMITTEE / BUDGET HEARINGS MEETING 

1. CALL TO ORDER 

The meeting was called to order at 1:07 p.m. 

2. ROLL CALL 

Members Present: 

Councilor Signe Lindell 

Councilor Carol Romero-Wirth 

Councilor Chris Rivera 

Councilor Jamie Cassutt 

Councilor Renee Villarreal 

Members Excused: 

None 

Others Attending: 

Emily Oster, Finance Director 

Yvette Gonzales, Clerk 

Councilor Villarreal attended via zoom.  

Mayor Alan Webber and City Manager John Blair in attendance. 

3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 

No change from committee. No change from staff. 

MOTION: Councilor Cassutt moved, seconded by Councilor Lindell, to approve the as presented. 

VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote: 

For: Councilor Lindell, Councilor Romero-Wirth, Councilor Rivera, Councilor Cassutt, Councilor Villarreal 

Against: None 

Abstain: None 

4. CHAIR OPENING REMARKS 

5. DEPARTMENT REVIEWS 

a. Police Union  

Santa Fe Police Officers Association presented by President Tony Trujillo. 

b. Community Health and Safety 

Community Health and Safety overall presentation was presented by Director Kyra Ochoa. 

• Community Services presentation presented by Director Maria Sanchez Tucker, Manuel Sanchez, Business Operations Manager / Interim Senior Services Director, Brian Stinett, Recreation Divisions Director, Margaret Neill, Library Division Director, Julie Sanchez, Youth and Families Services Division Director. 

• Emergency Management Services presentation presented by Director Brian Williams. 

• Fire presentation presented by Fire Chief Brian Moya. 

• Police presentation presented by Chief Paul Joye. 

MOTION: Councilor Cassutt moved, seconded by Councilor Lindell, to to the preliminary approval of the Community Health and Safety budget with the option to make amendments. 

VOTE: The motion was on the following Roll Call vote: 

For: Councilor Lindell, Councilor Romero-Wirth, Councilor Rivera, Councilor Cassutt, Councilor Villarreal 

Against: None 

Abstain: None

6. ADJOURN 

Persons with disabilities in need of accommodations, contact the City Clerk’s office at 955-6521, five (5) working days prior to meeting date. 

The meeting adjourned at 4:37 p.m.