Pima County Supervisor Ally Miller has organized a Question and Answer Session on the County Administrator’s Recommended Fiscal Year 2013/2014 Budget. The meeting is open to the public and will be held on Friday, May 17, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Miller’s meeting will include County Administrator, Chuck Huckelberry, and various Pima County Department Directors. Supervisor Miller also sent an invitation to District 4 Supervisor, Ray Carroll.
Miller released a statement Friday in which she cited her disappointment in the rejection, by her fellow board members, of her proposal for budget study sessions.
Ninety-nine percent of the Study Session Meetings were officially cancelled between 2002 and 2010. In February 2010, they were officially removed from the Board of Supervisors Meeting Calendar.
While the meeting is open to the public, there will not be a Call to the Public portion of the meeting. As a result, Miller is requesting the public email their questions to her at district1@pima.gov or call her office at (520) 724-2738. Miller will ask Mr. Huckelberry and Department Directors the questions on their behalf. Questions must be received no later than Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at 5:00 p.m.
“The citizens of this County deserve the opportunity to hear and be heard during this process and I have organized this Question and Answer Session on behalf of the citizens of Pima County.” says Miller.
Following a May 1, 2013, media report of a proposed 5 percent increase in property taxes, Supervisor Miller received dozens of emails, phone calls, and visits from concerned citizens. “I ran on the promise to do everything I could to cut wasteful spending. The citizens of District 1 elected me and I plan to keep that promise – to serve the taxpayers responsibly and to ensure financial responsibility, accountability, and transparency.” says Miller.
Pima County Budget – Pima County is a subdivision of the State of Arizona and the budget process is governed by State Laws. The County Administrator’s Recommended Fiscal Year 2013/2014 Budget is a $1.2 billion expenditure budget funded by a combination of property taxes, sales taxes, intergovernmental revenues, grants, licenses, fines, and fees.