Staff presented a balance sheet showing the city expects to start the year with a $75 million balance, then take in $188 million in projected revenue and have $226 million in possible expenditures.
Scott Nevins, a board member at DAP Health, and Joe Jackson, former chair of a city commission, both filed paperwork with the city indicating they will seek office.
From 2018 until 2021, she worked in New York City under Mayor Bill de Blasio as the senior advisor for legislation and strategic initiatives in the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability.
Owners of property deemed historic could pay far less property taxes to the county if they file a bit of paperwork with the city and agree to maintain the property’s historic characteristics.
The Palm Springs City Council and City Manager Justin Clifton have vowed to examine efficiencies that can be gained by working with boards and commissions to make adjustments in their size and scope.
This is the second director-level hire in the city in less than a month. In late May, Yvonne Wise was chosen as the new director of the Parks and Recreation Department. She begins her new position on Monday, June 27.
Palm Springs Mayor Lisa Middleton said being able to meet with President Joe Biden's domestic affairs staff was particularly valuable.
Middleton made history as the first transgender person to serve as mayor in California when she began her term in December 2021.
The public has additional opportunities to weigh in on the budget at City Council meetings later this month. It must be adopted by June 30 because the new fiscal year begins July 1.
On Friday, a judge upheld a tentative ruling in the case removing a temporary restraining order and denying an injunction filed against the city by The Friends of Frank Bogert.
The approval comes after residents requested the City Council put in new measures to address dangerous conditions.
