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ITEM NO.: -I-_ _ _ __. FEB 21 2011
From: Camille Small [
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 3:28 AM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Subject: ITEM: Cost of Service Fees Increase
Dear Mayor and City Council,
What a surprising turn of events to see this subject raised! It seems
any serious need for money the City has should be sorted out in a more
effective and lasting way.
I have no working knowledge of City finances. However, as a member of the
public who should not be penalized by higher fees, my first suggestion is to put a freeze on hiring (a recent
study showed San Luis Obispo has many more employees than other cities its size) You also have the ability to
limit starting salaries (some less desirable cities have to offer more to attract people --such is not the case in San
Luis Obispo!). You might even consider less than $1 million every four years to the Chamber. I'm sure bright
ideas can be considered that will make a bigger difference to the budget.
Appeals I know of were made to benefit the Council and allowed them to weigh in. Some decisions were made
by the ARC that Council had no knowledge of since the issue had not been before them. We know that
Staff influences Commission members in their decisions. We thought Council might want to consider the items
and hoped they would make wiser decisions. In other words, the appeals were not frivolous.
Nearly $300 ($281) is not easily spent but is done on principle.
the public most interested in the
best decisions for their city. It is clearly unfair and unnecessary.
Thank you, Council, for seeing this fee increase as punitive.
Camille Small
Nearly $800 ($779) appears to be a deterrent to