Fb / Marc Whyte for Metropolis Council
District 10 Marc Whyte’s Council Consideration Request was submitted on Thursday.
District 10 Metropolis Councilman Marc Whyte on Thursday filed a Council Consideration Request (CCR) asking town to undertake a zero-based price range by the 2027 fiscal yr.
A zero-based price range would successfully begin every annual price range from zero {dollars}, forcing metropolis departments to justify each expense in entrance of the council, Whyte defined throughout a current look on KLRN’s On the File. Whyte’s CCR is a vital step to bringing his proposal to debate earlier than the complete council at a later date.
At the moment, San Antonio — like most cities — operates utilizing an incremental budgeting strategy. Which means it builds its price range by beginning with the prior yr’s line objects and adjusting them up or down based mostly on anticipated wants.
“I would like each division to begin with zero {dollars} after which have to return earlier than council and rebuild their price range, line merchandise by line merchandise, and clarify to us how every expense goes to go in direction of offering the outcomes they are saying we are able to anticipate on the finish of the yr,” Whyte instructed On the File host Randy Beamer.
Though Whyte admitted the proposal, if authorized, can be “time intensive” for council and metropolis employees, he mentioned the additional effort would guarantee taxpayer cash isn’t being wasted.
The CCR, which requires 5 council member signatures earlier than being thought-about as an agenda merchandise, was additionally signed by District 6’s Melissa Cabello Havrda, District 7’s Marina Alderete Gavito and mayoral candidates John Braveness (District 9) and Manny Pelaez (District 8).
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