First, I totally support the need to address the lack of space of our City employees in the current City Hall. The new City hall can accommodate more employees. Many of the Public Services employees will now be accommodated in the new Hall. They cannot be the Calvert Road site, as the UMD is building […]
Please mark your calendar. Please join me and Councilmember Denise Mitchell on April 12, 7 pm, at Davis Hall, for a Budget Town Hall to learn more about City’s proposed FY2020 budget and to share your feedback and ideas on how to make our city and community a better place to live, work, and play! […]
Today, we finished discussing College Park’s fiscal year 2020 proposed budget. I thought I should give a summary of major changes to the budget that residents in north College Park might be particularly interested. Decreased tax rate: The proposed budget presents a balanced budget with a reduced tax rate of $0.325 (32.5 cents), 1 cent […]
The FY2020 City of College Park Proposed Operating Budget with 5-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is available here: http://bit.ly/2ENB1KR Copies will be available for inspection in the City Hall lobby; Davis Hall reception; and Youth, Family & Senior Services building lobby beginning Monday, March 11. Copies are also available by contacting the Department of Finance. FY2020 […]
Recently I submitted a list of requests in the FY 20 budget. Some of this requests came from the NCPCA that I also support. The NCPCA will likely send a separate list later. Request 1: Funding for Community Space in North College Park to support expanded all ages programming. I am requesting $50,000.00 based on a […]
The City’s auditors (Lindsey + Associates, ) just finished our annual CAFR (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report), a review of our financial practices to ensure that there is minimal risk of fraud or material misstatement. The auditor found that the City’s financial statements fairly present the financial position of the governmental activities of the City and […]
Tonight, at 7:30pm, the City Council will hold a public hearing to listen to comments from residents about the proposed FY 2019 budget. The total proposed FY2019 General Fund budget is $20,623,213 and does not propose an increase in property tax rate. You can see a summary of the proposed budget here on City’s website: […]
At last Saturday’s budget worksession, the City Council approved the following additional budget requests. These requests were made by several Council members at the meeting 1. City-University Partnership $10,000 2. Meals On Wheels Of College Park $8,500 3. Fire Dept. Capital Equipment Grants $15,000 4. Dues (PGC Chamber membership) $1,050 5. Seniors Program Office space […]
The proposed FY2019 City budget has been posted on City’s website today. Here is the link. The budget does not propose any hike in our property taxes. Based on the latest projections, it is anticipated that revenues will exceed expenditures by almost $1.1 million by the end of FY2018. This is primarily a result of […]
Congratulations to City’s Department of Finance for winning the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the current budget from Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). In order to qualify for the budget award, the City had to rate highly in several nationally recognized guidelines and criteria. This award was presented to our Finance Director, Gary Fields. When […]
The Council will discuss the initial general overview of the City’s current financial condition, key preliminary projections and proposed guidance to be issued to staff as they prepare the FY 2019 budgets. City staff estimates that the actual FY 2018 revenues may be somewhat less than anticipated – primarily due to a change in the […]
County Councilwoman Mary Lehman told me yesterday that at her direction, her staff is requesting that the P.G. County bill is drafted and presented prior to the County Council’s August recess. The bill should make it onto the council agenda by July 11, but it will not be heard in committee until September. I first […]
The City Council spent a good part of April 8 and April 22 Saturdays reviewing the City manager’s proposed FY2018 budget. The total proposed budget is $19.8 million, compared to last year’s amended budget of $18.0 million. You can see an overview of this year’s budget here on the City’s website. At the two worksessions, […]
What: Free screening of “Before the Flood” climate change documentary When: Wednesday, April 19, 7–9 pm Where: College Park City Hall, 2nd Floor, 4500 Knox Road, 2nd floor If you are still asking yourself whether climate change is “real,” this FREE 90-minute award-winning documentary may help to answer your questions. Skeptics and believers alike will […]
Dr. Fazlul Kabir is a five-term City Council Member of the City of College Park District 1.