9a Memo Central Services Budget Briefing

COMMISSION 
AGENDA MEMORANDUM                        Item No.          9a 
BRIEFING ITEM                             Date of Meeting     September 22, 2020 
DATE:     September 4, 2020 
TO:        Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director 
FROM:    Dan Thomas, Chief Financial Officer 
Michael Tong, Director, Corporate Budget 
SUBJECT:  2021 Central Services Preliminary Budget Briefing 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
The purpose of this briefing is to discuss with the Commission the 2021 preliminary operating
and capital budgets for Central Services. Staff would also like to seek the Commission's feedback
on the preliminary budgets. 
This is one of a series of budget briefings to the Commission starting from early June. Staff also
plans to discuss the three operating division operating and capital budgets on October 13, 2020
and the Tax Levy and Draft Plan of Finance on October 27, 2020 prior to the formal Commission
reviews and approvals of the 2021 budget in November. 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS BRIEFING 
(1)   Presentation slides 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
June 4, 2020  2021 Budget Discussion 
July 14, 2020  2021 Budget Development Briefing 
July 29, 2020  Commission Budget Retreat: Industry Analysis and SWOT 
August 6, 2020  Commission Budget Retreat: CIP and Levy Discussion 





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