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City Council
The May o r and Ci t y Co unci l ar e t he el ect ed g o v er ni ng bo dy o f t he Ci t y . The May o r and Ci t y Co unci l act as t he po l i cy m aki ng
bo dy o f t he Ci t y and ar e r es po ns i bl e f o r ado pt i ng al l o r di nances and r es o l ut i o ns , appr o v i ng m aj o r expendi t ur e i t em s , and
annual l y es t abl i s hi ng t he Ci t y ' s Pr o g ram o f S er v i ces t hr o ug h t he ado pt i o n o f t he budg et . They f ur t her es t abl i s h a br o ader
di r ect i o n f o r t he Ci t y t hr o ug h t he ado pt i o n o f v i s i o n and m i s s i o n s t at em ent s , as wel l as f o cus ar eas . Thei r v i s i o n s t at em ent
i s : “B edf o r d i s a v i brant , t rans f o r m at i o nal co m m uni t y . We achi ev e t hi s t hr o ug h o ur pur s ui t o f eco no m i c v i t al i t y , f o s t er i ng
s us t ai nabl e nei g hbo r ho o ds and co m m er ci al ar eas and pr o v i di ng excel l ent cus t o m er s er v i ce t o o ur r es i dent s ."
The Ci t y Co unci l and s t af f eng ag ed i n a s t rat eg i c pl anni ng pr o ces s i n June 2017 and F ebr uar y 2018. The Co unci l f o r m al l y
ado pt ed t hei r s t rat eg i c pl an o n May 8, 2018, whi ch co ns i s t s o f t he f o l l o wi ng { v e s t rat eg i c f o cus ar eas :
. Rev i t al i zat i o n
. Eco no m i c V i t al i t y
. Trans f o r m at i o n
. O r g ani zat i o nal Excel l ence
. Co m m uni cat e and Eng ag e wi t h Ci t i zens
Expenditures Summary
"171,440 $7,290
(4.44% vs. prior year)
Ci t y Cou n ci l Pr op osed a n d H i st or i ca l Bu d get vs. Act u a l
300k
250k
200k
150k
100k
50k
0
FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Actual Budgeted
Expenditures by Fund
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