SEAL BEACH : City Budget to Be Discussed Tonight
The city’s $9-million budget for 1994-95 comes up for discussion tonight, but few fireworks are expected.
City officials said the budget is similar to the one proposed last year and calls for no new taxes or significant cuts in city services.
City Manager Jerry L. Bankston had hoped to begin building the city’s reserves this year. But that process will be delayed for another year because of two unexpected expenses, the pier fire in May and a $300,000 sand-replenishment program.
The added expenses also scuttled the City Council’s plan to reduce the utility-user tax. The council last year more than doubled the tax that residents pay on their monthly gas, electricity and telephone bills to 11%--the highest in Orange County. Council members said they now hope to reduce the tax next year.
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