Second West Palm Beach Community Budget Meeting Scheduled For Monday, July 27

From the City of West Palm Beach:

July 23, 2020

The City of West Palm Beach will host a virtual community budget meeting to present the Fiscal Year 2020/21 budget outlook on Monday, July 27, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. – noon. The public is invited to learn, ask questions, and submit any cost savings ideas during the meeting for the City to consider. To promote social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the City has turned to Zoom technology to host public meetings. Please note the following Zoom information for the meeting:

• Webinar: Please click this link to join: https://zoom.us/j/94318700372
• Toll Free Phone: Dial 877 853 5257 or 888 475 4499 (Webinar ID: 943 1870 0372)

The impacts of COVID-19 on the broad and local economy have caused a significant loss in revenues which is adversely affecting the City’s current budget and our budgets for the foreseeable future. The public is highly encouraged to participate. Questions can be submitted before, during, and after the presentations but by no later than the close of business on Monday, July 27, 2020.

Public comments and questions can be submitted via the following options:

• Voicemail: Public comments can be made by leaving us a voicemail at (561) 320-2679.
• Written/Recorded Comment or Question (by email): A written or recorded comment or question can be emailed to publiccomments@wpb.org
• In person (at the Public Comment Kiosk): Make a public comment or ask a question at the Comment Kiosk located in the Flagler Gallery at City Hall. Please follow CDC guidelines and COVID-19 local emergency orders.
• Website (via the Public Comment Portal): To submit a comment or question, complete the online Public Comment Submission Form on the City website. Visit: https://www.wpb.org/i-want-to/public-comment

Please note that this will be the second community budget meeting to be held this year. The first was held on July 22, 2020. If you missed that meeting, you can watch it on-demand by visiting: https://youtu.be/V4wab9_YNIw.

The City’s virtual public meetings are currently being broadcast through multiple mediums, allowing for multiple ways for the public to continue to participate and provide public comment for these meetings. The public may watch many public meetings live on the following platforms:

• WPB-TV (Comcast Channel 18)
• wpb.org: https://www.wpb.org/government/communications/wpb-tv18
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CityofWPB/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6ay0tskydE

Budget adoption hearings are scheduled for:

• September 10, 2020 (5:01 p.m.): First public hearing to adopt the tentative FY 2021 budget and millage rate
• September 24, 2020 (5:01 p.m.): Second and final public hearing to adopt the final FY 2021 budget and millage rate.

For information about the City of West Palm Beach visit https://www.wpb.org/ or call City Hall at (561) 822-1200 (TTY: 800-955-8771).

This press release was produced by the City of West Palm Beach. The views expressed are the author's own.