{"id":12446,"date":"2014-04-25T10:57:57","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T16:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=12446"},"modified":"2014-04-25T10:57:57","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T16:57:57","slug":"hazelwood-taking-online-survey-to-give-residents-city-financial-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=12446","title":{"rendered":"Hazelwood Taking Online Survey to Give Residents City Financial Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Hard Copy Surveys Available at 3 City Locations<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hazelwood City Council members want to hear from their local constituents.\u00a0 A resident survey has been posted on the City\u2019s website at www.hazelwoodmo.org and can be visibly seen when the site comes up on a computer screen or mobile device.<\/p>\n<p>Those who have limited access to the Internet or don\u2019t have a computer can fill out a hard copy of the resident survey at one of these locations:\u00a0 Hazelwood City Hall; Civic Center East; Hazelwood Community Center; or the St. Louis County Library\u2019s Prairie Commons Branch in Hazelwood.\u00a0 After completing the questionnaire, residents can fold it and drop it inside a specially marked ballot box.<\/p>\n<p>According to city officials, Hazelwood currently finds itself in a financial crisis.\u00a0\u00a0 City Manager Matt Zimmerman said, that \u201calthough the city was able to maintain a budget surplus for many years in the past, things have dramatically changed.\u201d A lot of this is\u00a0 the result of the Ford plant closing and the lingering effects of the\u00a0 economic downturn, started in 2008 and what\u00a0 many have called the worst since the Great Depression.<\/p>\n<p>New revenue sources, such as the red light cameras, have become less reliable, Zimmerman notes.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cPlus, the amount of property and commercial sales tax revenue is lower now than it was back in 2008, causing City revenues to lag behind expenses,\u201d said Zimmerman\u00a0 Therefore, the city has moved from a budget surplus to a budget deficit starting in 2012 and the deficit is increasing each year.<\/p>\n<p>To help compensate for the reduction in revenues, Hazelwood officials have drastically cut city expenses down to the bone in recent years, Zimmerman noted. He added that in\u00a0 2013, expenses were pretty much\u00a0 kept flat at a rate of 1.29% \u2013 except for increases in health insurance, commodities, and utility costs.\u00a0 City employees have gone without a Cost of Living increase during four of the last five years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, these cuts haven\u2019t been able to turn things around,\u201d said the city manager. \u201cAs a result, Hazelwood City Council members are faced with making some difficult budget decisions in order to keep the City of Hazelwood from further deficit spending,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cAdditional budget cuts will need to be made unless the city finds another steady operating revenue stream,\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s why council members are asking for residents\u2019 feedback on which City services and\/or programs they like and which ones they could do without or pay a fee to keep.\u00a0 The survey is brief and only takes a few minutes to complete.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a chance for local citizens to voice their opinions and help guide the council in which direction to go with its budget cutting decisions,\u201d Zimmerman said.<\/p>\n<p>Hazelwood City Council members plan to host informational meetings in their wards during the next few months.\u00a0 Announcements of these meetings will be posted on the city\u2019s website and disseminated to the local media.\u00a0 The city\u2019s management staff will also be available to attend these neighborhood meetings and answer any questions regarding this important issue.<\/p>\n<p>Residents interested in hosting their own neighborhood meetings and inviting a City Council member and\/or city management staff person to speak can make these arrangements by calling (314) 513-5011.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hard Copy Surveys Available at 3 City Locations Hazelwood City Council members want to hear from their local constituents.\u00a0 A resident survey has been posted on the City\u2019s website at www.hazelwoodmo.org and can be visibly seen when the site comes up on a computer screen or mobile device. 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