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administered through the Small Business Administration. The Committee unanimously recommends that Council adopt Ordinance 44 -17A. We then moved on to a discussion of Council's budget priority process. This is our third year. This was something that was started when Councilman Bullock was Chair and we talked about timeline. This is just a reminder for all councilmembers of the submission deadlines for budget priorities. Councilman Rader asked a good question about the expectations about the process in terms of working with the administration. We should be regularly communicating our priorities even outside this process as well throughout the year and even over the course of several years, depending on the size and scope of these priorities. We'll be working through the recess on these. Those will be due at the end of the recess. We have already scheduled two Finance Committee meetings for the end of September to discuss our budget priorities and our hope is that we'll have these passed or at least presented for adoption at the first meeting in October. Finally, I had asked Director Pae to provide an update on our revenues to date. We received a good report. I would encourage all councilmembers to review thoroughly the Finance Department documents that are sent out every month with the month -end financials for the City. Particularly, the revenue analysis illuminates where we are as a City in terms of our revenue. We're in a very good spot right now. All of our revenue sources are above where we were at this point last year and are well in line with our projections for the year. Motion by Councilmember O'Leary, seconded by Councilmember Anderson to receive and file the oral report. Motion passed. All members voted in favor 4. ORDINANCE NO. 44 -17A - AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, amending Ordinance 44- 17, adopted December 18, 2017, authorizing the Mayor (Director of Public Safety), the Director of Public Works, the Director of Law, the Director of Finance, and /or the Purchasing Manager to enter into service contracts in accordance with the Administrative Code of the City of Lakewood for the Department of Planning & Development in accordance with the Administrative Code of the City of Lakewood, contracts not to exceed the specified amounts shown without separate resolution of Council. (READ & REFERRED TO FINANCE COMMITTEE 6/18/18, SECOND READING 7/2/18) (pg. 12) Motion by Councilmember O'Leary, seconded by Councilmember Anderson to adopt Ordinance 44 -17A. Discussion: Mr. O'Malley clarified that the Ordinance does not expand the amount of dollars spent.