Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee (PSFSS)
TL;DR
The Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee met to review financial reports and hear updates on city services, including fire department operations and cannabis regulation. The committee accepted several reports covering budget performance, emergency response metrics, and potential expansion of tobacco retailer oversight.
Key Decisions
- Bi-Monthly Financial Report Accepted
- Fire Department Operations Annual Report Accepted
- Public Safety Performance Measures Accepted
- Cannabis Regulation of Tobacco Retailers Status Report Received
Agenda
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- How to observe the Meeting (no public comment):
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- How to submit written Public Comment:
- By email to PSFSSCommittee@sanjoseca.gov by 9:00 a.m. the day of the meeting.
- How to provide spoken Public Comment during the City Council Committee Meeting:
- Fill out a Yellow Speaker's Card and submit it to the boxes at the bottom of the Chambers.
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- Call to Order and Roll Call
- Review of Work Plan
- Consent Calendar
- 1. Bi-Monthly Financial Report for January/February 2024.Consent-Committee Agenda
Accept the Bi-Monthly Financial Report on actual revenues and expenditures as compared to the 2023-2024 Budget for the eight months ending February 2024. (City Manager – Budget/Finance)
- Reports to Committee
- 1. Fire Department Operations Annual Report.Reports to Committee
Accept the annual report on Fire Department call volumes and emergency response times performance metrics. (Fire)
- 2. Public Safety City Service Area Performance Measure Status Report.Reports to Committee
Accept the status report on the modernization of performance measures for the Public Safety City Service Area. (Police/Fire/City Manager – Emergency Management)
- 3. Cannabis Regulation of Tobacco Retailers Status Report.Reports to Committee
Accept the status report on the possibility of expanding the San José Police Department Division of Cannabis Regulation’s responsibilities to include regulating select licensed tobacco retailers. (Police/Planning, Building and Code Enforcement)
- Open Forum
- Members of the Public are invited to speak on any item that does not appear on today’s Agenda and that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee.
- Adjournment
- Thank you for taking the time to attend today's meeting. For Committee meeting schedules, Agendas, Staff Reports, other associated documents and Committee contact information, please visit https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/appointees/city-clerk/council-committees. Click on the link for the Committee in which you are interested. Committee Meetings are televised live and rebroadcast on Channel 26.
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