Dunn makes budget a priority
UPLAND - Stephen Dunn's first day as city manager started off early and busy at City Hall on Tuesday.
He arrived to work at the usual time, 6 a.m., and after a morning full of meetings, his task was a familiar duty from his previous post as the city's finance director - the city budget.
Dunn's first priority as city manager will be solving the $4.6 million gap in Upland's 2011-12 fiscal year budget, which may include layoffs and cuts in labor costs.
The general fund will need to be reduced by $3.1 million.
"Right now, we need to focus on taking care of things in the organization and get it moving," he said.
The City Council hired Dunn on Monday. He spent 10 years as the city's finance director andhad been the interim city manager since Jan. 4, when former City Manager Robb Quincey was placed on paid leave of absence. Quincey was fired May 4.
Now, Dunn's task will be to lead the city through its budget dilemma as city manager and without a finance director.
Projected revenues next year are down by $1.5 million from the current fiscal year.
The city also has increased costs in pension obligations because of pending raises for its police officers.
Dunn said he will be looking to cut city positions.
"We had trimmed our maintenance and operations section of the general fund budget about as much as we could trim it," Dunn said. "We weren't going to be able to make up the $3.1 million in that area, which is where we always trimmed in the past, so now we'll have to look at personnel."
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