Council to Consider 2nd Tier Pension Plan & Retiree Healthcare Changes
UPDATED: 5/4/2012
On May 1, the City Council held an extensive debate on two critical elements of the City's Fiscal Reform Plan. After a deadlocked vote (Mayor Reed voted in favor of moving forward with the reforms), the Council is expected to revisit these proposals next month.
POSTED: 5/4/2012
This week, City Manager Debra Figone released the City of San Jose's 2012-13 Proposed Operating Budget, which avoids further service cuts this year while also setting aside funds to address the projected shortfall in 2013-14. Read more
Residents are invited to attend one of the remaining community budget meetings to learn about the budget.
Preliminary Analysis on Proposed Library Ballot Measure
POSTED: 4/24/2012
The City Manager has released a preliminary analysis on a proposed ballot measure that would carve out a dedicated portion of the budget for the Library Department. Since the initiative does not provide a new source of revenue for the library set-aside, the analysis found that it could force the City to cut $19 million from other services.
City Council Places Retirement Reforms on June Ballot
POSTED: 1/17/2012
On March 6, the City Council approved the final language for a Retirement Reform Ballot Measure that will be placed before San José voters during the June 5, 2012 election. The final ballot measure included a number of changes that address concerns raised by the City's employee unions over eight months of negotiations.
The Retirement Reform Ballot Measure is listed on the June 5, 2012 ballot as Measure B. Visit the City Clerk's website for more information.
Welcome to San José - the Capital of Silicon Valley and the Innovation Center of the World
The people of San José and Silicon Valley have changed the world. The innovations that have come out of our collective efforts over the past few decades have helped raise the living standards for hundreds of millions of people around the world. We are at the epicenter of the transformation of society from the industrial age to the information age and into the knowledge age. What we do here is important and it must continue.
San José must remain the Capital of Silicon Valley, and Silicon Valley must remain the innovation center of the world. The best days of San José and the best days of Silicon Valley are ahead of us.
There are many things that San José must do to make that happen, such as being the best place in the world to start and grow a business and making sure our driving industries stay here and grow here.
San José is the tenth largest city in the nation and the third largest city in California – a state that alone would be the world’s eighth largest economy – but our role in the world is more than just economic development and technological innovation.
San José will be a beacon of peace and prosperity to show the world what can happen when people from around the world come together and focus on what they have in common rather than on their differences. In a world full of ethnic and religious hatred and violence we have a chance to show the world a better way of life. We can do it and we will do it.
Office of Mayor Chuck Reed
200 East Santa Clara Street San José, CA 95113
tel. (408) 535-4800 fax (408) 292-6422 mayoremail@sanjoseca.gov
The City of San Jose is committed to open and honest government and strives to consistently meet the community’s expectations by providing excellent service, in a positive and timely manner, and in the full view of the public.
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