Sedona AZ (December 16, 2010) – The Sedona City Council believes that sustainability is an issue of great importance to the City and recently appointed Brent Bitz, Jeff Heidt, Sarah Irani, Meghan Kincheloe, Marlene Rayner, Charlie Schudson, Ernie Strauch, Kristopher Spector and William Welter to the newly formed Sustainability Commission. The new Commissioners represent a diverse cross-representation... 

On Tuesday, December 7 2010, the Sedona City Council held a retreat to discuss the upcoming fiscal year 2011-2012 budget.  As part of the retreat, City staff provided Council with an update on FY2009-2010 Year End Overview, FY2010-2011 First Quarter update, and 18 month forecast. The City is in a strong financial position: The City has built a significant savings account (reserve) for operations,... 

This article submitted by the City of Sedona Sedona AZ (November 24, 2010) – The City of Sedona is now accepting applications for three positions on its Arts and Culture Commission. The deadline to return applications is Monday, December 27, 2010, by 5 PM. The mission of the Arts and Culture Commission is to be the catalyst for creating excellence in arts and culture, thus contributing... 

Since this past August, your City Council has met Tuesdays and Wednesdays every 2nd and 4th week of each month. These meetings last four to five hours. The Council packet for each meeting usually fills a three-inch binder with materials prepared by City staff.  The workload for both staff and Council is jammed with so many matters, both great and small, that in addition to our regular Tuesday meetings,... 

The City of Sedona is accepting applications for the Arts and Culture Commission Art Organizations Grants Program. The purpose of this program is to support Sedona-based arts and cultural organizations with funds to promote long-term growth in Sedona’s arts community and to meet short-term goals. Interested organizations must be a registered non-profit arts or cultural organization whose purpose... 

Sedona AZ (November 8, 2010) – The Sedona Eye and Sedona Times Publishing welcomes the Sedona City Council to respond to this email sent to each Councilor and many citizens, including the SedonaEye.com editor: “Dear All: Could someone please let me know where in the documents provided below it is stipulated that Sedona’s $1.6 million in development impact fees need to be spent only in... 

City Talk Article for October 27, 2010 Authored By Councilor Dennis Rayner A recent visitor from Hungary told me, I was very lucky to live in Sedona, because it was like being in paradise.  Since I always felt that way, I am amazed and saddened on how divided our city’s stakeholders respond on so many issues important and vital to us all.  Take for example the safety issues on SR 89A, the NSA... 

Sedona AZ (October 25, 2010) – In a Letter to the SedonaEye.com editor, Sedona Arizona resident J. Rick Normand asks the newly seated Sedona City Council to address declining tourism and its financial impact: Well, the old Council didn’t get it…does the new Council? Here is why tourism is still declining:  Millions Of Unemployed Americans Now Live As Paupers Even As Foreign... 

Sedona AZ  (October 15, 2010) – The City of Sedona Art in Public Places Committee is proud to announce a new exhibit of the Sedona Gallery Association (SGA) in the City Council Chambers, Sedona City Hall. SGA member Kinion Fine Art is the featured gallery. The Kinion exhibit can be viewed through January 2011 and features artists Mary Lois Brown, Tom Fish, Miro Fitzgerald, Tom Lynch, Jim Meissner,... 

SEDONA AZ–Staff has completed its Preliminary Year End Report for the 12 Months ending June 30, 2010.  A report on the general operating fund is available on the City’s website at www.SedonaAz.gov/finance. Highlights from the report include the following: ·        $750,000 surplus of revenue over expenditures in the General Operating Fund. ·        This surplus cancels...