Are you interested in becoming a Poll Watcher?  Poll Watchers are people who have taken an interest in elections who are entitled to observe polling place operations.

Among various tasks, Poll Watchers assist to promote transparency and openness throughout Election Day. However, poll watchers may not disrupt the election process or interfere with a voter's right to cast a secret ballot.

For more information, please attend a training session on Feb. 27 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.

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San Gabriel's sales tax receipts from July through September were 7.7% above the third quarter sales period in 2015.  Excluding reporting aberrations, actual sales were up 3.0%.

Net of aberrations, taxable sales and use tax receipts for all of Los Angeles County rose 0.8% over the comparable time period, while Southern California as a whole was up 1.5%.

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The City's monthly financial report, which includes a revenue and expenditure summary as well as a trial balance for the month ending January 31, 2017 is now available online.

Capital and Special Projects:  All one time and multi-year expenditures are budgeted in the Capital and Special Projects Fund. The January Expenditure Summary includes items approved with the 2016-17 Annual Budget and also includes budget adjustments that result due to prior fiscal year unexpended Capital and Special Project budgets.

Budgeted transfers for Retirement Fund, State Gas Tax Fund, and Mission Playhouse Facility Fund:  An annual transfer is made at the end of each fiscal year from the Retirement Fund to both the General Fund and the Mission Playhouse Fund to reimburse these funds to active employee costs and to the Self-Insurance Fund to reimburse that fund to cover retired employee costs. As a resut, there are no actual expenditures in the Retirement Fund. In addition to these transfers, there is also a transfer from the General Fund to the Mission Playhouse Facility Fund to provide for an anticipated operating subsidy of $599,584. Historically, there has also been an annual transfer made at the end of the fiscal year totaling $600,000 from the State Gas Tax Fund to the General Fund to support street maintenance related expenditures, however this year that will not be the case as the $600,000 will be spent on the Great Streets program.

For more information, contact Finance Director Tom Marston at 626.308.2812, Ext. 4610 or [email protected].

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Join us at the Playhouse Plaza on Feb. 28 at 4:00 p.m. as we celebrate the official dedication of the new Playhouse marquee! The new marquee is the culmination of 10 years of planning, and it replaces a worn structure that has seen better years. It employs the latest digital technology in a design that sensitively echoes the historic Mission Playhouse architecture.

This will be an opportunity to thank all those who have worked so diligently to create this beautiful and important element of the Playhouse landscape and learn more about our plans to repair and repaint the front of the building itself as we launch our new Facade Restoration Campaign.

Light refreshments will be provided.  This is a free event.  Click here to RSVP at the Playhouse's Facebook Event Page.

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Follow Aladdin as he tries to win the love of a beautiful princess in Pasadena Civic Ballet's full length original ballet, "Aladdin," Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 25 and 26.   Before select performances purchase ticket to the Arabian Tea.  

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STUDY SESSIONS

No upcoming study sessions.

REGULAR MEETINGS

• Tues., Mar. 7 - 7:30 p.m., CANCELED for General Municipal Election
• Tues., Mar. 21 - 7:30 p.m., City Council Meeting, City Hall, Council Chambers
• Tues., Apr. 4 - 7:30 p.m., City Council Meeting, City Hall, Council Chambers

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All meetings are held at City Hall in the Council Chambers.

• Mon., Feb. 27 - 7:00 p.m., Design Review Commission
• Mon., Mar. 6 - 7:00 p.m., Community Services Commission
• Mon., Mar. 13 - 6:30 p.m., Planning Commission

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Here is a list of events coming up in the San Gabriel community:

• Thursday, Feb. 23, 6:00 p.m.: YMCA of West San Gabriel Valley, "Heart of the Community Awards Dinner & Fundraiser," Almansor Court, 700 S Almansor Street, Alhambra.
• Thursday, Feb. 23, 11:30 a.m.: San Gabriel Library, "Computer Basics," San Gabriel Library, 500 S Del Mar Avenue.
• Friday, Feb. 24, 7:00-9:00 a.m.: San Gabriel Chamber of Commerce, "Complimentary Business Networking Breakfast," Elks Lodge, 1373 E Las Tunas Drive.
• Saturday, Feb. 25, 2:00 p.m.: San Gabriel Library, "The Secret in Your Script with Lena Rivkin," San Gabriel Library, 500 S Del Mar Avenue. 
• Saturday, Mar. 11, 3:00 p.m.: San Gabriel Library, "Citizenship Clinic," San Gabriel Library, 500 S Del Mar Avenue.
• Thursday, Mar. 16, 11:30 a.m.: San Gabriel Women's Foundation, "The Annual Soup & Salad Luncheon," Padillo Room, 324 S. Mission Drive.
• Thursday, Mar. 16, 6:30-8:15 p.m.: San Gabriel Christian School, "Open House," San Gabriel Christian School, 117 N Pine Street.
• Saturday, Apr. 15, 7:00 a.m.: San Gabriel Kiwanis Club and the Community Services Department, "73rd Annual Pancake Breakfast and Egg Hunt," Smith Park, 232 W Broadway.

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The city is recruiting for the following positions:

• Mission Playhouse Stage Crew - Continuous
• Mission Playhouse Usher - Continuous
• Police Officer (Entry Level Recruit) - Continuous
• Police Officer (Lateral/Academy Graduate) - Continuous
• Police Cadet - Continuous
• Police Dispatcher Clerk - Continuous
• Police Assistant - Continuous
• Firefighter/Paramedic - Continuous
• Recreation Leader - Continuous
• Lifeguard/Swim Instructor - Continuous
• Administrative Assistant I - Continuous

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City Beat is a weekly digital publication of the City of San Gabriel, published by the Administration Department. For questions or concerns, email Steve Preston, city manager, at [email protected]; or Melanie Benson, Executive assistant to the city manager, at [email protected]. You can also call us at 626.308.2803.