North of Montana Association to Discuss Santa Monica’s Budget

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A forum will be held to discuss “What Makes the Santa Monica Municipal Budget Among The Highest Per Capita In California” at the North of Montana Association (NOMA) meeting Thursday, March 2, to be held at Montana Branch Library, 1704 Montana Avenue. Begins at 7 pm with focus on City employee salaries and pensions.

Forum speakers include: Santa Monica City Council Member Sue Himmelrich, Police Chief Jaqueline Seabrooks, Finance Director Gigi Decavalles-Hughs, Human Resource Director Donna Peter, and life long Santa Monica residents Robert or Dominic Gomez.

A question and answer period will follow the forum. For further information, go towww.smnoma.org NOMA meets each first Thursday of the month.

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