City of Roseville, CA - Connections

This podcast is about the factors leading to Measure B, a half-cent sales tax measure, placed on the November 2018 ballot. The audio also discusses the associated likely impacts from the result of the vote. This audio clip is taken from a presentation the City has presented to several community groups, including in this case, the Roseville Public Utilities Commission.

If you follow the news from Roseville, chances are you’ve heard from our guest dozens of times without realizing it. Listen to Dee Dee Gunther, the recently retired Roseville Police Public Information Officer as she shares heartbreaking and heartwarming stories from her 33 years with the Roseville Police Department.

Roseville Mayor Susan Rohan and City Manager Rob Jensen highlighted the economic outlook for the City in their keynote address at Roseville 2018, the Roseville Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual business event. The keynote includes good news along with several challenges – most notably our city revenues and budget.

As part of our EngageRoseville effort, the City held a Community Conversation on February 26, 2018 to gather further input on the city services most important to our residents. More than 120 Roseville residents attended the meeting and discussed with their neighbors different ways to align the city’s services with revenue. Listen to what our residents and city leaders had to say that evening.

Growth, Roseville Development Services, and the famous Cal-Stanford football game all come together is this episode of Roseville Connections.

The Roseville Parks, Recreation & Libraries is often described as the “quality of life department”. Find out more about the many services they provide and how budget cuts may impact your favorite programs. Listen to Parks, Recreation & Libraries Director Dion Louthan as he describes the functions of his department.

Mayor Susan Rohan and City Manager Rob Jensen deliver the 2017 State of the City Address, October 18, 2017.

Fire Chief Bartee describes the range of responsibilities for his department.

Fire Chief Rick Bartee discusses his FEMA deployment To Texas and Puerto Rico, following Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, September 2017

Police Chief Jim Maccoun explains the diversity of services provided by his department.

Public Works Director Rhon Herndon describes his department's functions within the city. These include street maintenance, flood control management, public transportation, and traffic operations.

In Episode 2 of our city podcast, Roseville Connections, we speak with Chief Financial Officer Jay Panzica. Jay discusses the city’s budget challenges in the years ahead, the circumstances behind the situation and the impact of the changing economy to Roseville’s revenue.

Roseville City Manager Rob Jensen discusses the pressures on revenues and expenses of the City’s half-billion dollar budget, what the City has done to address these challenges, and what lies ahead.