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Memo - City Council <br /> 2013 Proposed Preliminary Budget and Tax Levy <br /> 7 <br /> recommends a transfer of $50,000 from the PIR Fund in 2013 for the Gateway signs. There <br /> were no significant changes to the other Special Revenue Funds. <br /> There are no significant changes to the Debt Service Fund. <br /> Capital Funds were discussed at our June meeting during the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) <br /> review. They will again be brought back for discussion at our October worksession, as will the <br /> Fee Schedule. <br /> Enterprise Funds have been evaluated and changes made to 2013 Rate Increases <br /> accurately reflect economic conditions and historical trends. An <br /> updated rate study will be done and presented to the City Council at water % <br /> 2 <br /> the November worksession. The rates included in the proposed Sanitary Sewer 2% <br /> budget are from the 2008 Rate Study. Surface water 3% <br /> COUNCIL DIRECTED OPTIONS <br /> At the September 4, 2012 worksession, Council directed staff to bring back various options for <br /> Council discussion at the September 10, 2012 meeting before setting the preliminary levy. This <br /> consists of various options to reduce the levy which in turn could result in reductions of services <br /> and/or an increased uses of reserves. These include: <br /> Possible Cuts and Impact to Levy <br /> Impact <br /> Department Description Amount to Levy <br /> Administration Professional Services/Consultants $ 10,000 -0.32% <br /> Finance and Administrative Services Training&Conferences 1,000 -0.03% <br /> Planning&Zoning CD Director National Conference 1,200 -0.04% <br /> Planning&Zoning Professional Services/Consultants 20,000 -0.65% <br /> TCAAP Professional Services/Consultants 10,000 -0.32% <br /> Emergency Management Professional Services/Consultants 2,000 -0.06% <br /> Park Maintenance Training&Conferences 500 -0.02% <br /> Street Maintenance Training&Conferences 500 -0.02% <br /> All Departments Employee Benefits 4,444 -0.14% <br /> $49,644 -1.60% <br /> Possible Increases and Impact to Levy <br /> Impact <br /> Department Description Amount to Levy <br /> Recreation Youth Programs $ 1,000 0.03% <br /> Recreation After School Programs 500 0.02% <br /> $ 1,500 0.05% <br />