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Memo - City Council <br />2017 Proposed Preliminary Budget and Tax Levy <br />6 <br />6 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Issues to Consider <br /> <br />The current budget proposal is a $385,635 increase from the previous year. Public Safety <br />increases are equal to $92,515 of the increase. Salaries and benefits are $65,023 of the increase, <br />but remember all vacant positions and have been included in this budget (one public works <br />position is in as a Working Foreman). $100,000 has been included for the Comprehensive Plan <br />Update which could be a one-time expenditure. Unless there is a change in personnel and <br />positions, most other increases are going to be on-going operation costs. <br /> <br />The current vacant positions included in the 2017 budget have the following effect: <br /> <br />General Total % of <br />Fund City-wide General Fund <br />City Administrator 123,504$ 162,506$ 76.0% <br />Public Works Director 43,698$ 145,661$ 30.0% <br />Assistant City Engineer -$ 119,797$ 0.0% <br />Community Development Dir 123,812$ 145,661$ 85.0% <br />City Planner 94,867$ 99,860$ 95.0% <br />385,881$ 673,485$ <br />Currently the City is using WSB to contract Public Work Director and Engineering Services. If <br />you look at a comparison chart that shows the Public Works Director/City Engineer and the <br />Assistant City Engineer positions that are included in the budget you will see we could achieve a <br />savings by continuing this arrangement. Please note that the cost savings may be greater as their <br />time will be allocated to projects they are working on which could reduce our overhead. <br /> <br />General Total <br />Fund City-wide <br />PW Dir/Engr $150/hr at 1 day week, 52 weeks 18,720$ 62,400$ <br />Asst. PW Dir/Engr $100/hr at 2 days week, 52 weeks 24,960$ 83,200$ <br />Budgeted Public Work Director 43,698$ 145,661$ <br />Budgeted Asst City Enginner 41,929$ 119,797$ <br />85,627$ 265,458$ <br />Savings PW Dir/Engr 24,978$ 83,261$ <br />Savings Asst. PW Dir/Engr 16,969$ 36,597$ <br />Total Savings using Contracted Services 41,947$ 119,858$ <br /> <br />One additional area that has potential for cost savings is if we continue to contract Planning <br />Services to supplement our Senior Planner and do not fill the City Planner position. Please note <br />that the cost savings may be greater as their much of their time will be allocated to projects they are <br />working on which could reduce our overhead and charged to escrows.