7A, Adopt 2010 Operating Levy Payable in 2011 & Establish the 2010 Truth-In-Taxation Hearing Date

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- ��. EI�' HIL,LS MEMORANDUM DATE: September 13, 2�10 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FR4M: Patrick Klaers, City Administrator SUBJECT: Proposed 2011 Budget Adjustments Back�round _ At the August 16, 2010 Council work session, the preliminary 201 l city budget was presented and reviewed. The main topics of discussion were the tax levy, the general fund operating expenditures, and stafiing levels. Toward the end of the discussion, a list of options for adjusting the budget by ten percent (10%) was requested. General Fund proposal for 2011 Before evaluating the list of options for budget adj ustments, it is appropriate to review the 2011 proposal and comment on some of the important parts of the budget. The first item to note is that the budget is a work in progress as more data and information becomes available and as decisions are made by the Council. For example, having a 2% maximum COLA increase in the budget versus the 3% that was in the draft that the Council reviewed on August 16th. Accordingly, the figures noted in this memo will be slightly different than what the Council saw on Au ust 16th. g The General Fund budget is proposed at $3,936,344 which is a$105,187 or 2.75% increase in revenues. The tax levy is proposed at $3,088,964 which is a$72,499 or 2.4% increase. The Public Safety category (Fire, Sheriff s Contract, Animal Control, and Dispatching Services) is $1,362,223. This is a$53,323 or 4.07% increase. This category is already set for 2011. The Personnel Services function, without any increases in staffing, wages or benefits, is proposed at $1,308,841. This is a$8,404 or .65% increase. Unless there are going to be staff reductions, cuts in staff hours, staff furloughs, or the city is not going to fill some