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2013 Property Tax Levy Decision Packages <br />$100,000 - New Contractual <br />Obli ations including dispatch, <br />9 <br />legal, and audit services. <br />............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. . .. . ..... ......... <br />$50, 000 - Motor Fuel & Energy- <br />related costs. <br />......................................................................................................................................................................................... <br />$100,000 - Vehicle & Equipment <br />replacement funding. <br />. . ..... . <br />......................................................................................................................................................................................... <br />- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <br />$10,000 - Property, Casualty, and <br />Work Comp insurance premiums. <br />............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. . <br />$30,000 - Supply and Maintenance <br />materials inflationary costs. <br />....... . . ..... . <br />......................................................................................................................................................................................... <br />$150,000 - Employee cost-of-living <br />wage and healthcare costs. <br />......................................................................................................................................................................................... <br />............................................................................................................. <br />$xxxxxx - Fire Station and Park <br />Imp mover entsfunding. <br />55 <br />56 <br />In total,, these tax levy decision packages amount to a minimum of $,440,000 in new obligations for 2013. <br />This figure will rise significantly depending on the Council's decisions on Fire Station and Park <br />59 Improvement funding needs. <br />60 <br />6 ,i For comparison purposes, the following table depicts the current 2011 Property Tax Levy Summary.- <br />62 <br />Program / Function <br />Public Safety,, Streets,, .dmin,, Legal,, & Finance <br />Levy Amount <br />M <br />Parks & Recreation <br />2,213,924 <br />Pathway and Boulevard Maintenance <br />21 OPOOO <br />Building Maintenance & Information Systems <br />75 ,POOO <br />Debt Service <br />1,4 0 PO O <br />Total <br />14,703PO44 <br />63 <br />64 It should be noted that the City has already made significant on-going budget reductions over the past <br />6�` several years. Since 2004, the City eliminated or held vacant 10 employee positions in the core service <br />66 areas of public safety, public works, parks & recreation, finance, and administration. This represents a <br />67 staffing reduction of 10% in programs that residents have historically rated as a high priority, and resulted <br />68 in budget savings of $,605,000 annually. <br />69 <br />"7 ('_) During this same timeframe, the City also reduced supplies and materials, and monies set aside for vehicle <br />7 1 and infrastructure replacements. <br />"72 <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />