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Department Approval <br />warn <br />��S�E <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date.- 08/08/11 <br />Item No..- <br />City Manager Approval <br />Item Description.- Continue Discussion on the 2012-2013 Recommended Budget <br />I BACKGROUND <br />2 Earlier this year, the City Council expressed an interest in having a comprehensive comparison of the <br />3 program-based budgeting categories to include prior-year actuals in addition to a comparison to the current <br />4 budget year. <br />6 The attached documents provide a breakdown by major expenditure category for each major program. <br />"7 These programs are separated by property tax-supported functions and non property-tax supported (i.e. fee- <br />based) programs. A brief overview of each function type is shown below. <br />9 <br />10 Recommended Tax-�Supported Program Budget <br />"I'll The tax-supported programs can be segregated into an operating budget which sets asides monies for day- <br />12 to-day operations and a capital budget which is dedicated to the City's asset replacement programs. <br />13 <br />14 The Recommended tax-supported operating budget for 2012 is $,17,683,194, a decrease of $,344,801 or <br />1 1.9% from 2011. The decrease is attributed to a reduction in staffing and supplies. The Recommended <br />16 Budget is based on Council budget priorities established earlier this year, as well as the recommendations <br />I 7 received from the Capital Improvement Task Force. It also factors in long-term needs identified in the Park <br />I Master Plan. <br />19 <br />2o The Recommended Budget calls for the following operating budget reductions <br />2 1 <br />22 <br />$,500 City Council City Council Training & Conferences <br />23 **4• <br />$,1 750 Human Rights & Ethics Commission expenses <br />24 4*4• <br />$,7,,000 Employee medical testing, wellness, tuition reimbursement <br />25 4*4• <br />$,2,,000 Employee recognition program <br />26 + <br />$,350 Administration telephone and conferences <br />27 V* • <br />$,19,,000 Administrative salaries shifted to Communications Fund (net) <br />28 V* <br />$,18,,000 General Reception Desk duties <br />29 4*4• <br />$,6,,000 Office and copier/printer Supplies <br />30 <br />$,20,,000 Police Administrative Staff restructuring <br />3 1 <br />$37J80 Reduced Police Community Relations Coordinator <br />32 **4• <br />$9,,800 Police Community Relations programs and supplies <br />33 + <br />$,73,,000 Reduced Police fleet (net)i <br />Page I of 3 <br />