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k" <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />FW,ate: 08/08/11 <br />Item No.: 10 <br />• <br />City Manager Approval <br />Item Description: Continue Discussion on the 2012-2013 Recommended Budget <br />11 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 />5 <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 />8 based) programs. A brief overview of each function type is shown below. <br />9 <br />110 Recommended Tax-Supported Program Budget <br />11 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 />15 1.9% from 2011. The decrease is attributed to a reduction in staffing and supplies. The Recommended <br />116 Budget is based on Council budget priorities established earlier this year, as well as the recommendations <br />1 7 received from the Capital Improvement Task Force. It also factors in long-term needs identified in the Park <br />11 111J ',':1'11 Master Plan. <br />119 <br />2o The Recommended Budget calls for the following operating budget reductions: <br />21 <br />22 $�500 City Council City Council Training & Conferences <br />23 *+4• $,1,750 Human Rights & Ethics Commission expenses <br />24, *+v. $,7,000 Employee medical testing, wellness, tuition reimbursement <br />25 *+v. $,2,000 Employee recognition program <br />26 ❖ $,350 Administration telephone and conferences <br />27 V+ $ 19,000 Administrative salaries shifted to Communications Fund (net) <br />28 V+ $ 18,000 General Reception Desk duties <br />29 *+. $,6,000 Office and copier/printer Supplies <br />30 $,20,000 Police Administrative Staff restructuring <br />31 $,37,180 Reduced Police Community Relations Coordinator <br />32 *+4• $,9,800 Police Community Relations programs and supplies <br />33 + $,73,000 Reduced Police fleet (net) <br />Page I of 3 <br />