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Letter of Transmittal December 17, 2002 To the M ay or and C i ty C o unc 11, Enclosed is the 003 City Budget, as prepared by City. Staff and approved by the City Council. The 2003 Bridget culminates a years worth of planning. evaluation, and citizen input for all c1tv en"iees and programs. Great effort has been taken to ensure that all city services are funded in a manner that maintains the cent level of service. Ire addition, steps have been taken to account fo r the chan gi ng trends and i mpacts that wl I I affe c t both next ye ar's and future year ~ b ud et s. The Budget also focuses on the six high- priority objectives the City Council identified at their goal - setting sessions held earlier this year. These City Council objectives, in no particular order of importance, are: zi Decide what to propose for a community center, and bring it to the citizens f d r a vote. • Resolve the public safety function, structure, and faeil iti. • Complete the planning process for the Arona site, and facilitate co n tru ti n. zi Address the unique service issues and housing needs of our aging population. zi Define how the City can/wants to achieve developing affordable housing. ❑ Revise the City's special assessment policies. A number of existing c it vid poli*cies have been incorporated into our budget work and along with the items noted above, provided the frarnework of the final budget. A su=ary of these policies is included in Appendix A. The following o in g vcrvi f v provides a summary of the final 2003 Budget for all City programs and services. The information is presented in ft a sections. Section 1— Executive Summary features a summary of the final budget, fundi g sources, tax levy and tax impact. This section also includes a list of elected and appointment officials, orgamzational ch a schedule f positions, and the most recent D i tingui shed Budget Presentation Award presented to the City of Roseviffle. Section — Program Budgets Includes a summary of each ity program or department including go al and objectives., pn or year accomplishments, and budget impact items. In addition, this section provides a fiscal summary of major revenues and expenditures y fund for the prior and current years, along with next year's budget. Section 3 — Strategic Plan presents information regarding the ity' -year Capital Improvement Plan IP), and Debt Management P 1 an which play an integral part in the Cityxs long-term financial planning as well as the new budget.