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City of Roseville — 2004 Budget Throughout the past six months, the City Council held numerous discussions on the 2004 budget. Within these discussions, the Council identified their spending targets, and the appropriate level of taxation. Recognizing the financial challenges at all levels of government and in consideration of the economic impacts facing citizens, The Council expressed one primary guiding principle: 1) The desire to keep the overall tax levy and budget at current levels, with the exception of the voter - approved costs including the new debt levy and any additional operating costs directly related to the new public safety and public works expansions. With this principle in mind, all tax - supported funds were held to a zero - increase budget. In addition, the Council approved inflationary budget increase for program and services that are supported by user fees. Although difficult choices were made, considerable efforts were taken to continue a strong emphasis on public safety, streets, and parks. A number of existing citywide policies have been incorporated into the budget process and along with the guiding principle noted above, provided the framework of the final budget. A summary of these policies are included in Appendix A. The following budget document summarizes the 2004 Budget for all City programs and services. The information is presented in three sections. Section 1 — Executive Summary features a summary of the budget, funding sources, tax levy and tax impact, and a summary of financial trends. This section also denotes programs and services that will continue to maintain the current level of service, along with a few programs that given these tough budget times, will receive less emphasis. The purpose of this section is to provide a broad overview of city operations as a whole. Section 2 — Program Budgets Includes a summary of each major city program or department including goals and objectives, prior year accomplishments, and budget impact items. The purpose of this section is to provide a quick overview of the individual programs and services being provided by the City. Section 3 — Strategic Plan presents information regarding the Debt Management Plan, and the City's 5- year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), which play an integral part in the City's long -term financial planning as well as the new budget. The appendices include a number of supporting documentation that is designed to provide the reader a greater understanding of the role the budget takes in the City's operations, along with some supplemental demographic and statistical information. The remaining portions of this budget document provide greater detail on the funding sources and uses. We sincerely hope that all interested parties will find this document useful in evaluating the City's programs and services. Supplemental information can be obtained from the City's Finance Department. 2