2005 Approved Budget - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

City of Roseville — 2005 Budget Throughout the past six months, the City Council held numerous discussions on the 2005 budget, during which they identified their spending plan and appropriate level of taxation. On December 27, 2004 the City Council adopted the 2005 Budget which included the following general principles: 1) The 2005 Budget would be structurally balanced so that on -going revenues would be sufficient to provide for on -going expenditures 2) The 2005 Budget would establish the necessary funding mechanism to provide for the timely replacement of all city vehicles and rolling stock. 3) The 2005 Budget provides for spending increases in property tax - supported funds in an effort to maintain programs and services at their current levels. The following budget document summarizes the 2005 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 be maintained at the current level of service, along with a few programs that given the City's financial challenges, 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, the City's 5 -year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), and a 5 -Year Financial Plan which play an integral part in the City's long -term financial planning as well as next year's 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