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City of Roseville — 2008 Budget The 2008 Budget attempts to begin positioning the City to incorporate the goals and strategies that were identified in the recently completed Imagine Roseville 2025 visioning process. This 6 -month process resulted in the citizen recommendation of the following goals: 1) Roseville is a welcoming community that appreciates differences and fosters diversity 2) Roseville is a desirable place to live, work, and play 3) Roseville has a strong and inclusive sense of community 4) Roseville residents are invested in their community 5) Roseville is a safe community 6) Roseville housing meets community needs 7) Roseville is an environmentally healthy community 8) Roseville has world- renowned parks, open space, and multi - generational recreation programs and facilities 9) Roseville supports the health and wellness of community members 10) Roseville supports high quality, lifelong learning 11) Roseville has a comprehensive, safe, efficient, and reliable transportation system 12) Roseville has well- maintained, efficient, and cost - effective public infrastructure 13) Roseville has technology that gives us a competitive advantage 14) Roseville has a growing, diverse, and stable revenue base 15) Roseville responsibly funds programs, services, and infrastructure to meet long -term needs It is expected that these goals will guide future budget decisions and in all likelihood will require significant financial resources. The Council has developed a narrowed list of short, medium, and long- term goals. More detailed plans should emerge following additional priority- setting meetings which are scheduled for 2008. Finally, the 2008 Budget reflects newly- adopted budget and financial policies that help guide budgeting and spending decisions. These policies can be found in Appendix A of this document. The following budget document summarizes the 2008 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. 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 City's Debt Management Plan, 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. 2