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Letter of Transmittal <br />December 7, 2015 <br />To the Mayor and City Council, <br />Enclosed is the 2016City Budget as prepared by City Staff, in accordance with City Council direction. <br />The 2016Budget culminates nearly ayears’worthof planning, evaluation, and input from the City <br />Council, advisory commissions, citizens,and staff.This process included over a dozen public meetings <br />held for the purposes of soliciting input and to gauge citizen reaction to proposed program and service <br />offerings. <br />Great effort has been taken to ensure that the City’s core services are funded in a manner that preserves <br />the greatest value to the community. In addition, steps have been taken to account for the changing trends <br />and impacts that will affect both next year’s and future year’s budgets. <br />For 2016, the primary goal of the budget was to provide residents and businesses with the necessary and <br />desired services in the most efficient manner while limiting the financial burden to taxpayers. Secondary <br />goals centered onthe allocation of resources to uphold previously-identified community aspirations, and <br />meeting the needs identified in the most recent citizen survey.Those aspirations included the following: <br />City of Roseville Community Aspirations <br />Welcoming, inclusive, and respectful; <br />Safe and law-abiding; <br />Economically prosperous, with a stable and broad tax base; <br />Secure in our diverse and quality housing and neighborhoods; <br />Environmentally responsible, with well-maintained natural assets; <br />Physically and mentally active and healthy; <br />Well-connected through transportation and technology infrastructure; and <br />Engaged in our community’s success as citizens, neighbors, volunteers, leaders, and <br />businesspeople. <br />In addition, specific citywidebudgetary objectives were established including: <br />2016 Citywide Budget Objectives <br />Growing non-property tax revenues through expansion of business-type enterprises <br /> <br />Leveraging partnerships to reduce costs while increasing productivity <br /> <br />Reorganization of service delivery to more effectively utilize tax dollars and lessen future costs <br /> <br />Strategic use of reserve funds <br /> <br />For 2016, the City recognized continuing strengthening of its tax base with overall market values up 1.4% <br />during the past year and 8.5% over the past three years.This includes general market value appreciation <br />across all property types as well as new housing units and commercial/retail development. <br />1 <br /> <br />