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Overall Summary of Recommended 2009 Budget The City Manager's Recommended Budget provides: Maintenance of staffing without reduction in force Maintenance of Cost of Living adjustments and benefits for employees Creation and funding of an internal Technology Asset Replacement fund Funding for anticipated increases in energy and vehicle fuel costs Funding the completion of the Parks Master Plan Funding of Police Patrol computer replacements Funding of Fire Department Turn Out Equipment The Recommended Budget does not: Further the strengthening of asset replacement funding mechanisms Further the implementation of the strategic planning effort of departments Fund additional requested positions, such as the Police Dept. Problem Oriented Policing Unit ($192,000), the Fire Dept. Supervisory positions ($156,000), the Parks Maintenance position ($55,000) or the Public Works Streets Maintenance position ($50,000) Fund the Diseased & Hazardous Tree Program ($48,000) Increase funding to outside agencies Additionally, stagnant operational spending will have some effects in reducing service levels, such as: Reduced street seal coating (due to increased costs of petroleum based products) Reduced contractual street maintenance Reduced service level in facilities Reduced staffing at Community events Overall Property Tax Impact If the City Council adopted the property tax levies described above, utilizing the full capacity of the 3.9% property tax increase, and the Public Safety exception, the citywide property tax levy will increase as follows: 2009 Property Tax Levy $ 13,296,360 Plus add'1 for Public Safety Increases $ 444,220 Total $13,740,580 For the Fiscal Year 2009, the total property tax levy increase would be $844,220 or 6.5% over 2008. For a typically valued home of $235,000, the impact would be $16 per year, or $1.32 per month, holding all other factors constant. It is expected that property values will largely be static for residential owners. 4