Staff recommends City Council hold a public hearing and adopt the Fiscal Year 2022 Proposed Budget as presented.

On April 26th, 2021, the City Council was presented with the proposed budget for FY22. At that time, the budget and presentation were also made available to the public on the City's website at www.billingsmt.gov/finance. Over the course of three evenings in May, the City Council was presented with detailed departmental budget information. Finally, the budget wrap-up presentation occurred on June 7, 2021. 

At the budget wrap-up meeting, staff solicited and received direction from Council to adjust the proposed budget with the following items:
1.) City Attorney - Paralegal
The City of Billings recently implemented a body camera program and anticipates a significant increase in the number of public records request. These requests will require substantial staff time for compliance. As a result, the City Attorney's budget has been increased in the attached proposed budget by $110,000 to include the cost of a Paralegal.
2.) City Administration - Public Information Officer.
The City Council, at the June 7 wrap-up, directed staff to include in the FY22 budget the funding for a Public Information Officer. The attached proposed budget includes $90,000 for a PIO salary, benefits, and operational costs.
3.) Parks and Recreation - Park District 1
City Council directed staff to prepare a budget that was based upon a 3% growth in Park District 1. The attached budget has been modified from the original proposal to match the 3% increase in revenue.
4.) Police Department - Overtime Carry forward
The City Council directed staff to carry forward, as a one-time increase, the unused overtime authorized in December of 2020. The unspent funds will be used to supplement the specialized task forces and increased patrols downtown. The Police Department has been increased by $250,000 for this purpose.
5.) Public Works - Sidewalk Construction, Gas Tax, and Street Maintenance
At the April 19th City Council work session, City Council directed staff to include in the budget additional funding for increased sidewalk construction. The attached proposed budget has been updated to include these amounts, which will allow for an additional $250,000 in construction annually.

With all of these adjustments, the proposed FY22 budget totals $464,705,404.
 

Expenditure Classification	FY2022 Proposed Budget Amount
Personal Services	$ 95,810,386
Operation & Maintenance	94,576,594
Capital Outlay	198,675,650
Debt Service	28,250,584
Interfund Transfers	47,392,190
Total FY22 Expenditures	$464,705,404

The attached resolution and exhibit for City Council adoption will set the maximum budget authority by fund.

City Council may:

• Approve the budget as presented; or,
• Amend the budget; or,
• Not approve the budget.

The attached exhibit shows the fiscal impact per fund. The overall budget for FY22 is $464,705,404. This is broken apart by department as described below:

Department	2022
City Administration	$ 1,020,834
Facilities	16,493,880
Building	2,437,102
Fleet	2,043,283
Mayor & Council	320,932
Non-Departmental	40,463,803
Parking	1,940,441
Airport	25,763,246
Transit	13,474,609
Finance	15,828,374
Urban Renewal	12,011,953
Fire	27,003,405
Human Resources	18,800,358
Information Technology	3,423,362
Legal	2,969,362
Library	3,965,224
Municipal Court	2,067,052
Parks, Recreation, & Public Lands	10,098,380
Planning, Comm Dev, Code Enforcement	9,095,077
Police	28,481,837
Public Works	227,002,890
Total	$ 464,705,404