The Budget Advance on April 21st and 22nd resulted in clear direction from Council for the FY 2016 Budget.  However, there is at least a small amount of confusion about final budget additions due to the process that was used.  Specifically, yellow and blue cards were left on one pinned board and a spreadsheet was projected on another.  These two displays were not identical.  In the interest of full transparency and to ensure staff clearly understand Council's majority direction, staff will confirm final conclusions with Council. 

Council had $120,000 of ongoing revenue and $250,000 of one time revenue to apportion at the end of the Budget Advance.  Council added $13,000 of ongoing revenue by approving a 10% increase in cemetery fees.  The total of $133,000 ongoing revenue and $250,000 one time revenue was apportioned as follows:
 

ONGOING EXPENSE
1) Heart Rate Monitors	$   40,000
2) Dispatcher Salary Increase	61,000
3) City Manager Contingency	32,000	(reduced from $35,000)
TOTAL ONGOING EXPENSE	$133,000
ONE-TIME EXPENSE
1) Paramedic Pay (2 Years)	$200,000
2) Dispatcher Attraction and Retention Strategies	50,000
TOTAL ONE-TIME EXPENSE	$250,000

 

COUNCIL GOALS:
1) Invest in our employees and implement retention and attraction strategies
5) Develop and implement guiding principles that address public safety service levels through appropriate staffing levels

This was discussed on April 21st and 22nd.