Purpose: To adopt a preliminary 2019 General Fund Budget that outlines the funding sources (taxes, building permits, etc) that support the General Operations of the City as outlined under the expenditure section of the budget and to adopt a preliminary 2019 Economic Development Authority (EDA) Budget. Both the General Fund and EDA Fund are supported by the property tax levy.
The budgets as presented reflects the consensus of the City Council at the final preliminary budget work session on August 28, 2018.
The 2019 Proposed General Fund and EDA Budgets, are strictly “proposed” budgets and will be amended in the following months before final adoption in December, 2018. The General Fund budget, as presented, represents a balanced budget of $12,913,996 or a $790,712 or 6.52% increase over the adopted 2018 General Fund Budget of $12,123,284. The 2019 EDA budget, as presented, totals $109,163 or a $2,318 decrease over the adopted 2018 EDA budget of $111,481.
The proposed General Fund budget includes the following increases, comprising the majority of the $790,712 increase:
Personnel Services:
*Cost of Living, Steps: (Includes wages & benefits excluding health): $280,000
*12.7% Rate Increase on Health Insurance Premiums: $45,000
*Pera mandate rate increases on Police & Fire Plans: $19,000
*Full-Time Firefighter/Inspector: Approximately $91,0000
*Full-Time Patrol Officer: Approximately $80,000
*Full-Time Patrol Officer (Start Oct 1, 2019): Approximately $21,000
*Full-Time Public Works Maintenance Worker (Start March 1, 2019): Approximately $57,000
*Part-Time Recreation Specialist (offset by 2 park interns): Approximately ($4,000)
*Increase Hours of Current Engineering Administrative Assistant from 20 to 40 hours week: Approximately: $15,000
Other Charges: Increases:
*Asphalt for Trail Maintenance: $50,000 (Funded by Capital Maintenenace Fund)
*Road Salt: $22,000
Capital Equipment: Increase of $114,000 (Funded by Equipment Fund)
*Replace 2 Squad Vehicles
*Server Virtualization Project (combine city servers)
*Replace Fire extrication tools
*Replace 3 Building vehicles
*Replace Engineering Vehicle
*ReplaceTractor/Backhoe
*Replace Chipper
*New Sidewalk Machine
The revenue sources are made up of: Taxes: 78% (78%-2018); Permits: 4% (4%-2018); Intergovernmental: 3% (3%-2018); Charges for Services: 5% (6%-2018); Fines/Interest Earnings: 1% (1%-2018); and Transfer from other Funds: 9% (8%-2018).
In total, Public Safety [police, fire, inspections, civil defense] is now 43% (42%-2018) of the budget. General Government [administration, finance, elections, planning and legal] is 28.0% (28%-2018) of the budget. Public Works and Parks represent 28% (29%-2018) and miscellaneous and transfers make-up 1% (1%-2018) of the budget.
The 2019 “Proposed” General Fund Budget must be adopted by September 28, 2018 and submitted to the County Auditor along with the certified proposed property tax levy. Therefore, the 2019 Proposed Levy and “Proposed” General Fund Budget are presented for adoption at tonight's Council meeting. |
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