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7.5. SR 06-09-2003MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: DATE: Pat Klaers, City Admistra~ June 9, 2003 SUBJECT: 2003-04 Budgets Update Item ~ 7.5. Over the last couple of months, the possible budget amendments to address the cuts in state aids has become more clearly identified. The last two City Council updates on April 21 and May 12 provided some comments on possible additional revenues and some tentative reductions in the personal services, supplies, other services and charges, and capital ouday expenditures categories. Now that the State Legislature has made its fmal decision regarding state aid reductions, it is appropriate to present some more detail on the proposed budget amendments. Attached for your information is a listing of possible amendments to the adopted 2003 budget. As previously reported to the City Council, the department heads have done an excellent job in evaluating their budgets and coming up with some reductions. The city is scheduled to receive a reduction in its Local Government Aid (LGA) funds in 2003 in the amount of $644,138. This is the adjustment that needs to be made in the adopted 2003 budget. The attached list identifies changes in the amount of $447,000. It is anticipated that this list is conservative and that there will be some additional reductions "sprinkled" throughout the departments and throughout the expenditure categories. Also, some additional revenues are anticipated. The amount of reserves that are needed is uncertain at this time. The final amount will be determined towards the end of the year. Any shortage can be addressed with a transfer in from the liquor store enterprise fund or by using the general fund reserve. Overall, the city is in a reasonable position in 2003. There will not be a major impact in city services, nor will there be a major drain on the city reserves. 2004 Budget Notes... We have just started work on the 2004 budget. In 2004 the city will also receive $644,138 less in LGA than what was in the 2003 adopted budget. Of this amount, 60% can be made up i_f the Council chooses to increase property taxes. Previous levy limits included some growth factors. This allowed our maximum amount of taxes to be levied to increase. During these years the city increased tax revenues in the general fund by about $400,000 per year. Also, as the net tax capacity increased, this additional tax levy did not result in a substantial change in the city tax rate. If the city does increase its levy by the 60% of state aid cuts, then we will have about $386,000 available to offset our LGA cuts. This would be similar to the amounts that have been added to the general fund in previous years when the levy limits included a growth factor. Even with this increase, the 2004 city budget would start with revenues at a lower level than what was adopted in 2003. Some of the attached 2003 budget adjustment are "repeatable" in 2004 but some are not as they are one-time reductions. Also, we know that there will be some additional expenditures for programs in 2004 which are not in the 2003 budget, including such things as: an increase in the payment to the county for assessing services, a payment to the Boys & Girls Club for renting of the gymnasium, and the initiation of a complaint tracking software program. Additionally, the city is looking at the general fund impact for various increases in employee insurance, wages, and pay plan steps. At this time, it is also unknoxvn whether or not any use of reserves in 2004 will be proposed but this may be reasonable when all things are considered. The cuts to the city in state aids are deep but they are better in 2004 than what was originally in the Governor's proposal. Over two years, the city will lose approximately $1,288,000 but this is much better than the Governor's proposal of approximately $1.9 million over two years. Additionally, the availability to make up some of the cuts in 2004 with an increase in property tax will help. Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council approve the budget amendments as attached. S:\COUNCIL\Pat\Budget\060903budgetupdate.doc 2003 BUDGET AMENDMENTS As Proposed by Department Heads April, 2003 Department MAYOR & COUNCIL CABLE TV ADMINISTRATION ELECTIONS FINANCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEGAL PLANNING GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS CONTINGENCY POLICE FIRE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS BUILDING & ENVIRONMENTAL STREETS SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT SERVICES ENGINEERING PARK MAINTENANCE RECREATION SR. CITIZEN PROGRAMS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENERGY CITY TRANSFERS TOTAL Personal Services 35,550 4,050 42,150 100,500 6,000 41,400 8,600 10,000 47,000 Other Services & Supplies CharRes $ 1,100 $ 1,000 2,500 600 3,600 1,500 3,500 6,300 (13,700) 1,550 (850) 8,000 6,700 3,200 21,600 16,200 8,000 7,000 Capital Outlay 37,400 Expenditure Reductions Revenue Total Additions Grand Total $ 2,100 38,050 4,200 - $ 2,100 38,050 4,200 1,500 1,500 7,550 6,300 28,450 7,550 6,300 28,450 138,600 20,700 138,600 20,700 44,600 46,400 15,000 44,600 46,400 15,000 9,000 7,000 4,050 3,000 2,000 4,000 26,000 54,050 2,000 4,000 2,500 5,000 26,000 56,550 2,000 4,000 5,000 $295,250 $53,900 $ 52,950 $ 37,400 $ 439,500 $ 7,500 $ 447,000 Possible Additional Transfers In: Garbage - $5,000 Liquor - $10,000 6/4/20038:16 AM April D H Suggestions (2) NOTES ON 2003 BUDGET AMENDMENTS · Police · · · · · · · · Fire · PERSONAL SERVICES Cable Tv · Not filling the Cable Tv Assistant position Legal · Not filling the secretarial support 20 hour per week position that was scheduled for October 1 Government Buildings · Not replacing Sue Herrboldt (and hiring a cleaning firm for services at City Hall and the Library) Reducing Allan Pudlick to half-time status at the end of April. Department Not fill/rig the Secretary/Receptionist position that was scheduled to start October Keeping one Police Officer position vacant Officer Besser being gone for 4 months while being called up to active duty A Secretary position moving to 3/4 time Savings during an Officer's vacancy while being replaced A clerical position being vacant for a few months while being replaced Hiring a cleaning service instead of using city employees Some reorganization with the Chief's retirement Reduced part-time inspector hours Building/Environmental · Funding most of the Environmental Assistant position with landfall monies based on the employee working more on waste abatement and landfill activities Streets · Fewer part-time employee hours Park Maintenance · Fewer part-time summer employee hours Recreation · Reduction in part-time hours at softball complex, concession stand, and Lions Park Center Night Supervisor; no Park Ranger program and warming house attendants SUPPLIES Mayor and Council · Fewer public relation "trinkets" ($600) · No Council recognition being necessary ($500) Administration · Not purchasing digital computer ($600) Police · Cutting the Police motorcycle program by 50% Fire · Streets · · · · Savings related to not filling authorized additional Firefighter positions Less crack filler material ($10,000) due to material being available from 02 program Not purchasing a new paint striper ($5,350) Not purchasing a new rototiller ($5,350) Miscellaneous minor reductions ($900) Snow Removal · General cuts throughout operating supplies Park Maintenance · Reductions in fertilizer ($6,000), landscaping materials ($1,000), athletic field paint ($1,000) and ban field chalk ($1,000) Recreation · Miscellaneous reduction in program supplies for such items as water hordes, shirts, safety camp, and theme days. OTHER SERVICE AND CHARGES Mayor and Council · Fewer funds needed for conferences and schools Cable Tv · Conferences ($1,000) · Promotions ($1,000) · Publishing ($500) Administration · Conferences (no national conference for City Clerk and miscellaneous cuts) Finance · No national conference Legal · Conferences ($3,000) · Equipment R/M ($500) Planning · Dues ($500) · Publishing ($500) · Conferences ($5,300, which includes no national conference for Planning Commissioners) Government Buildings · This category increases for the cleaning contract which slightly offset the personal services savings Police · This is a net increase due to the cleaning contract. This work was originally proposed to be a staff (personal services) expenditure. This increase is offset by a reduction in conferences (approximately $3,900) and a projected reduction in radio maintenance of $5,250 Fire · · Parks · · Reduction is based on some of the savings for not hiring the full allotment of part- time Firefighters and the Jackson Avenue station doors being repaired rather than replaced (saves $4,000). Additionally, there is a minor reduction in training and conferences expenditures Building/Zoning · Conferences-no out-of-state conferences Streets · $10,000 reduction in contractual services for overlay and sealcoatmg program · $2,200 reduction in the telephone line item (no telephone pagers) · $4,000 reduction in equipment rental (not renting the roller) Snow Removal $7,000 reduction in contractual services for snow removal activities Saving $1,000 by not doing the fish stocking program Saving $500 by not having a telephone in the warming house (as no warming house will be used in Lion's Park next winter) · Saving $5,500 in bathroom rentals (this is somewhat based on a high original estimate) Recreation · Advertising reduction Senior Citizen · No national conference Energy City · Less conferences/schools and publishing expenditures CAPITAL OUTLAY Police · $37,400 moving this expenditure to equipment reserves There should be some additional savings which are not listed in Administration for personal services now that the City Clerk has resigned and we are going through the hiring process. However, offsetting some of the Police reductions in personal services will be a severance pay expenditure for the retired Chief of Police. Some of the proposed changes are "fluid" and some minor changes may need to be made per department head discretion. For example, if we need to spend a little more money on field chalk or portable bathrooms, we will incur these expenses if appropriate. It also should be noted that we may get some additional revenue from the school for the liaison program as only 6 months of revenue is in the adopted 03 budget. As far as other revenues are concerned, the growth related revenues are slightly above the 03 budget projection as the building department is very busy in terms of single-family and townhome construction permits. S:\COUNCII.\Pat\2003\EXPLANATION OF 2003 BUDGET AMENDMENTS.doc