Budget Overview - 8-21-12 Budget Overview August 21, 2012
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Workshop Schedule
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● Workshop 1; August 21, 2012 ► Budget Overview ► Public Works ► Additional Subjects
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● Workshop 2; August 28, 2012
► Utilities
► General Fund Revenues
► IT/Enterprise Software Project
► Building & Zoning
► Additional Subjects
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● Workshop 3; August 30, 2012
► Police Department/other public safety divisions
► Final subjects not previously covered
► Commission discussion
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● Workshop 4; September 4, 2012
► Commission discussion
► Final amendments to draft budget
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Long Term Economic Downturn
● Taxes, Other General Fund Revenues Down
● Utility Sales Volumes Declining
● Pension Costs Rising
● Health Care Costs Rising
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Total Revenues and Expenses
Revenues $27.4 million: down from $34.3 million
Expenses $25.3 million: down from $31.0 million
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Personnel Count
FY 13 149 employees
FY 12 153 employees
ACM, Painter, Heavy Equip. Operator PT
Community Redevelopment Coordinator
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Conservative, Long Term Budgeting
● Conservative
► Use of fund balances
► No fast economic recovery
► Operating fund reserves 25% minimum
● Long Term
►10-year plans for all operating funds
► Capital
planning for water, sewer, storm water, parks projects
► Maintenance projects each year
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Expenditure Budget Reductions in Last 5 Years
● Personnel
► 3 cut from FY-13; Assistant City Manager, Painter, Equip. Opr. PT
► 4 cut from FY-12; Utility Collection Operator, Heavy Equipment
Operator, Police Officer,
Community Redevelopment Coordinator
● Overtime; various departments
● Training; all departments
● Employee raises/merit program
● Employee Bonus Program
● Document imaging program
stopped (only done in-house now)
● Fireworks share to Jacksonville Beach
● Logo shirts for non-uniformed employees
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Expenditure Budget Reductions (Continued)
● Police motorcycle lease
● Vehicle replacements
● Sidewalk repair budget
● Expenses for Police Explorer Program
● Ped Path Expansions
● New sidewalks
● Etc.
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What’s Not in the Proposed Budget
● List of discretionary projects (Rose Park improvements, new
sidewalk for W. 9th St., others)
● Labor negotiation costs; both short term costs or long term
savings
● Tipping
Fees paid to COJ (above historic amounts)
● Police Building
● Employee raises or bonuses
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Revenues
1. Rate Increases Proposed
► Property tax partial roll-up of 1.8% or $72,500
► Sanitation Rate up 3.2% or $55,000 ($0.57/mo./residential
customer)
2. Rates remaining
level
► Water and Sewer
► Stormwater
► Franchise fees/taxes
► Building Permit/Inspection/Plan Review Fees
► Communication Service Taxes
3. State revenues
(sales tax, gas tax, revenue sharing) rates not
set locally
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