Item 8BAGENDA ITEM # 8B
APRIL 13, 2009
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM: Recommended Budget Amendments
SUBMITTED BY: Jim Hanson, ~it~Mana
DATE: March 30, 2009
BACKGROUND: The newest State revenue estimate for funds to cities and counties was
released on Mazch 20, 2009. It shows a reduction in funds to Atlantic
Beach in the current year of $98,529. The reduction is from the following
sources;
- State Revenue Sharing (General Fund) $5,004
- Local Government Half Cent Sales Tax (General Fund) $41,583
- Better Jacksonville Half Cent Sales Tax (Sales Tax Fund) 51 942
Total: $98, 529
This is in addition to the last reduction in revenues totaling $370,000
which resulted in a budget amendment adopted by the Commission on
February 9, 2009.
This staff report is to recommend expenditure budget reductions to offset
the reductions in revenues. These recommended budget amendments
reduce or eliminate several maintenance projects for city pazks and
infrastructure and amount to slight reductions in the level of service
afforded to our citizens. The recommended reductions include some
savings from bids recently taken ($10,000 for lawn care services
citywide), the elimination of several park maintenance projects ($35,000
for replacement of a second bridge in Howell Park, $5,000 for repairs to
the Howell Pazk pond and $25,000 for drainage improvements at the
Russell Pazk concession stand), sidewalk budgets ($8,200 remaining in the
construction budget and $5,000 from the repair budget), professional
services in the Planning and Zoning Department ($6,400) and the
elimination of the Boazd Member Reception usually held in August of
each year ($4,000).
City staff has begun working to prepaze the budget for FY-10. Early
indicators aze that there will be very little money available for
discretionary projects and it may be difficult to fund maintenance of city
facilities or other service levels at the current levels.
BUDGET: The attached spreadsheet entitled Recommended Budget Amendment
March 31, 2009 includes reductions to various revenue sources received
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through the state as well as equal reductions to expenditures totaling
$98,600.
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize staff to prepare an ordinance to amend the budget either in
accordance with the attached list of proposed amendments or designate
what other amendments the Commission would prefer to see.
ATTACHMENTS: 1) Recommended Budget Amendment March 31, 2009
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APRIL 13, 2009
___ Recommended Budget Amendments March 30,2009
Revenues
* State Revenue
Sharing
___.
___ __ _. _ $5,004
.. _. _..____... .
Local Govt. 1/2 __
__ _ __
_ _ __
_- -- -
cent sales tax $41,583
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Better Jacksonville ----------- -------------- ------
1/2 cent tax $51,942
Total Revenues $98,529
Expenditures
Russell Park
Concession Stand Repair of long-standing drainage problem in front of
D__rainage __ _ $25,000 concession stand
Eliminates replacement of 1 of 2 bridges budgeted for
this year; prices in; leaves $15,000 for one bridge
Howell Park Bridges
- $35,000
---------- replacement
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------- -------------
Leavesapprox. $5,000 of $50,000 budget for rest of
Sidewalk Repairs
--- --------- $5,000
----- year
Sidewalk
Construction $__8_,200 Eliminates remainder of budget for FY 09
__
New bids for landscape maintenance bids came in
Streets Maint. $10,000 under bud et
Howell Park pond $5,000 Repair budgeted;. eliminates project
Prof. Services;
Planning $6,400 Leaves $3,600 in budget for rest of year
Board Member
Reception $4,00• Eliminates function for 2009
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Total
$98,600