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2013 City Budget

2013 City Budget. August 14 – Public Hearing. 2013 Budget Overview. Items to be approved/discussed before approving the 2013 City Budget. $416,171 increase for FT/PT employee salaries (1.7% COLA; 2.0% merit; plus negotiated union wages)

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2013 City Budget

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  1. 2013 City Budget August 14 – Public Hearing

  2. 2013 Budget Overview • Items to be approved/discussed before approving the 2013 City Budget • $416,171 increase for FT/PT employee salaries (1.7% COLA; 2.0% merit; plus negotiated union wages) • Proposed 4% rate increase for the Stormwater Fund requires a Charter Ordinance • Rate changes for the Water and Wastewater Funds will be recommended in November after reviewing 3rd quarter revenues

  3. 2013 Salary Overview Fire Union employees 1.7% cost-of-living adjustment Increase steps from 3.5% to 4.0% subject to satisfactory performance Union members approved the proposed wages in June

  4. 2013 Salary Overview Full-time, part-time and unclassified City employees 1.7% cost-of-living adjustment Variable merit rating based on two levels from 1.2% to 2.2%. This is the same salary adjustment provided in 2012.

  5. 2013 Stormwater Overview Residential increase of 4% -- from $4.13 to $4.29 monthly • Commercial increase of 4% based on square footage of hard surface area Requires approval of Charter Ordinance and 90-day waiting period

  6. 2013 Budget Overview • 2013 Budget Overview • $611,050 increase in debt payments for the new fire stations • $288,726 increase in salaries, benefits, and operations for the new fire • stations • Sunset of the half-cent county sales tax used to support economic • development initiatives • 30% reduction in capital improvements compared to the 2012 CIP • Revenue increases in Parks & Recreation associated with fee increases that will be proposed in September following review by the Park & Recreation Advisory Board • Proposed rate increases for all of the City’s enterprise funds

  7. 2013 Budget Overview • 2013 Budget Overview (continued) • Reduction of $419,790 in property taxes during the 4th worksession including: • New position requests with a property tax impact were eliminated including: airport administrative assistant, airport maintenance technician, part-time zoo keeper, and a part-time recreation customer service representative • $68,000 reduction in capital improvements • 5% reduction in Social Services, Flint Hills aTa, Manhattan Arts Center, Municipal Band, & Wolf House • $18,000 reduction in Arts in the Park programming • Delay of computer equipment upgrades • Restore expenditures to Economic Development fund for the K-18 payment of $75,000 and the Downtown Manhattan Inc. contract of $45,000 • Transfer of Crime Stoppers program to the 2013 RCPD budget • 1% additional increase in sales tax estimates for a total increase of 2.5% over 2012 estimates • 3.4% increase in utility administration payment from $1,183,882 to $1,223,882

  8. 2013 Budget Overview 2013 Published City Budget of $120,049,142 (less the CIP Reserve Fund) Budget increase of $8.6 million Increase in property taxes of $1,178,879 2012 Valuation of 463,125,526 New improvement taxes of $602,553

  9. 2013 Budget Overview 2013 City Budget of $120,049,142 Budget increase of $8.6 million • $4.2 million from sales tax reserves within the Bond & Interest Fund • $2.4 million from Enterprise Funds • $1.6 million from General Fund • $0.4 million from Special Revenue Funds

  10. 2013 Budget Overview 2013 City Budget of $120,049,142 Budget reductions of $1,762,322 • $892,293 cut by City Manager before first • budget work session • $870,209 cut by the City Commission • during budget work sessions

  11. 2013 Budget Overview 2013 City Budget of $120,049,142 Budget increase of $8.6 million Increase in property taxes of $1,178,879 • $979,904 to RCPD • $122,544 to the Library • $76,431 to Bond & Interest

  12. 2013 Budget Overview 2013 City Budget of $120,049,142 Budget increase of $8.6 million Increase in property taxes of $1,178,879 New improvement taxes of $602,553

  13. 2013 Budget Overview (minus)

  14. 2013 Budget Overview Based on Total Proposed City Mill Levy (43.425)

  15. 2013 Budget Overview Based on Proposed Mill Levy – City Services Only (9.537)

  16. 2013 Budget Overview

  17. 2013 Budget Overview General Fund Capital Improvement Spending

  18. 2013 Budget Overview Bond Issue for New Fire Stations – $6,340,000 Bond Rating Aa2 by Moody’s

  19. Budget Amendment 2012 Kansas Police & Fire Budget (KP&F) $628,000 Due to statutory changes approved by the Kansas legislature in 2011, the rates applied to the City’s retirement contributions for this fund have increased for calendar year 2012. Request amending 2012 budget to: $710,000

  20. Proposed Actions • Conduct a public hearing. • Approve first reading of the salary ordinance; and adopt negotiated wage changes for the firefighters union. • Approve first reading of a charter ordinance amending stormwater rates. • Approve first reading of the 2013 budget ordinance; and approve first reading of an ordinance amending the 2012 KP&F budget.

  21. Questions? August 21st Second Reading of 2013 Budget Ordinances

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