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City of Chattanooga Budget 2010

City of Chattanooga Budget 2010. Council Presentation. September 1, 2009. Mayor Ron Littlefield. Daisy W. Madison, CFO. Vickie C. Haley, Deputy CFO. Fredia F. Kitchen, Budget Officer. Budget Highlights……Revenues. No tax increase for eighth consecutive year

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City of Chattanooga Budget 2010

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  1. City of ChattanoogaBudget 2010 Council Presentation September 1, 2009 • Mayor Ron Littlefield Daisy W. Madison, CFO Vickie C. Haley, Deputy CFO Fredia F. Kitchen, Budget Officer

  2. Budget Highlights……Revenues • No tax increase for eighth consecutive year • Total FY09 Revenues down $5.5 M or 3% from prior yr • Total FY10 Revenues down $2.5 M or 1.49% from FY09 Budget • State Sales Tax down $1.1million or 9.95% • County Wide Sales Tax is down $1.6 million or 6.05% • Licenses and Permits are down $819,100 or 23.78% • Charges for Services are down $199,746 or 8% • Mostly in box office sales, Auditorium rents, and concessions • Use of Property is down $1,125,000 or 65.98% • Due to lower interest rates 2 10/2/2014

  3. Revenue Shortfalls 3 10/2/2014

  4. Budget Variance Trend

  5. Budget Highlights….Appropriations • Includes appropriate measures to reduce costs without sacrificing quality of service delivery • Continued focus on economic development in current tough economic climate • Increased recycling pickup from once to twice monthly • Enhanced on call brush pick up service • Expanded parks & recreation program with addition of Summit of Softball Complex 5 10/2/2014

  6. Budget Highlights • Reduced hours at all 15 recreation centers • 14 hrs/wk at 12 centers w/o pools • Avondale • East Chattanooga • Eastdale • East Lake • First Centenary • Frances B Wyatt • Glenwood • John A Patten • North Chattanooga • Shepherd • Tyner/East Brainerd • Washington Hills • 5 hrs/wk at 3 centers w/pools • South Chattanooga • Brainerd • Carver 6 10/2/2014

  7. Budget Highlights • Reduction in travel • Consolidate Eastgate, Southside, & Downtown police precincts • $980K net decrease in pension contributions over prior year • Reduction in funded positions • $25 proposed increase in court cost • Changes in actuarial assumptions for both plans based on experience • 20% per year phased in approach to increase in ARC for general • Changes to Fire & Police DROP provisions as a result of plan review 7 10/2/2014

  8. Budget Highlights • $400K increase in Liability Insurance funding • $235K contingency • $3.4M increase in existing debt service requirement • $300K new debt service requirement • $10,249 net decrease in agency appropriations 8 10/2/2014

  9. Budget Highlights • Discontinue City funding of VITA Program • Discontinue Common Ground Newsletter Publication • Temporary suspension of capital recovery component of fleet lease payment for general fund only • Institute $50 per pay period charge for take home vehicle privilege • Assess $25 per pay period for use of City vehicle on a 2nd job • Maintenance of high quality benefits program for employees 9 10/2/2014

  10. Budget Highlights (cont’d.) • No employee layoffs • 50% reduction in longevity pay • Enhanced Medical benefits • Expanded hours at clinic to facilitate walk ins • Expanded pharmacy to include over the counter drugs • Revision of City’s overtime policy to FLSA Standard • Freezes 93 positions – 17 from prior year • Cuts 6 positions • OPEB funding limited to pay-go amounts only 10 10/2/2014

  11. 2010 Allocations by Dept(Excluding Capital) 11 Supported Agencies include new/additional requests/Excludes Capital. FY09 does not include Alexian Brothers (29,458) and Inner City Ministries(9,250) totaling $38,708 10/2/2014

  12. City County Funding for Agencies Included in Sales Tax Agreement *Inner City Ministries and Senior Neighbors (Alexian Brothers) were previously funded in Parks and Rec. (2) Addtl. RPA proposed over FY09 includes $125K city share for repair of HVAC at DRC 12 10/2/2014

  13. City County Comparative Agency Funding *Inner City Ministries and Senior Neighbors (Alexi an Brothers) were previously funded in Parks and Rec. 1 Carter Street and Finley Stadium funded through CVB on behalf of Hamilton County 13 10/2/2014

  14. Other Agency Funding FY 2010

  15. New Agencies Not Funded

  16. General Fund Position Summary 81 Cut positions includes 74 positions transferred in 911 unification. 16

  17. FY2010 Proposed Budget(Excluding Capital) $167,535,000 $2,535,000 under prior year budget or -1.49%

  18. Budget Summary(Excluding Capital)

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