Budget Report
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
CITY MANAGER. DENNIS M. KISSINGER
City-County Building 8 300 West Ash Street 8 P.O. Box 736
Salina, Kansas 67402-0736
TELEPHONE (785) 826-7250 8 FAX (785) 826-7248 8 TDD (785) 826-7333
CM Memorandum 98-22
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FROM:
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RE:
City Commission ~Æ-'
Dennis Kissinger.~. - \f
July 24, 1998
Budget Study Session
Enclosed is information for Monday's study session:
- This is the document we use
to outline the key Commission policy decisions related to budget approval.
By going through these items one by one, providing you the opportunity to
discuss them or ask questions, then getting the Commission's direction by
consensus (not really a vote), we will have the final documents prepared for
the formal budget hearing and final vote on August 1O, as required by law.
Staff will have additional summary handouts on Monday for use in our
discussion of the Central Garage, Sanitation and Bicentennial Center funds.
Engineering will provide a full update on the Centennial Road project,
scheduled for 1999.
Enclosure
1999 BUDGET WORK DOCUMENT
ISSUES AND OPTIONS
July 27, 1998
ISSUE #1 - Property Tax Mill Levy - (See Tax Levy, Budget Schedule A)
A. Staff recommends a 1999 city mill levy of 25.3547 mills, a reduction of ...3.5Q3 mills from the
current 25.7050 mills. Mill levy reduction leads to foregone revenues of $88,647,
matching our state L VTR increase.
B. Levy a specific dollar amount with budgeted revenue to the various tax funds as shown in
Schedule A. (General; Employee Benefits; Flood Drainage; Bond and Interest)
C. Each mill brings in approximately $248,000 from real estate taxes, plus an additional
amount through the vehicle tax formula.
D. Proposed plan would continue to meet City Commission's property tax goals, and is
consistent with city's financial policies.
E. This would be the 17th straight year without a city property tax mill levy increase.
F. Salina's total overlapping mill levy (State; USD 305; City; County; Airport Authority;
Library) is predicted to remain among the lowest of all 1 st class cities in Kansas.
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1. Set mill levy at~.354t\; levy taxes at $6.416,832 allocated to specific funds.
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2. Set mill levy j~_/-'; .
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ISSUE #2 - Capitai Improvement Budget (See Budget Schedule J)
A. 1999 Plan as proposed, incorporated into 5-year C.I.P.
B. Major 1999 capital projects proposed include the following:
Centennial Road Reconstruction (City/County/KDOT) - $5.5 million
West Cloud Street Bridge Replacement (includes KDOT funding) - $350,000
New Neighborhood Park (Kennedy School area) - $75,000
Add traffic signals at Virginia/Marcella/Schilling intersections - $100,000
Add traffic signals at Belmont/Magnolia intersection - $300,000
Construct new animal shelter - $900,000
Fire equipment upgrade - $600,000
Landfill methane gas control - $300,000
Contracted street repairs - $1.1 million
Stormwater projects and planning - $300,000
Utility system enhancements - $950,000
C. Next 5-year C.I.P. Review Period in January-March 1999.
OPTIONS
1~ Approve program as recommended.
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2. Disapprove program.
3. Modify program with specific changes.
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ISSUE #3 - Capital Financing (See Budget Schedules J and K)
A. New Temporary Notes/General Obligation Bonds are anticipated for: City share of
Centennial Road project; major fire equipment purchase; portion of animal shelter project;
special assessed new subdivision projects.
B. Other general and special fund projects will be cash capital projects.
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C. 1999 plan is consistent with'{je~ management planning done in 1998.
D. Numerous utility capital projects for system enhancements will be paid as cash capital
projects in the water distribution and wastewater collection systems.
E. No utility revenue bonds are planned for 1999.
OPTIONS
1.___ðpprove_j)rogram financing plan as recommended.
2. Disapprove program.
3. Modify program.
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ISSUE #4 -Sanitation Fees (Budget pg. 173)
A. Recommended 7°ct per month (8.5%) increase in residential waste hauling charges, from
a basic rate of $8.25 per month to $8.95 per month.
B. Recommend early implementation of this fee increase; effective date of October 1, 1998.
OPTIONS
1. Approve fee plan as recommended.
2. Disapprove plan.
3. Modify plan.
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ISSUE #5 - Water and Wastewater Fees (Budget pg. 195)
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A. Water Utility - Recommend rate schedule increase of 4%, effective January 1, 1999.
B. Wastewater Utility - Recommend rate schedule increase of 4%, effective January 1, 1999.
C. Overall rate increase proposed is substantially lower than predicted for 1999 in previous
rate study. That consultant study projected an overall rate increase of 8% for 1999.
OPTIONS
1. Approve fee plan as recommended.
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2. Disapprove plan.
3. Modify plan.
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ISSUE #6 - Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Fees
A. Recommended 5% increase in fees and charges schedule.
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B. Mitigates reliance on county-wide EMS property tax.
C. Increase is in line with medical services cost trends.
OPTIONS
1. Approve fee plan as recommended.
2. Disapprove plan.
~. Modify plan.
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ISSUE #7 - Longevity Pay Program
A. Continue funding longevity pay program for December 1999 at current levels, subject to
final budgetary review in latter part of 1999.
B. Program has been in effect since 1988. Benefit was increased in 1995.
C. Current benefit level is $3.00 for each month of service, after five years continuous
service; maximum $1,000 (e.g. Employee with 10 years service would get $360).
OPTIONS
1. Approve program as recommended.
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2. Disapprove program.
3. Modify program.
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ISSUE #8 - Pay Plan Adjustment
A. Consider adjustment of the City's Classification and Pay Plan at 3% at each Grade and
Step, effective January 1, 1999.
B. Costs vary and are included along with merit step c::>sts in each department in draft
budget.
OPTIONS
1. Approve program as recommended.
2. Disapprove program.
3. Modify program.
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ISSUE #9 - Staffing Additions and Changes
A. Add 2,000 seasonal staff hours for Parks Division. (Cost est. = $11,000)
B. Add one seasonal (13 week) employee for Building and General Improvements Division.
(Cost est. = $3,000)
C. Authorize three 1999 summer college-level engineering technician "intern" positions to
conduct engineering field data collection using G.I.S. system. (Cost est. = $10,000)
D.
Note: Salary reserve in 1999 budget for potential other staffing changes. Staff report to
Commission later in 1998.
OPTIONS
'1. Approve program as recommended.
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Disapprove program.
Modify program.
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ISSUE #10 - Agency Contracts and Grants - Public Transportation.
A.
Add $4,000 to current $9,000 funding for HOTLINE transportation taxi voucher program,
bringing total city grant to $13,000.
B. New funding of $12,000 as a grant to Saline County Commission on Aging for its
transportation/taxi voucher program.
~TIONS
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/ 1.; Approve program as requested.
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Disapprove program.
3.
Modify program.
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ISSUE #11 - Agency Contracts and Grants - Community Coordination Efforts.
A. New funding of $5,000 as a grant to continue efforts of the Community Roundtable, in a
funding partnership with other participating organizations and agencies.
OPTIONS
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: 1.) Approve program as requested.
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Disapprove program.
3.
Modify program.
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ISSUE #12 - Other Commission Direction on 1998 Program Additions, Deletions or Revisions.
A.
Any Commissioner may suggest further changes (additions, deletions or revisions) to draft
budget.
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