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Budgeting for Outcomes:

Policy Makers Working with City Management to Identify Top Priority Programs. Budgeting for Outcomes:. City of El Mirage – A Small Town Perspective Presented By: Mayor Lana Mook. Overview. Background Current Budget Challenges Mayor & Council Budget Philosophy

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Budgeting for Outcomes:

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  1. Policy Makers Working with City Management to Identify Top Priority Programs Budgeting for Outcomes: City of El Mirage – A Small Town PerspectivePresented By: Mayor Lana Mook

  2. Overview • Background • Current Budget Challenges • Mayor & Council Budget Philosophy • The Role of the Council in the Budget Process

  3. Background • Understanding our Past • Meeting the Needs of our Present • Planning for our Future

  4. Understanding Our Past:Once Upon a Time… • El Mirage incorporated in 1951 • Population: approx. 700 • Primarily Migrant & Farming Community • Landlocked, adjacent to Luke AFB • Leadership History

  5. Meeting the Needs of our Present:El Mirage Today… • Population: 31,911 • From 2000 – 2010An increase of 319% • Median Income: $50,411 • Median Assessed • Home Value: $67,743

  6. Meeting the Needs of our Present:El Mirage Today… • Primary General Fund Revenue Sources • State Shared Revenue: 37% • City Sales Tax: 31% • Primary Property Tax: 11% • City Services: Police, Fire, Public Transportation, Parks, etc.

  7. Planning for our Future:What are El Mirage’s options??? • Are we content with where we are today? • What do we want our future to look like? • What is realistic for our community?

  8. Current Budget Challenges: Prior Decisions • Missed Opportunities: • CAP water • Street Lighting Districts • HOA maintained parks • Impact Fees • Community Facilities Districts • Developer provided infrastructure • Initial Property Tax rate

  9. Current Budget Challenges:General Fund Revenues

  10. Current Budget Challenges: No Taxing Districts to Support Services • In addition to limited sales tax revenues the City has no special districts • Street lights are paid for by the City • Neighborhood parks are paid for by the City • Fire personnel are paid for by the City What you see is what you get!

  11. Current Budget Challenges: Legislation • Changes to rental property licensing and billing • Changes to the tax code • Restricting rental property taxation • Limiting construction sales tax • Increasing deductions from sales tax • ex. Development Fees • Reductions in shared revenues • HURF Reductions • LTAF Eliminated • Reducing the Income tax rates • Changes to property tax • Reductions in the business tax assessment ratio.

  12. Budget Philosophy: It’s Simple…but not Easy! • The process of balancing a budget is simple: • revenues need to equal expenses. • If expenses exceed revenues then revenues need to be raised and/or expenses cut. • But not easy: • Increasing taxes and fees to residents • and/or cutting services or amenities is a process that is: • Difficult & Emotional • Controversial & Politically Unpopular

  13. Budget Philosophy When providing input on budget decisions, policy makers need to answer three key questions: • Are we providing city services in the most efficient, cost-effective manner possible? • What is our customer (resident or business partner) willing to pay for city services? • Is this amount competitive with comparable cities/towns so we continue to attract growth or at a minimum, we do not deter growth?

  14. Budget Roles: Budgeting for Outcomes in El Mirage • City • Manager • The City Manager is responsible for translating the Council’s vision into action with the objective of bringing the Council’s vision to fruition. • City Departments • Each Department analyzes resources to meet ongoing needs. Each Department prioritizes resources to meet needs and accomplish Council’s goals. City Council Vision The budget for the City of El Mirage is based on the Council’s goals and vision for the future of El Mirage.

  15. Budget Roles:Budgeting for Outcomes in El Mirage

  16. Recap: Budgeting for OutcomesYes, we are almost done… • The Role of Mayor & Council • We start early! • We regularly meet and talk with constituents and local businesses and we…listen! • We share this information with our City Manager • We collaborate with each other and our City Manager during workshops and training sessions • We focus on Needs versus Wants • We agree to promote items based on consensus • We work with City Staff to review capital projects annually to ensure items listed are still priorities

  17. Closing:Successfully Budgeting for Outcomes • We Budgeted for Outcomes… • What does the future hold for El Mirage? • Opportunities for economic development • Opportunities to improve services & amenities • Opportunities to attract more residents

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