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Dive into the breakdown of Sacramento's $554M budget, exploring revenue sources like sales tax & property tax as well as challenges in fiscalization and utility taxes.
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PUBLIC POLICY ADMINISTRATION 230 Betty Masuoka Assistant City Manager City of Sacramento March 20, 2001
TOTAL CITY BUDGET TOTAL CITY BUDGET: $554,319,000 Operating Budget $351,198,000 Capital Budget $104,845,000 General Fund $223,068,000 General Fund $8,356,000 All Other funds $128,130,000 All Other $96,489,000 Debt Budget $39,443,000 Reserves $58,833,000 General Fund $12,096,000 General Fund $3,836,000 All Other $27,347,000 All Other $54,997,000
TOTAL CITY BUDGET TOTAL CITY BUDGET: $554,319,000 Enterprise: Solid Waste Water Sewer Drainage Community Center Parking Marina Golf GeneralFund Other Gov’t Other Gov’t: Gas Tax Measure A (sales Tax) Quimby Major St. Construction Lighting & Landscaping Enterprise
TOTAL CITY BUDGET TOTAL CITY BUDGET: $554,319,000 Expenditures Resources Inter-Gov Emp Serv. Licenses Fees Reserves Taxes Sup & Serv Equip Beg. Bal CIP Debt Srv. Other
Operating Budget: $352 Million (all funds) Operating Budget includes Employee and Supply/Service Costs for each Department (does not include CIP) Public Works Police Utilities Fire Parks & Rec
TOTAL GENERAL FUND BUDGET GENERAL FUND BUDGET: $247 million Resources Expenditures Taxes Emp Serv. CIP Sup & Serv Other Licenses Reserves Fees Inter-Gov Debt Srv. Beg Bal.
1% Sales Tax is almost 1/3 of the General Fund Tax Base. Revenue is allocated on a situs basis. What are the BIG Sales Tax generators? Auto Malls Regional Malls Big Box Development Threats to the tax base: The Economy Internet Sales The City or County next door Will a Regional Approach Work? Sales Tax Is it Really Fiscalization of Land Use or a Matter of Survival?
Property Tax is about 27% of General Fund Tax Base If ERAF went away, Property Tax would be about 34% (or another $15 million) Redevelopment: Is Tax Increment a true economic development tool or a local government loophole? Disparity of tax burden Residential v. Commercial New v. Old Property Tax Whose Tax Revenue is it?
Property Tax Impact of ERAF Shift on Taxing Entities in Sacramento
Utility Users Tax is about 27% of General Fund Tax Base. 7.5% tax on Natural Gas, Electricity, Telephone, Cable Impact of Broadband/Internet/Wireless Impact of the Energy Crisis Utility Users Tax Is Local Government Benefiting from the Energy Crisis? Just what should be taxed?