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Tax Reform : What Our Cities can do to Survive and Prevail

Tax Reform : What Our Cities can do to Survive and Prevail. Presented by: Dean Sprague, City Manager for the City of Maitland, FL November 15, 2007. Tax Reform Overview. Assault on Home Rule Three different Floridas Property devaluation -3% next year New construction 2% growth = net -1%.

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Tax Reform : What Our Cities can do to Survive and Prevail

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  1. Tax Reform :What Our Cities can do to Survive and Prevail Presented by: Dean Sprague, City Manager for the City of Maitland, FL November 15, 2007

  2. Tax Reform Overview • Assault on Home Rule • Three different Floridas • Property devaluation -3% next year • New construction 2% growth = net -1%

  3. 1st Wave : HB 1B - FY 08 • Maitland = $ 1.1M cut (10%) • Froze open positions • maintained current year millage rate • mulch, sod, plants cut in half

  4. 2nd Wave : Amendment SJR 2D – FY 09 • January Ballot • SOH Portability = $500K • Double Homestead = $50K • TPP Exemption = $25K • Non - Homesteaded Caps = 10% • Now putting caps on business

  5. 2nd Wave Financial Impacts • Macro • $12.4 Billion statewide • Maitland • Est. 15 – 20% tax base loss for local gov’t • 20% = 1.8M to Maitland • Non-homesteaded = 65% City’s prop. Tax

  6. The 4 Questions of Government Service Delivery… • What do we really do? • What does it cost? • Who does it serve? • Who pays for it? The tool to answer these questions…

  7. Program Performance Based Budgeting Strategic Planning / Visioning Process with Council & Senior Staff Facilitated by UCF Institute of Gov’t. Council Develops Essential Priorities Service Levels “Contract” w/ Council—Program Summary Format City Budgeting Cycle Operating Performance Measures Reviewed City and Departmental Capital Workplan Creation Dept. Budget Development

  8. City of Maitland Essential Priorities • Communications ( Internal & External) • Develop Communications Plan • Design and Create Alternative Methods of Communicating with the Public • Maintain and Enhance Lobbying Efforts (Federal and State) • Transportation • Coordinate/Facilitate Commuter Rail Station Access West of I-4 • Growth and Development • Build City Hall and Public Safety Facilities • Redefine Development Documents • Develop Vision for Economic Development West of I-4 • Environmental Issues • Identify Funding Source for Stormwater Lakes Management Plan • Explore Opportunities to Achieve Designation of “Green City”

  9. FY 08 PW City Workplan– Capital Projects

  10. FY 08 PW Div. Workplans – Capital Projects

  11. FY 08 Program Summary Budget – Fire Dept. FIRE/RESCUE MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of the Fire/Rescue Department is to protect life and property, as well as provide supportive and preventive services that maintain community standards. This will be accomplished through the following programs: Administration, & Emergency and Health Operations. Departmental Summary

  12. Performance Measures – Fire Dept.

  13. Performance Measures – Fire Dept. • FY 08 Program Highlights and Issues • Update and electronically format pre-fire plans for commercial structures within the City • Increase the number of autonomous paramedics w/in the Dept. through aggressive training and internship programs • Complete an update of the Department strategic planning document

  14. The Results of Program Performance Based Budgeting… • Cost Accounting by Program • Determines how funding affects performance …” Only what you measure, you can manage.”

  15. What next? Changing the Paradigm… • Partnerships • Understanding Public Safety Service Needs • Enterprising Operations • Alternative Revenue sources • Shooting the “Sacred Cows”

  16. Partnerships • Functional Consolidation • Reconfiguration Fire Services • Shared equipment and training

  17. Understanding Public Safety Service Needs • Police & Fire Departments • Zero base budget • Low firefighter utilization • How many Police Officers do you really need? • Are “officers per thousand” & “number of calls” meaningful measures? • Open dialogue with the unions

  18. Enterprising Operations • Leisure Services • Non-mandated programs • Vital for sustainable quality community • Only self- supporting programs remain…

  19. Enterprising Operations • Leisure Services (con’t) • Social dilemma • welfare state • Nature of obligation to resident • Back to “core” services

  20. Enterprising Operations • Creating Authorities • Economy of scale • Water / Sewer system equity non-restricted

  21. Alternative Revenue sources • Special Assessments • Fire Protection • Remove FD costs from tax bill (and tax reform), charge through utility bill • Street Lighting • Large users may be tax exempt

  22. Shooting the “Sacred Cows” • Special programs benefiting small groups • Maitland QNPs • Provide amenities and capital improvements for selected streets • Significantly increase property values • Stopped unless drainage, hard improvements • Streetscape, cultural corridor

  23. Conclusion… • 1st Wave of Tax Reform presented the opportunity to re-evaluate operations • 2nd Wave will require service level cuts & restructuring • Program Performance Based Budgeting serves as a powerful management tool for making difficult choices • Unorthodox and innovative, proactive solutions may be necessary

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