Schwarzenegger signs California budget bill

1. Schwarzenegger signs California budget bill • The $130-billion spending plan raises income and sales taxes and makes sharp spending cuts. • the budget plan would develop an additional $6-billion deficit if voters rejected several provisions lawmakers are placing on a special election ballot May 19. • The final package erased a projected $41.6-billion deficit by setting the budget at $130 billion for the next fiscal year and making $6.7 billion in cuts that take effect immediately. The gap was closed in these ways: 36% spending cuts, 30% new taxes and other revenue, 19% federal money, 13% in new borrowing and 2% vetoes, according to the administration.

2. City Fiscal Crises • Hayward City Manager provided information to all Hayward residents asking for their input on these difficult budget issues and the possible future revenue measure. • Hayward city is facing a budget crisis that requires immediate decisions and tough choices and the contributions of the city residents before City Council could make important future decisions. • The ongoing General Funds deficit is affecting Hayward city as it is the city’s largest operating fund and it provides police, fire, paramedic, street maintenance, library, community cleanliness, and other essential city services. • The city of Hayward has already taken steps to control cost and maintain city services without seeking additional help from our community. • This fiscal year the Hayward City has cut $7 million and 50 full time positions to balance the city budget. • Without additional revenue, next year will need to cut an additional $10 to $12 million to balance our budget. 

3. Budget Cut • $7 million in cuts to the General Fund—or 7%—in Fiscal-Year (FY) 2009. • Elimination of 50 full-time City positions in FY2009. This has resulted in $5 million in savings this year with additionalsavings coming next year. • Police, Fire and other employees have stepped up to forego contract salary increases for two years running, including no salary increases for FY 2009. This has also been the case in 4 of the past 6 years, saving the City several million dollars over time. • Holiday Furlough: Employee groups agreed to a furlough of most nonsworn* staff over the 2008 Holidays, saving nearly $1 million citywide to address the current year’s deficit.

4. Budget cut (continue) • Reorganization: The City has completed several departmental consolidations and reorganizations that have realigned services to be delivered more efficiently and effectively. • Fees: A comprehensive fee study was completed last year and non-generalCity services are charged fees with a goal of full cost recovery. • Volunteers: Volunteer programming continues to provide services that otherwise couldn’t be provided, including at the Animal Shelter and Police Reserves. • Innovation: Employees continue to look for innovations to reduce operating costs • Further cuts: Additional cuts to balance next year’s budget will impact.

5. New Measure • The city council along with other Hayward city officials met on March 3rd to discuss a new measure that will help stimulate Hayward’s budget problems. • They all agreed that such a measure is necessary and decided to put it on the ballet for the May 19th city election. • By law, a majority of Hayward voters must approve such a measure in order for it to take effect. • This measure will increase a modest Utility Users Tax to provide revenues that support public safety and other services critical to maintaining and protecting the quality of life in Hayward.

6. New Measure (continue) • All money from the measure would stay in our community to maintain city services in Hayward. • Without this ballot measure, the City will be forced to make further and more drastic cuts, including the reduction in numbers of police officers and firefighters, street maintenance and graffiti abatement, access to library and other community services, and neighborhood improvement efforts. • The Hayward city needs its citizens to vote for this measure and contribute to the city politics as their contributions can make a big difference.

7. City Budget • Hayward city annual budget for year 2009 & 2010 is $116,599,000 • The City of Hayward is making considerable progress to protect Hayward’s quality of life. • New Police Department Leadership is bringing back community policing which will put more police officers on the streets • The City is implementing programs to connect with residents and problem solve with neighborhoods to improve their quality of life • Leaders in several key departments are working to improve service delivery and openness at City Hall • The Council established two top priorities and has focused on them—Crime/Public Safety and Cleanliness. • A new City leadership team is making these a reality.

8. \Resources All Funds This section provides an overview of City of Hayward operating funds. The following is a brief summary of each type of fund.

9. Resources • Governmental Fund Types • These fund types are used to account for tax supported governmental activities. • General Fund • The general operating fund of the City, used to account for all financial resources except those required to be accounted for in another fund.

10. Resources General Fund • The general operating fund of the City, used to account for all financial resources except those required to be accounted for in another fund. • Special Revenue Funds • Special Revenue funds are used to account for the proceeds of specific revenue sources (other than for major capital projects) that are legally restricted. • Examples of restricted revenues include grant funding, enabling legislation, or earmarking funds for

11. Resources (continue) Special Revenue Funds Special Revenue Funds Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Fund • Measure B – Para transit Fund • Narcotics Asset Seizure Fund • Recycling Fund • Community Development Block Grant Fund • • Downtown Business Improvement Fund • • Housing and Homeownership Funds • • Small Business Economic Development Loan Fund • • Citizen’s Option for Public Safety Fund

12. Debt Service Funds Proprietary Fund Types These fund types are used to account for a government’s business‐type activities (activities supported, at least in part, by fees or charges). • Debt Service funds are used to account for the accumulation of resources and the payment of general long‐term debt. The following is a list of funds in this section. • Certificates of Participation • • Hayward Redevelopment Agency • • Special Assessments

13. Resources (continue) Enterprise Funds Internal Service Funds Internal Service Funds are used to finance and account for goods and/or services provided by one City department to another, on a cost reimbursement basis. The following is a list of funds in this section. Facilities Management Fund Fleet Management Fund Liability Insurance Fund Technology Services Fund Worker’s Compensation Fund • Enterprise Funds present City operations that are financed and operated like private business enterprises. This type of fund permits user charges to finance or recover the costs, including depreciation, of providing the services to the general public on a continuing basis. The following is a list of funds in this section. • Airport Maintenance and Operation Fund • Centennial Hall Fund • Storm water Maintenance and Operation Fund • Wastewater Maintenance and Operation Fund • Water Maintenance and Operation Fund.

14. Financial Overview • 2009 and 2010 budget in charts and graph. • Budget and Resource Breakdown

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17. About I started this website after visiting the Hayward city website for one of my class assignment. After browsing the website, I found out that the Hayward City website is one of the most incompetent and puzzling website as it is compacted with too much information making it hard to use for an average Hayward citizens. The website has plenty of information that is set unorganized making it look as it has been done unintentionally just to get away and avoid public questioning regarding the city policies. After browsing the website, it is easy to say that they haven’t put lot efforts to provide people with the information that is easily accessible. Moreover, some sections of the website looks incomplete making it hard for average Hayward citizens to find important information about their city. The idea of making such a website first came when I was looking for Hayward city budget. Although, I was able to find the information, it took me a long time to find it. When I was looking for Hayward city budget I faced different problems. First, finding the budget section was an ordeal considering that the site is full contents and loads of information. After finding the budget section, there were several parts on that section that made it hard for me to find that exact information. One of the main ordeals was finding the right topic where they have that information. There are over 15 topics on the section making it puzzling for users to find any kind of information. Second, the context all of those topics are too long for just simple precise information. Average internet users find a website friendly that has less information and it is easily accessible. The length of the information on the budget sections of the Hayward city website along with jammed topics on the budget section makes the website less friendly and harder to access for Hayward citizens. Thus, this leaves the users confuse causing them to leave the website. I came up with a website such as this. I tried to fit everything in one page to avoid more information and making the site as friendly and as easily accessible as possible.

18. Contact City Budget Administration City Clerk Office For information about budget work sessions and the budget hearing: 510-583-4400 city.clerk@hayward-ca.gov • Service Contact • 510-583-4014 • Email • denise.blohm@hayward-ca.gov