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City of Stoughton. 2012 Budget Proposal. State budget Cuts. Shared Revenue: ($138,538) Expenditure Restraint: ($8,154) Hwy Aides: ($38,870) Recycle Grant: ($24,000) Total Reductions from State = $209,562.00 Levy Limit = 0% or net new construction
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City of Stoughton 2012 Budget Proposal
State budget Cuts • Shared Revenue: ($138,538) • Expenditure Restraint: ($8,154) • Hwy Aides: ($38,870) • Recycle Grant: ($24,000) Total Reductions from State = $209,562.00 • Levy Limit = 0% or net new construction • Stoughton Net construction equals .93% • $62,824 increase allowed
‘Tools’ from the State • Employee WRS contribution • 5.8% employee contribution to WRS • =$136,000 annual savings to the City • Employee Health Insurance • Deductibles • Premiums • Co-pays
Let’s Talk about City Health Insurance Costs • The City of Stoughton is Self-Insured for employee health care coverage. • Allows the City to set its own ‘plan’. • Let’s the City realize savings in health care instead of just paying in a premium. • Last year the City saved $144,000 in health care costs as compared to being part of the State Health Plan. • Because of the City’s ability to keep health care costs down, there is no increase in the City Health Care benefit expense for the 2012 budget.
History of Employee Wages 2007 – 2% increase 2008 – 2% increase Last Employee increase was 2% in 2009 0% in 2010 -3% decrease to employee through furlough days 0% in 2011 2012?
Budgeting for Outcomes - Process • Began in February 2011 with Citizen Summit • Set 4 priority areas: • Safe, healthy Community • Stable Self-sufficient Economy • Well Run Government • Welcoming Community/ Arts /Culture/Recreation • Results teams prepared RFR’s • Departments prepared offers
BFO – Process (cont) • Results teams ranked offers • Funds were allocated • Final ranking worksheets • Leadership Team revised offers • Mayor prepared proposed budget
OFFERS:Stable Self-Sufficient Local Economy • Community Land Development • Redevelopment Authority • Opera House as a destination • Library – It’s a digital world • Shared Ride Taxi Service • Library – Small Business is a Big Deal -NEW
OFFERS:Safe, Healthy Community • Police: Neighborhood Emergency Response • Fire: Emergency Response • Patrol/Traffic Enforcement • Winter Snow and Ice removal • Senior Center Case Management • Police Professional Standards • Fire Emergency preparedness • Police Investigative Services • Senior Center information services • Parks Maintenance • Police Records management
OFFERS:Safe, Healthy Community • Streets & Infrastructure Maintenance • Police communications & clerical • Building Inspection and permits • Recreation • Youth Center • Fire Prevention and Enforcement • Licensing • Public Safety Signs & markings • Senior Center Nutrition • Community Health & Safety • Mandt Park Pool • Fire: Public Education/Awareness
OFFERS: Well Run Government • Mayor • Treasury Management • Financial and Accounting Services • Debt Service • Insurance/Risk Management • Elections • Council/Committees • Clerk Administration • City Attorney Services • Information Technology • Contracted Refuse & Recycling • Assessor • City Facility Operations and Maintenance
OFFERS: Well Run Government • Government Media Production • Personnel • Library – We deliver • Cemetery Maintenance • Senior Center Administration • City Webpage design/admin/maint • Interdepartmental Media services • Interdepartmental Communication services
OFFERSCommunity/arts/culture/recreation • Library: Information & Imagination • Senior Center continuing education • Protect & Enhance Urban Forestry • Storm water System Maintenance • Library: Family services • Parks • Opera House Performance Venue • Community Media Production
OFFERSCommunity/arts/culture/recreation • Parks Mowing • Opera House Cultural attraction • Library: Teen Spaces and Places • Community Commitments • Library: Meet me at the Library • Fertilization and Herbicide Applications/Parks
Other Expenditures not related to offers: • Transfer to Capital = $370,000 • Equip. Replacement reserve = $100,000 • Transfer to Sick Leave (retiree) = $60,000 • Transfer to Fire Pension = $25,000 • Reserve for Economic Development = $50,000 • Reserve for Contingency = $80,000 • Total $685,000
Drawing the Line: What falls below? • Team 2: Economy • Small Business is a big deal • Shared Ride Taxi • Team 3: Safety • Public Safety signs and markings • Senior Center nutrition • Community property compliance • Mandt Pool • Fire education and awareness • Licensing
Drawing the Line: What falls below? • Team 4: Government • Senior Center administration • City webpage • Media services • Team 51: Community • Opera House • Teen spaces and places • Fertilization and Herbicide application • Meet me at the Library
BFO Funding Allocation = • Total Revenue Available • Less Dedicated Outside Revenue • Less Dedicated General Fund Revenue • Equals Total funds available for allocation
Total Revenue Available: • Tax Levy with 0% increase = $ 6,997,555 • All Other Sources of Revenue = $ 5,188,209 • Total Revenue Available = $12,185,764
Dedicated Revenue: “Dedicated Revenues” are those revenues that would not be realized if the associated service or program did not exist. • Dedicated General Fund Revenue = $ 2,192,541 • Dedicated Outside Sources Revenue = $ 1,465,590 • Total Dedicated Revenue = $ 3,658,131
BFO Funding Allocation = • Total Revenue Available 12,185,764 • Less Dedicated Outside Revenue - 1,465,590 • Less Dedicated General Fund Revenue - 2,192,541 • Equals Total funds available for allocation $8,527,633
Finding ways to bring service ABOVE the line: 3 ways • Reallocation of funds • Reduce Transfers by $100,000 • Eliminate well deserved salary increases for employees (2%) $105,000 • Used to: • Fund Shared Ride Taxi • Bring the Senior Center back up above the Line • Public Signs and Markings
Reduce Offer prices/Reduce Service Level • Reduce Police Overtime • Reduce Duty crew from 4 on call to 3 • Reduce Street and Snow costs • Eliminate Parks LTE • Restructure Maintenance Specialist Position • Reduce hours Senior Center Assistant Director • Reduce Library allocation • Reduce contracted services by having staff provide that service.
Increase Revenue • Brush Site Permits • Increased License fees • Charge for Community Media Production • Charge Utilities for answering off hours calls • Mandt Pool Revenue • Recreation Fees
2012 Proposed Capital Budget 2012 Proposed Projects 2012 Proposed Funding
Proposed Building Maintenance Fund Currently the $138,826 in rents is going to the Debt Service fund. The only increase allowed in levy for 2012 is for Debt Service.Moving rents to Building Maintenance would result in a levy increase of 1.98%
Proposed Budget • Constraints: • 0% levy limit or net new construction • For Stoughton net new construction equal $61,824 • Other revenue sources declining • 3% budget gap • Results • 0% levy increase for Operations • 1.98% levy increase for Debt Service • Used rents collected to establish a building maintenance fund.
The Bottom Line: • 2011 tax levy has $0 increase for operations. • 1.98% levy increase proposed for Building Maintenance Fund • Average home values (assessments) fell 4%
Workshops • Council members please pick up your workshop spreadsheets • Available on flash drive • Paper worksheets will be handed out at the workshop