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2014 City Budget and Capital Improvement Program. First City Budget Work Session. Statewide Growth Areas. Fastest Growth Areas in the United States. City of Manhattan Growth from 1925-2012. City Cost Comparisons (total local mill levies).
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2014 City Budget and Capital Improvement Program First City Budget Work Session
City of Manhattan Growth from 1925-2012
City Cost Comparisons (total local mill levies) Compared to Salina, it costs about $24 less annually in total property taxes to live in Manhattan. Compared to Lawrence, it costs about $136 more annually to live in Manhattan. About $2.62 a week. 130.74
Mill Levy Rates (arrows show trend line) 50.40 43.44 35.40 State of Kansas 1.50
Where Annual City Property Tax Dollars Go (arrows show trend line)
City Debt and City Growth (arrow shows trend line) Population Growth General Obligation Bonds
Comparison of G.O. Debt per Capita $845 The statewide average for cities of the first class is $1,199 per capita
Reminder from 2013 Budget Work Sessions There were budget reductions of $1,762,322 last year • $892,293 cut by City Manager before first • budget work session • $870,209 cut by the City Commission • during budget work sessions
Special Revenue Fund Increases Although there are a number of changes across these funds, the main increase from 2013 to 2014 is attributed to the renewal of the Riley County sales tax within the Economic Development Fund.
Bond & Interest Fund About $23M will be added as General Obligation Bonds this year.
2013 Budget Overview General Fund Capital Improvement Spending Population Growth
2014 Capital Improvement Program 2014Budget Impact General Fund • Information Services $ 17,500 • Airport $ 55,526 • Community Development$ 150,950 • Legal Services $ 28,750 • Fire Technical Services $ 57,000 • Building Maintenance $ 68,000
2014 Capital Improvement Program (continued) 2014Budget Impact General Fund (continued) • Street $ 42,733 • Traffic $ 43,100 • City Parks $ 20,000 • Sunset Zoo $ 25,000 • Animal Shelter $ 40,000
2014 Capital Improvement Program (continued) City Boards and Committee Requests Commission Direction Requested • Bike Boulevard Project – ($ 31,500 from STP funds) • Community House Study– ($ 65,000 from General Fund) • Annual Sidewalk Fund – ($ 50,000 from General Improvement Fund)
2014 Capital Improvement Program (continued) Citizen Requests Commission Direction Requested • Pedestrian Crosswalk Signal at Anderson & Hudson – ($ 20,000 from Grants) • Sidewalk Extension from South-side of Dickens to Georgetown Apts. – ($ 101,000 , half from City/University and half from General Improvement Funds in 2014 and 2015) • 3rd Street and South Poyntz Parking Lot Improvements – ($ 68,869 from Other Sources) • 3rd Street and North Poyntz Parking Lot Improvements – ($ 94,427 from Other Sources) All of these Board and Citizen requests are currently budgeted for 2014 but are not recommended by City Management for funding.
Future Work Session Issues for Consideration • Consider appropriate level of capital improvement program funding • Consider appropriate level of multi-year street maintenance funding • Consider appropriate level of property tax funding for 2014 City Budget • Consider utility rate increases for 2014
Future Work Session Issues for Consideration Other issues to be researched for the 2nd budget work session?
Reminder… June 11th Second Budget Work Session on the 2014 City Budget and a Discussion of Utility Rate Increases (Please refer to the attached budget calendar)