Budget Cuts
Budget Cuts
To City Council
Re Budget Priorities
Adjustments
However those that are closely positioned should not be regarded as significantly higher or
lower in priority Further I suspect that there will be disagreement with some of my priorities
Also included at the end of the list are some areas where further reductions might be
priority
achieved These are not specific recommendations and are in no particular My purpose is
order
and services that are not mandated and which Council has some
to identify functions over
The second document is a list of identified revenues These are presented in the same manner
Department directors will be present at your meeting on May 26th to answer your questions and
provide clarification as needed They can also address how citizens might find substitute or
alternative services that would result from some of the service reductions
My Recommendation
above those lines on each list the adjustments needed for FY10 would be satisfied May I
For the purpose of making my recommendations Ihave made the following assumptions
not increased
Emergency Levy
27th payday in FY12 will be funded from the General Fund Balance 4
1 million is the cost to
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Salary
Wage increases for FY10 at 3
1 or as recently negotiated
The total for all reduction measures and revenue sources on the priority lists not including
those listed under the other possible categories is approximately 876 000 If all these were
to be approved approximately 125
000 in additional revenues or
and reductions would still be
to achieve the 1 million needed to correct the projected deficits in the FY11 budget
necessary
and beyond If that is done only with reductions it could involve the loss of two to four additional
positions Those positions would come from across all general funded operations conceivably
including Finance Parks Recreation Planning Community Development Public Works
Services Police Fire Attorney and Administrative Offices Further
Housing Inspection City
the 250 and 000
000 000 budget adjustments do not include funding for Fire
1 Station 4
I believe that there are viable options presented that will allow us to defer most or all reduction
in force considerations until the FY11 budget Thus I think it is premature to suggest what
specific positions would be involved You may favor other possible reduction measures and or
On the
revenue sources that would allow us to lessen or even avoid staff reductions altogether
other hand if some of the reductions presented are not acceptable additional staff reductions
would be necessary These decisions will be finalized as part of the FY11 budget process that
of considering
hope Council will begin FY11 and beyond discussion now at least to the point
I
possible new revenues as well as areas where you would not wish to make further reductions
for FY11 especially in the area of staffing I would also like you to affirm or change any of the
electric franchise fee option that is included in the standings bill passed by the Iowa legislature
We should know by your meeting on May 26th whether or not that provision remains in the
signed bill
Please contact if you have any questions Also remember that your
me meeting on Tuesday
will begin at 3
6 0 PM rather than at 5
30
REDUCTIONS
IS
H Reduce ref material books 500
2 500
2
recycling unit
s materials
Reduce adult
children 301
19 301
19
089
246 284537
FY11 Beyond
IS
H Reduce equipment rental Building Div 978
1
527
288
TOTAL 064
573
OTHER POSSIBLE REDUCTIONS
Full or Partial
Discontinue P
NGrants
I 000
15
IS
H Portion of Director
s to the 000
25
salary charged
Housing Authority
IS
H New admin fee for complaint inspections 000
25
similar to weed ice abatement
snow fee
Cemetery 12
622
City Park rides 808
6
Park Shelter rental 388
14
Field rental 500
14
Sports
Fees for space now provided
free to affiliate groups 351
20
Total 68669
943
302