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REVIEW FISCAL YEAR 2016-17 FIRST QUARTER MEASURES A AND B REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES
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City ordinance 2013-07-09-1601, Section 19-Citizen Oversight stipulates the Committee: “shall meet at least annually to review the expenditure of revenues generated by the tax imposed by this Ordinance and make recommendations to the City Council regarding those expenditures.”
Attached for review by the Measure A Citizens’ Advisory Committee is the first quarter financial report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17.
The FY 2016-17 Amended Budget on Attachment A includes labor agreement budget amendments provided to the Committee in September 2016 and encumbrance rollovers from FY 2015-16 for total amended Police and Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) budget of $21.9 million.
Revenues received as of September 30, 2016, were $2,007,500 reflecting one monthly payment for sales occurring during the month of July.
The Police Department expended $3.7 million and the OVP expended $164,549 during the first quarter of the fiscal year for total Marshall Plan expenses of $3.8 million. Combined salary and benefit costs for Police sworn and non-sworn positions were 18% of the budget including the budgeted vacancy savings. OVP salary and benefit expenses were in line with the budget at 23% and all seven authorized positions were filled. It is normal for salary, benefits and operating expenses to be less than one-quarter of the budget in the first three months of the fiscal year. As the Police Department continues to hire throughout the rest of the year, the salary and benefit costs will increase in each quarter.
The Police Department completed the purchase of a driving simulator originally budgeted in FY 2015-16, expending 62% of the Technology Upgrades category as of September 30, 2016. Radios for the Police Department had been ordered and will be paid for in one lump sum upon delivery. In the Vehicles category, $205,797 was expended on outfitting Police vehicles purchased in FY 2015-16. The balance of the funding will be used to buy and equip an additional 25 patrol vehicles, 10 Police sedans, two trucks for Neighborhood Services and a van for OVP.
In the quarter ending September 30, 2016, $14,000 was expended on audit services as shown in the Revenue Collection and Audit Costs category. General Fund Services and Reserves show a negative $1.8 million because expenses exceeded revenues in the 1st quarter. Consistent with the Amended Budget, revenues are projected to exceed expenses by year-end.
Also attached is the State Board of Equalization sales tax revenues report for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 showing $7,450,912 in revenues.
Attachment A - Measure A FY 2016-17 First Quarter Report
Attachment B - Measure A Revenues BOE Quarter End 09-30-16