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REVIEW AND DISCUSS STRONG COMMUNITIES PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018-19
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Presented to the Strong Communities Advisory Committee is the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19 Proposed Annual Budget for the use of Measure M - Strong Communities proceeds.
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Summary
The FY 2018-19 Proposed Annual Budget was released to the City Council and public on May 15, 2018, and a study session to review the budget was held on May 23, 2018. The Strong Communities portion of the budget, on pages G-8 and G-9 of Attachment A, is being presented for the Committee’s information. Total proposed budgeted revenues are $10.5 million, an increase of 1.6% from FY 2017-18 revenue projections. Total proposed budgeted expenditures are $12.2 million including $5.3 million for capital projects. The table below shows the capital projects with appropriation in the FY 2018-19 Proposed Annual Budget:
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Project |
Proposed Appropriation |
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Troke Library Program Room Remodel |
$118,000 |
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McNair Soccer Complex |
$496,000 |
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Stockton Soccer Complex Upgrades |
$2,996,000 |
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Aquatic Facilities Renovation and Replacement |
$1,710,000 |
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Total Capital Appropriation |
$5,320,000 |
The FY 2018-19 Proposed Annual Budget includes $2.7 million for Library programs and $3.3 million for Recreation programs. Administration costs include $260,000 for State tax collection fees, $10,000 for audit costs and $600,000 for department administrative staff, supplies and training.
The FY 2018-19 budget for Strong Communities includes $3.8 million for part-time and full-time salary and benefit costs. The Strong Communities budget supports 100% of 23 positions and a portion of five other full-time employees.
Maintenance of Effort
Section 19 of the enacting ordinance for Strong Communities includes the following Maintenance of Effort provisions:
A. “The City shall not use the proceeds of this tax to replace general fund revenues used for local library and recreation services. Following passage of this ordinance, absent a condition of economic downturn, the City shall commit general fund revenue to local library and recreation services in an amount no less than the amount committed for the 2014/2015 fiscal year. For purposes of this requirement alone, a reduction in general fund revenue budgeted for local library and recreation services below the 2014/2015 fiscal year level in response to an economic downturn shall be acceptable so long as the reduction in a given year is proportional to the reduction in City general fund revenues.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance, the City may reduce its general fund commitment to the golf program at any time, but the City may not use the proceeds of this tax to back-fill for any such reduction.”
The FY 2014-15 Adopted Budget included General Fund transfers to the Library Fund of $4,250,000 and to the Recreation Fund of $2,950,000. The transfers were amended by Council action to fund additional activities in support of Council strategic priorities from one-time dollars. As shown in Attachment B, the final transfer amount in FY 2014-15 for Library was $4,275,000 (page G-11) and Recreation services was $3,105,000 (page G-17) for a total of $7,380,000. FY 2018-19 General Fund transfers to Library and Recreation also total $7,380,000. In Attachment A, the Library transfer is shown on page G-13 and the Recreation transfer is shown on page G-19. The distribution of the total General Fund contribution has been adjusted to ensure the continued feasibility of the separate funds. The table below compares the FY 2014-15 General Fund transfers for Library and Recreation services to the FY 2018-19 Proposed Annual Budget.
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FY 2014-15 Amended Budget |
FY 2018-19 Proposed Budget |
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Library Fund |
$4,275,000 |
$3,984,500 |
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Recreation Fund |
$3,105,000 |
$3,395,500 |
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Total |
$7,380,000 |
$7,380,000 |
Attachment A: FY 2018-19 Proposed Annual Budget - Community Services Section
Attachment B: FY 2017-18 Adopted Annual Budget - Community Services Section