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Consider and take action on an ordinance adopting the Annual Budget for Governmental and Proprietary Funds for Fiscal Year 2025 (Assistant City Manager - CFO)
Background:
Pursuant to City Charter and state law, adoption of this ordinance will establish the budget for the 2025 fiscal year. The budget ordinance is based on the proposed budget, as adjusted, and as described in Exhibit A, B and C.
The FY2025 Proposed Budget provided to City Council on July 15, 2024, included $184,969,878 for operations. The proposed budget included the following:
· Property tax revenue estimated at the no-new-revenue tax rate, which is estimated at $330,000 less than the FY2024 year-end projection for property tax,
· A personnel budget for 745.50 positions which is a net addition of 14.00 full time equivalent (FTE) positions (13 FTE in General Fund, and 1 FTE in Utility Fund) for the following:
· (2) PRN Paramedics for Mental Health Unit (2.0 FTE),
· (1) Community Outreach and Development Coordinator for Animal Control to be hired January 2024 (1.0 FTE),
· (1) Fire Plans Examiner for Fire Marshal to be hired January 2024 (1.0 FTE),
· (1) Plans Reviewer for Building to be hired January 2024 (1.0 FTE),
· (1) Application Software Specialist for IT to be hired January 2024 (1.0 FTE),
· (6) Police Officers partially grant funded through a COPS hiring grant (6.0 FTE),
· (1) Traffic Operations Specialist for Streets & Traffic (1.0 FTE),
· (1) Water Operator I for Water Production (1.0 FTE),
· Reclass four (4) Paramedics to Shift Lieutenant,
· Reclass Fire Marshal Public Education Specialist to Training Captain,
· Reclass Library Volunteer Coordinator to Librarian
· continuation of the reinvestment program,
· increases in windstorm and workers comp insurances,
· compensation increases, including 2.5% merit and 2% cost of living for civilian employees as well as 3.5% cost of living and STEP raises for civil service employees, both cost of living increases for civilian and civ...
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