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Consider and take action on Ordinance 2018-27 adopting the Annual Budget for Governmental and Proprietary Funds for Fiscal Year 2019 - Second Reading (Director of Budget & Project Management)
Council approved first reading with amendments 7-1-0 on August 28, 2018.
Background:
Pursuant to City Charter and state law, adoption of this ordinance will establish the budget for the 2019 fiscal year. The budget ordinance is based on the proposed budget, as adjusted, and as described in Exhibit A, B and C.
The FY2019 Proposed Budget provided to City Council on July 10, 2018 included $130,720,456 for operations and $75,402,468 for capital projects for a total appropriation of $206,122,924. The proposed budget included the following:
· Total estimated effective property tax rate of $0.5638 per $100 valuation.
· A personnel budget for 604.00 positions which is a net addition of 10.50 FTE:
· Two (2) Full-Time Paramedics (2 FTE) in the EMS department,
· Engineering Technician (1 FTE),
· Land/ROW Specialist (1 FTE) and Senior Project Manager (1 FTE) in Project Management,
· Heavy Equipment Operator Crewleader (1 FTE) in Streets/Stormwater,
· Assistant City Attorney (1 FTE),
· Web Content Specialist for the Communications Office to be partially funded with HOT Funds (0.75 FTE in General Fund, 0.25 FTE in HOT Fund),
· GRID Support Specialist (1 FTE) in the Public Safety Technology Fund, and
· 1.50 FTEs for a Parks Custodian (1 FTE) and a reclassification of a Part-Time Rec Aid to a Full-Time Office Support Specialist (0.50 FTE) for Parks Recreation at Hometown Heroes Park (funded through the 4B sales tax).
· Utility revenue estimated at the rates that have been in effect since November 1, 2015.
· Funding for 2% salary increases effective January 1, 2019 ($403,162).
· Funding for 2% across-the-board Civil Service cost of living increase for civil service police officers beginning January 2019 ($157,258).
· STEP raises for police officers based on the 2018 co...
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