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Consider and take action on Ordinance 2020-24 adopting the Annual Budget for Governmental and Proprietary Funds for Fiscal Year 2021 - Second Reading (Director of Budget & Project Management)
Council approved 8-0-0 on September 1, 2020.
Background:
Pursuant to City Charter and state law, adoption of this ordinance will establish the budget for the 2021 fiscal year. The budget ordinance is based on the proposed budget, as adjusted, and as described in Exhibit A, B and C.
The FY2021 Proposed Budget provided to City Council on July 14, 2020 included $144,251,187 for operations. Changes were made during the series of workshops in July and August.
City Council held a first reading of the budget ordinance on September 1, 2020. The proposed ordinance was amended to use the proposed tax rate of $0.515 with a total operating budget of $145,136,247.
The first reading of budget ordinance includes the following:
· A personnel budget for 646.00 positions which is a net addition of 9.50 FTE:
· Civil Engineer/EIT to be hired January 2021 (1 FTE),
· Construction Inspector III to be hired March 2021 (1 FTE),
· Assistant Director (1 FTE) in Project Management to be hired January 2021,
· Project Manager (1 FTE) in Project Management,
· Financial Analyst (1 FTE) in Budget Office to be hired in March 2021,
· Meter Technician (1 FTE) in Utility Billing,
· Part-Time Accounts Receivable Specialist (0.50 FTE) in Utility Billing,
· Heavy Equipment Operator in Streets for Marsh Master (1 FTE),
· Crime Victim Advocate (1 FTE),
· Assistant Police Chief (1 FTE).
· Funding to move a Deputy Court Clark (1 FTE) from General Fund Municipal Courts to Utility Fund as a Utility Billing Representative (1 FTE) due to changes in workload for each department,
· Reclassifications as follows:
· Reclassification of a Utility Maintenance Technician to a Utility Maintenance Crew Leader,
· Reclassification of a Communications Coordinator to a Communications & Media Relations Manag...
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