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Forecast Assumptions <br />• Sales Tax Revenue: +5.0% in 2013, +3.7% in 2014, <br />annual average of +3.0% for 2015 through 2018. <br />• Property Tax Revenue: +1.2% in 2013, +2.2% in <br />2014, annual average +3.0% for 2015 through 2018. <br />• Consumer Use Tax: +7.0% in 2013, +3.0% in 2014, <br />annual average of +1.3% for 2015 through 2018. <br />• Building Use Tax: +44.7% in 2013, -35.6% in 2014, <br />annual average of -12.6% for 2015 through 2018. <br />15 <br />Forecast Assumptions <br />• Water & Wastewater User Fees: Current placeholder <br />awaiting results of utility rate study = no increase in water <br />rates, a 25% increase to wastewater rates, and a 75% <br />increase to storm water rates. <br />• Employee Salaries & Wages: +4.2% annual average from <br />2014 through 2018. <br />• Employee Benefits +4.6% annual average from 2014 <br />through 2018. <br />• Total General Fund Revenues -2.4% from 2014 through <br />2018 (due to decline in building - related revenue). <br />• Total General Fund Expenditures +2.6% from 2013 16 <br />through 2017. <br />13 8 <br />