Recreation Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2020 07 27

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services, etc.) did not allow for any cuts. The City Manager and Finance Director undertook an iterative process with each Director to identify strategic budget reductions in each department. The Finance Director then compiled the adjusted budget, with all carry -forward changes, departmental reductions and organization -wide adjustments and developed a modified 2020 budget. With City Council's approval of the utilization of up to $2.5 Million of fund reserves to address budget reductions and General Fund transfers to the Recreation and Open Space funds, staff were able to reduce budget cuts. The table below reflects the 2020 expenditure reductions by fund: Expenditure Reductions by Fund Amount of Percent of Fund Reduction Reduction Description from Budget from Budget General Fund $1,500,000 7% Open Space & Parks Fund $106,000 2% Recreation Fund $940,000 20% The City has made several organization -wide budget reductions that will impact departments programs and services in different ways. They include: • Part-time employee furloughs — As a result of the pandemic the City originally furloughed nearly all part time employees which was approximately 270 employees. There were two phases of furloughs: o Phase 1— City retained 51 part-time employees working and furloughed the remaining 219 employees; o Phase 2 we reviewed the 219 furloughed employees and extended the furlough to 94 of those employees through September 25t" and laid off the remaining 125. o All layoffs were of non-benefitted, part-time employees. o While these furloughs and lay-offs come with some unemployment expense, the City anticipates some or all of the unemployment expenses will be reimbursable through federal CARES act funding. • Seasonal hiring freeze/reductions - Seasonal employees are critical to several City operations that occur spring through fall. The City implemented a seasonal hiring freeze and did not hire seasonal employees at the beginning of spring/summer to support field work. Starting in late June, the City will bring on a limited number of seasonal employees to support the work needed in the remaining summer/fall season. The