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Page 2 <br />The items of major importance provided for in the proposed <br />1987 Budget include: <br />1) A contingency fund of $160,000 (6% of the General Fund <br />Budget) which will be expended only upon specific <br />approval by Council. <br />2) Salary increases to be allocated utilizing a <br />performance appraisal system developed in 1986 as a <br />result of a Comprehensive Salary Compensation Study. <br />3) A reduction in staffing levels from the 80 FTE's <br />approved in the 1986 Budget to the proposed 1987 level <br />of 78 FTE's in order to come more in line with other <br />metro -area communities. <br />4) The virtual elimination of the City's reliance on <br />growth revenues in the City's General Fund by <br />eliminating the Service Expansion Fee from the City's <br />General Fund. This lack of dependency on growth fees <br />in 1987 compares with 19.6% in 1986, 24% in 1985, 29% <br />in 1984 and 38% in 1983. <br />5) An increase of approximately $100,000 in 1987 into the <br />City's combined Capital Improvements Fund designed to <br />help in completing needed City-wide capital improvement <br />projects. This increase has come from a combined <br />increase in the property tax and a new use tax <br />effective July 1, 1987. <br />6) A reduction in the City Service Expansion Fee from its <br />current $2.55/sq. ft. to an approximate level of <br />$1.70/sq. ft. This action is being taken to offset the <br />proposed increase in use tax which is applied to <br />construction materials. <br />7) A vigorous yet realistic Capital Improvements Program <br />based on more reliable and equitable sources of <br />revenue. The key projects to be undertaken in 1987 <br />include: <br />