HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/15/2011 07 Proposed 2012 Revenue and Expenditure Budget - Public Hearing BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 7
For Meeting Of Nov. 15, 2011
ITEM TITLE: Public Hearing on the proposed 2012 Revenue and Expenditure Budget for the
City of Yakima
SUBMITTED BY: Finance Department
CONTACT PERSON: Rita DeBord, Director of Finance and Technology
Cindy Epperson, Deputy Director of Accounting /Budgeting / 576 -6771
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
City management recently submitted the 2012 Preliminary Budget Executive Summary to City
Council and the public. The budget represents staffs projections of revenue and proposed
expenditures for the coming year.
Since receiving the propose 2012 budget, Council has discussed the various proposals. The
Budget document and the meetings that include Council discussion are all available to the
• public, and the public has already commented on aspects of the budget at a few of these prior
meetings.
The purpose of this Public Hearing is to formally accept additional input, comments and /or
questions from citizens and other affected parties regarding the proposed 2012 Budget,
including all policy issues, proposed rate increases, proposed service levels, and other related
budget matters for 2012.
Resolution Ordinance Other (Specify) Public Hearing
Contract Mail to (name and address):
Phone:
Funding Source
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: 4,64( % % ice City Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Accept public testimony. No action on the budget is required at
this meeting.
BOARD /COMMISSION /COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
COUNCIL ACTION:
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CITY OF YAKIMA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON THE 2012 BUDGET
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Yakima will hold a
public hearing on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., or soon thereafter,
in the City Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street, for the
purpose, of fixing the budget for the City of Yakima for the fiscal year 2012. Any
taxpayer may appear at said meeting and be heard for or against any part of the
budget.
The preliminary budget executive summary of the City of Yakima, Washington, for
the fiscal year 2012, is now on file in the office of the City Clerk and in the office of
the Director of Finance and Budget of the City of Yakima. A copy of said
preliminary budget will be furnished to any taxpayer who will contact either office
in Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street, Yakima, Washington.
DATED this 2nd day of November, 2011.
MICAH CAWLEY
Mayor of the City of Yakima
DEBORAH KLOSTER, CMC
City Clerk
RITA M. DEBORD
Director of Finance and Budget
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November 11, 2011
TO: Don Cooper, Micah Cawley, Kathy Coffey, Rick Ensey, Dave Edler, Dave Ettl,
Maureen Adkinson, and Bill Lover
FROM: Doug Lemon
It appears that once again the City is going to attempt to erase its budget shortfall by
increasing utility rates and imposing a car tab fee; taxes that fall on those who can
least afford it.
I am sixty years of age. I was born and raised in Yakima. I have been self employed
for forty plus years as the owner of rental income units. The nature of my business is
such that I have frequent contact with the Public Works Department, Planning and
Code Administration, Engineering Department, and the Water, Irrigation, and Utility
Department. I travel the streets of Yakima on a daily basis and have frequent contact
with city employees. I have also employed the services of private contractors to
perform services identical to those that city employees perform. What have I
observed over forty plus years of dealing with the City on a daily basis:
1. City employees who are paid three to ten times what most of my
tenants bring home, plus fringe benefit plans ( retirement, insurance, vacation, sick
leave) and, thanks to their unions, a guaranteed lifetime income regardless of how
incompetent or lazy they might be. I can't tell you how many city projects I have
observed over the years that a private contractor would have done in less than half
the time. Don't get me wrong; I am sure there are some employees who are
competent and diligent, although I suspect they are few and far between. The
problem is that even the best intentioned new hire will soon succumb to doing that
which everyone else is doing, i.e. thirty minute fifteen minute breaks, arriving at work
fifteen to thirty minutes late, going to lunch early and coming back late, etc. etc. etc.
etc.
2. City employees sleeping in their trucks; city employees at restaurants
taking thirty to sixty minute morning and afternoon breaks; city trucks parked at job
sites with four to five employees standing around smoking and one with a shovel in his
hand; city trucks parked at a job site and which upon first glance appear to be
working but upon observing the site for thirty minutes or more nothing is done
/ .
whatsoever (what appears to be a totally staged scene to give the passing public the
impression that work is being done); etc. etc. etc. etc. Just last week I stopped at the
bank and observed four city employees, with a large truck, parked in front of the
ATM machine with one of the employees standing in line waiting to use the machine.
Did these workers note on their time cards taking time out for personal matters?
Over the last month I have noticed a city owned truck parked on South 47 Avenue
on numerous occasions and at times that would not be consistent with claimed breaks
or lunches. Last Friday I recognized two city employees in Di -Mart at a time that
would not be consistent with lunch or breaks and upon them seeing me they quickly
scampered out of the store.
3. Have you ever noticed how clean the city trucks and maintenance
vehicles are as opposed to other municipalities? There are only two possible
explanations: (1) they are not being used, or (2) there is an over emphasis on cleaning
the vehicles!!!!
4. The Wastewater/Maintenance Department has approximately nineteen
personal cars parked in its parking lot at 7:00 a.m. four days a week. Often times in
the middle of the day one -half of the personal cars are gone. On October 31 of this
year I could only see seven personal cars in the lot. What is going on?
S. On numerous occasions, late in the afternoon, I have followed city work
trucks as they aimlessly wander the City going here and there with no apparent
purpose or objective. Finally, though, they arrive at their department headquarters
and, lo and behold, it is quitting time!!!
I could go on and on. The creativeness of city employees in appearing to work
when they are not is never ending!!! What you have is a bunch of overpaid city
employees who have obtained every workingman's dream job. The nature of my job
is such that I have a daily opportunity to see how the City works and it is not pretty.
The waste is simply unbelievable.
Now you want more money from the taxpayers so you can balance your
budget. My vote is a resounding NO!!! Suck it up!!! Tighten your belt like private
businesses have to do when the revenue stream is reduced. Layoff some of your lazy
incompetent employees. Have your employees wear uniforms so they can't easily
blend in with the public and do personal business when they should be working. Put
GPS devices on employees so you can track their whereabouts. Or even better yet,
privatize the whole Public Works Department and get more work done for less pay.
You complain that service to the public will suffer. I don't see how it can get much
worse!!! Did you listen to what City Attorney Jeff Cutter said at the Yakima City
Council Work Session on the evening of November 8, 2011?
"...My legal department has sustained some rather difficult cuts over the last
few years that I know you are aware of.... I believe our department, despite those
cuts, has managed to provide the same professional and expert legal services to the
City that it always did... we made adjustments and changed the way we do things to
try to address those issues....."
How, may I ask, has Mr. Cutter managed to provide the same service he has always
provided but with less money? There are only two possible explanations; (1) he had
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too much staff to begin with, or (2) he told his staff that they would have to increase
their work load (what a novel approach). Either way, Mr. Cutter's department has
survived. Assuming other Department Heads will not admit that they have too much
staff, then they should simply instruct their employees to START WORKING!!!!
Department Heads should hold their employees accountable for what they do in a
work day. The Good Times are over!!!! Balance the budget with layoffs and the
remaining employees, in fear of being on the chopping block next, might just step up
and take up the slack.
Last, but not least, how is that $100000.00 plus a year criminal analyst working out
for you? Oh, that is right, he is no longer working for you, is he? What did that little
fiasco cost you? Bet you wish you had the money that you squandered on his
ridiculous position. With all due respect to our Servicemen and Veterans, you have, as
a Council, spent money like drunken sailors on shore leave and you now need to
suffer the consequences, but not at the expense of the taxpayers.
Sinc ely,
Doug L mon
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2012 PRELIMINARY BUDGET
INFORMATION PACKET
FOR
PUBLIC HEARING
NOVEMBER 15, 2011
2011 VS. 2012
EXPENDITURE BUDGET COMPARISON*
(Traditional Budget Model)
As presented to Council 11/1/11
2011 2011 Amended
Year -End Amended 2012 Budget
Fund Estimate Budget Budget % Change
General $48,421,164 $49,328,886 $48,761,470 (1.2 %)
Parks 4,042,476 4,042,938 4,050,111 0.2%
Street & Traffic 5,212,161 5,218,691 5,055,371 (3.1 %)
General Government Total $57,675,801 $58,590,515 $57,866,952 (1.2 %)
Community Development $4,063,080 $4,144,772 $1,839,530 (55.6 %)
Utilities /Other Operating 60,628,276 61,703,537 59,921,175 (2.9 %)
Capital Improvement 42,972,782 53,235,457 36,524,106 (31.4 %)
Contingency /Operating Reserves 3,056,386 9,902,608 10,185,982 2.9%
Employee Benefit Reserves 13,918,791 14,381,113 14,333,596 (0.3 %)
General Obligation Bonds 3,236,077 3,350,077 3,349,336 (0.0 %)
LID Debt Service 285,000 285,000 285,000 0.0%
Water /Sewer Revenue Bonds 2,862,054 2,862,054 2,636,124 (7.9 %)
Trust and Agency Funds 148,099 169,129 503,225 197.5%
Total - Citywide Budget $188,846,346 $208,624,262 $187,445,026 (10.2 %)
(1) The 2012 CED budget includes an estimate of the 2012 grant awards only. The 2011 amended budget includes the 2011 grant
awards and awards carried forward from the previous years.
2012 GENERAL GOVERNMENT
PRELIMINARY BUDGET - TOTAL $57,866,952
(By Budget Priority)
As presented to Council 11/1/11
Public Health&
Safety
539,517,4.33 - -- .
65.5%
Resource
• Afanagesent
55,425,527
14.6%
Quality of Life
• 54,030,111
7.0%
Economic
Decvlopsenk
52,983,933
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52%
N . Customer 5ento &
• Communications
51953,22
Strategic 3.4°.0
Partnersl•ps
5606.754
1.0%
* NOTE: Both charts above include the POG budget reductions as provided to Council on November 1, 2011; these charts
do not reflect the supplemental reductions as authorized by Council on November 8, 2011.
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CITY OF Y�civna
2012 BUDGET REDUCTION OPTIONS
2012 BUDGET OPTIONS - POG BUDGETED REDUCTIONS*
POG Reductions
Priority of Government Personnel FT E's Non -Pers Total
Public Health & Safety
Police
6 (vacant) Patrol Officers $530,000 6.00 $0 $530,000
Close Airport Substation 0 19,000 19,000
1 (vacant) Crime/Int Analyst 63,700 1.00 0 63,700
Fire
Transfer 1 Position - EMS Fund 80,000 0 80,000
1 (vacant) Firefighter - YVTech Program Elimination 80,000 1.00 0 80,000
Overtime Adjustment 80,000 0 80,000
Municipal Court
Eliminate Overtime for Courtroom Security 10,000 0 10,000
Finance & Technology
Reduce 099 Transfer (for Dispatch) 0 50,000 50,000
Community & Economic Development - Code Admin.
Transfer .70 Code Inspector to Stormwater 50,000 0 50,000
Eliminate Contribution to Vehicle Replacement 0 1,400 1,400
1 (vacant) CED Office Administrator (split allocation) 18,600 1.00 0 18,600
1 (vacant) Permit Technician 61,200 1.00 0 61,200
Street & Traffic Operations
Reduce Operating Supplies /Signals 0 5,000 5,000
Reduce Contract Labor /Signals 0 2,500 2,500
2 (vacant) Sign Specialists 121,700 2.00 0 121,700
Reduce Professional Services - Traffic Studies 0 _ 15,000 15,000
1,095,200 12.00 92,900 1,188,100
Resource Management
City Management - Human Resources
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Reduce Misc. Operating Costs - Human Resources 0 5,300 5,300
Community & Economic Development
Engineering allocation CED Office Admin. (see Pub. Saf.) 12,200 0 12,200
City Hall allocation CED Office Admin. (see Pub. Saf.) 8,600 _ 0 8,600
20,800 0.00 5,300 26,100
Economic Development
Community & Economic Development - Planning
Transfer .40 Asst. Planner - Parks 26,400 0 26,400
Planning allocation CED Office Admin. (see Pub. Saf.) 23,700 0 23,700
Street & Traffic Operations
Reduce Operating Supplies (Street Maintenance) 0 29,000 29,000
Reduce Prof. Services (Large Trees) 0 500 500
Reduce Small Tools 0 _ 500 500
50,100 0.00 30,000 80,100
Quality of Life
Parks
1 (vacant) Admin Assoc/Move Planning Assoc. (net) 50,100 1.00 0 50,100
Customer Service /Communications
City Management - City Clerk
Reduce Public Records Clerk -10 Months 67,300 0.00 0 67,300
Grand Total $1,283,500 13.00 $128,200 $1,411,700
* The budget reduction options listed on this page were included in the preliminary budget presented to Council on
November 1, 2011, and are reflected in the charts on the previous page.
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CITY OF alatt2
2012 BUDGET REDUCTION OPTIONS
2012 BUDGET OPTIONS - SUPPLEMENTAL REDUCTIONS*
- Supplementary Reductions -
Priority of Government Personnel FTE's Non -Pers Total
Public Health & Safety
Community & Economic Development
1 (filled) Fire Code Inspector $67,600 1.00 F $0 $67,600
City Manager / Legal
1 (filled) Legal Assistant (split allocation) 31,500 1.00 F 0 31,500
Temp. Legal Assistant (split allocation) 8,500 0 8,500
107,600 2.00 0 107,600
Resource Management
Finance
1 (filled) Financial Services Specialist 62,000 1.00 F 0 62,000
City Management
Asst. City Mgr/Reinstate CED Director (vacant) 118,500 1.00 V 0 118,500
1 (filled) Executive Assistant - City Manager 84,300 1.00 F 0 84,300
1 (vacant) Specialist - Human Resources 58,200 1.00 V 0 58,200
Legal Assistant (split allocation) 31,500 0 31,500
Temp. Legal Assistant (split allocation) 8,500 0 8,500
Community & Economic Development
1 (filled) Construction Inspector 74,400 1.00 F 0 74,400
437,400 5.00 0 437,400
Economic Development .
Community & Economic Development - Planning
1 (vacant) Comm. Development Specialist 28,400 1.00 V 0 28,400
Modify Sup. Planner - Sr. Planner 33,600 0 33,600
Street & Traffic Operations
Reduce Vehicle Replacement 0 100,000 100,000
62,000 1.00 100,000 162,000
Quality of Life
Parks
Reduce Tree Maintenance 0 7,500 7,500
Reduce Small Tools Replacement 0 1,000 1,000
Reduce Maintenance Temporaries 8,000 0 8,000
Reduce Fertilization 0 3,000 3,000
Reduce Overtime for Maintenance 2,000 0 2,000 .
Reduce Afterschool Program 6,000 1,000 7,000
Reduce Parks Movies 500 1,000 1,500
Reduce Summer Playground Program 5,000 1,000 6,000
Reduce Overtime for FPGC 2,000 0 2,000
Reduce Franklin Pool Temporaries 5,500 0 5,500
Reduce Ball Field Maintenance 6,500 0 6,500
35,500 0.00 14,500 50,000
Grand Total $642,500 8.00 $114,500 $757,000
* The budget reduction options listed on this page were authorized by Council on November 8, 2011, but have not yet
been incorporated into the 2012 Preliminary Budget and are not reflected in the charts on the previous pages.
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CITY OFYi
2012 BUDGET REDUCTION OPTIONS
POLICY ISSUES
(Other than Priorities of Government)
CITY MANAGEMENT
Purchasing
Proposed Personnel Comments/
Policy Issue Request / Justification Funding Source Salary / Benefits Non - Personnel Council Action
Add one Buyer I Position Yakima County Elim. Temp $19,000 Budgeted
(Delete part -time Temporary) via allocation Add Buyer $63,500
Increase $44,500
2011 City Allocation (50 %) $226,755
2011 County Allocation (50 %) $226,755
$453,510
With New Position:
2012 City Allocation (43 %) $225,239
2012 County Allocation (57 %) $298,572 Revenue Budgeted
$523,811
Net City Allocation 2011 -2012 ($1,516)
Stormwater
Proposed Personnel Comments/
Policy Issue Request / Justification Funding Source Salary / Benefits Non - Personnel Council Action
2012 Stormwater Reserve Fund Unbudgeted
Create Reserve Funds for Stormwater
Wastewater
Proposed Personnel Comments/
Policy Issue Request / Justification Funding Source Salary / Benefits Non - Personnel Council Action
Wastewater Connection Charge Wastewater Fund Budgeted
Revision
Wastewater Rates for 2012 — 2014 Customers of the Revenue: Budgeted
Rate Increase of 5.1% annually for the Wastewater Utility 2012 $737,750
next 3 years 2013 $739,750
2014 $741,750
MUNICIPAL COURT
Proposed Personnel Comments/
Policy Issue Request / Justification Funding Source Salary / Benefits Non - Personnel Council Action
No Policy Issues Submitted
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FINANCE
Proposed Personnel Comments/
Policy Issue Request / Justification Funding Source Salary / Benefits Non - Personnel Council Action
No Policy Issues Submitted
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Capitol Theatre
Proposed Personnel Comments/
Policy Issue Request / Justification Funding Source Salary / Benefits Non - Personnel Council Action
Increase in Capitol Theatre PFD Revenues & PFD
Management Fee Fund Balance Revenues $49,000
From $174,000 to $232,000 Fund Bal. 9,000
Total $58,000 Budgeted
Convention Center
Proposed Personnel Comments/
Policy Issue Request / Justification Funding Source Salary / Benefits Non - Personnel Council Action
Increase in Convention Center PFD Revenues $14,650 Budgeted
Management Fee
From $664,350 to $679,000
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Increase in Convention Center Convention Center $10,000 Budgeted
Professional Services Operating Revenue
From $$165,000 to $175,000
Outside Agency
Proposed Personnel Comments/
Policy Issue Request / Justification Funding Source Salary / Benefits Non - Personnel Council Action
Continue Support for the Committee for CBD Capital 2011
Downtown Yakima (CDY) Improvement Budget $50,000
Fund (321) 2012
Budget $50,000 Budgeted
POLICE
Proposed Personnel Comments/
Policy Issue Request / Justification Funding Source Salary / Benefits Non - Personnel Council Action
9 Replacement Police Vehicles Law & Justice $270,000
Capital Fund
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FIRE
Proposed Personnel Comments/
Policy Issue Request / Justification Funding Source Salary / Benefits Non - Personnel Council Action
No Policy Issues Submitted
PUBLIC WORKS
Refuse
Proposed Personnel Comments/
Policy Issue Request / Justification Funding Source Salary / Benefits Non - Personnel Council Action
Add One Solid Waste Collector/Driver Refuse Division 2012 Budgeted
funded by new customers from prior Operating Fund (1/2 Year) $29,500
annexations 2013 $59,000
Increase Department Assistant II to full- Refuse Division $17,750
time Operating Fund
Transit
Proposed Personnel Comments/
Policy Issue Request / Justification Funding Source Salary / Benefits Non- Personnel Council Action
Purchase 3 used 30 ft. Buses for new Local Sales Tax $100,000 Budgeted
Ellensburg - Yakima route
Purchase 9 Vanpool Vans 75% Grant Funds $225,000
25% Local Sales Tax $75,000 Budgeted
$300,000
Transit Center Canopy Local Sales Tax $150,000 Budgeted
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• Equipment Rental
Proposed Personnel Comments/
Policy Issue Request / Justification Funding Source Salary / Benefits Non - Personnel Council Action
Equipment Rental Equipment Rental $1,153,500 Budgeted
Additions (Streets) Replacement Fund
Crack Sealer $60,000
Line Laser 8,500
Replacements
Streets
2 3 /4 Ton PU /Snowplow „ 90,000
Street Sweeper 185,000
38' Bucket Truck (used) 45,000
Water
lh Ton PU 30,000
Refuse
2 Automated Refuse Truck 630,000
Wastewater
Ford Escape Hybrid 35,000
3 /4 Ton Chassis/Body 45,000
Cargo Van 25,000
Total $1,153,500
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