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File #: 15-0497    Version: 1 Name: 5/4/15 Resolution to Adopt FY 2016 City Budget
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 5/4/2015 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/18/2015 Final action: 5/18/2015
Enactment date: 5/18/2015 Enactment #: R-15-169
Title: Resolution to Adopt Ann Arbor City Budget and Related Property Tax Millage Rates for Fiscal Year 2016 (7 Votes Required)
Attachments: 1. FY16 Budget Amendments as Approved by Ann Arbor City Council on 051815, 2. Draft Budget Amendments for FY16, 3. List of FY16-17 Budget Questions - Final 5-18-15 REVISED, 4. Budget Responses 3-6-15, 5. Budget Responses 3-20-15, 6. Budget Responses 3-27-15, 7. Budget Responses 4-10-15, 8. Budget Responses 4-24-15, 9. Budget Responses 5-1-15, 10. Budget Responses 5-8-15, 11. Budget Responses 5-13-15, 12. Budget Responses 5-14-15, 13. Budget Responses 5-15-15 NEW, 14. Budget Response -5-18-15 NEW
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Title
Resolution to Adopt Ann Arbor City Budget and Related Property Tax Millage Rates for Fiscal Year 2016 (7 Votes Required)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and action is the proposed FY 2016 City Budget that totals $381 million and is in compliance with the City Charter. This budget resolution reflects the recommended budget delivered to you on April 20, 2015.  
General Fund Activities
This recommended budget holds recurring expenditure levels in line with the projected revenue levels.  
 
 
FY 2016
Recurring Revenues
$  97,673,446.00
Non-recurring Revenues
     3,185,778.00
 
$100,859,224.00
 
 
Recurring Expenditures
$  96,472,626.00
Non-recurring Expenditures  
    2,306,848.00
    Total Expenditures
$  98,779,474.00
 
General Fund recurring expenditures increased by $1,135,948 (+1.2%) compared to FY 2015's adopted budget, and recurring revenues increased by $2,336,768 (+2.5%). Below is a summary of non-recurring expenditures:
 
General Fund Non-recurring Expenditures
FY 2016
City Administrator-Strategic Management Assistance
$    50,000 .00
City Administrator-Citizen survey
     30,000 .00
City Clerk-presidential primary election
    110,000 .00
City Attorney-upgrade CityLaw software
     15,000 .00
Housing Commission One-time support
    180,000 .00
Community Services-Affordable Housing Workgroup
     25,000 .00
Community Services-training on International Property Maintenance Code
     10,000 .00
Community Services-Deer Management
     40,000 .00
Community Services-hire consultants for zoning amendments
     75,000 .00
Community Services-hire consultant for Allen Creek Greenway Master Plan
    200,000 .00
Public Services-Geddes sidewalk
    364,285 .00
Public Services-Barton and Superior Dam work
    120,000 .00
Public Services-Guy C. Larcom Building Environmental Controls
     90,000 .00
Public Services-Council Chambers renovations Phase 2
    140,000 .00
Public Services-Fire Station generators (CIP item)
    230,000 .00
Public Services-415 West Washington Site Stabilization
    133,000 .00
District Court-Document Imaging Project
     50,300 .00
Safety Services-Police-CALEA accreditation
     39,297 .00
Safety Services-Police-Body Armor, AEDs for patrol cars, and tasers
    108,800 .00
Safety Services-Police-Promotional Process Costs
     35,000 .00
Safety Services-Fire-CPSE Accreditation
     86,000 .00
Safety Services-Fire-One year support for Fire Dashboard
    26,510 .000
Safety Services-Fire-Equipment : KnoxBox, SCBA, thermal imaging
     40,656 .00
Safety Services-Fire-Two passenger vehicles for department pool
     48,000 .00
Non-departmental-Pedestrian Safety - sidewalk gaps & enforcement
     60,000 .00
     Total General Fund Non-recurring Expenditures
$ 2,306,848 .00
 
FTEs
The City's FTEs are proposed to increase from 720 to 722 in FY 2016 (excluding transfers between Service Areas):
 
       1 FTE increase in Community Services, Planning and Development
       1 FTE increase in Community Services, Housing Commission
 
Millage Rates
The following millages are the maximum allowable levy after the Headlee rollback multiplier is applied (for FY 2016 the Headlee rollback multiplier is anticipated to be 0.9996):
 
 
PROPOSED FY 2016
ACTUAL  FY 2015
DIFFERENCE
GENERAL OPERATING
 6.1657
 6.1682
0.0025
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
 2.0552
 2.0560
0.0008
AAATA
 2.0552
 2.0560
0.0008
REFUSE COLLECTION
 2.4660
 2.4670
0.0010
STREET & SIDEWALK RECONSTRUCTION
 2.1242
 2.1250
0.0008
PARK MAINTENANCE & CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
 1.0996
 1.1000
0.0004
OPEN SPACE & PARKLAND PRESERVATION
 0.4777
 0.4779
0.0002
TOTAL
16.4436
16.4501
0.0065
 
Staff
Prepared by:      Tom Crawford, Chief Financial Officer
Approved by:      Steven D. Powers, City Administrator
Body
Whereas, City Council has reviewed the City Administrator's proposed budget for FY 2016 for the City of Ann Arbor; and
 
Whereas, A public hearing and various public meetings have been held to obtain citizen input on the proposed budget;
 
RESOLVED, That Council adopts the General Fund Allocations as listed in the FY 2016 Consolidated Plan, to be funded out of the Community Development Budget;
RESOLVED, That any contributions to the Special Assistance Fund in excess of the budgeted amount, shall be appropriated at the time of receipt and for the purpose of the Ann Arbor Assistance Fund;
RESOLVED, That any funds contributed to the Parks Memorials and Contributions fund in excess of the budgeted amount shall be appropriated at the time of receipt for the purpose of that fund without regard to fiscal year;
RESOLVED, That any contributions to the Drug Enforcement Fund, the Federal Equitable Sharing Forfeiture Fund and the Michigan Justice Training Fund in excess of the budgeted amount, shall be appropriated at the time of receipt, without regard to fiscal year, and for the purpose of the Drug Enforcement Fund, the Federal Equitable Sharing Forfeiture Fund and the Michigan Justice Training Fund, respectively;
RESOLVED, That the proposed list of Capital Improvement projects in the amount of $195,448,931.00 be approved; and that $48,488,344.00 be appropriated in FY 2016 for these or similar projects, within the respective funds, as determined by the Service Area, and may be carried forward without regard to fiscal year;
RESOLVED, That the dangerous building funding previously appropriated and budgeted in the General Fund (R-12-055) move to the Capital Projects fund (00CP) and costs recovered be appropriated to the 00CP budget at the time of receipt without regard to fiscal year;
RESOLVED, That the Technology Improvement projects in the amount of $608,768.00 be appropriated without regard to fiscal year;
RESOLVED, That a total 722 full-time equivalent positions be adopted in the FY 2016 budget;
RESOLVED, That the City Administrator be authorized to transfer funds between service units within the designated service areas or from Non-Departmental within the same fund;
RESOLVED, That the City Council approve the proposed FY 2016 Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti SmartZone LDFA budget, as a component unit of the City of Ann Arbor in Fiscal Year 2016 in a dedicated fund containing $2,852,929.00 in revenues and $2,852,929.00 in expenditures;
RESOLVED, That the following appropriations constitute the General Fund budget for FY 2016;
REVENUES
CITY ATTORNEY
$    194,105.00
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
 
Clerk Services
302,500.00
COMMUNITY SERVICES
 
Planning & Development Services
1,726,200.00
Planning
264,000.00
Parks and Recreation Services
4,317,920.00
FINANCIAL SERVICES
 
Financial and Budget Planning
27,320,440.00
Treasury
43,582,327.00
Customer Service
80,000.00
PUBLIC SERVICES
 
Field Operations
90,900.00
Water Treatment
372,847.00
SAFETY SERVICES
 
Police
2,888,989.00
Fire
445,000.00
DISTRICT COURT
2,072,557.00
NON-DEPARTMENTAL
17,201,439.00
TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUES
$ 100,859,224.00
 
EXPENDITURES
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
$    376,077.00
CITY ATTORNEY
2,025,833 .00
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
 
City Administrator
702,474.00
Human Resources
1,866,526.00
Clerk Services
1,117,502.00
Safety
286,772.00
COMMUNITY SERVICES
 
Planning & Development Services
1,474,069.00
Planning
1,323,082.00
Community Development
4,046,288.00
Parks and Recreation
5,696,568.00
FINANCIAL SERVICES
 
Accounting
789,672.00
Assessor
1,080,906.00
Customer Service
220,766.00
Financial and Budget Planning
1,021,056.00
Information Technology
3,273,808.00
Procurement
269,106.00
Risk Management
80,728.00
Treasury
656,332.00
PUBLIC SERVICES
 
Field Operations
4,773,850.00
Fleet & Facilities
3,943,647.00
Project Management
3,740,023.00
Public Services Administration
155,151.00
Systems Planning
64,191.00
Water Treatment Services
339,519.00
SAFETY SERVICES
 
Police
25,542,873.00
Fire
15,053,613.00
DISTRICT COURT
4,454,819.00
NON-DEPARTMENTAL
   14,404,223.00
TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES
$ 98,779,474.00
 
RESOLVED, That the following other funds revenue and expenditure appropriations are adopted for FY 2016 budget; and
REVENUES
Fund #
Fund Name
Amount
0001
DDA/HOUSING FUND
$     302,080.00
0002
ENERGY PROJECTS
260,796.00
0003
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
5,174,559.00
0009
SMART ZONE LDFA
2,852,929.00
0010
GENERAL
100,859,224.00
0011
CENTRAL STORES
1,390,727.00
0012
FLEET SERVICES
9,589,075.00
0014
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
7,143,914.00
0016
COMMUNITY TELEVISION NETWORK
4,592,736.00
0021
MAJOR STREET
7,779,981.00
0022
LOCAL STREET
2,061,952.00
0023
COURT FACILITIES
225,000.00
0024
OPEN SPACE & PARKLAND PRESERVATION
2,445,064.00
0025
BANDEMER PROPERTY
8,129.00
0026
CONSTRUCTION CODE FUND
2,928,846.00
0027
DRUG ENFORCEMENT
130,450.00
0028
FEDERAL EQUITABLE SHARING
57,500.00
0033
DDA PARKING MAINTENANCE
5,534,942.00
0034
PARKS MEMORIALS & CONTRIBUTIONS
39,982.00
0035
GENERAL DEBT SERVICE
8,933,683.00
0036
METRO EXPANSION
359,211.00
0038
ANN ARBOR ASSISTANCE
4,000.00
0041
OPEN SPACE ENDOWMENT
4,500.00
0042
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
28,606,888.00
0043
SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
26,329,708.00
0048
AIRPORT
951,609.00
0049
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
9,336,107.00
0052
VEBA TRUST
11,453,203.00
0053
POLICE AND FIRE RELIEF
3,000.00
0054
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE
800.00
0055
ELIZABETH R DEAN TRUST
55,136.00
0057
RISK FUND
33,308,932.00
0058
WHEELER CENTER
455,927.00
0059
EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
38,305,411.00
0060
GENERAL DEBT /SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
49,475.00
0061
ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION
314,539.00
0062
STREET REPAIR MILLAGE
14,012,804.00
0063
DDA PARKING SYSTEM
22,443,368.00
0064
MICHIGAN JUSTICE TRAINING
20,000.00
0069
STORMWATER SEWER SYSTEM
7,714,526.00
0070
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
13,666.00
0071
PARK MAINTENANCE & CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
5,722,642.00
0072
SOLID WASTE FUND
19,649,060.00
0082
STORMWATER BOND
5,169,000.00
0088
SEWER BOND
7,895,000.00
0089
WATER BOND
12,737,000.00
00CP
GENERAL CAPITAL FUND
3,417,365.00
 
 
 $ 410,644,446.00
 
EXPENDITURES
Fund #
Fund Name
 Amount
0001
DDA/HOUSING FUND
 $     302,080.00
0002
ENERGY PROJECTS
260,796.00
0003
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
5,174,559.00
0009
SMART ZONE LDFA
2,852,929.00
0010
GENERAL
98,779,474.00
0011
CENTRAL STORES
1,388,655.00
0012
FLEET SERVICES
9,589,075.00
0014
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
6,922,805.00
0016
COMMUNITY TELEVISION NETWORK
4,504,507.00
0021
MAJOR STREET
7,596,502.00
0022
LOCAL STREET
2,018,178.00
0023
COURT FACILITIES
225,000.00
0024
OPEN SPACE & PARKLAND PRESERVATION
1,408,875.00
0025
BANDEMER PROPERTY
716.00
0026
CONSTRUCTION CODE FUND
2,744,674.00
0027
DRUG ENFORCEMENT
130,450.00
0028
FEDERAL EQUITABLE SHARING
57,500.00
0033
DDA PARKING MAINTENANCE
5,534,942.00
0034
PARKS MEMORIALS & CONTRIBUTIONS
30,000.00
0035
GENERAL DEBT SERVICE
8,933,683.00
0036
METRO EXPANSION
353,724.00
0038
ANN ARBOR ASSISTANCE
4,000.00
0042
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
20,913,309.00
0043
SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
21,640,962.00
0048
AIRPORT
927,098.00
0049
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
9,336,107.00
0052
VEBA TRUST
660,569.00
0055
ELIZABETH R DEAN TRUST
55,136.00
0057
RISK FUND
33,308,932.00
0058
WHEELER CENTER
452,182.00
0059
EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
36,778,463.00
0060
GENERAL DEBT /SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
49,475.00
0061
ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION
307,093.00
0062
STREET REPAIR MILLAGE
14,012,804.00
0063
DDA PARKING SYSTEM
22,443,368.00
0064
MICHIGAN JUSTICE TRAINING
20,000.00
0069
STORMWATER SEWER SYSTEM
6,426,860.00
0071
PARK MAINTENANCE & CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
5,642,230.00
0072
SOLID WASTE FUND
19,649,060.00
0082
STORMWATER BOND
5,169,000.00
0088
SEWER BOND
7,895,000.00
0089
WATER BOND
12,737,000.00
00CP
GENERAL CAPITAL FUND
3,417,365.00
 
 
 $ 380,655,137.00
 
RESOLVED, That the following millages shall be levied for the City of Ann Arbor for FY 2016:
 
PROPOSED
GENERAL OPERATING
        6.1657
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
        2.0552
AAATA
        2.0552
REFUSE COLLECTION
        2.4660
STREET & SIDEWALK RECONSTRUCTION
        2.1242
PARK MAINTENANCE & CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
        1.0996
OPEN SPACE & PARKLAND PRESERVATION
        0.4777
TOTAL
      16.4436
 
See Attached Amendments as Approved by Ann Arbor City Council on May 18, 2015