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File #: 16-0570    Version: 1 Name: 5/2/16 Resolution to Adopt Ann Arbor City Budget and Related Property Tax Milllage Rates for Fiscal Year 2017
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 5/2/2016 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/16/2016 Final action: 5/16/2016
Enactment date: 5/16/2016 Enactment #: R-16-201
Title: Resolution to Adopt Ann Arbor City Budget and Related Property Tax Millage Rates for Fiscal Year 2017
Attachments: 1. FY17 Budget Amendments as Approved by City Council, 2. List of FY17 Budget Questions 5-16-16, 3. Budget Responses 3-4-16, 4. Budget Responses 3-11-16, 5. Budget Responses 3-18-16, 6. Budget Responses 3-23-16, 7. Budget Responses 4-1-16, 8. Budget Responses 4-8-16, 9. Budget Responses 4-22-16, 10. Budget Responses 4-29-16, 11. Budget Responses 5-6-16, 12. Budget Responses 5-10-16, 13. Budget Responses 5-13-16, 14. Budget Responses 5-16-16, 15. DRAFT BUDGET AMENDMENTS AS PROPOSED BY ANN ARBOR CITY COUNCIL-updated as of 5-16-2016
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Title

Resolution to Adopt Ann Arbor City Budget and Related Property Tax Millage Rates for Fiscal Year 2017

Memorandum

Attached for your review and action is the proposed FY 2017 City Budget that totals $370 million and is in compliance with the City Charter. This budget resolution reflects the recommended budget delivered to you on April 18, 2016.

General Fund Activities

This recommended budget holds recurring expenditure levels in line with the projected revenue levels. 

 

FY 2017

Recurring Revenues

 $  99,714,625

Non-recurring Revenues

      3,124,739

    Total Revenues

 $102,839,364

 

 

Recurring Expenditures

 $  99,374,091

Non-recurring Expenditures 

      3,465,273

    Total Expenditures

 $102,839,364

 

General Fund recurring expenditures increased by $2,881,465 (+3.0%) compared to FY 2016’s adopted budget, and recurring revenues increased by $2,041,179 (+1.8%). Below is a summary of non-recurring expenditures:

 

General Fund Non-recurring Expenditures

FY 2017

City Administrator-Strategic management assistance

$38,588

City Clerk-Election equipment

161,000

Housing Commission-One-time support

105,000

Community Services-Non-lethal deer management

35,000

Community Services-Purchase vehicle for Zoning Inspector

12,500

Community Services-Update hardware for inspectors

5,000

Community Services-Consultant for sign ordinance changes

100,000

Public Services-Streetlight asset condition assessment

120,000

Public Services-Guy C. Larcom Building freight elevator

200,000

Public Services-Fire Stations 1 & 6 rehab

221,000

Public Services-Fire Stations 3 & 4 rehab

100,000

Public Services-Fire Station generators (CIP item)

100,000

Public Services-Barton and Superior Dam work

250,000

Public Services-City share of connector project

183,950

Public Services-Ellsworth Road corridor study

109,421

Public Services-Stone School sidewalk gap

50,000

Public Services-Contractual support for Sustainability Plan

80,000

District Court-Document Imaging Project

11,600

Safety Services-Police-CALEA accreditation

25,297

Safety Services-Police-Fair & Impartial police training

25,000

Safety Services-Fire-Three vehicles for inspectors

63,129

Safety Services-Fire-Extrication replacement

33,495

Safety Services-Fire-One year support for Fire Dashboard

15,293

Non-departmental-Streetlight replacement

720,000

Non-departmental-Workforce planning

500,000

Non-departmental-Contribution for capital needs

50,000

Non-departmental-Pedestrian Safety - sidewalk gaps & enforcement

100,000

Non-departmental-Provision for Human Rights Commission Police recommendations

50,000

Total General Fund Non-recurring Expenditures

$3,465,273

 

 

FTEs

The City’s FTEs are proposed to increase from 722 to 729 in FY 2017 (excluding transfers between Service Areas and net of incidental changes):

 

                     .5 FTE increase in City Attorney

                     .5 FTE decrease in City Administrator, Human Resources

                     .5 FTE increase in City Administrator, Safety

                     2 FTE increase in Community Services, Planning and Development

                     1 FTE increase in Community Services, Planning

                     2 FTE increase in Community Services, Housing Commission

                     1 FTE increase in Public Services, Administration

                     1 FTE increase in Public Services, Systems Planning

 

As part of the workforce planning initiative, Council is authorizing staff to exceed the authorized 729 FTEs by 10 on a temporary basis. 

 

 

Millage Rates

The following millages are the maximum allowable levy after the Headlee rollback multiplier is applied (for FY 2017 the Headlee rollback multiplier is anticipated to be 0.9913):

 

PROPOSED FY 2017

ACTUAL     FY 2016

DIFFERENCE

GENERAL OPERATING

6.1121

6.1657

(0.0536)

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

2.0373

2.0552

(0.0179)

AAATA

2.0373

2.0552

(0.0179)

REFUSE COLLECTION

2.4445

2.4660

(0.0215)

STREET & SIDEWALK RECONSTRUCTION

2.1057

2.1242

(0.0185)

PARK MAINTENANCE & CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

1.0900

1.0996

(0.0096)

OPEN SPACE & PARKLAND PRESERVATION

0.4735

0.4777

(0.0042)

TOTAL

16.3004

16.4436

(0.1432)

Staff

Prepared by:                       Matt Horning, Acting Chief Financial Officer

Approved by:                      Tom Crawford, Interim City Administrator

Body

Whereas, City Council has reviewed the City Administrator’s proposed budget for FY 2017 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 2017 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 $245,414,019 are approved; and that $40,575,894 be appropriated in FY 2017 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 Technology Improvement projects in the amount of $486,696  be appropriated without regard to fiscal year;

 

RESOLVED, That a total 729 full-time equivalent positions be adopted in the FY 2017 budget;

 

RESOLVED, That as part of the workforce planning initiative, Council is authorizing staff to exceed the authorized 729 FTEs by 10 on a temporary basis; 

 

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 2017 Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti SmartZone LDFA budget, as a component unit of the City of Ann Arbor in Fiscal Year 2017 in a dedicated fund containing $3,316,419 in revenues and $2,761,168 in expenditures;

 

RESOLVED, That the following appropriations constitute the General Fund budget for FY 2017;

 

REVENUES

CITY ATTORNEY

$230,151

CITY ADMINISTRATOR

 

Clerk Services

192,500

COMMUNITY SERVICES

 

Planning & Development Services

1,726,200

Planning

264,000

Parks and Recreation Services

4,480,240

FINANCIAL SERVICES

 

Financial and Budget Planning

27,747,015

Treasury

44,459,436

Customer Service

80,000

PUBLIC SERVICES

 

Field Operations

90,900

Water Treatment

411,273

SAFETY SERVICES

 

Police

3,040,925

Fire

420,000

DISTRICT COURT

2,072,557

NON-DEPARTMENTAL

17,624,167

TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUES

$102,839,364

 

 

EXPENDITURES

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL

$375,406

CITY ATTORNEY

2,144,764

CITY ADMINISTRATOR

 

City Administrator

688,956

Human Resources

1,839,055

Clerk Services

1,267,166

Safety

326,450

COMMUNITY SERVICES

 

Planning & Development Services

1,560,120

Planning

1,252,731

Community Development

4,392,775

Parks and Recreation

5,934,520

FINANCIAL SERVICES

 

Accounting

802,957

Assessor

1,070,973

Customer Service

231,180

Financial and Budget Planning

1,024,748

Information Technology

3,362,150

Procurement

274,921

Risk Management

83,214

Treasury

679,103

PUBLIC SERVICES

 

Field Operations

4,952,580

Fleet & Facilities

3,957,068

Project Management

3,754,787

Public Services Administration

166,668

Systems Planning

143,953

Water Treatment Services

468,358

SAFETY SERVICES

 

Police

26,593,353

Fire

15,885,039

DISTRICT COURT

4,533,708

NON-DEPARTMENTAL

15,072,661

TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES

$ 102,839,364

 

RESOLVED, That the following other funds revenue and expenditure appropriations are adopted for FY 2017 budget; and

 

REVENUES

Fund #

Fund Name

Amount

0001

DDA/HOUSING FUND

$402,163

0002

ENERGY PROJECTS

259,472

0003

DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

6,438,768

0009

SMART ZONE LDFA

3,316,419

0010

GENERAL

102,839,364

0011

CENTRAL STORES

1,398,849

0012

FLEET SERVICES

11,575,769

0014

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

7,176,836

0016

COMMUNITY TELEVISION NETWORK

2,034,207

0021

MAJOR STREET

8,724,702

0022

LOCAL STREET

2,243,961

0023

COURT FACILITIES

225,000

0024

OPEN SPACE & PARKLAND PRESERVATION

2,499,641

0025

BANDEMER PROPERTY

8,243

0026

CONSTRUCTION CODE FUND

3,001,097

0027

DRUG ENFORCEMENT

18,762

0028

FEDERAL EQUITABLE SHARING

18,791

0033

DDA PARKING MAINTENANCE

4,543,960

0034

PARKS MEMORIALS & CONTRIBUTIONS

40,484

0035

GENERAL DEBT SERVICE

8,855,244

0036

METRO EXPANSION

354,534

0038

ANN ARBOR ASSISTANCE

4,000

0041

OPEN SPACE ENDOWMENT

10,000

0042

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM

25,965,640

0043

SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM

25,299,827

0048

AIRPORT

898,274

0049

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

4,957,161

0052

VEBA TRUST

10,611,323

0053

POLICE AND FIRE RELIEF

3,000

0054

CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE

800

0055

ELIZABETH R DEAN TRUST

59,517

0057

RISK FUND

28,909,224

0058

WHEELER CENTER

465,372

0059

EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM

37,688,000

0060

GENERAL DEBT /SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS

42,405

0061

ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION

491,861

0062

STREET REPAIR MILLAGE

12,970,180

0063

DDA PARKING SYSTEM

23,478,048

0064

MICHIGAN JUSTICE TRAINING

20,000

0069

STORMWATER SEWER SYSTEM

7,260,292

0070

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

14,937

0071

PARK MAINTENANCE & CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

5,564,903

0072

SOLID WASTE FUND

17,211,872

0082

STORMWATER BOND

4,955,700

0088

SEWER BOND

8,420,500

0089

WATER BOND

8,847,500

00CP

GENERAL CAPITAL FUND

2,084,371

 

 

$ 392,210,973

 

EXPENDITURES

Fund #

Fund Name

Amount

0001

DDA/HOUSING FUND

$402,163

0002

ENERGY PROJECTS

255,627

0003

DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

6,438,767

0009

SMART ZONE LDFA

2,761,168

0010

GENERAL

102,839,364

0011

CENTRAL STORES

1,398,849

0012

FLEET SERVICES

11,490,847

0014

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

7,176,836

0016

COMMUNITY TELEVISION NETWORK

2,023,372

0021

MAJOR STREET

8,724,702

0022

LOCAL STREET

2,243,961

0023

COURT FACILITIES

225,000

0024

OPEN SPACE & PARKLAND PRESERVATION

1,330,341

0025

BANDEMER PROPERTY

737

0026

CONSTRUCTION CODE FUND

2,983,753

0027

DRUG ENFORCEMENT

18,762

0028

FEDERAL EQUITABLE SHARING

18,791

0033

DDA PARKING MAINTENANCE

3,764,817

0034

PARKS MEMORIALS & CONTRIBUTIONS

30,000

0035

GENERAL DEBT SERVICE

8,855,244

0036

METRO EXPANSION

347,093

0038

ANN ARBOR ASSISTANCE

4,000

0041

OPEN SPACE ENDOWMENT

10,000

0042

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM

21,207,121

0043

SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM

21,212,099

0048

AIRPORT

894,280

0049

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

4,935,327

0052

VEBA TRUST

662,319

0055

ELIZABETH R DEAN TRUST

57,636

0057

RISK FUND

28,909,224

0058

WHEELER CENTER

465,372

0059

EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM

37,671,827

0060

GENERAL DEBT /SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS

42,405

0061

ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION

491,861

0062

STREET REPAIR MILLAGE

12,970,180

0063

DDA PARKING SYSTEM

3,478,048

0064

MICHIGAN JUSTICE TRAINING

20,000

0069

STORMWATER SEWER SYSTEM

6,888,009

0071

PARK MAINTENANCE & CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

5,547,546

0072

SOLID WASTE FUND

17,211,872

0082

STORMWATER BOND

4,955,700

0088

SEWER BOND

8,420,500

0089

WATER BOND

8,847,500

00CP

GENERAL CAPITAL FUND

2,009,371

 

 

$370,242,391

 

RESOLVED, That the following millages shall be levied for the City of Ann Arbor for FY 2017:

 

 

PROPOSED

GENERAL OPERATING

6.1121

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

2.0373

AAATA

2.0373

REFUSE COLLECTION

2.4445

STREET & SIDEWALK RECONSTRUCTION

2.1057

PARK MAINTENANCE & CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

1.0900

OPEN SPACE & PARKLAND PRESERVATION

0.4735

TOTAL

          16.3004

 

See Attached Budget Amendments as Approved by Ann Arbor City Council on May 16, 2016.