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Resolution to Adopt Ann Arbor City Budget and Related Property Tax Millage Rates for Fiscal Year 2022
Memorandum
Attached for your review and action is the proposed FY 2022 City Budget that totals $510 million in revenue and $470 million in expenditures and is in compliance with the City Charter. This budget resolution reflects the recommended budget delivered to you on April 19, 2021.
General Fund Activities
This recommended budget holds recurring expenditure levels in line with the projected revenue levels.
General Fund recurring expenditures increased by $3,070,938 (+2.7%) compared to FY 2021's adopted budget, and recurring revenues increased by $1,020,690 (0.9%). Below is a summary of non-recurring expenditures:
FTEs
The City's FTEs are proposed to increase from 776, as amended during FY 2021, to 785 in FY 2022 (excluding transfers between Service Areas and net of incidental changes):
* 5.0 FTE increase in Community Services, Housing Commission (amended during FY 2021)
* 8.0 FTE increase in Community Services, Housing Commission
* 2.0 FTE increase in Community Services, Building & Rental
* 1.0 FTE increase in City Administrator
* 3.0 FTE increase in City Administrator, Sustainability
* 1.0 FTE increase in City Administrator, Communications
* 1.0 FTE increase in Public Services, Systems Planning
* 1.0 FTE increase in Public Services, Solid Waste
* 0.25 FTE increase in City Attorney
* 7.0 FTE decrease in Safety Services, Police
* 1.0 FTE decrease in Safety Services, Fire
As part of the workforce planning initiative, Council is authorizing staff to exceed the authorized 785 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 2022 the Headlee rollback multiplier is anticipated to be 1.0000):
Prepared by: Marti Praschan, Chief Financial Officer
Approved by: Tom Crawford, City Administrator
Body
Whereas, City Council has revie...
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