Title
Resolution to Adopt Ann Arbor City Budget and Related Property Tax Millage Rates for Fiscal Year 2025
Memorandum
Attached for your review and action is the proposed FY 2025 City Budget that totals $607 million in revenue and $564 million in expenditures and is in compliance with the City Charter. This budget resolution reflects the recommended budget delivered to you on April 15, 2024.
General Fund Activities
This recommended budget holds recurring expenditure levels in line with the projected revenue levels.
General Fund recurring expenditures increased by $9,476,760 (+7.6%) compared to FY 2024's adopted budget, and recurring revenues increased by $10,374,659 (+8.2%). Below is a summary of non-recurring expenditures:
FTEs
The City's FTEs are proposed to increase from 829, as adopted for FY 2024, to 849 in FY 2025 (excluding transfers between Service Areas and net of incidental changes):
* 1.0 FTE increase in Community Services, Parks & Recreation
* 1.43 FTE increase in Community Services, Planning
* 5.20 FTE increase in Community Services, Building
* 4.5 FTE increase in Community Services, Ann Arbor Housing Commission
* 2.0 FTE increase in City Administrator
* 0.20 FTE increase in City Administrator, Human Resources
* 2.5 FTE increase in City Administrator, Information Technology
* 2.0 FTE increase in Finance
* 0.50 FTE increase in Safety Services, Fire
As part of the workforce planning initiative, Council is authorizing staff to exceed the authorized 849 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 2025 the Headlee rollback multiplier is anticipated to be 1.0):
Staff
Prepared by: Marti Praschan, Chief Financial Officer
Approved by: Milton Dohoney Jr., City Administrator
Body
Whereas, City Council has reviewed the City Administrator's proposed budget for FY 2025 for the City of Ann Arbor, which was submitted on April 15, 2...
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