2012-2013 Budget - City of Saginaw MI

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURESGENERAL FUNDGeneral Fund expenditures are expected to decrease $1,224,208, or –3.71%, from the 2012 Budget.Department of General Government:General Government expenditures will decrease $169,134, or -8.52%, in FY 2013. This decline is duein large part to the elimination of the City Attorney’s Office in FY 2012. By restructuring this function,the city was able to realize over $257,000 savings in FY 2013. Additionally, .10 of the Assistant to theCity Manager/Budget Administrator will be reallocated to the Department of Fiscal ServicesAdministration Division from the Office of the City Manager as well as .10 of the Assistant CityManager for Public Safety to the Office of Community Public Safety. These reductions will be offsetby the appropriation of the Election Secretary in the Election Division, .20 of the AdministrativeSupport Clerk to City Council from the Department of Fiscal Services and .30 of this same position tothe Office of the City Manager. Additionally, these offices will also realize increases in the MERSPension Liability Obligation. In the Election Division, the operating budget will increase due to theNovember Presidential Election.Department of Fiscal Services:The Department of Fiscal Services will increase by $213,025, or 8.03%. This increase can be attributedto increased MERS Pension Liability Obligation, the addition of a Collection Specialist to theAdministration Division, and the reallocation of .10 of the Assistant to the City Manager/BudgetAdministrator to the Administration Division from the Office of the City Manager. These increases aremitigated by 50% reallocation of the Administrative Support Clerk from the Administration Division toCity Council Office and the Office of the City Manager as well as reductions in the accounting servicesfor the Controller’s function and audit contract for FY 2013.Community Public Safety (CPS):Community Public Safety expenditures will decrease by a total of $1,450,097, from the 2012 budgetedlevels. CPS – Police Approved 2012/2013 will be $12,302,143, which represents a $348,101 reductionfrom the 2012 approved budgeted levels. In FY 2013, the city will undergo a major reorganization ofCommunity Public Safety as a result of the growing cost of provided public safety services. In 2012,the City Manager created a Public Safety Funding/Planning/Sustainability Taskforce to review theCity’s Public Safety – Police and Fire Services. This taskforce will provide recommendations to theCity Manager and City Council on how these operations should be structured. These recommendationswill be provided to the City by the end of first quarter. As a result of the decline in revenues andincreasing expenditures, Community Public Safety – Police reflects the elimination of the followingvacant positions: Fire Chief, 10 Police Officers, and a Staff Professional. Additionally, CPS – Policewill realize reductions in general liability insurance, training and development, recruitment expenses,employment agency fees (because the contract employees became employees of the city), and areduction in motor pool/fleet charges. These reductions will be offset by the redistribution of .10 of theAssistant City Manager for Public Safety from the Office of the City Manager to the Community PublicSafety Office, as well as increases to the healthcare cost for active employees, retiree healthcare, andthe 2012/2013 Police and Fire Pension obligationsCommunity Public Safety – Fire will decrease $1,101,996, or -12.88% from the approved 2012 budget.Similar to CPS – Police, the city will be undergoing a major reorganization of Community PublicSafety which will require reform. Community Public Safety – Fire reflects the elimination of thefollowing vacant positions: one Fire Captain, one Fire Engineer, two Fire Lieutenants, and twoFirefighter positions, as well as the savings of not budgeting for four vacant firefighter positions. This42