2012-2013 Budget - City of Saginaw MI

eduction is possible due to retirement of senior employees. Additionally, in FY 2013, the city expectsto receive the Homeland Security Staffing for Adequate Fire Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant thatwill pay for salaries and benefits, less unfunded pension liability, for seven firefighter positions.Additionally, operating services will decrease for CPS – Fire. This is attributed to the reduction in thefollowing: household supplies, parts and supplies, operating services, educational supplies, and generalliability insurance. These reductions are possible due to city administration realigning expenditures tohistorical averages. This reduction will be mitigated by increases to the healthcare cost for activeemployees, retiree healthcare, and the 2012/2013 Police and Fire Pension obligations.Department of Development:Department of Development will increase by $388,488 or 36.07% from the 2012 Approved Budget.This increase is primarily due to the reclassification of the Parking Operations and Maintenance Fundfrom an Enterprise Fund to a function of the General Fund for FY 2013. However, there will beincreases to personnel due to the increased allocation of the Development Director and AssistantDirector to the Planning and Zoning Division, the .50 reallocation of the Construction Coordinator fromthe Neighborhood Stabilization Program Fund to the Inspections Divisions, and the addition of twoBasic Laborers to the Parking Operations Division. These increases were mitigated by the eliminationof the Code Enforcement Specialist position from the FY 2013 complement due to a retirement.Operating Expenses are expected to increase by $194 from 2012 Approved Budget.Department of Public Services:General Fund – Public Services will increase by $4,790, or .16% from the 2012 Approved Budget.Personnel Services will increase by 22.36% or $249,478. This includes an additional .08 increase inapprove positions. Increases are due to the reallocation of the Facilities Administrator to CemeteriesOperations and Abatement of Nuisances Divisions, an increased allocation of the AdministrativeProfessional to the Administration Division, and a reallocation of both the Traffic Electrician I and II tothe Street Lighting Division. Two part-time Skilled Clericals will also be allocated to the Abatement ofNuisances Division. These increases will be offset by the elimination of the Surveying Technician andSurveying Assistant from the Engineering Division. Operating Expenses are expected to decrease by$244.680, or -12.99% from FY 2012 approved budget. This decrease in expenditures can be attributedto reductions in general liability insurance, public work building charges, and utility costs because all ofthe city traffic lighting was switched to more energy efficient LED bulbs.Other General Fund:Other General Fund expenditures will decrease by $211,240, from the 2012 approved budget. Areduction in these accounts is attributed to the $713,251 decrease to the Retiree Health Division. In FY2013, city administration has reallocated retiree healthcare cost the Unfunded Liabilities Fund. Thesefunds were already allocated in previous fiscal years.SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDSThe total Special Revenue Funds’ expenditures will be $30,940,729, for the 2012/2013 Approved Budget.This represents a $1,194,811, or -3.72% reductions from the previous fiscal year. Listed below is a discussionon major variances within this fund type:Major and Local Streets:Major and Local Streets expenditures are expected to decrease by a net of $393,211, for FY 2013. Thisreduction is specifically related to a decrease in the personnel complement from FY 2012. Thefollowing positions were eliminated Administrative Professional, a Survey Technician, a SurveyTechnician, an Assistant City Engineer, and two Crossover Operators. The remaining reductions were43