2012-2013 Budget - City of Saginaw MI

ealized through the reduction of operating expenses for street and road materials to purchase salt due tohigher than normal levels remaining from the previous mild winter.Public Safety Fund:The Public Safety Fund is expected to decrease by $86,560, or -2.14%. Expenditures are expected todecrease due to the reallocation of least senior personnel into this fund from the General Fund’sCommunity Public Safety.Clean Energy Coalition Fund:The Clean Energy Coalition Fund expenditures will decrease by -44.33% from the FY 2012 Budget dueto the discontinuation of the CEC grant program. Operating expenditures will be $137,158 less than theFY 2012 approved budgeted level. Fund appropriated for FY 2013 will cover expenses related to thedesign of the renewable energy solar panels project for the Public Services Facility. This increase willbe offset by the addition of personnel costs totaling $8,992 for FY 2013, to account for a reallocation ofan Engineering Assistant.Commerce Center DDA:The Commerce Center DDA is expected to decrease approximately -10.66% from the previous fiscalyear. This decrease is due to the downward assessment of property taxes, which will result in adecrease to the tax increment payments.Economic Development:The Economic Development Fund will be budgeted at $22,036 for FY 2012/2013. In previous fiscalyears, this fund was not budgeted. However, due to an audit citation, funds have been allocated for FY2013. Fund will be appropriate to pay the contract with AKT Peerless Environmental.Sils Island DDA:In FY 2012/2013 Sils Island DDA will no longer be active.Community Policing Fund:The Community Policing Fund expenditures will decrease by $27,490 from the previous fiscal year.This decrease can be attributed to the completion of the Weed N Seed and the Crime Technologygrants. Additionally, .85 of Community Police Officer from the COPS Hiring Grant will be reallocatedto the General Fund. Funding from the COPS Hiring Grant will be completed as of May 2013Justice Assistance Grant (JAG):The Department of Justice - Justice Assistance Grant expenditures will decrease by $93,953 in FY2013. The 2013 Budget reflects the remaining balance from the 2011 DOJ-JAG Grant.Drug Forfeiture Fund:The Drug Forfeiture Fund will increase by 12.29%. This increase is due to monies allocated topurchase 26 Taser cameras, K-9 supplies, ammunition and to cover the maintenance agreement for theShotspotter system.Youth Initiative Grant Fund/Saginaw County TAPS:In FY 2012, the city became a recipient of two Saginaw County Public Health grants. These grantsrequired these officers to engage youth and provided facilities in to the programs that will enhance selfawarenessand self-esteem, and reduces the use of substance through participation in substance abuseprograms. The FY 2013 budget reflects the remaining balance to be used for these grants. Completionof these grants is September 30, 2012.44