2012-2013 Budget - City of Saginaw MI

Homeland Security – SAFER Grant:In FY 2013, the city will be appropriating approximately $635,503 for the Homeland Staffing forAdequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant. This grant provides funding to fire departments andvolunteer firefighters interest organization in order to help them increase the number of trained frontlinefirefighters available in the community. The salaries and benefits of seven firefighters will beallocated to this fundCommunity Development Block Grant (CDBG):The total Community Development Block Grant Fund expenditures decrease by -13.74% from the FY2012 Approved Budget. The Community Development Block Grant Fund’s personnel complement willbe 2.03 positions less than the FY 2012. These reduced numbers can be attributed to the redistributionof a portion of the Assistant Director of Development from CDBG Funds to the General Fund and theelimination of both an Intern and Residential Rehabilitation Specialist positions. Operating Expensesfor the Community Block Grant Fund will also decrease by $151,098 to coordinate with the decreasedfederal entitlement allocation to the City.Community Development Block Grant – Residential Loans:The total CDBG Residential Loan Fund expenditures will increase by 53.63% from the FY 2012Approved Budget. Personnel Services will be $62,579 higher due to the reallocation of the Block GrantAdministrator to this fund and an increased allocation of the Block Grant Specialist. Overall, theCDBG Residential Loan Fund complement will increase by .27 positions for FY 2013. The category of“Miscellaneous” expenditures will increase by $190,553, or 73.72%. This is primarily due to theappropriation of carryover funds that will be used to issue loans.Community Development Block Grant – Block Grant Home Program:The total CDBG HOME Program Fund expenditures will decrease -53.14% from the FY 2012Approved Budget. Personnel costs will decrease by $62,098 due to the reallocation of the Block GrantAdministrator and the elimination of a Rehabilitation Application Specialist position. The allocation togrant disbursement will decrease by $512,332 to accommodate for the reduction in funding fromHousing and Urban Development (HUD).SEDC Revolving Loan Fund:The total SEDC Revolving Loan Fund expenditures will decrease -41.99% from FY 2012. Funds forloan disbursements will decrease by $485,915 which can be attributed to a decreased allocation ofentitlement monies.Auto Theft Prevention Grant:The Auto Theft Prevention Grant will decrease $15,084, or -11.67% from the previous fiscal year. Thisreduction is primarily associated with the allocation of a least senior employee to this fund as well as areduction to information management charges, telephone/cell/pagers, and subscriptions. Thesereductions will be mitigated by a $253 increase to travel/meals/lodging and active healthcare insurance.Celebration Park FundIn FY 2013, Celebration Park Fund will be reclassified to a Special Revenue Fund from an EnterpriseFund. For the 2013 Approved Budget, this fund will be $190,779. This increase is due to a rise inexpenditures to cover costs related to resealing the splash pad and $138,326 towards eliminating thenegative fund balance as required under the Celebration Park Debt Elimination Plan.45