2012-2013 Budget - City of Saginaw MI

ENTERPRISE FUNDSThe total Enterprise Funds’ expenditures will be $49,335,291, for the 2012/2013 Approved Budget. Thisrepresents a $972,238, or 2.01% increase in expenditures from the previous fiscal year. Listed below is adiscussion on major variances within this fund type:Parking Operations and Maintenance Fund:The Parking Operations and Maintenance revenues will decrease -100%. This reduction is primarilyattributed the Parking Operations and Maintenance Fund reclassification from an Enterprise Fund to adivision of the Department of Development in the General Fund.Sewer Operations and Maintenance Fund:The Sewer Operations and Maintenance Fund will increase by 6.86%. During fiscal year 2012, thefollowing positions were eliminated from this fund: .25 of the Assistant City Engineer, .13 of theSurveying Technician, .25 of the Survey Assistant, and .50 of the Chief Right-of-Way (ROW) UtilitiesForeman positions. These eliminations will be offset by the addition of the following positions: .05Traffic Foreman, .10 Transportation Engineering Assistant, .10 of an Engineering Technician I, .10 ofthe Traffic Maintenance Technician II, .20 of the Traffic Maintenance I, and .50 of a Skilled Clerical.Additionally, the city will realize increases to the retiree healthcare, MERS Pension Liability, andStandby Pay for the ROW Utilities Foremen and the Traffic Maintenance Foreman in FY 2012/2013.On the operating side, the Sewer Operations and Maintenance Fund will realize increases toprofessional services for the rate study and financial advisors; GIS charges due to the redistribution ofthese charges citywide; the inclusion of radio rental fees in some division that did not pay for thesecharges previously but utilized the equipment, contracting with an outside firm for surveying servicesdue to the outsourcing of this function in FY 2012; an increase to engineering services for variousprojects that will be completed during the course of 2013, and an anticipated increase to utilities by 5%by Consumers.Water Operations and Maintenance Fund:The Water Operations and Maintenance Fund will decrease by $401,751, or –1.78% from the 2012budgeted levels. This reduction is primarily attributable to the reduction in repair and replacementprojects budgeted in the Water Bond Construction Division. Additional decreases will be realized inthe elimination of .50 of the Chief ROW Utilities Foreman, fleet charges, and engineering services.These reductions will be offset by increases to GIS charges, indirect cost allocation, utilities, andprofessional services for the cost of surveying that was outsourced in FY 2012.INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDSThe total Internal Service Funds’ expenditures will be $7,235,102, for the 2012/2013 Approved Budget, whichis a $1,907,119, or -20.86% reductions from FY 2012. Listed below is a discussion on major variances withinthis fund type:Public Works Building Fund:The Public Works Building Fund expenditures will decrease by -13.24% from FY 2012 ApprovedBudget. This reduction is due to the redistribution of the Facilities Administrator, Labor Foreman, andParks Maintenance Person II to other funds. Operating expenses decline as well due to reductions inmotor pool/fleet charges, general liability insurance, and utilities, as well as the elimination of the Post-Retirement Healthcare expenditure.Radio Operations Fund:The Radio Operations Fund will be $352,435, higher than in FY 2012. This increase is due to thereallocation of salaries and benefits for.10 of the Traffic Foreman and .20 of the Traffic Electrician II as46