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Home My WebLink About2009 07-20 CCP Joint Work Session with Financial CommissionAGENDA CITY COUNCIL/FINANCIAL COMMISSION JOINT WORK SESSION July 20, 2009 6:30 P.M. Council Chambers City Hall Call to Order 2. Budget Policies Review 3. 2010 Revenue Forecast 4. Strategic Goals/Budget Outcomes Prioritization 5. Mayor's Discussion Items a. Council Salaries 2010 and 2011 b. Council and Staff Out of State Travel c. Employee Wages 6. Adjourn Work Session Agenda Item No. 2 City of Brooklyn Center Financial Policy Highlights 20 July 2009 3 1. Diversified Stable Revenue System 2. Objective, conservative analysis 3. City will not incur debt to support operations 4. General Fund budget will be balanced 5. Current revenues will be used to pay current expenditures 6. Contingency not to exceed 5% of total 7. Funding of Social Services dependent on: a. Joint powers agreement b. Service unique to the City c. Service addresses important community need d. Not a duplicate service e. Other funding sources contribute f. Service administrative costs are reasonable g. Funding request considered in terms of overall budget needs 8. Emergency Capital Fund shall be held at 1,000,000 minimum Work Session Agenda Item No. 3 Limited Levy: Police Fire Levy: Foreclosure Levy: 2004A Bonds Levy. HRA Levy. 2008 LGA Unallotment: 2009 LGA Unallotment: Median TC Tax Extension Rate City TC Tax Change in Dollars Change in Percentage Pay 2009 6,593,550 5,085,466 125,000 703,903 385,289 12,893,208 1,804 47.525% 857.35 Other GF Revenues: 4,213,005 Total GF Resources: 16,017,021 Net Dollar Increase: 2009 Amended Expenditures: 16,017,021 Max. Levy Pay 2010 6,665,480 5,207,962 125,000 715,153 349,745 540,535 463,502 14,067,377 1,566 55.666% 871.72 14.37 1.68% 3,829,878 16,832,357 815,336 Level Tax Pay 2010 6,665,480 5,207,962 125,000 715,183 349,745 326,225 463,502 13,853,097 1,566 54.748% 857.36 0.00 0.00% 3,829,878 16,618,047 601,026 Work Session Agenda Item No. 4 OUR MISSION To ensure a clean, safe, attractive community that enhances the quality of life and preserves the public trust OUR VALUES Excellence and Quality, Ethics and Integrity, Vision and Planning, Fiscal Responsibility, Cooperation and Teamwork, Open and Honest Communication, Professionalism STRATEGIC GOALS and Desired Outcomes 1. We will have a safe and secure community a. The threat and fear of real or perceived crime among citizens and others will be reduced b. Citizens will feel and be safe in their homes and all other areas of the City 2 2. Aggressively proceed with ON redevelopment a. Privately funded redevelopment will expand and improve b. "Opportunity Site" redevelopment will commence 3 c. EDA owned properties redevelopment will proceed expeditiously ential ne ghborhoods, s 3 Stabilize and s tyles e and i reS►d took of housing type comp With City iz a di s ill comp ential neighborhoods w I ma i n tained a citizens will benefit from residen s afe well a. C occupants o f housing ►n adequate to assu a b owners and reg ulations Which will be a codes and regul 't of total hou attractive community erCentage cally reduced s will be dramati c owner occupie hou s i n g will increase asap rtie closed residential grope ciated with fore d problem s asso will be proud of th or eliminated W ill im prove and citizens ntial property values w► e Reside neig hborhood 4 3. Stabilize and improve residential neighborhoods c ultur� diVers% akeu a d Increa sinY2... mo ra hic m articipate in civic, the community de and encouraged t r p address resented swill be represented ac tivities ac tivities 4. rnOgraphic gro rams and a. All de community an1zations com org an d educa grog a vailable governm ental, reCr t�on s ac ti v ities rely served by ea t'ton in program I Yout will be adeaua se rved by par ticrpa b• will be sery a populat1On will er5erved populations C. Und at large and moderate incom to the community needs of the aging h and housing d. The social, be improVed 4. Positively address the community demographic makeup and increasing cultural diversitv is of the CM Cit infirastru� hysica arse in and improve uipme and p c o ntinue to manta and ot her major eq 5 buildings an improved The City p ublic b improved e. d a nd maintained a ions fostered and be ma%ntaine and utilities will be ora tion opt r h o od streets o d a l transp 1. Neighbo en ef it from m ulti -m ill b ra veling public w ment of needed echnology d g• The t the City improve rovided by a eXpanS and p e m ailable ben efit from the s b h. Cit1Zens w� re a s viable infrast 9 5. Continue to maintain and improve Citv infrastructure mental serest in environ c awareness an +n ubl+ to the increased p 'sues rove l respon ,mun +t on will imp �a n' e en con r and en ergy c ati onme ntally n ab e y ling nv+ l t rtcyG the g als of an c nd City gover ors i. Citizen a of the City will supp chasing P OW and ex panded I• The pur chasing e nvironm ent twill be enhance a environmental sustainable f the environ be sensitive to th rec lation o nt +n the C ity W+11 k public app edevelopme eVelopment an r 1, D impac 10 6. Effectively respond to the increased public awareness and interest in environmental sustainability and "green communitv" issues 11 ONGOING GOALS and Desired Outcomes 1. Continue to provide quality cost effective services. with limited resources a. Meet or exceed appropriate benchmark measures of efficiency and effectiveness b. Service delivery processes will be improved on an ongoing basis c. Provide effective service for our multi lingual population d. Improve the cost effectiveness of service delivery on an ongoing basis 2. Ensure the City's financial stability, a. City funds will be secured and protected against loss b. City administration will provide meaningful short, intermediate and long term fiscal planning c. City will take appropriate actions to buffer essential government services against the effects of significant economic downturns d. The City will position itself for economic growth 3. Move toward maintain or lowering the level of property taxes 12 a. Except in extraordinary circumstances the property tax levy will not increase faster than the rate of inflation b. The City will expand the proportion of industrial and commercial tax base to relieve the residential property tax burden c. The inflation adjusted property taxes paid by the median family household will stabilize or reduce over time 4. Ensure the City's influence at the legislature by maintaining a positive partnership with State and Federal Legislators a. State and Federal legislators will be informed regarding the City needs that may be affected by legislation b. We will maintain positive relationships with State and Federal legislators c. City will receive direct support for City needs from State, County and Federal legislators 5. Improve the Citv's image with citizens and others a. Citizens and others throughout the State will recognize Brooklyn Center as a safe, quality, attractive community in which to live, work and play Ft] Work Session Agenda Item No. 5 Wages Incremental FT Regular Cost Staff GF Increase 2009 Base 8,022,243 2010 Base 8,216,913 194,670 2010 Base 1 8,295,997 79,084 Cost Increase 2.4% 1.0%