Budget Strategy Team

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• Budget Strategy Team
• Final Report
• September 30, 2005

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BST Council Meeting Agenda

• Introductions and Scope
• Summary of Recommendations
• Overview of Performance/Approach to Cuts
• Departmental Analyses
• General Recommendations
• QAGeneral Discussion
• Conclusions/Next Steps

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Team Members

• Ron Anderson
• Eileen Birge
• Troy Emmons
• Bob Holtfreter
• Anne Knapp
• Leni Skarin
• Melody Westmoreland

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With Many Thanks To

• Rita Anson
• Cindy Epperson
• Kathy Miles
• Randy Beehler
• Dick Zais
• And other City Staff

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Scope of Review

• History / Projection

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Ending Fund Balance
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Overview and Priorities

• (515,632) Cuts rejected
• 1,131,171 Cuts added
• 2,025,600 Revenue additions
• 2,641,139 Net difference

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Performance and Level of Service Set Priorities

• Police Medium Avoid staff cuts
• Fire High Reduce costs maintain service
• Parks Medium/low Park space low, expenditures
  per resident well below average
• Streets Medium/low Cuts here seem to increase
  future costs
• Library Medium/low Join Regional Library
  District

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Departmental Recommendations

• Background Information
• Assessments of Current Performance
• Recommendations for Budget Reductions
• Other Areas for Investigation

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Police

• Size 176 FTE
• Budget 16,200,000
• CBRP 906,000
• BST 1,052,200 (additional 146,200)
• 2005 data

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Fire EMS

• Size 82 FTE
• Budget 8,400,000
• CBRP 396,000
• BST 1,121,000 (additional 725,000)
• 2005 data

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Public Works - Parks

• Size 25.5 FTE
• Budget 3,900,000
• CBRP 785,216
• BST 598,654
• 2005 data

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Public Works - Streets

• Size 38 FTE
• Budget 5,300,000
• CBRP 689,600
• BST 777,500
• 2005 data

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Library

• Budget 1,400,000 (City contribution)
• CBRP 566,000
• BST Regionalize
• 2005 data

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General Recommendations

• 2. 1 Employee Compensation
• 56 of all city operating funds
• 76 of general government expenditures
• Largest expenditures for labor are the police and
  fire departments

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2.2 Regionalization

• Endorse City Councils Strategic Direction
  Priority
• Long-term Create Yakima Metro government
• Interim Create new regional authorities
• Great Start Consolidation City and County
  probation services and animal control services

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2.2 Regionalization

• Parks
• Transportation
• Fire Services
• Public Safety Communications
• Planning, Code Administration and Economic
  Development
• Employee Acceptance IAFF Local 469, YPPA and
  ASFCME Local 1122

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2.3 Revenue Increases/Financing Growth

• 12 recommendations for revenue increases
• totaling 2,025,600
• Citizens join Regional Library District
• 25 Annual Fire Inspection Fee
• Increase the EMS Levy to Fund Equipment

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2.4 Legislative

• Cost of Living Expand consideration
• Annexation Simplify
• Court Fines/Penalties. Allow seizing of personal
  property
• Streamlined Sales Tax Protect/mitigate loss
• Downtown Revitalization Full funding

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2.5 Other

• Building in Growth Management Areas City
  standards in UGA
• Builders Should Fund Infrastructure Impact
  Regional
• Marketing Yakima to Seniors
• Coordinated Capital Purchase Planning
  Cooperative or joint venture
• Integrated Information Systems Short and long
  term benefits
• Civil Service Commission Reform Amend charter?

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• QA and DISCUSSION

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Next Steps

• Action Council review and implement proposals
• Communicate Post report on City website
• www.ci.yakima.wa.us
• Outreach BST available to interested
  groups
• Continuity BST available to future
• committees

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Conclusions

• BST found process very fruitful and rewarding
• Use BST model for similar citizen committees to
  address important problems