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City Manager's Update Report to City Council
September 26, 2017
Budget Challenges
City Manager's Update Report to City Council
September 26, 2017
Additional Safety Requirements
* Police
• Downtown/Neighborhoods
• 4 Police Officers/2 Community Service Officers
• $900,000
• Fire
• Additional Paramedic Crew
• 6 Firefighter/Paramedics
• $800,000
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State "ta ke-a ways" and "requirements"
• Approximately $ 70 million over 5 Years
City Council Direction
• Created a Pension Reserve Account - $7 million annually
• Budget Sub-Committee/Staff
• Consider public safety requests
• Potential revenue enhancements
• Potential cost reductions
Budget Strategies
• Potential Revenue Opportunities
• Ballot Measure D $6-7 million
• Ballot Measure E $ 1-2 million
• User Fee Increases $ 500,000
• Annual Rev Growth $ 1 million
Areas of Possible Budget Reductions
Council Budget Sub-Committee Meeting Discussion
• Sponsorships and grants • Main Library
• Recreation programs • Welwood Library
• Tourism • Animal Shelter
• Buzz • Graffiti Removal
• Downtown maintenance • Coachella Valley Economic Partnership
• Homeless services • Innovation Hub program
• Hiring freeze • Staff training/travel
Areas of Possible Budget Reductions
One PS Neighborhood Organization Discussion
• Review of user fees
• Grant funding opportunities
• Eliminate Buzz program and appropriate funds toward General Fund
• Review/reduction of non-self supporting recreation programs
• Consider vacation rental TOT increase from 11.5% to 12.5%
• Consider shifting certain functions back to County
• Library
• Paramedics
• Animal control and shelter
Next Steps
• Continue analysis of user fees
• November Election - ballot measure outcomes
• Refine possible service/cost reductions
• Mid-year budget review (January 3, 2018)
• Present revised revenue/expenditure budget to City Council