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Proposed Fiscal Year 2021-22 City Budget, Changes to the City’s Basic Classification
<br />and Compensation Plan and the Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program
<br />June 1, 2021
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<br />May 24 June 1
<br />Re covery f rom the Pande mi c 6,000,000 7,200,000
<br />Dire ct Assi stance Programs 20,613,881 24,613,881
<br />Publ i c He al th & Saf e ty 14,000,000 14,000,000
<br />Cri ti cal Infrastructure 24,000,000 19,500,000
<br />City Fiscal Heal th 14,880,000 14,180,000
<br />79,493,881$79,493,881$
<br />The proposed FY21-22 budget Ordinance does not include appropriations for the
<br />spending plan. On June 15, staff will propose a budget adjustment for City Council to
<br />appropriate the first tranche of allocations for FY21-22. Federal ARPA funding must be
<br />obligated by December 31, 2024 and fully spent by December 31, 2026.
<br />City Council Direction from May 24 Budget Workshop
<br />The proposed General Fund budget includes resources of $353,975,774 ($340,944,200
<br />of revenue + $13,031,574 available fund balance in excess of 18% Reserve requirement)
<br />and spending of $353,816,770 ($329,113,180 of expenditures + $24,703,590 of transfers
<br />to other funds primarily for debt payments). The net resources available is $159,004,
<br />which is not sufficient to add all City Council requests.
<br />The City Council could direct staff to make the following amendments to the proposed
<br />Budget Ordinance to fit within estimated available resources:
<br />1. Postpone the Charter Amendments Ballot Measure until November 2022. The
<br />proposed budget currently includes an estimated cost of $660,000 for a special
<br />election to coincide with the gubernatorial recall election. The Clerk of the Council
<br />has received a cost estimate of $370,000 for a regular election in November 2022.
<br />2. The proposed General Fund budget includes $200,000 for the Legal Defense Fund
<br />and the proposed Cannabis Set-Aside Fund budget includes $100,000 for
<br />Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Increase the General Fund budget
<br />by $100,000 to provide a total of $300,000 for the Legal Defense Fund.
<br />3. Include $100,000 in the General Fund budget for City sponsorship of local Arts
<br />and Culture events.
<br />4. Include funding for a Vietnamese Community Liaison. A part-time position has an
<br />estimated cost of $60,000 and a full-time position has an estimated cost of
<br />$150,000. If funding is included, staff will create the job classification and return
<br />to the City Council for final approval prior to conducting a recruitment.
<br />5. Include a one-time allocation of $1,000,000 for sidewalk improvements from the
<br />available Gas Tax fund balance, and a recurring annual allocation of $250,000 for
<br />median maintenance from Gas Tax revenue.
<br />If the City Council directs staff to make amendments #1-#4, the net result will provide for
<br />a reduction in use of reserves.
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