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Fiscal Year 2021-22 Budget Workshop Session <br />May 18, 2021 <br />Page 3 <br />1 <br />7 <br />3 <br />0 <br />continues to grow as properties sell, and assessments are re-set to market <br />value. <br />o During the May 4 Budget Presentation, staff reported that actual Business <br />License Tax is performing better than expected. Therefore, the budget <br />estimate for FY21-22 has grown by $2.9 million. <br />The draft FY21-22 budget includes a recovery of Parks & Recreation fee revenue <br />and a fully restored pre-pandemic budget. If the pandemic continues to minimize <br />Parks & Recreation activity, the FY21-22 Midyear report will include recommended <br />reductions for both the revenue estimate and budgeted expenditures. <br />Expenditures & Transfers to Other Funds: <br />New part-time Parks & Recreation Facility attendants are included at a cost of $0.3 <br />million. <br />A new communications platform to improve the City’s ability to reach its residents <br />is included at a cost of $100,000. <br />The draft budget includes the expected $365,000 cost of redistricting. <br />The two-thirds set-aside of Cannabis Tax increased by $950,000, to transfer out <br />of the General Fund. <br />Staff removed all FY20-21 one-time items from the draft baseline budget. <br />A reduced hiring freeze is included in the draft budget (discussed in more detail <br />below). <br />Previously negotiated employee compensation increases totaling $7 million are <br />included. <br />The required payment on the pension debt increases by $5.4 million (General Fund <br />portion), and has been included in the draft budget (see further discussion below). <br />The Orange County Fire Authority expects service charges to increase by 4.5% or <br />$1.95 million, and the draft budget includes restoration of the public safety budget <br />to pre-pandemic levels. <br />The draft budget includes a recurring annual train station subsidy of $1.1 million, <br />equivalent to 64% of the train station annual budget. <br />Expected Changes to June 1 Version & FY21-22 Adopted Budget <br />To prepare for this Budget Workshop Session, it was necessary to cut-off any further <br />changes to the numbers to allow for development of summaries and presentation <br />materials. Staff expects the following further revisions to the June 1 version of the draft <br />budget. <br />The estimated beginning General Fund balance may increase by $251,876 for <br />Unclaimed Deposit Revenue presented for City Council consideration on May 18. <br />To improve Planning & Building counter service, the draft budget will include one <br />additional Permit Technician with a ten-month cost of $82,900 (annualized cost of <br />$99,480).