Item 09 - Fiscal Year 2022-23 General Fund Results

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Fiscal Year 2022-23 General Fund Results December 19, 2023 Page 2 3 9 3 2 •Increased federal reimbursement rates for emergency medical transports generated additional revenue of $0.8 million more than the adjustment made with the Third Quarter Report. •More than $2 million in collections of delinquent adult-use Cannabis business tax and hotel visitor’s tax. •The Business Tax holiday resulting in increased compliance generated more than $1 million of additional revenue. •One-time rebates for LED lights of nearly $1 million. •Staffing vacancies across all departments, which helped fund compensation increases negotiated with the bargaining groups. Therefore, the Non-Departmental section of the budget had $2.7 million of savings from the $5 million set aside for labor negotiations. The Police Department had additional vacancy savings of $2 million. •Once again, the Vehicle Incentive Program to rebate Measure X tax to residents purchasing a vehicle in Santa Ana had budgetary savings. The budget included $1.7 million for this program, and used less than $0.7 million. Requested FY 2023-24 Appropriations As reported on November 21, the City Attorney’s Office has a litigation budget of $600,000 yet has contracted outside legal service needs of $950,000 for FY 2023-24. Therefore, staff requests an appropriation adjustment of $350,000 for non-departmental litigation. In addition to the proposed $350,000 appropriation in this staff report, Public Works has a separate staff report on this same agenda for Engineering Division Funding. The Public Works staff report includes a recommended appropriation for $2.9 million from the General Fund balance available for spending. The following table includes both proposed appropriations totaling $3,250,000 and an updated summary of the General Fund budget for the current fiscal year.