Item 40 - Public Hearing Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget (Revised)

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Proposed Fiscal Year 2024-25 City Budget, Changes to the City’s basic classification and compensation plan, Uniform Schedule of Miscellaneous Fees, and the Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program June 4, 2024 Page 8 4 3 3 9 business corridor, expand public art projects, industrial businesses, etc.), and grants coordination with small businesses and microenterprise efforts for start- ups. The table outlines the funding source for the proposed position additions: Fund Sources # of Positions General Fund 13 Other Funds -1 Net Additions 12 Uniform Miscellaneous Fees Schedule The Miscellaneous Fee Resolution (Exhibit 4) is comprised of various charges associated with city services provided for individual benefit; such as facility use and recreation participation, and small cell initial license Fee. Miscellaneous Fees (Fees) are intended to recover the City’s costs associated with delivering the corresponding services; however, the Fee prices do not exceed the City’s actual costs in delivering the service, in accordance with state law. The City’s primary cost for providing these services is staff labor, and each year the cost of employee compensation increases. Staff compares the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area to the increase of employee compensation; which includes negotiated salary increases, step increases, and various benefit increases. As of December 2023, the increase in CPI was 4.66%, which is in line with the increased cost of employee compensation. The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency (PRCSA) is in the process of analyzing their fees and may return to City Council in the future with recommendations for fee adjustments. In the meantime, the proposed budget includes a 4.66% increase for all fees other than existing or modified PRCSA fees. The FY 2024-2025 Miscellaneous Fees Schedule (Schedule) identifies all fees assessed as well as proposed new fees and those recommended for adjustment (Exhibit 5). The Schedule includes the following items: •Addition of ten (10) new fees o 9 new fees in Parks, Recreation, and Community Services o 1 new fee in Public Works •Modification of eighteen (18) existing fees o 7 modified fees in Parks, Recreation, and Community Services o 3 modified fees in Police (including account number changes) o 3 modified fees in Planning and Building