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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JUNE 3, 2013 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING - TWO-YEAR <br />2013-15 CITY BUDGET <br />/MY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Adopt an ordinance appropriating monies for fiscal year's commencing on July 1, 2013 and <br />July 1, 2014. <br />2. Adopt a resolution amending resolution numbers 82-110, 91-066 and 96-095 to effect certain <br />changes to the City's basic classification and compensation plans. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The 2013-15 two-year budget fulfills the City's purpose of providing quality service to enhance the <br />safety, livability and prosperity of our community. The primary fiscal objective is to establish the <br />foundation and base-line to build upon future budgets as well as community and organizational <br />needs. As such, this budget continues established strategies to move the City into long-term <br />financial stability while maintaining core programs and services to the extent possible. <br />The total annual proposed budget for fiscal year 2013-14 is $428,132,328 and $390,913,585 for <br />fiscal year 2014-15. The proposed budget incorporates all funded appropriations related to the <br />General Fund, Internal Service, Enterprise, Special, Community Development and Housing, <br />Capital Improvement Projects and Grant funding. The 2013-15 General Fund budget is estimated <br />at $205.7 million and $204.5M respectively and equates to approximately 50% of the total annual <br />proposed budget. The General Fund supports those functions most commonly associated with <br />city government such as police, fire, recreation, library, planning and building, street maintenance <br />and general city administration. In an effort to protect critical front-line services provided to the <br />public, the proposed budget continues to incorporate various expenditure reduction strategies <br />which include fire and medic services through the Orange County Fire Authority, employee <br />75A-1