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| City Council Regular Meeting |
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| BACKGROUND |
In accordance with applicable statutes and the City Charter, the City Manager submitted a budget proposal to the City Council for consideration on August 10, 2021. The City Council held public hearings for the Proposed Budget on August 24, 2021 and September 7, 2021.
In the General Fund, Staff has proposed adding up to 3 new positions based on the results of the staffing study and to act on the recommendations from the classification and compensation study including an adjustment based on the Employment Cost Index. Each of the studies were performed by an independent firm. The positions include a Patrol Officer, an Evidence Technician, and a Plumber.
Staff also proposes to raise the minium wage to $15/ hour and address compression issues made by this move. The move will coincide with the classification and compensation study recommendation for wage increases that is proposed to be accelerated and completed in FY 2021-22. To help pay for this adjustment, funds will be used from the savings granted by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds.
Also proposed in the budget is to update the City's financial management software from Incode. Estimated cost is to be $500,000. Incode has been running at the City since 2002.
Facilities Maintenance and Parks are proposing to add the public safety buildings and parks restrooms to the existing janitorial services contract totaling an estimated $74,675 annually.
Fleet proposes to add a new Heavy Duty Tire Machine that will change the tires of large eqiupment, like a Fire Engine. Currently, staff must outsource this service and the savings are estimated to pay for the machine within 2 years. They also propose to expand the GPS Tagging program for light duty vehicles. Staff testing the GPS system on 4 ambulances and identified significant fuel savings for EMS.
The General Fund will also allocate $350 thousand from its excess reserves to fund HVAC replacement for the Animal Adoption Center. The total cost of the project is $675,000 and will be offset by contributions from the builder.
The Water & Sewer Fund will add a SCADA Technician position to help maintain and update the city's water and sewer line monitoring system.
The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fund will add 2 new positions to increase the number of 12 hour shifts and reduce the number of of 24 hour shifts. It is also proposed to replace the Marion station with a new prefabricated building.
The Schertz Economic Development Corporation will increase its advertising budget by $200,000. The current budget is way below the maximum allowed by the State for that category.
A copy of the proposed budget is available for view on the City’s webpage www.schertz.com. This copy will include all changes included in the change memo. Also included on the same page of the website are copies of the PowerPoint presentation to City Council, and the property tax notice required by the state statutes.
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| GOAL |
| Per state statues and the City Charter, the city must adopt a budget prior to the beginning of the fiscal year beginning on October 1st. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT |
This budget will provide for additional resources to areas identify by citizens, city council, staff, and an independent firm for strategic staffing levels.
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| SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION |
| Staff recommends that the City Council approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 21-T-38, adopting the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2021, and ending September 30, 2022. |
| FISCAL IMPACT |
| General Fund |
$39,514,748 |
| Tax I&S Fund |
6,676,915 |
| Water & Sewer Fund |
25,260,362 |
| Capital Recovery - Water |
51,000 |
| Capital Recovery - Sewer |
55,500 |
| Drainage Fund |
1,272,024 |
| EMS Fund |
11,376,603 |
| SEDC |
4,300,707 |
| Special Events Fund |
24,000 |
| PEG Fund |
350,000 |
| Hotel Occupancy Fund |
525,250 |
| Park Fund |
319,025 |
| Tree Mitigation |
71,400 |
| Roadway Impact Fee Area1 |
5,000 |
| Roadway Impact Fee Area2 |
29,000 |
| Roadway Impact Fee Area3 |
5,000 |
| Roadway Impact Fee Area4 |
5,000 |
| Library Fund |
23,400 |
| Historical Committee |
11,750 |
| Total: |
$89,876,684 |
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| RECOMMENDATION |
| Staff recommends that the City Council approve the final reading of Ordinance No. 21-T-38, adopting the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2021 and ending September 30, 2022. |
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