Fiscal Year 2019 Budget

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Budget Impact: The Department's operating budget remains relatively stable and again the budget submitted remains status quo. No new staff have been included within this budget. The services provided by the janitor to the Communication Center are billed out in accordance with the city's agreement with Clay County to split costs for the operation of the Communication Center. Any other work performed for General Fund departments is not split out. The fluctuation derives more from the capital side of the budget which accounts for building improvements as well as technology improvements at City Hall. For the current budget, new software has been budgeted to upgrade the city's financial software. The current version is over 15 years old and the need to upgrade to a current version is needed.

Future Concerns:

The city is currently in the beginning stage of planning for a new City Hall facility which we expect to move into sometime in the fall of 2019 or early spring 2020. With the move, the space that will be maintained will increase as well as some of the operations costs of the facility versus the current facility. The current janitor will be eligible for retirement within the next five years. At that point, the City will need to review the options available, such as whether or not to replace the position, move the position from full-time to part-time, expand the duties of the position, or out-source the service all together. Any change will have an impact on the budget.

Employees

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Actual 15/16 Actual 16/17 Budget 17/18 Budget 18/19

City Hall / Gen Bldgs 2%

Number of Employees (FTEs)