FY 2025 BUDGET BOOK - Flipbook - Page 18
As the City continues to grow, some City departments have planned to expand City services in FY
2024/25. Eleven new full-time positions have been budgeted:
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City Manager – Assistant City Manager
Finance – Deputy Finance Director
Parks & Recreation – Maintenance Worker – three positions
Parks & Recreation – Aquatics Deputy
Public Works – Maintenance Worker II (Street Improvement)
Public Works – Sign Shop Foreman (Street Improvement)
Water & Wastewater – Maintenance Worker – two positions
Water & Wastewater – Operator Trainee (Wastewater)
A total of 246 full-time positions and 52 part-time positions have been budgeted in FY 2024/25.
General Fund Budget Analysis
The General Fund budget (Fund 001) is based on a beginning fund balance of $17,975,135. Total
General Fund expenditures of $27,148,773 and restricted and reserved amounts of $ 6,025,972
leave a remaining available balance of $11,353,913, and a total fund balance of $17,379,885
(General Fund Summary, page 130). Total expenditures include allocations to General Government
$6,254,104, Public Safety $12,197,857, Physical Environment $1,918,899, Culture & Recreation
$3,456,885, and Non-departmental expenditures $3,321,028. Non-departmental expenditures
include fund transfers $ 1,741,578, contingency funds $342,000, insurance $1,207,450, and
organizational grants $30,000 (General Fund Expenditures, page 134).
Budgeted operating expenditures slightly exceed budgeted operating revenues. This leads to the
use of Fund Balance for some capital projects in the General Fund, resulting in a balanced budget.
A transfer of $2,300,000 is received from the Water and Sewer Fund for administrative costs.
Approximately 49.94% of the General Fund expenditures are budgeted for Public Safety to fund the
Police and Fire Department operations.
Total General Fund revenues are anticipated to be $26,553,523 (General Fund Summary, page
130). Figure 5 below shows the revenue source breakdown for the General Fund. Of all the General
Fund revenues, the most significant amount of revenue comes from current and delinquent ad
valorem taxes and is budgeted at $12,311,465 (46.36%), followed by Intergovernmental revenue
at $3,242,500 (12.21%), and Utility Taxes of $3,382,499 (12.74%). Other General Fund revenues are
provided by Other Financing Sources of $2,318,765 (8.73%), Franchise Fees of $2,207,730 (8.31%),
Miscellaneous revenues of $1,511,889 (5.69%), and Charges for Governmental Services of
$1,020,606 (3.84%). The remaining 1.86% of revenue is comprised of Fines and Forfeitures, and
Licenses and Permits in the amount of $493,169.
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