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GLANCE
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The City’s Budget consists of three major components: General Fund Budget (general operations), Capital Improvement
Program (CIP) Budget, and other special/restricted fund budgets.
The General Fund Budget is the City’s fi scal operating blueprint. The FY 2019/20 - 2020/21 General Fund budget is based
on resource/revenue projections of $112.9 million and $116.8 million, respectively. Departmental operating expenditures are
budgeted at $112.9 million and $116.8 million, respectively.
The FY 2019/20 - 2020/21 budget furthers the City’s ongoing commitment to fi scal responsibility and effective management.
The budget is balanced without the use of contingency reserve funding and concentrates resources on maintaining the
existing levels of services and public safety.
FY 2018/19 FY 2019/20 FY 2020/21
General Fund Amended Budget Adopted Budget Adopted Budget
Revenues $111,681,357 $112,930,034 $116,787,313
Expenses $111,658,291 $112,921,104 $116,773,613
Variance $23,066 $8,930 $13,700
General Fund Summary
The following graphs provide information regarding the City’s General Fund revenues by budget category and General Fund
expenditures by department.
The General Fund is comprised of several revenue sources; however, three main sources account for over 65% of the total.
These include property tax, sales tax and utility users tax. Each revenue type is impacted by different activity cycles and
economic pressures.
For FY 2019/20, the General Fund continues to remain balanced with revenues of $112.9 million and expenditures of $112.9
For FY 2019/20, the General Fund continues to remain balanced with revenues of $112.9 million and expenditures of $112.9
million. Revenue projections are based on the most current economic data available and budgeted appropriations refl ect
million. Revenue projections are based on the most current economic data available and budgeted appropriations refl ect
ongoing efforts to achieve effi ciencies. Each City department has carefully evaluated its expenditures, seeking to at least
ongoing efforts to achieve effi ciencies. Each City department has carefully evaluated its expenditures, seeking to at least
maintain services while reducing costs wherever feasible. City staff continue to monitor economic indicators for changes.
maintain services while reducing costs wherever feasible. City staff continue to monitor economic indicators for changes.
REVENUES EXPENSES
0.3%
0.5% Intergovernmental 77.1%
1.6% Fines & Forfeitures 0.1% Public Safety
Transfers In Miscellaneous 39.8% Police
20.5% Fire
4.4% 32.7% 9.1% Community Development
Use of Money & Property Tax 7.7% Public Works
Property
4.5%
Licenses & 0.7%
Permits
City Clerk
11.3% 0.9%
Charges for
Services City Council
11.8% 0.9%
Other Taxes City Attorney
1.3%
Human Resources
1.7%
City Manager
14.2% 2.1%
Utility Users Tax 18.6% Economic 5.2%
Sales Tax Development 10.1%
Non-Departmental Financial & Management Services
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