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Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 CITY OF LAREDO Annual Budget Fiscal Year October 1, 2015 - September 30, 2016 Prepared By: Financial Services Department Budget Division This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year’s budget by $2,642,292 or 3.77% and of that amount $1,472,512 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year. This additional amount is due entirely to increases in property tax valuations and new property added to the tax roll and NOT to any increase of the current tax rate of $.637. CITY OF LAREDO Administrative Officials City Council Mayor Pete Saenz Council Member District Council Member District Rudy Gonzalez, Jr. I Roque Vela, Jr. V Esteban Rangel II Charlie San Miguel VI Alejandro Perez, Jr. III George Altgelt VII Juan Narvaez IV Roberto Balli VIII Mayor Pro-Tempore City Staff Jesus M. Olivares, City Manager Cynthia Collazo, Deputy City Manager Horacio de Leon, Jr., Assistant City Manager Rosario C. Cabello, Financial Services Director Martin Aleman, Budget Manager CITY OF LAREDO, TEXAS PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS (To view a particular section, click on the text below) INTRODUCTION City Manager’s Budget Message .................................................................... i City of Laredo Map .......................................................................................... 1 City Organizational Chart .............................................................................. 2 Ordinance ........................................................................................................ 3 Consolidated Budget ....................................................................................... 4 Analysis of Property Tax Levy and Collections ............................................... 6 Full-Time Equivalent Position Summary ....................................................... 7 Unfunded Position Listing .............................................................................. 8 Capital Outlay Requests .................................................................................. 11 General Fund Summary .................................................................................. 15 General Fund Revenues Summary ................................................................. 16 General Fund Expenditures Summary ........................................................... 22 Major Funding Changes .................................................................................. 37 BUILDING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Fund Summary ................................................................................................ 58 Major Fund Change ......................................................................................... 59 Performance Measures ................................................................................... 60 CITY ATTORNEY Fund Summary ................................................................................................ 71 Major Fund Change ......................................................................................... 72 Department Requests .................................................................................... 73 Performance Measures ................................................................................... 74 CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE Fund Summary ................................................................................................ 77 Major Fund Change ......................................................................................... 78 Department Requests .................................................................................... 79 Performance Measures ................................................................................... 80 CITY SECRETARY Fund Summary ................................................................................................ 90 Major Fund Change ......................................................................................... 91 Performance Measures ................................................................................... 92 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Fund Summary ................................................................................................ 97 Performance Measures ................................................................................... 98 ` HOUSING REHABILITATION Fund Summary ..................................................................................... 105 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM Fund Summary ..................................................................................... 106 Performance Measures ........................................................................ 109 HOME INVESTMENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING Fund Summary ..................................................................................... 111 EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT Fund Summary ..................................................................................... 112 Performance Measures ........................................................................ 113 LAREDO PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION Fund Summary ..................................................................................... 115 NOISE ABATEMENT LEASE PROGRAM Fund Summary ..................................................................................... 116 Major Fund Change ............................................................................. 117 Performance Measures ........................................................................ 118 MUNICIPAL HOUSING Fund Summary ..................................................................................... 120 Major Fund Change ............................................................................. 122 Performance Measures ........................................................................ 123 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT- GENERAL FUND Fund Summary ..................................................................................... 125 Major Fund Change ............................................................................. 126 Third Party Funding ............................................................................. 127 Performance Measures ........................................................................ 129 CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU Fund Summary ................................................................................................ 134 Major Fund Change ......................................................................................... 135 Department Requests ...................................................................................... 136 Performance Measures ................................................................................... 137 ENGINEERING Fund Summary ................................................................................................ 142 Major Fund Change ......................................................................................... 143 Department Requests ...................................................................................... 144 Performance Measures ................................................................................... 145 SOLID WASTE SERVICES Fund Summary ..................................................................................... 151 Major Fund Change ............................................................................. 153 Department Requests .......................................................................... 154 Performance Measures ........................................................................ 155 Debt Service Fund Summary .............................................................. 167 2010 PPFCO Fund Summary ............................................................... 168 2013 PPFCO Fund Summary ............................................................... 169 2014 PPFCO Fund Summary ............................................................... 170 FLEET MANAGEMENT Fund Summary ..................................................................................... 171 Major Fund Change ............................................................................. 172 Department Requests .......................................................................... 173 Performance Measures ........................................................................ 174 ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Fund Summary ................................................................................................ 178 Major Fund Change ......................................................................................... 182 Department Requests ...................................................................................... 183 Performance Measures ................................................................................... 184 STORMWATER IMPROVEMENT FUND Fund Summary ..................................................................................... 189 Major Fund Change ............................................................................. 190 KEEP LAREDO BEAUTIFUL Fund Summary ..................................................................................... 191 Major Fund Change ............................................................................. 192 2007 C.O. BONDS Fund Summary ..................................................................................... 193 2013 C.O. BONDS Fund Summary ....................................................................................
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