FY 2012, the Approved Budget Recommends Reducing the Millage Rate of 4.5395 Mills by 0.25 Mills Resulting in a Millage Rate of 4.2895 Mills
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City of Pensacola, Florida Fiscal Year 2012 Approved Budget APPROVED ANNUAL BUDGET CITY OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 CREATING JOBS RESTORING TRUST TAKING ACTION IMPROVING NEIGHBORHOODS Ashton J. Hayward Mayor - 1 - City of Pensacola, Florida Fiscal Year 2012 Approved Budget CREATING JOBS Give local businesses the opportunity to compete and to win city contracts for construction and services, so we can create and save jobs for our neighbors and our families. Enhance the qualify of our workforce through training and education programs, so our young people and workers obtain the education and skills they need to be competitive in a global economy. Establish a united front with the city, county, and all non-governmental groups that are dedicated to regional and national economic development to maximize our ability to recruit jobs, investment, and talent to our area. Determine the highest and best use for the Main Street wastewater treatment plant site and look at ways to attract outside capital and investment from the private sector to fulfill that use. Develop Policies for using the dozens of acres of vacant, surplus city-owned and surplus buildings to recruit new businesses to the city and to assist existing businesses in expanding, so we don’t continue losing jobs. - 2 - City of Pensacola, Florida Fiscal Year 2012 Approved Budget RESTORING TRUST Cultivate a “Citizens First” culture at City Hall. Obtain feedback from surveys, comment cards and city staff to ensure the best customer service possible and responsive government. Produce monthly, line-item financial statements that will be posted online for the public to view, along with explanations for any significant variances from budget projections. Implement a code of ethics for all city employees and department heads that sets standards for behavior and professionalism, and institutes strict transparency requirements to prevent even the appearance of conflicting relationships between decision-makers and those doing business with the city. Make city information more readily available and easy to understand by including in city budgets, resolutions, ordinances and other documents a “public summary” that outlines in clear, everyday language the impact of actions taken. Eliminate local government duplication and cut wasteful spending by collaborating and/or consolidating with other government entities on services, such as purchasing, human resources, and technology. Create discretionary funds for each council district that allow them to address community needs without bureaucratic red tape. These funds would be subject to approval by the Chief Financial Officer or Mayor. - 3 - City of Pensacola, Florida Fiscal Year 2012 Approved Budget TAKING ACTION Develop a cost reduction incentive plan for city employees who find ways to cut the budget, allowing them to share in the benefits of the first-year savings. Evaluate the city pension plan so we can continue the current level of essential services that we all expect for policing, firefighting, emergency response, garbage pickup, etc. Prioritize the city’s spending of revenues, moving from the current budgetary approach, to a “near-zero-based” budgetary approach, requiring all budget allocations to undergo a justification process. Find new ways to generate non-tax revenue to address critical needs in our city, such as creating a “Grant Specialist,” funded from secured grants, whose sole responsibility is pursuing outside funding from government and private foundations to ease the burden on taxpayers. Transition our Port of Pensacola from an aggregate and cement-driven enterprise to one that hosts more downtown friendly, light industrial shipping, and mixed-use commercial development. - 4 - City of Pensacola, Florida Fiscal Year 2012 Approved Budget IMPROVING NEIGHBORHOODS Promote mixed-income housing by developing incentives for redevelopment and for the creation of affordable living opportunities throughout neighborhoods within the city limits. Use the approximately $1 million tree fund – paid for by new construction – in the city to improve existing streets with narrower lanes, wider sidewalks or bike lanes, trees and beautification, and other enhancements to accommodate better walking, bicycling, and vehicle traffic. Transition the city’s fleet to Natural Gas Vehicles to help reduce greenhouse gases and urban pollution, and the dependence on foreign oil. Because the city owns and operates Energy Services of Pensacola, the use of NGVs will be a potential business opportunity. Green our city and protect our environment by ensuring that new, city-owned construction is LEED-certified and create tax incentives for private developers that adhere to sustainable development standards. - 5 - City of Pensacola, Florida Fiscal Year 2012 Approved Budget CITY OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA FY 2012 CITY COUNCIL Sherri F. Myers P. C. Wu, Ph.D. District 2 Council Vice President District 1 John Jerralds Maren DeWeese District 5 Council President District 3 Ronald P. Townsend Larry B. Johnson, District 7 District 4 Sam Hall Brian Spencer Megan B. Pratt At-Large District 6 At Large - 6 - City of Pensacola, Florida Fiscal Year 2012 Approved Budget Guide for Readers The Fiscal Year 2012 Annual Operating budget for the City of Pensacola, Florida is intended to serve four purposes: The Budget As A Policy Guide As a policy document, the budget indicates what services the City will provide during the twelve-month period beginning October 1, 2011 and why. The Budget Message summarizes the challenges facing Pensacola and how the budget addresses them. The Budget Summary and Revenue Assumptions provide more detail information such as revenue sources and trends and expenditure categories. Within the Appendix, descriptions of all operating funds are provided. The Department budget sections provide major goals and objectives for each department in the City. The Budget As a Financial Plan As a financial plan, the budget outlines how much City services will cost and how they will be funded. The Budget Summary Section provides an overview of the budget, including major revenue and expenditure categories. Within the appendix, there is a discussion of the City’s accounting structure and budgetary policies. The budget document includes appropriations from operating funds for capital improvement purposes. The Capital Improvement Plan is summarized in the beginning half of the budget document. Any operating and maintenance cost impact of completed capital projects is reflected within the Capital Improvement Plan. Information about the City’s bonded debt is summarized within the Appendix section. The Budget As An Operations Guide As an operations guide, the budget indicates how services will be delivered to the community. The Departmental budget sections outline the number of authorized fulltime positions and department appropriations approved by the City Council for the provision of services by each department. An organizational chart is provided to show how the City is structured for efficient and effective work. Also included in the Departmental budget sections are a listing of major revenues which are the responsibility of each respective department. The Budget As A Communications Device The budget is designed to be user friendly with summary information in text, tables and graphs. A glossary of budget terms is included after the Appendix section for your reference. In addition to this reader’s guide, the following table of contents provides a listing of the various topics in the budget document. Finally the budget includes the Budget Message Section which provides the reader with a condensed analysis of the fiscal plans of the City for the upcoming fiscal year. Copies of this document are available for review at all Pensacola/Escambia County libraries. In addition, this document can be accessed through the internet at http://www.cityofpensacola.com. - 7 - City of Pensacola, Florida Fiscal Year 2012 Approved Budget The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) presented a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to the City of Pensacola, Florida for its annual budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2010. In order to receive this award, a governmental unit must publish a budget document that meets program criteria as a policy document, as an operations guide, as a financial plan and as a communications device. The award is valid for a period of one year only. We believe our current budget continues to conform to program requirements, and we are submitting it to GFOA to determine its eligibility for another award. - 8 - City of Pensacola, Florida Fiscal Year 2012 Approved Budget TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION 1 – 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS 9 – 10 BUDGET MESSAGE 11 – 18 Financial Overview 19 - 34 BUDGET SUMMARY 35 – 46 REVENUE ASSUMPTIONS 47 – 68 FUND BUDGET 69 – 118 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 119 – 136 NON-DEPARTMENTAL AGENCY FUNDING 137 – 144 APPROPRIATIONS BY ACTIVITY City Council 145 – 150 City Clerk 151 – 156 Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) 157 – 164 Legal 165 – 168 Mayor 169 – 174 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Civil Service 175 – 180 Financial Services 181 – 194 Human Resources 195 – 202 Management Information Services 203 - 212 ENTERPRISE Airport 213 – 222 Energy Services 223 – 236 Port of Pensacola 237 – 244 Sanitation Services & Fleet Management 245 – 264 NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES Neighborhoods 265 – 282 West Florida Public Library 283 – 292 - 9 - City of Pensacola, Florida Fiscal Year