Adopted Budget Fiscal Year 2013-2014
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City of New Haven Adopted Budget Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. Approved by the Board of Aldermen June 3, 2013 City of New Haven General Fund Capital Projects Special Funds July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014 Board of Aldermen Approved June 3, 2013 Board of Aldermen Jorge Perez, President Jacqueline James, President Pro Tempore Alphonse Paolillo, Jr., Majority Leader Tyisha Walker, Deputy Majority Leader Ward Ward Ward 1 Sarah Eidelson 11 Barbara Constantinople 21 Brenda Foskey-Cyrus 2 Frank Douglass Jr. 12 Mark Stopa 22 Jeanette Morrison 3 Jacqueline James 13 Brenda Jones-Barnes 23 Tyisha Walker 4 Andrea Jackson-Brooks 14 Santiago Berrios-Bones 24 Evette Hamilton 5 Jorge Perez 15 Ernie G Santiago 25 Adam Marchand 6 Dolores Colon 16 Migdalia Castro 26 Sergio Rodriguez 7 Douglas Hausladen 17 Alphonse Paolillo, Jr. 27 Angela Russell 8 Michael B Smart 18 Salvatore DeCola 28 Claudette Robinson-Thorpe 9 Jessica Holmes 19 Alfreda Edwards 29 Brian Wingate 10 Justin Elicker 20 Delphine Clyburn 30 Carlton Staggers Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. This Page Intentionally Left Blank City of New Haven General Fund, Capital Projects and Special Funds July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014 Board of Aldermen Approved Budget June 3, 2013 Section- Page SECTION 1 - MAYOR’S BUDGET MESSAGE & BUDGET AT A GLANCE & BUDGET CALENDAR: Mayor’s Budget Message Budget at a Glance & Guide to the Budget 1-1 to 1-4 FY 2013-14 Budget Calendar 1-5 SECTION 2 – BUDGET AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY: Organizational Chart 2-1 Administrator’s Listing 2-2 Budget Summary 2-3 Appropriating Ordinance #1 2-4 Tax Levy Ordinance #2 2-5 Chart: Where the Money Goes 2-6 Chart: Where the Money Comes From 2-7 Description of BOA Approved Budget 2-8 to 2-15 BOA changes to Mayor’s Proposed Budget 2-16 to 2-20 FY 2013-14 Department Summary – All Funds 2-21 GF Expenditures FY 09 to FY 14 BOA Approved 2-22 Allocation of Appropriations by Major Government Category 2-23 Summary of General Fund Revenue 2-24 General Fund Revenue – Line Item Detail 2-25 to 2-26 Revenue Explanation 2-27 to 2-32 City Financial Procedures& Discussion of Financial Procedures 2-33 to 2-50 Historical Charts & Trends: Mill Rates, Tax Collection Rate, Fund Balance, Bond Ratings, Workers Comp, Medical Benefits & Pension 2-51 to 2-53 GF & SF Budgeted Positions – FY 09 to FY 14 2-54 GF Budgeted Postions FY 2002 vs. FY 14 2-55 Net Taxable Grand List 2011 vs. 2012 2-56 SECTION 3 - GENERAL FUND BUDGET: Line Item Budget 3-1 to 3-54 General Fund Personnel (City) 3-55 to 3-97 SECTION 4 -GENERAL FUND BUDGET NARRATIVES & PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: Boards and Commissions 4-1 Legislative Services 111 4-2 to 4-3 Mayors Office 131 4-4 to 4-5 CAO 132 4-6 to 4-8 Corporation Counsel 133 4-9 to 4-12 Finance 137 4-13 to 4-15 Assessors Office 139 4-16 to 4-17 Library 152 4-18 to 4-20 Parks 160 4-21 to 4-23 City/Town Clerk 161 4-24 to 4-25 Registrar of Voters 162 4-26 to 4-27 Public Safety Comm. 200 4-28 to 4-29 Police 201 4-30 to 4-31 Fire 202 4-32 to 4-33 Health 301 4-34 to 4-41 Fair Rent 302 4-42 to 4-43 Elderly Services 303 4-44 to 4-46 Youth Services 304 4-47 to 4-50 Disability Services 305 4-51 to 4-52 CSA 308 4-53 to 4-55 Public Works 501 4-56 to 4-58 Engineering 502 4-59 to 4-62 City Plan 702 4-63 to 4-66 TT & P 704 4-67 to 4-68 CEO 705 4-69 to 4-70 Building Inspect. 721 4-71 to 4-73 Econ Development 724 4-74 to 4-77 LCI 747 4-78 to 4-81 SECTION 5 - CAPITAL PROJECTS: Budget Introduction 5-1 FY 13-14 Project Narratives 5-2 to 5-11 Appropriating Ordinance #3 Authorizing the Issuance of General Obligation Bonds 5-12 to 5-18 Summary of School Construction Projects & Appropriating Ordinance #4 5-19 to 5-21 Appropriating Ordinance #5 5-22 to 5-23 Five Year Capital Plan 2014-2018 5-24 to 5-26 General Fund Debt Service Report 5-27 Schedule of Debt Limitationn 5-28 SECTION 6 - SPECIAL FUNDS: Accounting Explanation 6-1 Allocations by Major Government Category 6-2 to 6-3 Special Funds Revenue 6-4 Revenue Chart FY 11-12, FY 12-13 & FY 13-14 6-5 Allocations by Major Object Code 6-6 to 6-7 Department Summary 6-8 to 6-11 Special Funds Listed by Fund # 6-12 to 6-13 Special Funds Line Item Detail - City 6-14 to 6-69 City Special Funds Personnel 6-70 to 6-88 SECTION 7 - ENTERPRISE FUNDS: Golf Course 7-1 Lighthouse Park Carousel 7-2 Ralph Walker Skating Rink 7-3 East Rock Park Communications Tower 7-4 SECTION 8 - AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 17-20 OF THE NEW HAVEN CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES: (no fee increase in Fy 13-14) Permits, Licenses And User Fees 8-1 to 8-17 This Page Intentionally Left Blank Mayor’s Budget Message OFFICE OF THE MAY()I~ 165 CHl 'RCH ST RE ET. N EW HAVEN. C ONNECTICl 'T0651O '/11(' I'IsitJl1 vl ,Veu' I {anJI1 S chi/Jr!?H J,-'IIN I)I:ST I:F,\:\,-" JR . is "JU T nfl./ 5 r;; r~utl!$f rl!$O U1"ce ,I. '"yor July 1, 2013 Dear Citizens, In accordance with the City Charter, the following is the City Budget for Fiscal Year 2013-14. During these challenging times, it is a budget that preserves the core city services that are vital for the health and the future of New Haven. Those critical areas are; 1. Education Reform 2. Public SafetyjRedudng Violence 3. Economic Growth New Haven School Change: Advancing the Academic Success of Every Student While Education Reform is still in an early stage (only entering its 4th year in 2013), results are already being seen and are very promising. Graduation rates have increased for four consecutive years and now stand at 70.5%; the drop out rate has fallen for four consecutive years and will be cut in half by 2015 ; New Haven_student achievement on the Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) is increasing at a rate that is twice that of the state average; reading scores have increased an average of35.9% since Education Reform began and in September 2012, the New Haven Public Schools were awarded a highly competitive $53 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education in support of our Education Reform. New Haven's Education Reform work has received national acclaim and has been noted by President Barack Obama and US Education Secretary Arne Duncan as a model program. School Change seeks to build on its early success with the goal of making New Haven the best urban school district in America. Community Policing: Beat Cops Return to Every Neighborhood Reducing violence is, and will remain, New Haven's number one public safety goal. Shootings were down 50% in 2012 and the trend is continuing this year. Additionally, the NHPD is solving a record number of crimes. The City is committed to community policing and instituted new policy this year: all new police officers will be assigned to walking beats for the first two years of their service. In March of this year, 40 new police officers completed their field training and were deployed to walking beats throughout the City. Later this year, another 67 officers will phorl e 203.946.8200 fax 203.946. 7683 -'111i$ crcahue impr{!ssio" is t/1{! u:ork oj/anniHe kl1nu'f(!2, t'I student ~ ,f Trllf'p Sehual complete training adding a total of 107 new police officers to strengthen the police department and continue to improve safety in our City. Economic Development: Grand List and Jobs Growth The Grand List of taxable property grew this year by This new growth is a testament to the success of our economic development strategies, and underscores the importance of continuing to grow the tax base. By 2011, New Haven recovered all the jobs (plus an additional 446) lost in the 2008 economic downtown to accomplish this. The economic policies that have developed New Haven as a hub for the bio-tech, research and education sectors have allowed New Haven to grow even in tough economic times. Of Connecticut's 50 biotech start-ups, 39 are in the Greater New Haven area and 20 are in the City of New Haven itself. This development will continue with the Downtown Crossing project, which will remove a 1960's era limited express highway and reconnect city streets to create a pedestrian and bicycle-friendly environment that will set the stage for further economic development. As a result of Downtown Crossing, Alexion Pharmaceuticals will build its world headquarters at 100 College Street, adding approximately 800 new, permanent jobs to the City in addition to 2,000 temporary construction jobs that will be required to build the project. In addition, mixed-use development has resulted in significant growth of the city center- New Haven's downtown is now the most densely populated downtown in all of New England. These are challenging times. However, the City will not waiver in its commitment to advancing the success of our public school children, to assuring the safety and strength of our neighborhoods, to growing our City center, and to connecting our residents to meaningful employment opportunities.