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Most Recent Item 2018 Annual Operating Budget CITY OF SHREVEPORT 2018 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET 2018 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET Published by the City of Shreveport Ollie S. Tyler, M A Y O R Brian A. Crawford, Chief Administrative Officer Sherricka Fields Jones, Assistant CAO/Budget Manager Printed by the City of Shreveport CITY OF SHREVEPORT 2018 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET CITY OF SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 2018 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET Ollie S. Tyler MAYOR Brian A. Crawford CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Willie Bradford District A Jeff Everson District B Oliver Jenkins District C Michael Corbin District D James Flurry District E Stephanie Lynch District F Jerry Bowman District G CITY OF SHREVEPORT 2018 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET CITY OF SHREVEPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS THE MAYOR'S BUDGET MESSAGE 1 INFORMATION ABOUT SHREVEPORT Community Profile 13 Major Employers 17 BUDGET SUMMARIES Total Operating Budgets 21 Organization Chart of City Government 22 Form of Government and Services 23 Budgetary Structure 23 Statement of Budgetary Policies 25 Calendar for 2018 Budget Preparation 26 Budgetary Process 27 Full-Time Employees 28 Summary of Full-Time Positions by Budget Activity Unit 29 2018 Revenues by Source and Fund 33 2018 Expenditures by Source and Fund 34 GENERAL FUND SUMMARY Budgets by Department 36 Sources of Revenue and Uses of Funds 37 Budget Allocations by Department 38 General Fund Expenditures 38 Summary of Available Funds 39 Major Revenue Assumptions 40 Summary of Revenues 44 Revenue Detail 49 Summary of Expenditures 50 Expenditure Detail by Department 51 Expenditure Detail (by Sub-Object) 53 GENERAL FUND DEPARTMENTS Organization Chart - Executive Office 58 Executive Office Overview 59 Full-Time Employees 63 Organization Chart - City Attorney 66 City Attorney Overview 67 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL FUND DEPARTMENTS Organization Chart - Property Standards 72 Property Standards Department Overview 73 Organization Chart - Human Resources Department 78 Human Resources Department Overview 79 Organization Chart - Information Technology 84 Information Technology Department Overview 85 Full-Time Employees 90 Organization Chart - Public Assembly and Recreation 94 Public Assembly and Recreation Department Overview 95 Full-Time Employees 99 Administration Overview 100 Planning and Development Overview 103 Special Facilities Overview 106 Event Services Overview 109 Maintenance Overview 113 Environmental Services Overview 117 Athletics Overview 120 Recreation Overview 124 Organization Chart - Finance Department 130 Finance Department Overview 131 Full-Time Employees 132 Administration Overview 133 Accounting Overview 135 Purchasing Overview 137 Records Management Overview 139 Revenue Overview 141 General Government Overview 144 Organization Chart - Police Department 146 Police Department Overview 147 Full-Time Employees 150 Administration Overview 152 Support Overview 157 Uniform Services Overview 161 Investigations Overview 166 Organization Chart - Fire Department 172 Fire Department Overview 173 Full-Time Employees 177 Administration Overview 178 Firefighters Overview 181 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL FUND DEPARTMENTS Fire Department (continued) Fire Prevention Overview 186 Training Overview 189 Maintenance Overview 194 Emergency Medical Services Overview 197 Communications Overview 203 Organization Chart - Department of Engineering and Environmental Services 210 Department of Engineering and Environmental Services Overview 211 Full-Time Employees 214 Engineering Overview 215 Environmental Services Overview 222 Organization Chart - Department of Public Works 226 Department of Public Works Overview 227 Full-Time Employees 228 Administration Overview 229 Solid Waste Overview 231 Permits and Inspections Overview 235 Traffic Engineering Overview 239 Streets and Drainage Overview 243 Fleet Services Overview 246 Organization Chart - City Council 250 City Council Department Overview 251 Legislative Overview 253 Internal Audit Overview 256 Organization Chart - City Courts 260 City Courts Department Overview 261 Organization Chart - City Marshal 266 City Marshal Department Overview 267 INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS RETAINED RISK INTERNAL SERVICE FUND Organization Chart - Risk Management 272 Sources of Revenue and Uses of Funds 273 Summary of Available Funds 274 Revenue Detail 275 Expenditure Detail 276 Retained Risk Overview 278 v TABLE OF CONTENTS SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL REVENUE FUND Sources of Revenue and Uses of Funds 282 Summary of Available Funds 283 Revenue Detail 284 Expenditure Detail 285 Civic Appropriations from the Riverfront Fund 287 Riverfront Development Overview 288 DOWNTOWN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT SPECIAL REVENUE FUND Summary of Available Funds 290 Revenue Detail 291 Expenditure Detail 292 Downtown Entertainment Fund Overview 293 GRANTS SPECIAL REVENUE FUND Grants Summary 296 Police Grants Summary - Prior Year Awards 298 Police Grants Summary - Current Year Awards 301 Police Expenditure Detail 302 GRANTS: DARE (Drug Education) 304 AFIS 305 Shreveport Enforcement Project 306 Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force 307 Safe Streets and Gang Task Force 308 Federal ATF 309 PSN Anti-Gang Initiative 310 US Marshals 311 PSN Gun-Crime Reduction 312 Crimes Against Children Task Force (CACTF) 313 High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) 314 Federal Justice Assistance Grant 315 COPS Hiring Grant 316 BYRNE Criminal Justice Innovation 317 JAG Grant Recovery 2009 318 Predictive Policing Demonstration Phase II 319 Reduction of Crack/Drug Houses 320 Violence Against Women VAWA Recovery 321 Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force 322 State Narcotics Fund 323 vi TABLE OF CONTENTS GRANTS: Federal Narcotics Fund 324 Sex Offender Fund 325 Environmental Grants Summary - Prior Year Awards 328 Environmental Grants - Current Year Awards 328 Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund 329 Energy Efficiency/SWEPCO 330 Brownfield Community-Wide Assessment (Hazardous) 331 Brownfield Community-Wide Assessment (Petroleum) 332 Fire Grants Summary - Current Year Awards 334 2016 (SAFER) Grant 335 Assistance to Firefighters Grant 336 SHREVEPORT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SPECIAL REVENUE FUND Revenue/Expenditure Detail 338 Shreveport Redevelopment Agency Fund Overview 339 METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL REVENUE FUND Organization Chart - Metropolitan Planning Commission 342 Sources of Revenue and Uses of Funds 343 Major Revenue Assumptions 344 Revenue Detail 345 Expenditure Detail 346 Metropolitan Planning Commission Overview 347 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL REVENUE FUND Organization Chart - Community Development 356 Sources of Revenue and Uses of Funds 357 Revenue Detail 358 Expenditure Detail 366 Community Development Overview 368 Administration Overview 371 Housing and Business Development Overview 373 Workforce Development Overview 377 vii TABLE OF CONTENTS STREETS SPECIAL REVENUE FUND Summary of Available Funds 382 Revenue/Expenditure Detail 383 Streets Overview 384 ENTERPRISE FUNDS GOLF ENTERPRISE FUND Organization Chart - Golf Enterprise Fund 386 Sources of Revenue and Uses of Funds 387 Summary of Available Funds 388 Major Revenue Assumptions 389 Revenue Detail 390 Expenditure Detail 392 Golf Enterprise Fund Overview 394 Full-Time Employees 395 Administration Overview 396 Querbes Park Golf Course Overview 398 Huntington Park Golf Course Overview 401 MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS ENTERPRISE FUND Organization Chart - Municipal Airports 406 Sources of Revenue and Uses of Funds 407 Summary of Available Funds 408 Major Revenue Assumptions 409 Principal and Interest Maturities - Revenue Bond Debt 410 Revenue Detail 411 Expenditure Detail 413 Municipal Airports Department Overview 417 Full-Time Employees 419 Administration Overview 420 Maintenance Overview 423 Security Overview 426 Downtown Airport Overview 429 Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Overview 432 WATER AND SEWERAGE ENTERPRISE FUND Organization Chart - Water and Sewerage Enterprise Fund 436 Sources of Revenue and Uses of Funds 437 Summary of Available Funds 438 Major Revenue Assumptions 439 viii TABLE OF CONTENTS ENTERPRISE FUNDS WATER AND SEWERAGE ENTERPRISE FUND - continued Principal and Interest Maturities - Revenue Bond Debt 440 Revenue Detail 441 Expenditure Detail 442 Department Overview 445 Full-Time Employees 447 Administration Overview 448 Water Purification Overview 452 Customer Service Overview 456 Wastewater Treatment Overview 460 Field Operations Overview 464 SHREVEPORT AREA TRANSIT SYSTEM (SPORTRAN) ENTERPRISE FUND Sources of Revenue and Uses of Funds 470 Revenue/Expenditure Detail 471 SporTran Summary 472 DOWNTOWN PARKING ENTERPRISE FUND Summary of Available Funds 476 Parking Meter Collections and Parking Ticket Receipts 477 Revenue/Expenditure Detail 478 Downtown Parking Fund Overview 479 CONVENTION CENTER ENTERPRISE FUND Revenue/Expenditure Detail 484 Convention Center Enterprise Fund Overview 485 Preliminary 2018 Operating Budget - Convention Center Revenues 486 Preliminary 2018 Operating Budget - Convention Center Expenses 486 CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL ENTERPRISE FUND Summary of Available Funds 488 Revenue/Expenditure Detail 489 Convention Center Hotel Enterprise Fund Overview 490 Preliminary 2018 Operating Budget - Convention Center Hotel Revenues 491 Preliminary 2018 Operating Budget - Convention Center Hotel Expenses 491 Principal and Interest Maturities - Revenue Bond Debt 492 ix TABLE OF CONTENTS DEBT SERVICE FUND Debt Service Fund 494 Debt Service Tax Millages 495 Debt Service Fund Summary 496 Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance 497 Principal and Interest Maturities Table 498 Debt Service Obligations - General
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