ANNUAL BUDGET 2014-2015 Allen, Texas
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ANNUAL BUDGET 2014‐2015 Allen, Texas Public Art Collection Featured on Cover Piece: Piece: “Oceana” “Rail Ladder Fire” Artist: Roger White Stoller Artists: Christopher Fennell Materials: Bronze, Shanxi Black Materials: Granite Decommissioned Fire Ladders and Steel Train Rails Location: Allen Public Library Location: Fire Station #5, 1950 W. McDermott Dr. Piece: Piece: “Blackland Prairie Song” “A is For Allen” Artists: Artist: Gordon Huether Andrea Myklebust and Stanton Sears Materials: Materials: Native stone, Stainless Indiana Limestone, Stainless Steel with Bronze and Glass Accents Steel, Powder Coated Steel, and Glass Location: Location: City Hall Entry, 305 Century Parkway Exchange Parkway Piece: Piece: Piece: “Out of the Park(Boy)” “Stratum” “The Allen Historic Dam” Artist: Artist: Artist: Brad Goldberg Walt Horton Amanda Dunbar Materials: Materials: Bronze Limestone, Water, Concrete, Plantings Materials: Oil on Canvas Location: Location: Allen Station Park Allen City Hall Location: Baseball Complex City Hall Rotunda, 305 Century Pkwy For more on Allen, Texas visit: For more information on the City of Allen’s public art projects visit: cityofallen.org http://www.cityofallen.org/index.a allentx.com spx?NID=1449 vistallentexas.com In accordance with the passage of S.B. No. 656, Local Government Code, Sec. 102.007, was amended to require that an adopted municipal budget must contain a cover page that includes the following information: “This budget will raise more revenue from property taxes than last year's budget by an amount of $2,653,325, which is a 5.73 percent increase from last year's budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is $1,108,256”. The members of the governing body voted on the budget as follows: FOR: Stephen Terrell, Mayor Gary L. Caplinger, Mayor Pro Tem, Place 5 Kurt Kizer, Place 1 Ross Obermeyer, Place 2 Joey Herald, Place 3 Robin L. Sedlacek, Place 4 Baine Brooks, Place 6 AGAINST: None PRESENT and not voting: None ABSENT: None Property Tax Rate Comparison 2014-2015 2013-2014 Property Tax Rate: $0.540000/100 $0.550000/100 Effective Tax Rate: $0.515184/100 $0.535587/100 Effective Maintenance & Operations Tax Rate: $0.383205/100 $0.393015/100 Rollback Tax Rate: $0.555500/100 $0.565335/100 Debt Rate: $0.141639/100 $0.140879/100 Total debt obligation for City of Allen secured by property taxes: $99,775,000 CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2014 – 2015 Presented to the City Council September 9, 2014 Councilmembers Mayor Stephen Terrell Mayor Pro Tem, Place No. 5 Gary L. Caplinger Councilmember, Place No. 1 Kurt Kizer Councilmember, Place No. 2 Ross Obermeyer Councilmember, Place No. 3 Joey Herald Councilmember, Place No. 4 Robin L. Sedlacek Councilmember, Place No. 6 Baine Brooks Management Staff City Manager Peter H. Vargas Chief Financial Officer Kevin Hammeke Assistant Chief Financial Officer Joanne Stoehr Budget Officer Chris Landrum C I T Y O F A L L E N Our Mission To achieve excellence in managing development of the community and in providing city services so that conditions of living and public confidence are continually enhanced. Our Pledge to fulfill our mission in a way that: RESPECTS AND VALUES CITIZENS AND EMPLOYEES § NURTURES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT § DEMONSTRATES THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS § IMPROVES EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS § MODELS SAFETY § EXEMPLIFIES PROFESSIONALISM § PROMOTES TEAMWORK § DEMONSTRATES STEWARDSHIP § REWARDS MERITORIOUS PERFORMANCE § MAXIMIZES THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY § ENCOURAGES FLEXIBILITY, INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY § UTILIZES EFFECTIVE PLANNING § PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH FOR ALL PERSONNEL § AND ASSIGNS APPROPRIATE RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. TABLE OF CONTENTS BUDGET OVERVIEW Letter from City Manager ............................................................................................... 1 Economic Outlook ....................................................................................................... 10 Fund Structure ............................................................................................................. 11 Budget Process – Basis, Process, and Amendments ................................................. 15 Budget Calendar .......................................................................................................... 17 Budget Process – Strategic Plan and Capital Budget ................................................. 18 Strategic Plan .............................................................................................................. 19 Financial Policies and Practices .................................................................................. 27 Revenue Summary ...................................................................................................... 32 Combined Budget Summaries .................................................................................... 36 Organizational Chart .................................................................................................... 41 Staffing Summary ........................................................................................................ 42 GENERAL FUND OVERVIEW Revenue and Expenditure Summary ........................................................................ 43 Revenue and Expenditures by Function Charts ......................................................... 45 Revenues ................................................................................................................... 46 Tax Structure .............................................................................................................. 48 Budget Assumptions ................................................................................................... 49 Expenditures by Function ........................................................................................... 50 Expenditures by Classification ................................................................................... 51 GENERAL FUND DEPARTMENTS City Administration ...................................................................................................... 53 City Secretary ............................................................................................................. 57 Community Development ........................................................................................... 61 Community Services ................................................................................................... 69 Engineering ................................................................................................................ 81 Finance ....................................................................................................................... 85 Fire ............................................................................................................................. 89 Human Resources ...................................................................................................... 93 Information Technology .............................................................................................. 97 Internal Services ....................................................................................................... 101 Library ....................................................................................................................... 105 Municipal Court ......................................................................................................... 111 Parks and Recreation ............................................................................................... 115 Police ........................................................................................................................ 125 Public and Media Relations Office ........................................................................... 131 TABLE OF CONTENTS continued… DEBT SERVICE FUND Debt Policy and Fund Balance Summary ................................................................. 137 Debt Service Requirements .................................................................................... 138 TAX INCREMENT FINANCING FUND Revenue and Expenditure Summary ....................................................................... 143 Tax Increment Financing .......................................................................................... 145 WATER AND SEWER FUND Revenue and Expense Summary ............................................................................. 147 Revenue and Expenses by Function Charts ............................................................ 148 Revenue Detail ......................................................................................................... 149 Expenses by Classification ....................................................................................... 150 Water and Sewer ..................................................................................................... 151 Utility Collections ...................................................................................................... 156 OTHER FUNDS Solid Waste .............................................................................................................. 159 Drainage ................................................................................................................... 165 Golf Course .............................................................................................................