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2014 Adopted Budget 2014 Adopted Budget City of Kalamazoo, Michigan City of Kalamazoo Michigan Fiscal Year 2014 Adopted Budget City of Kalamazoo 50TH CITY COMMISSION MAYOR From Left to Right: Commissioner Stephanie Moore, Commissioner Barbara Hamilton Miller, Vice Mayor David Anderson, Mayor Bobby Hopewell, Commissioner Don Cooney, Commissioner Robert H. Cinabro, & Commissioner Jack Urban Appointees Administration Deputy City Assistant City Manager/ City Manager Managers Economic Development Director James K. Ritsema Patsy Moore Jerome Kisscorni Jeff Chamberlain Community Planning & Public Services City Attorney Development Director Director Clyde Robinson Laura Lam Sue Foune Information Technology Human Resources/Labor City Clerk Director Relations Director Scott Borling Ed Freed Jerome Post Public Safety Transportation City Assessor Chief Director Aaron Powers Jeff Hadley Sean McBride Parks & Recreation Management Services Internal Auditor Director Director Ann Videtich Sean Fletcher Thomas C. Skrobola C I T Y O F K A L A M A Z O O 2014 Organizational Chart CITIZENS OF KALAMAZOO COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER VICE MAYOR MAYOR COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER Stephanie Barbara David Bobby J. Don Robert H. Jack Moore Hamilton Miller Anderson Hopewell Cooney Cinabro Urban BOARDS, COMMISSIONS & COMMITEES CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER CITY CLERK INTERNAL AUDITOR Clyde J. Robinson James K. Ritsema Scott Borling Ann Videtich DCM-StratPlan/Admin Jeff Chamberlain ACM-Econ Develop Jerome Kisscorni DCM-Operations Ofcr Patsy Moore Comm. Plan. & Dev. Dir. HR/Labor Relations Dir. Information Tech. Dir. Management Svcs. Dir. Jerome Post Laura Lam Ed Freed Thomas C. Skrobola Parks & Recreation Dir. Public Safety Chief Public Services Director Transportation Director City Assessor Sean Fletcher Jeff Hadley Sue Foune Sean McBride (CC Appointee) TABLE OF CONTENTS 2014 ADOPTED BUDGET City Elected Officials & Administration City Organizational Chart City Manager’s Transmittal ....................................................................................................... 6 Budget Policies Budget Policies .............................................................................................................................. 8 Budget Calendar ............................................................................................................................ 22 Budget Summary Summary of Expenditures – All Funds ........................................................................................ 24 Summary of Revenues and Expenditures by Category – All Funds ............................................. 25 Projected Fund Balance ................................................................................................................ 27 Position Comparison – Summary ................................................................................................. 30 Budget Overview .......................................................................................................................... 32 Taxable Values and Levy Projections .......................................................................................... 38 Debt Statements ............................................................................................................................ 39 General Fund Five Year Budget Projections ................................................................................ 40 Capital Improvement Fund Five Year Budget Projections ........................................................... 41 Major Streets Fund Five Year Budget Projections ....................................................................... 48 Local Streets Fund Five Year Budget Projections ........................................................................ 49 Budget By Fund General Fund ................................................................................................................................ 50 Capital Improvement Program Fund ............................................................................................. 56 Special Revenue Funds ................................................................................................................. 57 Enterprise Funds ........................................................................................................................... 63 Retirement Administration ........................................................................................................... 65 Internal Service Funds .................................................................................................................. 66 Budget By Department Commission Appointees City Commission .......................................................................................................................... 68 City Administration ...................................................................................................................... 69 City Attorney ................................................................................................................................ 70 City Clerk ..................................................................................................................................... 72 Internal Auditor ............................................................................................................................ 75 Human Resources ....................................................................................................................... 78 Information Technology ............................................................................................................ 82 Management Services Department Budget & Accounting ................................................................................................................... 84 Assessor’s Division ...................................................................................................................... 86 Treasury Division ......................................................................................................................... 88 Purchasing/Risk Management ...................................................................................................... 90 Retirement Administration ........................................................................................................... 92 Public Safety Department Public Safety Summary ................................................................................................................ 94 Public Safety Summary – General Fund ...................................................................................... 95 Administration .............................................................................................................................. 96 COPS (formerly KVET General Fund) ........................................................................................ 98 Operations .................................................................................................................................... 99 Criminal Investigation ................................................................................................................... 101 Service .......................................................................................................................................... 103 KVET Special Revenue ................................................................................................................ 105 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2014 ADOPTED BUDGET Public Services Department City Wide Maintenance ................................................................................................................ 108 Engineering .................................................................................................................................. 110 Fleet Services ............................................................................................................................... 112 Public Works ................................................................................................................................ 114 Major Streets ................................................................................................................................ 115 Local Streets ................................................................................................................................. 116 Cemeteries .................................................................................................................................... 117 Solid Waste ................................................................................................................................... 118 Wastewater Division .................................................................................................................... 120 Water Division ............................................................................................................................. 122 Community Planning and Development Code Administration .................................................................................................................... 124 Planning ........................................................................................................................................ 126 Blight ............................................................................................................................................. 128 Community Development (HUD) ...............................................................................................
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