City of Jacksonville, Florida ANNUAL BUDGET
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City of Jacksonville, Florida ANNUAL BUDGET for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2008 CITY EMPLOYEES The City of Jacksonville is one of the largest organizations in Duval County, with approximately 8,000 employees. And although you probably don’t think about it much, those public servants work for you: their collective job is ensuring your safety and pre- serving your quality of life. Even if you’ve never entered City Hall, never called a local government office for assistance or somehow never connected with the city’s workforce, you have experienced and benefited from their efforts. These hardworking individuals provide police and fire/rescue protection, staff parks and libraries, build and maintain roads and infrastruc- ture, collect trash and yard waste, and so much more. They provide special services for our seniors, help to ensure access for disabled residents and assist Jacksonville’s large vet- eran population with everything from housing to accessing benefits. Without city employees, Jacksonville quite simply wouldn’t be the great community it is. And your tax dollars enable these public servants to do the important work that keeps our city functioning. This year, due to significant property tax changes approved by the state legislature, the City of Jacksonville’s budget is one of the leanest in the history of consolidated gov- ernment. That follows several years of budget cuts in the non-public safety portions of the government. The consequences? City employees have had to make do with less, increase their efficiency even more and look for new ways to stretch every dollar. One thing that hasn’t changed is the city’s emphasis on public service. Over the past several years, Mayor John Peyton has made top-notch customer service one of his prior- ities. Did you know you can call one number – 630-CITY – Monday through Friday to request any city service or get information about any aspect of city operations? You can also do business with the city online. City employees designed the city’s Web site – www.coj.net – with your convenience in mind. Duval County residents can go online to pay a variety of bills, like their property taxes and even parking citations. You can renew your driver’s license, too. Using the power of coj.net, you can search the card catalog of the Jacksonville Public Library system, determine if you live in one of the city’s flood zones and track legislation as it moves through the Jacksonville City Council. That means you don’t have to trek to City Hall or find a parking place during business hours downtown. The City of Jacksonville has hun- dreds of thousands of customers. City employees understand many of your needs because they’re experienced and, like you, they’re taxpayers. Any organization or any concerted effort is successful because of the people involved. When you look at our com- munity and all it has to offer, remem- ber that city employees are an impor- tant part of the equation! Annual Budget CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 John Peyton MAYOR Alan Mosley CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER City Council Members Daniel J. Davis, President District 12 Clay Yarborough, District 1 William Bishop, District 2 Richard Clark, District 3 Don Redman, District 4 Art Shad, District 5 Jack Webb, District 6 Dr. Johnny Gaffney, District 7 E. Denise Lee, District 8 Warren A. Jones, District 9 Mia Jones, District 10 Ray Holt, District 11 Arthur Graham, District 13 Michael Corrigan, District 14 Ronnie Fussell, Group 1 At-Large Jay Jabour, Group 2 At-Large Stephen C. Joost, Group 3 At-Large Kevin Hyde, Group 4 At-Large Glorious J. Johnson, Group 5 At-Large G. Michael “Mickey” Miller CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Kent Olson BUDGET OFFICER CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA ANNUAL BUDGET TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION SECTION I Introduction Mayor’s Message--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 Mission, Vision, Guiding Principles-------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Performance Measurement ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Award for Distinguished Budget------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 Organizational Chart -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 Jacksonville Profile ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Jacksonville Fact Sheet ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 Budget Highlights ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18 The Annual Budget---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 Budgetary Entity-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 Financial Policies ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20 Conformity with GAAP------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 24 Budgetary Assumptions and Trends ------------------------------------------------------------------ 25 Budget Revision Procedures---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 Budget Process -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 Budget Calendar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 ANALYSIS OF THE BUDGET SECTION II Financial Condition ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances-------------------- 37 Net Budget -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39 Net Municipal Budget ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 Comparative Net Budget Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------- 41 Comparative Net Municipal Budget Summary------------------------------------------------------ 42 Budgeted Revenues, Expenditures and Reserves ------------------------------------------------ 46 Comparative Revenues by Department-------------------------------------------------------------- 54 Comparative Expenditures by Department---------------------------------------------------------- 58 Interfund Contributions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61 Miscellaneous Federal Programs---------------------------------------------------------------------- 62 General Funds Summary Table -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 77 Graph --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 78 011 General Fund – General Services District---------------------------------------------------- 79 012 Mosquito Control State I -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 81 015 Property Appraiser --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 82 016 Clerk of the Court----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 83 017 Tax Collector ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 84 Special Revenue Funds Summary Table -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 85 Graph --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 86 112 Concurrency Management System ------------------------------------------------------------ 87 121 Air Pollution Tag Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 88 127 Air Pollution - EPA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 89 128 Ambient Air Monitoring---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 90 132 Tourist Development Council-------------------------------------------------------------------- 91 2007-2008 ANNUAL BUDGET CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 134 Special Events -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 92 141 Streets and Highways Five-Year Road Program ------------------------------------------- 93 142 Local Option 1/2 Cent Transportation Fund ------------------------------------------------- 94 143 Local Option Gas Tax ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 95 154 Hazardous Waste Program---------------------------------------------------------------------- 96 157 Alcoholic Rehabilitation Program--------------------------------------------------------------- 97 159 Building Inspection Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 98 15A Environmental Protection Board Trust Fund ------------------------------------------------ 99 15B Duval County Law Library ----------------------------------------------------------------------100 15G Veterinary Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------101 15L Juvenile Alternative Program ------------------------------------------------------------------102 15Q Court Innovations---------------------------------------------------------------------------------103