FY 2018 Operating Budget

OFFICIAL OPERATING BUDGET FISCAL YEAR July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018 Randall L. Woodfin MAYOR ADOPTED DECEMBER 12, 2017 BY THE BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL FINANCE DEPARTMENT J. THOMAS BARNETT, JR., DIRECTOR BARBARA McGRUE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR AARON L. SAXTON, DEPUTY DIRECTOR Budget Division DIANA BOLDEN, PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT BETTY L. COLEMAN, BUDGET ANALYST FLORENCE FITZGERALD, BUDGET ANALYST For additional information regarding this budget document contact the Budget Office at (205) 254-2248. This document is available on-line at www.birminghamal.gov/about/city-directory/finance/budget-office/ The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) presented a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to the City of Birmingham, Alabama for its annual budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016. In order to receive this award, a governmental unit must publish a budget document that meets program criteria as a policy document, as an operations guide, as a financial plan, and as a communications device. This award is valid for a period of one year only. We believe our current budget continues to conform to program requirements, and we are submitting it to GFOA to determine its eligibility for another award. MAYOR RANDALL L. WOODFIN CITY COUNCIL VALERIE A. ABBOTT, PRESIDENT, DISTRICT 3 JAY ROBERSON, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, DISTRICT 7 LASHUNDA SCALES, DISTRICT 1 HUNTER WILLIAMS, DISTRICT 2 WILLIAM PARKER, DISTRICT 4 DARRELL O’QUINN, DISTRICT 5 SHEILA TYSON, DISTRICT 6 STEVEN W. HOYT, DISTRICT 8 JOHN R. HILLIARD, DISTRICT 9 DEPARTMENT HEADS AUDITORIUM ........................................................................................................Kevin Arrington, Director CITY CLERK ........................................................................................................... Lee Frazier, City Clerk CITY COUNCIL ................................................................................. Cheryl A. Kidd, Council Administrator COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................... Nigel Roberts, Director CROSSPLEX AT STATE FAIRGROUNDS ........................................................................Faye Oates, Director EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT .................................................................................. Cedric Roberts, Director FINANCE .................................................................................................. J. Thomas Barnett, Jr., Director FIRE ....................................................................................................................... Charles Gordon, Chief HUMAN RESOURCES.................................................................................................. Barry Lollar, Director INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES ................................................................ Srikanth Karra, Director LAW .................................................................................................................. Nicole King, City Attorney MAYOR’S OFFICE ......................................................................................... Cedric Sparks, Chief of Staff Kevin W. Moore, Chief of Operations MUNICIPAL COURT ................................................................................... Andra Sparks, Presiding Judge PLANNING, ENGINEERING AND PERMITTING ............................................................... Andre Bittas, Director POLICE ..........................................................................................................................A.C. Roper, Chief PUBLIC WORKS .................................................................................................. Alfred Menifield, Director TRAFFIC ENGINEERING ................................................................. Gregory Dawkins, City Traffic Engineer BOARD DIRECTORS ARLINGTON ............................................................................................ Toby Richards, Museum Curator LIBRARY ................................................................................................................ Floyd Council, Director MUSEUM OF ART ............................................................................................ Graham Boettcher, Director PARKS AND RECREATION ....................................... Shonae Eddins-Bennett, Chief Administrative Analyst SLOSS FURNACES ..................................................................................................... John Nixon, Director SOUTHERN MUSEUM OF FLIGHT ............................................................................ Brian Barsanti, Director FISCAL YEAR 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page MAYOR’S BUDGET MESSAGE ................................................................................................. v INTRODUCTION AND BUDGET SUMMARY – ALL FUNDS How to Use this Budget Document....................................................................................... 1 Organization of the City of Birmingham, Alabama ................................................................ 3 Relationship Between Organization Structure and Accounting Structure ............................. 8 Responsibilities of the City of Birmingham ........................................................................... 9 Budgetary Goals and Financial Policies ............................................................................... 11 Budget Goals Addressed in the FY 2018 Budget ................................................................. 14 Summary of the Budget Planning Process .......................................................................... 16 Method of Budgeting ............................................................................................................ 17 Budget Amendments ........................................................................................................... 17 Other Planning Processes ................................................................................................... 18 Description of Fund Structure ............................................................................................... 19 Fund Structure by Budgetary Basis ...................................................................................... 24 Key Revenue Assumptions and Trends ............................................................................... 26 Consolidated Financial Overview ......................................................................................... 34 Changes in Fund Balance .................................................................................................... 38 SUMMARY OF GENERAL FUND REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS: ................................. 41 GENERAL FUND REVENUES ..................................................................................................... 47 GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................................ 55 DETAIL OF BUDGETED POSITIONS BY FUNCTION: Positions (All Funds): Positions Summary .............................................................................................................. 65 Summary of Position Changes by Function .......................................................................... 71 Appropriations (General Fund): General Government ................................................................................................... 75 07 City Clerk ................................................................................................................ 77 10 City Council ............................................................................................................ 84 13 Community Development ....................................................................................... 92 19 Finance .................................................................................................................. 100 28 Law ........................................................................................................................ 116 31 Mayor’s Office ........................................................................................................ 122 CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA I FISCAL YEAR 2018 Page 34 Equipment Management ........................................................................................ 133 37 Information Management Services ......................................................................... 140 42 Human Resources .................................................................................................. 148 Public Safety ............................................................................................................... 157 16 Planning, Engineering & Permits ............................................................................ 159 22 Fire ......................................................................................................................... 173 43 Police ..................................................................................................................... 182 46 Municipal Court ...................................................................................................... 199 49 Public Works .......................................................................................................... 212 52 Traffic Engineering ................................................................................................

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