Annual Budget 2013-2014
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ANNUAL BUDGET 2013-2014 Allen, Texas The Courses at Watters Creek reflects the City of Allen's vision to provide top‐ quality recreational facilities for residents, families and guests; centrally locatedonHighway75onthe Allen/Plano border, the inviting and environmentally friendly design by Weibring‐Wolfard Golf Design sets the standard for a community golf experience‐ three courses designed for players of all abilities, all at a competitive value. It's not the old Chase Oaks...it's the new Courses at Watters Creek. For more on Allen, Texas please visit: http://www.cityofallen.org http://www.allentx.com/ http://visitallentexas.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 $1,319,775, which is a 2.99 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 $763,381”. 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 2013-2014 2012-2013 Property Tax Rate: $0.550000/100 $0.552000/100 Effective Tax Rate: $0.535587/100 $0.534088/100 Effective Maintenance & Operations Tax Rate: $0.393015/100 $0.391548/100 Rollback Tax Rate: $0.565335/100 $0.569813/100 Debt Rate: $0.140879/100 $0.146942/100 Total debt obligation for City of Allen secured by property taxes: $97,535,000 CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2013 – 2014 Presented to the City Council September 10, 2013 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 Finance Director 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 ........................................................................................................................ 127 Public and Media Relations Office ........................................................................... 133 TABLE OF CONTENTS continued… DEBT SERVICE FUND Debt Policy and Fund Balance Summary ................................................................. 139 Debt Service Requirements .................................................................................... 140 TAX INCREMENT FINANCING FUND Revenue and Expenditure Summary ....................................................................... 145 Tax Increment Financing .......................................................................................... 147 WATER AND SEWER FUND Revenue and Expense Summary ............................................................................. 151 Revenue and Expenses by Function Charts ............................................................ 152 Revenue Detail ......................................................................................................... 153 Expenses by Classification ....................................................................................... 154 Water and Sewer ..................................................................................................... 155 Utility Collections ...................................................................................................... 160 OTHER FUNDS Solid Waste .............................................................................................................. 163 Drainage ................................................................................................................... 169 Golf Course .............................................................................................................. 175 Asset Forfeiture ........................................................................................................ 181 Hotel Occupancy Tax ............................................................................................... 187 Grant Fund ............................................................................................................... 195 Replacement Fund ................................................................................................... 201 Risk Management ....................................................................................................