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Budget 2005-2006 City of Healdsbur g Barbieri Park Visit our website at www.cityofhealdsburg.org Operating Budget Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Visit our website at www.cityofhealdsburg.org CITY OF HEALDSBURG Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Adopted Budget CITY COUNCIL Jason Liles, Mayor Mike McGuire, Vice-Mayor Kent Mitchell Lisa Wittke Schaffner Gary Plass CITY MANAGER Chet J. Wystepek 1 CITY OF HEALDSBURG Commissions and Staff Advisory Commissions: Airport Commission Planning Commission Recreation and Parks Commission Senior Citizen Advisory Commission City Staff: City Attorney . Mike Gogna City Clerk . Maria Curiel Assistant City Manager . Barbara Jason-White Finance Director . Tamera Haas Interim Director of Community Services . Tarry Smith Fire Chief . Randy Collins Police Chief . Susan Jones Director of Planning and Building . Richard Spitler Director of Public Works . George Hicks Electric Utility Director . William Duarte 2 City of Healdsburg Organization Chart Citizens of Healdsburg Mayor Jason Liles Vice Mayor Mike McGuire Council Member Kent Mitchell, Council Member Lisa Wittke Shaffner, Council Member Gary Plass City Attorney City Manager Airport Commission Mike Gogna Chet Wystepek Planning Commision Recreation & Parks Commission Senior Citizen Advisory Commission Assistant City Manager City Clerk Barbara Jason-White Maria Curiel Special Projects Benefits Administration Labor Negotiations Personnel Animal Shelter Administration Interim Community Electric Utility Director Finance Director Fire Chief Planning & Building Police Chief Public Works Services Director William Duarte Tamera Haas Randy Collins Director Susan Jones Director Tarry Smith Richard Spitler George Hicks Parks & Recreation Electric Utility Operations Purchasing Fire Protection Planning & Building Police Protection Engineering Senior Center Maintenance Payroll Nuisance Abatement Inspection Water Utility Operations Villa Meeting Center Electrical Construction Treasury Management Hazardous Material Redevelopment Sewer Utility Operations Municipal Pool Contract Vehicle Services Information Services Enforcement Drainage System Golf Course Contract Communications Disaster Preparedness Streets & Roads Park Planning Accounts Payable CSA 24 Fire Contract Traffic Signals Special Events Financial Reporting Street Lights Tourism & Promotion Budget Development Museum Utility Billing Transit Operations Airport Operations Animal Control 3 Notes: 4 Table of Contents Page Number Overview Message from the City Manager............................................................................................7-14 Budget Principles...................................................................................................................15 City Council Goals.................................................................................................................6-17 Guide to the Budget ...............................................................................................................18-21 Summaries Operating Budget Pie Chart...................................................................................................23 Total City Revenues Sources.................................................................................................24 Total City Spending Budget...................................................................................................25 Annual Capital Budget by Project .........................................................................................26-27 Summary of Positions............................................................................................................28 Financial Status Overview .....................................................................................................29 Comparative Property Tax Bills ............................................................................................30-31 General Fund Revenues by Source/Expenditures by Department.........................................32 General Fund..........................................................................................................................33 Water Enterprise Fund ...........................................................................................................34 Sewer Enterprise Fund...........................................................................................................35 Electric Enterprise Fund ........................................................................................................36 Community Services Enterprise Fund ...................................................................................37 Meeting Center Enterprise Fund............................................................................................38 Transit Enterprise Fund..........................................................................................................39 Planning & Building Enterprise Fund....................................................................................40 Lighting & Landscape District Area A..................................................................................41 Street & Development Enterprise Fund.................................................................................42 Airport Enterprise Fund .........................................................................................................43 Benjamin Way Maintenance District Fund............................................................................44 School Services Enterprise Fund ...........................................................................................45 Miscellaneous Funds..............................................................................................................46 Commercial & Industrial Fund ..............................................................................................47 Low & Moderate Income Housing Fund...............................................................................48 Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) Fund.................................................................49 Project Participation Fund......................................................................................................50 Insurance & Benefits Fund ....................................................................................................51 Vehicle Replacement & Services Fund .................................................................................52 Information Systems Replacement & Services Fund ............................................................53 Service Fund Budget – Building Maintenance Services Fund ..............................................54 Other Debt Service Fund .......................................................................................................55 5 Table of Contents Page Number Department Summaries Administration .......................................................................................................................57-65 Finance...................................................................................................................................66-71 Community Services..............................................................................................................72-78 Electric ...................................................................................................................................79-85 Fire .........................................................................................................................................86-93 Planning & Building ..............................................................................................................94-99 Police......................................................................................................................................100-105 Public Works..........................................................................................................................106-113 Non-Departmental..................................................................................................................114-116 Redevelopment Agency Budget Summary ...................................................................................................................119-123 Redevelopment Organization Chart.......................................................................................125 Commercial & Industrial Fund ..............................................................................................126-143 Low & Moderate Income Housing Fund...............................................................................144-147 Debt Service Fund..................................................................................................................148-149 Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) Fund.................................................................150-151 Project Participation Fund......................................................................................................152-153 Downtown Business District Fund ........................................................................................154-155 Glossary ................................................................................................................................157-159 Appropriation Limit Worksheet ........................................................................................160 6 CITY OF HEALDSBURG Budget Principles • The budget is the City Council’s primary decision
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