City of New Rochelle Proposed Budget and Work Program – 2008 MAYOR Noam Bramson 2007 COUNCIL MEMBERS Barry R. Fertel, Deputy Mayor Michael E. Boyle, Jr. Roberto Lopez M. Christina Selin James C. Stowe Marianne Sussman CITY MANAGER Charles B. Strome Howard Rattner Rene Frayman Finance Commissioner Deputy Finance Commissioner Cassandra Campbell Barbara French Budget Analyst Production Left Intentionally Blank TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I BUDGET OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION Budget Message ..................................................................................................... i City Government ................................................................................................... 1 City Organization Chart .......................................................................................2 Budget Process and Structure ............................................................................3 SUMMARY TABLES I Adopted Budget by Funds - All Funds ............................................................. 7 II Appropriations Analysis - General Fund .......................................................... 8 III Appropriation Distribution - General Fund ........................................................ 9 IV Functional Analysis - General Fund ................................................................10 V Sources of Revenues - General Fund ............................................................ 11 VI Computation of Tax Levies and Rates - General Fund .................................. 12 VII Constitutional Tax and Debt Limits - General Fund ....................................... 13 VIII Comparative Schedule of Serial Bonds and Notes - All Funds ...................... 14 IX Long Term Debt - Debt Service Charges Until Maturity - All Funds ............... 16 X Departmental Staffing .................................................................................... 18 II GENERAL FUND REVENUES ........................................................................................................... 21 APPROPRIATIONS Legislative .......................................................................................................... 29 City Council .................................................................................................... 30 Mayor ..............................................................................................................33 Judiciary (City Court) ..................................................................................... 37 Executive ........................................................................................................... 43 City Manager .................................................................................................. 45 Marketing & Communications/CTV ................................................................. 49 Personnel ....................................................................................................... 53 Civil Service ................................................................................................... 57 City Clerk ............................................................................................................ 61 Elections ........................................................................................................ 67 Finance and Administrative Services ................................................................. 69 Law Department ..................................................................................................91 Department of Development .............................................................................. 97 Building Inspections ..................................................................................... 103 Real Properties ..............................................................................................107 Community Development...............................................................................111 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Home Program...............................................................................................117 Housing Assistance .......................................................................................121 Moderate Rehabilitation .................................................................................124 Parking Facilities............................................................................................127 Railroad Station .............................................................................................133 Public Safety .................................................................................................... 139 Police Department ........................................................................................141 Fire Department ............................................................................................ 151 Public Works ......................................................................................................159 Parks, Recreation, Youth and Aging .................................................................197 Parks and Recreation ....................................................................................199 Office of the Aging .........................................................................................229 Youth Bureau ................................................................................................237 Marina ...........................................................................................................241 Undistributed Expenses and Interfund Transfers...............................................247 III OTHER FUNDS INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS Liability and Casualty Fund .....................................................................................257 Workers Compensation Fund..................................................................................261 DEBT SERVICE FUND ..............................................................................................263 CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND.......................................................................................267 IV APPENDIX APPENDIX A A General Fund Revenues, Expenditures and Surplus - General Fund ............... 271 B Schedule of Assessment for City Tax Purposes - General Fund ....................... 272 C Assessment Changes - General Fund .............................................................. 273 D Special Franchise Assessments - General Fund ............................................... 274 E Tax Refunds Based on Certioraris - General Fund ........................................... 275 F Schedule of Constitutional Tax and Debt Margin - General Fund ..................... 276 G Schedule of Property Tax and Interest Collections - City, County, Sewer and Garbage Taxes - General Fund ................................................................................................ 277 H Tax Exemptions - General Fund .........................................................................278 I Major Taxpayers - General Fund ........................................................................279 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page J Miscellaneous Statistics......................................................................................280 K. Overlapping Tax Rate ........................................................................................281 L Sample Tax Bills - Home Assessed at $18,000 Value - General Fund .............282 M Salary Schedule for Civil Service Employees Association……………………….. 283 N Non Represented Employees -All Funds………………………………………… ..285 O Salary Schedule for Local 663, A.F.S.C.M.E., AFL-CIO Employees - All Funds.286 P Salary Schedule for Uniformed Fire Fighters Association, Superior Fire Officers of New Rochelle, Police Association of New Rochelle, and New Rochelle Superior Officers Association - General Fund…………………. ...287 APPENDIX B Accounting Specifications ...................................................................................... 288 Glossary ................................................................................................................ 291 Left Intentionally Blank Left Intentionally Blank INTRODUCTION CITY GOVERNMENT New Rochelle has operated under a Council-Manager form of government since January 1, 1932. The two major components of this system are a Council and a City Manager. The Council is the legislative body, establishing City policies; the City Manager is an administrator, carrying out the directives of the Council. New Rochelle’s City Council consists of a Mayor and six Council members elected by district. MAYOR The Mayor serves as a member and presiding officer of the Council. In addition to officiating at all City ceremonial functions, the Mayor takes an active role in promoting the City. The Mayor also appoints members of the Planning Board, Civil Service Commission and Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, among others. CITY COUNCIL The Council, under the City Charter, is given certain specific duties: to set policy, to appoint the City Manager and the City Clerk, to approve the budget and to enact local laws, resolutions and ordinances. Enactment of a local law must be preceded by a public hearing. A majority vote of the Council is required to pass such a law. Council members also make appointments to certain citizen advisory committees. Members of Council meet regularly in chambers at City Hall. On the second Tuesday of each month, they meet at 3:45