Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 09-05-12 special budget-first ph — reading text

35  3. 2. b Expenditures budget, reductions in this department were no longer avoidable. The number of sworn officers has been reduced from 46 to 38. To minimize the impact to patrol operations, the department will transition from three 11 -hour overlapping shifts with 5 officers per shift to two 24 -hour shifts with 7 officers per shift. The investigative unit will be reduced from 9 to 4, supplemented by participation in a regional task force. Two administrative positions and a communications officer were also eliminated. Response times for high- priority calls is not anticipated to be impacted by these changes. Culture & Recreation — This category equals 2.5 4. 1M or 12.4% of total expenses and includes parks & recreation programs and facilities, senior 2. 0 center, library, museums, and golf courses. Golf 1. 5 operations are intended to be self -sufficient through user fees and not rely on property taxes; 1. 0 however, assistance from the General Fund has 0.5 been required in previous years. A portion of the other leisure services expenses are offset by 0.0 Packs Senior Museum Golf Club revenues such as facility and park rentals, youth Recreation Center Library and adult athletic fees, and museum entrance 2008 -09 2009 -10 & 2010 -11 Budget & Budget 2011 -12 2012 -13 fees. This category is down $457K or 9. 9% over the past five years due to budget constraints. General Government — This category is $ 3. 9M or 11. 6% of total expenses and includes the following departments: City Council, City Manager, City Clerk, Administrative Services ( human resources, risk manag ement , information $ 1. 8 technology), Financial Services (accounting, 15 purchasing), Fleet and Facilities, and other non- $ departmental expenses. These units of City $ 1. 2 government are funded from ad valorem tax $ 0.9 i proceeds and provide support services to other 0.6 departments and information to the public. This category has declined $ 13M or 24. 0% over the 0.3 past five years due to staffing and operational 0.0 Charter Offices Admin Services Finance Fleet & Non -Dept budget cuts, as well as property & casualty Facilities insurance returning to pre- reinsurance spike 02008 -09 02009 -10 x2010 -11 Budget 2011 - 12 Budget 2012 -13 levels as a result of the 2004 & 2005 Florida hurricane seasons. Interfund Transfers —The City' s interfund transfers represent $ 2.5M or 7.4% of total expenses. Transfers to the General Fund total $ 1. 4M based on the Cost Allocation Plan, which provides reasonable and proportionate reimbursement for services provided to the enterprise funds such as city attorney), city manager, administrative services ( i.e. city clerk, city council ( including human resources, risk management, information technology), financial services ( i.e. budget, grants, accounting, accounts payable, payroll, purchasing), and engineering services ( i.e. engineering, fleet, facilities). At the budget meeting in August, City Council again waived a large portion of the Golf Fund transfer to retain revenues for golf course operational use. The Stormwater Fund is now self- sustaining and paying its full transfer. This category has increased 164K or 7. 1% in large part due to adjustments to the CRA cost allocation transfer to account for higher staffing levels at this time compared to when the cost allocation was updated in 2009 and City of Fort Walton Beach, FL Packet Pg. 52 36