CITY MANAGER RECOMMEDED BUDGET
Proposed Property Tax Issue
8-13-2010
New APV = $24,680,898,705
General Fund Deficit Position- $2,097,776 or 26 days
Current Tax Rate ~ 48.86 cents
- O&M Rate = 31.35
- Debt Rate = 17.51
Option 1 — Adding to tax rate to cover additional 1.49 cents required for the
debt fund or $3,695,842
- O&M Rate = 32.84 cents up 1.49 cents
- Debt Rate = 17.51 cents
- Proposed tax rate = 50.35 cents
This option would leave a surplus of $1,598,065 or 33 days of operations
Option 2 - Adding to tax rate to cover current General Fund deficit position
of $2.1M
- O&M Rate = 32.25 cents up .90 cents
- Debt Rate = 17.51 cents
- Proposed tax rate = 49.76 cents
This option leaves a zero surplus and 30 days of operations
Option #3 - General Fund deficit changes to $1.1 million if we add back in
the following unexpected revenue: —
Sales Tax = $532,034
Electric Franchise = $132,398
Gas Franchise = $321,623
- O&M Rate = 31.85 cents up .50 cents
- Debt Rate = 17.51 cents
- Proposed tax rate = 49.36 cents up .50 cents from 48.86 cents
This option leaves a zero surplus and 30 days of operations
One penny on the tax rate equals $2,443,409 .
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