Budget Highlights

Overall increase of 13% from FY22 Budget, balanced at $147,576,789

• A millage rate of 4.1876 per $1,000 of assessed value; which represents no increase in the millage rate from the previous year.

• The City’s tax base increased over $917M, which provided an additional $3.6M in ad valorem tax revenue.

• The General Fund budget is balanced using $1,437,792 of the unassigned reserves.

• 22 new positions (20 full-time and 2 part-time):

(1) Accountant I [Finance]

(1) Accountant Clerk [Finance]

(1) Financial Analyst [Finance]

(1) HR Specialist I [Human Resources]

(18) Firefighters [Fire] * Updated

(1) Division Chief - Training & Safety [Fire Department]

(2-PT) School Crossing Guards [Police]

(1) Parks Worker [Parks & Recreation]

(2) Multiple Code Inspectors [Community Development]

(1) Web Content and Social Media Analyst [Information Technology]

(1) GIS Coordinator [Information Technology]

(1) MS4 Coordinator [Public Services – Stormwater]

(1) MS4 Inspector/GIS Analyst [Public Services – Stormwater]

(1) Cashier [Utility Billing]

(1) Sanitation Equipment Operator [Public Services – Sanitation]

• Performance-based merit pay up to 6% included for all full-time employees.

• Significant capital costs in the General Fund budget include: public safety vehicles (17 police vehicles [$858K], a fire engine [$800K], and two ambulances [$733K]), parks and recreation equipment and improvements [$934K], information technology improvements [$279K], and capital facility improvements [$235K].

• Street improvements, new traffic signals, street resurfacing, new sidewalks and, sidewalk repairs.

• Water, wastewater and reclaimed water infrastructure improvements.

• Health insurance costs increase of 10%.

• Property, liability and worker’s compensation insurance increased 12%.