General Government
FY 2022-23 Budget
General Government comprises of the following departments/divisions:
- City Council (110),
- City Attorney (130),
- City Manager & Clerk (140),
- Human Resources (141),
- Finance (150),
- General Services (151),
- Debt Services (620), and
- Emergency Response (19-600).
All departments and divisions within the General Government function are fully supported by the General Fund (11), with the Debt Services (620) department housed under the Debt Service Fund (43) but are fully supported through annual transfers from the General Fund.
Revenue Summary
The General Government Function is mainly support by General Fund. The Town receives insurance reimbursements for workers' compensation, general liability, and property claims. The budget for insurance reimbursement is $50,000.
The negative $171,192 the Actual Thru April ’22 reflects grant funding the Town expects but has not received. In accordance with modified accrual basis of accounting, the Town recorded the revenue in FY 2021-22, which resulted in the negative revenue in FY 2022-23.
Expenditure Summary
FY 2022-23 General Government Budget by Categories
The total general government budget for FY 2022-23 is $5,168,232. The salaries, wages, & benefits category represents 46% of the total general government budget. It supports 7.8 FTEs. The professional & contractual services category includes insurance-related costs ($941,000) and debt payments ($296,000). Key changes in major general government expenditures categories will be discussed further in the respective departments.
FY 2022-23 General Government Budget by Department
The three largest departments/divisions within the general government function include City Manager/City Clerk at 33%, General Services at 28%, and Finance & HR at 18% of the total budget. More information is available in the departmental budget narratives.
Expenditure by Categories
Expenditure by Fund
Accomplishments
Strategic Plan:
- Improved communications with community through consistent messaging on Social Media Channels.
Operational:
- Received a clean audit for FY 2020-21.
- Updated 2020-22 Strategic Plan.
- Successfully recruited and hired HR Analyst.
- Welcomed several new businesses including Cadillac, Kia Serramonte, Apex Barber, and Centrix Builders.
- Restarted C.A.P.E. program.
- Updated and published Colma COVID Prevention Plan.
- Updated and published Return to Work Policy.
Performance Measures:
COVID Response
- Exhausted ARPA funding and completed the annual reporting requirement.
- Published the Colma COVID Prevention Plan on the Town's website, along with the latest Return to Work policies as directed by CDD, CDPH, and Cal/OSHA.
- Coordinated with C.A.P.E.
- Moved Public Meetings to online platform Zoom.
- Provided PPE and established COVID-19 protocols for working within the office.
- Updated online tools and resources for business continuity.
- Updated a webpage on the Town's website for COVID-19 related updates and resources.
Future Objectives
Strategic Plan:
- Research on new grant and earmark opportunities.
- Prepare for hybrid City Council meetings.
- Focus economic development activities on future land use, capital improvement programs, retail recruitment & retention, and events & communities.
- Begin the Town’s financial system replacement project and the urban tree management program.
- Add credit card system at Town Hall and Police Station.
Operational:
- Implement City Council priorities as directed.
- Prepare 2023-2025 Strategic Plan.
- Implement a document codification system making Town codes and ordinances easier to search and update.
- Complete annual audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.
- Digitize HR records.
Reasonable Accommodation
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