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Budget Highlights

Expenditure Highlights

GENERAL FUND

City Attorney’s Office. The FY2019 Adopted Budget increases primarily due to salary and benefit market increases
in an endeavor to retain and recruit experienced staff.

City Auditor’s Office. The FY2019 Adopted Budget increases slightly for adjustments to the salaries and benefits
based on lower anticipated vacancy rate.

City Manager’s Office. The FY2019 Adopted Budget reflects an increase in Governmental Relations for the 2019
state legislative session. The budget includes funding for for the mayor’s education initiative.

City Secretary’s Office. The FY2019 Adopted Budget increases slightly for adjustments to the salaries and benefits
based on lower anticipated vacancies in authorized positions.

Code Compliance. The FY2019 Adopted Budget includes increases to general operating and maintenance due to
contractual service additions that cover annual software costs as well as startup costs for an online consumer
health course.

Communications and Public Engagement. The FY2019 Adopted Budget includes an increase of 1.00 AP/1.00 FTE
from the prior year due to the transfer of a volunteer coordinator from the Library Department. There is no impact
to the General Fund.

Economic Development. The FY2019 Adopted Budget includes an increase of 3.00 APs/3.00 FTEs from the FY2018
budget due to the addition of two economic development specialist and the addition of one business development
coordinator. Funding also increases for one senior management analyst for 0.40 FTE, one senior administrative
assistant for 0.50 FTE and one administrative technician for 0.60 FTE. These FTEs were previously funded by grants.
The budget includes funding to a medical innovation district and slight increases in funding for 380 agreements.

Financial Management Services. The FY2019 Adopted Budget includes an increase in salaries and benefits. In
recent years the department has restructured and reclassified multiple positions to accommodate the essential
levels of service and operations for internal and external customers.

Fire Department. The FY2019 Adopted Budget increases due to the addition of 14.00 APs/14.00 FTEs for a one-
time fire trainee class. The class will facilitate the staffing of the new Fire Station 43, which is expected to be
operational in FY2020. Other increases to the FY2019 Adopted Budget are due to compensation changes related
to civil service personnel and an increase in IT allocations after the transfer of 2 technology focused positions to
the IT Solutions department.

Information Technology Solutions. The FY2019 Adopted Budget includes the incorporation of the Information
Technology Systems (ITS) department into the General Fund from the Information Technology Solutions Fund;
previously classified as an internal service fund. The budget includes a net increase of 2.00 APs/2 FTEs due to
receiving 2 positions transferred from the Police department, 2 positions from the Fire department, and the
reduction of 2 positions being transferred back to the Transportation and Public Works department. There is no
impact to the General Fund for the movement of these positions.

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