Page 215 - Saginaw FY19 Annual Budget

CITY OF SAGINAW

DONATIONS FUND
OVERVIEW OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES

2018-2019

The Donations Fund was created in May 2009 to better track funds received through water bill
donations as well as direct donations to the City for specific purposes. Currently, Animal Services,
Parks, Library, Beautification, the Senior Center, Police, and Fire Department have donation funds
available for expenditure. Each of these departments has an advising board which helps create the
budgets for and approves expenditures of donations.

REVENUE
Donations Revenue
This includes the $3.00 donations on most monthly water bills for Parks, Library and Beautification
as well as direct donations from the citizens and businesses within the City for other purposes. The
donation amount for Parks and Library was raised to $1 each from 50 cents each in FY 18/19.

Interest on Investments
Interest income is based on current rates.

EXPENDITURES:
Animal Services

Budgeted expenditures are for partial funding of the vaccination program.
Parks
There are no budgeted expenditures for Parks.

Library
Budgeted expenditures include technology, books, CD’s, DVD’s, magazines, electronic resources,
supplies, and contract services for library programs. Funding is also included for 2 part time pages
for 13 weeks during the busy summer months.

Beautification
Budgeted expenditures include various beautification projects including Adopt-a-Spot and Yard-of-
the-Month programs, various maintenance and repair projects throughout the City as needed,
holiday decorations, mowing contracts for Saginaw Blvd. and Blue Mound Rd, and the repainting of
10 light poles. The FY18/19 budget also includes funding for a Beautification Plan Update $30,000
and signage on the Ardent Mills silo $40,000.

Senior Center
Budgeted expenditures for special events and programs.

Fire

Budgeted expenditures include supplies for Fire Camp, the annual Easter Egg Hunt, CERT
(Citizens Emergency Response Team) supplies, and public education.

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