Page 68 - Saginaw FY19 Annual Budget
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LIBRARY:
            This  department's  budget  increased  7.2%  from  $593,220  to  $635,690  due  the  TMRS  rate
            increase, additional increases related to personnel turnover, the replacement of 14 public use
            computers, and increased funding for e-books.

            INSPECTIONS/CODE ENFORCEMENT:
            This department’s budget increased 6.5% from $576,185 to $613,790.  The increase is due to
            contract inspection services for the rental inspection program that will begin this year.  Funding
            is also included for a digital plan review work station ($15,000).

            ANIMAL SERVICES:
            The Animal Services budget decreased from $416,660 to $355,975 or 14.6%.  The decrease is
            due to one-time capital items funded in FY17/18.  The replacement of office furniture ($2,000) at
            the Animal Shelter is included for FY18/19.

            FLEET MAINTENANCE:
            This department's budget increased from $469,695 to $564,360 or 20%.  The FY17/18 budget
            was reduced to reflect low fuel costs and savings in outside repair expense.  The FY18/19 budget
            includes  the  base  amount  for  fuel  and  outside  repairs.    This  line  item  will  be  adjusted  as
            necessary if fuel costs increase or decrease from average.  A transfer of $28,905 to the General
            Escrow Fund is included to begin an equipment replacement fund.

            ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
            This department's budget decreased from $563,065 to $289,235 for FY18/19.  The decrease
            reflects an economic development incentive loan of $460,000 that was budgeted in FY17/18 that
            is not included in the FY18/19 budget.  That decrease is offset by increases to fund an enhanced
            economic development program with one full-time position, marketing and advertising costs, as
            well as, economic development incentives.

            INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:
            The Information Technology function will be moved from General Administration and budgeted
            as  a  separate  department  beginning  in  FY18/19.    The  department  includes  two  full-time
            positions, city-wide software and security, scheduled hardware replacements, and costs related
            to the City-wide telephone system. The replacement of two servers is budgeted.



























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