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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

The General Government Functional area performs all the general administrative activities of the City. This functional area is comprised of the
following departments: City Council, City Manager, City Secretary, and Non-Departmental. The General Government function, along with the
Staff Services function, provides the necessary support services for the various line department/divisions. Positions funded in the General
Government function include: Mayor, City Councilmembers, City Manager, Management Analyst, City Secretary, Deputy City Secretary, and
Administrative Clerk.

The Functional Summary page provides financial information for the General Government function on an actual basis for 2018-19; on an
adopted budget and twelve-month estimate basis for 2019-20; and on a department request, decision package, total request, and adopted
budget basis for 2020-21.

The General Government Function's total 2020-21 Budget is $2,504,738. This allocation is $30,000 less than the amount requested by
Department Heads in their 2020-21 total request of $2,534,738. This total request includes $2,534,708 for base budget expenditure and
no decision packages were requested.

A decision package is defined as any change in program emphasis, expenditure of funds, and/or allocation of personnel or equipment which
results in an increase or decrease in the current level of services. A decision package is used to: add a new program, delete an existing
program or function and replace it with a new or different function or program, request expenditures that exceed the total appropriation for
the previous year's (2019-20) budget, request additional compensation for an employee or job classification, request an adjustment to the
City's Classification and Compensation Plan, and/or request funds for a new capital outlay.

The Division Reconciliation and Decision Package Summary provides a reconciliation of all changes made from the total request to the adopted
budget. This summary also provides a list of all decision packages requested for General Government Activities. The list of decision packages
categorizes the decision packages as funded or not-funded and provides the allocation amount approved for each funded package.

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