Page 28 - Saginaw FY21 Annual Budget

CITY OF SAGINAW
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
2020-2021

 Full year funding is provided for the Management Analyst position added to assist Public
Works and the City Secretary. The cost of this position is offset by the reassignment of
Economic Development duties to the Director of Community Services and eliminating
the Economic Development Director position.

 Full year funding is provided for the Emergency Manager position partially funded in the
current year. The City of Lake Worth will fund 50% of the position and related
equipment.

 Full year funding is provided for a shift firefighter position that was funded for nine
months in the current year.

 Full year funding is provided for a police officer that was funded for nine months in the
current year.

 A service truck ($29,000) will be replaced in the Public Works Department.

 The next phase of the ADA Plan will be funded ($65,000). Phase 3B will evaluate the
second half of City intersections for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

 The Public Works Department will work towards the American Public Works Association
accreditation. The cost of this program is $13,700 with 50% funding in the General Fund
and the Enterprise Fund.

 Funding for a Parks Master Plan is budgeted to be $32,000.

 Additional funding for the city-wide mowing contract is $25,915 in the Public Works and
Parks Department budgets.

 The Library Department will reorganize by converting a Library Assistant and Youth
Services Librarian to two Children’s Librarians. The result is an estimated $8,270
savings.

 Line item increases in the Information Technology Department include $9,000 for email
and internet expense every three years, $6,000 for cable modem service, and $20,000
in telephone expense for public safety radio system and depot building connectivity.

 Economic Development includes a $150,000 budget item for Saginaw Boulevard
redevelopment.

 A transfer of $2,600,000 to the Capital Projects Fund for the Bailey Boswell Overpass
project is included. General Fund balance was reserved for the anticipated increase in
the project cost.

 A total of $2,882,850 is proposed in the General Fund for one-time items described
above. The fund balance will be reduced by $2,882,850.

 A portion of General Fund balance is reserved for the developer’s agreement for “The
Square” ($1,303,322).

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