Page 30 - Saginaw FY21 Annual Budget

CITY OF SAGINAW
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
2020-2021

CCPD FUND:

 The voters approved an additional one-half cent sales tax for use by the Crime Control
and Prevention District (CCPD) in November 1997. The additional sales tax went into
effect on April 1, 1998, and revenues were received beginning in June 1998. The
district was continued for five years in 2002. In 2007, the tax was continued for ten
years and reduced to three eighths (3/8) of one percent with the remaining eighth used
for street maintenance. Voters approved a ten year continuation of the sales tax in May
2017.

 Sales tax revenues are estimated to increase 4% over the current budget for a total of
$1,264,050.

 The Crime Control and Prevention District will continue to provide for the salaries and
benefits of ten patrol officers, a public services officer, a dispatcher and one-half the
costs for a school resource officer.

 Three patrol vehicles ($173,835) and four ticket writers ($11,103) will be replaced.
Thirteen bullet resistant vests ($11,895) will be purchased with partial grant funding
($4,880). A utility vehicle will be purchased ($17,000) to assist public safety patrol at
special events. The fund is balanced with $54,715 of reserves.

DRAINAGE UTILITY FUND:

 In January 2005 the Saginaw City Council approved the necessary ordinances to
establish a drainage utility within the city and adopted the utility’s rates. Fees are
assessed on properties based on the amount of storm water runoff they produce.
Single family residences are currently assessed a uniform base fee of $5.00 per month.
Other properties, including multi-family, commercial and industrial, produce more storm
water runoff at a higher rate and are charged a fee based on the number of equivalent
base (residential) units adjusted for the use of the property.

 The Drainage Utility Fund pays the salaries of two maintenance workers, one-half the
salary of the environmental specialist and the environmental assistant. It also funds
supplies, equipment and drainage system improvements.

 Funding of $78,100 for design completion of phase 3 and $1,400,000 for construction of
phase 2 of the East Cement Creek drainage project is included.

 The fund balance at year end is estimated to be $1.5 million which will be used for the
construction of phase 3 of the East Cement Creek project in a future year.

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