18-2017-18 BudgetItem No. 18
memorandum
TO: Mayor & City Council
FROM: John Godwin, City Manager
SUBJECT: 2017 -18 BUDGET
DATE: July 17, 2017
Highlights of the 2017 -18 recommended General Fund budget include:
• Increasing the tax rate of 50.195 cents per $100 of valuation to $55.195, as called for in the
May bond election.
• A general raise for employees of 2.5 %, with the lowest paid employees receiving 5.0 %.
• A $2,000 raise for firefighters, to include all fire personnel below the chief ranks.
• An increase of $25 per month per employee to help cover increasing insurance costs,
beginning January 1, 2018.
• Replacement SCBA equipment for firefighters ($40,000).
• One new ambulance and associated equipment.
• Construction of a replacement EMS station in northwest Paris (now under design).
• Costs related to implementing the ADA transition plan.
• Pumps & filter replacement at the city pool.
• Funding for improvements & updates to the city's website ($20,000).
• One new FTE each in drainage and code enforcement, both effective April 1, 2018.
• Additional funding for contract mowing ($20,000) for Cox Field and the loop right -of -way,
so that parks and code staffs can better concentrate on their regular duties.
• Implementation of a wellness program in the police department.
Not inchided-
• Improvements or repairs to the exterior of the police and courts building.
• Needed replacement equipment for Streets.
• All- weather surfaces at Warehouse.
• A COLA for retirees.
• Additions and enhancements to the sports complex.
• Resurfacing the swimming pool.
GENERAL FUND
2015 -16
2016 -17
2017 -18
Variance
% Change
Property taxes
6,622,742
6,977,000
7,025,059
48,059
0.69
Sales taxes
7,051,858
6,916,000
7,184,950
268,950
3.89
Hotel occupancy tax
630,545
570,000
625,000
55,000
9.65
Franchise fees
2,448,413
3,241,350
3,272,350
31,000
0.96
Permits
152,016
131,575
134,625
3,050
2.32
Fines
321,839
319,800
310,380
-9,420
-2.95
Miscellaneous
136,717
142,358
167,458
25,100
17.63
Other
11,019
9,800
11,000
1,200
12.24
Sanitation fees
414,645
420,000
359,675
- 60,325
-14.36
EMS
2,519,387
2,351,582
2,560,000
208,418
8.86
Mixed beverage tax
52,919
50,000
50,000
0
0.00
Charges & fees
318,773
301,800
295,400
-6,400
-2.12
Transfers
815,799
899,000
943,950
44,950
5.00
Recreation fees
135,612
146,500
122,000
- 24,500
-16.72
TOTAL REVENUES
21,632,284
22,476,765
23,061,847
585,082
2.60
GENERALFUND
2015 -16
2016 -17
2017 -18
Variance
%Change
City council
432,537
76,430
81,530
5,100
6.67
City manager
368,394
376,383
392,116
15,733
4.18
City attorney
405,635
378,928
347,968
- 30,960
-8.17
Municipal court
214,922
232,063
244,555
12,492
5.38
City clerk
133,904
143,688
149,045
5,357
3.73
Accounting
400,655
425,416
442,839
17,423
4.10
Police
6,258,728
6,113,190
6,396,659
283,469
4.64
Fire
5,517,740
4,680,013
4,916,871
236,858
5.06
Community development
362,575
541,768
333,388
- 208,380
-38.46
Engineering
398,071
492,522
505,066
12,544
2.55
Public works
218,021
216,337
231,598
15,261
7.05
Parks
1,468,712
1,120, 324
1,234,015
113,691
10.15
Streets
1,387,571
1,569,116
1,579,583
10,467
0.67
Traffic
520,184
583,250
564,620
- 18,630
-3.19
Garage
308,121
342,686
361,500
18,814
5.49
EMS
2,527,606
2,693,797
2,685,200
-8,597
-0.32
Cox Field
110,330
106,950
117,650
10,700
10.00
Paris band
17,937
23,050
23,050
0
0.00
Library
670,321
694,850
733,179
38,329
5.52
General expenses
1,781,719
1,605,333
1,670,615
65,282
4.07
Contingency
-150
50,000
50,000
0
0.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
23,504,610
22,466,094
23,061,047
594,953
2.65
Utilities fund highlights include:
• No rate changes for either water or sewer.
• No new employees.
• An increase of $615,432 for debt service due to the sale of $9 million in utility bonds in
2016.
• Increases in administrative fees and franchise fees paid to the General Fund.
• Decreased O &M costs passed on by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ($83,000) last year.
• Capital maintenance improvements at the water treatment plant: wells and pumps
($162,000), filters and valves ($11,000), water treatment storage tanks ($117,000), and
buildings ($50,000).
• Capital maintenance improvements at lift stations ($59,000).
• Another year of partial funding for mechanical bar screen/headworks improvements
($320,000) at the wastewater treatment plant.
UTILITIES FUND
2016 -16
2016 -17
2017 -18
Variance
% Change
Sewer
5,810,258
5,531,575
5,932,360
400,785
7.25
Water
8,354,508
8,078,476
8,188,427
109,951
1.36
Interest
80,308
50,000
100,000
50,000
100.00
Fees
438,048
432,550
430,825
-1,725
-0.40
TOTAL REVENUES
12,400,122
14,092,601
14,651,612
559,011
3.97
UTILITIES FUND
2015 -16
2016 -17
2017 -18
Variance
%Change
Warehouse
100,741
107,855
115,363
7,508
6.96
Utility billing
476,562
2,276,711
2,389,888
113,177
4.97
Water production
2,520,559
3,085,896
3,138,806
52,910
1.71
Water distribution
1,443,440
1,615,414
1,478,003
- 137,411
-8.51
Sewer maintenance
714,309
981,358
826,365
- 154,993
-15.79
Sewer treatment plant
2,081,126
2,470,962
2,531,151
60,189
2.44
Lift stations
394,744
446,325
454,779
8,454
1.89
Debt
0
3,101,825
3,717,257
615,432
19.84
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
7,731,481
14,086,346
14,651,612
565,266
4.01
OTHER:
• Included funds to monitor and manage the old landfill closure ($30,000).
• Added three new recycling roll -off containers.
• Debt service on the 2017 GO bonds, estimated to be approximately $750,000 per year.
• Contributions to non - profit organizations are included as follows: Lamar County Historical
Society ($7,500), New Hope Center ($10,000) Children's Advocacy Center ($12,500),
ETCADA ($4,500), CASA for Kids ($2,500), Paris Optimist Club baseball program
($6,000), Lamar County Human Resources Council ($12,000), Safe -T Shelter Agencies
($5,000), Northeast Texas Trail Coalition ($10,000), and Paris Metro ($25,000).