CITY OF ELMIRA 2018 BUDGET PROPOSAL www.cityofelmira.net P. MICHAEL COLLINS City Manager Charmain Cattan City Chamberlain
CITY OF ELMIRA
2018
BUDGET PROPOSAL
www.cityofelmira.net
P. MICHAEL COLLINSCity Manager
Charmain Cattan
City Chamberlain
2018 Budget ProposalShared Services
•Agreements with Neighboring Municipalities-Animal Control-Assessor-Code Enforcement
•Agreements with County-Buildings & Grounds, Civil Service, DPW, IT, Purchasing
2018 Budget ProposalDeficit-Reduction Measures
• Exploration of additional shared service agreements
• Fees increased
• Union negotiations underway
2018 Budget ProposalUnion Negotiations
Completed
• School Traffic Officers
In Process
• CSEA
• Fire
• Police
• Chemung Crossings
• CDS Housing
• West Water Street Row houses
• N. Main / W. Water Street development (former Werdenberg’sbuilding)
• W. Water St. development (DRI / Restore NY)
• Vecino Group (former Jones Court)
• Rehabilitation of downtown properties (DRI)
• Small Business Retail Program (DRI)
2018 Budget ProposalCommunity Development
Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI)
• Lake Street Pedestrian Bridge
• Centertown Parking Garage
• Clemens Square
• Riverfront Park Elevated Boardwalk
2018 Budget ProposalCommunity Development
PARKS $ 110,000
GOLF COURSE $ 186,000
TRANSPORTATION $ 8,534,000
BUILDINGS $ 307,500
EMERGENCY SERVICES $ 103,500
FLEET $ 230,000
MANAGEMENT SERVICES $ 203,330
DRI/TAP $ 9,768,000
OTHER $ 399,560
TOTAL $ 19,841,890
2018 Budget ProposalCapital Funding Sources
State 54.5%
Federal 27.9%
Bonds 15.0%
Other 2.6%Total 100.0%
2018 Budget ProposalRevenues
48%
17%14%
3%0%
15%
2%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
2018 Budget ProposalKey Points
• Revenue of $32,430,946, Expenses $32,385,946
• Modest Budget Surplus $45,000 (0.14% Budget Revenues)
• An increase of $190/year on an average assessed valuation of $50,000 or rate increase of 17.0%.
• Sanitation fee increased to $365/year (increase of $7.50/month)
• No increase in State Aid is projected
• No layoffs proposed
• Health Insurance expense increases 9.5%
• Continued shared service agreements with the County and neighboring municipalities
Assessed Value of Home Monthly Increase Yearly Increase
$ 40,000 $ 12.67 $ 152
$ 50,000 $ 15.83 $ 190
$ 60,000 $ 19.00 $ 228
$ 70,000 $ 22.17 $ 266
$ 80,000 $ 25.33 $ 304
2018 Budget ProposalTax Increase - Impact to Homeowners
2018 Budget ProposalProperty Tax Increase Historical Trend
2009 2.85%
2010 1.76%
2011 0.00%
2012 0.00%
2013 2.94%
2014 5.97%
2015 4.00%
2016 5.47%
2017 4.23%
2018 17.00%
10-Year Average
4.42%
2018 Budget ProposalSummary
•Modest Budget Surplus
•No increase in State Aid is projected
•Continued shared service agreements
•No layoffs proposed
•Health Insurance expense increases 9.5%