Hometo t w o n w Connection September 2 2, 2 009

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1 Hometown Connection September 22, 2009

2 Administration And Finance

3 Administration

4 Budget BUDGET DECREASE - FY 2010 FY 2010 Budget $142,266,325 FY 2009 Budget $169,489,120 Budget Decrease $ 27,222, %

5 Budget BUDGET COMPARISON -- FY 2010 vs. FY 2009 Description Difference Personnel $ 21,794,525 $ 22,356,380 $ (561,855) Operating $ 18,522,865 $ 19,983,100 $ (1,460,235) Purchase of Commodities $ 58,384,785 $ 77,938,260 $ (19,553,475) School Board Appropriation $ 15,667,500 $ 16,890,510 $ (1,223,010) DDA Property Taxes $ 23,400 $ 23,400 $ - Debt Service $ 4,636,280 $ 4,637,295 $ (1,015) Capital $ 15,579,895 $ 19,860,285 $ (4,280,390) Transfer to General Fund $ 7,657,075 $ 7,799,890 $ (142,815) Total Expenses $ 142,266,325 $ 169,489,120 $ (27,222,795)

6 Budget Fiscal Year Budget General Fund Budget Fiber Optic 1% Gas 21% Water & Sewer Plan & 11% SPLOST Special Development 6% Revenue 5% Legislative 1% General 27% Recreation 16% Public Works 12% 7% Administration 5% Finance 5% City Clerk 3% Electric 30% Solid Waste 2% Stormwater 1% Fire 23% Police 24%

7 Budget $200,000,000 $160,000,000 $141.1 Annual Budget $162.0 $169.3 $169.5 $142.3 $120,000,000 $80,000,000 $40,000,000 $ Fiscal Year July 1 - June Staffing Levels Fiscal Year July 1 - June 30

8 SPLOST SPLOST Projects $2,500,000 Cartersville/Bartow County Public Library $1,900, Courthouse Renovation $3,800, New Water Line to Allatoona Dam $9,000,000 Police & Fire Joint Headquarters $3,000,000 Fire Stations #3 & #4 $17,000,000 Street Improvements, Resurfacing, etc.

9 Stimulus and Other Funding Grants Received $58,000 $14,142 $244,521 $500,000 $816,663 Edward Bryne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Edward Bryne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Neighborhood Stabilization Program Community Development Block Grant Grants Applied for $2,376,477 Smart Grid Investment Grant $237,069 State Energy Plant $49,239 Edward Byrne Competitive Grant $433,885 Assistance to Firefighters Grant $2,987,162 Assistance to Firefighters Fire Station Construction Grant $745,897 $6,829,729 CDBG Supplemental Disaster Recovery Grants Targeted $300,000 Unknown EECBG Competitive Grants for Smaller Cities and Counties Retrofit Ramp up Program

10 Performance Measurement and Citizen Surveys Transparency and Accountability

11 Performance Measurement Data Collection Analysis Planning & Strategy Public Reporting Award Winning

12 Citizen Survey Citizen perceptions Quality of Life City Services Guide policy and operational decisions

13 Citizen Survey Policy Questions SPLOST is a special purpose local option sales tax allowed by Georgia law for a 5-6 year period of time that is dedicated to specific capital projects. How likely or unlikely would youbetovoteinfavorofasplosttobuilda new civic center? new civic center? 62% Support 38% Oppose

14 Citizen Survey Policy Questions To what extent do you support or oppose changes in local laws to allow Sunday sale of beer, wine and mixed drinks for restaurants for consumption on the premises? 59% Support 41% Oppose

15 Citizen Survey Policy Questions To what extent to you support or oppose replacing the local property tax with an increased state sales tax, which would allow the state to determine how much funding our community would receive for local schools and government services? 35% Support 65% Oppose

16 Public Works, Parks & Recreation, And Planning & Development

17 Public Works

18 Public Works Public Works Director Administrative Secretary Maintenance/Grounds Division (17 Personnel) Oak Hill Cemetery City Engineer/ Assistant Director Solid Waste Operations Manager/ Assistant Director Stormwater Manager/ Assistant Director Solid Waste Division (15 Personnel) Stormwater Division (5 Personnel) Correction Crews

19 Public Works $3,000,000 Public Works Budget (By Division) $2,500,000 $2.44M $2.28M $2.12M $2.19M $2,000,000 $1,500, $1.50M $1.24M $1,000,000 $500,000 $- Public Works Solid Waste Stormwater FY08-09 FY09-10

20 Public Works 7 FY08-09 Public Works Department (Personnel=48) Public Wor k s Solid Wa ste Stor mw a ter FY Public Works Department (Personnel =42) Reduction of 6 personnel from FY Public Works Solid Waste Stormwater

21 Public Works Public Works Division Public Works Division Maintenance Engineering Grounds Oak Hill Cemetery Funding for this Division is provided through the General Fund

22 Public Works Solid Waste Division Solid Waste Division Residential Commercial Yard Waste Funding for this Division is provided through the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund

23 Public Works Solid Waste Division (Tonnage Collected) 3000 (6861 Curbside Cu stomers) RESIDENTIAL 5507 (6861 Curbside Cu stomers) COMMERCIAL 6504 (268 Customers)

24 Public Works Stormwater Division Stormwater Division Engineering Maintenance Capital Projects Funding for this Division is provided through the Stormwater Enterprise Fund

25 Parks & Recreation

26 Parks & Recreation Recommended Park Acreage Park Acreage per 1000 residents Bartow P & R Calhoun P & R Cartersville P & R NRPA Acworth P & R

27 Parks & Recreation Annual Budget 3,500,000 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 Total 1,500,000 Personnel 1,000,000 Operating Capital 500,

28 Parks & Recreation Parks and Facilities 5 Athletic Fields Multiple Multiple Certified Certified Playground Playground Units Units Pine Mountain Olympic Size pool Flagship Park

29 Parks and Facilities Parks & Recreation Gymnastics Center 5 Field Soccer Complex 4 Acre lake Senior Aquatics Center Pine Mountain Tennis Center

30 Parks & Recreation GET OUT AND PLAY Senior Aquatics Center

31 Planning & Development

32 Planning & Development Personnel and Corresponding Boards for which we provide Staff Direction and Assistance Department Director Planning & Zoning Division (1 employee) Permits, Inspections, & Licensing Division (2 Employees) Code Enforcement Division (2 Employees) Community Services Division (1 Employee) Planning Commission Board of Zoning Appeals Alcohol Control Board Historic Preservation Commission Our Licensing Division was recently combined with Permits & Inspections Division as part of our downsizing. Staff has been reduced by 30%, down to seven (7) employees, for the FY09-10 budget year.

33 Planning & Development $1,100,000 $1,050,000 $1,000,000 $950,000 $900,000 $1,065,318 Fiscal Year Budgets $1,018,655 $933,415 $850,000 Actual FY07-08 Budgeted FY08-09 Approved FY09-10 the approved budget for fiscal year is lower than the actual budget dating back to the 2006 budget year.

34 Planning & Development Residential Building Permits, **** 2009 data Jan - June 30 mber of ermits Nu P Year Residential building permits issued in the City declined in 2007, fell further in 2008, and continues to fall in 2009.

35 Planning & Development Num mber of Pe ermits Non-Residential Permits, data Jan - June Year Non-Residential building permits issued in the City declined in 2007, fell further in 2008, and continues to fall in 2009.

36 Planning & Development Code Violation Cases, C ase s N umb e r o f Year Code Enforcement reports Code Violation cases abated. This number represents the number of written notices, either door hangers or Notices of Violation. The department is now fully staffed with two code enforcement officers, allowing better enforcement coverage.

37 Utilities Electric, FiberCom, Gas & Water Departments

38 Utilities Budget Water & Sewer $15,859,400 FiberCom $1,423,850 Electric $42,122,845 Gas $30,221,060

39 Utilities Capital, Operating & Personnel Cost Millions $30 $25 $20 $15 $10 FiberCom Water & Sewer Gas Electric $5 $0 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10

40 Utilities Employees FiberCom Water & Sewer Gas Electric 20 0 FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10

41 Utilities Cartersville FiberCom Department Established 1998 Annual Budget $1.4 Million

42 Utilities Cartersville FiberCom GIS, Internet, Voice, Data, Radio, Audio, Video and Security

43 Utilities

44 Utilities Governmental Duties

45 Utilities Cartersville Electric Department Established 1905

46 Electric Department Electric System Capacity by Fuel Type Water 14% Natural Gas 34% Coal 22% Nuclear 30%

47 Electric Department Electric Supplier MEAG & SEPA 8,153 Customers Annual Budget $42.1 Million Cartersville Electric is a full-service power utility Rates are below those of Georgia Power Co.

48 Electric Department Electric Customers by Rate Class Industrial 0.26% Government 1.00% Commercial 23.00% Residential 75.74%

49 Cartersville Gas Department Established 1900

50 Gas Department Interstate Pipeline Southern Natural 10,496 Customers Annual Budget $30.2 Million Provides Natural Gas Service in Bartow & Floyd Counties Primary Natural Gas Supplier in Bartow County Residential rates are lower than the marketers on Atlanta Gas Light ssystem system

51 Gas Department

52 Cartersville Water Department Established 1893

53 Water Department Water Supply Lake Allatoona Wastewater Discharge to Etowah River 10,500 Water Customers 8,500 Sewer Customers Combined Water & Sewer Annual Budget $15.8 Million Water & Sewer Rates Bottom 5% in State of Georgia

54 Water Department

55 Cartersville Public Safety Police and Fire Department

56 CPD 2009

57 Police Organizational Chart

58 Reduction in Police Expenses Fiscal Year 2008/09 versus 2009/10 $1,400,000 Personnel Expenses $1,200,000 $1,069,788 $1,000,000 $872,120 $800,000 $600,000 $400,000 $200,000 $- FY2009 FY2010

59 Police Department Authorized Police Staffing 80 Staffing Levels FY2009 FY2010

60 Municipal Court Collected Court Fines $800,000 $753,500 $700,000 $600,000 $603,303 $587,275 $500,000 $400,000 $300,000 $200,000 $100,000 $

61 Calls for Service 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5, Year

62 Cartersville Fire 2009 Career Department Established in 1908

63 Fire Department Organizational Goal Emergency Response Citizens Prevention Education

64 Fire Department Staffing Chart Chief Emergency Response (54 Personnel) Training ( 1 Personnel) Inspections Public Education ( 3 Personnel)

65 Fire Department 28% Call Volume Increase Since Alarm Response

66 Fire Department Annual Budget Decrease of $116,330 in Current Fiscal Year $5,000,000 $4,577,615 $4,622,795 $4,506,465 $4,000,000 $3,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,000,000 $0 FY 07/08 FY 08/09 FY 09/10

67 Fire Department Future New Training Center Staffing Issues New Headquarters

68 Cartersville, GA Providingdependable d d service while preserving an exceptional quality of life. Certified City of Ethics City ofexcellence