City of Tacoma Budget-in-Brief. Table of Contents. Our Mission, Vision, Strategic Goals & Guiding Principles City Council...

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1 Table of Contents Our Mission, Vision, Strategic Goals & Guiding Principles... 2 City Council... 3 Executive Staff... 4 Organizational Chart... 5 City Profile and Introduction... 6 Staffing Summary... 7 Budget Summary... 8 General Fund... 9 Special Revenue Funds Debt Service & Capital Project Funds Enterprise Funds Internal Service Funds Trust & Agency Funds At-A-Glance

2 Our Mission, Vision, Strategic Goals & Guiding Principles Our Mission: We provide high-quality, innovative and cost-effective municipal services that enhance the lives of our citizens and the quality of our neighborhoods and business districts. Our Vision: Tacoma is a livable and progressive international city, regarded for the richness of its diverse population and its natural setting. Our Strategic Goals: A safe, clean and attractive community A diverse, productive and sustainable economy A high-performing, open and engaged government Our Guiding Principles: Service Integrity Accountability Respect Stewardship Innovation Teamwork We provide customer-focused municipal services that produce the highest level of value, results and satisfaction. We behave in an ethical and honest way that furthers the principles of good government. We are answerable for our individual and collective conduct and performance. We treat each other and those we serve with courtesy, consideration and regard. We are good guardians of the public resources entrusted to us. We find new and better ways of conducting business and providing services. We build success through collaborative and inclusive approaches to organizational and community issues. 2

3 City Council 3

4 Incorporated: January 7, 1884 City Charter: Adopted November 4, 1952 On November 8, 1883, the legislature passed an act entitled, "An Act to Consolidate the Cities of Tacoma and New Tacoma under the name of Tacoma." This act provided that on and after the first Monday on January, 1884 (January 7, 1884), the City of Tacoma, incorporated November 12, 1875, and New Tacoma, incorporated November 5, 1881, shall be consolidated under one city government to be known as Tacoma. The City operates under a City Council-Manager form of government. The Council consists of an elected Mayor and eight elected Council members, (from five Council member districts and three at-large). All serve four-year terms. The Council appoints the City Manager to administer the City s day-to-day operations. The City Manager works with the City departments to carry out the policies adopted by the City Council. Rey Arellano Tansy Hayward Elizabeth Pauli Ryan Petty Robert K. Biles Ronald Stephens Randy Lewis Rod Kerslake Joy St. Germain Linda Villegas-Bremer Michelle Lewis-Hodges Susan Odencrantz Yvonne Pettus Don Ramsdell Michael Combs Richard E. McKinley Monica Butler Executive Staff Eric Anderson, City Manager Deputy City Manager & Chief Information Officer Assistant City Manager City Attorney Community & Economic Development Director Finance Director Fire Chief Government Relations Officer Hearing Examiner Human Resources Director Human Rights & Human Services Director Information Technology Director Tacoma Public Library Executive Director Municipal Court Administrator Police Chief Public Assembly Facilities Director Public Works Director Tacoma Employees Retirement System Director PUBLIC UTILITIES The Public Utility Board is the governing body for Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU). Board members are appointed by the City Council for overlapping five-year terms and serve without pay. The Board sets policy for all activities related to supplying customers with electricity, water and rail freight switching and appoints the Director of Utilities. Certain business, such as the budget and rates, also require City Council approval. Listed below is the executive staff for Public Utilities. William A. Gaines Theodore C. Coates Dale W. King Linda McCrea Bob Mack Steve Hatcher Barbara Ostrander Chris Gleason Director of Utilities / Chief Executive Officer Power Superintendent Rail Superintendent Water Superintendent Deputy Director for Public Affairs Customer Services Manager Management Services Manager Community & Media Services Manager 4

5 Organizational Chart 5

6 City Profile and Introduction Tacoma is located on Puget Sound s majestic Commencement Bay and is 18 miles south of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. It became the City of Destiny when it was designated as the terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad in Over the last 125 years, the City has evolved into a diverse economy including an international port, advanced healthcare services and a claim to the America s #1 Wired City title with 700 miles of fiber optic cable beneath the City s streets. Tacoma offers a unique blend of attractions with something for nearly everyone: Pt. Defiance is one of the largest urban parks in the country (Pt. Defiance is over 700 acres) and includes a zoo and aquarium; a rich arts community with a number of museums and theaters; a Triple-A affiliate baseball team to the Seattle Mariners; and 15 distinct business and shopping districts. Planning for the Biennial Budget began in March 2010 when the City Council met to determine the priorities to be used as the budget was developed. The Public Utilities Board met throughout August, September and October and approved the Tacoma Public Utilities budget in late October. After the preliminary presentation of the general government budget in late September, workshops were held for the next three months and the final operating budget was adopted in December The underlying assumptions in preparing and adopting the final budget were: No service delivery reductions; No new taxes; Reduce the Business & Occupation tax; No layoffs; Protect reserves; Increase the Council Emergency Contingency Fund; Continue to streamline and refine processes; Maintain the existing commitment to high-performance achievement. As the recession continued to be felt, tough decisions about how to balance the budget had to be made. For the General Fund this included eliminating 79 vacant positions, restructuring debt service payments and reducing transfers to healthcare and other benefit funds (while maintaining reasonable reserve balances in those funds). Despite the challenges, the City is making investments in the future and is being chosen as the place to do business. A newly remodeled Cheney Stadium will be open for the 2011 season and LeMay America s Car Museum, on land the City contributed, plans to open to car enthusiasts in the fall of The next few years see plans for additional parking facilities, new hotels, restaurants and shopping venues. This all makes for an exciting time to live and work in Tacoma. 6

7 Staffing Summary General Fund Full Time Employees ,458 1,481 1,490 1,352 1, Revised Revised Adopted Revised Adopted The budget includes a Public Works reorganization that moves 168 FTEs out of the General Fund. In an overall strategy to reduce personnel costs, 79 vacant positions were eliminated. Other changes are due to cost allocation changes or transfers which realign FTEs with the appropriate department and/or fund. All Funds' Full Time Employees ,020 3,842 3,872 3,725 3, Revised Revised Adopted Revised Adopted Citywide there have been elimination of vacancies, which comprises most of the reduction from Revised figures. While a few funds added positions over the last biennium, most remained flat or had FTEs transfer between Funds. 7

8 Budget Summary Total City Budget... $2,729,926,794 The City of Tacoma adopts a biennial budget that is adjusted twice throughout that two-year period, once at each year-end. The budget is comprised of Funds that are independently balanced and managed and are classified by type based on the specific use of the monies. More details of each group follow this chart that shows the breakdown of the various fund types Budget by Fund Type Enterprise Funds 52.6% Internal Service Funds 5.4% Capital Project Funds 2.8% Debt Service Funds 0.5% Special Revenue Funds 9.5% General Fund 14.6% Trust & Agency Funds 14.7% The budget is 3.4% (95,187,963) lower than the previous biennium, with the largest decreases in the General Fund, Enterprise Funds and Trust & Agency Funds. Fund Type Adopted Adopted vs General Fund 398,572, ,793,100 (42,220,736) Special Revenue Funds 259,259, ,052,883 93,206,676 Debt Service Funds 14,420,741 13,996, ,807 Capital Projects Funds 75,447,072 39,761,858 35,685,214 Enterprise Funds 1,435,867,788 1,595,402,069 (159,534,281) Internal Service Funds 146,381, ,619,717 (1,238,511) Trust & Agency Funds 399,978, ,488,196 (21,510,132) City Total 2,729,926,794 2,825,114,757 (95,187,963) 8

9 General Fund General Fund Budget...$398,572, General Fund Revenue by Type Sales Tax 21.0% Business Tax 19.6% Property Tax 25.4% Utility Tax 22.2% Miscellaneous Revenues 2.4% Other Taxes 0.9% Fines & Forfeits 0.6% Charges for Services 1.2% Intergov t Revenues 5.0% Licenses & Permits 1.8% The General Fund supports the general operations of the City and accounts for 14.6% of the total City budget. The Fund derives almost 90% of its revenue from taxes Property, Sales, Business, Utility and Other (includes Leasehold Excise and Gaming Taxes). All General Fund revenue sources are listed below: Revenue Type Adopted Property Tax 101,339,565 Sales Tax 83,658,226 Business Tax 77,932,778 Utility Tax 88,436,020 Other Taxes 3,605,856 Licenses & Permits 7,002,404 Intergov t Revenues 19,952,170 Charges for Services 4,711,700 Fines & Forfeits 2,260,500 Miscellaneous Revenues 9,673,145 Total General Fund Revenue 398,572,364 9

10 General Fund Expenditures by Department Non Departmental 10.0% Public Works 7.7% Library 6.2% Human Rights/Human Services 3.7% Community & Economic Development 3.3% Other 7.9% Fire 25.5% Police 35.8% Other includes: City Manager, Finance, Government Relations, Hearing Examiner, Human Resources, Legal, Legislative and Municipal Court. Approximately 70% of the General Fund Expenditures are for employee salaries and benefits, 27.4% for supplies, services and other charges and 2.2% for capital outlay and debt service. The majority (61.3%) of the expenditures are for Public Safety Fire and Police services. Department Adopted City Manager 2,296,439 Community & Economic Development 13,200,995 Finance 8,106,973 Fire 101,471,204 Government Relations 433,466 Hearing Examiner 569,058 Human Resources 3,270,404 Human Rights/Human Services 14,658,372 Legal 8,827,841 Legislative 1,056,513 Library 24,536,000 Municipal Court 6,728,009 Police 142,664,891 Public Works 30,853,601 Non Departmental (part of Finance) 39,898,597 Total General Fund Expenditure 398,572,364 10

11 Special Revenue Funds...$259,259,559 At 9.5% of the City s budget, Special Revenue Funds are used to account for the proceeds of specific revenue sources that are legally restricted to expenditures for specific purposes. A major portion of the special revenue budget is for streets and many grant-funded programs. Debt Service & Capital Project Funds...$89,867,813 Debt Service Funds are used to account for the accumulation of resources for, and the payment of, interest and principal on general long-term debt and to account for the payment of debt on special assessment projects. Capital Project Funds are used to account for financial resources used for the acquisition or construction of major capital facilities or projects. Combined these funds comprise 3.3% of the total City budget. Enterprise Funds... $1,435,867,788 The largest piece of Citywide resources at 52.6%, Enterprise Funds are used to account for operations that are financed and operated in a manner similar to private business enterprises where the stated intent is that costs of providing goods and services to the general public on a continuing basis will be financed or Utility recovered primarily through user charges. Utilities represent 94.9% of the Enterprise Surface Water (GG) 5.40% 5.40% Funds, with TPU 69.3% and General Wastewater (GG) 4.80% 4.80% Government (GG) Utilities 25.6% of that Solid Waste (GG) 2.77% 2.77% total. All Utilities, excluding Rail, are Water (TPU) Power (TPU) Rail (TPU) 5.20% 5.70% 5.20% 5.70% projected for increases this biennium; they are listed in the table to the left as the increases over the 2010 levels. Internal Service Funds...$146,381,206 At 5.4% of the City s budget, Internal Service Funds are used to account for the financing of goods and services provided by one department to other departments of the City, or to other governmental units, on a cost-reimbursement basis. Examples of these include specific Finance functions, graphic services, fleet services, facilities management, IT support, employee insurance related funds and others. Trust & Agency Funds...$399,978,064 Trust & Agency Funds are 14.7% of the City s budget and are used to account for assets that are held by the City as trustee or agent for individuals, private organizations, and other governmental units or funds. This primarily includes healthcare, pensions and retirement. 11

12 At-A-Glance DEMOGRAPHICS Land Area square miles Population (April 1, 2010 Estimate) ,200 Rank in Size State of Washington... 3 Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Washington State Office of Financial Management ECONOMICS Property Tax Rates (dollar per $1,000 of assessed value) Tacoma School District # City of Tacoma State of Washington Pierce County Metropolitan Parks Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Port of Tacoma Total Current Sales & Use Tax Rates State of Washington % Pierce County % City of Tacoma % Total % Average Unemployment Rates United States % % State of Washington % % City of Tacoma % % Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics SERVICE STATISTICS Fire Department (2010 Statistics) Staff Budgeted (Total) Commissioned Firefighters (Actual) Fire Stations Fire Ladder Trucks... 4 Engines Total Emergency Calls by Type: Emergency Medical Service... 31,254 Fire & Fire Response (no major fire found)... 4,418 Hazardous Condition & Other Request... 6,743 Total Events Reported... 42,415 12

13 Police Department Authorized Commissioned Strength for Authorized Non Commissioned Strength for Number of Police Dispatches in ,781 Average Priority 1 & 2 Response Time (Dispatch to arrival) minutes Average Response Time on All Calls (Dispatch to arrival) minutes Public Assembly Facilities Tacoma Dome & Exhibition Hall... No. of Events/Usage Days in 2010: 97 / 216 Cheney Stadium... Usage Days in 2010: 202 Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center... No. of Events/Usage Days in 2010: 151 / 196 Pantages Theater... No. of Events in : 82 Rialto Theater... No. of Events in : 33 Rehearsal Hall... No. of Events in : 10 Theater on the Square... No. of Events in : 44 General Government Utilities Solid Waste (2009 Data) Waste Collected ,384 tons Yard Waste Collected... 31,117 tons Residential Recycling Collected... 12,986 tons Residential Customers Served... 53,723 Commercial Customers Served... 4,826 Surface Water Management (2010 Data) Number of Surface Water Customers... 70,159 Wastewater Management (2010 Data) Number of Wastewater Customers... 60,691 Average Daily Flow million gallons/day Permitted Maximum Average Flow million gallons/day Wet Season Peak Daily Flow million gallons/day Streets (2010 Data) Total (land) Miles of Arterial Streets Residential Street (lane) Miles... 1,291 Number of Traffic Signals Total Number of Street Lights... 21,385 Flashing Signals (school, mid-crosswalk, warning) Traffic Circles Vehicle Bridges (oldest dated 1910) Pedestrian Only Bridges

14 Tacoma Public Utilities (2010 Data) Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU) has been publicly owned since The mission of TPU is to provide competitive, environmentally responsible electric, water and rail services through teamwork, technology and innovation. Tacoma Power provides electric service to the City of Tacoma, Fircrest, University Place, Fife, parts of Steilacoom, Lakewood and unincorporated Pierce County in Washington State. Tacoma Water's service area includes the City of Tacoma and portions of Pierce and South King counties. Tacoma Rail provides freight switching service in the Port of Tacoma, as well as areas in Pierce, Lewis and Thurston counties. Tacoma Power Customers ,413 Inside City Limits... 54% Outside City Limits... 46% Residential ,617 Small General Service... 15,055 General Commercial and Industrial... 2,885 Public Street Lighting, Traffic Signals Tacoma Rail Miles of track Customers diesel locomotives 4-1,500 horsepower 8-2,000 horsepower 2-2,300 horsepower 2-3,000 horsepower Railcars switched... 67,562 Intermodal... 36,560 All others... 31,002 Tacoma Water Customers... 97,138 Inside City Limits... 65% Outside City Limits... 35% Residential... 90,818 Commercial and Industrial... 5,663 Municipal Services, Public Buildings, Other Utilities Total Use by Customers in Gallons billion 14

15 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND INFORMATION Senior Citizen Centers Beacon Activity Center Lighthouse Activity Center Committees Citizen s Recognition Committee Joint Municipal Action Committee Sister City Committee Tacoma Urban Network Boards Board of Building Appeals Board of Ethics Citizen Review Panel Public Utility Board Tacoma Housing Authority Tacoma Public Library Board of Trustees Authorities Tacoma Community Redevelopment Authority Foss Waterway Development Authority Commissions Human Rights Commission Human Services Commission Landmarks Preservation Commission Mayor s Veterans Commission Sustainable Tacoma Commission on Climate Change Planning Commission Tacoma Area Commission on Disabilities Tacoma Arts Commission Services Provided by Other Governmental Agencies Low Income Employment & Training Resource Tacoma-Pierce County Consortium Low Income Housing Tacoma Housing Authority Parks & Recreation Tacoma Metropolitan Park District Public Health Services Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Public Schools Tacoma Public School District # Transportation Pierce Transit

16 Higher Education Bates Technical College Clover Park Technical College Evergreen State College-Tacoma Pacific Lutheran University Pierce Community College Tacoma Community College University of Phoenix-Tacoma Campus University of Puget Sound University of Washington-Tacoma Job Classifications and Salary Information Please visit for current Job Classifications with salary data and to browse job openings with the City of Tacoma. This booklet provides a summarization of the data available in the full Biennial Budget Book. If you would like further details about a particular topic, the full book is available online at 16