City of Des Moines Town Hall Forum December 16, 2014
Agenda Welcome Mayor Frank Cownie 6:05 6:15 Operating Budget Highlights 6:15 7:00 Small Group Discussion Questions/Comments Wrap Up Department managers will remain available for questions after wrap up 2
City of Des Moines Facts How many City parks are there? 3
City of Des Moines Facts How many City parks are there? 4
City of Des Moines Facts How many structural fires did the Fire Department respond to in one year? 5
City of Des Moines Facts How many structural fires did the Fire Department respond to in one year? 6
City of Des Moines Facts How many police calls for service in one year? 7
City of Des Moines Facts How many police calls for service in one year? 186,821 8
City of Des Moines Facts How many lane miles of snow are plowed during each snow storm? 9
City of Des Moines Facts How many lane miles of snow are plowed during each snow storm? 2,207 10
City of Des Moines Facts What s the newest library branch to open? 11
City of Des Moines Facts The Virtual Library! 12
City of Des Moines Facts How much of your tax dollar goes to the City? 13
City of Des Moines Facts How much of your tax dollar goes to the City? Polk County DMACC Extension $0.01 < $0.01 Broadlawns County Hospital $0.07 Polk County Assessor $0.01 DART $0.02 City of Des Moines $0.36 Des Moines Public Schools $0.39 State of Iowa < $0.01 Polk County $0.15 14
Your Tax Dollars Parks $119 Engineering $17 Library $59 Community Development $19 Street Maintenance $89 Fire $222 Human Rights $3 Police $348 15
FY2015 City of Des Moines Budget 16
Revenues Taxes 49% Road Use Tax 11% Other 6% Licenses & Permits 2% Hotel/ Motel Tax 3% Franchise Fees 7% Fees & Charges for Services 16% Intergovernmental 3% Fines and Forfeitures 3% 17
Expenditures Fire 20% Public Works 9% Park & Recreation 8% Police 34% Engineering 8% Finance 6% Legal 2% Mayor & Council <1% Human Rights <1% City Clerk 1% Human Resources 1% City Manager 1% Information Technology 3% Community Development 3% Library 4% 18
Balancing the Current Service Level Budget FY2016 Projected Revenue $ 179,700,000 Expense 180,105,000 $ (405,000) 19
City Council Budget Guiding Principles Achieve a two-year balanced budget plan in the second year Minimize service impact to citizens Service impacts will be fully explained Sustainable actions with reoccurring savings Attempt to maintain front line employees Conservative financial projections Engage the public in the budget process Manage total budget (operating/capital) and total tax rate 20
Proposed Budget Actions Reductions Four Positions (No Police Officers or Fire Fighters) 210,000 Revenue Enhancements Electronic Vendor Payments 50,000 Increase Permit and Inspection Fees 100,000 DMWW Health Care 15,000 Review Ambulance Fees 100,000 $ 475,000 21
Updated Projection FY2016 Projected Revenue $ 179,700,000 Expense 180,105,000 $ (405,000) Reductions / Revenue Enhancements $ $ 475,000 70,000 22
Business Practice Changes Impacting Future Budget Cycles Enhanced efficiencies and reduced expenses: Facility Maintenance Operations move under CMO management Centralize IT Police and Fire Centralize Fleet Operations move fire mechanics under Fleet Maintenance Supervision Public/Private partnerships including animal control and DCA (downtown maintenance) ROW Management Fee put in place and receive a legal declaratory ruling Review Tax Abatement Policy 23
Business Practice Changes Impacting Future Budget Cycles Under consideration for further review: Leisure Programing & Marketing opportunity for Parks & Library collaboration Housing Services governance options Human Rights complaint investigations overlapping with state service 24
Potential Budget Impacts State Backfill Collective Bargaining Agreements Pension Costs Final Valuations in January Other Issues Next Session State Legislative Session 25
Maintaining Services at Low Costs Focused on expense reductions- all options were explored to maintain services at lower costs Privatization (mowing, custodial, animal control) Partnerships (zoo, botanical center) Cooperative agreements with employee groups to reduce costs Reduction in staffing Health insurance self funded and increased employee participation 26
Top Rated City Under challenging budgets, we have been achieving great results. Forbes #1 America s 15 Best Cities for Young Professionals #2 Best Places for Businesses and Careers A Top City for Raising a Family University Study The Top Midwest Economy MarketWatch Top 10 City for Millennial Home Buyers 27
Timeline of Conversations January 12 Sanitary and Storm Sewer Enterprise (Operating and Capital); SSMID 26 Parking Enterprise and Capital Improvement Program Fire Service Study February 9 Housing 23 Budget Hearing to Approve Budget March 16 FY2016 Budget Submitted to County Submit Your Budget Ideas at budget.dmgov.org Social Media Website City Council Meetings Performance Report Neighborhood Meetings Community Conversations Cable Channel 7 Quarterly Newsletter Special Needs Assessment Survey Citizen Satisfaction Survey Council Workshops 28