Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Manager’s Office

 

TO:

Mayor and City Commissioners

 

FROM:

Mike Wildgen, City Manager

 

CC:

Debbie Van Saun, Asst. City Manager

Dave Corliss, Asst. City Manager

Ed Mullins, Finance Director

 

Date:

July 2, 2004

 

RE:

2005 Budget Adjustment

 

 

In response to your direction provided during the June 30, 2004 budget study session, I have added a Planner position to the General Fund and made some adjustments to the General Fund revenue projections. The revenue estimates for both the franchise fees and the fines and forfeits were increased, as was the County’s contribution for their share of the Planning Department budget (the County pays 1/6 of the total budget for the department).  The net result of these adjustments to expenditures and revenue is no change to the mill levy requirement for the General Fund for 2005.  Please see page 2 of this memo for a detail of the adjustments that have been made.

 

It is our understanding that we should proceed with the selection process for this new position concurrently with the efforts underway to replace the position formerly held by Bryan Dyer.  We anticipate having both new planners on board sometime late summer, depending upon availability.  

 

On a related subject, we are proceeding with the preliminary steps for an area plan for the Old West Lawrence/Pinckney/Hillcrest area that was an agenda topic on June 29th.  We will be utilizing MPA interns that are currently working in the City Manager’s Office and Administrative Services to do the initial site survey and data collection work, which should take a few weeks to complete.  We will keep you advised on staff’s progress on this project.

 

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

 

Detail of adjustments made to accommodate additional Planner position:

 

Estimated expenditure:      $56,200       salary & benefits

                                          3,000       computer & related items

                                          2,000       workstation, etc.

                                          7,532       health care (new employee)

                                       $68,732       total adjustment to Planning budget

 

Revenue adjustment:         $68,732       total adjustment to General Fund revenue

 

Revenue estimate

Recommended Budget

Adjusted Budget

Franchise Fees

3,700,000

3,737,732

Fines and Forfeits

2,000,000

2,020,800

Douglas Co. – Planning

152,207

162,407

TOTAL

5,852,207

5,920,939