City of Lawrence 8/2/2007 16:28
General Fund Projection
Actual Actual Preliminary
Revenues 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 no mill levy increase in 2008
Property Taxes $11,890,949 $12,517,532 $12,850,552 $13,356,607 $13,697,251 $14,382,114 3% growth in 2008, 5% in 2009
Franchise Fees 3,684,941     3,754,184      3,986,982       4,660,000      4,893,000      5,137,650 5% estimated annual increase
Sales Taxes 20,640,305   21,318,108    21,733,540     21,908,500     22,675,298     23,468,933 3.5% growth 
State Transfers 716,688 710,932 685,315 700,000 715,000 720,000 Liquor and Connecting Link only
Licenses & Permits 1,121,828 1,082,191 1,128,746 950,000 978,500 1,007,855 3% growth
Fines 2,321,690 2,637,320 2,455,620 2,400,000 2,500,000 2,600,000  
User Fees 402,637 683,000 891,505 864,894 890,841 917,566 3% growth
Interest 369,078 1,087,618 1,554,141 1,300,000 1,000,000 800,000 Lower rates and balances
Other 3,259,492     3,369,533      3,788,914       4,150,000      4,615,000      4,753,450 Ambulance reimb. 3% increase
Transfers 1,195,000 1,595,525 1,645,662 3,025,600 3,176,880 3,335,724 Transfers in, 5% growth
Total Revenue 45,602,608 48,755,943 50,720,977 53,315,601 55,141,769 57,123,292
Expenditures    
City Commission 63,720         68,674           73,841           67,250
City Manager 297,670        309,803         491,569         524,083
Public Information 80,116         77,141         130,941         140,551
Planning 721,791        863,892      1,103,204       1,160,656
Human Relations 298,141        247,031         295,365         230,183
City Clerk 134,600        152,370         152,795         213,729
Personnel 344,684        449,767         542,192         581,228  
Risk Management 1,042,755     1,074,744         522,024         522,756  
Finance 306,470        320,599         318,075         332,764
Overhead 2,385,557     2,465,094      2,679,488       3,078,413
Transfers 6,396,011     7,629,766      9,213,255       7,272,669
Information Systems 800,430        884,680         904,905         939,276
Legal 559,054        628,170         926,147         667,454
Court 576,728        607,577         636,117         657,246
Police 10,057,898   11,503,849    12,959,791     13,598,739  
Fire 9,495,572   10,670,263    12,034,979     12,377,754
Health 834,673        847,499         931,208         999,325
Streets 1,549,079     1,963,040      3,116,260       2,698,760
Engineering 643,688        704,205         726,984         891,990
Traffic 558,172        550,794         575,282         604,775
Airport 78,762         72,300           84,464         106,059
Building 702,319        711,309         833,456         921,078
Street Lights 492,262        497,148         551,240         610,000
Levee 101,051        116,903         111,760         118,822
Parks & Rec Fac. 2,551,677     2,950,122      3,214,441       3,236,545
Building Inspection 785,761        839,247         980,326       1,073,067
Total Expenditures 40,844,267   47,205,987    54,110,109     53,625,172     56,562,042     58,824,524 94% of '07; 97% of 08  
    4% increase in 2009  
Revenue over Exp. 4,758,341 1,549,956 (3,389,132) (309,571) (1,420,273) (1,701,232)  
 
Beginning Balance 8,164,583 12,922,924 14,472,880 11,083,748 10,774,177 9,353,904    
Unreserved End Bal. 12,922,924 14,472,880 11,083,748 10,774,177 9,353,904 7,652,672    
Fund bal. as % of expen. 31.64% 30.66% 20.48% 20.09% 16.54% 13.01%
This scenario for the 2008 General Fund has a 2% general wage adjustment for City staff and funds employee longevity payments.