HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet City Council - 06/24/2011 (SP)SWEARING IN CEREMONY
10:00 A.M.
Invocation to be given by Most Reverend Edmond Carmody, DD, Bishop Emeritus of Corpus
Christi
The swearing -in ceremony to be conducted by The Honorable Nelva Gonzales Ramos, 347th
District Court.
4. Incoming Mayor and Council Member speeches.
AGENDA
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1201 LEOPARD STREET
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78401
JUNE 24, 2011
10 :30 A.M.
A. Mayor Joe Adame to call the meeting to order. 1 ( , 0
B. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States.
C. City Secretary Armando Chapa to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
Mayor Joe Adame ✓
-4 City Manager Ronald L. Olson 0_1244; c2r(
City Attorney Carlos Valdez
VCity Secretary Armando Chapa ✓
Council Members:
Chris N. Adler
Larry Elizondo, Sr.
Kevin Kieschnick
Priscilla Leal
David Loeb
John Marez
Nelda Martinez
Mark Scott
D. Selection of Mayor Pro Tem.
E. SPECIAL BUDGET ITEM:
* Discussion and consideration of FY 2011 -2012 Budget and Related Policy Issues.
F. Adjournment.
POSTING STATEMENT:
This agenda was posted on the City's official bulletin board at the front entrance to City Hall, 1201
Leopard Street, at 1: SO am/C) on -L(.1 e. ePO , 2011.
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
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Memorandum
Office of Management & Budget
To: Ron Olson, City Manager
Thru: Oscar Martinez, Assistant City Manager OWN
From: Eddie Houlihan, Assistant Director Management & Budget
Date: June 23, 2011
Subject: June 24, 2011 Special Council Meeting — Budget Discussion
Attached is the presentation for the June 24 Special Council Meeting. Also attached are an
Effective Tax Rate scenario (6 pages) and a Current Tax Rate scenario (8 pages).
The Effective Tax Rate scenario contains reductions currently in the Proposed Budget totaling
$5,648,747 in red font and potential substitutions for these reductions totaling $5,705,079 in
green font.
The Current Tax Rate scenario contains the same reductions currently in the Proposed Budget
totaling $5,648,747 in red font, additional staff recommended reductions of $4,028,246 to
balance the budget at the current tax rate in blue font, and potential substitutions for these
reductions totaling $10,279,503 ($1,668,458 in incremental reductions and $8,629,045 of
reductions which represent total elimination of entire programs) in green font.
Please contact me at 8263792 or Eddieho@ectexas.com if you have questions /concerns.
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Travel, operating
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Reduced travel and operating accounts
Public information Office
57,922
Media & Production Coordinator
Maintains positive media relationships with media
outlets, includes daily beat calls, news conferences,
arranging interviews, issuing news releases, securing
sources with the city for news organizations, pursing
corrections, maintenance of master media list and
media guidance /training for city employees, media story
monitoring and City Council on message delivery for
media interviews. Text, editing and writing support:
department provides support to City Manager, City
Council and departments for ghost- written articles,
fetters, scripts and speeches. Also includes various
talking points for special events and a variety of print
publications maintained by department, Addition
function with Emergency Operations Communications
and backup functions of director when necessary.
Intergovernmental Relations
29,361
Travel, operating
Non- legislative year, reductions to operating expenses.
Clean City
6,868
Operating
Costs will be absorbed by participating departments.
City Attorney
94,004
Attorney!, Legal Assistant
_
Administrative attorneys will need to perform more
clerical and support functions and will not be able to .
review as many transactions requiring attorney review in
a timely manner, and will have less time to prepare
ordinances and other required legal documents.
Prosecutors should be able to cover scheduled trials .
and other court dockets, but have reduced availability to
defendants and defense counsel for plea negotiations.
ACM Community Services
2,000
Travel, operating
No travel to ICMAITCMA
ACM Administrative Services
2,000
Travel, operating
_
No travel or operating except for computer lease
Finance
130,165
Director,Cash Mgmt position
Duties assigned to Deputy Director
Human Resources
34,405
Incentive Program, computer
leases, court costs
Eliminates the service award program (pins) and the
retirement recognition program (checks and plaques).
Judicial
33,424
(2) Part Time Judges
Will affect the time that defendant's are housed in the
City's Detention Center. Magistration time will increase
from 2 hours to a minimum of every 5 to 6 hours.
Municipal Court Ad min
129,787
Detention Supervisor, Detention
Officer, Court Supervisor
Court Supervisor duties will e assigned to other staff.
Court will be able to function only at minimal levels,
Detention Center will re- distribute duties to try to
minimize the risk levels.
Museum
122,366
Archeologist, Sr. Management
Asst, maintenance costs; Santa
Maria restoration
Administrative duties will be assumed by Museum
Director and Development Director.
Fire
1,137,264
Eliminating 13 vacant FFI
positions.
Reduces staffing assigned to Stations from 383
uniformed personnel to 370. Staffing level must be at
least 352 to support ail front line apparatus currently in
service. Staffing levels will need to be closely monitored
throughout the year.
Effective Tax Rate Option
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Police
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VIPS Coord, 19 Sworn Officer
FTE's - Vacant, Appl Specialist,
School Crossing Guards, &
Senior Staff Asst
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Duties will be assigned to other police civilian personnel:
will not be able to absorb substantial annual "drag -up
costs, efforts will be coordinated to establish safety
programs for student safety.
Health
283,422
(3) surveillance Tech II's, (1) Tech
I in Vector and upgrade
remaining, delete Sr. Mgmt Assist
in Animal Control, upgrade ACO
I's, eliminate Possum pick -up,
outsource animal adoptions,
eliminate Public Health
Administration in Admin and
Nursing, eliminate Inspector 1 in
Enviorn. upgrade remaining insp,
eliminate Staff Assist in Vitals,.
change hours
Department will cross train Staff Assistants, Health
Information Aide, and staff from other areas to multi -task
and complete additional work. Outsourcing adoption will
free up staff to work priority calls, euthanasia,
complaints, and operational needs. Will upgrade field
personnel and cross train environmental, vector and
animal control to interchange services as needed. Wilr
result in less down time for vector staff during vector
control winter off season period. NOTE: AN
ADDITIONAL $80,000 WAS INVESTED IN ANIMAL.
CONTROL FOR 2 ADD'L POSITIONS AND SUPPLIES.
Parks & Recreation
767,588
Personnel and Operational
expenditures (reduce 14.84
FTE's, 12 RIFS /reduction in
hours)
Reduced park maintenance. Reduced sanitation and
restroom upkeep by reducing routes and frequency from
5 days a week to 3 days a week, reduced senior
programming hours, two pool closures
Library
326,194
Eliminating 13 FT /PT filled positlor
The elimination of these positions will impact hours of
operation. Hours open to the public at Central Library
will be reduced from 70 hours a week to 40 hours,
Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. With the
exception of chlidren's services all other functions will
remain the same at a reduced level. Operating hours
will also be reduced at all 5 branches to.54 hours a
week. The operating hours will be as follows:. Monday
through Wednesday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. and Thursday
through Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. All Library. statistics
will be impacted due to the reduction in operating hours
Streets
500,000
Contract work
Less managed contract work
Neighborhood Services
188,097
NIP and Model Block Program
(funded 2:5 Property Adv using
these funds)
Funds re- programmed for Code Enforcement. NOTE;
AN ADD'L $100,000 WAS INVESTED IN CODE
ENFORCEMENT.
(188,097)
Funds re- programmed to Code Enforcement org 11500
Street Lighting
285,000
Savings on Rates from AEP
_
None
Signs & Markings
218,398 .
Eliminate one Crew Leader and 2
Signs and Markings Techs.
Reduce maintenance and
operations line items.
Will affect operations and require changes to the city -
wide striping contract to assume more duties not
performed by this org due to personnel and budget cuts.
Traffic Engineering (Admin)
40,000
Eliminate one Engineer's
Assistant and maintenance and
operations
Reduces residential traffic management program (speed
humps), reduces traffic congestion management
program, reduces code enforcement of vision
obstructions.
TOTAL
5,648,747
Effective Tax Rate Option Page 2 of 6
;POTENTIAL SIUBSITUTION REDUCTION$
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City Council
Redo c i /�[
14,400 Business Account
fm act
Will limit Council travel to local, state and national
conferences
Public Information
14,315
Ex Asst (PT)
20 calls per day for general customer service, 5 +/- are in
depth calls requiring 10 or more minutes of action,
maintains signage through city hall as well as special
project assistance to the Director.
City Attorney
37,751
Legal Assistant
Without this position attorneys will need to spend more
time on clerical and administrative functions, will have to
prepare more of their documents, and will be able 10
handle fewer matters.
City Attorney
92,481
Litigator
More small claims will be administratively settled, and
more cases will need to be referred to outside counsel, .
and it impacts City's ability to take on affirmative
litigation.
City Secretary
40,800
Management Assistant
Board & commission appointment accounts for 75% of
workload of this position and will be reassigned to the Ex
Asst to the City Secretary and other functions. The
function of council minutes and corporation minutes (7
corporations total) will be reassigned to the Asst. City
Secretary and will be prepared as action minutes only.
City Manager
49,177
Executive Assistant to City.
Manager
Duties would be shifted to another Executive Assistant.
Accounting
51,087
Sr. Accountant
Would require assistance from AIR and grant
professional staff, budget staff and/or departmental
finance administration staff to accomplish. Risks of
material errors in calculations esp. utility rate model, risk
funds, and visitors facility fund. Would propose that
utility rate model be managed at the utility department
level.
Accounting
54,408
Payroll Tech; Cust Svc Rep
Increase in workload to all other payroll technicians
which may result in overtime, an increase in payroll
related errors and an increase in the number of
correction checks that would need to be processed.
CSR duties would be absorbed by remaining CSR, sr
accountant -arid supervislrn-g ccountant. Sr. Accountant
would not have sufficient time to conduct any audits of
businesses, analysis of hotel tax and telephone line
revenue to State reporting would not be performed,
which may mean a loss of revenue.
Accounting
40,789
Accountant
Would require assistance from AIR and grant
professional staff, budget staff and /or departmental
finance administration staff to accomplish. Risks of
material errors in calculations esp. utility rate model, risk
funds, and visitors facility fund. Would propose that
utility rate model be managed at the utility department
level.
Accounting
37,904
Sr. Cust Svc Rep
Weekly check register audit and payroll register audit
would not be performed.
Accounting
32,446
Staff Asst
Scanning will be performed by Accountants
Management & Budget
73,444
Finance &Resources Mgmt
Superintendent Position
Would result In longer budget process, fewer special
projects completed and delay in responding to
department requests,
Central Cashiering
58,430
(2) Sr. Clerk Collectors
Central Cashiering has lost FTE's during the last 2
fiscal years. Losing 2 positions will result in longer wait
times for customers.
Effective Tax Rate Option
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Human Resources
35,495
Executive Assistant
Needed to maintain the electronic records system
without having to assign the responsibility to other HR
staff whose responsibilities include recruiting, training,
investigations, administering employee benefits &
retirements, and other functions. In addition, the
criticality of maintaining personnel records at 100%
accuracy as required by law further supports the need
for a position devoted to this function and responsibility.
Human Resources
31,400
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee professional development that is available
through other employers and makes the city less
competitive
Human Resources
5,699
Memberships, licenses, travel, trai
Staff development, and to ensure professional
administration of the department, and benefit plans (i.e..
TMRS conference, etc, for Director /Asst Director)
Human Resources
28,912
Staff Asst
Many employees and citizen attempting to reach HR
staff have serious problems that need to be addressed
quickly. An automated phone system may be
inadequate to meet that need. It is not unusual for those
reaching HR to be emotionally upset. The use of an
automated system would only exacerbate the situation.
There are a multitude of calls that can be handled more
efficiently with greater customer service thus limiting the
customers' frustration and anger resulting from an
automated phone system.
City Marshals
199,578
(4) City Marshals
Execution of warrants, court security, juvenile court
backup /support, transports for DC, emergency
protective orders, backup at detention center and
assistance with prisoner transports with the Police
Department. The elimination of this staff creates a huge
detriment in providing security and backups for court
and courtrooms as had been previously discussed.
Health
53,217
Public Health Nurse Immunization;
If eliminated would consolidate TB, STD and
Immunization program and cross train nurses within
clinics. Impact: one less available nurse for Emergency
Preparedness. Department will cross -train staff to multi-
task and interchange in different areas as needed. Will
also cross -train nursing staff from other areas and
enhance nursing skills proficiency for Public Health
Emergency Preparedness.
Health
80,000
(2) Health Officers, equipment
New positions for Animal Care Services Increase Animal
Control staff ability to respond to priority field calls
Street
750,000
Street Contract work
Discontinue managed contract
Street
250,000
Capital equipment
No replacement of aging equipment
Graffiti Clean Up
203,062
Eliminate graffiti program
Detrimental effects on the community, encouraging
more vandalism and increasing criminal behavior.
Neighborhood Services
130,947
2.5 Property Advisor FTE's
Brings NSD to current level
Neighborhood Services
100,000
Demolition and Clearance
Account
Increased funding due to prior year under funded
P &R Office of Director
12,572
Freeze Executive Asst for rest of
year
Director and Assistant Director will be responsible for
minor administrative tasks
Effective Tax Rate Option
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P &R Park Operations
22,049
Reduce sanitation 5 days to 3
days, reduce 1 FTE
Reduce sanitation 5 days to 3 days, reduce 1 FTE
P &R Tourist District
22,049.
Further reduce sanitation and
support to special events, 1 FTE :
Further reduce sanitation and support to special events,
1 FTE
P &R Coles Recreation Center
20,225
Elimination of full time Custodian.
Would need to hire temporary part -time custodian
P &R Athletics Operations
30,564
Eliminate seasonal_ gym staff
Reduced programs offered to public.
P &R Aquatics Maintenance & FE
41,862
Close Parker Pool, less staff at
pools that are open
Closing this pool would bring total closed pools to three
P &R Cultural Services
14,810
Eliminate custodian (PT- Vacant),
(Heritage Park)
Non - custodial staff would be responsible for sanitation
or engage a cleaning service
Central Library
80,856
Books and periodicals (54,888),
minor computer equipment
(2,000), professional services
(8,000) and building maintenance
[15,968)
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Less purchased books, defer building maintenance
Traffic Engineering
81,146
Cut Engineering Tech &
Engineering Assistant
Reduces but continues: traffic management program
(speed humps), traffic congestion management
program, and code enforcement of vision obstructions.
Traffic Signals
155,151
Eliminate Tech Specialist and
maintenance & operating costs
Maintenance and repairs of existing traffic signals. The
impact to public safety would include a reduction in the
maintenance of electronic traffic controllers, school zone
timers, and traffic signal and pedestrian signal heads.
This will potentially result in increased traffic congestion
due to long delays and impedance of traffic flows and
traffic signals in glash mode and operation due to faulty
equipment which is not replaced on a regular
maintenance schedule.
Residential. Traffic Mgt.
25,000
Eliminate Speed Hump Program
Elimination of speed hump program
Street Lighting
415,000
Cut more Power & Maintenance
Possibility of 20% across the board reduction In street
lighting
Fire
35,000
Eliminate Assessment Gtr
While this does not directly affect operations, should it
become necessary to conduct an assessment center,
the budget would be forced to absorb this cost like any
other unplanned event
Fire
56,761
Add] operating expenditure
reductions
The current operating budget remains very lean. These
reductions were made with careful consideration of
expenditures year to date. These further reductions
increase the likelihood that any unplanned expenditures
will decrease the department's ability to stay within
budget
Fire
278,250
Salary savings based on addl 6 FF
Our budget may experience a salary savings beginning
in January of each year as we lose employees to
retirement. We are using a conservative figure of 6 to
account for this savings.
Judicial
109,334
Full time Judge
Ability to magistrate defendants, severe impact on
signing blood -draw warrants, would result in
consolidation of dockets, potential magnitude of this
Constitutional violation is Immeasurable.
Effective Tax Rate Option Page 5 of 6
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Police Department
598,267
Police Academy w/22 cadets
beginning on 10/01/11.
Funding the police academy for 22 cadets will allow
staffing the department to its authorized strength of 451
sworn officers, which experiences an annual Toss
averaging to about 17 officers due to attrition. At full
strength, the department is better able to prevent crime
and respond to emergencies.
Police Department
940,441
26 Civilian Positions
Elimination of 26 positions
Fire Dept
85,000
Eliminate Emergency Mgt
Coordinator
The elimination of the Emergency Management
Coordinator would greatly reduce the effectiveness of
the Emergency Management Division. This division is
already considered understaffed and underfunded. All
responsibilities would fall to the Emergency
Management Specialist. As this position has its own
duties and responsibilities, a significant amount of this
workload would be placed on Fire Department staff.
Unfortunately, functions such as planning, training and
public education would be limited to only what was
absolutely required or go unaddressed
Fire Dept
165,000
Eliminate Daily staffing OT
Should our daily staffing level fall below 96, we increase
staffing to the minimum level with the use of. overtime.
This allows the department to continue providing
emergency services and adhering to the '2 in — 2 out"
rule while satisfying our response time goals.
Once we've eliminated Daily Staffing Overtime to
maintain staffing at 96 per shift, we will have to consider
changes in personnel assignments, unit consolidations,
and/ or brownouts of stations. While each of these
options can assist us in dealing with a reduced staffing
level, none of there are without disadvantages.
Fire Dept
50,000
Eliminate OT for medics when SW
Currently CCFD provides the services of a paramedic
when the CCPD S.W,A.T. responds to an incident or
trains, Requiring our Medics to participate in these
activities only while on duty will reduce this expenditure.
Optional Reductions
5,705,079
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(3) surveillance Tech II's, (1) Tech
I in Vector and upgrade
remaining, delete Sr. Mgmt Assist
In Animal Control, upgrade ACO
I's, eliminate Possum pick -up,
outsource animal adoptions,
eliminate Public Health
Administration in Admln and
Nursing, eliminate inspector i in
Enviorn. upgrade remaining imp,
eliminate. Staff Assist: in Vitals,
change hours
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Health
Department will cross train Staff Assistants, Health Information
Aide, and staff from other areas to multi -task and complete
additional work. Outsourcing adoption will free up staff to work
priority calls, euthanasia, complaints, and operational needs. 1
Will upgrade field personnel and cross train environmental,
vector and animal control to interchange services as needed.
Will result in less down time for vector staff during vector
control winter off season period. NOTE: AN ADDITIONAL
$80,000 WAS INVESTED IN ANIMAL CONTROL FOR 2
ADD'L POSITIONS AND SUPPLIES.
Parks & Recreation
767,588
Personnel and Operational
expenditures (reduce 14.84
FTE's, 12 RIFS/reduction in
hours)
Reduced park maintenance. Reduced sanitation and restroom
upkeep by reducing routes and frequency from 5 days a week
to 3 days a week, reduced senior programming hours, two pool
closures
Library
326,194
Eliminating 13 FT/PT filled
positions
The elimination of these positions will impact hours of
operation. Hours open to the public at Central Library will be
reduced from 70 hours a week to 40 hours, Tuesday through
Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. With the exception of children's
services all other functions will remain the same at a reduced
level. Operating hours will also be reduced at all 5 branches to
54 hours a week. The operating hours will be as follows:
Monday through Wednesday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. and Thursday
through Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. All Library statistics will be
impacted due to the reduction In operating hours
Streets
500,000
Contract work
Less managed contract work
Neighborhood Services
188,097
NIP and Model Block Program
(funded 2.5 Property Adv using
these funds)
Funds re- programmed for Code Enforcement. NOTE:. AN
ADD'L $100,000 WAS INVESTED IN CODE ENFORCEMENT.
(188,097)
Funds re- programmed to Code Enforcement org 11500
Street Lighting
285,000
Savings on Rates. from AEP
None
Signs & Markings
218,398
Eliminate one Crew Leader and 2
Signs and Markings Techs.
Reduce maintenance and
operations line items.
Will affect operations and require changes to the city-wide
striping contract to assume more duties not performed by this
org due to personnel and budget cuts.
Traffic Engineering (Admin)
40,000
Eliminate one Engineer's
Assistant and maintenance and
operations
Reduces residential traffic management program (speed
humps), reduces traffic congestion management program,
reduces code enforcement of vision obstructions,
TOTAL
5,648,747
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City Council
14,400
Business Account
Will limit Council travel to local, state and national conferences
Public Information
14,315
Ex Asst (PT)
20 calls per day for general customer service, 5 +1- are in depth
calls requiring 10 or more minutes of action, maintains signage
through city hall as well as special project assistance to the
Director.
City Attorney
37,751
Legal Assistant
Without this position attorneys will need to spend more time on
clerical and administrative functions, will have to prepare more
of their documents, and will be able to handle fewer matters.
City Attorney
92,481
Litigator
More small claims will be administratively settled, and more
cases will need to be referred to outside counsel, and it
impacts City's ability to take on affirmative litigation.
City Secretary
40,800
Management Assistant
Board & commission appointment accounts for 75% of
workload of this position and will be reassigned to the Ex Asst
to the City Secretary and other functions. The function of
council minutes and corporation minutes (7 corporations total)
will be reassigned to the Asst City Secretary and will be
prepared as action minutes only.
City Manager
49,177
Executive Assistant to City
Manager
Duties would be shifted to another Executive Assistant.
Accounting
51,087
Sr. Accountant
Would require assistance from AIR and grant professional
staff, budget staff and/or departmental finance administration
staff to accomplish. Risks of material errors In calculations esp.
utility rate model, risk funds, and visitors facility fund. Would
propose that utility rate model be managed at the utility
department level.
Accounting
54,408
Payroll Tech; Cust Svc Rep
Increase in workload to all other payroll technicians which may
result in overtime, an increase In payroll related errors and an
increase in the number of correction checks that would need to
be processed. CSR duties would be absorbed by remaining
CSR, sr accountant and supervising accountant. Sr.
Accountant would not have sufficient time to conduct any
audits of businesses, analysis of hotel tax and telephone line
revenue to State reporting would not be performed, which may
mean a Toss of revenue.
Accounting
40,789
Accountant
Would require assistance from NR and grant professional
staff, budget staff and /or departmental finance administration
staff to accomplish. Risks of material errors in calculations esp.
utility rate model, rlsk funds, and visitors facility fund, Would
propose that utility rate model be managed at the utility
department level.
Accounting
37,904
Sr. Cust Svc Rep
Weekly check register audit and payroll register audit would
not be performed.
Accounting
32,446
Staff Asst
Scanning will be performed by Accountants
Management & Budget
73,444
Finance & Resources Mgmt
Superintendent Position
Would result in longer budget process, fewer special projects
completed and delay in responding to department requests.
Central Cashiering
58,430
(2) Sr. Clerk Collectors
Central Cashiering has lost 4 FTE's during the last 2 fiscal
years. Losing 2 positions will result in longer wait times for
customers.
Current Tax Rate Option Page 3 of 8
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Human Resources _ .
• . 35,495
Executive Assistant
Needed to maintain the electronic records system without
having to assign the responsibility to other HR. staff whose
responsibilities Include recruiting, training, Investigations,
administering employee benefits & retirements, and other
functions, In addition; the criticality of maintaining personnel
records at 100% accuracy as required by law further supports
the need for a position devoted to this function and
responsibility.
Human Resources
31,400
TuitionRelmbursement
Employee professional development that Is available through
other employers and makes the city less competitive
Human Resources
5,899
Memberships, licenses, travel,
training
Staff development, and to ensure professional administration
of the department, and benefit plans (I.e.. TMRS conference,
etc. for Director/Asst Director)
Human Resources
28,912
Staff Asst
Many employees and citizen attempting to reach HR staff have
serious problems that need to be addressed quickly. An
automated phone system may be inadequate to meet that
need. It is not unusual for those reaching HR to be emotionally
upset. • The use of an automated system would only
exacerbate the situation. There are a multitude of calls that
can be handled more efficiently with greater customer service
thus limiting the customers' frustration and anger resulting from
an automated phone system.
City Marshals
199,578
(4) City Marshals
Execution of warrants, court security, juvenile court
backup/support, transports for DC, emergency protective
orders, backup at detention center and assistance with
prisoner transports with the Police Department. The
elimination of this staff creates a.huge detriment in providing
security and backups for court and courtrooms as had been
previously discussed.
Health
53,217
Public Health Nurse Immunization:
If eliminated would consolidate TB, STD and Immunization
program and cross train nurses within clinics. Impact: one Tess
available nurse for Emergency Preparedness. Department will
cross-train staff to multi -task and interchange in different areas
as needed. Will also cross -train nursing staff from other areas
and enhance nursing skills proficiency for Public Health
Emergency Preparedness.
Street
750,000
Street Contract work
Discontinue managed contract
Street
250;000
Capital equipment
No replacement of aging equipment
Graffiti Clean Up
203,062
Eliminate graffiti program
Detrimental effects on the community, encouraging more
vandalism and increasing criminal behavior,
Neighborhood Services
130,947
2.5 Property Advisor FTE's
Brings NSD to current level
P &R Office of Director
12,572
Freeze Executive Asst for rest of
year
Director and Assistant Director will be responsible for minor
administrative tasks
P &R Park Operations
22,049
Reduce sanitation 5 days to 3
days, reduce 1 FTE
Reduce sanitation 6 days to 3 days, reduce 1 FTE
P &R Tourist District
22,049
Further reduce sanitation and
support to special events, 1 FTE
Further reduce sanitation and support to special events, 1 FTE
P &R Coles Recreation. Center
20,225
Elimination of full time Custodian
Would need to hire temporary part -time custodian
P &R Athletics Operations
30,564
Eliminate seasonal gym staff
Reduced programs offered to public
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P &R Aquatics Maintenance & Faciliti-
41,862
Close Parker Pool, less staff at
pools that are open
Closing this pool would bring total closed pools to three
P &R Cultural Services
14,810
Eliminate custodian (PT- Vacant),
(Heritage Park)
Non - custodial staff would be responsible for sanitation or
engage a cleaning service
Central Library
80,856.
Books and periodicals (54,888),
minor computer equipment
(2,000), professional services
(8,000) and building maintenance
(15,968)
Less purchased books, defer building maintenance
Traffic Engineering
81,146
Cut Engineering Tech &
Engineering Assistant
Reduces but continues: traffic management program (speed
humps), traffic congestion management program, and code
enforcement of vision obstructions.
Traffic Signals
155,151
Eliminate Tech Specialist and
maintenance & operating costs
Maintenance and repairs of existing traffic signals. The impact
to public safety would lnclude a reduction In the maintenance
of electronic traffic controllers, school zone timers, and traffic
signal and pedestrian signal heads. This will potentially result
In increased traffic congestion due to long delays and
impedance of traffic flows and traffic signals In glash mode and
operation due to faulty equipment which Is not replaced on a
regular maintenance schedule.
Residential Traffic Mgt.
25,000
Cut Speed Hump Program
Elimination of speed hump program
Fire
35,000
Eliminate Assessment Ctr
While this does not directly affect operations, should It become
necessary to conduct an assessment center, the budget would
be forced to absorb this cost like any other unplanned event
Fire
56,761
Add'€ operating expenditure
reductions
The current operating budget remains very lean. These
reductions were made with careful consideration of
expenditures year to date. These further reductions Increase
the likelihood that any unplanned expenditures will decrease
the department's ability to stay within budget
Fire
278,250
Salary savings based on add! 6
FF retiring in January 2012
Our budget may experience a salary savings beginning In
January of each year as we lose employees to retirement. We
are using a conservative figure of 6 to account for this savings.
Limits ability to hire via the alternative hiring program.
Judicial
109,334
Full time Judge
Ability to magistrate defendants, severe Impact on signing
blood -draw warrants, would result in consolidation of dockets,
potential magnitude of this Constitutional violation is
immeasurable.
Police Department
706,875
20 Civilian positions
Eliminate 20 positions
Fire Dept •
50,000
Eliminate OT for medics when
SWAT team is mobilized
Currently CCFD provides the services of a paramedic when
the CCPD S.W.A.T. responds to an incident or trains.
Requiring our Medics to participate in these activities only
while on duty will reduce this expenditure.
Reductions Necessary to
Balance Budget at Current Rate
4,028,246
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:POTENTIAL SUBSTITUTION REDUCTIONS
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Health
- 80,000
(2) Health Officers,. equipment
New positions for Animal Care Services increase Animal
Control staff ability to respond to priority.field calls
Neighborhood Services
100,000
Demolition and Clearance
Account
Increased funding. due to prior year underfunded
Street Lighting
415,000
Cut more Power & Maintenance
Possibility of 20% across the board reduction In street lighting
Police Department
598,267
Police Academy w122 cadets
beginning on 10/01/11
Funding the police academy for 22 cadets will allow staffing the
department to its authorized strength of 451 sworn officers,
which experiences an annual loss averaging to about 17
officers due to attrition. At full strength, the department is
better able to prevent crime and respond to emergencies.
Police Department
233,566
6 Civilian positions
Eliminate 6 positions
Fire Dept
85,000
Eliminate Emergency Mgt
Coordinator
The elimination of the Emergency Management Coordinator
would greatly reduce the effectiveness of the Emergency
Management Division. This division is already considered
understaffed and underfunded. All responsibilities would fall to
the Emergency Management Specialist. As this position has
Its own duties and responsibilities, a significant amount of this
workload would be placed on Fire Department staff.
Unfortunately, functions such as planning, training and public
education would be limited to only what was absolutely
required or go unaddressed/
Fire Dept
165,000
Eliminate Daily staffing OT
Should our daily staffing level fall below 96, we increase
staffing to the minimum level with the use of- overtime. This
allows the department to continue providing emergency
services and adhering to the "2 in— 2 out" rule while satisfying
our response time goals.
Once we've eliminated Daily Staffing Overtime to maintain
staffing at 98 per shift, we will have to consider changes In
personnel assignments, unit consolidations, and / or brownouts
of stations. While each of these options can assist us in
dealing with a reduced staffing level, none of them are without
disadvantages.
Optional Reductions
1,676,833
Current Tax Rate Option Page 6 of 8
POTENTIAL SUBSTITUTION REDUCTIONS :VERTICAL
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Close Corpus Christi Museum
Close Libraries
CentralLibrary
Anita and Neyland Public Library
Greenwoo Library
Northwest Library
Haile Library
Garcia Library
Elimination of Human Relations
Eliminate School Crossing Gourds
Recreation Centers
Cole
Joe Garza
Lindale
Oak Park
Oso
Allocations
Senior Community Centers
Broadmoor
Ethel Eyerly
Garden
Greenwood
Lindale
Northwest
Oveal Williams
Zavala
Senior Administration
Allocations
Tennis Centers
Al Kruse
HEB
Allocations
Aquatics Operations
Collier
Greenwood
HEB
Joe Garza
Oso
Parker
Violet Pool
West Guth
Allocations
Aquatics Instructions
Collier
Greenwood
HEB
Joe Garza
Oso
Parker
$ 1,121,046
$ 1 ,737,790
$ 373,646
$ 385,376
$ 324,087
$ 327,417
$ 312,781
$ 201,476
$ 347,684
$ 29,097
$ 36,428
$ 85,956
$ 12,213
$ 87,038
$
$ 230,732-
$ 33,946
$ 73,384
$ 92,470
$ 101,993
$ 103,584
$ 79,111
$ 33,948
$ 107,249
$ 179,920
$ 209,040
$ '1,0114,645
$ 15,100
$ 60,022
$ 26,264
$ 101,386
$ 33,694
$ 14,952
$ (14,247)
$ 15,608
$ 15,608
$ 14,753
$ 159,928
$ 240,296
$ 1,466
$ 948
$ 1,488
$ 1,121
Current Tax Rate Option Page 7 of 8
POTENTIAL SUBSTITUTION REDUCTIONS - VERTICAL`
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Violet Pool
$ -
West Guth
$ 1,293
Allocations
$ -
'$ . ;6;294:20
Aquatics Maintenance
Collier
$ 45,397
Greenwood
$ 15,779
HER
$ 32,384
Joe Garza
$ -
Oso
$ 11,215
Parker
$ 10,771
Violet Pool
$ -
West Guth
$ 16,082
Allocations
$ (30,000)
$ 101,627.80`
Athletic Operations
Sports Camps, CC GYM
$ 48,441
Adult Sports Leagues
$ 27,818
Youth Sports Leagues
$ 56,640
GymslBaltpark Rentals
$ 14,893
Athletic Facility /Field Maint
$ 109,684
Allocations
$ 125,024
$ .382,499:
Cultural Services
Heritage Park Rentals
$ 4,494
Heritage Park Management
$ (69,283)
Special Events P,P & C
$ 37,304
ACC and Sister City Admin
$ 11,988
Allocations
$ -
$' (15,497)
Street Reconstruction Contract
$ 750,000
Major Memberships
$ 69,279
Downtown Maagement District
$ 127,242
Economic Development
$ 251,557
Elimination of Public information
$ 237,681
Total
$ 8,629,045
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