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City of Corpus Christi
Meeting Agenda - Final
1201 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
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City Council Chambers9:00 AMThursday, August 6, 2020
Budget Workshop for Police, Animal Control, Code Enforcement & Fire Operations
A.Mayor Joe McComb to call the meeting to order.
B.City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
C.BRIEFINGS TO CITY COUNCIL:
1.20-0914 Proposed FY 2020 - 2021 Operating Budget for Police, Animal Control,
Code Enforcement & Fire Operations
Sponsors:Office of Management and Budget
D.ADJOURNMENT
Page 1 City of Corpus Christi Printed on 12/23/2020
DATE: July 31, 2020
TO: Peter Zanoni, City Manager
FROM: Eddie Houlihan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget
EddieHo@cctexas.com
(361) 826-3792
STAFF PRESENTER(S):
Name Title/Position Department
1. Robert Rocha Fire Chief Fire
2. Mike Markle Chief of Police Police
3. Joel Skidmore Interim Director of Animal Care Police
4. David Blackmon Assistant Police Chief Police
ISSUE:
This is the first of four City Council workshops to discuss the FY 2021 proposed operating budget.
The topic for the first workshop is public safety to include Fire, Police, Animal Care, and Code
Enforcement.
BACKGROUND:
A briefing on the FY 2021 Proposed Budget was presented to the Mayor and City Council on July
28, 2020. The FY 2021 Proposed Budget focuses on City Council and community priorities
including public safety, streets and neighborhood services.
The FY 2021 Proposed Consolidated Annual Budget, comprised of all funds excluding transfers,
totals $1 billion. The General Fund budget is $ 241.9 million, and the Capital Budget totals $ 259.9
million.
A series of four City Council budget workshops are scheduled to be held from August 6 to August
27. At these sessions, City staff will review in detail the budget proposals with the Mayor and City
Council. Additionally, there will be five on-line, interactive public input sessions to be held from
August 10 to August 19. The budget is scheduled to be adopted on September 15, 2020 with the
first reading to be held on September 8th, and the second and final reading on September 15th.
The first budget workshop will be held on Thursday, August 6, 2020 beginning at 9:00 am. At the
workshop, the City Council will be presented with the FY 2021 Proposed Budget for the Fire,
Police, Animal Care, and Code Enforcement departments.
City Council Workshop on Public Safety
for FY 2021 Proposed Operating Budget
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
City Council Workshop of August 6, 2020
Fire Department:
The focus of the Fire Department is on the protection of lives and property due to fire, explosion,
natural or man-made disasters and to provide emergency medical services.
The FY 2021 proposed budget for the Fire Department is $69.7 million and includes funding from
the General Fund, Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) fund and Capital Improvement
Program (CIP). Below is a summary of the funding and position counts that would be authorized
by the FY 2021 budget.
FUND FY 2021
PROPOSED BUDGET AUTHORIZED POSITIONS
General Fund $66,633,857 430
Local Emergency Planning Fund 203,818 1
Capital Projects 2,815,937 0
Total $69,653,612 431
The Fire Department has a total of 414 sworn firefighter positions in the General Fund.
The Fire Department’s proposed budget includes funding for the replacement of three medic units,
two fire engines, one aerial truck, the replacement of all 140 self-contained breathing apparatus
(SCBA), and an increase in the City’s financial contribution to the Firefighter retirement system.
Police Department, Animal Care and Code Enforcement:
The Corpus Christi Police Department works to reduce crime, the fear of crime, and enhance
public safety.
Animal Care aims to promote and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents and pets
of Corpus Christi.
Code Enforcement aims to strengthen neighborhoods by preventing the deterioration of housing
and commercial properties through the enforcement and abatement of code violations.
The total FY 2021 proposed budget for the Police Department is $92.8 million which includes
funding from the General Fund, Parking Improvement, Law Enforcement Trust, MetroCom, Crime
Control and Capital Improvement Program. Below is a summary of the funding and position
counts that would be authorized by the FY 2021 Budget.
FUND FY 2021 PROPOSED
BUDGET
AUTHORIZED
POSITIONS
General Fund - CCPD $70,996,855 502.97
General fund – Animal Care 3,260,597 35
General Fund – Code
Enforcement
2,099,194 24
Parking Improvement 600,000 0
Law Enforcement Trust 670,000 0
MetroCom 6,386,419 81.35
Corpus Christi Crime Control 7,560,613 63
Capital Projects 1,200,000 0
Total $92,773,678 706.32
The Police Department has a total of 453 Sworn Police Officers in the General Fund, MetroCom
and Crime Control Fund.
The FY 2021 proposed budget for the Police Department includes additional funding to add five
new police officer positions that continues a five-year hiring plan to add 25 total officers by FY
2024; funding for Phase 2 of radio equipment to include the purchase of 854 radios for public
safety and department operations at 0% interest for three years at a cost of $1.4 million per year;
and the addition of two additional neighborhood Code Enforcement Officers with funding from
the Community Development Block Grant.
LIST OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
PowerPoint – Fire, Police, Animal Care and Code Enforcement – Not attached