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2000 Expenditure Management Plan

Appendix 2: Summary of Budget Management Proposals

 

Proposals - Achieving a Tax Increase Below 4.6%			General Purpose Tax Impact  %	Impact of Cumulative Reduction		Narrative
General Purpose Tax Increase Before Budget Management Proposals				5.2%		1% General Purpose Tax Increase = $3.7 million.
Casino Revenue Sharing Funds		$ 6,000,000	1.62%	3.6%		Use funds to offset limited term expenditures including
						Downtown Eastside, Downtown transportation, and
						West End Liquor Licensing Review.
Capital Program Deferral		$ 1,500,000	0.41%	3.2%		Defer a portion of the capital program until later in the
						three year capital plan (2000 - 2002).
Total - Initial Budget Balancing
	Proposals	$ 7,500,000	2.03%	3.2%

 

Tier 1 - Indirect Public Service Impact			General Purpose Tax Impact  %	Impact of Cumulative Reduction		Narrative
General Purpose Tax Increase Following Initial Budget				3.2%		1% General Purpose Tax Increase = $3.7 million.
	Balancing Proposals
Strategic Initiatives Fund		$ 300,000	0.08%	3.1%		Reduce funding available for 2000 initiatives. One-time
						reduction.
General Reduction to Overtime		$ 500,000	0.14%	3.0%		Reduce overtime costs city wide. Half of total proposal
	(1/2 of total proposal)					estimated based on ability to realize savings in 2000.
New & Non recurring funding		$ 300,000	0.08%	2.9%		Reduce funding of maintenance, health and safety
						furniture and equipment purchases and replacement.
Total - Indirect Public Service Impact
	Proposals	$ 1,100,000	0.30%	2.9%

 

Tier 2 - Direct Public Service Impact			General Purpose Tax Impact  %	Impact of Cumulative Reduction		Narrative
General Purpose Tax Increase Before Direct Service				2.9%		1% General Purpose Tax Increase = $3.7 million.
	Impact Proposals
General Reduction to Overtime		$ 500,000	0.14%	2.8%		Reduce overtime costs city wide. Balance of proposal
(balance of proposal)						may be difficult to achieve in 2000.
New & Non recurring funding		$ 500,000	0.14%	2.6%		Further reduce funding, affects service and quality of
						work.
Strategic Initiatives Fund		$ 200,000	0.05%	2.6%		Eliminate the 2000 provision. One-time budget
						adjustment.
Community Services Tree program		$ 100,000	0.03%	2.6%		Substantial increase in fees to recover program costs.
						(Item No. 1)
	FTE = 0
Fire Department & Community Services		$ 50,000	0.01%	2.5%		Pursue reinspection fees related to construction.
	Reinspection Fees					(Item No. 2)
	FTE = 0
Engineering Street Cleaning		$ 80,000	0.02%	2.5%		Reduce the frequency of street cleaning.
						(Item No. 3)
	FTE = 1
Grants program		$ 100,000	0.03%	2.5%		Reduces support to outside organizations, childcare,
						community services, exhibiting institutions, other.
	FTE = 0					(Item No. 4)
Corporate Communications		$ 55,000	0.01%	2.5%		Consolidate corporate communications functions.
						(Item No. 5)
	FTE = 1
Library - Library Closures		$ 75,000	0.02%	2.5%		Reduce Sunday opening at three branch Libraries and
						the central Library.
	FTE = 2					(Item No. 6)
Parks, revenue enhancement cost		$ 200,000	0.05%	2.4%		Increase revenues and/or program/service reduction
	reduction					with the least public disruption.
						(Item No. 7)
	FTE = 2 to 3
Blueways		$ 40,000	0.01%	2.4%		Reduce program length from 12 months to 3.
						Major scope reduction, reassign or reduce by 1 FTE.
	FTE = 1					(Item No. 8)
Fire - Remove one Rescue Unit from		$ 750,000	0.20%	2.2%		Reduce one Medical Service Unit - reduces firefighting
	service - LSU					capabilities at 7 firehalls.
						(Item No. 9)
	FTE = 10
Police - Reduce Sworn Staffing		$ 600,000	0.16%	2.0%		Withhold funding for 7 sworn members from Organized
						Crime Agency of BC funding.
	FTE = 7					(Item No. 10)
Total - Direct Public Service Impact
	Proposals	$ 3,250,000	0.88%
Total Budget Management Proposals		$ 4,350,000	1.47%	2.0%

 

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Last updated: March 29, 2000
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