City of Vancouver
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
ReductionNarrative
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
ReductionNarrative
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
ReductionNarrative
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%
Comments or questions? Send mail to ken bayne@city.vancouver.bc.ca
Last updated: March 29, 2000
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