Overview of the Town of Danville Proposed 2015/16 Operating Budget & Capital Improvement Program
1. Overview of the Town of Danville
Proposed 2015/16 Operating Budget &
Capital Improvement Program
Danville Town Council
June 16, 2015
2. Budget & CIP Process
• April 24, 2015 – Draft budget released and posted on
the Town’s website
• May 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2015 – Draft budget reviewed
by the Town Council at four public study sessions
• June 1, 2015 – Final draft posted on website
• June 16, 2015 – Final budget scheduled for adoption
3. Purpose of the Operating Budget & CIP
• Establish/review highest
priorities for municipal
service delivery to meet
unique community needs
• Identify, plan for and
fund one-time capital
needs
4. Town Service Priorities:
• Public safety
• Community appearance
• Appropriate development standards
• Broad range of recreational and
enrichment opportunities
• Economic vitality and growth
• Proactive regional presence
• Community Celebrations/Special Events
5. Highlights
• The Town’s overall fiscal condition continues to be
excellent
• 2015/16 budget continues the Town’s tradition of
conservative fiscal management
• Fiscal condition heading into 2015/16 better than
forecast last year at this time
• Total revenues: $34,159,567 (3.7%)
($32.0 M for Town and $2.2M for Successor Agency)
• Total expenditures: $30,666,137 (2.2%)
($29.3 M for Town Operating and $1.4 for Successor Agency)
• Capital Appropriations: $5,961,803
• State Dept. of Finance dropped their appeal
($9.26 M to be repaid over 10 years)
6. Revenues
General Fund
• Total General Fund: $23,615,597 (6.5%)
• Property Tax: $12,817,433 (5.8%)
(inclusive of Triple Flip)
• Sales Tax: $4,219,145 (10.3%)
• Recreation Fees & Charges: $2,350,115 (2.3%)
• Franchise Fees: $2,118,077 (4.3%)
• All Other General Fund: $2,110,827 (10.8%)
7. Special Purpose
• Total Special Purpose: $8,369,507 (2.9%)
• Lighting and Landscape Assessment District:
$3,132,011 (No Change)
• Building & Planning: $2,548,256 (3.8%)
• Gas Tax: $954,614 (15.3%)
• Measure J Return-to-Source: $705,884 (0.2%)
• Clean Water Assessment: $577,276 (0.3%)
12. Total Operating Expenditures
by Function and Expense Category
$1,538,131
$3,330,583
$1,757,849
$1,373,322
$1,885,179
$7,870,236
Recreation Services
Maintenance
Services
Development
Services
Administrative
Services
Police Services
General
Government
Employee Expenses Temp Staff Administration
Contracted Services Program Activites Other
13. Transfers and Designations from
General Fund
• Capital Improvement
$2,600,000 to fund Pavement Management
Program
$1,243,203 to fund CIP General Purpose
• Lighting and Landscaping
$450,000 to subsidize LLAD benefit zones A & D
14. Operating Reserve Policy
• Town Council Policy:
Minimum 20% of Budget
• 2015/16 Reserve:
$11,111,504,
equivalent to 38% of budget
15. Staffing and Employee Costs
• No changes in total staffing levels:
90.75 FTE permanent
30.0 FTE contract (sworn police officers)
33.5 FTE part-time temporary
• Total employee expenses: $10,757,374 (3.5%)
Eliminate 1.5 FTE Community Services Officers
Add 0.5 FTE Community Events Coordinator
1.0 FTE Maintenance Worker
Salary range adjustment
Merit-based salary adjustment
No unfunded pension or OPEB liabilities
16. Master Fee Schedule
• DUI Emergency Response Reimbursement Fees adjusted
to reflect sworn personnel costs (reduction for straight
time costs, increase for overtime costs)
• Revenue Neutral Changes:
Picnic area reservations charged on per picnic table
basis
Hourly rates at Community Centers and Vets Hall
combine room rental and AV costs
• Pass-through costs collected for State Department of
Fish and Game increased pursuant to state law
17. Ten-Year Forecasts
(2024/25 Projections)
• Total Revenues: $37,784,424 in 2024/25 (10.6%)
• General Fund Revenues: $26,980,591 (14.2%)
• Special Revenues: $8,431,694 (1.3%)
• Total Expenditures: $35,870,364 (22.5%)
• Successor Agency Expenditures: $1,328,950 (3.3%)
• General Fund Transfers:
$2,973,088 for CIP and Pavement Management
$840,000 for LLAD operating over the next ten years
• Forecast demonstrates fiscal sustainability through
2024/15
18. 2015/16 Appropriation Limit
(per Prop 111)
• Prop 111 Limit for 2015/16:
$34,373,983
• Revenues subject to limit:
$20,840,829
• Based on population
growth within Contra
Costa County and annual
growth in California per
capita income
19. Capital Improvement Program
• Identifies current and future
capital needs, and sources of
funding for projects
categorized as:
General Improvements
Parks and Facilities
Transportation
• 30 separate projects
recommended for 2015/16
with appropriations totaling
$5,961,803
20.
21. Pavement Management Program
• Funded at $3.0 million for
2015/16
• Goal: Maintain minimum
average PCI of 70 Town-wide
• Current average Town-wide
PCI increased from 73 to 76
22. Summary
• Sufficient revenue available to
fund all 2015/16 Operating and
Capital expenditures
• Overall fiscal condition is
excellent
• 2015/16 Operating Reserve
funded at 38%
• No unfunded liabilities
• 10 Year Forecasts show Town is
on a fiscally sustainable course