1. Business and Neighborhood Services
2018 Budget Presentation
Business and Neighborhood Services
Jason Larrison, AIA, Director
Steven Webb, Chief Financial Officer

2. The mission of the Department of Business and Neighborhood Services (BNS) is to improve the quality of life in the City of Indianapolis and protect the welfare of persons and animals.

3. Agency Overview Construction and Business Services:
Licensing and inspections of businesses, trades, activities, and events; Permitting, plan review, & inspection of sites, structures, & infrastructure
Property and Land Use Services:
Inspection & enforcement of zoning, land use, environment, & blight; Multi-agency coordination of neighborhood sweeps & legal action
Animal Care Services:
Animal adoptions, fostering, and rescue operations; Inspection & enforcement of animal welfare laws, codes, & ordinances
Old structure – 29 Property, Safety & Maintenance (includes Zoning/Licensing), 6 Illegal Dumping, 7 Supervisors, 1 Manager
New structure – 17 Property, Safety & Maintenance (includes Illegal Dumping), 17 Zoning & Licensing, 6 Supervisors, 2 Managers
Response time down from 51 to 29 hours
Live release rate up from 81%

4. Fiscal Impact Achievements
Outsourced veterinarian services to save money and improve coverage.
Reorganized purchasing of supplies at Animal Care Services to reduce shipping charges and take advantage of bulk pricing.
Added staff in the kennel operations to reduce overtime.
Added trash inspectors and consolidated with unsafe building inspections to reduce staff redundancy and increase coverage.
Added timekeeping software and vehicle tracking software to improve asset and employee tracking.
Systems and Data Analyst/GIS Addressing merged.
Old structure – 29 Property, Safety & Maintenance (includes Zoning/Licensing), 6 Illegal Dumping, 7 Supervisors, 1 Manager
New structure – 17 Property, Safety & Maintenance (includes Illegal Dumping), 17 Zoning & Licensing, 6 Supervisors, 2 Managers
Response time down from 51 to 29 hours
Live release rate up from 81%

5. Budget Breakdown - Total

6. Budget Breakdown – Character 1
ACS: 4 Senior Animal Care Tech positions added $184k, Health Insurance $44k
OT $’s tracking to $95k, half of 2016 $191k
BNS: Health Insurance $137k, AFSCME increases $65k offset by merging positions in IT, Certs $74k offset by reduction in PERF
Used mean instead of median/mode for insurance assumptions on vacant positions

7. Budget Breakdown – Character 2
No change to top level 2017 budget
ACS add to animal supplies and clothing/boots, take from office supplies and other materials/supplies
BNS add to clothing/boots, take from forms/licenses/decals and other materials/supplies

8. Budget Breakdown – Character 3
ACS Top: Incremental rent increase
ACS Bottom: ISA $56k, BA $6.5k, Shipping $2k, Cell -$15k, Training -$11k, Printing -$10k, Grounds -$10k, Uniforms -$10k, Monthly Service Equipment -$5.5k
BNS Top: Reduction from 2016 reserves to offset Ch05 increases
BNS Bottom: $225k Demo (Mayor’s 2k homes), $200k HWG (revenue supported), $70k civic insight portal (public facing), $33k rent, -$67k Monthly Service Equipment, Reserves -$600k

9. Budget Breakdown – Character 4
No change to 2017 budget

10. Budget Breakdown – Character 5
ACS: MAC $53k, IFS -$9k
BNS: MAC $71k, OCC $56k, IFS $13k

11. BNS Goals Issue construction design releases on behalf of the state
Increase online permitting applications to 50%
Proactive licensing programs
Continue building on Mayor’s 2,000 homes initiative
Improve High Weeds and Grass program
Initiate illegal dumping prevention programs
Decrease ACS OT
Increase live release rate to 90%
ACS facility improvements
Improve & increase customer engagement -

12. Questions?