1. Director Dennis P. Butler
2020 Budget Discussion
Director
Dennis P. Butler

2. Item A: Cost of Living Allowance Revisited
Captain
Josh Kyle

3. CPI - Midwest Consumer Price Index (CPI) Midwest Region
Used by the City of Manhattan & Riley County

4. CPI Source
Provided by US Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Assert that monthly and annual averages are appropriate
Reduce volatility
Avoid:
Seasonal adjustments
Local indexes
Annual averages reduce volatility

5. RCPD Practice Annual average since 2013 * Reduction in benefits
CPI Comparison
December
Annual Average
RCPD Budget
2013
1.0
1.4
2014
0.7
1.5
2015
0.0
-0.5
2016
1.8
0.8
2017
1.7 0*
2018
1.3
1.9
2019
2020
* Reduction in benefits

6. Annual v. Monthly
Little difference between Monthly and Annual Averages over time
Important that the same index is selected from year to year
Avoid rate shopping

7. CPI Summary Calculated by the federal government
Annual Average Rate is less volatile
RCPD has referred to the Annual Average of the Consumer Price Index – Midwest since 2013

8. Items A-F Revisited
Captain
Josh Kyle

9. What if?
Reduction of the COLA from 1.9% to 1.3% represents a $93,690 decrease to initial proposal
We recommend preserving the COLA and taking $93k from other areas of the proposal

10. Item A: COLA Items Base A % Change -0.72% 1.31% -$93,690 2019 Budget
$21,499,652
2020 Personnel
COLA (1.9%)
$ Change
-$155,126
$281,867
% Change
-0.72%
1.31%
-$93,690

11. Overtime Underfunding*
Item B: Overtime
Reduce OT proposal by $38,930
$142,910 is a reasonable number to manage
Items
Base A B
2019 Budget
$21,499,652
2020 Personnel
COLA (1.9%)
Overtime Underfunding*
$ Change
-$155,126
$281,867
$181,840
% Change
-0.72%
1.31%
0.84%
-$93,690
$142,910
0.66%
$346,500
OT Budget from 2019
$489,410
Total OT Budget for 2020
Initial Slide listed $36,432

12. Overtime Underfunding*
Item C: On-Call Pay
Reduce OC Pay by $6,260
Adjustment for positions under consideration
Items
Base A B C
2019 Budget
$21,499,652
2020 Personnel
COLA (1.9%)
Overtime Underfunding*
On-Call Pay*
$ Change
-$155,126
$281,867
$181,840
$53,343
% Change
-0.72%
1.31%
0.84%
0.25%
-$93,690
$142,910
$47,083
0.66%
0.22%

13. Items D& E: 3 COs & CSI Detective
Considered high priorities
Recommending no changes
Items
Base A B C D E
2019 Budget
$21,499,652
2020 Personnel
COLA (1.9%)
Overtime Underfunding*
On-Call Pay*
3 Correction Officers
CSI Detective
$ Change
-$155,126
$281,867
$181,840
$53,343
$128,210
$55,782
% Change
-0.72%
1.31%
0.84%
0.25%
0.60%
0.26%
-$93,690
$142,910
$47,083
0.66%
0.22%

14. Overtime Underfunding*
Item F: IT Reserve Fund
Reduce IT Reserve proposal by $40,000
Make up through unused personnel funds at end of the year
Items
Base A B C D E F
2019 Budget
$21,499,652
2020 Personnel
COLA (1.9%)
Overtime Underfunding*
On-Call Pay*
3 Correction Officers
CSI Detective IT
$ Change
-$155,126
$281,867
$181,840
$53,343
$128,210
$55,782
$185,000
% Change
-0.72%
1.31%
0.84%
0.25%
0.60%
0.26%
0.86%
-$93,690
$142,910
$47,083
$145,000
0.66%
0.22%
0.67%

15. Overtime Underfunding*
Item LB: Legal Fees
Reduce Legal Fees by $8,500
Adjustment for current usage
Items
Base A B C D E F LB
2019 Budget
$21,499,652
2020 Personnel
COLA (1.9%)
Overtime Underfunding*
On-Call Pay*
3 Correction Officers
CSI Detective IT
Legal Fees
$ Change
-$155,126
$281,867
$181,840
$53,343
$128,210
$55,782
$185,000
$100,000
% Change
-0.72%
1.31%
0.84%
0.25%
0.60%
0.26%
0.86%
0.47%
-$93,690
$142,910
$47,083
$145,000
$91,500
0.66%
0.22%
0.67%
0.43%

16. Item LB: Legal Fees

17. Summary
Philosophy and goals supporting original proposal remains intact
Reduces proposal from 3.86% increase from 2019 budget to 3.43%
Legal Fees
-$8,500
On-Call Pay
-$6,260
IT Reserve Fund
-$40,000
Overtime
-$38,930
Total
-$93,690
Initial slide stated 2018 budget

18. Overtime Underfunding*
Summary
Items
Base A B C D E F LB
2019 Budget
$21,499,652
2020 Personnel
COLA (1.9%)
Overtime Underfunding*
On-Call Pay*
3 Correction Officers
CSI Detective IT
Legal Fees
Total Increase
$ Change
-$155,126
$281,867
$181,840
$53,343
$128,210
$55,782
$185,000
$100,000
$830,916
% Change
-0.72%
1.31%
0.84%
0.25%
0.60%
0.26%
0.86%
0.47%
3.86%
-$93,690
$142,910
$47,083
$145,000
$91,500
$737,226
0.66%
0.22%
0.67%
0.43%
3.43%
Percent Breakdown
Personnel
2.33%
67.9%
$500,726
Non-Personnel
1.10%
32.1%
$236,500
Total
100.0%

19. To reduce crime and improve the quality of life for the citizens we serve