1. Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Budget Status Update

2.  City Manager held budget kickoff on 12/18  No additional staffing requests will be accepted. Only requests for reallocations, reclassifications, and/or reorganizations.  Revenues to be submitted before expenses  Tyler Munis will be utilized for line item entry (revenue and expense; not payroll yet)  Late January – CM and Budget Committee to meet with Departments to review current staffing levels and requests for reallocations, reclassifications, and/or reorganizations Important FY 14/15 budget updates

3.  Jan-Feb: staffing, fleet, computerization, equipment, landscape, MCP, CIP, facility maint  Feb-Mar: Budget Awareness Townhall Meetings  Feb Workshop - 1 st Quarter (Oct – Dec) Strategic Priority update to Commission  Revenue projections/requests due: 3/6  Departmental Data entry into Munis (revenues & expenses) closes: 4/11  DCM/ACM/Finance review: 4/28 – 5/9  City Manager budget review: 5/26-6/6  CM Recommended Budget distributed to Commission: 6/30 Budget Key Dates

4. Budget Training and Entry February 26-28 (multiple sessions) March 6-7 (single session each day) March 10-April 11 – Entry into Tyler Munis Munis Go-Live Key Dates March 7 – All invoices due to Finance March 14 – Final Check Run, All Requisitions Processed March 17 – Purchase Orders Issued March 18-31 – Purchase Order Entry in Munis April 1 – Official Go-Live Budget Key Dates

5. FY 14 First Quarter Major Revenues - General RevenueFY 14 BudgetFY 14 ActualPercentage Ad Valorem$21,380,477- $3,542,687(TIF)= $17,837,790 $13,491,17775.6% Utility Service Taxes$3,970,000$1,060,99026.7% Communication Tax$1,613,278$375,83423.3% Franchise Fees$2,634,471$724,49827.5% State Shared$3,058,000$730,22524.0% Slot Machine Proceeds$1,900,000$326,39417.2% Fire Assessment$5,497,708$3,869,66270.4% Planning & Zoning$656,212$467,07871.2% Building Inspection$2,963,453$612,87720.7% Police$1,021,550$170,99116.7% Total General Fund$57,009,872$19,993,04335.1%

6.  Homestead Exemption Fraud Audit by BCPA  Estimated over $76,000 in back taxes to be recovered, so far  21 - Number of properties future tax recovery (as of Nov. 2013)  4 - Number of properties currently under investigation  Health Care Reform  Part-time employees 30 hours or over will necessitate health care coverage – Approximately 67 employees or $800k (family coverage)  May look at reducing hours  Opening of New Parks Facilities –  BF James Pool full year – over $300k (budgeted 3 months in current fiscal year)  Investment Grade Energy Audit Budgetary Impact Items