COM 0140.014 2002-2004 - Laserfiche WebLink

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• Parks & Recreation 1. Has the Golf Course Fund retired its annual debt of $135,868? 2. What improvements will the purchase of new equipment provide (aerator, mowers)? Condition of new equipment? 3. What is the perennial rationale for not charging adult admission fees at the Panaewa Zoo? Attachments Members of the working group have prepared attached informational spreadsheets to provide an overview of trends and recurring issues. Exhibit 1-A, I-B and 1-C document the trend of County expenditures in eleven general government functions since 1984. We have separated the functions into three charts for easier reading. Exhibit 1-A contains five government functions-Highways & Streets, Pension & Retirement, Capital Outlay, Health Education & Welfare, and Other. These government functions have been relatively flat except for the fluctuations caused by the ERS. Those government functions in Exhibit 1-B~,eneral Government, Sanitation & Solid Waste, Culture and Recreation, Health Fund and Debt Service-show a gradual increase over 18 years. Public Safety spending illustrated in Exhibit 1-C has steadily grown at a higher rate. One concludes that the County's investment in critical infrastructure needs such as roads or other capital projects has been generally "status quo" with the exception of wastewater and solid waste. Exhibit 2 lists the 263 Vacant Funded Positions depicted in the worksheets for Bill 59. Because of the recruitment process, the data provided to the Council is constantly changing. Vacant positions may be filled, budgeted salaries may be different when filled, or positions may be temporarily filled with temporary assignments or other personnel methods and the temporary fill is not shown. Exhibit 3-A and 3-B summarizes the major revenue and expenditure account variances of the FY2003- 2004 operating budget Bill No. 59. Exhibit 4-A and 4-B relate to capital improvement projects. Exhibit 4-A lists CIP projects, appropriated or to be appropriated by the Council, from FY2000-2001 to FY03-04 that have set forth operating and maintenance (O&M) costs in the accompanying financial impact statements. In theory, the O&M costs should be programmed to the operating budget to enable the County to plan for its future annual costs when a project is complete. Relatedly, Exhibit 4-B lists completed CIP projects based upon on the Capital Projects Status Reports. Therefore, when a project is complete, the O&M costs should be scheduled and the source of additional funding known. Too often, the departments have not realistically scheduled projected these operating costs and the County has had to `look for money.' Att. 6