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The Honorable Chairman J Yoshimoto and Members of the County Council Page 3 February 27,2009 Other Revenues. Other revenues are expected to increase, primarily from the anticipated sale of Hamakua property budgeted at $8.2 million, as well as the requested $2 million transfer of funds from the Budget Stabilization Fund. Fund Balance Carryover. Carryover savings are expected to decrease by approximately $10 million due to the current year's revenue shortfalls in TAT, real property tax, building permits and others. Fund balance is expected to be much lower than last year, but we will continue to monitor and adjust in the May budget if necessary. EXPENDITURE CHANGES In addition to the cuts made by the departments major changes in projected expenditures are as follows: General Government • Clerk/Council. Election's budget has been reduced in this non-election year. The Council's $900,000 contingency account has been eliminated. • Office of Management. Funding for coqui frog eradication has been removed from the budget request. • Data Systems. Funding restrictions prevent the department from proceeding with expansion of the document management project. • Finance. Savings resulted from closing out a financing lease, postponing a real property tax software purchase, reducing Hague Convention costs for real property tax sales and distributing the budget for advertising. • Public Works. Additional costs for janitorial services and fuel offset the reduction in budget for Flood Insurance Rate Maps updates. Public Safety • Police. Offsetting the decrease from the postponement of the police fleet transition and the omission of the grant match for the interoperable communication system are increases in fuel costs and police officers' wages from a previously negotiated collective bargaining contract. • Fire. The budget includes fire fighters' salary increases from a previously negotiated contract and is reduced by the elimination of the prior year budget for helicopter purchase. • Civil Defense. Included in the budget is the projected $1.1 million State Homeland Security grant.