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Transportation & Training <br /> Transportation & Training costs are estimated to increase $338,171 over the original <br /> 2014/15FY Budget. These costs include training, fuel, maintaining and operating vehicles, <br /> patrol cars, and fire units along with annual depreciation cost for scheduled replacement of all <br /> rolling stock. The increase is mainly due to an increase in the amount of the annual charge for <br /> repair and replacement of vehicles. These funds are transferred to the Internal Services Fund <br /> and used to repair and replace vehicles on an as needed basis. <br /> Repairs & Maintenance <br /> Repairs & Maintenance costs are estimated to increase $729,616 over the original 2O14/15FY <br /> Budget. The Repairs and Maintenance category includes a variety of expenditure accounts <br /> including computer hardware maintenance, equipment parts, various repair contracts and <br /> replacement and renovation charges. The majority of the costs in this category is replacement <br /> and renovation charges and includes funding for replacement and/or renovation of parks and <br /> medians, computer equipment, city buildings and other equipment. The increase is mainly due <br /> to an increase in the amount of the annual charge for repair and replacement of equipment, <br /> facilities parks and medians. These funds are transferred to the Internal Services Fund and <br /> used to repair and replace the equipment and facilities on an as needed basis. The Mid-Term <br /> Budget includes increasing the annual charge to the departments for repair and replacement of <br /> the City's assets by $1 million to $3.5 million in 2O14/15FY. This increase is allocated to both <br /> of the categories of Transportation & Training and Repairs & Maintenance. <br /> Materials & Supplies <br /> Materials & Supplies costs are estimated to increase $1,574,284 over the original 2O14/15FY <br /> Budget. The Materials & Supplies category includes a variety of expenditures including <br /> professional service contracts, water and sewer charges for City facilities (which were reduced <br /> by $295,000 in 2O14/15FY due to the mandatory water conservation), street light electricity <br /> costs, an annual contribution to the self-insurance liability reserve of $1,000,000, community <br /> program grants, and contingency funds. The majority of the increase in materials and supplies <br /> is due to the following: <br /> Increases in Materials& Supplies $Amount <br /> Increase in contract building inspection services (offset by revenues in Bldg Div) $500,000 <br /> General Fund Contingency (increased from$500,000 to$770,000) 270,000 <br /> Increase in contract building plan check services(offset by revenues in Bldg Div) 160,000 <br /> Advanced Planning Historic Preservation Study 90,000 <br /> Contract services-Traffic Model update 89,000 <br /> Contract services-City website update 80,000 <br /> Increase in materials and supplies Fire Department 78,000 <br /> Increase in contract services for park maintenance(Stoneridge Creek and Staples Ranch areas) 69,500 <br /> Contract Human Resource Consultant(temporary services during family medical leave) 52,700 <br /> Increase in contract legal services 50,000 <br /> Increase in purchase of Library reference materials 42,000 <br /> Increase in Field Supplies 36,000 <br /> Increase in building maintenance costs(custodial services, elevator maintenance, etc.) 32,000 <br /> Increase in IT training budget for Office 2013 Training 25,000 <br /> Total $1,574,200 <br /> 10 <br />