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Property Tax revenues are the single largest revenue source for the General Fund,
<br /> accounting for approximately 51.6% of total revenues. In FY 2014/15 actual property tax
<br /> collections including all categories of property related taxes were $694,273 more than
<br /> staffs estimate of$53.05 million in the Amended Budget.
<br /> Sales Tax revenue is the second largest revenue source for the General Fund,
<br /> accounting for approximately 22.5% of the total revenues. In FY 2014/15 actual Sales
<br /> Tax collections were $160,654 or 0.7% greater than staffs estimate of $22.25 million in
<br /> the Amended Budget.
<br /> Hotel Tax, Development Service Fees, and Recreation Fees were also greater than
<br /> projected by a total of $1.9 million primarily related to conservative revenue estimates.
<br /> Grants and Intergovernmental revenues were $240,763 greater than estimated as a
<br /> result of the state allocating more for mandated cost reimbursements than in previous
<br /> years. Finally, Reimbursements were $483,427 greater than projected due to
<br /> reimbursements from Livermore to fund reductions in liabilities related to PERS, OPEB,
<br /> and Workers Compensation for LPFD that were not included in the amended budget.
<br /> General Fund Expenditures.
<br /> Actual General Fund expenditures incurred were less than the Amended Budget by
<br /> $1,949,707 or 2.0%. Table 3 shows the major expenditure categories with a comparison
<br /> of Amended Budget versus Actual expenditures and the variance to the Amended
<br /> Budget both in terms of dollars and percentage. The majority of the reduction in
<br /> expenditures was as follows:
<br /> Description Amount
<br /> Personnel — net savings from vacant positions $565,195
<br /> General Fund Contingency 147,320
<br /> Gasoline— City Vehicles 108,048
<br /> Contract Services 279,680
<br /> Legal Services 291,186
<br /> Professional Services 149,776
<br /> Water & Sewage Expenses 89,404
<br /> Field Supplies 164,365
<br /> Books (excluding eBooks) 152,533
<br /> Miscellaneous 12.305
<br /> Total $1,949,707
<br /> Table 3. General Fund Expenditures —Amended Budget vs. Actual
<br /> Amended
<br /> General Fund -Expenditures Budget Actual $Variance %Variance
<br /> Personnel Costs $72,078,826 $71,513,631 ($565,195) -0.8%
<br /> Transportation& Training 2,418,900 2,208,855 (210,045) -8.7%
<br /> Repairs&Maintenance 4,349,510 4,217,884 (131,626) -3.0%
<br /> Materials, Supplies,Services 17,167,329 16,221,576 (945,753) -5.5%
<br /> Capital Outlay _ 551,400 454,312 (97,088) -17.6%
<br /> Total $96,565,965 $94,616,258 ($1,949,707) -2.0%
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