HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - - 1995-094 - 4/4/1995 RESOLUTION NO. 95-94
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRESNO
EXPRESSING THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN
DEVELOPING THE CITY OF FRESNO FY 96 BUDGET
WHEREAS, Council passed Resolution No. 93-202 adopting the FY 95 Annual Budget;
WHEREAS, the City Manager is desirous of receiving an initial indication from the City
Council as to the parameters within which the City Manager should prepare the FY 96
recommended budget;
WHEREAS, Council shall continue to strive for efficiency and economy in operations by
emphasizing the consolidation of our gains, productivity/staffing levels, and fees and charges as
responsibly recommended by the City Manager.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Fresno:
Section 1. THAT the Council, in allocating General Fund resources, is determined to
concentrate those resources on services most important to keeping Fresno a good, safe place for
people and families t9 live, work, an_d__do business. Those priority services are:
a. Safety services such as police patrol and investigation, fire suppression and
prevention, and emergency medical services;
b. Infrastructure maintenance such as streets, parks and median islands and
traffic signals and streetlights;
c. Leisure services such as after-school recreation, the Chaffee Zoo, and
community centers;
d. General City operations necessary to support the aforementioned activities;
e. Fund social services agencies targeted toward youth and basic needs
services;
and Council recognizes that the effective and efficient delivery of these services will contribute to
the creation of jobs and the expansion of the local tax base.
Section 2. THAT Council directs that the General Contingency of the General Fund be
established at a minimum level of .36 percent for FY 96. In addition, over time and as funding
permits, the unappropriated reserve for economic uncertainty should be built up to a level equal
to 5 percent of the General Fund as a hedge against economic fluctuations and catastrophic
emergencies.
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Section 3. THAT Council directs staff to conserve resources and achieve these goals in
order to continue to provide a balance mix of priority City services now and in the future. Further,
Council directs staff to continue to review programs and eliminate unnecessary or duplicated
services, reduce support for or eliminate less important services, streamline organizational
structures, and identify where practical alternatives such as consolidation and privatization for
service delivery at lower taxpayer expense. As service reductions are deemed necessary due to
insufficient resources, low-priority and/or low-productivity items will be considered first. These
items will be further developed by the City Manager and recommendations presented for public
discussion and input, and Council action, when the FY 96 Budget is presented.
Section 4. THAT Council, upon presentation of the FY 96 Budget will continue its budget
policy governing modification of the City Manager's recommended budget by requiring proposed
increases in expenditures to be offset by corresponding reductions in expenditures or increases
in revenues.
Section 5. THAT Council will, when moving in the direction of making specific departmental
allocation decisions, consider priority service descriptions responsibly recommended by the
department directors.
Section 6. THAT Council regards the following specific actions as general direction to the
City Manager for FY 96 Budget strategies:
a. Elimination of, or reduced funding for, redundant and/or low-priority City
services;
b. Maintain, as much as resources allow, street-level staffing for basic Police
and Fire safety services;
c. Consolidation of gains in the organization;
d. Protect City infrastructure assets through maintenance services to the extent
that resources allow;
e. Fund Social Services in the amount of$1,014,000 targeted toward youth activities
and basic needs services such as food and shelter and continue the Zoo subsidy at the
FY 95 level of $765,200.
. f. Continuing use of one-time resources to fund one-time capital items if
necessary and if such resources exist; and
g. Provide for contractual wage adjustments; and
Section 7. THAT Council should receive periodic reports from the City Manager regarding
implementation of the FY 96 Budget including monthly financial reports, midyear fiscal reviews,
and any other performance or status reports. These reports should provide Council with the most
current information available, which would allow Council to make any budget adjustments it deems
appropriate. The City Manager is directed to recommend to Council any necessary adjustments
to the FY 96 Budget in order to carry out the provisions of this section.
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Section 8. . THAT Council will work with staff to examine new sources of General Fund
Revenue such as fees, fines, or assessments, necessary to implement the budget parameters
contained in this Resolution.
CLERK'S CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF FRESNO ) ss.
CITY OF FRESNO )
I, JACQUELINE L. RYLE, City Clerk of the City of Fresno, certify that the foregoing
Resolution was adopted by the Council of the City of Fresno, California, at a regular meeting
thereof, held on the 4th day of APRIL , 1995.
JACQUELINE L. RYLE
City Clerk
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AYES: Calandra, Lung , Quintero, Ronquillo, Patterson
NOES: Briggs , Woody
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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