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%Z- MEMORANDUM
Date: January 30, 2024
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Ashley Platz, Deputy City Clerk
Re: Council Budget Work Session, January 22, 2024, 8:06 AM in Emma J. Harvat Hall
Council: Alter, Bergus, Dunn, Harmsen, Moe, Salih, Teague
Staff: Fruin, Jones, Platz, Kilburg, Davies, Ogden, Knoche, Kilburg, Hightshoe,
Nagle-Gamm, Seydell-Johnson, Barker, Lyons, Carman
(A complete transcription and power point presentations are archived in the City Clerk's Office
and available on the City website.)
BUDGET OVERVIEW AND HIGHLIGHTS
City Manager Fruin noted the time and effort from staff that was put into pulling together the
budget and urged Councilors to jump in if they have questions during the presentations. Fruin
reviewed the budget review schedule, areas of focus, fund structures, and Fiscal Year 2023
budget review and challenges. Deputy City Manager Jones reviewed Revenues and
Expenditures and Enterprise Funds. City Manager Fruin wrapped up with discussion on
investments in the strategic plan, core services, and other adopted master plans. Fruin also
briefly noted looking ahead at the FY26 budget and things to plan for. Individual Council
members expressed their views. [PowerPoint of FY2025 Budget coincided with overview.]
Finance Director Davies was also present for discussion.
Department budgets were presented as outlined on the agenda; page number in parenthesis
refers to pages in the Proposed Financial Plan (01/12/24 Information Packet). A PowerPoint of
organizational charts for the City departments were shown and archived.
[BREAK @ 10:10AM — 10:20AMJ
GENERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM BUDGETS
*City Attorney—City Attorney Goers (Pages 49-54, Pages 330)
* City Clerk— Deputy City Clerk Platz (Page 42-48, Page 329)
* City Manager-Assistant City Manager Fruin
- City Council (Page 328)
- City Manager (Pages 55-60, Page 331)
- Communications/Cable TV (Pages 61-64, Pages 332)
- Climate Action and Outreach (Pages 77-80, Page 335)
- Emergency Levy (Page 394-395)
- Human Resources (Pages 65-68, Page 333)
- Human Rights (Pages 69-72, Pages 334)
- Economic Development(Pages 73-76, Page 335)
Council Budget Work Session
January 22, 2024
Page 2
* Finance— Finance Director Davies and Budget Management Analyst Ogden
- Finance Administration (Pages 81-90, Pages 336-338)
-Accounting (Pages 91-93, Page 339)
- Purchasing and Central Services (Pages 94-98, Pages 340)
- Revenue (Pages 99-101, Page 341)
- Risk Management (Pages 102-104, Pages 663-665)
- Information Technology Services (Pages 105-108, Pages 666-669)
PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM BUDGETS
* Police Department— Police Chief Liston (Pages 109-125, Pages 342-347)
* Fire Department— Fire Chief Lyon (Pages 126-142, Pages 348-350)
CULTURAL & LEISURE PROGRAM BUDGETS
* Library— Library Director Carman (Pages 167-176, Pages 358-361)
[Break for Lunch @ 12:06PM — 12:42PM]
* Parks & Recreation — Parks & Recreation Director Seydell-Johnson
- Parks & Recreation Administration (Pages 143-150, Page 351)
- Government Buildings (Pages 151-154, Page 352)
- Recreation (Pages 155-158, Page 353)
- Park Maintenance (Pages 159-163 Pages 354 -356)
- Cemetery Operations (Pages 164-166, Page 357)
* Senior Center—Senior Center Coordinator DeLoach (Pages 177-185, Pages 362-363)
COMMUNITY PROGRAM BUDGETS
*Neighborhood and Development Services- NDS Director Hightshoe
- NDS Administration (Pages 186-192, Pages 364)
- Neighborhood Services (Pages 193-201, Pages 365-368)
- Development Services (Pages 202-206, Pages 369)
- Community Development Block Grant (Pages 374-375)
- H.O.M.E. Grant (Pages 376-377)
- Housing Authority (Pages 495-499)
-Affordable Housing Fund (Pages 396-397)
- Property Management Fund Pages (Pages 398-402)
*Metropolitan Planning Organizations of Johnson County (MPO) — NDS Director Hightshoe
(Pages 207-211, Pages 387-389)
BUSINESS TYPE FUNDS
* Transportation Services—Transportation Services Director Nagle-Gamm
-Transportation Administration (Pages 251-256, Pages 372)
- Parking (Pages 257-260, Pages 431-437)
-Transit (Pages 261-264, Pages 438-446)
Council Budget Work Session
January 22, 2024
Page 3
[BREAK]
* Airport— Operations Specialist Michael Tharp (Pages 265-270, Pages 486-489)
PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM BUDGETS
* Public Works- Public Works Director Knoche
- Public Works Administration (Pages 212-220, Pages 370)
- Engineering Services (Pages 221-225, Pages 371)
- Road Use Tax Fund (RUT)/Streets Operations (Pages 226-230, Pages 378-384)
-Wastewater (Pages 231-235, Pages 447-456)
-Water (Pages 236-240, Pages 457-470)
- Resource Management (Pages 241-247)
- Refuse (Pages 471-477)
- Landfill (Pages 478-485)
- Storm Water(Pages 490-494)
- Equipment (Pages 248-250, Pages 658-662)
City Manager Fruin and individual Council members shared additional thoughts regarding the
budget.
Meeting adjourned 3:52 PM