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depending upon the classification of the property, the City's share of the property tax is approximately 30 percent of the total tax. However, that percentage decreases for those properties that pay State tax. That means that for every $1,000 that a home owner pays in property tax, the City receives around $300. The remaining $700 goes to the other taxing jurisdictions. As far as the allocation of the tax revenue the City receives, the majority, 87 percent, is used to fund General fund expenditures such as police, fire, street maintenance, general government, parks and recreation programs. The remaining 13 percent pays for debt, economic development, library, and storm water management expenditures. General Fund Budget: The 2010 General fund budget is proposed to decrease $591,300 or 4.68 percent from the adopted 2009 budget to $12,044,800. The 2009 adopted budget of $12,636,100 was later amended due to state aid reductions to allow for expenditures of $12,207,550. The proposed 2010 budget is decreasing 1.33 percent or $162,750 from the amended 2009 budget. Public Safety expenditures make up approximately half, 45 percent, of the General fund budget. General government, public works, and culture and recreation make up the majority of the balance. The City is a service provider meaning employees are the most critical part of providing service. Therefore, personal service costs for the employees providing those services constitute 72 percent of the General fund expenditures. Most of the 2009 budget reduction came through staff reductions. In the 2010 budget there are approximately eight fewer full time equivalent positions than budged in previous years. There is no overtime in the budget again this year except for public safety personnel who are required to respond to emergencies. Also, there is no cost of living adjustment for employees, both union and non-union, in the 2010 budget. Most 2010 departmental budgets are close to or slightly lower than the 2009 amended budget with a few exceptions mainly due to special one time expenditures. Please review the attached Appropriations Summary for more data on the budgets for each department. (Note that the percent change column compares the 2010 proposed budget to the 2009 amended budget.) Finally, as I stated earlier, in November the Council reviewed a list of possible General fund budget adjustments. Of those, $43,100 axe adjustments in budget estimates because the actual costs are now known or the estimated costs aren't as high as expected. The remaining $98,300 are budget reductions. Summary of All 2010 Budgets: The proposed budgets are as listed below. The General fund budget does not include any of the adjustments presented to the Council at the November work session. At that time, the Council discussed reducing the budget by $43,100. If the Council chooses to make any adjustments, the adopted levy resolution and budget will be adjusted to reflect the Council's changes. The special revenue and enterprise fund budgets are the same as previously discussed. As you may recall, presentation of the Garbage budget was delayed; therefore, that budget will be presented in detail at this meeting. Rebecca Haug, Environmental Administrator, will discuss the proposed program changes outlined in hex attached memo. S:\Council\Lori\2009\Budget adoption 12 07 09.doc