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City of Tukwila <br />Allan Ekberg, Mayor <br />INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Finance Committee <br />FROM: Laurel Humphrey, Council Analyst <br />BY: Jeff Friend, Fiscal Manager <br />DATE: August 13, 2018 <br />SUBJECT: Proposed City Council Departmental Budget, 2019-2020 <br />Issue <br />City departments are developing their proposals for the 2019-2020 biennial budget while also <br />incorporating methods of Priority Based Budgeting (PBB). The 2019-2020 biennial budget will <br />include general fund department budgets allocated to programs, programs scored, and <br />programs tiered by support to of the City's strategic goals. The City Council requested that <br />individual departmental budgets be presented to its standing committees as they become <br />available. <br />Background <br />The City is committed to developing and passing a fiscally -sound, balanced budget. <br />Two challenges the City is encountering are 1) sales tax revenue growth of 3% projected for <br />2018 has not been realized to date, and 2) sales tax mitigation payments will end in late 2019. <br />As a result, the City is seeking a balanced budget with expenditure reductions and possible new <br />revenue opportunities. <br />The City Council departmental budget covers compensation and benefits for the seven <br />Councilmembers and the staff person dedicated to providing legislative and administrative <br />support to the Council. It also includes supplies, travel, technology, registrations, and <br />professional services. <br />Discussion <br />The proposed budget for the City Council increases .27% for 2019 and 1.51% for 2020. <br />The following will summarize the proposed changes to the City Council: <br />Changes from 2017-2018 Budget <br />• Supplies and services decreased by 19.9% and 7.45%, respectively. <br />• Salaries and benefits were adjusted according to contractual obligations. <br />127 <br />