One source of funds for these expenses is a proposed 27% increase in sewer rates (this is over and above the already imposed 23% increase of last year). The budget proposal also discusses the possibility of increasing water rates.

Salaries: 3% Salary Increase, in addition to regular 5% annual increases, for employees. (Note: City Manager indicates some employees are at top of their pay range, so they would not receive regular 5% annual increase.)

Finance Department: $12,066 for computer programs

Community Development: $2,800 for another computer

City Hall: $12,000 for paint and repairs, $48,000 for legal services

Municipal Court: $500 for printer repairs; $500 for cell phone and pager for Judge

Parks & Recreation: $3,500 for special broom for bike path, $500 for re-roofing Bay Street restrooms

Fire Department: $24,000 for replacing turnouts, SCBA, firehose, and communications equipment

Street Department: $220,000 for stop light on 35th, $120,000 to improve sidewalks on Hwy 101 and Old Town, $25,000 for legal expenses, $140,000 for Stormwater Management Plan (although proposals range from $165,000 to $200,000). (Note: City Manager indicates that city hopes to negotiate so staff can do some of the work and hopefully lower the final bids.)

Events Center: $3,500 for relocation expenses for the new Events Center manager.

Sewer Department: $14,000 for a new car for Public Works Director, $250,000 for legal expenses for lawsuits involving the sewage treatment system, $3,900,000 for "repayment of main replacement costs that were incurred during this past year" (Note: this item is difficult to explain,, repayment for this fiscal year is $220,000 - for further clarification, contact City Manager Ken Hobson), $145,000 for new pressure main from Ivy Street pump station, $15,000 for pump station rehab and upgrades, $23,476 (plus benefits) for one new treatment plant operator, $10,000 for special sewage sludge insurance, $180,000 for a vacuum truck (City currently rents truck for one month per year - cost $12,000), $120,000 for new sludge truck. Budget statement indicates 27% increase in sewer rates.

Airport: $31,000 for paved taxiway and gravel parking area for proposed new private hangar.

Water Department: $321,000 for "optimizing" the treatment plant, $15,000 for rehabilitation of current wells, $30,000 for purchase of water from Heceta, $75,000 to paint water tank, $63,000 for chemicals, $1,000,000 for beginning development of second water source, $9,700 for equipment to make meter reading equipment compatible with computer system. Budget statement indicates water rate increase may be necessary.

Housing/Community Development Fund: $21,000 for marketing the business park. Note - Fund is budgeted for $112,200, but City has no immediate plans for spending most of this money, and is looking for "ideas" on what to do with it.
 

Expenditures

Source: Data taken from City of Florence Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 1998-99

	FY-96	FY-97	FY-98		FY-99 Proposed	FY-99  % of  Proposed Total
City Council	3,998	4,945	4,900		7,000
City Manager	128,528	131,344	140,484		145,349
Finance	196,214	193,165	218,326		219,847
Community Development	308,113	282,885	372,873		402,100
City Hall	24,985	20,667	36,740		36,740
Non-Departmental	134,401	159,072	248,512		268,478
Total Administration					1,079,514	7.2 %
Bancroft Bond Debt Service	293,342	286,120	339,403		311,358	2.1 %
Municipal Court	118,890	123,273	130,088		129,617	0.9 %
Public Works	105,483	115,936	-0-		-0-
Parks & Recreation	87,391	87,901	84,460		92,046
Park Dev. Fund	9,060	2,692	93,000		13,600
Total Parks Expense					105,646	0.7 %
Airport	24,357	26,254	26,300		26,300
CapImprov Fund - Airport					21,700
Airport Improvement	31,081	3,429	11,800		31,900
Total Airport					79,900	0.5 %
Police	1,078,470	1,109,802	1,139,857		1,158,966
WLNET Fund	556	22,822	46,700		16,600
Police - General Debt Service	332,635	328,235	323,435		320,185
Total Police Expense					1,495,751	10.0%
Fire	187,851	170,812	200,741		197,032
Fire - General Service Debt	44,469	47,742	45,843		48,737
Total Fire Expense					245,769	1.6 %
Street Light Fund	52,627	61,707	85,000		74,0011
Street Fund	670,375	607,030	3,104,880		1,125,915
Systems Dev. - Streets	-0-	-0-	150,000		150,000
Cap Improv Debt- Street					53,271
Total Street Expense					1,403,187	9.4 %
Equipment Replace Fund (special)	21,131	12,257	24,200		2,800
Equipment Replace Fund (enterprise)	-0-	18,869	-0-		30,000
Total Equipment Replace					32,800	0.2 %
911 Emergency Fund	70,010	68,131	107,263		103,000	0.7 %
House - Rehab	-0-	-0-	113,700		112,200	0.8 %
Transit Fund	18,472	20,258	27,000		21,600	0.1 %
Room Tax Fund - Other	63,618	26,182	80,620		98,000	0.6%
FEC Center	-0-	243,036	416,164		460,673
FEC Debt Service	71,077	209,530	217,128		218,850
FEC - Room Tax Fund	-0-	156,540	70,000		72,000
Total Events Center Expense					751,523	5.0 %
Sewer Funds	651,772	646,463	1,101,700		5,190,000
Sewer Equipment Replace Fund					305,600
Sewer - Systems Development Expense	-0-	108,335	50,000		160,000
Total Sewer					5,655,600	37.8 %
Systems DevFund - Unappropriated	371,069	1,608,387	1,901,973		519,000	3.5 %
Water - Enterprise Funds	919,427	770,190	1,027,000		2,294,600
Water - EquipReplace Fund					5,600
Water Bond Debt Service	76,826	68,669	70,462		56,070
Water Rev. Bond Debt Service	51,133	73,848	77,285		75,335
Water - Systems Dev Expense	55,758	55,758	117,191		376,748
Total Water Expense					2,808,353	18.8 %
TOTAL					14,952,818	100.0%
1Formerly Street Fund, now General Fund