1996/06/04 (2)CITY OF ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA COUNCIL MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING - JUNE 4, 1996
The City Council of the City of Anaheim met in special session.
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
PRESENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Tom Tait, Bob Zemel, Frank Feldhaus, Lou Lopez, Tom Daly
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
CITY MANAGER: James Ruth
CITY A'I-I'ORNEY: Jack White
CITY CLERK: Leonora N. Sohl
FINANCE DIRECTOR: Bill Sweeney
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER: Dave Morgan
A complete copy of the agenda for the special meeting of the Anaheim City Council was posted at 11:50
a.m. on May 31, 1996 at the Civic Center kiosk containing all items as shown herein.
Mayor Daly called the special meeting of June 4, 1996 to order at 2:12 P.M.
106: PUBLIC HEARING - CITY BUDGET; To consider the proposed 1996/1997 Budget Plan.
FISCAL YEAR 199611997 DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET WORKSH~)P; City Manager, James Ruth. This
is a Public Hearing to review and adopt the City's 1996/97 Budget pursuant to City Charter Sections
1202, 1203 and 1204. The City Council has been provided the proposed budget document and
supporting documents and information which has been available since May 14, 1996 for public
inspection. Following tnday's presentations and public input, the hearing will be continued to Tuesday,
June 11, 1996 at 2:00 P.M. and may at Council's discretion be continued to subsequent dates but prior to
July 1, 1996 and still meet Charter requirements.
City Manager Ruth then briefed portions of his transmittal letter dated May 14, 1996, Pages 4 through 7
of the City of Anaheim 1996/97 Update Annual Budget. 'The year 1996 is proving to be a reversal of the
recessionary trends of the last five years, and I am pleased to present to you a budget without the need
to use one-time monies or reserve funds, but rather one which has been balanced using traditional
recurring revenue sources.' He briefed the significant organizational changes that have taken place, the
fact that the City has not only been successful in maintaining essential public safety programs, but also
has been able to increase its service delivery to the community, expanded services to youth and
families, major projects which have paid or are beginning to pay dividends to the community, and new
projects - Downtown Community Center, Anaheim Hills Police Substation, Sportstown, the expansion of
Anaheim Plaza, partnership with schools, housing, and continuing efforts to bring new businesses,
activities and community events to downtown Anaheim.
The proposed City Budget for Fiscal Year 1996/97 totals $588,492,532 which represents a reduction of
$36,648,393 or approximately 5.9% from the adopted/adjusted budget. The proposed General Fund
Budget for Fiscal Year 1996/97 totals $137,265,208, which represents an increase of $3,226,586, or
about 2.4% over the Fiscal Year 1995/96 adopted/adjusted budget. This increase is due primarily to an
approximate $2.9 million increase in the Police Department budget and a $516,606 in the Fire
Department budget mainly to fund increased labor costs.
CITY OF ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - COUNCIL MINUTES JUNE 1996
Mr. Ruth then introduced Bill Sweeney, the City's Finance Director to provide an overview of the 1996/97
budget for Council consideration to be followed by departmental budget presentations.
Bill Sweeney, Finance Director. Amongst other subjects in his presentation (supplemented by slides), he
specifically briefed pages 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 22 and 23 of the 1996/97 Annual Budget (total City
revenues and expenditures by fund, full-time funded position comparison, General Fund revenues and
expenditures, transient occupancy tax ('rOT), sales tax and property tax revenues, business license tax
revenues). He also reported that key revenue sources are up, there will be no draws from reserves or
one-time monies for recurring expenses, and no reduction in services. In closing, he stated this is a
strong, status quo budget and if any changes occur, these will be reported to the Council.
City Manager Ruth introduced each department's budget presentation giving its location in the Budget
document.
The following Department Heads then gave an overview of their Department's proposed budget, some
explaining their plans and objectives for the coming year and accomplishments in the past Fiscal Year.
Questions were also posed by Council Members at the conclusion of some of the presentations which
were answered by the Department Head: (The majodty of the presentations were supplemented by
slides.)
Dave Morgan, Assistant City Manager (for City Manager Ruth) - Administration - includes City
Manager's Office, Audit Division, Intergovernmental Relations, Public Information, Risk Management,
and Fleet and Facility Maintenance (Budget pages 30-33). He also explained for Council Member Tait
that the increase in the City Administration Budget was due to the Council Assistant position previously in
the City Council's budget now being in Administration and the Director's position previously in the Library
now assigned to Administration (Special Projects Director).
Lee Sohl, City Clerk - City Clerk's Office - Budget Document pages 36-37.
Jack White, City Attorney - City Attomey's Office - Budget Document pages 34-35.
At the conclusion of Mr. White's presentation, Council Member Zemel asked relative to the newly
instituted program in the City Jail where two INS (immigration and Naturalization Service) Officers are
now stationed, If the City Attorney anticipated a future savings or more prosecutions due to this move.
City Attorney White. If the INS program is truly working, they can anticipate an increased amount of
work that probebly will at least or more than offset any savings experienced. As the program progresses,
he will be looking at it and will be happy to report back to the Council as to the time involved and whether
there is an increase or decrease; Council Member Zemel asked that the City Attorney start a tracking
City Attorney White. He will be glad to provide periodic reports.
ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Daly moved to adjourn the Special Meeting of June 4, 1996. Council Member
Lopez seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED. (3:00 P.M.) (See continuation of the Budget
Workshop - Regular Meeting of June 4, 1996 which was convened at 3:00 P.M.)
LEONORA N. SOHL
CITY CLERK
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