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The following is summary of the major budget assumptions used in the preparation of the FY <br /> 2011 -12 baseline budget. <br /> Revenue and Fee Assumptions <br /> • Property Tax, Utility Users Tax (UUT) and Franchise Fee revenues are anticipated to <br /> increase ranging from 1% to 2% in FY 2011 -12. <br /> • Sales tax revenues will increase to reflect the passage of Measure Z Transaction and Use Tax <br /> (about $4 million) and the State Board of Equalization's true -up of sales tax receipts. <br /> • General Fund taxes such as Business License, Emergency Communication System Access 9- <br /> 1 -1 and Emergency Medical Services will increase by CPI of approximately 1%. <br /> • Wastewater fee revenues will increase by 5% for FY 2010 -11 and by 5% for FY 2011 -12. <br /> ▪ Other City Service revenues will increase by CPI of approximately 1% where applicable. <br /> Expenditure Assumptions <br /> Adjustments have been made to the FY 2011 -12 baseline budget to adjust for one -time funding. <br /> The Internal Service Fund (ISF) charges have been adjusted and will change the baseline most <br /> significantly for the General Fund. The baseline expenditures maintain the budget reductions <br /> made in prior years to staffing and program services. <br /> Personnel budget assumptions <br /> • No Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) to salaries and wages <br /> • Six (6) Furlough days assumed to be taken in calendar year 2011 as per the labor agreements <br /> • Six (6) positions reinstated as full -time staff based on the new quarter -cent sales tax increase <br /> Benefit budget assumptions <br /> • Medical rates increased by 7% and Dental rates increased by 2% and City staff will continue <br /> to share in half the increased costs to these benefits <br /> • CaIPERS retirement plan rates increased by 4.5% for Safety staff (55.7 %) and 4.7% for Non - <br /> Safety staff (25.6 %) <br /> Non -Labor expenditure budget assumptions <br /> • No increases for contract services, supplies and other expenditures <br /> • No increase for the Alameda County Fire and Meyers Nave City Attorney services contracts <br /> • No change in capital outlay <br /> • No increase anticipated for the Administrative Support allocation charges <br /> Internal Service Fund budget assumptions <br /> • Maintain budget neutrality <br /> • One -time allocation adjustments made to the General Fund in FY 2010 -11 are excluded from <br /> FY 2011 -12 <br /> • Rate savings within the Internal Service Funds will not be passed on to the departments <br /> General Fund Transfers <br /> 2 <br />