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Temporary Sales Tax Measure, November 2010 3 July 19, 2010 San Leandro Temporary Emergency Funding To protect and maintain local services, such as fire and 9 -1 -1 emergency response times, neighborhood police patrols, investigation and gang suppression officers, library hours /programs, street and pothole repairs, youth after- school and senior programs, and other general City services, shall the City of San Leandro enact a quarter -cent sales tax, for seven years, reviewed by a citizens' oversight committee, annual independent audits, and all funds for San Leandro and no funds for Sacramento? FISCAL DISCUSSION The purpose of this section is to identify the fiscal impacts and potential reductions if San Leandro voters fail to pass a quarter cent sales tax revenue measure in November 2010 to provide temporary emergency funding for essential City services. If the measure fails, the City will be forced to make even deeper reductions because emergency reserves have dwindled to dangerously low levels. Further spending of reserves would be fiscally irresponsible; in fact, reserves need to be rebuilt in order to meet the City's established policy of 20 %. If the revenue measure fails to pass, the City must implement an additional $3.0 million in reductions, with additional cuts needed to build up reserves. The following is a summary of the reductions that will be brought before Council for consideration, should the measure fail to pass. Original proposed (but postponed) reductions: • Remove one fire ladder truck and nine firefighters from service (effective July 1, 2011) • Eliminate two positions from Community Development Department • Eliminate one position from Engineering and Transportation • Eliminate one position from Finance • Eliminate one position from the Library • Eliminate one position in the Police Department • Eliminate two positions in Recreation -Human Services • Eliminate two positions in Information Systems. The above positions (except fire) were funded for six months only and if the revenue measure does not pass, there is no revenue to fund them. Additional reductions must come from public safety since it makes up over 60% of the General Fund budget and other departments have already been drastically cut. Additional reductions: • Eliminate the Crime Prevention Officer • Eliminate Police Tactical Unit • Eliminate two Traffic Officers, reducing the unit to two • Eliminate Animal Control Officer, reducing coverage from 7 to 4 days per week • Eliminate School Resource Officer, reducing coverage to one officer • Additional reductions to Public Works maintenance activities.