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<br />10 <br /> <br /> <br />Program Expenditures: <br />Overall, expenses, for both governmental and business type activities decreased by 9% or $11 million <br />compared to the prior fiscal year. Total program expenditures for governmental activities decreased by <br />13% to $98 million in the current fiscal year. However, expenditures for business type activities <br />increased by $2.4 million primarily due to the expansion at the Water Pollution Control Plant. For each <br />governmental and business-type activity, the total costs are the expenses associated with that activity. <br /> <br />2012 2011 <br />Amount <br />Change <br /> General Government 10,239$ 10,760$ (1)$ <br /> Public safety 43,574 45,937 (2.4) <br /> Engineering & Transportation 23,904 22,720 1.2 <br /> Recreation and Culture 9,894 11,043 (1.1) <br /> Community Development 8,178 17,541 (9.4) <br /> Interest on Long-Term Debt 2,318 4,182 (1.9) <br /> Governmental Activities 98,107 112,183 (14) <br /> Water Pollution Control 8,396 5,856 2.5 <br /> Shoreline 1,848 1,998 (0.2) <br /> Storm Water Utility 920 845 0.1 <br /> Environmental Services 1,222 1,333 (0.1) <br /> Business Type Activities 12,386 10,032 2.4 <br /> Total Expenses 110,493$ 122,215$ (12)$ <br />(in thousands) <br />Change in expense <br /> <br /> General government expenses include City Council, City Clerk, City Manager, City Attorney, <br />Human Resources, Finance, and Information Technology departments. General government <br />expenses decreased by half a million due to staffing reductions. <br /> <br /> Public Safety expenses for both Police and Fire services decreased by $2.4 million from the prior <br />fiscal year due to vacancies and retirement of staff. <br /> <br /> Community Development expenses include planning, building, housing neighborhood <br />improvements, code enforcement, and economic development decreased by $9.3 million due to the <br />dissolution of the Redevelopment Agency. <br /> <br /> Engineering and transportation expenses include professional engineering services for traffic and <br />transportation, planning and design, administration and implementation of the City’s capital <br />improvement program and technical support for various public improvements. Engineering and <br />transportation expenses increased by $1.2 million compared to the prior year due to the increase in <br />capital improvement projects for street overlay and rehabilitation. <br />