City of Merced Budget 2022-23
1 FY 2022/23 Budget
City Budget Overview
General Fund
Measure C
Measure Y
Other Funds
Errata
Pending Direction
2 FY 2022-23 Budget Overview
Total City Budget $383.4 million
3 Expense Overview
4 CalPERS
5 Citywide-Largest Cost Drivers
$’s in Millions
6 Enterprise Fund Summary
$’s in Millions
7 Recommended Staffing
8 Functional Area
Add
Delete
Total
Fire
1 (3)
(2)
Police
4 (2)
2 Parks and Recreation
1 1
Planning
3 (1)
2 Streets
1 1
Trees
1 1
Fleet
1 1
Total
12 (6)
6 FY 2022/23 General Fund
Estimated Beginning Balance – July 1, 2022
$9,690,161
Budgeted Revenue
$51,720,161
Operating Expenses
$50,486,234
Operating Transfers
$1,454,158
Total Operating Expenditures
$51,940,392
Revenue over/under Expense
($220,231)
Below the Line (Non-operating)
$654,039
Future Planning
$3,768,035
Prior Year Projects
$562,782
Recommended Ending Balance – June 30, 2023
$4,485,074
Less Committed Funds-5% Contingency Reserve
$2,597,020
Total Available Funds – June 30, 2023
$1,888,054
9 General Fund
2021-22 Mid-Year
2022-23 CM Budget
Difference
6/30/2022 Estimated Ending Balance
$7,609,144
$9,690,161
$2,081,017
Operating Expense over Revenue
(220,231)
(220,231)
Non-operating Costs
(654,039)
(654,039)
Project Carryover
(562,782)
(562,782)
Future Planning
(3,768,035)
(3,768,035)
General Fund Reserve-5% Contingency
(2,329,014)
(2,597,020)
(268,006)
Unreserved, Unencumbered General Fund Balance
$5,280,130
$1,888,054
($3,392,076)
FY 2022/23 General Fund
10 General Fund Summary
$’s in Millions
11 General Fund Balance
$’s in Millions
12 $16.1
General Fund Revenues
13 General Fund Expenses
14 General Fund Transfers
$’s in Millions
15 $1.26
Below the Line Expenses (Non-Operating)
16 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System $ 422,385 General Election Ballot $ 80,000
Parks Vehicle Replacements (3) $ 135,000
Civic Center HVAC upgrade (Phase 3) $ 16,654
Trust 115-Pension $1,404,000
Economic Development Opportunity Fund $ 756,000
General Fund Reserve – 30% set aside $1,608,035
Total $4,422,074
General Fund Staffing/Admin
Fire
Added 1 Administrative Analyst
Deleted 3 Rental Inspections personnel
Police
Added 1 Deputy Police Chief
Deleted 1 Police Captain
Added 1 Community Services Officer
Deleted 1 Community Liaison
Added 2 Dispatchers
Outside City Attorney
Unfunded 1 in-house City Attorney
Unfunded 1 in-house Senior Deputy City Attorney
17 Measure C Funding
18 Staffing
Transferred 2 Fire Personnel to CFD – 10.30 FTE
Transferred 2 Police Officers to CFD – 18.49 FTE
Streets
$1 million set aside for Safe Streets Phase 1 (streetlight upgrade) Fire Engine $875K
Police Vehicle Replacements (11) $750K
Community Priorities
Initial Survey Top Scores:
Responding quickly to neighborhood fires
Protecting and maintaining 911 police response times
Maintaining the city’s ability to respond to a natural or medical disaster Preventing gang activity in the city
Addressing homeless encampments
Supporting after school activities and youth programs that prevent crime and drug use Creating jobs and job training programs for young people Fixing Potholes
Continued Community Outreach:
Includes focus groups, text and mail outreach
Top response from focus groups: Affordable Housing
19 Measure Y
20 Police-20%
Fire-20%
Parks & Rec-20%
Discretionary– 40%
Total
Beginning Balance 7/1/22
$409,839
$259,378
$289,107
$2,201,296
$3,159,620
Estimated Tax Revenue
492,800
492,800
492,800
985,600
2,464,000
Estimated Other Revenue
12,660
13,860
10,450
25,310
62,280
Estimated Transfers
3,124,569
(3,124,569)
0 Estimated Expenses
692,371
352,500
3,898,955
0 4,943,826
Ending Balance 6/30/23
$222,928
$413,538
$17,971
$87,637
$742,074
Measure Y - Police/Fire
21 Fire 20%
Hawk Training Facility
Mobile Radio Replacements
Equipment Maintenance
Facilities Maintenance
Safety Gear
Police 20%
Reserve Officer Program
New Lidar Units
Replace Range Shed/Fence
Speed Enforcement Equipment
Dispatch Serve Upgrade
Software Upgrades
Measure Y – Parks & Recreation
Parks & Recreation – 20%
Teal Top Hockey
Swim Lessons at Ada Givens
Baseball Field upgrades and maintenance
New Truck for Z00
Voucher Program
Enhanced Programs
Added 1 Administrative Analyst(operating funds)
22 Measure Y – 40% Discretionary
23 Discretionary-40%
Charles Richard Drew Improvements
Dennis Chavez Memorial Park Improvements
Diego Rivera Park Improvements
Playground Maintenance
Bike Path Maintenance
Tree Trimming
Development Services/Economic Dev
Traffic Study for Loughborough $75k
General Plan Update $1M
Added 1 Associate Planner
Added 1 Assistant Planner
Added 1 Development Svcs Tech I/II
Removed 1 Planning Tech I/II
Industrial Park Study $50k
24 Public Works Department
Staffing
Added 1 Lead-Streets
Added 1 Lead-Trees
Added 1 Mechanic
25 Public Works Department
Wastewater /Water
Wastewater Rate Study
Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase IV
Water Recharge Study
Water Master Plan
Water Rate Increase (July 2022)
7% Increase
Staff recommend no increase
Council Direction
26 Recommended Engineering Projects
27 Street Project
Engineers Estimate
Pavement Condition
Current Funding
Measure C
RSTP
Measure V
SB1
2019-20
Yosemite Ave Grind and Overlay
Serious
$1,309,850
$1,000,000
2022-23
Yosemite M to R St Reconstruction
Serious
$1,500,000
2022-23
Santa Fe Strip Park Speed Table
NA
$130,000
$50,000
2022-23
R Street Quiet Zone
NA
$160,000
2022-23
U Street Quiet Zone
NA
$120,000
2022-23
Bear Creek Quiet Zone
NA
$150,000
2022-23
M St Eucalyptus Bike Path Repair
NA
$150,000
2022-23
Beak Creek Pedestrian Bridge Repair
NA
$75,000
2022-23
Safe Streets Phase I
NA
$1,000,000
Alternative Projects
R Street - Buena Vista to Yosemite
$ 1,000,000
Very Poor
Canal Street - 19th to BNSF RR
$ 1,400,000
Very Poor
16th - G to SR140/99
$ 1,000,000
Serious
M Street - Yosemite to University
$ 1,000,000
Serious
Glen Ave - Santa Fe to Bear Creek
$ 750,000
Failed
26th Street - Glen to 7th
$ 550,000
Failed
Errata (not included)
City Attorney $66,000
Arts Project $100,000
Bicycle Race $26,000
Community Funding (TBD)
28 Community Funding
29 Summary of Proposals
30 Council Direction
31