City of Merced
Budget 2024-25
1 FY 2024/25
Budget
City Budget Overview
General Fund
Measure C
Measure Y
Parks & Community
Services
Other Departments
Streets & Roads
Errata
2 FY 2024-25 Budget Overview
Total City Budget $422.5 million
$62.6
$186.6
$49.9
$123.4
General Fund
Enterprise Funds
Internal Service Funds
Other Operating Funds
3 Overview
4 Labor Negotiation
Increases NOT
included-TBD
Maintenance,
Supplies, and Services
at a 2% increase
Maintenance and
One-Time Acquisitions
included in General
Fund, Measure Y and
Measure C
Parks and Community
Services –creating a
Sustainable Budget
PC and Fleet
Replacement
•Not included in the
General Fund
•Included in Enterprise
Funds
FY 2024/25 General Fund
Estimated Beginning Balance – July 1, 2024 $11,526,743
Budgeted Revenue $63,479,348
Operating Expenses $59,422,897
Operating Transfers $1,793,278
Total Operating Expenditures $61,216,175
Revenue over/under Expense $2,263,173
Below the Line (Non-operating) $656,635
Future Planning $2,051,477
Prior Year Projects $744,161
Recommended Ending Balance – June 30, 2025 $10,337,643
Less Committed Funds-5% Contingency Reserve $3,060,809
Total Available Funds – June 30, 2024 $7,276,834
5 General Fund Transfers
$’s in Millions
6 07/08A 08/09A 09/10A 10/11A 11/12A 12/13A 13/14A 14/15A 15/16A 16/17A 17/18A 18/19A 19/20A 20/21A 21/22A 22/23A 23/24B 24/25B Airport $0.08 $0.20 $0.07 $0.10 $0.06 $0.02 $0.06 $0.05 $0.04 $0.08 $0.00 $0.04 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Development Services $0.00 $0.00 $0.57 $0.70 $0.50 $0.30 $0.96 $0.46 $0.25 $0.54 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Parks and Recreation $2.43 $1.80 $1.27 $1.10 $0.85 $0.50 $0.67 $0.75 $0.76 $1.00 $1.02 $1.32 $1.34 $1.13 $1.34 $1.21 $1.44 $1.62 $0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
Parks and Recreation Development Services Airport
$2.00 $1.91 $1.90
$1.41
$0.82
$1.69
$1.05
$1.62
$1.02
$1.36 $1.34
$1.13
$1.21
$1.44
$1.34
$1.62
$1.26
Below the Line Expenses (Non-Operating)
7 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System $ 281,635 Community Funding $ 50,000
Elections $ 100,000
Civic Center HVAC Chiller Repair $ 100,000
Civic Center HVAC Boiler Repair $ 50,000
Shannon Parcade HVAC Chiller Repair $ 75,000
Economic Development Opportunity Fund $ 77,400
Affordable Housing Fund $ 116,100
Trust 115-Pension $ 193,500
General Fund Reserve – 30% set aside $1,664,477
Total $2,708,112
Measure C 8
Fund 2001-Old
Measure C
Fund 2030-Public
Safety
Fund 2031-
Roads Total
Beginning Balance 7/1/24 $9,989,209 $0 $0 $9,989,209
Sales and Use Tax 0 8,645,000 455,000 9,100,000
Other Revenue 136,050 131,035 0 267,085
Total Budgeted Revenue 136,050 8,776,035 455,000 9,367,085 Transfers 179,792 557 0 180,349
Operating Expenses 2,328 7,399,016 0 7,401,344
Acquisitions 1,435,069 0 0 1,435,069
Capital Improvements 2,993,192 0 0 2,993,192
Total Budgeted Expense 4,610,381 7,399,573 0 12,009,954 Ending Balance 6/30/25 $5,514,878 $1,376,462 $455,000 $7,346,340 *Meets GFOA Recommended Minimum
Measure C -
9 Police
▪ AXON/Taser Agreement $212k
▪ Replaces 98 devices
▪ Vehicle Replacements
▪ 10 Patrol $875k
▪ 2 Code Enforcement $169k
▪ 3 Community Service Officer
$178k
Fire
▪ Station 53 Renovation $235k
▪ Plumbing Repairs
▪ Bathroom Remodel
▪ Window Replacement
▪ Apparatus Replacement
▪ 4-5 Truck/Engine Needed
▪ 4-5 year delivery times
▪ Debt Options
Measure C-
Roads
Project Carryovers
R St (Olive to
Northwood)
Quiet Zones
Highway 59
Glen Ave
M St
Canal St
Safe Streets lighting
10 Measure Y
11 Police-20% Fire-20%
Parks & Rec-
20%
Discretionary–
40% Total
Beginning Balance
7/1/24
$165,704 $92,620 $88,900 $81,554 $428,778
Estimated Tax Revenue 376,000 376,000 376,000 752,000 1,880,000 Estimated Other
Revenue
7,800 11,870 5,350 25,770 50,820
Estimated Transfers-In 446,764 (446,764) 0
Estimated Transfers-Out 399,984 376,000 775,984
Estimated Expenses 478,712 346,585 447,299 0 1,272,596
Ending Balance 6/30/25 $70,822 $133,905 $69,731 $36,560 $311,018 Measure Y - Police/Fire 12
Police 20%
▪ Reserve Officer Program $66k
▪ Temp Dispatcher $31k
▪ Temp Sergeant $54k
▪ Replace HVAC Boiler $45k
▪ Real Time Info Center Cameras
and Drones $58k
▪ K-9 Police Dog $12k
▪ Fleet Repairs (unanticipated)
$75k
Fire 20%
▪ HVAC Replacement $20k
▪ Station 51 Renovation $90k
▪ Kitchen Remodel
▪ Carpet Removal
▪ Interior Painting
▪ Station 52 Renovation $235k
▪ Plumbing Repairs
▪ Bathroom Remodel
▪ Window Replacement
▪ Interior Paint
Measure Y – Parks & Recreation
Parks & Recreation Programs
▪ Summer Tennis HITS
▪ Junior Giants
▪ Teal Top Street Hockey
▪ Pickleball
▪ Movies in the Park
▪ Block Party Trailer
▪ Community Program Scholarships
▪ Applegate Zoo Supplement
13 Discretionary
▪ Recreation Programs $376k
▪ Bike Path Maintenance $60k
▪ Tree Trimming $100k
▪ Ada Givens Pool Restoration $71.7K
▪ Park Improvements
▪ Applegate-Basketball Renovation $50k (50%)
▪ Rahilly-Playground $50k
▪ Dennis Chavez-Playground $25k
▪ Diego Rivera-Playground $40k
Parks & Community Services-
Balancing the Operating Budget
Measure Y
20% Allocation $376,000
50% of 40% Discretionary $376,000 (ongoing)
General Fund Transfer
$28,811=2% annual increase ($1.46M)
$150,000 =10% additional
$1,619,353 (12%) Total GF Transfer (new base)
Budget Revisions $160,000
Sponsorship and Ballfield revenue increases
Extra Help Expense reductions
Reduce Boys & Girls Contract $10,000
14 General Fund Staffing/Admin
City Manager
Delete 1 Records Clerk I/II
Add 1 Administrative Asst I/II
Unfund 1 Peer Support Specialist (CalVip)
Recreation Coordinator (Prop64)
Police
Unfund 3 Police Officers
Add 1 Community Service Officer
Add 1 Crime Analyst
Add 1 Administrative Asst I/II
Delete 1 Police Records Supervisor
Add 1 Management Analyst
15 Administration
16 Info Technology
Replacement of Storage Area Network
$550k
PC Replacements $120k
Microsoft Software Licenses $400k
ERP Allocation $670k
GF Allocation $280k
Downtown/Economic
Dev/Airport
Property Based Improvement District
(PBID)
ARPA
Bob Hart Square Expansion $800k
Main St one-way redesign $750k
South Merced Employment Center Study
Small Business Grant
MCE Terminal Construction
Art Projects
17 Development
Services/Housing
Remove Senior Engineer for
Management Analyst
Remove Building Inspector I/II and
Development Services Tech I/II for
Assistant Building Official
Housing Element Update $125k
Local Road Safety Plan $50k
Carryover of $1M for General Plan
Update
ARPA Allocation $7.5M
18 Parks
Park Reserve
Fahrens Park Disc Golf Course
parking lot $100k
Joe Herb Sports Field
Renovation $300k
Applegate Park Basketball
Court Renovation $50k (50%)
Public Facilities Financing Plan
(impact fees)
General Vang/Aletha June Park
Construction $450k
Community Park 42 $200k
Final funding through
Phase 2
19 Public Works
Staffing
Delete 1 Park Worker I/II- Downtown
Maintenance District
Add 2 Maintenance Worker I/II-Streets
Add 3 Maintenance Worker I/II-Refuse
Add 1 Mechanic-Fleet
Delete Custodian I/II and add 1 Lead
Custodian-Facilities
20 Public Works
Wastewater /Water/Refuse Rate
Studies in process
Motor Control Centers Replacement
$1M
WWTP Roof Replacement $150K
Drive on Scale $120k
Shannon Parcade Elevator Repairs
$350k
21 Public Works
22 Streets (new)
Replace School Flashing Beacons
APS Polara-Push Buttons @ Schools
Traffic Signal Assessment
Controllers 2070 Replacement
Public Works-Street
Maintenance
Maintenance Budget $5.2 million
Gas Tax $2.3m
SB1 $1.5m
Measure V $766k
Measure C $145k
Charges for Services/Other $195k
Staffing
8 Maintenance Workers (adding 2 FY 24/25)
2 Traffic Signal/Lighting Technicians
1 Lead Worker
.80 Streets Supervisor
.20 Tax Services Manager
23 FY 24-25 Street and Road Funding
Costs
Roadway-Full
Reconstruction
Roadway Full
Depth
Reclamation
Grind and
Overlay Cape Seal Potholes
Arterial (per
mile) $2,662,000 $2,044,416 $1,635,920 $568,700
Collector
(per mile) $1,331,000 $1,124,429 $995,900 $390,830
Local Street
(per mile) $847,000 $736,890 $665,500 $284,350
Pothole
(each) $7.68
Overlay (sq
ft) $9.08
24 Street and Road Funding Maintenance Capital Unappropriated Total Gas Tax
$
2,377,921 $ 2,377,921
Gas Tax-SB1 1,524,354 1,062,668 2,587,022
Measure V-Alternative
Modes 143,746 256,254 400,000
Measure V-Local
Transportation 622,682 977,318 1,600,000
Measure C-Roads 145,000 455,000 600,000
Surface Transportation
Program (STP) 1,248,748 1,248,748
Local Transportation -
Facilities-Transportation 1,061,086 1,061,086
CFD-Street
Maintenance/Lights 301,158 301,158
Total $5,114,861 $3,544,988 $1,516,086 $10,175,935
How do we
choose
projects?
Many factors affect how and when
projects are chosen. Some of these factors
include:
Grant Opportunities
Available Funding & Cost of Road
Treatment
Pavement Management System & PCI
Rating
Council Direction and Priorities
Immediate Needs, including Safety
Concerns
25 Errata
26 Council Direction-None at
this time
Staff-Add Hincapie Funding
CDBG and HOME
allocation true-up
Questions?
27 Council Budget DirectionCouncil Budget Direction