Committee Members
Greg Bahr
Robert Bivens
Joseph CurƟs
Esau Hernandez
Mary Holloway
Raymond Zulueta Jr.
Inside This Report:
Committee Members 1
Message from the Committee 2
Fire Department Message 3
Program Information 4
Staffing 4
Independent Audit 6
Police Department Message 3
Measure W
Public Safety
A ¼ cent sales and transac Ɵon tax approved by
Stockton ciƟzens in November 2004 to fund public
safety services.
WHAT IS MEASURE W?
Volume 17, Issue 1
ATTACHMENT A
FY 2019-20 Measure W Annual Report City of Stockton
The Measure W CiƟzens’ Oversight CommiƩee is pleased to present the annual report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019‐20. The Commi Ʃee has reviewed the revenue and expenditure reports to ensure that the use of these revenues complies with the objec Ɵves originally approved by voters in 2004, and con firms the stewardship over the tax proceeds is in accordance with the ordinance and guidelines.
The Measure W program guidelines approved by City Council also ca ll for an independent audit by a CerƟfied Public Accoun Ɵng firm. A “clean report” was issued for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 staƟng that the financial schedules for Measure W present fa irly the revenues and expenditures.
Measure W provides funding for public safety posi Ɵons and related opera Ɵng costs over and above what could be a fforded by the City’s normal tax funding sources. These addi Ɵonal sales tax dollars are split evenly between the Police and Fire Departments. Both the Police and Fire Departments have reported to the CommiƩee that the need for Measure W revenues is cri Ɵcal and the services are extremely valuable to the public.
The Commi Ʃee reports that the
Fund has accumulated the
reserve recommended in the
guidelines which will insulate the
services should revenues falter
for a short period of Ɵme. Even
though revenues exceeded
forecast made in the previous
year the importance of having a
strong reserve cannot be
overemphasized. The long ‐term
impact of the pandemic is
unknown, but the commi Ʃee
remains confi dent that, together
as a community, we will adapt to
meet these new challenges as
they arise.
At the end of this 17th yea r for Measure W, the commi Ʃee is pleased with the results and would like to extend our appreciaƟon to all stakeholders for their extr aordinary support during this trying Ɵme for our City.
Message from the Committee
The Measure W Ordinance called for a Ci Ɵzen’s Oversight CommiƩee to ensure the use of Measure W tax proceeds are consistent with the intent of voters.
ATTACHMENT A
FY 2019-20 Measure W Annual Report City of Stockton Funds collected from Measure W con Ɵnue to be
allocated to augment sta ffing for Ladder Truck No.
3, Ladder Truck No. 4 and Fire Engine No. 13. In FY
2019‐20, Measure W funds paid for salaries and
benefit s o f 2 5 F i r e fighters including the
maintenance of two fire engines and twenty
portable radios. The firefighter posi Ɵons
provided fire and other emergency services in
Northeast, Southeast and West Central Stockton.
These resources responde d to a total of 5,513
incidents in FY 2019 ‐20, with a very minimal
change in the volume of incident response in these
service areas from prior fiscal year, with Engine 13
responding to 1,892, Truck 3 responding to 1,533
and Truck 4 responding to 2,088. Fire and other
emergency equipment for a total cost of
approximately $220,000 were purchased using
Measure W funds. Equipment purchased include
defibrillators, hurst tool kits, power blowers, LEVR
escape devices and edrau lic equipment. Facility
maintenance costs of approximately $51,000 was
also paid through Measure W to complete
necessary pain Ɵng of interior apparatus bays at 5
fire staƟons.
Fire Department Message Police Department Message
In FY 2019 ‐20, Measure W funding paid for 24
Police Officers to respond to approximately 20,000
calls for service, an average of 800 calls per o fficer
during the year. Measure W proceeds conƟ nue to
be an important part of the Police Department’s
annual operaƟng budget. It pays not only for salary
and bene fits for those o fficers, but also for their
vehicles, fuel, radios, body worn cameras, and
other safety equipment ne cessary to work in the
field. The amount of tax revenue available and the
cost of the posi Ɵons determines the exact number
of funded Police O fficers year to year. All Measure
W posi Ɵons are assigned to the Field Service
Division, the primary funcƟ on of which is to handle
dispatched calls for service on a 24/7 basis. In FY
2019‐20, the Police Department handled 391,790
calls for service, a 2.4% decrease from FY 2018 ‐19.
The calls for service declined as a result of the
COVID‐19 pandemic and shelter ‐in‐place orders in
effect during the last quarter of the fiscal year.
FY 2019-20 Incident Responses
Apparatus Fires Medical Vehicle Accident/ Hazmat/ Total Rescue Other
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Engine 13 356 1324 66 46 100 1892
Truck 3 442 731 123 94 143 1533
Truck 4 356 1131 121 151 329 2088
ATTACHMENT A
FY 2019-20 Measure W Annual Report City of Stockton The revenue chart displays Measure W
annual sales tax revenue for the past
fiŌeen years, including the lowest
revenue collecƟon during the recession
and the slow recovery that followed.
Revenue in FY 2019 ‐20 came in
$11,376,958 or 4.8% higher than what
was es Ɵmated in the adopted budget,
which is $283,143 under the prior year,
or a decrease of 2.4%. Revenues in FY
2019‐20 were down because of the
worldwide COVID ‐19 pandemic and
local shelter ‐in‐place orders that
reduced taxable purchases in the last
quarter of the fiscal year.
Program Information
Revenues
2019‐20
2019‐20 24
Measure W funded 24 police o fficers and 25
firefig h t e r s i n F Y 2 0 1 9‐20. The decline in sales tax revenues during the last recession, necessitated a
reducƟon in posi Ɵons funded by Measure W.
Staffing levels have been steady for the last nine
years a Ōer rebounding from the low in FY 2009 ‐10
of 21 police officers and 20 firefighters.
Staffing Trends
ATTACHMENT A
FY 2019-20 Measure W Annual Report City of Stockton The Measure W expenditure budget for FY 2019‐ 20 was $10,892,881. Of this total alloca Ɵon, $10,712,594 was expended during the year, resul Ɵng in an increase to the ending available fund balance. Police and Fire salaries and bene fits comprised just above 87% of the Measure W spending, radio and automo Ɵve services accounted for 6%, purchase of capital equipment, general liability insurance and tax collecƟon and review fees each accounted for between 2% and 3%. The graph above breaks out the FY 2019‐20 expenses by category.
Expenditures
Fund Balance/Reserve
The Program Guidelines for Measure W established
the Economic Uncertainty Fund; a fiscal
management tool to set ‐aside 25% of budgeted
revenues to allow Ɵme for planning and decision
making if revenues fall below projec Ɵons as might
happen in a recession. The Measure W fund balance
as of June 30, 2020 is $5,491,575 , which is 57% of
FY 2020 ‐21 budgeted tax revenues of $9,600,000.
The FY 2020 ‐21 budgeted revenues are $1.8 million
less than actual due to an Ɵcipated recessionary
impacts from the COVID‐19 pandemic.
ATTACHMENT A
FY 2019-20 Measure W Annual Report City of Stockton The annual independent audit was conducted by The Pun Group, LLP, who issued their report dated December 8, 2020. The Measure W Public Safety Tax Funds Schedul es of Revenues, Expenditures and Change in Fund Balance for the year ended June 30, 2020 is presented below.
Independent Audit
City of Stockton
Measure W Public Safety Tax Fund
Schedules of Revenues, Expenditures, and Change in Fund Balance For the Years Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019
ATTACHMENT A