Agenda - Council - 06/14/1994 - Laserfiche WebLink

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In working toward our primary mission of delivering services to the taxpayer, we must view personal services in concert with work plans, as well as other projects or programs impa~ting the financial health of the City. The Council has expressed a primary objective of maintaining the lc)ca] tax rate at or below the meddan of peer communities. Therefore, the following analysis assumes a continual requirement to not raise the operational costs of the City to the extent possible. Explored in other documents (i.e. Capital Improvement Plan, Residential Forecasts and other budget/audit memorandums) are unfunded needs of the City. Included in those needs are improved street lighting, storm drainage improvements, other infrastructure and facility expansions and the like. Given these significant unfunded needs, program enhancements and staffing improvements need to be maintained at the current basic service levels. So doing will more readily allow for completion of additional improvements for the public. A commonly held belief of the public today seems to be for government to "provide basic service but don't raise taxes". The City of Kamsey continues to be sensitive to this position. Administration and General Government Buildings The only request for staffing in this area is for a part-time temporary clerical allocation beginning in 1996. This allocation is expected to be necessary if the requests for additional personnel in other departments are granted. As Administrative Services provides clerical support to all functions of the city, additions to staffing in most departments would impact the workload of Administa-afive Services. Additional computer training for clerical staff could change the request to a later year than the original request of 1996. Another way to slow the staffing growth is in the area of technology. We recently purchased a plain paper fax and an automatic paper folder which have increased efficiency. A new copier has been requested in the year 1995 which will offer more features that we currently have (such as automatic stapling), and in addition newer copiers have a higher output per minute than is currently the case. The new workstations in Administrative Services are more efficient than a typical desk, due to the nature of the design providing more desk space and efficiency of storage. Engineerin.~ and PIjt)li¢ Works Building Inspections: No staffing requests have been made in this area. If building permits exceed our current projection for 1995, there may be a need for temporary project assistance or contract personnel for certain commercial work. Engineering: No staffing requests have been made in this area. If platting and public improvement impacts exceed our current projections for 1995, there may be a need for temporary project assistance or contract personnel for certain projects. Parks: The only staffing request in this area (to be shared with the Utilities function) is for a full- time Public Works Maintenance Worker position in the year 1995. Justification for this request is the additional acres of parks to mow, more athietic and playground equipment, and more sewer and water accounts. These duties may not 'be able to be performed by the current level of full-time and budgeted part-time personnel, but could be handled by adding additional part-time temporary personnel in the spring, summer and early fall. Included in the 1994 Work Plan is the Park's Department Task Report which shows some tasks that need to be performed year round. Those duties (such as meter system installation and Page 2