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Office of the City Manager <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: August 3, 2016 <br />TO: Mayor and Council Members of New Brighton <br />FROM: Dean Lotter, City Manager <br />SUBJECT: August 10, 2016 Budget Worksession – 2017 Budget Summary Report <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – ONE CITY, ONE SET OF RESOURCES, ONE SET OF SERVICES <br />Since the 2014 Budget was assembled, my message to the leadership staff has been the “One City” message. <br />This idea represents a philosophy of unity throughout the City by elected and hired staff to achieve the <br />Council’s Strategic Priorities. Prior to 2014, the budget processes used provided little if any opportunity for <br />various departments to hear and comment on specific requests outside their own department. In the <br />development of the budgets for 2014, 2015, 2016 and now 2017, the process of inter-departmental participation <br />continued to build on the previous year’s efforts to tear down “silos” and foster greater appreciation by elected <br />officials and staff of all services offered by the City. Leadership staff held a budget retreat where each <br />department presented a budget to their peers, who then had opportunities to ask questions and seek clarification <br />as needed. The budgeting process has been more efficient this year because many of the staff involved continue <br />adopting and implementing the One City approach. Directors and second tier supervisors worked in partnership <br />to create a budget document for Council’s consideration. The very manner in which the budgets since 2014 <br />have been and will be created achieves multiple Council strategic priorities, including: Operational Excellence, <br />Effective Governance, Financial Sustainability, and Workforce Engagement. <br />Executive Summary – New in the 2017 Budget <br />Assistant City Manager – Reclassification of the Management Analyst to an Assistant City <br />Manager. <br />IT Tech Position <br />Park Maintenance Employee <br />Park PPT Recreation and NBCC staff increased to meet higher participation levels <br />2017 Community Survey <br />Executive Summary – Requests left out of the 2017 Budget <br />•Public Safety – 2 .75 FTE PSOs and 1 FTE PSO so one dedicated PSO for each patrol. <br />•Public Safety – 1 FTE civilian employee to focus on education – crime, fire and life safety <br />•Public Safety – 1 FTE civilian investigative aid/criminal analyst to assist detectives. <br />•Parks and Recreation – 2 FTE Maintenance employees <br />•Parks and Recreation – 2 PPT Guest Service employees <br />•1 - 180 day forestry position <br />•2 - 180 day parks maintenance position <br />1