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A RESOLUTION to establish the City Council
policies for the preparation of the 1984
City of Bremerton budget.
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the administra-
tive branch of the City government of the City of Bremerton to
submit to the City Council for the City of Bremerton, an operating
budget for the various City departments for each year; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bremerton
must approve said operating budget each year; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has the responsibility to
provide direction and guidelines for the development of the 1984
budget,
NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby
RESOLVED that the administrative staff of the City of
Bremerton in preparing and submitting its 1984 budget to the City
Council, will consider the following goals and guidelines:
1) All capital requirements will be identified in a
five year City-wide summary form.
2) The cumulative reserve fund should reach a balance
of 3.25% of the total of the street and general
funds by the end of fiscal year 1985. (This policy
should be implemented in two phases. Phase 1 would
provide for a 2% balance by end of fiscal year 1984.
Phase 2 would provide for an additional 1~% balance
by the end of fiscal year 1985.)
3) Fund levels should be adjusted to allow for cash
flow requirements for interfund loans and bank
warrants to provide for short term needs. Addition-
ally, expenditures by the administration should
address and be planned to coincide with favorable
cash flow periods.
4) Funds will be requested on a "program" basis by the
administration. The programs will relate to Council
approved goals and justified as such.
5) Budget requests will specifically identify the
portions of the request for: (1) consumable materials,
(2) personnel, (3) minor property items and capital
items, and (4) services.
6 It is the intent of the Council that funds allocated
for those categories be used for the areas budgeted.
Any need to reallocate more than 10% of the allocated
amounts for these categories at either the department
or city level will rsquire Council approval. Emergency
expenditure of funds in excess of approved allocations
and authorized variances are authorized. However,
they must be justified to and approved by the Council
at the first regular Council meeting following the
commitment of the funds.
7 Minimum acceptable levels of maintenance of real pro-
perty funding will be identified for each department.
These funds are to be spent for maintenance and should
not be reprogrammed.
8 Asset management program (e.g., financial investments,
property sales and real estate rents/transactions)
are to be implemented to the fullest extent.
9 Accountability for funds rests with the controlling
department head. Over expenditure or misuse of
funds will be provided for in accordance with the
Revised Code of Washington.
10 Budget submission information may be a major compar-
ison document for contracting out studies during
the ensuing fiscal year.
11) Funds derived from revenue sharing and grants should
not be programmed for operations and maintenance func-
tions and should not be included in the general funds.
This policy should be implemented by the end of fiscal
year 1986 in three equal annual amounts even if there
are other revenue increases.
12) Areas which should be emphasized in the allocation
of funds should be:
a) Minimum acceptable levels of public health, safety
and fire programs;
b) Continued programs to upgrade utility and street
systems;
c) Diversification of economic base;
d) Allocation of funds for training of professional,
technical and supervisory personnel;
e) Investments in equipments/facilities programs
which have a documented payback period of two years
or less;
f) Use of sufficient personnel to enforce city policies,
regulations and ordinances;
g) Planning for economic and residential development.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton this
29th day of June, 1983.
BILL AMO
E.L. STURDIVANT
ROY T. MOSELY
JIM ADRIAN
CLYDE PACHEK
ART ANDERSON
PHIL DROUIN
SPENCER HORNING
RUSS JOHNSON
MORRIE DAWKINS, Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN McCLUSKEY, City Clerk