09-15-2020 BudgetPresented by:
Mayor Ferrell
September 15, 2020
2021-2022 Biennial Budget
Mayor’s Priorities
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•Security of residents and property
•Maintain a clean and litter-free city
•Avoid layoff of current staff; maintain
current level of service
•Fully fund most reserve accounts
•Have a structurally balanced budget
•Continue recovery from COVID crisis
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Security of residents
and property
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•Adequately fund Police to
respond to current needs of the
community
•Increase number of officers from
134 to 137
•Adequate funding for Jail Service
(70 ADP)
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Security of residents
and property -continued
2021-2022 Biennial Budget
•Improvements To Dumas Bay
Center & Federal Way
Community Center
•Increase funding for Network
security, backup and system,
and staff support
•Funding for new Shop facility
study and design
Maintain Current
Level of Service
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•Maintain current staffing level; avoid layoffs
•Maintain GOV QA Public Records System
•Maintain “Eyes on Federal Way” customer service app
•Maintain additional 2 FTEs for litter cleanup/removal
•Equipment/supplies to keep staff and customers safe
Keeping Non-represented Employees
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•Imperative we maintain
institutional knowledge
•3-percent Cost of
Living increase to
prevent further salary
erosion
Fully fund most reserve accounts
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•Structurally balanced
budget
•Maintaining fund balance
requirements
•General Fund
•REET
•Utility Tax Fund
•Prop 1
•Red Light
•Risk Management
•Health Insurance
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Bond Capital Projects
2021-2022 Biennial Budget
•Study & Design of Public Works’ Shop $250k/250k
•IT Backup & Security Contract $175k/25k
•Steel Lake Maintenance Facility $143.2k/0
•Dumas Bay HVAC & Windows $20k/70k
•FWCC Water Heater $33k
Total $621.2k/$345k
$966.2
Refinance two old bonds to lower annual payments:
•FWCC 2013 GO Bond $8.3 million
•2017 GO Bond $5.7 million
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Public Works highlights
2021-2022 Biennial Budget
•Funds for essential repairs to current Steel Lake
Maintenance Facility
•Addition of 2 Surface Water Management FTEs
(No General Fund money)
•Purchase of Vector Vacuum truck with SWM
funds
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Parks and Rec highlights
2021-2022 Biennial Budget
•Conversion of 2 Parks FTEs (from .5 Facilities
and .75 Park Maintenance)
•Array of water heater replacements at FWCC
•Lakota Park parking lot replacement
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Community Development
highlights
2021-2022 Biennial Budget
•Loss of 1 FTE Associate Planner (vacant position)
•1 FTE reclassification/addition from Development
Specialist to Permit Technician to improve
efficiency
•Addition of 1 FTE Graffiti Technician
Recovery from COVID-19 crisis
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•Closed Community Center in
March
•Laid off part-time employees
at facilities
•Some employees brought
back with openings
•Acquired equipment that
promote remote work
Actions taken to generate solvency
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•Departure from SCORE Jail contract
($2 million in savings)
•Water and Sewer tax judgement
($1 million in ongoing revenue)
•Utility tax on Solid Waste and Recycling
Services
•Debt Management
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Operational budget pie chart
2021-2022 Biennial Budget
Property
Taxes ,
11.39, 9%
Sales Tax ,
15.95, 13%
Utility Tax ,
15.18, 12%
REET , 3.64,
3%
Other
Taxes ,
3.75, 3%
Intgvtl ,
10.51, 8%
Charges for
Services ,
29.58, 24%
Other ,
11.88, 9%
Other
Financing
Sources ,
23.96, 19%
All Funds 2021 Revenues
$125.85M
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35,000,000
Revenue
Adjusted 2020 Proposed 2021
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Operational budget chart
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City Council
Mayor's
Muni Court
Finance
Comm Dev
Police/Jail/Dispatch
Parks
Public Works
Other
Proposed 2021 Expenditures
CONCLUSION
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o A good city budget is not necessarily to fund everything
but to have structurally balanced one while providing for
its residents.
o This proposed budget is generally structurally balanced.
o This budget is available on City’s website:
2021-2022 Biennial Budget
https://www.cityoffederalway.com/budget
Questions?
Thank You!
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