HomeMy WebLinkAbout145-94 RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION NO. 145-94
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 1995 ANNUAL
OPERATING BUDGET AND WORK PROGRAM FOR THE
CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That the Council hereby approves the 1995 Budget and Work Program by
category for all fund types. A copy of the 1995 budget is hereby attached marked Exhihit "A"
and made a part hereof.
Section 2. That the Council hereby approves adding funding as proposed in Exhihit
attached hereto and made a part hereof.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 20th day of December , 1994.
ATTEST:
By: 4/rade'./ !!�J
Traci Paul, City Clerk
APPROVED:
By:
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City of Fayetteville Arkansas
Supplement to Proposed 1995 Annual Budget & Work Program
Exhibit B
The original budget submission for 1995 reflected a surplus in Undesignated Fund Balance of
$67,792. During the City Council Budget Retreat of November 29, 1994 the Mayor proposed
adding funding to three programs. Below is a recap of General Fund Fund Position after
inclusion of the Mayor's proposals.
Approval of the Proposed 1995 Budget & Work Program, as amended, will provide the City
with a balanced budget for General Fund.
Program
Description
Amount
General Fund
Beginning Undesignated Fund Balance
$ 5,618,205
Additional Uses
Library
Additional transfer for operations
42,768
Planning Management
Upgrade a senior clerk -typist from
parttime to fulltime
8,920
Athletics &
Recreational Transfers
Create a fulltime Program
Coordinator position
16,104
Total Additional Uses
67,792
General Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance - as
amended
$ 5,550,413
Approval of the Proposed 1995 Budget & Work Program, as amended, will provide the City
with a balanced budget for General Fund.
EXHIBIT A
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City of Fayetteville, Arkansas matismaik
Annual Budget
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Work Program
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City of Fayetteville, Arkansas
1995 Annual Budget
and
Work Program
Stephen Miller
Cyrus Young
Steve Parker
Len Schaper
City Council
Submitted by
Kit Williams
Woody Bassett
Robert Prichard
Heather Daniel
Fred Hanna, Mayor
Ben Mayes, Administrative Services Director
Richard Watson, Police Chief
Mickey Jackson, Fire Chief
Kevin Crosson, Public Works Director
Prepared by
Stephen Davis, Budget Coordinator
Scott Huddleston, Financial Analyst
APO
GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
Distinguished
Budget Presentation
Award
PRESENTED TO
City of Fayetteville,
Arkansas
For the Fiscal Year Beginning
January 1, 1994
President " Executive Director
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA)
presented an award for the Distinguished Budget Presentation to the City of Fayetteville,
Arkansas for its annual budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 1994.
In order to receive this award, a governmental .unit must publish a budget document that meets
program criteria as a policy document, as an operations guide, as a financial plan and as a
communications medium.
The award is valid for a period of one year only. We believe our current budget continues to
conform to program requirements, and we are submitting it to GFOA to determine its eligibility
for another award.
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FAYETTEVILLE
MISSION STATEMENT
The City of Fayetteville's mission statement is a direct result of a volunteer team of employees
charged with creating a mission statement that expressed the service core of City operations,
reflected our beliefs concerning City services, and was easy to remember. All City employees
were given an opportunity to provide input for the mission statement. The mission statement
was then adopted by the City Council and is as follows:
To protect and improve our quality of life by listening
to and serving the people with pride and fairness.
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City of Fayetteville, Arkansas
Table of Contents
Budget Message
Transmittal Memo from the Mayor to Council 1
Budget Resolution 13
Community Overview 14
Budget Process and Policies
Budget Process 17
Budget Flowchart 19
Financial Policies:
Revenue Policy 20
Expenditure Policy - 20
Debt Policy . 21
Reserve Policy 21
Investment and Cash Management Policy 21
Capital Improvement Policy 22
Financial Reporting Policy 22
Administrative Procedures to Adjust the Approved Budget 23
Fund Summaries
Chart of Fund Types - Governmental 25
Combined Statement of Fund Position - Governmental (Shown by Department) 26
Chart of Fund Types - Proprietary & Fiduciary 27
Combined Statement of Fund Equity - Proprietary & Fiduciary (Shown by Department) 28
Source and Uses of Funds 29
Governmental Funds
General Fund:
Sources and Uses of Funds 31
Comparative Budget Summary 32
Expenditure Summary 33
Special Revenue Funds
Street Fund:
Sources & Uses of Funds 35
Revenue & Expenditure Stu/unary 36
City Advertising & Promotion Fund:
Revenue & Expenditure Summary 37
Off Street Parking Fund:
Revenue & Expenditure Summary 38
Community Development. Block Grant Program:
Revenue & Expenditure Summary 39
Drug Enforcement Program:
Revenue & Expenditure Summary 40
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Debt Service Funds
Arts Center Bond Fund.
Revenue & Expenditure Summary 41
City Sales Tax Bond Fund
Revenue & Expenditure Summary 42
Capital Projects Funds
Arts Center Project Fund:
Revenue & Expenditure Summary 43
Replacement Fund:
Revenue & Expenditure Summary 44
Sales Tax Capital Improvements Fund:
Revenue & Expenditure Summary 45
Capital Project Detail - 1995 46
Enterprise Funds
Industrial Park Fund:
Revenue & Expenditure Summary 48
Water & Sewer Fund:
Sources & Uses of Funds 49
Revenue & Expenditure Summary 50
Solid Waste Fund:
Sources & Uses of Funds 51
Revenue & Expenditure Summary 52
Airport Fund:
Sources & Uses of Funds 53
Revenue & Expenditure Summary 54
C.E.C. and Parking Facility Fund:
Revenue & Expenditure Summary 55
Trust Funds
Walton Arts Center Endowment:
Revenue & Expenditure Summary 56
Police Pension Fund:
Revenue & Expenditure Summary 57
Fire Pension Fund:
Revenue & Expenditure Summary 58
Municipal Judge Retirement Fund:
Revenue & Expenditure Summary 59
Internal Service Funds
Shop Fund:
Revenue & Expenditure Summary 60
Major Revenue Trends 61
Budget Organizational Structure 64
Consolidated Fund - Department - Program Summary 65
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General Government: ,
Organizational Structure 66 ,
Overview 67
Program Expenditure Summary 68
Personnel Summary 70 '
Mayor 71
City Council 72
City Treasurer 73 '
City Attomey - Legal 74
City Prosecutor 75
Hot Check 76
Municipal Judge 77 '
Cable Administration 78
Internal Auditing 79
City Clerk 80
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Miscellaneous 81
Airport - Landside Operations 82
Airport - Airside Operations 83 '
Airport - Capital 84
Administrative Services:
Organizational Structure 86
Overview 87 ,
Program Expenditure Summary 88
Personnel Summary 92
Administrative Services Director 94 ,
Personnel - Human Resources 95
Accounting and Audit 96
Budget and Research 97 '
Utility Billing and Collection 98
General Maintenance 99
Janitorial 100 ,
Procurement 101
Risk Management 102
Data Processing 103 ,
Municipal Court - Criminal 104
Municipal Court - Probation/Fine Collection 105
Municipal Court - Small Claims/Civil 106
Animal Control - Patrol/Emergency Response 107 '
Animal Control - Animal Shelter 108
Community Development - Administration 109
Community Development - Housing Rehabilitation 110 '
Community Development - Home Grant 111
Community Development - Community Development 112
Meter Operations 113 '
Meter Maintenance & Backflow Prevention 114
Water and Sewer Services - Capital 115
Shop - Vehicle Maintenance 116 '
Shop - Capital 117
Police Department:
Organizational Structure 118
Overview 119
Program Expenditure Summary 120
Personnel Summary 121
Central Dispatch 122
Police - Support Services 123
Police - Patrol 124
Police - Drug Enforcement 125
Fire Department:
Organizational Structure 126
Overview 127
Program Expenditure Summary 128
Personnel Summary 129
Fire - Fire Prevention 130
Fire - Operations 131
Fire - Training 132
Fire - Hazardous Materials 133
Public Works:
Organizational Structure 134
Overyiew 135
Program Expenditure Summary 136
Personnel Summary 143
Public Works Director 145,185
City Engineering - Plans and Specifications 146,186
City Engineering - Operations & Administration 147,187
City Engineering - Right of Way Acquisition 148,188
City Engineering - Public Construction Admin. 149,189
Planning Management 150,190
Inspections 151,192
Parks - Administration 152
Parks - Swimming Pool 153
Parks - Athletic/Recreational Transfers 154
Parks - Public Library 155
Parks - Lake Maintenance 156
Parks - Park/Ballfield Maintenance 157
Traffic - Administration & Enforcement 158
Traffic - Engineering & Planning 159
Traffic - Traffic Control & Parking Meter Maint. 160
Street - City Gardener 161
Street - Operations & Administration 162
Street - Maintenance of Right of Way 163
Street - Street Maintenance 164
Street - Drainage Maintenance 165
Street - Street Construction 166
Street - Construction of Drainage Structures 167
Water - Water Purchased 168
Water - Water & Sewer Administration 169
Water - Water Distribution Maintenance 170
Water - Water Storage/Pump 171
Sewer - Sewer Main Maintenance 172
Wastewater Treatment Plant - 173
Water - Capital Water Mains 174
Water & Sewer - Capital Expenditures 175
Water & Sewer - Connections 176
Sewer Mains Construction 177
Wastewater Treatment Plant - Capital 178
Water and Sewer - Debt Service 179
Solid Waste - Operation & Administration 180
Solid Waste - Commercial Collection 181
Solid Waste - Residential Collection 182
Solid Waste - Recycling 183
Solid Waste - Composting 184
Urban Forestry & Landscape 191
Capital and Debt
Capital Improvements Program Introduction . 194
Capital Improvement Program Overview 195
Summary of Project Requests & Project Resources 200
Capital Improvement Projects by Fund - All Sources 201
Sales Tax Capital Improvements 202
Capital Improvements Program Comprehensive Detail 203
Sales Tax Capital Improvement Fund 1995 Capital Budget 207
Miscellaneous 1995 Capital. Budgets 208
Debt Position 209
Schedule of Bonds Outstanding 211
Legal Debt Margin Calculation 212
Appendix
City of Fayetteville Organizational Chart 214
List of Elected Officials, Administrative Officials, & Management Staff 215
Personnel Summary 216
Personnel Variation Summary 217
Major Revenue Sources 219
Miscellaneous Statistical Data 223
Glossary 225
Index 230
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CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
THE BUDGET DOCUMENT
The City of Fayetteville's budget document is a six part presentation consisting of the following
sections:
Budget Message
Budget Process and Policies
Fund Summaries
Department Summaries
General Government
Administrative Services
Police
Fire
Public Works
Capital and Debt
Appendix
Budget Message
This section begins with a brief review setting forth the budgetary plan and objectives, as
proposed by the Mayor, for 1995. The budget message section provides the reader with the
synopsis of the work program for the City in the next year and also provides a guide to the
budget document.
Budget Process and Policies
The budget process and policies section provides the reader with the procedural insight into the
preparation of Proposed 1995 Budget and Work Program and proposed financial policies for the
City. These policies include: Budget Adjustment Policy, Revenue Policy, Expenditures Policy,
Debt Policy, Reserve Policy, Investment and Cash Management Policy, Capital Improvement
Policy, and Financial Reporting Policy.
Fund Summaries
The Fund Summary section contains information concerning fund types and fund position by
fund type that depicts the financial activity projected for the City during the coming year.
Department Summaries
This section consists of the five major departments: General Government, Administrative
Services, Police, Fire, and Public Works. The Department Summary section contains the
following:
(1) Department Overview - This section provides a bnef summary of the respective
department budgets.
(2) Program Expenditure Summaries - This section reflects expenditures by category for each
program m a Department for four periods: Actual 1993, Budgeted 1994, Estimated 1994,
and, Budget 1995.
(3) Personnel Summaries - This section provides a comparison of staffing levels during the
past four years, by department.
(4) Program Performance Pages - This section details the program description, workload and
results for each of the City's operating divisions/ programs.
Capital and Debt
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This section contains: a synopsis of the Capital Improvements Program and planned capital
expenditures for 1995; a synopsis of the City's projected debt position as of December 31, 1994;
and General information concerning general obligation and revenue bond debt.
Appendix
The Appendix contains a City organization chart, a list of elected City officials, City
administrative officials, City management staff, a personnel variation summary for all City
departments, revenue trend charts of the major operating revenues for the City, glossary, and,
an index. The glossary provides definitions of frequently used budgeting and accounting terms.
The index cross-references the budget document by division or activity/program.
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1 THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
December 20, 1994
Members of the City Council and
Citizens of Fayetteville:
1 I hereby present the 1995 Adopted Budget for the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas. It has been
prepared and submitted in accordance with Arkansas statutes, which require that the Mayor,
1 under the aldermanic form of government, submit to the City Council, the annual budget for
approval. City Council approved the 1995 Annual Budget & Work Program by resolution 145-
94 on December 20, 1994.
1 1994 - A Year In Review
1 1994 marked a continuation of the initiatives begun in 1992 to provide more efficient services
to our citizens and to bring city government closer to its customers. The City began the year
with an ambitious plan to improve our streets, water & sewer system, and parks system.
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• Street improvements accomplished or in progress include: the construction, reconstruction
1 and resurfacing of Mill Street; the overlay of Dickson Street, Rock Street, Huntsville
Street, Morningside Drive and South College Avenue. Street improvements are being
completed by a combination of City crews and contracted personnel.
• Intersection improvements at Stubblefield Road and Old Missouri Road have been
started. The intersection improvements at Joyce Boulevard and College Avenue and
1 Joyce Boulevard and Hwy 265 are scheduled to be bid.
• Drainage improvement projects are underway along Cato Springs Road (through a joint
1 project with the Corps of Engineers) and in the Cedarwood Subdivision.
• The completion of the City's 36" water line has been bid and all related contracts
1 awarded. This will complete the 36" water line and includes an additional twelve million
gallons of water storage. The bids for the project were approximately $1 million under
projections. These projects are scheduled to be complete by the end of 1995. Financing
1 of the 36" water line and tank project is a combination of revenue bond proceeds and
operating reserves in the Water & Sewer Fund The bond issue is for $5.5 million and
is scheduled to be amortized over fourteen (14) years. The issuance of the 1994 Water
1 & Sewer revenue bonds was accomplished without a rate increase. The bonds received
an "A" rating from Standard & Poor's.
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• The Solid Waste Transfer Station and Recycling Materials Processing Facility is currently
being designed and is scheduled for a bid to construct in early 1995. The current
schedule calls for the facility to be operational in mid to late 1995.
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• Significant progress has been made in the City's sewer system rehabilitation efforts.
Work is complete m the Wilson Park Basin and is underway in basins 12-14, 17, 20-22
and mimsystem- 18. The number of sewer overflows has been reduced from
approximately 530 m 1989 to an anticipated 95 in 1994. The sewer system rehabilitation
program is being accomplished with both city crews and contracted personnel.
■ Park improvements accomplished the past year include: construction of accessible
restroom facilities at Walker Park, Finger Park and Gulley Park; building additional
soccer fields near Lewis Street; construction of a pavilion and volleyball improvements
at Lake Fayetteville North; improving parking at Lake Fayetteville South and the addition
of a pavilion, playground equipment and volleyball court at Gulley Park. The park
projects utilized City sales tax, Community Development Block Grant Funds, greenspace
fees and state grants to fund the improvements.
• The City acquired land for a future fire station and purchased a replacement fire truck.
• The City adopted the 2010 General Land Use Plan. Work is in progress on the
transportation elements that need to be incorporated into the overall plan. The Unified
Development Ordmance (UDO) is expected to be submitted for citizen and City Council
review in 1995. The UDO will serve as a guideline for managing the City's growth in
the foreseeable future.
• During 1994 a design overlay district was approved by City Council to apply to
development along Fulbright Expressway (US 71). The legality of the design overlay
ordinance is currently bemg challenged in Chancery Court.
• An agreement was reached between the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority
and the City concerning the future of Drake Field. The City remains a part of the
authority while maintaming Drake Field as an operating commercial airport. This
agreement protects the City's investment m Drake Field and expresses support for a
regional airport. Also, the agreement stipulates that Fayetteville residents will not be
asked to pay additional taxes to support the regional airport.
• During 1994 the City assumed operational control of the Animal Shelter. Previously,
the Animal Shelter operated as a joint venture of the City and the Humane Society of the
Ozarks.
• The Advertising & Promotion Commission approved funding for a youth softball
complex to be constructed in conjunction with the construction of a new elementary
school on Salem Road. The budget for this project is $280,000. The softball association
is expected to provide volunteers to operate the concession stand and provide some
maintenance of the facilities.
1995 - The Year Ahead
The 1995 Budget and Work Program for the City of Fayetteville contmues to build on
philosophies of enhanced customer service, cost-effective government and responsive
government. With the assistance of the City Council and the continued input from the citizens
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of Fayetteville there are a number of projects, programs, and initiatives that can be
accomplished. Together we must face the challenges to be met in 1995 to improve the quality
of life in Fayetteville. The following is a discussion of some of the issues, challenges and
highlights contained in the 1995 Budget and Work Program.
Issues and Challenges
• For many years the City of Fayetteville has had the shadow of the incinerator
disengagement and subsequent lawsuit hanging over it. This issue is now before the
Arkansas Supreme Court following an appeal by the plaintiffs from the Chancery Court
level which ruled favorably for the City. At stake is whether the City is responsible for
retiring bonds issued by the Northwest Arkansas Resource Recovery Authority to finance
the construction of a mass burn incinerator, which was never built. The Supreme Court
is expected to rule on this matter in 1995. Regardless of the findings of the Supreme
Court, the City will be challenged to put this problem behind us once and for all.
• As will be discussed later in this letter, the City's Solid Waste Fund is the only City fund
that does not comply with the City's policy, for all enterprise fund types, of maintaining
a 10% cash and investment reserve of current year operating expenses. In 1995, the
administration will implement a number of changes that would eliminate, postpone or
minimize the need for increased fees to the residents of Fayetteville and at the same time
enhance our solid waste collection and disposal The changes include: a change in
residential collection from twice a week to once per week, concurrently beginning a
curbside recycling program; beginning a commercial cardboard recycling program and
adjusting commercial collection methods by utilizing loadall carts and containers. These
changes will, hopefully, allow the City to postpone any rate adjustments for operations
• The General Land Use Plan was adopted by the City Council in 1994. However, this
is just the beginning of a continuing process of updating land use, zoning, and
development ordinances. During 1995, the Unified Development Ordinance will be
brought before the City Council for consideration in connection with implementing the
philosophy of the General Land Use Plan.
• As our community continues to grow, additional pressure is placed on our frontline
service delivery. As more houses, subdivisions, businesses and industries are
constructed, additional manpower is required to provide adequate public safety, adequate
utility service and adequate recreation opportunities.
• Funding issues of the Fayetteville Public Library will need to be addressed during the
coming year. During 1994 a county library millage increase was defeated by voters.
Currently, library operations are funded by a transfer from General Fund and by a pro-
rated share of the Washington County library millage (after expenses are deducted for
the Ozarks Regional Library and Washington County Library). City funding of library
operations and book purchases for 1995 has increased to $383,522 from $324,372
budgeted for 1994. The proportional share of the library millage is determined by the
assessed value of real and personal property located within the boundaries of the
Fayetteville Public School District compared to the total assessed value of real and
personal property in Washington County. Millage revenue collected within the
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Fayetteville Public School District boundaries for 1995 will be approxunately $335,000.
The prorated property millage budgeted to be received by the Fayetteville Public Library
for 1995 is $216,259. Accordmg to Fayetteville Public Library statistics approximately
30% of the City library patrons are county residents.
• Unfunded federal and state mandates continue to place a burden on local governments
nationwide and Fayetteville is no exception. In addition to allocating resources to meet
the requirements of the Clean Water Act and American with Disabilities Act (ADA) the
City must find the funds to comply with the new regulations for commercial drivers'
license holders. Also, the Airport Fund is programming funds to train Fire personnel
in handling Airport emergencies.
Personnel Changes
The adopted 1995 budget contains funding for twenty-two (22) new full-time positions, four part-
time positions, and upgrade of a part -tune position to a full-time position. The budget also
provides for the reduction of.a full-time position to part-time and the elimination of a part-time
position. The new positions have been added in an effort to mamtain our quality of service
delivery while continuing to maintain a balanced budget. The positions are added for a variety
of reasons including growth in the City, attempts to do more work in-house as opposed to
contracting out for services, input from the City Council and citizens, federal mandates, and
improved organizational efficiency. The following is a brief overview of the personnel
additions.
• Recently, the City has been attemptmg to systematically add three Police Officers and
three Firefighters each year. The adopted 1995 budget contains these positions. The
Police Department adopted budget also has funding for three additional non -civil service
employees, two civilian jailers and a lead dispatcher. This represents a total of nine new
police and fire positions
• Because of the continued growth the City is experiencing, the adopted 1995 budget adds:
an additional building codes inspector; a water & sewer field service representative; a
meter maintenance worker; four solid waste truck drivers; two mechanics for Fleet
Operations. The budget also upgrades a planning senior clerk - typist from a part-time
position to a full-time position.
• The 1995 budget contains funding for upgrading a part-time position to a fulltime
landscape maintenance specialist. The position is being proposed to provide more
complete maintenance of City parks' turf and trees. Additionally, this position will
provide a resource for non -herbicide control of vegetation. Two part-time positions are
proposed for the Parks & Recreation Division. These positions will be summer
groundskeepers to assist in maintaining our City parks.
• The 1995 Budget contains funding for a full-time city gardener and two part time
positions in the City Gardener Program. The City Gardener Program is an expansion
of the Public Lands Maintenance Program and is being created to enhance and preserve
the beauty of the city's rights-of-way and city -owned gardens.. Additionally, the City
Gardener will be available to assist in the enforcement of related City ordinances.
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• The 1995 Budget contains funding to add a Program Coordinator position in the Parks
& Recreation Division. The Program Coordinator will be responsible for organizing
youth, adult and senior citizen programs under the supervision of the parks & recreation
director. This position will develop and organize recreation programs for the City parks
system in a manner similar to the program coordinator funded by the City and the
Fayetteville Youth Center.
• The 1995 Budget contains funding for a PEG Center Lead Production Technician who
will be responsible for the video production necessary for the Government Access
Channel. This work was previously contracted out. Additionally, the Cable
Administrator position is going from full time to part time status.
• The adopted 1995 budget contains an increase in funding for library operations of
$67,768 above the normal target increase. Library staff has indicated these funds will
be utilized for additional employees.
Program Initiatives
• A significant new program initiative for 1995 is a Home Buyer Program that will be a
joint effort between the City and a local bank. The Home Buyer Program seeks to
provide assistance to citizens in obtaining affordable housing in the City of Fayetteville.
The program will consist of three components: (1) down payment and closing cost
assistance, (2) acquisition and rehabilitation of existing substandard housing, and, (3)
rehabilitation only of existing substandard housing. The participants must meet certain
income and housing value requirements. The City will support the program by utilizing
Community Development Block Grant and HOME Grant funds. Community
Development is programming thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) for down payment
and closing cost assistance.
• The City continues to refine solid waste collection and material diversion from the
landfill. A proposal was submitted and approved by the City Council in late 1994 that
changes our solid waste collection from twice per week to once per week. The proposal
also contains plans for a curbside recycling program, commercial cardboard recycling
route, and commercial rate changes.
• The budget contains funding to enable the City to comply with new regulations governing
commercial drivers' licenses (CDL). Under the new regulations, the City must have in
place a random drug -testing program for all employees who have a CDL license. The
random drug testing requirement applies to approximately one hundred (100) employees.
Capital Improvements
The budget contains approximately $14 million in capital improvements for 1995. The capital
projects contained in the 1995 budget reflect a pay-as-you-go philosophy and were included in
the 1995-1999 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) adopted by the City Council in September,
1994.
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The major benefit of a pay-as-you-go approach is savings in interest expense. However, difficult
decisions must be made as to when projects will be scheduled. Some projects will simply have
to wait until future years. However, my administration is committed to do as many of the
capital improvements as possible in the shortest possible time.
• The City's In -House Street Improvement Project will continue. The aim of this program
is to overlay 5 %-6% of the streets in Fayetteville each year. This program will result
in an overlay of every street in Fayetteville every 16-20 years. The 1995 proposed
budget for this project is $652,000 financed from the City sales tax.
• Major street improvement projects, in addition to our in - house program, included in
the 1995 budget are: extending Joyce Boulevard to Gregg Street - $646,600, extending
Township Street East from Hwy 265 to the school property - $280,000; reconstruction
of failed street sections on Arlington Terrace from Kings Dnve to Kings Drive and Trust
Street - $190,000; purchasing the right of way for widening Hwy 265 from Hwy 16 to
Hwy 45 - $636,000; widening Stubblefield from Old Missouri to Harold Street -
$250,000. In addition, the City is participatmg with the Arkansas Highway Department
in improving Wedington Road and Razorback Road. Finally, traffic signal improvements
are planned for Joyce Boulevard and Hwy 265 and Old Wire Road and Hwy 265.
• Major water and sewer projects mcluded in the 1995 budget are: continuation of the
City's sewer system rehabilitation project - $2,701,000; relocation of water and sewer
lines for street or highway widening projects - $1,138,000; Wellington Road 24" water
line expansion - $425,000; sewer force main replacement - $800,000; 24" water line
replacement along 6th Street/Sang Avenue - $265,000.
• The 1995 budget contains $323,300 in funding for parks and recreation improvements
throughout the City. These include funding for the continued development of soccer
fields at Lewis Field, completing the walking trail at Wilson Park, replacing the
restroom/ concession stand at Asbell Park, boat stall replacements at Lake Fayetteville
and Lake Sequoyah, a nature trail at Lake Fayetteville and the contmued development
of a Sports Park.
• Implementation of the planned capital improvements for 1995 should reduce mamtenance
costs in some areas which will allow available resources to be used for preventative
maintenance activities that, hopefully, will extend the useful life of the City's
mfrastructure. Planned improvements at the airport, to the water and sewer system, and
upgrading the City's fleet have caused operational costs to increase in the respective
funds primarily due to an increase in depreciation expense.
1995 Summary Financial Activity
The 1995 Budget and Work Program includes approximately $ 66.5 million in expenditures.
All City funds are budgeted to comply with the City's policy of mamtaining 10% of budgeted
operating expenditures in unrestricted fund balance or cash and investments except the Solid
Waste Fund which is projected to end 1995 with approximately 8% of budgeted expenditures
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in cash and investments. The City faces many challenges in strengthening the Solid Waste
Fund's financial position, which remains vulnerable to the pass-through of landfill fee increases.
The costs incurred by the City for disposal charges are largely beyond our control. The table
on the followmg page is a summary of the expenditures for the City's operating and capital
funds.
Sununary of Fund Expenditures
FUND NAME
EXPENDITURE
BUDGET
General Fund
$14,711,502
Street Fund
2,081,747
Advertising & Promotion Fund
1,589,500
Community Development Fund
947,316
Drug Law Enforcement Fund
299,783
Sales Tax Capital Improvement Fund
8,329,400
Water & Sewer Fund (Operations)
17,822,132
Water & Sewer Fund (Capital)
4,452,104
Solid Waste Fund (Operations)
3,489,916
Solid Waste Fund (Capital)
543,700
Airport Fund (Operations)
1,594,128
Airport Fund (Capital)
2,022,000
Shop Fund (Operations)
2,486,534
Shop Fund (Capital)
2,179,419
Other Funds
3,916,306
TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS
$66,465,487
General Fund accounts for all activities of the City not accounted for in other funds. These
activities are funded primarily by the City's share of the county sales tax - $6.0 million; a
portion of the new City sales tax - $1.3 million; franchise fees - $2.3 million, charges for
services - .8 million; and grants from other governmental units - $1 million. The functions
financed by the General Fund include general government operations, fire services, police
services, parks and recreation, traffic operations, inspection services, and the planning function.
The property tax millage collected for General Fund in 1993 was rescinded by the City Council
for 1994. This revenue loss is being replaced by a portion of the new City sales tax in the
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