City of Tacoma

General Fund Savings

January 26, 2010

Detail of Study Session Presentation

Biennial Budget Revisions - 4th Quarter

Expense Use of
Description Savings Reserves Totals

Non Departmental
Police and Fire Pension LEOFF Fund balances reduced to a 10% reserve * $8,654,000 $8,654,000
Non Department Total 8,654,000 8,654,000

Police
Reduce 2009-2010 vehicle replacement program * 981,000 981,000
Move 5 positions to ARRA grant 2009 thru 2011 500,000 500,000
Police Department Total 1,481,000 1,481,000

Community & Economic Development

Delay Planning Professional Services & Contract Services 546,000 546,000
Grant program M&O * 80,000 80,000
Senior Planner vacancy for 2010 100,000 100,000
Associate Planner vacancy for 2010 86,000 86,000
Office Assistant vacancy for 2010 55,000 55,000
Senior Planner on Military Leave thru June 2010 50,000 50,000
Community & Economic Development Department Total 917,000 917,000

Public Works
Street light, traffic signal, etc. services in GF;charged some expense to Gas 400,000 400,000
Tax Fund
Litter pickup expense should be charged to Solid Waste Fund 360,000 360,000
Public Works Department Total 760,000 760,000

Human Rights/Human Services

Unprogrammed Criminal Justice Funds 200,000 200,000
Unprogrammed Youth Violence Prevention Funds 90,000 90,000
Reduced Weed & Seed program expenditures 47,000 47,000
Unprogrammed Homeless Housing First contract 40,000 40,000
Human Rights/Human Services Department Total 377,000 377,000

Finance
Transfer of reserves from Fund 5016 (Finance Budget and Research) 300,000 300,000
Finance Department Total 300,000 300,000

Fire
Transfer Deputy position into EMS fund for 2010 through 2012 195,000 195,000
Fire Department Total 195,000 195,000

Information Technology
Defer hiring Administrative Assistant (2 mo) 4,000 4,000
Defer hiring Assistant IT Director (15 mo) 52,000 52,000
Defer hiring Computer Systems Programmer (24 mo) 66,000 66,000
Information Technology Department Total 122,000 122,000
Grand Total $12,506,000 $300,000 $12,806,000

* Expense savings in the General Fund that reduces fund balance in another fund

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