city of scottsdale fy 2011/12 budget notes gfoaz aug. 12, 2011

City of Scottsdale FY 2011/12 Budget Notes

GFOAZAug. 12, 2011

The bar is high – we need to maintain and improve on success

Percent “excellent” or “good”

Overall Quality of Life in Scottsdale 94%

All much above the national benchmarks

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Compared to 2006 Survey

Overall Quality of Services Provided by the City

88%

Overall impression of city employees

83%

Value of services for the Taxes paid to Scottsdale

74%

Budget process was a challenge, but progress made

Key Tasks: Maintain High Quality Services Preserve Level of Core Services Reduce Costs to Provide Services

Key Results: Reduced divisions (10 down to 6) Reduced staffing (down 91 positions) Reduced costs (down $14 million)

- $42 m

5% net growth

26% growth - $14 m

Discretionary expenditure levels greatly reduced

Staffing levels at lowest point in seven years

Scottsdale Fire Department formed

- 352

- 190

- 91

Impacts on Employees FY 2005/06 FY 2011/12

# of Full-Time Employees 2,375 2,271

Average Full-Time Salary $54,838/yr. $60,341/yr.

Inflation Up 17%

Required Retirement Contribution 7.4% 11.4%

Employee-Only Health Care $0/yr. $672/yr.

Employee + Family Health Care $792/yr. $3,048/yr.

Convert medical leave at retirement 100% 50%

Personal Leave Yes No

Merit Program Yes No

Tuition Assistance Yes No

Commission-based budget review process

Department Commissions

Budget Review

CommissionCity Council

Commission-based budget review process

• PRO: multiple public discussions over several months

• PRO: Cablecast & web streamed

• CON: staff intensive

• CON: confined to City Hall

Budget = Communication

Pick a communications lead

Define the box

First the forest, then the trees

Remember the audience