20-Year Resource Allocation Plan - City of Sunnyvale

which were slightly higher in the fi rst several years of the
long-term plan. The reduced rates for the recommended FY
2011/2012 Budget refl ect the current rate environment and
the expected continuation of lower rates for the foreseeable
future.
▪ General Fund Expenditures
General Fund recommended expenditures and other
requirements for FY 2011/2012, including budget
supplements, projects, lease payments, equipment, and
transfers total $135.8 million. This is 0.8% above the revised
FY 2010/2011 Budget.
General Fund operating expenditures for FY 2011/2012 are
forecast to be $123.8 million, an increase of 5.7% above
the revised FY 2010/2011 Budget. The change is primarily
due to escalating personnel costs. Personnel costs represent
approximately 82% of the total General Fund operating
expenditures, and to better represent this in the General
Fund’s 20-year plan, operating costs have been split into three
categories: Public Safety Salaries and Benefi ts, Miscellaneous
Employees Salaries and Benefi ts, and Other Operations. This
adjustment will allow users of the document to better identify
the drivers of change in the City’s operating expenditures.
It is important to note that each year a portion of the Public
Works Pavement Operations program, which is accounted for
in the General Fund, is supported by the Gas Tax Fund. The
amount that is used for this purpose varies depending upon
funds available and project requirements. In FY 2010/2011
the support amounted to $2.1 million. For FY 2011/2012 the
level of support has decreased slightly to $2 million. These
pavement operations costs are netted out from the General
Fund operations budget and refl ected in the Gas Tax Fund.
The recommended FY 2011/2012 Budget includes funding
for three budget supplements in the General Fund. Details on
each of the supplements are included in the Budget Supplement
section of Volume I of the recommended FY 2011/2012
Budget document. Each of these budget supplements are for
one-time expenditures and total $22,125.
Projects and Project Administration and Project Operating
Costs refl ect General Fund expenditures related to capital and
special projects. The content of these expenditures and the
change in the budget from last fi scal year are discussed below
in the General Fund Projects section.
Transfers to Other Funds refl ects transfers from the General
Fund to other funds for operating and capital project purposes.
These include transfers to the Youth and Neighborhood
Services Fund for support of Columbia Neighborhood
Center and to the Community Recreation Fund for support
of various recreational programs. Also included is a transfer
to the Liability and Property Insurance Fund for the General
Fund’s share of claims and insurance, as well as transfers to
the Capital and Infrastructure Project Funds to cover project
expenditures. The signifi cant reduction in expenses between
FY 2010/2011 and FY 2011/2012 is the result of no transfers