FYE 14 Budget prelim - City of Norman

emains short of mandated levels, however. Further consideration of a deposit will bemade by Council in FYE 2013 and/or after the final FYE 2013 General Fund balance isdetermined with acceptance of the FYE 2013 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report inDecember, 2013.It is expected that in order to meet Reserve Ordinance restrictions and to sustain thefinancial operations of the General Fund in the near and longer-term without drawingdown fund balances, further policy actions will need to be taken. New revenue sourcessuch as a Stormwater Utility (discussed below) will need to be identified, or servicelevels will need to be cut.FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014 OPERATIONAL BUDGET PREPARATIONGeneral Fund Budget PreparationThe proposed fiscal year 2013-2014 (FYE 2014) General Fund budget attempts to beginto address the ongoing net operating revenue shortfall discussed above. Actions areproposed to be taken to address this issue, both by reducing ongoing expenditures and byincreasing future revenues. Targeted reductions are made in some areas, while attemptswill be made to maintain service levels. The budget attempts to promote an environmentfor future growth in several targeted areas, which it is hoped will improve longer-termGeneral Fund revenues.As directed by ongoing Council discussion, several positions that have been held vacantover the course of the “Smart Hiring Freeze” since fiscal year 2011-2012 are proposed tobe deleted from the budget. These reductions are concentrated in the park maintenanceand development services areas, including the following:Deputy Court Clerk IMunicipal CourtLegal Administrative Technician City Attorney’s OfficeEmployment SpecialistHuman Resources DepartmentGeographic Information Systems Analyst I Planning Department/GISPlans Examiner IPlanning Department/Development ServicesChief Building OfficialPlanning Department/Development ServicesHeavy Equipment OperatorParks Department/MaintenanceMaintenance Worker IIParks Department/MaintenanceMaintenance Worker IParks Department/MaintenanceMaintenance Worker IPublic Works Department/Street Maint.Administrative Technician II (Part Time) Planning Department/Code EnforcementWhile service levels have been maintained without staffing these positions, it can beexpected that it will be more difficult to manage future service demands in these areasvi