Council Passes 2011 Budget
Story Updated 9:17PM Tuesday, June 29, 2010
– Allison Goldsberry
After several weeks of budget meetings and hearings, the Medford City Council unanimously passed the city’s proposed $131,692,056 budget for fiscal year 2011.
The 2011 budget cycle, which begins July 1, includes nearly $900,000 in one-time revenue, with $320,000 from the sale of real estate and $570,000 in free cash being used to balance the budget.
Meanwhile, a 2% hotel/lodging local tax and 0.75% local restaurant tax that the Council approved last August brought in over $300,000, and should continue to bring in more revenue for the city.
Prior to Tuesday’s meeting, the Council met with School Superintendent Roy Belson to discuss the proposed $43,185,000 school budget.
The entire proposed city budget is as follows:
General Government
Department/ Salaries/ Expenses/ Total
Legislative/ 207,978/ 3,326/ 211,304
Executive/ 476,142/ 65,086/ 541,228
Assessors/ 210,015/ 59,700/ 269,715
Information Technology/ 88,126/ 68,701/ 156,827
Finance/Auditing/ 255,937/ 28,175/ 284,112
License Commission/ 3,900/ 1,500/ 5,400
Workers Compensation/ 695,000/ 695,000
OCD/Boards / 146,371/ 40,884/ 187,255
Human Diversity/Compliance/ 37,946/ 4,804/ 42,750
City Clerk/ 284,095/ 16,030/ 300,125
Election/Registration/ 184,091/ 45,251/ 229,342
Procurement/ 160,188/ 11,050/ 171,238
Law/ 152,711/ 88,000/ 240,711
Treasurer/Collector/ 404,188/ 101,401/ 505,589
Energy & Environment/ 63,321/ 2,980/ 66,301
Protection: Person and Property
Department/ Salaries/ Expenses/ Total
Police / 9,754,445/ 780,102/ 10,534,547
Off Street Parking Comm./ 3,100/ 4/ 3,104
Traffic Commission/ 1,500/ 26,000/ 27,500
Fire/ 9,106,334/ 469,103/ 9,575,437
Building/ 446,075/ 349,002/ 795,077
Electrical/ 298,662/ 784,003/ 1,082,665
Weights/Measures/ 77,801/ 705/ 78,506
Consumer Advisory/ 250/ 250
Civil Defense/ 8,700/ 3,522/ 12,222
Saving Lives Program/ 1/ 1
Public Works
Department/ Salaries/ Expenses/ Total
Non Enterprise Division*/ 2,123,054/ 4,971,176 / 7,094,230
Sewer Enterprise/ 897,836/ 10,916,633/ 11,814,469
Water Enterprise / 1,220,885/ 6,791,032/ 8,011,917
*Cemetery, Engineering, Highway, Park, Forestry, Recreation
Health and Elderly Services
Department/ Salaries/ Expenses/ Total
Board of Health/ 406,475/ 38,752/ 445,227
Council on Aging/ 121,579/ 59,729/ 181,308
Library
Department/ Salaries/ Expenses/ Total
Library/ 885,692/ 292,102/ 1,177,794
Veterans and Celebrations
Department/ Salaries/ Expenses/ Total
Veterans Services/ 107,787/ 121,450/ 229,237
Celebrations/ 8,250/ 8,250
Pensions and Annuities
Department/ Expenses/ Total
Contributory/ 7,807,279 / 7,807,279
Non Contributory/ 290,000/ 290,000
Bonds and Interest
General/ 6,161,050/ 6,161,050
Enterprise- Water/Sewer/ 880,089/ 880,089
Insurance
Fire/Glass Boiler/ 200,000/ 200,000
Group Health, Dental & Life/ 17,076,000/ 17,076,000
Liability/ 190,000/ 190,000
Medicare/Social Security/ 725,000/ 725,000
Unemployment Insurance/ 150,000/ 150,000
Employee Assistance Program/ 34,000/ 34,000
Summary
General Government/ 2,675,009/ 1,231,888/ 3,906,897
Protection Persons & Property/ 19,696,618/ 2,412,691/ 22,109,309
Public Works Non Enterprise/ 2,123,054/ 4,971,176/ 7,094,230
Public Works Enterprise/ 2,118,721/ 17,707,665/ 19,826,386
Health/Human Services/ 528,054/ 98,481/ 626,535
Library/ 885,692/ 292,102/ 1,177,794
Veterans & Celebrations/ 107,787/ 129,700/ 237,487
Pensions & Annuities/ 8,097,279/ 8,097,279
Bonds & Interest / 7,041,139/ 7,041,139
Insurance/ 18,375,000/ 18,375,000
Municipal $88,492,056
School $43,200,000
Total $131,692,056
– Information from Medford City Clerk Ed Finn
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