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The following items from the Strategic Plan are included in the 2020 General Fund Budget: <br />Enhancing Identity and Empowering Community <br />•Identify ways to publish the newsletter on the City website in different languages <br />•Establish criteria and method to get youth involved <br />Creating Operational Efficiency <br />•Electronic records conversion for the City’s address files. $40,000 (2019 General Fund Building <br />Permit Revenue over budget projection) <br />•Identify and prioritize core zoning codes to be revised. $10,000 (General Fund) <br />•Hiring additional Public Works Maintenance I position (currently vacant). $70,800 ($23,400 <br />General Fund, $23,400 Water Enterprise Fund, $24,000 Sewer Enterprise Fund) <br />Maximize the City’s Assets to Catalyze Development <br />•Reorganization of the Community Development Department. $40,000 (General Fund). This <br />creates a long-term staffing solution and will include a Community Development <br />Director/Planner position (1.0 FTE) and Code Enforcement/Rental Inspection position (.50 FTE) <br />for a net increase of .50 FTE. The total impact on the 2020 Budget will be $40,000 which is <br />partially offset by increased rental inspection revenue. <br />•Bring in developers to review market demand and suggest redevelopment opportunities <br />•Establish parcel inventory for development opportunities <br />Mandating Action and Accountability <br />•Identify ongoing steps for electronic records conversion <br />•Schedule regular meetings to discuss long-term goals and progress <br />Budget Initiatives <br />The 2020 City Administrator Recommended Budget has been prepared after analyzing requests from the <br />various departments, and represents the financial support needed for operations of the City of Little <br />Canada for the upcoming fiscal year. Revenue estimates are conservative, yet realistic. Revenue <br />estimates are based on historical trends and projected conservatively. <br />The City of Little Canada provides a wide range of services to the community, including police and fire <br />protection, street and park maintenance, snow and ice removal, water and sewer utility services, <br />recreational opportunities, and administrative, inspection, and planning services. The City has been <br />proactive in identifying cost effective ways to deliver these services to the community. The City has <br />traditionally contracted for its water supply, police and fire protection, and IT services since it is cost <br />effective to do so. This 2020 budget proposal continues to provide these services through annual or <br />multi-year contracts. <br />3