Office of the City Manager
Mayor Ward and Members of the City Council: It is my pleasure to present the City of Tonganoxie 2020 Adopted Budget, which was approved by the City Council on August 5, 2019 by a vote of 4-0. The Adopted Budget communicates the City’s immediate and long term plan for continuing to deliver high-quality city services at a reasonable cost to Tonganoxie residents and visitors. The development of the 2020 budget included numerous opportunities for policy direction from the Governing Body and input from residents of Tonganoxie. Dedicated public hearing opportunities were held on June 17 and July 1 and staff also analyzed & presented the results of an online survey tool offered to utility customers. Following the Spring Retreat, the Governing Body convened for a Capital Maintenance & Improvement Projects work session, heard the City Manager’s Proposed Budget at the June 3 regular meeting, and completed four additional budget work sessions. Budget Overview The maximum expenditure budget authority proposed in 2020 totals $8,967,609. The total planned expenditures for all funds (including non-budgeted funds) in 2020 is $9,259,521, which is an increase of 7% from 2019. The total property tax levy is $2,047,209, which is an increase of 8% over the total tax levy in 2019. The increase in property tax revenue represents the entirety of collections from all newly annexed properties within the City limits, the difference in collections from properties changed in use, and the effect of increased overall assessed valuation of existing properties. The total property tax revenue also includes $355,337 collected and remitted to the Tonganoxie Public Library. Other key revenue assumptions include flat franchise fees, anticipation of 1% increase in collection of City Sales & Use Tax and a 1% decrease in the City’s share of Leavenworth County Sales and Use Tax. Some of the major initiatives included for funding in the 2020 General Fund budget include the addition of 1 Police Officer position (1 FTE), replacement of Police Fleet vehicle with a 2020 Dodge Charger, the addition of a Part-Time Codes Enforcement Officer position (0.5 FTE), and partial funding for the planned lease-purchase of a replacement Street Sweeper vehicle. Programmed use of the 3/4 cent Infrastructure Sales Tax annual proceeds estimated at $409,000 is a key component of the 2020 budget. $262,950 will be paid as debt service committed with the City’s $3.75M investment in the new Tonganoxie Public Library. In addition, $150,000 is allocated towards the third year of additional funding for the maintenance and preservation of City street infrastructure and $50,000 is allocated to complete the sandblasting and refinishing of the Tonganoxie Water Park’s underwater surfaces. This set of strategic investments continues to focus on the City’s diverse infrastructure maintenance needs. The City’s utility funds include support for several initiatives that require the support of pending rate structure adjustments to the City’s water and sewer utilities in order to maintain necessary levels of fund balance and ensure continuation of service provision. The completion of the 2019 Water & Sewer Rates Analysis allowed for the planned adoption of a new rate structure aimed at capturing the “cost of service,” with a net expected impact of 8% increase to an average utility customer. This new rate structure is designed to maintain necessary levels of fund balance to meet future capital & maintenance needs while ensuring reliable provision of critical water and sanitary sewer services. Initiatives included in the 2020 Budget include replacement of an aging zero-turn mower, replacement 1
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