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FY2009/10 Approved Budget

 Assist the City Manager, City Council, and City departments with capital project financing, debt

management, and long-term asset acquisition.

Revenue

 Coordinate billing and collection of major taxes, fees, and citations citywide.

 Audit and enforce a variety of City codes to ensure compliance.

OBJECTIVES FOR FY2009/10

 Implement the strategic budget planning process in conjunction with the Mayor, City Council, and City

Manager’s Office.

 Assist departments in identifying opportunities to reduce expenditures, enhance revenues, and improve

fiscal efficiencies.

 Provide recommendations on the continued implementation of the 2030 General Plan fiscal policy

issues.

APPROVED BUDGET/STAFFING CHANGES

Organizational Changes

 Transfer 7.0 FTE (6 funded and 1 unfunded) from Public Facilities Financing to the Accounting

Division in conjunction with the reorganization of the Development Services and Planning

Departments to enhance customer service and increase efficiencies.

Service Staff Level Impacts

The Finance Department budget will be reduced by $1.6 million including the unfunding of 4.0 FTE

positions. These reductions will result in the following service level impacts:

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Administration/Budget Office

 Unfund 1.0 FTE Budget Manager position, requiring increased workload for the Finance

Director and senior Budget Office staff related to budget development and implementation.

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Division Budget Summary

Staffing Levels

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FIRE

Committed to excellence in enhancing and protecting life, property and the environment.

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DESCRIPTION

The Fire Department first began serving the citizens of Sacramento in 1850 as a volunteer organization. In

1872, the Department became the first paid professional fire department west of the Mississippi. The

Department responds to many types of emergencies including fires, emergency medical calls, hazardous

materials incidents, and specialized rescues, such as water, vertical, confined space and animal rescues.

The Department provides fire code enforcement, public education, and fire investigation. The Department is

currently funded for 634 FTEs comprised of 570 sworn, 21 fire prevention officers, and 43 civilians.

The Fire Department is headed by a Fire Chief appointed by the City Manager and is divided into three

offices:

 Office of Administrative Services: Responsible for providing support to operational personnel

through the management/implementation of programs that

include: fire prevention activities, training, technical services,

human resources, and emergency planning.

MORE INFORMATION

Please see the following for more information about the Sacramento Fire Department:

PROGRAMS/SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS

 Provide emergency response including fire, emergency medical, hazardous materials and rescue.

 Investigate all fires.

OBJECTIVES FOR FY2009/10

 Update/upgrade Fire Department internet Web site.

 Begin work on a “Standard of Coverage Plan” to include response time standards and resources

requirements.

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APPROVED BUDGET/STAFFING CHANGES

Organizational Changes

 Realign the following positions to better meet the organizational needs of the Fire Department:

o Convert one Fire Deputy Chief position to Fire Protection Engineer.

o Convert three Fire Battalion Chief positions to three Fire Assistant Chief positions.

Service Level Impacts

The Fire Department will be reduced by $5 million including the unfunding of 50 FTE

positions. Additionally, $1.8 million in new revenues will be used to offset/eliminate the 2nd brown out

company that was included in the FY2008/09 budget. These reductions will result in the following

service level impacts:

 Continue Rotational Workforce Reduction (brown out) of one fire company.

 Diminished capabilities/capacity of Fire Companies.

 Continued/increased delay of response in areas affected by the brown out company/(ies).

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Division Budget Summary

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FY2009/10 APPROVED BUDGET AMENDMENTS

The Approved Budget, including the tables and charts contained within this document and section, reflects

the actions approved by the City Council on June 16, 2009 (Resolution 2009-406).

Subsequent to budget adoption, in the City’s continued efforts to identify opportunities to address ongoing

fiscal challenges, the Department of Labor Relations met and conferred with all labor unions to discuss the

impact of the City’s FY2009/10 identified $50 million budget deficit. In an effort to protect positions, an

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GENERAL SERVICES

We value and recognize each other as one team committed to excellence

with integrity as our foundation.

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DESCRIPTION

The Department of General Services provides:

 Sacramento City 311 – call center operations

 Animal Care Services – enforcement, adoption, and education

The Department of General Services (DGS) currently has 257.0 FTE funded positions focused on

continuous improvement and united in a common goal of successfully serving the City’s customers.

MORE INFORMATION

Please see the following for more information about the Department of General Services:

PROGRAMS/SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS

Sacramento City 311

 Sacramento City 311 will continue to answer calls and provide access to City services and

information 24/7.

Animal Care

 Basic animal care and control services will continue.

Facility & Real Property Management

OBJECTIVES FOR FY2009/10

Sacramento City 311

 From the time of its formal launch in FY2008/09, Sacramento City 311 has achieved greater

efficiency for the City by performing a larger body of work in a centralized fashion with fewer

resources. Upcoming phases will include implementing self service access for customers, along

with offering the use of 311 technology and resources to other divisions within the City so that they

might achieve cost savings via consolidation.

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Customer Service Assessments

 All divisions will continue the ongoing customer satisfaction surveys begun in FY2008/09 to provide

the department with up-to-date data on customer needs and issues and forming the basis for

continuous improvement efforts.

Sustainability

Process Improvement

 Continue implementation of improved inventory management practices at all department

facilities/operations. Upcoming phases include development and implementation of an inventory

database and a single point of contact at the 24th Street Corporation Yard for improved inventory

tracking and accounting.

Planning for the Future

 In FY2009/10 the department intends to bring the first annual list of facilities projects identified and

prioritized using the Council-approved Facilities Programming Guide to City Council. This process

Quality of Life

 The health and safety of people and companion animals, and managing current pet overpopulation

are key issues to improving the quality of life for all Sacramento residents. The department will

continue with its campaign to “Get to Zero” – with the goal of eliminating euthanasia of any

APPROVED BUDGET/STAFFING CHANGES

Organizational Changes

 Transfer 1.0 funded FTE from Planning and 1.0 funded FTE from the City Manager’s Office to DGS

to provide support to citywide sustainability efforts. This reassignment is consistent with the

adoption (and implementation needs) of the General Plan and the Council-adopted Sustainability

Master Plan, as well as legislative requirements associated with AB 32 (2006) and SB 375 (2008).

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 Transfer 2.0 funded FTE from DGS to the Department of Utilities for the Generator Program.

Service Level Impacts

The DGS budget will be reduced by $4,743,811, including the unfunding of 34.5 FTE positions. These

reductions will result in the following service level impacts:

Sacramento City 311

 Limited capacity to further expand 311 in-coming call workload for other City departments.

Animal Care

 Increased response time to animal control calls including calls for animal and people health and

safety.

Facilities & Real Property Management

 Reduced funding for security and non-critical services such as window washing, pest control,

parking lot sweeping at City facilities.

 Increased response time for non life/safety facility repairs.

 Mandatory thermostat adjustment in City buildings to 68/78 degrees except where precluded by

operational requirements.

 Potential for delay in the delivery of future capital projects.

Administrative

 Phase out centralized in-house printing and copying services.

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Division Budget Summary

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HUMAN RESOURCES

The Human Resources Department delivers programs and services to

customers which result in a positive experience.