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2011 CITY OF ELMIRA BUDGET PROPOSALNovember 2010
John J. Burin, City ManagerDavid Vandermark, City Chamberlain
CITY OF ELMIRA
2011BUDGET PROPOSAL
CITY OF ELMIRA
2011BUDGET PROPOSAL
www.cityofelmira.net
John J. Burin, City ManagerDavid Vandermark, City Chamberlain
2011 CITY OF ELMIRA BUDGET PROPOSALNovember 2010City Employment Levels
City of Elmira Full Time Employees
266 266
260 259 258
246 245
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224 224 225 224
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2011 CITY OF ELMIRA BUDGET PROPOSALNovember 20102011 Proposed Revenues
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2011 CITY OF ELMIRA BUDGET PROPOSALNovember 20102011 Proposed Appropriations
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2011 CITY OF ELMIRA BUDGET PROPOSALNovember 2010Capital Improvement Program
2004-2011
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2011 CITY OF ELMIRA BUDGET PROPOSALNovember 2010Taxable Assessed Value: 2004-2011
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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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2011 CITY OF ELMIRA BUDGET PROPOSALNovember 2010Wholly Exempt Parcels
Acreage and Value
• The City of Elmira encompasses approximately 7.4 square miles or 4,736 acres.
•Wholly exempt parcels located within the City of Elmira encompass approximately 1,211 acres or 25% of the total land area. State, County, City and School buildings encompass the majority of the acreage. Other major land users are hospitals and Elmira College.
•The total assessed valuation of all wholly exempt property is $301,348,800 which equates to $5,526,737 of City tax dollars.
2011 CITY OF ELMIRA BUDGET PROPOSALNovember 2010Budget Highlights
•The rate of $18.34/1000 represents a No Tax Increase Proposal
•All public services continue to be funded.
•State Aid is estimated at 3.1% ($148,379) less than the 2010 Budget or $4,672,246.
•Sales Tax is projected to increase 2.6% when compared to estimated 2010 year end revenue or $6,846,152.
•Pension obligations have increased $932,819 from December 2009 through December 2011. Police & Fire contribution rates increased from 16.8% in 2010 to 20.9% in 2011. All other City pension contributions increased from 11.2% in 2010 to 15.6% in 2011.
2011 CITY OF ELMIRA BUDGET PROPOSALNovember 2010Budget Highlights
•The unfunded State mandate requiring City taxpayers to pay 100% of the cost of housing 45% of all Chemung County not for profits continues to be an overwhelming burden on City taxpayers. To offset the cost of housing not for profit entities, this proposal returns $626,102 of surplus funds to the taxpayers.
•Annual appropriations are estimated to increase 6% while the levy will increase 2%.
•The City’s optional sanitation fee is proposed to increase $10.00/year and allows each residential unit 6 bags plus a recycle bin/week.
2011 CITY OF ELMIRA BUDGET PROPOSALNovember 2010Budget Highlights
•Public Safety appropriations continue to be the number one cost center representing 107% of the levy and 39% of the budget before employee benefits.
•The 2011 Capital Budget of $8,177,058 is 68% funded with State and Federal allocations. This years Federal and State dollars have been earmarked to coordinated traffic signals along College Ave., Roe Ave., Washington Ave., Walnut St., W. Clinton St. and Broadway. Carryover full depth reconstruction road projects include Broadway and N. Main St.