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City of Eugene, Oregon Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Message <br />City staff is working with other jurisdictions and non-profit agencies to identify gaps in <br />community housing and support services to reduce the number of people who are homeless, to <br />develop a plan for strengthening our cultural assets, and to support our neighborhood <br />organizations so that they can help empower citizens seeking community connections. We hired a <br />Diversity Consultant who is guiding our efforts to become a more welcoming and inclusive <br />organization to people of all backgrounds and views. We developed communication tools such as <br />the Community Snapshot and the Financial Trends Monitoring Report to provide important <br />information to citizens about city government. <br />FY07 Changes to the Budget <br />The service level changes proposed in this budget can be sorted into categories that mirror those <br />used in the Multi-Year Financial Plan presented to the Budget Committee in January 2006. <br />Unlike the Multi-Year Financial Plan which includes only unfunded needs in excess of $250,000, <br />the budget proposals below address operating and capital needs at all funding levels. Attachment <br />A shows these changes by department in more detail. <br />Continuing Current Services <br />General Fund <br />• Full-year support for the Engine Crew at Fire Station #9 <br />• Three-year support for Safe & Sound mental health and substance abuse services <br />• Increased funding for the General Fund's share of the Regional Information System <br />contract <br />• City funding of the Mental Health Court <br />• Ongoing funding for Echo Hollow Pool operations <br />• ..Retention of the Bethel Public Safety Station and the Station Manager <br />• Ongoing support for Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) annual dues <br />• Library staff to accommodate a 20% growth in book circulation <br />• One more payment to Lane County for animal control services <br />• Major maintenance and baseline cost increases for the Cultural Services subfund <br />Other Funds <br />• . Increase public hours at the Permit and Information Center and increase the <br />center's ability to respond to fluctuations in permit demand. <br />• Shift half of the Street Tree/Median Maintenance Program from the Road Fund to <br />the Stormwater Fund. <br />• Wastewater Residuals Technician to meet increasing workload <br />• Parking Fund reduction in contribution to the General Fund in order to maintain <br />current parking program service levels <br />Achieving Efficiencies or°Long-term Cost Savings <br />All Funds <br />• Call eligible Pension Bonds <br />3 <br />