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• Municipal Judge at full-time - this has been completed <br />• Merit, COLA, & health insurance adjustments - merit & cola <br />proposed increase no health insurance increase <br />• Emergency Medical Services (EMS) expansion of service - this is included <br />• Youth services director (Community Action) - this is included <br />• Citizen Utility Advisory Board (CUAB) recommended rate adjustments - this <br />is included <br />The following General Fund Assumptions were presented: <br />• Property tax rate @ 5% revenue increase, @ tax rate of 0.5930. This is $700K <br />less than a tax rate @ 7% revenue increase over prior year base. Appraised <br />values are certified estimates. <br />• TIRZ #2 Blanco Vista zero contribution (was $1.8M, 67% O&M $1.2M), <br />payoff developer, FY22 debt service <br />• Solid Waste Hauler revenue increased to 7% of sales <br />• Parks & Recreation Programs fee implementation on January 1, 2021 <br />• No fee increase to Development Services, cost of service study to kick off with <br />cost recovery fees FY21 <br />• All other fees increase 2.3% (CPI 2019) <br />The following General Fund Personnel Assumptions were presented: <br />• FY21 Civil Service Meet & Confer agreements funded <br />• FY21 Personnel at 2.5% Merit/COLA increase as of October 1st <br />• FY21 Health insurance - no increase <br />• Vacancies funded at 75% <br />The following General Fund Personnel Additions were presented, which <br />include: <br />• Fire Department — Station No.6, 3 captains, 1 firefighter in the amount of <br />$317K (bond reserves) <br />• Reclassifications: Engineering — 2 reclassifications $22K, Information <br />Technology — 3 reclassifications in the amount of $12K <br />• Community Enhancement — (Community Enhancement Fee) in the amount <br />of $102K for a Horticultural Specialist and 2 Community Enhancement <br />Technicians <br />• Facilities — HVAC Service Tech, offset by $60K reduction in O&M, $75K <br />• Finance — Financial Analyst, offset by 50% of Grant accountant — grant <br />funded, $36K <br />The following General Fund expenditure assumptions were presented, which <br />include: <br />• EMS expansion and contract increase, total $1.6M ($533K increase) <br />City of San Marcos <br />