HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-15 RESOLUTION NO. 66-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING
PROGRAM AND SERVICE PRIORITIES FOR FISCAL
YEARS 2015 and 2016.
WHEREAS, the City of Port Angeles, Washington (the "City") began the
development of a Long-Range Financial Plan in late 2012; and
WHEREAS, the City Council anticipated that the outcome and result of the Long-
Range Financial Planning process would be a planning process that would address issues
impacting the City's ability to provide services in a financially sustainable manner in
accordance with the following timeline:
Year 1 focused on economic factors affecting revenues and expenditures based on the
current service delivery plan as well as financial policies that can affect both current and
future service delivery plans;
Year 2 focused on realignment of service delivery options to better reflect long-term
finances for the City; and
WHEREAS, an annual update of the Long-Range Financial Plan is designed to assess
current conditions before the budget process begins for the coming year focused on providing
the City Council, City Manager, City staff, and the residents of Port Angeles with a financial
five-year forecast for all funds (General Fund - Utilities - Capital Funds - Others) including
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revenue trends, an analysis of reserve levels with recommended levels of funding to
adequately provide for program needs while complying with fiscal policies and legal
requirements, and the establishment of program and service level priorities for all areas of the
City; and
WHEREAS, on May 20, 2014, in Resolution No. 10-14 the City Council of the City
of Port Angeles adopted the Long-Range Financial Policies for the City of Port Angeles; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, City Manager and City staff have recently invested
considerable time and effort to gather public input through a public listening process
combined with identification of lower priority programs and services from individual
departments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has refined, revised and established program and
service priorities for the City of Port Angeles for the fiscal years 2015 and 2016 following a
public hearing process;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port
Angeles, Washington that they hereby establish the following program and service priorities
for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 based on each Department's submitted lowest priority
programs relative to their core missions:
GROUP 1-HIGHEST PRIORITY PROGRAMS& SERVICES
• Maintain Public Safety
o Police, Fire, and Emergency Management Services shall be
maintained at existing levels of service and will not be reduced unless
a financial emergency is declared by the City Council.
• Maintain Existing Infrastructure
o Existing infrastructure maintenance shall take priority over funding of
new infrastructure with a goal of preventing any further deterioration
of the City's infrastructure before the building of new infrastructure.
• Maintain Support Services for External and Internal Customer Services
o Programs and services that support interaction by residents with City
government is all areas including utility billing and payments, building
permitting, access to public records, and related activities and includes
providing of internal support activity to allow for servicing of the
public.
GROUP 2-MID-LEVEL PRIORITY PROGRAMS& SERVICES
• Public Safety and Prevention
o Programs and services that focus on the prevention of crime, building
and fire safety inspection, and emergency management services aimed
at preserving public safety and health.
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• Beautification and Quality of Life
o Programs and services focused on enhancing the Quality of Life for
residents and visitors to Port Angeles including maintenance of public
parks, recreation programs for youth and adults, other quality of life
areas including environmental awareness and the arts.
• Employee Wellness
o Recognizing that recruiting and retaining a well-qualified workforce
requires innovative programs that seek and promote employee
wellness as a means of limiting the growth of costs associated with
health insurance and other employee benefits.
LOWEST PRIORITY PROGRAMS& SERVICES
• Support to External Agencies
o Financial support and grants to external non-governmental
organizations that provide programs and services to residents of Port
Angeles and Clallam County.
• Internal Efficiencies & Low Priority Program Reduction
o Reduction and/or elimination of inefficient, non-cost effective
programs and services that cannot clearly display a positive return on
investment and effective use of public financial resources.
FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington that they hereby direct the City Manager to bring forth revisions and amendments
to the 2015 Budget to more fully align the programs and services to be provided in balance
with the revised revenues anticipated for fiscal year 2015; and be it
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FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington that should financial support to external agencies be eliminated, the Council
directs the City Manager, when practical, to phase out such support; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles that they
hereby direct the City Manager to begin the preparation of the 2016 fiscal year budget based
on the above adopted priorities.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, at a
regular meeting thereof held this 2nd day of June, 2015
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Dan Di Guilio, Mayor
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ATTEST:
Je nifer Veneklasen, City Clerk
APP VED AS TO FORM:
William E. Bloor, City Attorney
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