(20)AR 022007 Mid-Year Budget 2006-07

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Public Works – Streets – The Streets Division of the Public Works Department is requesting an adjustment of $25,000 in their operating supplies account (100-6150-6160- 2301) for additional costs associated with the ongoing "New Street Signs" project. Public Works – Parks – The Parks Division of the Public works Department is requesting an adjustment of $35,000 in their operating supplies account (100-6150-6205-2301) for additional costs associated with new beautification projects undertaken by this division. Pipartment Total $60,00 Police - Administration – The Administration Division of the Police Department is requesting an increase in the following accounts: 1. $30,000 - office supplies (100-6070-6071-2300) to cover related expenses through the end of the fiscal year. 2. $10,000 – operating supplies/equipment (100-6070-6071-2301) for miscellaneous equipment and supplies from County Stores. 3. $95,000 – professional services (100-6070-6071-2350) to cover additional costs associated with higher -than -projected internal affairs investigations, employee labor issues and other costs associated with legal matters. 4. $10,000 – office equipment (100-6070-6071-4900) safes and closed circuit TV's in evidence room. 5. $75,000 – patrol overtime (100-6070-6072-1050) cover cost of unanticipated overtime for 4 th of July fireworks enforcement, homicide investigations and gang sweeps. Pepartment Total $220,000 Community Services – Luque Center – The Community Services Department is recommending placing a full-time Recreation Coordinator in charge of the Luque Community Center. Currently the center is supervised by a Coordinator who splits time between the Luque and Gonzales Centers. When the Coordinator is not at the center, its operations are supervised by part-time staff. This change will enhance center programming and supervision, by having a full-time recreation professional at the facility at all programming times to facilitate innovative new programs, properly plan existing programs, adequately address the needs of youth and senior citizen clientele, and effectively supervise staff members' onsite. This proposed change will cost approximately $15,000 for the current fiscal year and $60,000 for fiscal year 2007-08. City Manager has requested that staff find cost savings in the 2007-08 budget to cover this additional expense. lUe—partment Total $15,00 Community Development – Building - During the June 6, 2006 the City Council approved a contract with Municipal Auditing Services (contractor) whereby the contractor would audit various businesses in the City of Colton for compliance with the cities Business License program. This program would also provide an input to management as to the staffing needs of the Business License operations. Even though this program was approved by the City Council in June 2006, staff and the contractor agreed to ease in the audit phase over a period of time. Since the inception in the early fall of 2006, the contractor has generated an additional $46,000 in revenue with issuance of 17 new applications. Additionally the contractor and staff have reviewed 26 cases and resolved these issues as either "not liable for business license tax within the City of Colton" or the "license already issued under a different name". Currently the contractor has approximately sixty-six cases open/being audited. This process has resulted in an additional workload for staff and during this mid- year process staff is recommending the addition of a Part -Time Office Specialist 11 at a cost of $4,800 for the current fiscal year. The full -year cost for this position would not exceed