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April 25, 2000 i) Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate the funds necessary to implement the Annual Operating Budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000 and ending June 30, 2001. Purpose and Need: · The Annual Operating Budget is the culmination of intensive work on the part of the departments, department heads, and senior management to assess the needs of the individual departments in delivering services to our citizens. This assessment is performed with the City Council goals and objectives clearly in mind. a) This ordinance will re-enact the tax rates on real estate, tangible personal property, privately owned pleasure boats, privately owned camping trailers and motor homes and machinery and tools to maintain these tax rates at the currently established levels. b) This ordinance proposes increase to water service charges from the present $2.50 per 1,000 gallons per month to $2.60 per 1,000 gallons per month. In addition, the charge for sewage disposal is proposed to increase from $1.81 per 1,000 gallons of water usage to $1.95 per 1,000 gallons of water usage. This increase is consistent with those proposed in Public Utilities Long-range Strategic Financial Plan. c) This ordinance proposes increase to refuse collection fees from the present $15 per month per collection to $16 per month per collection. This increase is necessary due to the increase in tipping fees charged by SPSA. d) This ordinance proposes to increase the E-911 service tax from the current $2.00 per month to $3.00 per month. The increased funding from this increase will be used to enhance the communications capacity of the current E-911 and radio system and to provide for continual updating of the system. e) The proposed changes to rental fees charged by the Department of Parks, Recreation and General Services are requested to increase the cost of deposits for meeting rooms and social halls. f) The Law Library currently charges $2.00 for each civil action filed in circuit or district court. These charges represent the primary source for funding to purchase reference books and resource materials maintained by the library. The revenues remain relatively stable but the fund balance is being utilized to balance the budget for this fund. It is recommended that the fee be increased to $4.00 per civil action to increase the annual revenues and preserve the financial condition of the fund. g) The ordinance proposes to change the code with respect to method of funding for cost of living adjustments (COLAs) for retirees of the Portsmouth Supplemental and Fire and Police Retirement Systems. This change has been reviewed by the actuary of the Retirement Fund and the proper contribution rates determined in the actuarial valuation at July 1, 1999. This change will allow for "temporary" COLAs provided to retirees since July 1, 1996 to be made "permanent" by adding the amounts to the retirees base salary. h) The annual Classification and Pay Plan for City employees encompasses the schedule for grading of each position within the City, as well as the pay range for the responsibilities that the position merits. It also establishes the rules for promotion, demotion, additional duties and the salaries of the individuals appointed by the City Council. i) This ordinance will appropriate $379,110,933 for the total Annual Operating Budget on a per fund basis for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2000 and ending June 30, 2001. Financial Impact: · By law, the operating budget must be balanced with estimated revenues and other funding sources equaling appropriations. The Proposed Operating Budget for the Fiscal Year 2001 complies with this law. Motion by Mr. Pitts, and seconded by Mr. Griffin, to adopt the following ordinances for items A-G, and was adopted by the following vote: