Adopted Budget Projected Budget 2016-2017

LEGAL

PROGRAMS

2014-15

2015-16 Budget

2016-17 Adopted

2017-18 Projected

Actual

Legal Services Provides legal advice to the Mayor, City Council, City Manager, Boards and Commissions and City Departments; represents the City and its officers in civil cases; prepares the legislative program for City Council; drafts and approves legal opinions, ordinances, resolutions, contracts and other legal documents.

Appropriation

975,779

1,076,679

1,111,445

1,133,739

Full Time Equivalent Positions

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.0

Departmental Objectives

 Provide effective and efficient legal services for the organization.

 Improve the communication and decision-making processes related to legal matters.

 Reduce the City's exposure to compliance related issues.  Monitor changes to the annexation and eminent domain laws.

 Provide advice, counsel and representation to the City in civil cases.  Increase the ability of the City to control and eliminate criminal offenses.  Provide legal counsel to ensure law enforcement and fire protection effectiveness.  Advocate for legislation that will provide additional funds for transportation needs.

 Provide legal support for bond funding and other debt financing.

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Actual

Budget

Adopted

Projected

Efficiency Measures  Percent of resolutions and ED contracts drafted or approved within 2 work weeks of request

90%

95%

95%

95%

4 days

5 days

5 days

5 days

 Average time it takes to complete ED contract review

 Turnaround time to prepare paperwork for property nuisance and fire code violation litigation  Percent of requests for legal advice responded to in no more than 5 days  Percent PIRT requests responded to in 2 days or less Effectiveness Measures  Percent City condemnation actions successfully settled or resolved

21 days

30 days

30 days

30 days

90%

95%

95%

95%

70%

80%

80%

85%

90%

95%

95%

95%

2014-15

2015-16 Budget

2016-17 Adopted

2017-18 Projected

BUDGET SUMMARY

Actual

Expenditures:

Personnel Costs

792,361 183,418

887,114 189,565

928,996 182,449

951,195 182,544

Maintenance & Operations

Capital Outlay

0

0

0

0

Total

975,779

1,076,679

1,111,445

1,133,739

Total FTE Positions

7.500

7.500

8.000

8.000

Revenues: All Other

0

0

0

0

General Fund Contribution

975,779 975,779

1,076,679 1,076,679

1,111,445 1,111,445

1,133,739 1,133,739

Total

BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS  The FY 16-17 Adopted Budget is increasing by $34,766, or 3.2%. 

The FY 16-17 Adopted Budget includes an increase of 0.5 FTE. An additional Assistant City Attorney position is added, to be funded equally between the General Fund and the Housing Partnership Fund.

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