Finance Department Presentation to the City of Houston

Finance Department Presentation to the City of Houston Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee FY 2012 Budget Overview and General Fund Five Year Forecast May 31, 2011 Kelly Dowe, Director

Table of Contents Section Page Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Overview General Fund Budget Revenues General Fund Budget Expenditures 3 5 12 General Fund Five Year Plan Revenues Five Year Plan Expenditures Five Year Management Strategies 18 20 21 24 2

Fiscal Year 2012 - Budget Overview • Budget balanced without use of pension obligation bonds or fund balance for the first time since Fiscal Year 2004. • Departmental budgets approximately 4% to 27% lower than FY 2011 spending levels. • Overall budget is approximately $100 million lower than FY 2011 Current Budget. • Preserves public safety as the top priority for the City. • Includes $10 million transfer from Houston First Limited Government Corporation. • Presentation includes adjustments to HPD and HFD budgets that were not available when the budget was printed. 3

Summary Of All Funds 4

General Fund Revenues 5

General Fund Revenues FY 2003 - FY 2012 6

Property Tax Revenue • Assumptions: – Decline in property tax revenue of 1. 0%, $8. 2 million lower than FY 2011. – No change in the current tax rate ($0. 63875 per $100 valuation). – Collection rate of 96. 9%. – Net of tax increment zone payments. 7

Trends in Property Tax Revenues FY 2009 - FY 2012 8

Sales Tax Revenue • Assumptions: – Positive growth trend in FY 2012 of 5. 7%, $28. 0 million higher than FY 2011. – Continued positive year-over-year employment growth. – Oil at or above $70/barrel. 9

Trends in Sales Tax Revenues FY 2009 - FY 2012 10

Other Revenues and Sources of Funds • Assumptions: – Sale of Land of $13. 6 million • Approximately the same amount as in FY 2011 transactions • $10. 7 million in non-right-of-way properties – Transfers of $27. 1 million: • $17. 1 million transfers from Combined Utility System for debt repayment • $10. 0 million from Houston First consolidation – Ongoing transfers of $14. 2 million: • $9. 2 million from Parking Management, $2. 2 million from Auto Dealers, $2. 5 million from Building Inspection, and $340, 000 from other funds – No drawdown in fund balance. 11

General Fund Expenditures 12

General Fund Expenditures FY 2003 - FY 2012 (Including Debt Service) 13

Expenditures Summary • • No pay increases. Savings in Health Benefits from implementation of new contract. Includes termination pay allowances of $5. 4 million. Reflects decreases in HR and IT costs resulting from consolidations. Fleet costs budgeted conservatively with no change in FY 2012 costs. Police: – Deferred pension contribution of $17 million. – No layoffs for classified and jail employees. Fire: – Deferred termination pay and other pays. – Pension rate of 23. 9%. – No layoffs of classified personnel pending ratification of new collective bargaining agreement. 14

General Fund Full-Time Equivalents 15

General Fund Pension Contributions FY 2003 - FY 2012 16

General Fund Unassigned Ending Fund Balance FY 2002 - FY 2012 17

Finance Department General Fund Five Year Plan FY 2012 – FY 2016

Overview • This 5 -year plan is based on the FY 2012 Proposed Budget. • Expenditures include legal mandates, staffing for new facilities, and contractual escalators. • Capital outlay/equipment acquisition are not included. • Includes debt service for capital projects but no new drainage debt issuance. 19

Revenue Summary ($ Thousands) 20

Expenditure Summary ($ Thousands) 21

Expenditures Details • Health benefits increases by approximately 5% each year. • Police increases based on the HPOU agreement. • Fire increases also based on the recent negotiation. • Includes Rainy Day Fund reimbursement of $5 million per year beginning in FY 2013. • Pension increases: – HMEPS: 2% per year FY 2013 -16. – HPOPS: $10 million per year FY 2013 -16. – HFFRF: Assumes contribution rate increases to 36. 3% in FY 2014. 22

Revenue & Expenditure Summary ($ Thousands) 23

Five Year Management Strategies • Continued efforts to improve collection of current and past due balances owed to the City. • Full implementation of Kronos, Fleet consolidation and IT consolidation. • On-going negotiation of Fire cost savings as agreed upon in collective bargaining agreement. • Pension reform for new employees. • Continued efforts to cut costs and improve productivity within departments. • Continued efforts to lower health benefits cost increases. 24