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RESOLUTION NO. 04-053
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND,
WASHINGTON, IDENTIFYING PROGRAMS THE COUNCIL INTENDS NOT TO
FUND AS PART OF THE 2005 BUDGET (IF THE BALLOT PROPOSITION DOES NOT
PASS) AND ESTABLISHING A PROCESS TO ESTABLISH CORE CITY FUNCTIONS
WHEREAS, estimated City revenues for 2005 are $7,900,000 (rounded), and estimated
expenditures based on current level of services and programs are $8,400,000 (rounded), leaving a
funding gap of $500,000 (rounded); and
WHEREAS, if in 2005 the street fund is funded at $500,000, the amount estimated to
fund needed street maintenance and improvements (instead of $300,000 (rounded) in 2004), the
funding gap grows to $717,000 (rounded); and
WHEREAS, at a special meeting of the City Council on September 15, 2004, the City
Council approved Resolution 04-052 to submit to the voters a property tax lid lift proposition to
increase the permanent property tax by amounts and for purposes specified in Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, in order to fund basic services, identifies the following
programs as programs the Council intends not to fund for 2005 ifthe ballot proposition does not
pass:
1. Parks maintenance
2. Swimming Pool
3. Recreation Programs
4. Two new firefighter/1 police officer positions
5. Support for community non-profit organizations
$200,000
$135,000
$ 90,000
$225,000
$120,000
$770,000
1 (1)
1 (1)
1 (1)
1(1)(2)
1 (1), (3)
All numbers are rounded.
(1) Represents total estimated 2005 funding for this program
(2) Amount necessary to fill positions
(3) Amount to be allocated among non-profit community groups, including, for example,
Economic Development Council (EDC), Chamber of Commerce (Visitor's Information
Center), Domestic Violence Sexual Awareness Program, Farmer's Market, Port
Townsend Civic Trust (Main Street),
and by this resolution directs the City Manager to prepare as part ofthe regular budget adoption
process two alternative budget plans for 2005, (1) one based on a budget assuming the ballot
proposition does pass, and (2) an alternative one based on a funding gap of approximately
$717,000 based on the ballot proposition not passing, which alternative shows the programs
(above) that the Council has identified as intending not to fund for 2005; and
WHEREAS, the City Council determines that Council should establish governance
priorities and identify core City functions that would receive budget funding priority, which
priorities would be used in constructing the annual budget, and determines to task the City
Manager to make recommendations to the City Council no later than November 15, 2004 on a
process for establishing governance priorities and core City functions so they can be identified by
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Resolution 04-053
May 1,2005.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Port Townsend as follows:
A. The City Council, in order to fund basic services, identifies at this time the following programs as
programs the Council intends, subject to final budget approval, not to fund for 2005 if the ballot
proposition proposed by Resolution 04-052 does not pass:
1. Parks maintenance
2. Swimming Pool
3. Recreation Programs
4. Two new firefighter/l police officer positions
5. Support for community non-profit organizations
$200,000
$135,000
$ 90,000
$225,000
$120,000
$770,000
1 (1)
1 (1)
1 (1)
1 (1), (2)
1 (1), (3)
All numbers are rounded.
(1) Represents total estimated 2005 funding for this program
(2) (2) Amount necessary to fill positions
(3) Amount to be allocated among non-profit community groups, including, for example,
Economic Development Council (EDC), Chamber of Commerce (Visitor's Information
Center), Domestic Violence Sexual Awareness Program, Farmer's Market, Port
Townsend Civic Trust (Main Street),
and directs the City Manager to prepare as part ofthe regular budget adoption process two
alternative budget plans for 2005, (1) one based on a budget assuming the ballot proposition does
pass, and (2) an alternative one based on a funding gap of approximately $717,000 based on the
ballot proposition not passing, which alternative shows the programs (above) that the Council has
identified at this time as intending not to fund for 2005.
B. The City Council determines that Council should establish governance priorities and identify
core City functions that would receive budget funding priority, which priorities would be used in
constructing the annual budget, and determines to task the City Manager to make
recommendations to the City Council no later than November 15, 2004 on a process for
establishing governance priorities and core City functions so they can be identified by May 1,
2005.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend at a regular
meeting thereof, held this fifteenth day of September 2004.
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Catharine Robinson, Mayor
Attest:
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City Clerk
Approved as to form:
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Johrii>. Watts
City Attorney
Resolution 04-053