City and Borough of Juneau
Finance Committee Meeting
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
IV. Bartlett Regional Hospital (BRH)
A. On May 18, 2005, the AFC heard Bartlett Regional Hospital ’s (BRH) FY06 budget presentation. At that time, the Committee voted to table approval of the BRH FY06 Budget.
The BRH Board is requesting approval of their FY06 budgets as presented to the AFC on May 18, 2005. This packet includes a copy of BRH’s FY06 Budget request.
B. The BRH Board has approved a reduction in Sleep-off/Courtesy Patrol Services provided by Rainforest Recovery Center (RRC). At the May 25 AFC meeting, Mr. Bob Valiant indicated that it was the BRH’s plan to proceed with this budget reduction unless directed otherwise by the Assembly.
The projected savings resulting from the service reduction is $144,400.
Included in the packet is the FY06 Budget for the RRC.
C. At the May 25 AFC meeting, questions were raised concerning the allocation of liquor and tobacco excise taxes to BRH. Included in the packet is the budget allocation schedule from FY02 through FY06.
V. Capital Improvement Projects Program Budget
Included in your packet is a memo from Roger Healy, Engineering Director, regarding the Preliminary FY06 Capital Improvement Program projects and funding recommendations approved by the Public Works and Facility Committee on May 23, 2005.
VI. Ombudsman Contract
Donna Pierce, Deputy City Manager, will provide information and recommendations on the Ombudsman’s contract.
VII. Lobbyist Contracts
The AFC has requested information on the lobbyist contracts. The table below indicates the existing contracts and amounts currently included in the FY06 Revised Budget. The FY06 budget was prepared with the assumption the FY05 contracts would continue.
Firm |
Contract |
Expenses Up To |
Contract Duration |
Gruening and Spitzfaden |
$ 60,000 |
5,000 |
01/01/05 through 10/30/05 |
Chambers, Conlon and Hartwell |
67,000 |
* 5,000 |
07/01/04 through 06/30/05 |
Kent Dawson Company |
35,000 |
- |
01/01/05 through 06/30/05 |
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$ 162,000 |
10,000 |
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* Except for trips to Alaska .
VIII. Gastineau Humane Society Animal Control Contract
The Gastineau Humane Society (GHS) provides animal control services on a contractual basis for the CBJ. The contract provides for a base contractual amount plus revenues collected by GHS for impounds, animal ordinance violations and licenses. The GHS is requesting an increase of $59,800 (12%) in the base contractual amount over the FY06 Approved Budget.
The table below shows the funding provided to GHS for animal control.
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FY05 |
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FY06 |
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FY04 |
Amended |
Projected |
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Approved |
Revised |
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Actuals |
Budget |
Actuals |
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Budget |
Budget |
CBJ Contact |
$503,400 |
516,300 |
516,300 |
|
516,300 |
576,100 |
License Fees |
64,600 |
72,000 |
64,000 |
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73,000 |
64,500 |
Citations |
7,500 |
12,000 |
7,000 |
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12,500 |
7,500 |
Impound Fees |
17,100 |
36,000 |
14,000 |
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38,000 |
15,500 |
Total Funding |
$592,600 |
636,300 |
601,300 |
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639,800 |
663,600 |
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Chava Lee, GHS Director, will present an overview of the animal control services provided by GHS and the need for increased funding.
IX. Schedule Meeting for Discussion of 1% Sales Tax Projects
In order to place the 1% temporary sales tax levy on the October ballot, the ordinance needs to be adopted by Monday, August 22, 2005. To adhere to this deadline, I am requesting the AFC schedule date(s) to meet no later than mid-June.
X. Information Items
Assembly Finance Committee FY06 budget meeting schedule and Assembly action dates.