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Home My WebLink About01 - Introduction and Table of Contents0 • • • • • • • • • • • w • • • • • • • • • ��, ., • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN ELEMENT OF THE GEORGETOWN CENTURY PLAN Fiscal Year October 1, 1996 through September 30, 1997 MAYOR Leo Wood MAYOR PRO TEM Ferd Tonn District 7 COUNCIL MEMBERS George Arroyos District 1 Shelley Davis District 2 Susan Hoyt District 3 Lee Bain District 4 Dick Vincent District 5 Charles Burson District 6 CITY MANAGER Bob Hart DIVISION DIRECTORS Ed Barry Director of Development Services Jim Briggs Director of Community Owned Utilities Elizabeth Gray Director of Information Resources Teresa Hersh Director of Employee & Organizational Services Larry Hesser Director of Police Services Susan L. Morgan Director of Finance & Administration Randy Morrow Director of Parks & Recreation Hartley Sappington Director of Community Services Bill Shanklin Director of Fire Services CITY ATTORNEY Marianne Landers Banks ?:1 GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION Distinguished Budget Presentation Award PRESENTED TO City of Georgetown, Texas For the Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 1995 \ Presi t Executive Director The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) presented an award for Distinguished Budget Presentation to the City of Georgetown for its annual budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1995. In order to receive this award, a governmental unit must publish a budget document that meets program criteria as a policy document, as an operations guide, as a financial plan, and as a communications medium. The award is valid for a period of one year only. The City of Georgetown has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the last seven consecutive years. We believe our current Operating Plan continues to conform to program requirements, and we are submitting it to GFOA to determine its eligibility for another award. We, the EMPLOYEES of the CITY OF GEORGETOWN, share a DEDICATION and COMMITMENT to: A high level of TRUST between our community and each other. By accepting ACCOUNTABILITY, acting RELIABLY and RESPONSIBLY, and demonstrating LOYALTY, we preserve an environment that supports SINCERITY, HONESTY, and ETHICAL behavior. The use of EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION through LISTENING and UNDERSTANDING, with CARE and COMPASSION, to the diversity in our community and our organization. By maintaining and projecting an APPROACHABLE, OPEN-MINDED attitude and respecting appropriate CONFIDENTIALITY, we ensure open, TWO-WAY communication. The EFFECTIVENESS of TEAMWORK in achieving our COMMON GOALS. With FLEXIBILITY, SUPPORT, COMPETENT LEADERSHIP, FAIRNESS, and respect for cultural and social DIVERSITY, we COOPERATE in an atmosphere of INTERDEPENDENCE. While always respecting the VALUE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL, we recognize the importance of the COMMON GOOD of our community and organization over that of any one of its members. A HIGH STANDARD of PROFESSIONALISM, which begins with dedication to FRIENDLY SERVICE through the EMPOWERMENT of COMPETENT, WELL-TRAINED employees. We encourage INNOVATIVE ideas and solutions, growth of SELF-ESTEEM, and PRIDE in our work and accomplishments. Our demonstrated INTEGRITY provides POSITIVE ROLE -MODELS for our community. Improving the QUALITY OF LIFE by maintaining an equitable balance between work and FAMILY, promoting the DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, and treating our fellow employees and citizens with the RESPECT and providing the SUPPORT which we, in turn, expect. We work to preserve the rich HERITAGE and TRADITION of our community, to protect the HEALTH and SAFETY of, and advocate JUSTICE for, all its members. With a POSITIVE ATTITUDE, respect for other's time and priorities, and use of appropriate HUMOR, we ensure an ATTRACTIVE WORK and LIVING ENVIRONMENT. TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page Budget Award Table of Contents OVERVIEW Transmittal Letter........................................................i Councilmembers........................................................xii THE CITY CommunityProfile ...................................................... 1 Organization.......................................................... 11 Ends & Means Explanation of Ends & Means ....................................... 16 List of Ends & Means ............................................. 17 Annual Operating Plan Preparation ......................................... 22 FINANCIAL SUMMARY Revenue & Expenditure Summary ......................................... 23 Fund Summaries...................................................... 37 Capital Improvements................................................... 59 COMMUNITY OWNED UTILITIES DIVISION Division Description & Financial Summary ................................... 71 Ends& Means ........................................................ 72 Community Owned Utilities Administration ................................... 79 Customer Service (Meter Readers) ......................................... 83 Energy Services....................................................... 87 Pump Maintenance..................................................... 93 Systems Engineering.................................................... 97 Transportation Services ................................................ 101 Water Services....................................................... 109 ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN ELEMENT 1996/97 COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION Division Description & Financial Summary ................................... 119 Ends & Means ........................................................ 120 Community Services Administration ........................................ 123 General Govemment Contracts ........................................... 127 Airport.............................................................. 131 Animal Services....................................................... 135 Convention & Visitors Bureau ............................................ 139 Sanitation............................................................ 145 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISION Division Description & Financial Summary ................................... 151 Ends & Means ........................................................ 152 Development Process Team ............................................. 157 Development Support (formerly Planning Services) ............................ 163 Inspection Services (formerly Building Inspection Services) ...................... 167 FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION DIVISION Division Description & Financial Summary ................................... 171 Ends & Means ........................................................ 172 Accounting........................................................... 175 Finance Administration................................................. 179 Facilities Maintenance .................................................. 183 Fleet Management..................................................... 189 Municipal Court ....................................................... 195 Purchasing & Properties ................................................ 199 Utility Office.......................................................... 203 FIRE SERVICES DIVISION Division Description & Financial Summary ................................... 207 Ends & Means ........................................................ 208 Administration....................................................... 211 Operations........................................................... 215 Prevention........................................................... 219 Training/Emergency Management ......................................... 223 ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN ELEMENT 1996/97 INFORMATION RESOURCES DIVISION Division Description & Financial Summary .................................. 227 Ends & Means ....................................................... 228 O Information Resources Management ...................................... 231 [� Information Services ................................................... 235 Information Services Capital Replacement .................................. 239 Public Library ......................................................... 243 O MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION O Division Description & Financial Summary .................................. 249 OEnds & Means ....................................................... 250 CityCouncil......................................................... 255 City Attorney's Office .................................................. 259 O City Manager's Office .................................................. 263 Employee & Organizational Services ...................................... 267 Safety Services...................................................... 271 O- PARKS & RECREATION DIVISION Division Description & Financial Summa 275 O Ends & Means ....................................................... 276 O Parks............................................................... 279 Recreation.......................................................... 285 O 0 POLICE SERVICES DIVISION 0 Division Description & Financial Summary .................................. 291 0 Ends & Means ....................................................... 292 0 Police Administration.................................................. 295 O Special Operations.................................................... 299 0 Information Management ............................................... 303 Patrol Services 307 O ....................................................... Professional Standards ................................................. 311 O O CIP O Capital Improvement Projects ............................................ 315 O O O OJ :O O ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN ELEMENT 1996/97 :O DEBT Debt Management & Policy .............................................. 323 General Debt Service .................................................. 324 Utility Debt Service .................................................... 328 Proposed Debt ....................................................... 331 REFERENCE Personnel............................................................ 333 Programs, Projects & Equipment .......................................... 343 Ordinances.......................................................... 355 Financial & Budget Policies ......................................... .... 367 Utility Rates Schedule .................................................. 385 Advisory Boards & Commissions .......................................... 389 INDEX/GLOSSARY Glossary............................................................. 393 Index............................................................... 401 ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN ELEMENT 1996/97