City of Superior

City of Superior 2018 General Fund Budget

Wisconsin Point, Superior WI

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City of Superior, Wisconsin

2018 Proposed Operating Budget General Fund September 2017

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MAYOR’S BUDGET MESSAGE 3

INTRODUCTION 9

Acknowledgments 10

City Council 11

Executive Management Team 12

Organizational Chart 13

About Superior 14

Budget Calendar 16

OVERVIEWS 17

Tax Overview 18

Budget Overview 22

GENERAL FUND 29

City Council 31

City Attorney 33

Mayor 35

City Clerk/Elections 38

Human Resources Department 42

Finance 45

City Assessor 48

Illegal Taxes 51

Police Department 52

Fire Department 58

Building Inspection 62

Public Works Administration 65

City of Superior 2018 Proposed Operating Budget General Fund

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Shop Operations 68

Buildings and Grounds 70

Highway and Street Maintenance and Construction 72

Traffic Signals and Signs 74

Airport 76

Mass Transit 78

Animal Shelter 79

Grants 80

Museum 81

Parks 82

Recreation 87

Planning & Community Development 91

Debt Service 94

Transfers to Other Funds 96

Superior Public Library 99


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Mayor’s Budget Message

To: Council President Olson, City Council Members and Citizens of Superior

Introduction

I am pleased to submit for your approval my proposal for the 2018 General Fund Budget.

The General Fund Budget is the most significant and influential policy that we will pass

each year. It is the truest expression of our priorities and it represents the vast majority of

the services that we will provide to our citizens. At its best, city government represents the

ability of the people to come together to accomplish those goals that we cannot achieve

alone. That is what this budget seeks to do. The most visible and relevant city services are

provided by the General Fund. With limited resources, we must protect our citizens,

provide efficient and effective transportation, ensure accessible and affordable recreation,

and plan for a vibrant and growing economy.

But of course, these things costs money. The majority of our revenue comes directly from

our citizens and businesses. We therefore owe it to our community to provide a

transparent accounting of how we are spending their money. While the City of Superior

General Fund Budget document has always been public, it has not always been accessible.

Transparency requires not just a full and detailed report, but a report that is readable and

easily accessible to most citizens. This document is our attempt to increase that

transparency. Our goal is simple: We want the average citizen to be able to easily find this

document online or in public places and to be able to easily understand how we spent their

money as well as our vision for this community.

A General Fund budget is not one policy but a collection of hundreds of minor and major

decisions. Taken collectively, it speaks to the vision and values of a community and its

leaders. I firmly believe that this budget well represents a community that is responsible,

stable, and prosperous. It recognizes the need to grow, change, and adapt to new

circumstances while also treating our citizens fairly.

The Budget Process

For my first General Fund Budget, we used a different budget process than in past years.

We started this process with the entire City Council by having the Councilors first

recommend and then rank their highest priorities. We then forwarded those priorities to

Department Heads and tasked them with drafting their own departmental budgets that

were fiscally responsible and in line with the Council’s values. This process occurred in the

context of a more than $400,000 budget deficit, which prevented significant new


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investments. However, after cuts and efficiencies by Department Heads and myself, we

were able to create a balanced budget that maintains existing priorities and invests in new

projects.

A Budget that Works for Everyone

Creating a balanced, priority based budget requires more than just cutting expenses until

they match our revenue projections. We reviewed the entire budget to ensure that all

expenditures were either providing a mandated service or meeting our priorities. We also

recognized that budgets from previous years, even last year, may not adequately fund some

of our most pressing needs. Therefore, this budget contains some key changes. Some of the

more significant changes you will find include:

An increase in Community Policing. New police training initiatives in crisis

intervention training, professional communication, diversity/implicit bias

training, and de-escalation skills.

A significant new software system to increase efficiency and cooperation

within our Building and Fire Inspection Divisions.

A 2% salary increase for non-union employees.

An increase in the Neighborhood Improvement Fund to build stronger, more

valuable communities.

Funding for the Superior/Douglas County Dive Team.

In making these investments, we were also aware of the ever rising costs of government

services in Superior. Too often that cost has been passed directly to taxpayers. When we

allow taxes and fees to grow too large, they become a burden on citizens, inhibiting growth

and holding back our economy. That is why the most significant achievement of this budget

is not what we did, but what we didn’t do. Despite several significant new investments, this

budget does not raise property taxes on citizens.

Future Challenges

Responsible government requires us to constantly plan for the future. I remain firm in my

belief that the future of Superior is bright and our citizens will continue to see an improving

economy, neighborhoods, and quality of life. This does not mean we do not face some

significant challenges in the years to come.

Perhaps the most significant challenge we face is the ever increasing cost of providing the

services that citizens need and expect. Inflation affects the budget in many different ways,

from the increasing cost of labor, equipment, and materials to the investments we must

make to adapt to a changing climate, culture, and economy.


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Our budget will likely face further stress from declining State revenues, especially in the

Shared Revenue Program. Unfortunately, despite mandating several expensive services and

programs, State government continues to transfer the burden of these costs to local

government and citizens, requiring us to be more adaptable with less flexibility.

Growth and Independence

The solution to our challenges is simple, but not easy. The key to greater financial health,

economic prosperity, and a stable and rewarding quality of life lies in increasing the

economic value and therefore independence of this community. As we assess our future,

this is perhaps our greatest opportunity and the reason I am so optimistic about the

direction we are headed.

Superior is fortunate to see several exciting new developments that will bring economic

growth and real value to the city. We are watching existing manufacturing and industrial

business like Amsoil, Enbridge, Epicurean, Exodus, and Charter Films grow and thrive. We

are excited to see the future of our local refinery secured by Husky Energy, a healthy,

prosperous, and community centered company. We can look forward to the largest private

investment in the history of Northwest Wisconsin with the arrival of the Nemadji Trail

Energy Facility, which will inject $1.2 million in direct revenue to local government and

provide up to a $1 billion impact on our local economy, while improving the stability and

sustainability of our energy network.

The most exciting developments are, of course, the most visible. Our downtown continues

to redevelop into a thrilling retail and entertainment district with several new businesses

crowding onto Tower Avenue, including Superior’s first production brewery in more than

50 years. The significant investments we made into downtown were risky but we now

know that place-making and smart planning pays off, not just for business, but for the

whole community. We look forward to taking this modern vision to Belknap and

revitalizing one of our city’s main thoroughfares.

We tend to think of economic development as business development because that is where

we spend most of our energy. But the heart and soul of economic and community

development is not about where we work, it’s about where we live. Housing is the

beginning and end of our development plan. It is where our citizens spend most of their

time. For most people, their home will be their greatest investment and the most significant

portion of their wealth. Housing is stability, family, neighborhoods, and community.

Increasing home and neighborhood values increases city revenue, citizens’ wealth and

security, and the overall value and health of our city. This is why we are so excited to see

dramatic improvements to the rental market including a new 54 unit apartment complex

and a restored historic retail/housing building in downtown. I have also convened a


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Housing Task Force of varied housing, planning, and construction professionals to explore

and recommend new ways to improve our existing housing stock.

A Superior Budget. A Superior Future. (an end to silly puns)

We pursue elected or appointed office because we want to improve our community, but

improvement requires action and change. It is not enough to sit back and hope that the way

we did things yesterday will work today. We have to embrace new ideas, learn from our

failures, and build on our strengths. We have to take action and write new policies. No

policy either I or the City Council will propose will have such sweeping and long lasting

effect as the cumulative decisions of our annual budget. This document, therefore, offers us

our greatest opportunity to change direction and take charge of our future.

By meeting our challenges head on, investing in our priorities, and increasing our

transparency and accountability to our fellow citizens, we can take confidence that

regardless of what lies ahead, we will be equipped with the tools and the ideas necessary to

build a beautiful and vibrant city.

I invite you to take some time to truly look through this budget and learn about your city

and the direction we intend to go. While I hope that it inspires in you as much confidence

and excitement for our future as it does me, I would be pleased enough if it only

encouraged you to take more action and become more involved in your city.

Jim Paine Mayor


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FISCAL SUMMARY

Revenue The 2018 General Fund Revenue Budget is estimated at $28,930,267. This represents an increase of $55,354 over 2017 budgeted revenue (a 0.19% increase). The main funding sources for General Fund operations are the City tax levy and the State shared revenue program. Together, these two sources alone represent 71% of the General Fund revenue. The City’s major state funding sources (Shared Revenue and the Expenditure Restraint Program funding) are projected at the same levels as 2017. Road aids are projected to increase by 6% and the Payment for Municipal Services Program is slated to decrease by 9% due to a changed relationship with UWS for garbage collection services. The railroad terminal tax assessed and distributed by the State is also expected to decrease by $314,068 in 2018 due to a correction in the Department of Revenue calculation. This budget includes no increase in the city’s levy over the 2017 levy of $12,701,790. The 2018 General Fund budget includes $600,000 in funding from the Oil Pipeline Terminal Tax (OPTT). The total OPTT we anticipate to receive in 2018 is $4,176,983 which is primarily used to fund the Capital Improvement Program. This budget continues the annual transfer of $500,000 from the OPTT to the Economic Development Fund. Expenditures The City’s budget is allowed to increase a certain percentage each year according to the State Expenditure Restraint Program (ERP). By staying within these limits the City receives the ERP payment from the State. Current estimates show the allowable spending increase from 2017 to 2018 to be over 2.6%. However, the City is holding its budget increase to a significantly lower amount (0.19% as mentioned earlier). Budgeted staffing levels within the General Fund are expected to be reduced by two mechanic positions in the City Garage. Two vacant positions will not be filled as the City will no longer be providing school bus maintenance service for the School District. No reductions in other City services are anticipated. A 2% cost of living increase is incorporated into the 2018 budget for all non-represented employees as well as the previously negotiated wage increases for IAFF Superior Local #74 (Fire Union). At the time of this writing negotiations for 2018 were still in process for WPPA Superior Local #27 (Police Union) and a budgetary estimate has been incorporated.

DEBT SERVICE

General obligation debt service costs increased in the 2018 Executive General Fund Budget due mainly to the City investing over $5.5 million in 2017 for the Belknap Street reconstruction project. The ongoing improvements to Belknap Street along with other capital projects, including remodeling at the Superior Public Library, are generating


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considerable excitement within the community. As a result of the investments in these projects, along with others in 2017, and changes in the 2018 payments of prior year issues, tax levy supported debt service costs increased from $2,392,456 to $2,551,137. This $158,681 amount has been offset by a $158,681 operating levy reduction to hold the City’s levy to the same level as 2017. During the year 2017, the City refinanced debt issuance 2008A resulting in over $380,000 in interest savings over the remaining eight years of outstanding debt. Total general obligation debt outstanding at December 31, 2017 is projected to be $44,768,971 compared to $44,614,297 outstanding at December 31, 2016, resulting in an increase of $154,674. The City is well below its legal debt limit of $82,600,000 and compares favorably with similar sized communities throughout the State. For 2018, $5,500,000 in general obligation bonds is expected to be issued to fund the Fire Department Main Headquarters construction project.


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Introduction

Acknowledgments 10

City Council 11

Executive Management Team 12

Organizational Chart 13

About Superior 14

Budget Calendar 16


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Acknowledgments

Mayor – Jim Paine

City Council

District 1 – Dan Olson (Council President) District 2 – Jenny Van Sickle District 3 – Warren Bender District 4 – Jack Sweeney

District 5 – Brent Fennessey District 6 – Tylor Elm

District 7 – Ruth Ludwig District 8 – Craig Sutherland

District 9 – Keith Kern (Council Vice President) District 10 – Esther Dalbec

Prepared By

Finance Director/Senior Administration Officer – Jean Vito Assistant Finance Director – Chris Bronson

Accountant – Judy Fudally Staff Accountant – Mary Lindberg

Contract Analyst – Jane Michel Assistant Public Works Director – Chris Carlson


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City Council

Top Row: Tylor Elm, Ruth Ludwig, Craig Sutherland, Keith Kern, Esther Dalbec Bottom Row: Dan Olson, Jenny Van Sickle, Warren Bender, Jack Sweeney, Brent Fennessey


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Executive Management Team

Jim Paine Mayor Frog Prell City Attorney Brad Theien City Assessor Terri Kalan City Clerk Jean Vito Finance Director/Senior Administration Officer Steve Panger Fire Chief Cammi Koneczny Human Resources Director Susan Heskin Library Director Linda Cadotte Parks, Recreation & Forestry Director Jason Serck Planning, Economic Development & Port Director Nick Alexander Police Chief Todd Janigo Public Works Director


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Organizational Chart

Citizens of Superior

City Council Boards and Commissions

Mayor

City Attorney

Finance Department

Human Resources Parks, Recreation

& Forestry

Planning & Community

Development

Fire Department

Police Department

Public Works

City Clerk

City Assessor

Environmental Services

Building Inspection

Library


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About Superior

Community Profile The City of Superior is located in Northwestern Wisconsin in Douglas County. Superior is located on one of the most popular tourist routes in the Midwest and embraces the westernmost tip of Lake Superior. Approximately 27,200 people currently call Superior home. Superior offers residents a combination of rugged natural beauty, quality education, and business opportunities. Our economy is balanced by technology companies, petroleum and heavy industry, higher education, retail, and tourism. In addition to prime existing space, we have available land ready for development along high-traffic corridors. The Superior Municipal Forest, located within Superior city limits, is the third largest municipal forest in the nation. The forest is 4,400 acres and includes summer and winter recreational activities and trails. Education is a key component to Superior’s community. The University of Wisconsin – Superior (UWS) and the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College – Superior (WITC) have approximately 8,000 students. UWS is ranked in the U.S. News and World Report’s “Top Public Schools – Regional Colleges Midwest” list. Forty-six countries are represented in the UWS student body. WITC is accredited by and a member of the Higher Learning Commission. Ninety-three percent of WITC students are employed within six months of graduating. Some of the largest employers in Superior include: University of Wisconsin-Superior, School District of Superior, Essentia Health St. Mary’s, BNSF Railroad, Halvor Lines, Walmart Supercenter, Douglas County, and AMSOIL, Inc. The City of Superior is also an international transportation hub served by interstate highways, railroads, oceangoing ships, and an international airport. Superior’s transportation network is the lifeblood of its economy. Movement of products through the region is essential to the manufacturing, mining, forest products, and service industries. Superior produces many large products and an elaborate network of highways, the ports, and four Class 1 railways work to make sure these items are shipped efficiently. Superior is proactive about developing its trail system and maintaining access to local water sources. Downtown development provides opportunities for residents and visitors to enjoy all that Superior has to offer.


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Mission Statement Superior City government exists to provide its citizens with quality services responsive to the needs of the community at an affordable tax level by:

o Exceeding high standards of ethics and integrity to produce quality, progressive and responsive government services

o Providing a safe community to live, work, and play o Fostering a responsible growth o Creating a strong, fiscally sound economy o Preserving and promoting our uniqueness o Working to implement the City’s Comprehensive Plan o Encouraging active participation from the community o Fostering a climate of community and respect

Priorities

o Efficient, effective, and transparent government o Safe community o Access to quality, affordable housing and beautiful neighborhoods o Efficient multimodal transportation o Development of commercial, recreational, educational, cultural, and entertainment

opportunities o Development of increased and enhanced economic opportunities o Protection and enhancement of our natural resources


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Budget Calendar

2018 General Budget Timeline August 10, 2017 Informational introduction to Finance Committee

September 5, 2017 Mayor introduces Executive Budget to City Council

Mid/Late September

Public listening/comment sessions

October 3, 2017 Additional budget review by City Council (deadline for council adoption to coordinate with date of public hearing)

November 7, 2017 Public hearing

December 4, 2017 Tax roll due to Douglas County to print tax bills


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Overviews

Tax Overview 18

Budget Overview 22


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Tax Overview

Equalized Value Ratio

The Equalized Value is the estimated value of all taxable real and personal property in each taxation district, by class of property, as of January 1, and certified by DOR on August 15 of each year. The annual Equalized Value of each municipality represents DOR’s estimate of the total value of all taxable property. Changes in the Equalized Value from year to year are caused by many things; increases or decreases in market prices, annexation gains or losses, new construction, demolition of buildings, relocation of businesses, taxable status of property, and statutory changes in the basis for valuation in various classes of property. Assessment/sales studies compare actual selling prices of residential and commercial market sales with the local assessment of the property sold. If the sales evidence represents a reasonable cross section of the type of properties existing in the community as a whole, and there are a sufficient number of sales, the relationship between the sales and assessments is assumed to reflect the overall accuracy of the total assessed values. This relationship is considered to be an indication of the municipality’s overall “assessment level”. The total local assessment is then ratioed to full value, resulting in the statistically derived Equalized Values. The statistical sales value established by this analysis is compared to the Equalized Value established by DOR for the previous year. This comparison indicates the trend in values, and this trend serves as a guide in establishing the current year's Equalized Value.

City of Superior Overall Equalized Value Ratio By Tax Year

2014 2015 2016

97.64% 100.33% 98.91%

Property Tax Valuation Tax values are described in terms of assessed and equalized values for taxation purposes. Assessed values are used to equitably distribute a municipality’s tax burden among individual property owners. Equalized values are used for apportioning county property taxes, public school taxes, vocational school taxes, and for distributing State aid.

Property Value by Type and Year (without TIDs)

Valuation Type 2014 2015 2016 Percent Change (2014-2016)

Assessed Value 1,614,205 1,635,918 1,634,189 +1.01% (000’s)

Equalized Value 1,653,197 1,630,579 1,652,172 +1.00% (000’s)


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Tax Levy and Rate Information The table below shows the total tax levy collected by various taxing entities. These levies also include the proportion of the tax increment districts applicable to each taxing jurisdiction. Assessed property values are required to determine tax rates for each taxing entity. Tax levies and rates for all taxing districts are finalized annually the end of November.

Assessed Value Tax Levy and Rate Information

2016/2017

TAX DISTRICT TAX LEVY TAX RATE

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CITY OF SUPERIOR $13,228,150.61 $8.0946296

BOARD OF EDUCATION $17,639,473.25 $10.7940261

DOUGLAS COUNTY $8,043,401.61 $4.9219546

VOCATIONAL SCHOOL $623,810.62 $0.3817250

STATE OF WISCONSIN $280,383.52 $0.1715735

GROSS TAX LEVY $39,815,219.61 $24.36

LESS SCHOOL TAX CREDIT $2,839,485.03 $1.7375505

NET TAX LEVY $36,975,734.58 $22.63

2015/2016

TAX DISTRICT TAX LEVY TAX RATE

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CITY OF SUPERIOR $12,729,343.33 $7.7811617

BOARD OF EDUCATION $16,420,112.58 $10.0372461

DOUGLAS COUNTY $7,882,621.34 $4.8184694

VOCATIONAL SCHOOL $609,272.64 $0.3724347

STATE OF WISCONSIN $276,718.97 $0.1691521

GROSS TAX LEVY $37,918,068.86 $23.18

LESS SCHOOL TAX CREDIT $2,827,898.80 $1.7286310

NET TAX LEVY $35,090,170.06 $21.45


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Where does your tax dollar go?

TAX DISTRICT TAX RATE

Superior School District 10.79403 44.3%

City of Superior 8.09463 33.2%

Douglas County 4.92195 20.2%

WITC 0.38173 1.6%

State of Wisconsin 0.17157 0.7%

Total 2016/2017 Tax Mill Rate: 24.36391 100.0%

2016/2017 Tax Roll


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How is Your City Tax Dollar Spent

a x dollar go?

* Average Property Tax Bill = 2,526.00$

Superior School District 1,119.10$ 44.3%

City of Superior 839.23$ 33.2%

Douglas County 510.30$ 20.2%

WITC 39.58$ 1.6%

State of Wisconsin 17.79$ 0.7%

* Average property tax on a single family dwelling

Department 2018 Budget As a % In $'s

General Government 2,311,802 8.0% 67.06$

Police 7,295,962 25.2% 211.65$

Fire 4,366,677 15.1% 126.67$

Building Inspection 584,484 2.0% 16.96$

Public Works 5,681,972 19.6% 164.83$

Mass Transit 1,387,250 4.8% 40.24$

Parks & Recreation 1,495,895 5.2% 43.39$

Debt Service 2,588,137 8.9% 75.08$

Transfer to Other Funds 2,813,173 9.7% 81.61$

Grants & Donations 48,700 0.2% 1.41$

Animal Shelter 209,656 0.7% 6.08$

Planning 146,559 0.5% 4.25$

Total 2018 Budget: 28,930,267

839.23$ Average City of Superior Property Tax:


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Budget Overview 2018 General Fund Budget

Revenue Summary

Total 2018 Revenue Budget: $28,930,267

Actual Actual Budget Budget Change

2015 2016 2017 2018 2017-2018

411 05 00 R/E Property Taxes 10,015,112$ 10,478,886$ 10,802,143$ 7,252,353$ 10,802,143$ 10,801,790$ (353)$

10 00 Personal Property Tax 1,900,000$ 1,900,000$ 1,900,000$ 887,489$ 1,900,000$ 1,900,000$ -$

11 00 Delq. Personal Prop Tax 5,395$ 5,999$ 30,000$ 115,543$ 115,543$ 6,000$ (24,000)$

15 00 Computer Exemption Credit 31,865$ 35,509$ 32,643$ -$ 32,643$ 35,000$ 2,357$

30 00 Occupational Taxes 580,978$ 604,020$ 608,605$ -$ 608,605$ 436,907$ (171,698)$

40 00 Mobile Home Fees 53,278$ 52,313$ 58,000$ 28,381$ 56,763$ 53,000$ (5,000)$

413 20 00 Pmts in Lieu of Taxes 105,756$ 101,631$ 118,320$ 39,075$ 105,000$ 105,000$ (13,320)$

418 10 00 Interest & Penalty on Spec Assessment 18,633$ 5,186$ 3,000$ 2,019$ 3,000$ 7,500$ 4,500$

12,711,016$ 13,183,544$ 13,552,711$ 8,324,860$ 13,623,697$ 13,345,197$ (207,514)$

429 70 00 Spec. Assmnt - Razing 25,262$ 13,146$ 10,404$ -$ 10,404$ 10,000$ (404)$

25,262$ 13,146$ 10,404$ -$ 10,404$ 10,000$ (404)$

432 10 00 Federal Grants 592,677$ 458,085$ 461,500$ -$ 440,024$ 440,000$ (21,500)$

20 00 Speed Enforecement Grant -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$

434 10 00 State Shared Revenue 7,601,555$ 7,619,995$ 7,601,555$ -$ 7,601,555$ 7,641,825$ 40,270$

20 00 Fire Insurance 64,652$ 67,629$ 66,307$ 71,954$ 71,954$ 67,629$ 1,322$

30 00 Terminal Taxes 1,643,463$ 1,626,468$ 1,831,104$ -$ 1,517,000$ 2,117,000$ 285,896$

31 00 Expenditure Restraint Program 301,843$ 281,437$ 301,843$ -$ 301,843$ 281,000$ (20,843)$

435 20 00 State Grant - Public Safety -$ -$ -$ -$ -$

30 00 State Grant - Transportation 374,444$ 366,272$ 377,551$ 104,374$ 369,638$ 367,000$ (10,551)$

31 00 State Grant - Local Street & Road 1,316,244$ 1,201,000$ 1,225,020$ 730,753$ 1,206,505$ 1,562,350$ 337,330$

32 00 State Grant - Connecting Street Aid 310,166$ 309,266$ 314,191$ 156,685$ 313,369$ 336,000$ 21,809$

40 00 State Grant - Federal Transit Capital -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$

88 00 State Grant - Police Dept. -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$

99 00 State Grant - Other -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$

436 10 00 Payments for Muni Services 255,672$ 300,723$ 301,000$ 247,313$ 247,313$ 225,000$ (76,000)$

12 00 Payments in Lieu of Taxes 11,138$ 11,155$ -$ 11,545$ 11,545$ 11,200$ 11,200$

90 00 Other State Aids 42$ 12$ -$ 12$ 12$ -$ -$

437 40 00 SHA Policing Grant Match 57,970$ 62,338$ 59,731$ 31,803$ 63,606$ 65,500$ 5,769$

41 00 Dgls County Shelter Contribution 40,000$ 40,000$ 40,000$ 40,000$ 40,000$ 40,000$ -$

63 00 PD Grant - Drug Task Force 30,570$ 38,213$ 30,600$ 7,118$ 28,000$ 28,472$ (2,128)$

12,600,437$ 12,382,592$ 12,610,402$ 1,401,558$ 12,212,366$ 13,182,976$ 572,574$

441 12 00 Liquor & Beer License 67,988$ 62,390$ 69,000$ 59,873$ 63,000$ 63,000$ (6,000)$

13 00 Hotel/Motel License 1,032$ 1,163$ 1,050$ 534$ 1,000$ 1,200$ 150$

15 00 Public Carrier License 4,775$ 4,950$ 5,000$ 2,825$ 4,900$ 5,000$ -$

20 00 Cigarette License 3,500$ 4,300$ 4,000$ 3,600$ 4,000$ 4,000$ -$

21 00 Tavern Operator License 14,039$ 15,515$ 14,000$ 5,445$ 12,500$ 16,000$ 2,000$

22 00 Contractors 27,950$ 21,050$ 28,000$ 11,350$ 22,700$ 25,000$ (3,000)$

442 10 00 Dog License 1,998$ 2,090$ 2,400$ -$ 2,400$ 2,400$ -$

40 00 Amusement License 5,399$ 7,021$ 6,300$ 4,824$ 6,000$ 7,000$ 700$

60 00 Other License 4,925$ 4,984$ 4,400$ 2,235$ 4,471$ 5,000$ 600$

443 10 00 Building Permits 209,352$ 253,853$ 220,000$ 153,199$ 475,608$ 250,000$ 30,000$

20 00 Inspect/Rezone Permit -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$

30 00 Plumbing Permit 24,153$ 25,271$ 42,000$ 24,214$ 36,322$ 27,000$ (15,000)$

40 00 Heating Permits 32,022$ 24,331$ 35,000$ 57,139$ 65,000$ 35,350$ 350$

50 00 Electrical Permits 27,537$ 50,950$ 30,000$ 36,020$ 45,000$ 40,000$ 10,000$

70 00 Other Permits & Inspection Fees 4,635$ 4,385$ 5,000$ 1,100$ 2,200$ 5,050$ 50$

444 10 00 Zoning Permits & Fees 750$ 150$ 750$ -$ 500$ 500$ (250)$

449 40 00 Razing-Moving Permits 120$ -$ 500$ -$ 500$ 500$ -$

50 00 Curb Cut / Erector Permits 3,049$ 1,506$ 2,000$ 578$ 1,155$ 2,000$ -$

60 00 Rental Inspection Program -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$

433,225$ 483,908$ 469,400$ 362,936$ 747,256$ 489,000$ 19,600$

TOTAL SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS

TOTAL INTERGOVERNMENT REVENUES

TOTAL LICENSES & PERMITS

TOTAL TAXES

6 Month

Actual 2017

Projection

2017 REVENUE ACCOUNT


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Actual Actual Budget Budget Change

2015 2016 2017 2018 2017-2018

451 30 00 Law & Ordinance Violation 182,075$ 185,962$ 185,000$ 94,921$ 189,842$ 190,000$ 5,000$

90 00 Parking Violation 75,690$ 90,931$ 95,000$ 19,913$ 64,913$ 95,000$ -$

99 00 Restitution Payments 4,220$ 2,929$ 6,000$ 2,319$ 4,638$ 3,000$ (3,000)$

261,985$ 279,821$ 286,000$ 117,153$ 259,393$ 288,000$ 2,000$

461 10 00 Gen Gvmnt - Clerk's Fees 55$ 3,613$ 200$ -$ 200$ 200$ -$

462 10 00 Law Enforcement Fees 5,307$ 2,933$ 5,600$ 2,512$ 5,025$ 5,600$ -$

11 00 Charge for Police Dept. Service 80$ 2,845$ -$ 480$ 480$ -$ -$

20 00 Fire Protection Fees 65,507$ 74,286$ 72,144$ 36,072$ 72,144$ 72,144$ -$

20 00 Chg for Fire Dept Svcs 3$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$

463 40 00 Transp. - Charge for Pub Svc - Airport 54,336$ 52,876$ 55,000$ 21,855$ 52,453$ 55,000$ -$

467 20 00 Recreation - Chg for Pub Svc - Parks 5,516$ 25$ -$ -$ -$ -$

30 00 Recreation - Chg for Pub Svc - Street 2,402$ 1,590$ 1,000$ 1,808$ 2,712$ 1,000$ -$

40 00 Recreation - Event Adm & Use Fees 3,172$ 5,468$ 3,000$ 2,319$ 3,478$ 3,000$ -$

468 50 00 Economic Development -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$

136,377$ 143,636$ 136,944$ 65,046$ 136,492$ 136,944$ -$

474 30 00 School Dist. - Bus Svc Repairs 162,343$ 177,795$ 193,000$ 85,384$ 170,768$ 75,000$ (118,000)$

162,343$ 177,795$ 193,000$ 85,384$ 170,768$ 75,000$ (118,000)$

481 10 00 Interest 135,194$ 107,384$ 290,000$ 237,296$ 150,000$ 130,000$ (160,000)$

482 30 00 Rent - Franchise Fee - Charter 272,218$ 271,750$ 289,000$ 65,494$ 261,976$ 272,000$ (17,000)$

50 00 Rent - Barkers Island Marina 414,932$ 461,717$ 455,000$ 233,524$ 467,047$ 468,650$ 13,650$

80 00 Rent - Other Rent 129,449$ 63,620$ 85,000$ 33,139$ 66,279$ 65,000$ (20,000)$

95 00 Rent - Lease Agreement 3,602$ 102$ -$ 2,037$ 2,037$ -$ -$

483 10 00 Property Sales 15,211$ 6,072$ -$ -$ -$ 5,000$ 5,000$

40 00 Tree Sales -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$

50 00 Sale of Assets for Scrap 4,098$ 748$ -$ -$ -$ 2,500$ 2,500$

484 10 00 Insurance Recoveries - Rebates/Disc. 86,197$ 148,142$ 100,000$ 60,723$ 140,723$ 110,000$ 10,000$

20 00 Insurance Recoveries - Prop/Vehcl/Equip 23,929$ 36,801$ 31,827$ 28,413$ 28,413$ 50,000$ 18,173$

30 00 Insurance Recoveries - Other -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$

485 10 00 Donations/Cont-Private 643$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$

487 10 00 Other Misc. Revenue 93,909$ 62,855$ 100,000$ 13,042$ 60,000$ 75,000$ (25,000)$

40 00 Misc. Revenue - Gain on Sale/Trade 1,082$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$

1,180,465$ 1,159,192$ 1,350,827$ 673,668$ 1,176,475$ 1,178,150$ (172,677)$

492 30 00 Transfer for Svcs - Landfill 131,660$ 167,991$ 218,545$ -$ 218,545$ 175,000$ (43,545)$

40 00 Transfer for Svcs - Sewage Fund 45,766$ 49,233$ 46,680$ -$ 46,680$ 50,000$ 3,320$

90 00 Transfer for Svcs - Other Funds -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$

177,425$ 217,224$ 265,225$ -$ 265,225$ 225,000$ (40,225)$

27,688,536$ 28,040,860$ 28,874,913$ 11,030,606$ 28,602,076$ 28,930,267$ 55,354$

REVENUE ACCOUNT 6 Month

Actual 2017

Projection

2017

TOTAL TRANSFERS FROM OTHER FUNDS

TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE

TOTAL FINES, FORFEITURES & PENALTIES

TOTAL PUBLIC CHARGES FOR SERVICE

TOTAL INTERGOVERNMENT CHARGES FOR SERVICE

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE


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Total 2018 General Fund Revenue Budget: $28,930,267

Total 2018 Revenue Budget: $28,930,267

$13,355,197

$7,922,825

$5,260,151

$489,000

$288,000

$136,944

$75,000 $130,000 $805,650

$242,500

$225,000

Property Taxes &Assessments

State Shared Revenue

Other IntergovernmentalRevenue

License & Permits

Fines & Forfeitures

Public Charges forServices

IntergovernmentalCharges for Services

Interest

Misc. - Rent

Misc. - Other

Transfer from OtherFunds


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Total 2018 General Fund Revenue Budget: $28,930,267 (by %)

46.1%

27.4%

18.2%

1.7%

1.0% 0.5%

0.3% 0.4%

2.8%

0.8%

0.8%

Property Taxes &Assessments

State Shared Revenue

Other IntergovernmentalRevenue

License & Permits

Fines & Forfeitures

Public Charges forServices

IntergovernmentalCharges for Services

Interest

Misc. - Rent

Misc. - Other

Transfer from OtherFunds


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2018 General Fund Budget Expenditure Summary

Total 2018 Expenditure Budget: $28,930,267

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

5110 City Council 117,183$ 122,935$ 124,870$ 67,159$ 126,000$ 127,370$ 2,500$ 2.00%

5130 City Attorney 236,828$ 265,828$ 292,848$ 123,320$ 280,000$ 295,625$ 2,777$ 0.95%

5141 Mayor 203,031$ 206,244$ 224,423$ 103,004$ 224,000$ 235,853$ 11,430$ 5.09%

5142 City Clerk 228,127$ 252,483$ 254,560$ 114,236$ 251,000$ 270,263$ 15,703$ 6.17%

5143 Human Resources 223,219$ 223,864$ 239,096$ 105,614$ 242,000$ 247,403$ 8,307$ 3.47%

5144 Elections 27,812$ 74,716$ 37,159$ 37,706$ 37,706$ 80,000$ 42,841$ 115.29%

5151 Finance 595,436$ 612,540$ 662,750$ 320,464$ 662,000$ 681,324$ 18,574$ 2.80%

5153 Assessor 308,572$ 334,991$ 355,243$ 161,264$ 353,000$ 358,644$ 3,401$ 0.96%

5191 Illegal Taxes 38,949$ 7,282$ 15,320$ 21,978$ 21,978$ 15,320$ -$ 0.00%

5192 Judgements & Losses -$ 58$ 1,000$ -$ -$ -$ (1,000)$ -100.00%

1,979,156$ 2,100,940$ 2,207,269$ 1,054,745$ 2,197,684$ 2,311,802$ 104,533$ 4.74%

5210 Police 6,666,328$ 6,858,417$ 7,249,226$ 3,396,010$ 7,225,000$ 7,295,962$ 46,736$ 0.64%

5220 Fire 4,024,577$ 4,065,150$ 4,358,918$ 2,104,919$ 4,350,000$ 4,366,677$ 7,759$ 0.18%

5240 Building Inspection 567,446$ 584,323$ 652,272$ 225,159$ 650,000$ 584,484$ (67,788)$ -10.39%

11,258,352$ 11,507,890$ 12,260,416$ 5,726,088$ 12,225,000$ 12,247,123$ (13,293)$ -0.11%

5310 PW - Administration 324,837$ 355,921$ 362,586$ 172,812$ 381,000$ 400,175$ 37,589$ 10.37%

5323 PW - Shop 1,521,993$ 1,531,392$ 1,855,638$ 717,418$ 1,750,000$ 1,638,063$ (217,575)$ -11.73%

5327 PW - Buildings & Grounds 384,909$ 366,601$ 423,472$ 132,887$ 400,000$ 426,835$ 3,363$ 0.79%

5330 PW - Hwy & Streets 2,419,772$ 2,519,828$ 2,874,456$ 1,154,585$ 2,700,000$ 2,742,315$ (132,141)$ -4.60%

5346 PW - Traffic Signals & Signs 303,309$ 364,718$ 317,479$ 141,193$ 335,290$ 381,246$ 63,767$ 20.09%

5351 Airport 87,441$ 83,405$ 95,557$ 39,445$ 90,000$ 93,338$ (2,219)$ -2.32%

5352 Mass Transit 1,291,175$ 1,242,041$ 1,447,258$ 547,099$ 1,350,000$ 1,387,250$ (60,008)$ -4.15%

6,333,436$ 6,463,906$ 7,376,446$ 2,905,440$ 7,006,290$ 7,069,222$ (307,224)$ -4.16%

5410 Animal Shelter 144,069$ 151,632$ 207,418$ 61,155$ 207,418$ 209,656$ 2,238$ 1.08%

5452 Grants & Donations 48,000$ 48,700$ 48,700$ 27,200$ 48,700$ 48,700$ -$ 0.00%

192,069$ 200,332$ 256,118$ 88,355$ 256,118$ 258,356$ 2,238$ 0.87%

5512 Museums 165,009$ 163,234$ 165,000$ 87,504$ 165,000$ 165,000$ -$ 0.00%

5520 Parks 793,930$ 805,246$ 869,241$ 347,724$ 835,000$ 823,285$ (45,956)$ -5.29%

5530 Recreation 482,911$ 453,490$ 566,027$ 246,095$ 561,000$ 507,610$ (58,417)$ -10.32%

1,441,850$ 1,421,971$ 1,600,268$ 681,323$ 1,561,000$ 1,495,895$ (104,373)$ -6.52%

5630 Planning 157,804$ 131,665$ 144,588$ 64,088$ 142,000$ 146,559$ 1,971$ 1.36%

5680 Government Affairs -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 0.00%

157,804$ 131,665$ 144,588$ 64,088$ 142,000$ 146,559$ 1,971$ 1.36%

5810 Debt Service/Principal 1,370,461$ 1,515,882$ 1,727,038$ -$ 1,727,038$ 1,818,570$ 91,532$ 15.39%

5820 Debt Service/Interest 537,942$ 654,797$ 665,418$ -$ 665,418$ 732,567$ 67,149$ 15.39%

1,908,403$ 2,170,679$ 2,392,456$ -$ 2,392,456$ 2,551,137$ 158,681$ 6.63%

5920 Transfer to Other Funds 3,762,267$ 3,257,213$ 2,637,352$ 2,447,310$ 2,637,352$ 2,850,173$ 212,821$ 8.07%

3,762,267$ 3,257,213$ 2,637,352$ 2,447,310$ 2,637,352$ 2,850,173$ 212,821$ 8.07%

27,033,336$ 27,254,596$ 28,874,913$ 12,967,348$ 28,417,900$ 28,930,267$ 55,354$ 0.19%

27,688,536$ 28,041,987$ 28,874,913$ 11,030,606$ 28,602,076$ 28,930,267$ 55,354$ 0.19%

655,200$ 787,391$ -$ (1,936,743)$ 184,176$ -$ NET GAIN / (LOSS)

Change from 2017

TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE

6 Month

Actual 2017

Projection

2017

TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT

TOTAL PUBLIC SAFETY

TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS

TOTAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Adopted

Budget 2017

Proposed

Budget 2018

TOTAL CULTURE/REC/EDUCATION

TOTAL CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT

TOTAL OTHER FINANCING USES

Dept # Department Name

TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES

TOTAL DEBT SERVICE


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Total 2018 General Fund Expenditure Budget: $28,930,267 (in dollars)


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Total 2018 General Fund Expenditure Budget: $28,930,267 (by %)


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General Fund

City Council 31

City Attorney 33

Mayor 35

City Clerk/Elections 38

Human Resources Department 42

Finance 45

City Assessor 48

Illegal Taxes 51

Police Department 52

Fire Department 58

Building Inspection 62

Public Works Administration 65

Shop Operations 68

Buildings and Grounds 70

Highway and Street Maintenance and Construction 72

Traffic Signals and Signs 74

Airport 76

Mass Transit 78

Animal Shelter 79

Grants 80

Museum 81


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Parks 82

Recreation 87

Planning & Community Development 91

Debt Service 94

Transfers to Other Funds 96

Superior Public Library 99


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City Council The City of Superior is governed by an elected City Council. The Council serves as the legislative branch of our City government, enacting ordinances, resolutions, approving the budget, setting policies and taking other actions as necessary to guide the operations of City government. The Council is organized to have one alderperson elected from each of the ten Council districts. Objectives

o Exceeding high standards of ethics and integrity to produce quality, progressive and responsive government services

o Providing a safe community to live, work and play o Fostering responsible growth o Creating a strong, fiscally sound economy o Preserving and promoting our uniqueness o Working to implement the City’s Comprehensive Plan o Encouraging active participation from the community o Fostering a climate of community and respect

City Council 2017 Priorities

o Efficient, effective, and transparent government o Safe community o Access to quality, affordable housing and beautiful neighborhoods o Efficient multimodal transportation o Development of commercial, recreational, educational, cultural, and entertainment

opportunities o Development of increased and enhanced economic opportunities o Protection and enhancement of our natural resources


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City Council Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT-CITY COUNCIL 117,183.46$ 122,934.62$ 124,870.00$ 127,370.00$ 2,500.00$ 2.00%

101-5110-511.11-10/SALARIES / SALARIES-PERMANENT-REGULR 43,367.24$ 46,782.71$ 48,000.00$ 48,000.00$ -$ 0.00%

101-5110-511.11-50/SALARIES / SALARIES-PT/TEMP-REGULAR -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 0.00%

101-5110-511.14-10/PER DIEM / COMMITTEE MEMBER PAY 17,212.58$ 18,554.38$ 19,000.00$ 19,000.00$ -$ 0.00%

101-5110-511.15-10/BENEFITS / BENEFITS-SOC SECURITY 4,669.50$ 4,940.58$ 5,126.00$ 5,126.00$ -$ 0.00%

101-5110-511.15-60/BENEFITS / BENEFITS-WORKERS COMP -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 0.00%

101-5110-511.21-40/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES / PROF SVCS-DATA PROCESSING -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 0.00%

101-5110-511.22-50/UTILITY SERVICES / UTILITIES-TELEPHONE -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 0.00%

101-5110-511.29-90/OTHER CONTRACTUAL SVCS / MISC CONTRACTUAL SVCS 41,489.36$ 42,466.15$ 44,744.00$ 44,744.00$ -$ 0.00%

101-5110-511.32-10/PUBLICATION, SUBS, DUES / PUBS, SUBS, DUES 6,670.69$ 5,723.80$ 4,000.00$ 6,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 50.00%

101-5110-511.33-40/TRAVEL / TRAVEL & TRAINING 3,723.60$ 4,467.00$ 4,000.00$ 4,500.00$ 500.00$ 12.50%

101-5110-511.33-50/TRAVEL / TRAVEL-AUTO & EXP ALLOW -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 0.00%

101-5110-511.39-10/OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE / OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE 50.49$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 0.00%

Amount FTE

2,000.00$

500.00$

Change from 2017

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES

Changes in Revenues, Expenditures & Other

Increase budgeted pubs/subs/dues to actual 2016 levels

Increase travel/training budget for new councilors

Highlights & Goals

Contracted services are primarily for PEGA services ($30K), Muni-Code ($6.3K), and Charter ($3K).

Councilor pay is $4800 per year plus $1900 committee member pay.

Proposed Budget

2018

Adopted Budget

2017CITY COUNCIL


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City Attorney

The City Attorney’s Office manages all legal matters affecting our community. Our two-person staff strives to provide quality legal services to City staff and elected officials in a thoughtful and timely manner so that all facets of municipal business and service-providing are carried through without vulnerability to legal bog-down. The Office of City Attorney responsibilities and duties are set forth by statute 62.09(12).

The duties of this office include the representation of the City in lawsuits and administrative proceedings when representation is not provided by insurance or other means; the preparation of pleadings, documents and briefs relevant to litigation; the drafting or review of ordinances, deeds, resolutions and other legal instruments; providing assistance to other departments in negotiating contracts affecting the City; consulting with and advising all City departments, Mayor, City Council, commissions and boards as-needed; researching and writing legal opinions for City departments and the

Mayor; serving as parliamentarian at all City Council meetings; prosecuting all contested City-ordinance violations and Raze Orders in Douglas County Circuit Court and the pursuit of collections including personal property taxes and damage to city property. The total 2018 budget for the City Attorney’s Office represents a less than 1% increase from 2017. Objectives The City Attorney’s Office will continue to provide the above-detailed services with almost no budgetary change and no change in staffing levels.

Full Time Personnel 2016 2017 2018 City Attorney 1.00 1.00 1.00 Paralegal 1.00 1.00 1.00 Total 2.00 2.00 2.00


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City Attorney Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT-CITY ATTORNEY $236,828.10 $265,827.92 $292,848.00 $295,625.00 $2,777.00 0.95%

101-5130-513.11-10/SALARIES / SALARIES-PERMANENT-REGULR $165,549.54 $169,855.97 $175,146.00 $179,954.00 $4,808.00 2.75%

101-5130-513.11-20/SALARIES / SALARIES-PERM-OVERTIME $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5130-513.11-50/SALARIES / SALARIES-PT/TEMP-REGULAR $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5130-513.15-10/BENEFITS / BENEFITS-SOC SECURITY $12,299.07 $12,677.06 $13,399.00 $13,766.00 $367.00 2.74%

101-5130-513.15-20/BENEFITS / BENEFITS-EMPLOYER WRF $11,241.55 $11,205.46 $11,910.00 $12,057.00 $147.00 1.23%

101-5130-513.15-25/BENEFITS / BENEFITS-RETIREMENTS $4,133.00 $6,347.00 $7,531.00 $7,738.00 $207.00 2.75%

101-5130-513.15-30/BENEFITS / BENEFITS-EMPLOYEE WRF $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5130-513.15-40/BENEFITS / BENEFITS-HEALTH INS $22,622.64 $23,754.00 $23,754.00 $23,754.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5130-513.15-50/BENEFITS / BENEFITS-LIFE INS $208.92 $255.21 $300.00 $300.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5130-513.15-60/BENEFITS / BENEFITS-WORKERS COMP $346.05 $339.33 $333.00 $306.00 -$27.00 -8.11%

101-5130-513.15-80/BENEFITS / BENEFITS-UNEMPLOYMENT CMP $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5130-513.21-20/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES / PROF SVCS-LEGAL $6,003.50 $11,728.00 $33,305.00 $28,000.00 -$5,305.00 -15.93%

101-5130-513.21-40/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES / PROF SVCS-DATA PROCESSING $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5130-513.21-80/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES / OTHER PROF SERVICES $759.45 $12,127.97 $4,000.00 $8,500.00 $4,500.00 112.50%

101-5130-513.22-50/UTILITY SERVICES / UTILITIES-TELEPHONE $985.03 $789.49 $1,300.00 $1,300.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5130-513.29-90/OTHER CONTRACTUAL SVCS / OTHER CONTRACT SVCS-MISC $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5130-513.31-90/OFFICE SUPPLIES / OFFICE SUPPLIES $39.15 $0.00 $750.00 $750.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5130-513.32-10/PUBLICATION, SUBS, DUES / PUBS, SUBS, DUES $9,577.33 $12,478.11 $11,220.00 $11,500.00 $280.00 2.50%

101-5130-513.33-40/TRAVEL / TRAVEL & TRAINING $1,099.14 $312.82 $5,500.00 $3,800.00 -$1,700.00 -30.91%

101-5130-513.35-90/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / OTHER MISC RPR & MNT SUPP $312.67 $400.95 $200.00 $400.00 $200.00 100.00%

101-5130-513.39-10/OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE / OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE $1,651.06 $3,556.55 $4,200.00 $3,500.00 -$700.00 -16.67%

101-5130-513.51-30/INSURANCE / INSURANCE $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5130-513.81-10/CAPITAL EQUIPMENT / CAPITAL EQUIPMENT $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5130-513.82-10/CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS / CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

Amount FTE

4,500.00$

(5,305.00)$

Highlights & Goals

My budget goals rarely change - we seek to provide legal services to all municipal departments while minding the bottom line.

Change from 2017



The spike in "other prof services" is necessary to keep up with a sharp increase in building inspection enforcement. We

often have to pay professional fees for architects and contractors necessary to hire to prevail in contested raze hearings.

We also absorb filing fees and other similar expenses that my office incurs when we have to file suit to collect on

damaged property, delinquent personal property taxes, etc.

Reduced 'prof services-legal" to account for increase in "other prof services".

Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

2018CITY ATTORNEY


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Mayor

The Mayor is the Chief Executive Officer of the City of Superior and shall take care that City Ordinances and State laws are observed and enforced and that all City officers and employees discharge their duties. The Mayor shall from time to time give the Council such information and recommend such measures as may be deemed advantageous to the City. When present, the Mayor shall preside at the Council Meetings held the first and third Tuesday of each month. Superior is governed by a Council composed of the Mayor and 10 Council Members, who are responsible for the operation of City government. They adopt policies and ordinances, which are carried out by the Department Heads. The Mayor is elected to a four-year term. The Mayor chairs the Regular Council meetings. The ten Councilors each have a single equal vote, but in case of a tie, the Mayor votes to break the tie. The Office of the Mayor, consisting of the Mayor and his Chief of Staff, is responsible for the administration of all City Departments; City development and preservation; community relations and promotions; legislation on a City, State and Federal level; and the overall well-being of the community. The Mayor serves on the following standing committees:

o Plan Commission o Redevelopment Authority of the City of Superior (RACS) o Labor Management Committee o Mayor’s Commission on Disabilities o The Development Association - Advisory Member o Chamber of Commerce - Advisory Member o Business Improvement District Board of Directors - Advisory Member o Superior Days o Superior Sister City

Organizational Memberships

o League of Wisconsin Municipalities o Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative o Northwest Regional Planning


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Mayoral Responsibilities

o Work with Common Council to develop policy for City operations and implementation for the well-being of the City of Superior.

o Work with all Department Heads to plan and implement policy as directed by Common Council.

o Fiscal approval authority for designated expenditures. o Appointment of committee members for City operation. o Communicate and work with community to develop a vision and goal for creating a

healthy and viable community for residents. o Provide general information and troubleshooting for the community. o Act as a liaison for the City with the educational, promotional, business and

community at large. o Meet with business, government, residents and Media to listen, plan and discuss

items affecting City development, operation, etc. o Personnel o Public relations

Chief of Staff Responsibilities

The Chief of Staff is the first initial contact and liaison between the public and Mayor’s Office, both by phone and in person. This position supports the Mayor in planning, directing, coordinating and evaluating the overall operations of this office, and relieving the Mayor of day to day administration details. The Chief of Staff assists the Mayor with preparation and managing the Department Budget.

The Chief of Staff researches legislative items as required, keeping abreast of any changes in legislation at the State and Federal level that would affect the City.

This position works very closely with the News Media, City Council and Department Heads.

Other job duties include, but are not limited to:

o Public Information Officer (PIO) for the City of Superior. o Chamber of Commerce Ambassador, representing the City in ribbon cuttings,

groundbreakings and other events involving the Chamber of Commerce. o Sister City Coordinator, coordinating all visits to our Sister City in Ami Machi, Japan,

as well as planning and coordinating when our friends visit Superior. o Member of the Mayor’s Development Team. o Lobby Teams Coordinator for the Superior Days grass roots lobbying group. o City appointed Board Member on the Memorial Blood Center Board. o Attend meetings with or on behalf of the Mayor.

Full Time Personnel 2016 2017 2018 Mayor 1.00 1.00 1.00 Chief of Staff 1.00 1.00 1.00 Total 2.00 2.00 2.00


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Mayor Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT-MAYOR $203,030.66 $206,244.09 $224,423.00 $235,853.00 $11,430.00 5.09%




101-5141-514.15-10/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-SOC SECURITY $10,045.09 $10,242.19 $10,930.00 $11,146.00 $216.00 1.98%

101-5141-514.15-20/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-EMPLOYER WRF $3,932.83 $3,910.55 $4,144.00 $9,762.00 $5,618.00 135.57%

101-5141-514.15-25/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-EMPL RETIREMENTS $3,471.00 $5,257.00 $6,144.00 $6,265.00 $121.00 1.97%

101-5141-514.15-30/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-EMPLOYEE WRF $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5141-514.15-40/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-HEALTH INS $22,622.64 $23,754.00 $23,754.00 $39,226.00 $15,472.00 65.13%

101-5141-514.15-50/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-LIFE INS $301.88 $325.26 $150.00 $300.00 $150.00 100.00%

101-5141-514.15-60/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-WORKERS COMP $290.13 $281.16 $271.00 $248.00 -$23.00 -8.49%

101-5141-514.15-80/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-UNEMPLOYMENT CMP $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%


101-5141-514.22-50/UTILITY SERVICES / UTILITIES-TELEPHONE $2,414.70 $2,830.34 $2,550.00 $1,500.00 -$1,050.00 -41.18%

101-5141-514.31-90/OFFICE SUPPLIES / OFFICE SUPPLIES $619.63 $1,041.11 $1,300.00 $1,000.00 -$300.00 -23.08%

101-5141-514.32-10/PUBLICATION, SUBS, DUES / PUBS, SUBS, DUES $6,783.80 $6,325.90 $7,400.00 $1,400.00 -$6,000.00 -81.08%

101-5141-514.33-40/TRAVEL / TRAVEL & TRAINING $1,797.98 $140.00 $2,500.00 $2,000.00 -$500.00 -20.00%

101-5141-514.33-50/TRAVEL / AUTO & EXPENSE ALLOWANCE $7,199.48 $6,462.98 $10,200.00 $7,500.00 -$2,700.00 -26.47%

101-5141-514.34-90/OPERATING SUPPLIES / OPER SUPP-OTHER MISC $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5141-514.35-10/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPP & MNT SUPP-FUEL/OIL $1,002.91 $787.57 $1,200.00 $1,000.00 -$200.00 -16.67%

101-5141-514.35-90/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR & MNT SUPP-MISC $1,378.55 $1,351.46 $2,800.00 $2,800.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5141-514.39-10/OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE / OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE $667.57 $2,742.74 $7,000.00 $3,000.00 -$4,000.00 -57.14%


101-5141-514.72-10/GRANTS, DNTNS-OTHER ORGAN / GRANTS, DNTNS-OTHER ORGAN $1,625.00 $75.00 $1,201.00 $3,000.00 $1,799.00 149.79%



Amount FTE

15,472.00$

Highlights & Goals

Change from 2017



Increase due to change in health insurance benefit enrollment to include employee+1 coverage.

Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

2018MAYOR


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City Clerk/Elections

The Clerk’s Office is the gateway to open government and is often a citizen’s first point of contact with the City. The staff continually strives to provide quality services in a responsive manner to create the highest standard of efficient and transparent government. The Office of City Clerk responsibilities and duties are set forth by statute 62.09 (11) and include maintaining public records; attesting to official documents or actions taken by Council, Committees and Boards; updating the municipal code book; administering election law and procedures to insure a secure and transparent election process; maintaining voter registration information; participating in and implementation of redistricting boundaries following federal census; providing administrative services to the Common Council including agenda packet preparation and distribution; Clerk of the Board of Review; preparing publication of legal notices; responding to public records requests; and issuing various licenses and permits. You will note a 115% increase in the 2018 Election Budget over 2017 due to a four elections year versus two. The Spring Elections will include County Board, Odd District Councilors, and School Board. Fall Elections will consist of Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Congressional Senator, State Senator, Representative to the Assembly, Sheriff, and Clerk of Courts. Due to the contentious state of politics, an extremely high turnout for the Fall Elections is anticipated. Objectives Election administration 2018 Elections include County Board, Odd District Councilors, School Board, Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Congressional Senator, State Senator, Representative to Assembly, Sheriff, and Clerk of Courts. Continue outreach for voter registration and absentee voting. Utilize updated technology for effective service delivery Technology continually provides the vehicle for enhanced access to information and materials, providing transparency in government.

http://www.ci.wausau.wi.us/Services/Elections.aspx


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Continue to provide training opportunities for staff Workshops, seminars and conferences provide updated best practices and networking with other municipalities to increase staff’s ability to provide the most efficient and fiscally responsible service.

Full Time Personnel 2016 2017 2018 City Clerk 1.00 1.00 1.00 Deputy Clerk 1.00 1.00 1.00 City Clerk Technician 1.00 1.00 1.00 Total 3.00 3.00 3.00


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City Clerk Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT-CITY CLERK $228,126.55 $252,482.99 $254,560.00 $270,263.00 $15,703.00 6.17%


101-5142-514.11-20/SALARIES / SALARIES-PERM-OVERTIME $1,814.77 $426.15 $1,970.00 $1,000.00 -$970.00 -49.24%

101-5142-514.11-50/SALARIES / SALARIES-PT/TEMP-REGULAR $0.00 $8,732.71 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5142-514.14-90/PER DIEM / OTHER PER DIEM $510.00 $785.00 $750.00 $750.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5142-514.15-10/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-SOC SECURITY $11,601.62 $11,999.95 $11,964.00 $13,041.00 $1,077.00 9.00%

101-5142-514.15-20/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-EMPLOYER WRF $10,790.98 $10,332.72 $10,584.00 $11,372.00 $788.00 7.45%



101-5142-514.15-40/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-HEALTH INS $29,385.49 $41,807.93 $54,919.00 $54,919.00 $0.00 0.00%




101-5142-514.15-90/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-OCCUP HLTH EXP $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5142-514.15-95/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS -MISC. RMBS. $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5142-514.21-20/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES / PROF SVCS-LEGAL $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%


101-5142-514.22-50/UTILITY SERVICES / UTILITIES-TELEPHONE $989.97 $1,178.45 $1,020.00 $1,020.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5142-514.29-90/OTHER CONTRACTUAL SVCS / OTHR CONTRAC SVCS-MISC $2,795.40 $5,566.20 $2,850.00 $2,850.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5142-514.31-90/OFFICE SUPPLIES / OFFICE SUPPLIES $1,750.92 $2,015.02 $1,825.00 $1,825.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5142-514.32-10/PUBLICATION, SUBS, DUES / PUBS, SUBS, DUES $3,075.19 $2,075.78 $3,700.00 $2,800.00 -$900.00 -24.32%

101-5142-514.33-40/TRAVEL / TRAVEL & TRAINING $1,889.70 $2,559.62 $1,940.00 $2,000.00 $60.00 3.09%

101-5142-514.34-90/OPERATING SUPPLIES / OPER SUPP-OTHER MISC $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5142-514.35-90/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR & MNT SUPP-MISC $150.34 -$150.34 $500.00 $500.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5142-514.39-10/OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE / OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE $1,060.51 $2,177.16 $1,425.00 $1,425.00 $0.00 0.00%




Amount FTE

15,048.00$

Highlights & Goals

Change from 2017



Salary increases related to promotions of Deputy Clerk and Clerk Technician positions upon completion of training reqirements.

Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

2018CITY CLERK

All work performed in the Clerk's Office is mandated Federally, by State, or locally.


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Elections Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT-ELECTIONS $27,811.56 $74,716.40 $37,159.00 $80,000.00 $42,841.00 115.29%

101-5144-514.11-10/SALARIES / SALARIES-PERMANENT-REGULR $0.00 $847.44 $1,700.00 $0.00 -$1,700.00 -100.00%

101-5144-514.11-20/SALARIES / SALARIES-PERM-OVERTIME $0.00 $2,377.47 $1,200.00 $0.00 -$1,200.00 -100.00%

101-5144-514.11-50/SALARIES / SALARIES-PT/TEMP-REGULAR $120.98 $96.50 $1,000.00 $200.00 -$800.00 -80.00%

101-5144-514.14-30/PER DIEM / ELECTION CLERKS $13,235.12 $50,593.88 $18,000.00 $57,000.00 $39,000.00 216.67%


101-5144-514.15-10/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-SOC SECURITY $9.25 $247.77 $131.00 $3.00 -$128.00 -97.71%

101-5144-514.15-20/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-EMPLOYER WRF $0.00 $62.29 $197.00 $0.00 -$197.00 -100.00%

101-5144-514.15-25/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-EMPL RETIREMENTS $38.00 $109.00 $125.00 $0.00 -$125.00 -100.00%


101-5144-514.15-40/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-HEALTH INS $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%





101-5144-514.29-90/OTHER CONTRACTUAL SVCS / OTHR CONTRAC SVCS-MISC $3,565.00 $3,565.00 $3,700.00 $3,700.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5144-514.31-90/OFFICE SUPPLIES / OFFICE SUPPLIES $290.38 $3,083.45 $1,000.00 $4,000.00 $3,000.00 300.00%

101-5144-514.32-10/PUBLICATION, SUBS, DUES / PUBS, SUBS, DUES $57.15 $1,696.65 $250.00 $2,000.00 $1,750.00 700.00%

101-5144-514.33-40/TRAVEL / TRAVEL & TRAINING $0.00 $0.00 $250.00 $800.00 $550.00 220.00%

101-5144-514.33-50/TRAVEL / AUTO & EXPENSE ALLOWANCE $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5144-514.39-10/OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE / OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE $9,935.68 $10,887.45 $8,386.00 $11,000.00 $2,614.00 31.17%

101-5144-514.51-30/INSURANCE / INSURANCE $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5144-514.53-30/RENTS & LEASES / RENTS & LEASES-MACH/EQUIP $560.00 $1,140.00 $1,000.00 $1,200.00 $200.00 20.00%


101-5144-514.90-99/OTHER FINANCING USES / UNALLOCATED BUDGET CUTS $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

Amount FTE

39,000.00$

Due to the contentious state of politics, I believe we will have an extremely high turnout for the fall elections.

Change from 2017



2018 will be a four election year. Spring will include County Board, Odd District Councilors, and School Board. Fall elections

will include Governor, Attorney General, Sec of State, State Treas, Congressional Senator, State Senator, Rep Assembly,

Sheriff, Clerk of Courts.

Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

2018ELECTIONS

Highlights & Goals


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Human Resources Department

The Human Resources Department plays a vital role for the city, tasked with responsibility for recruitment of qualified applicants, maintenance of personnel records, administration of employee benefits including worker compensation, retirement processing, compensation administration, job classification and labor market research, employee relations, labor negotiations, employee training and development, support health and wellness, policy implementation, risk management, and regulatory compliance. The duties of the Human Resources Director are set forth by City Ordinance Sec. 42-21. The City of Superior’s Human Resources Department is committed to providing city employees, retirees, and the general public with timely, high-quality service that integrates kindness, communication, respect, confidentiality, sensitivity, and individualized attention. Objectives To serve the citizens of Superior and its employees and elected officials with transparent, timely, efficient and accurate employee and labor relations services, to include:

o Develop hiring plans and recruitment policies to aid in the recruitment and retention of a competent and motivated workforce.

o Promote a diverse workforce and provide employees with a safe and discrimination free work environment.

o Comply with Federal and State employment laws and regulations. o Establish, develop, maintain and communicate city policies throughout the

organization. o Maintain confidentiality of sensitive employee information.

# of City Employees Full-Time 266 Part-Time 36 Seasonal 34 Year # of Job Postings # of Applications Received 2015 24 690 2016 21 784 2017 (Jan-June) 20 393


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Budget Output The budget for the Human Resources Department includes the following expenditures:

o Employment advertising & employment testing o Pre-employment physicals & drug screens o Credit check reports for new employees o Psychological testing for new police officers o Annual hearing tests o Employee training o Salaries & benefits for two full-time employees

Full Time Personnel 2016 2017 2018 Human Resources Director 1.00 1.00 1.00 Human Resources Specialist 1.00 1.00 1.00 Total 2.00 2.00 2.00


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Human Resources Department Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT-HUMAN RESOURCES $223,219.19 $223,864.32 $239,096.00 $247,403.00 $8,307.00 3.47%


101-5143-514.11-20/SALARIES / SALARIES-PERM-OVERTIME $495.64 -$44.49 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 $0.00 0.00%









101-5143-514.15-95/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS -MISC. RMBS. $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%



101-5143-514.21-80/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES / PROF SVCS-OTHER MISC $24,977.18 $21,124.37 $21,924.00 $22,924.00 $1,000.00 4.56%

101-5143-514.22-50/UTILITY SERVICES / UTILITIES-TELEPHONE $1,099.69 $947.90 $1,200.00 $1,200.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5143-514.29-90/OTHER CONTRACTUAL SVCS / OTHR CONTRAC SVCS-MISC $0.00 -$95.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5143-514.31-90/OFFICE SUPPLIES / OFFICE SUPPLIES $878.99 $533.32 $1,300.00 $1,000.00 -$300.00 -23.08%


101-5143-514.33-40/TRAVEL / TRAVEL & TRAINING $899.06 $356.35 $1,700.00 $1,700.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5143-514.33-45/TRAVEL / CITY WIDE TUITION REIMB $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5143-514.35-90/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR & MNT SUPP-MISC $1,832.95 $1,241.06 $2,500.00 $2,000.00 -$500.00 -20.00%

101-5143-514.39-10/OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE / OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE $328.67 $502.17 $1,300.00 $1,100.00 -$200.00 -15.38%




Amount FTE

Highlights & Goals

Change from 2017



Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

2018HUMAN RESOURCES


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Finance The Finance Department provides the financial guidance required for the effective and efficient management of City operations and provides financial planning for the City’s future needs. Services fall into three categories; administration, accounting/ financial operations and purchasing.

Administration Finance Administration provides financial advisory services to the Mayor, City Council and Finance Committee. The administration component is responsible for identifying financing options for the city’s operating and capital improvement budgets through taxes, special assessments, user fees, bond issues and public/private partnerships.

Finance administration coordinates the activities of the accounting/financial operations and purchasing divisions, develops the city’s budgetary and financial reporting framework and offers fiscal support to the other city departments. Accounting/Financial Operations Accounting provides a variety of accounting and other financial services for public use and for other City departments including preparing for the annual financial audit, the Report on Federal and State awards, processing payroll, administering long-term debt, managing the financial system, contracts analysis, processing accounts payable checks, cash and accounts receivable processing, reconciling property tax collections and calculating tax mill rates for properties located within the City. Purchasing The Purchasing function within finance oversees the procurement process for all departments within the City of Superior. Objectives

o Effective budget and capital finance management o Innovative financial partnerships o Excellence in financial reporting o Superior bond ratings o Stable debt management o Provide accurate, timely accounting information in accordance with generally

accepted accounting principles o Maintain payroll records in compliance with Federal, State and IRS regulations o Process payments to vendors for supplies and services o Manage investments in accordance with the City’s Investment Policy o Service the public in an effective and efficient manner o Maintain and enhance public confidence in public procurement


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Budget Output

o Prepared balanced operations and capital budgets under 11 years of levy limits o Ensured the City’s debt is in compliance with the State of Wisconsin and City Debt

Policy requirements o Maintained a bond rating of AA from Standard & Poor’s since 2009 o Reviewed the terms and conditions of numerous grants and contractual agreements o Processed payroll payments for over 300 employees o Issued just under 6,000 accounts payable checks for various services and supplies o Managed the City’s financial system utilizing over 6,400 accounts to track and

record all financial transactions o Managed investments in accordance with the City’s Investment Policy o Receipted close to 47,000 payments for utility bills, licenses, permits and other City

revenue sources o Advised departments on correct purchasing methods to use when making a

purchase o Assisted departments with writing and reviewing specifications for formal

bids/requests for proposals o Enforced financial policies, procedures, statutes and ordinances

Full Time Personnel 2016 2017 2018 Finance Director 1.00 1.00 1.00 Assistant Finance Director 1.00 1.00 1.00 Accountant 1.00 1.00 1.00 Staff Accountant 1.00 1.00 1.00 Payroll Technician 1.00 1.00 1.00 Contract Analyst 1.00 1.00 1.00 Account Clerk 1.00 1.00 1.00 Total 7.00 7.00 7.00


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Finance Department Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT-FINANCE $595,435.74 $612,539.56 $662,750.00 $681,324.00 $18,574.00 2.80%












101-5151-515.21-30/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES / PROF SVCS-AUDIT $30,880.21 $21,612.50 $32,000.00 $25,000.00 -$7,000.00 -21.88%


101-5151-515.21-80/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES / PROFESSIONAL SVCS-OTHER $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5151-515.22-50/UTILITY SERVICES / UTILITIES-TELEPHONE $40,003.17 $39,796.46 $42,000.00 $41,000.00 -$1,000.00 -2.38%

101-5151-515.29-90/OTHER CONTRACTUAL SVCS / OTHR CONTRAC SVCS-MISC $68,089.32 $33,859.64 $43,000.00 $49,800.00 $6,800.00 15.81%




101-5151-515.34-90/OPERATING SUPPLIES / OPER SUPP-OTHER MISC $512.87 $758.05 $5,000.00 $2,000.00 -$3,000.00 -60.00%

101-5151-515.35-90/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR & MNT SUPP-MISC $0.00 $304.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%



101-5151-515.53-90/RENTS & LEASES / RENTS & LEASES-OTHER MISC $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5151-515.59-10/LICENSES & PERMITS / LICENSES & PERMITS $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%



Amount FTE

(7,000.00)$

6,800.00$

7,294.00$

Highlights & Goals

Other Supplies & Expense increased to account for actual cost of postage.

Change from 2017



Prefessional Services - Audit reduced to be more aligned with actual costs contracted with external auditors, Wipfli.

Contractual services increases related to contract for Internal Auditor and property tax preparation service.

Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

2018FINANCE


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City Assessor The Assessor’s office is responsible for developing fair and equitable assessments for all properties located within the City of Superior proper. In accordance with Chapter 70 of Wisconsin Statutes we discover, list, and value all taxable property. This information is ultimately utilized to create the annual assessment roll. The department adheres to established laws as set forth in the Wisconsin Statutes. The City Assessor, Property Appraiser and Assessment Technician positions are required to be certified by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue to perform their duties. The Assessor also supervises the City’s Geographic Information System (GIS) Coordinator. The GIS Coordinator position oversees all of the City’s enterprise GIS functions. This position is funded through the Information Services Department budget. Objectives The Assessor’s office is statutorily responsible for setting overall equitable values of all taxable real and personal properties within the City of Superior. These values are utilized to determine individual parcel tax obligations based upon the aggregate levy requirements of all the taxing authorities.

Duties & Responsibilities Some of the primary functions of the Assessor's office include:

o Maintain property ownership and parcel information records on approximately 15,000 real estate parcels citywide. This includes approximately 8,200 single family to three unit structures, over 900 apartment and commercial class buildings, approximately 1,900 taxable vacant land parcels, nearly 3,500 exempt class properties, as well as a scattering of agricultural and undeveloped class properties. In addition, there are just slightly less than 200 manufacturing class properties which are valued by the State Department of Revenue manufacturing division.

o Prepare and send out just under 1,000 business personal property tax accounts annually. Review and audit personal property reports returned for accuracy.

o Annually value approximately 400 mobile homes in 5 parks throughout the City. Prepare monthly park billing for parking permit fee collection.

o The City Assessor oversees the management procedures of the City owned Nemadji Trailer Park facility.

o Update and maintain property information in the City’s property records database as well as the Douglas County GCS tax system.


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o Inspect and review all properties that were issued permits in prior years which would affect the current year valuation, review any partial assessments from the prior year.

o Update list of businesses for personal property reporting valuation annually.

o Review status of exempt properties.

o Provide assessment and owner information to citizens, developers, real estate professionals, state agencies, and other interested parties.

o Notify property owners of changes in their overall property valuation/assessment.

o Hold annual open book sessions for property owners.

o Defend assessments at the Board of Reviews hearings.

o Prepare and submit Assessor's Final Report to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.

Full Time Personnel 2016 2017 2018 City Assessor 1.00 1.00 1.00 Property Appraiser 1.00 1.00 1.00 Assessment Technician 1.00 1.00 1.00 Staff Assistant 1.00 1.00 1.00 Total 4.00 4.00 4.00


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City Assessor Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT-ASSESSOR $308,571.63 $334,990.85 $355,243.00 $358,644.00 $3,401.00 0.96%









101-5153-515.15-50/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-LIFE INS $1,129.72 $1,176.84 $600.00 $600.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5153-515.15-60/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-WORKERS COMP $5,489.25 $5,426.49 $5,727.00 $5,392.00 -$335.00 -5.85%



101-5153-515.29-90/OTHER CONTRACTUAL SVCS / OTHR CONTRAC SVCS-MISC $642.00 $105.00 $7,244.00 $500.00 -$6,744.00 -93.10%


101-5153-515.32-10/PUBLICATION, SUBS, DUES / PUBS, SUBS, DUES $648.40 $558.40 $600.00 $600.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5153-515.33-40/TRAVEL / TRAVEL & TRAINING $3,148.21 $3,366.47 $4,100.00 $3,000.00 -$1,100.00 -26.83%

101-5153-515.34-90/OPERATING SUPPLIES / OPER SUPP-OTHER MISC $0.00 $1,121.76 $1,500.00 $1,300.00 -$200.00 -13.33%

101-5153-515.35-10/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR & MNT SUPP-FUEL/OIL $362.17 $616.53 $1,200.00 $800.00 -$400.00 -33.33%


101-5153-515.39-10/OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE / OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE $916.13 $1,312.30 $1,700.00 $1,500.00 -$200.00 -11.76%





Amount FTE

(6,744.00)$

(1,100.00)$

Highlights & Goals

Critical need to begin succession planning/training

Begin set-aside program for future revaluation expense

Change from 2017



Reduce: Contractural Services estimate

Reduce: Travel and Training expenses.

Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

2018ASSESSOR


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Illegal Taxes

The Illegal Taxes/Judgements & Losses budget is set up to account for real estate and personal property taxes that have been billed in error and a refund is due to the property owner. To qualify for a property tax adjustment, the property owner must submit a petition to the Board of Review. Examples of refunded taxes are;

Personal property tax charged on assets that were not physically located in the state of Wisconsin.

Real estate taxes charged on a parcel of property which is unbuildable or cannot be developed due to wetlands or other issues.

Improper assessed value of a property. – Illegal Fi

Finance – Illegal Taxes Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT-ILLEGAL TAXES $38,948.67 $7,281.76 $15,320.00 $15,320.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5191-519.73-20/OTHER LOSSES / MISCELLANEOUS $38,948.67 $7,281.76 $15,320.00 $15,320.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5191-519.74-90/OTHER LOSSES / MISCELLANEOUS $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT-JUDGEMENTS & LOSSES $0.00 $57.52 $1,000.00 $0.00 -$1,000.00 -100.00%

101-5192-519.73-20/OTHER LOSSES / MISCELLANEOUS $0.00 $57.52 $1,000.00 $0.00 -$1,000.00 -100.00%

Amount FTE

(1,000.00)$



Eliminated budget line item for Judgements & Losses.

Change from 2017

Highlights & Goals

Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

2018ILLEGAL TAXES / JUDGEMENTS & LOSSES


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Police Department Mission: The Superior Police Department is Sworn to Protect, Committed to Justice, and Dedicated to Professional Service.

Overview

The mission of the Superior Police Department is that we are sworn to protect, committed to justice, and dedicated to professional service. Our core values are security, service, equality, professionalism, and support of department members. The department has an authorized manpower of 57 sworn officers, 2 community service officers, and 5 support staff positions. We provide 24/7 service to the community by responding to crimes, 911 calls, traffic related incidents, and medical

emergencies to name a few. We are also very active in community policing initiatives and community education. We respond to nearly 25,000 calls for service each year. We make approximately 2200-2400 arrests each year, respond to over 600 traffic accidents, and issue thousands of traffic and parking related citations. There are multiple specialized services and units within the department to include our two dog K9 unit, evidence technician program, field training program, police school liaison program, emergency response team, honor guard, motors unit, mountain bike patrol, Superior Housing Authority, Lake Superior Forensic Technology and Internet Crimes Against Children task force, Lake Superior Drug and Gang task force, and the Superior/Douglas County Drug Unit. More detailed information on our department’s activities and services can be found in our annual reports which can be located on the city’s website under the police department main page: http://www.ci.superior.wi.us/DocumentCenter/View/9774

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Full Time Personnel 2016 2017 2018 Police Chief 1.00 1.00 1.00 Administrative Assistant 1.00 1.00 1.00 Asst. Police Chief 1.00 1.00 1.00 Captains 2.00 2.00 2.00 Lieutenants 1.00 1.00 1.00 Patrol Sergeants 6.00 6.00 6.00 Detective Sergeant 1.00 1.00 1.00 Detectives/Investigators 10.00 10.00 10.00 School Liaison Officers 3.00 3.00 3.00 Superior Housing Auth. Officers 1.00 1.00 1.00 Patrol Officers 31.00 31.00 31.00 Community Service Officers 2.00 2.00 2.00 Records/Clerical 3.00 3.00 3.00 Patrol Pre-Hires 0.00 2.00 2.00 Total 63.00 65.00 65.00

In late 2016 the common council approved funding to hire multiple officers in advance of known retirements (pre-hire) and we began doing this in 2017. It can take up to one year to hire and train an officer before they can work on their own so the ability to pre-hire helps stabilize our manpower to ensure we can adequately staff the patrol division and alleviate some of the pressure staffing shortages can cause on our department and it’s


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officers. A higher than average number of retirements has been forecasted between 2016 and 2019 making the ability to pre-hire for some of those vacancies necessary.

Division Summary The police department is broken into three main categories: Administration, Patrol and Investigations. Below is a summary describing each division along with their priorities. Administration/Admin Services: The sworn staff of Administration category consists of the Chief of Police, Assistant Chief of Police, Captain of Patrol, Captain of Investigations, and a Traffic/Operations Lieutenant. Non-sworn staff includes one Administrative Assistant and four Records/Clerical positions. Two of the Records/Clerical positions are half time each and thus are equal to one full time employee in terms of weekly hours worked. The Administration is responsible for managing the department’s budget which exceeds $7,000,000 each year. The Administration is responsible for the overall operation of the police department and is involved in overseeing all training (both mandated and elective), policy review and development, grant writing, internal affairs, hiring, and implementation of new projects. We continually try to improve our efficiency and response to community needs through the use of technology and data analytics to help guide allocation of resources. Crime data and statistics, community surveys, neighborhood meetings, and relationships with other entities/organizations are common sources of data used. The Records/Clerical staff is responsible for records dissemination and open records requests and a variety of customer services provided at the police desk such as parking permits and bicycle licenses. Goals and priorities for 2018 include increased community policing initiatives and increased training, to include expanded diversity and de-escalation training. The department will also focus on ways it can help our community reduce the opioid epidemic and impacts of other drug abuse that detracts from the quality of life for our citizens. This response needs to be multi-disciplinary and includes greater access to rehabilitation and recovery, expanded community education and prevention strategies, along with dedicated and targeted enforcement of our drug laws. Patrol Division: The patrol division is the largest and most visible division within the department. It consists of 31 patrol officers, 6 patrol sergeants, one Superior Housing Authority officer, and two community service officers (CSO) when fully staffed. This division is tasked with responding to all calls for service generated through the 911 center, pro-active and self-initiated policing activities, and community policing. Patrol officers are encouraged to


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partner with community groups and leaders to identify and address problems and concerns and then work together to find solutions. This can be accomplished through community meetings, neighborhood visits, and other more casual contacts. The patrol officers and patrol sergeants work 12 hour shifts on a 4 days on, 4 days off rotation. The two primary shifts are Days (6a-6p) and Nights (6p-6a). Additional Afternoon (12p-12a) and Power (3p-3a) can be added as manpower allows. The City is divided into five primary patrol districts to allow for the effective allocation of resources and efficient response to calls throughout the city. Officers are allowed to pick, by seniority, their work shift as well as a primary patrol district they would like to work in. The CSO program is broken into two primary categories – parking enforcement and animal control. One CSO is assigned to each of those tasks. In addition we rely on CSOs to help manage our property and evidence room and assist in a variety of community policing events. The primary goals/priorities for the patrol division are to provide increased quality of life to our community so residents and visitors can feel safe in both their persons and property. This is accomplished through patrol, community engagement and policing, and adequate training, equipment and resource allocation. Investigations Division: Our investigations division consists of general and specialized investigation units. When fully staffed we have 6 general detectives. All the detectives are trained to investigate any type of crime from simple assaults and property damage to homicides. In addition to these general skills most detectives specialize in a particular area such as child abuse/neglect cases or financial crimes. Detectives are typically assigned to investigate cases that are beyond the scope and capabilities of our patrol division and one detective is on an “on-call” status at all times to be able to come in address major crime incidents that happen after normal business hours. The priorities and goals of the investigations division is to ensure successful closure of cases assigned to it with the goals of holding offenders accountable, helping provide justice to victims of crime, and overall to reduce the impact and occurrence of crimes against persons (bodily harm), property crimes, and illegal drugs in our community. The department allocates three additional investigators to work only on narcotics and drug related investigations. Two of these investigators work on the Superior/Douglas County Drug Unit which is a collaborative investigative unit staffed by the Superior Police


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Department and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Additionally, we have one investigator assigned to the Lake Superior Drug & Gang task force housed at the Duluth Police Department. Both drug units are tasked with enforcing our drug laws and reducing the impact of illegal drugs on our community. The department oversees and staffs one Investigator to the Lake Superior Forensic Technology & Internet Crimes Against Children task force. This task force is housed at the Superior Police Department and is staffed with investigators from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Duluth Police Department, and St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office. This unit primarily investigates incidents of cybercrime such as child pornography, cyber bullying, online frauds, schemes and internet crimes against children, but also is involved in all major investigations that have any forms of potential digital evidence such as laptops, cellphones, computers and gaming systems. Participation in the task force units described above has resulted in more productive and cost efficient use of our resources. It has allowed for the sharing of information and costly equipment between the agencies involved and has allowed us to maintain, and at times expand, the services we offer in a much more affordable manner than if we had to perform these operations solely on our own. The remaining investigative staff is assigned to the Police School Liaison Officer (PSLO) program. We dedicate three officers to this unit. One is permanently assigned to the Superior High School, one to the Superior Middle School, and the remaining officer is assigned to the 5 elementary campuses. The police department has been involved in this program since 1972 and the School District funds approximately two-thirds of the cost of the program/officers which is consistent with the length of the school year. Our PSLO’s strive to maintain a healthy and safe environment for our students and educational staff and to provide protective and preventive patrol in and around all of our school district’s properties. They also conduct investigations into criminal matters that occur on the school grounds or involving students.


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Police Department Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL PUBLIC SAFETY-POLICE DEPARTMENT $6,666,328.22 $6,858,417.06 $7,249,226.00 $7,295,962.00 $46,736.00 0.64%

101-5210-521.11-10/SALARIES / SALARIES-PERMANENT-REGULR $3,570,887.88 $3,732,533.72 $3,863,619.00 $3,895,150.00 $31,531.00 0.82%

101-5210-521.11-20/SALARIES / SALARIES-PERM-OVERTIME $593,760.57 $643,189.04 $530,000.00 $548,000.00 $18,000.00 3.40%

101-5210-521.11-50/SALARIES / SALARIES-PT/TEMP-REGULAR $47,753.74 $49,118.12 $61,873.00 $68,831.00 $6,958.00 11.25%




101-5210-521.15-25/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-EMPL RETIREMENTS $101,359.00 $159,959.00 $191,646.00 $194,015.00 $2,369.00 1.24%


101-5210-521.15-40/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-HEALTH INS $1,016,618.82 $1,058,842.44 $1,077,755.00 $1,082,384.00 $4,629.00 0.43%

101-5210-521.15-50/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-LIFE INS $1,637.89 $1,835.23 $1,992.00 $2,084.00 $92.00 4.62%

101-5210-521.15-60/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-WORKERS COMP $136,520.91 $121,091.66 $122,795.00 $110,061.00 -$12,734.00 -10.37%

101-5210-521.15-80/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-UNEMPLOYMNT COMP $0.00 $2,960.00 $15,980.00 $3,000.00 -$12,980.00 -81.23%

101-5210-521.15-91/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-CLTH,TOOL,BOOTS $16,700.00 $18,578.10 $20,168.00 $22,084.00 $1,916.00 9.50%

101-5210-521.15-95/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-MISC. RMB'S $507.38 $253.69 $1,524.00 $1,524.00 $0.00 0.00%


101-5210-521.21-80/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES / PROF SVCS - OTHER PROF SV $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5210-521.22-20/UTILITY SERVICES / UTILITES-GENERAL $1,519.96 $1,711.86 $2,000.00 $2,500.00 $500.00 25.00%

101-5210-521.22-50/UTILITY SERVICES / UTILITIES-TELEPHONE $31,641.40 $34,749.82 $33,000.00 $35,000.00 $2,000.00 6.06%

101-5210-521.24-10/RPR & MNT SVC-OTHER / RPR & MNT SVC-VEHICLES $3,531.63 $2,749.55 $4,200.00 $3,500.00 -$700.00 -16.67%

101-5210-521.29-90/OTHER CONTRACTUAL SVCS / OTHER CONTR SVCS-MISC $67,251.66 $34,291.25 $73,300.00 $65,000.00 -$8,300.00 -11.32%

101-5210-521.31-90/OFFICE SUPPLIES / OFFICE SUPPLIES $10,081.49 $10,009.94 $13,450.00 $12,450.00 -$1,000.00 -7.43%

101-5210-521.32-10/PUBLICATION, SUBS, DUES / PUBS, SUBS, DUES $2,719.72 $2,297.72 $3,800.00 $3,000.00 -$800.00 -21.05%

101-5210-521.33-40/TRAVEL / TRAVEL & TRAINING $39,139.91 $40,476.29 $41,350.00 $61,300.00 $19,950.00 48.25%

101-5210-521.34-90/OPERATING SUPPLIES / OPERATING SUPP-OTHER MISC $48,277.46 $45,974.60 $65,100.00 $50,000.00 -$15,100.00 -23.20%

101-5210-521.35-10/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR & MNT SUPP-FUEL/OIL $90,319.37 $66,501.37 $100,000.00 $90,000.00 -$10,000.00 -10.00%

101-5210-521.35-20/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR & MNT SUPP-VEHCL PRTS $0.00 $1,598.54 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5210-521.35-90/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR & MNT SUPP-MISC $3,726.80 $2,981.62 $4,700.00 $4,000.00 -$700.00 -14.89%


101-5210-521.51-30/INSURANCE / INSURANCE $0.00 $0.00 $2,200.00 $0.00 -$2,200.00 -100.00%

101-5210-521.53-30/RENTS & LEASES / RENTS & LEASES-MACH & EQ $3,035.40 $2,718.16 $210.00 $3,000.00 $2,790.00 1328.57%


101-5210-521.81-10/CAPITAL EQUIPMENT / CAPITAL EQUIPMENT $0.00 $13,380.23 $50,000.00 $30,000.00 -$20,000.00 -40.00%

101-5210-521.82-10/CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS / CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS $0.00 $0.00 $5,000.00 $0.00 -$5,000.00 -100.00%

Amount FTE

18,000.00$

10,000.00$

Highlights & Goals

Change from 2017



Added $18K Overtime for additional community policing activity.

Added $10K to Training budget for crisis intervention, diversity and descalation training.

Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

2018POLICE DEPARTMENT


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Fire Department

It is the mission of the Superior Fire Department to preserve life, property, and the environment; to promote public safety and foster economic growth. It is our goal to safely provide the highest quality of service to the Superior Community. CORE SERVICES

FIRE: Fire response remains our primary responsibility. In addition to life safety considerations adequate fire response protects property, protects business, protects jobs, protects tax base, and lowers insurance costs. FIRE PREVENTION, INSPECTION, and INVESTIGATION: This program is mandated by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services to inspect all businesses and residential structures three units or greater at least one time annually. The program also provides for the investigation of all fires as well as fire education and prevention services. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES: This program provides Emergency Medical Technician response to all medical emergencies within our fire district. EMS is a primary service comprising about 70% of our run volume. Expenses for this program are incurred mainly through training and supplies. RESCUE: This program provides multiple rescue services including high angle, low angle, confined space, trench, warm water, and ice rescue.

SFD SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS

INDUSTRIAL FIRE: This program provides specialized equipment and training that is required to adequately respond to fires at large petroleum product based facilities. The program is supported through a public private partnership which has formally been established as the Superior Petroleum Partners. This effort coordinates facilities that have similar interests in an effort to manage resources and increase response capabilities. HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE: Superior Fire represents the primary agency for hazardous materials response in the northwest, eight county area of Wisconsin. Our team also coordinates with members from Ashland Fire to provide regional response. Funding for this program is provided through the Wisconsin Hazardous Material Response Network.


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URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE: This program provides urban search and rescue services which can be deployed throughout the state of Wisconsin. Superior Fire Department has 13 firefighters who are members of Wisconsin Task Force #1. This program has provided equipment and training to our personnel whose skills may be used on a local level or as part of a state response. PAID FOR SERVICES: This program was developed to provide onsite training services to organizations and businesses. Training services this program has provided include CPR, AED, First Aid, Incident Command, and Emergency Response Planning. Fees are charged for services provided. The program generates enough revenue to cover all expenses, pay for capital expenses, and offset medical program expenses. CAR SEAT INSTALLATION PROGRAM: This program provides to the public free education and installation of car seats into vehicles. We have 5 car seat technicians, allowing us to offers car seat checks daily as needed. Funding is covered through small donations from varies organization.

We continue to work diligently towards improvements in staffing, infrastructure needs, equipment upgrades, technology upgrades, and management best practices. Through the support of city leadership and staff, securing opportunities through targeted grants, and building public/private partnerships we are achieving success in addressing many of the department priorities. Through the Priority Based Budgeting process we also recognize those priorities that have been established by our fire department are in line with the highest priorities of the City; to maintain and improve existing assets, increase collaboration with other departments, address blighted properties, increase efficiencies, and maintain staffing to recognized standards. 2018 BUDGETED PROJECTS AND PRIORITIES

o Begin Headquarters Fire Station Construction o Maintain SAFER staffing levels o Address funding Station 2 and Station 3 Master Plan o Maintain fleet and plan for upgrades o Integrate Building and Fire Inspection programs through software upgrades o Continue technology upgrades to improve management of fire department staff


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Full Time Personnel 2016 2017 2018 Fire Chief 1.00 1.00 1.00 Battalion Chief 3.00 3.00 3.00 Fire Captain 9.00 9.00 9.00 Motor Pump Operator 9.00 9.00 9.00 Fire Fighter 18.00 18.00 18.00 Administrative Assistant 1.00 1.00 1.00 Mechanic 1.00 1.00 1.00 Total 42.00 42.00 42.00


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Fire Department Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL PUBLIC SAFETY-FIRE DEPARTMENT $4,024,577.22 $4,065,149.91 $4,358,918.00 $4,366,677.00 $7,759.00 0.18%


101-5220-522.11-20/SALARIES / SALARIES-PERM-OVERTIME $99,159.03 $122,633.97 $140,000.00 $106,000.00 -$34,000.00 -24.29%





101-5220-522.15-25/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-EMPL RETIREMENTS $63,003.05 $94,285.81 $115,397.00 $116,671.00 $1,274.00 1.10%



101-5220-522.15-50/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-LIFE INS $1,303.78 $1,508.66 $1,114.00 $1,114.00 $0.00 0.00%


101-5220-522.15-80/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-UNEMPLOYMENT CMP $1,217.60 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5220-522.15-91/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-CLTH,TOOL,BOOTS $12,231.25 $12,572.80 $12,600.00 $12,600.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5220-522.15-94/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-BOOT ALLOWANCE $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5220-522.15-95/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-MISC RMB'S $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%



101-5220-522.22-20/UTILITY SERVICES / UTILITES-GENERAL $29,246.01 $26,960.32 $32,000.00 $30,000.00 -$2,000.00 -6.25%

101-5220-522.22-50/UTILITY SERVICES / UTILITIES-TELEPHONE $1,086.27 $1,353.96 $1,100.00 $1,200.00 $100.00 9.09%

101-5220-522.24-10/RPR & MNT SVC-OTHER / RPR & MNT SVC-VEHICLES $13,390.19 $2,202.75 $8,000.00 $8,000.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5220-522.24-70/RPR & MNT SVC-OTHER / RPR & MNT SVC-BUILDINGS $6,765.12 $4,099.76 $5,000.00 $3,500.00 -$1,500.00 -30.00%

101-5220-522.29-90/OTHER CONTRACTUAL SVCS / OTHER CONTRAC SVCS-MISC $9,503.67 $10,031.43 $10,500.00 $10,000.00 -$500.00 -4.76%

101-5220-522.31-90/OFFICE SUPPLIES / OFFICE SUPPLIES $2,176.70 $1,777.95 $2,500.00 $2,000.00 -$500.00 -20.00%



101-5220-522.34-60/OPERATING SUPPLIES / MEDICAL $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5220-522.34-80/OPERATING SUPPLIES / OPERATING SUPP-EDUC $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5220-522.34-90/OPERATING SUPPLIES / OPERATING SUPP-OTHER MISC $5,943.29 $5,049.17 $6,000.00 $6,000.00 $0.00 0.00%


101-5220-522.35-20/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR & MNT SUPP-VEHIC PRTS $22,609.45 $26,919.24 $30,000.00 $29,325.00 -$675.00 -2.25%



101-5220-522.49-10/BUILDING MATERIALS & SUPP / BUILDING MATERIALS & SUPP $7,994.03 $8,182.22 $6,400.00 $7,000.00 $600.00 9.38%



101-5220-522.81-10/CAPITAL EQUIPMENT / CAPITAL EQUIPMENT $28,798.60 $15,622.42 $6,000.00 $5,000.00 -$1,000.00 -16.67%

101-5220-522.82-10/CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS / CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS $62,966.93 $34,400.00 $25,500.00 $0.00 -$25,500.00 -100.00%

Amount FTE

10,000.00$

(15,000.00)$

(25,500.00)$

Highlights & Goals

No capital improvements budgeted in 2018 for the Fire Department General Fund. New Headquarters to be paid out of CIP

Change from 2017



Added $10,000 to Other Supplies account to be used toward the Dive Team program.

Reduced fuel budget to more accurately reflect current fuel prices.

Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

2018FIRE DEPARTMENT


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Building Inspection

The Building Inspection Division is a customer focused department that provides plan

review, permits, and inspections for new and existing construction. The division protects

the health, safety and welfare of the public by ensuring that minimum City, State, and

National adopted codified standards are met - including the design, construction, strength

and quality of materials, minimum provision for ingress and egress, sanitary facilities,

natural and mechanical ventilation systems, and electrical distribution and lighting

systems. The division verifies that permitted work remains in compliance with applicable

energy conservation codes and building performance and fire safety standards for all

public buildings and places of employment, including multi-family and one and two family

dwellings.

The division is responsible for local code enforcement including property maintenance

codes. The Building Inspection Division strives to protect and enhance property values by

promoting and protecting public health and safety, aesthetics, accessibility, comfort, and

the general welfare of City residents and businesses.

Objectives:

o Streamline the permit application process and

pursue online permit application.

o Finalize evaluation and implement new

software satisfying Divisional needs and

customer-based needs.

o New employees and employees in new

positions necessitate focus on employee

training and development.

Vision:

o Building Inspection is an enforcement agency tasked with the safeguarding of public

health and welfare in the areas of building construction, remodeling, and property

maintenance. In addition to enforcement, Building Inspection is fundamentally a

customer service agency. The department should be seen as a resource for

developers, contractors, and the general public to seek information and find

answers regarding safe building practices within the City of Superior. Building

Inspection can be a valuable partner in the building process. The department will

continue to improve and foster that relationship and work to build a public

perception of good customer service, responsiveness, courtesy, and helpfulness.


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Full Time Personnel 2016 2017 2018 Chief Building Inspector 1.00 1.00 1.00 Certified Commercial Inspector 1.00 1.00 1.00 Building Permit Technician 1.00 1.00 1.00 Certified Inspector 1.00 1.00 1.00 Code Compliance Officer 1.00 1.00 1.00 Temporary Code Compliance Officer 0.00 1.00 1.00 Typist Clerk II 1.00 1.00 1.00 Total 6.00 7.00 7.00


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Public Works - Building Inspection Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL PUBLIC SAFETY-BUILDING INSPECTION $567,446.49 $584,323.40 $652,272.00 $584,484.00 -$67,788.00 -10.39%

101-5240-524.11-10/SALARIES / SALARIES-PERMANENT-REGULR $286,552.16 $266,109.57 $340,098.00 $286,414.00 -$53,684.00 -15.78%


101-5240-524.11-50/SALARIES / SALARIES-PT/TEMP-REGULAR $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $5,406.00 $5,406.00 > 100%

101-5240-524.15-10/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-SOC SECURITY $20,743.37 $18,910.86 $26,507.00 $22,554.00 -$3,953.00 -14.91%

101-5240-524.15-20/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-EMPLOYER WRF $19,780.94 $17,867.41 $23,562.00 $19,391.00 -$4,171.00 -17.70%

101-5240-524.15-25/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-EMPL RETIREMENTS $8,423.00 $12,557.00 $14,899.00 $12,677.00 -$2,222.00 -14.91%


101-5240-524.15-40/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS HLTH INSUR $77,250.63 $74,352.76 $93,275.00 $67,050.00 -$26,225.00 -28.12%

101-5240-524.15-50/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-LIFE INS $648.48 $481.57 $900.00 $828.00 -$72.00 -8.00%





101-5240-524.21-80/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES / OTHER PROF SERVICES $60.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%


101-5240-524.29-90/OTHER CONTRACTUAL SVCS / OTHER CONTRAC SVCS-MISC $110,587.02 $150,219.51 $90,000.00 $120,000.00 $30,000.00 33.33%


101-5240-524.32-10/PUBLICATION, SUBS, DUES / PUBS, SUBS, DUES $5,372.17 $8,461.19 $5,000.00 $6,000.00 $1,000.00 20.00%


101-5240-524.34-90/OPERATING SUPPLIES / OPER SUPP-MISC $790.79 $1,501.55 $1,800.00 $1,800.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5240-524.35-10/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR & MNT SUPP-FUEL/OIL $2,553.35 $1,957.50 $3,600.00 $3,600.00 $0.00 0.00%


101-5240-524.39-10/OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE / OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE $3,752.83 $2,909.69 $8,000.00 $4,000.00 -$4,000.00 -50.00%


101-5240-524.53-90/RENTS & LEASES / RENTS & LEASES-OTHER MISC $0.00 $960.00 $1,000.00 $0.00 -$1,000.00 -100.00%


101-5240-524.81-10/CAPITAL EQUIPMENT / CAPITAL EQUIPMENT $0.00 $0.00 $10,000.00 $5,000.00 -$5,000.00 -50.00%


Budgeted Full-time Employees 6 6 6 6

Budgeted Part-time Employees

Budgeted Seasonal Employees

TOTAL Budgeted Employees 6 6 6 6

Amount FTE

(50,000.00)$

30,000.00$

2,400.00$

6,000.00$

Highlights & Goals

Added Code Compliance Officer Student Worker for 2018

Change from 2017



Salary & Benefit reductions related to 48% of Compliance Officer allocated to CDBG Program.

Additional travel and training with new Code Compliance Office and Building Inspector

Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

2018BUILDING INSPECTION

Contractual Services increase related to new permit management software and annual license for Building Inspection and

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Public Works Administration

Public works is the combination of physical assets, management practices, policies, and personnel necessary for government to provide and sustain structures and services essential to the welfare and acceptable quality of life for its citizens. –American Public Works Association

Public Works Administration is responsible for the direction, coordination, and oversight of

all Public Works Divisions. This includes working with other City agencies and

departments, the Mayor, the Common Council, businesses and citizens to safeguard and

improve services and public infrastructure for the City of Superior. Public Works Divisions

include:

o Highway and Street Maintenance and Construction

o Central Equipment Agency

o Building Inspection

o Traffic Signals and Signs

o Airport

o Mass Transit

o Environment Services – Enterprise Fund

o Landfill – Enterprise Fund

Public Works Administration also incorporates Public Works Engineering which provides

construction design and supervision for public works projects, City owned utility locates,

erosion control and permitting of activities within the public right of way.

Objectives:

o Belknap Street Construction: Continued cooperation and coordination with WisDOT,

the contractor, the Business Improvement District (BID), and adjacent property

owners.

o Municipal Services Building (MSB): Design and implement improvements to address

critical issues identified during the facility condition assessment including the roof

structure, ventilation and exhaust, and equipment hoists.

Vision:

o The vision for the future expands on the fundamental needs characterized by the

Belknap and MSB projects regarding infrastructure maintenance and asset

management. The City owns and operates millions of dollars of public

infrastructure. As with many older communities, the rate of investment in renewing

and maintaining infrastructure has not kept pace with the passage of time. The City

Council has identified the maintenance and improvement of existing assets as one of


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its highest priorities. The Public Works Department will pursue that priority by not

only working smarter and more efficiently with available resources, it will also look

for ways to increase available funding for infrastructure work. One path is the

continued exploration of external funding opportunities such as grants. It also

includes a review of internal budget categories and requests for administrative and

Council support for funding to prioritizing City infrastructure needs.

Full Time Personnel 2016 2017 2018 Public Works Director 1.00 1.00 1.00 Asst Public Works Director 1.00 1.00 1.00 Civil Engineering Tech III 1.00 1.00 1.00 Admin Asst – Public Works .50 .50 .50 Civil Engineering Tech II 1.00 1.00 1.00 Student Worker III 1.00 1.00 1.00 Total 5.50 5.50 5.50


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Public Works Administration Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS-ADMINISTRATION $324,837.47 $355,921.32 $362,586.00 $400,175.00 $37,589.00 10.37%



101-5310-531.11-50/SALARIES / SALARIES-PT/TEMP-REGULAR $0.00 $7,207.80 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%







101-5310-531.15-60/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-WORKERS COMP $2,047.28 $2,009.12 $2,090.00 $2,238.00 $148.00 7.08%





101-5310-531.22-50/UTILITY SERVICES / UTILITIES-TELEPHONE $4,300.96 $4,722.11 $3,600.00 $4,800.00 $1,200.00 33.33%

101-5310-531.24-10/RPR & MNT SVC-OTHER / RPR & MNT SVC-VEHICLES $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5310-531.24-90/RPR & MNT SVC-OTHER / RPR & MNT SVC-MISC $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5310-531.29-90/OTHER CONTRACTUAL SVCS / OTHER CONTRAC SVCS-MISC $1,625.00 $18,373.75 $18,698.00 $18,000.00 -$698.00 -3.73%

101-5310-531.31-90/OFFICE SUPPLIES / OFFICE SUPPLIES $706.82 $313.54 $1,100.00 $500.00 -$600.00 -54.55%

101-5310-531.32-10/PUBLICATION, SUBS, DUES / PUBS, SUBS, DUES $939.49 $128.65 $1,100.00 $1,000.00 -$100.00 -9.09%


101-5310-531.33-50/TRAVEL / AUTO & EXPENSE ALLOWANCE $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%


101-5310-531.35-10/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR & MNT SUPP-FUEL/OIL $2,445.04 $2,471.42 $3,200.00 $2,700.00 -$500.00 -15.63%


101-5310-531.39-10/OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE / OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE $525.12 $218.22 $1,000.00 $500.00 -$500.00 -50.00%



101-5310-531.81-10/CAPITAL EQUIPMENT / CAPITAL EQUIPMENT $1,325.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%


Amount FTE

Highlights & Goals

Change from 2017



Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

2018PUBLIC WORKS - ADMINISTRATION


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Shop Operations

The Central Equipment Agency (CEA) provides for the preventative maintenance and

repair of all City owned vehicles and equipment. Equipment is evaluated and tracked by

mileage, hours, condition and safety to ensure safe and efficient operations while

increasing the usable life of the equipment and reducing lost time and maintenance costs.

The CEA is also charged with the purchase or provision of vehicles for all city departments.

In providing this service, CEA personnel prepare specifications and make purchase

recommendations.

Objectives:

o Continue to optimize the electronic work order and parts inventory system. The

system improves the scheduling and performance of routine maintenance with the

goal of increasing effectiveness and reducing downtime and repair costs.

o Removal and replacement of in-ground equipment lifts. The lifts are used to raise

equipment in the air while mechanics perform work beneath. The lifts were

identified as a critical item in the MSB facility condition assessment. The age of the

existing lifts coupled with modern safety requirements resulted in the decision that

replacement was needed.

Vision:

o Use documented work tracking and maintenance costs to demonstrate the need for

equipment investment. Current equipment replacement funding does not match

with expected equipment life cycles. The ability of the City to provide a service is

directly related to the availability of the resources to provide the service. One of the

core resources along with labor and materials is equipment. Moving into the future,

City services will need to be encouraged to optimize the equipment they have

through smart use and good maintenance. Additionally, a funding commitment will

likely be needed to increase equipment replacement budgets to better align with

predicted replacement schedules.

o City Garage will no longer employ mechanics to work on School District busses.

Full Time Personnel 2016 2017 2018 Fleet Manager 1.00 1.00 1.00 Working Foreman 1.00 1.00 1.00 Certified Mechanic 4.00 4.00 4.00 Mechanic 6.00 6.00 4.00 Parts and Materials Clerk 1.00 1.00 1.00 Fleet Management Tech 1.00 1.00 1.00 Total 14.00 14.00 12.00


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Shop Operations Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS-SHOP OPERATIONS $1,521,993.19 $1,531,391.81 $1,855,638.00 $1,638,063.00 -$217,575.00 -11.73%

101-5323-532.11-10/SALARIES / SALARIES-PERMANENT-REGULR $636,638.00 $651,471.18 $746,506.00 $675,141.00 -$71,365.00 -9.56%

101-5323-532.11-20/SALARIES / SALARIES-PERM-OVERTIME $1,728.55 $815.19 $7,250.00 $3,000.00 -$4,250.00 -58.62%


101-5323-532.15-10/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-SOC SECURITY $45,288.86 $47,028.53 $57,662.00 $51,878.00 -$5,784.00 -10.03%


101-5323-532.15-25/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-EMPL RETIREMENTS $18,126.00 $27,837.00 $32,412.00 $29,160.00 -$3,252.00 -10.03%


101-5323-532.15-40/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-HEALTH INS $177,128.66 $166,625.35 $194,831.00 $155,605.00 -$39,226.00 -20.13%

101-5323-532.15-50/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-LIFE INSU $1,805.68 $1,735.05 $2,100.00 $1,800.00 -$300.00 -14.29%



101-5323-532.15-91/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-CLTH,TOOL,BOOTS $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5323-532.15-93/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-LIC FEE REIMB $0.00 $40.00 $1,060.00 $1,060.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5323-532.15-94/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-BOOT ALLOWANCE $2,450.00 $2,450.00 $2,950.00 $2,450.00 -$500.00 -16.95%



101-5323-532.22-50/UTILITY SERVICES / UTILITIES-TELEPHONE $491.17 $716.36 $850.00 $850.00 $0.00 0.00%


101-5323-532.24-20/RPR & MNT SVC-OTHER / RPR & MNT SVC-MACH & EQ $43,183.96 $47,773.82 $67,000.00 $67,000.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5323-532.29-90/OTHER CONTRACTUAL SVCS / OTHER CONTRAC SVCS-MISC $19,486.85 $19,735.85 $57,500.00 $25,000.00 -$32,500.00 -56.52%


101-5323-532.32-10/PUBLICATION, SUBS, DUES / PUBS, SUBS, DUES $250.00 $250.00 $500.00 $250.00 -$250.00 -50.00%

101-5323-532.33-40/TRAVEL / TRAVEL & TRAINING $579.00 $2,861.26 $2,000.00 $3,000.00 $1,000.00 50.00%



101-5323-532.35-20/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR & MNT SUPP-VEHIC PRTS $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5323-532.35-30/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR/MNT SUPP-MACH/EQ PRTS $257,226.43 $230,323.28 $278,000.00 $282,000.00 $4,000.00 1.44%

101-5323-532.35-90/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR & MNT SUPP-MISC $64,204.18 $64,984.29 $64,000.00 $68,000.00 $4,000.00 6.25%



101-5323-532.53-30/RENTS & LEASES / RENTS & LEASES-MACH & EQ $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5323-532.59-10/LICENSES & PERMITS / LICENSES & PERMITS $1,160.00 $1,502.55 $1,800.00 $1,800.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5323-532.81-10/CAPITAL EQUIPMENT / CAPITAL EQUIPMENT $7,752.94 $0.00 $10,000.00 $6,500.00 -$3,500.00 -35.00%

101-5323-532.82-10/CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS / CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS $0.00 $0.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $0.00 0.00%

Amount FTE

(150,000.00)$ -2

Highlights & Goals

Negotiating aggreement with Superior School District for the lease of shop space and parking area at the City Garage.

City will no longer employ mechanics to perform work on School District busses.

Change from 2017



Eliminating school bus maintenance contract with Superior School district. Two previously budgeted vacant positions will

not be filled as they will become occupied by the two mechanics assigned to perform school bus maintenance.

Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

2018PUBLIC WORKS - SHOP OPERATIONS


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Buildings and Grounds

Building and Grounds consists of three employees that report to the Parks, Recreation & Forestry Superintendent. This budget line funds general building maintenance, remodeling and construction work for the maintenance and repairs of City buildings, structures and equipment. Maintenance and Construction maintain and repair all park shacks, pavilions, put in and take out all boat ramps, fishing piers and minor building repairs as needed throughout the parks. They are responsible for playground safety inspections, replacement of equipment and surfacing in all city parks. They also help support various departments with smaller repairs and funding of repairs such as a remodel of 2nd floor Finance/Building Inspection window, sheet rock at the Fairlawn Mansion, building of sign stands for the Business Improvement District (BID), pouring of concrete and snow removal, and wide variety of other carpentry projects that are small enough to be handled internally versus hired out by an external contractor. There have been discussions that this division if supported more robustly that they could get involved with the preventative maintenance and assets management of our city owned facilities.

Full Time Employees 2016 2017 2018 Working Foreman 1.00 1.00 1.00 Maint. & Construction Workers 2.00 2.00 2.00 Total 3.00 3.00 3.00


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Buildings and Grounds Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS-BUILDINGS & GROUNDS $384,908.59 $366,600.93 $423,472.00 $426,835.00 $3,363.00 0.79%

101-5327-532.11-10/SALARIES / SALARIES-PERMANENT-REGULR $167,315.79 $151,753.41 $176,272.00 $176,907.00 $635.00 0.36%

101-5327-532.11-20/SALARIES / SALARIES-PERM-OVERTIME $414.29 $1,121.46 $3,000.00 $1,000.00 -$2,000.00 -66.67%


101-5327-532.15-10/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-SOC SECURITY $12,414.32 $11,350.64 $13,714.00 $13,610.00 -$104.00 -0.76%

101-5327-532.15-20/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-EMPLOYER WRF $11,363.24 $10,084.69 $12,191.00 $11,920.00 -$271.00 -2.22%

101-5327-532.15-25/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-EMPL RETIREMENTS $4,233.00 $6,505.00 $7,709.00 $7,650.00 -$59.00 -0.77%



101-5327-532.15-50/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-LIFE INSU $919.82 $873.05 $450.00 $450.00 $0.00 0.00%



101-5327-532.15-93/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-LIC FEE REIMB $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%



101-5327-532.24-70/RPR & MNT SVC-OTHER / RPR & MNT SVC-BUILDINGS $13,532.62 $10,103.43 $23,034.00 $23,000.00 -$34.00 -0.15%

101-5327-532.29-90/OTHER CONTRACTUAL SVCS / OTHER CONTRAC SVCS-MISC $113,193.34 $117,009.02 $116,700.00 $118,000.00 $1,300.00 1.11%




101-5327-532.34-90/OPERATING SUPPLIES / OPERATING SUPP-OTHER MISC $14,808.53 $12,105.83 $10,200.00 $13,000.00 $2,800.00 27.45%

101-5327-532.35-10/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR & MNT SUPP-FUEL/OIL $3,006.06 $5,198.09 $4,000.00 $4,000.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5327-532.35-90/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR & MNT SUPP-MISC $7,829.16 $14,446.28 $9,100.00 $9,500.00 $400.00 4.40%

101-5327-532.39-10/OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE / OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE $0.00 $0.00 $2,500.00 $1,000.00 -$1,500.00 -60.00%




101-5327-532.82-10/CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS / CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS $7,846.42 $0.00 $15,000.00 $9,900.00 -$5,100.00 -34.00%

Amount FTE

(2,000.00)$

Change from 2017

Highlights & Goals



Reduced overtime budget which has historically been underspent.

Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

2018PUBLIC WORKS - BUILDINGS & GROUNDS


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Highway and Street Maintenance and Construction

The Street Division of Public Works is responsible for the year-round improvement, repair,

and maintenance of over 200 miles of streets and 50 miles of alleys within the City of

Superior. Located at the Municipal Service Building (MSB) at 2301 Hill Avenue, the

Division performs work including:

o Street Reconstruction and Paving

o Snow Removal and Ice Control

o Pothole Patching

o Crack Sealing

o Gravel Street and Alley Grading

o Pavement Sweeping

o Culvert Replacement Including Large Diameter

o Ditching

o Public Parking Lot Construction

o Razing Services

o Perform Spring Clean-up

o Assist Other Departments and Divisions with Earthwork and Paving Related

Projects

o 24/7 On Call Response for Emergency Events

Objectives:

o Providing routine services in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible.

o Participate in improvements and repairs to the Municipal Services Building.

o Completion of the annual mill and overlay plan.

Vision:

o Invest in infrastructure maintenance and renewal.

o Formalization of a comprehensive 10-year rolling infrastructure maintenance and

construction plan supported by Capital Improvement Program (CIP) funding.

o A scheduled, but flexible strategy for maintaining or renewing all City street

infrastructure.

Full Time Personnel 2016 2017 2018 Public Works Superintendent 1.00 1.00 1.00 Heavy Equipment Operator 7.00 7.00 7.00 Medium Equipment Operator 7.00 7.00 7.00 Light Equipment Operator 8.00 8.00 8.00 Staff Assistant 1.00 1.00 1.00 Seasonal 6.00 6.00 6.00 Total 30.00 30.00 30.00


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Highways and Street Maintenance and Construction Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

101-5330/PUBLIC WORKS-HWY & STREET MAINT & CONS $2,419,771.91 $2,519,828.32 $2,874,456.00 $2,742,315.00 -$132,141.00 -4.60%








101-5330-533.15-40/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-HEALTH INSUR $329,972.64 $361,075.54 $379,025.00 $346,507.00 -$32,518.00 -8.58%

101-5330-533.15-50/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-LIFE INSUR $1,763.82 $2,062.91 $3,743.00 $3,581.00 -$162.00 -4.33%


101-5330-533.15-80/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-UNEMPLOYMENT CMP $12,258.89 $15,706.27 $14,000.00 $14,000.00 $0.00 0.00%



101-5330-533.15-94/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-BOOT ALLOWANCE $2,227.40 $2,400.00 $2,500.00 $2,400.00 -$100.00 -4.00%




101-5330-533.23-90/RPR & MNT SVC-STREETS / RPR & MNT-OTHER MISC $0.00 $196.00 $500.00 $500.00 $0.00 0.00%


101-5330-533.24-20/RPR & MNT SVC-OTHER / RPR & MNT SVC-MACH & EQ $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5330-533.24-90/RPR & MNT SVC-OTHER / RPR & MNT SVC-MISC $103,961.72 $161,465.71 $118,000.00 $151,040.00 $33,040.00 28.00%

101-5330-533.29-90/OTHER CONTRACTUAL SVCS / OTHER CONTRACT SVCS-MISC $17,333.85 $15,328.71 $28,000.00 $20,000.00 -$8,000.00 -28.57%

101-5330-533.31-90/OFFICE SUPPLIES / OFFICE SUPPLIES $1,755.62 $984.85 $1,200.00 $1,000.00 -$200.00 -16.67%

101-5330-533.32-10/PUBLICATION, SUBS, DUES / PUBS, SUBS, DUES $725.64 $3,409.95 $3,500.00 $500.00 -$3,000.00 -85.71%

101-5330-533.33-40/TRAVEL / TRAVEL & TRAINING $530.00 $1,015.00 $1,200.00 $1,200.00 $0.00 0.00%




101-5330-533.39-10/OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE / OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE $278.04 $58.13 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $0.00 0.00%


101-5330-533.53-90/RENTS & LEASES / RENTS & LEASES-OTHER MISC $16,940.26 $13,700.98 $10,000.00 $15,000.00 $5,000.00 50.00%

101-5330-533.81-10/CAPITAL EQUIPMENT / CAPITAL EQUIPMENT $0.00 $5,164.14 $9,500.00 $9,100.00 -$400.00 -4.21%

101-5330-533.82-10/CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS / CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS $0.00 $4,611.76 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

Amount FTE

(5,000.00)$

(15,000.00)$

33,040.00$

(116,649.00)$

Highlights & Goals

Reduced Fuel Line Item. Assuming continued lower cost fuel and mild winter.

Change from 2017



Reduced Overtime expense to align with prior year actual expenditures.

Street Lighting Repairs, Increasing age of Street Lighting and Hits. Line item traditionally underfunded by about %50

Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

2018PUBLIC WORKS - HIGHWAY & STREETS

Reduced Utility budget to align with prior year actual expenses.


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Traffic Signals and Signs Traffic Signals and Signs provides for the maintenance and repair of all traffic signs, traffic

signals, school flashers and warning flashers throughout the City. This division is also

responsible for painting crosswalks and other pavement markings, City construction traffic

control, and providing barricades for City events.

Objectives:

o Timely response for the repair and replacement of critical sign and signal

infrastructure.

o Ensure that Federal Highway Association reflectivity standards are followed.

Vision:

o Develop / renew sign inventory and institute live updates with GIS.

o Reduce sign clutter with more effective placement.

Full Time Employees 2016 2017 2018 Skilled Laborer 2.00 2.00 2.00 Total 2.00 2.00 2.00


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Traffic Signals and Signs Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS-TRAFFIC SIGNALS & SIGNS $303,308.93 $364,717.96 $317,479.00 $381,246.00 $63,767.00 20.09%



101-5346-534.11-50/SALARIES / SALARIES-PT/TEMP-REGULAR $0.00 $0.00 $13,000.00 $0.00 -$13,000.00 -100.00%



101-5346-534.15-25/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS - EMPL RETIREMNT $2,748.00 $4,212.00 $4,980.00 $4,605.00 -$375.00 -7.53%


101-5346-534.15-40/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-HEALTH INSUR $45,245.28 $47,508.00 $47,507.00 $47,507.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5346-534.15-50/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-LIFE INSUR $116.34 $169.55 $300.00 $300.00 $0.00 0.00%








101-5346-534.22-50/UTILITY SERVICES / UTILITIES-TELEPHONE $635.37 $1,068.17 $750.00 $1,000.00 $250.00 33.33%

101-5346-534.24-20/RPR & MNT SVC-OTHER / RPR & MNT SVC-MACH & EQ $440.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5346-534.24-90/RPR & MNT SVC-OTHER / RPR & MNT SVC-MISC $53,261.12 $89,206.29 $34,680.00 $70,500.00 $35,820.00 103.29%

101-5346-534.29-90/OTHER CONTRACTUAL SVCS / OTHER CONTRAC SVCS-MISC $32.00 $47,486.19 $0.00 $50,000.00 $50,000.00 0.00%



101-5346-534.34-80/OPERATING SUPPLIES / OPERATING SUPP-EDUC $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%



101-5346-534.39-10/OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE / OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%


101-5346-534.81-10/CAPITAL EQUIPMENT / CAPITAL EQUIPMENT $7,490.00 $18,713.36 $30,000.00 $30,000.00 $0.00 0.00%


Amount FTE

35,820.00$

50,000.00$

(8,000.00)$

Highlights & Goals

Operating Supplies budget reduced to align with prior year actual expenditures.

Change from 2017



Traffic Signal Repairs, traditionally underfunded account.

Contracted Services increase due to budgeting of road striping work performed previously not budgeted in Signals & Signs.

Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

2018PUBLIC WORKS - SIGNALS & SIGNS


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Airport The Richard I. Bong Airport is a public use airport owned by

the City and operated under contractual agreement. It is

included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems in

which it is categorized as general aviation. The airport is

home to approximately 52 aircraft and averages 53 aircraft

operations per day. The airport and its related facilities offer

the following services:

o Longest runway – 5,100' x 75'

o GPS and Non-Directional Beacon approaches (2)

o Medium-intensity, radio-controlled runway lighting

o Major airframe and power plant repairs

o Runway End Identification Lights, Precision Approach Path Indicators 3/21

o Civil Air Patrol unit on field

o Main terminal building

o Privately-owned restaurant

o St. Luke's I Emergency Medevac helicopter and Life Link III ambulance lease storage

hangars

o Aviation Fuel 100LL and Jet A

o Flight training/aircraft rental

o Air rides

o Skydiving

o Ultralight training

o Hang glider training

o Powered parachute rides

o Glider rides

o Hot air balloon rides

The General Fund budget supports the operating contract and expenses for utilities,

plowing, mowing and cleaning. Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of

Aeronautics entitlement funding, passed down from the Federal Aviation Administration, is

directly tied to the number of aircraft using the airport annually and is used to fund

improvements to the airport facilities.

Daily operation is performed through an Airport Management Agreement with Twin Ports

Flying Service.


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Objectives:

o To provide safe and efficient aviation facilities for the citizens of our community and

visitors to our community.

o To maintain and develop the airport, in an environmentally sound manner, as a vital

part of the local, state, national and global economy and multi-modal transportation

network.

o To administer the airport efficiently and in compliance with all local, state and

federal laws and policies regarding airport and grant administration, and to

consider all available funding sources for airport maintenance and development.

Vision:

o Continue expansion of taxiway for additional hanger lease spaces.

o Expansion of the user base through the addition of hanger space, tie downs, and

services.

o Design and construction of a parallel taxiway to the main runway for safety and

higher traffic capacity.

Public Works Airport Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS-AIRPORT $87,441.06 $83,404.84 $95,557.00 $93,338.00 -$2,219.00 -2.32%


101-5351-535.21-80/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES / PROF SERVICES-OTHER MISC $39,138.00 $36,334.76 $39,638.00 $40,638.00 $1,000.00 2.52%



101-5351-535.24-90/RPR & MNT SVC-OTHER / RPR & MNT SVCS-MISC $7,000.00 $3,321.29 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5351-535.29-90/OTHER CONTRACTUAL SVCS / OTHER CONTRAC SVCS-MISC $10,706.18 $11,698.61 $6,519.00 $7,000.00 $481.00 7.38%

101-5351-535.31-90/OFFICE SUPPLIES / OFFICE SUPP-OTHER MISC $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5351-535.34-90/OPERATING SUPPLIES / OPERATING SUPP-OTHER MISC $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%


101-5351-535.35-90/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR & MNT SUPP-MISC $3,373.88 $4,415.70 $8,400.00 $6,400.00 -$2,000.00 -23.81%






Amount FTE

Highlights & Goals

Change from 2017



Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed

Budget 2018PUBLIC WORKS - AIRPORT


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Mass Transit Mass Transit provides for Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) services to the City including

regular route public transportation services, plus curb-to-curb transportation for disabled

riders.

Objectives/Vision:

o To continue partnering with the DTA to provide public transportation options for

the City of Superior.

o No planned reductions in the services/routes provided

Staffing:

Service provided by the Duluth Transit Authority (DTA).

Mass Transit

Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS-MASS TRANSIT $1,291,174.72 $1,242,040.70 $1,447,258.00 $1,387,250.00 -$60,008.00 -4.15%

101-5352-535.29-90/OTHER CONTRACTUAL SVCS / OTHER CONTRAC SVCS-MISC $1,291,174.72 $1,242,040.70 $1,447,258.00 $1,387,250.00 -$60,008.00 -4.15%

101-5352-535.81-10/CAPITAL EQUIPMENT / CAPITAL EQUIPMENT $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Amount FTE



One bus route was eliminated in 2016 at an estimated cost savings of $53,000 per year.

Reduced total regular route hours from 14,141.70 in 2015 to 13,576.33 hours in 2016 (reduction of 565.37 hours)

City received $349,670 State funding and $458,085 Federal funding for Mass Transit Assistance. City Portion = $434,286

Change from 2017

Highlights & Goals

2015 average cost per hour for regular bus service was $93.62

2016 average cost per hour for regular bus service was $93.99 (represents 0.4% increase)

Bus fare revenue collected is approximately 9% of total cost. Collected $128,537 in 2015 and $120,819 in 2016.

Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

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Animal Shelter

The City of Superior has an Animal Care and Facility Agreement with the Humane Society of Douglas County (HSDC) for operation of the city-owned animal shelter located at 138 Moccasin Mike Road in Superior. The agreement term is through December 31, 2023 with a renewable additional five (5) year option period if agreed upon by both parties. Through this agreement HSDC provides shelter, medical care and adoption services to abandoned, lost and misplaced animals. Services are provided for approximately 1,000 animals each year from the City of Superior and Douglas County. The agreement stipulates that HSDC will be paid $10,000 per month by the City and that the City will pay for utility costs of the building. In addition, the City is setting aside funding on an annual basis for future maintenance and capital needs of the facility. Collectively, the City is budgeting $209,656 for the agreement with HSDC, utilities and the maintenance fund for the animal shelter for 2018.

Animal Shelter Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES-ANIMAL SHELTER $144,068.53 $151,631.55 $207,418.00 $209,656.00 $2,238.00 1.08%

101-5410-541.22-20/UTILITY SERVICES / UTILITES-GENERAL $13,312.59 $31,499.57 $30,962.00 $33,000.00 $2,038.00 6.58%

101-5410-541.22-50/UTILITY SERVICES / UTILITIES-TELEPHONE $155.94 $131.98 $0.00 $200.00 $200.00 > 100%

101-5410-541.24-90/RPR & MNT SVC-OTHER / RPR & MNT SVC-MISC $0.00 $0.00 $56,456.00 $56,456.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5410-541.29-90/OTHER CONTRACTUAL SVCS / OTHER CONTRACT SVCS-MISC $128,000.00 $120,000.00 $120,000.00 $120,000.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5410-541.39-10/OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE / OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE $2,600.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

Amount FTE

Highlights & Goals

Change from 2017



Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed

Budget 2018HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES - ANIMAL SHELTER


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Grants

The City of Superior General Fund supports several organizations through a Health and Human Services grant program. The recipients of these grant funds are;

Northwest Wisconsin Community Service Agency (NWCSA): The City of Superior owns the Senior Center building located at 1527 Tower Avenue and pays NWCSA an annual stipend to manage, maintain and operate the center. NWCSA provides a variety of programming for our senior citizens such as bingo, cribbage, and a number of social events throughout the year.

UW-Extension: The City of Superior supports the 4-H Club of Douglas County through an annual grant to the UW-Extension program. The program teaches our youth leadership and citizenship skills to help create productive citizens and leaders of tomorrow.

Mayor’s Commission on Disabilities: The City of Superior supports our citizens with disabilities through an annual donation to the Mayor’s Commission on Disabilities.

Grants Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES-GRANTS $48,000.00 $48,700.00 $48,700.00 $48,700.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5452-545.72-10/GRANTS, DNTNS-OTHER ORGAN / GRANTS, DNTNS-OTHER ORGAN $48,000.00 $48,700.00 $48,700.00 $48,700.00 $0.00 0.00%

Receiving Organization

UW-Extension; 4-H Programming $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00

Mayor's Commission on Disabilities $700.00 $700.00 $700.00 $700.00

Northwest Wisconsin Community Service Agency - Senior Center Management $43,000.00 $43,000.00 $43,000.00 $43,000.00

Amount FTE

Highlights & Goals

Change from 2017



Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed

Budget 2018HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES - GRANTS


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Museums

The City of Superior General Fund supports local culture and education through annual donations to Superior Public Museums, Inc. and the Douglas County Historical Society. Mission of the Superior Public Museums: The mission of the Superior Public Museums is to preserve, maintain, and develop the Fairlawn Mansion and Museum, the Old Firehouse and Police Museum, and the SS Meteor Maritime Museum, and to provide an educational program to bring about a better

understanding and appreciation of the history and heritage of each museum. The Douglas County Historical Society operates at 1101 John Avenue and offers programming and displays that help preserve the rich past of Superior and all of Douglas County.

Museum Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL CULTURE/REC/EDUCATION-MUSEUM $165,008.99 $163,234.00 $165,000.00 $165,000.00 $0.00 0.00%


101-5512-551.35-90/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR & MNT SUPP-MISC $8.99 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Receiving Organization

Superior Public Museums $155,000.00 $153,334.00 $155,000.00 $155,000.00

Douglas County Historical Society $10,000.00 $9,900.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00

Amount FTE

Highlights & Goals

Change from 2017



Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

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Parks

According to the National Recreation and Parks Association, “Local parks and recreation agencies provide health and wellness opportunities for all populations and communities across the country. 73% of adults in our country believe that parks, trails, and open space are an essential part of the healthcare system.”

The City of Superior Parks provides the maintenance and upkeep to eight Mini Parks (less than 2 acres), eight Neighborhood Parks (2 to 6 acres), five Community Parks (10 to 15 acres), and Billings Park (close to 30 acres).

The Parks Department responsibilities and duties are outlined in City ordinance Chapter 90 and include a Parks and Recreation Commission, Urban Forest Tree Board, and Wisconsin Point Plan Implementation Committee.

o The Parks and Recreation Commission mission statement is: To fairly and equitably develop, maintain and improve its programs and entities.

o The Urban Forestry Tree Board shall advise the common Council on matters of the

urban forestry program. The urban forestry program shall include the planning, maintenance and removal of trees located in the city boulevards and public areas; and educating citizens about the city’s tree resource.


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o The Wisconsin Point Plan Implementation Committee Mission Statement is: Implementation of the Wisconsin Point Area Management Plan directives, policy development and monitoring.

Parks make up close to 500 acres dispersed around the City of Superior. It includes the following properties and facilities to maintain:

o More than 20 miles of trails

o Six ballfield locations o Eight basketball courts o Seven ice skating rinks (both hockey, open skating rinks and warming shacks) o A skate park located in Heritage Park o Six tennis court locations o Sixteen picnic areas o Football/lacrosse/rugby field located in the Billings Park Civic Center o Six-hole disc golf course located in Central Park


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o A rain garden on Barker’s Island and seven garden beds in various parks around the City including this one at Webster Park

o The Japanese Garden in Billings Park o Fifteen playground areas o Thirteen pavilions o Three fishing piers (one at Arrowhead Pier and two on Barker’s Island) o Four public boat launches and two fish cleaning stations o Two public beaches including Barker’s Island o Wisconsin Point which is comprised of 229 acres, with 2 3/4 miles of beach.

Wisconsin Point is known for its bird watching, hiking, beach use, and duck hunting. It contains a historical marker for a sacred Chippewa burial ground and the Superior entry lighthouse. Wisconsin Point is one of the largest freshwater sandbars in the world. The Superior Municipal Forest is comprised of 4,400 acres of forest and natural habitat. It is the third largest forest within a city, in the nation. It is the best remaining example of a boreal forest (conifers and hardwood, including white and red pine, balsam, cedar, black spruce, white birch, and aspen) in the state of Wisconsin.

Activities in the forest include: Over 26 kilometers of groomed cross-country skiing, skijoring, snowshoeing, hiking, and mountain biking; archery hunting and archery range; snowmobile and ATV trails (winter months only); canoeing, kayaking, boating, and horseback riding.

City of Superior Forestry The Parks staff manages approximately 11,000

public trees in the City. The Parks crew does the boulevard tree planting, all of the tree maintenance and removal of trees in order to promote a healthy and sustainable urban forest throughout our city.


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On an annual basis more than 400 trees are planted and hundreds are pruned and removed. In addition to the duties outlined above, the crew mows and trims, collects garbage in the parks, mows and trims at the landfill and in vacant City lots, as time permits.

Full Time Personnel 2016 2017 2018 Superintendent 1.00 1.00 1.00 Equipment Operators 6.00 6.00 6.00 Seasonal Employees 7.00 7.00 7.00 Total 14.00 14.00 14.00


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Parks Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL CULTURE/REC/EDUCATION-PARKS $793,930.23 $805,246.49 $869,241.00 $823,285.00 -$45,956.00 -5.29%

101-5520-552.11-10/SALARIES / SALARIES-PERMANENT-REGULR $364,745.16 $367,924.77 $373,792.00 $373,854.00 $62.00 0.02%

101-5520-552.11-20/SALARIES / SALARIES-PERM-OVERTIME $4,026.30 $520.41 $10,000.00 $5,200.00 -$4,800.00 -48.00%






101-5520-552.15-40/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-HEALTH INSUR $96,720.48 $101,557.20 $101,556.00 $85,864.00 -$15,692.00 -15.45%

101-5520-552.15-50/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-LIFE INSUR $1,064.96 $1,147.09 $1,050.00 $1,050.00 $0.00 0.00%


101-5520-552.15-80/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-UNEMPLOYMENT CMP $0.00 $15,706.21 $0.00 $14,000.00 $14,000.00 0.00%




101-5520-552.15-95/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / MISC REIMBURSEMENTS $0.00 $0.00 $160.00 $160.00 $0.00 0.00%



101-5520-552.22-50/UTILITY SERVICES / UTILITIES-TELEPHONE $1,706.18 $1,156.12 $1,800.00 $1,300.00 -$500.00 -27.78%


101-5520-552.24-20/RPR & MNT SVC-OTHER / RPR & MNT SVC-MACH & EQ $587.69 $3,855.19 $300.00 $500.00 $200.00 66.67%

101-5520-552.24-70/RPR & MNT SVC-OTHER / RPR & MNT SVC-BUILDINGS $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%


101-5520-552.31-90/OFFICE SUPPLIES / OFFICE SUPPLIES $802.07 $811.42 $1,300.00 $900.00 -$400.00 -30.77%


101-5520-552.33-40/TRAVEL / TRAVEL & TRAINING $1,738.29 $4,761.41 $4,300.00 $4,000.00 -$300.00 -6.98%




101-5520-552.39-10/OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE / OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE $130.00 $721.64 $438.00 $570.00 $132.00 30.14%

101-5520-552.53-30/RENTS & LEASES / RENTS & LEASES-MACH & EQ $3,849.25 $7,709.00 $8,000.00 $4,000.00 -$4,000.00 -50.00%



101-5520-552.72-10/GRANTS, DNTNS-OTHER ORGAN / GRANTS, DNTNS-OTHER ORGAN $3,302.32 $2,017.02 $3,600.00 $2,500.00 -$1,100.00 -30.56%

101-5520-552.81-10/CAPITAL EQUIPMENT / CAPITAL EQUIPMENT $0.00 $197.99 $9,500.00 $8,400.00 -$1,100.00 -11.58%

101-5520-552.82-10/CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS / CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS $0.00 $9,252.06 $10,000.00 $9,800.00 -$200.00 -2.00%

Amount FTE

(4,800.00)$

(15,692.00)$

14,000.00$

(25,000.00)$

Anticipated unemployment benefits for qualified seasonal employees previously budgeted in Recreation Dept.

Fuel cost reductions related to lower prices and 4-day work week (less mobilization)

Highlights & Goals

Create a ranger-type park position that will serve in a public safety and enforecemtn capacity at Wis Pt (outlined in WI Pt plan)

Culverts & gates added to Municple Forest

Reduction in health insurance benefit costs due to two employees opting out of City health insurance plan.

Change from 2017



Switch to four 10-hour days will not generate as much overtime as budgeted in prior years.

Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

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Recreation

Recreation provides the following services: the Adopt-A-Park Program , park/ballfield reservations, Bayside Sounds concerts, Bird City and Tree City designations, Tribute Tree program, summer playground program, winter skating program, boat launch permits, archery hunting permits for City hunting areas, cross-country ski trail permits, special event permits and planning for the Lake Superior Ice Festival.

Recreational Grants The Department disperses $55,000 in recreational grants to twelve different organizations, serving more than 2,300 participants on an annual basis.

Adopt-A-Park Program The Adopt Program allows individuals, businesses and organizations to show pride in their community by taking an active role in the upkeep and improvements of local parks, gardens, streets/trails, beaches and outdoor ice rinks. Volunteers work with staff in selecting an area that may be adopted and then work to keep that area beautiful by planting flowers, painting, reporting vandalism or damage, planning clean-up days and other maintenance activities. Park Pavilion/Ballfield Reservations Reservations for the pavilions, ballfields and the Adopt-A-Park Program are all managed by the part time assistant and the seasonal Volunteer Coordinator. The City has an operational agreement with Superior Youth Organization (SYO) to manage the Hayes Court Ballfields complex, in the amount of $33,000 annually. Bayside Sounds Concert Series The Bayside Sounds concert series, a family friendly event, offers a variety of music in a beautiful outdoor setting each Wednesday evening at Barker's Island Festival Park. The Concerts are held on Wednesdays over 9 weeks in the summer. The duties for the Concert Series are split between the Playground Program Coordinator and the Volunteer Coordinator. This is partially funded out of the General Fund and supported additionally through sponsorships.


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Bird City and Tree City USA Designations Superior was again recognized as a Bird City for 2017, with a "Sustained Flight Award" for implementing sound practices and fostering public education on important bird conservation issues. Superior became a Bird City in 2013. Part of this recognition includes an International Migratory Bird Day celebration. The 2017 Celebration included a birding hike through Billings Park, along the St. Louis River. The group then boarded a bus and made several stops along Wisconsin Point. There was a lunch break at the /Town Hall with a presentation by keynote speaker Bill Volkert, a naturalist and wildlife educator. The final stop was visiting the shore of Lake Superior and the mouth of the Amnicon River at Camp Amnicon. The 2018 Celebration will be similar. 2017 was the City of Superior’s 17th year as part of the Tree City designation. The Tree City USA designation requires that the City meet four standards: establishing a tree board or department, approving a tree ordinance, instituting a comprehensive forestry program, and hosting an Arbor Day observance. For the 2017 Arbor Day Celebration, the City partnered with UWS Theater Department to provide books and education for the 22 elementary student classrooms who attended the Man Who Planted Trees theater production. Tribute Trees are currently offered at a cost of $150 or $300 each. The tree is planted by City crews on the boulevard of the donor’s choice; as long as the location meets the City’s planting standards. The City pledges to maintain the tree for its full life, as it usually is planted in the public right-of-way or in a City park. The City guarantees the tree for a period of one year after planting. The department coordinates tree planting ceremonies in the spring for the donors. Summer Playground Program The City of Superior offers year round programming during the winter and summer months. These programs are run by a Seasonal part-time Program Coordinator. The Summer Playground Program is offered at six City Parks from 11:30 to 4:30, Monday through Friday for eight weeks after school is out. The goal of the program is to provide supervised play and outdoor fun in a safe environment for children ages 5-11. Twelve part-time seasonal staff are hired to run the program, two at each location. We also partner with the School District of Superior to provide free lunch and snacks for program participants as well as any other children under the age of 18. The program offers a variety of recreational focused based field trips and activities for over 400 kids at a General Fund expense of around $55,000.


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Winter Skating Program The seven skating rinks have attendants in the skating shacks (weather permitting) from winter break until the rinks close in the late winter, seven days a week at varying hours. Each rink is closed one day a week for flooding. A warming shelter and portable toilets are available at each location. The program served close to 4,000 people of all ages last year, at a General Fund expense of less than $25,000. Boat Launch, Archery Hunting, and Cross-Country Ski Trail Permits The Department handles the annual passes for the boat launches. These public launches either require a daily or annual pass. Daily passes can be purchased on site and are picked up by staff from the self-service kiosks on a regular basis. Annual passes can be purchased at the counter in the 2nd floor of Government Center, Kwik Trip, Northwest Outlet or Barker’s Island. Archery/crossbow hunting permits are issued at the counter in the 2nd floor of government center. Cross-country ski permits are seasonal or daily passes. Permits are sold at the counter in the 2nd floor of Government Center, Northwest Outlet or at the self-service kiosks at the trail head in the Municipal Forest. Special Event Permits If you wish to hold a special event on city property (in one of our parks or on one of our trails) you must complete a Special Event Permit prior to the event. All permits must be processed by the City. Our department provides garbage cans, electricity, gathers certificates of insurance and coordinates auxiliary police, signage, barricades and cones with the Police Department and Public Works. Events that fall under this category are open to the public, might have an admission fee, or involve more than an ordinary picnic (e.g., parades, street dances, 5K's, community BBQ's, festivals, fundraisers, etc.). The department helps to process and provide support for more than 125 events annually.

Full Time Personnel 2016 2017 2018

Director Admin Assistant Light Equip. Operator Part-time Rec. Specialist Seasonal Playground/Ice Rink Attendants

1.00 0.50 1.00 1.00 Varies

1.00 0.50 1.00 1.00 Varies

1.00 0.50 1.00 1.00 Varies

Total 3.50 3.50 3.50


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Recreation Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL CULTURE/REC/EDUCATION-RECREATION $482,910.94 $453,490.28 $566,027.00 $507,610.00 -$58,417.00 -10.32%


101-5530-553.11-20/SALARIES / SALARIES-PERM-OVERTIME $431.34 $628.70 $2,000.00 $800.00 -$1,200.00 -60.00%

101-5530-553.11-50/SALARIES / SALARIES-PT/TEMP-REGULAR $56,321.65 $66,957.09 $90,000.00 $80,000.00 -$10,000.00 -11.11%



101-5530-553.15-25/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-EMPL RETIREMENTS $6,818.00 $9,225.00 $10,641.00 $10,486.00 -$155.00 -1.46%


101-5530-553.15-40/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-HEALTH INSUR $31,126.27 $40,237.00 $41,634.00 $41,634.00 $0.00 0.00%



101-5530-553.15-80/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-UNEMPLOYMNT COMP $12,258.86 $0.00 $14,000.00 $0.00 -$14,000.00 -100.00%






101-5530-553.24-50/RPR & MNT SVC-OTHER / RPR & MNT SVC-GROUNDS $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5530-553.24-70/RPR & MNT SVC-OTHER / RPR & MNT SVC-BUILDINGS $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5530-553.24-90/RPR & MNT SVC-OTHER / RPR & MNT SVC-MISC $5,973.90 $0.00 $4,200.00 $0.00 -$4,200.00 -100.00%

101-5530-553.29-90/OTHER CONTRACTUAL SVCS / OTHER CONTRAC SVC-MISC $61,196.74 $51,176.64 $50,331.00 $51,000.00 $669.00 1.33%



101-5530-553.33-40/TRAVEL / TRAVEL & TRAINING $0.00 $1,104.00 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5530-553.33-50/TRAVEL / AUTO & EXPENSE ALLOW $1,764.14 $1,919.85 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 $0.00 0.00%


101-5530-553.35-10/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR & MNT SUPP-FUEL/OIL $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5530-553.35-30/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR/MNT SUPP-MACH/EQ PRTS $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%


101-5530-553.39-10/OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE / OTHER SUPPLIES & EXPENSE $2,382.07 $308.22 $6,000.00 $3,000.00 -$3,000.00 -50.00%

101-5530-553.49-10/OTHER BUILDING MATERIALS / OTHER BUILDING MATERIALS $1,353.33 $3,597.34 $4,000.00 $3,000.00 -$1,000.00 -25.00%




101-5530-553.72-10/GRANTS, DNTNS-OTHER ORGAN / GRANTS, DNTNS-OTHER ORGAN $50,625.00 $49,125.00 $57,500.00 $55,000.00 -$2,500.00 -4.35%

101-5530-553.81-10/CAPITAL EQUIPMENT / CAPITAL EQUIPMENT $0.00 $1,751.84 $17,300.00 $9,800.00 -$7,500.00 -43.35%

101-5530-553.82-10/CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS / CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS $6,526.00 $9,747.72 $11,300.00 $0.00 -$11,300.00 -100.00%

Amount FTE

(10,000.00)$

(14,000.00)$

(11,000.00)$

(3,000.00)$ Other Supplies has been over budgeted in prior years.

Highlights & Goals

Other Operating Supplies has been over budgeted in prior years.

Change from 2017



Seasonal wages have been over-budgeted in prior years. Increase Parks seasonal wages $10K.

Unemployment budgeted in Parks department - no Recreation seasonals qualify for unemployment.

Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

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Planning & Community Development The Planning Department promotes the orderly and balanced use of land while improving the quality of life for current and future generations of the community. Staff within the department provides assistance to applicants and review requests including street and alley vacations, rezoning requests, special use permits, land sales and subdivisions of land. The department is also charged with developing and maintaining the City’s Comprehensive Plan; a document which dictates public policy in terms of transportation, utilities, land use, recreation and housing. Zoning and land use regulations are the City’s primary tool for implementing and enforcing its plans. The Community Development Division of the Planning Department oversees a variety of programs for activities that benefit low and moderate-income households, improve blighted areas and provide incentives for economic development. The division receives Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds annually to support programs such as neighborhood revitalization, code enforcement and social service activities. Objectives

o Define future development through comprehensive planning and zoning requirements.

o Provide information and assistance to developers and citizens concerning development proposals, planning applications and zoning ordinances.

o Support the growth of local businesses, facilitate expansion, and recruit outside businesses to locate in the City of Superior in order to increase the quality of living, add well-paying jobs and grow tax base.

o Carry out the redevelopment of blighted properties within the community as well as urban renewal projects.

Boards & Commissions

The Department of Planning & Community Development provides staff support, including

hearing and property notices, meeting presentations, agenda, minutes and application

reviews and reports to several boards and commissions.

o Plan Commission o Redevelopment Authority of the City of Superior o Zoning Board of Appeals


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Full Time Personnel 2016 2017 2018 Planning, Economic Development & Port Director 1.00 1.00 1.00 Planner(thru January 2016) 1.00 0.00 0.00 Planning Technician 0.00 1.00 1.00 Staff Assistant 1.00 0.00 0.00 Total 3.00 2.00 2.00


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Planning & Community Development Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMNT-PLANNING $157,803.83 $131,664.89 $144,588.00 $146,559.00 $1,971.00 1.36%








101-5630-563.15-40/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-HLTH INSUR $19,359.75 $24,098.84 $27,317.00 $27,317.00 $0.00 0.00%



101-5630-563.15-80/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-UNMPLYMNT COMP $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5630-563.15-90/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / BENEFITS-OCCUP HLTH EXP $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5630-563.15-96/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS / RETIREMENT-BNKD MOS OR $ $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%



101-5630-563.21-50/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES / PROF SVCS-ENGIN/ARCHITECT $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5630-563.21-80/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES / OTHER PROF SERVICES $3,828.00 $2,373.00 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5630-563.22-20/UTILITY SERVICES / UTILITIES-GENERAL $215.14 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%


101-5630-563.24-90/RPR & MNT SVC-OTHER / RPR & MNT SVC-MISC $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5630-563.29-90/OTHER CONTRACTUAL SVCS / MISC CONTRACTUAL SVCS $4,261.00 $607.01 $3,051.00 $1,500.00 -$1,551.00 -50.84%

101-5630-563.31-90/OFFICE SUPPLIES / OFFICE SUPPLIES $1,350.01 $1,319.47 $1,500.00 $1,000.00 -$500.00 -33.33%


101-5630-563.33-40/TRAVEL / TRAVEL & TRAINING $1,987.22 $2,920.58 $3,500.00 $2,000.00 -$1,500.00 -42.86%

101-5630-563.33-50/TRAVEL / AUTO & EXPENSE ALLOW $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5630-563.34-90/OPERATING SUPPLIES / OPERATING SUPP-OTHER MISC $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5630-563.35-10/REPAIR & MNT SUPPLIES / RPR & MNT SUPP-FUEL & OIL $121.65 $379.40 $325.00 $325.00 $0.00 0.00%







Amount FTE

Highlights & Goals

1) Priority #6(a) (Housing issues)---Develop a program for exisitng housing preservation and set aside $100,000 for a pilot program

2) Priority #6(b) (Incentives for housing)---continue to use development fund but also look at another mixed use TIF district to aid development

3) Priority #5 (b) (Downtown) Bette City but also additional TIF investment and potential land sales

Change from 2017



N/A

Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

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Debt Service

The Debt Service Fund accounts for the payment of principal and interest on the current portion of general obligation long-term debt and the accumulation of resources for future payments. General obligation bond issues are backed by the full faith and credit of the City and are repaid through property taxes. The City of Superior has three types of debt issues:

1. Governmental Funds - General Obligation Bonds & Notes are issued for capital construction projects and are backed by the full faith and credit of the City. o Number of debt issues: 15 o Total outstanding debt as of 12/31/2017: $29,450,554

2. Tax Incremental Bonds (general obligation debt) are issued to finance TIF District

improvements in the TIF project plans. Tax Incremental Bonds are paid by segregated property taxes, but are ultimately backed by the full faith and credit of the City if incremental taxes are inadequate to meet payments. o Number of debt issues: 6 o Total outstanding debt as of 12/31/2017: $4,217,992

3. Business Type Funds – Bonds & Notes are issued by the Landfill, Sewer and Storm

Utilities for capital construction projects and are backed by user fees generated from operations in those utilities. o Number of debt issues: 8 o Total outstanding debt as of 12/31/2017: $11,100,425

Section 67.03(1) of the Wisconsin Statutes provides that the amount of indebtedness of a municipality shall not exceed 5 percent of the equalized valuation of the taxable property in the municipality. The City Council adopted a Debt Policy in July 2014 that limits the amount of outstanding debt to 60% of the State allowable amount. The following computation compares the total debt allowable as approved by the City Council for the City of Superior with outstanding indebtedness at December 31, 2017: Equalized valuation including T.I.D’s (August 2017) $1,665,724,100 Debt capacity per State Statute (5% of equalized value) 83,286,205 Debt capacity per City Debt Policy (3% of equalized value) 49,971,726 Unused borrowing capacity per State Statute 49,272,659 (59.2%) Unused borrowing capacity per City Debt Policy 15,958,180 (31.9%)


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Debt Service Budget Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL DEBT SERVICE PRINCIPAL $1,370,461.00 $1,515,882.00 $1,727,038.00 $1,818,570.00 $91,532.00 5.30%

101-5810-581.61-10/DEBT SERVICE / PRINCIPAL $1,370,461.00 $1,515,882.00 $1,727,038.00 $1,818,570.00 $91,532.00 5.30%

TOTAL DEBT SERVICE INTEREST $537,942.00 $654,797.00 $665,418.00 $732,567.00 $67,149.00 10.09%

101-5820-582.62-10/DEBT SERVICE / INTEREST $537,942.00 $654,797.00 $665,418.00 $732,567.00 $67,149.00 10.09%

101-5820-582.69-10/OTHER DEBT SERVICE / OTHER DEBT SVC CHARGES $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Amount FTE

Highlights & Goals

Change from 2017



Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed Budget

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Transfers to Other Funds

The City's General Fund annually makes transfers to other funds of the City as follows: Transfer to SAFER Grant Fund $65,898 The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant is partially matched by a transfer from the General Fund. The City’s estimated match for 2018 is 25% of the grant award. Transfer to Library Fund $1,108,000 The Superior Public Library is accounted for in a separate special revenue fund. This fund received approximately 75% of its funding from the City’s General Fund transfer, 21% from Douglas County and 4% from other library funding sources. (See detailed narrative below) Transfer to Douglas County – Government Center Lease $322,275 The City has a 50 year lease with Douglas County for City office space in the Government Center. The City also leases space on the first floor for the Police Department. Annually, the City pays for a portion of debt previously issued by Douglas County for construction of the center as the lease payment. The lease payment is made over 20 years and there are 5 years remaining on the payment as of 12/31/17. Transfer to Police Grant Fund $150,000 The Police Department seeks and is awarded a number of grants each year. Most of the grants require that a match be provided by the City, most often 25% of the grant. This annual transfer from the General Fund covers all matches anticipated for the following year’s grants. Transfer to Tree Fund $6,000 The Urban Tree Fund is a special revenue fund and receives an annual funding contribution from the General Fund in addition to donations from the public for the Tribute Tree Program. This fund is also used to purchase new trees in the community. Transfer to Stormwater Utility $125,000 The City’s Stormwater Utility is accounted for in an enterprise fund. Each year, the City’s General Fund must transfer funds to the Stormwater Utility to account for estimated stormwater runoff related to City streets, sidewalks and parking lots. Transfer to Liability Insurance Fund $363,000 The Liability Insurance Fund is operated as an Internal Service Fund. Applicable City funds are allocated a portion of the annual liability and property insurance. This transfer accounts for liability that is generated within the General Fund.


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Transfer to Neighborhood Improvement Fund $100,000 This is a relatively new fund established in the year 2014 to account for larger demolition projects the City undertakes in an effort to beautify the community. Transfer to Information Services Fund $573,000 The Information Services division is operated as an Internal Service Fund. Applicable City funds are allocated a portion of the cost for services this division provides which include computer hardware, software and City technology needs. Contingency The Contingency line exists when anticipated revenue exceeds expenditures in any budget year. The 2018 General Fund Budget is balanced and contains a $37,000 contingency which represents less than 0.13% of annual operating expenditures.


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Transfer to Other Funds Expenditure Summary

Actual Actual

2015 2016 $ %

TOTAL OTHER FINANCING USES-TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS $3,762,267.04 $3,257,213.21 $2,637,352.00 $2,850,173.00 $212,821.00 8.07%

101-5920-592.90-05/OTHER FINANCING USES / TRANSFER TO ECON DEV FUND $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5920-592.90-10/OTHER FINANCING USES / XFERS TO OTHER FUNDS - SAFER GRANT(25% match) $7,368.85 $0.00 $0.00 $65,898.00 $65,898.00 0.00%

101-5920-592.90-15/OTHER FINANCING USES / TRANSFER TO LIBRARY FUND $1,035,196.00 $1,054,601.00 $1,075,693.00 $1,108,000.00 $32,307.00 3.00%

101-5920-592.90-20/OTHER FINANCING USES / TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5920-592.90-25/OTHER FINANCING USES / XFER TO COUNTY-CITY LEASE $316,389.80 $318,278.80 $320,000.00 $322,275.00 $2,275.00 0.71%

101-5920-592.90-30/OTHER FINANCING USES / TRANSFER TO POLICE GR FND $200,000.00 $222,592.00 $124,849.00 $150,000.00 $25,151.00 20.15%

101-5920-592.90-35/OTHER FINANCING USES / TRANSFER TO TREE FUND $5,500.00 $5,436.00 $5,545.00 $6,000.00 $455.00 8.21%

101-5920-592.90-40/OTHER FINANCING USES / TRANSFER TO LANDFILL FUND $500,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5920-592.90-41/OTHER FINANCING USES / XFER TO STORMWATER UTIL $135,361.39 $129,851.41 $125,000.00 $125,000.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5920-592.90-50/OTHER FINANCING USES / TRANSFER TO BID FUND $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5920-592.90-60/OTHER FINANCING USES / TRANSFER TO LIAB INS FUND $253,585.00 $349,279.00 $356,265.00 $363,000.00 $6,735.00 1.89%

101-5920-592.90-70/OTHER FINANCING USES / TRANSFER TO CIP FUND $718,456.00 $452,073.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5920-592.90-71/OTHER FINANCING USES / TRANS TO NEIGHBHD IMP FD $0.00 $180,000.00 $50,000.00 $100,000.00 $50,000.00 100.00%

101-5920-592.90-80/OTHER FINANCING USES / TRANSFER TO INF SVC FUND $535,410.00 $545,102.00 $556,004.00 $573,000.00 $16,996.00 3.06%

101-5920-592.90-90/OTHER FINANCING USES / TRANSFER TO COMM CENTER $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5920-592.90-95/OTHER FINANCING USES / CONTINGENCY $0.00 $0.00 $23,996.00 $37,000.00 $13,004.00 54.19%

101-5920-592.90-98/OTHER FINANCING USES / TRANSFER - OPEB/GASB 45 $55,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

101-5920-592.91-00/TRANSFERS / TRANSFERS - DEV&DEBT (TT) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%

Amount FTE

50,000.00$

65,898.00$

13,004.00$

Highlights & Goals

The 2018 General Fund budget has a contingency of $37,000 which is less than 0.13% of operating expenditures.

Change from 2017



Increased transfer to Neighborhood Improvement Fund.

Set up transfer to Fire Department Grant Fund to pay for 25% City match for SAFER firefighters.

Adopted Budget

2017

Proposed

Budget 2018TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS


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Superior Public Library The Superior Public Library helps people in northern Wisconsin

achieve personal and community growth by encouraging

young readers, inspiring imagination at all ages, and

connecting citizens with one another and the broader world.

The Superior Public Library (SPL) has been an integral part of our community for 130 years. A department of the City of Superior, SPL also serves as Douglas County’s public library by operating branch libraries in Solon Springs and Lake Nebagamon with county reimbursement funds. At our current location on the corner of Tower and Belknap, SPL offers both traditional and modern library services and has the largest collection in northwestern Wisconsin. The library employs both full-time and part-time staff to maintain convenient hours for the public. Although the library cut staff hours by 1.5 FTE in 2016, staffing costs will increase due to the 2015 wage study and resulting pay plan. Upward adjustments were made to several job classifications that will affect the library’s long-range operating budget.

Full Time Personnel 2016 2017 2018 All library staff 19.3 17.8 17.8

The library will also undergo remodeling in 2018. The project is primarily funded through the City’s Capital Improvement Program, however private fundraising will add features to the remodeled space. The library operates through a special revenue fund of the City of Superior. Therefore the library must repay the CIP over time with annual transfers from its operating budget. Objectives Promote economic opportunities and enhance community members’ leisure time by offering a wide variety of information and experiences SPL checked out over 310,000 items locally and regionally in 2016. Almost 2,000 adults attended library education and entertainment programs. We will continue to expand the number and quality of adult special interest programs as well as build the library collection to fit the information needs of our patrons. Provide opportunities for children and youth to discover the joy of learning Last year almost 6,000 children and teens attended our preschool story times, K-12 summer reading programs, and special interest programs for youth. Preparing preschoolers to learn to read is an essential goal, as is maintaining students’ reading skills over the summer months. Next year staff will be focusing on community outreach by working with schools, preschools and daycares.


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Provide access to the digital world to help all community members take advantage of its economic and recreational opportunities Unfortunately, not everyone in our community has access to the internet, a computer or a mobile device. Last year the library’s internet computers were used almost 24,000 times and even more patrons connected to our free wi-fi. The library’s focus next year will be to increase the collection of downloadable e-books, audiobooks and digital magazines. We also plan to design an SPL app for mobile devices. Provide a safe, inviting environment that supports learning, interaction with others, and quiet pursuits SPL supports the City of Superior’s leading budget priority by facilitating effective and transparent government. The library provides accessible and affordable meeting space for community, government and business groups. SPL also serves as an informal meeting place for small groups, home-based businesses and team learners. In 2018 the library will undergo remodeling of our 33,000 sq. ft. building. The improvements will result in even more community meeting space, improved research areas, an expanded youth services area and safety and security updates throughout the building.

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