By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com
Budgeting is the allocation of money to the different departments. The City of Beaumont has released their 2015/2016 Budget listing some departments that are different than the 2014/2015 Budget.
Projected 2015/2016 General Fund Revenues are $21,443,000. The City plans to take another $7,792,000 from other funds to balance the General Fund.
In the last year Employees have decreased from 204 to 152. ‘Community Development’ is now called the ‘Planning dept.’ and has decreased from 14 to 6 employees. Police has decreased from 67 to 41. Information Services, Refuse, and Fire departments are not included because they are Contracted and have no government employees.
Legal/Risk Management has also been removed although James Gregg has always been classified as an Employee and received a $231,000/year salary plus benefits.
Total 2015/2016 General Fund Payroll is projected at $17,891,838; down from $19,123,000 in 2014/2015.
This leaves the City $3,551,162 to pay all other General Fund expenses including Fire Protection.
The City’s Budget includes 17 full-time and 4 part-time Transit Employees with a total Payroll of $1,405,638. The Sewer Fund is not included in the Budget.
2015/2016 Budget: http://www.ci.beaumont.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/24378
2013 Salaries as reported to the State Controller: http://publicpay.ca.gov/Reports/Cities/City.aspx?entityid=333&fiscalyear=2013