AGENDA # 2b(1)
BUDGET WORKING PAPER
TO: W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager
FROM: Patricia W. Thomas, Personnel Director
SUBJECT: Possible Cuts in the Personnel Department FY 2000-2001 Budget
DATE: May 4, 2000
The recommended expenditure in FY 2000-2001 for the Operating portion of the Personnel Department budget is 12.4% less than in 1999-2000. However, if two one-time expenditures are eliminated, the Operating budgets for the 2 years are the same:
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Operating Budget 1999-2000 |
Operating Budget 1999-2000 minus 2 consulting contracts * |
2000-2001 Recommended Operating Base Budget |
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$161,725 |
$96,725 |
$97,318 |
* $65,000 one-time
expenditures in 1999-2000: $50,000 contract for Classification and Pay study,
and $15,000 for consultant assistance in review of performance standards
Options for a 2% reduction to Operating portion of the budget:
To reduce the FY 1999-2000 Operating budget by 2% would require a cut of $1,934. My recommendations for trimming the Personnel Department budget by this amount would be:
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Consequence of the cut on the Personnel Department budget: |
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1. Reduce Professional Services account by $1,934 (from $4000 to $2066) |
Less money available for contracting with a trainer or speaker for supervisory or other training sessions |
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2. Reduce Employee Activities account by $7200 (from $18,105 to $10,905) |
No service awards would be given to the 69 employees whose Town service crosses the 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 year milestones during the year |
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3. Reduce Employee Activities account by a further $7,100 (from $10,905 to $3,805) |
No Employee Appreciation Day lunch would be held in the spring of 2001 |