Every year we approach the budget process with a deep sense of responsibility for the public’s assets that we have been entrusted to manage. It has always been a diffcult balance to accommodate the needs and wants of the community and organization with the desire for raising the revenues required to support these service demands. As we prepared for FY 2011,we used these challenging times as an opportunity to thoroughly assess how we are doing business and to look for opportunities to innovate and reduce costs. The information below is the FY 2011 adopted budget details along with additional tax rate information and service enhancements.
|
Tax Rate
|
Adopted FY 2011 Tax Rate |
|
Maintenance and Operations |
0.4284 |
|
Debt Service |
0.2253 |
|
Tax Rate |
0.6537 =
1.73% over the effective rate |
|
Effective Tax Rate |
0.6426 |
|
Total Budget
|
Adopted FY 2011 Budget |
|
All Funds |
$693,060,294 |
|
General Fund |
$315,549,465 |
|
Enhancements
- Improve answer rate and response time to 911 emergency calls
- Implementation of a 311 Service Center
- Fire
- Staffng for new Fire Station 31 (westside El Paso)
- Include 2 academies of 15 cadets starting December and June
- Civilianize inspector positions through attrition
- Police
- Includes 2 academies of 25 cadets starting in September and April
|
- Opening of Cielo Vista Library
- Opening of Pat O’Rourke Recreation Center
- Full year of operation of The African Exhibit at the El Paso Zoo
- Increase in the Park Department to maintain:
- A full year operation of the Westside Soccer Complex
- Increase staffng in aquatics
- Youth programs approved by City Council during the course of the year
- Increase in General Services to maintain:
|
Revenue Adjustments
Environmental
- Increase Residential Environmental Fee from $1.50 to $2.50
- Increase Commercial Environmental Fee From $10 to $13
- Increase Commercial Solid Waste Fee from $16 to $26
- Increase Additional Container Fee from $10 to $16
|
Fire
- Increase in Ambulance Fee
- Current base change of $550 at a rate of $670 effective FY 2011
|
|
Property Tax Comparisons
|
|
City of El Paso |
25% |
|
County |
14% |
|
UMC (formerly Thomason) |
7% |
|
El Paso Community College |
4% |
|
Average School District |
50% |
|
|
Major Revenue Accounts
|
Description |
FY2011 Adopted |
% of Budget |
|
Property Taxes |
$127,997,456 |
40.56% |
|
Sales Tax |
$70,944,480 |
22.48% |
|
International Bridges |
$9,461,049 |
3.00% |
|
Ambulance Revenue |
$12,279,787 |
3.89% |
|
El Paso Electric Co. |
$15,800,000 |
5.01% |
|
Total |
$236,482,772 |
74.94% |
|
|
Average Home Property Values Decreased
Average
2009 Property Value
$124,087 |
Average
2010 Property Value
$123,321 |
|
Impact Based on Adopted Tax Rate
(after homestead exemption)
House valued @ $123,321
$20.68 |
House valued @ $150,000
$31.05 |
|
 Detailed Information on Budget FY 2011
|
