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Annual Budget - Fiscal Year 2004/2005

City Hall
215 Sycamore Street
Muscatine, Iowa 52761

Phone: (563) 264-1553
Fax: (563) 264-0750
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Email: nlueck@ci.muscatine.ia.us

Preliminary Information

Table of Contents

Muscatine History (Page i)

Introductory Section

Budget Message (Page 1)

Schedule of City Council Continuing Policy Goals Linked to Department Objectives (Page 13)

Financial Management Policies (Page 15)

Fund Structure Overview and Basis of Accounting and Budgeting (Page 20)

Budget Calendar (Page 23)

City Organizational Chart (Page 25)

Budget Summary Schedules - Individual Major Funds and Non-Major Funds Combined (Page 26)

Budget Summary Schedules for City Operating Funds:

  Budget Summary (Page 29)
  Fund Statement (Page 30)
  Revenue and Expenditure Summaries (Page 31)
  Revenue and Expenditure Comparisons (Page 33)
  Employee Authorization History (Page 39)

Property Tax Schedules:

  Schedule of Taxable Valuation (Page 42)
  Property Tax Levy Comparison (Page 44)
  Tax Levies By Entity - Historical Comparison (Page 45)

Major Revenue Source Schedules (Page 46)

Budget Functions (Page 61)

  Matrix of Operating Budget by Function (Page 62)
  Expenditure Summaries by Function (Page 64)

Department Organizational Charts (Page 71)

General Fund (Page 80)

  Fund Statement (Page 85)
  Revenue and Expenditure Comparisons (Page 86)
  Summary of Revenues By Type (Page 89)
  Revenue Detail (Page 90)
  Summary of Expenditures By Type (Page 95)
  Expenditure Detail (Page 96)

General Government Functions

  Mayor and Council (Page 98)
  Legal Services (Page 103)
  City Administrator (Page 105)
  Human Resources (Page 109)
  Wellness Program (Page 113)
  Finance and Records (Page 117)
  Computer Hardware Operations (Page 121)
  Risk Management (Page 125)
  Building and Grounds (Page 131)

Public Safety Functions

  Police Operations (Page 135)
  Animal Control (Page 140)
  Communications Operations (Page 144)
  Fire Operations (Page 149)
  Civil Defense (Page 154)

Culture and Recreation Functions

  Library (Page 157)
  Cable Television Operations (Page 162)
  Art Center (Page 166)
  Parks and Recreation
    Administration (Page 171)
    Park Maintenance (Page 176)
    Kent Stein Park Operations (Page 181)
    Soccer Complex (Page 185)
    Swimming Pools (Page 189)
    Recreation (Page 193)
    Cemetery (Page 198)

Health and Social Services Function

  Economic Well-Being (Page 203)

Community and Economic Development Function

  Community Development Administration and Planning (Page 205)
  Building and Zoning (Page 210)
  Economic Development (Page 217)

Public Works Functions

  Public Works Administration (Page 221)
  Roadway Maintenance (Page 226)
  Traffic Control Operations (Page 231)
  Snow and Ice Control (Page 236)
  Street Cleaning (Page 240)
  Engineering Operations (Page 244)

Transfers

  Equipment Replacement Subsidy (Page 248)
  Transit Subsidy (Page 250)
  Airport Subsidy (Page 252)
  Levee Project Subsidy (Page 254)

Business-Type/Enterprise Funds

Airport Operations (Page 256)

Transit Operations (Page 261)

Parking System (Page 268)

Golf Course (Page 274)

Boat Harbor Operations (Page 282)

Marina Operations (Page 287)

Cable Television Operations (Page 292)

Ambulance Operations (Page 296)

Solid Waste Management

  Refuse Collection (Page 302)
  Landfill Operations (Page 310)
  Transfer Station Operations (Page 322)

Water Pollution Control (Page 331)

  Reserve Funds (Page 340)
  Operations
    Fund Statement (Page 342)
    Revenue and Expenditure Summaries (Page 343)
    Administration (Page 345)
    Plant Operations (Page 347)
    Pumping Stations (Page 349)
    Laboratory Operations (Page 351)
    Sludge Operations (Page 353)

Collection and Drainage (Page 355)

Special Revenue Funds

Employee Benefits (Page 361)

Police and Fire Pension Contribution Accumulation (Page 366)

Emergency Tax Levy (Page 368)

Road Use Tax (Page 370)

Community Block Grant (Page 373)

Equipment Replacement (Page 375)

Computer Replacement (Page 378)

Tax Increment Fund - Downtown (Page 380)

Tax Increment Fund - South End (Page 384)

Tax Increment Fund - Northeast (Page 386)

Local Option Sales Tax (Page 388)

Police Forfeiture Fund (Page 391)

Law Enforcement Block Grant Fund (Page 393)

Municipal Housing Programs (Page 396)

Debt Service Funds

  Debt Service Fund (Page 417)

Capital Improvements Program (Page 426)

Other Funds

Trust Funds

  Insurance Trust (Page 452)
  Perpetual Care Trust (Page 454)
  Perpetual Care Interest Trust (Page 456)
  Special Cemetery Trusts (Page 458)
  Library Trust Funds (Page 460)
  Art Center Trust Funds (Page 464)
  Parks and Recreation Trust (Page 469)

Internal Service Funds

  Equipment Services (Page 471)
  Health Insurance (Page 476)
  Dental Insurance (Page 480)

Supplemental Information

  Community Background (Page A-1)
  Community Profile (Page B-1)
  General Demographics Information - 2000 Census (Page C-1)
  Budget Preparation Process (Page D-1)
  Budget Amendment Process (Page E-1)
  Glossary (Page F-1)
  Acronyms and Abbreviations (Page G-1)