2. Overall net direct debt will not exceed 10% of assessed valuation.
FY13 ESTIMATED Assessed Valuation: $ 3,339,427,199 x 10% = $333,942,720
Overall FY13 ESTIMATED net direct debt: $6,339,045 or 1.7%
Total General Fund general obligation debt service and capital spending (including debt
exclusion and capital exclusion overrides) will not exceed 10% of General Fund operating
revenues.
Total ESTIMATED General Fund $77,479,577 - Interfund Transfers, Reserves and State
Off-set Receipts = $68,746,211. Debt to Operating Ratio 8.2%
General Fund levy-supported general obligation debt service and capital spending (exclusive
of dedicated revenue sources such as debt exclusion and capital exclusion overrides, state reimbursements, parking
system receipts, etc.) will not exceed 5% of net General Fund operating revenues.
Levy-Supported Debt Service and Capital Spending (within Levy Limit) as a % of net
General Fund operating revenues: 2.6%
6. •Planning began in 1994 under during the Ford administration
•Joint Police/Fire facility studied in 1995 as a part of the planning for the new Fire Station
•ruled out because of the cost of land in the downtown area
•City Council funded Police Facility Needs Assessment in 2003
•Capital Improvements Committee recommends funding for construction in FY 2006
•City Council Funded Design/Build process in 2007
•Cost of the new station is estimated at $17 million in 2008
•Economic downturn impacts the City’s ability to fund the station’s construction under the City’s
current Debt Ceiling
•City unsuccessfully looks for outside funding (e.g. Federal stimulus grants)
•Council votes to put the override question to the voters in 2010