2020-10-21 City Council Item No. 12.1 City of Menifee Fiscal Year 2020/2021 Quarter 1 Budget Status Presentation Regular MEETING - Additional Meeting MaterialsCity of Menifee
FY 20/21 Qtr-1 Budget Status
Rochelle Clayton, Deputy City Manager
Wendy Preece, Deputy Finance Director
Margarita Cornejo, Finance Manager
October 21, 2020
PURPOSE OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET
ANALYZE
CURRENT
ECONOMIC
CONDITIONS
PRIORITIZE
SPENDING
STRATEGICALLY
PLAN USE OF
RESOURCES
FORECAST
REVENUES &
EXPENDITURES
This process continues through-
out the Fiscal Year…
FINANCIAL UNCERTAINTY
Continually Analyze Current
Economic Conditions
TOTAL GENERAL FUND
REPORTING
General Fund + Measure DD = Total General Fund
ADOPTED BUDGET -Total General
Fund Revenues & Expenditures
EXPENDITURES
General Fund Operating Expenditures FY2020/21 $49,389,575
Measure DD Expenditures FY2020/21 10,297,000
Total General Fund Expenditures $59,686,575
REVENUES
General Fund Operating Revenues FY2020/21 $48,647,945
Transfers from Reserves 741,630
Measure DD Revenues FY2020/21 10,297,000
Total General Fund Revenues $59,686,575
* Includes $150,000 from general plan, $141,630 from the SLESF Grant Fund, and $450,000 from the
Waste Management Reserve.
Revenue & Expenditure REDUCTIONS:
GENERAL FUND with
MEASURE DD
2020/2021
ORIGINAL
Budget
2020/2021
REVISED
Budget
Reduction
Amount
REVENUES 65,098,140 59,686,575 (5,411,566)
EXPENDITURES 63,861,254 59,686,575 (4,174,680)
Surplus/(Deficit)1,236,886 0
COVID-19 Reduction Recap
COVID-19 Reductions to February 2020
Budget Projections
Revenue Projection REDUCTIONS:
GENERAL FUND REVENUE
2020/2021
ORIGINAL Budget
2020/2021
REVISED Budget
Percentage
of
Reduction
Bldg/Plng/Eng Fees 11,870,500 10,683,450 10%
Business License 120,000 40,000 67%
Fines and Fees 897,500 807,750 10%
Franchise Fees 4,200,500 3,872,963 7.8%
Miscellaneous Fees 860,420 860,420 0%
Property Tax 16,173,725 16,173,725 0%
Real Property Transfer Tax 600,000 540,000 10%
Recreation Program Fees 323,805 161,903 50%
Sales Tax (Bradley Burns)9,112,000 7,971,000 12.5%
Transfer In 741,630 741,630 0%
Transient Occupancy Tax 365,000 225,880 38%
VLF 7,512,060 6,760,854 10%
Finance Revenue 550,000 550,000 0%
Sales Tax (Measure DD)11,771,000 10,297,000 12.5%
REVENUE REDUCTION: 65,098,140 59,686,575 8.3%
Total General Fund Revenue Reduction: ($5,411,566)
FY 20/21 1st QUARTER BUDGET
STATUS
Major revenues are not realized in the 1st quarter of the
year due to scheduled distributions.
•Sales Tax payments –Quarterly (last day of month
after quarter ends)
•Property Tax payments –December 10th & April 10th
Expenditures are slightly delayed due to invoicing times.
•Typical 30-day invoicing time from vendor
Based on the delays, the quarter-1 report does not reflect
the impacts of COVID-19, however it does reflect fees
collected, which indicates the development volume.
FY 20/21 1st QUARTER BUDGET
STATUS (continued)
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ONE QUARTER REPRESENTS 25% OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET
Revenue Status:
•Permit fees received are 23% of the annual budget
(largest portion of development revenue).
•Remaining development fees average 18% of the
annual budget.
Expenditure Status:
•Personnel related expenditures average 23% of the
annual budget.
•Non-personnel related expenditures average 13% of
the annual budget.
FY 20/21 1st QUARTER BUDGET
STATUS (continued)
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Careful planning and cautious spending allows the City to
remain under budget in expenditures.
Internal Reviews of Expenditures
•Additional reviews of all invoices prior to approval
•Centralized Purchasing and Contract administration
•Regular Department performance & budget reviews
Deferral of non-critical projects and programs
•System upgrades –City’s Financial Accounting System
•Expansion plans on hold (new City Hall, Maintenance Ops
Center-MOC, etc.)
•Capital projects deferred without critical impacts
•Smart Cities Initiatives
FY 20/21 1st QUARTER BUDGET
STATUS (continued)
Hiring Freeze on non-critical positions
•12 positions were frozen prior to budget adoption
•Employees hired this fiscal year were included in the
budget or to replace employees:
•Sr. Planner
•Planning Technician
•Public Information Officer
•IT Analyst
•IT Director
•Risk Manager
SALES TAX UPDATE –COVID-19 Impacts
The change from 2019 to 2020 was -17% for City
businesses
The change in the County & State Pool was 26.7%
The TOTAL combined change for the City was -12%
•Electronics decreased by -67.2%
•Apparel decreased by -63% & Dept Stores by -55.2%
•Home Furnishings decreased by -49.4%
•Service Stations decreased by -45.7%
•Casual Dining decreased by -31.5%
•Sporting Goods increased 66.3% & Grocery by 23.9%
April-May-June 20 was 1st full quarter impacted
SALES TAX UPDATE –COVID-19 Impacts
(continued)
Twelve percent (-12%) of sales tax for one quarter of
the budget year represents a decrease of $627,000 in
revenues.
•Annually that amounts to $2,508,000 ($1.1M
general fund and $1.4M Measure DD sales tax).
Some businesses did not pay their sales tax payments to
the state, which is expected to increase next quarter.
April-May-June 20 was 1st full quarter impacted
The next quarterly update will include the July-August-
September 2020 sales tax. Though Riverside County was
able to reopen on a limited basis, many businesses will
again close this week due to the County reverting to the
Purple Tier 1 under the State guidelines, which indicates
a continued reduction in sales tax revenue.
Next Sales Tax Report
SALES TAX UPDATE –COVID-19 Impacts (continued)
Menifee Assisting Local Businesses
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
•Small Business Grant Program through CARES ACT
Funding
•Business License Fee Waiver Program
•Developed SHOP LOCAL website for businesses
•Menifee Cares Recover website
•MeniFREEwards Restaurant Takeout Program
•Community Resources Guide
•EconDev Pod Cast to assist businesses
•Outreach and Surveys conducted
Other Unknown COVID-19 Impacts
Transient Occupancy Tax
•The Fairfield Inn opened this week
Motor Vehicle License Fee
•Unknown if non-payments will be a factor
Recreation Program Fees
•Unknown when full programming will resume
*Property Tax is stable due to the County’s Teeter
program.
Revenues with Unknown Impacts
The next quarterly update may provide additional data to indicate
the longer-term impacts of COVID-19.
Questions?Thank You.