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Home My WebLink AboutResolution 2013-005 alternative expenditure limitationMARANA RESOLUTION NO. 2013-U05 RELATIl�tG TO ALTERNATIVE EXPENDTI'URE LIlVIITATION; PROPOSING AN E�S:TENSION OF THE ALTERNATIVE EXPENDITURE LIMITATION FOR THE TOWN OF MARANA WHEREAS the Arizona State Constitution imposes a limitation on the expenditures of a town, but pernuts a town to refer to its voters an Alternative Expenditure Limitation; and WHEREAS the voters of the Town of Marana in 1985 adopted an Alternative Expenditure Limitation and have voted to extend such Aiternative Expenditure Limitation from time to time, most recently in 2009; and WHEREAS the Town Council of Marana, after two public hearings, has determined that an extension of the Alternative Expenditure Limita.tion is necessary for the Town of Marana. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY TI-� MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF TOWN OF I�ti�RANA, ARIZONA, as follows: SECTION l. The following Alternative Expenditure Limitation sha11 be submitted to the voters of the Town of Marana at the General Election to be held on May 21, 2013: Sha11 the following be adopted by the Town of Marana as an Alternative Expenditure Limita.tion: "The Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana shall annually, as part of the annual budget adoption process, adopt an alternative expenditure limitation equal to the total amount of budgeted expenditures/expenses as it appears on the annual budget as adopted by the Council to apply to the Town of Marana for each of the four fiscal years immediately following adoption of the alternative expenditure limitation. The alternative expenditure limitation shall be adopted each year after a public hearing at which the citizens of the Town of Marana may comment on the proposed alternative limitation, No expenditures may be made in violation of such alternative expenditure limitation, nor may any proposed expenditures be in excess of estimated available revenues, except that the Mayor and Council may, by three-fourths vote, declare an emergency and suspend the alternative expenditure limitation. The suspension of the alternative expenditure limita.tion shall be in effect for only one fiscal year at a time: ' SEGTION 2. The Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Town Clerk are hereby directed and authorized to take such actions as are necessary or desirable to comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to or necessary for the May 21, 2013 general election, including without limita tion any and all activities related to the preparation, printing and distribution of a publicity pamphlet as required by law, and to the execution of contracts necessary for the same. Marana Resolution 2012-0OS -1- SECTION 3. The Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to place a public notice in the Daily Territorial, notifying the public that arguments for and against the alternative expenditure limitation measure will be accepted by the Town Clerk no later than 5 P.M. on Wednesday, Febru- ary 20, 2013. SECTION 4. The Town Glerk is hereby authorized and directed to charge an amount af money to offset a portion of the proportionate cost of the paper and printing of the arguments re- ceived for and against the measure, as provided in A.R.S. § 19-124(D), and in the Town's compre- hensive fee schedule. PASS�ED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the To of Marana, Arizona, this 15�' day of January, 2013. Mayor Ed Hon a ATTFST_ Marana Resolution 2012-005 _2_ ALTERNATIVE EXPENDITURE LIMITATION (Home Rule Option) DETAtLED ANALYSIS Pursuant to the Arizona State Constitution, the Town of Marana as authorized by Resolution No. passed on , 20 will seek voter approval to adopt an alternative expenditure limitation (Home Rule Option) to apply to the CitylTown for the next four years beginning in 2013-2014. Under a Home Rule Option if approved by the voters, the city/town estimates it will be allowed to expend approximately $94,495,273 in 2013-2014, $122,324,529 in 2014-2015, $116,488,336 in 2015-2016, and $138,626,117 in 2016-2017. With approval of the Home Rule Option, the city/town will utilize the expenditure authority for all local budgetary purposes including general government, public safety, highways and streets, development services, community development, parks and recreation, water and wastewater utility, airport and capital improvements plan. We estimate that the expenditures for the next four years under the Home Rule Option will be as follows: If approved, the expenditures authorized will be funded from revenues obtained from federal, state and local sources. It is estimated that the amount of revenue from each source for the next four years will be as follows (The city/town property tax shall be limited to the amount prescribed in the Arizona State Constitution). Page 1 of 2 ESTIMATED AMOUNTS TO BE EXPENDED IN SPECIFIC AREAS ESTIMATED AMOUNTS OF REVENUE FROM EACH AND ANY SOURCE In determining the revenue sources to fund the authorized additional expenditures under the alternative expenditure limitation, it is assumed that the federal, state and local revenues received by the city/town will continue to be available in 2013-2014 as they have for the past four years. Their continued availability is also assumed for the next three consecutive years following 2013-2014. Any and all dollar figures shown in this analysis are estimated figures only and are based upon information available at the time of preparation of this report. The budgets and actual expenditures in any given year may be more or less than the figures noted above depending on available revenues. The actual expenditure limitation for each fiscal year shall be adopted as an integral part of the budget for that fiscal year. Page 2 of 2 ALTERNATIVE EXPENDIfiURE LIMITATION (Home Rule Option) SUMMARY ANALYSIS The voters of the Town of Marana in May 19, 2009 adopted an alternative expenditure limitation (Home Rule Option). The purpose of this election is for the continued use of the Home Rule Option.) Pursuant to the Arizona State Constitution, the Town of Marana seeks voter approval to adopt a Home Rule Option to apply to the town for the next four years beginning in 2013-2014. Under a Home Rule Option if approved by the voters, the city/town estimates it will be allowed to expend approximately $94,495,273 in 2013-2014, $122,324,529 in 2014-2015, $416,488,336 in 2015- 2016, and $138,626,117 in 2016-2017. With approval of the Home Rule Option, the city/town will utilize the expenditure authority for alf local budgetary purposes including general government, public safety, highways and streets, development services, community development, parks and recreation, water and wastewater utility, airport and capital improvements plan. Under the state-imposed limitation the city/town estimates it will be allowed to expend approximately $43,980,055 in 2013-2014, $61,269,348 in 2014-2015, $58,412,733 in 2015- 2016, and $72,405,651 in 2016-2017 for the operation of your local government. These expenditure estimates include expenditures of constitutionally excludable revenues. The amount of revenue estimated to be available to fund the operation of your city/town govemment is $94,495,273 in 2013-2014, $122,324,529 in 2014-2015, $116,488,336 in 2015- 2016, and $138,626,147 in 2016-2017. These revenue estimates are the same under the Home Rule Option or the state-imposed expenditure limitation. (The city/town property tax shall be limited to the amount prescribed in the Arizona State Constitution.) Any and all dollar figures presented in this summary are estimates only and are based upon information available at the time of preparation of this analysis. The budget and actual expenditures in any of the four years may be more or less than the expenditures noted above depending on available revenue. )f no alternative expenditure limitation is approved, the state-imposed expenditure limitation will apply to the cify/town. Page 1 of 2 A�TERNATIVE EXPENDITURE LIMITATION (Home Rule Option) SUMMARY ANALYSIS WORKSHEET POPULATION FACTOR COMPUTATION Fiscal Year 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 Year 1978 Population Population / Population = Factor 38,200 1,425 26.8070 39,550 1,425 27.7544 41,060 1,425 28.8140 42,660 1,425 29.9368 STATE-IMPOSED EXPENDITURE LIMITATION Fiscal Year 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 State- Imposed 1979-80 Population Inflation Expenditure Estimateci Base Limit x Factor x Factor = Limitation + Exclusions = $ 202,239 26.8070 2.9018 $15,731,879 $28,248,176 202,239 27.7544 2.9470 16,541,576 44,727,772 202,239 28.8140 2.9943 17,448,728 40,964,005 $ 202,239 29.9368 3.0426 $18,421,082 $53,984,569 Total E�enditures Under State- $43,980,055 64,269,348 58,412,733 $72,405,651 Page 2 of 2