PSC Back Up - #2c -Prop A Fiscal Analysis - Ed VanEenoo (11-1-2021 mtg) — original pdf

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Prop A Fiscal Analysis Ed Van Eenoo, Chief Financial Officer | Financial Services Department Prop A Petitioned Ordinance Details • (A) Increase Sworn Staffing Strength • “Employment of at least two sworn officers for every 1,000 residents…maintaining not less than 35% community engagement time” • (B) At least three full-term cadet classes annually • Until staffing reaches FY 2020 levels • (C) Training • Additional 40 hours annually for all officers • (D) Program to enhance recruiting and retention • (1) Language stipend* • (2) Mentorship program stipend* • (3) One-time honorable conduct stipend every 5 years of service *These would need to be negotiated through the Meet & Confer Agreement 2 Modeled Assumptions: Low Scenario Low Scenario Assumptions • Annual Population Growth of 1% • Annual Wage Growth of 1% • Vacancy Rate of 6.3% (3-year average) • The purchase or lease of a new training facility and the hiring of 12 additional training personnel • The construction of one new police substation to accommodate the increased number of patrol staff • The purchase of all related vehicles and equipment • Stipend provisions: $50 monthly increase in the existing language stipend; new $175 per month mentorship stipend; new $500 one-time honorable conduct stipend • Meets the 2.0 “employed” provision by authorizing 2.13 per 1,000 • Meeting 35% community engagement in this scenario projected to necessitate reallocating specialized units to Patrol in order to meet appropriate emergency response times and meet community engagement requirement 3 Low Scenario: Fiscal Impacts Provision and Resources Needed 5-Year Cumulative Cost (A) 2.0 per 1,000; 35% community engagement: 403 additional officers needed over 5 years; 1 new substation needed (B) 3 full-term cadet classes: 1 additional needed over budgeted (C) Additional 40 hours of training: 12 new Training FTEs needed; new training facility needed (D) Recruiting/Retention program: Increases language stipend by $50; mentorship stipend of $175 per month; honorable conduct $500 one-time Low Scenario Total 5-Year Cumulative Cost $248.8 million $8.4 million $12.7 million $1.7 million $271.5 million Average annual cost during first 5 years of $54.3 million; 316 officers added in first year and 21-22 per year thereafter. 4 Modeled Assumptions: High Scenario High Scenario Assumptions • Annual Population Growth of 2% • Annual Wage Growth of 2% • Vacancy Rate of 6.3% (3-year average) • The purchase or lease of a new training facility and the hiring of 12 additional training personnel • The construction of three new police substations to accommodate the increased number of patrol staff • The purchase of all related vehicles and equipment • Stipend provisions: $175 monthly increase in the existing language stipend; new $350 per month mentorship stipend; new $1,000 one-time honorable conduct stipend • Authorizes 2.5 per 1,000 and employs 2.35 per 1,000 • Higher authorization puts the department in a more reasonable position to reach the 35% community engagement threshold without impacting other policing functions 5 High Scenario: Fiscal Impacts Provision and Resources Needed 5-Year Cumulative Cost (A) 2.0 per 1,000; 35% community engagement: 885 additional officers needed over 5 years to meet community engagement requirement & higher pop. growth; 3 new substations needed (B) 3 full-term cadet classes: 1 additional needed above budgeted (C) Additional 40 hours of training: 12 new Training FTEs needed; new training facility needed (D) Recruiting/Retention program: Doubles language stipend to $350; mentorship stipend of $350/month; honorable conduct $1,000 one-time High Scenario Total 5-Year Cumulative Cost $571.8 million $8.4 million $12.7 million $6.0 million $598.8 million Average annual cost during first 5 years of $119.8 million; 680 officers added in first year and 49-53 per year thereafter. 6 FY 2021-22 General Fund Budget – $1.2 Billion FY 2021-22 Use of Funds Parks $106.4 M 9% Emergency Medical Services $105.8 M 9% Library $60.5 M 5% Austin Public Health $110.1 M 9% Fire $219.4 M 19% Other Requirements $56.1 M 5% Municipal Court $35.5 M 3% Housing and Planning $17.0 M 2% Animal Services $16.7 M 1% Police $443.1 M 38% 7