CITY OF GOOSE CREEK 
PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2007 BUDGET

• Provides for and continues the provision of excellent municipal services in all City departments
• No property tax increase (27^th year without a property tax increase)
• No business license rate increase
• No water rate increase (12^th year without a water rate increase)
• Proposed two and a half percent (2.5%) cost of living adjustment for city employees
• Adequate reserves in all City funds

 

Administration Department

• Addition of one Information Technology Technician
• Addition of one Payroll Clerk
• Addition of one Customer Service Clerk

 

Planning Department

• Addition of one Assistant Planner
• Workstation for Assistant Planner
• Tuition reimbursement funds for Director and Administrative Assistant

 

Police Department

• Addition of one sworn police officer (Crime Analysis Investigator)
• Addition of two Dispatchers
• Addition of one Records Clerk
• Eight vehicles (seven to be cycled out)
• Thirty-four mobile radios
• One polygraph instrument
• Sixteen portable radios (fifteen to replace obsolete radios, one for new personnel)
• Ten Mobile Data Terminals
• Crime analysis software
• Carpet replacement (CID, records, patrol supervisors, reception, lobby)

 

Fire Department

• Addition of ten sets of turnout gear
• Addition of ten Scott SCBA (breathing apparatus)
• Addition of twelve Scott SCBA masks w/voice amplifier
• Addition of ten  Minitor pagers
• Addition of ten Motorola portable radios

 

Department Of Public Works

    

DPW – Sanitation Division

• Budget based on change to one day per week sanitation collection
• Reclassify three Refuse Collector positions to three Vehicle Operator positions

 

DPW – Maintenance Division

• Addition of one Groundskeeper position
• NPDES Stormwater Permit implementation and cleaning of Foxborough Lake
• Heavy duty mowing deck
• Kubota M4800 diesel tractor (replacement for 1986 Ford “Tiger” tractor)

 

DPW – City Garage

• Status Quo

 

 

DPW – Water Division

• Addition of one Clerk position
• Initial distribution System Evaluation (IDSE) as required by EPA Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection By-Products Rule
• Replacement of vinyl tile in break room and adjacent hallways
• Asbestos and galvanized water line replacements
• Upgrade of 1” – 8” commercial meters to radio read meters
• Radio system upgrade
• Trailer mounted air compressor (replacement item)
• One F-150 four wheel drive pick-up truck

 

 

NOTE:  The proposed FY 2007 City budget and un-appropriated funds provide the city with the capacity to implement the classification and compensation study being conducted by Condrey and Associates, Inc., based upon the initial draft report from that company.